I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Whitebeard's gaze shifted to Rocks' face, and he said:

"Am I right? Captain Rocks."

Lox remained silent.

The white-bearded man lowered his eyelids, turned around, and returned to the crowd.

Seeing this, Silent remained indifferent, his eyes gleaming coldly.

Lox waved his hand, and as he reached out, black flames swirled from his palm, drawing the broken sword on the ground into his hand with an invisible suction force.

"Walk."

"Back to Beehive Island."

Holding the broken sword left behind by King Sieg, Rocks strode toward the coast.

Many people felt a slight tremor in their hearts as they watched Lox's blood-stained figure.

Seeing the devastated mountains around them, they realized just how vast the gap in strength between them and Sig and Lox was.

And what's even more terrifying is...

"Even a powerful figure like Wang Xige died at the hands of Lox?"

"It seems that last time on Scarborough Island, Lox really gave King Sig face, which is why he stopped fighting."

The previously restless people's hearts were temporarily calmed down after Wang Xige's death in battle.

If the battle of the three armies on Scarborough Island made King Higash stand out, it also made many pirates' minds waver: Rocks was not truly invincible; he was also a flesh-and-blood person who could bleed and get hurt.

It was only through Wang Xige's death that they truly understood the formidable power of Rocks.

After all, there are many powerful figures on the high seas who flash by like shooting stars. But for many years, only one Lox ruled an entire era.

No one knew that the era that truly belonged to Lox had quietly come to an end.

Chapter 745 I, Rocks

The Rocks Pirates' fleet has left the nameless island and is heading towards Beehive Island.

The news that Vice-Captain Wang Xige had been killed by Captain Rocks spread throughout the fleet immediately, sparking a great deal of discussion among the pirates.

On an unnamed island, a fierce battle unfolded unwittingly, the entanglement between the captain and the first mate becoming the focus of the pirates' conversations.

Meanwhile, inside the main hall of the ship's cabin...

Sieg sat at the table, listening to his subordinates' report on the "Sean Island Incident," his fingers lightly tapping the surface.

But Sieg had no interest in listening.

He experienced the Saien Island incident firsthand, and no one knew it better than him.

Sieg's gaze fell on a bowl of hot tea on the table, and through the pale yellow tea, he looked at the unfamiliar face reflected in the tea.

"How did things get to this point?"

Even now, Sieg is still a little dazed.

Immediately after Rocks' death, Sieg took a picture of Rocks' appearance with a photo editing camera.

Then, using the Luffy card, a fictional personality was created that "looks a lot like Rocks and is good at imitating human voices".

Wang Luffy Card can only create fictional characters that do not exist; he cannot directly create a character like Rocks.

Then, Sieg used a photo editing camera to fine-tune his face to ensure that he looked exactly like Rocks.

in this way.

Neither Rocks' appearance nor his voice gave him away.

But the crisis was not over.

To put it simply, Sigurd and Rocks didn't actually spend much time together. Although he was the vice-captain, he had only recently returned to the pirate crew and wasn't familiar with the other members of the Rocks Pirates.

At the same time, there is very little information about Rocks in the original work.

All Sieg knew was that Rocks would die in the Battle of God Valley a year later, and that was all.

Unfamiliar people, unfamiliar surroundings, unfamiliar era...

"It would be too difficult to act without giving yourself away."

As a seasoned veteran actor, playing a character like Rocks was extremely challenging for him.

Once he slips up, even if he barely survives, the fact that "Rocks is a fake" will inevitably change history, making it impossible for him to return to his original era.

The rest of the road is still very rugged.

While pondering this, he overheard his pirate subordinates discussing:

"Wang Xige deserved his fate. I never expected him to secretly disobey the captain's orders!"

"I knew he was no good. Captain Rocks was right to see through his scheme!"

"This guy deserves to die!"

One of the pirates unconsciously touched the wound on his forehead and cursed.

He was one of the people who had his head smashed with a bottle by Sieg a week ago, and his injuries have not yet healed. Naturally, he has no good feelings towards the suddenly emerging first mate, Wang Sieg.

Sieg glanced at the crowd, feeling somewhat displeased, and then spoke in a low voice:

"Say less."

"Although Wang Xige harbored treacherous intentions and was killed by my own hands, he was still a strong man after all."

Upon hearing this, the pirates exchanged glances, and their murmurs gradually subsided.

"Captain Rocks is truly humble; even when faced with a traitor like Wang Xige, he doesn't want others to speak ill of him," someone sighed.

From Sig’s words, they could also tell what “Lox” thought of Wang Sig, so naturally they wouldn’t say anything more in front of Lox.

Meanwhile, Sigurd took in the reactions of the pirates and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

These few sentences show that his portrayal of Rocks is in line with the public's impression.

This shows that Sieg's understanding of the character "Lox" was correct.

Rocks had a high tolerance for the strong; even though King Sieg was a traitor, he was still willing to speak up for him after his death.

At the same time... this also shows that Rocks' prestige still remained; a single sentence could silence the crowd's discussions.

"It seems that my choice to let Wang Xige die was worthwhile."

"Killing King Higash personally is enough to intimidate the rest of the Rocks Pirates."

Sieg thought to himself.

After the Battle of Scarborough, the character of Wang Xige had essentially completed his role definition.

Higuma's idea was to use King Higuma's death to promote the identity of "Rocks" and deter pirates with ulterior motives in the crew.

Furthermore, Rocks is an extremely important character and cannot die before the God Valley battle.

If exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Therefore, Siegfried decided to impersonate Rocks himself, rather than entrusting it to a shadow clone, to avoid things getting out of control and giving himself away.

As for Toki and Whitebeard, they're not a big problem either.

Just tell them privately, and that will be enough.

Thinking of this, an idea suddenly flashed through Sieg's mind, and he immediately perked up.

Whitebeard!

Sig had spoken with Whitebeard many times before and knew that Whitebeard also harbored ulterior motives.

If the truth were revealed, Whitebeard would probably help cover it up, right?

With a powerful figure like Whitebeard helping him, Sigmund can be much more at ease on his path of impersonating Rocks.

So Sieg began:

"Someone, go and call Newgate over. Have him come to my room; I want to talk to him."

Upon hearing this, many pirates showed complicated expressions, while Serent narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint in them.

Rocks had just finished a private conversation with King Sieg, and now he was going to have a private conversation with Whitebeard... They sensed danger in this.

Sieg waited in the hall for a few minutes.

The pirate who went to deliver the message returned, but Whitebeard did not appear with him.

"Captain Rocks."

The pirate, sweating profusely, spoke:

"The white-bearded man said that he was exhausted from his long journey and was currently unwell, so he couldn't come..."

As soon as the words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall gradually cooled down.

Whitebeard is as strong as a monster, and he was in great spirits before. His claim of being unwell is clearly just an excuse!

Sieg also thought of this, and he felt a bit emotional.

"Whitebeard really dared to disrespect Rocks, and simply made up an excuse not to come see me now."

Sieg felt a mix of emotions.

On the one hand, Whitebeard's attitude showed that he was dissatisfied with Rocks' actions, which made Sigurd feel better.

But on the other hand, without seeing Whitebeard, he couldn't explain himself clearly...

For a moment, Sieg was caught in a dilemma.

At this moment, the Silent Death God, Silent Serent, stepped out from the crowd and said in a deep voice:

"Captain Rocks, Whitebeard has openly disobeyed your orders. He's no different from King Higer... He deserves to die!"

Chapter 746 Lockes' Mission

Serent stepped out from the crowd, and his words plunged the atmosphere in the hall back to freezing point.