Nox knew that this guy had the intention to recruit again, wanting to recruit Bondi World into his Flying Fleet.
The Roger Pirates were currently resting on an island in the New World.
"Rayleigh, why do I have a bad feeling today?"
Roger touched the straw hat on his head and looked at Rayleigh, asking doubtfully.
"Roger, I'm telling you, the money on the ship is almost used up, we can only hold one more banquet at most."
Seeing Roger staring at him like that, Rayleigh subconsciously protected the box behind him.
This was the last asset on the ship, and he absolutely couldn't let this foolish Captain in front of him squander it.
"Rayleigh, I'm serious!"
Seeing Rayleigh's appearance, Roger said helplessly.
"At most, I'll add one more bottle of vodka, absolutely no more."
Rayleigh had seen Roger's behavior many times, and he would definitely not be fooled again.
"Hahaha, Captain, I told you long ago that your acting skills have been seen through by Rayleigh."
Nearby, Spark Jabba burst into laughter when he saw Roger being frustrated.
"Hmm?"
Roger and the others, who were originally talking and laughing, suddenly looked up towards the Sea at the same time. There was a ship flying in the air, heading towards their island.
"Yo yo yo yo, this ship can actually fly in the air, how did it do that? Can our ship also fly?"
The other members of the Roger Pirates couldn't hide the envy in their eyes when they saw this scene.
"Rocks Pirates Executive Officer, Golden Lion Shiki!"
Compared to the others, Rayleigh wasn't so thoughtless. The name of Golden Lion Shiki's Flying Fleet was very famous in the New World.
"What is Golden Lion Shiki, an Executive Officer of the Rocks Pirates, doing here?"
Jabba, the left hand of the Roger Pirates, asked solemnly.
"Never mind what they're here for, everyone get ready for battle!"
Roger said solemnly.
The unease he had felt just now had come true.
"Gyahahaha, Roger Pirates, as an Executive Officer of the Rocks Pirates, I formally invite you to join the Rocks Pirates."
After Golden Lion controlled the ship to land on the island, he looked at the Roger Pirates, who were standing ready, and burst into laughter.
"Sorry, we Roger Pirates like freedom and don't want to join the Rocks Pirates."
Roger firmly refused after hearing Golden Lion's words.
He himself detested the tyrannical and cruel style of the Rocks Pirates. How could he possibly join the Rocks Pirates? If he weren't wary of the Rocks Pirates' strength, Roger might have even wanted to fight Rocks.
"What? Do you know the consequences of refusing our Rocks Pirates?"
Hearing Roger's words, Golden Lion questioned.
At the same time, the golden Haoshoku Haki on his body rushed towards the Roger Pirates without restraint.
In Golden Lion's eyes, the Roger Pirates were just so-so, yet they dared to refuse his Golden Lion's invitation!
You know, the last person who refused his Golden Lion's invitation was Nox... Uh, suddenly Golden Lion didn't want to recall that matter, and instead focused his anger on Roger!
"I said, we Roger Pirates refuse to join you!"
Roger also erupted with terrifying Haoshoku Haki, blocking Golden Lion's Haoshoku Haki, and was evenly matched with Golden Lion's Haoshoku.
"I'm really sorry, Golden Lion, we really don't want to have a conflict with you."
As he spoke, Rayleigh also unleashed Haoshoku Haki, pressuring Golden Lion together with Roger.
"This is a mission Rocks gave us. If you don't agree, it will be hard for us to explain when we go back."
At this moment, Nox, who was watching the show from the ship, also unleashed Haoshoku Haki. His Haki was even integrated with his three types of Sword Intent.
His blood-green Haoshoku Haki carried boundless sharp Sword Intent. Wherever the Haoshoku passed, it was as if sword edges had cut through.
In terms of Haoshoku Haki alone, Nox was subtly superior to Roger, Golden Lion, and Rayleigh.
"Limitless Great Swordsman Nox, I didn't expect you to come too!"
Rayleigh looked solemnly at Nox, who was walking down from the ship, and said.
"Hmph, if you refuse to join, then die. This is the consistent principle of our Rocks Pirates!"
"Lion's Thousand Cut Valley!"
Seeing that they couldn't come to an agreement, Golden Lion, with his fiery temper, had no time for talking. With a raised hand, Sakura Ten and kogarashi slashed towards Roger, who was the Captain.
"Hmph, if Rocks himself came, perhaps I would be wary, but you, Golden Lion, I don't put you in my eyes!"
Seeing Golden Lion being so arrogant and overbearing, Roger no longer held back his words. He would boast as much as the cowhide's toughness allowed; as long as it didn't break, he could blow it up to the sky.
"God Avoidance!!"
The Supreme Grade Sword Ace was instantly covered with Busoshoku Haki. Roger used his ultimate move right from the start to meet the attack.
"Rumble!!!"
The moment Golden Lion's Sakura Ten and kogarashi collided with Roger's Ace, countless sword energy swept out like a storm in all directions. The ground within a radius of a thousand meters was as if it had been swept by a blade storm, leaving not a single blade of grass alive!
Golden Lion, who was used to being overbearing, became serious after seeing Roger possess such strength.
