Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

However, before Sengoku could speak, Garp immediately recounted what had just happened to him.

But now is not the time to argue with Reina, so Sengoku nodded to Reina and said, "Our navy owes a great debt to your help this time. In the future, please feel free to ask if you need anything!"

Reina nodded in satisfaction. He had deliberately chosen this moment to say such things. Although he knew that Sengoku's promise might not be very effective, he was already quite pleased to have received this commitment.

After all, as the commander-in-chief of the navy in the North Sea, Sengoku had too many things to consider.

He also believed that if it weren't for this timing, he wouldn't even have received this promise.

"kill!"

At this moment, the extraterrestrial reinforcements arrived. Seeing that Sengoku and the others did not retreat but instead engaged in battle, they charged towards them.

"Hehe... Didn't you Navy want to retreat? Now is not a good time to retreat!" Reina, who had already hidden in the back, had no intention of making a move. If the Navy did not intend to fight, the other side should not send reinforcements, and the Venerable One would not come on his own initiative.

"Hmph! Garp, you guys stay behind to cover the rear, I'll lead the men to retreat first!" Sengoku glanced at Reina and said to Garp and the others.

Originally, they weren't under this much pressure. Because of Reina's appearance, the extraterrestrial reinforcements were more than they had planned. Now, going to war with them is clearly not worthwhile.

Therefore, Sengoku ordered Garp, Aokiji, and others to cover the rear, while he led the main force to retreat first.

"Kuzan, freeze the battlefield!" Garp didn't waste any words, standing in front of Aokiji to buy him time.

As Aokiji possesses a wide-range attack capability, he is the best candidate to cover the rear.

"Ice Age World!" Upon hearing this, Aokiji didn't waste any words. He immediately braced his hands on the ground, freezing the entire area in front of the extraterrestrial visitors.

With Aokiji's strength, he could have caused a lot of damage with just this one move on an ordinary battlefield, but their enemy at this moment was an alien.

Several powerful individuals above level 40 lined up, blocking Han Bing's path. Although Reina didn't know what kind of abilities they used, Qingzhi's ice stopped completely as it approached them.

"Tsk tsk tsk... They didn't kill a single person. As expected of the great general Aokiji Kuzan!" Reina did not retreat with Sengoku, but stood far away to watch the show.

Aokiji blushed, a rare occurrence for him, as his moves had never been countered like this before.

"Kuzan! Don't get distracted, this isn't the time to talk about this!" Garp shouted as he fended off enemy attacks.

Aokiji immediately snapped out of his daze; now was not the time to discuss techniques with Reina.

The three fought and retreated, while Reina maintained his distance, neither helping nor moving away.

In fact, his presence helped Garp and the others quite a bit, because the extraterrestrial visitors did not know Reina's thoughts, so they had to guard against Reina's sudden attacks, which made their offensive less urgent.

If nothing unexpected had happened, Garp and the others should have been able to maintain this momentum until Sengoku took the main force of the navy away. However, the number of navy personnel who came this time was quite large, so the retreat naturally took longer.

Fortunately, the unexpected variable of Reina bought Garp and his group some time. In addition, Sengoku came to help after arranging the retreat, which allowed Garp and the others to successfully retreat to the coastline.

Chapter 912 Unexpected Changes

"Alright, they won't pursue us anymore once we get here!" After retreating to the edge of the coastline, the extraterrestrial visitors indeed stopped. Sengoku smiled and said to Reina, "Thanks to your Whitebeard Pirates' scheme last time, the extraterrestrial visitors will only pursue us to this point at most. They won't pursue us any further!"

"Tch~ I really fell for your trick this time!" Reina pouted and said with dissatisfaction, "I really didn't expect you guys to have such small appetites. Tell me, who obtained the power of destiny this time? You have to treat us to drinks when we get back!"

"Hahaha... This time it was I who made the move, but I don't feel any changes at all!" Sengoku replied with a loud laugh.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. We are not completely out of danger yet!" Fujitora, who had been on guard, suddenly spoke up.

“That’s right, let’s go! Once we’re on board, our crisis will be over!” Sengoku nodded and said.

