I'm a big pirate, and you said I just went out to sea?

Chapter 218 Endgame Two

As it turned out, when Rocks and Newgate joined forces to fight against the four Five Elders and Figarand and his son, the World Government's top powerhouses had been completely divided up by the White Wolf Alliance.

There is even a considerable amount of leeway left.

"Hehehehe, it seems we don't need to join forces against the enemy this time."

"Crackling sounds, let's deal with those demonized samurai first!"

Donald and Brogy laughed.

In the past, they had to join forces to fight against the World Government's top experts in order to help relieve the pressure on the White Wolf Pirates.

But this time it was absolutely necessary.

Unbeknownst to them, the crew under Monger had grown to the point where they could fight against admirals on their own, and even surpass ordinary admirals.

During the Battle of Acropolis, only Rocks possessed the strength of an admiral, and he arrived just before the battle ended.

Now, Monger has more than one admiral-level crew member under his command.
"Fortunately, when the World Government invaded Elbaf ten years ago, Monger came to our aid, otherwise we would have ended up like those samurai, right?"

"Ten years ago? Wasn't it nine years ago?"

"It doesn't matter, it was all just a short time ago anyway."

"."

The number of Elbaf Titans that joined this war was actually not large, less than 10,000, but these less than 10,000 Titan soldiers alone were comparable to the so-called million elite troops of the allied nations.

However, the powerful giants naturally wouldn't fight against the weaklings; their opponents were the demonized warriors, those unfortunate souls dominated by Im.

It was because they saw the fate of these warriors that the giants were glad that they had always had a good relationship with Monger.

Nine years ago, during the Battle of Elbaf, Monger had no strong warriors by his side, only himself, but he still risked his life to provide support.

This kind of gratitude is why the giants volunteered to join the battle and chose to help Mongo after learning about the war.

Nine years is not a short time, but for the giants it was only a short time ago.

In contrast.

The samurai of Wano Country were not so lucky.

They came into Im's sights precisely during the period when Monger and the World Government were at odds. Coupled with their policy of isolationism, they were easily breached by the Knights of God without any external assistance.

At least Elbaf has Harald.

Shimotsuki Ryoma of Wano Country had been dead for countless years.

In fact, while the giants' strength was no less than that of the demonized warriors, they were not so much able to deal with the warriors' immortality.

After all, breaking through immortality requires either top-tier Conqueror's Haki or an extremely high level of Armament Haki. The latter can only suppress the effects of immortality and cannot provide a permanent solution.

But the giants remained confident.

When Monger and Tsuru were discussing tactics, they had considered the 20,000 demonized Wano Country samurai from the very beginning. If they didn't deal with them, these undead legions might even reverse the entire battlefield situation.

But how to fight them is also very simple.

Buzz————————!
Monger's Conqueror's Haki erupted between the giants and the demonized Wano Country samurai, and black and red lightning instantly covered the ship where the giants and Wano Country samurai were located, forcibly reverting the demonized samurai back to their original forms.

Even Im couldn't have contracted all 20,000 Wano Country samurai at once; this is the real reason why the samurai didn't have time to participate in the war.

Monger did not only seal away one aspect of Conqueror's Haki for the Giants.

This resulted in Monger's Conqueror's Haki bombarding the samurai of Wano Country almost continuously for the next few minutes, causing the number of demonized samurai to decrease steadily.

It started at 20,000, then went to 18,000, and then 16,000.
Just under five minutes.

There are fewer than five hundred demonized warriors left on the entire battlefield, and they are all powerful warriors.

The samurai who had been freed from their demonic transformation looked around blankly, completely unaware of what had happened.

For them, their memories are completely frozen at the moment they were transformed by Im.

Several years have passed since Wano Country was invaded, and these years have been a complete blank for them.

Until many sorrowful voices were heard.

"Father!"

"Uncle Xiong Er!"

"Jiro-sama!"

"."

