Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Perhaps those extraterrestrial visitors knew their strength, so they sent even more powerful individuals?" Lieutenant General Squirrel speculated.

After all, the Navy hadn't shown much strength before Fujitora and his group arrived, and the other side didn't know about Fujitora and Sengoku's arrival, so they didn't send more powerful fighters, even giving Garp a chance to kill them in one blow.

“That’s possible!” Sengoku nodded and said, “That means the enemy in our direction might not be very strong! But Garp just showed his strength, so they might have also requested reinforcements from their headquarters while retreating!”

“That’s right. If we continue our attack now, we’re likely to encounter resistance from their truly powerful members!” Fujitora nodded and said.

"So... what if we go to Big Mom's place now, or the Whitebeard Pirates' place?" Just as everyone was preparing to go back and rearrange the defenses here, Vice Admiral Momonga suddenly suggested.

"Huh?" Everyone looked at the somewhat bewildered Vice Admiral Momonga.

"I...I'm sorry!" Vice Admiral Momonga said somewhat embarrassedly, "I know that allying with pirates is not in line with the Navy's position, but...I was thinking that we have a common enemy now, and we can also gain benefits by killing their strongmen! So...it's better to do it ourselves than let them kill us!"

"Your idea is excellent!" Sengoku walked over to Vice Admiral Momonga, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Although we are the Navy, we now have a common enemy, and this isn't exactly helping the pirates, but rather using them! So this time we'll only deploy officers of vice admiral rank or higher!"

Sengoku said, glancing at Fujitora and Garp, "..."

"Admiral Fujitora, you take a group of vice admirals to the Big Mom Pirates. Garp, you take a group of vice admirals to the Whitebeard Pirates. Your main objective is to hunt down enemy strongmen. As for the others, don't worry about them. Remember, don't get into conflicts with the pirates. On the surface, we'll still be going to help them! As for me, Tsuru and I will lead the remaining officers to redeploy the defenses here!"

"Lord Sengoku, how about I stay here to defend? You take your men to Big Mom's side?" Fujitora said after thinking for a moment.

If those lucky forces can really increase vitality, then obviously they would have a greater effect on Sengoku than on him, which is why he suggested that Sengoku go to Big Mom's side in his place.

However, Sengoku shook his head and said, "We have plenty of enemies, so there's no need to worry about not having any to kill. Besides, we haven't fully figured out the specific effects of the power of destiny yet! Garp, go to Whitebeard's side and ask Ace if possible. If you can, use the secret of absorbing the power of destiny you just learned to exchange for theirs. They should agree!"

Upon hearing this, Garp nodded but didn't say anything more.

"Alright, proceed according to plan!" Sengoku ordered immediately upon seeing this.

"Yes!" Fujitora and the others replied loudly.

This was all happening in the North Sea, and with Fujitora in charge. In Marineford, Sengoku would never have been able to wield such power.

Soon, Garp and Fujitora, each leading several vice admirals, headed towards the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates.

Chapter 700 Repelling

"Reina, their offensive this time is quite fierce! Why did Big Mom suddenly launch an attack?" At the front line between the Whitebeard Pirates and the extraterrestrials, Rakuyo looked at Reina with a puzzled expression and asked.

Reina shook his head and said, "I don't know, I guess they also received some intelligence!"

"You mean...they also know the navy sent people?" Laco asked, taken aback.

“Isn’t that a given? I’m even sure they probably already know about our meeting with the Navy!” Reina replied with a slight smile.

After thinking for a moment, Lakio said, "So they chose this time to launch an attack on the extraterrestrials?"

“That’s right. Doing this will definitely interrupt our meeting, and it’s also a way of telling us not to play any tricks with the Navy. According to the intelligence we received earlier, Big Mom only showed up briefly at the beginning of the attack, and hasn’t continued since!” Reina nodded and said.

"They're clever enough to use this method to interrupt our meeting with the Navy!" Laco chuckled. "But it also gave the Navy an opportunity; let's see if they can seize it! Speaking of which, with Garp and Sengoku's strength, taking down a few level 20 enemies shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Level 20? You underestimate them too much! Those who are frequently seen on the front lines of the Navy are mostly around level 30! If Garp and Sengoku aren't careful, it won't be easy for them to kill them. They can easily kill their cannon fodder soldiers, but it won't be so easy for them to kill warriors above level 20. How long have we been here? How many warriors above level 20 have we killed? Not to mention those above level 30!" Reina shook his head with a smile and said.

“But this can’t go on! The enemy is taking over more and more territory, and the number of powerful individuals they’re bringing in is also increasing. Before, there were never more than three level 30 experts on the front lines, but now there are always more than a dozen of them coming out at once, leaving us with absolutely no chance!” Lakyo complained.

“The appearance of Sengoku and Garp this time might be an opportunity. Let’s call Big Mom and discuss it together! That old woman is just unhappy that we didn’t invite her this time!” Reina said with a smile.

Laco nodded, just about to say something, when Ace suddenly ran over and said, "First mate, the Navy has sent some people, not many, just my grandfather with a few vice admirals! I wonder what they're here for!"

