《One Piece - Talent System》


 1 Hunting

    West Blue.


    Augus Island.


    In the middle of a street, Pirate Captain Rhodes with a huge machete on his shoulder looked at a box of treasures in front of him, and asked several of his pirates subordinates,


    "Are the treasures here?"


    "Almost everything"


    "Good! Let''s go!"


    Rhodes nodded with satisfaction and told the pirate subordinate near him to move all the treasure to his ship and planned to leave the island.


    Butˇ­


    After only walking a few steps they suddenly found out that at the end of the street, without them knowing, a young man with a leather cap had suddenly appeared.


    A pistol was hung on his left waist and a short sword on his right waist.


    He was holding a yellow paper in his hand. He had his head lowered as he was looking at it.


    Rhodes gave a slight glimpse and thought: "Where did this brat come from?"


    The civilians on this island have long been robbed by them. They were just too


    scared of them to come out. The pirates did not know where this brat came from and dare to stand in their way, does he still want to live?


    The pirate crew was left slightly surprised, but they all smiled. Someone shook their wrist and took out a gun and aimed directly at the young man at the end of the street.


    "Hey! kid, if you don''t want to die, then get lost!"


    The young man who was at the receiving end of the gun looked up, not looking at the gun pointed at him but directly looking at Captain Rhodes standing next to his crew.


    "A bounty of 16 million Berries, ''Machete'' Rhodes?"


    Rhodes was surprised and said, "Kid you sure have guts for casually saying my name, get lost before your father here gets angry!"


    Rhodes raised his chin slightly showing a trace of arrogance. For the pirates, everything


    depend upon the bounty placed on them, and the 16 million berries bounty placed on Rhodes is not low in this area of sea, this fact gives him his pride and that''s where his arrogance comes from.


    "It''s good that I didn''t get the wrong person."The young man nodded and gently dropped the paper in his hand and said: "Then 16 million berries Rhodes, your head is mine."


    bang!bang!bang!!


    As soon as his voice fell the young man violently pulled out the pistol at the waist and shot six bullets at Rhodes and other pirates.


    The pirates apparently did not expect the young man would dare to take the initiative even when facing so many of them, but he did and the speed at which he shot was so fast that they didn''t realize until after the shots were fired.


    The young man fired six bullets and five pirates fell to the ground!


    The only bullet that failed to hit was shot at Rhodes, which was stopped by Rhodes with the huge machete on his shoulder.


    At this time the paper that was thrown away by the young man slowly fell to the ground, and it was a bounty reward order. The wanted character on the paper was the ''Machete'' Rhodes!


    At Rhodes position.


    Although Rhodes blocked the bullet fired at him but he had no time to stop other bullets, he watched as his five men were all knocked down, his face turning red in anger.


    "Youˇ­ d.a.m.n!!"


    He screamed and waved his huge machete in his hand and rushed up against the youth. The huge machete slammed down and it was the wind produced from the swing that gave people a kind of feeling. The feeling of splitting in half.


    However facing Rhodes attack, the youth did not panic. He hurriedly put away his pistol and then he put his hands directly in front of him to catch the machete.


    .


    "you''re courting death!"


    Rhodes sneered at this sight in front of him. His machete was not only huge, but the


    material that it was made from was very special. It was very hard and extremely heavy.


    Most people couldn''t hold his weapon even if they tried. To dare to catch his machete, he doesn''t know if the young man in front of him wanted to live or die. The machete slams down


    towards the young man.


    But,


    Almost as soon as the young man''s palm touched the blade, Rhodes''s face changed, because a strange force suddenly enveloped the entire machete.


    Kacha! Kacha!!


    The huge machete did not cut down the young man''s palm and it is directly twisted continuously under the influence of that strange force turned into a twisted shape.


    Then the strange force continued to spread and in front of Rhodes horrified eyes the force covered his hands completely.


    Aaahhhh!


    Rhodes made an earth-shattering scream as the machete that had been twisted into a twist,


    accompanied by his blood and some distorted boneless meat spilled over the ground.


    "You ... you ..."


    Rhodes fell to the ground and looked at the young man in front of him in horror. "You are Pirate Hunter, Ghost Hand Ross!"


    "You guessed it correctly, unfortunately, there is no prize for you."


    Ross smiled and pulled out the short sword hanging from his waist. Stepping forward a sword swept out and a head flew up into the sky with blood.


    At the same time, there was a crisp electronic sound in the ear of Ross.


    "The bounty of 16 million Berries, ''Machete'' Rhodes has been hunted, received rewards; 45 Talent Proficiency, 1 Free Talent Point."


    Hearing the electronic sound in his ear, Ross showed a touch of joy on his face.


    "This is the first time that I had killed a pirate with a bounty of 16 million berries, the reward is really rich and I even got a free talent point."


    He used to be an intern in another world. One year ago, he came to One Piece World inexplicably. He also had a Talent System in his mind and he was able to get Talent Proficiency points and Free Talent Points by hunting the pirates with a bounty on their head.


    With this Talent System, he has been able to power up in the past year and now, he could easily deal with even pirates with the bounty of 16 million Berries.


    Ross thought about his system interface and three translucent singular trees that only he could see appeared in front of him.


    The top of the canopy had three names, Living, General, and Battle.


    Living-type talent, which is a variety of messy talents such as sailing, cooking, music, etc. Ross only has a navigation talent from this.


    The general type of talent has three main talents of strength enhancement, agility


    enhancement, and physical enhancement, plus some minor talents like running, jumping, and flexibility and others..


    To activate a minor talent, he needs a one Free Talent Points.


    To activate a major talent, he needs two Free Talent Points.


    Ross currently only activates one major talent of Agility Enhancement.


    The final battle type talent has always been Ross''s current specialization direction.


    After opening the battle type talent the translucent tree was enlarged and the trunk above became a branch. Most of them were gray and dark, and only a small part was golden.


    The golden color is for the activated talents.


    And the gray color is for talents that have not been activated yet.


    At present, Ross has only three battle talents, Firearms Shooting, Close-Combat Fighting and Distortion Fruit, which are labeled with the proficiency of these three talents.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 80


    Distortion Fruit: 50


    Among them, Firearms Shooting and Close-Combat Fighting are two talents with 50 points in Proficiency level,100 points for Control Level and Maximum Value of 200 points.


    "Firearms Shooting doesn''t need to be raised anymore for now as the Proficiency level is enough. Let''s put points in the Close-Combat Fighting and raise it to the Control Level."

 2 Talent System

    Ross looked at his two talents: Firearms Shooting and Close-Combat Fighting, and quickly made the decision. He looked towards his newly acquired 45-point in the proficiency and decided to put 20 points on Close-Combat Fighting talent.


    Whoosh.!.


    When the proficiency of Close-Combat Fighting talent reached 100 points, a golden light flashed and the label on the right side of the tree changed from Proficiency level to Control Level.


    At the same time, Ross felt that his body suddenly became a lot more flexible and a lot of fighting skills seemed to directly brand themselves into his brains.


    "The remaining 25 points can be put into the Distortion Fruit."


    Ross looked at his third talent Distortion Fruit while pondering.


    Distortion Fruit is not the ability activated by the Talent System but he accidentally got it in an extremely dangerous encounter. Due to the crisis at that time he could only gamble and eat it, without knowing what type of devil fruit it was.


    But after eating the said fruit, the Talent System activated and the battle type talent tree got a huge branch labeled as ''Distortion Fruit''.


    The basic ability of this devil fruit is to distort everything that the owner''s body touches. Even materials as hard as steel can be easily twisted into a fried dough twist.


    It seems to be ordinary at first but in the Talent System, it has an extremely powerful evolutionary direction!


    On this huge branch, there are multiple smaller branches which are the evolutionary direction of the devil fruit such as Light Distortion, Gravity Distortion, and space distortion. Even with all these cheat abilities, there is also an extremely powerful ability, Time Distortion!


    To fully fill the Distortion Fruit talent, it requires a lot of proficiency points.


    Light Distortion: 100


    Gravity Distortion: 300


    space Distortion: 600


    Time Distortion: 1000


    Unlike Firearms Shooting and Close-Combat Fighting these extended abilities are additional branches in the tree so, in order to activate them, it not only requires sufficient proficiency points but also free Talent points.


    Because of this situation, he was surprised to get a Free Talent Point after hunting Rhodes.


    Counting the 1 Free Talent Point that he didn''t use for a long time and now 1 point for hunting Rhodes, Ross now has 2 Free Talent Points.


    Ross still had 25 proficiency points and he quickly used them on the Distortion Fruit. For the promotion of any talent on the talent tree will require proficiency points and if any talent managed to reach up to 50 or 100 points, then his overall strength will be greatly improved.


    "After hunting a pirate of this level I can finally put a point in the first talent branch of Distortion Fruit."


    After putting proficiency points in his fruit he felt that his control over the devil''s fruit has improved a lot. Ross nodded and there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.


    Light Distortion.


    This branch of talent seems to be useless but it has great growth features such as Light Distortion to create an illusionary image, doppelgangers and so on. It can even distort light and directly deprive any enemy of his vision making it a very strong and useful talent.


    Unless someone has mastered the Observation Haki, they will be greatly constrained and limited under Light Distortion ability.


    "Observation Hakiˇ­."


    As soon as he thought of the Observation Haki Ross couldn''t help but look up.


    At the top of the talent tree, there were three talents: Observation Haki (Kenbunshoku Haki), Armament Haki (Busoshoku Haki) and Conqueror''s Haki (Haoshoku Haki)


    But these three talents were now grayed out, indicating that he has not yet reached the conditions to activate these talents and what those conditions are he doesn''t know, it may be that his Free Talent Points are not enough, it may be that his physical strength is still not up to the level of practicing all three types of Haki.


    "Eh?"


    Just as Ross'' eyes glanced at the talent tree and planned to go out, he accidentally discovered that there was a region in which a talent changed from gray to green.


    Green color means that a talent can be activated.


    "Marine''s Rokushikiˇ­ Is this talent unlocked?"


    There are six talents in this area of Marine''s Rokushikii which are Shave(Soru), Moon Steps(Geppou), Strom Leg(Rankyaku), Iron Blocks(Tekkai), Paper Drawing(Kami-e) and Finger gun(shigan).


    Among them, Paper Arts(Kami-e) and Shave(Soru) have become emerald green and other talents Moon Steps(Geppou), Strom Leg(Rankyaku), Iron Blocks(Tekkai), and Finger gun(shigan) were still gray.


    "Should I raise the points of Closed-Combat Fighting to the Control Level which will satisfy the activation conditions for Paper Drawing(Kami-e) and Shave(Soru). It seems like my speculation was correct, I will need to have certain physical strength to meet certain conditions or activate certain specific talents to unlock Other talents."


    Ross secretly nodded and looked at the Paper Drawing(Kami-e) and Shave(Soru) while thinking.


    To activate Paper Drawing(Kami-e) and Shave(Soru), I will need 1 Free Talent Point.


    He now has two Free Talent Points and can activate both talents at the same time.


    The problem is that the Free Talent Points are not something that can be obtained by hunting pirates. He had hunted four or five Pirates who had a bounty of about 10 million berries in half a year before he got 2 Free Talent Points.


    Finally, Ross decided to activate the ability ''Shave(Soru)'', one of the six-technique of Marine''s Rokushiki.


    Shave(Soru) is a kind of high-speed moving body technique whereas Paper Drawing(Kami-e) is a kind of dodging technique. If a situation is really dangerous he can escape with Shave(Soru). It is impossible to activate Paper Drawing(Kami-e) in the process of running away.


    He has left behind a Free Talent Point as a reserve so that if the Distortion Fruit''s proficiency ever reaches the limit, and if he isn''t able to activate Light Distortion ability, it would be a very embarrissing situation.


    Whoosh.!.


    After adding one Free Talent Point to the emerald green colored branches of Shave(Soru), the branch quickly flashed and suddenly turned into a golden color while at the same time a force was quickly poured into Ross''s body.


    Ross closed his eyes and his eyeballs continued to rotate. Only a few seconds have pa.s.sed but for Ross, it seemed like he had trained continuously for three whole months.


    When he opened his eyes, Soru''s Steps were already deeply imprinted into his bones and memories.


    Ross breathed a sigh of relief and immediately tried it.


    "Soru!"


    Ross''s entire body seems to disappear suddenly. With very fast and outrageous speed, he rushed out. He was so fast that ordinary people can''t even see him!


    After practicing Shave(Soru) for a few more times, Ross returned to his original position while breathing slightly harder and in his eyes, there was a little hesitation.


    ''While in the state of Shave(Soru), the speed at which I can move is at least two or three times more than my normal speed, but the physical exertion required is also several times more than then in his normal speed."


    But the overall performance is quite good and satisfying.


    In Agility Enhancement in the General type talent point, his speed is very fast. With the help of Shave(Soru), pirates with less than 20 million bounty would not be able to do anything to him, they could wait to be killed, and would not know how to respond to his speed.


    "I guess, it''s time to go now."


    Ross breath became steady and he grabbed Rhodes head which is worth 16 million Berries, left the street and soon came to the sh.o.r.e.


    Two boats were docked on the shore One was slightly larger, with a pirate flag hanging, and the other was a little smaller. It was Ross''s boat.


    The pirate ship was naturally the ship of the Machete Pirates. There were two pirates left from the original crew on the ship but Ross had already cleaned them up when he arrived.


    Paa!


    Ross threw Rhodes''s head on his boat, jumped on it with a light leap. He then skillfully untied the rope, hoisted up the sail and paddled away.


    In the Living type talent branch, the only thing he has is sailing. After all, this is the world of One Piece, he would in a very difficult situation if he doesn''t know sailing.

 3 Marine Base

    Ross was located in the Ookisa sea area. The islands here were much more densely distributed. It was one of the five biggest sea areas of West Blue. Although it''s only a sea area of ??West Blue, the pirates in this area were much stronger than East Blue.The bounty of the strongest pirates in this part of the sea can go up 35 million Berries and there are many pirates with the bounty of 20 million berries.


    However.


    So far only four pirates, whose bounty exceeds 10 million berries were killed by him.


    The present age is the Great Age of Pirates that started ten years ago. Although Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) have already formed their own territories, the Seven Warlords of the Sea were still scattered and has not yet formed social order.


    For Ross who want to punch Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) and shichibukai and kick the Marine Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars), he still has a long way to go.


    ...


    After half a day.


    Ross came to an island closest to him with a Marine base division on it. The island was not very big. There is only one small town on the island which is where he often spends his time.


    "That isˇ­ Ghost Hand Ross!"


    Residents in the town saw Ross walking into the town from the sh.o.r.e and they all showed a frightened expression. Some people took their children back home and some people closed their door tightly.


    Pirate Hunter job that involves hunting pirates is not a very glamorous job compared to being a Marine. After all most of the Pirate Hunters are in this business to acquire some money.


    Ross didn''t care about it. He didn''t like pirates, and he didn''t like Marine. The pirates had no place to go. They were running on the sea chased by Marine. Marine had to obey orders and their orders restricted them everywhere. There are some people in the Marine whose very being is more disgusting than the pirates.


    In comparison, Pirate Hunter is a much more relaxed career.


    "It''s Ghost Hand Ross!"


    "Why has he come here again? It seems like it has only been less than half a month since he was here!"


    Ross''s arrival made the Marine division appear chaotic and countless Marines were alarmed. Many recruits and military sergeants saw the head in Ross''s hand and their faces showed a bit of fear. Their forehead had beads of sweat on them and they swallowed their saliva from time to time.


    Not long after he came to the base, the highest chief of the Marine Division, Captain Moby came to the hall wearing a Marine cloak with the word justice.


    "Who is it this time?"


    Captain Moby calmed down, but his expression didn''t look so good.


    Their Marine base has not been able to catch any pirates with a bounty of more than 10 million berries for two or three months. On the other hand, Ross, a Pirate Hunter, had completed three such bounties in just two months. He had done what thousands of marines couldn''t do.


    Although the murderous pirates being killed is a good thing but this kind of thing often symbolizes their incompetence as a Marine that they actually need to rely on a Pirate Hunter to kill the pirates.


