Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Reina, who was resting comfortably, suddenly heard a loud explosion and felt the entire island shake.

When he came out to check the situation in astonishment, he found that the central hotel, which was originally located in the center of the island, had simply disappeared.

"What... what's going on?" Reina asked, somewhat dumbfounded.

"Guest...Guest, something terrible has happened! Pirates are attacking! You are our esteemed VIP guest, so I'm here to inform you to run away immediately!" Reina's personal butler, looking flustered, stumbled in and said.

To enjoy better service, Reina opted for the top-tier VIP membership. All top-tier VIP members receive one-on-one service from a private butler. Whatever your needs, as long as they can handle them, they will take care of them perfectly. Reina is quite satisfied with this.

“Where is your central hotel?” Reina asked, pointing to the hotel that had originally stood in the center of the island.

"They've ruined it, esteemed guest. We'd better run... I heard that the pirates who came this time are quite fierce. The boss is already preparing to run away!" The private butler's professional ethics were still very strong. Although he thought it was very dangerous at this time, he still did not abandon Reina and run away.

"Do you know who it is?" Reina asked after a moment's thought.

"I don't know, I only know they're pirates!" The personal butler shook his head and replied.

"Alright, you can go now. It's definitely a bit dangerous for you here!" Reina smiled slightly and activated his Observation Haki, saying.

He had already sensed Luffy and Zoro's presence, and he also sensed Usopp and Franky's presence, though they were still some distance away from Luffy and the others.

Luffy and Zoro were currently positioned in front of the Central Hotel, meaning the explosion was likely caused by them.

He has now activated his Observation Haki, which means that Luffy and Zoro have likely already detected his location.

That's the downside of Observation Haki: when you're probing someone, the enemy can also sense your presence. If it's someone you know well, they'll immediately know you're nearby.

Upon hearing this, Reina's personal butler hesitated for a moment, then stomped his foot and ran away.

At this critical moment, escaping is the most important thing. If too much time is wasted and we can't catch the boss's escape boat, then staying here could very well cost us our lives.

As for why Reina didn't run, that's none of his business, and he's not in a position to care about others right now.

After the butler and maids had all run away, Reina made a hand seal, and with a "bang," an exact clone of himself appeared beside him.

“Go see what’s going on over there!” Reina, dressed in a bathrobe, said to his clone, who was also dressed in a bathrobe.

"You're just going to make me go there dressed like this? Even though you're the real body, don't go too far!" Reina's clone rolled his eyes and said with dissatisfaction.

Upon hearing this, Reina pointed to the wardrobe beside him, then walked towards the hot spring and said, "Go ahead and choose! I want to soak a little longer!"

He felt very relaxed when soaking in the hot spring, which was beneficial to his recovery.

Although several days have passed since the great battle, Reina has been seriously injured from the continuous battles with Kaido, so this is a good opportunity for him to rest and recuperate.

The clone, now dressed, headed straight for the center of the island. Luffy sensed that Usopp and Franky were also moving rapidly in that direction.

Chapter 1368 Barrett

When Reina's clone arrived at the center of the island, he indeed saw Luffy and Zoro, and the two seemed to have already entered battle mode.

As for their opponents, they surprised Reina even more.

"Barrett? Why are you here?" Reina exclaimed, looking at the familiar figure in the arena.

Barrett was once a crew member of the former Pirate King Roger. He was a man known as the descendant of a devil. He fought against countless strong opponents on the sea, but was ultimately defeated by Roger.

Later, in order to defeat Roger, he became Roger's crew member.

However, after boarding the ship, he discovered that he was not a good fit for it at all. He was a lone wolf, a warrior, but the Roger Pirates were a united pirate crew.

There is friendship, trust, and a willingness to sacrifice for each other among the members.

So after Barrett spent some time on Roger's ship, he found that he had not only not become stronger, but had actually become weaker, because he had developed weaknesses, and he had also gained companions and friendships.

In order to sever this weakness within himself, Barrett disembarked after failing to challenge Roger again.

