One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

The sounds of fighting on the island rang out one after another, announcing that the war had entered a white-hot stage.

Under the joint attack of the navy led by Garp and the Roger Pirates, even the Beehive Island Pirates, who were known for their ferocity and bellicosity, gradually showed signs of decline as the battle line lengthened. The frictions and conflicts between them caused by their daily discord were magnified in this tense situation.

In particular, the boss Rocks, who was initially held in high hopes by everyone, suddenly released a black fog with large-scale destruction like a madman, causing irreparable and heavy losses to both the enemy and us. The sea area around the entire island was also completely blocked, and there was no possibility of escape for a while.

The result is that the dissatisfaction of those cadres with ulterior motives is further aggravated, causing them to choose to cooperate with the enemy they are already fighting fiercely in order to bring down the guy who has become a huge threat, and even to fight with their companions who hold opposing opinions.

Now, only a very small number of pirates who admire Rocks' strength are still standing by his side, holding on with a fluke mentality, but this fluke is also shattered like a mirage in the desert as more and more companions are swallowed by the black fog.

The Rocks Pirates, once hailed as the strongest in the world, are gradually falling apart under the influence of various unfavorable conditions.

Of course, for the Navy and the Knights of God, who are responsible for protecting the safety of the Celestial Dragons, the situation has not improved much.

Under CP0's painstaking arrangements, most of the Celestial Dragons were reluctantly sent to a secret place built in advance underground in the central square for temporary refuge. However, a small number of people could not wait and ran outside to try to reclaim the slaves that should have belonged to them, such as Saint Pigbart who had been out of contact for half an hour.

What's more troublesome is that many other pirate groups coveting gold and silver treasures are also approaching the center of God Valley as if they are risking their lives. Maybe their strength is nothing compared to the Rocks Pirates, but if they rush in together, they will also pose a considerable threat.

The final result is that the navy has to allocate troops to resist the continuous attacks of these villains on the one hand, and on the other hand it has to consider the safety of the Celestial Dragons and is restrained.

Although many soldiers who came with Garp began to question why they could not find the civilian quarantine area as the government said in the entire Valley of the Gods, and they did not understand why they were still not allowed to approach the central square and the west side of the island when the situation was so serious, when they asked the local garrison troops, they just hesitated and could not give a clear reason.

After all, if the Celestial Dragons' wanton massacre of civilians were to be made public, it would become the biggest scandal in history for the Marine Headquarters and even the World Government.

Of course, no matter what kind of war it is, it is cruel in the end. Apart from the fighting among the top fighters, lives are constantly lost on the battlefield. People are scared and fleeing because they can't bear too much blood and flesh. People are aroused by the fall of their companions and their anger for revenge becomes more fierce. People are waiting for their fate to be slaughtered in despair...

The familiar voices of everyday life disappeared in his mind one after another. Even for Newgate, who had long since become indifferent to life and death, his mood had never been so heavy as it was now.

Those guys were just a bunch of money-hungry scum. In their eyes, selling out their accomplices without any psychological burden just for the immediate benefits was a common occurrence. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were the kind of people he hated the most in his life.

But even so, they were still comrades who had shared hardships in a group, and compatriots born from the vast ocean. No matter how scum they were, Newgate did not want to part with them in this cruel way.

However, it wasn't long before this indescribable complex emotion was completely replaced by a shock that was as real as day.

The voice of that brat Kaido disappeared...?

You know, although that guy is a young man who relies on rushing around and doesn't like to use his brain, you have to admit that he is only in his early twenties and already has the strength to compete with the top strong men on the sea, and there is still more room for improvement.

If there is a being who can defeat him or easily take his life, it means that the enemy's strength is not inferior to his own, or even better. At least Newgate believes that even if he masters the skill of Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, it will not be possible to completely stop Kaido's breathing in a short time.

In fact, from the moment he stepped onto the Valley of Gods, Newgate had vaguely sensed an unusual and shocking aura lurking somewhere on the island. Although it was only a brief moment, judging purely by the intensity of the aura, it was not much worse than Rocks.

I'm afraid there is only one person who can meet the requirements. So who is he? He has such a strong strength but has not shown up yet. If he is just waiting for the opportunity to fight with the master, why did he only focus on Kaido among so many powerful people?

Because the incident happened so suddenly, Newgate was in such shock that he did not even notice the sharp wind from the blade cutting through the air behind him. What followed was a sneer with a sense of determination: "You still have time to look around?"

"Tsk!"

The sharp pain from the strong energy scraping against his back brought Newgate back to reality. He turned sharply, like a beast ready to attack, and instead of retreating, he advanced, with the naginata in his hand dragging a long black lightning and slashing horizontally, meeting the long sword that broke through the air with the force of thunder.

Clang!

The next moment, the two weapons collided violently while still some distance apart from each other. Countless thick black lightning bolts danced wildly in the dim sky like bizarre tree branches. The turbulent wind swept out in all directions with the two of them as the center. Many armored soldiers who tried to come forward to support were suddenly affected by the huge impact force and were blown away. Those who were unlucky even plunged directly into the thick black fog.

