One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

Hearing his son's voice, Oden's lips curled into a smile. He raised the Ame-no-Habakiri, which was wrapped in Armament Haki, to his chest, stomped his remaining right leg on the ground, and shot towards Giggs, roaring...

"One-Sword Style: Peach Blossom Spring..."

Before Oden could finish speaking, his eyes widened suddenly, and he looked down at his waist in disbelief, where two black and red sword energies crossed.

Giger, with his back to Oden, said softly,

"One-Sword Style: Guardian of the Nation".

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of flesh tearing rang out, and Oden's body broke off at the waist, his upper body crashing heavily to the ground.

Kozuki Toki and Momonosuke, who was in his arms, witnessed this scene. Their faces turned deathly pale instantly, and they screamed at the top of their lungs.

"Oden!!!"

"dad!!!"

Whitebeard finally arrived, his eyes bloodshot. He swung the Murakumogiri at Gigg's waist, but Gigg, with his back to Whitebeard, made no attempt to dodge, letting the Murakumogiri pass right through his body.

He put his hands in his pockets and squinted at Kozuki Toki on the Moby Dick and Momonosuke in her arms.

Whitebeard trembled with rage. He went berserk and slashed wildly at Giggs with the Murakumogiri, the dense wind of the blade spreading out and leaving several dark cracks in the ground.

Oden, lying on the ground, suddenly groaned, spitting out a mouthful of blood as he murmured in pain.

"Baiji..."

This shout immediately stopped the enraged whitebeard. He quickly squatted down, checked Oden's breath, and his face lit up with joy.

Giger glanced at it, but didn't seem inclined to finish it off; he simply smiled.

"Its vitality is quite tenacious. Perfect, you're about to have a good show to watch."

Oden's consciousness was already blurred, and upon hearing Giger's words, he immediately felt a deep unease.

He struggled to open his eyes and weakly spoke.

"You, what do you want to do?"

Whitebeard hurriedly said,

"Oden, don't say anything yet, I'm calling Marco over now!"

After saying that, Whitebeard shouted to Marco, who was fighting Lucia, and then protected Oden to prevent Gigg from making a sudden move.

Marco's expression changed drastically upon seeing Oden's condition. He immediately unleashed his full power, forcing Lucia back, and then turned and flew towards them.

Giger averted his gaze, moved swiftly, and appeared before Kozuki Toki in a horrified state.

The next second, Kozuki Toki felt his arms go empty. Momonosuke was being held up in mid-air by Jig by his braid. Momonosuke was so scared that he wet his pants. As soon as he struggled, a tearing pain came from his head.

Kozuki Toki lunged at Giger like a madwoman, but as soon as she took two steps, a dark vortex appeared on Giger's hand, and Momonosuke's eyes almost popped out of their sockets, making a hoarse sound.

Seeing this, Kozuki Toki paused, then collapsed to the ground with a thud. When she looked up again, Momonosuke's face was contorted in a grotesque expression. Then…

"puff!"

Momonosuke's head exploded like a watermelon, red and white parts scattered all over the ground. His body bounced twice on the ground before finally rolling in front of Kozuki Toki.

At the top of this body is a neck twisted into a pretzel shape.

Kozuki stared blankly at the headless corpse before him. After a moment of silence, he let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Do not!!!"

Oden was receiving treatment from Markco, and thanks to the healing effects of the Phoenix Flame, he barely managed to save his life.

Before he could even catch his breath, he heard Kozuki Toki's scream.

Having lost his lower body, he tried to get up to see what had happened on the Moby Dick, but he couldn't manage it. He could only weakly ask Whitebeard,

"Baiji, what happened to her when she was little?"

Whitebeard's body trembled slightly. He couldn't bear to tell Oden about Momonosuke's death, so he just stood there in silence.

However, the more he did this, the more uneasy Oden became. He placed one hand on Marco's shoulder and struggled to straighten his body.

Marco quickly stopped him, saying,

"Captain Oden, your condition is still very dangerous. Please don't move around!"

Oden ignored him, his arm veins bulging, and used Marco's shoulder to propel himself into the air.

What came into view was Kozuki Toki, who was holding something with tears streaming down her face. She was kneeling on the deck of the Moby Dick, while Giger was standing not far in front of her.

Seeing Oden in mid-air, Giger greeted him with a smile.

