One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

——It’s over! Why did you show up at a time like this?!

Seeing the man whom he had gotten rid of with great difficulty on the east coast appear in front of him almost unscathed, Wang Zhi, who was already feeling exhausted by the current stalemate, fell to his knees with a plop, holding his head in his hands and groaning.

It was thought that the two major pirate groups had decided to join forces after some negotiations, but who knew that Roger and his gang were actually secretly colluding with the government, which led to them being severely tricked in the end.

What's more troublesome is that Rocks suddenly lost consciousness for unknown reasons, and when he woke up again, his appearance had changed drastically. Wang Zhi, who usually had the second most contact time with Rocks after Newgate, could swear that this was definitely the first time he saw the admiral's weird and terrifying appearance, as if he had completely changed into a different person.

Although he always felt that something seemed to be wrong, the situation at the time did not allow Wang Zhi to think about it in detail. In addition to the soldiers who kept emerging from those strange fire pillars like locusts, the most troublesome naval force led by Iron Fist Garp also happened to arrive at this increasingly chaotic battlefield.

Thinking of the several times he had escaped death from the monster's hands in the past, Wang Zhi felt a chill running down his spine and cold sweat dripping down his cheeks. For a moment, he even thought that it would be best to escape quickly while no one noticed him.

However, before Wang Zhi could put his idea into action, a gray figure came towards him like a gust of wind, forcing him to bite the bullet and deal with the endless attacks from the man in front of him, who was recognized as one of the best swordsmen in the navy.

It was at this critical moment that the other cadres either met their opponents early on, or rushed to the central square before everyone else and tried to take the treasure for themselves. Each of them was a tough guy.

Not to mention that Lingling's ability can play a greater role in larger-scale wars, even Kaido, the newcomer whom Wang Zhi disliked the most, had to admit that the guy might have the ability to influence the outcome of the war.

What no one expected was that apart from those few relatively reliable guys, even the long bread that was originally responsible for providing supplies disappeared at some point, and no one knew where he went.

The result of this was that the Rocks Pirates were never able to gain an advantage in terms of manpower. The only two men on the same battlefield with them, John and Silver Axe, were forced to retreat step by step by Roger's second and third in command. It was only a matter of time before those two were defeated, and by then he would inevitably suffer the tragic fate of being alone against three.

No matter what, everything can be attributed to the fact that the Beehive Island pirates' principle of doing things as they please is destined to make their team consciousness extremely weak. When it comes to interests, most people will only care about the immediate benefits and ignore the overall situation, which leads to them becoming a mob fighting each other and even killing each other in extreme environments, and even sharply accelerates the demise of the entire pirate group.

——I don’t want to see that kind of unpleasant ending again. I’ll get rid of those annoying guys first. It can also improve my status in Pirate Island in the future...

Just as Wang Zhi was thinking about it, he suddenly caught a glimpse of his opponent stopping his attack and looking up at the sky in surprise. He himself seemed to be controlled and turned his head away involuntarily.

Then he saw the figure formed by countless crystals that suddenly landed on a vacant space.

——The numbers are already very disadvantageous to us. No matter what this guy’s position is, at least we pirates who belong to Rocks will definitely be the first to eliminate the target!

The emotion of fear continued to grow in Wang Zhi's heart, and after spreading to a certain extent, it quickly turned into anger as if to vent his anger, so that he could not hear clearly the conversation between the man and other people.

——What the hell is that idiot Shiki doing! How can he not even take care of his own opponent? ! It turns out that you can't count on these guys with their own ulterior motives to go all out!

——Forget it, I don’t care about that. My real level is not much worse than that brat Kaido! Since he can escape from the battle with this monster, I can definitely do it too!

Having made up his mind, just as he stretched out the nunchaku in his hands with both hands, took a deep breath and prepared to muster up the courage to declare war on the man who had not yet made any hostile moves, a vigilant voice suddenly came from the front and side.

"Unconditional assistance? How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

Wang Zhi was stunned for two seconds, not knowing whether it was because of this sentence or other reasons. He then turned his eyes to the source of the voice and saw the blond man standing across from him raising the long sword in his hand and pointing it at the person he cared about the most. His face was alert and calm, in line with his identity as the vice-captain of the Roger Pirates. "At least give us some guarantees. We won't believe what the navy says for no reason."

"A one-track-minded idiot like Garp is worthy of trust, but you are a different matter."

The man in sunglasses standing shoulder to shoulder with that person crossed two sharp axes in front of his chest, biting a toothpick in his mouth and said bluntly, "Besides, I don't think those two guys will need more manpower. There must be a limit to underestimating people, right?"

"Hey, I came here sincerely to seek cooperation with you, there's no need to be so heartless!"

