One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

Let’s go back a little to an hour ago.

The setting sun gradually sets, like a burning flame, painting the sky golden.

A huge ship with a skull carved on its bow soared above the sea of ​​clouds, and the sails with the Rocks Pirates' logo hung on the mast fluttered in the wind, making rustling sounds.

Under the influence of the power of the Shiki Float-Float Fruit, the entire pirate ship can fly freely in the air without being constrained by gravity. The three days originally required for the return trip have been shortened to one day, and it is not easy to be harassed by the navy. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.

"Roger Pirates team up with the World Government?"

Rocks stood on the wide deck, his hands folded across his chest, his face covered with a thick layer of ice. He asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? I don't have the time to joke with you here!"

"Think what you will, I'm just stating the facts as I know them."

Opposite him, there stood a strangely shaped rock. There was a round hole on the upper side of the rock wall, from which a bearded face appeared. Even though his body was stuck in the rock and he couldn't move, his face was still expressionless, as if he didn't care about his own safety at all. His thick lips uttered a few words slowly, "In short, you were played around by Roger from beginning to end. The so-called secret talks on Prairie Island were just bait to lure you in. The real purpose was to attack the already empty Beehive Island. The spoils obtained will be divided in half between the government and them..."

Newgate, who was listening to him, could no longer bear it. He stepped forward, stretched out his big hand like a palm leaf fan, pinched the man's cheek, and shouted: "What are you talking about? Roger is not such a treacherous villain!"

Stussy also echoed her lover's point of view, pointing at the rock and scolding: "There has to be a limit to joking, right? How could pirates collude with the government..." At this point, she suddenly remembered something in her mind, and immediately covered her mouth, secretly glanced at Ski beside her, and stopped talking, with a slightly apologetic look on her face.

——I almost forgot that he also made a deal with the government at that time...

The blond man didn't seem to notice this. He kept his attention on the captive bound by the rock. He raised his right arm slightly and said slowly, "I'll give you one more chance to reorganize your words. If you can't give a satisfactory answer, I will completely merge you with this rock. I will sell you as a rare treasure on the black market and I'm sure I can make a lot of money."

His voice was very calm, and at first glance it sounded like a normal conversation with someone, but his eyes were filled with endless murderous intent, like a lion waiting to devour its prey. The cigar in his mouth did not move at all as his lips opened and closed, as if it was welded to his two rows of teeth, and the five fingers of his right hand gradually closed.

The CP9 agent couldn't help but frown. Not only was his cheek slightly painful from being pinched by an extraordinary force, but he could also clearly feel the stones that bound him being slowly squeezed and contracted, and his bones were crackling. Despite this, he still gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and said in a hoarse voice: "Even if you kill me... I will still stick to this statement..."

Seeing that he was being tortured but still acting strong, Rocks couldn't help but admire his courage. He waved his hand and gestured to Newgate and Ski. Although the two of them looked reluctant, they stopped what they were doing and retreated.

"What you meant just now was that before Roger contacted me, he secretly conspired with your government to target the Rocks Pirates. Can I understand it this way?" Rocks said as he strode to the rock and stopped, looking down at the man with many red marks on his face, but his attitude was as condescending as ever.

"Huh...huh..."

The agent took a few breaths and calmed himself down before regaining his calm expression. He said coldly, "Just like the reason why you have been occupying Beehive Island for decades, Roger also has the ambition to become the king of the sea. To him, you who are known as the 'King of the World' are the most annoying thorn in his side.

“As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. His real purpose is to use the power of the government to weaken your strength.

"I also advise you not to have illusions about him. As long as you are in this treacherous world of pirates, betraying others is as easy as eating and drinking, and you don't have to pay any price. To be honest, if I have a second chance in life, I would also like to experience that feeling of freedom."

After a long period of confinement and torture, the agent's voice had become much weaker, but it still reached Kaido's ears clearly, making him feel a chill in his heart. The words that the admiral with the afro had said on Prairie Island once again rang in his mind.

"There is no cooperation among pirates, only betrayal."

——Although they are enemies, what they say is not entirely unreasonable. If Roger really takes advantage of the lack of combat power on Beehive Island to launch a large-scale attack, then the people left behind on the island...

slam-la-

A crisp cracking sound interrupted Kaido's thoughts. The rocks wrapped around the CP9 member fell off his body and turned into stone chips scattered on the deck. The horned agent moved his numb body slightly, a hint of surprise appeared on his face. He stared blankly at the man who freed him from his restraints and asked in confusion: "Are you going to let your most hated enemy go? Perhaps this will be a decision you will regret forever."

