One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 316 Xia Nuo: Give Me Some Face
Boom!
The enormous mammoth was blasted away once again.

That battered body crashed into half of Black Rock Mountain, and countless boulders immediately poured down like a torrential rain.

"Huh, huh..."

Jack's eyes were bloodshot, and he was breathing heavily.

This was the sixteenth time he had been knocked away, and the accumulated injuries all over his body had reached a point where they could no longer be ignored.

A large hole was pierced through its abdomen, and both of its tusks were broken off, with blood gushing out continuously.

but……

He suddenly looked up and let out a furious roar of resentment!

He forced himself to stand up again from the pile of rubble, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and grinned maliciously at Garin Saint in the sky:
"It's still not enough! Not enough!!! This intensity isn't even as good as a casual punch the boss used to throw when he was training me. Old man, show me some decent moves!"

Garin turned his head to the side, lowered his eyes and looked down, his brows slightly furrowed.

“Being tenacious is a good thing, but persisting to this extent can become a bit tiresome.”

He spoke indifferently.

In his eyes, this mammoth posed little threat whatsoever; all its attacks couldn't even reach his body before being easily repelled.

However, the opponent not only had extremely strong defense, but also an astonishingly tenacious willpower.

Every time I was knocked down, I thought the problem was solved, but each time I was able to get back up, and even became more courageous after each setback.

This was partly due to the fact that he had focused most of his energy on coordinating the encirclement and suppression of Shanks, and had not been fully committed to targeting Jack.

But even so...

The fact that he couldn't completely deal with such low-level pirates in a short time still made Garin Sakai furious.

Why!
They were clearly no different from ants in front of me, and their bodies were already at their limit.

Why?
How have they managed to hold on until now?!
Is it simply because he considers himself a subordinate of the fallen leader, that he's willing to fight to the death to avoid disgracing him?!
Garin glanced coldly at Shanks not far away.

Regardless of other aspects, I acknowledge that this rebellious son is capable. If only Shamrock were sent, the one who would die in the end would definitely be the latter.

With the addition of six immortal god knights, they could basically hold their own, gradually wearing them down to the brink of defeat.

In addition, there's his own opinion...

Then everything will be a foregone conclusion, and things will just be as they are now!
—Under the moonlight, Shanks was covered in blood, his back pierced by several moonlight spears. He knelt on the cracked, scorched earth, using all his strength to support himself with Griffin so that he wouldn't collapse completely.

This state of affairs cannot be sustained for long under any circumstances.

It seems I no longer need to intervene.

Let's focus all our energy on dealing with this stupid elephant in one go!

A cold glint flashed in Garin's eyes, and the moonlight around him suddenly surged.

"You lowly pirate, how dare you provoke me? Since you're so eager to die..."

He raised his right hand expressionlessly, and a dazzling moon disc condensed in his palm. "Then I will grant your wish!"

Click!

The next moment, a thick bolt of Conqueror's Hide lightning suddenly wrapped around the moon, turning it into a blackish-red color, and the entire night sky over Thunder Island was illuminated in a terrifying crimson!
More than thirty years have passed!
He is no longer the nameless youth from God Valley he once was.

Since he was entrusted with important responsibilities by his master, and since he was able to trample on old men who had lived for hundreds of years and become the supreme leader of this world government, he must also know how to use Conqueror's Haki to entangle!

"not good!"

Shanks, far away, narrowed his eyes and, with all his might, shouted hoarsely, "Jack! Get out of the way!"

Only you know your own father.

He is clearly enraged now. The terrifying power of this move is enough to make even him at his peak feel terrified. It is something he absolutely cannot take head-on!

"Hide? That word doesn't even exist in my dictionary!"

Jack roared with a maniacal laugh, not only refusing to back down but also charging straight at him, "I've been waiting for you! Come on, you old bastard!"

What nonsense are you spouting!

Although they were forced to join forces due to the current situation, that redhead is still just as unpleasant to look at!

In his current state, even if he wanted to dodge, could he possibly escape? It would be better to charge forward with all his might, find this guy's weakness, and fight his way out!
"Ok?"

Garin's brows furrowed even deeper.

Instead of dodging, they dared to charge head-on?
act recklessly!

Enraged by this attitude, Garin Sei's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he slammed down with his right hand!

boom! ! !
The black and red moon suddenly exploded, and a terrifying shockwave instantly pierced through the entire island. The ground, as fragile as paper, was torn apart layer by layer and pulverized.

As for Jack, who took the hit head-on, his situation was even more precarious.

