Pirates: The Vengeance of Destruction-Kill All the Celestial Dragons!

"What are these guys?"

"Marine Logia users!"

The members of the Seventh Division immediately recognized the three.

The three standing before them were Kuzan, Sakazuki, and Borsalino—the very men who had just joined forces to destroy Golden Lion's aerial attack!

"Let us stop you, [Most Evil Criminal]!"

"Ah la la la la, we're newcomers just like you, yet your bounty is actually 1.5 billion. That's putting quite a bit of pressure on us."

"Yo~ [Most Evil Criminal]~ How scary~"

The three blocked the path of the Seventh Division, their faces radiating righteousness!

"Hahaha, interesting. Is the Marine no longer able to find anyone else? They actually sent you three to stop me?"

Looking at the extremely green chicken, dog, and monkey before him, Rono couldn't help bursting into laughter.

If the three of them were all at their peak, Rono might have given them a wide berth.

But they had only been newcomers in the Marines for three months!

His Observation Haki swept over the three of them. Even counting their top-tier Logia Devil Fruits, Rono found that at their absolute strongest, they were merely at Vice Admiral level.

To put it bluntly, if the Marines weren't truly out of people, these three wouldn't even be qualified to fight him.

"Damn you, [Most Evil Criminal]! Don't look down on us!"

"You're just a newcomer like us!"

"Justice will inevitably triumph over evil!"

Hot-tempered Sakazuki was enraged by Rono's words.

Everything the other man said, directly or indirectly, showed that he didn't take Sakazuki seriously at all.

In that case, he would show Rono what he was capable of!

Chapter 44: Instantly Killing the Chicken, Dog, and Monkey! Killing Three Celestial Dragons First

"Great Eruption!"

Feeling insulted, Sakazuki shouted angrily and elementalized his right hand.

Seething magma transformed into a terrifying flaming fist and shot toward Rono.

"Sakazuki, I told you not to act rashly. We're only responsible for buying time. We never planned to fight him head-on."

"Sigh, there's really no helping him."

Kuzan, standing to the side, was speechless at Sakazuki's impulsiveness.

According to the original plan, the three of them were only supposed to buy time and hold back the Seventh Division.

They had to wait until the World Government's reinforcements arrived!

After all, their opponent was a Great Pirate with a bounty of 1.5 billion!

Charging in recklessly like this would definitely make them suffer.

Though he said that, Kuzan still attacked in perfect coordination.

After all, he had some confidence in his own strength!

Although he acknowledged that Rono was a Great Pirate, there were three of them on this side!

Sakazuki and Borsalino were no weaker than him!

With the three of them combined, even if they couldn't win, they should have no problem holding out until CP0 arrived.

Thinking this, Kuzan attacked.

"Ice Age!"

A pillar of ice extended from his palm at incredible speed, radiating terrifying cold.

Anyone who touched the pillar of ice would instantly be frozen into a block of ice.

"How scary~ Rono, Seventh Division Commander of the Rocks Pirates."

"Have you ever tried a kick at the speed of light?"

Next was Borsalino!

Although Kizaru had been quite laid-back in the original story, the Kizaru of this era was still a passionate young man.

Being humiliated to his face by Rono left him quite displeased as well.

He stretched out his long leg, and a light-speed kick powerful enough to cleave a large tree in half at the waist surged forth!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three gave it everything they had. Magma, ice pillars, and lasers roared toward the Seventh Division Commander without losing momentum.

"Very well. I'll let you see the difference between people."

Rono sneered contemptuously and swung his sword forward.

Swish!

A fierce, surging sword aura rose from the ground and instantly swallowed the three attacks that had seemed certain to hit!

"What...!?"

"How is that possible!"

"Our attacks...!"

The three were instantly horrified!

Their all-out attacks had actually been blocked by Rono with such ease!

"Damn it! We're all newcomers."

Sakazuki reined in his temper and calmed down.

Rono was clearly around the same age as him—perhaps even younger.

Yet the difference in strength between them was like heaven and earth.

