Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"You wiped out the Big Mom Pirates?" Reina took the flask and asked without further ado.

Kaido had no intention of lying, so he nodded and replied, "Our Beasts Pirates need to grow, so we took them down!"

“Bree is one of ours. Release her, and I’ll take her back!” Reina picked up the flask and chugged down the wine in one go, saying, “This taste… is a bit lacking!”

"Yes! It can't compare to the drinks of the New World, much less your fine wine! Want your people? Sure! Trade me something!" Kaido smiled slightly, then leaned back in his seat and said.

“Exchange? No, no, no… I have no intention of exchanging anything. Your attack on the Big Mom Pirates has nothing to do with us, but you kidnapped our people for no reason, so you have to give an explanation. Otherwise… I don’t mind sending you to keep Linlin company! Anyway, you two had a good relationship back then, didn’t you?” Reina said with a smile.

"Hehehe... As expected of the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, only you dare to speak to me like that. Anyone else would be dead by now!" Kaido said with a loud laugh.

“Don’t underestimate this world. If you’re careless, your last defeat wasn’t just bad luck!” Reina glanced at Kaido and said.

But Kaido didn't care. Instead, he looked at King beside him and said, "Have someone bring her here!"

Jhin nodded, then personally went to bring Brulee over.

As Brulee followed King toward the reception room, she guessed that it might be the Whitebeard Pirates arriving.

She only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Reina.

"Admiral, the man has been brought!" King said as he returned to Kaido's side.

"Are you alright?" Reina carefully examined Brulee and asked with relief when he saw that she did not seem to be injured.

"I'm sorry, First Mate..." Brulee was a little embarrassed; she really hadn't expected to lose so badly.

Reina smiled and beckoned to Brulee to come over.

But before Brûlée could get there, Quinn stepped between her and Reyner.

"You fatso, what do you mean?" Reina remained seated, not getting up, but his Chinese was full of provocation.

Quinn spat out the cigar he was holding and said, "Didn't you hear what our governor said? If you want people, bring something in exchange!"

"Oh? What do you want?" Reina asked with interest.

He had no intention of giving anything, but that didn't stop him from asking, because he wanted to know what the other party wanted from them.

"A teleporter!" Quinn said without further ado.

"Pfft..." Reina couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of wine, then laughed loudly and said, "Hahahaha... Kaido, are you serious? So poor? Our teleporters have never been prohibited for any force dealing with extraterrestrial visitors. If you want one, you can just go and buy it, right?"

"Rena! Don't go too far! Our governor made this request only out of respect for Whitebeard, so it was just a casual remark. It's a favor to you to let you take the man back!" Quinn immediately roared.

Reina's attitude really annoyed him.

"Then shouldn't I thank you?" Reina tilted his head and looked at Kaido.

However, Kaido ignored him and kept drinking from his gourd, seemingly ignoring Reyna's existence.

Jhin and Quinn were keeping a close eye on Reyner, ready to strike immediately if he dared to make a move.

"Tsk tsk tsk... What do you think I should do?" Reina thought for a moment, then looked at Quinn and asked.

"Of course! Have someone send the teleporter over. Until then, you can stay here. We'll treat you like a VIP!" Quinn said with a smile.

In his view, Reina's biggest mistake was coming alone. If he dared to make a move, they could directly suppress Reina by virtue of their home advantage and their superior manpower and numbers.

Without Reiner, the Whitebeard Pirates were like a tiger without teeth, their threat level greatly reduced.

Chapter 1338 War Begins

"This is really a dilemma," Reina muttered softly, holding up the wine jug and taking a sip of his drink.

His purpose in coming to the Beasts Pirates was simple: to take Brulee back with him. As for Katakuri and the others, he didn't want to cause any trouble. After all, life and death are normal for pirates. Since he was inferior to them, he would just let things take their course.

Queen and King both thought Reina was in a real dilemma, wondering whether or not to exchange the teleporter. Only Kaido knew that Reina was definitely not in a dilemma about such a thing.

