Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

After dealing with these matters, Reina contacted Whitebeard again, as he was very interested in the attackers.

However, according to the intelligence he currently possesses, the Whitebeard Pirates have only encountered one such attacker. But Whitebeard said that there should be quite a few of them, so he plans to talk to Whitebeard. If that doesn't work, he plans to go to the front line and personally test the waters.

"They are fast and can become invisible, but they can't conceal their presence, so I sensed them before they even landed on the island. As for their strength and whether they have any other abilities, you'll have to try it yourself!" Whitebeard's words were straightforward; he hadn't chosen to continue forward because he was after Reina.

Chapter 1371 Testing

After finishing his call with Whitebeard, Reina knew he had to go to the front lines.

Regardless of whether Judge and Vegapunk have developed an antidote, he needs to find out first.

So Reina stayed on Crescent Island for two days before heading to the front-line base.

His next task was to investigate the extraterrestrial attackers.

After Reina arrived at the front-line base, he immediately went to find Whitebeard, hoping to obtain more information.

However, Whitebeard didn't know much about it either, so he didn't provide him with any more information.

So Reina left the matter of Brulee and Marco to Whitebeard and decided to go and investigate the extraterrestrial visitors on his own.

But before he could even set off, the three Ichi brothers and Reiju came knocking on his door.

"First mate!" Reiju said somewhat embarrassedly, as she had been forcibly brought here by Ichi and the others.

"What's the matter?" Seeing the four of them, Reina immediately understood their purpose, but he pretended not to know and said, "It's good that you've come. I asked your father before, and he said you were poisoned. However, the poison is very potent, and I don't know if Reiju's ability can absorb it. So I asked him to prepare some poison. Reiju, you should go back and see if you can absorb it!"

Sure enough, as soon as Reina said that, the four of them looked at each other and swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

Clearly, they wanted to go with Reina to investigate, but Reina's words also meant that he wouldn't take them out until Reiju got results.

"First mate... In the previous battle, the three of us brothers were defeated in a rather inexplicable way, so we hope that the first mate can give us another chance. Please take us with you this time. Reiju will return directly to Xuan Yue Island, how about that?" After a moment, Ichiji spoke.

Reina remained silent, realizing he had perhaps underestimated their desire to win.

“You should understand the danger of this trip. The other side was able to launch a silent attack on you last time, and they can do it again this time! I may not have much energy to take care of you then!” After a moment of silence, Reina said in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, First Mate. We were unprepared last time, but this time we are prepared and we will definitely not be easily ambushed again! Moreover, since we were easily ambushed last time, now that we are prepared, First Mate, don't you want to know if the other side can succeed in ambushing us again? That should be an important indicator, right?" Ichi said calmly.

Indeed, after listening to Ichi's words, Reina also felt that they made sense, but he was still somewhat hesitant.

Ichi seemed to have noticed Reina's hesitation. Just as he was about to say something to persuade Reina, Reiju spoke up, "First mate, why don't you take them with you? Regardless of whether they can actually help, in case of any emergency, they can at least help pass on messages, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ichi and the other two nodded quickly. They possessed the Whitebeard Pirates' most advanced communication equipment, allowing them to directly contact the front-line base from the battlefield. They could even provide a live broadcast to the front-line base if they wished.

Finally, Reina nodded and agreed to their request, which made the three brothers very happy.

So, led by Reina, the four of them quietly made their way toward the island of the extraterrestrial visitors. Because of its hard shell, they could avoid disturbing the visitors.

However, if they got too close to the island, the other side might still discover them, so when they were still some distance from the island, Reina had Hard Shell stop.

"First mate, it's about 500 meters ahead. That's where we were ambushed last time! Before the attack, we sensed a powerful energy!" Ichiji pointed ahead and whispered.

“That’s right. When we think back on it, we feel like that energy locked onto our position first, and then the other side was able to hit us so easily!” Yongzhi nodded and said with a look of hatred.

They were still bothered by their previous defeat. It wasn't that they hadn't failed before, but being taken down by the opponent without even seeing them was a first for them, which gave them a great sense of frustration.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have asked to come back with Reina again.

They were determined to avenge their previous defeat and make the attacker suffer.

