Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Then you'd better be careful!" Garp waved to someone behind him, and a marine soldier handed him a cannonball.

"call out!"

Garp threw the cannonball directly at Whitebeard with his hand, and Reina immediately stepped forward and blocked the cannonball with one hand.

"What? You want to join our Whitebeard Pirates? We'll take this cannonball!" When Reina touched the cannonball, it fell directly into his hand, making it look as if Garp had specially sent him a cannonball.

"Is this all you've got? Little guy~ Let's see how many you can catch! Someone, bring me the shells!" Garp said with a smirk.

Soon, the navy behind him used a trolley to transport the shells to Garp's back.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Garp hurled countless shells at them, one by one.

"Is this guy... a freak? He's actually throwing cannonballs with his bare hands repeatedly?" Reina's expression changed, and he said through gritted teeth.

Although he knew Garp had such abilities, this was different from watching anime; he had witnessed it firsthand.

Moreover, Garp is definitely at his peak right now. Although the distance between their two ships is not very far, it is about the same range as ordinary cannons.

The cannonballs that Kapu threw by hand were faster and more accurate than those fired from cannons.

"Gurararara..." Whitebeard laughed loudly, stomped his naginata, and a transparent energy circle appeared on his left hand. Then he punched the warship.

"Crack, crack..." The space in front of them shattered like a mirror, and then the shells still in the air exploded one after another, as if they had been hit by something.

"Garp... don't embarrass yourself with such childish stuff! Let's get serious!" Whitebeard said seriously.

He had witnessed Garp unleashing his full power back in God Valley; even the mighty Captain Rocks was defeated by Garp.

As the two ships slowly approached, Reina could clearly see Garp's appearance. The young Garp was even more charismatic than in the future, and his muscular physique exuded a powerful explosive force.

"Men... crush them!" Whitebeard stood at the bow of the ship, brandishing his naginata. All the crew members followed Reiner and jumped toward the naval warship.

"Hahaha... Newgate... Die here today!" Garp's eyes narrowed, and he threw a punch at Whitebeard.

"Boom~~~~" Whitebeard's naginata and Garp's fist collided, and the aftershock of the collision even cracked the sturdy hull of the naval warship.

"Not good! Everyone, get away from where Big Brother and Garp are fighting! Marco, you take some men to the back and destroy the rudder of the naval warships! Vista, you go back and help Jozu defend our ship! Laco, Sachi, Hansen, follow me and charge!" Reina commanded as he fought.

"Okay!" Marco nodded, jumped up, his arms transformed into phoenix wings, and flew towards the rear of the warship.

Vista nodded and leaped back to the pirate ship.

"Where do you think you're going?" Marco was stopped in mid-air by a swordsman dressed in naval uniform.

"Your opponent is here, don't run around!" Reina blocked the opponent's longsword that was about to strike Marco with his foot, absorbing the attack directly.

“Red-eyed Reina… what a troublesome fellow!” Garp’s adjutant, Pocato, adjusted his hat, looked at Reina, and said softly.

He had just realized that his strike hadn't hit his opponent at all. The feeling of clearly hitting the opponent, yet not getting any feedback from the enemy, surprised him.

"Hehe... I'm more than just trouble! Sharingan... Activate!" Reina smiled slightly and activated his Sharingan directly.

"Strange abilities are really emerging one after another!" Bocato became cautious as soon as he saw Reina's eyes turn red.

He had already learned some of Reina's abilities from headquarters. Besides the ability to absorb damage, when Reina's eyes turned red, he seemed to have a remarkable ability to see through everything Reina did.

"Slash!" Bocato vanished from his spot in an instant, appearing directly in front of Reina and slashing at Reina's chest with his sword.

The Navy has been studying his eye abilities for a long time. As long as you are fast enough that Reina's body cannot react, it doesn't matter if he sees you.

"Clang!" An arm covered in Armament Haki was raised to block the chest.

Reina had absorbed some of the impact from the cannonballs Garp had thrown earlier, and he had also absorbed all of the force of the slash that Marco had just blocked. So, just in case, he activated Armament Haki.

