Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“No, he’s not invincible. His abilities must have weaknesses! As long as we find the weaknesses in his abilities, we can defeat him!” Shanks stared at Reiner and said calmly.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered that before Reina released his energy, they had collided once, and that was a real physical collision!

"Phew~ I know how to defeat you!" Shanks pointed at Reiner and said solemnly.

When Reina saw Shanks' expression, he knew that Shanks had noticed his little trick. He deliberately clashed with Shanks before releasing his energy, just to give Shanks the illusion that he could only release it after absorbing the full damage.

Before releasing his energy, there will be a brief moment when he can attack him.

This is why he hadn't released his energy casually before. He was experimenting, thinking that if he created this illusion when facing an evenly matched enemy, the enemy would likely fall for it. And if they misjudged his abilities, the consequences could be fatal.

Judging from Shanks' perspective so far, the results of the experiment are quite good; at least Shanks fell for it.

He wouldn't be wary of releasing energy until he touched his own physical body, because he had already determined that he couldn't release energy before absorbing enough damage.

So all Reyna needs to do is find an opportunity, an opportunity that can seriously injure Shanks.

This makes the battle much simpler, and Shanks, in order to have a clearer understanding of Reina's damage absorption limit, didn't let Buggy join the attack, which made things even easier for Reina.

"boom!"

"Wow……"

"you……"

Reina struck Shanks in the stomach, and Shanks coughed up blood. He looked at Reina in disbelief, but collapsed before he could finish speaking.

Before he passed out, he saw Bucky rushing towards Reina. Although he wanted Bucky to run away immediately, he no longer had the strength to open his eyes and passed out.

Just now, Reina directly engaged Shanks in close combat, taking advantage of Shanks's assumption that he was just trying to absorb damage, and easily got close to him. Then, taking advantage of Shanks's inattention, he seriously injured Shanks with a single punch.

"Shanks...! You bastard, what did you do to Shanks?" Enraged, Bucky charged straight at Reyner.

"What did I do? Of course, I killed him!" Reina said matter-of-factly.

"Damn... you killed him? You killed Shanks?" Bucky stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what was happening before his eyes. He had never imagined that bastard Shanks would die in front of him.

"Nonsense, didn't you see it with your own eyes?" Reina rolled his eyes and said deliberately.

“Shanks…” Bucky looked at Shanks with tears in his eyes, then stared fiercely at Reyner and said, “I will definitely kill you and avenge Shanks!”

"What? Do you think you can still defeat me now?" Reina looked at Bucky with interest, not in a hurry to make a move.

The battlefield has now been divided into several sections, with powerful figures battling it out everywhere. It's much more interesting to bully future powerhouses here than to fight against the freaks who are already powerful now.

"咻~咻~"

Bucky threw two throwing knives at Reina, but Reina easily dodged them.

"Huh?" After dodging the flying knife, Reina, who had regained his senses, saw that Bucky had already spread his legs and was running towards the main battlefield.

"So you were planning to escape? But I can't let you get away like this, you're a gift I'm going to give away!" Reina smiled slightly, then quickly chased after Bucky.

After this battle with Shanks and Buggy, Reina gained a better understanding of his own strength. Although he didn't know his exact age, he figured it was about the same as Shanks and Buggy's.

However, he can now completely overwhelm the two of them, and that's without using his Sharingan. If he activates his Sharingan, even if the two of them attack together, it won't put any pressure on Reina.

Therefore, his current strength is already extremely formidable among his peers.

There were just too many strong people on the Rocks Pirates' ship, so he didn't realize that even with just Black Emperor's abilities, he had considerable strength on this sea.

"Oh!"

Bucky hadn't run far when Reina caught up with him and knocked him unconscious with a karate chop.

Carrying the two unconscious men, Reina headed towards his target area.

"Hey~ Silvers Rayleigh! These two guys... are they your ship's trainee crew members?" Reina shouted at Rayleigh, who had already suppressed Shiki the Golden Lion.

That's right, his target was Rayleigh. Compared to the other crew members on the Pirate King's ship, Rayleigh, who liked to mentor younger members, was Reina's first choice.

