Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Their opponents were about the same strength as them and were not afraid of death, so the captains quickly fell into a disadvantageous position. However, Logia-type users like Ace were able to exert considerable combat power because their bodies could be elementalized.

"Senbonzakura: Kageyoshi!" The Senbonzakura in Reina's hand disappeared, but countless blades appeared beneath his feet. Then, the blades transformed into flower petals and flew towards the enemy's crowd.

"Bang!" Before the countless petals could even touch the extraterrestrial visitors, a huge shield descended from the sky, blocking the petals directly.

The petals formed from the Thousand Cherry Blossoms seemed to be attracted by the shield, and all the petals automatically crashed into it.

"boom!"

In the end, although the shield shattered, the petals that the Thousand Cherry Blossoms had transformed into also vanished completely.

“What a strange ability!” Reina said, frowning.

Although they had fought against captain-level enemies before, they always fought quickly and decisively, not giving the enemy too many opportunities to maneuver.

But that won't work now. More than fifty captain-level enemies are definitely not something they can deal with in a short time.

"Hyōrinmaru!" He glanced around at the surroundings and called out to Hyōrinmaru, who had transformed into human form.

"Millennium Ice Prison!" Hyōrinmaru instantly understood Reina's meaning and used the Ice Prison to freeze all of the captains' opponents.

"Let's go!" Reina didn't waste any words and retreated, shouting to his companions.

The team leaders did not hesitate and retreated immediately.

If it were just Reina alone, he could continue fighting, but the captains couldn't. If they continued, they might not even have the ability to escape.

"Explosive Flame: Fire Daruma!" The only one who still had energy left was Ace, a Logia-type, so he chose to cover the rear with Reina.

These extraterrestrial visitors haven't found a way to counter Logia-type users yet, so he can still show his abilities. Once they master the ability to counter Logia-type users, Ace's role will be much less significant.

Chapter 678 Intelligence

Reina and his men's attack came very quickly, and their retreat was just as swift.

However, the extraterrestrial visitors who had already gathered would not let them go so easily. So when they retreated, everyone rushed over, trying to intercept them.

Ace and Reina, who stayed behind to cover the rear, both laughed at the same time.

"Retreat!" But just as the two were about to make their move, the extraterrestrial being standing at the back shouted through their internal communication system, stopping his companions from pursuing them.

"They've found us!" Upon seeing the extraterrestrial visitors stop all at the same time, Ace's expression immediately changed, and he said.

"It seems they also possess abilities similar to top-tier Observation Haki, and their communication methods are quite unpredictable!" Reina's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he said, "We've already gained quite a bit this time, let's go!"

Without hesitation, Reina led Ace in a retreat, and the extraterrestrial visitors hesitated for a moment before seemingly deciding not to pursue them further.

"Lord Sawada, why won't you let us continue the pursuit?" A level 40 expert asked Sawada with a frown.

He is also one of the strong guardians of the pillar of light, but he is not as strong as Sawada, so he must obey Sawada's orders here.

“The enemy had a backup plan, waiting for us to advance. Didn’t you notice their movements just now? That was definitely a wide-range attack!” Sawada shook his head and said, “I don’t care if you live or die! But if anything happens to us here, causing damage to the passage… you should understand the consequences!”

Sawada's words sent a chill down the spines of the extraterrestrial visitors around him.

Although they are all strong, they are nothing in their own world. Even Sawada is not the strongest. If their mistakes cause any accidents in the passage, the true kings will definitely not let them off the hook.

So at this moment, they were all grateful to Sawada.

As long as they guard the passage well, they will be blameless and even rewarded. As for the natives, it's not too late to kill them.

After bowing to Sawada to express their gratitude, the other powerful figures left, leaving only a dozen or so to chase after Reina and the others in the direction they had retreated. Their goal was to continue driving Reina and the others off the island they controlled.

As Reina and his group retreated, they noticed something strange: no extraterrestrial visitors blocked their way, but whenever they stopped, countless extraterrestrial visitors would chase after them.