"Your speed is fast, but... it still can't fool my Sharingan! Come and taste my attack... Power-Gathering Whip Kick!" Reina kicked at Bocato. Because the distance was too close, Bocato couldn't dodge and had to use his longsword to block Reina's whip kick.

"boom!"

"Boom..." The moment they made contact, a tremendous force sent Pocato flying, crashing into the cabin.

"Come out! This level of attack... shouldn't be enough to kill you!" Looking at the shattered cabin, Reina didn't continue the attack, but said calmly.

"Cough cough cough..." Sure enough, Bocato slowly walked out of the cabin. His top hat was gone, his gray suit was torn, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

Although Reina did not absorb the maximum amount of energy, he still absorbed more than half of it. He then used his newly developed energy-gathering method to release all the absorbed energy, resulting in considerable destructive power.

"As expected of a pirate with an 80 million bounty, it seems... I can't afford to be careless!" Pocato ripped off his cloak of justice, squinted, and said.

"Hehehe... Give it a try if you can do it!" Reina chuckled and said.

As long as the opponent doesn't directly unleash the energy he can absorb to his limit, he will be invincible.

"Slash!" Bocato didn't speak; his sudden attack was Reina's response.

"So fast..." The Sharingan saw the opponent's attack trajectory, but before the body could react, the opponent hit him. However, it seemed that in pursuit of extreme speed, the damage caused by the opponent was not significant.

"No!" Reina's expression changed as he realized the other party's intention.

"Pfft!"

A slash tore through Reina's clothes, leaving a bloody gash on his shoulder.

Chapter 68 Self-Awareness

After leaving the battle, Reina looked at Bocato, who was breathing heavily, with a grim expression.

The opponent's method of dealing with him was simple: use rapid slashes at close range to continuously inflict damage on him until he reached his limit of absorption.

Before this, there should be no contact with Reina, so that even if Reina knows that he has reached the limit of the energy he can absorb, he will not be able to release it.

"I never expected you to have such a method. I underestimated this world! But you didn't cut my neck just now, so now you don't have the chance!" Reina looked at the wound on his shoulder and said softly.

"Is that so?" Bocato disappeared from Reina's sight again, seemingly intending to repeat his old trick.

“I told you, you won’t have another chance!” Reina punched the floor of the warship, releasing all the energy he had absorbed.

"Boom!" Reina punched through the floor of the warship, and the scattered floor fragments not only blocked Bocato's view but also hindered his attack.

"Found you!" Bocato exclaimed in surprise, noticing that Reina had somehow appeared beside him and was wearing nothing but a pair of shorts.

"Power-Up Elbow Strike!"

"puff!"

Reina struck Bocato in the chest with an elbow, sending him flying and crashing into the cabin while he coughed up blood.

This time, Reina didn't wait outside any longer. Instead, he took a step and rushed into the cabin as well.

"Bang bang bang..." Bocato had just crawled out of the sawdust when Reina's attack arrived.

The two attacked each other relentlessly, smashing the surrounding wooden walls to pieces.

Reina attacked while absorbing energy, releasing it at the opportune moment to deliver a powerful blow. However, he also discovered that his "Power Strike" was unable to be activated in such a fast-paced battle.

Because the energy needs to travel through a specific path, Reina couldn't concentrate on gathering energy while fighting rapidly. This made him realize that his control over this move was still insufficient and that he needed to practice more in the future.

Bocato was in a very difficult situation. While Reina could absorb the energy from the battle, Bocato had to take the actual damage. Although he was stronger than Reina in both physical combat and swordsmanship, he was still suppressed by Reina in the battle.

"Boom~~~"

Two figures shot into the air from the cabin and then quickly separated.

Wearing only shorts, Reina smiled at his opponent, but his arms behind his back were trembling slightly, as the previous battle had quickly depleted his strength.

On the other side, Bocato, covered in wounds, stared at Reina, panting heavily.

