All the officers of the Rocks Pirates clashed once more with the top brass of Navy Headquarters.
But the Rocks Pirates weren't looking for a prolonged fight this time. They fought as they retreated.
After all, the Navy had sent quite a few powerful fighters. Even if they won in the end,
the Rocks Pirates would still lose a great many of their officers.
Kong first drove Silver Axe back, then attacked Patri Vic.
Patri Vic was extremely weak now. This was Kong's chance, and he had to finish him off.
Patri Vic's ability was simply too monstrous. Someone like him couldn't be allowed to live.
"Whoosh!"
Whitebeard suddenly appeared in front of Patri Vic.
He swung Murakumogiri, unleashing a sword slash of boundless power that swept toward Kong.
"Shave!"
Kong stepped through the air, dodging the sword slash, then attacked Whitebeard.
Whitebeard showed no fear. White currents gathered around Murakumogiri as he gripped it with both hands and brought it down hard on Kong.
"Boom!"
Kong met the blow with a Haki-coated fist. Their peerless strength collided, shattering the ground around them and splitting it with countless cracks.
The space above them was like shattered glass, riddled with cracks that continued to spread.
"Whitebeard!" Veins bulged on Kong's forehead as he put more strength into his arm.
"Gurarara... So this is the power of a Navy Admiral?" Whitebeard laughed.
"Captain Rocks, it's time to get aboard!" Golden Lion flew to the ship and shouted to everyone.
"Don't let Patri Vic get away!" Kong shouted to the other top brass as he fought Whitebeard.
At Kong's words, many of the Navy's top brass surrounded Patri Vic.
Ding! Random quest issued. As the inheritor of the [God of Ninjas], you must make a name for yourself in this battle and ensure the world remembers you. Quest completion reward: Hashirama Senju character completion +0.3%!
The further he progressed, the slower the character template's abilities unlocked. Naturally, Hashirama Senju's character completion was progressing slowly too.
Now that a quest like this had appeared, he could gain 0.3% completion at once. Patri Vic couldn't help feeling tempted.
The system's meaning was clear: it wanted him to make a name for himself in this battle.
"I've still got a little stamina left." Patri Vic took a deep breath.
"Wood Style Wood Golem Technique!"
A gigantic wooden golem suddenly rose beneath Patri Vic's feet.
It was enormous, with a fearsome expression and fangs. A Wood Dragon coiled around its body, and a terrifying aura radiated from it.
"W-what is that?"
The Navy's many top officers broke into a cold sweat at the sight of the enormous wooden golem.
"He can do that too?" A bead of cold sweat appeared on Kong's forehead.
"That aura is extraordinary." Golden Lion floated above the ship, watching the colossal golem on the island.
"He's already this powerful, Patri Vic?" Even the Fleet Admiral couldn't help turning his gaze toward the enormous wooden golem.
In an instant, all eyes were on the golem Patri Vic had summoned.
Not a soul could keep from being shocked by the gigantic wooden golem Patri Vic had brought forth.
Standing atop its head, Patri Vic swung its enormous, devastatingly powerful fist at the top officers of Navy Headquarters.
"Boom!"
The punch sent the entire sea into a frenzy. Waves churned around them, surging more than ten zhang high and crashing toward the island.
"Vic!" Whitebeard shouted anxiously at the oncoming wall of water.
He didn't know what kind of Devil Fruit User Patri Vic was, but it would be disastrous if the water hit him.
Devil Fruit Users couldn't swim.
"Are you using an ability like this to seal your own doom?" Kong sneered from nearby.
The wave was already upon them. Unless Patri Vic's wooden golem could fly, there was no way he could escape it.
"Lion, Chigiri Valley!"
Floating in midair, Golden Lion attacked the wave. If his sword slash could touch the water, he would be able to control it.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
On the other side, a powerful swordsman from Navy Headquarters swung his sword and blocked Golden Lion's attack.
The waves churned and instantly swallowed Patri Vic, who was standing atop the golem. Everyone thought his ability would disappear once he touched the sea.
But the golem remained upright. Though Patri Vic was soaked, he looked completely unruffled, as if the sea had no effect on him.
The battlefield fell silent, as though time itself had stopped. Only after the waves receded did everyone react.
The sea had no effect on Patri Vic!
"Quick, Fleet Admiral! We have to kill him! Forget Rocks!" Kong shouted, cold sweat running down his forehead.
A man with Six Devil Fruits who wasn't afraid of the sea.
He would surely become a demon of the seas in the future.
He had to be eliminated at once!
Kong strode through the air and attacked Patri Vic.
Standing atop the golem, Patri Vic controlled it to swing its fist at Kong.
"Boom!"
The wooden golem's fist collided with Kong's, sending another wave more than ten zhang high surging up.
The ground beneath the golem's feet caved in from the terrifying force, leaving everyone shaken.
The Fleet Admiral had stopped focusing on Rocks.
Now he was desperate to eliminate Patri Vic.
"Hahahaha... Where do you think you're going, Fleet Admiral?" Rocks stood in the Fleet Admiral's way and laughed savagely.
Their strength was evenly matched, so Rocks could naturally keep the Fleet Admiral occupied.
"Move!" the Fleet Admiral said coldly.
"Are you giving me orders?" Rocks sneered.
The Fleet Admiral wanted to break away, but Rocks held him back.
"Kill Patri Vic today, no matter the cost!" the Fleet Admiral shouted to the top brass around him.
The Navy's powerful fighters, who had been fighting the officers of the Rocks Pirates, immediately switched targets and focused on Patri Vic.
"Protect Patri Vic with everything you've got! Once this is over, each of you gets 500 million Berries!" Rocks shouted to his officers.
Patri Vic's terrifying strength and rapid growth
had shown Rocks the hope of one day bringing the Celestial Dragons down from their godlike perch.
"Ikoku!"
Standing on Zeus, Charlotte Linlin swung the Napoleon sword in her hand.
The blade scraped through the air with a faint explosive hiss, as if it were tearing the whole space apart.
A supreme sword slash swept toward the Navy's powerful fighters like an avalanche.
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