Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Upon seeing this, everyone retreated and became alert.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the platform collapsed, and from the dust and smoke, a dark figure slowly walked towards them.

"What kind of monster is this?!" Olga said helplessly.

The constant appearance of enemies was starting to annoy her.

"Da da da……"

A dark figure slowly emerged from the smoke and dust; it turned out to be a burly man.

"I can't sense any life force from him!" Reina said warily. "Everyone be careful! Naga, you keep an eye on Shirahoshi!"

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Naga immediately led Shirahoshi back a short distance.

"I'll go first!" Luffy was the first to attack once again.

"Bang!" Luffy's fist was easily blocked by the opponent.

However, Luffy easily dodged the opponent's counterattack.

"This guy is not easy to deal with!" Luffy said with a smile.

"Hmph, watch me this time!" Perona stepped forward, waved her hands, and several negative ghosts appeared, flying directly towards the opponent.

She didn't attack the giant skeleton before because she wasn't sure if the negative spirits would work. Now that her opponent is a human, it suits her perfectly.

However, when the negative ghost approached the other party, it was slapped to the ground and disappeared.

"Haki?" Perona looked at the other party in surprise. She had not felt the aura of Haki just now, but her Negative Spectre had been attacked in a real way. This was an effect that only Haki could achieve.

At this moment, Luffy also remembered that his attack had hit the opponent's fist, and his own fist had also felt pain.

He's a rubber man; unless the opponent's moves are imbued with Haki, it's impossible for him to feel pain.

“It shouldn’t be Haki!” Reina shook his head and said, “I didn’t sense any Haki aura emanating from the other party!”

Luffy nodded; he didn't sense it either.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the other party possesses a kind of domineering ability that allows them to touch those with similar abilities.

“Then let’s attack together! If we take him down, we can get the treasure!” Olga said, drawing her sword.

Her weapon was a gift from Reina; it was a famous sword, one of the twenty-one Great Swords.

But before they could make a move, the man vanished from his spot and reappeared behind Luffy, kicking him in the face.

"Whoosh~~~ Boom!"

"So fast!"

Apart from Reina and Robin who had activated her Sharingan, no one else could see the other's movements before Luffy was kicked away.

"Hey~"

After kicking Luffy away, the opponent did not stop, but continued to attack Robin, who was closest to Luffy.

"Damn it!" Although Robin could see the opponent's movements clearly, her body couldn't keep up at all, and she could only watch helplessly as the opponent attacked her.

"boom!"

But just before he could attack Robin, Reina appeared and blocked his way.

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"Hehe... Interesting!" Reina chuckled as he looked at the golden light in the other's eyes and immediately launched his attack.

The other side didn't hold back either, and they got into a fierce battle.

"Damn it! They attacked from behind!" Luffy, who had returned, saw the enemy already locked in battle with Reina, but did not step forward to help.

As for Naga, Shirahoshi, and the others, they had already retreated quite a bit, clearing the area for Reina.

"Bang bang bang..."

The two fought with lightning speed, exchanging dozens of blows in just a short time.

"Boom!"

When Reina's fist clashed with his enemy's, a tremendous force erupted, causing those around him to unconsciously retreat once more.

"So strong!" Luffy, who was watching from the sidelines, also stopped smiling and exclaimed in admiration.

After the initial exchange, neither Reina nor his opponent launched another attack; instead, they stood facing each other in a standoff.

"Interesting!" Reina smiled slightly, and with a flick of his wrist, Hyōrinmaru appeared directly in his hand.

The other side did not use any weapons.

Reina sensed that his opponent hadn't used his full strength, because his punch just now wasn't just his own power, but also absorbed the opponent's power using Black Emperor's ability before he threw it.

Even with such an attack, the opponent did not retreat an inch.

That's why he summoned Hyōrinmaru.

"Flowing Light - Slash!"

Reina vanished from his spot, transforming into a slash that flew towards his opponent.

The opponent also vanished from the spot, seemingly moving even faster than before, and directly dodged Reina's attack.

"Bang bang bang..."

The two clashed again, this time seemingly even more violently than before. The aftershocks of their battle were too much for the merfolk warriors to handle.

Left with no other choice, Naga and Shirahoshi had to lead the fish-man warriors to retreat further.

"Boom!"

