No kidding, even Rocks would have to offer me a cigarette.

"Aa ...

Already embroiled in a ground battle, the Celestial Dragon Knight suffered another devastating blow and could only scream in agony on the ground, utterly helpless to escape.

The pressure of fighting a great pirate like Charlotte Linlin was already immense.

Just now, he was hit hard in the back of the head by Kaido's full-force sneak attack, and now he is being suppressed by Charlotte Linlin, a female pirate, who is riding on his back and attacking him so hard that he can't move!

He could only watch helplessly as Kaido, this terrifyingly powerful pirate alien, used his Conqueror's Haki to attack him, striking his cheekbone again and again. His entire face was dented and unrecognizable from being smashed by the spiked club!

The agonizing screams at the scene lasted for more than a minute before finally stopping.

At this moment, the nine-member Order of the Gods, excluding Figarand Garin, who had already left the Golden Lion, were no longer part of the Order.

The other two vice-commanders and five members of the Knights of God all perished in this war!

"Brother Luo! I ambushed and killed a Celestial Dragon Knight!!!"

"Wait a moment, I'll be right there to provide support!!!"

After successfully ambushing and killing a Celestial Dragon, Kaido was extremely excited and roared as he prepared to transform into his dragon form and charge towards the battlefield on Rahu's side.

Rahu, who was already on edge, was startled when he heard that Kaido actually wanted to come and help him!

"Don't come any closer! Right now, take Newgate and leave with the Golden Lion! Stop trying to hold me back!!!"

"You're too weak right now. Coming here won't do you any good and will only increase the pressure on me! Rescuing people is really difficult!!!"

While keeping a wary eye on the Celestial Dragon King who had surrounded him, Rahu shouted at Kaido, who was already in a killing frenzy.

Although this guy is currently growing at a rate comparable to the protagonist of a wish-fulfillment novel, if such combat power were to rush into his side of the battlefield...

It's easy to imagine that they would be instantly killed on the spot!

They wouldn't even last three seconds before being reduced to ashes by these 18 Celestial Dragon kings!

Kaido, who was already halfway there, became much more sober after hearing what Rahu said.

The battlefield ahead was completely beyond his control!

Even a pirate of Rocks' caliber was severely injured on the spot!

If he charges in with his current fighting strength, he will only hold Brother Luo back!

"Understood, Brother Luo! I'm leaving now!"

After the words fell.

Kaido's massive dragon body performed a 360-degree spiral turn high in the sky, immediately changing direction and rushing towards Whitebeard's position.

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Chapter 144 Sending off Lockes, life and death remain shrouded in mystery!

"Ignore those pirates! Everyone, concentrate all your strength and blast Captains Rahu and Rocks to pieces!"

It seems that the World Government also intends to let all the other pirates go, just to eliminate the two instigators of the war, Rahu and Rocks.

Even though Whitebeard had been severely injured by the combined attacks of Garp, Zephyr, and Sengoku, no one continued to pursue him.

Once a large number of pirates had flooded onto the floating continent controlled by the Golden Lion, nearly 30 powerful individuals who had reached the highest combat strength standard all turned their attention to Rahu's position!

The Five Elders, the five most powerful figures in the world!

Eighteen Celestial Dragon progenitors who lived hundreds of years ago!

In addition, there are four top combatants from the Marine Headquarters: Fleet Admiral Kugo, Hero Garp, Black Arm Zephyr, and Strategist Sengoku!

That is to say!

Currently, Rahu and Rocks, who have been severely injured and are on the verge of death, will face 27 powerful government forces at the same time!

There were even more than 100,000 naval soldiers and ordinary soldiers of various types lurking around!

"To be honest, the best decision I ever made in my life was sending Whitebeard to Alcatraz to pick you up and help you join the Rocks Pirates!"

"I never imagined that on this battlefield of life and death, someone would be willing to risk their own life to save me!"

"Unfortunately, the World Government has too many high-end combatants. Even though you are stronger than me, you have no chance..."

"I'm giving you one last chance... Just turn around and leave, don't look back... Let me, the captain, cover for you this once and for all!!!"

"After all... I'm Lox!!"

"How could a man like me allow myself to be in such a sorry state!"

Speaking a single sentence almost draws blood. Lox, whose entire body, skin, muscles, and bones are almost entirely in pieces, is pale and indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about his severe injuries that could kill him at any moment.

Although his tone was filled with regret for the operation and reluctance to leave the world, it was also clear from his resolute eyes that this guy was truly prepared to face death calmly.

However, the more Locus wanted to die, the more Rahu felt he had to pull him back!

With the added power of more than ten Devil Fruit abilities emanating from his entire body!

Plus, the three-color Haki at full power!

Even if we can't defeat the World Government, escaping with one person is still no problem at all!

"Still trying to act tough as captain? Even if you're willing to throw your life away today, I'll spare it until tomorrow!"

