White Wolf Magnus vs. Scarlet Snake Rona, Rampaging Linlin!

Every famous pirate has a relentless Marine chasing them.

Magnus was no exception.

When "Scarlet Snake" Rona first pursued him, she was just an ordinary Marine officer. Magnus watched her progress step by step, from an officer to a lieutenant, and then to a captain.

Three years ago, she finally became one of the three current Marine Admirals.

Five years ago, Rona already possessed strength infinitely close to an Admiral's level, and after their brief encounter just now, Magnus was certain she had crossed that threshold.

In this world, the terms "Admiral-level" and "Emperor-level" don't refer to a specific cultivation realm, but rather a watershed moment in strength.

The World Government, with its eight-hundred-year history, holds more authority in this regard, with the older generation of Admirals typically conducting the tests.

If your strength isn't sufficient, no matter how many merits you've earned, you won't qualify to be an Admiral.

Thus, there's a saying in the pirate world:

Only those who can directly confront and even defeat a Marine Admiral are the true overlords of the sea. If you can't, then you're just a great pirate.

Magnus had sailed the seas for many years and encountered about four or five Marine Admirals, including the current three and the previous generation.

He couldn't defeat any of them.

So, there's another saying in the pirate world: if you can defeat White Wolf Magnus, you'll be the new overlord of this sea.

He's practically a gatekeeper for Emperors.

Magnus was initially unconvinced, but after losing to Admirals multiple times, he could only resign himself to his weakness.

His Devil Fruit, he had awakened it.

His Haki, he had trained it to the peak.

But he still couldn't win, he was just that bit short, that final push.

He even lost to Rona five years ago, which completely crushed his spirit, leading to the idea of disbanding his crew and finding a place to retire.

Conqueror's Haki potential is innate.

But the strength of Conqueror's Haki depends entirely on the user's spirit.

He had sailed the seas for so long.

Was his spirit only equivalent to that of a pirate who had just set sail?

How could that be?

So, there was only one possibility: Magnus himself didn't believe he had the qualifications to be a conqueror. Only he himself could deny himself, which was why his Conqueror's Haki was so weak.

This half-year of rest wasn't just to wait for a new ship, or to improve Rocks' and Ripley's strength.

More importantly, it was to find himself again!

To find the spirited self who had first set sail!

So what if she's an Admiral?

So what if he'd failed countless times?

The system had compensated for Magnus's lack of Conqueror's Haki. Multiple increases in cell activity had not only rejuvenated Magnus but also allowed him to break through his original physical limits.

He had intended to strive as an ordinary person, but all he received in return were failure and mockery.

Fine, he wouldn't pretend anymore.

Deep Blue, add points!

"Frost Bite!"

In the misty forest, a giant white wolf, holding a long sword in its mouth, emerged from the shadows. Its massive body leaped into the air, and the sword in its mouth slashed down fiercely.

As if she had eyes in the back of her head, "Scarlet Snake" Rona blocked Magnus's near-ambush attack, even though she was in ice fog so thick she couldn't see her hand in front of her face.

"Hmph, always resorting to cheap tricks."

The ice fog currently surrounding Rona was created by Magnus using his abilities, covering an area of several kilometers.

It not only obstructed vision but also carried extreme cold.

An ordinary person would be frostbitten with just a touch.

But Rona was no ordinary person. Even swordsmen needed to possess strong physical capabilities to reach the pinnacle.

She could stay in this level of ice fog for a day and a night without any issues.

Haha, this is part of my ability, what's so despicable about it? If you want to talk about despicable, isn't it despicable for a young person like you to come and bully an old man like me?

His attack missing, Magnus quickly vanished.

The reason he transformed into his animal form instead of his strongest hybrid form was that Magnus was prepared for a protracted battle.

If Rona were not a swordsman but a Devil Fruit user, or another Admiral who excelled purely in Armament Haki or Conqueror's Haki, Magnus wouldn't have fought this way.

This was because Magnus's speed wouldn't have been an advantage against those monsters who had developed their physiques to the peak.

But as for swordsmen, no one understood them better than he did.

