"Clang!!!"
"Clang!!!"
"Clang!!!"
Nox and Rayleigh were both powerful Great Swordsmen. Their clash was extremely fast, and since both sides were fighting on the island, the intensity was no less than that of Golden Lion and Roger in the sky.
Rayleigh's swordsmanship was a path that combined with Haki. Every sword strike carried Busoshoku Haki that was compressed and condensed to the extreme, turning into darkness.
Now, Nox finally understood why Rayleigh's title was Pluton!
"This Nox is truly a monster. At only seventeen years old, he can fight Rayleigh to such an extent. If he grows up in the future, wouldn't even Rocks be unable to suppress him!"
Jabba said with emotion as he watched Nox intensely fighting Rayleigh.
"I'll go help the Captain. The Float-Float Fruit is too agile, and the Captain can't handle it alone."
As the third strongest force of the Roger Pirates, currently only Jabba was qualified to participate in this level of battle.
The other members of the Roger Pirates didn't even have the qualification to join in.
"Captain, I'm here to help you!"
Saying that, Jabba, holding his double axes, used Moonwalk to rush into the sky and fight Golden Lion alongside Roger.
"Hahahaha, Jabba, well come! Let's work together to beat this arrogant Golden Lion to death."
Seeing Jabba arrive, Roger laughed heartily.
"Die for me!!"
The arrogant Golden Lion would not choose to give up because of the number of enemies. With his two-sword style, he slashed one sword at Roger and another at Jabba, who had joined the battle.
"Then come on!"
Jabba slashed with his double axes, blocking Shiki's sword.
Jabba's strength was not weak. As Roger's left hand, he was only slightly weaker than Rayleigh. Even against Golden Lion, he would not be defeated in a short time.
"Big news, big news! I didn't expect the Roger Pirates to be so strong, actually capable of fighting against two Executive Officers of the Rocks Pirates!!"
While Nox and Golden Lion were in a fierce battle, two News Birds appeared in the sky at some point, staying far away from the battle's aftermath, and then recorded this battle.
And Morgans, who was remotely controlling the News Birds, was excitedly enjoying the battle while recording and backing up the video, and also writing a news draft, ready to publish this big news at any time.
"Gulp!!!"
"You guys, should we retreat first, or go up and help?"
The other members of the Roger Pirates looked at the two intense battlefields, swallowing their saliva as they spoke.
Although their combat power was quite good, they were all elites of the Sea.
But on this Admiral-level battlefield, they still didn't even have the qualification to intervene in the battle and could only hide far away.
"We can't help with the fight in the sky. How about we go help Vice Captain Rayleigh?"
Someone suggested.
"No, no, the Limitless Great Swordsman's sword is too fierce. Even Vice Captain Rayleigh was injured. We wouldn't even be able to take one sword from him."
Looking at the terrifying Sword Intent fluctuations on Nox's body, and the occasional bursts of hundreds of meters long slashes, everyone shook their heads vigorously.
"Do you think the age of that Limitless Great Swordsman is fake? How can someone be so strong at seventeen? Even when the Captain was seventeen, he had just been promoted to Sword Master."
"You ask me, how would I know? Why don't you go up and ask the Limitless Great Swordsman?"
"I think it should be true. After all, the Sea is not lacking in monsters. That Rocks is a pirate monster that appears once in several hundred years, and Nox is also a Swordsman monster that appears once in several hundred years. It makes sense."
"..."
Just like that, amidst the chatter and spectating of these members of the Roger Pirates, Nox and the others fought fiercely on the island for four days and four nights, with neither side being able to defeat the other.
Both sides were Admiral-level powerhouses, and their strengths were similar. Neither had the power to crush the other, so the final result was a war of attrition.
See whose technique was superior, able to save more stamina during the battle.
Or rather, who had more stamina, making the enemy's stamina exhausted, and they would win!
Nox himself had no problem. Although his physique and Haki were weaker than Rayleigh's, his stamina was enough for him to fight for four or five days.
And Golden Lion Shiki was besieged by Roger and Jabba. Even though Golden Lion had the advantage of the sky, his stamina consumption was still astonishing.
If the battle continued, Golden Lion would be defeated by Roger and Jabba working together due to lack of stamina.
"Shiki, since the Roger Pirates are unwilling to join, our mission has failed. Let's go back."
After Nox forced Rayleigh back with a sword, he used Moonwalk to rush into the sky, arriving next to the battlefield of Shiki, Roger, and Jabba.
If Nox didn't give Shiki, this arrogant guy, a way out, he might continue to stubbornly fight Roger and the others.
"Hmph, I'll let you off this time."
"However, you have refused our invitation, so be prepared for retaliation from the Rocks Pirates."