Seeing these samurai restored to their original state, many of the Wano Country samurai who participated in the battle couldn't help but shout out. They had thought that their elders, who had been taken away by the World Government, would never be able to return to their original state.

However, Monger's Conqueror's Haki actually dispelled the samurai's demonization.

Of course, not all of them can be resolved.

After all, it's just a sealed-off Conqueror's Haki. Although it can distinguish friend from foe, it's still less effective at dispelling demonic transformation.

In other words, Monger gave the giants a sufficient amount of Haki.

However, that's where it ends.

Conqueror's Haki is mutually repulsive. Even if it's all of Monger's own Conqueror's Haki, after sealing more than a dozen of them, the repulsive reaction they produce could easily blow the entire Sphinx into the sky if you're not careful.

Literally, it means to blow something to the sky.

It's important to know that top-tier Conqueror's Haki can already affect the physical body.

And this is the Conqueror's Haki that Monger sealed away!

These dozen or so bursts of Conqueror's Haki did not completely remove the demonization of the samurai, but very few samurai remained.

The giants could easily suppress them.

Aside from the giants of Elbaf and the samurai of Wano Country, the third strongest army on the battlefield in terms of overall quality is naturally the fishman army of Fishman Island.

The 100,000 fishmen crisscrossed the area, directly disrupting the World Government's fleet behind the lines.

On the high seas, these fish-men don't need to confront the enemy head-on. They only need to destroy the World Government's ships to send countless soldiers from member states into the sea, where they can be slaughtered at will.

The king of Fishman Island was deeply conflicted about whether or not to participate in this war. This was not simply about opening up trade routes between Fishman Island and the New World; it was a war that truly gambled on the fate of the nation.

If Monger loses this battle, then Fishman Island will never have peace again.

But then again.

Without Mongo, there would have been no possibility of easing tensions between Fishman Island and humans, even if the current easing only applies to a portion of the human population.

But this is also unprecedented progress.

But in the end, it was a young merman who had already become the head of a caravan who convinced him.

The little fishman said that since their Fishman Island already had a bad relationship with the humans under the World Government, what did it matter if it got even worse?

The sea is their natural barrier.

No matter how much humans hate them, only a small group of people who are pursuing profit are willing to take the risk of capturing mermaids.

As long as the World Government exists, these people cannot disappear. Therefore...

Why don't they completely side with Monger?

If you stretch out your head, it's a knife, if you shrink your head, it's also a knife.

If they win the bet, Fishman Island will usher in a new era of peaceful coexistence with humans. Even if they lose, things won't be worse than before.

Anyway, if Monger loses, they'll just go back to how things were before.

So from the very beginning, they had no choice!
The king of Fishman Island was persuaded.

Thus, there were 100,000 merfolk soldiers. Although most of them were street urchins from the merfolk town, if you looked closely, you could still see quite a few mermaids among them.

Fishmen are ten times more physically capable than humans.

However, in the water, mermaids move faster than fishmen!

It was only during his first appearance.

These fish-men destroyed dozens of World Government warships, causing tens of thousands of naval and allied soldiers to fall into the sea.

These elite naval soldiers might be able to hold their own against the fish-men on land, but in the ocean, even the best swimmers are no match for the fish-men of the same rank.

"Damn it, those damned mermen!"

"Isn't Fishman Island a member state of the government? Why would it help the White Wolf Pirates?"

"What member states? They withdrew from the member states when the White Wolf Alliance was established a few years ago. A bunch of traitors!"

"."

Many uninformed sailors angrily cursed and regarded the fishmen of Fishman Island as traitors, but in the hearts of many fishmen...

Your world government has never considered us as one of its own.

How can you talk about betrayal?
On the high seas, the fish-men's destructive power surpasses everyone's imagination. Although there are many strong individuals in the navy and member states, the fish-men do not engage in direct combat. They first destroy the ships and then deal with those who fall into the water.

With just 100,000 fishmen, they tied down nearly a million member state fleets in the rear.

This forced Hines Oran to return to the rescue.

