One Piece: Space-Space Fruit, Joining the Rocks Crew

Meanwhile, Rocks, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Charlotte Linlin had successfully retreated to the main ship's deck.

The escape portal that Luo Tian had previously created closed and disappeared instantly after Charlotte Linlin stepped in.

On the main ship, the four looked back and saw the dark red, domineering torrent rising into the sky.

"That monster has gone mad!" The Golden Lion wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, still shaken.

"We can't let it affect the fleet!" Lockes shouted immediately, his eyes flashing.

Almost simultaneously, the four of them unleashed their strongest Conqueror's Haki once again!

The four Conqueror's Haki converged to form a solid barrier of domineering aura, enveloping the rear of the fleet and firmly resisting the sweeping aftershocks of the dark red domineering aura!

Sizzle sizzle—!!!

The two domineering forces collided, rubbed against each other, and annihilated each other in mid-air, bursting out countless black and red electric arcs.

Taking this opportunity, Luo Tian pressed his hands down in a half-hearted manner.

Directed Void Flow - Full Ship Propulsion!

The airflow was directed, and all the giant ships spewed out!

boom--

In an instant, powerful air currents erupted from the sterns of the thirty giant ships, propelling their massive hulls and shooting them away.

"ah--!!!!!!"

Im looked at the Rocks Pirates fleet that had already gone far away and let out a furious roar of resentment.

……

The new world is above.

The Rocks Pirates' massive fleet is heading back towards Beehive Island.

The atmosphere on the main ship's deck was somewhat heavy and strange.

The fatigue of battle had not yet completely subsided, and the relief of surviving the ordeal was mixed with fear of the enemy.

Silver Axe leaned against the ship's side, his face showing confusion and lingering fear.

"Hey, tell me, what kind of monsters are those guys we're fighting?"

Lao Tzu's axe clearly struck hard, and the wound was deep enough, but in the blink of an eye, he was as if nothing had happened!

Is this guy invincible?

He was referring to the Knights of God.

His words resonated with many cadres, who nodded in agreement and began to whisper among themselves.

Shiki the Golden Lion, unusually, didn't laugh out loud. Instead, he held a cigar in his mouth, his eyes deep and thoughtful amidst the swirling smoke, and slowly spoke:

"Hmph, the Knights of God? Those guys are troublesome, but at least we can injure them."

A truly outrageous monster…

He paused, seemingly recalling the earth-shattering combined attack and the terrifying scene of instantaneous recovery, his tone clearly tinged with lingering fear:

"...It's that thing we fought, the one that looked like a maggot crawling out of the abyss."

I watched with my own eyes as the five of us with our strongest attacks combined annihilated her, leaving not even ashes behind!

And then? In the blink of an eye, a wisp of black smoke rose, and it stood up completely unharmed!

He took a deep drag on his cigar and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke: "This kind of monster that's impossible to kill, impossible to break, and has a regenerative ability that's countless times more exaggerated than that of mythical beasts..."

Is this something we can handle right now? If we hadn't run away fast this time...

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.

Many people turned their attention toward the cabin, where Lockes was resting.

Almost everyone harbors a thought, a thought that makes them uneasy or even angry, yet they tacitly refrain from uttering it aloud:

The raid on Mary Geoise, planned and directed by Rocks, nearly plunged the entire Rocks Pirates into utter ruin.

They underestimated the deepest depths of the World Government, and even more seriously underestimated the ultimate being known as "Im".

If it weren't for Luo Tian...

When the great battle began, it was Luo Tian who used his magical spatial portal ability.

By having everyone bypass the numerous defenses and parachute into the heart of Mary Geoise, catching the World Government off guard, they achieved their initial sweeping victory.

When the battle reached a stalemate and the enemy's immortality was discovered, it was Luo Tian who was the first to calmly analyze the situation, propose the possibility of Conqueror's Haki being effective against it, and organize that earth-shattering combined attack.

When the final battle collapsed and everyone faced the crisis of annihilation, Luo Tian traveled alone to and from various parts of the battlefield.

They rescued their stunned comrades, helped the officers escape, and blocked the pursuit of Garin, the leader of the Knights of God.

Finally, they cleverly orchestrated a plan to facilitate the evacuation of Rocks and other top combatants, and used their abilities to propel the entire fleet to a near-perfect escape.

It can be said that without Luo Tian, ​​they would never have been able to escape Mary Geoise unscathed, and would most likely have been wiped out there, becoming another batch of victims for the World Government to promote its military might.

Captain Rocks...was he taking too many risks? Was he blinded by his ambition to conquer the world?

Was this operation for the benefit of the pirate crew, or to test some personal idea or ambition of his?

These doubts, like poisonous weeds, quietly sprouted in the minds of many cadres.

Everyone has their own ambitions.

The Rocks Pirates were originally composed of a group of unruly and powerful pirates.

What binds them together is Rocks's powerful personal strength, their shared goal of plunder, and the alluring yet dangerous slogan of "overthrowing the world."

Rather than genuine loyalty and solidarity.

The group's upper echelons were already severely divided, with factions subtly emerging.

A silent sense of alienation and scrutiny permeated the cadres and between the cadres and the captain.

This quietly sowed the most important seed for the betrayal and division that would soon occur in God Valley.

Inside the cabin.

Rocks sat alone in the shadows, polishing his black sword that had accompanied him in battle for many years.

Frustration, resentment, and a hint of... anger at being defeated.

He admitted that he was attracted by the unparalleled strategic mobility and support capabilities of the Luo Tian Space Fruit.

This made him believe that a surprise attack on Mary Geoise and a direct assault on its heartland was now a possibility.

He thought he was well prepared, after all, he had gathered all the top combat power of the pirate crew, studied the defenses of Mary Geoise, and even considered the possible strength of the Five Elders.

But he still seriously underestimated Im.

Im's strength was so great that he could single-handedly turn the tide of the battle and suppress the four peak experts.

If it weren't for Luo Tian, ​​they probably wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed.

The summary is:

Im almost single-handedly wiped out the entire Rocks Pirates.

Luo Tian single-handedly saved the entire Rocks Pirates.

……

At this moment, Lox was a little emo.

That feeling of powerlessness, as if facing an abyss, and the frustration of having plans thwarted and being forced to retreat in a sorry state.

Even Rocks, who had always had everything go smoothly and crushed everything with his strength, felt a little frustrated.

"Im... the master of the 'Throne of the Void'..."

Rocks murmured the name, a renewed flame of ambition burning in his eyes:

"I will come back; I was careless this time."

"The Conqueror's Haki that can suppress immortality, Davy Jones's Dark God Nika, and Joy Boy's Sun God Nika—all three must be obtained to have a chance to completely destroy Im."

The so-called Dark God Nika is the awakened form of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Through this experience, Lox learned a profound lesson: he needed to continue developing.