Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Seeing Reina dodge, Ace, whose body was engulfed in flames, used Firefly: Fire Daruma again, dispersing the flames while blocking the paths of all three Reinas.

Meanwhile, Vista was not idle either. He swung his rapier, and countless blades shot towards one of Reina's.

Chapter 1043 Replacement

"Boom boom boom..."

Reina's clone touched Ace's Firefly Daruma, causing the floating firefly to explode and fill the scene with smoke.

"Over here!"

Although flames were raging all around, it had no effect on Ace, who used the flames to pinpoint Reina's location.

Without saying a word, Vista unleashed a flying slash.

The flames and smoke were cleaved apart by Vista's slash, revealing Reina, who was dodging to the side.

"Pfft!"

The slash struck Reina, but Reina vanished in a puff of smoke.

"It's a clone!"

Vista and Ace were both stunned, because at this moment, they could no longer sense that there were any other people around them.

"Watch out! Fire Fist!" Just then, Ace shouted, looked up at the sky, and charged up his right fist, punching the sky.

A burst of flame erupted from Ace's right fist, engulfing Reina who was falling from the sky. Vista also looked up at the sky, making a warning gesture; he didn't believe Reina would be so easily hit.

"Oh!"

To their surprise once again, Reina was struck by Ace's fire fist and vanished into smoke.

"How is this possible?" The two were dumbfounded; it was another clone.

"Ace, bring back the flames around you!" With no other option, Vista had to speak up.

These flames and smoke had become an obstacle for them, preventing them from sensing Reina.

"it is good!"

Ace nodded, waved his hand, and the surrounding flames, as if receiving a command, rushed towards Ace and were all absorbed by him.

Without the flames obscuring his vision, Vista's vision immediately returned, but there was no sign of Reina around. Only Hyōrinmaru, which had been knocked away by Vista and stuck in the ground, was there, with ten ice lotus flowers slowly rotating around it.

The two exchanged a glance, then immediately stood back to back and began to survey their surroundings.

The few people watching from the sidelines were also filled with curiosity, as they too had lost sight of Reina.

"I'll go up and take a look!" Upon seeing this, Marco immediately transformed into his half-beast form, his arms turning into phoenix wings, intending to go up from the air to find Reina's hiding place.

However, before he could take off, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed. Just as Vista and Ace approached the Hyōrinmaru stuck in the ground, a cloud of smoke rose up, and Reina emerged from the smoke, holding the Hyōrinmaru, and rushed straight towards the two of them.

"Oops!"

Vista was shocked. He hadn't expected Reina to be able to transform into Hyōrinmaru's appearance without any flaws.

"Pfft!" Vista's shoulder was stabbed by Reina, and at the same time, he waved his left hand to absorb the energy of the fireball that Ace had thrown.

"I've lost!" Vista glanced at the speechless Ace, shook his head, and withdrew from the battle.

"Hehe..." Reina chuckled and said, "Even without the Sharingan, do you two think you can defeat me?"

Although he no longer has the Sharingan, he can still use his eye power to perform ninjutsu. Moreover, due to the enhancement of his eye power, he can use ninjutsu faster and with fewer openings.

"I was a bit careless!" Ace touched his nose sheepishly, then looked at the three waiting on the sidelines and said, "Who's next?"

His intention was to leave the arena with Vista. After all, although the battle hadn't lasted long, it had taken a lot of energy, so leaving to rest now was the best option. At the same time, it would prevent Reina from holding a grudge for defeating the vice-captain.

Lacjou, standing on the sidelines, spoke first, saying, "Jozu, you go up. If you team up with Ace, there shouldn't be any problems!"

He didn't want Ace to come down; if Ace came down, then it would be either him or Marco up there.

Upon hearing this, Ace stopped in his tracks and looked at Jozu with a wry smile.

Joz didn't have any objections. He was going to join the fight sooner or later anyway. It was clear from the battle just now that fighting Reina required someone to directly confront him, and that was exactly what he was.

As the user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, Jozu's defensive capabilities are among the best, both within the Whitebeard Pirates and throughout the world.

In addition, Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit can alleviate the negative effects of Hyōrinmaru, making the two a good team-up.

“One more, Lacjo, it’s you!” Reina chuckled and said, “If you don’t put me in a tough fight, you won’t get any results!”

Upon hearing this, Lacjo smiled wryly and walked towards the battle area with Jozu, while Vista, who had just left the arena, looked at Lacjo with a strange grin.

He naturally understood Lacjo's plan, and seeing his friend's plan fail made him want to laugh.

However, Reina had no time to play tricks on them. Ace and Vista had indeed caused him some trouble, but they were still a bit short of pushing him to his limit.

Seeing that the three were ready, Reina immediately swung Hyōrinmaru and launched the first attack.

"Jozu, move forward! Ace, attack first! I'll roam!" Seeing Reyna make his move, Lackey took over the command and shouted loudly.

"Hmm!" Joz nodded in a muffled voice, then his upper body turned into diamond as he charged toward Reina.

Ace immediately ignited his own flames and followed behind Jozu, blocking Reina's icy power.

As expected, the situation changed after Jozu joined the fray. Reina was unable to break through Jozu's blockade directly, and Laco was also waiting for an opportunity to strike, widening the distance between himself and Reina. He had to defend against Laco's attacks while being unable to counterattack at all.

His main experiences had to be with Ace and Jozu.

With Jozu's presence, Ace and Laco's output environment has improved a lot, especially for Ace, who no longer needs to be ready to dodge Reina's attacks as often as before.

The battle between the four had barely begun when Reina was completely overwhelmed by the three. If it weren't for the Black Emperor's absorption ability, he would probably be injured by now.

