After the massive Haki shockwave passed, Rocks retracted his fist where he stood and looked toward the enormous palace, just as Luo Han's Golden Spear was attacking X and the others.
"X and the others are fighting that brat Luo Han? Blue Demon? Heh!"
Rocks narrowed his eyes, secretly sneering. Let them keep hopping around for a little longer.
He withdrew his gaze. Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Four successive impacts rang out before him as three CP0 captains fell to the ground, reduced to charred husks.
Only the CP0 Chief remained kneeling, his arms hanging limply at his sides. His entire body burned with intense heat; all his hair and skin had been burned away, exposing blood-red muscle. Even his eyes had burned away, leaving behind two hollow sockets that emitted wisps of steam.
"Oh! Still not dead. That's much stronger than the last two punches. You actually held on until now. Just for that, I, Rocks, am will... Mm!" Rocks suddenly paused mid-sentence and listened carefully.
Sizzle... sizzle...! Something seemed to be burning. Rocks frowned as a wisp of smoke rose from his chest.
"Mm! Don't tell me...!"
Rocks's expression changed dramatically. He hurriedly pulled a stack of Life Card Paper from the pocket of his coat and looked at it, only to see three of the cards rapidly burning. Before long, they had all turned to ash and scattered away.
The scene fell silent in an instant. Thump! Thump! Thump! It was so quiet that even the wind seemed to have vanished, leaving only the sound of Rocks's heartbeat.
"Rest in peace, brothers," Rocks murmured softly after a long while. Then his sharp gaze suddenly fixed on Kaido, who had stood off to the side watching from beginning to end.
"Once I get that thing, there'll be no