Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

When they returned to the surface, Luffy had regained consciousness and was shouting that he would definitely teach that rabbitfish a lesson.

"Princess Shirahoshi, haven't my father and Queen Naga come up yet?" Robin looked around but didn't see Reina and Naga, so she asked Shirahoshi.

“No, they seem to be excavating those ruins!” Bai Xing shook her head and said.

"Then please send someone to tell them what just happened. I'm afraid those rabbitfish don't live here alone!" Robin said anxiously.

The fish-men are not part of the Whitebeard Pirates; they are partners. Therefore, Robin has no way to command them and can only ask Princess Shirahoshi for help!

"Alright!" Upon hearing this, Bai Xing immediately gave a few instructions to the merfolk warriors beside him, and then told them to go and report to Naga and Reina.

But before the merfolk warriors could dive, they felt the ship shaking.

The group exchanged glances, realizing something, and their faces involuntarily showed expressions of anxiety.

"Princess, you and Mr. Straw Hat, please stay on the ship. We'll go down and take a look!" Of the fish-man warriors around, a few stayed behind to protect Shirahoshi, while the rest went into the sea.

Meanwhile, Reina, who was excavating the ruins, noticed the explosion when the rabbit fish attacked Luffy.

However, his movements were also inconvenient in the sea, and he had to stay on the hard back of the seat the whole time.

"Naga, did you hear an explosion just now?" Reina asked Naga, who was standing next to him.

Naga nodded and replied, "Yes, it's probably Princess Shirahoshi's side! They have quite a few Sea King Army warriors with them, so there shouldn't be any problems!"

"Hmm!" Reina nodded, but he was still a little worried, so he summoned Liu Liu and sent it to check on the source of the explosion.

Soon, after checking, it returned to Reina and found nothing unusual, nor did it sense any threatening creatures nearby, which reassured Reina somewhat.

As the excavation continued, the altar-like structure was moved away by the merfolk warriors.

But just as Reina was about to let them continue digging, he suddenly noticed that a considerable number of life forms were quietly approaching them.

"Something is approaching!" Naga noticed something was wrong at the same time.

They were originally warriors of the sea, and were extremely sensitive to water currents, so they could often detect anything approaching very quickly.

"Tell everyone to be careful! Liuliu, go out and check!" Reina immediately said to Naga.

But before Liu Liu could leave, countless dark shadows appeared around her, along with pairs of eyes that gleamed with a faint light.

"They're sea monsters!" Naga's expression changed. "There are quite a few of them; they've probably always lived here! We've trespassed into their territory!"

"Can you control them, or communicate with them?" Reina asked, frowning.

If this had happened on the surface of the sea, he would have already taken action, but this is the seabed, on the other side's territory, and he doesn't want to act rashly.

"I'll give it a try!" Naga took a deep breath and then kept making a strange sound.

Upon hearing the Naga's voice, the sea beasts surrounding them stopped moving. One of the larger sea beasts slowly approached and also made some strange noises.

"Tsk~ It actually has a rabbit's head!" Reina found the other's appearance somewhat amusing.

The sea monsters surrounding them were the same rabbitfish that had attacked Luffy and his crew earlier.

Chapter 1177 Reina Makes a Move

Seeing that the sea monster horde had stopped advancing due to the Naga's communication, Reina couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he was afraid of these sea monsters, but this was, after all, their territory, and if he really made a move, it would likely have a significant impact on the surrounding environment.

This place is different from the sea; even Reina himself can only exert limited strength here.

Therefore, it's best not to take action if possible.

But after negotiating with the other side for a while, Naga said to Reina with a grim expression, "They told us to leave and forbade us from coming back here!"

"So, communication is ineffective? Then can you control them?" Reina asked after thinking for a moment.

“No!” Naga shook her head and said, “They are a race, and their king is here. Unless I can directly control their king, it’s useless!”

"Is their king... that guy?" Reina asked, looking at the largest figure among them.

Reina's idea was simple: let Naga try to control the enemy first. If she could control him, that would be best. If not, they would carry out a decapitation operation, and he would take action to kill the enemy's king directly.

“No! Their king is not here!” the Naga shook her head and replied.

"Oh?" Reina was somewhat surprised. The enemy's king was not here, which meant that the sea beasts surrounding them were not their entire force.

"Do we have a chance of winning if we fight?" Reina asked after thinking for a moment.

“It’s a bit difficult. We didn’t come here to fight, so we didn’t bring many troops! But if Shirahoshi can call on the Sea Kings to help, it should be fine! However, this place is close to the Calm Belt. If we disturb the Sea Kings there, things might get complicated!” Naga shook her head and said.

Reina also recalled the super sea kings he had encountered in the Calm Belt.

If you make the other party unhappy, it will indeed be very troublesome!

“If all else fails, I’ll take over!” Reina said, a cold glint in his eyes.

“But… Mr. Reina, your injuries…” Naga hesitated for a moment and said, “How about I go to Xuan Yue Island now and ask them to send reinforcements over?”

“No need, my injuries are no longer a big problem!” Reina shook his head and replied.

If he needs reinforcements from Xuan Yue Island for such a trivial matter, then his reputation as Reina is essentially useless.

