Intercepting CP0!

"Oh, it's you guys, the CP0 rats!"

The sudden voice made Rock jump.

"Alert!"

He ordered in a low voice and looked up.

When he saw the figure sitting on the branch, his face showed disbelief, and his voice even trembled slightly.

"White Wolf Magnus!?"

Rock couldn't believe his premonition had come true; the White Wolf Pirates were indeed in Elbaf!

"Retreat!"

The moment he saw Magnus, Rock gave the order without hesitation.

Since Magnus was here.

What about the other crew members of the White Wolf Pirates?

While the White Wolf Pirates' crew members might not be as strong as Magnus, they were not weak. If Magnus could hold them off, they wouldn't be able to escape.

At the same time, Rock was also thinking.

Why was Magnus here? Had he just arrived in Elbaf like them, or had he been here all along since the White Wolf Pirates disappeared?

Rock immediately dismissed the former.

Because it was currently Elbaf's Winter Solstice Festival, and during this period, any outsiders entering Elbaf, unless trusted by the Giants, would be regarded as enemies by them.

So the conclusion was.

Had the White Wolf Pirates joined forces with the Giants of Elbaf?

Thinking of this.

Rock subconsciously took out his Den Den Mushi, but before he could speak, a flash of a blade flew over, directly slicing the Den Den Mushi in his hand in half.

"Wh-"

"Hey, hey, trying to send out a message right in front of me? You're really looking down on me, aren't you, CP0 spies?"

Magnus stood up from the branch, his long sword already unsheathed. The moment he saw these CP0 members, Magnus had no intention of letting them leave alive.

After all, the system had given him a long-awaited mission.

[Marineford Calendar Year 1480, December 7th. You have been staying in the Giant Country for half a year and have gradually mastered the use of Haki. However, good times don't last. You accidentally discovered several members of the CP Organization who had snuck into Elbaf and realized they were CP0, the shield of the Celestial Dragons.

As the world's strongest intelligence agency, every member of CP0 has the strength to fight a thousand men and easily defeat an adult Giant.

However, having just mastered Haki, you have no chance of winning.]

[Mission: Awaken the Giants and assist them in repelling the CP Organization members.]

[Mission Reward: Unknown (The reward will vary based on the contribution during the joint operation)]

He directly ignored the option to request support from the Giants. They would definitely notice if a fight broke out, so he just needed to deal with these CP0 members before then.

"Damn it!"

Seeing Magnus make a move, Rock immediately understood that they wouldn't be able to escape.

"Sean, Ellie, you two stay with me."

Rock looked at the tall and short figures beside him, then said to the last person.

"Milo, you must get the message out!"

"Understood!" x3

The three CP members each took their respective roles. The CP member chosen to escape turned and fled without hesitation.

This scene naturally fell into Magnus's eyes.

"Hmph, trying to escape?"

His limbs partially transformed into beast form. Magnus didn't have the habit of holding back when facing anyone; he went all out from the moment he made a move.

"Stop him!"

Seeing Magnus disappear from the branch, Rock shouted and charged towards Magnus, taking the lead.

Although Magnus's speed was very fast, as the leader of this CP0 operation, Rock's strength was even comparable to some pirates with bounties over 100 million.

Even with his two companions, Magnus wouldn't be able to defeat them easily.

But in this world.

Only the strong are worthy of having choices.

Just as Rock and the other two were about to collide with Magnus, Magnus, who was in mid-air, stepped on the air, tracing a "Z" shape trajectory.

Rock, who had missed, his pupils contracted.

"Milo!"

But it was too late. Everything happened in a matter of seconds. Milo, who was chosen as the escape target, was definitely the fastest among the four in terms of speed.

However, no matter how fast he was, he couldn't outpace Magnus's blade.

"Frostfall!"

As if a heavy snow had fallen upon the already frigid forest, the power from the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit allowed Magnus to automatically generate cold air within his body. After forty years of development, Magnus wielded the fruit's power as if it were an extension of his own arm.

One could even see a ring of cold air wrapped around Magnus's body.

This was the mark of an awakened Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

If it were the Magnus from six months ago, limited by his age, he wouldn't have dared to use his awakened fruit so readily due to the immense stamina drain.

But now, things were different.

Magnus's strength had reached an infinite proximity to his prime, and it was uncertain if even his so-called prime self could defeat him now.

After all, he had awakened his Devil Fruit when he was nearly sixty. While his combat skills and Haki had been honed to their peak, his fundamental physical condition had begun to decline.

Therefore, Magnus had never truly had a peak period.

But the arrival of the system had reversed time, not only making Magnus appear ten years younger but also restoring his physical condition to that of a fifty-five-year-old.

His physical peak had been at forty-five!

He had been diligently training during this time, so the gap was already very small.

Perhaps.

Without needing to learn the coating of Conqueror's Haki, he could step onto the world's most elite track.

"Milo!!!"

Rock's voice was destined not to reach Milo, because Magnus's blade was faster than Rock's voice. The icy gleam pursued him, easily shattering the young man who had attempted a final desperate gambit, unleashing the Six Powers' Iron Body.

The blade tore through Milo's body, and the cold completely encased him in ice.

It only took one second.

Milo was transformed into a lifelike ice sculpture.

"A pity."

Only then did Magnus turn around, facing the remaining three CP0 members, including Rock. His slightly aged voice slowly echoed.

"He should have stayed. If the four of you had joined forces, you might have caused me some trouble."

The terrifying pressure of his Conqueror's Haki left the three CP0 members struggling to breathe. Magnus's Conqueror's Haki wasn't particularly strong, but his ability to freeze a CP member with a single strike cast a shadow over the hearts of the remaining three.

Rock was filled with immense regret. Why had he let his mind wander?

Now it was all over.

Magnus had no intention of giving these CP members a chance to struggle. The mere thought that this group of CP agents might have some other trump card was enough to make him feel troubled.

However, as if to validate Magnus's ominous premonition.

A clear, cool female voice rang out.

"Oh, then add me to the count?"

She was completely undetectable by Magnus's senses, like a cold, venomous snake; the moment you saw it was the moment it struck.

Clang!

Blade met blade.

Accompanying the sound was Rock's surprised voice.

"Admiral Scarlet Snake!"

One of the Navy's three Admirals, Scarlet Snake.

Making a grand entrance!