Ghoul Squad! Elbaf!

Onboard the Rocks Pirates' ship.

"Hahahahaha!"

Rocks gazed at the scene unfolding on the distant sea, unable to help but burst into laughter. "This is too much, isn't it, Newgate? Even a meteor has shown up!"

Whitebeard, standing beside him, simply drank his sake in silence.

"Your earthquakes are also within Roa's ability, right?"

Rocks continued, "Although that kid probably can't create sky quakes, earthquakes are simple for him."

"Even for a Mythical Zoan, this is a bit too exaggerated,"

Whitebeard slowly spoke. "The most insane brat happens to have obtained the most insane ability."

Roa, who craved disaster, just happened to master the ability to create disaster with every movement.

"That's right! An insane ability!"

Rocks said with great interest, "I just wonder which is stronger, Roa's ability or the ability possessed by the legendary sun god Nika?"

"Isn't it interesting? The legendary Nika is a liberator, a god who brings hope to the world, while our little Roa is a demon child who feeds on human suffering and brings disaster to the world!"

Whitebeard remained silent.

"Hahahaha! But this kid was born too late!"

Rocks roared with laughter. "This world will no longer have a stage for him to show off! I will end it all!"

On the Marine warship, Roa naturally had no idea what his captain was saying.

He merely looked at the falling meteor with some disappointment.

It was only about ten meters in diameter. Currently, this was the largest scale meteor he could summon. He was still far from Fujitora, let alone Madara from the other series.

The stats aren't high enough.

The stats that Roa felt weren't enough, however, plunged the Marines below into near despair.

"What kind of joke is this!!"

A Marine Captain, who was barely holding on against Roa's evil thoughts with his conversion technique, couldn't help but feel despair. "What kind of monster is this guy!!"

As his mind reeled, blackness began to spread in his eyes.

Another Marine Commodore screamed, "Vice Admiral! It's up to you!"

"..."

Vice Admiral Jensen leaped forward, the long sword at his waist instantly covered in dark Haki. "Slay!"

A brilliant azure blade light erupted, directly meeting the massive meteor falling from the sky.

One could say he was worthy of being a Vice Admiral from Marine Headquarters; he certainly had skills. With one slash, he cut the ten-meter-diameter meteor in half. The spreading azure blade light illuminated the sky.

"Good skill! A Flying Slash!"

Roa praised repeatedly.

Sword Cutting Technique plus Armament Haki. Indeed, it's best not to get close to this guy. Otherwise, I really don't know if this fur can withstand it.

However, this was still not enough. The two halves of the meteor were still falling towards the warship below.

Jensen gritted his teeth and swung his sword, intending to chop the two halves of the meteor into pieces.

But at that moment.

Crack!

Brilliant blue and white lightning descended, abruptly striking Jensen, who was caught off guard and appeared sluggish in mid-air.

"Waaah!"

With a scream, even though he used Armament Haki for defense in time, Jensen was directly struck and sent plummeting into the sea.

Then.

Rumble!

The two halves of the meteor instantly smashed onto the front and back decks of the warship.

The sturdy deck couldn't withstand the meteor carrying immense kinetic energy and was directly penetrated.

The entire ship immediately began to fall apart, and a large number of Marines were plunged into the sea.

"It really is quite a drain on stamina,"

Roa mused.

His ability was flashy, but it also consumed a significant amount of energy.

But fortunately, a lot of black energy was currently rising into the air.

Roa simply took a deep breath, and the black energy absorbed into his body began to rapidly restore his stamina.

"Roa! What have you done since you were born!!"

Amidst an enraged roar, Roa looked down and saw a Marine Vice Admiral, covered in burns, rising into the sky on a piece of shattered wood.

"So scary!"

Roa, with a very sensible heart, flapped his wings and flew higher into the sky.

"Geppo! Don't think you can run, you bastard! I'll kill you!"

Jensen stomped on the air, pursuing him. Darkness was already spreading in his eyes.

"Such strong killing intent. Don't say such scary things to a seven-year-old child! Besides, it's not good to get so emotional when fighting me."

