Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

When Reina suddenly unleashed such a powerful aura, he thought someone had provoked him.

"What's going on... This is terrifying!" Kizaru said slowly after looking in Reina's direction and finding no Marine soldiers there.

"Looks like that songstress has caused Reina quite a bit of trouble!" Green Bull said, looking on with amusement.

Kizaru glanced at the other party. He had been playing dead when he was needed, but now he was suddenly jumping out.

"The Red-Haired Pirates aren't making much progress either, we need to give them a push!" Kizaru said, pursing his lips.

"Oh?" Green Bull looked at Kizaru with surprise, then asked with a smile, "What are you planning to do?"

“You’ve seen enough here. Since you don’t want to attack Reina, then attack the Red-Haired Pirates! Is that alright?” Kizaru said softly.

"No problem!" Green Bull grinned and said, "But don't mess with me. If Shanks really makes a move, you'll have to come and help!"

"Don't worry, he doesn't have time for you. You just need to deal with the Red-Haired Pirates' officers!" Kizaru said with a light laugh.

As an admiral who rose through the ranks, Kizaru and Green Bull are different. He sees the situation on the field very clearly. The Red-Haired Pirates' goal is simply to stop the Navy from attacking the civilians and songstresses. They do not want to start a war with the Navy. Otherwise, it would not have been just their executive group that came to the South Blue this time!

As long as Green Bull is involved in the battle, he will definitely put pressure on the Red-Haired Pirates.

Sure enough, with Green Bull's fate, the Red-Haired Pirates had to devote more energy to dealing with the Marines. However, this meant that the civilians controlled by the corrupted Uta were left without protection.

Seeing this, Shanks couldn't care less about why Reina had suddenly unleashed his power and could only attack the corrupted Uta, wanting to stop the source of the problem as soon as possible.

However, after he defeated the corrupted Uta, the civilians who were being controlled did not change at all. In the center of the stage, the corrupted Uta, who had been lying on the ground, slowly got up again.

"How is this possible?" Shanks retreated while watching the corrupted Uta get up again.

He was very confident in the power of his attack. The corrupted Uta, whom he had defeated, should theoretically be unable to stand up again, but reality gave him a slap in the face.

"Interesting!" Kizaru, who had been watching Shanks' side the whole time, was intrigued when he saw Uta, who had been lying down, get up again.

"Could this be the reason why Reina has been unable to break free from control?" A glint flashed in Kizaru's eyes, as if he had thought of some methods he could use.

If Reina dies at the hands of Uta, and Uta is Shanks' daughter, the Whitebeard Pirates probably won't listen to Shanks' explanation.

While considering the feasibility of this matter, Kizaru pondered whether he could actually accomplish this great undertaking.

After thinking for a moment, he still felt that it was unrealistic to rely on Uta to kill Reina here.

Given Reina's abilities, he would likely be severely injured at most; killing him would be nearly impossible.

Unless it's someone as strong as Shanks, Green Bull, or someone of his caliber, but if he and Green Bull do get involved, then the Navy will be implicated.

But Shanks isn't stupid enough to attack Reyner; he would never do such a thing.

Shifting his gaze from Reina, Kizaru looked at the Straw Hat crew. This pirate crew was no ordinary one; if they were all wiped out, the seas would surely be thrown into turmoil. Both Luffy's and Robin's identities represented powerful forces.

If they kill Straw Hat and Robin here, it seems... the Navy would make a good profit, but someone would need to face Vice Admiral Garp's wrath.

Don't underestimate Garp just because he's only a vice admiral and has already retired from headquarters. He's currently just representing the Navy in the North Sea.

Once that old man loses his temper, let alone Kizaru, even Sakazuki probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.

So either we don't do anything, or if we do take action, we can only let Shanks' Red-Haired Pirates do it; the Navy can only play a supporting role.

It would be best to drag Reina in as well, but if that happens, the sea will probably become chaotic.

Just as Kizaru was pondering how to maximize the Navy's interests, the situation on the field changed again.

Seeing the corrupted Uta rise again, Shanks showed no mercy this time. He raised his sword "Griffin" with one arm and slashed it out, instantly cutting the newly restored corrupted Uta in two.

"Boss!"

When the Red-Haired Pirates' officers saw Shanks cut Uta in half, they were all shocked. This wasn't an enemy; it was their comrade Uta!

Chapter 1059 The Wonderful Uses of Observation Haki

After Shanks cleaved the corrupted Uta in two with a single strike, he saw that Uta was slowly recovering and revealed an expression that said, "I knew it."

"Boss, what's going on?!" Yasopp came to Shanks' side and asked.

"I don't know, but something's not right with Uta!" Shanks shook his head and replied.

He had just guessed that something might have happened to Uta, since with Luffy and his crew plus Reina's strength, Uta couldn't possibly control them.