He knew Reina back when he was with the Rocks Pirates, so he knew Reina quite well.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of. Do whatever you want. Whether you can succeed or not depends on your own abilities!" Kaido said, looking at Reina after finishing the wine in his gourd.

“That’s right! Then… I won’t stand on ceremony!” Reina said, standing up as his aura began to slowly increase.

Quinn stared at Reina with his mouth agape in disbelief.

"So... what you mean by 'dilemma' is whether or not to take action now?" Jin also realized what Reina meant by what he had just said.

“Well…we should save people first!” Reina said, and then he disappeared from the spot.

"Oh no!" Jhin immediately realized what was happening and looked behind Quinn, where Brulee was. As for Quinn, he was too slow to react.

On the other hand, Kaido didn't care at all whether Reina had rescued Brulee or not. Instead, he picked up a wine jar and chug down the wine.

Because he knew that when Reina arrived, Brûlée was no longer the focus.

Meanwhile, Brulee was clearly a bit bewildered. She had just been wondering what to do about this. Because of her, the Whitebeard Pirates would probably lose some resources, and she also wanted to try to get the vice-captain to rescue Katakuri and the others as well.

Suddenly, it seemed the first mate was about to attack them?

“Alright, go find a place to hide first, or if you can, go to the coast. The hard shell is there. Once you get on the hard shell’s back, you’ll be safe!” Reina’s voice suddenly rang out behind Brulee, making Brulee feel pleasantly surprised.

However, she was still wearing sea stone handcuffs, so she couldn't use her abilities at all.

Otherwise, simply running away would be very easy for her.

After setting Brûlée down in a corner, Reiner went straight to Kaido. It wasn't that he was unwilling to help Brûlée remove the seastone handcuffs, but without the key, they would have to be opened by force, which was clearly not the right thing to do at this moment.

"So, this is your final choice?" Kaido slowly stood up and asked.

“Isn’t this exactly what you wanted? After all, you can only reap the greatest benefits after capturing me!” Reina said with a light laugh.

Although he didn't say much to Kaido just now, the two of them already understood each other's thoughts.

"Hehehe... Keep an eye on that girl, but don't hurt her!" Kaido laughed and said to Queen beside him.

"Understood!" Quinn finally realized that his governor's target was not Bryce at all, but Reyner, who had come alone.

As for Brulee's role, it was merely to prevent Reina from escaping easily; Kaido didn't believe Reina would risk his life for Brulee.

However, if they can severely injure Reina, it will be much easier for them to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates' attack.

Reina's reason for making his move at this time was even simpler: he wanted to test Kaido's mettle and see if the other party had improved or... regressed!

As for whether there would be a mishap, Reina didn't care. If he wanted to leave, Kaido and the others couldn't stop him!

As for Brûlée, we can just take her with us when we run away. Besides, once we get rid of the Seastone, Brûlée might even be the one leading him to escape!

"Boom!" Hyōrinmaru clashed with Kaido's spiked club, and intense Conqueror's Haki spread out, blowing away all the Beast Pirates members around them. Even King and Queen had to defend themselves while retreating.

"Quinn, evacuate the crowd!" Jhin immediately realized that this was Rayner's doing.

If a battle were to break out at their headquarters, Reina would be unharmed, but his men would likely suffer heavy casualties.

Upon hearing this, Quinn turned and ran without saying a word; he had no desire to face a monster of Reina's caliber here.

His actions made the Beasts Pirates members around him shudder.

"That coward!" King cursed under his breath, then ordered the Flying Six to lead their men away. As for himself, he would stay behind to see if Kaido needed any help.

"As expected of Akame Reina! Hehehe... I heard they say your power has surpassed Newgate's, so let me see just how strong you really are! Thunder Bagua!" Kaido swung his spiked club and struck directly at Reina.

"Is that all you know? With a move like that, you have no right to say such things!" Reina vanished from his wrongful death, dodging Kaido's attack.

