“[1] Host defeats enraged Rocks, rewards: Gacha x 10.”
“[2] Host eliminates Rocks’ anger, rewards: Gacha x 5.”
“[3] Host is defeated by enraged Rocks, rewards: Gacha x 1.”
So if I fail the challenge mission, I won’t be erased and still get a reward?
Then what’s there to be afraid of!
He’s someone who has lived once already; if he doesn’t even have this much courage, then what’s the point of bearing the Whitebeard title!
As his thoughts churned, Whitebeard had already raised his bisento, his fighting spirit soaring to the heavens.
In a daze, the Conqueror’s Haki that pierced through heaven and earth grew even stronger under this soaring fighting spirit.
When Rocks heard Whitebeard’s words, the madness in his eyes first paused, revealing a brief moment of clarity, then instantly felt something was wrong.
Did he mishear?
What did Whitebeard just say?
He wants me to be his son?!!!
…Whitebeard’s lingering voice still echoed between the sea and sky.
It wasn’t just Rocks.
Golden Lion, John, Miss Bakkin, Silver Axe, and the other Rocks Pirates cadres were all frozen in place as if struck by lightning, their faces showing extreme horror.
“Hey, hey, Old Man, now isn’t the time to say such things…
That’s the legendary great pirate—Rocks!”
Marco struggled to get up, his expression instantly becoming erratic, his forehead covered in black lines.
“Wahahaha…”
A terrifying, oppressive laugh emanated from Rocks’ mouth, then the laughter gradually became maniacal.
A murderous aura, like a hellish abyss, raged around him, sweeping forth like a tidal wave of corpses and blood, and a Conqueror’s Haki no weaker than Whitebeard’s rose with it.
“Damn it!
What a presence, how many people must he have killed to achieve this!”
Newgate’s eyes sharpened, and he gripped his bisento warily, his muscles bulging explosively as his Conqueror’s Haki was fully unleashed.
Black and red lightning fiercely collided in mid-air, tearing apart the thick clouds in the sky like a natural disaster, and raging waves surged, as if to devour everything.
“Attention, attention!”
A red exclamation mark suddenly appeared in front of Newgate.
“Rocks’ rage value is MAX!”
“Please complete the challenge mission in time to avoid unexpected situations!”
“Current Top Combat Power time remaining: 04:59!”
“Renewal price: 99,990,000 Berries per minute!”
“04:58…
04:57…”
The countdown flashed madly…
You’ve got to be kidding me!
One hundred million Berries per minute?
Even Imu couldn’t afford that much, could he?
Newgate almost gnashed his back teeth to dust.
Although Whitebeard loved money, most of the treasures he plundered were sent to Sphinx.
He didn’t have any extra money to renew, damn it!
He had to finish this quickly…
Under the indiscriminate lightning storm, everyone except the Rocks Pirates cadres had fallen unconscious.
No!
In a hidden corner of the island, two men, one tall and one short, wearing strange masks and white suits with top hats, stood by.
Holding a video Den Den Mushi, they filmed the entire scene.
“Adrian, did you get it all?” the taller man asked in a low voice.
“It’s all recorded, Nockel!” the shorter man replied.
“A monster comparable to Rocks, that’s a huge piece of intelligence…” Nockel muttered to himself.
“At this level of battle, this island is probably doomed.
Let’s evacuate first!” Adrian urged…
“Swoosh!
Swoosh!”
Two whooshing sounds echoed, and Nockel and Adrian’s figures instantly vanished, appearing on an inconspicuous small boat by the shore in the blink of an eye…
On the island, Whitebeard held his bisento, imposing and majestic; Rocks fought bare-handed, his Haki overflowing.
The two exchanged blows, their battle exceptionally fierce.
Terrifying lightning continuously collided, emitting deafening roars, the earth cracked under the strain, and fierce winds howled, sweeping over and causing the waves to surge wildly.
A world-destroying aura enveloped the entire island, as if it was about to shatter under this terrifying power.
For pirates in the New World, they understood perfectly the meaning behind the name “Rocks.”
It was the strongest deterrent of this era!
…”The worst has happened!
The Captain has gone berserk!”
On the pirate ship, young Buckingham gripped the gunwale tightly, her plump legs pressed against the hull.
The terrifying shockwaves made her chest heave, and her light blue pupils were filled with terror.
