Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Damn it, I won't let you succeed! Coby! Helmeppo!" Garp shouted, yelling at his two subordinates not far away.

“My lord!” Koby and Helmeppo, who had grown up, responded.

"Go stop Akainu, help the Straw Hat crew escape this island, and absolutely do not let Benedict D. Robin die on this island!" Garp shouted.

"Yes!" Although they didn't understand why Lord Garp would give such an order, Koby and the other two, who originally didn't want to fight Luffy, immediately brightened up and replied loudly.

"Hahahaha... Garp, do you look down on Akainu? He's an admiral in your navy, after all. Are you sending these two brats to their deaths?" Shiki didn't stop the two, but instead loudly mocked Garp.

"Hahaha... Shiki! Our era... is over! Now... is the era of the young. If you can't even see this, you're destined to fail!" Garp laughed and charged straight at Shiki. As long as he captured Shiki here, any plans Shiki had afterward would be meaningless.

Meanwhile, with Zoro blocking their way, Sanji and Hancock led Luffy towards the docked ships. Once they were on board, they would be safe.

Although Zoro has trained for two years and learned a lot from Mihawk, there are still countless Marines here, as well as Admiral Akainu.

"boom!"

"Whoo~"

With a spin, Zoro extinguished the flames on his body and looked solemnly at Akainu who was slowly approaching. Even after fighting Luffy, Akainu still possessed some extremely terrifying strength, so even Zoro could only fight and retreat, completely unable to stop him.

"Kill!" Bros, Akainu's lieutenant, shouted, raising his weapon.

Countless marines chased after Luffy and his crew in the direction they were retreating, but Zoro couldn't keep up because Akainu had already arrived beside him.

"Three-Sword Style: Ultimate Tiger Hunt!" He wielded two swords as if carrying them on his back, and slashed rapidly towards Akainu. This was an enhanced version of his "Tiger Hunt" technique from two years ago.

A flash of light appeared, and Akainu's body was split into three pieces. However, magma surged from the wounds, and he quickly recovered.

“This kind of technique… is useless!” Akainu said softly, looking at Zoro.

Although Zoro's weapon is also covered in Armament Haki, he can easily use Elementalization to clear the area that will be hit beforehand, creating the illusion that even Armament Haki cannot hit him, in the face of Akainu, who has strong Observation Haki.

Chapter 509 Akainu's Pursuit

"Luffy, are you alright?!" When Sanji and Hancock arrived at the ship with the shrunken Luffy, everyone came to greet them.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little exhausted right now and can't exert any strength at all!" Luffy shook his head and replied with a smile.

"Boom boom boom~~"

No sooner had Luffy finished speaking than a series of explosions came from not far behind them.

Upon hearing the explosion, Luffy's smile vanished.

"Get on the ship quickly and get ready to set sail. I'll go meet the moss-head!" Sanji tossed the shrunken Luffy to Nami, then turned and ran back.

Watching Nami carry the shrunken Luffy towards the ship, Hancock's heart nearly jumped out of her chest. What if he got hurt? And why was Luffy with her? Shouldn't he be in his new wife's arms?

However, before Hancock could unleash her resentment, she was taken aboard the ship by the Kuja warriors, as the explosions behind her were getting closer and closer, clearly indicating that the flames of war were about to spread here.

Sure enough, just after they boarded the ship, an explosion rang out, and Zoro appeared on the shoreline covered in wounds, with Sanji in an equally disheveled state behind him.

"Zoro, Sanji! Come here quickly!" Upon seeing the two appear, the crew immediately shouted.

But right behind them, Akainu's pursuit arrived.

"Ultimate Move - Assault Meteor Shower!" The first to attack Akainu was Usopp, a sniper who was also the only one with ranged attack capabilities.

As Usopp unleashed his new slingshot, enormous, man-eating plant-like creatures appeared, lunging at the pursuing Akainu.

"Hmph! You can't escape, Straw Hat Boy... Prepare to die!" Akainu threw a punch, and countless magma directly swallowed up the plants that Usopp had launched.