    "Machete Rhodes bounty of 16 million Berries."


    Ross took the head from his arms and gently pressed it on the table, and hinted for Captain Moby to come over and compared it to the wanted poster.


    Captain Moby heard his words and looked a little surprised.


    "Rhodes was killed by you?"


    He had once led the Marines to hunt down Rhodes but he escaped before they could capture him. He didn''t expect that only a month after that incident Rhodes was killed by Ross.


    He only had to look at the head on the table once and he knew that it did belong to the pirate machete Rhodes.


    "You will have to wait, I need to report this to higher authorities."


    Captain Moby stared at Rhodes''s head for a few seconds then looked at Ross deeply and turned and walked back into his office.


    Not long after that Captain Moby came to the hall again, saying: "It has been confirmed, the posted bounty will be sent soon."


    Captain Moby said, and then his next sentence was a little unpleasant: "Marines are presently recruiting new recruits. Headquarters asked me if you would like to join Marine. If you like to join you will be directly given the military rank of Marine Commander."


    "Join Marine?"


    Ross touched his chin and said, "Forget about it. I have no such ambitions. Catching bounties are enough to survive daily."


    Moby snorted. He didn''t want to see Ross join Marine. It was Headquarters who asked him to come over and ask him. Now, Ross has refused which is good.


    A few hours later.


    Rhodes 16 million bounty was sent over in a backpack. Ross opened his eyes and as he was too lazy to count he got up and left the base with the money.


    "Captain, are we going to do nothing?"


    Commander Leica stood next to Moby and watched Ross''s departing back with clenched teeth and a cold expression in his eyes.


    "What? What do you want to do?"


    Moby glanced at Leica and snorted heavily. "If you want to recover your lost prestige, go and do your work! Arrest all the pirates who are running rampant everywhere!"


    Leica was berated by Moby. The muscles on his face twitched and he lowered his head, but n.o.body realized that when he lowered his head, his expression was extremely icy.


    ...


    After leaving the Marine base, it was already close to midnight.


    Ross was not afraid of someone robbing him in the middle of the night and he carried the backpack of money to the coast then sat on his own boat and after driving the boat, he returned to where he lives. This is a medium level island.


    There are seven or eight towns on this island and there is a bustling city in the center. The place where Ross lives is one of the towns.


    When he came back it was already the next morning.


    "Eh, Ross, you are back."


    "Did your trip went smoothly? Are there any injuries?"


    "Did you eat something? We just cooked, come over and eat?"


    The residents of this town were very enthusiastic about Ross because a few months ago the pirates patronized the town and it was Ross who stood up. He defeated many pirates and saved the people of the town.


    Ross smiled and greeted everyone in the town and returned to the small house where he lived. He threw the backpack with money on the bed and lay down on the bed to rest.


    He slept the entire day right until the afternoon.


    After waking up Ross counted the money he currently has.


    "There are more than 40 million Berries here. It is enough for me to buy a big s.h.i.+p but the crew is a problemˇ­"


    Ross''s face held a little hesitation.


    Nico Robin is on this small island hiding in the underground dark intelligence agency in the central city. Ross wants to recruit her as a crew member but once she gets on the boat he along with her will be wanted by the Marine and she and he can only become pirates of the sea.


    "In the end, it is still about strength, I am still not strong enough. If I had enough strength then whether it is a pirate or a Marine no one would dare to provoke me even if our ident.i.ties are exposed."


    Ross shook his head and left the house. He planned to go out to eat something. After he comes back, he will work hard to increase his strength.


    Although physical training will not improve his Talent Proficiency, this improvement is independent of the Talent System. His current physique is not strong, so there is a huge room for improvement.

 4 Scapegoa

    "A portion of seafood noodles."


    When he came to a small restaurant in town, Ross found a place to sit down and greeted the owner before giving his order.


    The restaurant owner naturally knew Ross. After grinning at him, he poured a glass of water for Ross and then he walked into the rear room of the restaurant and tied his apron.


    Ross drank the given water while thinking about what direction to take for the next training.


    Suddenlyˇ­


    A disturbance on the street interrupted Ross''s thoughts. He looked up and saw a large team of Marines holding guns and swords walking through the streets and searching around for something or someone.


    "What are they doing?"


    Ross''s face showed a strange expression.


    Could a pirate have sneaked into the town?


    As he sat there and watched the Marines search around, a Marine soldier suddenly saw him sitting in the restaurant.


    "He''s here!"


    The Marine first glimpsed at him and then immediately bellowed for his comrades as he raised the gun in his hand and pointed it directly at Ross.


    Almost in the exact moment, the Marines on entire street rushed over surrounding the restaurant and Ross in the center as numerous guns aimed at him.


    "Criminal Ross surrender now!"


    "Don''t try to resist you are surrounded by us!"


    A Marine Lieutenant Commander rushed to the front, raised a long sword in his hand and shouted at Ross with a serious look.


    Ross was still holding the gla.s.s of drinking water in his hand as he looked at the scene in front of his eyes change suddenly. For a moment, he stared blankly.


    "Youˇ­what are you doing?"


    He looked around in his surroundings.


    He was alone in the entire restaurant. His eyebrows gradually wrinkled and he put down the glass of water he was holding and asked the numerous Marines.


    "Um?"


    The Marine Lieutenant Commander frowned but he immediately put a cold expression on his face, and shouted loudly: "Don''t feign ignorance, the crime you have committed is impossible to disappear. Allow yourself to be seized without putting up a fight. "


    "Me? Committing a crime?"


    Ross had a strange expression on his face, annoyed, doubtful and a mult.i.tude of expression crossed his face.


    I am a Pirate Hunter and I hunt pirates, am I guilty for that? What the hell?


    The Marine Lieutenant Commander saw that Ross was still "feigning ignorance" and he couldn''t help but shout: "Quickly come out and surrender, otherwise we will attack!"


    The expressions on Ross''s face gradually turned cold.


    He chose to be a Pirate Hunter because, on one hand, he needs to hunt and kill pirates for the Talent System and, on the other hand, he didn''t want to be pursued by Marines and get into conflict with them.


    But not wanting to be in conflict with Marines does not mean that he is afraid of them. Without rhyme or reason, Marines are saying that he is a criminal and wants him to surrender and put him in handcuffs. What the hell is this?


    "Can you tell me first what crimes have I committed?"


    Ross looked coldly at the Marines outside.


    The Marine Lieutenant Commander heard what Ross said and his expression turned to anger: "When you are being judged, you will know what crimes you have committed!"


    After his voice fell, he directly issued the order and the numerous Marines pulled the trigger and fired countless bullets towards Ross.


    Bang!


    Almost at the instant the Marines opened fire, the ground under Ross burst and broke like a spider web and the table in front of him also shattered at the same time. He was like a ghost as he rushed out of the restaurant.


    "Where is he? How did he vanished?!"


    The Marine Lieutenant Commander was shocked. He slashed with his sword but nothing was cut as Ross had disappeared from the restaurant into thin air.


    Not far from the restaurant Ross stood on a roof behind a chimney, glancing at the town below him and found that the entire town had been surrounded by the Marines, and on the distant sh.o.r.e there were two Battleships docked. He could not help but frown at this situation.


    Such a big movementˇ­


    Besides hunting the pirates, I have not done anything that will alarm the Marines. Now it seems that something has happened and the charges have been thrown on my head.


    Ross was annoyed from the bottom of his heart and his eyes were showing traces of anger, whoever framed him will pay. This is not over!


    But first, he needs to figure out what is going on here.


    Ross came down from the roof and came to an alleyway waiting for a moment a team of Marines passed by him and he pulled the last Marine from the team into the alley with one hand on his mouth.


    "If you dare to scream you will lose your head."


    Ross took out a dagger from his pocket and pressed it against the marine''s neck. He looked at him coldly and slowly let go of his hand from the marine''s mouth.


    The marine soldier was terrified and he wanted to shout out loud, but the sharp and cold dagger on his neck made him feel as if his neck was pinched.


    Ross asked coldly: "The first question, what is your purpose?"


    "I...Iˇ­.."


    The marine soldier looked at Ross while trembling in fear. He was afraid that if Ross''s hand shook, his neck will be cut off.


    Ross put the dagger a little farther away and said coldly: "Quickly speak!"


    "The orders are to arreˇ­.. arrest Ghost Hand Rossˇ­"


    The marine soldier saw the dagger move away and he breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still looking at Ross with fear and a stuttering answer came out of his mouth.


    Ross nodded and stared at the marine soldier''s eyes, asking coldly: "The second question why are you trying arrest me?"


    The soldier took a moment as he didn''t expect Ross to ask such a question.


    A strange and confused look pa.s.sed in his eyes, but he still answered with a stutter under the threat of the dagger.


    "Yesˇ­ it is because of massacre of the Tarot townˇ­ you are the prime culprit."


    When he heard this, Ross frowned and was about to ask what the Tarot town ma.s.sacre was, but suddenly there was a big noise outside the alley.


    "He''s here!"


    Seeing that he has been discovered by Marine, Ross was too lazy to ask again.


    He was obviously bewildered that he was framed for Tarot town massacre. As for what the Tarot town massacre was he knew of a place where he can ask about it.


    Whiz!


    Ross once again uses shave(soru) and his body flashed and disappeared into a alleyway, leaving behind the marine soldier who had just survived a disaster. He leaned against the wall with a puzzled and doubtful expression.


    "He doesn''t know why we want to arrest him?"


    The West Blue''s Marines were completely different from the original work''s East Blue Marine.


    In the original work''s East Blue, after catching a big pirate with a bounty of 15 million Berries, you can directly rise to the captain level from military officer. The reason for that is that in the East Blue the highest bounty a pirate have is only at 20 million Berries.


    But, in the West Blue, the highest bounty pirates can have goes as high as 50 million Berries.


    Even in this sea area where Ross is currently located, the highest bounty is more than 30 million Berries.


    Therefore West Blue''s Marines face much more difficulty in promoting than East Blue marines. That is to say, the overall strength of West Blue Marines is much larger than East Blue marines and the marines in the West blue are stronger than any Four seas except for the Grand Line.


    If any pirate with a bounty of 20 million or so meets a Marine Captain, he will basically turn around and ran away because the possibility of his escaping is very high, as it is almost impossible to win against such marine because each Marine Captain has at least arrested pirates having bounty of 30 million berries.


    But,


    After Ross selected ''shave(soru), his talent, his strength is enough to overcome any of the average pirates having a bounty of 30 million Berries.


    So under the encirclement of Marines, Ross did not take much effort to get rid of Marine on his tail and left the town behind.

 5 Underground Intelligence Organization

    Because he didn''t want to be hunted by Marines on the island, Ross made a situation where it seemed like he had already escaped by a boat on the sea and then quietly returned to the island.


    This method may not necessarily be able to deceive Marines for long, but it doesn''t matter to Ross how long he has, he just wants to figure out what the situation he is in.


    "I should go to the Ghale City."


    Ross took a long look at the town where he lived for the past year. After shaking his head, he turned around and walked along the path towards the bustling city in the middle of the island.


    There is an Underground Intelligence Organization in the city. A large part of the information on many pirates he hunted was obtained from there.


    Along the path, and pa.s.sing over the mountains.


    Two hours later.


    Ross wore a leather jacket with a low hat that hides most of his recognizable features and was walking on the streets of Ghale City.


    He did not deliberately hide his whereabouts and the people of the Ghale City also did not react much. It seems that the things that happened in Tarot town have not spread here yet.


    But what Ross wants to know is not just about the Tarot Town, He also wants to know who made him take the fall for the said situation and get rid of him and solve this situation if possible so that he wouldn''t be pursued by the Marines.


    Just as Ross walked to the location of the Underground intelligence organization, there were suddenly a lot of newspapers spilling from the sky in the streets not far away from his position. Many people picked up the newspaper and looked at it.


    "Unbelievable!"


    "Ghost Hand Rossˇ­ actually looted and slaughtered a small town? Didn''t he hunted down several pirates with bounty more than 10 million berries?!"


    Many people looked at the newspapers and they were shocked.


    Ross''s footsteps paused. He pulled the brim of his hat down again and walked over to the crowd and quietly picked up a newspaper.


    The Tarot town massacre.


    Only around 70 people lived in the town. The town that was always warm was looted and slaughtered overnight. The whole town was burned into ruins. After careful investigation by Marines, the chief culprit was found to be Pirate Hunter Ghost Hand Ross.


    Ross''s face was getting darker and darker as he read the newspaper.


    At this time, the voices of the many pa.s.sers-by next to him were also pa.s.sed into his ear.


    "I didn''t expect that Ghost Hand Ross would be turned out to be such a terrible pirate!"


    "I have already said that Pirate Hunters are similar to the pirates as they are all guys who go after pirates for money. It is not unusual that one of them would do this kind of thing."


    "I hope Marines can capture this guy".


    The fingers holding the newspaper gradually exerted force and the newspaper in his hands crumpled. Ross was silent for a moment, then he turned and walked into the alleyway next to him while throwing the newspaper in a trash can.


    After crossing a few streets.


    Ross came to a tavern, which was empty. Only the boss sat at the counter, yawning.


    Ross walked into the tavern, glanced at the boss behind the counter. He didn''t talk to him and directly walked towards a inner room of the tavern. He then pushed open the door, and walked down a staircase leading Underground.


    The stairs were extremely narrow but he arrived at the end, they suddenly widened and there was an open room with many fine tables and chairs like a high-class tavern.


    "ˇ­this is really big news!"


    "Ghost Hand Ross this guy. Tsk tsk, now that this has happened, we will definitely lose a business colleague in the future."


    "Not just that but the Marines will definitely release a bounty. I don''t know how high his bounty will be, but I don''t think it will be any less than 20 million Berries!"


    Several Pirate Hunters sat on the couch and held several newspapers in their hands, discussing.


    It was at this time that Ross walked down from above.


    As soon as everyone saw Ross, their arguments came to an abrupt end. All eyes converge on Ross and at that time everyone''s reaction was different, some sneered, some raised the corners of their mouths, and some showed anxiety.


    There was no expression of anger on Ross''s face, instead there was a calmness that made people''s heart palpitate.


    He glanced around the hall indifferently. There was silence in the tavern.


    No one was making any jokes or doing anything. Although, the situation that Ross is currently facing was very bad, and he may even be captured for Marines bounty, but Ross''s strength is recognized as powerful among the Pirate Hunters.


    Most of the other Pirate Hunters works by forming teams and most of the targets are pirates with a bounty of less than 10 million. Even if they hunted a pirate with more than 10 million bounties, it is only occasional and not something that they can do regularly.


    But Ross was different than them. Ross is a solo pirate hunter and he does notwork with any group, despite that he alone has hunted several strong pirates withbounties more than 10 million berries in just a few months of time. This shows that hisstrength is very powerful and in the underground world or in the pirate hunters circle, strength means everything.


    When Ross saw that no one was talking, he retracted his gaze and walked straight into the interior of the hall, pushed a door open and walked inside.


    When the door was completely closed, many people in the hall sighed.


    "Huu, I didn''t expect him to come here at this timeˇ­"


    "It seems that Marine''s encirclement failed completely. They are really useless as ever." Someone said as he picked up a glass of wine and sipped from it.


    "I don''t know to what level this matter will eventually develop to. Right, what do you think he is here for? He can''t be Pirate Hunter now." The person next to him shrugged: "Who knows? Maybe he wants some intelligence on Marine''s and then flee from here."


    Within a room in the Underground building.


    Compared to the outside, it was much quieter here. The sound canceling effect was also very good. After the door was closed, the voices discussing outside were unable to pa.s.s through.


    The interior room is not large. It only had a sofa, a bookshelf, and a desk.


    Behind the desk sat a middle-aged man with a thick beard. He had a cigar in his mouth. He is the leader of the Underground Intelligence Organization. Terun.


    Next to the desk.


    A girl who was about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a black shawl was carefully sorting out a pile of documents, as if silently memorizing them.


