"You... all of you, be quiet!"
Luffy crossed his arms in front of his chest, clenched his fists, took a deep breath to gather his strength, and then shouted loudly.
As he shouted, he pulled his arms back to his waist, bending his body into the shape of a bow ready to be released.
His shout was accompanied by Conqueror's Haki, like a tiger's roar shaking the mountains and forests. This Conqueror's Haki was not very strong, but it had a refreshing effect and excellent penetrating power. Everyone in the valley clearly heard what he shouted!
A hush fell over the crowd; most people were stunned by Luffy!
The first few powerful factions to arrive remained mostly silent, while the pirate crews who arrived with him were also stunned by Luffy's voice, which was imbued with Conqueror's Haki, and were speechless for a moment!
"One Piece! It's not some great treasure, but a record of a lost history, the Void Century, the history of the Celestial Dragons..."
Luffy wanted to say that it was a testament to the Celestial Dragons' bloody deeds over those hundred years, but that history was completely erased!
But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a massive, flying slash!
Although Zoro shattered the crimson slash by leaping up, the collision between Zoro and the slash generated a massive energy burst, producing a sonic boom, aftershocks, and a blinding flash, completely interrupting Luffy's speech!
The one who launched the slash was Saint Garling. They had already prepared for the worst; if the Straw Hat Boy dared to expose their secrets, they would stop them at all costs!
From the Luffy started saying that the One Piece was lost history, the others realized that their worst fears had come true!
To cover up that period of history, they killed countless people and destroyed countless things, practically killing off the entire adult population of that era. Otherwise, they simply couldn't have concealed that history of the usurper taking control!
The World Government was built on piles of corpses, so they absolutely cannot let Straw Hat Luffy reveal the truth, because that would be making them enemies of the entire world!
So Garling immediately Sword-Drawing Slash and unleashed a long-range Flying Slash. He knew it would be difficult for this Flying Slash to hurt Straw Hat Boy, but it would be enough to interrupt Straw Hat Boy's next words!
" Straw Hat Boy! Stop making excuses and hand over One Piece!"
"Yes! How could One Piece just be a piece of history? Do you think everyone is stupid?!"
"Stop wasting time talking to them, grab them! One Piece isn't going to get away!"
The three surviving members of the Five Elders are working together to confuse the public and give no one a chance to think.
The three charged straight at the Thousand Sunny, creating the impression that they were also determined to get One Piece, and that if the others didn't come to take it, One Piece would be theirs!
Not only them, Holy Knights are also rushing here. To completely seal away that history, the best way is to silence the Straw Hat Pirates, and to silence Nico Robin, the only one who can decipher the Poneglyph, forever. Is there a better way to silence someone than through death?
Saint Mars transformed into a giant bird and charged ahead, but was blocked by a barrage of ice arrows released by Aokiji. Then, Aokiji flashed and stood in front of Saint Mars.
As for Saint Garling and Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, who rushed past from the side, Aokiji completely ignored them!
"You're a swordsman too? Then I'll play with you. Too bad you're the kind of swordsman who likes to ambush!"
Zoro gripped the hilt of the Sandai Kitetsu in his hand, the other end of the black blade resting casually on his shoulder. A wicked smile played on his lips as he slowly walked toward Garling!
Zoro has already mastered the Sandai Kitetsu into Black Blade, and the other two are the same, but they haven't been drawn yet!
For a swordsman, one of the two most shameful things is the scar on his back, which represents cowardice and running away.
Secondly, it's a sneak attack, which stems from a lack of confidence in one's own strength and a lack of unwavering determination!
Saint Garling is the latter type. Zoro wouldn't think much of a swordsman like that, but now that they are enemies, and Korin is a skilled swordsman, he's a suitable opponent for Zoro.
" Straw Hat Boy! I'm your opponent!"
Two of the three Five Elders have already been blocked, leaving only Saint Shepherd Ju Peter with the option of choosing Luffy. Otherwise, how will Luffy continue recounting the Void Century?
Ju Peter witnessed Luffy's strength in Egghead and knew that Luffy, Awakening his Nika Form, was not to be trifled with.
Now, another ten years have passed, Straw Hat Luffy is definitely stronger. He admits that he is no match for him, but he has to do everything he can to hold him off for a while and wait for the God's Knights to arrive before launching a coordinated attack!
"Hey! Don't bother our captain, you bastard!"
Ju Peter's idea was good, but plans can't keep up with changes. Before he could even reach Straw Hat Luffy, he was kicked away by a flying kick from the side.
The one who kicked was Sanji. He has never been able to Awakening Conqueror's Haki, so he can't do anything about these guys who are immortal!
But that doesn't mean he's weak. He just can't kill these guys. Headliners, he's not afraid of anyone. At least for a considerable period of time, he won't lose.
Over time, their Haki and physical strength are excessively depleted, and they will no longer be a match for these undead creatures. Not only are the undead immortal, but their physical strength and Haki also seem to have unlimited endurance, making them extremely difficult to deal with!
"Hateful!"
Seeing that the three Five Elders were being held back, Straw Hat Boy was now free, and Shamrock was getting a little anxious!
Their Holy Knights had just established their authority by slaughtering pirates, so they were a bit far from the center and had spread out, which was why they couldn't keep up with the Five Elders.
They never expected things to take such a drastic turn of events; in a moment of carelessness, they found themselves facing off against the Straw Hat Pirates!
"Where are you going? Did you ask me?"
Just as Shamrock's legs were moving, leaving afterimages as he sped towards the Thousand Sunny, a voice suddenly rang out beside him.
When Shamrock turned his head, a fist enveloped in flames was growing larger and larger. He tried to dodge, but it was too late. The Fire Fist struck him directly in the face, and Shamrock was sent flying through the air in searing heat and pain!
Ace appeared beside Shamrock, while Luffy, who also knows Fire Fist Luffy, was still on the Thousand Sunny.
Ace originally wanted to choose Garling as his opponent, since Garling had said a lot of bad things about his father, Roger.
He used to hate Roger, but the more he learned, the less he could hate him anymore. He knew that his father must be doing something great.
His mother never hated his father. She gave everything, even her life, to leave him with a child!
While part of the reason was for his child, that is, maternal love, the main reason was still love for his father, Roger!
So Ace really wanted to teach Garling a lesson, but Garling had already been defeated by Zoro, and he was an old man, so Ace chose Shamrock looked exactly like Shanks, as his opponent!
"You..."
Shamrock wanted to question Ace about why he was stopping him, but he quickly remembered the relationship between Fire Fist Ace and Straw Hat Boy, and immediately fell silent!
"Want to go? If you can defeat me, then you can!"
Ace had an arrogant look on his face. Even though the other party had Shanks ' face, he was not afraid at all. He was confident even when facing the real Shanks!