Suddenly, a fierce wind raged in the sky, and spiral air currents abruptly churned the air, engulfing Jensen.

"Ngh!!"

Jensen's expression changed drastically. The chaotic air currents immediately caused his Geppo to go out of control.

Moreover, lightning bolts suddenly struck down from the dark clouds that had inexplicably spread across the sky.

The Marine Vice Admiral, who had no leverage in the air, was instantly hit repeatedly and then smashed into the sea once more.

"He's still okay?"

Roa couldn't help but click his tongue. "What's wrong with the people in this world?"

They were all too over-the-top!

Although his eyes couldn't see through the sea surface, he could see the Vice Admiral's malice.

"You bastard!!"

On the sea surface, the Vice Admiral surfaced, his black Haki gradually dissipating, but his body was still scorched black from the continuous lightning strikes.

He looked around; it was a scene of devastation.

"I'll kill you! I must kill you!!"

Veins bulged on the Vice Admiral's forehead as he roared madly, "You scumbag! I will definitely kill you!!"

His roar grew even more frenzied. "Scum! Trash! Die! Die! Die for me! Go die for me!!! Why aren't you dead yet!!"

The Vice Admiral wildly swung his blade like a madman, unleashing wave after wave of wild flying slashes.

It was just a pity that Roa was flying a hundred meters in the sky, a distance from which such attacks could be easily dodged.

Roa sighed, "What a shame. Such good skills, but his emotional control is lacking. It's over."

In the Vice Admiral's eyes, black had already filled more than half of them.

Anger and killing intent had completely shaken the Vice Admiral's will, and then Roa made these two emotions swell even further.

Regrettably, this Vice Admiral seemed to lack the ability to suppress his own surging emotions.

Soon, the sea surface returned to silence.

A moment later, on the deck.

"How is it? Captain!"

Roa proudly showed Rocks his newly acquired puppet. "My Ghoul squad!"

Five people stood before him.

Leading them was Vice Admiral Jensen, flanked by a Marine with Commodore's insignia and three Captains.

All five had eyes that were completely black, having completely fallen to Roa's control as ghouls.

"This is my first time collecting Marine ghouls!"

Roa giggled.

"What a disgusting ability."

Whitebeard spoke with disgust. "Even if they're enemies, there's no need to insult them to this extent."

"Haha."

Roa scratched his head sheepishly, a tactical silly grin.

"He's still just a child, Newgate."

Rocks ruffled Roa's head. "Don't be too strict."

Yes, he was still just a child, and already so malicious. What would he be like when he grew up?

Whitebeard shook his head. Forget it, it wasn't something he should be concerned about. What was a pirate like him caring so much?

"Well done! Roa!"

The captain glanced at the Marine ghouls and then nodded with satisfaction. "Your ability will shine brightly in the upcoming great war!"

This kid's direct combat ability was still far from enough, but this ability to create puppets was indeed very interesting.

"Hehe."

Roa just chuckled softly.

The next day, the pirate ship finally sailed near Elbaf.

"So magnificent!"

Roa stood at the bow of the ship, gazing at Elbaf in the distance. "This is the land of war! The world's strongest nation?"

On the sea ahead, a colossal tree that blotted out the sky stood tall. Its crown was divided into two layers, with numerous waterfalls cascading down from both.

This was the world's largest Adam Tree, and the very place Elbaf was located!

The two-layered crown and the ground formed Elbaf's three regions, known from bottom to top as the Underworld, the Middle World, and the Heavenly World.

Furthermore, Roa saw an exaggeratedly large sword slanted through the middle crown and plunged into the ground, its wielder unknown.

Meanwhile, on the coast of Elbaf, there was a port.

The giants at the port noticed the approaching ship.

"That's... the Rocks Pirates' ship!"

"The Rocks Pirates are attacking! Prepare for battle!"

"Quickly inform King Harald!!"

And so, as the ship sailed into the port, what Roa saw were several giants with swords drawn, ready for a fight.

"Captain, the locals don't seem very friendly, huh?"