The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

"Sengoku? You're insane! You actually cooperated with a guy like Wald!"

Karp couldn't believe it; his best friend had become a stranger to him at this moment.

Sengoku turned around, glanced at Garp with a hint of envy in his eyes.

He envied Garp, who could live a carefree and unrestrained life, laughing it off even if the sky were to fall.

But he couldn't; he had to consider the future of the navy and compromise for the stability of the sea.

At this moment, the Warring States finally understood what Kong had said.

"The position of Admiral is not one that can be filled by military strength and combat achievements alone. There are too many things to consider when sitting in this position, and one has to make concessions to certain people and things."

"Being a naval admiral is not an honor, nor is it something to talk about in casual conversation; rather, it is a heavy burden!"

Therefore, he is not colluding with pirates now, but using some unconventional methods for the sake of justice.

"Then let's start the war, Gayram!"

With a loud shout from Wald, a young man with a red nose and upturned mustache stepped out from the pirate group behind him, picked up the huge square iron hammer that was on his back, and gently slammed it onto the solid rock floor of the secret passage.

Without even Armament Haki, it's as light as if it hasn't eaten enough. What can it possibly do?

Just as Roger and the others were wondering, Wald smiled and explained:

“Gairam, a Paramecia-type Diamond-Diamond Fruit user, if he had been there just now, that alloy dragon wouldn’t have been able to act so arrogantly.”

"Unfortunately, by the time I brought Gaylam over from the outside, the guy had already run away."

As soon as the words were spoken, the originally thick, solid, and crisscrossing hard rock began to show layers of strange gray-white crystalline patterns under the influence of the cube-shaped fruit's bizarre power.

Immediately afterwards...

Rumble

The entire Fujiyama mountain shook violently, triggering a terrifying earthquake that affected the Flower Capital outside, causing countless houses and buildings to collapse suddenly.

"Oh no! This place is about to collapse! Get out of here!"

Rayleigh's expression changed drastically. He immediately pulled Roger past Wald and his group, rushing out along the secret passage covered with gray and white lattice patterns.

Garp also wanted to pull Sengoku away, but Sengoku pulled him back and left him where he was.

“Wald didn’t leave, so he must have a way to avoid being affected by the landslide.”

"As expected of a 'strategist,' so clever!" Wald grinned, signaling Guyram that he could proceed to the next step.

Following the command, the fine cracks in the secret passage spread wildly like a spider web, penetrating the hard rock layers and reaching all parts of the mountain. In the blink of an eye, they forcibly dismantled the entire majestic mountain into countless regular three-dimensional blocks.

Chapter 189 The Captain's Spokesperson!

The next instant, a cataclysmic collapse erupted.

Countless rock blocks broke free from the mountain's constraints, falling, tumbling, and crashing wildly from top to bottom.

The entire Tengshan Mountain resembles a dismantled tower made of building blocks, completely collapsing from its foundation, with all its immense potential energy pouring into the deep lake beneath the earth.

The lake water continued to rise and surge wildly, with the surging waves constantly washing over the stone walls, eaves, and historical inscriptions of the underwater ancient capital.

John stood before the neat, level cliff, with the City of Flowers behind him and Mount Fuji, which had collapsed into a torrent of countless blocks, in front of him.

My gaze swept over the collapsed and scattered blocks, focusing on the lake in the center. The underwater ruins, sealed for eight hundred years, were finally exposed to the sunlight.

Inside the massive shipyard left over from the shipbuilding era, the enormous shadow "Pluto" lies dormant.

Most of the ship, the most formidable warship in shipbuilding history, lies submerged in deep water. Its dark, heavy hull gleams with a dull, cold light, and its massive silhouette far exceeds all imagination. The bow is sharp and imposing, the cannons are closed, and its silence contains endless darkness.

"Why does it feel like this ancient weapon is less valuable than a cube fruit?"

John shifted his gaze to the small, square-shaped hill piled up in front of the cliff, where the "voices" of Sengoku and the others could be heard.

The Cube Fruit can not only cut objects into cubes, but also manipulate these cubes. In the small mountain, Guyram created a safe interior space for it.

"Compared to this, the four-part fruit is simply a toy."

In John's understanding, Paramecia types, like the Mythical Zoan, Ancient Zoan, and Normal Zoan types, can also be subdivided into four categories: Superhuman, Superpower, Creation, and Special Paramecia.

Superpowers include the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the Op-Op Fruit, the Magnet-Magnet Fruit, and the Diamond-Diamond Fruit, which allows users to control all sorts of strange and wonderful abilities.

The Creation Fruit is represented by the String-String Fruit, Wax-Wax Fruit, Poison-Poison Fruit, and Sticky-Sticky Fruit. As their names suggest, the users of these fruits can create the relevant substances out of thin air.

Examples of superhuman beings include the Chop-Chop Fruit, the Spring-Spring Fruit, and the unawakened Gum-Gum Fruit, all of which alter the body of the user.

Special Paramecia types are a fusion of Creation type and Paramecia type, which can change the user's body and create related substances out of thin air. The most famous example is the Mochi Mochi Fruit.