The two clashed again, causing a violent explosion.

"Hey~"

Amidst the smoke, Reina was the first to leap out of the battle, frowning as he looked at the center of the explosion.

“Father…” Robin immediately stepped forward upon seeing this.

“It’s nothing!” Reina shook his head, looking at the enemy who slowly emerged from the smoke, who was completely unharmed.

"Who are you?" Reina finally asked.

But the other party did not answer, and instead charged at Reina again!

"Oh!"

Before Reina could even make a move, Luffy, who had already activated Gear Second, exchanged a blow with his opponent.

"Uncle Reina, leave this to me, you guys go first!" Luffy said to Reina with a look of excitement.

"Luffy, don't be careless, this guy hasn't gone all out yet!" Reina warned.

"I will defeat him!" Luffy replied earnestly.

Seeing this, Reina didn't say anything more, so he said to Olga and Perona beside him, "You two stay here. If anything unexpected happens, contact me immediately!"

Reina knew that finding the treasure was his top priority, so he had to leave Olga and Perona behind because they had Den Den Mushi (snail phones) that could contact him.

Olga nodded and said, "Don't worry, we know what to do!"

Upon hearing this, Reina waved to Naga and Shirahoshi in the distance, then continued forward with Robin.

After the previous platform collapsed, a new passage has been built.

However, upon seeing that Reina and the others were about to leave, the other party suddenly rushed towards them, seemingly not intending to let them go.

"Your opponent is me!" Luffy, having activated Gear Second, was now on par with his opponent in speed, and intercepted him halfway through the journey.

Even though Luffy stopped him, the opponent seemed to have his sights set on Reina and still intended to shake off Luffy and continue attacking Reina.

"Damn it!" Luffy was furious when he saw that the other party had actually bypassed him, and continued to chase after the other party.

The enemy was about to arrive, but Reina seemed oblivious, continuing to run towards the passage with Robin without looking back.

"Father!" Robin warned Reina, noticing the unusual situation behind him.

Reina's lips curled up slightly. Just as the other party approached, he suddenly disappeared from his spot and reappeared in the air.

"You choose the path to heaven but refuse to take it, you insist on forcing your way into hell!" A transparent light flashed around Reina, causing his entire body to distort, before he kicked his enemy.

This was the energy he hadn't released after absorbing the opponent's impact, combined with his own power.

"boom!"

When Reina kicked him, the opponent slammed into the ground, creating a deep crater and causing numerous cracks in the surrounding area.

At this moment, Luffy finally arrived at the scene. Looking at the bottomless pit, Luffy deactivated Gear Second.

“Let’s go! I reckon he’ll be back up in a bit!” Reina said with a smile.

"Huh? You mean that guy didn't die?" Luffy asked curiously.

“Didn’t you notice? That guy has no soul. He should be just a puppet, like the giant skeleton before. We must have triggered some mechanism to awaken them! But they seem to stay in their own territory and won’t leave! So as long as we enter the next passage, they won’t chase after us!” Reina explained with a smile.

The group thought about the giant skeleton they had encountered earlier, and it did seem somewhat similar to the guy they had just met. However, the skeleton was good at strength, while the guy they had just met was clearly good at speed.

"Is there something else waiting for us?" Olga said unhappily.

"I don't know! But with so many traps set up here, it's hard to know what the final treasure will be. If it's just gold and treasure, it's bound to be a bit disappointing!" Reina shook his head and replied.

The group crossed the collapsed platform and entered the next passage.

Upon entering the new passage, Reina discovered that things were different again.

"What are these? Mirrors?" Everyone looked at the glittering mirrors in front of them and their own reflections, and they were all quite curious.

"It seems this place is just like the previous maze; we have to get through it before we can see the treasure or the guardian!" Reina said as he carefully observed his surroundings.

“We should have brought Sister Brûlée with us to this place. With her abilities, she could definitely get through quickly!” Olga said, pursing her lips.

After Brulee and Pudding joined the Whitebeard Pirates, they stayed on Crescent Moon Island for a long time and had a pretty good relationship with Olga and Perona. Pudding, in particular, who was younger, seemed to be getting together with the two of them.

However, the two of them recently took over the intelligence department of the Whitebeard Pirates, so they became very busy and didn't spend every day with Olga.