"The gap is far greater than I imagined."

Kuzan was also drenched in cold sweat.

They had originally thought that, as three Vice Admiral-level fighters, they could exchange a few blows and buy some time.

But the gap between reality and their expectations was far greater than he had imagined.

"This is bad. This is really bad!"

As for the veteran slacker Borsalino, the moment he realized something was wrong, he used the Glint-Glint Fruit to turn and run, flashing dozens of meters away in an instant.

Tsuru, not far away, was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

Three monstrous newcomers with strength equivalent to Vice Admirals were as defenseless as farmyard dogs and chickens before Rono!

"Guess it's my turn to attack."

Rono spoke calmly, holding Kotetsu as a cold glint flashed in his eyes!

Swish, swish, swish!

He swung Kotetsu three times in succession.

Three sword auras tore through the air at incredible speed, killing Kuzan, Sakazuki, and Borsalino respectively!

"Damn it, there's no time to dodge!"

"Elementalize in advance!"

The three were not without combat experience. Realizing they had no time to dodge, they immediately elementalized their bodies in advance, trying to avoid the attack.

"How... could this be!"

The next moment, the three of them turned pale!

The slash was clearly still some distance away, yet they felt as if someone had stabbed them in the abdomen!

Immediately afterward, the three fell to the ground in identical poses, blood gushing out profusely!

The three were severely wounded and unable to rise!

What had happened?!

The slash was clearly still some distance away. Why had they been struck?

"Conqueror's Haki Coating!"

Tsuru was drenched in cold sweat, her mind struck by thunder from a clear sky. For a long while, she couldn't say a word!

That long-range attack just now was undoubtedly Conqueror's Haki Coating!

Only Conqueror's Coating could produce an effect like this, injuring an enemy without touching them!

Damn it!

Tsuru's heart roared!

Conqueror's Haki Coating was undoubtedly a technique that only Emperor-Admiral Level powerhouses could use!

Or rather!

Rono had already learned the technique of Conqueror's Haki Coating, a technique only Emperor-Admiral Level powerhouses could wield!

Had his strength already firmly reached Emperor-Admiral Level?

How was that possible?

He had only joined the Rocks Pirates three months ago!

"To prevent you from becoming the Celestial Dragons' lackeys in the future, I'll take care of you here."

Rono raised Kotetsu and flashed before Sakazuki, preparing to pierce straight through his heart.

In Rono's eyes, Marine Admirals were undoubtedly the Celestial Dragons' lackeys as well. They deserved to die!

Just then, inside Golden City.

A massive group of people suddenly appeared.

"Quick... hurry and get out of here!"

"Protect the Celestial Dragons! We can't let them suffer any harm!"

On the outside were several hundred fully armed soldiers, wearing Battle Helmets from head to toe and wishing they could arm themselves to the teeth.

Inside were nineteen Celestial Dragons!

"Damn it, a bunch of useless Marines!"

"That's right. They actually let the Rocks Pirates attack all the way here!"

"All those years of military spending only raised a bunch of worthless trash!"

At that moment, the Celestial Dragons were cursing and grumbling, clearly displeased at having been disturbed.

After all, the reason these nineteen families had gathered in Golden City was to discuss an important matter related to the Celestial Dragons' families.

Now, that useless Marine trash had nearly allowed the Rocks Pirates to break through!

Moreover, the battle between the Rocks Pirates and the Marines was simply too fierce.

The battles between Emperor-Admiral Level powerhouses such as Rocks, Garp, Zephyr, Sengoku, Golden Lion, Shiki, and Kong had already left the Golden City Ship on the verge of collapse!

If they stayed any longer, the entire cruise ship might be overturned!

For the sake of safety, the nineteen Celestial Dragons decided to retreat.

Even as they withdrew, they didn't forget to curse the incompetent Marine trash.

"They're finally willing to show themselves—the Celestial Dragons!"

The moment he saw the Celestial Dragons, Rono immediately abandoned Sakazuki.

Because Rono's Observation Haki had already foreseen that someone was about to appear and stop him.