"Former Admiral and Grand Swordmaster Hannyabal, is this all the strength you have? You've disappointed me greatly!!!"
Nox mocked while attacking with his sword.
A full day of fighting had allowed Nox to learn a lot from Hannyabal.
But he still couldn't defeat Hannyabal, only managing a fifty-fifty split, and he also felt that Hannyabal was subtly holding back.
He couldn't understand why Hannyabal would still hold back against him, a Pirate. Shouldn't he unleash his strongest power to kill him, lest he grow stronger?
"Hmph!!!!"
No matter how Nox used provocation, Hannyabal maintained his current fighting style and wasn't provoked.
"Hahaha, go to hell!!"
After a day of fighting, the Marine Vice Admirals who were barely able to hold off Wang Zhi and the others.
Gradually weakened. After Wang Zhi seriously injured one Vice Admiral with a sword, the other two Vice Admirals also found it difficult to deal with Wang Zhi.
And with Wang Zhi, an executive officers, no longer restrained, the Marine completely fell into decline.
Immediately after, Wang Zhi turned his attention to the Vice Admirals Siege John and the others, and together with John and the others, they defeated those Marine Vice Admirals.
"Hahaha, it seems your Marine is going to lose!!"
"If you only have this much strength, then you should also be defeated!"
"Life Return · Limb Reinforcement!!"
After Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki detected the changes on the battlefield, he didn't hesitate to use Life Return to boost his limbs.
As his physique continued to strengthen, the difficulty of using Life Return to boost his limbs also increased.
Like now, his Life Return boosting his limbs, which originally provided a five-fold increase, can now only increase his strength by forty percent.
"Slash!!!"
The moment his limbs were boosted, Nox's speed suddenly surged. With a Soru flash, he appeared behind Hannyabal, then sharply slashed towards the back of his head.
"Clang!!!!"
At the critical moment, Hannyabal turned and blocked Nox's sword, but was sent flying over a hundred meters by Nox's powerful force.
"Clang clang clang!!!"
Nox's attacks became faster and stronger. Hannyabal, who was originally evenly matched with Nox.
Could now only barely defend. His Marine uniform had been cut to shreds, and new sword wounds constantly appeared on his body.
"Kid, let me show you the true power of a Grand Swordmaster!!"
Suddenly, the Sword Intent on Hannyabal's body surged dramatically, and the almost solidified Sword Intent all gathered on the sword body.
With a single slash, Busoshoku Haki and Sword Intent were perfectly combined in the slash, and the powerful Sword Intent compressed and solidified the power of the slash, making it even stronger!
The massive three-hundred-meter slash seemed to have locked onto Nox. No matter what Nox did, he couldn't escape the fate of being struck.
"Interesting, using Sword Intent to lock onto an enemy, similar to a mental lock, making the enemy believe from the bottom of their heart that they cannot dodge?"
Looking at the massive slash coming towards him, Nox analyzed excitedly. This was a form of Sword Intent application.
Although Nox had not yet comprehended Sword Intent, his mental strength was naturally strong, and he easily understood the principle of this technique.
"Understanding is one thing, but the time is too short, and this is the first time facing such an attack. I can't dodge, I can only face it head-on!"
"Unlimited Crescent Skyward!!"
Nox raised the Fūsetsu Sword in his hand, and the vast sword energy transformed into a crescent moon hanging behind him, above his head.
As the Fūsetsu Sword slashed down, all the sword energy merged into the slash, turning into a three-hundred-meter-long crescent-shaped slash.
Crescent Sky Impact was the sublimation of the Half Moon Slash. Its incredibly powerful upward momentum seemed capable of cutting down even the moon in the sky.
"Boom!!!!"
Two slashes of the same size collided in the air. Instantly, the surrounding ground was torn apart by countless sword energy aftershocks.
The strong aftershocks affected an area of a thousand meters, and the stones on the ground were all leveled by the sword energy, the ground level dropping by over a dozen centimeters.
"Crack!!!"
Ultimately, the Crescent Sky Impact slash was shattered by Hannyabal's slash, but by the time it reached Nox, the power of the slash was less than ten percent of its original strength and was blocked by Nox.
"The strength of a true Grand Swordmaster you spoke of is nothing more than this!!"
Nox grinned, stepped forward again, and continued fighting with Qi.
To Nox's words, Hannyabal could only silently call him a monster in his heart. Although his physique had deteriorated greatly.
His swordsmanship had not deteriorated much. That single sword strike could instantly kill even a Vice Admiral, but he didn't expect it to be blocked by Nox without injury.
Although Nox's swordsmanship was not strong enough, he could perfectly integrate Haki into his sword, and could temporarily increase his physical strength, compensating for the weakness of his swordsmanship compared to his.
As time passed, the Marine retreated steadily, being forced back onto the warships by the coast, only able to use the warships' cannons to compensate for the disadvantage.
"Yo hahahaha, go to hell!!!"