The mammoth's body, under such destructive force, only lasted a few seconds before it began to fly through the air, with its bones cracking and shattering.

"puff!"

Jack was instantly forced back into his fish-man form, spitting out a mouthful of visceral fragments, his vision blurred by blood.

But, even so.

His pupils remained fixed on the center of the moon, on his mangled right arm, which convulsively reached out to grasp at the void, as if trying to grab onto the figure towering above him, and then…

Tear it off!
Pull him off!

If the boss were here, he could definitely do it, but if he saw himself like this, he would probably be very disappointed...

In his hazy state of consciousness, Jack suddenly saw the image of that man in his mind: hands in his pockets, standing at the bow of the ship, against the sea breeze, his black hair fluttering, gazing into the distance with his deep, ocean-like eyes, and a relaxed smile often playing on his lips.

It's as if there's nothing he can't do, nothing he can't defeat!
Even if the opponent is a god!
Perhaps it is precisely because there is always such a man standing behind her.

It was only because he was an unknown nobody from a poor background that he dared to launch a fearless attack against the Four Emperors, the generals, and even the highest authority in the world government before him...

"Boss."

His lips moved, blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth, his body was no longer under his control, but his right hand still stubbornly reached for the sky.

My vision grew increasingly blurry, but the thought became clearer and clearer.

I cannot give up yet...

At the very least, that old bastard should pay some price!
"It's over, you mere ants."

Garin looked down at him coldly; his opponent's defenses had been completely torn apart, leaving him with no means of resistance.

So he conjured several more moon spears in his hand, ready to put an end to this farce.

However, at this moment——

Boom!
A heartbeat as loud as a drumbeat suddenly exploded in Jack's chest!

"Um?!"

Garin raised an eyebrow.

next moment!
From Jack's body, which should have been completely broken, an unprecedented aura erupted like a volcano. The scarlet shockwave spread out from him and instantly dispersed the moonlight that enveloped the entire island!
Conqueror's Haki... Haki?!

"impossible!"

In the distance, Shamrock cried out in alarm, while Shanks, who was already powerless to fight back, also struggled to raise his head, a look of shock flashing in his eyes.

That brute he considered an idiot actually managed to...

Has he awakened Conqueror's Haki?

"Cough... Ha, hahaha..."

Perhaps it was a final burst of energy before death, but Jack staggered to his feet, his entire body wracked with excruciating pain.

But his laughter grew increasingly wild and unrestrained.

"I see... So this is the kind of 'qualities' the boss was talking about? It feels pretty good."

He licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes completely covered in crimson, and clenched his fists tightly. "It's a pity I'm almost dead, otherwise I would definitely have received a lot of praise from the boss."

But my wish can finally be fulfilled!

"Old man—" Jack used Moonwalk to propel himself into the sky like a cannonball, his roar echoing through the heavens:

"Remember this punch well, it's my gift to you before I die!!!"

boom! ! !
Only then did Garin Sheng come to his senses. He sneered and habitually waved his hand to activate the Moonlight, suppressing the guy.

But the Conqueror's Haki that ignited on Jack's body actually helped him break through this barrier for the first time!

Before Garin realized something was wrong, that huge, sandbag-like fist had already slammed into his cheek.

Click!

With a clear cracking sound, the figure of the Five Elders was shaken for the first time, and he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the rock wall in the distance!
Gravel rolled down.

"Hahahaha!"

Jack laughed wildly, "How about that, pretty awesome, right!"

"Lord Jialin..."

Several members of the Knights of God were stunned, and then couldn't help but shudder, looking in horror at Saint Garin who was slowly rising from the rock wall.

Although this punch did not cause any real damage.

But on that dignified and unapproachable face, there was a clear, dirty fist mark, and a trace of blood was even seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"..."

Garin Sei also noticed it, and in a daze, he reached out and touched his face.

Then I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

He desperately wanted to suppress this nameless anger, but after trying, he ultimately couldn't...

How outrageous! How audacious!
"How dare you, a lowly pirate!"

Garin suddenly opened his eyes and spoke in a cold voice:
"Since that's the case, then I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"

Garin Saint clasped his hands together, and the blood moon behind him suddenly expanded several times, with terrifying pressure descending from the sky and enveloping the entire island.

Shanks' pupils constricted sharply—this old man was enraged to the extreme and wanted to indiscriminately destroy everything in this area!
"Oops……"

He gritted his teeth and tried to get up, but he couldn't move even a finger.