In terms of pure destructive power, Rona, who was already Admiral-level, was undoubtedly superior to him.

It was just one clash.

Rona's sword-wielding hand didn't waver in the slightest, while Magnus's mouth, clamped around his long saber, showed slight wounds torn by Rona's Haki.

But only slight.

Rona was strong, a true Admiral-level combatant. Even a peak Magnus wouldn't be Rona's opponent right now.

But that was only on the sea.

Rona's physique could endure his manufactured ice fog for a day.

What about two days, three days?

This was Elbaf in winter, and he was the White Wolf who created the cold.

There was no better fighting environment.

Magnus no longer wanted to run.

Why was he just a gatekeeper for the Pirate Emperors? Why couldn't he be a king of the sea? Why couldn't he become the overlord of this era?

"Hahahaha, 'Scarlet Snake' Rona, let's have a thrilling battle! This time, I won't run anymore!"

The white giant wolf's attacks never ceased. One strike and he'd retreat, only to reappear before Rona the next second.

He intended to pin Rona down here.

Rona, on the other hand, had no intention of fleeing. As the stronger one, even in a disadvantageous environment, she was confident she could fight and win.

She was just a little pensive.

She felt as if she were witnessing the decline of a legend from a bygone era, falling victim to time.

Magnus was just a pirate.

But no Marine Admiral had ever underestimated Magnus.

Because Magnus was the only pirate of this era who could escape pursuit after multiple encounters with them.

But she didn't believe Magnus could defeat her.

Because, She was a Marine Admiral!

"Crimson Color!"

A scarlet blade light followed Rona's swing, as if it had a life of its own. It circled Rona and precisely collided with Magnus, who was charging from the other side.

Magnus avoided a head-on collision with Rona because he knew that in a direct clash, with the destructive power of a great swordsman, he would be at a complete disadvantage in an instant.

But by utilizing the ice fog to interfere with Observation Haki, he could constantly adjust his angles, attacking Rona's weakest defensive points with the best posture each time.

However.

"As expected, it's not that simple!"

The scarlet blade light left several bloody gashes on Magnus. Magnus hadn't used Armament Haki for defense, instead choosing to endure the attack with his body.

The strongest aspect of Devil Fruit users, particularly Zoan types, was their physical prowess.

If he had used Armament Haki, combined with his physical strength, he might have been able to withstand the blow without injury, but it would also have consumed his Haki.

If he had to use Armament Haki to defend against an attack of this magnitude, his Haki would run out before Rona's stamina did.

At this point, neither Magnus nor Rona would back down.

Let's fight!

Giant village.

As Magnus and Rona engaged in fierce combat, Rocks woke up.

Magnus's ice fog covered a radius of several thousand meters, and the location of their battle was not far from the giant village.

Therefore, even Rocks, within the village, could feel the biting cold.

His intuition told him.

He absolutely could not head in the direction of the forest.

"What happened?"

His half-year stay hadn't significantly lowered Rocks's guard. After all, Magnus would launch surprise attacks from time to time, and if he happened to be sleeping soundly, he'd inevitably get beaten.

The stated reason was to train his Observation Haki.

Rocks wasn't without his complaints, but after hearing from other giants that Observation Haki was indeed trained that way, He could only swallow his unspoken grievances.

Train!

Why not train?

He, Rocks, was a man destined to become the overlord of the sea. If he couldn't endure even this hardship, how could he become stronger?

With vigilance.

Rocks glanced out the window and saw a dense fog covering the edge of the village. Sounds of intense clashes occasionally echoed from within the mist.

"It's Captain Magnus!"

A giant's voice boomed from outside the house.

"Captain Magnus is fighting someone, but the fog is too thick, we can't get close at all!"

The ice fog was so cold it seemed capable of freezing even flames. The moment the giants raised their torches and charged into the ice fog, the torches were extinguished.

Furthermore, due to their massive size, the giants were affected more by the ice fog. Coupled with not having eaten for a week, their stamina was insufficient to endure such cold for long.

"No, quickly notify Lord Yoruru and Lord Yaruru, and contact His Majesty Harald. This is not a battle we can interfere with!"

The giants shouted.