With Wang Zhi's help, John also successfully dealt with the three Vice Admirals who were Siege him, and then the two quickly went to help Silver Axe.
"Retreat!!!"
Seeing that they were about to be completely routed, Brac hurriedly issued the retreat order.
"Boom!!!"
However, a lapse in Brac's attention allowed Rocks to seize the opportunity, landing a punch on Brac, causing him to cough up blood.
Seeing this, Kong and Army General Sola intervened to prevent Rocks from further pursuing Brac.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!!"
"Kill, kill the Marine!!"
"Get on the warship, quickly get on the warship!!"
"..."
As the Marine Fleet Admiral issued the retreat order, the Marine hurried to retreat, while the Pirates took the opportunity to beat a drowning dog, causing even heavier losses to the Marine.
"Grand Swordmaster, you've shown a weakness!"
When the Marine Fleet Admiral issued the retreat order, Hannyabal revealed a weakness, which Nox seized.
"Unlimited Crescent Skyward!!"
The bright moon fell from the sky, merging into the Fūsetsu Sword, and a crescent-shaped silver light flashed, instantly cutting across Hannyabal's chest.
The extreme sharpness tore through Hannyabal's Busoshoku Haki defense, and the strong impact sent him flying onto the warship.
"Cough cough cough!!!"
As Hannyabal was about to crash through the warship, he forcefully stabilized his body using Moonwalk, preventing him from breaking through the warship.
However, he could now only support his body with one hand gripping his sword to prevent himself from falling, while the other hand covered the broken ribs in his chest.
"Hmm???"
Looking at the defeated Hannyabal, Nox frowned and looked at Hannyabal, not pursuing further.
He was very puzzled at this moment. He clearly felt that Hannyabal still had more powerful strength that he hadn't used.
And the sword strike he just delivered shouldn't have caused such a severe injury to Hannyabal.
It wasn't that Nox was overestimating himself. He and Hannyabal were at most evenly matched, and it was impossible for him to defeat him. He didn't expect such an unexpected outcome.
"Now, even Brac won't be able to stop me from retiring, right?"
At this time, although Hannyabal's face was distorted with pain, his heart was blooming with joy. With his current severely injured body, he didn't believe that Brac could still force him to continue fighting.
Even if Brac didn't care about face, would the Marine not care about face?
His return to fight the Pirates with the Marine had given Brac enough face.
Now that he was severely injured, he naturally had to retire and could no longer care about anything, otherwise, he would surely die in battle next time.
"Wahahahahaha, the Rocks Pirates have won!!!"
Looking at the defeated Marine who were leaving, Rocks loudly announced.
"Hahahaha, the Rocks Pirates are invincible!!!"
"The Rocks Pirates are invincible!!"
"The Rocks Pirates are invincible!!"
"..."
As the Rocks Pirates defeated the Marine, the surviving Pirates raised their weapons and cheered loudly. They had defeated the Marine!!!
"How is it?"
Nox didn't have the nerve to cheer, but instead came to his subordinates to ask about the situation.
"Boss, ten died, and the others are injured."
"Senior Brother, the Senior apprentice brothers are all alive, but many are severely injured."
Kano and Marley replied.
Nox's crew was mainly divided into two groups: one group were his Senior apprentice brothers, and the other group were recruited from the Rocks Pirates, led by Kano and Marley respectively.
"After returning to the ship, find Lesley to treat the injured."
Nox nodded. He was a bit surprised by this point. He had thought that some of his Senior apprentice brothers might have died, but he didn't expect them all to survive.
"Brothers, get on the ship, set sail, and return to Beehive Island!"
After the cheering, Rocks ordered to set sail. The purpose of this outing was perfectly completed.
They plundered the wealth of many kingdoms and defeated the Marine, raising the prestige of the Rocks Pirates to a higher level.
After this great battle, it is expected that many New World kingdoms will submit to the Rocks Pirates. In that case, Rocks' goal will be achieved.
If there are still kingdoms that are ignorant, Rocks doesn't mind having several more actions of plundering kingdoms. After all, he is also very envious of the treasures of those kingdoms.
He wants to be the absolute overlord of the New World, so those kingdoms must submit to him no matter what!
"President, President, this is big news, unprecedented big news!!!"
At the World Economic News Agency, Morgans, who was less than ten years old, ran excitedly to the president's office with the photos in his hand and shouted.
"Morgans, stop messing around. How is this big news? This is clearly a death warrant."
Mensa, the current president of the World Economic News Agency, said, covering his forehead.
These photos were specifically sent by the Rocks Pirates, and they were sent in batches.
The content was about the Rocks Pirates plundering many kingdoms and then defeating the Marine.
The World Government had clearly warned him before not to publish any news about these contents.
So he was very troubled now, on one side was the World Government, and on the other side was the Rocks Pirates.
Although the Rocks Pirates were not as powerful as the World Government, as a news economic reporter, his heart was beating wildly on the edge of seeking death.