Using the characteristics of the Float-Float Fruit, he flew into the sky and attacked Roger from a distance with slashes.
Roger relied on Kenbunshoku Haki and swordsmanship to constantly dodge Golden Lion's attacks on the ground. A fierce battle between the two thus began.
"Rayleigh, the Vice Captain of the Roger Pirates, I heard you are also a Grand Swordmaster. Let me see your swordsmanship!"
The moment Golden Lion made his move, the Seven Star Sword appeared in Nox's hand, and a monstrous killing aura instantly swept out.
"Limitless · Fierce Dragon Breaking Army Slash!!"
During the extreme acceleration and charge in an instant, the Limitless Sword Intent on Nox's body condensed onto the sword.
With one slash, it was as if a massive fierce dragon had descended upon the World, and armies of thousands were like nothing before it.
"What powerful Sword Intent."
Rayleigh drew his own sword, the Supreme Grade Sword griffin. Dense, inky black Busoshoku Haki instantly covered the sword.
"Pluton's Slaughter!!"
At the same time, Rayleigh's hands were also covered with Busoshoku Haki that was as dark as could be.
He was like the Pluton who controlled darkness in the underworld, swinging his sword to kill all enemies who entered his territory.
"Crack!!!"
Nox's slash was blocked by Rayleigh's powerful Busoshoku Haki and sword energy.
Taking this opportunity, Rayleigh took a sword step forward, aiming griffin at Nox's heart and delivering a sonic-speed stab.
After Nox perceived it with Kenbunshoku Haki, he blocked with the Seven Star Sword, deflecting the griffin's blade.
He then shifted his body, drew his sword forward with his right hand, and the sword's edge slashed towards Rayleigh's throat.
Rayleigh, with his rich combat experience, clearly saw through Nox's intention. He pulled his head back, and griffin swept horizontally towards Nox's lower body.
Rayleigh's sword forced Nox's legs to retreat a few steps, and then he used the Seven Star Sword to sweep griffin away.
While Nox was dealing with his lower body, Rayleigh suddenly lifted his foot and kicked towards Nox.
Nox also didn't expect this old guy Rayleigh to be so dishonorable, a dignified Grand Swordmaster actually kicking someone. In a hurry, he covered his left hand with Busoshoku Haki and blocked in front of his chest.
However, the block was hasty, and he was kicked back over a dozen steps by Rayleigh.
Rayleigh originally wanted to pursue the victory, but seeing the Sword Intent on Nox's body suddenly transform into that monstrous Bloodlust appearance, out of caution, he subconsciously stopped and defended himself.
"Bloodlust · Abi Three Blades!!"
Behind Nox, a vast Blood Sea surged. As he unleashed six slashes with full force, the Blood Sea all merged onto the sword's edge and flew out with the slashes.
Wherever the slashes passed, their trajectory was bizarre, the Blood Sea permeated, the killing aura was monstrous, giving a sense of world-ending slaughter.
"Is this Nox's unique slash? Let me see if it's really that strong!"
Rayleigh had also obtained the video of Nox's battle with Red Count through special channels. At that time, he felt that such slashes were truly powerful. Now facing them in person, it made him excited yet cautious.
"Pluton Slash!"
The moment Rayleigh raised griffin, countless Busoshoku Haki combined with his own sword energy to unleash a massive slash that seemed to be born from darkness.
This slash was not long and thin like ordinary slashes. Instead, it abandoned the sharp aspect of a slash and became a heavy, wide-area slash.
"My slashes aren't that easy to block!"
Seeing Rayleigh's move, Nox's mouth curved slightly. This kind of slash was clearly intended to intercept Nox's six slashes that could change trajectory.
Rayleigh originally thought he would succeed, but he didn't expect that Nox's six slashes seemed to have a will of their own.
They bypassed Rayleigh's wide slash at the extreme limit and slashed towards Rayleigh from both sides.
"Clang!!!"
Rayleigh's reaction was very fast. Seeing that his slash couldn't intercept them, he immediately withdrew his sword to defend and blocked the two slashes on the left side.
At the same time, he flashed away to dodge the two slashes on the right side, but he was still hit by the remaining two slashes on his body.
"Sizzle sizzle!!!"
How powerful were Nox's slashes?
Even though Rayleigh had covered his body with advanced Busoshoku Haki for defense beforehand, his sides were still cut, revealing his white ribs.
"As expected of the Limitless Great Swordsman who broke the world record for Grand Swordmaster breakthroughs!"
Rayleigh said solemnly.
Facing this kind of bizarre slash for the first time, Rayleigh was caught off guard and was injured.
If he encountered it again next time, he would not be defeated by the same move, otherwise, he wouldn't be Rayleigh!
"Your Sword Intent is also very strong!"
Nox said solemnly.
In the exchange just now, Nox could clearly sense Rayleigh's powerful Sword Intent, which was even stronger than his. It could only be said that he was indeed Rayleigh at the age of 38!
As he spoke, he charged forward again, not giving Nox another chance to unleash powerful slashes.
And he didn't continue to use slash attacks either, because he knew that this kind of move was only effective at first by catching the opponent off guard.
If he thought it would still work the second time after being used once, then he would be underestimating the other powerhouses in this World too much.