"The Navy?" Reina and Laco were both taken aback. Why were the Navy here? And why was Garp leading the team personally? Didn't they need to defend their own territory?

Soon, without Ace needing to explain further, they discovered that Garp, along with several vice admirals, had rushed into the crowd and was helping them attack the extraterrestrial visitors.

"Not good! Send the order for a full-scale attack! All captains, attack!" Reina seemed to have suddenly thought of something and rushed towards Karp's location. By the time he finished speaking, he had already disappeared from the spot.

As expected of someone who frequently interacts with Reyna, Laco quickly grasped Reyna's meaning while Ace was still completely confused. He instructed Ace to relay the order and then charged towards the nearest Vice Admiral.

With Reina's all-out attack and the help of Karp and others, the extraterrestrial visitors were immediately forced to retreat. In particular, those experts above level 30 chose to retreat as soon as they saw Karp.

"Hey! Garp, you old bastard... why are you here?!" Reina immediately confronted Garp and questioned him.

"Hahaha... I'm just helping you out, isn't I? This way, we can cooperate better in the future!" When Garp saw that the extraterrestrial visitors were wary of him, he knew he had no chance, so he immediately said to Reina with a smile.

“You…” Seeing that the extraterrestrial visitors ran away at the sight of Garp, Reina immediately knew there must be a reason, so he tentatively asked, “You attacked the extraterrestrial visitors?”

"Hahaha... I managed to kill one by luck, but they started running away as soon as they saw me. How boring!" Garp said smugly.

Reina finally understood why Garp had brought the Navy over. The sudden appearance of such a powerful figure on the front lines and his killing of the extraterrestrial visitor meant that the Navy's offensive had undoubtedly been repelled. That's why the old bastard deliberately brought people to their side to see if he could gain any advantage.

"Oh? I really didn't expect that you would actually gain something on your first appearance on the front lines. I wonder how much luck you obtained?" Reina raised an eyebrow and said deliberately.

"How much luck power?" Sure enough, upon hearing this, Garp frowned and said, "There's a concept of how much luck power there is?"

“Of course, even killing these ordinary soldiers involves some luck power, but it's so little that you can't sense it at all, let alone see it! When the luck power of those extraterrestrial visitors gathers in greater quantities, and we kill them, it becomes more directly visible and perceptible to us.” Reina nodded and said with a smile, “Well, I'm telling you this for free, so shouldn't you tell me what you've gained from the luck power?”

"I see. So if I keep killing these soldiers, will we be able to sense it once enough luck energy has accumulated?" Garp suddenly realized and continued to ask.

Reina smiled and said, "No!"

"Why?" Garp asked, taken aback.

Reina looked at Karp with a half-smile and said, "That's another question. Shouldn't you answer one of my questions first?"

"Hahaha... How stingy! Didn't I help you kill the enemy?" Upon seeing this, Garp immediately put on a simple and honest look, patted Reina's shoulder, and said in a familiar manner.

"Don't give me that, you think I don't know why you're here!" Reina said, somewhat exasperated.

Faced with a tough nut to crack like Garp, Reina really didn't have a good way to deal with him. If you think about it carefully, he can be said to be a figure from the same era as Garp, but he can also be said to be slightly inferior to Garp.

Because Reina came from the Rocks Pirates and was of the same generation as Kaido, but he became famous later than Whitebeard, Roger, and Garp. Moreover, he was not the leader of the pirate crew, but rather served as the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. That's why there's the saying that he was half a step behind.

Despite Reina always addressing Whitebeard as "Big Brother," he and Marco are actually not that far apart in age. This was because Reina deliberately established a relationship with the Whitebeard brothers early on, which made Marco and his crew quite unhappy when they first joined the crew.

Chapter 701 Information Exchange

Because of the Navy's interference, the Whitebeard Pirates' battle ended prematurely.

Although the battle was over, Garp did not leave. Instead, he found Ace and offered to exchange the secret of the power of destiny he had absorbed with Ace.

Unable to make the decision himself, Ace had no choice but to turn to Reina and wait for Reina's orders.

"Hmph~ What's there to ask? That brat is a little monster, a guy who only ever takes advantage of others!" Garp really disliked dealing with Reina, otherwise he wouldn't have gone directly to Ace and avoided Reina.

“Grandpa… I can’t possibly agree to this, so the first mate’s approval is required!” Ace replied with a wry smile.

Garp smiled and pulled Ace to find Reina; he would never put his grandson in such a difficult position.

"Hey old man Garp, stop bullying Ace! If you want to know something, bring something in exchange. It's not like I'm not going to tell you anything!" Seeing Ace and Garp come in together, Reina knew what the other party had done.

"You brat! Do you think I'm that kind of person? Before we came here, our Navy also killed an extraterrestrial visitor, and a golden aura appeared, which I absorbed!" Garp looked at Reina and said expressionlessly, "After absorbing that aura, I felt like I was younger. Later, based on our speculation, it shouldn't be a rejuvenation ability, but rather an increase in my vitality!"

"Grandpa!" Ace looked at Garp with surprise and joy after hearing this. The joy on his face moved Garp, who was also deeply touched.