While the Giant race did have many outstanding warriors, most of them were scattered across different villages and not gathered together.

Currently, in the entire West Village, only three or four giants were qualified to approach the center of the clashes, but these few giants dared not make any rash moves.

Who knew how many enemies were lurking in the shadows?

The giants knew very well that the Winter Solstice Festival was their weakest period. Since the enemy chose to come to Elbaf during the Winter Solstice Festival, they were undoubtedly harboring malicious intent.

"Is that old man fighting?"

Seeing the red and white lights occasionally bursting in the sky, Rocks took a deep breath. He had thought that after six months of training, he would have closed the gap with Magnus.

Who would have thought that in the face of Magnus's battle, he couldn't even get close?

Rocks' fingernails dug into his palm.

He was still not strong enough!

"Hey, hey, what's with this brat?"

"So hard, can't knock him out at all!"

"Forget it, don't worry about her. While the giants are distracted by General Scarlet Snake, let's quickly take the other two brats."

"..."

Faint voices reached Rocks' ears, causing his expression to change.

Although he hadn't mastered Observation Haki during his recent training, his physique in all aspects had improved significantly, and he could skillfully use the Six Powers.

He was certain that these were not the voices of the giants.

Moreover.

General Scarlet Snake?

Was it the Marine General he was thinking of?

Rocks didn't have time to think further because the children of the Orphanage of Lambs were right next door. He didn't care about the other children, but that little brat named Charlotte Linlin was entrusted to him by Magnus personally, and she could not be lost.

However, before he could make any move, he heard a voice.

"I~'m~ so~ hungry~!"

With a deafening roar, Rocks thought the entire house was going to collapse.

Then he saw.

A figure in a white suit was thrown out of the house like a tattered rag, crashing heavily onto the ground. He rolled for more than ten meters, gouging a long trench in the ground.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I doing?

Outside the Orphanage of Lambs, Rock lay on the ground in a spread-eagle position, staring at the giant tree branches and leaves covering the night sky, looking like he was questioning his life.

Just now, he had intended to knock out a little giant girl.

But for some reason.

The little giant girl shouted and suddenly punched him.

Rock had been on guard against the outside.

He never imagined that a little giant girl could pose any threat to him.

But after the punch landed on him.

He realized he was wrong, and terribly wrong.

Even with Haki defense at the last moment.

This punch had broken at least three of his ribs!

"Boss!"

"Boss, are you okay?"

Seeing his two subordinates rush out, Rock spat out a mouthful of blood and gritted his teeth, "Forget about this brat. We'll take the others and retreat first!"

That attack just now would definitely attract the giants.

Even though the Giants were weakened by the Winter Solstice Festival, the three of them still couldn't defeat an entire village of Giants.

"Did you leave the letter?"

"I left it."

"As long as we avoid the Giants' pursuit, the initiative will be in our hands."

Rock's plan was simple: take the two Giant children and set sail.

Once they left Elbaf, no matter how strong the Giants' martial virtue was, they wouldn't be able to catch them.

At that point, Carmel would have no choice but to compromise regarding their actions.

Fortunately.

Besides White Wolf Magnus, there were no other members of the White Wolf Pirates here.

On the attic.

Watching the three CP0 agents leave with the two Giant children, Rocks did not pursue them.

Firstly, he sensed a dangerous aura from those three. If he revealed himself now, it wouldn't take long for the three of them to deal with him.

Moreover, the other Giants had already noticed the commotion here, so he didn't need to worry about chasing those CP agents.

Secondly, he noticed something unusual about Charlotte Linlin.

The little girl in the floral dress came out of the house.

The aura she exuded made even Rocks a little apprehensive.

"No wonder that old man took a liking to her."

However, seeing Charlotte Linlin walking towards the forest and sensing the danger within, Rocks leaped down from the attic.

He appeared before Charlotte Linlin.

"This is as far as you go."

Rocks said coldly, facing Charlotte Linlin.

"Children should stay where children belong, don't just..."

run around.

Rocks' words were cut short.

Because halfway through his sentence, he saw Charlotte Linlin's fist, as large as a millstone, smash towards him.

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