"They retreated? What a letdown."
When Shiki heard that the marines at G-5 Fortress had evacuated, his face darkened. The marines were getting more useless by the day.
"Looks like we came all this way for nothing. Let's head back."
"Yeah. They've already reached Rock Country," Callaway agreed.
The news spread throughout the Kingdom in no time.
Rock Country was in chaos.
Why?
Because the Rocks Pirates had arrived, and they had set their sights on it.
Pirate ships docked along Rock Country's coast, and their crews charged straight toward the Royal Capital.
"Kill them!"
"Take everything!"
"Don't let those nobles escape!"
The Pirates stormed into Rock Country in a frenzy. The treasure they craved was right before their eyes.
What were they waiting for?
Rock Country's army wanted to fight, but a single burst of Conqueror's Haki from Rocks D. Zebek incapacitated most of it.
And the Rocks Pirates' attack had come so suddenly that Rock Country had no time to prepare.
Weren't the Rocks Pirates going after the marines?
Why had they suddenly come here?
Whatever questions they had, only one thought mattered now: run. Keep running.
Rocks had come, and there was no stopping him!
Inside Rock Country's Royal Palace.
"Your Majesty! We have to flee. If we don't leave now, it'll be too late."
A group of people pleaded with the old man holding the scepter.
"Leave? This is my Kingdom. My people are suffering. How could I run away and save myself?"
"If the Kingdom falls, I'll fall with it."
The old man had made up his mind.
"You must go. The Kingdom's Foundations and elite forces are still intact. We always knew this day might come. It isn't too late."
"Come back once the Rocks Pirates have left."
"Rebuild Rock Country once the