Rocks vs. Rono! (1)
Upon hearing Rono's words, the top officers of the Roger Pirates and the Rocks Pirates present were all astonished!
Rono is actually challenging Captain Rocks?!
That was Rocks, the Overlord of the Sea!
The only Pirate with Overlord Level exceeding 5 billion on the entire ocean!
Why is it that the Rocks Pirates have so many powerful Pirate and haven't experienced any major splits?
Without a doubt, it was because of Rocks' overwhelming strength!
Only he can suppress these ambitious Monster!
Rayleigh, Gaban, Roger had never fought against Rocks.
But I've also heard of the formidable reputation of the Overlord of the Sea!
Moreover, there was the battle between Rono and Roger three months ago.
Rocks single-handedly blocked the Divine Departure of Rono and Roger with his own body!
This single attack was enough for Roger and his crew to get a glimpse of Rocks' true strength!
To defeat Rocks, the Roger Pirates would need Roger and Rayleigh to join forces!
We might even need to add Gaban to the mix!
"Does Rono have designs on the Captain's position?"
Golden Lion never expected that Rono would actually consider challenging Captain Rocks!
"Gurrah, you stupid Lion, don't think of Rono as boring as you."
As the person in the Rocks Pirates who knew Rono best, Whitebeard dismissed Golden Lion's statement with disdain.
Rono was not the kind of person who was obsessed with power at all.
Despite being the Vice Captain, he never put on airs, even when facing ordinary crew members.
He never ordered the Division Commander to do anything.
How could someone like that possibly covet the Captain's position?
In Whitebeard's view, there was only one reason why Rono wanted to challenge Rocks!
That's preparation for the Battle of God Valley three months from now!
He wanted to learn quickly from his battle with Captain Rocks!
Then, in the Battle of God Valley, kill as many Celestial Dragons as possible!
"Alright, I accept your challenge!"
Rocks nodded slightly; he knew what Rono was thinking.
I admire guys like that.
Furthermore, Rocks was happy to see Rono become stronger!
After all, the strength of the one from Pangaea Castle Mary Geoise is unfathomable; even Rocks himself doesn't know the extent of her power!
To achieve his ambitions, the stronger his crew, the better!
"Vice Captain Rono has challenged Captain Rocks!"
"My God, are you serious?"
"The Captain is going to have a showdown with the Vice Captain!"
"What's the point of having this ridiculous banquet? If you miss this, you won't see anywhere else!"
Originally, only a circle of high-ranking officials inside the banquet knew that Rono was going to challenge Rocks.
Someone said something out of turn, and it immediately caused a stir within the Rocks Pirates!
The banquet was abruptly interrupted as most people came to watch the duel between the Captain and the Vice Captain!
Then Rocks and Rono arrived at an open space, and the two sides took their positions.
Almost the entire Rocks Pirates and Roger Pirates were present.
After all, nobody wants to miss such a thrilling match!
Boom! Boom!
Two beams of Conqueror's Haki soared into the air, rubbing together and bursting out terrifying dark red metallic sparks.
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The mere Clash of Conqueror's Haki caused the system to buzz incessantly in Rono's mind.
After three months of training, my Top-Tier Conqueror's Haki only increased by a few percentage points.
It has suddenly increased by almost one percentage point!
Rono was secretly delighted; he had been right after all!
Rocks was probably the best teacher on this vast sea!
Swish!
Rono swung his sword first, unleashing a terrifying Sword Intent, combined with Conqueror's Haki: Entanglement, and slashed fiercely at Rocks.
Rocks remained calm, Conqueror's Haki Coating around his right arm and directly Clash with the First Generation Kitetsu!
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"What terrifying power!"
Rono felt the terrifying power emanating from the First Generation Kitetsu.
This is Rocks' fighting style!
Abandon all fancy techniques and focus solely on cultivating Haki and Stamina!
They've mastered both of these skills to the extreme!
His fists were like two Supreme Grade Swords, incredibly powerful!
Even Rono was finding it difficult to cope, and he immediately switched from holding the First Generation Kitetsu with one hand to holding it with both hands!
Even so, his body was still trembling slightly!
"Not bad strength, it actually withstood my full-force attack!"
Rocks was also taken aback; he hadn't held back with that punch, he'd gone all out!
Rono didn't fly out!
It seems that Rono's power has surpassed that of Admiral Level expert and reached a new level!
"It withstood Captain Rocks' full-force attack!"
"Vice Captain Rono's strength should not be underestimated!"
The Rocks Pirates were also taken aback!
It's already quite an achievement that Vice Captain Rono managed to withstand that punch!
After all, in normal battles, the Navy would have to send at least two Admiral Level fighters to deal with Captain Rocks!
Saying that a single Admiral Level powerhouse could instantly kill Captain Rocks would be an exaggeration.
But describing it as ruthlessly crushing is absolutely not an exaggeration!
Boom boom boom!
The continuous clashes unleashed an overwhelming Haki and Frenzy energy, causing Hachinosu to tremble in fear.
In the sky, an extremely terrifying apocalyptic scene appeared!
Whoosh!
The next moment, Rocks had a sudden inspiration. Taking advantage of the instant Rono swung out the First Generation Kitetsu, he gripped the blade tightly with his right hand!
"There's a flaw!"
Immediately afterwards, he swung his free left hand with all his might!
The violent energy seemed to freeze space itself; Conqueror's Haki, Entangling, swept across the heavens and earth, attacking Rono!
This is why it took almost two powerful Admiral to fight against Rocks.
After all, Rocks had two hands!
"Oops!"
Rono had no choice but to step back.
However, Rocks was incredibly strong. As he swung his left hand, his right hand gripped Rono's First Generation Kitetsu, leaving him with nowhere to retreat!
"We have no choice but to tough it out!"
He activated his Observation Haki the Future Sight and predict the part of Rocks's attack target!
It's the right waist area!
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Thud!
It sounded like the echo of a monk striking a bell with a large pestle in a temple at dawn!
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