    The girl''s appearance was very immature but Ross recognized her directly when he first saw her a few months ago.


    It was Devil Child Nico Robin from the original work.


    In the current timeline, she is still struggling to survive by hiding in the Underground world. She is currently a key figure in this Underground Intelligence Organization. Relying on her strong memory, she can remember all kinds of information so that it can be handed over at any time.


    "Ohh, Ghost Hand Ross? I didn''t expect you to come over at this time." Terun was sitting behind his desk as looked up at Ross.


    "The current circumstances surrounding you are not very good."


    Ross calmly looked at Terun and said, "You must know about my reasoning to come here, then you should know what information I want."


    Terun''s mouth raised slightly and he put the cigar in his mouth down: "Is it about Tarot town? I have inside intelligence here but with your current identity, selling the intelligence to you will bear a lot of risks so the price needs to be doubled."


    Ross stared at Terun for a moment.


    "No problem."

 6 Capone Family

    "Very well."


    Terun smiled and turned to look at Nico Robin next to him. "The inside intelligence on Tarot town, we haven''t burned it yet, right? Give it to him directly."


    Sixteen-year-old Nico Robin nodded and her little hand flipped a few times. Soon, she took out two sheets of paper and walked over to Ross to hand the paper.


    "Two intelligence reports on the town, without any encryption."


    Ross took two sheets from Robin''s hand and looked at them.


    After Robin passed the sheets, she quietly returned to her original position and continued to organize and memorize the mess of intelligence in front of her.


    If you ask Ross to choose a person to be his assistant from the people he has contacted so far, he will definitely choose Nico Robin.


    Although she is much younger than in the original work, she has a bounty of 79 million Berries at the age of eight and she has actually been able to survive in West Blue''s Underground World until now. Her abilities are almost indisputable.


    If he wants to form a crew, except for her, Ross had also carefully considered Trafalgar law and others. Both are careful, and their attitude matched with his style of doing things.


    Butˇ­


    They are all people who wants to become pirates and Ross will have to consider things very carefully. Also at the present time, he does not intend to become a pirate without any rhyme or reason.


    It''s not his black pot. Why should he carry it on his shoulders? Since the Marine side are a group of idiots, then he would have to uncover the person who shifted the blame on him, and bring justice.


    There are not many words written on the paper.


    After Ross finished reading, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled. He clenched the slip of paper in hand and pondered. He had thought that it was the work of some pirate group who had framed him. But he didn''t expect that instead of pirates, it involves the underground criminal syndicate''s forces of West Blue.


    "Capone Familyˇ­ is the criminal syndicate family of Capone Bege, one of the supernovas in the original work."


    Ross thought for a moment and gradually his face turned cold.


    No matter what kind of influence they have, but after framing him for something that he didn''t do, they think that they can just sit back and relax, then they are completely mistaken.


    "I need information on the Capone Family in this area."


    Ross looked up at Terun who had stood up without him noticing.


    Terun flicked the cigar ash, thinks for a second, and says: "I know what kind of the information you want and I have it, but the price for that information will cost you a lot."


    "No problem."


    After Ross nodded, Terun looked at Robin on the side.


    "Tell him."


    Robin nodded and walked towards Ross and after her eyes slightly come into contact with Ross''s eyes, she narrated the information that Ross needed in a low voice.


    After Ross wrote down the information, he took out a few stacks of money from his backpack and threw it to Terun, after that he turned and left.


    Robin''s eyes stayed on Ross''s back for a few seconds before returning back to a the stack of intelligence files on the table.


    Ross left the inner room, and under the different gazes of the numerous Pirate Hunters in the outside side, he left the Underground base.


    Something unexpected happened to Ross as he ran into a patrol of marines who were inspecting in all directions, just as he came out of the base.


    "Ghost Hand Ross is here!"


    Someone screamed and immediately there were several guns aimed at Ross and they fired.


    Ross did not have Marine''s Rokushiki Tekkai (Iron Body), nor Armament Haki in his possession. Even ordinary firepower can cause certain damage to him.


    "Annoying!"


    Ross stepped his foot on the ground and flashed into the opposite alleyway.


    He was really annoyed with this group of Marines who were chasing after him. He had the idea of ??destroying all the Marines but he repressed that idea down.


    Whizz!


    Ross was rushing in the alleyway and suddenly there was a figure dressed in the marine costume racing after him at the same speed as him.


    "Ghost Hand Ross, quickly allow yourself to be captured without putting up a fight."


    "You will not be able to escape today"


    The man was one of the Commander at the nearby Marine base.


    He had defeated and arrested pirates with the bounty of 18 million Berries. Surprisingly, he can also use Shave (Soru) of Marine''s Rokushiki!


    "He can even use Shave(Soru)?"


    Ross glanced back at the Marine Commander from the corner of his eyes. The same military ranks in different regions, but differences in strength is huge.


    East Blue''s Marine Commander may not even able to defeat pirates who has bounty of 10 million Berries, while in the Grand Line''s, there are many Devil Fruit users among the Marine Commander, as for the Marine Commander of New World, they can even use Armament Haki.


    "You want me to surrender without putting up a fight?


    After the Marine Commander had chased him to a street, he suddenly roared and his entire body charged at Ross'' back, and suddenly punched.


    Ross turned around impatiently and received the punch.


    "I have other things to do. I have no time to accompany you Marines to play, so get lost.


    Boom!


    Both of their fists collided with each other, the strength possessed by Marine Commander was weaker than Ross, so he takes two steps back while his entire arm was numb.


    Ross spread out both of his hands and swept over the wall on one side of the alleyway. The walls suddenly twisted and collapsed, and smashed down directly in Marine Commander''s face.


    When Colonel Marine saw this, his pupils shrank slightly and when he rushed out of the collapsed wall, Ross had already disappeared.


    "Sure enough he is a Devil Fruit user and twisting the wall, no wonder they call him ghost handˇ­"


    The Commander looked at the distorted wall and his mind wandered back to the punch Ross threw. His forehead was overflowing with a cold sweat and he was a little scared from the bottom of his heart.


    Even though Marine had laid a tight pursuit circle on the island, and bombarded the guns on Ross, making him cut a sorry figure, but with the Marine''s Rokushiki ,Shave(Soru), he still rushed out of the encirclement.


    His ship was already gone. He directly stole a small boat on the side while dropped down hundreds of thousands of Berries, then he left the island by boat.


    The information given to him by Robin about Capone Mafia''s in this sea area was very detailed, specifically the detailed location of the base built by Capone Family in this sea area.


    Haig island.


    This island is not far from the place where Ross was located. It''s about two days journey. Ross had once went to that island when he was hunting pirates, and was not unfamiliar to it.


    Sailing all the way into the sea, he would no longer be pursued by Marine. Even if they are obviously Marines, they can not easily lock onto Ross position in the vast sea and chase him.


    If they could reach that level then the pirates will not be spread unchecked in this world.


    Howeverˇ­


    In the process of sailing something unpleasant happened.


    It was when a news bird landed on his boat with newspaper. He had bought a newspaper and found out his new bounty poster.


    "Ghost Hand Ross, Dead or Alive, 22 million Berries. Marines really took swift action."


    Ross has been often been hunting pirates everywhere around this time. Very rarely does bounty posters leave his hand. But now holding his own bounty poster, he feels very bad.


    Being issued a bounty for arrest by Marines and being pursued all over the sea by them is a particularly annoying thing for Ross, so he has never wanted this situation to occur.


    And now there is an even more serious problem. In this situation even if he destroys Capone Mafia and throws the truth at Marines, would they retract his bounty order?


    At these thought, Ross''s face gradually became gloomy.


    He finally took a deep breath.


    In any case, he had to go to Haig Town and see who had got him into such a troublesome situation as they had already touched his bottom line.

 7 No Choice

    Haig town.


    At first glance, it seemed like an ordinary town but the residents of this town are living in fear and trepidation because there are often a large number of Capone Mafia members appearing in the town.


    These gangsters collude with local authorities and even have inside trading with Marines. Many times they arbitrarily kill and set fire to anything they hate and Marine only do a symbolic inspection.


    Center of the town.


    In a building which has a simple exterior but very luxurious interior.


    In a hall on the top floor of the building, a tall fat man wearing a black suit was sitting there watching the information in his hand that had just been sent to him. He shook his head while looking at the report with disdain.


    "Marines are still useless as always. If you had surrounded the place in advance then you can''t let a Pirate Hunter escape, that is just pathetic." The man saying this is Capone Leckie. He is one of several High-Level members of the criminal syndicate Capone Family and is responsible for the development of his Underground organization in this area.


    A man in a black suit with glasses stood next to him and said: "The strength possessed by Ghost Hand Ross was a bit unexpected. Leader, do you think that this will involve us?"


    "What involvement? I have already investigated all the information on Ghost Hand Ross, he has always been alone. Can he even fight us alone? Our troops will not lose even if they have to compete with the entire Marine division. Hewon''t be able to do anything to us. "


    Leckie shook his head disdainfully and picked up a glass of red wine on the table.


    However.


    Just as he put the glass of red wine on his lips, the entire building suddenly shook with a dull roar and the red wine in the cup spilled on him.


    Leckie was furious as he stood up after putting the glass down.


    "What? What happened?"


    "Leˇ­Leader Leckie, this is not good, someone has invaded from outside!" A Capone Mafia''s subordinate frantically ran over from outside, and reported to Leckie with a terrified look on his face.


    As soon as the words came out of his mouth, the atmosphere in the entire hall froze, while the maid''s hand who was trying to clean Leckie''s suit trembled, her eyes revealing a panic-stricken look.


    Leckie was startled and asked: "Who has invaded? Are they Marines or Dupo Mafia''s b.a.s.t.a.r.ds? Why was there be no news?


    "Noˇ­ not Marine nor Dupo Mafia. Its Ghost Hand Ross, he rushed in alone!"


    The member of the mafia trembled in fear.


    Leckie''s eyes were wide open, "Ghost Hand Ross? Did he come alone? What are you guys doing then, go out there and kill him using all of our forces!"


    Just as he finished giving orders there was a loud bang at the door and the exquisite red oak door exploded, sawdust was flying everywhere and at that moment a figure came in.


    "Who isˇ­ Capone Leckie?"


    Ross''s clothes were a bit messed up, but the expression in his eyes was completely different, the moment Ross'' eyes fall upon them, they felt their entire body froze up, and they felt as if they were standing outside in a blizzard.


    The several people in the hall couldn''t help but turn their gaze towards Capone Leckie, and Ross''s gaze also shifted towards him.


    "The situation in Tarot town was done by you, wasn''t it?"


    Ross looked indifferently at Capone Leckie.


    Capone Leckie was shocked by the intimidating aura produced by Ross, but after all, he was also one of the high-level officer of the Capone Family. He quickly calmed down and said coldly.


    "What about it?"


    As Capone Leckie''s voice fell, members of Capone Mafia rushed in and the hallway outside was completely packed with people.


    "It''s good that I did not found the wrong person."


    Ross didn''t care about the Capone Mafia members outside who came from all over the place. After confirming that it was indeed Leckie, he nodded as he shook his wrist and took out a pistol, fired six shots from his gun instantly killing six criminal organization members who rushed in.


    Ross followed that act by throwing the pistol aside and rushed directly towards Capone Leckie.


    Ross was surrounded by hundreds of people holding guns and other weapons, the situation was not very good for Ross, so he did not intend to waste any time.


    "Don''t be too arrogant, boy!"


    Capone Leckie''s eyes were filled with coldness and anger, he quickly took out two pistols and shot at Ross.


    Ross avoided the bullets shot at him by Capone Leckie by using Marine''s Rokushiki Shave(Soru).


    "d.a.m.n!"


    Capone Leckie didn''t expect Ross to avoid his bullets at such a close distance. After the barrel of the gun was emptied, he pulled out a long sword at his waist and prepared to fight Ross out.


    Ross''s eyes were indifferent, he did not retreat and also didn''t draw the sword. Instead, his five fingers clenched into fist and slammed into Capone Leckie''s sword.


    Buzz!


    Ross didn''t use Armament Haki''s, but his hands were wrapped in distortion power working exactly like Whitebeard Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but the color on his hands was not white but it was colorless and transparent and distorted the air present around it.


    This is the new ability that Ross can display after his Proficiency in Distortion Fruit has reached 75.


    He can attach distortion power directly to his fist. Although he can''t do any long-range attack, he still has the ability to deal with any sword bare-handed!


    Ka!


    When Capone Leckie''s sword touched the partially distorted area around the fist, the entire sword was forced into the air by a force and it became very difficult to move the sword even by an inch!


    "Devil Fruit Userˇ­"


    Capone Leckie''s pupils shrank but at this time he was already unable to change anything. He screamed, his hands still clenching the hilt of his sword and tried to chop it down.


    But even though he tried his best, the long sword he held was still twisted and broken at a speed visible to the naked eye.


    Kacha! Kacha!


    Eventually, the entire sword was twisted into a spiral form of iron.


    Ross took back his fist and held the twisted sword in front of him in his hands. The twisted sword was smashed into a ball of iron, and he threw the ball at the door, smashing the head of a rushing criminal organization member.


    "you..."


    Capone Leckie''s was finally frightened, he flinched as he took a step back, he saw a window and rushed toward it, planning jump out of it to escape but was stopped. Ross suddenly appeared behind him pulling his collar and pressed him against the wall.


    "Tell your men to get out."Ross''s indifferent said.


    Capone Leckie as the High-Level officer of the Capone Family has experienced big and small fights many times, but it was the first time he had seen someone rushing into his base alone and take control of it like this.


    Feeling the hand that was pressed on his neck, he realized that there was no strange power to it but fear begins to spread in Capone Leckie heart as he remembers the scene of his own sword that was twisted into a spiral iron piece.


    "Don''t, don''t come in! You all go out!" He shouted.


    Many members of the criminal organization looked at each other blankly before going out one by one.


    Ross glanced at the door and slowly returned his gaze towards Capone Leckie, his hand still holding his neck and pressed him against the wall.


    "No one is going bother us now."


    "Youˇ­ what are you doing? I can give you money if that is what you want, just name the price".


    For Capone Leckie, at this moment the most important thing is his own life. Since Ross is Pirate Hunter, in his opinion he would want nothing but money.


    "No, I am not interested in money."


    Ross shook his head, released Capone Leckie, took a piece of paper from his arms, and threw a recording device at him.


    "I don''t like being a scapegoat for others. The Tarot town incident has nothing to do with me. I need you to tell the truth to the Marines."


    When he heard Ross, Capone Leckie suddenly looked at him. He looked at the pen and paper that Ross threw on the floor and suddenly shook his head.


    "It turns out that you want thisˇ­ Sorry, even if I did this, it wouldn''t work, because I didn''t do this, I didn''t frame you."


    "Not done by you, what do you mean?" Ross''s brow was slightly wrinkled.


    Capone Leckie raised his mouth slightly and said: "Want to know who is behind this? I can tellˇ­ ah ah!!"


    He didn''t finish the word as the muscles on the whole arm were twisted into a terrible curve, and a terrifying sound was emitted as his muscles collapsed.


    "Who did it?" Ross asked indifferently.


    "You, d.a.m.n itˇ­"


    Capone Leckie''s was frightened and angry, he cursed at Ross but was only able to complete half of the sentence before he looked in Ross'' eyes and suddenly stopped.


    In the face of death, he eventually retreated and his tone weakened as he slowly said: "It''s Marine Commander Leica. This is what he proposed. All of the specific things were done by Marine and have nothing to do with me."


    There was silence in the air.


    "Marineˇ­ Commander Leicaˇ­"


    Ross muttered in a low voice, the expressions on his face couldn''t be described in words and he looked at Capone Leckie, suddenly shaking his wrist.


    Kacha!!


    One of Capone''s Leckie''s arms was twisted into a twist, and the flesh and blood cracked. It was terrible, and he almost pa.s.sed out from the intense pain.


    "I want to hear the truth."Ross''s indifferent said.


    Under the pain, Capone Leckie couldn''t help but curse and said, "Youˇ­ you d.a.m.n b.a.s.t.a.r.d! I am telling the truth!"


