Invasion of God Valley

The Grand Line and the Red Line Continent crossed like a giant X, dividing the world's oceans into four.

The seas on either side of the New World were the North Blue and the West Blue.

For ordinary people, traveling from the New World to the West Blue was fraught with difficulty, but for the Rocks Pirates, it was effortless.

Lifted from the sea by the power of the Float-Float Fruit, the Jebec Sword flew directly across the Calm Belt toward God Valley.

To make it in time for the God Valley hunting tournament, Golden Lion drove his fruit power at full force.

They reached the waters around God Valley in just two days.

West Blue, God Valley.

The island had two steep mountains, as though carved by knives and axes, piercing straight into the clouds.

Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of Marine warships were anchored around the island. Their duty was to seal off the entire island and prevent even a single "rabbit" from escaping.

The hunting tournament would last three weeks. After those three weeks, not a single native inhabitant of the island would remain alive!

At this moment, God Valley's eastern coast.

On the deck of a warship, a captain assigned to sentry duty used binoculars to observe the situation on the island.

Screams drifted over from time to time.

"Looks like it has already begun... the Celestial Dragons' game. If you ask me, there was no need to deploy so many warships. No one could escape anyway."

Vice Admiral Harvey snorted. "Three years ago, the previous hunting tournament was held in the Kingdom of Cho. Some people were accidentally allowed to escape back then."

"Huh? How could anyone escape, Vice Admiral? They could get away even with so many warships surrounding the island?"

The captain found it unbelievable.

"It was a Marine rear admiral..." Harvey's eyes turned cold, and he seemed reluctant to bring up the past.

"Out of some pointless sympathy, he let the 'rabbits' go. Among them was the princess of the Kingdom of Cho. Fortunately, it did not lead to any major disaster. Otherwise, our Marines would have suffered for it."

"What happened to that rear admiral afterward?" The captain's eyes widened.

"What do you think?" Vice Admiral Harvey smacked his subordinate on the forehead and scolded him. "I told you to watch the sea and the shore, not the inside of the island. Do your job properly!"

"Yes, Vice Admiral!"

The captain hurriedly turned around and scanned the coast through his binoculars. Once he saw nothing unusual onshore, he looked out to sea.

Suddenly, a ship came into view. The words on its sail made the captain's face drain of color.

"V-V-Vice Admiral, pirates! It's a ship from the Rocks Pirates!"

"What? Give it to me!"

Vice Admiral Harvey's expression changed drastically as he snatched away the binoculars.

Out at sea, a pirate ship had raised its sails and was charging toward God Valley.

"The Rocks Pirates! Why were they in the West Blue?"

Harvey's pupils shrank, his face filled with horror. Before he could think further, he hurriedly took out a Den Den Mushi and relayed the news to all Marines.

At the same time.

On the deck of the Jebec Sword.

"They've spotted us already?"

Rocks stood atop the figurehead, staring at God Valley's eastern coast. The warships there were turning their cannons, their target clearly being his side.

"Hahahaha! Boys, let's tear them apart!" he laughed wildly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The warship cannons roared as dozens of ships fired in unison. Every warship's main guns were large triple-mounted cannons, and hundreds of shells poured down like rain in a single volley.

"Gurararara, what an unfriendly greeting!"

Whitebeard stepped forward, standing before the others. He clenched his right fist, and his bicep abruptly swelled several times larger.

The next moment, he punched the air.

Air Shock!

Boom!!

A dull boom rang out as the air cracked and spread like a spiderweb. The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit instantly destroyed every incoming shell.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, they became fireworks blooming in the sky.

"Jihahahaha, leave the warships to me."

Golden Lion laughed and immediately rose from the deck, flying toward the coast.

Charlotte Linlin clicked her tongue. "That bastard Golden Lion is definitely trying to get ahead of us! Zeus!"

A thundercloud appeared. She leaped onto it and rode the cloud away.

Stussy said enviously, "Flying is nice."

Dimon stood at the bow with his hands in his coat pockets, gazing into the distance. Hearing that, he said, "I can take you over. By flying."

"Oh my... thank you, but let them deal with the small fry first~" Stussy chuckled.

With a flick of Gloriosa's finger, the snake wrapped around her arm immediately tightened and turned into a serpent bow.

Then, she drew the bow to its full extent, and the arrow turned pitch-black under the coating of Armament Haki.

She let out a soft breath. "You don't need to fly over just to clear out small fry. Long-range attacks like this are what I do best."

The moment she finished speaking, the arrow shot out with a whoosh.

The black arrow traced a straight line through the air and struck a warship with perfect accuracy.

Boom!!

As the arrow pierced through the warship, a massive explosion erupted into towering flames, and the Marines aboard screamed in panic.

Was that an arrow? That was a cannon...

Dimon complained inwardly.

With the appearance of the Rocks Pirates, the eastern coast fell in a matter of moments.

At the same time.

God Valley, inside the island.

A group of shackled "escaped rabbits" ran for their lives. Even if they fell while fleeing, they did not dare stop. They would crawl forward if they had to.

It was as though some immense horror was pursuing them from behind.

Suddenly, a flash of sword light appeared.

A figure instantly passed through the fleeing crowd. The next second, everyone froze as jets of blood burst from their bodies, and they collapsed one after another.

Instant kill!

The scene was captured by a surveillance Den Den Mushi nearby. Then the hunting tournament host's astonished voice came through the loudspeakers.

"Oh my! Unbelievable! Saint Gorosei has already earned one hundred thousand points so quickly!"

"Can anyone stop him from claiming the final prize? Let me see, the current second place is..."

Saint Gorosei paid no attention to the broadcast. He flicked the blood off his rapier, then suddenly looked toward the eastern coast.

A thunderous rumble came from the eastern coast.

Saint Gorosei released his Observation Haki, which swept outward like a net and instantly covered the area.

He murmured, "The Rocks Pirates?"

As soon as he spoke, he abruptly raised his head.

A white cloud flew swiftly overhead. A tall woman stood atop it.

"Fly faster, Zeus! Sneak in, take the treasure, then sneak away!"

"Yes, Mama!"

In the blink of an eye, the white cloud had flown away toward the central area of God Valley.

"Charlotte Linlin? Her target was the tournament prize?" Saint Gorosei's gaze sharpened as he prepared to intercept her.

However, the instant he moved, his body suddenly stiffened.

A figure descended from the sky and landed heavily behind him.

Terrifying Haki locked onto him as black-red lightning crackled and hissed.

Saint Gorosei turned around, his eyes icy. "Rocks!"

Rocks rolled his stiff neck as he slowly drew his weapon.

"Where was the thing you stole from us?"

Eastern coast.

Dozens of warships had been sunk, and the sea had become a blazing inferno.

Dimon jumped down from the ship and strolled along at the rear as if taking a leisurely walk. As for the others, they had already charged into the island.

Except for Stussy.

"Why aren't you charging in?"

"I'm only a scientist. I don't have any combat ability." Stussy smiled faintly. "Dimon, remember to protect me~"

"Then stay close."

Dimon gave a casual reply. They were all immortals anyway. Protect her, my ass. She could not die.

The two of them unhurriedly headed toward the center of God Valley.

After passing through the coast, they arrived at a forest. On a high slope near the woods, Saint Saturn of the Five Elders leaned on his cane, his gaze fixed firmly on Dimon.

"So it was you? The brewer, Dimon."