"Summoning - Surveillance Eagle!" Upon hearing Ichi's reminder, Reina decided to try summoning a beast first, so he summoned Surveillance Eagle directly.

"Chirp~~" After the surveillance eagle came out, it let out a long cry and then quickly took off. Its purpose was to observe the enemy's sneak attackers.

"First mate, let me be the bait this time! We weren't prepared last time, but this time we are, and I'm sure he won't be able to ambush us so easily!" Ichiji stepped forward and said.

In fact, Reina does need a decoy. If he comes alone, the decoy can only be himself, and he can use the surveillance eagle's vision to observe the other party.

However, now that Ichiji is willing to act as bait, he can be more at ease. Even if Ichiji encounters any problems, he can still leave with Ichiji.

So Reina nodded and agreed to Ichi's request.

"Hoo~" Ichi took a deep breath, took out his transformation device, and activated the transformation.

After transforming, Ichi didn't attack immediately. Instead, he looked at Reina and, after receiving Reina's consent, quickly flew towards the location where he had been ambushed.

"Watch out, that's the spot!" Yonji and Niji had also used their transformation devices and were fully armed, ready to go and provide support at any time.

"They're here!" Suddenly, a burst of energy erupted from the island of the extraterrestrial visitors, and without hesitation, Ichi and his group began to fly erratically in the air.

"I can feel it, someone has locked onto my location and I can't shake them off, but they probably won't attack randomly!" At this moment, Ichiji's voice came through Niji and Yonji's earpieces.

"Yongzhi, go and provide support. See if you'll be locked on!" Reina said, frowning.

At this point, the surveillance eagle did not detect anything unusual, meaning that the attackers were still hiding themselves.

"Okay!" Without saying a word, Yonji flew directly towards Ichi, but as he approached Ichi, he realized that he was being locked on.

"I'm locked on too!" Yuji quickly retreated, but the feeling of being locked on still hadn't subsided.

"It seems there's more than one attacker on their end!" Reina said in a deep voice.

"First mate, what do we do now? Should we send Izzy and the others back?" Nicholas asked anxiously.

Chapter 1372 Kill

Seeing the uneasy Nicholas, Reina wanted to suggest waiting, but fearing for their safety, he could only nod and say, "Let them come back!"

But before Niji could speak, Ichiji and Yonji on the other side refused.

"Our purpose in coming here is to lure out their attackers. If we retreat now, wouldn't all our efforts be wasted? Don't worry, we're prepared this time and won't let him succeed so easily!"

"careful!"

No sooner had Ichi finished speaking than Reina spotted the other party's whereabouts through the surveillance eagle's vision and shouted a warning.

"when!"

Whether it was because of Reina's reminder or because Ichi had actually sensed something, he used the cloak behind him to directly block the opponent's sneak attack.

"Hahahaha... You think you can even think about it..."

"Pfft!"

Before Ichi could finish speaking, he fell straight down from the sky, startling Yonji and Niji, who were both in the same group except for Reina.

"Niji, go save them! Yonji, slowly retreat!" Reina gave the order with a sigh.

The other party seemed to know that Reina was there, so they did not pursue him, allowing Niji to rescue Ichi from the sea.

Looking at the poisoned needle in Ichi's neck, Reina turned to the two men and asked, "Do you have a way to wake him up?"

Niji nodded, first removing the poison needle from Ichiji's neck, then giving Ichiji some medicine, and Ichiji soon slowly regained consciousness.

However, at this moment, Ichi was only conscious and completely unable to move his body, let alone fight.

“This is a special potion made by my father to seal our senses and lock in the toxins. But Ichi is unable to move now, so we have to go back and have my father remove the toxins!” Nichi explained to Reina.

Reina nodded to show he understood. It was good that everyone was alright. With him here, the extraterrestrial visitors wouldn't dare to cause any trouble.

"I'm sorry, First Mate, it was my carelessness. I didn't expect the enemy to be able to launch a series of sneak attacks!" Although Ichiji was expressionless, Reina could still hear the self-blame in his words. Normally, he wouldn't have had that kind of emotion just now, but for some reason, it did.

Niji and Yonji, who were standing nearby, had not yet noticed that something was wrong, but Ichiji realized that he seemed to have gained some emotions, otherwise he would not have been so careless just now.