“It seems they possess a communication capability that connects everyone!” Reina said, squinting.

Just like online games in my previous life, no one needs to meet in person, but they can communicate through the internet. In other words, the powerful don't need to keep an eye on them all the time. As long as one extraterrestrial is watching them, it's as if all the powerful are watching them.

"What should we do? Kill them? Without those strong fighters, these guys can't stop us!" Lakyo asked with a hint of bloodlust.

“No, retreat!” Reina shook his head and said.

Only he knew that once they made a move here, those powerful figures would arrive immediately, and once they were entangled, they would have absolutely no chance to escape.

That's why Reina told everyone not to linger and to retreat immediately.

Reina and the others only stopped after they had withdrawn from the area controlled by the extraterrestrials.

"Reina, what's the point of us going all this way?" Lacjo asked, puzzled, after we stopped.

Although they fought their way through, they didn't actually kill many of the enemy's powerful figures. Most of the dead were ordinary extraterrestrial visitors. Especially after they arrived at Island Number One and faced the siege of those powerful figures, Reina simply led them back without even fighting the enemy's strongest member.

In Laquejo's view, this had almost no effect.

But Reina shook his head and said, "No, the harvest this time is even greater than I imagined!"

Previously, he only had some guesses about these extraterrestrial visitors, but now he is quite certain that they have a network-like means of communication, which is very important intelligence to them.

Because the other side possesses such an ability, the so-called sneak attack is essentially useless, as they can react in the shortest amount of time.

Furthermore, the One Piece world is not monolithic, and he cannot command the other forces. If other forces had joined the attack during this raid, they would have been able to recover a significant amount of lost territory.

So after hearing Reina's explanation, everyone fell into deep thought.

“No wonder…every time we appear, corresponding strong people quickly arrive. I thought their strong people were all waiting around, but it seems that’s not the case at all. Instead, wherever a strong person appears, their strong people will go to provide support! Does this mean that they don’t have as many strong people as we thought?” Jin Guduo said, stroking his chin.

“It’s possible, but we can’t say for sure how many strong individuals they have! The last group that appeared before us today probably numbered no fewer than fifty!” Reina nodded and said.

“That’s right, and those who appeared today may not be all of their strongest members!” Ace nodded and replied, “However, they don’t seem to have a good way to counter Logia-type Devil Fruit users!”

“Don’t be too careless. Just because they haven’t found a way yet doesn’t mean they never will. If they do find one someday, you might suffer a great loss!” Reina said solemnly to Ace.

Ace nodded, indicating that he understood.

After discussing their gains and losses for the day, the group returned to the island where their Whitebeard Pirates were stationed. They would rest for a few days before exchanging captains with the captains from Xuan Yue Island.

However, Reina and his group were unaware that their sudden attack had triggered a retaliatory counterattack from the extraterrestrials. The counterattack, however, was directed not at them, but at the relatively weaker Beast Pirates' territory.

This directly led to the Beasts Pirates suffering heavy losses once again.

It wasn't that the Beasts Pirates were weak, but rather that they didn't take the situation in the North Blue seriously. As a result, they didn't send many people, and those people weren't very strong. This led to them being attacked twice by extraterrestrial visitors, and the territory they lost was even more than that of the local pirates in the North Blue.

Seeing this, the Navy also sent a message to Kaido, saying that if they could not defend their territory, the Navy would take back the island that had been given to them. This enraged Kaido, who almost came over in person.

Chapter 679 Laugh Tale

Just as the battle in the North Blue was escalating, Luffy was leading his crew toward the final island, Laugh Tale.

"Judging from the coordinates, we're very close to Laugh Tale!" Nami said to Luffy, who was bored beside her, while looking at the Log Pose in her hand and comparing it with the map on the table.

"Really? Really? We're almost there!" Upon hearing this, Luffy excitedly stretched out his arms and jumped onto the watchtower.

However, his timing wasn't good. Zoro, who was training, swung his longsword and slashed at Luffy.

"Oh!"

"Ah~~~~"

Luffy, who had just climbed up, saw a sword light coming and immediately let go, causing himself to fall.

