Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Chapter 1352 Kaido vs. Reina

Unlike Brulee's wild guesses, Vista couldn't help but swallow hard, because he could already sense that the battle between Kaido and Reina was about to be decided.

King of the Beasts Pirates shared the same idea.

Unlike Vista, King is only worried about Kaido.

"Fusion!"

Reina took the initiative, and the humanoid Hyōrinmaru transformed into a giant ice dragon, merging into Reina's body.

"Ugh, ugh, ugh..." Feeling the pressure coming from Reina's side, Kaido laughed loudly and then raised his spiked club high.

"Splash~~ Sizzle~~~"

A bolt of lightning shot down from the sky, striking Kaido's spiked club directly. However, the lightning did not travel from the club to Kaido; instead, it coiled around the club that Kaido held aloft.

Besides the lightning, there seemed to be invisible miniature tornadoes forming around the spiked club.

Moreover, as lightning coiled around the spiked club, sparks gradually appeared, thus creating three elements around the club.

Reina was also rapidly gathering energy, and some flowing icy blue energy even appeared around his body, moving around his armor.

The commotion they made was so great that both those on the main battlefield and the opposing sides vying for the high ground involuntarily stopped.

"This...this oppressive feeling...this is bad!" A bead of cold sweat slid down Quinn's forehead. Although the final battle between the two had not yet begun, he had already felt that extremely uncomfortable oppressive feeling.

Therefore, at this point, Quinn already had the urge to run away.

Unlike Quinn, the captains who had already witnessed the power of Reina's moves were now filled with a very ominous feeling.

"Quickly!!! Everyone~ retreat!" Izo's voice was already cracking. He didn't care about Queen and the Beast Pirates who were on higher ground, and immediately turned around and started to run away.

Although the Whitebeard Pirates were somewhat confused, they had no choice but to retreat when they saw that the captains and some of the crew had already begun to retreat.

However, their current location is already considered to be deep behind enemy lines, so Izo couldn't guarantee that they had run far enough away when Reina made his move.

"Captain Izo, over here!" Just then, Brulee suddenly appeared out of thin air, and the mirror world entrance, which looked like a teleportation portal, gave Izo hope.

It turns out that Vista was the first to notice something was wrong, so he immediately contacted Brulee and asked her to prioritize rescuing his comrades on the high ground.

It was only then that Bry realized what Vista meant by "the situation is bad."

The unusual behavior of the Whitebeard Pirates naturally caught the attention of King and Queen. King was particularly stunned by Vista's decision to retreat without hesitation, even abandoning his comrades on the high ground.

He didn't understand why the Whitebeard Pirates would suddenly retreat, but as Kaido and Reina's momentum grew stronger, King finally realized something and loudly ordered his crew to evacuate.

"Why? Boss Jin, the enemy has retreated, which is the perfect time for us to pursue them. Why are we retreating?!" a junior leader asked, puzzled.

Jin didn't bother explaining to him and just roared, "Are you an idiot? I told you to run, so run!"

However, before the Beasts Pirates could begin their retreat, Kaido and Reina made a new move.

The two men's auras were so immense that they finally came into contact, causing the ground between them to tremble. As their auras grew, the pebbles on the ground began to float up slowly, and after reaching a certain height, they shattered and turned into dust.

"Boom~ Boom~~~ Zzzzz~~"

Countless red lightning bolts appeared around the two of them, a result of their Conqueror's Haki clashing.

"Gulp..." King, who was watching the battle, finally understood why the Whitebeard Pirates had retreated in such a hurry. Although their current location was some distance from where Kaido and Reina were fighting, given the combat power that the two had shown, the aftershocks of the battle would definitely reach this area.

"Great Vajra, Tricolor, Overlord Eight Trigrams!" Kaido roared, disappearing from his spot and rushing towards Reina at incredible speed.

As his men approached Reina, a huge crater appeared where Kaido had been standing. This was because the power he unleashed was too great, and the ground could not withstand it.