    "Are you?"


    Ross''s backhanded him, and the other arm of Capone Leckie twisted again. After repeating the process several times while asking questions, there were only broken pieces of meat remains in the hall.


    "It seems he is telling the truth."


    Ross slowly retracted his hand as he bypassed the body of Capone Leckie and came to the window, looking out into the blue sea in the distance.


    This incident was initiated by Marines. Ross already suspected this from the beginning. After all, this kind of thing is too big. If there are no marines involved then it is almost impossible to plan this thing.


    The problem right now isˇ­


    Whether the entire marine base was involved in this or was it done by Leica alone?


    Ross has been avoiding a head-on conflict with Marines because he really doesn''t like to be wanted for life and to be given a bounty, but that doesn''t mean he is afraid of marines!


    "Your plan was brilliant, Marine." Ross smiled.


    He plans to go to the Marine base to make a final decision.


    He did not want to have a bounty on his head, nor does he wanted to become a pirate, but if there is no other choice then he must become a pirateˇ­


    And he will turn the entire world completely upside down!

 8 Charging into Marine Base

    Marine Branch.


    In an office at the highest floor, Marine Commander Leica listened to the latest intelligence report given by his subordinate, and the expression on his face gradually became somewhat ugly.


    "Haig town was attacked by Ghost Hand Ross and Capone Family''s Capone Leckie was brutally murdered by him?!"


    As a Marine Commander, his salary is not high and capturing the pirates is an inherent job, he can''t get a bounty out of it. He can only get military exploits, so he has always had a close relationship with Capone Mafia.


    Some time ago Capone Mafia slaughtered the Tarot town and gave him a part of the money looted from there to let him cover up this matter, but he got a sudden inspiration and he did not cover up this matter but deliberately planted some clues to pin this thing on Ross''s head.


    And as the matter stand, he not only completed his deal with Capone Mafia but was also able to frame Ghost Hand Ross for it. By doing this Marine''s prestige will not be constantly damaged by that pirate hunter. It''s like killing two birds with one stone.


    What he didn''t expect, however, was that Ross''s strength was a little beyond his expectations, as he escaped the encirclement of the marines.


    Now.


    Capone Leckie, who he often traded with was killed by Ross in his own base camp, which means that Ross probably already knows the truth.


    Thinking of this, Leica''s face becomes gloomy and he snorted.


    "So what if he knows the truthˇ­ he had already been labeled as a ferocious pirate. Even if he publish the truth, how many people will believe it?"


    Marines are always on the side of justice. For the civilian population, Marines are always the most credible. Ross is charged with the crime and it is impossible to escape from this.


    The only trouble is that if this matter continues to drag on, then it may be known to Captain Moby and other Commanders. After all, Tarot town''s situation was handled by him, but the other Commanders have the power to inquire about this matter and they will, if the current situation continues to escalate.


    In that case, he will be in great trouble. If he wants to avoid trouble, then he must arrest or execute Ross as soon as possible.


    Just as Leica was thinking of a solution, a Marine soldier rushed into his office and ran towards Leica.


    "Commander Leica! Someone found traces of Ghost Hand Ross on the island!"


    "Where?" Leica stood up suddenly.


    The Marine soldier rushed to report: "It is said that he appeared in the West Coast. Captain Moby and Captain Tamo have already taken some people there."


    A Marine Lieutenant Commander standing next to Leica said with a strange look on his face: "Is that guy crazy? He is unexpectedly walking directly into a trap in our Marine base?"


    Leica''s also frowned as this situation was a bit strange.


    Could it be that Ross knew that he had secretly arranged something and planned to look for him to trouble him? Thinking of this, he had a look of disbelief on his face as he couldn''t believe it.


    But it is Marine Branch''s base!


    Ross directly went to Haig town. Does he also dare to come to the Marine Branch''s base?


    Leica didn''t dare to believe it and was even more uncertain of the situation, just then there was the sound of disturbance in the base, and even sounds of gunfire.


    A Second Lieutenant Marine rushed in with a terrifying look and reported: "Commander Leica, Ghost Hand Ross has rushed into our base!"


    "What did you say?" Leica''s eyes widened.


    He expected Ross to be difficult to deal with, but he never imagined that Ross was so crazy and daring that he would come to a Marine branch base!


    He is a madman!


    There was a slight hint of fear in Leica''s eyes.


    He can sit in the position of the Commander, so of course, he has the strength to back up his position and he has also fought with many dangerous pirates, but someone like Ross who dared to come to the Marine branch base to find him. He has never met someone like that before!


    "Did you notify Captain Moby?"


    "The current situation had been notified to Captain Moby and others and they are currently rushing back here."


    "But I''m afraid that they wouldn''t be able to reach here in time."


    Leica pressed down the fear in his heart. He bit his teeth and yelled at his subordinates. "How many people are there at the base? Gather them all, and kill Ghost Hand Ross at all costs!"


    "Yes!"


    The second Lieutenant Marine responded and rushed out.


    Leica listened to the gunshots and all kinds of sounds from outside and as he was waiting, he felt uneasy and angry so he walked back and forth as he waited for Ross with his five fingers clasping the hilt of his sword on his waist.


    "You also go out and command the soldiers!"


    After two steps, he looked towards to the second Marine Lieutenant Commander.


    "Yes!"


    The Marine Lieutenant Commander took a deep breath and picked up a musket on the table and walked toward the door.


    Just as he pushed the door open, the entire door suddenly had a strange twist and it was directly blown up, and countless sawdust flew at a time.


    The Lieutenant Commander subconsciously fired the gun but a hand pulled out of the sawdust and grabbed the gun directly.


    Kacha!


    The musket was broken into two pieces in an instant.


    The Lieutenant Commander was shocked. He suddenly retreated and tried to pull out the long sword at his waist to resist. But he wasn''t quick enough, Ross entered one step faster and rushed towards him. He punched his chest, sending him flying and slamming painfully on the wall.


    "Long time no see, Commander Leica."


    Ross smacked off the sawdust on his clothes and turned to look at Marine Commander Leica. His eyes were calm as they looked at him.


    The expression on Leica''s face was incomparably ugly. He pulled the sword out of his waist and put it in front of him, looking coldly at Ross, "Do you realize what you have done? You have attacked a Marine base!"


    "So what?"


    Ross stepped toward Leica, and tauntingly said: "For a pirate with a bounty of 22 million Berries, what is a single Marine base?"


    Scoff!


    Under the pressure of the approaching Ross, Commander Leica finally couldn''t help but hold his sword with both hands and chopped it at Ross.


    Ross didn''t retreat and punched the coming sword.


    Kacha!


    Leica''s swordsmanship is almost the same as that of Capone Leckie, that is to say that it is impossible for it to break through the layer of distortion power attached on Ross''s fist. The sword is stopped in mid-air, and the entire sword is twisted into scrap iron.


    Leica was shocked, but before he could react, Ross''s other fist slammed directly between his chest and abdomen.


    Bang!


    This fist was wrapped in the power of distortion, so his internal organs are s.h.i.+fting as blood is spurted out of his mouth, he directly falls to the ground.


    "Stop!"


    Just as Leica vomited blood and fell to the ground, some people directly rushed in from the destroyed entrance. It was a group of people dressed in the marine Justice outfit, it was Captain Moby and others.


    Ross saw Captain Moby rus.h.i.+ng in, his wrists shook as he pulled out the sword at his waist and placed it on Leica''s neck.


    "Back off."


    Moby looked at the scene, he was angry and he shouted: "Ross, do you know what you are doing?!"


    "I certainly know what I am doing." Ross stared at Moby and said, "But I don''t know what you guys are doing by framing people, so I came over to asked this question directly."


    Leica kneels on the floor as he heard this sentence, his face changed, and he endured the pain in his body to say: "Moˇ­ Captain Moby, kill him!"


    Bang!


    Ross stepped on Leica''s back putting him directly on the floor, his sword continuing to press against his neck.


    "You have no right to speak now."

 9 Too Late

    Captain Moby''s eyes flashed in anger, but at the same time he noticed something that wasn''t right, so he asked Ross in a sinking voice:


    "What do you want to ask?"


    "The first question, are you also involved in the Tarot town incident with him?" Ross did not intend to beat around the bush.


    Moby frowned and didn''t answer, but asked: "What about Tarot town? What do you mean?"


    Ross stared at Moby for a while, reached into his sleeves, and threw the recording at Moby.


    Moby took the recording device and frowned, and it quickly played the talk between Ross and Capone Leckie.


    As their conversation was broadcasted Captain Moby, who was present at the scene, and several Commanders suddenly looked at each other. Obviously, they did not expect this kind of thing!


    "d.a.m.n!"


    Moby''s face showed a very angry expression, staring at Leica, who was being stepped on by Ross and he wished that he could cut Leica''s head with his own sword.


    The expressions of several commanders colonels were also darkening. As for the officers and soldiers, they all felt as if they were listening to a fantasy story.


    "Lieutenant Commander, take everyone out!" When Moby heard half of the conversation, he directly pressed paused the recording device and gave a command, letting Lieutenant Commander take all the Marines soldiers out of the room.


    He looked up at Ross and said: "I have neglected this matter, but things have already gotten to this point so I can''t provide an explanation for you. I need to report this to my superior."


    Ross stood there calmly and didn''t talk.


    Moby took a deep breath as turned and walked out of the room, went to his office, dialed Den Den Mushi on the table, and quickly connected to the Marine Headquarters.


    "Is it Rear Admiral Strawberry? I have something to report to him."


    ...


    Marine Headquarters.


    This is the core of Marine''s power, and it controls the numerous Marine bases and Marine divisions spread across the entire sea.


    In a large office on the second floor which is responsible for connecting the various Marine branch bases, receiving their reports and issuing various instructions.


    "How can there be such a thing?!" Listening to the report from the West Blue Marine branch, Strawberry''s narrowed eyes jerked open and his face changed.


    Although it is only a divisional thing, this kind of thing can involve Marine''s prestige and face. Once it is not handled well, it will cause a lot of trouble for them.


    He quickly stood up and walked to a separate office next to him.


    "Vice Admiral Doberman, there is a troublesome matter hereˇ­"


    Marine Vice-Admiral Doberman sat in a chair and listened to Strawberry''s report with a slight frown. After a few minutes, he said: "This thing can never be spread out, otherwise Marines will lose their reputation and face in West Blue, and the people will lose their faith in the government and condemn it."


    "Then how should we proceed." Strawberry inquired in a low voice.


    Doberman hesitated slightly before revealing a hint of indifference on his face, saying: "Clear everything, Execute this matterˇ­ and after that the report that was going to be reported is that the murderer was killed on the spot under the pursuit of Marines, and Commander Leica died fighting the murderer."


    Although Strawberry guessed that Doberman might decide this way, he couldn''t help but say, "But that Ross didn''t doˇ­"


    "The bounty orders have already been sent, are you planning to report it to the government and let the government withdraw it?"


    Doberman interrupted Strawberry''s words and said with an indifferent gaze. "It''s just a Pirate Hunter. Compared with Marine''s prestige, you should be clear about what is more important."


    Strawberry''s expression changed a few times, and finally, he sighed and complied with the orders and left Doberman''s office.


    Doberman shook his head and continued to browse the doc.u.ments on the table.


    ...


    "Complete execution?"


    After receiving the order from Marine Headquarters, Moby did not reveal any unexpected expression on his face. In fact, he also decided to do the same, because only by doing so can the impact of this matter be minimized.


    For Ross, a little Pirate Hunter, it''s almost impossible for Marine to admit their wrongs and take back the wanted order!


    After hanging up the Den Den Mushi


    Moby''s expression became completely indifferent as he left the room and returned to the office of Commander Leica where Ross was.


    The atmosphere in Commander Leica office was very strange.


    Ross was stepping on Commander Leica''s back as he stands there calmly, while the other commanders had confused embarrassed look on their face.


    Originally they thought that Ross was a murderer who slaughtered an entire town, They did not expect this to be led by Leica and Capone Mafia, and Leica even framed him.


    "Captain Moby."


    Seeing Moby''s return, several restless Commanders turned around and looked at him at the same time, waiting for Moby to announce their superiors orders and decision.


    Moby walked slowly to the front of the crowd, looking at the Ross who stood on Leica, and said: "The Headquarter has given their orders."


    Whiz!!


    At the moment when his voice fell, Moby suddenly moved and he pulled out the long sword at his waist as he rushed toward Ross.


    The power of this sword is far stronger than Leica and Capone Leckie, and the tip of the sword even overflows with faint sword energy!


    Ross retreated to the edge of the room, avoiding the sword.


    However, Leica was not so lucky, as he was already in the attack range of Moby''s sword and he was directly split into two halves!


    Startled by the sudden change many commanders who were present did not have any time to respond.


    "ˇ­.. Captain Moby!"


    "Headquarters'' order, everyone directly involved in this matter is to be executed."


    Seeing that Ross had avoided his attack, he did not pursue him immediately. Instead, he announced the order given by the Marine Headquarters to several of his subordinate commanders.


    Several Marine Commanders looked at each other in dismay.


    Ross is not a murderer, but if they carefully think about it, how can Marine and the government recover the already issued bounty for a Pirate Hunter.


    "What a brilliant scene." Ross stood by the wall and spoke.


    His mouth twitched slightly as if he was laughing, and he seemed to ridicule the marines. This expression made the few commander in the room shudder for some inexplicable reason.


    "Then, starting today, I am a pirate."


    Moby looked at Ross with a cold face and said: "You can''t leave here today, there is Leica who has framed you, accept this as my apologies as you rest in peace!"


    Whiz!


    Moby rushed to Ross again, and the sword in his hand chopped out.


    "Rainstorm!"


    His sword was wrapped up in weak sword energy as he waved it up and down, like a storm, covering Ross in the center. He did not give Ross any time and s.p.a.ce to dodge ashe planned to directly kill Ross who had his back pressed against the wall.


    However.


    In the face of Moby''s stormy offensive, Ross did not panic.


    He looked up at Moby, his body suddenly looks like a piece of paper.


    Moby is attacking Ross left and right with his sword energy but he is not able to hit him no matter how hard he tries.


    Then,


    Ross stabbed with his own sword and the stunned Moby tried to dodge but was too late as he was stabbed by Ross'' attack.


    "This isˇ­ Kami-e (Paper Drawing)! How can you use Marine''s Rokushiki?!"


    There are many different techniques that are similar to Soru, so even if Ross uses Soru, no one will be able to identify it but those dodging patterns are very familiar and there is no doubt that it is definitely Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of Marine''s Rokushiki(Six Power)!


    Ross didn''t answer. With Kami-e (Paper Drawing)''s dodging ability, he moves with his sword and made a few attacks on Moby. He started the Distortion Fruit ability and twisted the two swords together. Turning them into a few sections of scrap iron.


    Bang!!


    Ross punched out and Moby subconsciously crossed his arms in front of him, and when Ross''s fist connected with his arms, a sharp pain suddenly came from them.


    His two arms, under Ross''s Distortion Fruit ability, were directly twisted into a fried dough twist, covered with blood and bones and looked terrifying.


    Several commanders finally awoke from their stupor and reacted, they all came forward to support the Captain. At the same time, they pulled their swords out one after another.


    Buzz!


    Ross''s arms jerked up and the ability of Distortion Fruit was fully launched. All the swords and fists that held them were completely stopped in mid-air, and then the power of distortion exploded.


    All swords collapsed.


    Ross stared indifferently at Captain Moby, who was shocked. He lifted his leg and stepped on him as blood and flesh scattered under his feet.


    Several commanders who saw this were shaken by this scene, they felt chills on their backs and revealed fear.


    Amidst the silence.


    Ross slowly walked toward the wall on one side.


    "Go and tell the high-level Marines who issued the order."


    "I didn''t want to become a pirate."


    "You forced me to be a pirate."


    Ross''s tone is calm and chilling.


    Combining the tone with blood and gore in the place it seems to be giving the feeling of h.e.l.l. The Marines all shuddered as if they had heard the whisper of a devil.


