"Finally out, damn it."
Wendell Wickliffe was considerably weaker than Whitebeard, and since Raleigh had primarily targeted him, his injuries were much more severe.
Whitebeard didn't say much, instead fixing his gaze on the figure before him.
"Sengoku, are you finally making your move?"
A gentle breeze swept through.
Sengoku unfastened his Marine cloak, letting it drift away in the wind.
He revealed the bulging muscles on his arms as he assumed a combat stance.
"Newgate, it's time to finish you off once and for all!"
"Then bring it on Sengoku!"
Just as Sengoku made his move, a red ship in the distance accelerated toward the island.
"With Sengoku and all of the Marine's elite vice-admirals here, this is truly exciting." Roger flashed an exhilarated grin.
Behind him, Rayleigh's eyes gleamed with a sharp intensity.
"Roger, there is no doubt the Navy has gone all out this time."
"From what I know, aside from Kong and Zephyr, all the core Navy officers are here. They are determined to kill Whitebeard."
Roger drew Ace from his waist, gently stroking the blade as he spoke.
"So what, Rayleigh? We have arrived. The Navy's objective won't be achieved."
BOOM!
A splash erupting from the side of the ship made Roger glance back.
"That bastard Garp is sticking to us far too tightly."
Garp, closely tailing the Oro Jackson, grabbed another round of cannonballs from the naval soldiers beside him and hurled them at the Roger Pirates' ship.
Not wanting to waste time dealing with Garp, Roger chose not to turn and counterattack.
"Ignore him. Our goal now is to rescue Whitebeard and get out of here."
Hum!
Roger raised Ace high.
Conqueror's Haki instantly enveloped the blade before he swung it forward with immense force.
A black-and-red slash, dozens of meters long, shot from Roger's hand.
It sped rapidly toward the back of Sengoku, who was locked in fierce combat with Whitebeard.
Clang!
A young man in a Navy uniform, wielding a Famous Sword, positioned himself in front of Sengoku.
The slash and the Famous Sword grated against each other continuously.
"Break!" Raleigh roared, the muscles in his arms bulging as he gripped the sword.
Black Armament Haki clashed with the sword beam entwined in Conqueror's Haki, neutralizing it.
Crack—
Fissures slowly spread across the sword beam until, under Raleigh's escalating strength, it shattered explosively.
"ROGERRR!"
Garp, who had witnessed Roger nearly injure Sengoku, was filled with regret.
If he had not been treating the fight like a game earlier, Roger would not have had the chance to attack Sengoku from behind.
If not for Raleigh's sudden appearance, Sengoku might have been overwhelmed by Whitebeard due to the injury.
A surge of guilt ignited Garp's fury.
"Surrender, Roger!" Garp leaped from the warship, hurtling toward Roger with a sonic boom.
Roger showed no disappointment over his failed sneak attack.
His strike had been casual; whether it worked depended purely on if Sengoku noticed it or not.
"Garp, let's fight."
Seeing Garp charge at him, Roger did not hesitate.
He gripped Ace with one hand and surged into the sky.
Before engaging Garp, he still found time to instruct his first mate.
"Rayleigh, I will hold off Garp for a moment. Find an opportunity to take Whitebeard and retreat."
"Roger, how can you afford to be distracted during a battle!"
Naturally, Garp noticed Roger speaking to Rayleigh and felt somewhat disrespected.
The Armament Haki covering his fists intensified.
If that is how it is, then prepare to face your fate of being captured by me.
Garp threw a powerful punch.
Facing Garp's ferocious attack, Roger laughed heartily.
"I won't be captured by you, Garp!"
Black-and-red Conqueror's Haki coiled around his sword, Ace, with countless dark crimson lightning bolts dancing around Roger.
"Divine Departure!"
Roger unleashed his ultimate technique, seemingly intent on cleaving Garp in two with a single strike.
Clang!
The sharp blade collided with the hardened fist.
The clash between Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki once again stirred violent air currents around them.
Both Garp and Roger grinned, their eyes filled with intense murderous intent as they stared at each other.
"Roger!!!!"
"Garp!!!!"
Simultaneously exerting force while shouting each other's names, they seemed to be declaring their determination.
Their facial expressions contorted from the immense strain, with veins bulging prominently!
A massive explosion forced the two figures apart.
After adjusting his position mid-air while retreating rapidly, Roger did not charge at Garp again.
Instead, he fixed his gaze on Sengoku, who was engaged with Whitebeard.
After casually swinging a sword beam to obstruct Garp, Roger abruptly accelerated and vanished from sight.
"Roger, don't even think about it!!!"
Garp stomped the ground, creating a tremendous sonic boom as his entire form shot forward like a high-speed locomotive toward Sengoku's position.
The casually released sword beam proved completely ineffective against Garp's body, shattering easily upon impact.
Both figures flashed through the air, each striving to join the battle between Whitebeard and Sengoku.
"Hey, Shanks, do we really have to fight these people?" Buggy, the red-nosed pirate, nervously gripped his sword as he spoke.
Buggy was not weak—at least compared to his peers.
But recently, they had been encountering nothing but world-class or near-top-tier fighters, which was rather discouraging for his confidence.
Shanks firmly grasped his dual swords, turning to Buggy.
"Buggy, don't be afraid. We have the Captain and Rayleigh with us." Shanks smiled. "If the gap in strength were not so vast, I would truly want to join the Captain's battle right now."
"Shanks, have you gone mad? You actually want to participate in that kind of battle!" Buggy grabbed Shanks' head and shook it violently, trying to make him see reason.
"Greetings, Dark King Rayleigh, vice-captain of the Roger Pirates!"
Suddenly, a young voice rang out from the ship's mast, causing the scuffling Shanks and Buggy to immediately look upward.
There stood a handsome Marine vice-admiral holding an exceptionally beautiful sword atop their sails.
Seeing this, Rayleigh and Gaban flashed into motion, simultaneously leaping onto the sails to surround the figure from the front and back.
"What an honor to have two veterans like yours focusing on me alone."
Raleigh smiled, completely unconcerned about the threat posed by the two vice-captains.
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