Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

The energy shield expert's left eye had become a dark hole, an injury he sustained from Reina's Sharingan when he was careless.

Both sides are now seriously injured, and the upcoming battle will be even more brutal.

"Ahem... I say, gentlemen, we've been fighting from day to night, and now it's getting late. How about we call a truce and rest for a bit?" Reina looked up at the moon, which was already high in the sky, and said with a smile.

"Why waste time? You and I both know you're destined to lose this battle!" the illusionist said through gritted teeth.

Reina's injuries could be improved with rest, but the injuries of the two of them could not be healed by rest alone. They could only find a solution after returning to the island they had landed on.

If his arm cannot be restored, it will be a huge problem for him, and he will have no choice but to sacrifice his physical body here and descend again.

However, he needs to obtain enough resources before that.

So now he doesn't want to waste any more time, he just wants to get rid of Reina as soon as possible, and then go to this world to plunder its resources.

Reina, on the other hand, wanted to find an opportunity to try and see if he could enter the Tower of Trials from within the energy shield's range. If he could enter, then the energy shield would be useless to him.

Unfortunately, the other party doesn't seem to be planning to give him that chance.

"Why waste time arguing with him! Kill him and seize his life force, or we might not even get back the resources we brought here!" The energy shield expert said as he launched an attack on Reina.

He had initially thought this would be an easy job, but he had unexpectedly lost an eye to Reina, which made him quite irritable.

Chapter 844 Schemes

The next morning, when the sun rose, the island where Reina and the two extraterrestrials had fought was completely unrecognizable.

The forest that was once in the center of the island is now barren and full of potholes. At the edge of the largest deep pit in the center, Reina and two extraterrestrial visitors are facing off.

It wasn't that they didn't want to continue, but their physical strength was running low, so they could only take this opportunity to rest and think of a solution.

If it weren't for Black Emperor's abilities, Reina would have been exhausted long ago. After all, his opponents were two level 45 powerhouses. Even though they didn't use their abilities, their physical strength was still there.

After a full day and night of fierce fighting, both sides were basically exhausted.

"Do you... still think you have a chance to escape?" The illusionist asked with a light laugh, looking at Reina, who was covered in blood.

Such a powerful enemy, if killed, would grant them a massive amount of energy, enough to compensate for their losses even if divided between two people.

Therefore, the stronger Reina performs, the less anxious they become.

The stronger Reina is, the more benefits they will gain after killing him, so they are naturally not in a hurry.

The current situation is also clear: without external reinforcements, Reina has no way to escape.

"Hehe..." Reina chuckled and said, "So, are you prepared to die together with me?"

"Total destruction? No, no, no... We will not die! Killing you will give us enough energy to return to this world!" The illusionist raised an eyebrow and replied.

Reina took a deep breath, and then his aura suddenly surged. He slowly straightened up and said, "Is that so? I didn't want to reveal my full strength to you so soon, because I know that killing your physical bodies is useless. But now it seems that I have no other choice!"

The two extraterrestrial visitors stared wide-eyed at Reina in disbelief. The aura emanating from Reina at this moment was even greater than during his previous peak.

"Trying to fool me?" The illusionist's face hardened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "If you really have that kind of power, it would be worth it even if we died here today!"

"Hoo~ Since that's the case, let's have a real contest!" The energy shield expert said, directly canceling the transparent energy shield that had been covering the island.

This way, he can use his abilities during battle.

Anyway, if Reina really has the strength he's shown, they can't stop him now that the battle has gone this far.

If Reina was just bluffing, then without the energy shield, he wouldn't be able to escape from the two of them.

“That’s exactly what I’d like to hear. I remember when I defeated you last time, you said you’d fight me with all your might next time!” Reina said with a smile.

He does indeed have one last resort: to fuse with Hyōrinmaru. Once fused, Reina will awaken the Sharingan, resulting in a qualitative leap in his strength compared to now.

However, that would put a lot of strain on the body, and Reina generally wouldn't use that move because it was his last resort.

"Now... let me see if you really have a backup plan!" The energy shield expert raised his hand, and a transparent energy ball appeared in his hand.

With a single step, he charged towards Reina's location.

"Roar!"