    "Although right now I am just a insignificant n.o.body, and about whom maybe you wouldn''t care even a bit, but please remember what I said."


    "Your behavior today determines the future direction of this sea."


    "I hope that one day in the future, you would not regret the order issued today because by then everything will be too late."


    Bang!


    When Ross''s voice fell, he had already reached the wall and he raised his hand and pressed it on the wall, and the area about two meters on the wall suddenly twisted and collapsed, then he jumped out.


    There was only destruction remained in his wake and the sound of his voice that will reverberate in the ear of the marines that were there.

 10 Recruiting Robin

    Marine Headquarters.


    Doberman''s office.


    Bang!


    Doberman slaps his desk in anger and cracks appeared across the hard wooden table. The whole person stands up directly and his face is full of anger.


    "Who the hell does he think he is?"


    "Arrogant! Really arrogant!"


    Although there are countless pirates in the sea, he has handled many ferocious pirates as Vice-Admiral, but there are not many who would dare to go against the Marine Headquarters, and those who do, most of them are from the New World.


    A little nobody pirate hunter from West Blue dares to talk like that, he must really be insane!


    "Vice Admiral Doberman, the strength possessed by this Ghost Hand Ross is not something that West Blue''s marine divisions can handle. How do we deal with him?"


    Strawberry stood in front of Doberman''s desk and asked with a cold expression.


    He had some sympathy with Ross at the beginning but after killing Moby and blatant disregard of Marine executives, his sympathy turned into anger.


    Doberman took a heavy breath and pressed the anger in his heart down. He coldly said: "Notify all the branch bases of West Blue, put Ghost Hand Ross on the list of dangerous pirates, and hand his information over to all branches! "


    "Yes."


    Strawberry nodded in silence.


    Branch heads of every West Blue branches are different. There are some bases which have a Rear admiral as a commanding officer. Rear Admirals are strong, they are one of the main forces of the Headquarter and they are released by the headquarter to the four seas. Their strength is enough to suppress the area where they are located.


    In the face of the giant colossus which are Marine and World Government, all arguments are in vain. Compared to Ross, it is obviously easier for people to believe in the World Government and Marine and they will believe in the government''s news report.


    Marine represents World Government, so it is easy enough for them to distort the truth and present what they want to the world.


    Arguing?


    Protesting?


    Everything is useless.


    So from the moment, Captain Moby tried to kill him, Ross had already made a decision. Since Marine executives decided to brand him as a pirate, then he wouldn''t let them down!


    In order to quickly defeat Captain Moby, Ross learned Kami-e (Paper Drawing) in Marine''s Rokushiki, although it took one Free Talent Point, the effect was also significant as he quickly killed Moby and he did not fall into the situation where he was surrounded by Marines.


    After rushing out of the Marine Branch, Ross came to the south bank of the island, where his boat was docked.


    "I don''t know how Marine will declare my crimes."


    Ross rowed off the coast and looked at the boundless sea and shook his head.


    It did not matter.


    From today''s on he is the Captain of the Ghost Pirates.


    "After today, Marine will probably increase my bounty, and they will start to encircle and hunt for me in the West Blue area. It is even possible for them to send a Rear Admiral and their fleet. If I run around without any information, it will be easy for me to fall into an ambush and encirclement."


    Ross did not hesitate.


    Since he has become a pirate he will have to face the pursuit of Marines. It is obviously impossible to rely on this small boat. He needs a ship of medium-size or above, and he also needs various pieces of information.


    For him, there are two routes to become strong, one is to get strong on his own, the other is to kill pirates, and to kill pirates he needs information on them.


    Thus,


    The first crew member that he needed became very clear. Hiding in the dark Underground world, and knows a lot of intelligenceˇ­Nico Robin.


    "Then let''s go to Ghale City."


    ...


    Ghale City.


    Underground intelligence organization base.


    Nico Robin is standing beside a desk, reorganizing and remembering the intelligence on the table. She pa.s.sed the archaeological doctoral exam at the age of eight, and her memory and analytical skills are almost indisputable.


    In the months of working for this intelligence organization, no matter how complicated the intelligence was, she could quickly remember it and as soon as someone asks her about it, she can tell it to them immediately from her nearly photographic memory.


    "All recorded."


    Robin put down the last paper and closed her eyes slightly. After a few seconds, she opened them again and nodded at Terun sitting at his desk.


    Terun took a sip of coffee from the cup and nodded with satisfaction. "Good, go and burn these intelligence reports."


    Giving shelter to Devil Child Nico Robin who has a bounty of up to 79 million Berries is not a small risk for him, but Robin''s ability in intelligence processing really makes him satisfied.


    Otherwise, he would have already thrown Robin to Marines and received the bounty.


    Robin grabbed the pieces of paper on the table and walked to the side, quickly disposing of these intelligence reports and then returning to her place.


    "If I remember correctly, you should be sixteen now."


    Terun looked at Robin with a teacup In his hand.


    "Yes." Robin nodded.


    Terun rested leisurely on the back of the chair and the corner of his mouth raised with a little curve. He said: "It''s a good age. If it was not for the bounty of 79 million Berries on your head, you would be a perfect assistant."


    Robin was silent.


    Terun looked at Robin''s and slowly lowered the teacup and asked. "In addition to organizing the intelligence reports, what else can you do, can you dance?"


    "I can not."


    Robin shook her head.


    "That''s boringˇ­" Terun stood up, his eyes on Robin''s body as he slowly walked over to her and tried to touch Robin''s chin with his finger.


    Robin''s face changed slightly and she took a half step back.


    After Robin backed away, his fingers couldn''t touch her chin, Terun halted his movements as a frown appeared on his face. He took back his fingers which were in the air and said with a lecherous look in his eyes:


    "Take off your clothes, Nico Robin."


    "What?" Robin was stunned.


    Terun saw Robin''s in a dazed state and said again with more force in his tone: "I told you to take your clothes off, you didn''t hear me?"


    "This request..."


    Robin''s pupils shrank as she took a step back. She didn''t know how to deal with it.


    She was 8 years old when a bounty was placed on her head and from then on she has been hiding in the Underground world for eight years. She has seen too much darkness for so many years, but this was the first time that she encountered a situation like this.


    "What? You dare to defy my orders?"


    When Terun sees Robin backing up, the expressions on his face sank. "You can do anything. Isn''t that what you said when you came to me? I took a huge risk sheltering you, not to mention the bounty of 79 million Berries I could have gotten If I had turned you to marines."


    "ˇ­"


    As soon as Terun mentioned the bounty of 79 million Berries, Robin''s expression changed and she bit her lips.


    It is because of such a high amount of bounty that she has been hiding in the underground world for eight years. In order to survive, she had to do her best. If it was not for her calmness and wisdom which is far beyond ordinary people, it would''ve been almost impossible for her to survive till now.


    In order to survive, she has done her best.


    This kind of humiliation, even if it is unbearable she will endure.


    After all which is more important, survival or dignity?


    She bites harder and harder and her teeth are deeply embedded in her lips. She didn''t realize but blood dripped out of her lips slowly.


    Terun looked at Robin''s appearance as even in this situation she is calm and composed but for him who wants to have some fun, it is a bored expression.


    "Looking at your appearance, it seems that you haven''t experienced it yet? It''s really is too bad. Because of your high bounty, you can be caught by Marine at any time. Once you are caught, there is no chance for you to experience this."


    "ˇ­"


    Robin was silent. Survival is so difficult for her. Does she have to give up the last shred of her dignity?


    Just as despair surged in Robin''s heart.


    Bang!


    The door made of oak was suddenly forcefully banged open from the outside. The door lock collapsed directly, and the wood chips splashed around.


    "Who is it?!"


    Terun, who was observing Robin''s reaction, was suddenly interrupted by this sound and could not help but become angry and turned to look at the door.


    Ross walked in from the door. He arrived half a minute ago because the door was locked and waited for a little. He didn''t expect to walk into such unexpected moment.


    "It''s you?" Terun saw Ross and suddenly frowned.


    "Your door is broken, I hope you don''t mind."


    Ross under Robin and Terun surprised gaze arrived in front of Robin and said:


    "It seems that you are not very happy here. Would you like to change your status and become part of my crew?"


    Ross didn''t like beating around the bush and asked directly. Robin is a very smart person. In the current situation, she only needs to be given a choice.


    When he heard what Ross said and seeing that Robin had not reacted yet, Terun opened his mouth with gloomy expressions.


    "Ghost Hand Ross, what is the meaning of this, you plan to poach my assistant in front of me?"


    "Yes," Ross responded calmly, and it made Terun choke on his spit.


    "So, what do you think? Nico Robin." Ross looked at Robin.


    Robin was slightly startled.


    This is the first time that someone has taken the initiative to pull her into any group of any sort.


    Even though Robin is still very young, the calm mentality possessed by her is not something that her peers and ordinary people would have.


    She analyzed the current situation in less than a second and then nodded calmly.


    "I am honored to join your crew, Captain Ross."


    "Good."


    Ross smiled.

 11 40 Million Bounty

    It is very easy and pleasant to communicate with Robin, who is calm, smart and intelligent. It is one of the reasons why Ross has always had Robin in his list of people he would recruit.


    Terun looked at the scene in front of him and gawked slightly, then he talked in anger: "damn you, Nico Robin, you dare to betray me who has been hiding your ident.i.ty for the past six monthsˇ­"


    Bang!


    However, he couldn''t continue with his ravings as the sound of gunshot suddenly came from inside the room.


    Terun didn''t know when he took his pistol out, and before he knew it the pistol''s muzzle already had smoke coming out of it, while Ross was standing still slowly looking down at his chest.


    In the middle of his chest, there was a large hole, from which blood rushed out, and his suit was stained with blood.


    "You..."


    He didn''t expect Ross to shoot him.


    Ross''s left hand was still holding the pistol and didn''t tremble at all, so he pointed the gun at Terun and asked: "Did you just bully a member of my crew?"


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    There were three consecutive gunshots, and Terun had three more holes in his body, he revealed an unwilling and unbelievable expression and fell into his own blood.


    Robin''s expression changed slightly as she looked at the scene, but it recovered in an instant, still maintaining a calm expression, saying:


    "I don''t know the detailed identity of Terun, but he should belong to a larger intelligence organization. If he dies, it may cause us some troubles."


    "Oh."


    Ross slowly retracted the pistol and said: "A big intelligence organization?ˇ­ can it be bigger than Marine and World Government?"


    Robin shook her head saying: "Of course not, it is impossible."


    Ross turned to look at Robin and smiled: "So I don''t have to worry about any trouble, because I am a pirate now."


    "If Captain feels its ok, then there is no problem."


    Robin nodded lightly.


    Robin doesn''t really care about the troubles this situation will bring, She is the Devil Child with a bounty of 79 million Berries from the World Government. This bounty is highest in West Blue and even the most powerful pirates of this sea have less bounty then her. The World Government and Marine already want her life. The situation is already worse for her and it can not get any worse.


    "How many people are there in our crew?"


    "Including you and me, two."


    Ross responded calmly: "Therefore I need a ship now, as well as some guys to do odd jobs, and then slowly look for the official crew."


    Robin''s receptiveness to the imagination was much better than Ross''. Not only did she instantly subst.i.tuted into crew member''s role, but she was also not surprised by the fact that there were only two of them on board the ship.


    "There are a lot of ships on the island port. We should be able to find a suitable one.


    As for the people who can do odd jobs, release your name to them, and most of them can be recruited."


    "It''s too much trouble."


    Ross shook his head and said: "You should have information about the pirates in this area of sea. I need information on pirates with the bounty for more than 20 million Berries."


    Although he decided to become a pirate, Ross''s pirate crew are going different from most of the world''s pirates and even more different from the pirate crew of Strawhat Luffy.


    The looting and the slaughtering of civilians will only scare the civilians. World Government and Marine will not be alarmed and fearful, only angry.


    Even if he wants to killˇ­


    He will not slaughter civilians.


    His preys are the famous pirates of the sea as well as Marines and the World Government who dared to provoke him!


    His biggest card is not Distortion Fruit, but the Talent System. By hunting pirates, he can get proficiency points and Free Talent Points, and can easily improve his strength!


    From West Blue to Grand Line, from Grand Line to New World and when he reached the end of the world, then the world will shudder.


    "Pirates with a bounty of 20 million Berries or moreˇ­."


    When she heard Ross, Robin was slightly startled.


    Is he going to rob a pirate group and then take over directly?


    By doing this the risks are undoubtedly higher than just grabbing a ship at the dock, but she did not doubt Ross''s strength.


    So far Ross has hunted many pirates with a high bounty, and he even rushed into Capone Mafia''s nest and killed Capone Leckie.


    After thinking for a moment, Robin said:


    "Flo pirates, Captain one-eyed Flo, bounty 27 million Berries, appeared three days ago near the Kurle sea area. It is not far from here"


    "Good."


    Ross nodded and told Robin calmly, "Before I was a Pirate Hunter, the Ghost Hand Pirates I built would not rob civilians. We would hunt for powerful pirates at the sea, and the danger would be higher as well. You have to be mentally prepared."


    There are many different kinds of pirates in the sea who are characterized in a disorderly mess; there are ferocious pirates who want to plunder civilians, adventurer pirates like Strawhat Luffy, and pirate hunters who hunt other pirates, and many more.


    Hawkeyes of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, before becoming the Seven Warlords of the Sea, aimed at hunting pirates, with a black blade running amuck across the sea until he met Red Hair Shanks.


    Even after he became Seven Warlords of the Sea(shichibukai), Hawkeye will still sometimes go out to sea to find some pirates to hunt to pass the time.


    "For the purpose of hunting other pirates."


    Robin whispered in her heart. She was hiding in the dark underground world for many years. She was capable of accepting any type of darkness, but in her heart, she was still a kind person with the kindness in her heart that darkness could not erode.


    She can accept this kind of goal with all of her heart.


    ...


    One day later.


    Marine and World Government released a new announcement. Ghost Hand Ross is ferocious, he treacherously sneak attacked the marine base, killing Captain Moby and Commander Leica.


    This news has spread throughout the West Blue.


    And Ross''s bounty has increased from 22 million Berries to 40 million Berries, becoming one of West Blue''s only ten pirates with a bounty of more than 40 million Berries.


    The entire West Blue shook!


    Whether it''s his standing as one of the top pirates in West Blue or the killing of two high ranking Marine officers. Their thoughts suddenly shifted to Ross, who suddenly appeared out of the blue with a bounty so high that he reached into top ten of West Blue.


    "Killing the Captain of a Marine Branch, a fearful fella has come out of the West Blue." Some pirate looked at the newspaper and whispered.


    "For someone to actually achieved the bounty of 40 million Berries. Who exactly is this Ghost Hand Ross?" A Pirate Hunter revealed greedy and ferocious look in his eyes.


    Besides the pirates and Pirate Hunter.


    The more frightened were the civilians.


    "He slaughtered all the residents of a small town, and he also murdered a Marine Captain. What are Marines doing, why aren''t they quickly capturing this guy and execute him?"


    For the vast majority of the people, there is no chance for them to know the truth. All they can access are government announcements and news on government newspapers.


    The truth of everything is written by the government and Marines.

 12 Prey Appeared

    Three days later.


    Kurle sea.


    A boat rises and falls with the waves. Saying that it is a boat is a bit of a stretch. In fact, it was a two-story cabin. One floor can be used to store fresh water and food, and the other can be used for living. There are two rooms on the floor where people can reside, which can accommodate 34 crew members.


    "It seems that there may be a storm."


    Ross stood on the deck and looked up at the sky. The navigational talent he got from the Living system was at the proficiency level. So even if it was not comparable to the Nami''s terrifying talent as a navigator with the protagonist aura, it was not too bad.


    Otherwise, Ross who goes out to sea to hunt pirates by boat every day would''ve had long been swept by the storm to God know where.


    With his current strength, it is too difficult to protect a small boat under the storm.


    "Robin, hang full sail, and paddle, let us leave here."


    "Okay."


