Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Yes!"

With Bello Betty's orders, the main force of the revolutionary army began an orderly retreat.

Meanwhile, Sabo was hiding in the forest, trying his best to conceal his presence.

Just now, when he was preparing to come and help Reina, he discovered that in addition to the Destroyer, there were also the Guardian and the Barrier.

Two Venerable-level powerhouses plus a Title Holder—this combination is definitely not something Reina can handle, even with him added to the mix.

So what he needs to do now is to hide and only go out at the crucial moment. Whether it's to save Reina or to ambush the opponent, it would be a good choice and more effective than him showing himself now.

Meanwhile, Erena was fighting with all his might. The pressure from the two Venerables was even greater than what Sengoku and Garp had given him back then.

In particular, the Extinction Venerable and the Control Venerable, one is good at offense and the other is good at defense, and their cooperation is quite skillful.

However, after Reina fused with Hyōrinmaru, his physical strength was further enhanced, and even the Black Emperor's abilities were able to absorb more energy.

That's why we're only barely able to withstand their combined attack now.

Sabo, who was hiding to the side, was dumbfounded. Although he knew that Reina was powerful, he did not expect that he could actually block the combined attack of two Venerables.

Even though the opponent may not be using their full strength right now, this is still quite impressive.

"Not bad, you're a formidable opponent, but if that's all you've got, you'll be dead here today! So show us what you've got!" After exchanging a punch with Reina, the Venerable One said with a hint of excitement.

He had fought Garp before, and Garp was an opponent who excited him.

Reina stepped back a little, panting heavily, and said, "You two alone can't take my life!"

"Arrogant! Do you really think you're so powerful?" A flash of anger crossed the Venerable Extinction's eyes. If it weren't for the previous injuries that restricted his body from using his full power, he would have already gone all out.

"Hehe... It seems you still have a backup plan. No problem, when you're about to despair, you'll naturally go all out!" After saying that, the Venerable One's body suddenly began to swell until he became a small giant who was almost three meters tall.

"Although your speed will decrease a bit in this state, your strength will increase significantly, so... be careful, or you'll die before you even get to your full strength!" The Venerable One said with a loud laugh as he launched an attack on Reina.

"I couldn't ask for more!" A glint flashed in Reina's eyes, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze. Hyōrinmaru's ice attribute became as easy to use as an extension of his own arm after combining with it.

"A mere trick, watch me break through all laws with sheer force! Die!" The Venerable One punched Reina, and the air around his fist seemed to be torn apart.

"Freeze - Freeze All Things!" Reina released extreme cold from his body, and thick ice began to condense on the ground around him.

"Crackling sound..."

However, these icy fragments were like thin paper in front of the Venerable One, easily torn apart by him.

"boom!"

Left with no other choice, Reina had to exchange a punch with the opponent.

"Wow~"

The result was that with just one punch, the opponent's power not only exceeded the upper limit of Reina's Black Emperor ability absorption, but even after Reina reversed the energy back, he was still sent flying by the opponent's punch, leaving only a trail of blood in the air.

The Supreme Lord was also forced back several steps by Reina's power.

"Huh~ He has other abilities too? Interesting, this is really something to look forward to!" This was his first time fighting Reina. Although he had learned about Reina's abilities from intelligence reports, he could only truly appreciate Reina's versatile and strange abilities when they actually fought.

"I told you not to be careless, strike while the iron is hot and kill him!" The Annihilator gave Reina no chance to catch his breath. As Reina was knocked away by the Venerable Master, the Annihilator launched another attack.

"Frozen Four Absolute Formation!" Just as the Extinction Venerable caught up with Reina, Reina quickly formed hand seals, and then four identical Reinas dispersed in four directions. Immediately afterwards, they simultaneously braced their palms on the ground, and beams of energy rose from the ground, forming a square cage that trapped the Extinction Venerable inside.

"It's useless. This kind of futile resistance won't achieve anything!" Venerable Extinction shook his head and said softly.

After speaking, the Venerable One placed his hands on the transparent wall formed by the Four Absolutes Formation, and then his aura suddenly rose, causing the surrounding space to distort. Subsequently, the Four Absolutes Formation shattered, and the four Reinas that formed the formation turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared.

"Hahaha... What an interesting ability, but if you think you can hide it, it won't be that easy!" At this moment, the Venerable Master also punched a big tree.

