One Piece: Rayquaza of the Beasts Pirates

Although she is now old and frail, her combat experience from her youth has not disappeared, and she can naturally see Hancock's current predicament.

The petrification ability of the Love-Love Fruit is ineffective against enemies, and it is no match for them in a simple contest of strength.

It's fair to say that defeat was inevitable.

They are still locked in a fierce battle, but the difference in their strength is not significant. However, as time goes on, Hancock's defeat is foreseeable.

Worst of all, the leader of the Scourge, Kane, hasn't even made a move yet.

What worries Gloriosa even more is that it's too late to call for help from Peony and Rayleigh.

Chapter 87 Battle Ends

"Flame Flower, is it alright to call you that?"

A gentle yet confident male voice suddenly rang out beside Gloriosa.

"Who?!" Gloriosa was startled, her hair standing on end.

She had no idea when the other person had approached.

"Intruders!"

The surrounding Nine Serpent Warriors reacted instantly, raising their weapons and aiming sharp arrows and serpentine spears at the suddenly appearing Kane.

"Put them all down."

Gloria took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart, and waved her hand with a sigh.

As a seasoned veteran who had once roamed the Rocks Pirates, she knew all too well what a monster of Kane's caliber meant.

The attacks of ordinary soldiers were ineffective against him.

"Ha, I never thought that there would still be young people in this era who remember my old lady's nickname from back then."

A complex and unfathomable look of reminiscence flashed across Gloriosa's eyes before she looked at Kane and said in a calm tone, "Just call me Grandma. The Flame Flower is a thing of the past."

Kane's appearance actually eased her tense nerves a little.

The fact that the other party is willing to communicate indicates that they did not come with the intention of destroying Amazon Lily.

Kane smiled faintly: "So, Grandma, how about we talk about a collaboration?"

"cooperate?"

Gloria frowned, feigning confusion: "The Kuja Pirates are members of the Seven Warlords of the Sea who have an agreement with the Navy. We can't afford to take the risk of cooperating with the Emperor Pirates."

"Grandma, we're all smart people, why beat around the bush?"

Kane's voice remained calm, yet carried a penetrating power that seemed to see through everything: "You and I both know that the Navy gave you the position of Shichibukai simply because Amazon Lily is located deep in the Calm Belt, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. A direct assault would be too costly, so they had no choice but to offer you amnesty."

He then changed the subject, his tone becoming sharp: "But have you ever considered what would happen if one day the navy mastered the technology to safely and massively traverse the doldrums?"

"You can't be so naive as to expect the Navy to keep its promises to a bunch of pirates, can you? Besides..."

Kane glanced at Hancock, who was still fighting in the distance, and said, "Given your king's temperament, it's perfectly normal for him to do things that anger the Navy and the World Government."

"At that time, having lost the protection of the natural barrier and having completely offended the Navy, will Amazon Lily still be able to live peacefully as it does now?"

Gloriosa's grip on the serpent staff tightened unconsciously, her knuckles turning white: "The kind of technology you're talking about... does it really exist?"

Kane nodded decisively: "Of course, that's the technique of embedding seastone into the bottom of a ship. As far as I know, Vegapunk has almost mastered it."

Upon hearing the name Vegapunk, Gloriosa immediately believed most of it.

In her early years, when she was still a seafarer, she had heard of Vegapunk's name.

By that time, Vegapunk had already mastered a great deal of amazing technology.

In comparison, the sea stone inlay technique seems rather ordinary.

"Even so, our Nine-Eyed Island may still have a fighting chance."

Gloriosa still wanted to struggle a bit more.

"If you're referring to peony and Rayleigh, I advise you not to get your hopes up too high."

Kane mercilessly shattered Gloriosa's illusions, his voice cold and realistic: "They are old, past their prime, and their physical strength is far from what it used to be. How can two aging old men protect your entire country?"

Gloriosa closed her eyes, her aged face filled with struggle and helplessness.

After a long while, she sighed deeply, as if she had aged several years in an instant.

When he opened his eyes again, only determination remained in his cloudy eyes.

What do we need to give up? And what will we get in return?

See, negotiating with smart people is so easy.

Kane looked satisfied: "If Amazon Lily is in danger, I can protect you. In exchange, Amazon Lily will join the Beasts Pirates."

"That makes perfect sense."

Gloria Osa weighed the pros and cons: "But what are our identities? Partners or subordinates?"

"That depends on the strength of your emperor."

Kane's smile held a hint of amusement: "In the end, isn't this ocean still ruled by strength?"

"I don't seem to have a reason to refuse."

Gloria finally admitted bitterly, "But I am no longer the emperor, and this matter needs to be decided by Hancock."

“Understood. I will persuade her,” Kane said confidently.

Gloria looked at him with surprise, wondering where this man's confidence came from. Hancock was a woman who was proud to the point of being arrogant.

Could it be based on his handsome face?

Meanwhile, the battle on the battlefield is about to come to an end.

"Extreme Ice Eight Trigrams!"

Yamato's arms bulged with muscles, and his spiked club, imbued with a chilling aura, crashed down on Hancock.

Hancock was about to retaliate with her leg, but the intense collision and Yamato's freezing air had affected her physical condition.

She was a beat too slow.

That single moment can determine the outcome of a battle.

Hancock, frozen into an ice sculpture, was sent flying backward by the blow.

"Sister!" x2

"Lord Snake Princess!"

"Hancock!"

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell.

The black-haired girl crashed heavily to the ground, shattering the ice into countless fragments.

As she struggled to her feet to continue fighting, a round iron rod, exuding a suffocating pressure, rapidly enlarged in her pupils.

call--

Before the clubs even arrived, a violent gust of wind struck first, causing Hancock's cascading black hair to fly wildly.

Hancock closed her eyes in despair, bracing herself for the blow that would shatter her skull.

However, the expected excruciating pain did not occur.

The tip of the spiked club came to rest steadily on her smooth forehead.

"Hehe, you lost."

Yamato chuckled.

Hancock opened her beautiful eyes and looked at the smiling white wolf girl in front of her with surprise, her face as pale as paper.

I have truly lost.

Even if she still has the strength to fight, the outcome is already predetermined.

An unprecedented sense of frustration and humiliation overwhelmed Hancock instantly.

"elder sister!"

Sandersonia and Marigold rushed forward immediately and anxiously supported the swaying Hancock.

Gloria Osa also walked over quickly, lowered her voice, and swiftly repeated the cooperation conditions proposed by Kane and the future of naval technology development.

"do not want!"

Hancock screamed almost reflexively, her face filled with extreme disgust and resistance.

"Men are all the same!"

“Hancock, now is not the time for you to act recklessly,” Gloriosa advised. “If the worst-case scenario we have anticipated comes to pass and we lose the barrier of the Calm Belt, Amazon Lily will face annihilation.”

"That kind of thing will never happen."

Hancock cupped her stunning face in her hands, stubbornly and willfully declaring, "Because I'm so beautiful! Whatever I do will be forgiven!"

"Lady Snake Princess is right!"

The surrounding Nine Serpent Warriors were immediately bewitched, their eyes turning into hearts as they shouted in unison with fervor.

Chapter 88 Cooperation Achieved

"Hancock! You..."

Gloria was furious and was about to try to persuade him again.

"Shut up!"

Hancock's eyes flashed sharply as she impatiently interrupted her: "Don't forget, you who abandoned your country have no right to tell me what to do!"

"Grandma, I am the true king of the Amazonian lilies!"

"You'll regret this, Hancock."

Gloriosa sighed deeply.