But now it's clear that everyone, including Reina, has been taken control of by Uta. Although Uta can't command Reina and the others yet, this is already very abnormal.

Furthermore, Shanks realized that Uta seemed to have changed since he had clearly defeated him, but Uta had gotten back up.

Seeing Uta, who had been cut in half by Shanks, resurrected, Yasopp understood the seriousness of the situation without Shanks needing to explain further. He asked, "What do we do? If we don't resolve this quickly, we'll be in big trouble!"

Admiral Green Bull of the Navy has joined the battle. They not only have to deal with the corrupted Uta, but also protect the civilians and stop the Navy.

With their current manpower, they simply can't take care of everything.

"There's no other way, everyone hang in there a little longer, I'll get things sorted out here as soon as possible!" Shanks said, pursing his lips.

Yasopp glanced back at his son, who was standing there motionless, sighed, and said, "Boss, I'm counting on you!"

"Don't worry, they'll be fine!" Shanks patted Yasopp on the shoulder, then took a step and charged towards the corrupted Uta again.

Since long-range attacks weren't working, he decided to try close-range attacks, hoping to find a weakness in the corrupted Uta.

As for the aura that Reina released earlier, he believed that Reina had encountered trouble and was about to make a move, so he did not think of anything else.

Like Shanks, Reyner's sudden outburst startled the naval commanders, but after realizing that Reyner did not take any substantial action, they ignored it.

Kizaru had already given orders not to provoke Reiner, and they were aware of the situation. Now that they were at war with the Red-Haired Pirates, it would be too much of a strain for the Navy to provoke the Whitebeard Pirates as well.

On the other hand, after unleashing his Conqueror's Haki, Reina received no response, so he was unsure whether people in the real world had actually sensed his aura.

"Uncle Reina, what do we do now? It seems like we can't beat this Uta no matter what we do!" Luffy asked Reina, panting heavily, as he looked at the corrupted Uta who had recovered once again.

“This is a bit tricky, Luffy. We need to find a way to contact people in the real world! I’m sure Shanks has arrived at the central venue, but we can’t get in touch with him. I suspect that we need to attack from both the real world and our side at the same time to damage this Uta!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

Although he couldn't establish contact with Shanks, Luffy might be able to, so he explained the situation to Luffy.

"Huh? Shanks? No wonder I felt like I sensed his presence earlier!" Luffy chuckled upon hearing this. "But I don't know how to contact him either, I can't see him at all!"

Reina was both amused and exasperated. If he could see it, why would he need you to contact him? Wouldn't he contact him himself?

But Robin, who was standing to the side, was stunned for a moment, and then said to Reina with a happy expression, "That's right! Father, I wonder if your Observation Haki can see Shanks?"

"Observation Haki?" Reina was also taken aback, then began to ponder. Speaking of his three types of Haki, Observation Haki was the weakest. Back then, because he had the fewest Conqueror's Haki fragments, he spent a lot of points to exchange for Conqueror's Haki fragments, forcibly raising the level of Conqueror's Haki.

However, he cultivated both Observation Haki and Armament Haki on his own, and basically never used fragments to exchange for them. Because he used Armament Haki more often, his Armament Haki level was not low. On the other hand, he used Observation Haki less often, so his Observation Haki level was never high.

However, his claim of not being at a high level is only in comparison to strong individuals of his caliber. To be honest, his Observation Haki isn't too bad.

However, Observation Haki is different from other forms of Haki. It is somewhat dependent on talent. Some people's Observation Haki is naturally accompanied by other abilities. For example, Marine Admiral Fujitora, although he cannot see, has the characteristic of expanding the range of his Observation Haki. Therefore, he can sense meteorites in outer space and then use his ability to pull the meteorites down.

Then there's the former queen of Fishman Island. Her Observation Haki is the ability to perceive the thoughts in others' hearts, a power that's almost like having a cheat code. If we're just comparing Observation Haki, there are probably few rivals in this world.

Reina's Observation Haki is very ordinary; it's simply the ability to sense life force. Almost everyone who knows Observation Haki possesses this ability, which is why he doesn't train it often.

Like Katakuri, Reina also possesses the ability to briefly perceive the future after honing his Observation Haki to a certain level. However, while this ability might be useful in ordinary battles, it is basically useless in high-level matches, as Observation Haki of the same level can generally defend against this ability.

However, Robin's words gave him a direction, so Reina began to use his Observation Haki to search for the life energy around him. Soon Reina sensed that in addition to the people he could see, there was a lot of life energy on the central stage, and one of the most powerful beings was not far from him.

"Shanks?" Reina tried to communicate with him using his Observation Haki.

"Huh? Reina?" When Reina's Observation Haki connected with the other party, Reina was pleasantly surprised to find that it really worked!