"You'd better hope that guy Rocks isn't so petty, otherwise if he personally takes action, your Pirate Crew will be finished."
Hearing Nox's words, Golden Lion quickly pulled away from Roger and the others, returning to their ship. Before leaving, he didn't forget to leave a harsh remark.
This behavior was clearly about saving face and being tsundere!
"Hmph, if you have the guts, let Rocks come personally. We Roger Pirates are not afraid of him!"
Roger snorted coldly.
Golden Lion said nothing more to this and quickly left here, piloting his flying ship.
"Phew, I say, Rayleigh, why did it take you so long to take down Little Brother Nox? If you, me, and Jabba had teamed up, would we still worry about not being able to beat that annoying guy Golden Lion?"
Seeing Golden Lion and Nox leave, Roger put away Ace and couldn't help but complain to Rayleigh.
"Do you think I didn't want to? Little Brother Nox is a monster. He's less than half my age, but his strength is almost catching up to mine."
"I wanted to take him down quickly, but I couldn't!"
Rayleigh said speechlessly.
Although Nox's physique and Haki were not strong, his sword was too fierce, and he had too much Sword Intent. When combined, they erupted with even greater power, making him extremely troublesome to deal with.
Even Rayleigh had no immediate solution when facing such an opponent.
"Is he really that amazing?"
Roger looked at Rayleigh suspiciously and said.
"Captain, Little Brother Nox is truly amazing. You'll understand when you fight him next time."
Jabba said.
"Alright then, I hope the one we fight next time is still Little Brother Nox, not his Captain Rocks."
"Now, let's hurry and leave, find a secluded place to travel, and lay low."
Roger said helplessly.
Although he spoke with great pride and wasn't afraid of Rocks, in reality, he was extremely panicked and had to quickly find a less populated place to avoid Rocks' eyes, and then come out after a while.
"Captain, I thought you weren't afraid of anything."
Hearing Roger's words, Jabba's mouth twitched.
"Hahaha, Golden Lion, you're really in a sorry state."
Nox looked at Golden Lion, whose entire golden mane had been destroyed, and laughed heartily.
"Hmph, it's just that Roger and the others had more people. If it were a one-on-one fight, would I, Golden Lion, be afraid of him, Roger!"
Golden Lion snorted coldly, and the golden mane on his head instantly grew back.
At his level, controlling hair growth was easily done.
"The Roger Pirates are very powerful, possessing three major forces, each capable of matching an Executive Officer of the Rocks Pirates."
"It's a pity. If we could recruit them, it would instantly strengthen the Rocks Pirates."
Nox said with emotion.
If it could really happen, he even doubted whether Rocks would have truly succeeded in the God Valley battle!!
However, there is no "if" in this World.
"It's Rocks who should be worried, not us. We are just the ones carrying out the mission."
Golden Lion pouted and said. He had no sense of belonging to the Rocks Pirates and even had thoughts of betrayal, but currently, he wasn't strong enough and didn't dare to betray.
"Oh? The Roger Pirates have three top-tier combat forces?"
"That's interesting. Pay attention to the whereabouts of the Roger Pirates. If you find them, report it directly to me. I will personally go and meet them!"
As expected, after hearing Golden Lion and Nox's words, Rocks immediately became interested in the Roger Pirates.
Once the Roger Pirates were subdued, their Rocks Pirates would be equivalent to gaining three Executive Officer-level forces.
This couldn't help but make Rocks interested. As for whether the Roger Pirates would join or betray after joining, he never worried about such things.
Because in the face of absolute strength, all betrayal must be suppressed, unless they want to die!
"However, let's go see World, whom Newgate invited back, and see if he truly deserves the title of World Destroyer."
Rocks said.
"Oh? World was invited to Beehive Island by White Newgate?"
Nox followed Rocks with interest.
This was the first time he had actively made a change, changing World's life trajectory.
He wanted to see how far World, who hadn't been imprisoned and had joined the Rocks Pirates, would grow in the future.
What kind of losses would he bring to the Marine and the World Government.
At Beehive Island port, although it wasn't a recruitment convention, all the Executive Officers on Beehive Island were gathered here, as well as a large number of other members of the Rocks Pirates.
"Rocks Pirates, speak with strength!"
Whitebeard, who brought World down the ship, said a sentence and walked away. His mission was to bring World back. As for whether World could gain a foothold in the Rocks Pirates, that was up to him.
"Strength is supreme? I like it!"
Looking at the monstrous Executive Officers of the Rocks Pirates in front of him, World was extremely excited inside.
He liked this simple yet destructive rule.
World pulled out the flintlock pistol from his waist, aimed it at Rocks, who was standing in the center, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.