Rocks Band: I have 48 Imperial Arms.

Roger stared intently at Rocks in front of him. Although his face still showed a heroic expression, his right hand, which was holding the famous sword, was already focused and concentrated all the power in his body.

"give up!"

"Your idea won't work!"

Roger's gaze seemed to penetrate Rocks in front of him, and see the Celestial Dragons trapped behind him as hostages and threats.

He was afraid to throw a stone at a rat for fear of breaking the vase...

That might be a good idea.

but……

If things get out of control, it can easily drive a cornered dog to do something desperate!

"Kid!"

"Arrogant!!"

"You arrogant brat have no right to lecture me here!!"

Rocks stared coldly.

His heavy breathing, like long plumes of steam, came out of his nostrils.

"What's there to say—"

"Beat me first!!"

"The weak and insignificant have no right to impart wisdom!"

Facing Roger's powerful slash.

Rocks instantly transformed into a blur as he charged forward, endless shadows emanating from his body, revealing him to be a top-tier Devil Fruit user. However, he had been concealed by the endless flames of Yan, and the shadows possessed a natural ability to hide, which was why he hadn't been noticed by others.

The attack was fierce and direct, a killing blow.

This fully demonstrates his character of preferring action to words.

"Shadow Thousandfold Assault!"

"Shadow Assassin: Thorn Rain!"

Countless shadows swept in from all directions, and wherever there was shadow, darkness surged forth.

Emerging from the filthy darkness, it instantly transformed into countless thorny spears, each a full ten feet long, which rained down like arrows, each thorny spear emitting a mournful sound as it pierced the air.

"Just this much—"

"Kids! You're still a long way off!"

"I am the King of the World! King of the World, Rocks! Victory will surely be mine!"

"die……"

"It's just a necessary sacrifice on the road to success!"

Rocks' face was contorted with rage.

His distorted expression resembled that of a demon or monster from hell.

The powerful offensive relentlessly pressed down on the two opponents, giving them no chance to breathe. Using their superior strength and extensive experience, they divided the battlefield with wide-range attacks, taking turns attacking the enemy and denying them any opportunity to coordinate a counterattack.

The spear of thorns pierced the void.

None of the attacks from such powerful beings are weak.

Not only does it possess terrifying penetrating power, it can easily pierce even famous swords, and upon landing, it will instantly generate a powerful explosion.

Rumble!

The surging airwaves exploded, and the black energy formed from the thorn spears instantly spread along with the airwaves.

Pure black and odorless.

Yet it gives people an inexplicable sense of unease.

Like...

Darkness that devours everything.

The light kept spreading outwards, as if trying to shroud everything in darkness.

"It's...poisonous?!"

Twisted black light shot wildly across the field, seemingly trying to distort even the positions of the beings. When exposed to the light, the power within the body was uncontrollably drained away in an unknown way.

Do not!

It's not just loss, it's weakening, an uncontrollable loss of overall strength.

Just like...

It's like a Devil Fruit user encountering the sea.

The body... is being eroded and imprisoned by 'PYROBROIN'... just like that.

wrong? !

PYROBROIN?!

"My body—"

Rocks' pupils contracted, and an inexplicable sense of weakness suddenly surged through his body. Even the Devil Fruit power he was driving began to decline uncontrollably. An unprecedented weakness swept over him.

A sense of déjà vu flashed through my mind.

This powerful figure of the sea instantly pinpointed the cause of the anomaly within his body.

PYROBROIN?!

It's definitely a mysterious factor from the ocean—Pyrobroiin?!

This feeling!

You can’t go wrong!

It's the form that Devil Fruit users take when they come into contact with seawater after being rejected by the ocean...

and!

It's still a huge amount of seawater!

The amount of seawater splashed during a normal battle would have no effect on him whatsoever.

Only! High concentrations of 'PYROBROIN' factor aggregated!

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"finally……"

"Has it worked?"

Garp's expression, partially hidden beneath his navy cap, seemed somewhat complicated.

"Cough cough..."

"Truly worthy of being... cough cough... a monster that roams the seas..."

Roger couldn't help but cough lightly, clutching his chest.

In the brief battle just now, the heavy weapons within his body seemed to be on the verge of exploding.

Terrifying strength.

Even if Garp and he teamed up, they would still find it difficult to gain the upper hand.

They could only barely hold on under his command.

Should I say...

No wonder he's destined to become the king of the world!

Only terrifying strength can give rise to terrifying ambition. Given Rocks' achievements, he was clearly not some arrogant person who was full of nonsense.

Although neither Roger nor Garp has fully reached their peak strength.

but--

Rocks, too, had just survived a major battle, killing a powerful opponent of the same level, 'Flame'. Even if he didn't have irreversible injuries, the power he had expended in the previous battle was still real!

terrible!

terror!

The only saving grace is that that guy... only got 0.6 of the virus!

"you--"

"Designate me?!"

If Rocks still can't react by now, then he's really stupid.

The constant loss of stamina and the weakening power of the fruit were clearly the effects of the 'PYROBROIN' factor. He had never even been to the sea, so how could he have been eroded by seawater?

"Yes! Seastone!"

Lox's eyes widened, and a terrifying aura emanated from him.