One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

boom! Boom boom!

Amidst loud bangs, dense artillery shells streaked across the sky, dragging long tails of flame. Some fell on the sea, splashing huge water columns dozens of meters high, while most fell on warships, causing earth-shaking explosions.

"No! The enemy's firepower is too dense! Request reinforcements!"

A navy captain shouted at the Den Den Mushi, his voice full of anxiety and fear. Seeing his subordinates either screaming and falling into the sea, or being instantly engulfed by the blazing flames along with the entire warship, he couldn't help but feel extremely anxious, and beads of sweat had already seeped out of his forehead.

——I have never heard of a group of pirates attacking God Valley!

——No matter what, let’s hold on until reinforcements arrive…

At this moment, a cannonball fell from the sky with a whistling sound, blowing the entire warship into pieces. At the same moment, the colonel completely stopped thinking.

"Forward! Charge! Get rid of all the hateful government lackeys!"

Accompanied by a burst of wild laughter that came from far away, a majestic ship came speeding from the sea, like a giant beast galloping in the water, stirring up long waves. A huge sail was fixed high on both sides of the mast, with a skull painted on it, which looked particularly hideous under the light of the fire.

Behind the big ship, there were dozens of ships of different sizes, each with a flag hanging on its mast. The different patterns on the flags and the occasional shouting and cursing between the ships showed that these people not only came from different forces, but also had a bad relationship.

"That...that is...?!"

The navy soldiers in charge of reconnaissance on the observation deck of the largest warship parked on the coast raised their binoculars and pointed them at the pattern on the sail. The originally doubtful voices suddenly turned into endless screams, "It's the Rocks Pirates! The world's strongest pirate group has appeared!"

The sailors stationed on the warship suddenly heard the man's exclamation, their faces changed drastically, and the deck was suddenly in chaos.

"Not just them! Many notorious pirates are here!"

"What are you afraid of?! Can't we just sink all their ships?!"

"No! I can't hit the target...!"

"Damn it! The island's confidentiality was clearly very good, how did those people know about it?!"

Even though these naval elites from the headquarters had seen many storms and waves in their lives, they were helpless when faced with such an emergency. They could only watch as another warship was sunk in the sea not far away.

"Isn't it obvious? The answer is of course that someone leaked the news."

Hearing the low and lazy voice, the panicked navy were stunned and turned their heads involuntarily to see their superior yawning and walking slowly from the cabin with a casual pace. His big crimson hair was a little messy and his eyes were sleepy. He looked like he hadn't woken up yet. But when he raised his head and looked forward, his dark gray eyes projected two sharp rays of light like an eagle, giving people a sense of oppression that almost made people breathless.

"Mr. Rubel!"

The navy officers immediately stood up straight and saluted the man, not daring to slack off in their actions. One of the more mature officers swallowed his saliva and asked bravely, "By the way, how did you know that the news was leaked? We should have blocked the communication signals between the Valley of Gods and the outside world?!"

"I say, my dear, if you jump to conclusions, you will suffer the consequences~"

Rubair stretched lazily, walked to the bewildered officer, patted his shoulder, and said softly, "Under the seemingly calm surface of the lake, there are often undercurrents. For example, the missing slaves did not really disappear, but are hiding in some unknown place and plotting something. If we make a further guess, there is an expert in communication among them~"

The officer was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to understand something. A look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face: "Yes! Yes! I will do it immediately!"

As soon as he blurted out these words, he changed his face to a serious one, turned around and shouted to his subordinates in a powerful voice: "Those who are good at Moonwalking, come back with me to the island to conduct a carpet search. If you find any slaves with suspicious behavior, immediately arrest them and interrogate them strictly! The rest of you, set up a protective net, and in the name of justice, no matter what, do not let evil set foot here!"

"Yes, sir!"

After the soldiers dispersed, Rubair jumped up and landed steadily on the bow, with his hands in his coat pockets. The "Justice" cloak on his back fluttered in the strong wind caused by the artillery fire. His eyes were fixed on the giant pirate ship that was gradually approaching, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Should we say that the fate between us is so wonderful? The ladies and gentlemen of Pirate Island~"

Before his laughter had died down, he slowly and stiffly raised his right hand, pointing it straight ahead, and his entire arm made a crackling sound like frying beans.

“Hahahaha! What a useless resistance! In front of the Rocks Pirates, you are nothing but a bunch of small characters not even as good as ants!”

Rocks stood alone on the skull-shaped bow, looking at the sea with flames rising to the sky and the wreckage floating on it. He felt an indescribable pleasure in his heart and couldn't help laughing loudly at the sky, shaking the waves. Suddenly, it seemed that the whole sea was filled with his laughter.

call out! Phew!

The shells drew long arcs in the air with a sharp roar and came straight towards the giant ship at a speed as fast as lightning and thunder.

Rocks sneered and remained motionless with his arms folded across his chest.

boom! Boom boom!