The ice power that Hyōrinmaru gave him was completely nullified by Ace's flames, preventing him from using ice power to restrict Jozu's movements. With Jozu as a shield, Ace and Laco's attacks became even more unrestrained, which was the main reason why he was suppressed.

"Oh!"

After deliberately exchanging a punch with Joz, using the impact to create distance between them, Reina's hands began to rapidly form hand seals.

"Be careful of his clone technique. Ace, don't use area-of-effect attacks. The clones' attack power is limited. As long as you're careful, there won't be any problems!"

Seeing Reyna use the same trick again, Lacoste approached Jozu while shouting to Ace.

"Understood!" Ace nodded and replied.

In the previous battle, it was Reina who used Ace's flames and smoke to create an opportunity for the final blow; otherwise, he and Vista would not have been defeated so quickly.

"Musketeer!" After reuniting with Rakuyo, Ace used the long-range burst fire capability of the muzzle to begin attacking Reina's clone.

Reina's clones, apart from looking exactly like Reina, do not possess the attack power of the original body, and they will disappear once attacked. Therefore, they only need to attack the clones before Reina attacks them.

Chapter 1044 Using Power to Intimidate

Ace didn't fall for it, but Reina didn't care either. His goal wasn't to use the same trick again, but simply to have his clone buy him some time.

He sent his clone to draw the attention of the three, while Reina carefully maintained his distance from them.

"Boom!"

However, before Reina could make a move, Lacjoo threw his flail directly at him.

Lakyo, who was skilled with the meteor hammer, had already spotted Reyna retreating. However, he did not realize that it was Reyna's true form, so he just casually threw it at him. It was only when Reyna dodged that he noticed it.

Although the clone also dodges the attack, Reina's main body's movements are clearly different from the clone's, so Laco immediately took it seriously after seeing Reina dodge.

"Be careful, Joz!" Although he didn't know what Reina was planning, Laco had a feeling that he had to be prepared.

"Hmm!" The commotion over there naturally caught the attention of Jozu and Ace as well. However, before confirming Reina's true identity, these clones should not be underestimated, or they might suffer a loss.

Over there, Reina, who had created some distance, was startled by Laco's attack, but he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the three of them didn't make any moves.

"Four Realms Freezing Array!" Sensing that his hidden clone had reached the designated position, Reina immediately activated the Four Realms Freezing Array, which he had modified.

A massive ice barrier rose up, and only then did the three of them realize Reina's plan. However, even with the barrier in place, it wasn't a big problem for them.

Because if Reina wants to defeat them, he must fight them; keeping them trapped here is of no use.

However, to the surprise of the three of them, Reina did appear after trapping them, but he did not enter the barrier to fight them. Instead, he stood on the edge of the barrier.

Seeing Reyna appear, Lacoste suddenly had a very bad feeling and said to Ace and Jozu beside him, "Be careful, that guy is probably going to pull some trick again!"

"Playing tricks? No, no, no... This time I'm going to take you down with my strength!" Reina smiled slightly, braced his hands on the ground, and whispered, "Frozen Snow!"

As Reina moved, the temperature inside the barrier began to drop rapidly, and countless snowflakes appeared, sweeping towards the three of them.

"Not good!" Ace's expression changed, and the flames on his body suddenly surged, protecting Laco and Jozu within them.

Lacjo was dumbfounded when he saw that Reina showed no intention of continuing the attack, but instead kept pouring ice energy into the barrier.

Although Ace needed to use his fire abilities to protect himself and Jozu, compared to Reina, Ace clearly had the advantage in continuously outputting ice energy within the barrier!

When Reina runs out of energy, they still have Joz and him at full strength, so how can they lose?

"Come closer! Something's wrong, I'm draining my energy!" Ace shouted to Jozu and Laco after only a moment.

"What's going on?" Lakyo asked in surprise.

“Those icy frost... seem to be consciously moving towards me. I need to use more energy to ensure we don’t get frozen!” Ace said with a grim expression.

Reina is completely bullying them. With his strength, even Ace would be defeated if he faced him alone. Now there are also two burdens, Laco and Jozu. In the end, the three of them will definitely be frozen here.

"No, Ace, let's move and find the boundary of the barrier. Jozu and I will attack the barrier. Even if we can't break it, we'll at least make it consume more energy!" Lacy immediately came up with a plan, and the three of them began to move.

On the other side, Marco and Vista, who were watching the game, remained silent.

Facing a combination like Rakuyo, Ace, and Jozu, let alone them, even Whitebeard and Reyna should have had a hard time winning, but in reality, all three of them suffered a crushing defeat.

Although Laco and the other two haven't given up yet, Marco knows that the outcome won't change.

He was wondering how he would react if he were on the field.

Should we prevent the opponent from setting up their formation? Or should we spread out and avoid clustering together?

But no matter which one they choose, he believes Reina should also have corresponding methods, and perhaps that's the difference between them and Reina.

Besides absolute strength, Reina possesses a variety of techniques that he can freely combine in battle to achieve different effects.

As Marco had predicted, it wasn't long before Laco and the other two announced their surrender. Although they struggled for a moment, after calculating the rate of energy consumption, Laco decisively conceded defeat.

"Hmph! Didn't you say you were testing the Sharingan? How can you test it this way?" Lakyo said with a displeased look after Reina deactivated the formation.

Reina touched his nose somewhat awkwardly. In fact, he could sense the presence of the Sharingan during the battle, but the Sharingan power, which was originally like a water droplet, had become quite viscous, like glue, and he couldn't mobilize it at all. This was also the reason why he couldn't use the Sharingan.