"Damn it!" Brook and Franky acted simultaneously, and Chopper rescued Zoro and Sanji onto the ship.

Unfortunately, the two were still no match for Akainu. However, just as Akainu was about to attack them, Hancock kicked them, interrupting his attack.

"Boa Hancock! Are you planning to lose your status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?" Akainu stopped fighting, looked at her, and said softly.

He had already caught up with the Straw Hat crew and wasn't afraid of them escaping, which was why he wasn't in a hurry to make a move.

Faced with Akainu's questioning, Hancock hesitated for a moment. It wasn't that she was afraid of Akainu, but rather that without the World Government's deterrence, Amazon Lily would once again become a place frequently visited by human traffickers. So she hesitated because she didn't want to implicate Amazon Lily because of her impulsiveness.

She is not only Boa Hancock, but also the Queen of Kuja!

However, she absolutely could not bear to just watch Akainu attack Luffy, so the scene froze for a moment.

However, while she was confronting Akainu, the Kuja Pirates had already set sail. The crew members on board certainly wouldn't agree to this, but Nami told them that only after they left would Hancock truly be safe.

As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Hancock is clearly not a target for the Navy.

They would never have agreed otherwise, but after Robin spoke up, even though they didn't want to, they knew Nami hadn't lied to them, so they had no choice but to slowly set sail and leave first.

Only after they have all left can Empress Hancock escape.

However, Akainu clearly had no intention of letting anyone go, so with a wave of his hand, the Marines continued to fire at Kuja's pirate ship.

"Akainu, how dare you attack my pirate ship?" Hancock was both shocked and furious. She never expected that Akainu would actually attack her pirate ship.

Keep in mind that she is still one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, an organization under the World Government, just like their Navy.

"If you dare to stop me, I'll destroy you today! You're just a mere Shichibukai, it's not like I can't live without you!" Akainu said in a deep voice, looking at Hancock.

Hancock understood Akainu's meaning, so when Akainu was about to make a move, she directly stood in front of him.

"Boa Hancock, are you sure you've thought this through? If you step aside now, I can pretend nothing happened! If you're stubborn, then don't blame me!" Akainu said calmly.

"Who do you think you are? Red Dog, I am the Queen of Kuja. If I can't even protect my own people, what else can I talk about?" Hancock said calmly.

However, as she spoke, her aura began to rise. When her aura reached its peak, a Conqueror's Haki emanated from her, directly stunning a large portion of the surrounding marines.

"Conqueror's Haki! As expected of the Empress, but that's all! Since you're courting death, how can I not grant your wish? Scorching River - Great Fire Blast!" With that, Akainu threw a punch, and red magma formed a giant dog's head, heading straight for Hancock.

But just as Hancock was about to defend herself, she discovered that the magma dog head had actually bypassed her and was charging towards the pirate ship.

"Oh no!" Hancock realized that she had been deceived by Akainu; Akainu's only target from beginning to end was the pirate ship.

"roar~"

A monster roared, and Chopper transformed into his monster form. However, unlike before, he retained his rationality. So, after using his body to block Akainu's attack, he was knocked into the sea.

However, thanks to him, the pirate ship was saved.

"Sanji!" Nami shouted to Sanji as soon as she saw Chopper fall into the sea.

Even without Nami's instructions, Sanji had already dived down to where Chopper had fallen.

But when he pulled Chopper out of the sea, he found that the pirate ship was slowly sinking.

"What happened?" Sanji asked Nami in a deep voice, leaving the unconscious Chopper aside.

“Some of the lava just now... hit the pirate ship. We are sinking, and in this state... we have no way to shake off the Navy’s pursuit!” Nami replied bitterly.

At this moment, naval warships were already approaching them. If nothing unexpected happened, these branch warships would be no match for the Kuja Pirates, because their propulsion system relied on two giant pythons.

But now that the pirate ship has run into trouble, they are powerless to escape.

"Get ready for battle! Reunited after two years... Everyone, show us your true skills!" Zoro said softly as he prepared for the battle.

