Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

This sense of danger is something that almost everyone at his level possesses; it's an instinct developed by the body after long periods of combat.

Therefore, the Frostbringer's first reaction was to avoid Reina's attack. However, although he was not fatally injured after being frozen, it still had some effect on him.

Firstly, his movements were affected by the freezing effect, which made his body stiff and prevented him from perfectly executing his movements to avoid Reina.

Moreover, he had just broken out of the ice when Reina charged straight at him. Although his body instinctively told him to dodge quickly, his brain was still a little slow to react.

As for the powerful figures who came to provide support, aside from some who were blocked by Whitebeard, there was one lucky guy who rushed over from another direction. However, he was only level 36, and he had no way to deal with Reina's attacks. He could only use his own body to block them.

"Oh!"

Reina's fist struck the extraterrestrial visitor who had come to help the Iceborn.

The Iceman naturally saw the help of his comrades. He had originally planned to help deflect the force of his companion's being knocked away, but when Reina's fist struck the level 36 extraterrestrial visitor, he directly blasted the opponent to pieces with one punch.

The rain of blood filled the air, chilling the Frostwalkers to the bone while simultaneously fueling their rage.

The punch was originally meant to be aimed at him, but his compatriot blocked it for him, which led to this situation.

"Die! Frostbite - Snowflakes!" The enraged Frost Warrior unleashed his strongest move, causing the temperature in the entire space to plummet and snow to begin to fall.

"Everyone be careful!" Marco was the first to touch the snowflakes in mid-air, and right where he touched them, his body began to freeze in a strange way.

Such area-of-effect attacks are generally not very powerful, but the fact that a single snowflake could cause Marco to freeze wherever he touched it proves that the Iceborn's attack is extremely powerful.

Although Marco's warning made the Whitebeard Pirates notice the terrifying snowflakes, not everyone could avoid them, especially since they were on a battlefield with enemies besides themselves.

As a result, many captains were stuck to the terrifying snowflakes, and their bodies began to freeze, which not only affected their movements but also caused their combat effectiveness to drop rapidly.

The only good news is that some of the extraterrestrial visitors were also hit by the snowflakes, suffering the same damage.

However, the powerful visitors from outer space were not affected. Firstly, they already knew the Ice Master's moves, and secondly, the Ice Master consciously controlled the direction in which the snowflakes fell.

As the temperature dropped and snowflakes fell, a ball of cyan energy began to gather on the Iceman's chest. This was his trump card: compressing a large amount of icy energy and then releasing it at his target.

The falling snowflakes were merely a disguise for his moves, and of course, they also served to freeze his opponent, making it easier for him to land a hit.

But before he could release the energy gathered in his chest, a sharp sword pierced through the energy and struck his body.

"Although I feel a little regretful that I cannot absorb this energy, it is insignificant compared to taking your life!" Reina, holding the Hyōrinmaru, smiled as he looked at the incredulous Ice Warrior and said softly.

"This... is impossible... Even if... even if you can absorb my icy energy, it's impossible to break through so quickly!" The energy in the Iceborn's chest had begun to shrink rapidly. He grabbed Reina's hand and asked, puzzled.

"Hehe...who told you that it takes me a long time to absorb ice energy?" Reina replied with a light laugh.

Seeing the energy gathering in his chest, which had been completely absorbed by Hyōrinmaru in just a short while, the Icebound One slowly lowered his head and died.

The Icebringer's move was originally flawless: using a large amount of snowflakes to block Reina's attack, then gathering a large amount of ice energy to deliver a fatal blow to Reina.

However, he didn't know that at the last moment, Reina had a sudden inspiration, allowing Hyōrinmaru to combine with the Black Emperor's ability to quickly absorb the snowflake energy blocking him, and then release that icy energy through Hyōrinmaru, directly breaking through the barrier of the Ice Master's ability.

This is also why he was able to ignore the Iceborn's moves and kill him directly.

