Rocks Pirates Landing

The salty scent of the sea breeze blew across the damp sand.

Take this!

Sea Circle Calendar, May 21, 1480.

The sky was blue.

The clouds were white.

Everything was perfectly normal.

However...

On an island in the New World called Alabara, a series of sounds like muffled thunder echoed.

Thump!

Thump!

Enduring for a long time.

The sun blazed overhead, its scorching rays making the air hot and feverish.

Beneath a large tree, several villagers wearing straw hats, their trouser legs rolled up to their knees, sat in the shade, their expressions filled with helplessness.

"Here it comes again, can't that Ares kid take a day off?"

"He's a maniac, he doesn't treat himself like a human at all!"

"That Ares kid is a monster, a madman. If this goes on, all the mountains on the island will be flattened by him!"

"I don't know what got into him, he's been like a different person for the past three years. If he keeps this up, he'll end up killing himself sooner or later!"

"If you ask me, we should just kick that Ares guy off the island!"

"..."

The villagers' conversations were filled with helplessness and complaints.

And Ares, the protagonist they were talking about, was currently in front of a large mountain.

This mountain was about two or three hundred meters high.

At the foot of this mountain, in front of a cliff face, stood a tender-looking boy, only fourteen or fifteen years old.

However, the boy was shirtless, revealing bronze skin, his body rippling with muscles, his tendons gleaming.

Each muscle looked like a pile of boulders, full of explosive power.

His entire figure was extremely burly, looking like a "human Kuma", a massive figure over three, almost four meters tall.

Just standing there.

He gave off a sense of fierce, violent, beast-like oppression.

At this moment.

Ares was doing his daily training.

"Haaah!!"

Boom!

With a deafening roar.

He charged directly into the cliff face in a savage and violent manner.

Splintered rocks flew!

Even the walls of the entire mountain were covered in huge, terrifying cracks that continued to spread.

Ares seemed to feel nothing from such a powerful impact.

Boom!!

Boom!!

He repeatedly slammed into the cliff face, each time more violently than the last.

The cracks gradually widened.

Finally, with a loud crash, the entire mountain collapsed.

Dust billowed, and the earth trembled.

The rocks and soil from the crumbling mountain buried the boy.

A moment later.

With a series of loud bangs, the burly boy with skin like cast bronze pushed aside the boulders.

And walked out.

Ares muttered to himself, "It seems like this kind of training doesn't have much of an effect on tempering my body anymore."

His face grew troubled as he continued, "At this rate, my body simply can't continue to grow stronger. I'm still far from achieving the same level of hardness as swords, inside and out."

"I've heard that the world's best craftsmen can create Supreme Grade Sword Twelve Kizuki and Great Grade Swords, world-renowned blades."

"I will surpass them, using my own body to forge a blade that surpasses even Supreme Great Sword Twelve Kizuki!"

"I am that world's strongest blade!"

"And the hardest blade!"

His eyes burned with an almost fanatical light as he headed towards the forest.

Meanwhile.

A massive pirate ship appeared on the edge of the island.

On the deck.

"Jie hahaha... Hopefully, this island will bring a good haul!" The speaker was a man with two long swords at his waist and strikingly obvious golden hair like a lion's mane.

He was the Rocks Pirates' First Division Commander, Shiki the Golden Lion!

They were passing by this small island on their way back, so they might as well plunder it along the way.

After all, for the mighty Rocks Pirates, such a side trip wouldn't take much time or effort.

A man with a crescent-shaped mustache wore a confident smirk as he provoked, "Shiki, whoever grabs the treasure gets to keep it. Let's see who grabs the most this time!"

"You two, are you not putting this old lady in your sights?!" A woman with long pink hair, a curvaceous figure, and a massive eight-meter-tall frame spoke up.

She was dressed in an extremely bold and provocative manner.

She wore only a suit jacket, revealing a deep cleavage and a flawless abdomen.

"Same as always!"

"Apart from the portion that is turned over, whoever grabs the rest gets to keep it. At the same time, Devil Fruit, weapons, and women get priority treatment!"

A burly man draped in a black cloak said.

This man was the captain of this pirate crew—Rocks D. Xebec!

Hearing the captain's words.

The pirates on deck erupted in excited cheers.

"Anyone who tries to steal my spoils, I'll kill him!"

"Hehe, I only want women. If anyone finds a pretty woman, I can trade them money for her!"

"I can't wait any longer. I really love seeing those people beg for mercy!"

"This time, I'm going to grab enough treasure so I won't have to worry about fine wine and women for a while!"

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The vicious pirates were eager to get started, and some even extended their scarlet tongues to lick the cold blades in their hands.

Their appearances were terrifying.

The ship docked, and the pirates immediately dropped anchor.

"Move out!"

At Rocks's command, a series of rapid and heavy thuds echoed across the deck.

"Jie hahaha... I'll go first!" Shiki the Golden Lion took to the air, shooting out like an arrow.

Whitebeard Newgate leaped from the ship's side, soaring down like a falcon and sprinting across the ground.

He said boisterously, "Shiki, I won't let you hog all the glory!"

At six meters tall, each of his strides covered several meters, making him faster than a cheetah on the hunt.

He was practically racing against the wind.

The sound of whistling wind filled his ears!

In contrast, Ochoku, wearing heavy Golden Armor and wielding a giant sword, and Silver Axe, clad in silver armor, were much slower.

Charlotte Linlin was not to be outdone, charging to the front of the group.

Rocks slowly stepped off the ship, accompanied by "Captain John," who never let go of his bottle of wine.

Rocks gazed at the distant village, a smirk spreading across his face. "Only by training everyone to be tigers and wolves can we unleash the power within their bodies."

"I want a group of ambitious fellows. Wealth is no longer enough for me."

"I want more territory!"

Captain John's eyes flashed with a sharp glint as he raised his wine bottle and took a long swig, cackling, "Captain wants the world, doesn't he?!"

"That's why our Rocks Pirates need more subordinates."

"More powerful people!"

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