Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Who... woke me up!?" As the smoke cleared, a giant nine-tailed fox appeared before everyone, its orange-red fur and imposing aura filling the air. Its nine enormous tails swayed in the wind, putting immense pressure on everyone.

"As expected... he really does have the ability to summon this monster at any time... Reina... you must die today!" Garp's expression turned solemn after seeing Kurama appear.

"So it's true... I never expected you to have such abilities!" Zephyr looked at Reina with a shocked and complicated expression, muttering to himself.

"Is this the Tailed Beast?" Aokiji looked at the huge fox in front of him, his brows furrowing tightly.

"Yo~ Kurama~ Long time no see!" Reina, who was half-squatting, slowly stood up and greeted Kurama.

"It's you again... Who exactly are you? Why do you possess the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan?" Kurama asked Reina with a fierce expression.

"Hahaha... It's good that you recognize these eyes! Then you should know... you can't disobey the demands of these eyes, right? I won't go too far... the humans here are all sacrifices for you! Do as you please!" The Sharingan in Reina's eyes became even more eerie, and blood tears flowed from both eyes at the same time.

"Looks like you still can't control your eyes very well! Every time I see a scene like this... it makes me so angry... I wish I could eat you right now..." Nine-Tails licked his lips and stared at Reina.

"This is bad..." Garp saw blood and tears streaming from Reina's eyes and immediately said to Aokiji, "Don't hesitate... do it!"

Through the conversation between Reina and the fox in front of him, Garp now completely believed Reina's words. Moreover, he discovered that Reina seemed to be trying his best to control the fox in front of him. However, based on Reina's blood and tears, Garp guessed that Reina might not be able to control it for long. Therefore, he had to resolve the matter before the huge tailed beast in front of him went out of control. Otherwise, if the tailed beast went out of control, it would be really bad.

"Ice Age...!" Aokiji, facing the Nine-Tails for the first time, dared not be careless and immediately used his ultimate move, intending to freeze the Nine-Tails.

"Hmm? Ice shield? You're from Kirigakure? But why can't I sense your chakra?" Kurama didn't take Aokiji's attack seriously. It wasn't like Reina, who was castrated; it was the complete Kurama, possessing endless chakra.

"Zzz~~~Crack crack..." Aokiji's ice touched Kurama and then quickly froze it.

Seeing that Aokiji had succeeded, all the marines secretly breathed a sigh of relief, mainly because the pressure from Kurama was too great.

"What? Just all show and no substance?" Fire Mountain frowned as he looked at the Nine-Tails frozen in ice.

“No, I feel… it’s not that simple!” Onigumo and Momonga said at the same time.

"Fist Bone - Meteor Fall!" At that moment, Garp leaped up, not giving Kurama a chance to break free of the ice, and punched Kurama in the head.

But just as Garp was about to make contact with the other party, he was surprised to find that the Nine-Tails, which was frozen in ice, actually moved its eyes and stared directly at him.

However, Garp didn't have time to think much at this moment. He punched the ice that had sealed the Nine-Tails, trying to kill it in this way.

"Crack crack..." The ice shattered, but unfortunately, contrary to Garp's expectations, the Nine-Tails appeared in front of Garp unharmed.

"Shhhhhh!"

While still in the air, Garp suddenly noticed that Kurama's lips curled up slightly, and he was immediately startled.

"Damn it!" Sure enough, before Garp could even land, Kurama's three thick tails stabbed straight at him.

"Six-Sword Style: Wolf Fang!" Just as Garp was about to be hit, Onigumo arrived. His specialty was Life Return, which allowed him to control his hair like arms to wield weapons.

"boom!"

"Hey~~"

"boom!!!"

Unfortunately, the spinning Onigumo, after striking the Nine-Tails' tail, failed to harm it and was instead flung away by the tail.

"Everyone...fire!" Vice Admiral Momonga over there had already begun directing the Navy to attack Kurama.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~"

"Boom boom boom~~~"

Unfortunately, all the shells hit the Nine-Tailed Fox like tickling it, without even breaking a single hair.

