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

Marine Headquarters Admiral, Black Arm Zephyr

And Vice Admiral Sengoku the Buddha and Admiral Candidate of the Marine Headquarters, and Garp the Iron Fist!

Of these three naval forces, only Zephyr is ostensibly at the same level as Kongo, making him the highest-ranking combatant in the Navy Headquarters.

However, this does not mean that the two reserve generals lack ability.

After all, a vice admiral like Garp is someone that most people can't compare to.

He simply didn't want to be promoted to the rank of Admiral, and was forced to protect the Celestial Dragons due to restrictions imposed by the World Government.

If there were any pirates who mistook Garp for an ordinary vice admiral, they would probably get their heads smashed open by his iron fists.

However, at this time, Garp's name was not yet as well-known as it would be in later generations.

Because the great battle at God Valley has not yet broken out.

Garp did not team up with Roger to defeat Rocks D. Xebec and thus earn the title of Hero Marine.

"Gurararararararar, you're finally back! If you'd been any slower, I really would have fought these three!"

The white-bearded man, whose brows had been furrowed, finally calmed down a bit after Rahu returned.

Although he was confident, if he were to fight four renowned Marines at the same time—Kongo, Garp, Zephyr, and Sengoku—he would obviously get a beating and lose face.

"You and Kaido, you brat, go ahead. I'll cover your retreat!!!"

Whitebeard exuded unparalleled domineering aura; an extremely strong Conqueror's Haki swept across the entire island the moment he finished speaking.

In an instant, all the ordinary pirates and marines present were so shocked that they foamed at the mouth and collapsed on the spot.

However, just as Whitebeard was about to take the lead and make his move, Rahu raised his hand to signal him to stop.

Just as Whitebeard was feeling slightly puzzled.

Rahu conjured out of thin air a Celestial Dragon whose limbs had been cut off, resembling a human pig.

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Chapter 29 Garp's Laughter

This was a backup he kept after he initially chased after and killed two Celestial Dragons.

With such an absolute identity token, even a Marine Admiral would have to think twice about whether to continue hunting them down.

Although Rahu coveted Garp's ultimate Armament Haki, the pain in his shoulder at that moment forced him to take his own life.

During his battle with Kong Gu, Luo Hou suffered a crack in the bone of his left arm when he was attacked for the first time.

If he continues to stay here and argue with these people, he may very well lose his life due to serious injuries.

Therefore, Rahu had a unique trick up his sleeve before killing the Celestial Dragons.

It's a trump card that can be used to avoid being chased down by reinforcements from the Navy Headquarters.

Whitebeard, who was initially somewhat confused, couldn't help but burst into laughter after seeing the Celestial Dragon in Rahu's hand.

"I see, as expected of you, Rahu! With this Celestial Dragon as a hostage, let's see if those Marines dare to chase after us again, gurararararararara~"

In this world, everyone knows that the Marine Headquarters is specifically there to serve the Celestial Dragons.

If you have the lives of Celestial Dragons in your hands, then ordering a Marine Admiral is a piece of cake.

And so, under the protection of the Celestial Dragons, Rahu, Whitebeard, and Kaido brazenly left Devil's Island in front of four Admirals-level fighters from the Marine Headquarters.

They then boarded the pirate ship brought by Whitebeard and headed towards Hatchinos.

As for what the four Marines, Kong, Garp, Zephyr, and Sengoku, were thinking at that moment, no one knows.

The four of them stood quietly on the island, watching Rahu and Whitebeard disappear into the sea.

Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Garp suddenly burst into a heartfelt laugh.

"Pfft, hahaha, Kong Gu, I didn't expect you to be unable to protect even a few trash Celestial Dragons! Now when you get back to Marine Headquarters, Fleet Admiral Netanya will give you a real dressing down, hahaha!"

Garp has never been interested in the Celestial Dragons, these kinds of trash, since he joined the Marine Headquarters.

This time, Rahu so openly killed two Celestial Dragons and took another one hostage, which was exactly what Garp wanted.

At that moment, all he wanted to do was shout, "Good job killing him!"

That crazy brat Rahu did something even Garp wouldn't dare to do; he's absolutely amazing!

However, just as Garp was about to continue making his outrageous remarks, his good friend Sengoku suddenly slapped him on the back of the head.

"Kapp!!!"

"How many times have I told you? Don't say things like that in public!!!"

