It was Saint Garling. After receiving word that Mary Geoise was under attack, he had rushed to the scene with the Holy Knights.
Seeing the pirates rampaging through Mary Geoise, Saint Garling could not contain his fury and roared.
"Hwahahaha! You must be the commander of those so-called Holy Knights!" Rocks recognized Saint Garling and the Celestial Dragons following behind him and laughed.
"I wonder how strong you are. Do you have what it takes to stop me?"
"If I beat you, Mary Geoise will be my territory!"
"Boys! Follow me!" Rocks had no desire to waste any more words on Saint Garling.
After all, reinforcements for the Celestial Dragons could arrive at any moment. Every minute of delay brought more danger.
As Rocks attacked Saint Garling at the head of the group, John and the others behind him each engaged another member of the Holy Knights.
That included Allen and the other senior officers, who had already reaped considerable rewards.
Overall, the Holy Knights still had the stronger force.
With the Celestial Dragons sparing no expense in training them, practically every member of the Holy Knights had at least Admiral Candidate-level strength.
They also had one more Admiral-level fighter than Rocks's side, and as many as fifteen Admiral Candidate-level fighters!
Fortunately, Rocks pulled his weight, maintaining an advantage even while fighting two opponents at once.
On top of that, Oden and Kaido had improved rapidly through the constant battles of late.
Going all out, each managed to hold off an Admiral Candidate-level opponent.
As for the rest, they could only rely on Rocks's many senior officers and the pirates he had recently recruited from Impel Down.
Luckily, Rocks had found quite a few powerful fighters on Impel Down's sixth level. While none were Admiral-level, three were Admiral Candidate-level, and