General Rubair raised his hands above his head in a surrender gesture and shrugged his shoulders. He looked extremely innocent, but there was no sign of weakness in his tone. "Or do you not care at all whether this island is blown to pieces or sinks to the bottom of the sea? Rayleigh-chan~Jabba-chan~"

"Don't speak in such a disgusting tone!"

After the two protested in unison, Rayleigh pushed up his glasses, looked up at the sky that seemed to be covered with black gauze, and was silent for a moment. Finally, as if he had made a decision, he turned his gaze to the man whose face was full of asking for a beating and said coldly, "It is indeed not good for anyone to let the black fog continue to spread, so tell me your plan that can shake the world before I change my mind."

"Haha! I didn't realize you're easy to talk to!"

As if he didn't hear the sarcasm in the other party's words, Rubel proudly gave Rayleigh a thumbs up, then he put his fist to the corner of his mouth and coughed twice. His expression became unusually serious, and he looked quite serious. "Having said that, the key to ensuring the smooth implementation of the battle plan also depends on the cooperation of those guys."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly turned around, stared at the man in a suit who was the most hostile to him, and said leisurely, "So, it's your turn to make a decision. If you insist on standing on Brother Rocks' side, it will be a headache for us too."

Wang Zhi felt a little uneasy when he was stared at by him, but he still forced a polite smile to save face, and intentionally or unintentionally put the nunchaku in his hand slowly behind his back: "Decision? I don't quite understand what you are talking about-"

Before he could finish his words, the giant man beside him, with tattered silver armor and scars all over his body, rushed ahead of him and swung the giant axe with several gaps on it, roaring almost crazily: "I'm not listening to your farts here! As long as my silver axe is still alive, I will never allow you to lay a hand on Boss Rocks!"

Although his injuries were so severe that he coughed up a mouthful of blood foam every time he uttered a word, and his steps were staggering and he was somewhat unsteady on his feet, his momentum did not diminish in the slightest, and his voice made everyone's ears buzz, as if no obstacles could shake his determination.

Ever since he was defeated miserably by a man who looked no different from Rayleigh and was saved by begging for mercy, Silver Axe has been trying all the time to wash away the greatest shame of his life, lest it become a stain that he could never get rid of in his life.

Therefore, he didn't care whether the Rayleigh he saw in front of him was the real thing. His mind was only thinking about chopping this golden-haired bastard who made him unable to raise his head in front of his subordinates into meat paste.

Until he was chopped to pieces and there was no intact part of his body, and until someone intervened in the battle without permission, this thought never faded away.

However, just after he expressed his unchangeable attitude, crystalline fragments flew towards him and covered his field of vision. Before he could react, he was instantly trapped in a huge irregular crystal sculpture, frozen in place with his fangs and claws bared, unable to move at all.

"Okay, let's let this unseemly guy calm down for a while, and let's get down to business."

Rubel lowered his raised right hand as if nothing had happened, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally sweeping over the pirates who were terrified as they watched their superiors being dealt with with a wave of his hand, and finally fell on the two leading men. He asked word by word in a tone that sounded like a suggestion and a threat, "I believe you all know more or less about the current situation on the island. Do you want to destroy the entire Valley of God together, or join us in defeating Rocks? There are only these two options, you know?"

He seemed to have remembered something, picked his nose nonchalantly and added: "Oh, by the way, if I explain this to Brother Shiqi, he won't be able to listen without a fierce battle, so I have to exclude him. He should be having a great time fighting with my clones now, right?"

"I was wondering why that idiot Shiqi hasn't made any move yet..."

Captain John, who was a little humiliated in the battle with Jabba, raised his bottle and took a big gulp. His rosy and drunken face still had the same expression as usual, "I didn't realize you were such an interesting guy - hiccup! You're obviously just worried that we might stab you in the back while you're busy. There's no need to talk so nicely - hiccup!"

As if inspired, he drank the remaining wine in the bottle in one gulp, and casually wiped the wine stains on the corners of his mouth. For a moment, his blurry eyes flashed with fanaticism, and the high-spirited feeling he had when he first set foot on the land of Beehive Island surged into his heart again after a long time. "But I have been annoyed with that bastard Rocks for a long time. If this is a great opportunity to ban the 'Queen Bee', it would not be bad to work with you, a bunch of stinky maggots who are worse than garbage - hiccup!"

Wang Zhi, who thought he had misheard for a moment, stared blankly at his usually reliable old partner who casually threw the bottle he had been holding tightly to the ground and smashed it to pieces. He opened his mouth wide and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time: "Wait, wait... Even if you don't like that guy normally, there's no need to do that now..."

Captain John swaggered forward as if he hadn't heard what he was saying. Although he was still burping, his steps were unexpectedly steady. He stopped one meter away from Rubel, with a faint smile on his face: "The prerequisite is that a corresponding reward must be paid. The money will be paid by the culprit who proposed this suggestion. How about it - hiccup!"