Garp showed no displeasure at Sengoku's accusations, only glancing slightly at the few remaining CP members beside him.

He then immediately activated his unique Devil Fruit ability.

"Sorry, I misspoke earlier. Please just pretend I didn't say that, hahaha~"

Garp crossed his arms, showing no sign of apology whatsoever; he had only explained that he retracted his previous statement out of desperation.

Overall, his retraction fruit is indeed very useful.

Faced with absolute power, the members of the CP organizations nearby didn't dare to utter a word and could only nod in agreement, indicating that they hadn't heard that statement.

After cleaning up the scene, Kong and the others headed back to Marine Headquarters in the opposite direction from Whitebeard.

In the warship's conference room, Kong Gu looked at the people present with a serious expression.

"Everyone, I have something very serious to say..."

After concisely recounting all that had happened to him that day, he...

Everyone present, from Zephyr and Sengoku to the carefree Garp, immediately became gloomy.

They originally thought that Kong Gu failed to protect the Celestial Dragons because of the interference of the great pirate Whitebeard.

But they never expected that Luo Hou would actually fight to a draw and even injure Kong Gu with his own strength!

In other words, this boy, who only appeared on the sea in the last few days, was actually able to defeat an admiral, the highest-ranking officer in the Navy Headquarters!

Those few people knew best what Kong Gu's strength was.

Putting everything else aside, none of the officers in the Rocks Pirates could defeat him easily!

But Rahu actually did it!

"This kid has only been at sea for a few days, and he's already reached the strength of an admiral?"

The crowd looked at Kong Gu with disbelief, hoping he was just joking.

Otherwise, if such a genius were to join the Rocks Pirates, the impact would be absolutely earth-shattering.

In other words, it's very likely that a true vice-captain will emerge from the Rocks Pirates!

Rahu's talent is definitely no weaker than that of Rocks, and is even significantly stronger than that monster Rocks!

This is absolutely disadvantageous for their navy.

"That kid is really strange. He seems to have an ability to rapidly increase his strength, speed, and even stamina during battle!"

"Furthermore, his domineering aura level improved from the advanced stage at the beginning to the top stage, eventually becoming no weaker than mine, all in just seven or eight minutes!!!"

"I believe he must possess some kind of Devil Fruit that allows him to absorb the abilities of others!!!"

Kong Gu explained the seriousness of the situation to his comrades, word by word.

"Does such a Devil Fruit ability really exist in this world? It can rapidly increase one's strength while also absorbing the Haki levels of others?!"

Sengoku looked at Konggu with some shock!

This is simply unbelievable.

Even though he had lived for decades, he had never heard of such an outrageous thing.

Even the Devil Fruit encyclopedia at Marine Headquarters has never recorded such a powerful Devil Fruit ability!

"It's absolutely true! I've watched that brat get stronger every single second!"

"The Rocks Pirates are really going to appoint a true first mate this time..."

How should our navy defend against such terrorist organizations in the future?

Kong Gu's tone was somewhat solemn.

Rahu's extremely strange ability was making him quite anxious.

However, from the bottom of his heart, Kong Gu never thought that Rahu had done anything wrong.

Just now, Zephyr and Sengoku had submitted an investigation report on Rahu to him.

After learning about Rahu's life before becoming a pirate, even Konggu could not hide his anger.

It's those damned Celestial Dragons again who caused this mess!

If he weren't a Celestial Dragon, perhaps this exceptionally talented young man should have joined their Marine Headquarters and contributed to the cause of justice.

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now; such a person has been completely offended by those swine-like people in the World Government.

"Hahaha, don't be so sad~"

"No matter how powerful the Rocks Pirates are, they're still a headache for those old fogies like the Five Elders, aren't they?"

"Our navy just needs to do its own job, right?"

Garp chuckled dismissively at the somber mood of the crowd.

These people could only remain speechless, after all, they simply couldn't live with Garp's carefree attitude towards life.

"Let's go back to headquarters first. We need to inform the Holy Land of Mary Geoise about this matter first."

"All three Celestial Dragons are dead, including Nadebontiania Saint from the Nadebontiania family, who also died at the hands of Rahu... This is extremely serious!"

Kong Gu sighed, looking somewhat exasperated.

He didn't know how to explain to Marshal Netanya from the government that three high-ranking Celestial Dragons had died under his protection.

He's the main person in charge of this matter!

Garp and the others were only responsible for inadequate follow-up support; their responsibility is not significant.