“That guy is actually fighting the Captain to a standstill!”
Silver Axe, carrying a huge axe and wearing medieval knight armor, quickly pulled down his visor and placed his large shield beside Buckingham.
From beneath his silver-gleaming helmet, his muffled voice emerged.
“If this continues, the island will sink into the sea.”
John, reeking of alcohol, held a bottle and gulped down several mouthfuls.
The leftover liquor dripped onto his striped trousers, but he paid no attention, his gaze fixed on the center of the battlefield.
Each of them used their own methods, striving to stabilize the wildly surging waves around the ship, trying their best to neutralize the terrifying aftershocks of the collision.
On the island, Newgate stood in the giant crater formed by the collision, his peripheral vision catching Marco and the other three little ones scrambling away from the battle’s center, clambering onto the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship by the shore.
The slight worry in his heart was finally temporarily put aside, and at the same time, the system’s notification sound rang out.
“Top Combat Power remaining: 02:28…”
“Gurararara!
Rocks, let’s have a satisfying battle!”
He looked up at Rocks descending from the sky, his eyes burning with fighting spirit like a raging fire, his bisento gripped tightly.
With Top Conqueror’s Haki, Ryou, and terrifying monstrous strength—three buffs—he was eager to test how strong he could be with his cheat-like abilities!
“Wahahaha, Whitebeard, take this punch!”
Rocks’ eyes flashed with a mad fire, his muscles bulging like steel, and his right fist instantly enveloped in black and red Haki.
A crimson cross-shaped shockwave erupted from his fist, its terrifying momentum seemingly capable of tearing space itself apart.
“Boom—!!!”
The cross-shaped impact struck like a meteor, and wherever it passed, the island shattered layer by layer like a biscuit, kicking up dust and debris everywhere!
Bring it on!
Newgate grinned, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.
He didn’t dodge or evade; his bisento, enhanced by Ryou, Advanced Armament Haki, and monstrous strength, slashed upwards to meet Rocks’ fist!
Combat seemed to be an innate instinct of this body!
The moment the two forces collided, the entire sea area fell into an eerie silence.
The next second, a terrifying sonic boom erupted!
“Boom—!”
Centered on the island, the surrounding sea surface within a radius of several kilometers was pressed down as if by a giant hand, instantly sinking into a massive concave shape.
The earth shattered, and clouds churned!
A hundred-meter-high circular tsunami rose from the sea surface!
The impact of the collision tore a white, kilometers-long streak across the sky!
A scene like the end of the world appeared before their eyes…
“What terrifying power!”
“Tsunami!
Earthquake!
Is this going to destroy the world?”
“The clouds…
No, the sky has split open!”
The Rocks Pirates cadres desperately tried to mitigate the aftershocks, uttering trembling exclamations.
In the sky, a passing News Coo inadvertently looked down, almost falling into the sea.
What a breathtaking scene this was…
On the island, mountains collapsed, and debris flew everywhere.
The ground split into pieces and slowly sank.
A towering tsunami spread outwards from the island’s center!
On another pirate ship, left unassisted and swaying wildly like duckweed in the rain, the three little ones of the Whitebeard Pirates clung tightly to the mast amidst the towering waves, fearfully staring at the apocalyptic scene, constantly swallowing their saliva.
On the turbulent sea, a small boat miraculously did not capsize; instead, it floated steadily on the surface, the terrifying waves isolated from its hull.
Adrian and Nockel watched from afar, mouths agape, pupils trembling, while the video Den Den Mushi in their hands shivered, yet continued to work meticulously, recording this grand duel that would surely go down in history.
As the intelligence agency for the Celestial Dragons, CP0 held a transcendent status within the World Government, and they understood things that were far from ordinary.
They knew all too well what kind of impact it would have on this era, which was about to spiral out of control, if this monstrously powerful Whitebeard were to join Rocks’ crew!
It wouldn’t just be a one plus one equals two effect!
They had to report to the Gorosei immediately!
…”Top Combat Power remaining: 00:39…”
“Wahahaha, it’s been a long time since I’ve had such a blast!
Let’s keep fighting, Whitebeard!”
After one move, Rocks stood laughing maniacally on the debris-strewn ground, the madness in his eyes undiminished.
His red cloak was already torn, revealing his robust physique, filled with explosive power like a rock.