As the user of the Ice-Ice Fruit in this era, ninety percent of his strength lies in his Devil Fruit, so he has naturally developed the power of the Ice-Ice Fruit to its fullest extent.

"Ice Age!"

The freezing power instantly covered the sea for more than ten kilometers, freezing many fish-men who did not have time to escape.

However, the price he paid for being distracted was that his arm was chopped off by Amaterasu Taki, who arrived from behind.

"Just because you have an immortal body, you think you can act recklessly? You underestimate me."

Having regained his youthful state, Amagi Taki remained calm. He might not be able to completely kill Hines Oran, but using Haki to suppress his immortality was something he had been learning all along.

After all, he's already an old man, and he's only able to stand here thanks to the youth serum developed by Stussy. It's impossible for him to grow stronger, but he might be able to improve his skills.

"Hmph, you think you've won?"

Although he had regretted agreeing to the conscription of that damn world countless times, after receiving Im's Devil Fruit power and becoming immortal, Hines Oran had no choice.

Now, all he can do is fight to the end and pray that his side wins.

Hines Oran's Ice Age strategy turned a naval battle involving millions of people back into a land battle, but it didn't completely transform it into a land battle.

Compared to real islands, the temporarily frozen sea surface of Hines Oran is not very solid, with the ice layer only a dozen meters thick.

In a war among mortals, ice this thick could be breached for days without collapsing back into the sea. But they were participating in the world's most high-level war. Forget the great pirates and naval admirals; even many fish-men possessed the ability to break through the ice.

The ice age at Hines Oran had just frozen the sea, and within minutes, the ice sheet covering tens of kilometers was riddled with holes.

But in the end, they finally found a place to stay.

The giants are dealing with the samurai of Wano Country, while the current members of the White Wolf Pirates, Ripley and the other veteran crew members, are dealing with the ordinary crew members of the God Knights.

"Oh dear, this is quite a scene! Garin, are we going to die here?"

"will not."

"Wow, you're really confident."

"."

Since the Battle of Akroppolis, not only have new stars emerged in the Navy, but many outstanding talents have also appeared among the Celestial Dragons.

Although most Celestial Dragons are useless, it is undeniable that...

There is still a significant amount of elite education practiced by the Celestial Dragons.

Among them, the Figarand family, which led the Knights of God, was the most prominent.

The people who appeared here were the third generation of the Figarando family.

Figarando Garinsan.

My grandfather was the commander-in-chief of the Knights of God, and my father was once the vice-commander of the Knights of God, but my father died in the Battle of Akropoulos Port several years ago.

"I will wash away my father's shame!"

He always regarded it as a disgrace. The young man, who was about the same age as Roger and Garp and was only in his early twenties, stared intently at the remaining members of the White Wolf Pirates.

However, none of the top fighters in the fleet were behind him. Even the strongest member, Lipri, didn't notice him. After all, Karin, whose aura was at most comparable to that of a great pirate, was undoubtedly at the bottom of the God Knights.

A twenty-year-old pirate might be considered quite strong among the Celestial Dragons, but in Lipley's eyes, who had witnessed the growth rate of Rocks and Newgate, he was just so-so.

"Everyone, it's time to go!"

With admiral-level powerhouses absent, top-tier pirates like Liprit are the pillars of the crew, but fortunately, she's not alone.

And there were also former crew members of Monge!
Roya, Ed, Lily, Dean, and even Kureha, who had already retired, as well as the Sphinx's goat doctor, were all brought in to work in the logistics department, responsible for treating the wounded.

"This is the final battle."

"We can't let that guy hold us back!"

"Would he go easy on that woman named Im just because she's pretty?"

"Hey, Lily, have some faith in your man!"

"Youth potion, huh? It's really quite good."

"."

Having seen countless storms, these veteran sailors saw no difference in the face of the war they were facing, even though it was more intense than any they had ever witnessed before.

Just fight!

And ultimately, it was never them who decided the outcome.

It was Rocks's battlefield.

This is the battlefield where Monger is!

(End of this chapter)