Among these four categories, there are examples of awakened abilities in the superpower, creation type, and special parahuman type, such as Law with the Op-Op Fruit, Doflamingo with the String-String Fruit, and Katakuri with the Mochi Mochi Fruit.

If the Gum-Gum Fruit hadn't been renamed and hidden as the Nika Fruit, it would have been the first case of a superhuman awakening, but unfortunately, its nature is that of a Zoan-type.

In other words, the Superhuman type has not awakened to this day, or rather, this type is simply incapable of awakening.

The maximum potential of the Chop-Chop Fruit has been set!

Currently, Guyram, the user of the Diamond-Diamond Fruit, has not yet awakened his powers, but he can already perform the methods envisioned by the Chop-Chop Fruit. He can also compress air to create air cannons like the Paw-Paw Fruit, and shape living beings like the Bubble-Bubble Fruit, turning Buggy into a cube...

In every respect, the Diamond Fruit is simply perfect!

"This trip was definitely worthwhile."

John couldn't help but smile, and his expression transformed into an arc of electricity that silently converged towards the small square hill below.

Inside the blocky hill

Countless blocks floated, forming a safe space that protected the instigator Guyram, as well as Wald, Garp Sengoku, and others.

"That's a terrifying ability."

Looking at the unremarkable man before him, Zhan Guo was so shocked that cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

A mountain as majestic as Fujiyama would have required countless punches to defeat, but with his special Devil Fruit ability, it only took one move.

Faced with praise, Guyram couldn't smile at all; his face was pale, his tongue lolling out, and he was panting heavily.

This attack exhausted all his strength. The Devil Fruit power was strong, but the user was simply too weak.

Wald walked past Guyram, spread his hands triumphantly, and looked at the two marines in front of him:

"So, Garp, are you still going to stop us?"

"of course!"

Garp alternately clenched his fists with his left and right hands, crackling his knuckles and bones with a series of popping sounds, unleashing a tangible aura that caused the cube space to tremble precariously.

Seeing this, Wald was completely unafraid. He hardened his entire body with Armament Haki and transformed into a blur as he charged straight at Garp.

It's important to understand that Wald's fate was orchestrated by the World Government; he was betrayed by his crew and arrested, frozen, and imprisoned, rather than being defeated head-on by Garp and Sengoku.

His strength is definitely not much weaker than Garp's!

War is imminent!

Unbeknownst to the two, Sengoku had quietly retreated to the rear, his cracked round-framed glasses reflecting a cold light that obscured his eyes.

Glancing at the two men frantically exchanging blows, Sengoku stepped back and continued retreating, slipping out through the gap in the cube-shaped space.

Karp was indeed trying to stop him, but he inadvertently became an accomplice in helping him block Wald, a competitor.

Meanwhile, outside the small hill of blocky building blocks.

"I never knew there was such an ability, how interesting!"

Roger grinned and laughed heartily, while Rayleigh glared at him and urged him on.

"Let's find the entrance quickly. This blocky mountain completely blocks the way to the ancient weapons. We need to hurry and not let the navy get there first."

"Why not just cut a path open with a single stroke?"

"Fool!"

Seeing Roger about to strike with his sword, Rayleigh quickly stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.

"Look at the situation! These blocks are all supporting each other. If one of them breaks, it could trigger a secondary collapse, and we'll be buried alive!"

With their strength, they would most likely be fine even if they were buried alive, but if their hands and feet were unfortunately tied and they couldn't exert any force, they would be trapped and die there.

Just like Zoro who got stuck in the chimney in Water Seven in the future, if your posture is wrong, you can't use your strength no matter how much you try.

"Tsk, what a hassle!"

Roger looked impatient, but he still listened to Rayleigh and obediently put down "Ace".

Immediately afterwards, Roger lifted "Ace" up and turned it to the right.

Sensing something was wrong, Rayleigh quickly looked in the direction "Ace" was pointing, and saw a man with long purple hair standing there at some point.

"Captain John!"

Rayleigh's expression instantly turned serious, and he quickly drew his long sword from his waist, assuming a fighting stance.

"Didn't you leave? Now you've returned. Haven't you given up on your scheme for ancient weapons?!"

Captain John…

Upon hearing this address, John's expression turned strange, and he couldn't help but recall a phrase.

I've met many pirate captains, but they all call me captain.

Lao Tzu is the true captain's representative!

Chapter 190 The Origin of Pirates

"What kind of look is that? Are you feeling guilty because I hit the nail on the head?"

Reilly felt uncomfortable under John's strange gaze and increasingly felt that this guy was troublesome.

Guys like Shiki and Linlin have clear or predictable goals, but Captain John completely baffles Rayleigh.

Captain John's appearance in Wano Country is ostensibly for the Ancient Weapons, but Rayleigh doesn't see any sign of his eagerness whatsoever.

But unlike madmen like Kaido and Wald, who want to start a massive war that will sweep the world.

"Hehehe!"

John chuckled softly, rubbing his forehead, as he met Raleigh's scrutinizing gaze.