One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

When that familiar voice reached his ears, Roger showed a helpless smile: "The trouble I want to avoid the most, I can't avoid it after all..."

He kept muttering, and his attention was always on Rocks. Seeing that man had lost consciousness, but the domineering aura emanating from his body was still so strong that no one could get close to him, Roger felt a little uneasy, and had a premonition that something very bad would happen soon.

The two fighting parties suddenly heard the sudden loud noise and stopped what they were doing as if by reflex. They all looked towards the thick smoke covering the pit, with expressions of surprise and doubt on their faces. They didn't know whether this uninvited guest, who caused quite a stir just by landing, was a friend or an enemy.

"drink!"

As a fierce gust of wind blew up, the thick smoke was blown away in an instant, and the man's true face was revealed at this moment.

He has neat short black hair, a rough face with a wild smile that seems to never fade, a curved scar next to his left eye, a tall and burly figure like a mountain, and well-defined muscles that completely support his white suit. The "justice" cloak behind him flutters in the wind.

The man stood in the center of the pit with his arms around his chest. He looked as majestic as a god descending from heaven. Just standing there he exuded an aura that could penetrate the sky and the earth, as if he could crush all the demons and monsters in the world into dust.

As soon as everyone saw the man's appearance clearly, they all shouted in unison. The armored soldiers cheered ecstatically, while the pirates were howling like ghosts.

"Woooooooo! It's Vice Admiral Garp! We're finally saved!"

"Let's wipe out all of these evildoers who are rebelling against the descendants of the Creator!"

“Hey, hey! Am I having a nightmare…! How could that monster show up in a place like this!!”

"It is said that he is famous for his hatred of evil! He will not let go of any pirate who has committed bad deeds easily! We are definitely dead!"

"Don't be afraid! He's alone! We shouldn't be afraid of this guy if we attack him together!"

"Go ahead if you want to! I don't want to go and die in vain!"

All of a sudden, all kinds of noisy sounds rang in his ears one after another, but the vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters, a middle-aged man named Garp, seemed to have heard nothing. His dark eyes scanned the crowd around him. Whenever his sight passed over a pirate, that person would feel as if he was being stared at by some ferocious beast, and shuddered all over.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, and his eyes flickered to the man who was leading the group of people who seemed to be out of tune with the others and gathered in an open space. His eyes lit up immediately, like a child who saw a toy he liked outside a window, and an excited, almost crazy smile blossomed on his face: "You made it so hard for me to find you, kid! You can't run away this time! First try the gift I prepared for you!"

"Wait a minute! Garp! This is not the time..."

Roger had just said half of his words when he saw Garp's feet crushing the ground into pieces. He shot out like a loaded cannonball and rushed in front of him in the blink of an eye. His huge right fist turned as black as ink, and it came directly at him with a sound of breaking wind that seemed to tear even the air without any reservation.

He heard the sounds of many of his companions being knocked down by the strong wind. Roger immediately put aside all distracting thoughts and raised the long sword in his hand high to the upper left. A dark wave lingered on the blade, dragging a long snake-like scarlet lightning, and slashed from right to left towards the oncoming iron fist.

Boom!

The sharp blade and the hard fist collided violently, causing a loud noise that resounded through the heavens and the earth. The strong air waves that erupted from the two men blew away the shattered ground around them, and the entire ground suddenly sank several meters deep.

The extremely thick and long dark red lightning was like a long dancing dragon, sweeping madly in all directions.

The pirates and soldiers who didn't know how to judge the situation and were still shouting suddenly convulsed violently, then fell down with foam at the mouth and eyes rolled back.

For a moment, the only sound in the originally bustling valley was the crackling sound of lightning.

The two men's attacks were deadlocked, and neither of them gained any advantage. The violent wind pressure that surged up hit their chests like a raging sea, making their breathing a little difficult. The next moment, the two figures retreated more than ten feet backwards at the same time, each stabilizing their bodies. The two looked at each other, and saw solemnity in each other's eyes.

Feeling that the force from the opponent's fist was no less than his own, Roger did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He held his beloved sword Ace's right hand even tighter, until he heard the words of his old partner beside him, "Everyone is fine", and his tense heartstrings relaxed a little.

"Hiss... it's so fucking awesome!"

Garp vigorously swung his numb right fist, the smile on his face becoming more and more arrogant, his fist clenched so hard that it made a creaking sound. "Your domineering attitude is completely different from the last time we met. It seems that you haven't been slacking off during this period. I am relieved now!"

"Same here, but now..."

"Since I couldn't even hit you with a punch that I intended to make you unconscious, it's understandable that I'll listen to your nagging for a while."

As if he had guessed what Roger wanted to say, Garp interrupted him at a very fast speed, and suddenly sat down cross-legged on the ground, not caring about the uneven touch under his body. He stared at his old rival who was quite surprised by his behavior, and said word by word, "Tell me everything that happened since you lost contact a month ago until now! You only have three minutes!"

