Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Among the powerful extraterrestrial visitors who have appeared so far, many titled individuals have been countered by Reina, such as ice users and illusionists. Among them, ice users are not particularly countered, but Hyōrinmaru's attributes are somewhat heaven-defying, as he can absorb ice power of equal familiarity, which is equivalent to rendering the opponent's ability useless.

As for the illusionist, he was in an even worse situation. He was completely countered by the Sharingan. Not only were the opponent's illusions completely ineffective against Reina, but because of his special abilities, his physical combat skills were also inferior to those of other title holders. If he didn't run away immediately after encountering Reina, he would be completely helpless.

Of course, the other party didn't know that Reina couldn't use the Sharingan anymore, otherwise they would probably have come to cause trouble for Reina immediately.

So Reina thought he should test what the other person's abilities were so that he could target them the next time they met.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Shiki also noticed that something was wrong.

This wasn't the first time he'd dealt with extraterrestrial visitors. The last time he was defeated here, it was because the enemy's reinforcements kept arriving, which he underestimated, and most of his subordinates were wiped out.

However, although the enemy's reinforcements have arrived once this time, they are not coming in as continuously as before, even though the war has lasted for so long.

"Looks like the intelligence was right, the extraterrestrial forces... have run into trouble!" Shiki grinned and said, "Then don't blame me for being impolite! Indigo... have everyone launch a full-scale attack!"

“Yes, Admiral!” Indigo replied with a smile.

In order to deal with the enemy's reinforcements, they deliberately hid a portion of their forces, which were the pirates he recruited during his trip back to the New World. Now is the time for them to appear.

With the emergence of pirates in the New World, the extraterrestrial visitors have gradually become unstoppable, especially those enormous rare beasts, which rampage across the battlefield, causing numerous casualties among ordinary extraterrestrial warriors.

Meanwhile, the situation on their side also affected the Whitebeard Pirates. The Master, who had come to guard the front line in place of the Destroyer, was simply overwhelmed and wanted to quickly resolve the battle on their side and then return to support the other side.

Chapter 1138 The Supreme Being

"Powerful Strike - Heavy Slash!" The moment the opponent's Venerable appeared on the battlefield, Reina attacked directly, slashing straight at the opponent's head.

Seeing Reina heading straight for him, the Supreme Master chuckled and raised his hand, intending to directly withstand Reina's attack without dodging or avoiding it.

"What audacity!" Seeing that his opponent actually intended to withstand his attack head-on, Reina was somewhat amused and annoyed. Even among experts of the same level, who would dare to ignore his attack? He hadn't been looked down upon like this in many years.

"Boom!"

The slash struck the Venerable One, triggering a violent explosion that knocked the surrounding extraterrestrial soldiers to the ground.

But when the smoke cleared, Reina found that the other party was standing there completely unharmed.

"Interesting. Your attack can make me feel pain. You are indeed a powerful expert!" The Venerable One swung his arm and said to Reina with a light laugh.

Reina squinted at his opponent, who had actually withstood his attack head-on. Such terrifying defensive power was even stronger than that of a monster like Kaido.

The two stood facing each other, neither continuing their attack. The extraterrestrial soldiers around them did not come to disturb them, but quickly withdrew, seemingly afraid of being affected by the aftershocks of their battle.

“Say your name, strong one!” The Venerable One looked at Reina and said softly.

“The vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, Benedict D. Reina! You can call me Reina!” Reina said in a deep voice.

Such an enemy should be treated with the utmost respect, just as the other party would solemnly inquire about his name.

“I am the Venerable One, you may call me Yu! You should understand what the Venerable One means, right?” The Venerable One nodded and replied.

"Of course, but I'm curious, where did the Venerable Extinction go? Did he know I had broken through again, so he deliberately hid from me?" Reina asked casually.

"Don't even think about trying to get information out of me, I won't tell you!" The Venerable Master shook his head and said, "With me here today, you can't take this place, so you can leave!"

"Leave?" Reina was taken aback, clearly not expecting the other party to say that.

“Yes! You can’t take this territory, and I can’t keep you here, so our war is meaningless!” The Venerable Master nodded and said, “Since that’s the case, why don’t you retreat? I promise not to pursue you. Wouldn’t it be better for us to live in peace? As for if you have any methods or strategies to take this territory from me, then just pretend I didn’t say anything!”

Actually, if the Golden Lion hadn't also been attacking the alien island at that time, the Master would never have said that. He only said it to test Reina and see if he knew that someone was attacking them from another direction.