"Huh!?" Zoro looked completely bewildered. He seemed to have seen something, but he also seemed not to have seen anything.

"Hey! Zoro, are you trying to kill me?" Luffy shouted at Zoro as soon as he got up from the deck.

"Yo~ It was you just now? Sorry, sorry!" Zoro poked his head out and said casually.

Although he showed no intention of apologizing, Luffy generously forgave him because he had more important things to do.

"Hey... Zoro, can you see the island? Nami said we're getting close to the final island!" Luffy shouted from the deck to Zoro on the mast.

"Huh?" Zoro was taken aback, then happily picked up the binoculars and looked around, but he didn't find any trace of the island.

"Luffy, are you sure you're not mistaken? I didn't see any islands!" Zoro put down his binoculars and replied.

"Huh? Impossible!" Luffy had great faith in Nami's navigation skills, so he stretched out his arm again and climbed onto the mast.

"Huh? There really isn't one!" After looking around through his binoculars, Luffy was surprised to find that there was indeed no trace of an island. So he shouted down, "Nami, didn't you say we were almost there? Why haven't I seen it yet?"

"That idiot..." Nami was too lazy to explain to Luffy that when she said "immediately," she didn't mean "right away."

"Hehe..." Robin, who was sitting on a recliner with Nami, reading a book and drinking a beverage, couldn't help but chuckle.

"Nami-san~~~ Robin-san~~" Sanji appeared out of nowhere, holding a tray with two exquisite little desserts on it, and said, "These are pastries I specially prepared for you, would you like to try them?"

"Hehehe... Thank you!" Robin smiled slightly and replied.

Robin's smile made Sanji instantly faint with happiness, while Nami completely ignored him. As longtime companions, they all knew each other very well.

Looking at her noisy companions on the ship, Robin closed the book in her hand, took a sip of the drink Sanji had specially prepared for her, and then asked Nami, "How far are we from Laugh Tale?"

Nami pushed her sunglasses up so they were pinned to her forehead and replied, "We'll probably have about three more days. We're already very close to Laugh Tale, but..."

"Are you worried about something unexpected happening?" Robin asked with a light laugh.

Nami nodded, not hiding anything, and said, "Yes, you've seen it too. These past two days have been too smooth, abnormally smooth! Before this, those unpredictable weather events and strange encounters, although dangerous, seemed normal to me! After all, this is the road to the final island, Laugh Tale!"

"Don't worry too much. Laugh Tale is just a small island! As long as the weather is normal, it's not surprising that our voyage goes smoothly!" Robin reassured her.

"I know, but I don't know why, I just have a bad feeling, like something's not right!" Nami shook her head, sighed, and replied.

Just then, Jinbe, who was at the helm, frowned, as if he sensed something. He walked directly to the side of the ship and looked outside, but found nothing.

"Jinbe, what's wrong?" Usopp, Chopper, Zoro, and the others who were playing around with Luffy didn't notice Jinbe's unusual behavior, but Franky, who had been resting, did.

"It's nothing. I felt something just now, but I couldn't find it. It must have been my imagination!" Jinbe shook his head and replied.

However, just as he was about to go back to steer, he suddenly froze, then quickly returned to the ship's side and looked out at the sea.

This time, Franky didn't ask any more questions, but instead looked out at the sea like him.

"What...what is that?" Franky took off his sunglasses and asked incredulously.

"I don't know!" Jinbe's answer was simple, but it couldn't hide the fear in his heart.

Luffy, Usopp, and Zoro, who were playing around, suddenly stopped what they were doing and all looked at the sea. Sanji, who was preparing food in the restaurant, also frowned and stopped what he was doing.

"What's wrong?" Chopper asked, looking at his friend in surprise.

“There’s something…” Luffy said softly.

Zoro had already placed his hand on his weapon and said, "What a huge body! What is this?"

Usopp released Chopper from his grasp and ran straight to the ship's side, looking out at the sea. He saw that the sea had become a deeper color, but he couldn't make out anything.