One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

Three days have passed since Kaido's battle with Newgate, and the severely damaged streets in the West District have begun to be rebuilt. The pirates are carrying things and repairing things, and everyone is working very hard to avoid being scolded by their superiors.

In a quiet alley, three pirates were talking in low voices.

"Hey, are you sure you want to run away?"

"Nonsense, that kid named Kaido has become a pirate too. If he tells Boss Rocks about our conversation in the tavern, the three of us will be implicated! We might as well run away before they make a move! What do you say, Green?"

"I unconditionally agree with everything Boss Pete said!"

"Tsk, I worked so hard to run this store for so long, and you guys just ruined it! Tell me how you're going to compensate me?"

"You're useless. You can't even run a pub. If I had known, I wouldn't have come to you! Useless Capona!"

"What did you say?!"

Capona was so angry that his face turned red. He grabbed Pete by the collar and was about to attack him. A pirate came running from the corner and shouted in their direction: "Is that you, Capona and Pete? The boss has something to tell you!"

"What?" The three of them were stunned. Capona put his raised fist back, pushed Pete aside, and asked hurriedly, "What did you say the boss wanted to see us about?"

“Hu…Hu…” The pirate stopped and said breathlessly, “Boss has heard that the new guy named Kaido had contact with you in the tavern in Capona and caused a big commotion, which led to what happened later!”

The three of them were horrified when they heard this, fearing that their attempt to sell slaves had reached Rocks' ears. Green was so frightened that he trembled all over and collapsed to the ground. Capona grabbed the pirate's shoulders and shook him continuously, asking anxiously: "Did the boss say anything else?" Seeing that the man was about to faint from being shaken, a trace of apology flashed across his face, and he let go of his hands.

The pirate recovered and looked at the three of them in surprise. He coughed twice and said, "The boss said that Kaido felt bad for destroying your store, so he personally paid for a new tavern for you three. It has already started construction in the center of town!"

"what?!"

The three of them opened their jaws, looked at each other, pinched their cheeks, and after confirming that they were not dreaming, they cheered in unison. Peter and Capona hugged each other with tears in their eyes, and Green turned over a few somersaults in excitement. After a long time, Capona wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and asked in a trembling voice: "Do you know where Kaido is now?"

The pirate laughed and said, "I heard that the boss sent him to follow Captain Newgate on a mission, and he is no longer on Beehive Island."

A huge ship was moving fast on the sea. A pirate flag was hung above the stern. On it was a skull with a crescent-shaped beard, which was particularly conspicuous in the dazzling sunlight. Newgate stood at the bow, looking straight ahead, and said without turning his head: "Those three people have no relatives or friends with you, why are you speaking for them?"

"Oh hehe, I can't hide it from you."

Kaido lay on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze blowing on his cheeks, and replied lazily, "It's simple. I still want to drink the wine in their store. It's a pity to close it down like this."

"I didn't expect you to be an alcoholic at such a young age, although I have no right to say that you are."

Newgate turned his head and said seriously, "Have you forgotten what Lockes told you to do?"

"If I forget such a small thing, then I won't be a pirate anymore."

Kaido slowly got up and stretched comfortably, "That man is really interesting."

The corners of his mouth curled up into a smile as he recalled the conversation three days ago.

"You want me to be your right-hand man?!"

Kaido was shocked by Rocks' bold words. He took a few steps back, a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead, and asked loudly, "Are you teasing me?"

"Once I say something, I won't change it!

Rocks didn't care about the conflict in the boy's words, still grinning and saying, "I saw all your fights. To be honest, your fighting talent is the best I have ever seen. No one among my subordinates can compare to you in this respect."

After hearing this, Newgate frowned in displeasure.

"Although you are still a long way from being a top expert, you will definitely become dozens of times stronger than you are now in time!"

When he got excited, he drew the sword at his waist and chopped at Kaido's neck, laughing wildly, "He might even be stronger than me! Hahahahaha!"

Kaido had never expected that Rocks would suddenly attack. Seeing the powerful force of the knife coming at him, he had no time to think and hurriedly raised his stick to block it. The moment the two weapons collided, Kaido felt a strong force spread throughout his body, and he was knocked flying, creating a big hole in the wall.

Newgate had not expected this turn of events, and he stopped in front of the man and shouted, "Locks, do you want to kill him?!"

"Don't be in a hurry, look behind you."

Following Rocks' gaze, Newgate looked back at the hole in the wall, only to see Kaido walking out of the hole slowly with an iron rod in his hand. There was no scar on his body. He moved his head, put away his previous arrogance, and said with a smile: "Even if you show mercy in this attack, I can feel that I can't even touch your toes."

He pointed the iron rod at Rocks, his eyes seemed to be burning with fighting spirit, and said firmly: "So, before I defeat you and take your place, I will stay here and live under someone else's roof, but that doesn't mean I will give up my ambition halfway. Until the end of my death, I will prove to the world that I am the only one who is above all living things!"

Newgate was shocked by the boy's bold words. What on earth was this kid talking about?

Rocks was stunned on the spot. In a moment, he let out a deafening laugh that spread throughout the entire island and echoed in the air. After a long time, the laughter gradually stopped. He sheathed his sword and walked back to his chair. He leaned his head on his wrist and said with satisfaction, "You are really like me when I was young. No, you are even more arrogant than me. I don't have any restrictions on my subordinates. As long as they stand on the same line against the government, they can do whatever they like! It can be said that this is the freest Rocks Pirates!"

