The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

"I'm your savior! Are you crazy?!"

"Huh? Oh! Sorry, I couldn't control myself for a moment."

Alice paused for a moment, then quickly gave an awkward laugh.

She was a very reasonable woman, but her maternal instinct to protect her child outweighed her reason.

"Humph!"

John, too lazy to argue with her, controlled the torrent of metal to float to the surface of the sea, removed the worthless items from it, and then used "Thunder Metallurgy" to reforge them.

Visible to the naked eye, a huge golden ship quickly formed and floated steadily on the water.

"Wow!"

Even though they had just experienced the pain of their clan's annihilation, Alice and her son Teach couldn't help but marvel at the golden object.

Even the Celestial Dragons wouldn't dare to be this extravagant!

In particular, it is adorned with many jewels, as well as various fine swords, great swords, and even supreme great swords.

Dong dong dong

Da da da

The sound of footsteps, some light and some heavy, came rapidly from afar.

Immediately following was a series of chaotic roars and howls, as if from the hatred of killing one's father or the theft of one's wife.

"John! Return the treasure!"

"Damn it! My big, sharp knife!"

"Ah!!! I'm going to kill you, John!"

Chapter 16 Public Enemy of Pirates

"Oh no! Quick! Board the ship!"

Faced with the overwhelming force of the attack, John was startled and quickly grabbed Alice and Teach, leaping onto the golden ship.

The moment their feet stepped onto the golden deck, a surge of electricity erupted from beneath their feet, propelling the entire ship a great distance into the deep sea.

"Damn it! Come back here!"

"Get out of my way, all of you, don't block my way!"

Gan Sui shoved aside the pirates blocking his way, then took out a booger, flicked his finger to gather strength, and launched it away.

"The Sky Serpent is the Crimson Cannon!"

"Ugh, disgusting!"

Seeing a thumb-sized booger fly towards him, John's face contorted with disgust. He raised his hand and controlled a fine, sharp sword to levitate and meet it.

boom!!!

The moment the booger bomb made contact with Liang's swift knife, surging flames and shockwaves erupted, creating a towering blast of air.

Liang Kuai Dao was instantly blown to pieces.

The flames and shockwaves continued to expand in a huge circle, evaporating seawater and melting island sand into slurry wherever they passed.

This is completely different from the attack power shown by Mr. 5, the future user of the Bomb Fruit. Even if Linlin, the "Iron Balloon," came, she would probably lose consciousness for a few seconds.

However, the golden ship raised its electromagnetic shield, blocking all the shockwaves, and was even pushed further away from the island by the blast wave.

"Gan Sui, you idiot, don't act recklessly!"

"What are you all standing there for? Jump into the sea and swim after them! Do you really expect me, a superhuman, to help you?!"

In an instant, countless pirates rushed into the sea like dumplings, displaying all kinds of swimming styles, including freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and doggy paddle.

The ability user could only stand on the shore, glaring helplessly, yelling in anger and regretting eating that fruit that tasted worse than shit.

That was a gleaming golden ship, a real one right before our eyes, far more tangible and alluring than the legendary, ethereal "Golden Land" or "Emerald City"!

"John, I beg you to come back quickly! The 'Blazing Sun' greatsword on the ship is a token of love from my wife!"

"My 'Spring Breeze' Greatsword was passed down to me by my father. It's a promise between men. Please, give it back to me!"

Seeing the golden ship getting further and further away, the pirates struggling in the sea felt desperate and had no choice but to start saying nice things.

John stood at the stern watching the unprecedented "swimming race," raised his hand to beckon the camera that had come with the treasure, and pressed the shutter.

"Come on, everyone, give me a smile, cheese!"

It's important to know that pirates who have survived to this day have a guaranteed bounty of at least 50 million Berries, which would be worth at least 300 million Berries in the "Worst Era" with its inflation.

Now, they are all swimming wildly in the sea in a sorry state; such a sight is probably a rare sight even once in thousands of years.

"You look like seals chasing after your father for food, sucking and slurping."

After taking the photo, John gave a very vivid analogy.

