Chapter 68: The Avenger from Hell — The "Resurrected" Rocks
Inside the River of Death space, the blood-red river continued to flow endlessly.
The environment here couldn't be described as pleasant. After all, its essence was a soul prison formed by Nereus's own fruit ability.
Rocks himself was in a meditative pose, appearing to be contemplating something.
In this world where even time seemed blurred, this was about the only thing he could do.
"Find something to do? You mean... one can leave this place?"
"When did I ever say one couldn't leave here? No matter how exaggerated it is, essentially, this is just my Devil Fruit ability.
I am the one controlling this Devil Fruit, so naturally, I decide everything.
However, the range of movement cannot be too far. It's impossible to run around the entire world freely, but going back and forth between Mary Geoise and Sabaody Archipelago is sufficient."
The souls in the River of Death were indeed extra lives (resurrection coins), but they were also an army belonging to Nereus. The souls within could leave the River of Death to fight.
And with just a thought, Nereus could suck the soul back into the River of Death.
When the River of Death was fully deployed and all souls were released, the enemy would face countless opponents. For Nereus, that moment would be his strongest, but also his weakest.
In that state, it was most possible to kill him.
Unfortunately, Devil Fruit abilities did not remain in the souls of the deceased. The souls in the River of Death could only rely purely on Taijutsu (physical skills) and Haki to fight.
"By the way, I met Harald in the Florian Triangle earlier. I told him what needed to be said, using your 'last words' as an excuse.
However, Harald is now serving the World Government with all his heart. He believes this is the way to reintegrate Elbaf into the world."
"That guy is still so naive... So, when you said you'd find me something to do, what did you mean?"
Rocks couldn't do much about Harald. When he was alive, he knew exactly how Harald thought. People like him were absolutely persistent in their beliefs; they wouldn't turn back even if they hit a brick wall.
At least Rocks himself didn't think there was anything wrong with his plan; it had merely been disrupted.
"Cause some trouble for the World Government. After all, you are a 'Davy,' and a dead 'Davy' at that. If you appear again, they will definitely have a headache, won't they?"
"Wahahaha! You have a point. Causing trouble for the World Government is indeed a good plan. However, I don't intend to appear using the name Xebec."
Nereus's words weren't complicated, and Rocks wasn't stupid; he naturally understood what Nereus wanted to do.
If the dead Rocks D. Xebec suddenly resurrected, it would indeed bring considerable trouble to the World Government, or at least divert some of their energy.
If he hadn't experienced the events at God Valley, Rocks would have agreed to this suggestion directly. But now, he had a better idea.
"Do you think it would be better if I used the name Davy D. Jones? That 'King of Rats' (Imu) recognized me as that ancestor I've never met the moment he saw me.
From the looks of it, that guy must be from that era too, having lived until now through some means.
Compared to a resurrected Rocks, he should be more afraid of a resurrected Davy D. Jones."
Rocks still remembered Imu's reaction back then. Since he was already dead anyway, he might as well fly a bigger flag.
"He definitely has a fresh memory of what he fears most. You might not be able to impersonate your ancestor that convincingly. Perhaps you can alternate between the two identities to muddy the waters completely."
"True enough... I'll just improvise when the time comes."
"Let me remind you: although you are in a dead state, when you leave my River of Death to fight, you are not immortal. You can still be injured and destroyed.
Some abilities that specifically target souls might even have special effects on you. You still need to be careful."
"You can distrust my plan, but you cannot distrust my strength. As long as the current me can exert even half the power I had in life, there won't be any problems.
So, what do you plan to have me do first?"
"The Marine base on Sabaody Archipelago. Kill the base commander there. He sent so many subordinates to their deaths proactively; it would be inappropriate if he didn't go down to accompany them."
Nereus's ship was still diving, but an eerie figure had already left the River of Death and returned to the surface of the sea.
...
"Sunshine... it's been a long time. Now, where was the Marine base on Sabaody Archipelago again?"
Before long, on the Sabaody Archipelago, Rocks began to ponder where his target location was.
He was still wearing the clothes he had on before he died. This was the fixed form of souls in the River of Death; both appearance and clothing were frozen at the moment Nereus claimed their blood.
Rocks didn't bother finding clothes to cover himself. He casually grabbed someone, asked a couple of questions, and walked toward the Marine base.
Meanwhile, Rear Admiral Coryell had finished writing the report to be submitted to Headquarters.
In the report, he picked himself completely clean, stating that he had dispatched troops immediately, but upon receiving orders, he commanded his subordinates to return. However, the Colonel leading the team disobeyed orders and insisted on proceeding.
Boom! Boom!
Just as he was admiring his perfect report, a series of explosions suddenly came from outside. The artillery batteries on the outer perimeter of the base had already turned into ruins amidst the blasts.
"Reporting to Rear Admiral Coryell! The base is under attack... The enemy... there is only one enemy... Ah..."
The voice in the Transponder Snail came to an abrupt halt. When Coryell went to the window, he saw only a man with blue-white hair raising the giant sword in his hand toward the base building.
"Abyssal Curse!!"
The roaring sword energy destroyed everything in its path with the force of decaying dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. The word "Justice" painted on the wall was annihilated instantly. In the blink of an eye, the Marine base that originally stood there completely disappeared, leaving only a hollow trace.
Seeing some soldiers paralyzed on the ground in fear, Rocks didn't kill them. He needed these soldiers to send the message back.
He then set his sights on the World Government office building not far away.
"Wahahaha! Scum of the World Government! I've crawled back from hell for revenge!"
...
"Reporting to Admiral Kong!! Emergency situation! The Marine Base and the World Government administrative office on Sabaody Archipelago are under attack!!"
"What?! That bastard actually... Garp! Look at this! This is the result of you ignoring Nereus!"
"No, Fleet Admiral. The attacker is not Nereus. The Marines on Sabaody say the attacker is... Rocks..."
As soon as the words fell, the office instantly fell dead silent. Kong, who was roaring just a moment ago, calmed down.
"What did you say?"
"The attacker is... Rocks D. Xebec. He calls himself... the Avenger from Hell..."
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