He snapped his fingers, and the wall behind him moved to the left and right. A map appeared in front of everyone. Rocks pointed to a point on the map and said, "Okay, now I'm going to give you a task, especially Kaido. You must listen carefully. Only if you succeed can you officially join the Rocks Pirates..."

Thinking of this, Kaido strode to Newgate and asked, "Who is more powerful between you and that guy named Xiluk?"

Newgate was stunned for a moment, and answered without thinking: "I fought him three years ago, and the winner was not decided at that time. Now I am much stronger than then. I guess that guy must have done a lot of hard training."

Kaido couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he heard this. An enemy as strong as Newgate was really hard to deal with.

Newgate seemed to have guessed what he was thinking and said, "So you can lead your men to hold back the other navy, and I will deal with Xiluk. That guy can easily destroy the enemy's ships in a naval battle. In order to prevent him from taking the lead, we must ambush them in the Sandredge Strait in advance and find a good position to attack them by surprise. And this requires the appearance of an expert, Stussy!"

"Ah, did you call me, Newgate?"

A gentle and delicate voice came from the cabin. After a while, a woman in a top hat walked out with elegant steps, bowed to Newgate and stood there. She was about twenty years old, with a pretty face and a graceful figure. She was wearing a pair of brown leopard-print pants, which showed off her beautiful legs to the fullest.

Kaido was slightly stunned when he suddenly saw such a beautiful woman. He leaned close to Newgate's ear and asked, "Is she your old lover?"

There was no anger on Newgate's face. He said slowly, "Her name is Stusigom Barkin. She is my capable subordinate. She is good at investigation and drug development. If you say she is my lover... well, that's fine."

"Haha, I've been a Newgate man all my life." Stussy smiled charmingly. Seeing a burly horned giant standing beside her, she asked curiously, "Newgate, is this the new guy you mentioned?"

"Well, he hasn't officially joined the group yet, but he's very strong, although it's hard to communicate with him."

"Oh, is it so?"

Stussy's eyes were full of tenderness. She looked at Kaido tenderly and smiled, "Nice to meet you, little brother Kaido. Since we are members of the same pirate group, you can just call me Sister Stussy!"

Kaido felt a chill and shouted in a rough voice: "Get out of here, bitch!"

Stussy had never been so frightened before. She hurriedly hugged Newgate's thighs, tears in her eyes, and said in a tender voice: "Woo, Newgate, he is so mean to me, help me vent my anger!"

"Okay, you're not a little girl anymore."

Newgate stroked her hat in comfort, his face full of tenderness.

Stussy seemed to have noticed something and stopped crying immediately. His tone became much calmer: "Newgate, we are almost at our destination. Follow my instructions and prepare for an ambush."

"very good."

Newgate clapped his hands, gathered everyone on the ship on the deck, and shouted loudly: "This time the mission is to seize the heavenly gold escorted by the navy. Everyone, prepare for battle in advance!"

Soon, two towering mountains gradually came into view. They looked like two beasts facing each other. It was undoubtedly the Sandrechi Strait, known as the "throat of pirates". The sea current outside the strait was turbulent, with rocks everywhere. From time to time, you could see the wreckage of ships hit by the waves. There was only a small path between the two mountains for passage.

When the pirate ship entered the entrance, Newgate ordered the helmsman to dock the ship in a hidden cave according to the map given by Locke.

"Haha, enjoy my new invention, 'Little Devil', it will last for one hour~"

Stussy smiled and pulled out a pistol with a smirk on it. She pointed the gun at all the pirates, including Newgate and Kaido, and fired a shot at them. The bullet exploded when it hit the air, and a wisp of pink smoke enveloped the entire pirate ship. Strangely enough, the pirates who inhaled the smoke did not feel any discomfort, and a pair of black wings gradually grew on their backs. They had no time to be surprised by the abnormality on their bodies, and flew quickly towards the two mountains.

"Gene replication is such a convenient thing."

Stussy put away her pistol and took off her hat. A pair of huge bat wings grew from her back, a pair of long horns grew on her head, and a tail stretched out from her back, like a demon in a picture book. She licked the back of her right hand with her tongue, then spread her wings and flew quickly to the top of the mountain on the left.

Newgate was the first to reach the top of the mountain on the right. He retracted the wings on his back and waved to the pirates who followed him. Everyone understood and quietly followed the captain and walked slowly until they stopped at a cliff surrounded by rocks. Newgate squatted behind the rocks and looked out. The sparkling sea surface was in full view. He could clearly observe whether there were any ships passing by. He turned around and whispered to everyone: "When I raise my weapons, you will start to attack. You can only win, not lose!"

"Yes, Captain!"

The pirates were ready to fight, picking up their weapons and crawling on the huge rocks on the edge of the cliff. Everyone was looking forward to the fierce battle that was about to begin. Kaido was no exception. His wrist, which was tightly gripping the mace, was trembling slightly.

Time passed by every second, and everyone remained motionless, quietly waiting for the arrival of prey.

"Here we go! Sixty degrees south!"

Stussy called out softly, and the pirates perked up. They all looked in the direction she said. Sure enough, a ship carrying a large cargo slowly sailed into the entrance of the canyon. There was a seagull pattern on the flag, so it must be the navy ship transporting the sky gold.