"You kid actually hid something..."

"How can it be called a trump card if it is thrown out at the beginning?"

The two of them smiled at the same time, and they saw in each other's eyes the kind of joy that can only be expressed when facing a rival, and their fighting spirit was higher than ever before.

Fergalando Gringo, this man who made Newgate once have some impression of the fools of the Celestial Dragons, is indeed extraordinary. Although he is not a fruit ability user and is inferior to himself in terms of strength, his superb swordsmanship and superb mastery of Conqueror's Haki are enough to make up for the gap in strength. The battle has lasted for more than two hours and there is still no sign of a winner.

If they were not in a hostile position, they could be considered rivals worthy of mutual respect. It was a pity that he was a Celestial Dragon, and the idea of ​​racial discrimination was deeply rooted in his heart. He was the kind of scum that he hated the most in his life.

After a brief separation, the two sides engaged in a fierce confrontation again. Dazzling sparks splashed out at the moment of sword collision, and the sharp sounds of metal hitting each other came one after another. The ground under their feet also collapsed with the two people's quick and flashing steps, and long and thick cracks continued to spread rapidly around like a spider web.

"It seems that a head-on confrontation is not a wise choice..."

Feeling a little tired from the continuous slashing, Greengu muttered something in a low voice, made a feint with his sword to create a distance of five steps, and before Newgate could take advantage of the situation to chase him, he kicked the ground with his right foot and leaped into the air. In the blink of an eye, he was hundreds of meters high. At the same time, he held the hilt of the sword horizontally with his right hand and lightly slid the fingertips of his left hand across the sword. The domineering aura lingered around the sword body, emitting a faint red light.

"Hunting Moon·Sudden Rain."

As he swung the long sword in his hand, extremely slight ripples suddenly appeared in the sky, and then slowly dissipated into nothingness. Everything was silent, as if nothing had happened.

However, Newgate, who looked up at the sky, had a slightly stern expression. His observation Haki was far more acute than that of ordinary people, and he could clearly perceive the subtle changes in the air.

Then he saw thousands of crescent-shaped slashes that were almost impossible to capture with the naked eye, tearing out dark red arcs of light in the air, and pressing towards him like a violent storm.

Not only him, but many more pirates from Beehive Island who were still wandering on the battlefield nearby and were completely unaware of the changes in the sky were also caught in the attack range. In just a few moments, they were about to be torn apart by the overwhelming storm of slashing.

"Either save yourself, or save only a few. Which will you choose? Newgate——"

Just as a cruel smile appeared on Gringold's lips, Newgate below raised the naginata in his hand high up without hesitation.

The next moment, invisible waves of air surged around Newgate's body, the muscles in his arms bulged, the shock waves surrounding the blade expanded unprecedentedly, and black and red lightning kept jumping on the surface.

"what!"

With a roar that resounded through the sky like thunder, Newgate, whose momentum had almost reached its limit, swung the naginata in his hand violently from right to left.

click-

Sharp sounds of glass shattering suddenly rang out, and the dark and gloomy sky was suddenly covered with criss-crossing long and thick cracks, almost to the extent of blocking the line of sight. Huge energy fluctuations quickly spread in the air, causing the entire space to vibrate violently, and even the thick and deathly black fog began to distort slightly.

In an instant, wherever the naginata passed, a massive shock wave roared up like a tsunami or landslide, as if to smash everything in front of it. Those sharp slashes that almost covered the sky and the sun seemed to hit an invisible wall during the fall, and they turned into powder and dissipated into the air.

The entire island was shaking at this moment. The mountains that were devastated in the battle between the two were completely razed to the ground, and the lifeless sea water around them also became fluctuating with the violent shaking of the island.

In such a strong shock, many pirates lost their balance and fell to the ground, and some were even knocked unconscious by rocks falling from high altitudes. Fortunately, no one was affected by the slashing attacks and suffered any casualties.

At this moment, Newgate suddenly turned around, staring at the bumpy open space in front of him with a sharp gaze. He suddenly frowned and muttered unhappily, "It's endless. I wanted to smash you to pieces with that blow..."

As he spoke, Greengu's figure flew through the air like a red lightning and landed steadily on the open space. His armor was damaged and dented in many places, his wide cloak had become a piece of cloth flying in the wind, and blood oozed from his forehead. He looked very embarrassed, but the unruly expression on his face remained unchanged.

"If you use the same strength again, the result might be the same, but the island will inevitably sink to the bottom of the sea."

Greengu, who was particularly concerned about his image even on the battlefield, gently tidied his messy long hair and patted the dust on his armor as if nothing had happened. Although the ground under his feet was uneven, he stood on it as if it were flat ground. "Not to mention the premise that I have no reservations."

Newgate stared at him for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and laughed out loud without warning, "Gulala! It's been a long time since I met such an arrogant kid like him! Even though he's just an incorrigible scum!"