Reina, who had disguised himself as a tree, had no choice but to abandon his disguise and hastily fled.

"Boom!" The spot where Reina was originally located was turned into a huge crater, and he also found that he was once again being attacked from the front and the rear by the Venerable Extinction and the Venerable Control.

"This is really a headache!" Reina scratched his head.

With his Sharingan unusable, he has essentially exhausted all his methods, but neither ninjutsu nor Hyōrinmaru have been able to inflict effective damage on the enemy.

"I have no choice but to try! Scatter! Senbonzakura!" Reina waved his hand, and countless petals suddenly appeared in the air, then slowly gathered in his hand, turning into a Zanpakuto, Senbonzakura.

When using Hyōrinmaru, Hyōrinmaru would repel other Zanpakutō, so he would basically never use two Zanpakutō at the same time. However, the current situation was special. He had to reassure Hyōrinmaru in his mind while also working on Senbonzakura, and at the same time, he had to pay attention to Mie-zun and Go-zun, hoping that they would not launch an attack immediately.

"They actually have more tricks up their sleeve? What a delightful opponent!" Sure enough, the Master seemed quite pleased to see Senbonzakura appear.

However, the Extinction Venerable did not see it that way. He had fought Reina before, so he knew that Reina was definitely an existence of the same level. Although he now had the ability of the Barrier to block Reina's escape route, once Reina started to fight desperately, he might actually be able to escape. Therefore, he dared not be careless at all.

Chapter 1208 Desperate Counterattack

Just after the Revolutionary Army received Sabo's order to request reinforcements from the Red-Haired Pirates and the Straw Hat Pirates, they received an unexpected response.

"What? Your leader isn't here?" The revolutionary army's liaison officer was dumbfounded and asked, "Then is your highest-ranking officer in charge here? We're requesting reinforcements!"

"I'm sorry, our current strength is only sufficient for defense. However, if you need it, we can provide you with some troops!" Princess Weiwei said apologetically as she answered the phone. "Currently, we lack sufficient strong warriors, so I'm afraid we cannot provide you with effective support. At most, we can only provide some troops!"

“We have enough troops, but the powerful extraterrestrials have launched a sudden attack, so we need more powerful warriors to defend against them!” The revolutionary army’s liaison officer said with a frown.

Princess Vivi pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, I will send the Happo Navy of our Straw Hat Grand Fleet to provide support. This is the limit of what we can do!"

"Okay, thank you!" The revolutionary army's liaison officer didn't say anything more.

Meanwhile, the liaison officer of the Red-Haired Pirates was contacted and received a reply that they agreed to provide support, but could only send one officer and a portion of their troops.

Just as the revolutionary army's liaison officer was wondering if these allies were plotting against him, he suddenly received orders for a complete retreat of the front-line troops.

Although surprised, they followed orders and began packing up and retreating.

After the extraterrestrial visitors saw the revolutionary army begin to retreat, they also began to pursue them, seemingly not intending to let the revolutionary army escape easily.

Meanwhile, Sabo, who had been hiding in the woods, did not rush out but remained concealed, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

After summoning Senbonzakura, Reina used Senbonzakura's strange attack methods to buy himself a moment to catch his breath.

However, Senbonzakura, who had not yet used Bankai, was quickly exposed by the Destroyer and the Master.

It wasn't that Reina didn't want to use Senbonzakura's Bankai, but in this state, he couldn't guarantee that it wouldn't clash with Hyōrinmaru after it was released. So he could only use Senbonzakura's Shikai state.

However, neither the Destroyer nor the Master is weak, so Senbonzakura in her Shikai state cannot harm them at all.

"Oh!"

Just as the Venerable One had drawn Reina's attention, the Venerable One of Destruction launched a surprise attack, striking Reina in the chest with a palm strike.

However, Reina retaliated, kicking the Venerable One in the face.

"Is this all you've got?" The Venerable One suddenly appeared beside Reina and said softly.

"Damn it!" Reina tried his best to react, but the other party was too fast and didn't give him any time to react.

"boom!"

Reina was hit by a punch and sent flying again. Meanwhile, the Venerable Extinction was waiting for him. Before Reina could even land, the Venerable Extinction kicked him, sending him flying once more.