After Hyōrinmaru combined with the Black Emperor's power, Reina's speed in absorbing ice energy was terrifying. Since the Black Emperor's power was to absorb any energy and convert it into attack power, ice energy was nothing to Reina's Black Emperor power.

After the Iceman was killed by Reina, the entire battlefield paused for a second in an eerie way. Then, everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates cheered, while the extraterrestrial visitors did the opposite. They immediately retreated into the depths of the island, and this time it was a great defeat for them.

"Gurararara... My men! The time has come to hunt for the power of destiny! Everyone... attack!" Whitebeard laughed as he gave the order for a general offensive.

With the defeat of the extraterrestrial visitors, the battle, which lasted for two whole days, finally came to an end.

Reina did not participate in the final assault. He had enough luck power to kill one titled individual, so after the extraterrestrial visitors were defeated, he came to Shakyamuni to inquire about the results of his research.

However, Shakyamuni, who was studying the extraterrestrial visitors, didn't bother with him at all and instead focused all his attention on investigating the secrets of the extraterrestrial visitors.

However, Gaji, who was standing to the side, was afraid that Reina would blame Shakya, so he quietly explained for him that once he entered into his research, it would be difficult for the outside world to disturb him.

"It's nothing, I was just asking casually. Leave this to me. Mr. Judge, go and have some fun too. Taking out some extraterrestrial visitors and absorbing some luck power will do you a lot of good!" Reina waved his hand with a smile, indicating that he didn't need to worry.

"This..." Judge was indeed tempted. As a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, he already knew that killing extraterrestrial visitors could grant him the power of destiny, and his children had already benefited greatly from this.

So after only a slight hesitation, Judge happily joined the cleanup crew.

Chapter 1031 Post-War

The battle with the extraterrestrial visitors finally ended. In the end, the powerful members of the extraterrestrial visitors all successfully escaped using the teleportation device. Although the Whitebeard Pirates killed many of the extraterrestrial visitors, a group of powerful reinforcements arrived at the last moment. Whitebeard did not want to push them too far, so he let them go.

After capturing the island, Whitebeard left a few uninjured captains and the children of the Vinsmoke family to establish a base there, while the rest of them returned with him to the front-line base to recuperate.

After the great battle, there was no laughter or cheers on the return of the Moby Dick, because almost everyone was injured. So, once back on the Moby Dick, everyone was basically sleeping and resting.

“Brother, the extraterrestrial visitors suffered considerable losses this time. I estimate that we will be their target for some time to come. Moreover, they won’t let it go after we took an island!” Reina, whose body was wrapped in bandages, said to the white-bearded man who was drinking on the deck.

"Hmm! What are your thoughts??" Whitebeard nodded and asked softly.

Whitebeard was almost unharmed in this battle. The captains stayed by his side the whole time, and they blocked almost all the attacks launched against him.

“My idea is, should we just return this island to them?! Losing their territory means they've lost their source of fortune, so they absolutely must take it back. And it's rather strange that the Venerable Extinction didn't appear this time. If he had been there, we wouldn't have had such a great harvest!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

"It's not worth fighting to the death with extraterrestrials over a small island! It would be better to put up a token resistance and then withdraw, returning the island to them. Once they take the island, they probably won't continue the fight, but the benefits we gain will be substantial!"

The white-bearded man, holding a barrel of sake, pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, "Let's try to defend first. If it really doesn't work, let's retreat!"

In his view, territory was definitely not as important as people. As long as people were still alive, territory could still be reclaimed. But without family, Whitebeard had no reason to exist.

Therefore, Whitebeard readily agreed to Reiner's suggestion.

"After we get back, let's contact our allies and see how things are going on their end. The Venerable One hasn't shown up, and I have a feeling something might have changed on their end!" Whitebeard put down the wine barrel and said to Reina.

Reina nodded and replied with a wry smile, "Okay, actually I'm quite worried too. If something happens to the Straw Hats again, I'm really worried about Robin! That child already had a rather unhappy childhood, and if something else happens now, I really don't know what to do!"