Just as Reina was about to fuse with Hyōrinmaru, a roar suddenly came from a sailor in the distance!

Reina and the two extraterrestrial visitors were stunned and looked in the direction of the sound. They saw a huge whale ship rapidly approaching the island. A white-bearded man standing at the bow held a naginata and looked at them solemnly.

"Phew~ Looks like my reinforcements have arrived!" Reina breathed a sigh of relief, stopped his plan to fuse Hyōrinmaru, and said with a smile.

"Let's retreat!" The energy shield expert and the illusion expert exchanged a glance and said softly.

He could indeed use the energy shield to isolate Reina from the enemy again, but under the attack from both inside and outside, he was unsure how long his energy shield could last. If they couldn't quickly deal with Reina and the enemy broke through the energy shield, the two of them would probably die here.

"You're lucky this time!" The illusionist gritted his teeth and prepared to leave with his companions.

"When did I say you could leave?" Just then, another Reina suddenly appeared behind the illusion master, holding Senbonzakura in his hand, and stabbed directly at his heart.

Meanwhile, Reina, who was in front of them, also moved out and attacked the energy shield expert.

"Damn it, when did you get here!" The illusion master thought that only one of the two Reinas was real, and he believed that he might have been under an illusion.

But when he blocked Senbonzakura, he was even more surprised to find that his companion was also fighting another Reina.

“This isn’t some kind of illusion!” Reina smiled slightly, and the Thousand Cherry Blossoms in his hand disappeared, transforming into countless petals that floated towards the other party.

"You still say it's not an illusion? Attacking me in this way is completely ineffective!" the illusion master said confidently.

"How could this be!" But when the petals brushed against his skin, the real sensation of being cut made his face change drastically.

"Idiot, that's his clone technique! Didn't you notice that his strength has changed?" the energy shield expert shouted while suppressing Reina.

"That's right, but I'll tell you a secret... I'm actually the clone!" Just as Reina and the illusionist were exchanging blows, Reina was directly blasted into a puff of white smoke by the opponent's palm.

"Damn it!" Only then did the illusion master realize that Reina's target this time was not him, but his companion.

"Damn it!" When he turned around to look at his companion, he found that the Hyōrinmaru in his hand had already pierced his companion's body.

"Your target... is me?" The energy shield expert looked at Reina in front of him and asked incredulously.

"Of course, it's just a mere illusion. Do you really think he poses a greater threat to our world than you?" Reina's true form, wielding Hyōrinmaru, pierced the heart of the energy shield expert and said with a smile, "I've been setting up this from the beginning, making you think my target is him! But I've been waiting, waiting for you to reveal a flaw, just like now. You thought I was just a clone, but I was the real me!"

"Ugh~" The energy shield expert coughed up blood and tried to say something, but Reina kicked him away and then quickly retreated.

Because of his companion, the illusionist had already launched an attack on him.

"Are you sure you're the only one left? Aren't you leaving?" Reina said with a smile as he backed away.

"Damn it, you're completely out of strength! I believe if we hold on a little longer, you'll be the one who dies!" The illusionist was furious. He felt like a clown, having been arrogantly watching the other person perform, only to find out that he was the clown performing and the other person was just a guest in the audience watching his show.

Chapter 845 Rescue

Seeing Reina kill his comrade, the illusionist was so angry he almost vomited blood. However, now that the enemy's reinforcements had arrived, he had no choice but to retreat. Otherwise, once Whitebeard and the others landed on the island, he probably wouldn't be able to leave even if he wanted to.

Reina did not stop the illusionist from leaving; if the illusionist wanted to leave, he couldn't stop him, just as if the illusionist couldn't stop him if he wanted to leave.

"Rayner, are you alright?"

Whitebeard and his crew arrived quickly.

"Phew~ If you'd been any later, I would have been in trouble!" Reina said with a wry smile. "Big brother, let's retreat first, it's not safe here!"

He was afraid that the other party might launch a surprise attack. Although Whitebeard was there to protect them, if the other party sent a few more level 45 experts, Reina really didn't know how to deal with them, especially since the other party would awaken their abilities after reaching level 45.