After Roger's death, Barrett was captured and imprisoned in Impel Down. When Shiki and Reina teamed up to cause chaos in Impel Down, he escaped and found the permanent pointer to the final island, which had been secretly made by Roger's crew.

A pirate convention was held in the name of the Eternal Pointer.

Although Reina didn't participate that time, he knew that Bullet had been defeated again with the help of Luffy and the others, and he even heard that he had died at sea.

That's why Reina was so surprised to see Barrett here again.

"Oh? It's Reina~ It's been a long time!" Barrett turned around, looked at Reina, and grinned.

"You...didn't I hear you were dead? Why are you in the North Sea?" Reina asked, sitting down on a large rock.

The original central hotel has been reduced to ruins.

"Hahaha..." Barrett burst into laughter.

It was only then that Reina noticed that Barrett, who was shirtless, was covered in wounds.

"I came for him!" Barrett pointed at Luffy, his face beaming with excitement, and said, "Ever since I was defeated by Roger, I haven't felt that feeling for a long time, but last time... I experienced that feeling with him! So... I came to kill him!"

Reina rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache. Barrett was a freak, a psychopath at that. If he could, he didn't want to fight him, especially since his injuries had only just begun to heal. If he fought Barrett, the time he needed to recover would likely increase.

Moreover, it seems that some unexpected things have happened on the side of the extraterrestrial visitors, with some powerful individuals with considerable combat strength appearing, which has made him somewhat concerned.

“Uncle Reina, leave the fight here to us! Your injuries probably haven’t fully healed yet, have they?” Luffy, brimming with fighting spirit, stared at Barrett and said to Reina.

"Idiot, don't leak my information so easily!" Reina said helplessly.

With Luffy's current strength, Reina is not worried that he will be defeated. Moreover, Zoro is here. No matter how strong Bullet is, he cannot fight two against one. In addition, his main body is nearby and can come to support him at any time. If the three of them attack Bullet at the same time, even the guy known as the descendant of the devil will die on the spot.

Seeing Luffy's fighting spirit, Reina knew this method wouldn't work, so he sighed and said, "Luffy, we've received the latest news that a new group of powerful beings has descended from the extraterrestrials. They possess the ability to become invisible and are skilled at ambushes. Sanji's brothers were caught off guard and were successfully ambushed. All three of them were taken down with a single blow!"

"Oh?" The latest news brought by Reina indeed caught Luffy and Zoro's attention, and they asked, "Are they alright?"

“There shouldn’t be any problem, so what I mean is, you and Zoro can’t get too badly injured here. Otherwise, if extraterrestrials attack your base, your companions will be in danger without your protection, understand?” Reina didn’t beat around the bush, otherwise Luffy probably wouldn’t understand.

“I understand! I will defeat him!” Luffy nodded, then pointed at Bullet and said.

"Hahaha... Don't be too arrogant, kid!" Barrett responded with a loud laugh.

“You idiot… What I mean is… you, Zoro, and I can’t afford to get hurt anymore, so let’s team up and take him down!” Reina said, rubbing his forehead.

"I don't want to!" As expected, Luffy refused very decisively.

"Sorry, our captain would never do such a thing. As for the extraterrestrial visitors, we'll figure something out ourselves!" Zoro also showed his samurai spirit, speaking earnestly to Reina.

"Fine, you can decide for yourselves! But if you two are seriously injured, don't blame me for taking your prey!" Reina had been sitting there the whole time, having actually anticipated this outcome.

Barrett's lips curled slightly as he smiled and said, "Red-Eyes Reyna... I wonder how much of your fighting power you can muster right now? I'll take care of that brat over there... then I'll come back and take your head. Whitebeard is a bit of a problem, but he should be getting old by now, right?"

"Don't even mention that I'm almost fully recovered now. Even if I only had half my strength left, I'm still not someone you can underestimate... Fool! You should think about how to escape from these young people later!" As Reina was speaking, Franky and Usopp arrived at the scene.

“It’s him…that monster!” Upon seeing Barrett, Usopp’s past memories immediately flooded back.

His initial impression of Barrett was that it was very powerful.

