Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Previously, he had clearly received news that the Moby Dick was heading towards the Whole Cake Island. In his opinion, the Whitebeard Pirates' actions this time were likely retaliation for the Big Mom Pirates' attack on Crescent Moon Island back then.

Unexpectedly, the other party feinted and then charged right in front of him.

Now his only hope is that Whitebeard is on the Moby Dick, on a guiding mission, and that the Navy's scouts haven't made a mistake.

"Lieutenant General Steger, watch out!" Just then, his adjutant shouted at him.

Only then did Steger realize that another powerful figure was attacking him. Before he could turn around, his arm, covered in Armament Haki, lashed out behind him.

The expected clash did not occur; he felt as if his attack had hit a ball of cotton, but his eyes clearly saw his fist blocking the opponent's weapon.

"Are you the supreme commander of this base?" Reina, having activated Hyōrinmaru's Bankai state, asked the other party in a soft voice.

“Red Eyes…Reina!?” Steger knew who the other party was. Over the years, some of Reina’s abilities had become a major focus of the Navy’s attention, so he was very clear that what he felt just now was that the impact on his fist had been absorbed by the other party.

However, at this moment, Reina's eyes were not flashing with an evil red light, but rather a bluish-green color representing ice, so Lieutenant General Steger was slightly taken aback.

"Oh!"

"Since you know it's me... how dare you be so careless?" Reina suddenly disappeared from General Steger's sight and punched him in the stomach.

Lieutenant General Steger was knocked away and crashed through the wall of a building before coming to a stop.

"Cough cough... You Whitebeard Pirates, how dare you do such a thing! Don't think the Navy will let you off the hook!" Vice Admiral Steger wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stepped out of the dust and mist, saying.

"Is that so? You probably won't see what happens next!" Reina waved Hyōrinmaru in his hand, deactivated his Bankai state, and said with a light laugh.

"Cough cough... I have five thousand troops here, enough to hold out until reinforcements arrive from headquarters! Reina, how dare you openly attack the naval base... This time you will definitely suffer the consequences!" Steger roared with a ferocious expression.

At this moment, a patch of his abdomen was covered in ice, which was caused when he was hit by Reina. Although he also possessed Armament Haki, he was unable to immediately neutralize the energy of the ice.

“Is that so? Since you’re so eager to see my fate… then I’ll give you a chance! Marco…” Reina shouted to Marco in the distance.

Marco nodded, spread his arms, which transformed into wings, and flew directly towards the prison.

Upon seeing this, Steger's face paled. He finally understood why the Whitebeard Pirates had attacked the G10 branch.

“You…” At this moment, Lieutenant General Steger’s heart was filled with the turmoil of a thousand mythical beasts.

In his view, it was highly likely that his subordinates had captured someone connected to Whitebeard, which led to the Whitebeard Pirates' retaliatory attack.

"Bang!" Sure enough, after Marco kicked open the prison door, a group of pirates rushed in and soon came out with some ragged, emaciated children and fishmen.

"Tell me... how will the world view you when they find out what your navy has done?" Reina said with a slight smile.

"Hoo~~ You won't get your way! Rear Admiral Abbott, we're all going to die today! But the honor of the Navy cannot be ruined in our hands! Everyone, listen to my command... Even if we all die, we will kill them all here!" Vice Admiral Steger took a deep breath, pointed at the slaves rescued by Marco and the First Division, and shouted loudly.

The surrounding sailors exchanged bewildered glances. Although they knew about the matter and had even been involved, they did not, like Vice Admiral Steger, value the navy's honor more than their own lives.

The three thousand marines here were already demons with blood on their hands—no, it should be said that there were more than two thousand marine soldiers! Because a portion of the marines who held righteous beliefs and opposed their actions... had all been killed by them.

"Hahaha... How ironic! At this point, you still remember the honor of the Navy? I wonder what Mr. Sengoku would think if he heard your words?" Reina stepped aside, and several pirates holding camera Den Den Mushi appeared in front of Vice Admiral Steger.

"Damn it..." Vice Admiral Steger knew he was doomed. Even if the Whitebeard Pirates didn't kill him today, the World Government and the Navy would definitely not let him go!

Enraged, Vice Admiral Steger charged directly at the pirate holding the camera phone.

"Oh!"

However, he was kicked back by Reina halfway there.

