Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Hehehe... This is so exciting! But shouldn't we get serious? Otherwise, the captain will think we're slacking off!" Brooke said with a chuckle from the mast.

"Then let those guys see who's stronger, the androids or the humans! Chopper, Usopp... get the General Franky ready!" Franky, having witnessed Vegapunk Poston's latest creation, couldn't resist wanting to compete with it.

"Yes, sir! Commander Chopper is in position!" Chopper is always the most trustworthy member. No matter who it is, as long as it's not related to medical matters, he will trust them completely.

The position of Commander Chopper was given to him casually by Franky, and Chopper has remembered it ever since.

As for Usopp, he had already arrived at the cabin, because General Franky's enormous size meant that he was usually disassembled and stored in the cabin.

Soon, with Usopp and Chopper's combined efforts, the parts that General Franky needed were launched using the dock system. Franky, having obtained the parts, directly assembled himself into General Franky and then entered the cockpit.

"You bastards... let me show you how powerful General Franky is!" Franky, piloting General Franky, jumped onto the warship next to him and began his performance.

With Franky's attack, the Straw Hat crew officially fired the first shot in their counterattack.

"Yohohoho... Song of Plunder - Blizzard Slash!" Brook, who had already mastered the power of the underworld, officially activated his ultimate form, thrusting out his cane sword imbued with the power of the underworld, instantly freezing the surrounding marines.

These icy frosts were different from the cold of Reina and Aokiji; they directly froze their souls, making them feel as if they were in the underworld.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh... Bang bang bang!"

Usopp's giant slingshot also began to unleash its power, launching countless strange seeds and causing great trouble for the surrounding marines.

"Looks like I can't slack off anymore!" On the deck, Robin, wearing sunglasses, smiled slightly and then closed his eyes. But behind him, a Robin made up of countless petals, a huge Robin, slowly took shape. And when that huge petal Robin opened his eyes, his Sharingan eyes stunned the surrounding Marines so much that they dared not move.

"It's...it's a demon!" Not far away, whether they were members of the Navy or the Buggy Pirates, they all showed expressions of horror when they saw the demonic petal Robin.

Chapter 811 The Navy's All-Out Attack

"Oh my gosh~~ What terrifying pirates! But... the Navy has more than just this much strength! Give the order to send out the elite forces!" Kizaru, who was stationed at the rear, saw the Straw Hat crew begin to exert their strength and immediately gave the order to the messenger beside him.

"Yes, sir!" The soldier hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied.

The so-called elite force is a special group of officers trained by the Navy Headquarters. They are basically all capable of using special abilities, and even those who do not possess special abilities are quite skilled in physical combat or swordsmanship, at least able to fight on par with ability users. Furthermore, everyone has mastered the Six Powers of the Navy, making them arguably the most elite force in the Navy.

To ensure everything went smoothly, Sakazuki specifically approved Kizaru's use of this force.

This is also the last unit that Kizaru can use.

The reason they were deployed to the battlefield last was to minimize their losses, since these were all Navy personnel and would be the Navy's greatest asset in the future.

Therefore, with the arrival of the final elite force, Kizaru also left his original position, temporarily handing over command to his adjutant, and then turned into a beam of light and headed towards Luffy's location.

At this moment, Luffy had just dodged the android's attack. Although he sensed another attack, the opponent was too fast for him to dodge. He could only barely move his body to avoid vital parts.

"Boom!"

A beam of light struck Luffy directly, sinking him and his pirate ship.

"Admiral Kizaru!"

As the light refocused on the bow of the nearby warship, the surrounding navy couldn't help but shout with excitement.

Kizaru, with a lewd expression, didn't care. Instead, he stared at the spot where he had been hit. He knew he had hit Straw Hat Luffy, but he also sensed that the other had avoided vital areas.

"Luffy!" Zoro, who was fighting the androids, was shocked to see Luffy get hit.

"Cough cough cough..."

Amidst the smoke and dust, Luffy, clutching his shoulder, appeared on a warship not far away.

“Admiral… Kizaru!” Luffy looked up at the person who attacked him and said with a serious expression.

"Oh my... How terrifying! You are now... the Pirate King!" Kizaru said with a mocking expression, "But after today, I can only call you... the former Pirate King!"

"Is that so?" Luffy grinned and said, "But I don't think so!"

"Phew~ You little brat, that was terrifying! I knew you wouldn't be so easily defeated, but the opponent was a Marine Admiral!" Sanji appeared beside Luffy at some point and said.