After several consecutive attacks from the Venerable One and the Venerable One, Reina finally regained his footing and stopped the one-sided beating.

"Cough cough..." The series of blows had seriously injured Reina. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the two who were pretending to be relaxed.

If this continues, it seems that Reina will have no other outcome but defeat, especially with the Barrier watching from the sidelines.

"Don't you have another ability? Why don't you try it?" Venerable Extinction looked at Reina and asked, "Is it because your injuries from last time haven't healed yet? Is that why you can't use it? Or is there some other reason?"

If he could use the Sharingan, Reina would definitely use it too.

Although they might still not be a match for the two, at least they wouldn't be beaten so badly that they wouldn't even have the power to fight back.

After thinking about the means he could use, besides the Nine-Tailed Summoning Scroll he exchanged from the shop, he also had an Otherworld Summoning Scroll, which was a reward he obtained during his previous treasure hunt.

"Otherworld Summoning Scroll: It can summon anything from another world (including people and items)! As for what you can summon, it depends on the host's luck. It could be a bag of snacks, a missile, or even a legendary figure."

It doesn't say whether it's a one-time use item or a permanent summon, and even Reina isn't sure what can be summoned from it.

Just as he was hesitating about whether to use it, his Observation Haki suddenly detected a different kind of aura.

“It’s Sabo!” Reina quickly confirmed that the aura belonged to Sabo.

"That idiot!" Reina was dumbfounded. This was not good news for him, because Sabo's presence meant that he could not enter the Tower of Trials to hide. If he did, Sabo would become the target of the two Venerables' wrath, and he would definitely die.

So either he has to hide before the enemy discovers Sabo, or... he has to retreat with Sabo.

After only a moment's thought, Reina decided on the route. He had to retreat with Sabo, because if he could spot Sabo, then the enemy had likely spotted him as well.

He gave Sabo a subtle look, and then Reina's aura surged again, which immediately put both the Destroyer and the Controller on alert.

"Attack!" Reina roared, his body blazing with cold light, and countless streams of icy energy surged from him, forming a gigantic ice dragon that charged toward the Venerable Destroyer.

The Extinction Venerable and the Control Venerable exchanged a glance, then charged toward Reina simultaneously. As for the small fry hiding to the side, they had naturally noticed them long ago, but they didn't care. They believed that the only real opponent was Reina, and as long as Reina was dealt with, everything would be fine.

After releasing the ice dragon, Reina had nearly half of his energy drained. The massive ice dragon did not disappoint him; its near-extreme icy energy greatly slowed down the two Venerables, giving him time to prepare.

"This alone is not enough to defeat us!" Blue flames erupted from the Venerable One's body, forcefully holding back the enormous ice dragon.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Venerable One attacked Reina, striking him in the chest with a palm strike that sent Reina flying, coughing up blood.

But when he saw the smile on Reina's lips, he instinctively felt as if he had been tricked.

Hidden to the side, Sabo unleashed his full power when Reina made his move. However, his target was not the Destroyer or the Guardian, but the Barrier Being who was releasing barrier abilities nearby.

"Dragon Claw - Dragon's Breath!" With his arms covered in Armament Haki, Sabo unleashed a full-force attack directly at the Barrier.

Chapter 1209 Retreat

The Barrier, who was watching the battle, was startled by Sabo's sudden attack.

He had known all along that Sabo was hiding somewhere, but like the two Venerables, he also believed that Sabo's attack was aimed at the Venerables, since he, a titled being, was really nothing here.

But when Sabo attacked him, he immediately knew Sabo's plan: as long as Sabo's power was eliminated, Reina could escape.

"It seems you've underestimated me! I may not be a Venerable One, but I'm not a pushover either!" The barrier-bearer felt somewhat humiliated, as the other party had clearly regarded him as a weakling.

Even if he couldn't use his abilities, Barrier believed that dodging Sabo's attacks would still be no problem.

"Watch out!" Just as the Barrier moved quickly to dodge Sabo's attack, two Venerables suddenly warned him.

"Too late!" Only then did the Barrier realize that Reina had somehow appeared beside him.

"Charged Strike - Flowing Light Slash!" Reina, wielding the Thousand Cherry Blossoms, launched an attack on the Barrier.

Using the impact of the Destroyer he had just absorbed, combined with his own energy, Reina launched a fatal attack.