"If I don't give it a try, I'm afraid I won't be willing to retreat like this!" Sure enough, without knowing that the Golden Lion was also launching an attack from another direction, Reina was easily tricked into revealing information.

“Since you just want to try, how about this… I’ll have my men retreat, and you have your men retreat too. Let’s just have the two of us try. Anyway, if you can’t defeat me, you won’t be able to take this island!” The Venerable One suggested with a smile.

If the other extraterrestrial visitors can retreat, then they can immediately go to support the Golden Lion. At that time, it wouldn't be bad for him to stay here and play with Reina!

However, he was unaware that his suggestion had aroused Reina's suspicion.

Having fought so many extraterrestrial visitors, he knew they never talked so much. Now that they were starting to negotiate, it meant they definitely had something to say.

"Perhaps... they dare not lose too many troops right now?" Reina wondered to himself.

"Heh... Since when has war become a matter between two people? I never think I can represent others; I can only ever represent myself! So there's no point in saying more; let's settle this with our skills!" After saying this, Reina took a step and attacked his opponent.

Although he didn't yet understand why the other party made that suggestion, his many years of dealing with the Navy had taught Reina one thing: if it was something the other party wanted, then he absolutely could not let them achieve it.

"Overestimating yourself!" A flash of anger appeared in the eyes of the Venerable One, and with a light snort, he threw a punch at the attacking Reina.

As a respected figure, when has he ever spoken to anyone in such a manner? It is always the case that once he speaks, others must obey.

Now that the other party is so ungrateful, we shouldn't blame them.

"boom!"

Hyōrinmaru's fist clashed with his opponent's, unleashing another powerful explosion. The aftershocks of their battle even knocked down the surrounding trees.

"Damn it, it really is the Venerable One, Marco... Get the brothers around us away from Reina's battlefield!" Standing at the rear, Laco, sensing the powerful combat strength erupting from Reina's side, immediately shouted to Marco.

"Understood!" Marco, who was providing aerial support, immediately flew towards the direction where Reina was fighting.

In fact, even without their orders, the area where the two were fighting was already deserted. Everyone knew that if they approached a battle between such powerful individuals, it would be tantamount to courting death.

While Reina was fighting the Master, the Golden Lion's battle was progressing quite smoothly, so smoothly that the Golden Lion suspected that something might have gone wrong.

Those seasoned veterans who had been in Beihai for a long time also noticed that something was wrong. The number of reinforcements and strongmen on the other side was different from usual, so they subconsciously slowed down, fearing that this was a trick by the other side.

As for the pirates from the New World, they attacked while laughing wildly, secretly mocking the Golden Lion.

Because the enemy is not as terrifying as the Golden Lion described. Although the opponent is also quite strong, they now have a complete advantage.

However, the Golden Lion did not warn them, because he needed these people to scout ahead for him and see if the extraterrestrial visitors really had any ambush.

In the eyes of the Golden Lion, these guys are not even as good as those flawed rare beasts, let alone those rare beasts that he has bred perfectly. So using them as cannon fodder is the best choice.

"Boom boom boom..."

On Reina's side, after fighting the Supreme One repeatedly, he finally understood what the other party was good at.

"Are you a tortoise? How can you be so tough?" Looking at the enemy who didn't budge, Reina felt nothing but helplessness.

That's right, the other party's title is "Lord of Defense," and the "Lord" here refers to defense!

In other words, unlike the Venerable One, this Venerable One's greatest strength lies in defense.

No matter how Reina attacked, his opponent could always neutralize his moves. It wasn't that Reina's attacks had no effect on his opponent, but rather that the effect was minimal. If his opponent was willing to fight back and exchange blows, Reina simply wouldn't dare.

That's why things are like this now. It looks like Reina is the one who's been pressing the opponent, but as soon as the opponent gets close, Reina has to dodge immediately, otherwise it will be bad if the opponent finds an opening.

Chapter 1139 Provocation

"I've already said, there's no point in fighting between us. Do you still want to continue?" The Venerable One said with a light laugh, watching Reina immediately dodge after he approached.

“Of course, I won’t give up until I try!” Reina replied with a smile.

A flash of anger crossed the Venerable One's eyes. This human was far too slippery. He wasn't given any chance, even though the human had deliberately feigned weakness and hadn't fully revealed his strength, hoping to severely injure Reina directly.

Because at this point he already knew that the Golden Lion's side could not be defended, so he had already planned to abandon that side.

Unaware of the situation, Reina was unaware of the other party's thoughts. He wanted to test the limits of the other party's physical defense so that he could better deal with them in the next battle.

Thus, the two, each with their own agenda, continued to fight, trying to find each other's weaknesses while also conserving some of their strength to prevent the other from seeing through them.

