Chapter 220: Rocks' Final Order Before Death
Rocks was locked in fierce combat with Ferrand Garling Saint and Garp.
The great battle had already begun three days ago, and the war was still ongoing.
From day to night, from night to day!
The bloody battlefield was incredibly intense.
Like a battlefield from hell, corpses were everywhere.
Garling Saint and Garp were close to reaching their limit.
Rocks was the most powerful enemy they had faced to date.
As the battle continued, the cooperation between the two became more seamless, but Rocks was so powerful that he stubbornly persisted, fighting until now.
However, Rocks wasn't having it easy either; his Dark-Dark Fruit ability was also exposed.
The powerful Dark-Dark Fruit ability was little more than an embellishment for Rocks, as neither of his two enemies were Devil Fruit users.
But when the two were close to reaching their limit, Rocks' sudden burst of Dark-Dark Fruit ability was like the final straw that broke the camel's back.
Both Garling Saint and Garp were caught off guard by Rocks.
Endless darkness transformed into a darkness domain.
Like a dark swamp, strange dark mist wrapping around their bodies, restricting their movement.
The two sank into endless darkness, their bodies felt weighed down by immense force, making resistance difficult.
Outside, the sky completely darkened, as if night had fallen.
Light was completely devoured by the darkness.
At this moment, Rocks was like a terrifying demon god in the darkness.
Such a figure shocked and instilled fear in everyone.
Especially Rocks in this state, which no one had ever seen before, including the many core cadres of the Rocks Pirates, who only now learned that Rocks was actually an ability user.
Even their bodies' use of abilities instinctively felt a slight stagnation, as if being interfered with by something.
Logia type Dark-Dark Fruit user, dark mist wrapping around Rocks' body, his entire body was like a black hole, absorbing all damage.
Rocks forcibly endured the intense pain.
To him, what did such pain count for?
Darkness seemed to shroud the entire world, the air became stagnant, making people feel a deep sense of suppression.
Rocks' burst was shocking.
But the World Government deployed human wave tactics, and three top tier combatants directly joined the attack against Rocks.
Other crewmates wanted to provide reinforcements, but were unable to, being held back by the World Government's strongmen.
Whitebeard alone faced an attack by two people.
They had already fought for days and nights, while the newly joined strongmen were all at their peak.
The dawn of victory seemed to be getting further away, but everyone gritted their teeth and persisted.
As long as Rocks, their captain, had not been defeated, they would fight until the last moment.
From the battle situation, Rocks' battle was also the first to conclude.
Even "Tyrant Dragon" Zak, who was completely at a disadvantage, could still persist, using his speed to avoid direct confrontation.
The retreating pirates grouped together, resisting the counterattack from the World Government and the Rocks Pirates.
Despite having the numerical superiority, the Rocks Pirates still hadn't achieved complete suppression; there was too much cannon fodder.
As for the Marines, after being ravaged by "King of Hell" Blazer's Undead Legion and "Weather Queen" Charlotte Linlin's Homies Army, who knew how many would be left.
Intense rumbling sounds continuously echoed, exaggerated cracks spread across the ground, and the Great Sea around the island was turbulent.
Without Roger's participation, coupled with the terrifying strength of the Rocks Pirates, the World Government had invested unimaginable strength in this war.
The war seemed to further reach a climax.
This was the fourth day, from dawn to dusk, Rocks grew stronger as the great battle progressed, facing strongman after strongman.
As if influenced by him, the Rocks Pirates' resistance became fiercer.
"Hahahaha..."
Rocks laughed wildly towards the sky, his laughter spreading throughout the entire battlefield.
His incredibly domineering laughter, however, sounded somewhat desolate.
As if guessing something, the intense battlefield quickly became peaceful.
Many people silently watched this sea overlord.
There was reverence, hatred, and expectation.
"My crew, I am now issuing my final order as captain. All of you, retreat! Retreat safely back to Honeycomb Island!"
Beneath Rocks lay the corpses of two top tier combatants.
Despite facing an attack, Rocks had still killed two within less than a day.
Standing before him now were one top tier combatant and Garp, whose tenacity was beyond imagination, having persisted until now, remarkably tenacious.