"What a terrifying monster!" Onigumo said, getting up from the ground with lingering fear.

He was just knocked away by the Nine-Tails. Although he wasn't seriously injured, it was him who attacked the other party! It was just a normal attack from the other party.

"Ice Block - Tyrannosaurus Beak!" Seeing that his and Garp's previous moves had no effect, Aokiji immediately released an ice bird to attract Kurama's attention, creating another opportunity for Garp.

The Nine-Tails remained in place, seemingly familiarizing itself with their moves.

"Fist Bone - Meteor Flash!" Garp landed without stopping and attacked Kurama's limbs, trying to take the opportunity to knock Kurama down.

"Boom!" Garp punched the ice, and the ice around him began to crack, but his target, Nine-Tails, disappeared.

"Watch out, above!" Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel shouted a warning from a distance.

At this moment, Garp looked up at the sky and saw the giant Nine-Tails leap into the sky and open its mouth wide towards them. In front of its mouth, a black sphere of energy was gathering.

"Damn it! You want to kill me too?" Seeing that Kurama was about to release the Tailed Beast Ball, Reina immediately summoned Slug without saying a word.

When Reina summoned Liuliu, it sensed the aura of the Nine-Tailed Fox. Despite being a large sea king, it immediately cowered and curled up, not daring to approach.

"Useless thing, hurry up and take me away, or we're all doomed!" Reina cursed angrily when he saw Liu Liu's cowardly attitude.

It was only then that Liu Liu realized Reina's presence, so she quickly grabbed Reina and fled into the distance!

"Aokiji, we can't let it be released!" Upon seeing Kurama's appearance, Garp immediately remembered that Kurama had used this move in Impel Down and called out to Aokiji to stop it.

"Ice Age!" By now, Aokiji was already somewhat fatigued, but he dared not be careless in the slightest. He unleashed a massive amount of ice from his hands towards Kurama!

"Boom boom boom~~~~"

The Tailed Beast Ball was released and came into contact with Aokiji's ice, crushing it completely.

"Everyone...fire!" Seeing that Aokiji was about to give up, Momonga immediately ordered all the Marines to fire at Kurama.

"boom!"

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared below the Nine-Tails and punched it in the stomach.

"Ugh~~" Kurama's eyes were about to pop out. His abdomen was his most vulnerable spot, and Garp's fist was no ordinary fist either.

"Fist Bone - Meteor Shower!" After hitting the Nine-Tails, Garp did not stop. Instead, he quickly swung his fists, continuously striking the Nine-Tails' abdomen. With his powerful punches, he actually managed to send the giant Nine-Tails flying into the sky.

"Fist Bone - Ultimate Technique - Falling Meteor!" After delivering the final punch, Garp suddenly vanished from his spot and appeared on the back of the Nine-Tails, delivering a heavy punch to its back.

"Boom~~~~"

The Nine-Tails, descending from the sky, crashed into the Tailed Beast Ball that Aokiji had blocked. An explosion rang out, a mushroom cloud appeared, and the Nine-Tails instantly turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared.

Looking at the mushroom cloud rising from the battlefield in the distance, Reina swallowed hard and said, "Garp is a real monster, he actually sent the Nine-Tails back ahead of time... I spent 50,000 points to get it... and it's gone just like that?"

Since it is summoned by spirit, apart from the time limit, if it suffers a certain amount of damage, the summoned beast will return.

Just now, Kurama not only took a full combo from Garp, but also got hit by its own Tailed Beast Ball, so it turned into smoke and went back.

If the Nine-Tails' true form were here, this injury wouldn't be a problem for it. Unfortunately, it was only summoned, so even the Nine-Tails itself was quite frustrated, having been sent back without doing anything.

Chapter 400 Zephyr's Exit

"Phew~~ Is this what they call a tailed beast?" After the explosion, Aokiji stood on a small piece of ice and asked Garp beside him.

“That’s right…this is a tailed beast!” Garp nodded, looked around, and replied bitterly.

Although they won, they were not happy at all.

