In the Rocks Pirates, even powerhouses like Whitebeard and Golden Lion would never provoke Captain Rocks.
It had been years since anything like this had happened.
For a moment.
It stirred Captain John's memories.
He still remembered when Rocks had founded the Rocks Pirates on Hachinosu Island, gathering many powerful pirates from across the seas, including the young Newgate and Shiki.
Naturally, Captain John had been there as well.
Pirates were a bunch of unruly desperadoes, and back then, over the position of captain—
a massive conflict and battle had erupted.
On these seas, everything had to be decided by strength!
Whoever had the hardest fists became the boss.
Recalling that battle from many years ago, John still felt his scalp prickle. Back then, Rocks had defeated every one of them single-handedly, with countless dead.
In the end, he had become the undisputed—king of the Rocks Pirates!
Everyone had been humbled by his formidable strength, and from then on, no one had dared challenge Rocks.
"Ares never experienced that battle back then, so he has no fear of Rocks whatsoever. If he had gone through that battle, this wouldn't be happening now." Captain John sighed helplessly.
He had already realized that Rocks intended to use Ares to reestablish his authority!
That was why...
he would not allow anyone to interfere in this battle.
High in the sky.
Ares destroyed spear after spear, and the battle intent radiating from him grew increasingly intense.
Under the moonlight.
The muscles across his back were coated in a layer of silver radiance, making him look as though he had truly become a celestial god clad in silver armor.
As countless pirates watched, Rocks once again unleashed an overwhelming aura. Conqueror's Haki swirled around him, and the dense lightning was terrifying enough to make anyone's