At the nearby port, a naval warship was docked, waiting for Sengoku and his group, while other warships had withdrawn to a certain distance and were waiting for them in the distance.

Just as Sengoku, Reina, and the others were about to board the ship, an explosion suddenly rang out.

"Boom~~!"

"What...what's going on?" Reina and the others stared in astonishment at the exploding warship. They hadn't noticed anything unusual before; the explosion was very sudden.

"It seems we won't be leaving so easily today!" Sengoku quickly gathered Reina and the others together, looking at the extraterrestrial visitors who had already surrounded them in the distance, and said.

"So... what exactly is going on now!" Reina was somewhat surprised as the extraterrestrial visitors pressed closer, as this was the first time something like this had happened.

"Everyone, we must wait for the warships to arrive, so let's not hold back any longer!" Sengoku glanced at the sea and said in a deep voice.

Because the only warship waiting for them has exploded, they are now unable to evacuate, and the other naval warships, after discovering the situation, are also rapidly approaching this location.

"Hey~ What I, Xi'an Azi, am more concerned about is why the warship suddenly exploded!" Reina was not flustered, because he could summon Hard Shell or Liu Liu at any time, and if he wanted to retreat, he could do so now.

However, he did not believe that the sudden explosion of the naval warship was an accident; he was certain it was related to extraterrestrial visitors, otherwise they would not have pursued them.

"What exactly are they trying to do?" At this moment, Reina and the others realized that after the extraterrestrial visitors caught up with them, they did not attack them, but stopped after keeping a distance.

"It seems they have other plans?" Reina looked at the extraterrestrial visitors in surprise.

The current scene is somewhat different from the extraterrestrial visitors he remembered. In the past, when the two sides met, they would fight rather than talk. But now, they are actually surrounding them without making a move.

“It seems they want to talk to us!” Sengoku’s eyes gleamed with wisdom.

He wasn't afraid of the enemy negotiating with him; he was afraid of the enemy saying nothing at all.

As long as the other party has something to ask for, they can find a way to take advantage of it.

Sakassky had already agreed to his request for Staff Officer Crane to come to Beihai, which meant that he wouldn't have to think about these things alone anymore.

There were still many imperfections in this naval operation, but there was no other way; time was of the essence, and he had to take action.

If Reyna hadn't arrived at that moment, the navy's losses would have been considerable.

This is why the battle plan was not detailed.

If Staff Officer He were here, with their combined abilities, the battle plan would have been much better formulated.

So when faced with the extraterrestrial visitors, Sengoku unconsciously stepped forward. He was the highest-ranking commander of the navy, and only he was qualified to negotiate with them.

However, Garp stood close behind him, not because he wanted to seize any right to negotiate, but because he feared it was a conspiracy by extraterrestrials to find their commander and then attack them en masse.

"Are you the commander of this unit?" Soon, a level 40+ extraterrestrial visitor stepped forward and asked Sengoku.

“That’s right, I am the highest-ranking naval commander here!” Sengoku nodded and said in a deep voice.

The extraterrestrial visitor opposite did not continue speaking to Sengoku, but instead looked at his companions. They seemed to be exchanging something, but strangely, no sound came out.

"So he's also one of your navy's men?" Soon, the extraterrestrial who had stepped forward to speak with Sengoku pointed at Reina and asked.

Sengoku chuckled lightly: "What does that have to do with anything? You blew up our warships and left us here, not to ask such pointless questions, were you?"

The other party nodded and then said, "He's the one we're negotiating with! If you're his superior, then we'll continue talking. If not... then I'll ask him to come out and discuss things with us!"

Reina was taken aback. Looking for him?

“What do you want to talk to me about? I’m not his subordinate; I’m just here to help out!” Reina stepped forward and said.

Although Sengoku really wanted to ask him to come and negotiate, he also knew that Reina wouldn't give him this opportunity.

However, Sengoku did not leave. He stood beside Reina with Garp and the others, claiming that he was "protecting Reina's safety!"

Reina wanted them to leave, but he also knew that Sengoku wouldn't leave. He could only say that this opportunity was too good to pass up.

