At the center of the battlefield, a fierce battle was already underway.
He wore red robes, his pointed red hair forming a crescent moon with his beard.
Tall and powerfully built, he charged at Rocks with a long blade coated in Conqueror's Haki.
Their battle had been going on for some time.
No one nearby intervened in their fight, nor did anyone want to.
The great pirates who were interested had long since rushed off toward the Celestial Dragons' riches.
Even the core members would never pass up the treasures belonging to the Celestial Dragons.
Figarland Garling, Commander-in-Chief of the God's Knights, happened to be on God Valley when the Rocks Pirates invaded.
As a member of the God's Knights, he was duty-bound to confront the invading enemy.
Black-and-red lightning flashed as waves of gravitational force spread outward. The weak could not even get close.
The ground, paved with precious ore, was already covered in web-like cracks.
Under the clash of Conqueror's Haki, the cloud-choked sky seemed to have been cut in two by a blade, its halves facing off against each other.
It was surprising that the Celestial Dragons had someone so powerful among them, but Shiki and the others could still tell that Rocks remained invincible.
He was no match for Rocks. If the battle continued, he would ultimately be defeated.
The World Government's reinforcements arrived: three of the Five Elders, eight God's Knights members, and two top combatants. Including Saint Garling, Commander-in-Chief of the God's Knights, the World Government had fourteen top combatants on its side.
Although the fighters sent by the various families were no weaklings, the vast majority of those families had not sent out their truly powerful members.
Those fighters were the foundation of their families' strength, as well as Mary Geoise's second line