" Rocks, have you lost your mind? Teaming up with me?"
Do you think I'll believe you? Who knows if this is part of your scheme? What if you pretend to team up with me and then stab me in the back?
"I think this is very likely something you're capable of doing!"
Kong mocked without any politeness.
To expect him to believe Rocks, that notorious pirate? Absolutely not!
Do you think I would need to lie to you?
"You surely understand the difference in strength between us by now, don't you?"
Would it be difficult for me to kill you if I wanted to?
"I ask you that, "Rocks countered.
"Um..."
Upon hearing this, Kong narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.
Indeed, as Rocks said, after fighting for so long, he realized that there was a significant difference in strength between him and Rocks.
He now bears many of the wounds inflicted by Rocks, while Rocks himself is completely unscathed and his aura remains as powerful as it was at the start of the battle.
He was now weaker than before, partly due to his injuries and partly due to his age and declining physical strength.
It can only be said that if he continues to fight Rocks, given the ebb and flow of power, he will likely be defeated by Rocks before long.
Seeing that Kong was wavering, Rocks continued:
Can't you see the situation now?
"Look at those five old guys from the World Government. One's dead, and the other four are being overwhelmed by Xia Chen's Clone!"
"His strength has completely exceeded our expectations. Do you think we have a chance of victory if we don't join forces?"
"To put it bluntly, if we continue fighting, regardless of whether I win or you win, our losses will definitely be significant!"
"With your weakened state, what are your chances of winning against Xia Chen at his peak?"
At this point, Rocks also clearly admitted that he was inferior to Xia Chen. The facts were right in front of him, and there was no way to deny them.
So the biggest problem right now is to deal with Xia Chen first; everything else has to take a backseat for now!
Upon hearing Rocks' words, Kong pondered for a moment before glancing around.
He saw the Navy and the pirates, who were evenly matched and unable to gain the upper hand in the short term; he saw the Five Elders, who were being suppressed and looked somewhat disheveled; and he also saw Xia Chen standing not far away with a calm expression on his face.
In a split second, Kong's mind raced with thoughts. Then, he abruptly looked up at Rocks and said:
"I agree to temporarily join forces with you to deal with Xia Chen!"
You made the right decision!
A smile crept across Rocks's face, then he turned and shouted:
"Listen up, everyone from the Rocks Pirates! Stop!"
"Our pirate crew will form a temporary alliance with the Navy to jointly deal with Xia Chen!"
" Xia Chen is a member of our Rocks Pirates, yet he betrayed us. This behavior is absolutely unforgivable!"
Rocks ' voice rang out on the battlefield, followed by Kong's voice.
"All Marines, temporarily cease hostilities with the Rocks Pirates and deal with our common enemy first!"
The moment the two spoke, both the navy and the navy on the battlefield were stunned.
What the hell? They've really gotten into a fight, and now you're telling them to stop?
The enemy in front of you suddenly becomes an ally? Is it really that abstract?
For a moment, most of the pirates and marines were stunned and hesitated whether to go up and punch the guy on the other side.
However, no action was taken in the end, and both sides basically stopped.
Except for those two guys.
One is Golden Lion, and the other is Kaido.
Both of them were still desperately trying to grab their opponent and hit him.
"Lion's Might - Thousand-Cut Valley!"
Golden Lion brandished his hands continuously, while Kogarashi and Oto unleashed a series of crescent-shaped blades.
A dense barrage of blades hurtled towards the Warring Sengoku period on the opposite side.
Shockwaves continuously gathered on the palm of the Sengoku Buddha, shattering the blade beams one by one.
" Golden Lion! Didn't you hear what your captain said?"
"We now have a common enemy! Why are you still attacking me?"
Sengoku shouted angrily at the Golden Lion.
To everyone's surprise, the Golden Lion burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"Hahaha..."
"Captain? Before coming to God Valley, I might have accepted him as my captain, but now?"
"I will never admit that an ungrateful person is my captain!"
"From this moment forward, I will leave the Rocks Pirates and have nothing to do with Rocks anymore!"
The Golden Lion's roar echoed throughout every corner of the stadium.
Rocks, of course, heard this too, and his face instantly turned extremely ugly. He roared at the Golden Lion:
" Shiki, are you looking for death?"
"You're the one who's asking for death, Rocks!"
"Don't tell me you don't know Xia Chen's strength. Asking us to fight him is just sending us to our deaths!"
I'm being kind by not turning against you yet!
How dare you say that? Seriously!
The Golden Lion retorted without hesitation.
It's not like he hasn't fought Xia Chen before; Xia Chen easily injured him with a single blow, even though he's a little stronger now than he was back then.
But he felt it made no difference to Xia Chen.
Didn't you see how easily that one of the Five Elders died?
So how could he possibly stand against Xia Chen?
"Gurala..."
"In that case, I will also leave the Rocks Pirates and have nothing to do with Rocks anymore!"
The Whitebeard on the other side chuckled and then spoke up.
Rocks's face darkened further, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Whitebeard.
" Newgate!"
But that wasn't the only thing that made Rocks's face turn ugly; one voice after another followed.
Charlotte Linlin: "I'm also leaving the Rocks Pirates!"
John: "Me too!"
After a while, no one on the field mentioned leaving the Rocks Pirates anymore, but the problem was that there weren't many people left in the Rocks Pirates.
Of the cadres, only Ochoku and Silver Axe remained who hadn't left, and naturally, of the many captains, only the captains under these two remained.
Without exception, all the captains under the other officers left the Rocks Pirates. After all, even when they were with the Rocks Pirates, they were under the command of their respective officers.
Now that their leaders have all left, what are they still doing here?
Rocks looked at the few remaining pirates under his command, his face so gloomy it could drip water.
His gaze swept over Whitebeard and the others, and he said in a low voice:
"You'd better pray Xia Chen wins, or it will be your death day!"
Rocks will never let those who betrayed him get away with it. After he deals with Xia Chen, he will make these people know what fate awaits those who betray him, Rocks.
At that moment, a soft voice rang out, drawing everyone's attention.
"Wow! That was quite a show!"
" Rocks, you see, it's really because you're incompetent! Otherwise, why wouldn't most of them want to follow you?"
Xia Chen looked at Rocks and said.
Then, Whitebeard his gaze to those who had left the Rocks Pirates, he said:
"Anyone who doesn't want to get involved in this war, get off this island now!"
"Otherwise... don't blame me if you die!"
"!!!"