I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The smiley face mask didn't offer much explanation, simply stating:

"You've seen what Lockes meant; he doesn't want too many people watching."

"Moreover... the battle between these three powerful individuals is too commotion-inducing and could potentially affect a large number of marines. We must evacuate as quickly as possible!"

"Ok."

This view was accepted during the Warring States period.

In fact, the Navy had already begun its retreat before the smiling masks conveyed the orders from the Five Elders.

The problem is not big.

.........

"Rocks' power, six minutes left."

"Hopefully, the internal injuries won't flare up again in these last few minutes."

Sig caught his breath.

The sudden outbreak of internal injury caused his Conqueror's Haki to plummet from its peak, forcing him to halt his clash with Roger's Conqueror's Haki.

This made Sieg recall the several unusual events that occurred during Lox's battle on the nameless island...

However, the desired effect has been achieved.

Sig glanced sideways at the distance.

He could sense that both pirates and marines were retreating in large numbers.

"Lox, where are you looking?"

In the brief moment that Sig was distracted, Garp seized the opportunity, his imposing figure reappearing before Sig.

And it's not just Garp.

During the brief moment when Sig's internal injury flared up, Roger also keenly sensed the opening and slashed at it from a distance with his longsword wrapped in Armament Haki!

At that moment, Garp and Roger, in perfect unison, launched their attacks simultaneously from the left and right.

In the blink of an eye, Sieg didn't have time to block both attacks at the same time.

A dense mass of darkness erupted from his right hand, burning fiercely like flames, and he lunged at Garp.

At the same time, Armament Haki flowed throughout his body, hardening his skin like steel, allowing him to withstand Roger's slash with his chest.

"Deep Dark Vortex!"

The pitch-black vortex in his right hand suddenly erupted, transforming into a head-sized pitch-black vortex that tore through the air and flew towards Garp in front of him.

Although the dark vortex was not large, it suddenly unleashed an extremely strong attraction when it left Sieg's palm.

Light, sound, shockwaves... everything seemed to be drawn into that tiny vortex.

Even Garp's body was pulled to the side again, his attack direction was slightly off, and his punch hit empty air, but he successfully dodged the vortex by turning to the side.

The pitch-black vortex grazed past Garp's right arm.

Although it didn't hit directly, the twisting suction force pulled and sucked large pieces of flesh from Garp's arm.

But the next moment.

The blade flashed within arm's reach, and a burst of blood erupted on Lox's chest.

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Sizzle!

The flashing blade pierced through Rocks' Armament Haki, and a narrow streak of blood bloomed on his chest.

Rocks' body was also cleaved backward by the slash, flying more than ten meters before crashing into a stone pillar that had not yet collapsed, and finally came to a stop.

"Lox, he's finally injured?"

The same thought crossed Garp's mind, and he felt a sense of relief.

The fact that they could remain unharmed while fighting alongside him and Roger put a lot of pressure on him.

Fortunately, the "no damage" situation ends here.

"After all, Rocks was also made of flesh and blood..."

And it's not just Garp.

Whitebeard, Shiki, and Sengoku from the Navy, who were retreating, also witnessed this scene, each with their own thoughts.

The strength that Rocks had previously displayed was so astonishing that even these top-tier powerhouses felt a sense of powerlessness.

"But why now of all times?"

Doubts arose in the mind of the Warring States period.

With his keen eyesight, he could naturally see that Rocks looked somewhat uneasy when his Conqueror's Haki faltered.

Only Sieg knows the truth of the matter.

He climbed down from the stone pillar, glanced at the torn flesh on his chest from the long, narrow wound, and gritted his teeth inwardly.

The damage absorption capacity of the Dark-Dark Fruit has its limits.

When the pain became unbearable even for Sieg, he had to stop.

"It's time to eat some big chunks of meat."

Sig immediately opened his inventory, then looked at the empty food stock and muttered an "Oh no!"

The inventory weight limit is 300KG.

Sig was quite afraid of dying, so he used all of his 200kg+ load to carry food.

Food is not very effective at restoring health.

This food reserve of over 200 kg is roughly enough to recover from a serious injury.

The remaining less than 100KG was used to store various miscellaneous items, including wine bottles...

But this time is different from the past.

Sig's inventory also contained the corpse of Lox.

For this reason, during the previous landing battle, Sig tried his best not to fight, but simply moved out a chair to sit and watch, so as not to consume food due to fighting.

Even so, Sieg consumed most of his remaining food reserves just to recover from the damage caused by stray bullets on the battlefield.

"We need to use it sparingly; this wound isn't extremely serious yet."

"We need to think of other solutions..."

Such a thought flashed through Sieg's mind.

Of course, there were no magic pills or remedies in the inventory.

But after thinking about it for a long time, Sieg did come up with a feasible solution.

Close the inventory, and time will start flowing again.

Sieg lowered his head, looking at the bloodstains on his chest. His palm was covered in a thick layer of black ink, which he pressed directly onto his chest.

He activated the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, directing the attraction towards the wound on his chest.

A moment later, he released his hand again.

The long, narrow wound on his chest was forcibly healed and connected by the attraction of the Dark Fruit, preventing further bleeding.

This idea of ​​his was inspired by Doflamingo's String-String Fruit ability.

After Doflamingo was injured, he could have needles and thread inserted into his body to heal the wound and alleviate the pain.

Although the Dark-Dark Fruit cannot transform into an element, it is still a Logia-type Devil Fruit. The user can freely create darkness and generate gravity, doing something similar to the String-String Fruit.

This is not a method that can completely heal all wounds; it only alleviates blood loss.

But for now, that's enough.

When Sieg removed his hand from his chest, Garp's expression, which had just begun to brighten, froze again.

The wound...has healed?

The two fought fiercely for so long without holding back, and only then did Rocks manage to get a wound on his chest... and it just healed like that?

Garp was momentarily stunned and speechless.

At this moment, Rocks' deep voice rang out again:

"So you can finally hurt me? Well done."

"But that's where it ends."

He crouched down slightly and gently touched the ground with his palm.

In that instant.

The ground beneath his feet rippled with an extremely fast speed, creating a circle of dark waves.

Then, the darkness that had been twisting and boiling behind him spread rapidly in all directions!

One second ago, it was a dark mud pit covering a small area.

The next second, they were enveloped in a deep abyss that covered most of the God Valley Castle complex.

Looking around, including beneath Garp and Roger's feet, almost the entire ground was stained a twisted, pitch-black color.

"What...what is this?"

"Is the range of Rocks's attacks really that large?"

The retreating sailors glanced back and were immediately filled with dread.

It was like a massive, dark avalanche, swallowing up all sound and light, which was relentlessly chasing after them.

It was only because Sengoku and his men retreated in time, moving away as quickly as possible, that they were not swept away by the thick, dark ocean.

"Black hole!"

Suddenly, the black waves rolling on the ground converged towards the sky under an inexplicable force, as if a black sun was slowly rising into the air.