"I'm the captain of the Rocks Pirates for a reason! You have no right to order me around!"

Luo Hou ignored Rocks's words about wanting to risk his life to get him off the battlefield.

Instead, he silently activated the Paramecia-type Paw-Paw Fruit ability between the palms of his hands that were tightly gripping the Blue Flame Blade, forming lumps of flesh that looked like those of a feline!

This is a teleportation ability developed from the Paramecia-type Paw-Paw Fruit.

Logically speaking, developing a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit requires an extremely creative mind and must be combined with the moment the fruit's power is activated for it to be effective.

But Rahu is different from the local natives. Having already read the original anime storyline, Rahu is very clear about most of the development directions of the Paw-Paw Fruit!

In the short time it took to gain the Paw Paw Fruit power, Rahu had already automatically mastered all the fruit power development paths he had ever seen!

This is a talent that those powerful individuals usually praise highly.

"Surrender! Lay down your weapons now, kneel down and surrender, and we might spare your lives! Continuing to resist is pointless!"

"Do you two still think you have a chance to escape alive?"

"The D clan, who will forever only stir up trouble in the seas! We should have wiped you all out 800 years ago!"

"Otherwise, this tragic disaster wouldn't have happened!!!"

The 18 Celestial Dragon kings advanced cautiously, gradually tightening the encirclement, while simultaneously employing rhetoric to psychologically undermine the enemy.

"Hahahaha! You bunch of chickens and dogs? You think you can kill me, Lox D. Giebeck? What a pipe dream! One day I'll return to this continent and slaughter my way back!!!"

Rocks spoke calmly, and as soon as he finished speaking, an extremely powerful Conqueror's Haki swept across the entire area once again!

On the Red Line, a continent with extremely high elevations, strong gusts of wind constantly blew against the already tattered captain's cloak on Lox's back!

The Conqueror's Haki, now at its maximum level, continuously generated bursts of violent black lightning, blasting the red ground into countless cracks. The entire scene was terrifying, resembling an ultimate boss unleashing its final, devastating attack.

Rocks' sudden release of Conqueror's Haki immediately stunned everyone, holding their breath for just a few seconds!

Everyone was worried that this overlord, who was already low on health, might still have some ultimate killing move left unseen, and that it might be ready to grab someone at any moment and perish together with them!

However, the reality was quite unexpected.

Rocks suddenly unleashed an extremely strong burst of Conqueror's Haki. After activating the Haki, he instantly teleported to Rahu's location!

His continuous flashes along the way, his legs moving so fast they were almost like phantoms, were hardly recognizable as the domineering sea lord Rocks from just moments before.

"Hey! This is my last bit of strength! You better unleash your trump card by now!!!"

Rocks frantically squeezed out the last bit of strength from his body and rushed straight to Rahu!

However, before he could utter another word, Luo Hou's dragon-scaled palm, several times larger than a palm-leaf fan, had already slapped Lox directly onto his body!

Duang!!!

A special fruit ability sound effect appears!

Rahu's Paw-Paw Fruit power erupted rapidly, sending Rocks flying at a speed invisible to the naked eye!

This outrageous scene almost blinded the dozens of powerful figures in front of Luo Hou on the spot!

"Holy crap! Where's that damned D clan???"

"What kind of strange Devil Fruit ability is this? Is it some kind of monster-level ability re-emerged from the world's will?"

"Impossible! The World Government's Devil Fruit encyclopedia, compiled over so many years, has never included this ability!!!"

"Hmph! Just trying to attract attention! With that speed just now, that guy Rocks would definitely be killed instantly by the impact the moment he lands!"

Zambaron V. Nassuro, who had already transformed into a half-human, half-horse skeleton horse in the crowd, forced an explanation of the situation with a face full of black lines.

Just as they launched their attack on Rocks, the first generation Kitetsu, one of the twelve supreme knives in his hand, had already sliced ​​through Rocks' heart!

Even if the Op-Op Fruit awakened, such injuries would be absolutely difficult to heal! Add to that the fact that he was just blown away with such immense force!

Therefore, Nasujuro had already sealed Rocks' death in his heart!

In his view, Rocks...

There's absolutely no way I can survive!

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Chapter 145 Rich Dust

"Very good! Now that the guy who inherited the will of Joy Boy D has been killed, the next target is this damned demon, right?"

"These vile wretch must be slaughtered in Mary Geoise! ​​This is the fruit of our lifetime of fighting, and we must not allow it to be defiled by others!"

"The majesty of the gods is inviolable!!!"

"Attack together! Kill him!!!"

After hearing Nasujiro Sei's analysis, the group nodded in agreement, agreeing that it made sense.

After all, no matter how strong Rocks' personal combat ability was, it was only about the same as Joy Boy's in the past.

With such severe injuries and such a terrifying blow, death was inevitable!