Amidst the rain of bullets, Gigue and his three companions successfully stormed into the city. During the process, Kuma sustained injuries due to his large size, but it didn't significantly affect his actions.
After entering the city, the four dared not delay for a moment, searching everywhere for Devil Fruits. As Kuma was about to enter a magnificent house, a man in a black suit and sunglasses suddenly appeared before him, raising his leg and kicking him in the stomach.
Kuma was much more powerfully built than this lean man in a suit, yet he was sent flying backward like a large rubber ball from the blow, crashing through the wall behind him.
Hearing the commotion, Gigue and the others rushed over. Seeing Kuma lying in the rubble, trembling, Ginny burst into tears, repeatedly calling out "Little Kuma." Ivan also anxiously shouted Kuma's name.
Gigue had already rushed to Kuma's side. Fortunately, Kuma had not lost consciousness. Upon seeing Gigue, he coughed violently a few times, struggled to sit up.
The suit man's attack was clearly not easy to withstand. Kuma, enduring the sharp pain in his abdomen, said weakly, "This person is very strong, Big Brother Gigue. You take Ginny and the others and escape quickly. I'll hold him off!"
Gigue's expression turned grim. He thought to himself that this was troublesome.
The suit man, however, hadn't expected Kuma to be able to get up and speak. He raised an eyebrow and said, "You're that little brat from the Buccaneer Tribe, aren't you? Your physical condition is quite good."
As he spoke, he put his hands in his pockets and walked towards Gigue and the others step by step, saying as he walked, "What have you four brats been sneaking around looking for since you entered the city instead of running for your lives? That's quite suspicious."
Ivan rushed in front of Gigue and Kuma, spreading his arms wide and shouting, "You won't hurt them!"
The suit man didn't take Ivan seriously at all. He slowly raised one hand, and Ivan instinctively closed his eyes. Gigue suddenly spoke, "You don't have the right to attack us, do you? Only those Celestial Dragons have the right to kill us now. Are you trying to break the rules of the game!?"
The suit man's hand hovered in mid-air. Although he was annoyed at being yelled at by a slave, Gigue's words hit the nail on the head.
He indeed didn't have the right to attack Gigue and the others; they were valuable points for his masters.
But these four brats were too suspicious. They had almost let that Buccaneer Tribe brat into the house behind him just now, and that house was not to be entered!
If anything inside was lost, his own life would be forfeit.
After a moment of thought, he spat on the ground and said impatiently, "Forget it, just four brats. You won't live much longer anyway. Get lost, and don't loiter around here!"
Hearing this, Gigue didn't hesitate for a second. He, along with Ivan and Ginny, helped Kuma up and left without looking back, heading in another direction.
Along the way, Ivan lowered his head and whispered to Gigue, "Gigue, that house..."
Gigue knew what Ivan meant. He said decisively, "There must be a Devil Fruit in that house!"
As he said this, Gigue tried hard to suppress the excitement in his heart, afraid that he might suddenly have an episode.
The suit man's reaction was clearly a case of "protesting too much." Anyone would know that there was definitely something important in that house, and what else could it be but a Devil Fruit?
Ginny, upon hearing this news, didn't show much excitement. She frowned and said, "But with that person there, how can we get in? And Little Kuma is so badly injured this time..."
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Kuma wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he couldn't stop coughing. Ivan, supporting Kuma, said with a grim expression, "That bastard! To beat Kuma like this!"
Listening to Kuma's coughs, Gigue's heart felt heavy too. He clenched his fists and said coldly, "I will definitely make that guy pay. I promise."
"Boom boom boom!"
As soon as the words fell, a series of explosions rang out, and thick smoke began to fill the sky above the town.
Immediately after, a loud roar echoed through the heavens, "Celestial Dragon bastards! Are you ready to face my wrath!?"
Gigue was not surprised but instead delighted. There was only one person who dared to curse the Celestial Dragons like this, and that was Rocks!
In the palace at the center of the town, Saint Saturn, one of the Five Elders, his expression changed. The next second, he vanished and reappeared outside the palace.
Sensing several terrifying auras approaching, Saint Saturn took out a Den Den Mushi and said in a deep voice, "Saint Garling, lead the Divine Knights back to defend the royal city immediately. The Rocks Pirates have arrived!"
The Den Den Mushi on the other end quickly responded, "Understood, leave it to us."
Not long after the Rocks Pirates arrived at God Valley, several Marine warships followed. Fleet Admiral Kong was the first to rush off the warship, pursuing the Rocks Pirates with Garp and other Marine soldiers.
However, the Marines were still a step too late. The Rocks Pirates had already appeared in the town where Gigue was.
Rocks and his crew landed on a street. Rocks, at the forefront, looked up at the royal city located in the center. Saturn was also looking in this direction.
Their gazes met. Without any wasted words, Rocks directly unleashed a punch towards the royal city from a distance.
A red and black energy wave, laced with arcs of electricity, burst from his fist. Everything in its path, man or object, was pulverized into dust.
Saint Saturn's expression was grim. While his own strength was considerable, he was still leagues behind Rocks.
Facing Rocks' ferocious punch, he wanted to dodge, but there were still many weak Celestial Dragons in the royal palace. If he dodged, he'd be dooming them all.
"Riiip!"
Saint Saturn's lower garments suddenly tore apart. Eight pitch-black spider legs extended from him, a pair of black horns sprouted from his head, and his entire body expanded significantly.
He raised the cane in his hand and, steeling himself, met Rocks' attack. The moment they collided, the ground beneath him caved in, and he was pushed back. Just as he was about to be overwhelmed, the Commander of the Divine Knights, Saint Garling, finally arrived and, with a single slash, helped Saint Saturn shatter the attack.
Seeing his attack blocked, Rocks merely let out a contemptuous smile. He had plenty of time today to deal with these Celestial Dragons.
In a nearby alley not far behind him, Gigue and the other three witnessed everything that had just transpired. The power of a max-level boss was truly terrifying.
Kuma and Ginny were so stunned by Rocks' strength they couldn't speak. Ivan's voice trembled.
"Th-that's the legendary Captain Rocks? Just one punch can cause such destruction. He's a monster!"
Gigue was also seeing a top-tier powerhouse in the Pirate World in action for the first time. The shock was far beyond anything he'd experienced reading manga.
Yet, he didn't feel the slightest fear. Instead, his blood began to boil uncontrollably. This abnormal situation left him utterly bewildered. He had been deliberately controlling his emotions, but why was this happening again, as if he were relapsing!?
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