If someone else encountered such an aggressive attitude, even if they didn't have a physical conflict with him, they would inevitably argue a little. But Rubair just grinned very cheerfully: "Don't worry, I made a lot of money from a non-member country recently, and I have no problem giving you 80% of it!"

——What the hell are these people talking about?! They're even doing a serious deal!

Looking at the two who seemed to have prepared a script in advance and sang in unison, Wang Zhi couldn't help but complain in his heart, and at the same time he couldn't help but feel secretly worried about his future. Although he didn't want to follow in Brother Silver Axe's footsteps, he also didn't want to be the first victim in the confrontation with Boss Rocks.

Although the man could tolerate internal intrigue, he had always been extremely cruel in dealing with traitors. The tragic scene of a guy who sold weapons to the World Government without authorization and was torn into pieces on the spot still lingered in Wang Zhi's mind.

When Wang Zhi thought of Locke's appearance, which was more ferocious than a ghost, he felt a chill down his spine and it became difficult for him to breathe. As long as there was a slight flaw in the battle plan, the fate of himself and the old drunkard would be ten thousand times more tragic than that unlucky guy.

——It seems that I can only take a gamble after a long absence. After all, I have a trump card in my hand.

"You can't defeat Rocks by yourself."

After repeated considerations, Wang Zhi finally made the decision to prioritize interests. He placed his right hand on his chest and said to everyone who were all looking at him without hesitation, "Count me in as one of the expeditionaries. Besides Newgate, I'm the only one who knows his fatal weakness."

"You really saved us a lot of trouble, Brother Wang Zhi~"

Rubel raised his eyebrows in surprise after hearing his response, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although Wang Zhi's strength was not too strong in Beehive Island, at least he was an opponent that he would need to spend more time to deal with. If he was willing to cooperate, it would be great. So he put his hands behind his back and pretended to be profound, saying with a half-smile, "Then tell me everything you know. Not just for the pirates or the navy, but for the whole world~"

"Stop saying things that you yourself find disgusting. I have always been only interested in money and fame."

Wang Zhi couldn't help but twitch his lips, and as if to change his mood, he raised his hand to pull down the brim of his hat, his eyes hidden in the shadows revealed a depth that was inconsistent with his style of being afraid of trouble, "Listen to me, we only have one chance left, and any negligence will lead to failure..."

Putting aside what Wang Zhi, Rubair and others were discussing, in the northwest direction of the Valley of Gods, the sky that was originally engulfed by thick black fog was now illuminated by dazzling flames as bright as day.

"You are aware that the gap in strength between the two sides is like an unbridgeable chasm, but you are still unwilling to give up easily...?"

A one-eyed man in heavy armor stood proudly among them, holding a halberd, looking up at the giant fireball with a human face floating high in the sky, with a condescending attitude, "It seems that the despair I bestowed on you is far from enough..."

"Well, well, well! If this level of despair can be called despair, I don't know how many times I have experienced this!"

The pink-haired woman standing on the fireball put her hands on her hips and laughed triumphantly, seeming to enjoy the pleasure of looking down on everything from a high position. "Although I finally got what I wanted back, you took it back again. Fortunately, thanks to that move, I was able to understand your abilities a little bit!"

"Find out your abilities?"

Hearing this, the man's only remaining right eye inadvertently flashed a trace of surprise, as if he was mocking the other party's ignorance and naivety, and the corner of his mouth curled up in an imperceptible arc, "You just luckily saved your life from an attack that was not even considered a warm-up exercise, are you so arrogant? Humans are really stupid and cute."

"You're talking as if you're not a human..."

Lingling touched her messy hair intentionally or unintentionally, and responded without showing any weakness, "Since you don't want to believe it, why don't you verify it yourself to see if it's true? I don't want to repeat what I said."

"Lingling, didn't you say I wanted to throw cold water on you..."

Compared to the calm and composed Linlin, Kaido, who was sitting cross-legged beside her, looked much more embarrassed. He was sweating all over. In the unbearable heat of Prometheus, he raised his right hand and pointed at the half-broken hilt in Linlin's hand with trembling hands, and asked hesitantly: "You...you're not going to fight him with this thing directly, are you?"

"That's just a trick to make the enemy let down their guard. You don't really think I'll use a broken sword that can be easily broken to the end, do you?"

Lingling glanced speechlessly at this guy who always asked inexplicable questions, and casually threw the object in her hand out. The hilt of the sword drew a long parabola in the air and finally fell into the sea in the distance, causing ripples.

"Many people have a strange habit of never showing their full strength unless it is absolutely necessary, and I am no exception..."

As she spoke, Lingling took off the two-cornered hat with a skull pattern on it, and a sly smile appeared on her beautiful face. "Let him enjoy our duet performance. I have always cherished the audience."

Then she reached into the hat and pulled it upwards with force.

"Wake up, Napoleon!"