"Give back the machine you stole from us!" Upon seeing Reina, the other party didn't waste any words and stated their demands directly.

“You said it yourself, I stole it, so why should I give it back to you?” Reina asked with a light laugh.

At the same time, he valued the teleporter even more.

"What do you need in exchange?" After a long pause, the visitor from outer space asked.

"What do you have to offer in exchange? Let's make it clear first... don't bring out ordinary rags!" Reina asked after thinking for a moment.

He didn't actually intend to make an exchange, but he could still ask the other party what treasures they had.

“We can offer the Water-Repelling Pearl!” The visitor from outer space knew that they couldn’t make an exchange without offering something, so they said directly, “I know your powerful beings are afraid of seawater. The Water-Repelling Pearl can isolate you from water sources. If you are willing, after using the Water-Repelling Pearl, the seawater will not be able to harm you!”

"Wow, your intelligence capabilities are pretty good! You even know about this kind of thing! But I'm sorry, the water-repelling beads... can't be exchanged for your machines!" Reina said with a light laugh.

Chapter 913 The Arrival of the Venerable One

In fact, Reina knew that such negotiations were meaningless, because they did not understand the extraterrestrial visitors, and the extraterrestrial visitors did not understand them at all.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible for the two sides to reach any agreement, especially after Reina learned of the importance of the teleporter.

So this negotiation, which was destined to have no good outcome, lasted less than ten minutes before both sides felt it was impossible to continue.

Just then, the rest of the navy's warships arrived, and Reina prepared to end the conversation.

However, Sengoku appeared behind him at some point and whispered, "Try to get as much information out of them as possible!"

Reina glanced at Sengoku and said, "Aren't you thinking a little too optimistic? Why should I ask now? Since they want to see me, wouldn't it be better to talk to them after I return to the Whitebeard Pirates?"

After being rebuked by Reina, Sengoku was immediately taken aback.

However, he knew that Reina was right. Although the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates had a good understanding on small matters, they were not so good when it came to matters involving critical information. After all, they were not even allies anymore.

The extraterrestrial visitor who had been negotiating with Reina narrowed his eyes upon seeing this situation.

He seemed to have discovered some secrets; the people on this planet didn't seem as united as they appeared!

At this point, Sengoku really had no way to deal with Reina. If it were for the sake of the greater good, Reina would definitely tell him that he could get the information next time, and there was no need to do it now.

Just as both sides were silently confronting each other, Fujitora, Reina, and the others suddenly looked up into the depths of the island, where they sensed a tremendous energy.

"Let's go!" Sengoku's expression changed, and without saying a word, he led Aokiji and Fujitora to prepare for their retreat.

But Reina looked excited and made no move to leave.

"Kid... is this some kind of Venerable One?" Like Reina, Karp was the only one who didn't move.

“That’s right! It’s him, I remember his scent!” Reina said excitedly.

He had thought he wouldn't gain anything from this trip, but unexpectedly, at the last moment, he was about to see his target.

"Garp! Now is not the time to fight them!" Sengoku shouted at Garp, his face darkening.

"Hehe... Sengoku, you take Kuzan and Issho and leave first. Reina and I will stay. If we don't test their strength, our future won't be easy!" Garp did not obey Sengoku's order and instead told Sengoku to leave first.

Reina looked at Garp with admiration. Although Garp was no match for Sengoku in terms of strategy, he was like a wild beast, with an unusually keen sense of certain things.

In Reina's view, probing the strength of the opponent's strongest member is more important than obtaining any information from them, because the final means of determining victory or defeat is nothing more than battle.

In the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks are useless.

Although Garp didn't understand these things, his instincts told him that the enemy he was about to face was an opponent he couldn't escape, and that fighting such an enemy was what he loved most.

Sengoku silently watched Garp for a while before leaving with Aokiji and Fujitora. However, they did not go far; they remained on the nearest warship, ready to provide support at any time.

Soon, the Venerable One arrived at the place where he was confronting Reina and Garp, accompanied by several visitors from outer space.