Their abilities are also incredibly diverse, much like Devil Fruits, but without the side effects of Devil Fruits. As long as they don't encounter an opponent who can counter their abilities, those abilities will enhance their combat power in a terrifying way.

“Alright!” Whitebeard nodded and had someone help Reina back onto the Moby Dick.

Just as they boarded the ship, a huge explosion suddenly came from the island, and then the entire island began to break apart and slowly sink.

Upon seeing this, the white-bearded man on the deck paused with his naginata, and a transparent energy circle enveloped the entire Moby Dick, preventing the waves caused by the sinking island from getting close to the Moby Dick.

"I never expected they would actually destroy the entire island!" Vista said, his face grim.

If Reina hadn't suggested retreating earlier, they probably wouldn't have left immediately, and if they had been hit like that, they would have suffered heavy losses.

"It seems they've gone to great lengths to deal with you this time!" Whitebeard said with a light laugh as he looked at Reiner.

“Ah~ that’s true! But I also unexpectedly gained a lot of information this time!” Reina said, and then told Whitebeard about his conversation with the two extraterrestrial visitors.

Whitebeard pondered for a moment before speaking, "You can actually take on two level 45 powerhouses at once?"

Reina was taken aback, then said with a wry smile, "That's because one of their abilities was countered by my Sharingan, and the other had to maintain an energy shield, so neither of them can be considered a complete level 45 powerhouse!"

"So how do you feel about their level 45 experts compared to us?" Whitebeard asked.

"If we disregard their abilities, they're roughly on par with the Four Emperors. Of course, their physical abilities aren't as good as ours, probably because they're not using their own bodies right now, which is why their bodies aren't as strong! Even if the two of them team up, they can't stop someone like Kaido from leaving if he wants to!"

“Of course, if we take their abilities into account, their combat power increases significantly. For example, the energy shield expert we are familiar with—with him around, even just using their ordinary warriors, they can cause us a lot of trouble!” Reina shook his head and said, “Adding the illusionist we encountered this time, if we can’t counter him, his level of danger might be even greater than that of the energy shield expert!”

"Don't they have any weaknesses? Even our Devil Fruit users are afraid of seawater!" Vista said, frowning.

Reina shook his head and said, "It's different! Our Devil Fruit users' main abilities come from the fruit itself. Only after awakening can they fully unleash the fruit's power! But they are different. Their abilities come from within themselves. Therefore, in terms of developing and using their abilities, ordinary Devil Fruit users are simply no match for them! Only awakened Devil Fruit users have a fighting chance!"

"So, in other words, if we encounter a powerhouse of level 45 or higher, we won't even have the power to fight back?" Vista asked, frowning.

"Do you think you can beat Kaido?" Reina asked with a smile.

“We can’t beat them, but escaping shouldn’t be a problem!” Vista replied confidently.

Reina's face darkened, and he said, "In Kaido's dragon form, if he's determined to kill you, how could you possibly escape?"

“Ah~ this…” Bistan was speechless.

Indeed, Devil Fruits are afraid of seawater, but Kaido's fruit is the Fish-Fish Fruit, so even if Vista escapes into the sea, it won't help!

Moreover, with Kaido's level of strength, the seawater's ability to restrain him is not as strong as before. At least if he falls into the sea, he should have no problem getting out.

"So, in general, the extraterrestrial visitors at level 45 are stronger than us Four Emperors?" Whitebeard said, frowning.

"It's not that absolute. It mainly depends on the abilities of both sides and the environment. For example, on the open sea, the other side is basically no match for Big Brother. But if the other side lays an ambush in advance and traps Big Brother in a certain place, then Big Brother is very likely to be defeated by the other side!" Reina shook his head and said.

"It seems those extraterrestrial visitors are far more powerful than we imagined!" Bistan exclaimed.

“Otherwise, Kaido and Big Mom wouldn’t have suffered such a crushing defeat!” Reina nodded in response.

As the island slowly disappeared, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates were momentarily at a loss as to what the future held.

Although they currently hold some advantages in the battle, the more they know about the enemy's strength, the more fearful they become about the future.

"Never mind, I need to rest now, I'm exhausted!" Reina said, and then lay down on the deck and fell asleep.

Seeing this, Whitebeard had Reyner carried into the cabin to rest.