"Regret can easily break a person. I was already devastated before I even found a place to live on Beehive Island!"

Rocks retracted his right hand that was emitting black lightning, and looked at the man in front of him who showed no fear of him with interest, "But you who leaked this information, I'm afraid you can't save yourself now, right?"

"If this is my fate, I can accept it." CP9 replied calmly, with no emotion visible on his angular face. "Instead of worrying about my ending, I should think about what to do when I return to the island."

"Hahahaha! Thank you so much for your kindness!"

Amidst the laughter, black light flashed, and two broken legs flew into the air along with splattering blood. After drawing an arc, they fell heavily on the deck with a dull sound.

"You bastard......"

CP9 said with difficulty, the calm expression on his face had long disappeared, replaced by gnashing his teeth and staring at the enemy who chopped off his legs, his eyes seemed to be about to spit fire.

"Hahahaha! Don't believe what pirates say. Isn't that what you wanted to say before?"

Rocks seemed not to notice his expression. He laughed triumphantly and licked the blood on the back of his hand. His eyes flashed with a fierce light. "I almost forgot. You just said that you longed for a second life, right?!"

CP9 could tell he was serious. His already pale face instantly became even paler, and his voice began to tremble: "I mean... suppose... it's just an analogy... I don't really want to... want to..."

"Many people who say they are fearless actually become afraid when they are about to be killed."

Guloliosa stood in the cabin with her arms folded across her chest, watching all this. The breeze gently blew through her hair, instantly adding a bit of charm. She murmured in a low voice as if talking to herself, "It's quite ironic when you think about it. Don't you agree, Herodi~"

"Hiss!" The long snake hovering beside her raised its head high and kept spitting out its scarlet tongue, as if responding to its master's words.

"In that case, I will grant your wish."

Rocks roughly lifted his collar, strode to the edge of the ship, and laughed sinisterly, "Go to that world and do your best to become a great pirate, a running dog of the World Government!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he loosened his right hand that was grabbing his collar. Amidst a heart-wrenching scream, CP9's body fell straight down from the clouds like a kite with a broken string. The screams gradually faded away and finally disappeared into the sky.

Looking at the smoke-filled, devastated island, Rocks walked slowly towards the East District street with a dull expression. Looking back now, the current situation of Beehive Island is exactly the same as what CP9 said, and an indescribable sense of frustration made him feel very uncomfortable.

Except for Shi Ji who stayed in Rocky Harbor to repair the ship, the other cadres followed him silently. Everyone's expression was very heavy. No day was worse than today.

Especially Kaido, who was following behind Linlin, his heart was extremely confused at this moment. His eyes inadvertently looked at the corpses on both sides of the street one by one. Every time his eyes moved away from a corpse, his tense heartstrings relaxed a little.

Fortunately, I didn’t see those two familiar faces.

“Huh…Huh…Is that Admiral Rocks?!”

They had not walked far when a man in a suit and a bowler hat ran towards them. He stopped in front of Rocks, holding his numb knees with both hands. He was covered in blood and said while panting, "I am honored to see that you are safe and sound! Huh... Huh... While you were away, a few villains attacked the island. Huh... Huh... We were caught off guard..."

"If they were just scoundrels, how could the island become like this?"

Rocks snorted, grabbed the man by the collar and lifted him up, and shouted loudly. The deafening sound seemed to make the whole earth tremble a little, "Tell me! Who is the one who destroyed Beehive Island into this? Wang Zhi!"

"Yes Yes......"

Wang Zhi had never seen him so angry before. He was so frightened that he was at a loss for words. He nodded vigorously and said in a trembling voice, "It was the Roger Pirates... With... With our military strength, we are no match for them... More than half of our brothers were killed... More than half of them were killed or injured!"

At this moment, Rocks no longer had any doubts and threw him heavily to the ground. In an instant, anger, sadness, ferocity, resentment and other emotions flashed across his eyes.

He could no longer suppress his emotions. He stomped his feet heavily on the ground, and cracks appeared on the ground instantly. He then shot out like an arrow, rushing towards the skull that was destroyed beyond recognition with a sound of breaking through the air.

"Hey! Locke..."

Newgate was about to call out his name but it was too late. He could only watch the black meteor fly towards the skull's right eye.

"Forget it, just let him be alone."

Lingling stretched out her right hand and gently patted Newgate's shoulder, and whispered to the stunned man, "At this time, no matter who says it, he won't listen."