"Hehehe... It seems everyone is full of energy! Well then, I can't give up either!" Brooke stepped forward and said with a smile.

Chapter 510 Reina Appears

"We have to stop now; there's no point in continuing!" Robin said, looking at the approaching naval warships. "And the only way we can escape now... is to seize their ship!"

With Robin's reminder, everyone realized that seizing a warship was the best solution.

Zoro, Brook, Franky, and others were considered the main force, while Nami and Usopp provided remote assistance. Of course, it didn't mean they wouldn't go. After all, they were planning to abandon ship, so they just set off a little later to let Zoro and the others establish a foothold there first, and then they would follow immediately.

However, things were surprisingly simple. After all, the people chasing them were all East Blue Marines, whose strength was no match for theirs. So when Nami and the others arrived, the Marines on the warship had already been mostly wiped out.

Their success was only due to Hancock holding Akainu back.

The situation is different now. Before, Hancock had the title of Shichibukai, so the Navy wouldn't harm her, and they could leave without any qualms. But now that they've broken off all pretense of civility, they can't just abandon Hancock.

"Boom!" Just as they were about to turn back, a huge chunk of burning lava fell from the sky and struck the Kuja Pirates' ship, sinking it instantly. If they hadn't run away beforehand, they would probably be doomed by now.

But Hancock knew nothing about any of this!

So when she saw her ship destroyed, besides her clansmen, Luffy was also on board!

"Akainu! I'll make you pay today!" With bloodshot eyes, Hancock charged straight at Akainu, determined to teach him a lesson even if it meant her death.

Two people on the sea not far away were just as angry as she was.

Let's rewind to a few minutes earlier.

When Reina and Ace arrived near Loguetown in their hard-shelled ship, they saw the Kuja pirates fleeing in their direction.

Reina laughed and told Ace that it must be Luffy and his crew, because a whole line of Navy warships were chasing them. Only Luffy had the ability to make the Navy, which was supposed to be targeting Shiki, chase after them instead.

As Luffy's older brother, Ace naturally knew what kind of personality his younger brother had, so he nodded in agreement.

But just as the two were laughing and joking, the Kuja Pirates' ship was hit by Akainu right in front of them and turned into wreckage, sinking to the bottom of the sea.

Although Reina didn't believe the Straw Hat crew was finished, wasn't it a provocation from the Navy to level the place where his daughter was right in front of him?

As for the fact that the navy was unaware of his arrival, he simply ignored it.

So after exchanging a glance with Ace, the two decided to head towards the wreckage, since they could help rescue people if they went there now.

However, before the two could get there, they sensed the approaching battle from Loguetown, so they headed straight there.

The fighting is still going on over there, which means the Straw Hat crew is probably not on that ship, so there's no point in them going there.

However, when the two arrived, they were puzzled to find that the two fighting were Empress Hancock and Marine Admiral Akainu.

Wasn't that the Kuja Pirates' ship that was just destroyed? As the captain, why is she here instead of on that ship? And isn't she a Shichibukai? She's allied with the Navy!

"Akainu, your target is only Nico Robin, why are you attacking my people?" Hancock asked with a frosty expression after exchanging blows with Akainu.

"I said... none of the pirates are leaving today, including you, Pirate Empress Hancock!" Akainu said arrogantly.

He knew that the attack he had just made couldn't wipe out the entire Straw Hat crew, but it had eliminated any thought of them escaping, which was why he was now confident enough to say that.

"My title as a Shichibukai is not something a mere Marine Admiral like you can strip me of!" Hancock said in a deep voice.

"It's alright! I'll explain to the World Government after you die. We can just bring in another person!" Akainu said nonchalantly.

"So, should I just kill you here and add another one to the Navy?" Just then, a voice that sounded both familiar and unfamiliar to Akainu came over.

Upon hearing the sound, Akainu and Hancock turned towards the coastline, where they saw Reyner and Ace slowly approaching through the smoke.

"Reina! Fire Fist Ace!" Akainu's voice was almost squeezed out through clenched teeth.