"Yo yo~~ This is... Germa?" Kizaru asked in surprise when he saw Sanji wearing the transformation device. "When did you guys get involved with the Straw Hat crew? Didn't I hear you were defeated by Big Mom and joined the Whitebeard Pirates?"

"I'm not one of Germa!" Sanji said, somewhat angrily. "Whether they are destroyed by someone or not is none of my business!"

Even so, when he heard Kizaru's words, he still thought of one person: his sister Reiju!

If there's anyone in the Vinsmoke family who worries him, it's Reiju, the only older sister who ever cared about him when he was a child.

Back on Whole Cake Island in Big Mom, if it weren't for Reiju, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape.

As for Kizaru, although he was somewhat surprised to see Germa's transformation equipment here, at this moment, unless the main force of the Whitebeard Pirates was here, no one could save the Straw Hat crew.

"Luffy, the opponent is too strong. Fighting them head-on is not the way to go. As long as I don't enter the North Blue, they won't dare to be so blatant!" Sanji said to Luffy.

Although they are very strong now, they would have a hard time breaking through the encirclement if it weren't for the help of the Red-Haired Pirates and the Buggy Pirates, in the face of the full-scale attack of the World Government and the Navy.

That's why Sanji suggested that Luffy should not fight the enemy right now, but instead focus on escaping.

“Alright! I’ll cover you from behind. Also, let’s inform Shanks!” Luffy nodded and replied.

He's different from before; he won't fight to the death with the enemy because it's completely unnecessary.

"You don't need to worry about Shanks, Straw Hat, Crocodile will help you open a breach. We have to retreat, otherwise, once the Navy completes the encirclement, none of us will escape!" Buggy, who had arrived at this point, said angrily.

He had planned to betray Cao Mao and his crew, and then escape immediately after obtaining the One Piece. However, the Navy had no intention of letting them go, so after they reunited with the Straw Hat crew, they immediately launched an attack on them.

This infuriated Bucky, but he also had no choice but to side with Cao Mao and his gang.

"I really didn't expect you to keep your promise!" Zoro glanced at Buggy and said, "But don't worry, after we leave, Luffy will definitely tell you what the One Piece is!"

"Hahaha... It would be best if you could remember! Straw Hat Boy, if you dare to go back on your word, even with Shanks' help, I will definitely knock you out of the sky!" Buggy laughed loudly upon hearing this.

He didn't notice that Zoro's words didn't mention giving him the One Piece, but only told him what the One Piece was.

Luffy, standing to the side, curled his lip, looked at Kizaru, and said, "Zoro, you and Sanji go back to the Sunny. I'll take care of things here!"

"Alright, be careful!" Zoro and Sanji didn't waste any words; they had a high degree of respect for Luffy's strength.

Even if the opponent is a Marine Admiral, they still believe Luffy will win.

Because Luffy now is completely different from before.

On the other side, Kizaru's appearance immediately caught Shanks' attention.

"Beckman, Luffy is fighting Kizaru. Are you sure we shouldn't go help?" Shanks said with some concern.

Although there was Admiral Green Bull, as well as those androids and two members of CP0, Shanks and his Red-Haired Pirates didn't see it as a big problem.

"Boss, trust Luffy, he'll be fine!" Beckman said confidently. "If he were so easily defeated, he wouldn't have been able to return from the final island!"

“Alright then! Let me see... just how far he has grown!” Shanks nodded in response.

"You're distracted during a fight? Don't you think you're taking me too seriously?"

Just then, countless tree branches came flying towards Shanks; it was none other than Admiral Green Bull.

Chapter 812 That Person

Even Shanks couldn't ignore Green Bull's attack, so he had to brace himself and fight Green Bull for the time being. As for Luffy, he could only choose to trust Beckman.

After all, they've reached the final island, so the Straw Hat crew shouldn't be so easily wiped out by the Navy.

In fact, Shanks' worries were somewhat unnecessary. The Straw Hat crew's display of power when facing a formidable enemy intimidated not only the Navy but even Buggy's pirate crew.

Everyone was especially shocked when Luffy officially used the awakened power of his Devil Fruit.

"What is this thing? Isn't he a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user? Why is he transforming? Isn't that a unique ability of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users?" Kizaru looked at Luffy in his Nikka form with complete confusion. Especially when he saw that Luffy actually possessed the ability to assimilate matter after awakening his Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, it almost overturned his worldview.

With his white, flame-like hair and a perpetually smiling face, Luffy, who kept saying how interesting this was, had become a battlefield reaper. With every move he made, he turned the battlefield into chaos, disrupting not only the Navy's formation but also the pirates'.