"Don't rush, I'll show you my strength!" Kaido laughed and turned around, the Conqueror's Haki covering his spiked club filling the air with red lightning.

Reina was somewhat surprised to see that Kaido had discovered him. However, he hadn't made any special effort to hide himself, since Kaido wasn't a speed-type powerhouse. He hadn't expected that Kaido would find him.

"Hyōrinmaru...Swastika!"

A massive polypropylene dragon soared into the air, seemingly freezing the surrounding air. A giant dragon descended from the sky and merged directly with Reina, revealing a pair of icy wings behind him. Twelve enormous ice lotuses also floated around him.

"It's really nostalgic! Back then you were just a menial laborer on the ship, I never imagined you'd become so powerful!" Kaido said with some emotion.

“Hahaha… I’m just a handyman, and you’re just an intern, aren’t you?” Reina laughed as he replied.

Back when Kaido was in the Rocks Pirates, he was just an apprentice. At that time, Shiki, Whitebeard, and Big Mom were already famous, and even Wang Zhi and John were well-known pirates. Only he and Kaido were unknown.

"Hoo hoo hoo... The Rocks Pirates! If he were still alive, he would be incredible by now!" Kaido's eyes showed fear, fear of Captain Rocks. Even though that man was dead, just mentioning him would inevitably instill fear in those who knew him.

"No matter who it is... they can no longer restrain us! We, the Whitebeard Pirates, are the strongest beings on this sea! Kaido... take this! Ice - Freeze Ice!"

A giant dragon made of ice rushed straight towards Kaido.

Chapter 1339 Reina VS Kaido

Faced with Reina's offensive, Kaido remained calm and transformed into his dragon form.

"Dragon Flame - Blazing Sun!" Flames erupted from Kaido's dragon mouth, blocking Reina's ice.

However, Reina seemed to have been prepared. He swung the Hyōrinmaru in his hand, and the temperature around him began to drop rapidly. Kaido seemed to sense the danger and tried to take off quickly, but the height of the rooftop restricted his movements. Before he could react, Reina held his sword with both hands and plunged the Hyōrinmaru into the ground.

"Frostbite - Ten Thousand Miles!" A gust of cold wind blew by, and everyone and everything in the room, except for Reina, turned into ice sculptures, including Kaido who was circling in the air.

However, Reina did not believe that Kaido could be defeated so easily. So the moment Kaido was frozen, he leaped up and thrust his Hyōrinmaru at Kaido's dragon head.

"when!"

Before Hyōrinmaru could pierce Kaido, King, engulfed in flames, stepped in front of Reina.

"Tch~ You're really in a hurry, aren't you, Jhin! You Lunaria people are such a nuisance!" Reina said with a slight smile.

"I won't let you hurt the Admiral in front of me!" Flame Disaster Jin ignored Reina's words and said in a deep voice.

"Is that so?" Reina tilted his head, looking at the flames behind the other person, and said, "I wonder if I can finish you off before your flames go out? I'm really curious!"

As the last survivor of the Lunaria race, Reina knew their racial characteristics: when attacking, the flames on their backs would extinguish, which could inflict powerful damage on the enemy, but this was also when they were most vulnerable.

Before the flames on their backs disappear, their bodies will be extremely strong, and ordinary attacks cannot harm them.

This is why the Lunaria are known as the "race of gods"—they are a race that can survive in any harsh environment.

“You can try!” King was not afraid of Reina. Although he might not be Reina’s match in a one-on-one situation, this was not a one-on-one situation. This was the territory of the Beasts Pirates, and he had powerful companions like Kaido and Queen by his side.

"Then let's give it a try!" Reina used the Hyōrinmaru in his hand to force Jin away.

However, he did not continue to attack King, but instead waved his hand and charged towards Kaido, who was frozen in ice.

"Crackling sound..."

Reina's slash not only broke through the ice on Kaido's body, but also sent the entire frozen dragon flying.

"Boom!"