"If you're really worried, just bring the child back!" The white-bearded man glanced at Reina and said, "What's wrong with bringing your own daughter with you?"

“It’s not that I’m unwilling!” Reina shook his head with a chuckle and said, “It’s mainly her own wish, and I can’t really force her!”

"Hmph! Isn't this all because of your own actions back then?" the white-bearded man sneered.

Whitebeard doted on Robin, who had suffered a lot since childhood. However, after Reina and Robin recognized each other, Reina still left Robin to wander outside, which greatly displeased Whitebeard.

Reina awkwardly touched his nose. He had told Robin to stay in Alabasta, saying it was her choice, but he actually wanted her to follow Luffy. Robin, who had lived alone since childhood, wanted to stay with Reina, but she sensed his intentions and chose to stay in Alabasta.

Although the two didn't explicitly discuss these matters, they both understood them in their hearts. It was a small misunderstanding between them back then. Later, after Robin followed Luffy, she gradually understood Reina's meaning and even felt grateful to Reina for helping her find something else worth protecting and pursuing besides the Poneglyphs and her family.

Therefore, under no circumstances would Reina have any reason or position to ask Robin to leave the Straw Hat crew. Robin, you wouldn't agree, and Reina wouldn't say a word either.

"Never mind, I'll go to the Straw Hat crew myself when I get back!" Reina said softly, rubbing his nose.

"Hmph!" Whitebeard snorted, saying nothing more.

Since it was Reyner's own choice, Whitebeard couldn't say much. At most, Reyner would have to work harder, but this was all his own doing!

When the Moby Dick returned to the Whitebeard Pirates' front-line base, the seriously injured captains, including Lakuyo, were still unconscious. So Whitebeard had Marco take the injured captains back to Crescent Moon Island using a teleporter. Crescent Moon Island had a better environment and resources than here, and was more suitable for recuperating.

Many of the pirate crews under Whitebeard's command also returned with the captains, especially those who had fought alongside Marco on the front lines at the beginning. They suffered heavy casualties and a number of wounded.

So Whitebeard simply sent them all back to Crescent Moon Island to recuperate.

However, they did not receive the same treatment as the team leaders; instead, they returned by boat on their own.

Reina originally planned to return to the base and then head to the Straw Hats, but there were many things to deal with after the war, and Laco, who was supposed to handle these matters, was still unconscious. Marco also had to return to Crescent Moon Island, so Reina had no choice but to stay at the base to deal with things first.

However, he immediately contacted the Revolution and the Straw Hat crew to inquire whether anything unexpected had happened to their plan.

The number of enemies on the Revolutionary Army's side remained unchanged. Although the Whitebeard Pirates' captain was missing, it didn't have much of an impact on the Revolutionary Army. On the other hand, the Straw Hat crew was a bit flustered because of Ace and the others' retreat. Fortunately, Luffy and his crew were strong enough that they not only survived but also managed to kill one of the extraterrestrial visitors and successfully retreat.

After contacting his allies, Reina was even more surprised, because the Annihilator did not appear on their side.

"So... besides us, there are probably other forces that have also taken the opportunity to start a war with the extraterrestrials? And have attracted the Venerable One to them!?" Whitebeard immediately realized something was wrong after hearing Reina's report.

“Perhaps so. I’ve already notified Frank to gather intelligence. If they really have clashed with the Venerable One, the commotion will definitely be impossible to hide, and news should arrive soon!” Reina nodded and said.

Chapter 1032 Intelligence

Contrary to Reina's guess, after making some inquiries, Frank's message was that no major forces had fought against the extraterrestrials, and that the Navy and the Red-Haired Pirates did not participate in their battles with the extraterrestrials.

Currently, among the forces in the North Blue, only the Navy and the Red-Haired Pirates have the capability to mobilize the Lord of Destruction. However, according to the information Frank has gathered, there haven't been any large-scale battles in the Navy's or the Red-Haired Pirates' territories recently.

