"Hey! Get the ship farther away," Gaban suddenly turned his head and shouted at the helmsman at the stern.
"Don't break the ship! We still need to use it!"
Subsequently, the Oro Jackson quickly changed course, circling the edge of the air pressure waves erupting in the sky.
In fact, there was no need to deliberately change course. The continuous waves of violent energy impacting from the sky were already pushing the pirate ship forward.
Not only the pirate ship, but everything in the vicinity was affected.
Even the ground cracked under the impact, with fissures extending deep into the island.
In the center of the scene, the sight of the sea surface being suppressed and forming a depression was the most direct and violent impact on everyone's vision.
However, most of the Roger Pirates, except for a few newcomers, had experienced countless battles of all sizes, and had even personally participated in the God Valley battle.
Although the current battle was terrifying, it did not scare them. Instead, another matter caught everyone's attention.
"What exactly is going on? Didn't Captain Roger say that Marine old man was just average in strength?"
"Hmm, don't keep calling him an old man. Captain Roger respects that person…"
"Hmph! That's an Admiral! Even if his strength isn't as good as the Captain's, it won't be much weaker."
After a heated discussion, most of the crew members present came to a conclusion—
Kenji, being able to become an Admiral, naturally possessed strength, but he was still some distance away from their Captain Roger.
"Heh heh, you guys are too naive." Gaban couldn't help but sneer.
"His current strength…"
Gaban's voice became low, his gaze complex.
As an elder of the Roger Pirates, he was one of the first few people in the pirate crew to come into contact with Kenji, and he had some understanding of Kenji's early strength.
"His current strength is very great!" Rayleigh looked up at Kenji's figure in the sky, continuing Gaban's unfinished sentence.
"With the power he's displayed… he could probably defeat all of us except Roger!"
Rayleigh's words immediately caused the other crew members to erupt.
"How is that possible? We're not just some random roadside nobodies."
"Hmph! If that's really the case, I'd like to challenge him. If I die, I die!"
"Hahahaha! Rayleigh-senpai is just joking with everyone… right?"
Blumarine smiled and waved his hand, trying to lighten the atmosphere, but he found that Rayleigh's expression was solemn, not at all like he was joking.
"Could it be… Uwa!"
Before Blumarine could finish his sentence, the ship beneath his feet suddenly shook violently.
The next moment, an even stronger energy wave came from above them. Clearly, another collision of Conqueror's Haki had occurred.
Dazzling light shone boundlessly in all directions, suppressing the sunlight inside and outside the battlefield for a time.
Accompanied by the strong light, immense pressure stirred the wind and clouds, sweeping away everything in the surroundings.
The Oro Jackson was affected by the pressure storm, and the hull continuously emitted 'creaking' noises, sounding as if it was about to be crushed and disintegrated.
In reality, with the strength of the Roger Pirates' elders, using Armament Haki Emission, they could block the aftermath of the great battle between Kenji and Roger.
However, doing so would consume too much energy, and judging by the situation of the two above, the battle didn't seem like it would end anytime soon.
Rayleigh, Gaban, and the others were afraid that by the time they were exhausted from using Armament Haki, the other side might not even have finished fighting, so they simply let the pirate ship retreat to a farther position.
In fact, they didn't need to go through such strenuous and troublesome efforts to change course.
Because the third wave of energy impact had already arrived.
Then came the fourth wave, the fifth wave…
The Oro Jackson almost lost control, being pushed by waves of hundred-meter-high giant waves.
Inside and outside the battlefield, a continuous 'whooshing' strong wind blew, and the direction the wind blew was the direction of the black lightning-like Haki traces.
Two figures flickered in and out of the light.
Every collision between the two caused a deep dark light to erupt in space, distorting the vision of those watching from afar.
"Hahahaha! You really are getting stronger with age!" Roger laughed heartily, a sense of exhilaration radiating from the depths of his eyes.
It certainly looked like he was having a blast.
Kenji looked up and saw Roger's face plastered with 'Fight! Awesome!'
Kenji was quite displeased and said, "Running around bothering an old man is very impolite. Roger, you brat!"
As he spoke, he put force into his right fist, instantly pressing his Conqueror's Haki-infused heavy punch right in front of Roger.
"Hahahaha! Then you're wrong, old man Kenji!"
Roger gripped his sword with both hands, his Conqueror's Haki-infused sword edge deflecting the heavy punch.
He nimbly dodged and slashed fiercely at Kenji's head from the side, replying with a laugh, "This time, I also have something to ask of you."
Upon hearing this, Kenji became even more displeased. He kept calling him old man Kenji, yet his attacks got fiercer and fiercer. This kind of 'filial' behavior was 'refreshing' and made him just want to clean up the family.
"Don't come looking for me every time something messy happens."
"You're treating me like a babysitter, aren't you?"
"Are you going to ask me to take care of your children later, you brat?"
"I'm not Garp!"
Kenji quickly swung his right arm, raising his forearm to block Roger's Divine Departure.
Immediately following, his free left hand delivered a left hook to Roger's temple. Before the fist even arrived, the Conqueror's Haki had already struck from a distance.
Roger was startled and quickly dodged sideways, raising his beloved sword 'Ace' with both hands to block the power of the heavy punch in front of him with its blade.
"Woah! Your recent combo of punches was even more powerful than Garp's!" Roger praised with a look of surprise.
However, before his praise could fade, his Conqueror's Haki-infused slash had already arrived again, with Haki exploding and space instantly tearing open a deep dark mark.
The sound of their conversation during the battle was drowned out by the thunderous crashes of various Haki colliding, so not a single word could be heard outside.
If anyone could hear their dialogue, they might even think a scene of 'deep father-son affection' was unfolding.
It's a pity that the several groups of people watching from afar couldn't hear the sound. They could only see a battle that seemed to be tearing the heavens and earth apart.
It was a 'father-son match' and a 'death match' happening simultaneously. Indeed, this scene sometimes plays out in certain competitions.