Rocks Band: I have 48 Imperial Arms.

Even their own safe evacuation was a hope, let alone searching inside.

Pure dreaming!

Even if they were powerful emperors, being buried in the sea along with the island would put them on the brink of life and death due to the backlash from the ocean. Not everyone has the abnormal physique of BIGMOM, who can float ashore after falling into the sea and stand there like a mountain of flesh, impervious to the bites of sea beasts.

run!

The only option is to run!

Their disheveled state was even worse than that of the fleeing pirates, and they were in no hurry to escape.

This is what it's like to be burdened with a bunch of Celestial Dragons.

Rumble!

Countless grains of sand and gravel flowed into the sea, and the canyon was submerged.

This paradise in the sky, built with countless resources and created by human hands, ultimately sank into the vast ocean.

An irreversible natural disaster.

Even a powerful emperor-level expert is powerless to change this.

Even if the golden lion were pulled back, it would be difficult to capture all of the floating creatures in their fragmented and scattered state.

It was practically a predetermined ending.

Seeing the devastation before them, the soldiers of the three armies who had barely managed to board ships and escape at the last moment in their panicked flight were all filled with horror and silence, not knowing how to face the terrifying destruction.

Sinking!

The road is completely submerged!

The Valley of the Gods, which had only disappeared from the sea charts, has now vanished completely from the ocean.

Even when Akainu and Aokiji were at their peak, their intense battles only resulted in altering the terrain. This time, however, the earth was completely shattered and collapsed; the level of destruction was on a completely different level.

Moreover! The size of God Valley, this heavenly paradise, is definitely no smaller than the location of their final battle—at least ten times larger! This is a paradise revered by even the Celestial Dragons!!!

"Damn it!"

Lightning surged continuously, and the face of the general who possessed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit turned dark.

"Oops……"

The old man Mo Ansi, who was standing to the side with smoke drifting around him, felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at Lu Chen's Valley of Gods. He frowned deeply and looked very troubled.

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Unnamed sea area!

It is far from the ruined Valley of the Gods.

They have completely left the original strange sea area.

Even the World Government, with its army, navy, and air force, couldn't search the area that was surrounded.

In the sky!

A dark figure appeared.

Keep zooming in!

enlarge!

Zoom in again!

Rumbling--

It crashed down from the sky with a deafening roar; it was a massive black shadow that almost blotted out the sun.

After landing on the sea, it strangely did not cause much of a ripple. It was like a flowerpot falling from a great height, which landed lightly on the ground. Not only did the flowerpot not break, but even the soil inside did not spill out much. At most, the delicate flowers inside swayed a few times in the wind.

"call……"

"This place should be considered barely safe now!"

The golden lion slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

His usually arrogant face paled slightly. He had covered such a long distance in one breath, and with pursuers possibly appearing at any moment, he didn't even dare to stop and rest.

Even he was starting to feel the strain of pushing the Floating Fruit to this extent.

The physical exertion was simply too great.

"but……"

"Now that we're here, we shouldn't have to worry about those guys showing up anymore."

Looking at the azure sea on the shore, the golden lion finally relaxed.

Safety!

We're safe now!

but……

The cost is outrageous!

The Rocks Pirates, whose power was immense and even made the World Government wary, were almost completely wiped out in the battle of God Valley.

Especially at the end, when they saw them about to leave, the group of people attacked like madmen.

Endless thunder erupted, killing countless people.

As expected, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, known as the strongest Logia-type Devil Fruit, has truly overpowered attack power. Whether it's a single target or a group attack, it's incredibly domineering. If it hadn't torn the island apart in time and been entangled, the outcome would have been uncertain.

"What a pity for those Celestial Dragons..."

John pressed his hand to the sword at his waist, looking regretful.

That's a Celestial Dragon!

I've accumulated about a dozen or so, which is an unimaginable amount of wealth.

Even if Rocks dies and doesn't receive the corresponding bounty, given how much the World Government values ​​the Celestial Dragons, they will definitely be willing to spend a large sum of money on them.

That's right!

His goal was kidnapping, directly demanding ransom.

That's quite fitting for his pirate identity.

"pity?"

"If we don't let go, do you think those lackeys of the World Government will let us off easily?"

Locke's disdainful sneer followed immediately.

That's right!

He deliberately released the Celestial Dragons!

Getting rid of the Celestial Dragons, this huge problem, and reducing the size of the Navy—the World Government's obsession with them is paramount.

Chapter 166: Time is a cruel butcher!

But more important than that is...

—Adding to the burden!

This would place a huge burden on those guys, ensuring that in the final moments of God Valley's destruction, besides rescuing the Celestial Dragons, they wouldn't have time to do anything else. Even if they wanted to save the Celestial Dragons, they would have to exert every ounce of their strength to catch up and possibly complete the task in this critical moment.

otherwise!

Those carefree guys, if someone were to stubbornly try to salvage the various bases within God Valley at the last moment, and gather all the treasures and valuables...

Then it would be very difficult to cover up what he was doing underground.

He didn't want to be targeted by the World Government, nor did he want Noxus to confront this behemoth.

'Finally buried—'

'Burial beneath the deep sea along with the islands that sank into the ocean.'

Locke's eyes flickered slightly.

His hand unconsciously covered a certain spot on his chest.

If it were simply a matter of stealing the Devil Fruit, given the Celestial Dragons' immense wealth, it wouldn't be much of a deal. However, after looting the canopy and taking away the fully formed Devil Fruit, Locke was quite displeased as he left...

The earth-shaking tremors were merely the surface; what was truly terrifying was...

'no! '

'We absolutely cannot let those lackeys and maggots find out.'

Locke instantly snapped out of his reverie, his eyes filled with apprehension and lingering fear.

But they only cleared the ruins.

With one hand guiding the way, the Valley of the Gods was destroyed and sank into the sea, seemingly leaving no evidence to prove the death, so there's nothing to fear anymore.

but.

'We're still missing one guy.'