"Do you think I don't exist? Hmph~ A pack of wolves in sheep's clothing! Let the world see what this so-called naval base is like... The entire base is actually involved in human trafficking! You... are not even as good as pirates! Just watch... what will happen to you in the end!" Reina swung the Hyōrinmaru in his hand, and a jet of water flew directly towards Vice Admiral Steger.

Just as Lieutenant General Steger was about to dodge, the water column flying towards him suddenly split into four, flying towards his hands and feet.

"Crackling sound..."

The water jet turned into ice the moment it touched Lieutenant General Steger, pinning him to the wall.

"Ah~~"

Just as Lieutenant General Steger was about to struggle free, Reina, who was following behind, pierced his tendons in his hands and feet, instantly rendering him unable to resist.

“And this!” At this moment, Vista walked over, carrying Major General Abbott, who was already covered in snot and tears, and said with a hint of disgust.

Reina snorted and, just like Lieutenant General Steger, pinned Major General Abbott to the wall as well.

Meanwhile, the live stream video shared by the Whitebeard Pirates caused a huge uproar around the world.

The navy, which has always been a force of justice, was secretly involved in human trafficking. When they saw the emaciated children in the video, they could hardly believe their eyes.

Is this the navy they've always trusted and protected? Is this the navy they've placed their hopes on?

Chapter 258 Kizaru Arrives

"What on earth is going on? Can anyone give me an explanation?" Sengoku slammed his fist on the table in anger as he watched the video of the children and fishmen being rescued by the Whitebeard Pirates in his office, shouting loudly.

The office was completely silent, except for the voice on the screen that continued to narrate the events, as if mocking him and all the navy personnel.

"Immediately order Kizaru and Aokiji to get there as quickly as possible and find a way to clean up this mess. If this is confirmed, our Navy will truly have no face to show its face in the future!" After venting his anger, Sengoku plopped down on a stool and said with some difficulty.

"Yes, sir!" A sergeant immediately saluted and left the office.

The generals who remained in their offices all had solemn expressions.

“Although I really don’t want to say this, we absolutely cannot admit the truth of this matter now. Even if we tell the truth that we were unaware of it, the public will not believe us! So we can only deny it completely... otherwise... the reputation of our navy will really be in jeopardy!” Ah-He, who was sitting there, pondered for a moment before reluctantly speaking.

"This matter is definitely related to the World Government... Now that things have turned out this way, they must also take responsibility!" Vice Admiral Momonga, slightly angry, took a deep breath and said.

As a righteous navy officer, seeing such a thing happen, he not only couldn't fight back, but he also had to clean up the mess... Vice Admiral Momonga felt incredibly angry just thinking about it.

"Marshal... there's no need for scum like them to exist... I think... we should kill them all!" Huoshaoshan, who had been closing his eyes, opened them and said directly.

Garp, sitting next to Tsuru, remained silent throughout, his head bowed as if he were asleep. However, neither Sengoku nor the other generals seemed to notice, and no one raised any objections.

Meanwhile, Kizaru, who was rushing towards the G10 branch, was besieged by several pirate ships. In the same situation, the reinforcements led by Aokiji were also surrounded by pirate crews under the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Yo~ yo~ yo~~ Looks like you were well prepared! You even figured out our support route. Looks like you've put in a lot of effort this time!" Kizaru said with a lewd grin as he stood at the bow of the ship.

"Captain...it's Kizaru! What do we do? Should we fight?" On the pirate ship, a pirate looked at Kizaru and asked his captain.

"Fight! Why not fight? They're just a mere Vice Admiral from the Navy Headquarters! Don't be afraid of them. They only have one warship. Sink it and we'll retreat!" The captain thought for a moment and then replied firmly.

"But Captain...didn't Dad say that if we encounter Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu, we should try not to provoke them?" The crew member hesitated for a moment before saying.

"Hmph! Retreating without even engaging in combat? What are we supposed to say about this major incident later? We saw Kizaru... so we just retreated? Wouldn't we be laughed to death? Everyone... listen to my command, fire! Sink the warship!" The captain raised his weapon and shouted.

So the pirate ships changed course and fired their cannons at the naval warships.

"Ugh, this is so troublesome!"

"Report! Lieutenant General Borsalino, urgent telegram from headquarters, ordering us to proceed immediately to the G10 branch; it has been breached!"

Just as Kizaru was about to raise his hand to release the laser, a sergeant suddenly ran over and said to him.

"It was breached so quickly?" Although he was not far from the G10 branch, Kizaru was still surprised that the enemy had breached it so quickly.