Reina, who was holding Senbonzakura, simply stood still, took a deep breath, slowly raised Senbonzakura in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Charge Power - Double Strike - Devour the World!"

"roar~"

On Kaido's side, wind, fire, and electricity intertwined around a giant dragon, which charged towards Reina.

This giant dragon was formed by Kaido's technique, and the dragon's head is where he himself is located.

Meanwhile, on Reina's side, countless water elements converged to form a gigantic whale. The whale leaped out of the water, and the water elements on its body instantly turned into ice elements, charging towards Kaido. Reina himself stood atop the giant whale's head, holding Senbonzakura horizontally.

"boom!!!!!"

The collision between the dragon and the whale instantly destroyed everything around them, and a crater more than ten meters deep appeared at the point of impact.

"Damn it! Retreat!" Jin noticed the visible aftershocks of energy rapidly approaching them and shouted a warning to his subordinates to evacuate.

This time, even without Jhin telling them, they already knew why they needed to evacuate.

It's too late to run now.

"Boom!"

The aftershocks overturned everyone in their path, and many were blown towards the sea by the aftershocks.

"Damn it... how can he be so strong? This is only the first clash!" Queen, who had been blown to the ground, barely got up and looked up at the place where Kaido and Reina were fighting. When he saw it clearly, his mouth dropped open, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Because of the impact center that generated such a powerful energy shockwave, Reina and Kaido did not actually touch each other; they were currently only clashing with each other's energy.

"No...no good! Run!" As if he had thought of something, Quinn turned around and ran away without saying a word.

As for King, although he really wanted to help Kaido, he was powerless to intervene given the current situation. He could only retreat with the main force.

"Sizzle... Click click~~"

Kaido and Reina's energies clashed, creating a massive energy explosion. Neither of them held back, launching fierce attacks on each other. As a result, the shockwaves formed by their energies began to falter, showing signs of breaking apart.

Chapter 1353 Victory and Defeat

Just as Kaido and Reiner were about to decide the outcome of their battle, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates, alerted by Vista, retreated first.

Izang and the others had already received help from Brulee and had taken refuge in the Mirror World.

"That was...too dangerous!" Looking out from the mirror world at the ground outside, which had become as flat as if it had been cultivated, Izo and the others were all relieved.

Without Brulee's help, they probably wouldn't have been able to escape.

"Oh no, how are Vista and the others?" It was only then that Izo realized that, judging from the aftershocks of the earlier incident, even the main battlefield would likely be affected.

"It should be fine! Captain Vista reminded me just now!" Brulee replied somewhat uncertainly.

"Quick, find them!" Izang said hastily.

So everyone in the mirror space started helping to find the main force of the Whitebeard Pirates. If the main force suffered heavy losses for this reason, it would be difficult to explain to Whitebeard.

"Found them! I found Captain Vista and the others!" Just then, a captain stood in front of a small mirror and shouted.

So Brûlée and the others quickly gathered there.

"Captain Vista, are you alright?" Brûlée called out through the mirror as soon as she arrived.

“I’m fine, Brulee, come out and help! A lot of people are injured. Help them get into the Mirror World first. I estimate that the second, even stronger aftershock is coming soon!” Vista said with a bitter expression.

Such energy aftershocks are not very dangerous for captains, just a little difficult to handle, but for ordinary pirates, they are truly deadly.

“Alright! Captain Izang, I will teleport everyone out, let’s all go help!” Brulee nodded and said.

"No problem, Captain, Vice-Captain and all captains, come with me. The rest of you wait here!" Although Izang was anxious, he was not flustered and gave the order loudly.

“Let us help! Even though we have Seastone handcuffs, it shouldn’t be a problem if we’re just looking for someone and not fighting!” Katakuri said, stepping forward at this moment.

"No need, Katakuri-nii-san. Captain Vista just said that the aftermath of the second wave of battle is probably about to erupt. The more people we send out, the more passive we'll become!" Brûlée waved her hand and opened the Mirror World, letting the captains and crew out.