A soldier who was barely awake was struggling to get up from the ground. When he heard what Garp said, he was so shocked that he raised his voice and shouted at him, "Mr. Garp, what are you talking about? That guy is a major criminal who poses a threat to world peace. Don't listen to his sweet talk. Arrest him now!"

"I do not want it."

Garp pinched his nose and put on a nonchalant expression, "Even if he is a heinous criminal, the Navy has the obligation to give him the right to explain. Besides, I am also very interested in what happened to him.

"As for the wounded who are unable to fight, I happen to have some medical soldiers among my subordinates. Please be patient for a while."

Because of his numerous outstanding military achievements in the past, Garp also has a very high prestige in the government's private army. Coupled with the loud footsteps faintly heard from a distance, the soldiers had no doubts about his assurance. Thinking of the upcoming large army, their spirits were lifted, and they also danced their spears towards the pirates with particular effort.

But there were only a few exceptions, especially a man who had been brooding over the breach of the naval encirclement.

Brandishing a long-handled weapon and slashing away several pirates who tried to intercept, the knight wearing a goat-headed demon mask could no longer tolerate Garp's seemingly negative attitude, and roared at the top of his voice: "Don't let a mere servant here give us orders! If you still care about this hard-earned military uniform, go to the square immediately to protect other Celestial Dragons! This is the only meaning of your navy's existence since ancient times..."

"Is it your turn to express your opinion here?"

Suddenly, a sound like muffled thunder exploded in his ears. The Sheep-Head Knight was shocked all over and took a half step back involuntarily. His whole body was like a machine that was running slowly due to aging. His sight moved little by little towards Garp, whose face was covered with thick frost and was staring at him. He was completely different from his easy-going appearance before.

How dare you speak to me in such a tone! Do you believe that I will immediately contact the Five Elders to sentence you to death? !

The Sheep-Headed Knight wanted to say this very much, but after meeting Garp's eyes that were as cold as a knife, his throat seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't utter a single word.

Beads of sweat the size of beans flowed down the edge of the mask and gradually formed a small puddle when they fell to the ground. The weapon in his hand also fell into the crack of the earth, and there was no sound at all.

In the face of that irresistible domineering aura, his brain was completely occupied by fear, and he seemed to have stopped thinking. No matter how his subordinates shouted his name, he did not respond at all.

"Sorry, I was delayed for a while by an untimely piece of trash. You are allowed three minutes to recalculate." Seeing that the man was as motionless as a puppet sculpture, Karp no longer looked at him, but stared at Roger with burning eyes, as if he was very much looking forward to his next answer.

Since the establishment of the World Government, there are only a few people in the system who dare to use the word "garbage" to insult the Celestial Dragons, and even those who curse in their hearts usually don't have many. I'm afraid there won't be another navy like Garp who speaks so recklessly in eight hundred years.

But the soldiers present did not curse at him angrily, and no one reminded him to correct his words. Everyone just lowered their heads and stood there silently. Compared to standing up to defend the honor of the Celestial Dragons, their own lives seemed to be more important.

Even Roger, who had dealt with Garp countless times, was surprised by Garp's series of daring actions. It took him a while to react, and a hearty smile appeared on his well-defined face: "Hahaha! I'm not used to hearing the word "sorry" from you!"

As if a sensitive keyword was triggered, a blush inadvertently flashed across Garp's face, and disappeared without a trace the next second. His black hair stood up, and he punched his chest a few times. He seemed to be furious and yelled at the man who was laughing so hard that he fell backwards: "Don't bring up that issue with me! I don't have time to chat with you!"

Roger wiped away the tears that overflowed from the corners of his eyes and smiled meaningfully at Garp: "There is nothing I can do about it. It is too late to say anything now. When everything is over, I will tell you everything without missing a single thing."

Garp was stunned for a moment when he suddenly noticed something. Then, he bumped his fists with his armed Haki into each other. With a metallic knocking sound, tiny red lightning shot out from them, echoing the man's heroic grin. "That's what I thought, too. I'll feel uncomfortable no matter what I do if there's a guy who's in the way!"

The two smiled at each other, as if they had reached some kind of consensus, and then they looked in the same direction at the same time.

In an instant, a huge black pillar of light shot up into the sky, as if it was going to blast a hole in the vast sky that could never be repaired. The entire sky was dyed black in an instant.

At this moment, everyone on the battlefield seemed to have forgotten about fighting, and their eyes fell on the dazzling beam of light. Without exception, they widened their eyes, as if they could not believe that what was happening before their eyes was reality.

At the same time, a loud laughter that was both arrogant and domineering rang out over the entire island, making everyone's eardrums buzz.

"Hahahaha! No matter if you are from the navy or pirates! I will send all those ants who hinder me from becoming the king to dominate the world to hell in the most painful way possible!"