The pirates had never suffered such humiliation before; they were so angry that their eyes turned red and their teeth were practically ground to powder.

"Just you wait, John. Even if the World Government doesn't put a bounty on you, we'll still have you on the run in the underworld!"

"From this moment forward, prepare to be hunted by both the Navy and pirates!"

"Both light and darkness will drive you away!"

Rumble

Suddenly, a deafening roar erupted from the island behind them.

The swimming pirates couldn't help but look back and saw Shiki, Linlin, Newgate, Roger and others running wildly toward the shore, with a huge, terrifying black shadow behind them.

"That bastard John, how am I supposed to fight Rocks without 'Murakumogiri'?!"

"And my 'Eight Precepts'!"

"Give 'Napoleon' back!"

"What exactly happened? Why did Rocks attack us?"

Looking at Newgate riding on the back of the blue dragon, Shiki suddenly felt that the world had become unfamiliar.

He was so busy fighting the pirates for treasure that he didn't go to help Rocks and had no idea what was going on.

When he saw that Rocks' body had become enormous, he went forward to ask him something but was kicked to the ground and it took him a long time to get up.

"Don't ask so many questions, just run... no! Go after John first!"

Linlin rode on Homie Zeus, Newgate rode on Kaido, and Shiki flew with the Float-Float Fruit, all crossing the beach and rushing into the sea.

Those pirates with special abilities who remained on the shore fared much worse; Gan Sui was directly cut in half at the waist by Rocks, who was chasing after them.

Intestines and internal organs spilled out all over the floor...

No one could withstand a single blow from Rocks; with a single strike of his sword, a vibrant life vanished.

In the valley on the island, the crowned figure stood on the mountain peak watching this scene from afar, believing that Lox had exterminated the "David" bloodline.

The descending consciousness returned to the "holy land" Mary Geoise with satisfaction.

Because of John's meddling, Rocks did not ask Roger or Karp to stop him.

Roger and his companions escaped by boat from the east side of the island; Garp stayed on the island to gather soldiers and rescue the wounded.

Following this battle, Rocks D. Giebeck's whereabouts remain unknown.

The Rocks Pirates, having lost their captain, are disbanded!

Shamrock, the older brother of the "Red-Haired Twins," was handed over to Garp by Dragon, but was reported by Marine soldiers after the Celestial Dragons issued a missing person order, and was forcibly taken away by Garin.

In return, Garin bestowed upon Garp the title of "hero" and publicly declared that Garp had defeated Rocks.

Shanks, Shanks' younger brother, got separated from Dragon during an electromagnetic storm and was found and taken in by the Roger Pirates, who were evacuating the island.

This is the end.

The "God Valley Incident," which the World Government tried so hard to cover up, thus came to an end.

on the sea

The golden ship, having lost its electromagnetic power, floated on the water, while the pursuing pirates had long since been left far behind.

only...

"MAMAMA~ John, you're getting more and more lovable!"

"Tell me, how should we divide so much gold?"

"So, if we can't catch you, you bastard, you're going to take it all for yourself?"

Linlin, Kaido, Shiki, who can fly, and Newgate, who hitchhiked, finally boarded the deck.

John sat on the gunwale, arms crossed, watching the four men with a look of utter helplessness in his eyes.

There was no other way; with such a large gold ship, he couldn't possibly run very fast.

Being caught up by a flying creature was an inevitable outcome.

However, John was still willing to share the spoils with these guys.

Newgate, Linlin, and Kaido are all very righteous; they were willing to stand up for Rocks in a dangerous situation.

Worth befriending!

As for Shiki, this blond bastard is a bit cunning, but he's very kind to those he "approves of".

Moreover, in the original timeline, when John was ambushed by Gansley, Shiki even stood up to speak on his behalf.

Unfortunately, Shiki was also betrayed and ambushed by Gan Sui.

We can be considered fellow sufferers in this world.

Chapter 17 Unequal Distribution of Spoils

"What do you mean by 'keeping it all to myself'? Didn't I stop and wait for you guys after I shook off those seals?"

Even when he was lying, John spoke with complete confidence.