Carrying these two gifts will make it easier to gain Rayleigh's favor. No one can predict what will happen in the future, so it's much better to befriend such powerful people than to offend them.

Rayleigh was taken aback when he saw Reiner suddenly appear, along with Shanks and Bucky in his hands.

Shanks is known to be quite strong, but this boy, who looks about the same age as Shanks, actually defeated both of them.

"Hehehehehe... Reina, well done!" After separating from Rayleigh, Shiki took a few breaths to catch his breath before laughing and praising him.

From the start of the battle until now, he had been suppressed by Rayleigh. Rayleigh's swordsmanship was extremely powerful, and he also possessed rare Conqueror's Haki.

You should know that this kind of ability is not something that ordinary people can possess; at least Shiki the Golden Lion doesn't have it.

Originally slightly weaker than Rayleigh, and constantly suppressed by Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki, Shiki's battle rhythm was completely out of control, and the entire battle rhythm was firmly controlled by Rayleigh.

If it weren't for Reina coming over, he would have been defeated very soon.

However, to Shiki and Rayleigh's surprise, Reyner did not threaten Rayleigh with Shanks and Buggy, but instead threw them at Rayleigh, one in each hand.

"Shanks was seriously injured, but he's still quite strong. I couldn't stop myself. As for that red-nosed guy, he just passed out!" Reina said with a grin.

Although Rayleigh couldn't understand Reiner's actions, he immediately caught Shanks and Bucky when they were thrown over. After a quick check, he knew that Reiner was right.

“Speak, what are your demands?” Rayleigh looked at Reina and asked directly.

Reina shook his head and said, "It's just that I feel these two guys aren't ready to die yet. Besides... if possible..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but instead glanced at Shiki the Golden Lion.

Rayleigh was taken aback, then burst into laughter. He had seen Rayner's little trick; clearly, he wanted Rayner to go easy on him and not kill Shiki, essentially a hostage exchange between the two of them.

Shiki the Golden Lion also noticed Reina's underhanded actions, and his face had turned as black as coal.

"Hmph!" Shiki put away his two famous swords, Sakura-ju and Kumoku, snorted coldly, and left without looking back.

He was indeed no match for Rayleigh, but being pointed out by Reina still made him extremely unhappy.

Watching Shiki leave and Reina chase after him, Rayleigh smiled slightly, then took the unconscious Shanks and Buggy to find the ship's doctor for treatment.

Reina originally planned to separate Shiki and Rayleigh and have Shiki help Newgate, but who knew that Rayleigh's unreliable laughter would be so loud that Shiki would get angry and fly away.

They're fighting everywhere now, and Reina isn't one of those strong fighters, so he quickly lost track of Shiki and couldn't find him at all.

Left with no other choice, Reina had to pretend to fight while slowly approaching Newgate.

However, he didn't dare go into the area where Newgate and Douglas Barrett were fighting. They had all fought in a valley, at the end of which was where the Celestial Dragons were. Those cowards had all their guards and slaves stand in front while they hid at the back.

But now the entire valley has completely disappeared. Not to mention the main battlefield where Rocks, Garp, and Roger fought, even the battle between Edward Newgate and Douglas Barrett here has completely destroyed the surrounding environment.

However, after arriving here, Reina discovered an advantage: he could absorb the aftershocks of these energies.

So, on the edge of the battle between Edward Newgate and Douglas Barrett, Reiner found a secluded spot and began absorbing the residual energy from their fight, converting it into his own stamina.

"Phew~ The energy here is a bit weaker, I can go a little further!" Reina had already turned this place into a training ground, exploring suitable locations for him to absorb energy while training his energy absorption speed, which also greatly enhanced his physical strength. It was simply perfect.

"puff!"

"No, we're too close! We need to step back!"

The good times didn't last long. Just as Reina got closer to the point of battle, the direction of their fight suddenly changed, and they moved a distance towards Reina. This immediately amplified the aftershocks of the battle, almost injuring Reina, who was converting his own energy.

Chapter 24 The Rocks Pirates Disband

The battle at God Valley lasted for three days and three nights. Apart from the battle between Rayleigh and Shiki the Golden Lion, which was interrupted by Reina, the other powerful warriors basically stopped fighting after both sides were injured.

