One Piece: Starting as the First Mate of the Lothar Pirates

"Exchange!"

As Lockes spoke, they began taking turns in action.

From that kick onward, the situation gradually became delicate.

Rocks and Newgate would punch or kick each other almost every minute in order to get a chance to fight.

After this back and forth more than ten times, both sides became impatient, leaving the King of Angels aside, and started fighting each other.

"Newgate, you bastard, are you looking for trouble?"

"Lox, you kicked me first!"

"I'm the captain, so what if I kick you?"

"Don't talk like I'm your little brother!"

"Isn't that right?"

"Of course not!"

"Fine, fine, Newgate, I've put up with you for a long time."

The tension between the two gradually escalated.

This scene completely stunned the Rocks Legion.

"Wang Defa!"

On the Sky Observation Deck, everyone on the deck railing of the Fury had their heads in their hands.

"The captain and Mr. Newgate..."

"What...what are they doing?"

"Why are they fighting amongst themselves when they're facing a formidable enemy?"

The logistics team of the Rocks Regiment was stunned.

"Hahaha, that Newgate guy dared to fight the captain, he's doomed!" Shiki sat on the mast, legs crossed, looking like he was enjoying the drama.

"Two idiots!" Luo Chuan sighed helplessly.

"asshole!!!"

Seeing Lox and Newgate suddenly start fighting amongst themselves, the Angel King's face showed no joy, only undisguised anger.

"How far will you mortal ants go in fooling the gods before you stop!"

For most people, internal strife within the enemy ranks is a great thing.

However, in the eyes of the King of Angels, the feud between Locus and Newgate was a great humiliation to him.

The mighty King of Angels, a god-like being, requires everyone who encounters him to be on high alert and give it their all.

However, the person who owned the Lox World Trade Center was...

As his anger continued to rise, the aura surrounding the King of Angels became terrifying.

"Lox, Newgate, if you two have something to do, then it's my turn!"

Luo Chuan called out and walked past the two fighting figures to meet the enraged King of Angels.

"What! Don't even think about running away!" Rocks realized what was happening and was about to give chase.

"Just you wait!" Newgate reacted quickly and stopped him.

Ignoring the two foolish brothers, Luo Chuan had an idea and began to try other combinations of three fruits.

Three streams of light disappeared into the triple fusion ascension device.

Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit!!!

Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit!!!

Animal-type Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Beast, Kraken form!!!

The top-tier Devil Fruit among the three types currently collected in Luochuan is simultaneously loaded, fused, and sublimated.

Sizzle~

Giant octopus tentacles surged out from behind Luo Chuan.

White shockwaves and blue lightning swirled around the octopus's tentacles.

"Redbeard's octopus ability... you actually used the ability of one of my defeated opponents against me! You brat, you're infuriating too!"

The King of Angels laughed in fury, swinging his angelic sword, which was entwined with flames and domineering green, as if he were about to easily sever all the tentacles of the Kraken, just as he had done in the past.

However, this time the situation was completely different from that of decades ago, far exceeding his expectations.

His first slash did sever several octopus tentacles, but in an instant, the severed tentacles regenerated.

Immediately afterward, just as his old power was exhausted and his new power had not yet been generated, an overwhelming barrage of octopus fists fell like a storm, sometimes swirling and vibrating, sometimes swirling and crackling with thunder, and sometimes combining both.

Ora ora ora~!

Luo Chuan used the Prince's Battle Technique, unleashing eight octopus fists that created endless afterimages.

At first, the enraged King of Angels tried to resist and dodge.

But after realizing it was futile, he gave up the struggle.

Of course, this does not mean he is surrendering.

Instead, he chose to withstand the attack with the powerful physique of the Beast Angel and the golden body mechanism of Lunaria.

This storm-like attack lasted for a full three minutes.

The islands and land were all breached by Luo Chuan's attacks.

The pitch-black cracks seemed to lead to the deepest part of the earth's core.

……

Gudong~

Glug glug~

On the deck of the Fury, everyone in the Rocks crew was swallowing hard.

"Is...it over?" Gan Sui stared blankly, his mouth agape, feeling a sudden dryness in his throat.

At this moment, he clearly realized the fact that Luo Chuan had shown him leniency earlier.