Reina didn't care, and he felt that if a person didn't even have emotions, then they couldn't be called a human being.

Although they have already suffered casualties, and Ichi, the eldest brother, is unable to move, Reina has already figured something out. With the surveillance eagle's vision, he discovered that the invisibility effect disappears when the enemy launches a sneak attack, and there is indeed more than one attacker.

After Ichi dodged the first attack, the attacker who had been targeting Yonji did not attack him, but instead finished off Ichi, causing him to be hit directly.

Reina cannot yet confirm the attackers' strength, but he can say that their attack methods and stealth abilities are excellent. Even the Surveillance Eagle could not detect them before they deliberately exposed themselves.

However, judging from the situation just now, the opponent's close combat ability may be very weak, otherwise the first attacker would not have chosen to run away immediately after the failed ambush, probably because he was afraid of being entangled.

It's a pity we didn't get to fight them head-on, otherwise we could have assessed their true strength.

Reina was faced with two choices: either continue to test the opponent's strength or retreat now.

"Niji, you and Yonji take Ichi back first, I'll continue and try!" After thinking for a moment, Reina made the decision directly.

"First mate, I'm fine. You two, Niji and Yonji, go ahead and leave me on the ship!" Iji, who was lying on the ground, objected first.

Yonji and Niji nodded in agreement. In any case, they were on the back of the Hard Shell, which was much safer than a regular pirate ship. If they encountered a threat, the Hard Shell might run away while they were still on it.

Upon hearing this, Reina nodded and said, "Then you two carry him into the room. If there's any danger, I'll have Hardshell leave first!"

After confirming Ichi's safety, Yonji and Niji requested to go into battle again. This time, their goal was not only to lure the attackers but also to find a way to fight back.

However, Reina also devised a plan: once the attackers attacked, the two of them would have to save each other, because he planned to attack the attackers directly, and there would definitely be no time to rescue them.

Niji and Yonji were aware of the situation they were about to face, but neither of them hesitated; this was their chance to avenge themselves.

After making preparations, the two set off first, heading directly towards the predetermined location. This time, they did not separate too far apart. Although this made it easier for the other party to launch a sneak attack, it also allowed them to look out for each other more. Even if the other party succeeded in launching a sneak attack, they could retreat successfully with the other party's help.

They also believed that as long as the other party showed up, he would definitely be caught by Reina, and then they could get revenge for anything.

As expected, just as they thought, once they got close to the other side's warning line, they immediately felt themselves locked onto by the other side's aura. But even so, they did not retreat, because they could sense that Reina was quietly approaching them.

"Clang~ Clang~ Whoosh~ Pfft!" Yonji and Niji dodged each other's attacks, but they didn't expect their opponent to launch a third attack. This time, it wasn't because they were careless, but because they really couldn't dodge it.

Niji blocked one of the enemy's attacks and dodged another, but Yonji was hit by the enemy's second attack.

"Yongji!" Niji quickly flew towards Yongji, keeping a close watch on him to prevent any enemy sneak attacks.

However, when he spotted Reina, he relaxed considerably, because Reina was already carrying the corpse of an enemy.

"Trying to run away?" The moment the other party made their move, Reina arrived at the side of one of the attackers. The attacker seemed to know that he couldn't escape, so he hastily launched an attack on Nichi, only to be punched in the chest by Reina, who then performed the amazing skill of falling asleep on the spot.

Meanwhile, the figure of the other attacker had begun to slowly disappear, but Reina had already locked onto the opponent. With a light step, he unleashed a burst of energy in the air and charged directly towards the attacker.

"Pfft!"

Hyōrinmaru pierced the second attacker directly. The attacker seemed to have no defense and was easily killed by Reina.

"Just as I guessed, they are only good at ambushes and hiding, and have no combat ability!" Reina looked at the two corpses in his hands, wanting to take them back to the doctor and the others, but found that their bodies had begun to slowly dissipate.

Chapter 1373 Further Probing

"How are they?" After getting back onto the hard shell, Reina first asked about Ichi and Yonji's condition.

"Just like my older brother, I can't move!" Yuji said with a wry smile as he lay on the deck.