Meanwhile, the battlefield became balanced again due to the arrival of reinforcements from outer space. Both sides continued to suffer injuries and deaths, but no one with captain-level combat power or the opposing side's level 30 or above powerhouses had yet to leave the battlefield.

"The battle has reached a stalemate! The enemy is playing very aggressively! It seems they don't intend to let us take this island!" Lakyo put away his meteor hammer, looked around, and sighed.

"Stop talking nonsense! Look at the Vinsmoke brothers, they've completely overwhelmed their opponents!" King said jokingly from the side.

“I’ve seen through those three brothers. They’re just warmongers. You can’t tell from them normally, but once they start fighting, they transform and become terrifyingly crazy!” Lakyo said with a light laugh.

Not far from them, the three Vinsmoke brothers were overwhelming five level 30+ powerhouses. Their bodies were covered in combat suits, so they didn't need to worry too much about their defenses. Basically, beings of the same level couldn't break through their defenses.

In addition, they already possess the characteristics of androids, so they fight with extraordinary ferocity.

However, recently, due to absorbing a lot of luck power, their personalities have begun to change without their own knowledge. So far, only Reiju has noticed this.

"Boom boom boom..."

Just as Laco spoke, another powerful explosion occurred on Ace's side, who was in the middle of the battle. As a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, Ace had a great advantage when fighting extraterrestrials. His wide-range AOE skills allowed him to quickly clear out the surrounding extraterrestrial soldiers. However, when facing strong opponents, the damage from his flames was somewhat insufficient.

However, he and Marco seem to have recently teamed up to create some new moves, and this is the first time they've used them. Judging from the commotion they've caused on the battlefield, the effect seems to be quite good.

"Hahaha... I knew it! We could definitely succeed!" Ace looked at the huge crater ahead and said to Marco beside him with a smile.

Marco was speechless. The attack they had just unleashed had failed during their previous practice sessions. He didn't know what stroke of luck had brought them to success. The attack was powerful, but looking at the Whitebeard Pirates members caught in the blast, Marco felt utterly helpless.

"Ace, let's try using it again next time!" Marco said helplessly.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely be fine next time!" Ace grinned and said.

Because they both possess fire-based abilities, although Marco's flames are regenerative flames, they are still considered fire. Therefore, when they merge with Ace's flames, they can release additional fire energy.

However, this fusion was very unstable. Just now, they only merged for a moment before an explosion occurred. However, the power of this explosion was considerable, catching the opponent off guard and directly rendering a level 33 extraterrestrial visitor unable to fight.

Unfortunately, the incident happened so suddenly that Marco and Ace didn't expect it and didn't have time to finish off their injured companion, allowing the extraterrestrial visitors to rescue him.

Even so, Ace was quite happy, since it meant he had another trump card.

Before Ace could continue to rejoice, Reina, who was fighting the Master, let out a long howl.

"Huh? This means... a retreat?" Marco turned to look at Reyna and said to Ace, "Go find Lacoste and have him direct the retreat. I'll go check on Reyna!"

“Okay!” Ace nodded and immediately ran towards the back of the battlefield. As the commander, Laco usually wouldn’t rush to the front line; he would fight while observing the overall situation.

Marco, who had transformed into a phoenix, had just taken to the air when he saw Reina, who had merged with Hyōrinmaru and become a god of ice.

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

When Reina is unable to use his Sharingan, his fusion with Hyōrinmaru is already his strongest state. In this state, if Reina attacks with all his might, he can freeze the entire island.

"Go!" Reina didn't waste any words. After shouting to Marco, he turned around and unleashed a slash at the Venerable One behind him.

"Hmph! Trying to leave?" The Venerable One neither dodged nor evaded, his body radiating a dazzling yellow light as he directly withstood Reina's slash.

"Clang~"

To Marco's great surprise, something happened: Reina's incredibly powerful slash, after hitting the opponent, was completely blocked by the golden light on the opponent's body. However, the golden light also dissipated, and the strong impact knocked the Venerable back more than ten meters.

"What's up with that guy?" Marco asked, dumbfounded.

"The opponent excels in defense, his title is Venerable Master, and his body is covered in a turtle shell that's incredibly hard!" Reina said helplessly, "Just now, to test his limits, I unleashed my ultimate move, but he couldn't withstand it and got injured, so he immediately went berserk!"

Upon hearing this, Marco looked at the Supreme Being and saw that the clothes on the other's arm had indeed disappeared, and there was a cut on the arm that was bleeding. However, no matter how he looked at it, it was a minor injury.