    Robin looked a little worried about the weather. When she heard Ross''s command, she put both of her arms in front of her, and the Flower-Flower Fruit''s(Hana Hana no Mi) ability was launched. Arms immediately appear on the mast and an arm dropped the sail.


    At the same time, on the six oars placed on the side of the boat, there were many more arms gripping the oar and were forcefully paddling.


    This Devil Fruit ability is very convenient in some respects, and it is obviously a completely correct decision to let Robin join.


    Very capable.


    One person can be compared to a group of people.


    Ross couldn''t be more satisfied with his evaluation of her. If she was not set as a manager, it seems there would have been no need for any odd-job crew member.


    Hualala!


    Under the actions of Robin, the sails were blown by the sea breeze, together with the six paddles that swept quickly, the boat sailed rapidly on the sea.


    Ross was not idle. He continued to observe the sky while he was at the helm. He quickly got them out of the danger zone under his good navigation skill.


    "In order to escape the storm, we have already penetrated Kurle sea. There are seven small islands in this sea area, two medium-sized islands, and the nearest one is only about two hours away."


    Ross looked at the sea map and compass tools and judged where they were.


    From the information obtained from Robin, this Flo pirate group was seen in this sea six days ago, the pirates generally do not stay fixed on an island for a long time, because once they get Marines attention then they will provoke big trouble.


    "Flo pirate group appeared in Kurle sea, there are freshwater and food supply source on the Deere island, according to the style of this pirate group, it is possible that they will plunder a land in this sea before leaving."


    Robin recalls all the intelligence analysis of the Flo pirate group.


    "Then let''s go to the nearest island first."


    Ross made the decision.


    He had hunted pirates before. After getting the intelligence from Robin, he went straight to the sea to look for them. During that time his luck was very good. He went out eight times and he was successful five times.


    "Captain, you have a bounty of 40 million Berries and your reputation has been spread far in West Blue. You need to pay attention to your identity. If you are exposed, it may cause a lot of movement."


    "It doesn''t need to be so troublesome. There is only one small Marine branch nearby, there is no base, and by the time they react, we will be already gone."


    Ross shrugged.


    Although Robin is calm enough, she has survived her past years by escaping and hiding, she did not survive by being seen, although her bounty is as high as 79 million Berries, the actual fighting capability she possessed is not even comparable to a pirate who has 20 million Berries bounty.


    When she heard Ross, she was slightly startled. Robin realized that her thoughts were unnecessary. Ross had single-handedly rushed into the Marine Branch, killed the branch captain and then rushed out safely.


    It feels good to not hide.


    Soon.


    Ross and Robin arrived at the nearest island, where they did not receive any information on the pirates, so they left towards to the next island.


    There is a branch of Underground organization on the second island, Ross and Robin are both people who have been in the Underground world for a long time, and soon found the needed intelligence.


    "Half a day ago, the Flo Pirates looted the Mokor island."


    "After they robbed Mokor Island, the Marine Branch will definitely send Battleship there to pursue and exterminate them. According to the route, they will definitely not take this and thisˇ­"


    Ross and Robin analyzed for a while and soon planned their route. After leaving the island, they followed the set route.


    Why aren''t Marine able to end the Great Age of Pirates?


    There are a large number of pirates and their strength is uneven. Another reason is that chasing any pirate in the sea is troublesome. Many times, as long as the pirates quickly leave the island, then even if marines want to pursue it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.


    The analysis and tracking that Ross and Robin have done is also only a probability. They figured out two routes that Flo pirates could''ve taken.


    On the deck.


    Ross took the telescope and looked around in the sea, while Robin stood next to Ross, holding a sea map in her hand.


    "The route with a 70% probability is really much higher than the route with a probability of 30%. The route you and I have analyzed is really correct."


    Ross looked from the telescope for a while, and his action suddenly paused, looking at the direction for a moment and handed the telescope to Robin.


    Robin picked up the telescope and observed the same direction for half a minute. She put the telescope down and said, "I need to be close to them to confirm."


    "Ok."


    Ross nodded and steered the boat towards the target.


    As the distance gradually closed between them, the outline of the shadow in that direction gradually became clear, and the entire ship was clearly visible from the telescope, and the sign on the canvas hung on the ship was also seen.


    It was a sign of a skull that was blindfolded in one eye, it was the Flo pirate group.


    "The prey has finally appeared."


    After Ross confirmed the target, he whispered quietly.


    The Talent Proficiency obtained by hunting pirates is according to the bounty placed on them and has a rough distribution interval, which was discovered by him by researching the Talent System.


    For the pirates of the same level, the first one will give a lot of Talent Proficiency, but for the second one the proficiency will be cut in half, and for the third one it will be halved again.


    In other words, for the pirates that have a bounty of 20 million Berries, hunting two or three will get him the maximum value, more would be just a waste of time.


    And.


    The first time he hunts any pirate with a bounty amount in a certain range, it seems that he is sure to get Free Talent Points, and the second time and third time hunting the pirates within the same range is only a probability.


    "If I can get Free Talent Points in this hunt, it means that my judgment is correct," Ross inwardly whispered.


    A few months ago, he hunted four or five pirates with the bounty of seven or eight million Berries. The benefit was halved, so he s.h.i.+fted his target to 10 million pirates, and the higher he hunts the higher reward he got.


    For him, who want to keep getting stronger, he needs to constantly kill the pirates.


    20 million, 30 million, 50 million, 120 million, and the ultimate goal is no doubtˇ­Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!

 13 One-Eyed Flo

    Flo Pirates.


    The entire crew on the ship, with or without any problem in the eyes, wears a one-eyed cover to blindfold the right eye. This is Captain one-eyed Flo''s order.


    "There is a boat coming over!"


    "It''s a small boat."


    A pirate standing in the sentry position, seeing Ross'' boat in the distance, reported.


    As soon as they heard that it was a small boat, the numerous pirates on the ship lost their interest, because a small boat means that there will be no treasures that are of any worth.


    But,


    Some people also showed a strange expression and ask the sentry post: "They are taking the initiative to come here? Didn''t they see our pirate flag?"


    "Yes! They seem to be accelerating."


    The sentry post didn''t care at first, but after noticing that Ross''s boat was charging full speed towards their ship, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.


    Under normal circumstances, when normal ships spot a pirate ship, wouldn''t they immediately turn around and run away? Taking the initiative to rush over when coming across a pirate groupˇ­ only Pirate Hunters would do!


    When he thought of it, the sentry post was immediately shocked.


    "Reporting to Captain, it may be a Pirate Hunter!"


    "Pirate Hunter?"


    As soon as they heard the word Pirate Hunter, many of the pirate''s faces changed. Someone quickly went to the cabin and reported to Captain Flo.


    One-eyed Flo was taking an afternoon nap and was very annoyed when he was woken up by his men. He yawned and went to the outside deck, and looked at the boat in the distance:


    "Pirate Hunter? I am one-eyed Flo, I have a bounty of 27 million Berries, which Pirate Hunter dares to provoke me, they are really tired of living!"


    "Exterminate them for me."


    One-eyed Flo rubbed the back of the head as he gave the order to attack to a pirate nearby.


    "Yes!"


    Several pirates responded and quickly filled the cannon with gunpowder, aimed at the boat that Ross was riding and started the bombardment.


    A cannonball drew a arc, and fell into the sea, creating huge waves in the sea.


    "Bombarding?"


    Ross took a deep breath and said: "Robin, you go inside the cabin first."


    Ross'' power of distortion in present condition can prevent attacks from the general sword, but the bullets fired by the guns, and any sword attack with slight sword energy, he cannot block them head-on, not to mention cannons.


    Fortunately, the bombardment done by this pirate group was not as orderly as Marine, and seems to be even somewhat messed-up as they were unable to form dense and terrifying cannonball hail.


    Moreover.


    Ross didn''t intend to block the cannonballsˇ­ although he will be hard pressed to stop them.


    He didn''t need this boat anymore. He just needs to rely on the boat to get close to the Flo Pirate Ship, after getting close he could make a hard jump to the ship by Soru.


    Whiz!


    A cannonball struck towards Ross and Ross''s foot stepped hard on the floor of the boat. He escaped to a distance and avoided the cannonball.


    Bang!


    The shells crashed on the bow of the ship, and the sawdust flew in every direction and a cloud of smoke floated over.


    "Indeed, it is not a simple thing to use the fruit''s ability to stop the shells or to cut open the shells with a sword."


    In the face of a situation where he can die or get seriously injured by cannonballs, Ross was extremely calm because, with his current agility and speed, he was able to avoid the cannonballs that had come from afar.


    Bang! Bang!!


    As the boat approached the Flo Pirate Ship, the hit rate of the cannonballs began to get higher and higher, and it became more and more difficult to avoid them due to the close distance.


    Ross calmly looks at the Flo Pirate Ship ahead, he has focused his maximum attention such that any shadow that flies over, he will instantly avoid it.


    "Captain, if this continues, then we won''t be able to approach the ship."


    Robin hid in the cabin with several large holes in it, observing the situation outside, and made a mouth on the pillar next to Ross, to tell him of her observation. Ross''s eyes swept towards the lips on the pillar. He was not surprised as the ability of Flower-Flower Fruit(Hana Hana no Mi) in which a part of the body can be made anywhere.


    He responded calmly: "Relax, we don''t need to get too close."


    Fifty metersˇ­


    Forty metersˇ­


    Thirty metersˇ­


    Ross stared at the ship with all of his focus and judged the distance.


    "This distance is enough!"


    Ross''s gaze flashed, and he jumped without hesitation to the top of the boat. Then he stamped hard, smashing the part of a boat, and jumped towards the ship creating an arc in midair. He fell down onto Furlow pirate group''s pirate ship.


    On the Flo pirate group''s ship, many pirates were looking at the boat that was crumbling in the bombardment with an evil smirk. Seeing a figure suddenly jumping up from the boat to come to their ship, all of them were stunned.


    "Be careful!"


    "Captain! Someone is here!"


    By the time pirates reacted, Ross had already hit the Flo pirate group''s sail. He landed on the sail, and light as a feather dropped down on the mast.


    The distance of this jump is obviously not something that ordinary people can do. Many pirates revealed shock. Some people looked upwards. They vaguely felt that Ross''s figure was a little familiar, and then thought of something, their faces drastically changed.


    "You areˇ­ Ghost Hand Ross! You have Killed the Marine Branch Captain and have a bounty of 40 million Berries!"


    "Very good, I don''t have to introduce myself."


    Ross calmly glanced at the pirates below, and jumped down directly onto the ship''s deck. He said while looking at the pirates in front of him:


    "Flo pirate group, I don''t have to offer apology, right? ˇ­ My boat was broken by you so, therefore it is regrettable but I am gonna have to take your ship as compensation."


    "ˇ­"


    The pirates standing next to Ross couldn''t help but swallow their saliva.


    Although they are also tyrannical pirates, the news said that Ross is extremely vicious, he not only slaughtered a small town but also killed the captain of the Marine Branch, his degree of madness is far higher than theirs!


    "I thought it was a Pirate Hunter who didn''t have eyes. I didn''t expect you, Pirate Hunterˇ­ no, pirate, Ghost Hand Ross."


    One-eyed Flo walked out from the back, his one-eye staring at Ross was slightly narrowed, revealing a dangerous look.


    Although Ross is notorious, he is also not easy to provoke. What about the bounty of 40 million Berries? After all, he is alone!


    "Want my ship, how about joining us?"


    One-eyed Flo spread out his hands towards Ross, and said: "With your strength, if you join forces with me, there will be few people in West Blue who will be our match."


    If Ross was a Pirate Hunter then he would have already started fighting, but Ross is already a pirate and he is alone. If he can get him on his ship to be a combatant, then the Flo pirate group will be able to run amok in the West Blue.


    "Bounty of 27 million Berries, one-eyed Flo." Ross slowly moved forward, his eyes indifferent: "Are you planning to be my subordinate?"


    Flo''s face sank and sneered: "It seems that you haven''t figured out what kind of situation you are in, Ghost Hand Ross."


    As his voice fell, many of the nearby pirates pulled out their guns and swords, readying for battle.

 14 Happy Spring

    Facing the numerous pirates, Ross'' expression was still calm and indifferent.


    "It''s you who doesn''t fully understand the situation."


    Whiz!


    Almost at the next moment, Ross moved, and arrived at the right side of the ship and punched, and sent a pirate flying, followed by kicking a pirate into the sea.


    At the same time, his left hand has already pulled out his gun from the waist, aiming at the pirate group, and Bang Bang Bangˇ­. fired six bullets from his gun.


    Everything happened almost instantaneously.


    Except for the one-eyed Flo who went on alert the moment Ross moved, the rest of the pirate almost failed to react. Until Ross shot six bullets and knocked down seven people in succession, they finally reacted.


    "Open fire!"


    "Kill him!"


    The rest of the pirates, almost all of their foreheads were overflowing with cold sweat. Everyone was shocked by Ross'' frightening speed. For a while, they were feeling afraid, but being pirates for a long time, their instincts allowed them to quickly raised the guns in their hands and shoot.


    About 67 pirate simultaneously aimed at Ross.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The bullets hit the boat and the wood chips flew.


    However, Ross had already left his original place as he directly rushed into the crowd.


    "Be careful!"


    "He is here!"


    In this kind of close combat, the role of guns is obviously not big, many pirates decisively pulled out their sword to fight Ross.


    Ross faced the swords and did not evade as he directly punched his fist wrapped in the power of distortion, and collided with the swords.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The swords made of fine iron stopped in midair under the influence of the power of distortion. They were like rubber, and were forcibly distorted and broken!


    Ross'' fist turned over and shook, and the power of distortion was bombarded out from his fists, attacking the several nearby pirates. The bones within the pirates issued scalp numbing crack sounds, and they all distorted into fried dough twist.


    "Ah!"


    "Thisˇ­ what power is this?!"


    The remaining pirates who saw this scene, their movements stagnated. They were terrified and fear began to spread in their hearts.


    If it was only about fast speed and accurate marksmanship then it would be fine, but this kind of unknown fist power that can turn people into soft mud causes people to feel fear!


    "Is it cause of Devil Fruit?"


    One-eyed Flo looked at the retreating group of his subordinates as Ross'' punch twisted the bones of another pirate, his pupil could not help but shrink.


    He doesn''t have the Devil Fruit ability, but he has seen how people with Devil Fruit ability fight. He knows that Devil Fruit users are very troublesome and difficult to deal with.


    "Ghost Hand Ross, are you really unwilling to work with me? I can make you the first officer on board, second only to me."


    Flo placed the sword horizontally in front of him and looked at Ross with a calm expression.


    In his eyes, the useless subordinates that were killed by Ross were not worth caring about. Instead, Ross, such a powerful guy was someone he wants to recruit.


    Ross looked indifferent and didn''t speak. After repelling the nearby pirate, he directly charged towards Flo, turning into a afterimage and swiftly attacking.


    "Damn, then die!"


    Flo''s one-eyed flashed with faint anger, and he held the hilt of his sword with both hands, chopping his sword towards Ross''s head.


    Flo''s swordsmanship gave Ross the feeling that it was a lot worse than Colonel Moby, but the power of this sword was similar to that of Moby, and it sparked with faint sword energy!


    "Eh."


    "Is it a Named Sword?"


    Ross was a little surprised but his expression didn''t change. He nimbly moved, avoiding Flo''s frontal attack as he punched towards Flo.


    Flo''s reaction was extremely fast. Both of his hands tightly grasped the sword and pressed down, while Ross twisted his body and dodged.


    "Open fire!"


    "Kill him!"


    Flo competed with Ross to gain the upper hand, and entangled with Ross, while he ordered his subordinates, to attempt to distract Ross''s attention.


    However, at this moment, Robin''s voice came from the back end of the ship.


    "30 Fleur."


    !!


    Several pirates that have guns have arms growing out of their shoulders, knocking down the guns in their hands and twisting their necks.


    "Don''t interfere with Captain''s Battle."


    Although, Robin was currently only sixteen years old, with the ability of Flower-Flower Fruit(Hana Hana no Mi), she can still deal with a group of ordinary pirates.