This news surprised both Reyner and Whitebeard.

With things mostly settled at the front-line base, Reina handed over the remaining tasks to Thatch and then headed to the Straw Hat crew's territory to ask them if they had encountered anything strange during the operation, and also to see Robin and check if she was injured.

The Whitebeard Pirates gained many benefits from this battle, and once they have digested them, their overall strength will definitely increase further.

Arriving at the Straw Hat crew's territory aboard the Hard Shell, Reina didn't make a big show of it. However, the Whitebeard Pirates' flag hanging on the Hard Shell's back still deterred everyone from daring to cause trouble.

They arrived safely at the Straw Hat crew's base without incident, and Reina immediately had someone notify the Straw Hats and the others.

Reina's arrival made Luffy and the others very happy. Although Robin was injured in the battle, which made Reina look a little unhappy, overall it was still pretty good.

"So you all realized this time that the extraterrestrial reinforcements weren't up to par?" Reina learned some information from Nami.

When they fight the extraterrestrial visitors, if the extraterrestrial visitors are at a disadvantage, a large number of extraterrestrial visitors will immediately arrive as reinforcements.

However, this time the enemy's reinforcements were not only slow to arrive, but also of poor quality. There wasn't even a single titled warrior; only a level 40 or so strong warrior led the team to provide support. This gave the Straw Hat crew an opportunity, allowing Luffy to successfully kill one of the enemy's strong warriors.

Although they failed to take advantage of the situation to capture an island, the Straw Hat crew was already very happy to have killed one of the enemy's powerful members.

After obtaining information from the Straw Hat crew, Reina fell into deep thought.

"Uncle Reina, is something wrong?" Nami asked curiously when she saw Reina's silence.

“Hmm!” Reina nodded, looked at Luffy and the others, and said, “This time we were the main force of the attack, and the other side only sent one titled warrior and ten level 40 or higher experts! Five of them were level 40 or higher experts who came to support us later! Now you say there are no titled warriors here, so where did the experts from outer space go?”

Everyone was taken aback. They had previously thought that the powerful visitor from outer space was entangled with the Whitebeard Pirates, which was why they had been given an opportunity. But now that Reina had said this, they were all quite surprised.

"Then why don't they send out the strongest fighters?" Luffy asked, looking curious.

Reina shook his head and replied, "I don't know! This time we not only defeated them, but we even seized an island! According to our intelligence, the size of their territory is related to how much fortune they obtain from us, so territory should be the most important thing to them! But now they would rather lose territory than send strong people over, which obviously means there is something we don't know about!"

"You mean... their strongmen might be doing something else important, which is why they can't come, and that this is more important than them losing a small island?" Sanji asked after thinking for a moment.

“We suspect they might be fighting somewhere else, so they can’t spare any more time!” Reina replied. “That’s why I came to ask you if you’ve found any clues!”

The Straw Hat crew looked at each other. They hadn't known about this information before, so they hadn't thought about it in this direction. But now that Reina had said this, they also felt that the extraterrestrials seemed a bit strange in this battle. Although their forces were the same as before, the number of strong individuals had clearly decreased a lot.

“But apart from the North Sea, the extraterrestrial visitors shouldn’t have established battlefields anywhere else, right? Otherwise, there should be news coming out!” Robin said, frowning.

“Indeed, I had already inquired before coming here. The Navy and the Red-Haired Pirates did not fight with the extraterrestrial visitors this time, so it's not from the North Blue! Now I'm afraid that the Destroyer has broken through the North Blue's defenses again and secretly gone to some other place. They did cross the North Blue before and went to Mary Geoise!” Reina said with some worry.

Reina's words silenced the Straw Hat crew, and their initial joy of victory seemed to have faded somewhat.

"So we have no way of knowing their whereabouts now?" Robin asked after a moment, frowning.

Reina shook his head and said, "No, we don't know enough about them! But just keep an eye on things like this. In the end, it all comes down to strength. If we're strong enough, they can't defeat us no matter what tricks they use!"