Both of them were gasping for breath.
As for Garling Saint, he had already fallen and been sent to the rear area.
Rocks' injuries were also very heavy, his body covered in wounds, having long since reached his limit.
The World Government's human wave tactics had successfully depleted his stamina.
Besides the three top tier combatants, Rocks had also faced an attack by eight high-end combatants, but they had all turned into corpses now.
Like Hades' father, "Death God" Ye Ge, Rocks also fell due to stamina.
Facing so many strongmen and still being able to slay so many people was enough to show Rocks' terror.
The large amount of reinforcements sent by the Marines, Army, CP0 Agent, and World Noble forced the core cadres of the Rocks Pirates to group together.
Especially "Tyrant Dragon" Zak, who hadn't expected Captain Rocks to be able to persist for so long.
If they didn't group together, they would definitely be defeated one by one by the World Government.
"Captain, let's leave together!"
"As long as the green hills are there, there'll be wood to burn! We'll kill our way back next time!"
"Captain Rocks!"
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Such a domineering and ambitious powerful captain like Rocks had quite a few loyal followers within the Rocks Pirates.
"Don't say such naive words!"
Rocks forced himself to endure the pain in his body, clenching his fist.
He "saw" a distant future, where dazzling light destroyed everything.
It seems we failed.
Rocks thought to himself, but felt no regret.
They had done their best, and the World Government had even used that weapon.
Thinking of the terrifying destructive energy of the future, he had guessed it.
The World Government would absolutely not let him go.
If he retreated, it would instead cause greater losses for the Rocks Pirates.
Suddenly, heavy rain poured down from the sky, the rainwater falling with a splashing sound.
"I may not have been a good captain, but now, let me do one last thing for you."
"From now on, the Rocks Pirates are officially disbanded!"
"Promise me, escape safely back to Honeycomb Island!"
"And then!"
"Turn this Great Sea upside down!"
"Get out!"
As soon as the words fell, Rocks' originally weakened aura became sharper and stronger.
Everyone knew that Rocks was burning his own life force, erupting with even greater strength!
Strength that almost returned to its peak, a heart-palpitating aura.
His not particularly tall figure stood in front of everyone.
No matter how he was in the past, at this moment, he was like a God.
A terrifying tide of darkness erupted from within Rocks' body, like an impassable barrier, separating the World Government and the Rocks Pirates, blocking the World Government's advance.
Of course, tens of thousands of Rocks Pirates members were also isolated inside, just like the World Government.
However, these were just cannon fodder.
Rocks had never considered them his crewmates.
A man who sets out on the Great Sea never conceals his ambition!
And he already had the resolve to die!
"Farewell!"
Except for a few pirates who shed tears, most pirates retreated without looking back.
Some things are enough to keep in one's heart.
The pirates quickly retreated, but the World Government was unwilling.
Just dealing with Rocks alone, how could that be enough?
It must be known that currently, they hadn't eliminated a single one of the thirteen division captains of the Rocks Pirates.
"Death Gun" Leon, the one with the best chance, had already retreated early and disappeared without a trace.
Now, the core members and high-ranking cadres within the Rocks Pirates had much better cohesion.
In war, as long as they weren't mortal enemies, they would support each other when necessary.
"Boom!"
A terrifying sword aura suddenly blocked the path of the many strongmen from the World Government.
The ground instantly cracked open, and the cracks continuously spread, turning into a Chasm.
"Believe me, you wouldn't want to cross this line!"
Rocks revealed a ferocious smile, holding a sword with both hands, facing all the strongmen from the World Government.
"Your only opponent is me!"
At this moment, he was as if one person was declaring war on the World.
The heavenly king's bombardment was coming.
Now the initiative was in his hands.
He wanted these strongmen to be destroyed together on this island.
Back then, Jaeger, at the price of sacrifice, severely injured the World Government and the Marines, providing the Rocks Pirates with time for smooth development.
And what he wanted to do was the same thing.
Once these crewmates grow further, what the World Government will face will not be just one "Rocks".
"Fear! World Government, a more terrifying era is coming!"
(end of chapter)