    Many pirates were scared by Robin''s ability, and one-eyed Flo also felt cold in his heart. He didn''t expect Ross to have a helper and a Devil Fruit user at that.


    There were no problems on Robin side, so Ross looked back at Flo once again.


    Flo was stronger than an average Marine Commander. With a Named Sword in his hands, his strength is similar to a Marine Captain.


    But.


    This strength is still inferior to Ross.


    Even if Ross didn''t want to break the Named Sword in Flo''s hand. Flo still quickly fell into a dire circumstances. Soon, one of his arms was punched by Ross, and the flesh and bones all got distorted, covered with blood.


    The Named Sword also flew out and inserted nearby into the ship''s deck.


    "Hiss..."


    Flo''s face showed painful expression, and his eyes became very flustered. Looking at the slowly walking over Ross, he endured the pain and said: "Don''tˇ­ don''t kill me, if you want the ship, I can give it to you, Iˇ­ I can be your subordinate."


    Ross''s stepped forward with an expression face. His fist slammed down, and Flo''s voice stopped.


    After killing the one-eyed Flo, listening to the clear system notification sound transmitted into his ear, Ross''s eyes flashed with a trace of satisfaction, and then he turned and walked aside, picking up the sword that had just been taken from Flo.


    "Robin, do you know this sword?"


    He looked at the sword and didn''t recognize it, so he asked Robin who wasn''t far away.


    Robin walked over and looked at the sword in Ross'' hand and hesitantly said. "I am not familiar with the swords, but I recorded all the information about swords. This sword looks like a 21 O Wazamono grade sword, Happy Spring."


    "21 O Wazamono grade sword?"


    Ross was a little surprised. He thought it was just one of the 50 Ryo Wazamono Grade Swords. He didn''t expect one-eyed Flo to have a 21 O Wazamono Grade Sword in his hands.


    The best swords in this world are the 12 Saijo O Wazamono Grade Swords. There are only 12 of such swords in the entire world. Next are the 21 O Wazamono Grade Swords, there are only 21 of such swords.


    Of course, with his current Distortion Fruit ability, he can''t generate vibrations via weapons like the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, so the sword has only one use for him, that isˇ­ to show his status.


    Getting one of the 21 O Wazamono Grade sword is a nice surprise that really satisfies him. After killing one-eyed Flo, he obtained talent reward.


    50 Talent Proficiency points.


    1 Free Talent point.


    This was the first time that he had hunted a pirate whose bounty reached more than 20 million berries. He got 1 Free Talent point, and 50 Talent Proficiency points, which means that the first branch of Distortion Fruit can be finally unlocked without any surprise.

 15 Light Distortion

    Ross didn''t rush to call out the Talent System. Instead, he turned around and looked at the back where the remaining pirates were suppressed by Robin.


    "There are thirteen remaining."


    Robin stood next to Ross and reported to him.


    When the numerous pirates saw Ross killing one-eyed Flo, even though some of them has a little bit of strength, they revealed panicked and fearful expression.


    "Don''tˇ­ don''t kill me, Captain Ross, I am willing to surrender to you."


    "Me too, me too!"


    They even took the initiative to throw away their weapons.


    Ross looked at the remaining thirteen pirates, and shook his head indifferently: "There are too many of you here, I don''t need so many subordinates."


    Looking at the fearful pirates, Ross slightly paused, and then calmly said: "You have thirteen people now, but I only need five people."


    When they heard Ross, the remaining 13 pirates breath stagnated.


    He will only take five people, the meaning is obvious, that is that among them only 5 can live while the remaining 8 must die.


    "You want us to kill each otherˇ­"


    Someone bit his teeth and opened his mouth, but he didn''t even finish talking as suddenly his chest was pierced by a blade, following that blood splashed out in all directions.


    The pirates present were not the kind of pirates like the Straw Hat Pirates. Each one is a cruel and fierce existence. There are also many smart people. They obviously cannot fight against Ross, so the only way to survive is to obey.


    Bang! Bang!


    Someone took the lead, and the remaining pirate immediately howled at each other and started killing each other. Soon, only five people were left standing.


    Although the five people stopped fighting, they were still very vigilant. In the event that Ross changes his mind and says that he only need three people, the one who relaxes his vigilance will die first.


    Ross glanced at the five people, then turned to Robin and said:


    "Robin, the rest will be handed over to you."


    "Yes, Captain."


    Robin nodded and commanded the remaining five pirates to clean the bodies and blood on the ship, while Ross arrived at the deck alone.


    With a single thought.


    The three big trees of Talent System were called out by him. Ross directly opened the Battle-type talent department and found the huge branch of Distortion Fruit.


    Distortion Fruit: 75


    He only requires 25 more points in Talent Proficiency and he can activate


    the Light Distortion ability, Ross thought, then directly put 25 proficiency


    points in it.


    A green light flashed, and the proficiency of Distortion Fruit reached 100, and the branch of Light Distortion ability changed from gray to activatable green.


    To activate Light Distortion, it requires 1 Free Talent Point.


    "Activate it."


    Ross put 1 point of Free Talent Point directly on the Light Distortion branch.


    In an instant, a strange force poured into Ross''s body, fusing with the Distortion Fruit''s power within his body.


    "Sure enough, some changes have appeared."


    Ross felt the changes in his body and muttered. It was difficult to describe the feeling in words, but there is no doubt that the ability of Distortion Fruit has been further developed.


    He reached out with his hand which was shaking.


    In his ordinary palm, a group of phantoms appeared out of the air and under the deliberate manipulation of Ross, these phantom images froze and suddenly changed into a lot of hands.


    Robin, who was standing underneath and commanding the pirates to sweep the decks, couldn''t help but see the changes in Ross.


    When did Ross steal her Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) ability?


    Ross stood there constantly waving his arms, creating afterimage after afterimage to familiarize with the newly acquired power.


    "It''s just illusionsˇ­"


    Using the power of Light Distortion, his arms were like illusory images, without any substantial attack power, but they are extremely confusing.


    Imagine in a battle, suddenly throwing countless fists, all of them looking similar, even if only one of them is true, it is undoubtedly very difficult to resist.


    In other words.


    Whichever opponent fights with Ross, their sight will be greatly interfered, unless they rely on sound and other senses to judge Ross''s position. Otherwise, they will be greatly limited.


    For those who haven''t grasped Observation Haki or know Kami-e (Paper Drawing), their eyes would almost be the most important method for sensing. In the case of visual interference, their strength will be greatly reduced.


    Now if Ross meets another person at the level of Marine Captain, even if he had to fight three or five at the same time, he will be able to deal with them easily.


    "Effective range of Distortion Fruit ability has also increased."


    Familiarizing with the newly acquired ability, Ross also perceived that the power of distortion he can mobilize is much powerful than before.


    If before, the effective range of power of distortion was a radius of two meters by taking him as the center, then now, the effective range of power of distortion has reached a radius of nearly five meters.


    This level of distortion power is enough to deal with Mobi and one-eyed Flo''s attack, that is to say, in front of that kind of power, there is no need for Ross to dodge next time and he could directly stop those attack with distortion power.


    Ross even felt that the bullets fired by ordinary guns could be also withstood by distortion power, but he did not want to experiment that.


    "The strength of the fruit has increased and the consumption of physical strength has also increased a lot."


    Feeling the changes in the body, Ross revealed hesitation on his face.


    The use of Devil Fruit undoubtedly consumes too much stamina, especially this Paramecia type Distortion Fruit.


    Now, the Distortion Fruit ability has upgraded by twice as much, which means that in a situation where he erupts of with his full strength, his physical exertion would be even faster, putting a greater burden on his body and spirit.


    "It seems that I need to choose the ''Physical Enhancement'' in General type talent as early as possible. At present, the situation is not bad. But once the Gravity Distortion ability is activated, I am afraid that my body''s strength will not be able to keep up with the Devil Fruit ability."


    The current strongest people in the sea were undoubtedly the Four Emperors; Whitebeard, but the reason Whitebeard is powerful not just because of Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi).


    Although the Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) is very powerful, it is impossible to exert the amount of power that Whitebeard does without a terrifying strong body that can withstand the shocks.


    "There are 25 proficiency points left. If a situation arrives that requires explosive power, I will just put the points in Distortion Fruit. If I need speed, then I will go with Soru or Agility Enhancement."


    Ross thought for a moment and eventually left 25 proficiency. Anyway, he can call the


    Talent System at any time and then instantly select the options in it.


    After closing the Talent System, Ross continued to familiarize himself with the Light Distortion ability.


    Two hours later.


    Robin came to Ross''s side and reported to him, who was training his ability, "Captain, the deck and the cabin have been cleaned up, and I have spotted a Marine Battleship in the southwest direction which is heading towards us. Depending on the size, it should be a medium-sized Battleship."

 16 Talent System Optimization

    On the blue sea.


    A medium-sized Battleship from the Marine Branch was sailing at full speed.


    "Reporting Captain, we have discovered the fleet of the Flo pirates!"


    "Is that so?"


    The Marine Captain who commanded this Battleship, came to the deck and picked up the telescope and looked at a dark spot in the distance. He immediately saw Flo pirates ship stopped in the middle of the sea.


    As the distance got close, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, because the Flo pirates ship was obviously broken and seemed to have just experienced a big battle.


    "All staff prepare to battle, once they enter the range of cannons, immediately start the bombardment!"


    Marine Captain frowned and pondered before he gave an order.


    ...


    "Marine Battleship?"


    Ross draws back from practicing his new ability, took the telescope from Robin''s hand, and looked at the direction Robin was pointing, and immediately saw a Battleship coming towards them at full speed.


    Robin''s eyes flashed slightly, and whispered to Ross standing next to her: "Barring any surprise, they should be coming for Flo pirates."


    "Hmm."


    Ross nodded. Anyway, whether they were coming for Flo pirates, or for them, there is no difference now.


    Just as Ross put down the telescope, a familiar and crisp system sound came from his ear.


    "In view of the fact that the host''s living environment has changed and the host has a unique view of darkness and justice, Talent System will carry out suboptimization. The optimized content is as follows..."


    "Besides hunting pirates, Host can also receive Talent Proficiency points and Free Talent Points as a reward by defeating the Marines who came after host to kill him. Moreover, the reduction in reward is not shared with hunting pirates."


    "Note: The reward is only valid for the highest-ranking military officer in the Marine who is after host, and the lowest has to Marine Rear Admiral."


    Ross listened to the sound coming to his ear. After being slightly startled, his face could not help but reveal a smile. This optimization is obviously what he would like to see.


    "After this optimization, the host can directly check the hunting reward range corresponding to the pirate''s bounty amount, and defeating reward range corresponding to the position of a high-ranking Marine military officer in the system panel."


    "Ding! The suboptimization is complete!"


    The second optimization also makes Ross be startled slightly. After the final sound of the system fell, his thought moved and opened the Talent System.


    In the upper right corner of the Talent System page, there is a special bonus symbol that was not available before. He looked and it opened.


    Hunting Pirates:


    5-8 million Berriesˇ­ has hunted 3 people


    8 -10 million Berries ˇ­ has killed 2 people


    10 ¨C 12 million Berries ˇ­ has hunted 2 people


    12 ¨C 15 million Berries ˇ­ has hunted 2 people


    15 ¨C 20 million Berries ˇ­ has hunted 1 person


    20 ¨C 30 million Berries ˇ­ has hunted 1 person


    ...


    Left of Hunting Pirates list, records the number of pirates that he has hunted so far, and it clearly indicates each reward interval and decreases interval, which is exactly in line with Ross''s previous conjecture.


    By hunting multiple pirates in the same bounty range, the Talent Proficiency reward will decrease, and the first time a pirate is hunted in the new range, Free Talent Points will be acquired.


    For the bounty of more than 30 million, there are multiple intervals.


    50 million is a dividing line. And after 100 million and 500 million is a dividing line. After 500 million, there are only three remaining areas, 500 million to 800 million, 800 million to 1.2 billion, and above 1.2 billion!


    "It''s very clear division, but the strength of many pirates in this world cannot be directly divided by their bounty."


    Ross looked through from top to bottom, then turned to look to the right.


    Defeated Marines:


    Marine Rear Admiralˇ­ has defeated 0 people


    Marine Vice-Admiralˇ­ has defeated 0 people


    Admiralˇ­ has defeated 0 people


    Marine Fleet Admiralˇ­ has defeated 0 people


    On the right of the Defeated Marines, everything is zero as Ross has not yet defeated any Marine of Rear Admiral.


    "This is a bad division, a branch''s Rear Admiral and Headquarters'' Rear Admiral are both Rear Admiral, but the strength disparity between them is huge."


    Ross shook his head.


    Not distinguishing between the branch Rear Admiral and the Headquarters Rear Admiral means that he will only get a small part of the reward, and he is not very satisfied.


    After quickly reading the new query page, Ross withdraws from the Talent System.


    When he looked at the sea in the distance, the Marine Battleship had already pulled a lot closer, and there was no need to use a telescope to see the outline of the Battleship.


    "Wind is blowing from southeast...wind approaching from six degrees..."


    "Robin, hang the full sail, let''s leave here."


    Ross looked at the direction of the wind and said to Robin after a little thought.


    The deterrence of Marine Battleship is not a small matter. The cannons loaded are far superior to the Pirate Ship in terms of firepower. In addition, they are going against the wind. If they forcibly rushed forward, they wouldn''t even get the chance to get close, before their ship will be bombed into pieces.


    Marines on the Battleship would collapse at the first blow, but in the face of a medium-sized Battleship, even a Rear Admiral of the Marine Headquarters will retreat.


    Most of the time.


    Marine can chase pirate everywhere because the Marine Battleship''s artillery fire is extremely fierce, not every pirate can block the bombs, at least the current Ross cannot.


    "Yes."


    Robin is also very much aware of the deterrent power of a Battleship. If Ross has not given the order, she would have already ordered the pirates to open the full sail and leave.


    The five pirates also knew the horror of the Marine Battleship, and they were already prepared. When they heard the instructions from Robin, they immediately hanged on the sails.


    In the distant, the marines on the Battleship saw that the Flo pirates were going to flee, and they started chasing after them. They even fired a few bombs to tentatively attempted to break the Pirate Ship''s mast, but it was impossible to hit because of the distance.


    Although the cannons on the warships are strong, they are too heavy. Even with the turbines installed, they can''t catch up with the pirate ship when the wind reaches a certain level.


    After all, the vast majority of pirates will run after they had robbed the place. Few pirates will make heavy warships to confront Marines. Flo pirates ship is a lightship.


    Finally.


    The battleship can only look at the Flo pirates ship getting farther and farther away, becoming a black spot on the horizon and disappearing at the end of their field of vision.


    "It would have been good if I had chosen Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk)."


    Ross stood at the top of the cabin and looks at the sea that stretches to the horizon then shook his head.


    If he had learned Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), he can directly traverse the sea by air, ignoring the Battleship''s artillery fire, cross towards the Battleship, and then sink the Battleship.


    But.


    Most of the Battleship was led by a Marine Captain of a certain division. There was no reward for defeating Marine Captain. So Ross had nothing to gain or loss.


    With the Talent System, it will not be long before he can ignore the Marine Battleship, and by that time if any Marine Battleship dares to chase him then they will be sunk into the sea!


    Whiz!


    Ross jumped from the top of the cabin and came to Robin.


    "Robin, how much supply is on board?"


    "There are enough supplies for a group of seven people to survive for two or three months." Robin thought slightly before answering.


    Ross nodded and said, "Okay then, I need you to sort out all the information you have on the West Blue pirates, especially pirates with a bounty of more than 15 million Berries."


    "No problem."

 17 White Blade Pirates

    Sea calendar, 11th month of the 1508 year.


    Ghost Hand Ross killed one-eyed Flo having a bounty of 27 million Berries. He captured the ship of the Flo pirates, and formally formed a pirate group called ''Ghost Pirates'', and added a pirate flag with skull and a skeleton hand forming a fist pointing upward.


    Sea calendar, the start of the 12th month of 1508 year.