Once Reina had made up his mind, Naga stopped trying to persuade him and instead asked, "When do you plan to make your move? Should we go up first?"

Naga believed it would be best for them to return to the surface, regroup, and thoroughly investigate the rabbitfish before taking action.

However, Reina didn't seem to have that intention. He simply put on a bubble wrap and walked out from the hard shell.

Upon seeing Reina emerge, the rabbitfish seemed to understand something, and each of them revealed a fierce expression.

"Heh... How... boring!" Reina waved his hand, and Hyōrinmaru appeared in his hand.

"Swastika!"

Without wasting words, he directly activated Hyōrinmaru's Bankai mode, and a giant ice dragon appeared in the seawater, putting immense pressure on the rabbitfish.

Even so, they did not retreat, but instead opened their mouths and fired bombs at Reina.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

Instantly, a violent explosion occurred where Reina was located. The entire sea seemed to feel the shockwave, and even the small island in the sea began to shake.

Naga led her men away before the explosion, an order given by Reina before he acted, as he didn't want the merfolk to lose their manpower in such a futile battle.

"Queen Naga... Lord Reina... is he alright?" The merfolk warriors were stunned by the violent explosion before them, knowing that Reina was right at the epicenter!

They were barely on the periphery, and the aftershocks of the explosion were already incredibly difficult to withstand. It was unimaginable what it must have been like for Reina, who was at the epicenter of the blast.

Although the other party was Lord Reina, they were still somewhat worried.

But Naga didn't seem worried, and said with a smile, "An attack of this level is nothing to Lord Reina!"

Sure enough, when the aftershocks of the explosion subsided, everyone looked in the direction where Reina was, and saw a huge block of ice in the sea ahead, with Reina in the center of the ice, seemingly unharmed.

"Hyōrinmaru·Bird Icicle!"

Just as everyone was about to cheer, the huge block of ice suddenly exploded, turning into countless ice blades that flew towards the surrounding rabbitfish.

Instantly, the surrounding seawater turned red with blood, and a large number of rabbitfish were struck by the ice blades.

"Roar~" The enormous rabbit-fish that had been negotiating with the Naga roared upon seeing the countless deaths and injuries of its people, and charged straight at Reina.

Reina didn't dodge either. He swung the Hyōrinmaru in his hand, and a blue slash was sent toward his opponent.

"Pfft!"

The enormous rabbitfish was split in two and died completely.

Seeing this, the surrounding rabbitfish scattered in fright, but some bolder, unwilling rabbitfish still spat out bombs at Reina.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

Sporadic explosions rang out, and Reina, who was standing in place, seemed to be torn apart by the bombs and disappeared.

Before the rabbitfish could even celebrate, four or five Reinas appeared simultaneously, wielding their Hyōrinmaru swords. Those rabbitfish that refused to retaliate were instantly decapitated and killed one by one by Reinas.

This time, none of the rabbitfish dared to stay in place; they all fled at top speed.

"The explosion just now must have had a significant impact over there. Our excavation work will probably need to be rescheduled!" Reina, having deactivated his Bankai mode, approached Naga and said softly.

Naga swallowed hard, nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll go back and investigate again!"

Although she knew that Reina was very powerful, she did not expect him to be this powerful. This was a group of sea beasts!

They were so easily defeated by Reina's attack.

This was only because Reina didn't intend to exterminate them completely; otherwise, the rabbit-fish clan would probably have been wiped out by Reina.

The surrounding merfolk warriors also looked at Reina with admiration; such powerful strength was truly something to aspire to.

At this moment, merfolk warriors continued to descend from above, having sensed the earlier explosion and come to check the situation.

After Naga gave a brief explanation, she approached the treasure location with Reina's help. The place was completely unrecognizable due to the earlier explosion.

Robin and the others on the ship exchanged bewildered glances after receiving the message from the fish-men.

Chapter 1178 Clues

After Reina took action, no more rabbitfish appeared in the vicinity, and the excavation work went much more smoothly after the excavation plan was revised.

However, Reina, who originally planned to go up to rest, was afraid that the rabbitfish would cause trouble again, so he simply stayed here with the fishman warriors and acted as their bodyguard.

After learning about the situation, Robin and the others on the surface of the sea also dived down again and came to Reina's side.

"Father, will those rabbitfish come back?" Robin asked, frowning, seeing Reina standing guard here.

"It's hard to say! Their population is huge, and there are quite a few of them! Although I killed some, there should still be many left!" Reina shook his head and said.

Upon hearing Reina's words, Luffy immediately declared that he would go out to find those rabbitfish, as he had not forgotten the time he had been humiliated by them before.

Reina didn't object to Reina's idea; he thought it would be good to let Luffy cause some trouble and keep those guys from disturbing his treasure hunt.

So, accompanied by Olga, Perona, and Shirahoshi, Luffy's revenge squad set off.

According to Luffy, he absolutely had to catch a few and eat them.

Ignoring Luffy and his crew, Reina, Naga, and Robin focused on digging for the treasure.

But after digging for a long time, they still found nothing.

"Lord Reina, could there be a mistake? This doesn't look like a place with treasure!" Naga asked hesitantly.