"Cough cough cough... It seems headquarters' bounty on you was too low. They really underestimated you!" Pocato coughed up a mouthful of blood, then casually wiped it with his hand and said.

"Reina! Are you alright? The rudder is destroyed!" Marco descended from the sky, looking at Reina who was only wearing shorts, and asked.

"Don't worry, it's alright! Let's go, we're retreating!" Reina smiled, turned around, and jumped directly towards the pirate ship.

Bocato watched Reina leave, powerless to give chase. If Reina was determined to kill him, he might perish here today.

Back on the pirate ship, where Jozu and Vista had already taken out the Marines, Reina then put his weighted suit back on from his inventory.

"Captain, they really have started fighting!" On the island, the vice-captain of the Ward Pirates, Bin Jack, said to Bondi Wald with a smile.

"It's time for us to set sail!" Bondi Wald glanced at the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates who were engaged in fierce fighting, then turned and left.

Meanwhile, Reina, who had already returned to the ship, checked the condition of the pirate ship and quickly went to the bow.

"Vice Admiral Garp... if your adjutant doesn't get treatment soon, he might not make it!" Reina shouted loudly as he looked at Whitebeard and Garp, who were still fighting.

"Boom!" After the naginata and the fist clashed once more, the two separated.

"Hmph! Newgate, you guys are lucky this time!" Garp glanced back at Bocato, who was being supported by soldiers, before speaking to Whitebeard.

"Gurararara... Garp, if you want to capture me, I'm ready anytime!" Whitebeard laughed a few times and returned to his pirate ship.

After leaving, Reina discovered that not only was the pirate ship damaged, but almost everyone on the crew, except for himself and Marco, was injured.

Garp's ship wasn't just occupied by him and his first mate; there were also some formidable officers whose strength was enough to rival Marco and his men.

So Reina was extremely busy for the next period of time, not only having to assist Marco in treating the injured crew members, but also having to direct the crew to repair the Moby Dick.

Unbeknownst to them, while they were engaged in fierce combat with the Navy, the Ward Pirates had quietly retreated to the other side of the island.

Moreover, they encountered Zephyr, who was chasing the Whitebeard Pirates, shortly after setting sail. The two sides fought a great battle, which ended in a draw.

"Garp, I heard you ran into Whitebeard?" On Ross Island, Zephyr encountered Garp, who was also resting there.

"Yes, Bocato was injured by Akame Reina, so his bounty is lower!" Garp nodded and said.

"Oh? You've actually reached the point where you can defeat Bocato?" Zephyr asked solemnly.

“His strength is probably a little weaker than mine, but his abilities are very strange. So if we really fought, I probably wouldn’t be his match. If it weren’t for Lord Garp, he would have the ability to kill me!” Bocato, whose body was wrapped in bandages, nodded and said.

Zefa and his adjutant Karadan exchanged a glance. This information was very important because, in terms of strength, Karadan was not as good as Bocato. He would have to be careful when facing Reina in the future.

"By the way, your warship was actually unharmed this time?" Zephyr said to Garp with a smile.

Garp usually doesn't leave his warships behind after each battle with Roger, so the fact that the warships were still docked in port this time piqued Zephyr's curiosity.

"Hahaha... I'm fighting very carefully this time!" Garp said smugly.

"That's because our ship's rudder was destroyed by Reina, so the Whitebeard Pirates left easily before Lord Garp could even unleash his power!" Pocato said expressionlessly from the side.

"Hahaha... I see. It seems that kid Reina doesn't know your fighting style yet. This time, thanks to him, we managed to save a warship!" Zephyr laughed and said, "But that kid still loves to play tricks!"

“That kid is no ordinary person. I can sense that he doesn’t seem to have a strong desire to fight; he’s just trying to find a way to leave!” Garp shook his head and said.

"Hehehe... You guys stay here and repair the ship! We won't keep you company. After I capture Whitebeard and the others and bring them to Impel Down, you can go and catch up with them!" Zephyr chuckled and stood up.