The only remaining undecided battle is between Rocks, Roger, and Garp on the main battlefield.

On the south coast of God Valley Island, the wounded members of Roger's Pirates and the wounded Marines are resting. Not far from here are the Celestial Dragons and their slaves.

Two days ago, when the Celestial Dragons retreated here, they demanded that Garp's soldiers give up their warships so that they could escape first.

Unfortunately, many of the Marines who came with Garp died in battle, resulting in a shortage of navigators and sailors on board. Even with the Celestial Dragons' own men, it wasn't enough to sail the warship back to Mary Geoise.

As for the Roger Pirates... it was already a big favor that they didn't kill the Celestial Dragons. So after almost getting into a conflict, the Celestial Dragons realized that they were actually the weakest party, and were persuaded by their subordinates to go back and set up camp not far from here.

"Tch~ What a bunch of trash!" Sparky Jabba, his body wrapped in bandages, spat in the direction of the Celestial Dragons and said disdainfully.

He fought a fierce battle with Edward Newgate, but neither of them intended to fight to the death, so the battle ended in a draw.

"Forget it, now is not the time to do that. I wonder how things are going with the captain!" Rayleigh, the only one who still had some fighting strength left, said with some worry.

"Don't worry! Although the Rocks Pirates are strong, Roger was no pushover!" Sambell had complete trust in Roger. He was a fish-man, and the fact that he stayed on Roger's ship spoke volumes.

On the other side, the Rocks Pirates also gathered together, but the atmosphere there was not friendly. In addition to their comrades who died in battle, many others chose to escape, so not many people remained.

"What do we do now? Continuing to kill the Celestial Dragons is no longer realistic, and the longer it goes on, the less likely we are to succeed. The Navy's reinforcements may already be on their way!" Silver Axe, who was usually silent, asked.

"What? You want to defect?" Shiki the Golden Lion sat to the side, staring at the Silver Axe, and asked.

"Defect? ​​So what if I defect? ​​Do we still have a chance of winning? Let's retreat after rescuing the captain!" Silver Axe said in a deep voice.

Silver Axe's words silenced everyone. They truly had no chance of winning now. If they continued to drag it out, even they might not be able to escape!

“Ski, you’re the only one left who can fight. Go assist the captain, and we… should retreat!” John said after considering for a moment.

"Hahahaha... Who do you think you are? Daring to order me around? You haven't even explained your betrayal before, so stop talking nonsense!" Shiki said, cigar in his mouth, clearly annoyed.

Intervening in the main battlefield at this time would be absolutely disadvantageous, even for someone as powerful as Shiki, not to mention that nobody knows what Rocks is thinking right now.

“Mama~ Since we’re not all of one mind anymore, let’s just break up!” Charlotte Linlin suddenly said.

"What? The captain is still fighting inside, and you actually want to break up the ship at this time?" John stared wide-eyed at Charlotte Linlin, saying incredulously.

"Boom boom boom~~~" Just then, the entire island began to shake violently.

"Oh no, they're going to destroy the island! Quick, get back on the ship!" Everyone felt the tremors beneath their feet and rushed back to the pirate ship, then left the ship and moved away from the island.

"What... what's going on?" The cadres looked at each other in disbelief. Even Lingling, who had just suggested breaking up the group, was a little confused. Such a large island had been shattered and sunk into the sea right before their eyes.

Even though these people were all strong, some of them could hardly believe what they were seeing.

"What do we do now?" Wang Zhi, who hadn't spoken until now, finally asked.

However, no one answered him. At this point, no one knew whether Rocks was alive or dead, so no decision could be made.

"Whoosh~~" Without saying a word, Shiki floated up and flew towards the island.

The area is currently shrouded in dust and fog, so Skeeter doesn't need to worry about being discovered if he goes in.

A while later, Shiki slowly flew back.

"Ski, how's it going over there? Have you seen the captain?" John asked anxiously.

Shiki shook his head, blew a smoke ring, and said, "I didn't see the captain, but I saw Garp and Roger! They're both alright!"

The meaning of this is quite clear: Garp and Roger are fine, so the one in trouble is their captain, Rocks.