Chapter 56
Whitebeard saw this and no longer paid attention to Victor, continuing his battle with Roger.
"Hahaha, Whitebeard—you really care about your family, huh."
Roger saw Whitebeard's action and couldn't help laughing loudly.
"Guhahaha—these sons of mine are all my family. How could I not care?"
Whitebeard felt no embarrassment; instead, he laughed boldly and heroically.
Immediately after, their battle continued.
The clash of top-tier Conqueror's Haki once again shattered the clouds overhead.
Terrifying red-black lightning constantly appeared around their fight.
Then, as Murakumogiri and Ace's blade energy collided, the void itself exploded open.
Boom! Explosions rang out nonstop.
Fortunately, below them was seawater—if it had been land, it would probably have been destroyed.
Not only that—their fight grew more and more intense. As Whitebeard used his Quake-Quake Fruit ability,
The surrounding sea constantly surged, with hundred-meter waves nearly engulfing the ships.
The nearby small islands had long been shattered by the terrifying quakes.
As a result, the ships around them had already fled far away.
"Every time I watch Dad fight, it feels like a natural disaster is happening. It's really ridiculous."
"Yeah. Worthy of the Quake-Quake Fruit ability—it's just too powerful."
"With Dad here, it's really safe."
"Too bad, though—Kozuki Oden looks pretty miserable. Haha."
The Whitebeard Pirates were full of admiration for their Dad and sighed in awe.
But when they saw Kozuki Oden's bald, charcoal-black appearance, they immediately felt embarrassed and amused.
"Hahaha, Whitebeard—your ability really is powerful."
Roger couldn't help but admire Whitebeard's Quake-Quake Fruit—it was truly impressive.
During the fight, he was constantly shaken by the quakes and top-tier Armament Haki impacts.
However, his powerful physique had long adapted to this fighting rhythm.
Whitebeard was the same. Although their battle was extremely intense and covered a very wide range,
Their strength was evenly matched—for the moment, it was hard to determine a winner.
Roger thought about what it would be like if Victor replaced him.
Victor's Rumble-Rumble Fruit gave him unmatched mobility, so he was already in an invincible position in battle.
Then the super-destructive power of lightning—Rocks had already experienced it, and Roger had too.
It was truly very powerful—anyone without Haki would be turned into charcoal with one hit.
Even a three-color Haki powerhouse like Kozuki Oden was beaten so badly by Victor—one could imagine how strong Victor was now.
Roger guessed that if Victor fought Whitebeard, he would be very happy and excited.
But the battle between Roger and Whitebeard still had to continue.
Meanwhile, Victor, standing off to the side, looked at the battlefield in boredom.
So he decided to find something to do.
"Fighting for three days and three nights is too boring. How about I speed things up for you?"
Victor looked at the battlefield and smiled.
Then the sky suddenly darkened. Immediately after, countless lightning serpents began slithering through the air.
That's right—Victor was preparing to let the Whitebeard Pirates taste what being struck by lightning felt like.
Under Victor's Mantra (heart net), the Whitebeard Pirates had nowhere to hide.
Except Whitebeard—after all, he knew Observation Killing.
Everyone fighting below saw the changes in the sky and immediately felt shocked.
The Roger Pirates members instantly guessed this was Victor's doing.
So they all started laughing.
"Haha—looks like Victor's at it again."
"It's been a while since we've seen Victor use the Rumble-Rumble Fruit like this."
"Hoho—this is going to be something. Not many people can withstand Victor's first round of lightning field."
The Roger Pirates members had already begun discussing.
After all, under Victor's Observation Haki, they would definitely be safe—they only needed to worry about whether their opponents could survive the coming lightning assault.
As for the Whitebeard Pirates, upon hearing the Roger Pirates' words, they immediately knew this was Victor's ability.
So they started panicking.
Not everyone was a Haki powerhouse—many were ordinary pirates who hadn't awakened Haki yet.
"No way—Mr. Victor is going to use his ability on us?"
"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit's reputation is like thunder in our ears—but now it's right above our heads. This feeling is really awful."
"Dad—save us! We don't want to die under the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"
Because they all knew Victor's strength very well, and they knew the destructive power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's lightning.
They had no idea how many people had already died under Victor's thunder.
They really didn't want to die so pathetically, so they began shouting loudly for Whitebeard.
Whitebeard, still in the middle of fighting, was fully aware of the situation.
"Roger—stop. And tell kid Victor to stop too. Don't harm my sons and family."
Whitebeard shook both sides apart with one quake, stopped his hands, and said helplessly.
"Hahaha, Whitebeard—it seems you really do love your family."
"Since that's the case, then let's call a truce. Kid Victor—withdraw your ability."
Roger immediately laughed loudly.
Of course, both of them knew that even if they fought for several more days, it would be hard to determine a winner.
Seeing Victor's action, they took the chance to stop the fight.
Yes—this was Victor's goal.
Moreover, the lightning in the sky had lingered for so long without falling—it was clear Victor had no intention of harming them.
He was simply reminding Whitebeard that this fight had no meaning.
After all, neither side could win, and they had already fought for half a day—enough was enough.
Besides, Whitebeard and Roger were more friends than enemies—no need to fight to the death.
"Hahaha—you brat's ability is really unfair."
Roger landed beside Victor, slapped his shoulder, and laughed loudly.
"Hey—isn't it just so Captain Roger doesn't get hurt and can keep having banquets and drinking fine wine?"
"Or should I go find Crocus to check your body?"
Victor immediately said with a sly smile.
"Hahaha—you're right—no need to trouble Crocus. Since the fight is over, let's have a banquet!"
Hearing about finding Crocus immediately scared Roger—he hurriedly put his arm around Victor's shoulder.
He really didn't want to take medicine.
"Hahaha—then let's all have a banquet together."
Victor saw this and immediately laughed.
"By the way—who is this pitch-black guy? How did you make him look like this?"
Roger looked at the miserably scorched Kozuki Oden lying on the ground and asked somewhat sympathetically.
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