"Yes, headquarters orders... to eliminate everyone in the G10 division!" the sergeant replied after saluting.

"Huh?" Kizaru was taken aback; this command was rather strange!

If he were asked to rush to rescue people or repel the Whitebeard Pirates, he would find it somewhat difficult, but he could understand. However, what did this "total annihilation order" mean?

Has the G10 branch been completely wiped out by pirates? That's why Fleet Admiral Sengoku was angered and issued an order to eliminate all members?

"Well... the Whitebeard Pirates rescued quite a few slaves at their G10 branch, including many children, girls, and fish-men!" the officer hesitated for a moment before replying.

"I see... Looks like I'm supposed to clean up the mess! Those idiots, didn't they even know who they were arresting before they did it?" Kizaru immediately showed an "I see" expression after hearing this.

In his view, the G10 branch must have been involved in human trafficking and had accidentally captured members of the Whitebeard Pirates, which led to everything that happened today.

In another direction, Aokiji also received the same order, but unlike Kizaru, he had already watched the live broadcast before receiving the order, so he knew why headquarters issued such an order.

"It seems to be an emergency indeed! Yasakani no Magatama!" Kizaru lowered his raised arm, then jumped up, transforming into a dazzling light.

"Oh no... Oh no! Everyone get out of the way! Ah!"

When the light was at its brightest, it began to radiate in all directions. The rays of light flew directly towards several pirate ships, knocking most of the pirates to the ground.

"Captain! Are you alright?!" A pirate saw the captain lying on the ground and immediately ran over anxiously to ask.

"Go! Make them retreat immediately! We'll stay behind to cover their retreat!" The captain glanced at Kizaru, who had slowly returned to human form and landed back on the warship, then looked around at his companions. He saw that most of the pirates were already lying in pools of blood. He could only grit his teeth and shout loudly.

"Yes!" the crew member immediately stood up and replied.

On the other side, Aokiji had just returned to his warship, but unlike Kizaru, he was not dealing with pirates, but pirate ships!

The pirate ships surrounding him were all frozen on the sea surface, and they could only watch as Aokiji approached the G10 branch aboard a warship.

"No... This is monstrous combat power! Immediately notify the old man and the others, Aokiji (Kizaru) is going!" The pirate captain in charge made the decision to report at the same time, as they were powerless to stop him.

"What idiots... Didn't I tell you to let them come over?" On the Sky Island, Whitebeard sat in a chair, drinking from his large gourd of sake, and replied to the Den Den Mushi that was reporting.

"Dad, I'm sorry, we couldn't stop them!"

"Gurarararar...didn't I tell you? Don't worry about it. By the way, are you all alright?" Whitebeard said with a loud laugh.

"Our personnel are fine, but the pirate ship has been frozen by Aokiji and may not be able to move for a while!"

"Our side...our side...it's all my fault for being reckless, which led to many of my comrades being killed by Kizaru!"

The captains of the two pirate crews who were reporting to Whitebeard at the same time both described the losses on their side.

"Kizaru, is that it...? Alright, you guys focus on healing your comrades first, don't worry about this!" Whitebeard slowly stood up, and after saying that, he hung up the Den Den Mushi.

“Newgate, the sky island has descended to the minimum. If it descends any further… we’ll need to restart the thrusters when we leave!” Dr. Assie pushed up his glasses and said to Whitebeard, who had arrived at the edge of the sky island.

"Ah~ I understand, thank you for your help, Doctor!" Whitebeard nodded and replied.

"No need. If necessary, the sky island can continue to descend, but if it descends further, it would be best to stay on the sea surface!" Dr. Asie waved his hand and said.

"No need!" Whitebeard smiled slightly, looked up at a rapidly approaching light in the distance, and said, "That guy... is already here!"

Meanwhile, although Vice Admiral Steger and Rear Admiral Abbott had been defeated, the ordinary naval soldiers did not give up the fight in order to survive, and they were still fighting desperately against the pirates.

Reina stood beside Steger and Abbott, watching the ongoing war, while Marco led his men to capture and take away the freed slaves.

But at that moment, a beam of light descended from the sky and landed directly in front of Reina.

"Oh dear~~ What a disastrous war! The Navy has never suffered such a humiliating defeat before!" The light slowly gathered, revealing Kizaru, who had quickly arrived using his Devil Fruit ability.

At the same time that Kizaru appeared, Sengoku, in his office, issued an order to intercept all Den Den Mushi signals from the G10 division.

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