Meanwhile, the main force of the Whitebeard Pirates also got up from the ground. Because they had retreated earlier, they had run further away. Although they were knocked down by the aftershocks of the battle, very few of them were actually injured and unable to get up.

So, at the call of the captains like Vista, everyone gathered together for a meeting.

But before they could all gather together, another earth-shattering explosion came from the place where Reina and Kaido were fighting, and this time the entire island began to shake.

Vista looked in horror toward where Kaido and Reyna were, feeling an energy that made him feel suffocated.

"Everyone... evacuate at full speed! Brûlée, save as many as you can!" Vista roared, then began to lead the people around him in a full-speed retreat.

Like him, King also discovered a huge crisis and was also organizing his subordinates to evacuate, but his situation was much more chaotic and miserable than that of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Because the initial evacuation was not timely, more people were injured, and the evacuation took place closer to the battleground between Reina and Kaido.

"Damn it! Where did that bastard Queen go?" King was furious. He and Queen were Kaido's right and left hands, but at this crucial moment, Queen was nowhere to be found.

As for the aftershocks from just now, Jhin wasn't worried that Quinn would get hurt, even though they were closer together.

Ultimately, it was just the aftermath of a battle between two powerful individuals, not a direct attack on them. With their strength, they would at most be affected, but they would definitely not be injured.

If they fail to evacuate everyone this time, some people may indeed die in the aftermath of the battle between Kaido and Reiner.

On the other side, Reina and Kaido, who were attacking with all their might, simply didn't have the extra energy to worry about the others.

After their Conqueror's Haki clashed, Reina's energy shockwave shattered first, but before Kaido could rejoice, his energy also shattered.

The spiked club and the Senbonzakura clashed, and a powerful energy shockwave rippled outwards once more. However, before the energy shockwave could dissipate, the Senbonzakura in Reina's hand shattered into pieces.

Instead of being pleased with what he saw, Kaido became even more agitated. He had been tricked by Reina's trick before, because Reina's Senbonzakura possessed such an ability, making it quite easy to be fooled on the first encounter.

Even those who know Reina well can be fooled if they're not careful, because Reina's most frequently used weapon is the ice-type longsword called Hyōrinmaru, making it very easy to overlook the Senbonzakura.

So when Kaido saw Reina's Senbonzakura shatter, he instinctively tried to cover his body with the remaining Conqueror's Haki to prevent Reina from launching a sneak attack.

However, the moment Senbonzakura shattered, Reina sidestepped and unleashed his long-prepared left fist, striking Kaido's spiked club directly.

Just now, before Senbonzakura shattered, Reina used Senbonzakura to directly absorb enough impact energy, and then deliberately shattered Senbonzakura, turning it into countless cherry blossoms that enveloped Kaido.

As for himself, he channeled the absorbed impact and all his remaining energy into his left fist, then threw a punch at Kaido.

"Double Strike - Break!"

This time, Reina didn't use any fancy moves; instead, he delivered a real, all-out attack.

"boom!"

"Boom~~~"

When Reina's fist made contact with Kaido's spiked club, a violent explosion occurred immediately. The scattered energy even matched the impact force generated when Senbonzakura and the spiked club made contact earlier, directly merging the two energies into one and spreading outwards.

As for the location where Reina and Kaido were, the violent explosion further expanded the already deep crater, which was more than ten meters deep, and this trend spread outwards with the force of the impact.

"Not good!" Upon seeing this, King, who had just taken off, disregarded the Beast Pirates members who had not yet retreated. He immediately shook his arms, transformed into a streak of fire, and quickly fled in the opposite direction from where Kaido and Reina were.

Quinn, who had originally planned to flee, only felt something fly overhead. After glancing at it and discovering it was Jhin, he seemed to sense something. He turned back to look at the center of the nearly vanished island, his eyes widening. Then, he accelerated at full speed towards the coast.

Chapter 1354 Katakuri's Troubles