The landmass that Aokiji had previously created with ice had completely disappeared, leaving only a few small ice blocks floating on the sea. All the marines were in the sea at this time, and the huge explosion at the end knocked many of them unconscious.

"Let's save them first! We can talk about everything else when we get back!" Garp sighed and said.

Aokiji nodded and began using his ability to create ice floes, giving the marines a place to land. Of the warships they brought, only three remained, and none of them were intact. Garp's dog-headed ship was one of the better-preserved ones because it was moored further away.

After rescuing all the soldiers and wounded, Garp and Aokiji prepared to return to base. However, at this moment, Garp noticed that Zephyr was standing alone on a lifeboat and had no intention of joining them.

“Zeffa…” Garp called out softly as he looked at Zephyr.

He had noticed something was wrong with Zefa long ago. During the previous battle, he lacked his usual passion and seemed to be merely going through the motions.

"Garp, go back and tell Sengoku... from today onwards... I am no longer a member of the Navy!" Zephyr put on his sunglasses, smiled slightly, and said to Garp.

"What...? You're leaving the Navy?" Garp was stunned, hardly believing his ears.

Zephyr was a contemporary of his, and dedicated his life to the Navy. Why would he retire from the Navy in his later years? It's simply illogical.

“Teacher…” Aokiji frowned as well, he didn’t understand why Zephyr had made such a decision.

"Old friend... what exactly caused you to have such thoughts?" Garp asked, puzzled.

Zephyr glanced at Garp, smiled, shook his head, and said nothing.

"Is it because of Edward Webru?" Aokiji suddenly realized something and asked.

"Edward Webru? Who's that?" Karp asked, looking surprised.

“He’s a pirate who calls himself… the second Whitebeard!” Aokiji said in a deep voice.

"It was him?" Garp frowned. He remembered that this pirate who called himself Whitebeard Jr. was the culprit who cut off Zephyr's arm.

“That’s right. A few days ago, the World Government approved the proposal to appoint him as a replacement for the Seven Warlords of the Sea! He’ll fill the vacancy left by Crocodile!” Aokiji nodded, then looked at Zephyr and said, “Sensei, this is the World Government’s decision!”

“I know, that’s why I didn’t refuse to take down the Whitebeard Pirates this time… But look… do you even have my pirate commando team anymore?” Zephyr chuckled and said.

Garp and Aokiji remained silent. Onigumo, who was about to speak, was pulled back by Vice Admiral Momonga, but still did not utter a sound.

They were all disciples of Zephyr, and it was not appropriate for them to say anything at this time.

"So what do you plan to do?" Garp asked after a moment of silence.

"I will eliminate pirates and uphold justice in my own way... You don't need to worry about that!" Zephyr waved his hand and rowed away in his small boat.

Aokiji sighed, put on his blindfold, and lay down on a deck chair.

Garp, on the other hand, returned to his cabin, and it's unclear what he did there.

On the other side, the Moby Dick, far from the battlefield, rested on the sea. The crew members craned their necks to look towards the battlefield, but they couldn't see anything at all.

Just as everyone was getting restless, a huge explosion suddenly came from the other side, and after a while, a shockwave passed by them.

"What... happened over there? We're so far away, yet we can still feel the shockwave from the explosion?" Fosa asked in surprise.

"Is this Reina's backup plan? I hope he's alright!" Vista shook his head and replied.

After a while, the white-bearded man suddenly opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said, "Here they come!"

Upon hearing Whitebeard's words, everyone paused for a moment before rushing to the ship's side and looking towards the battlefield. Sure enough, they saw Liuli carrying Reina rapidly approaching.

"How is it?" Whitebeard asked with a smile as he saw the crew bring Reina aboard.

"Not bad... Garp probably went all out and sent the Nine-Tails back ahead of schedule!" Reina shrugged and said.

"That old fellow... he really is a master of disguise!" the white-bearded man said with a slight smile.

“I don’t know about other things, but… he should be the only strong person who is not affected by the erosion of time!” Reina nodded and said.

"So everything's been taken care of?" Whitebeard nodded and asked.