At this point, the Straw Hat crew's advantage of being outnumbered came into play.

"Seriously... no matter how many times I see it, Luffy's form still feels a bit inexplicable!" Sanji said with a helpless expression.

"Hehe...that's the charm of the Drum of Liberation!" Robin, who already knew a lot, said with a smile.

After arriving at the final island, they understood the meaning of the One Piece and what Joy Boy had wanted to do back then.

Liberating the world, eliminating all barriers, and connecting the four seas with the Grand Line—that was what Joy Boy originally wanted to do.

He originally thought Luffy would do the same, but after he told Luffy everything, Luffy did not continue what Joy Boy had not finished. Although he also thought it was good, according to Luffy, he did not need to do such a thing. He was just a pirate who wanted to roam the seas freely.

Furthermore, as the contemporary Joy Boy, Luffy's heartbeat in his Nika form is the sound of the "Drum of Liberation," which is called the sound of liberation by all those who need to be liberated. It has the effect of inspiring people and enhancing their fighting power.

"This is……?"

When Luffy unleashed his Nikka form, everyone on the battlefield who had mastered Observation Haki heard a heartbeat-like sound, and they all turned to look at Luffy, who was playing and fighting in the air.

In a certain ocean in the New World, as usual, the elephant god, carrying the Mink Tribe across the sea, suddenly seemed to sense something. With its long trunk pointing to the sky, it let out a huge roar.

Meanwhile, Momonosuke, far away in Wano Country, suddenly felt a jolt in his heart and then stood up to look outside.

"My lord!" Upon seeing this, the Imperial Guards immediately stepped forward in surprise and asked, "What's wrong?"

“I don’t know either, Kin’emon. I have a strange feeling, it seems… to be related to our Wano Country!” Momonosuke shook his head and said.

"Is it time to establish the nation?" the Imperial Guards asked, their hearts filled with excitement.

As a former samurai of Kozuki Oden, Kin'emon's greatest wish in life is to help Wano Country open its doors, something Oden was unable to accomplish.

However, after they defeated Kaido and reclaimed Wano Country, Kozuki Momonosuke told them that Wano Country was not yet truly open to the world.

Although they didn't understand, Momonosuke, as the shogun of Wano Country and inheritor of Kozuki Oden's bloodline, certainly possessed this right.

"It's certainly not the time to establish a nation yet, but... what do you sense?" Tenguyama Hitetsu, wearing a mask, appeared here at some unknown time.

"Grandfather!" Upon seeing Hitetsu, Momonosuke immediately stepped forward and bowed in greeting.

It turns out that his true identity as Tenguyama Hitetsu is the former head of the Kozuki family, Kozuki Sukiyaki!

Later, due to the influence of Kurozumi Orochi, he lived in seclusion under an assumed name. Only after Kaido was defeated by Luffy and his crew did he reveal his true identity. However, not many people know his identity now, so as not to affect Momonosuke's ruling position.

“If Wano Country wants to truly open its borders, it needs to destroy all the surrounding fences, and the one who possesses this ability… is the Free Pluton!” Sukiyaki said to Momonosuke, “We cannot let the Free Pluton appear before its true master needs it, otherwise it will attract a lot of attention!”

"But...Grandfather, isn't Luffy the master of Pluton? Why didn't Mr. Luffy want to obtain Pluton back then!?" Momonosuke asked, puzzled.

"Hahaha... These are all preordained. He doesn't need Hades yet, but one day he will. When that happens... that will be the time when our Wano Country truly opens its borders!" Sukiyaki couldn't help but laugh as he spoke.

At the time, Kozuki Oden did not understand what true opening of the country meant. Later, after he returned from his travels in the outer seas, he understood these things, but the timing was not right. That's why he said those words to his samurai, hoping that Kin'emon and others would help Wano Country so that Wano Country could truly open its borders when "that person" needed it.

"Then was that feeling I just experienced a summons from that person?" Momonosuke took a deep breath and asked.

"Don't ask me that, ask yourself!" Sukiyaki shook his head and said, "You are now the shogun of Wano Country, and the leader of our Kozuki clan! The future of Wano Country and the Kozuki clan... rests on your shoulders!"

Upon hearing this, Momonosuke felt a profound sense of responsibility. In the past, he would have likely run away and refused to face the situation. But now, he simply took a deep breath and said to Kin'emon, "Summon the Red Warriors and order the entire nation to prepare for war! Once I feel that person's call, that will be the time when Wano Country reappears in the eyes of the world!"