"Thank goodness, I finally got in touch with you. What's the situation on your end?" Reina was finally relieved after using Observation Haki to contact Shanks.

On the other side, Shanks, who was trying to figure out how to deal with the corrupted Uta, suddenly sensed Reina's presence, which startled him.

He didn't know that Observation Haki could be used in this way.

After Shanks shared his situation with Reina, he also inquired about Reina's situation. Reina did not hide anything and told Shanks what had happened, as well as his own speculations.

"So, in other words, we have to attack Uta simultaneously with you to break the illusion created by Uta?" Shanks stepped back a distance, looked at the berserk, corrupted Uta in the center of the stage, and asked.

“That’s my guess. Anyway, let’s give it a try. Once we break through the illusion, those controlled civilians will be saved. After that, it’s your own business if you want to fight the Navy. I won’t interfere!” Reina nodded and said.

Chapter 1060 Attempt

After listening to Reina's explanation, Shanks agreed without hesitation. Their biggest problem right now was these civilians; as for the Navy, it wasn't a big issue.

Especially after Reyna and the Straw Hat crew recover, the Navy is more likely to stop.

However, Shanks was still worried about Uta, so he asked, "Reina, do you know what's wrong with Uta? Her change this time seems different from before! She was also a berserker back then, but she wasn't as powerful as she is now. Back then, I just knocked her unconscious and her power stopped, but it's different now!"

“I’m not really sure either!” Reina shook his head and said, “You said it yourself, the last time she went berserk was many years ago. Maybe her abilities have awakened or strengthened, which is quite normal, isn’t it? Over the years, she has used her abilities to bring many people into her musical world. Maybe that’s how she honed her abilities!”

“I understand! I have one last request, Reina!” Shanks nodded and said, “Please do me the favor and don’t hold Uta responsible afterward! I believe she didn’t intend to imprison you in that world!”

Shanks' words made Reina feel a little embarrassed. He had actually been trapped by a little girl. Although it was partly because he couldn't use his Sharingan, it was still quite awkward for him to talk about it, especially when Shanks was seriously pleading for Uta.

"Don't worry, I mean no harm to those girls, but... never mind, I'll go back after this is all over!" Reina said with a hint of helplessness.

He originally wanted Shanks not to tell anyone, but when he thought about how there were not only the Red-Haired Pirates here, but also the Navy, the Straw Hat Pirates, and other powerful forces, he knew that the news reporters would definitely not let such a big story pass them by.

After the two sides finished communicating, Reina and Shanks acted simultaneously. With their strength, defeating the corrupted Uta would not be difficult, but after several attempts, they found that they could not defeat two corrupted Uta at the same time.

After all, they can only communicate through Observation Haki, and neither side can transmit images.

Moreover, the corrupted Uta wasn't stupid. It seemed that they were alerted after they made their move. Once the two of them attacked, the corrupted Uta would interfere with them in various ways, preventing them from launching a fatal blow against the corrupted Uta at the same time.

"No, the two of us can't possibly defeat the enemy at the same time! Can you spare any more men? I have Luffy and the others here, they can help hold off those attacks!" After the attack failed again, Reina called a halt to the attack and said to Shanks.

"My situation is rather bad. Green Bull has joined the battle, and my comrades are busy protecting the civilians, so they can't provide me with any effective support!" Shanks said, somewhat frustrated.

“How about this, let them abandon those civilians first. If the Navy dares to use this excuse to deal with Uta afterward, I’ll stand by your side!” After hesitating for a moment, Reina said, “Also, Luffy’s Observation Haki on our side should be able to communicate with you, and Beckman and Yasopp’s Observation Haki on your side should also be able to communicate with us. If we each find someone we can communicate with, our success rate will be much higher!”

"Alright!" Shanks gritted his teeth and said, "But we only have one chance. If we miss, the Navy won't give us another chance!"

"Hmph! If they dare to stop me, I'll make sure they're dead when I get out of here!" Reina said, squinting.

Being trapped in this illusion was gradually making Reina angry. If the Navy continued to bother him, he would definitely not let them get away with it once he got out.

And so, Shanks and Reyner began contacting their respective people.

After Reina explained the situation to Luffy and the others, he told them to activate their Observation Haki and try to contact Shanks's men.

Shanks then gathered his crew and told them what had happened.

"Huh? What are those guys trying to do? They actually abandoned those civilians?" Seeing that the Red-Haired Pirates had abandoned protecting the civilians and instead gathered on the central stage, Kizaru suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Stop them!" No matter what the other side wants to do, stopping them is definitely the right thing to do, so Kizaru gave the order immediately.

Although Green Bull didn't understand why Kizaru was suddenly so nervous, he still rushed towards Shanks immediately. He began to grow to a gigantic size in mid-air, turning into a giant tree, and then attacked Shanks.