The shells in the sky seemed to hit an invisible wall. A series of explosions occurred when they were still some distance away from the giant ship. Even the pouring fireworks were blocked by the barrier. The fragments formed by the explosion poured down to the outside like a rain curtain. Many pirate ships were too late to dodge. The hull was quickly pierced with small holes one after another. The raging flames at the damaged area quickly spread to the deck, followed by screams and wails one after another.

"Hey! Rocks, you bastard! Can't you consider your companions?!" A group of burnt pirates crowded on the side of the shabby ship, roaring at the only giant ship that was unscathed. If they were not afraid, they would have opened fire without thinking according to their usual style.

"These little bugs have been chirping non-stop since a while ago..."

Rocks grumbled in dissatisfaction, and without any sign of him doing anything, a dark red lightning suddenly condensed from his left side and shot towards the complaining pirates. Before the pirates could react, they disappeared in the explosion along with the already damaged pirate ship.

"Tsk, this is a bit too much. Our primary enemies are the navy and the Celestial Dragons..."

Standing at the front of the deck, Newgate, holding a naginata, could not help but warn. Even though most of the pirates who followed closely were just a mob that simply saw profit, if they wanted to land in the Valley of the Gods smoothly, their persistence would at least cause a lot of trouble to the navy stationed nearby, so Newgate did not want to make more enemies before the upcoming war.

"That's right, what Newgate said always makes sense! Once there is a gap in our rear, it is not difficult to guarantee that those guys will stab us in the back!"

A sweet and slightly impatient voice came from Newgate's side, which was out of tune with the solemn atmosphere around him. Stussy, dressed as gorgeously as ever, lay on Newgate's shoulder, her slender arms around his neck, clinging to him like a gecko, which only made the white-haired woman who had been focusing on her since the start very angry.

Without looking back, Rocks looked at the warships approaching in front of him and said casually: "If anyone dares to play any tricks, I will be the first to deal with him!"

His voice was so low that one had to be very close to hear it, but to Newgate it sounded as if he were in an ice cellar, extremely uncomfortable, and his expression became extremely solemn.

——Rocks, the man’s heart is like a long-dormant volcano that can erupt at any time and anywhere. Anyone who stands in his way will be burned to ashes, even if they are his own people.

——I hope my worries are unnecessary...

The ship's artillery did not stop operating as Newgate thought. Countless shells instantly turned into dense hail in the air, covering the remaining warships with a force that covered the sun.

“It’s over!!”

Amid the naval soldiers' cries of surprise and tears, tens of thousands of crystals danced and gathered on the sea surface, and in the blink of an eye, condensed into a magnificent crystal wall.

As a sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard, all the shells that hit the wall seemed to be affected by a powerful repulsive force and reflected back at a speed several times faster than when they came, hitting several pirate ships in the distance squarely, and the pirates who were shouting wantonly on the deck were blown to pieces.

"that is......?!"

Kaido, who was standing in the crowd, saw this scene from afar, gnashed his teeth and clenched his fists, "That crystal bastard I met on Grassland Island!"

Looking at the wall that was winding around the island like a giant dragon, emitting a crimson glow under the sunlight, Rocks raised his eyebrows with interest and showed his signature evil smile: "Oh? It turns out to be as lively as the intelligence said. But this time I'm not in the mood to play house with you!"

He turned his head and shouted in the direction of Newgate, his voice making the air buzz: "Stussie! Is that thing reliable?!"

"Don't shout so loudly all of a sudden! You've scared me to death before I even get on the battlefield!" Stussy protested unhappily, somersaulted in the air and landed lightly on the side of the ship, then took out a small cannon barrel as thick as an arm from his waist, with a mischievous devil head with its tongue sticking out painted on the surface.

"It can create crystals at will, and has a defense that cannot be penetrated head-on. If I hadn't finally asked Kaido about its weaknesses, I really wouldn't know what to do."

Stussy muttered as if to himself, took out a silver mini cannonball from his pocket and stuffed it into the barrel.

"Salt Corrosion Star is a new weapon made by concentrating sea salt with a concentration of 80% of seawater and dozens of different types of corrosive liquids. Although its effect in suppressing people with special abilities may not be as good as that of high-purity seastone, but..."

Stussy carried the cannon on his shoulder neatly, pointed the muzzle at the target in front of him, and showed a confident smile on his face, "Dealing with this kind of scrap metal that melts when it comes into contact with salt, maybe I can exert 120% of the effect!"

Just as he finished speaking, the cannonball with a silver glow burst out from the barrel, accompanied by a whistling sound, and shot straight towards the crystal barrier that surrounded the island tightly.

At the moment the shell was launched, Rocks' irresistible command sounded again: "Lingling! What are you still hesitating about?!"

"You bastard Rocks! When did I allow you to order me around?!"

Lingling, who was always proud and arrogant, was so angry that her hair stood up, but in the face of the overall situation, she could only restrain her arrogance and reluctantly threw the bubble in her hand to the ground, shouting: "Rush to the Valley of Gods as fast as possible, and smash anyone who dares to get in the way to pieces!"