If I had used this move when I was hitting him, he would probably have been beaten to a pulp.

"Big Bear, Big Bear, did the eldest win?" asked the dim-witted second brown bear.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" The black bear leader shook his head and continued, "However, the boss is definitely not going to lose."

……

At this very moment.

The very center of Flame Island.

There used to be a mountain that was a thousand meters high standing here.

Today, the entire mountain has not only disappeared completely, but a giant crater more than a thousand meters deep has also appeared in its place.

"Honestly, it's all because of you that I'm being dragged down, Newgate!" Lox grumbled as he approached the edge of the pit.

“I haven’t even said you’re holding me back yet,” the young, white-bearded Newgate retorted defiantly.

Both of these legendary figures from the old era are now covered in bruises and swelling.

"Luo Chuan, did you take care of that guy?" Lockes looked at the deep pit.

"I don't know." Luo Chuan shrugged. "However, given the defensive capabilities of the Lunaria clan, they are most likely still alive."

Luo Chuan was so confident because the Phantom Beast Angel Fruit had not yet been included in the collection.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the young, white-bearded Newgate slid straight down to the bottom of the giant pit.

"Hurry, or you'll miss out!"

"Aaaaah, Newgate, you bastard, wait for me!" Rocks yelled, and then slid into the abyss.

Before long, the two figures disappeared into the dust and haze.

Suddenly, at that moment, the wind element in the world erupted violently.

Whoosh!

An unparalleled, gigantic tornado surged up from the very bottom of the abyss.

Newgate and Rocks, who hadn't reached the bottom yet, were caught off guard and were both swept up into the air by the giant tornado, spinning dozens of times in the gale before finally escaping.

"It's good that you're still alive!" Rocks' eyes shone brightly, his joy surpassing his anger.

As a battle maniac, he thoroughly enjoys the thrill of fighting against strong opponents.

"What on earth is that guy doing? He knows this level of attack is useless..."

Newgate frowned as he watched the tornado lingering in the giant pit.

Just as the two were about to brave the tornado and single-handedly kill the Angel King, Luo Chuan's expression suddenly changed.

[Congratulations, host, for defeating the angelic ability user. Your Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Angel form ability, has been successfully acquired.]

"Ok?"

Hearing the mechanical prompts echoing in his ears, Luo Chuan couldn't help but frown.

Including a new divine-level mythical beast fruit is certainly a good thing.

The problem lies in the timing of the inclusion.

If the King of Angels was defeated by his previous attack, then the recording notification should have come long ago.

however……

"The editor's criteria for 'victory' include knocking down, killing, and even the opponent fleeing out of fear!"

Luo Chuan understood.

The King of Angels has fled!!!

And that was indeed the case; the terrifying tornado was just a decoy used to cover up the fact that they had escaped.

While Luo Chuan and the other two were still guarding the pit, the King of Angels transformed into a rat, dug a tunnel, and flew up from a corner of the island.

To avoid attracting attention, he could also conceal all the holy light and extinguish the flames behind his head, thus accelerating his escape.

"No!"

Rocks also sensed something and used his powerful Observation Haki to probe into the giant pit.

"That bastard ran away!"

"Huh?" Newgate was stunned.

It's no wonder they didn't realize it immediately, after all, the King of Angels was very arrogant when he arrived.

He kept calling people "God" and "King," speaking in such flowery language that one would think he wouldn't actually try to run away.

Neither Luo Chuan, nor Rocks and Newgate could have imagined that the other would escape before the incident occurred.

They didn't expect that even the so-called 'god' could have fears.

"Trying to escape?" Luo Chuan's gaze sharpened.

The wide-area radar's Observation Haki radiation locked onto the Angel King's escape route.

Although he had obtained the Angel Fruit, it did not mean he would let go of the Angel King.

Since the conflict on Fishman Island, the two sides have been locked in a life-or-death struggle.

Paramecia-type Shun Shun Fruit, loading!

As Luo Chuan took a step forward, just a second before he teleported, two figures grabbed him from the left and right.

……

At this very moment, fifty miles away from Flame Island, the man known as the King of Angels was fleeing for his life.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! What kind of monsters are those guys?!" The King of Angels gritted his teeth.