Kaido had been upset since the boat, and walked forward without saying a word. He took out the mace from his back, pointed it at the man who was slumped on the ground and trembling all over, and asked word by word: "Where is Uno?"

Wang Zhi was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Kaido to ask this question right away. Just when he was hesitating whether to tell the truth, Kaido yelled out his previous words again: "Uno! Where is it?!"

His voice was like a thunderclap in the air, causing Wang Zhi's eardrums to ache. He knew that this ferocious-looking young man was even scarier when angry. He stammered, "Mr. Wu... Mr. Wu Nuo... seemed to have been... attacked... by the enemy on the way... to provide support! His whereabouts are currently unknown...! Whether he is alive or dead is uncertain...!"

The sudden bad news made Kaido feel like he was struck by lightning. He stood there motionless, and the mace flew out of his hand and fell to the ground with a "clang" sound. Long Bread and Stussy also felt as if they were hit by a heavy hammer in the chest. Their pupils trembled violently and they were so shocked that they couldn't speak for a long time.

"Do you know what you are talking about?!"

Lingling ran to Wang Zhi in a few steps, stepped heavily on his back, and roared like a tidal wave, "Before I left, I repeatedly emphasized that you should help Wu Nuo, but I don't know whether he is dead or alive, but you dare to show up in front of me now! Did you sell him out for personal revenge?! Tell me!!"

As she spoke, she increased the force on her foot, causing Wang Zhi to grimace in pain, cold sweat pouring out of his forehead, and his spine making a "crackling" sound, as if it could break at any time. He desperately endured the pain and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "I am upset with that kid, but I will never betray my own people on such a big issue! Just defending Beehive Island is already the best we can do! Sister Lingling!"

Seeing his miserable appearance, Guloliosa felt very sorry for him. She mustered up the courage to say to Lingling who was angry, "Now that things have come to this, it is meaningless to kill him. We might as well use this time to rebuild Beehive Island. There might be other forces taking advantage of the situation! As for Uno, since there is no trace of him yet, maybe he is still alive! He may be hiding in an enemy camp where he is not easy to be found because of his serious injury, or he may have fallen into the hands of the enemy!"

Hearing her say this, Lingling's expression softened a little. She kicked Wang Zhi to the ground and shouted, "If I find out that you've concealed any information, you'll have to live as a Homies from now on!"

"Don't worry! I promise to tell you everything you want to know!"

Wang Zhi rubbed his aching back and slowly got up. He forced a smile on his face and patted his chest with confidence. At the same time, a huge stone in his heart fell to the ground.

——It seems that pretending to be humble really works, and I barely got through. If they find out that I turned off the defense system, I can't stand here for more than three seconds! Hehe, brother Uno, although I don't know what your situation is, for my wonderful future, please just disappear like this...

At this time, Kaido had gradually recovered. He bent down to pick up the mace on the ground, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of haze.

"I have something else to ask you."

As he spoke, he held the mace in both hands, raised it high above his head, and stared at the man in black who was very close to him. His eyes were full of cold light, and he shouted word by word: "Segoritsu, where are you now?!"

Wang Zhi, who had just been feeling lucky because he had escaped a disaster, shuddered when he met Kaido's ferocious gaze. He took a few steps back and said in a trembling voice, "I don't know much about her. I only heard that she was seriously injured by Roger and ran towards the Skull Head. I don't know what happened to her afterwards!"

After listening to his words quietly, Kaido took a breath of cold air, his face turned gloomy, veins popped out on his forehead, and he shouted: "If you can't give a satisfactory result! Then die!!"

Before he finished speaking, Kaido swung his hands violently, and a dark wave spread on the surface of the mace, dragging a long dark purple lightning, and smashed down towards Wang Zhi.

"You're just a mere apprentice! I'm giving you face!"

Seeing that the conflict was unavoidable, Wang Zhi simply made up his mind and quickly picked up a gray-black nunchaku from his waist. With a gust of extremely sharp wind, he swung it towards the oncoming mace at lightning speed.

"Hey, hey! This is not good!"

"What are you doing?! Stop it!"

"Are you still thinking about internal strife at this time?!"

Amid the crowd's exclamations, Lingling didn't think twice and quickly drew out the sword from behind her. She crushed the ground with her feet and shot towards the two of them like an arrow, cursing, "That troublesome idiot!"

At the critical moment, a childish and urgent voice suddenly sounded from the side: "Wait! I know where Sister Setoori is!"