"I wasn't aiming at you; I was cutting down the enemy! How many pirate crews have landed? What happened over at Rocks' side?"
Whitebeard's collar was grabbed by Charlotte Linlin, whose anger was visible to the naked eye.
"Stop lying! I almost died! If you want to settle things here, just say it!!"
Golden Lion also flew over from nearby.
"Bastard!! You wanted to kill me just now, didn't you?! Newgate!!"
"Shiki..."
Whitebeard was truly exasperated. Did none of these guys notice Rocks' scream?
"Something's wrong! Linlin!"
Kaido appeared from the other side.
"Something seems to have happened to Rocks!"
"Kaido..." Charlotte Linlin curled her lips, "Who cares about that bastard!!"
"Haha! It's the Rocks Pirates!!"
"Kill them! We'll be the world's number one pirate crew!!"
Just after Whitebeard cleared the field with a big move, a large number of pirates swarmed over again immediately.
They were practically acting like they didn't fear death, staring intently at Whitebeard and the others to besiege them.
"Hey, hey! These guys are still pretending to target Shakky!"
Golden Lion's face was dark. He temporarily stopped arguing with Whitebeard. The four joined forces, clearing the field again in an instant.
"All of you, go sleep in hell!!"
Amidst roars, hundreds and thousands of pirates were killed by the combined efforts of the four.
A young Marine, who miraculously survived Whitebeard's slash just now, watched all this blankly.
Then, with a face full of guilt yet also redemption, he picked up an unconscious baby from the ground and fled the scene silently.
Meanwhile, not far behind this young Marine, a female member of the God's Knights with Fish-Man blood also looked terrified. She picked up a baby snatched from the young Marine and fled in another direction.
The group of four completely ignored these two fleeing small fries.
Golden Lion turned his head and saw that because he ran over to argue with Newgate, he had become separated from the main group of Silver Axe, John, and others saving Shakky.
He couldn't be bothered to argue with Whitebeard anymore, quickly took flight, and chased after the main group.
"Shakky-chan~~ I'm coming to save you!!"
After Golden Lion flew away, Charlotte Linlin pulled Whitebeard to continue arguing, wanting to just fight to the death right here.
Just then, a majestic figure suddenly leaped over from a distance.
"Level One Fishing Ground detected!!"
"Die! Sea Kings!!"
"Fist Bone · Galaxy Impact!!"
The terrifying punch was like a nuclear explosion. The arguing Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin, along with Kaido watching the drama helplessly from the side, were blasted away disheveled.
"Bad news! It's Garp! Run! We dragged on too long!!"
Whitebeard got up from the ruins and turned to run without hesitation.
Kaido threw off the huge rock pressing on him, "Not gonna kill him?!"
"Better forget it."
Charlotte Linlin beckoned.
"Zeus! Prometheus!"
"Yes, Mama!!"
Fire in left hand, thunder in right, Charlotte Linlin launched a fusion attack.
"Heavenly Fire and Thunder!!"
*Boom!!*
The terrifying explosion hit Garp.
The Marines following Garp were blown away, but Garp himself was unharmed.
Amidst the billowing rising flames, his figure looked like an evil demon.
"With this little flame, you can't even roast a prime ribeye properly! Linlin!!"
Charlotte Linlin was startled, completely losing the idea of continuing to fight Garp.
"Run! Kaido!!"
Whitebeard also added from the side: "Fighting Garp will waste more time! Let's go check on Rocks! Something seems to have happened to him!"
Charlotte Linlin hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and nodded.
"Fine! Listen to you!"
The road to the island center was blocked by Garp; going there would require a detour.
Since Whitebeard suggested finding Rocks first, then follow along to check.
If Rocks was really killed by someone, the plan to snatch Devil Fruits might have to be temporarily abandoned; saving their lives was more important.
Kaido was somewhat unwilling, but since both Whitebeard and Linlin said so, he couldn't act alone.
...
Compared to the Whitebeard trio delayed by various miscellaneous matters, York and Shakky arrived at Rocks' location earlier than them.
They didn't show themselves immediately but hid in a corner to observe the situation first.
Ahead was a mountainous area on the outskirts of the town.
A natural fissure-like cave was located at the foot of the mountain.
At this moment, Rocks was hugging a woman whose chest had been pierced, weeping bitterly.
His other arm held a child about two or three years old.
The child's face was full of terror, also crying bitterly over the woman.
Opposite Rocks hovered a woman whose mouth and nose were wrapped in bandages, possessing heterochromatic pupils (different colored eyes). She wore a dark military uniform, had demonic wings and a tail on her back, and held a trident.
Something resembling an arrow or perhaps a bandage circled her arm, with spots of blood still remaining on it.
Clearly, the wound on the chest of the woman in Rocks' arms was likely her handiwork.
"Rocks, didn't you agree to come see me again? Why so disheveled?"
The heterochromatic-eyed woman spoke with a man's voice, as if she and Rocks were old acquaintances.
Rocks looked up angrily, eyes full of killing intent.
"Kidnapping wife and child! Too despicable!!"
"Hahaha!"
The woman laughed loudly, still in a man's voice.
"This is an unexpected surprise! I didn't expect your wife and child to be on this island too! Seems you also can't escape the fate of being controlled by God!!"
"God?! Are you talking about yourself?!"
Rocks stood up slowly. The woman in his arms had already lost her breath.
Holding the child with one hand, he slowly drew the long sword from his waist with the other.
Terrifying Haki began to wrap around the blade.
*Zzzzt!*
Black-red lightning whipped the ground, shattering rocks on the spot.
"Die!!!"
Amidst a furious roar, Rocks swung his blade at the woman.
The woman wielded the demonic-styled trident, similarly wrapping it in extremely powerful Conqueror's Haki, colliding with Rocks' long sword from a distance.
*Rumble...*
Dark clouds in the sky churned, splitting open a heavenly abyss.
Of course, given the excessive number of strong individuals on the island at this moment, apart from York and Shakky present at the scene, no one else knew which two powerhouses' collision caused this heavenly abyss.
"Such powerful Haki!"
Shakky let out a low cry of surprise. York hurriedly covered her mouth.
Of course, he was indeed shocked by the intensity of this woman's Haki.
Rocks' Haki intensity was the strongest York had ever seen in his life. Until now, he hadn't seen anyone with stronger Haki than Rocks, including Roger.
Unexpectedly, the woman in front of him could actually match Rocks evenly!
*Could it be... she is Imu?!*
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