Oden was completely unable to stay airborne at the moment. Before he could even speak, his body began to fall rapidly. Fortunately, Marco flew up in time and caught Oden in his arms.

However, after Marco hugged Oden, he immediately tried to turn around and fly away.

Oden naturally refused; he gripped Marco's collar tightly and said,

"Marco, take me there! She's in danger!"

Whitebeard below had already charged toward the Moby Dick, but Gigg had already reached Kozuki Toki, thoroughly enjoying the despair on the Oden family's faces.

Kozuki slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with boundless hatred, and said,

"You have to die!"

Giger shrugged, then extended a finger and pointed it at Kozuki Toki's forehead, as if Kozuki Toki was about to die there.

Just then, someone finally arrived, grabbed Kozuki Toki in their arms, and pulled her aside.

The person who came was not Whitebeard, but Roger.

He was the one who saved Oden in the first place, and now he's the one who saved Oden's wife.

Roger glanced at the headless corpse in Kozuki Toki's arms, then turned to Giger and said in a deep voice,

"As a naval officer, your actions are far too cruel!"

Giger chuckled and said,

"You arrived just in time. Anyone who didn't know better would think this was your wife."

As he spoke, Giger suddenly reached out into the air again and released the Universal Pull towards Marco, who was still struggling with Oden, pulling him towards this place.

Giger smiled and said,

"Such a wonderful show wouldn't be complete without the most important element: the audience!"

Chapter 168 Kizaru Saves the Day

Marco was pulled in along with Oden, and Oden, now only half a body, could finally see what Kozuki Toki was holding.

At first glance, Oden's expression was one of astonishment, followed by disbelief. However, this only lasted a moment before his heart was filled with grief and indignation, and a pig-like scream echoed through the sky.

"Momonosuke!!!"

He broke free from Marco and scrambled towards Kozuki Toki like a madman. Kozuki Toki's eyes were vacant, and he was muttering to himself, looking somewhat neurotic.

Roger closed his eyes, as if he couldn't bear to look any longer.

The white-bearded man gritted his teeth, and veins bulged on his forehead.

Giger looked on with great interest, arms crossed, watching with relish.

Zeff, who had just been left behind by Roger, rushed aboard the Moby Dick. He had initially thought that Gigg was being attacked by Roger and Whitebeard, but he was dumbfounded when he saw the scene.

He landed next to Giger and whispered.

"Gig, what just happened? That child..."

"That was Kozuki Oden's child. I just killed him on a whim. Zephyr-sensei, don't you want these pirates to experience the pain of losing their families? They don't deserve to enjoy family happiness."

Given Zephyr's personality, seeing the tragic state of the Oden family would have been somewhat unbearable for him, but Giger's words struck a chord with Zephyr. The death of his family was a pain that would never fade from his heart, so he immediately looked away from Kozuki Toki, preferring to ignore it.

Whitebeard took a heavy step forward, making a dull thud.

His face was shrouded in shadow, and he exuded a chilling aura. Combined with his tall and burly physique, he looked like a ferocious beast.

At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: to tear Gig to pieces.

Facing the approaching whitebeard, Giggs remained calm and spoke.

"Whitebeard, who are you trying to scare? If you want to fight, then fight. There's a bunch of trash down there that I need to clean up."

These words completely ignited Whitebeard's pent-up anger. He roared and unleashed an air blast at Giggs.

Giger smiled dismissively and said,

"Tch, that kind of move is useless against me."

With a casual activation of Kamui, Whitebeard's furious attack, aside from nearly destroying his own Moby Dick, did absolutely nothing to harm Gigg.

Zephyr was already very familiar with Giggs's extremely shameless Kamui attack, so he had already jumped off the Moby Dick while Whitebeard was charging up.

After Whitebeard's attack ended, Zephyr approached Roger again. Roger was kind enough not to damage Whitebeard's Moby Dick, so he lured Zephyr away.

Giger had no such concerns; turning the Moby Dick into a pile of rubble was just a side effect.

However, Akainu and the others still needed his support, so he fought and retreated, trying his best to use his abilities to relieve some of the pressure on the others.

Akainu is still younger than Rayleigh, and he has already shown obvious signs of weakness in the battle, with his torn clothes on his upper body not even having time to be repaired.