Meanwhile, Jack, in the distance, had already lowered his head, only managing to stay upright through sheer willpower, but he was clearly powerless to resist.

Right now.

"enough."

A cold voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

boom!
Almost at the same instant, a terrifying domineering aura, far surpassing Jack's by ten or even a hundred times, suddenly swept across the sky above the island!
Click!

A blinding black-red lightning bolt followed closely behind, suddenly traversing ten thousand meters across the sky and shattering the enormous blood moon!
The Conqueror's Haki that was wrapped around it seemed to have encountered its natural enemy, and it retreated like a tide!
Did he briefly lose control of Conqueror's Haki?

how so? !

Garin was initially shocked and furious, but then, as if remembering something, he suddenly stopped and looked up in disbelief.

Suddenly, a tall, slender figure appeared in the night sky.

The man seemed to have descended from the heavens, riding the clouds. His black cloak fluttered in the night wind. The moment he landed, he walked step by step toward Garin Saint, revealing his handsome, expressionless face.

The clouds beneath his feet had somehow transformed into wisps of white mist, which coalesced behind him into the shape of a sword.

"Hey, am I seeing things? That guy..."

"That man is..."

The members of the Knights of God, seeing the approaching youth, all changed their expressions instantly.

A chill ran straight to the top of his head, and the intense fear spread throughout his body like a tidal wave in an instant.

One of the knights' legs went weak, and he instinctively took a step back, his longsword clattering to the ground.

"—It's Shano, the Godslayer!!!"

You can’t go wrong!
Anyone can admit their mistakes, but that man, that cruel executioner, that demon who murdered the Five Elders!
As Celestial Dragons, how could they not recognize him!

"Damn it! How could it be him!"

"What about the rest of the Fallen Ones? Were the top officers brought here by him too?"

"Danger! Back off! Get away from him!"

Screams erupted all around.

The once menacing knights of the gods suddenly showed fear on their faces, as if they had seen a ghost, and retreated one after another. Their original encirclement and attack formation instantly fell into chaos.

"This……"

Shanks's initial look of surprise froze instantly; he stood there, stunned, staring at the scene in disbelief.

They are both emperors of the sea, and both are the most wanted criminals with bounties of billions...

These knights of the gods, these so-called "comrades," dared to surround him without the slightest fear, but why did they—

To be this scared!

why? ? ?
"..."

Meanwhile, Garin Sei, who was standing in the center, had an extremely gloomy expression.

"Xia... Nuo!"

He gritted his teeth and uttered the name, his muscles tensing instinctively, his gaze fixed on the figure slowly approaching.

Xia Nuo didn't even glance at him, but went straight to Jack, looked down at his miserable state, and sighed softly.

"Boss...?"

Hearing the noise, Jack suddenly opened his eyes, his previously unfocused pupils struggling to focus on the face of the person in front of him.

Huh?
Am I already dead?

Even if he's not dead, he's probably close to it, considering he even had a hallucination of seeing the boss's image flashing before his eyes...

The next moment, his ear was grabbed forcefully.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Boss, be gentle, be gentle!"

Jack first let out a piercing scream, then his eyes widened, and he couldn't help but burst into wild joy:
"Hey, it really is you, boss! It's not a hallucination!"

"I thought you'd improved your recklessness, but look, I asked you to investigate a missing caravan case, and you ended up investigating the Five Elders and Shanks?"

"I……"

Jack opened his mouth, blushing with embarrassment, about to say something, when the strong hand that had been gripping his ear released its grip and patted his shoulder.

"However, you fought well. You awakened Conqueror's Haki and single-handedly delivered a powerful punch to the old man. You did not disgrace my teachings."

A gentle laugh drifted over.

Eh?
Jack froze, his mouth agape.

Did I hear that right? The boss didn't blame me for embarrassing the Fallen Ones; instead, he praised me!

He watched with a delighted grin as Xia Nuo slowly stood up. In that instant, all the fatigue and pain in his body seemed to vanish completely.

"Xia Nuo!"

Having been ignored for a long time, Garin's eyes were filled with a mixture of anger and fear. Finally, he couldn't help but roar again:
"Hey! What are you doing here?! How did you even do that?!"

He received no answer.

All that could be heard was a completely emotionless voice.

"I was going to say I'd give you face, but it seems like this is the first time we've met and we don't have much of a relationship."

"So let's forget about it. Let's try to put it in a way that's easier for you to understand."

Xia Nuo looked at Jia Lin and grinned:
"Get out or die."

(End of this chapter)