"I never expected they could actually increase vitality!" Unlike Ace, Reina immediately thought of Whitebeard.

"First mate, should we call Dad over too?" Ace quickly realized what was going on and said to Reina.

Reina shook his head and said, "We can discuss that later. First, tell Mr. Karp what kind of enhancement you received!"

“Okay!” Ace nodded, looked at Garp, and said, “Grandpa, after absorbing the power of luck, I didn’t feel any stronger, but my resistance to seawater, seastone, and Armament Haki has increased a bit!”

Garp looked at Ace in astonishment and asked, "What do you mean? You're not afraid of Seastone anymore?"

“No!” Ace quickly shook his head and said, “Before this, if I fell into the sea, although I wouldn’t be completely powerless immediately, I wouldn’t be able to use any strength at all, let alone save myself! But now… I can hold on in the sea for a while, and even if I’m handcuffed with sea stone handcuffs, I can still use a little bit of my abilities!”

"In other words, Ace has developed a certain resistance to things that counter his abilities, and he won't completely lose his fighting power like ordinary Devil Fruit users who come into contact with seawater or Seastone!" Reina added, "Just like Aokiji, who can still activate his abilities even after coming into contact with seawater, Ace is the same now!"

"So... what the so-called power of destiny increases is completely random?" Garp frowned and said.

“It’s not entirely random!” Reina shook his head and said, “Haven’t you noticed? You’re getting old now, and what you need most is vitality, while Ace, as an ability user, needs to resist those things that suppress his abilities, right?”

"So, this power of destiny will automatically identify what you need most and then enhance it for you?" Karp's eyes lit up as he said.

“Not necessarily! According to our research on the power of destiny, the enhancements it provides each time are not always the same! For example, if you kill another level 30 extraterrestrial visitor next time, the enhancement from the power of destiny might not be your life force, but it will definitely be something you need!” Reina shook his head and replied.

"I see. So that's why, no matter how many ordinary soldiers we kill, it's hard to detect the power of destiny, right? Because the direction of their enhancement is different each time! So we can't detect it at all!" Garp said with sudden realization.

“That’s right!” Reina nodded and said, “We lost out big time in this intelligence exchange. You’d better leave now; nothing good ever comes from seeing you!”

"Hahaha...you brat, you caused me a lot of trouble back then!" Garp said with a loud laugh.

Reina's lips curled up slightly, clearly recalling his past with Garp.

"Right, since we've already started talking, let's mention the rankings too!" Garp casually found a spot, plopped down, and said.

Reina replied helplessly, "It's only because of you. Try bringing someone else here, and I'll beat the crap out of them! And don't get in my way, Ace... take him away quickly. You can tell him anything you know that he wants to ask! Of course, this only applies to information about extraterrestrial visitors!"

Upon hearing Reina's words, Garp didn't waste any time. Without saying a word, he got up and left with Ace.

After Garp left, Reina slowly fell silent and continued to think about the future. The information Garp had given him was also very important to him. Whitebeard really needed vitality right now.

But who can guarantee that the power of destiny that Whitebeard obtained is necessarily life force? So before figuring it out, he was in no hurry to have Whitebeard come over, since the best time to kill him was when Whitebeard first appeared.

Moreover, killing an enemy, like Garp did, is not what Reina is after.

He felt that it would be better to bring the PhD over first, because this kind of thing involving experimentation and thinking was really not his forte!

However, this place was still too dangerous for the Doctor, so after carefully writing down what had happened here, Reina called the intelligence personnel and asked them to send the letter back to Xuan Yue Island.

At this point, Reyner had no idea that Whitebeard had taken Dr. Asie out for a walk.

After all, the journey from the New World to the North Blue involves crossing ocean areas. Even the Den Den Mushi bred by the professor doesn't have such a long communication distance, so he can only use the primitive method of writing letters.

Not long after, Ace came in. He first reported to Reina about his conversation with Garp, and then seemed to hesitate, as if he had something he wanted to tell him.

“Just say what you mean. We’re partners, like family. I won’t refuse what I can promise you, but I also won’t agree to what I can’t promise you!” Reina patted Ace on the shoulder and said with a light laugh.

Chapter 702 Big Mom's Invitation

Seeing Ace's hesitant expression, Reina reassured him.

After considering it for a moment, Ace spoke up directly: "First mate, can I tell Sabo about the information here?"

"Sabo? The Revolutionary Army? Have you been in contact recently?" Reina asked, surprised.

Ace nodded and said, "Sabo and I have been communicating, but we haven't mentioned what's happening in the North Sea! But now the effects of the power of destiny are becoming more and more apparent! With Sabo's strength, he should have a chance to kill those level 30 powerhouses!"

"So you want Sabo to come along?" Reina asked, stroking his chin.

Ace nodded and replied, "Yes, but that's just my thought. I haven't considered whether he's willing to come or how he'll come!"

Reina's lips curled slightly as he said, "How about this, you send a letter to Sabo and ask him to come to Beihai in person. Then you can talk to him face to face about what you want to say! As for whether we will cooperate after he comes, or in what form, we can discuss that then!"