"What a headache!! How did we end up with a guy like this!" Clearly, Franky also knew how powerful Barrett was.

"Yo~ Usopp... Franky... you're here?" Luffy was very happy to see his crewmates.

"So, kids... are you ready for battle? I'm about to begin!" Barrett said, his muscles bulging. He was a user of the Fusion Fruit, and the more things he fused with, the stronger he became.

However, to prevent Reina from launching a surprise attack, he still focused some of his attention on Reina, since Reina was a truly powerful individual capable of killing him.

Chapter 1369 Progress

Because of Reina, Barrett couldn't go all out against Luffy and Zoro, but he didn't mind.

In his view, Luffy and his crew were far too weak to pose any threat to him. The last time, it was simply because there were too many opponents and he himself was a bit careless.

Luffy and his crew are no match for him right now, and it doesn't matter if Reina is there too.

He only needs to defend against Reina's sneak attack.

The battle began quickly. Usopp and Franky arrived and, before they even understood what was going on, the fight started.

Moreover, Barrett was somewhat bewildered from the very beginning of the battle, because the guys in front of him were no longer the same as when he first entered the New World.

"I really didn't expect you guys to give me such a big surprise!" Barrett said excitedly, wiping the wound on his face.

"Hehe... there's an even bigger surprise!" Zoro also realized that the opponent's strength didn't seem as formidable as he had imagined. Neither his own slashes nor Luffy's punches were as impenetrable as before.

Barrett, who was hit by them, will also be injured now.

This proves that their strength has indeed increased significantly.

They had been defending against extraterrestrial visitors in the North Sea, so they hadn't felt their strength increase. But now, fighting against their former enemies, they could clearly feel that their strength had grown significantly.

Not only Zoro and Luffy sensed this, but Usopp and Franky did too.

In terms of both speed and strength, they have actually increased more. For example, Usopp, who used to be unable to see Bullet's movements without using Observation Haki, can now see them.

Moreover, he's not only fighting Usopp and Franky now, but also Luffy and Zoro.

Their attacks were too weak before. Although they had the support of Haki, their Haki wasn't very strong at the time, so it was difficult to inflict any fatal damage on Barrett.

But things are different now. Putting aside Armament Haki, the Conqueror's Haki alone is enough to give Barrett a hard time.

If he doesn't realize the situation is amiss in the upcoming battle, then Reina can conclude that there's no need for him to intervene at all.

Barrett glanced at Reina, who was practically asleep on the rocks, and felt a bit embarrassed. He was being suppressed by a few guys he looked down on, and if he didn't show some real skill, he was afraid he would be looked down upon.

"Open up!" Barrett roared, unleashing his full Conqueror's Haki, but he only managed to push Usopp and Franky away. Luffy and Zoro, in their Gear Second form, seemed completely unaffected; their Conqueror's Haki was blocked by an invisible layer of energy when it reached them.

"Hehe... Compared to Kaido, your Conqueror's Haki... is a bit lacking!" Luffy said with a grin.

Having experienced the battle with Kaido, Luffy is now completely familiar with Conqueror's Haki, and in this respect, he has completely surpassed Bullet.

Although Barrett also knows how to use Conqueror's Haki, it is clear that he is more proficient in Armament Haki.

At the starting point, Armament Haki is weaker than Conqueror's Haki.

Therefore, in this respect, Barrett is also weaker than Luffy.

"How is this possible?" Barrett also realized that the two guys in front of him had already wrapped their Conqueror's Haki around him. Releasing Conqueror's Haki on such a large scale as he did could not harm the two of them, and the consumption of their Haki was much less than his.

"Oh!"

A strange sound rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

"Huh? Where did Uncle Reina go?" Luffy looked over at the sound and saw a wisp of white smoke appear where Reina had been, but Reina himself had vanished.

Zoro's face darkened, and he said, "That was just Reina's clone; his real body never came!"

"Eh? Hahahaha... I see!" Luffy clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "I really didn't see that coming!"

Barrett, sitting opposite him, blushed as well. He hadn't noticed either, and had been focusing some of his attention on Reina, making him even dumber than Luffy.