    Ghost Hand Ross led the Ghost Pirates, and killed the Captain of Cullo pirates with a bounty of 17 million berries in the Kingdom of Turta, and defeated the local kingdom who came to the encircle him, gradually becoming famous.


    Sea calendar, at the end of 12th month of 1508.


    Ghost Hand Ross led the ghost pirates, and killed the Captain of Blood pirates with a bounty of 25 million Berries, and defeated the West Blue T19 branch of the Marines, which made the West Blue Marines shocked and terrified. His prestige greatly rising.


    Sea calendar, at the start of the 1st month of 1509.


    This year is also called the eleventh year of the Great Age of Pirates.


    Ghost Hand Ross successively eliminated the captain of Hammer Pirates who had a bounty of 28 million berries and Leopard Pirates with a bounty of 19 million berries in Pirate town Bagh.


    Later, he also killed the widely known in the sea, Pirate Hunter ''Blood Hand'' and his group, who were trying to kill him. So far, his reputation has spread far and wide and no one dared to question his bounty of up 40 million Berries.


    ...


    It''s been more than two months since he had captured the Flo pirates ship. Until now, Ross had killed 2 pirates whose bounties were between 15 to 20 million Berries and 3 pirates whose bounties were between 20 to 30 million.


    Since he had hunted pirates in a certain interval repeatedly, the rewards also drastically decreased, so Ross only got 80 points of Talent Proficiency.


    Fortunately.


    When he had killed the Hammer Pirates with a bounty of 28 million berries, Ross got an extra Free Talent Point, which is very satisfactory for Ross.


    He continues to hunt and kill the pirate below 30 million bounties but the rewards have become very low, and it is a waste of time. So, Ross has completely shifted his eyes to the pirates with more than 30 million bounty.


    Kingdom of Smale.


    This is a large kingdom of West Blue. It is one of the 170 countries which are under the World Government, and its king is eligible to participate in the World Council.


    In a tunnel of some city, Ross is wearing a leather cap with his back against the wall. He looked at Robin, who was also wearing a hat and said:


    "How is the situation inside? Is there anything wrong with the intelligence?"


    Robin was using the ability to spy inside the building next to her. After observing for a while, she retracted her ability and nodded to Ross.


    "There is no problem with the intelligence. In the center room on the top floor is the location of the shady transaction, and the Captain ''White Blade'' of the White-Blade pirates is inside."


    The White-Blade pirates'' Captain is White Blade. No one knows his real name. He is only known by the name White Blade. His sword arts are very high and he was once a Pirate Hunter, but then he turned into a pirate with a bounty of 35 million Berries.


    This is not the first pirate that Ross was eyeing that has a bounty of more than 30 million berries, but he was the first target that he had looked for, which took nearly half a month.


    "This is the first time that I will hunt a pirate with a bounty between 30 million to 50 million berries. I will definitely get 1 Free Talent Point. In that case, I can finally put a point in the Physical Enhancement in General talent."


    Ross lifted his hat slightly and stretched his body.


    These days, in order to improve his stamina, he threw all the tracking and intelligence aspects to Robin, and he did his best to do physical training.


    Training while putting his entire strength and energy, Ross''s stamina has also grown a lot. He has already adapted to the improved power of the Distortion Fruit, and had put 30 points of proficiency on the power of distortion, which has upgraded the power of distortion.


    "Wait for me here."


    Ross took the 35 million Berries reward poster of the White Blade from Robin''s hand, then told her to wait before turning around and raising one of his hand to the wall in front of him.


    Buzz!


    The power of distortion acts on the wall. Under the precise control of Ross, the wall is not collapsed, but he made enough space on the wall to climb.


    Ross stamped on his foot and jumped up. While stepping on the recessed position, his hand once again grabbed the wall at a higher position and took a leap again.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    After two consecutive jumps while borrowing strength, Ross jumped onto the roof and disappeared.


    "Being wanted by Marines, and hostile to the World Government, but he still tirelessly hunt pirates. He is really a strange Captain."


    Robin stared at Ross who disappeared into the sky and muttered.


    Most of the pirate are hostile to each other, especially in the Grand Line and even in the second half of New World, a fierce fight often happens when they meet by chance.


    But Ross acts, not only when he accidentally encounters pirates, but also takes the initiative to hunt all the famous pirate, as if he must step on blood and bones of others, to become the most fearful existence in the West Blue.


    Robin shook her head and started her ability to continue observing inside the building.


    In the center room on the top floor.


    It is a dark room which has all the curtain pulled and there is no place from which sunlight can come. There are oil lamps in the room. There are about twenty people in the room out of which some are standing and some are sitting.


    "It took more than half a month but I finally got in touch with you."


    An old man with a gray beard and a ceremonial hat sat on one of the sofas with a cane in his hands, opposite to a swordsman wearing a white jacket.


    The swordsman in a white jacket is the Pirate Captain White Blade.


    "I heard that you are willing to pay a high amount of money." White Blade''s body leaned forward slightly, with a dangerous smile on his face.


    The old man in the ceremonial hat said: "Yes, 40 million Berries, this is our compensation for the request."


    "That''s a lot."


    The White Blade leaned back on the sofa, saying: "Let''s talk, what do you want us to do?"


    "I need you to destroy Capone Mafia''s Underground base in the Kingdom of Smale. The development of Capone Mafia has seriously affected our organization."


    The old man in the ceremonial hat showed coldness in his eyes.


    When White Blade heard this, he could not help but reveal a hint of ridicule. "I see, the criminal organization that you secretly support in the Kingdom of Smale couldn''t even get rid of a foreign force. It is really interesting that you ask a pirate to help you."


    The old man narrowed his eyes and said: "No, they can, but it will be counterproductive. It will cause big trouble for me if my influence and power were to be discovered. So I can only deal with it secretlyˇ­ then do you accept this mission or not?"


    "Accept."


    The White Blade was straightforward and said: "But it is very troublesome to make problems with Capone Mafia, 40 million Berries is not enough, I want 50 million Berries."


    "40 million berries are already very high."


    The old man looked at the White Blade with a sullen look. He didn''t seem to plan to add extra money, but White Blade used a handkerchief to wipe out his scabbard, his appearance as if he didn''t care.


    When the situation was in a stalemate, the ceiling on the top of the crowd suddenly transmitted an odd sound.

 18 Capone Bege

    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The White Blade and the old man simultaneously looked upward and saw that strange distortions and cracks had appeared on the entire ceiling. The cracks spread in all directions and suddenly together with the chandelier above collapsed and fell down.


    "What''s going on?"


    Everyone present froze but White Blade reacted very quickly. Raising his sword, he split the ceiling that was falling down into two halves.


    The ceiling fell down about two meters away, and the sunlight shone in from the hole above, making the somewhat dark room brighter.


    "Interesting, Kingdom of Smale and pirates have made a deal, but regrettably, your deal most likely won''t get to finish."


    Ross''s voice spread throughout the room from the hole.


    Then,


    Everyone saw a figure wearing a fur hat, one hand pressing down on the fur hat on his head, jumped down from the hole, and fell lightly above the ruins.


    "Who?!"


    "Audacious, who are you?"


    The crowd present was startled. They showed a vigilant and fierce expression while staring at Ross, who had suddenly entered.


    The first thought of the old man wearing the ceremonial hat was that Capone Mafia has found their secret deal and suddenly sneaked in, but when he saw Ross'' appearance, his pupil immediately shrank.


    "You areˇ­ Ghost Hand Ross!"


    In addition to the White Blade pirates, they also tried to contact the Ghost Hand pirates in private, but because they could not find any contact information, they finally gave up on them.


    He had contacted White Blade pirates with great difficulty. He didn''t expect for the Ghost Hand Pirates'' Captain Ghost Hand Ross to suddenly rush in uninvited.


    "Ghost hand, Ross."


    White Blade pirate''s Captain White Blade, looked at Ross standing on the ruins, his brow slightly wrinkled and gradually revealed a dangerous look.


    The name Ghost Hand Ross has spread throughout the West Blue region in recent months. Whether it is a pirate or criminal organization or Marines, he has annihilated all of them. He is a terrifying person who comes after powerful people purely for hunting.


    "Are you here for me?"


    White Blade''s fingers gripped the hilt of his sword and asked Ross in a sinking voice.


    Ghost Hand Ross suddenly appeared here, he does not think that Ross came here to play. By Ross''s behavior, it appears that he is here for him.


    "Yes."


    Ross nodded and calmly answered White Blade''s question and slowly came down from the destroyed ceiling ruins and then headed towards him.


    White Blade''s subordinates were completely subdued by the imposing manner that Ghost Hand Ross, this given name brings. As for the members of the criminal organization of the Kingdom of Smale, they were also shaking.


    "ˇ­"


    Looking at Ross approaching, White Blade''s face gradually turned gloomy. Besides solemn expression in his eyes, they also had a hint of killing intent and anger.


    He is a big pirate with a bounty of 35 million Berries. He has been sailing in the sea for several years, but Ross name had just become famous in the past two months. For Ross to daring to look for him, he will show him who is the prey!


    "Flowing blade, behead evil!"


    White Blade held the hilt of his sword and fiercely shouted. He suddenly unsheathed the sword in his hand, stepped forward, and chopped sideways towards Ross, cleaving Ross from the left abdomen to the right shoulder.


    The sword seems to have cleaved Ross into two halves, but at the moment he chopped out, White Blade inwardly shouted. Not good! Because he clearly felt that his sword hit nothing!


    Whiz!


    Sure enough, in the next moment, from a position very close to him, a fist came towards him.


    At this moment of life and death, he desperately turned around and defend with his sword. When the fist wind attacked over, he blocked it with the point of the sword.


    But,


    After the fist wind fiercely fell down, the sword in his hand produced a ''k¨ˇch¨ˇ'' sound, and suddenly distorted and broke. Together with the sword his arms, his arm also distorted into broken bones and flesh.


    "Aaaahhhh!!"


    White Blade screamed and covered his badly mangled arm. He stepped hard on the floor, retreating at full speed without the slightest bit of hesitation, trying to escape by knocking and breaking wall at his back.


    But before he could hit the wall, Ross''s figure flashed like a phantom and swept the delicate blade clenched in his hand towards him.


    White Blade''s head accompanied by blood soared in the sky. His face had disbelief written on his face. He didn''t dare believe that he could only make two moves before he was defeated and killed by Ross.


    "Phantom imageˇ­ Is this his ability? Damn, his movements should have made a sound, why didn''t I discover it earlierˇ­"


    White Blade sunk into darkness and completely lost consciousness.


    At the same time, a familiar system''s sound resounded beside his ear.


    "35 million Berries bounty, Pirate Captain White Blade has been hunted.


    Reward obtained, 60 Talent Proficiency points, and 1 Free Talent Point."


    Listening to the sound coming beside his ear, Ross calmly looked at White Blade''s body that had fallen down in a pool of blood, and slowly straightened.


    With his current strength, even if White Blade can detect that he has distorted the light and created an illusory image similar to reflection in water, he will still not be his opponent.


    He used Light Distortion ability just so that he can quickly finish the fight.


    Because the speed of this battle is too fast, only one move decided the winner, two moves have decided the life and death, that most of the people present weren''t even able to react.


    "Thisˇ­. this..."


    "Lie, its a lie, right? How can boss lose in one moveˇ­"


    White Blade pirates looked at the corpse of the fallen White Blade, and revealed incredulous look in their eyes. Their eyes also contained shock and fear.


    The black ceremonial hat wearing old man from the criminal organization of the Kingdom of Smale was also a bit shocked. He didn''t expect Ross''s strength to be more fierce than the rumors. The 35 million Berries White Blade was defeated so quickly!


    To their horror.


    Ross raised his head up and calmly looked at White Blade''s subordinates. He didn''t want to let these people go. His body flashed and then he waved his sword to get rid of them.


    Sha! Sha! Sha!


    The pirates wanted to escape, but Ross was using Soru, there is no chance for them to escape. They were all killed.


    Killing the last pirate, Ross stopped. With the Blade Happy Spring in his hand which was dripping with blood, he turned to the criminal organization members of the Kingdom of Smale.


    "ˇ­"


    The black ceremonial hat wearing old man has cold sweat dripping down on his forehead and he barely maintained his calm as he said, "The strength of Captain Ross is stronger than rumors. It is a great honor to be able to see it with my own eyes."


    The scene was quiet.


    Seeing that Ross still stood there and did not move, but he also did not attack them so the old man paused and carefully continued:


    "I don''t know if Captain Ross would like to make a deal with us. We just need you to destroy Capone Mafia''s Underground power in our Kingdom of Smale. We are willing to pay 50 million Berries."


    "ˇ­"


    Ross stood there, watching the black ceremonial hat wearing old man calmly, letting the blood on the sword''s tip drop on the exquisite woolen blanket on the ground.


    He didn''t spoke, so no one present dared to speak. There were only a few faintly discernible sounds around them, extremely low, but the unsteady breathing sound echoed in the surrounding.


    Starting with the Flo pirates. So far, not counting the White Blade pirates, Ross had already annihilated five pirate groups. These five pirate groups have some treasures, all of which add up to around 20 million Berries.


    White Blade pirates ship should also have some. If I can add 50 million Berries on top, there will be about 80 million Berries.


    Flo pirates ship is transportation means for only the initial stages to him. He still needs a more powerful and faster ship. The 50 million Berries should be enough for him to find a boatman to build a new ship.


    Moreover.


    There is some conflict between Capone Mafia and him that cannot be resolved.


    Ross was pondering in his heart. Just as he was about to make a decision, Robin suddenly came in from outside and interrupted his thoughts.


    "Captain Ross!"


    "The situation has changed. We are surrounded by people from Capone Mafia!"


    Robin''s tone was a little grave as she said to Ross.


    "Unn?"


    Ross was a little surprised. He glanced at the black ceremonial hat wearing old man and found that he was astonished. It seemed that he did not expect Capone Mafia to surround him.


    Ross walked to the window and raised the corner of the curtain. He glanced outside and saw that the street outside was completely blocked. There were hundreds of Capone Mafia members who had surrounded this place completely.


    The weapons held in the hands of the members of the Capone Mafia were not only the guns, but they also carried a lot of massive portable artillery!


    A war-like scene.


    Ross''s gaze changed slightly. His eyes swept through the members of Capone Mafia, and soon fell on a young figure holding a cigar in his mouth who was standing in front of the crowd.


    "That man isˇ­ Capone Bege?"

 19 Raze this Place

    "Capone Bege, one of the main decision makers of Capone Family, and if nothing unexpected happens, he will soon take full charge of Capone Family."


    Robin stood behind Ross and whispered Capone Bege''s information.


    Because Capone Bege is one of the Worst Generation together with Luffy, so Ross knows about him more than Robin. Listening to Robin''s report, he did not show any surprised expression.


    "Damnˇ­ Capone Bege, how did the Capone Family suddenly launch such a large-scale operation without us knowing about it?"


    The black ceremonial hat wearing old man walked to the window and looked at the Capone Mafia members below who were like an army. His face becoming extremely ugly.


    Capone Bege led a large number of members of the criminal organization, stopped on the street in front of the building, and his subordinates quickly occupied the streets and other buildings around them, and the weapons were all aimed at the building.


    "Your actions are too slow."


    "Your lack of speed has inevitably lead to failure, so, it''s quite regretful that everything will end here."


    Capone Bege was holding a cigar in his mouth as he looked up, with the muscles on either side of the cheeks moving up slightly, revealing a terrifying smile. His smiling face revealed confidence that everything was in his hand.


    Damn it!


    The black ceremonial hat wearing old man couldn''t understand how the news leaked out. He bit his teeth and pushed open the half of the window, to talk to Capone Bege:


    "What do you want to do? Capone Bege?!"


    "Of course it''s to kill you all before you make a deal with White Blade piratesˇ­ by the way coming here solved another trouble, Ghost Hand Ross."


    Capone Bege looked at the old man at the window, and his tone was not anxious.


    This sentence stunned not only old man but even Ross and Robin.


    He thought he was accidentally embroiled in all this. He didn''t expect it to be not an accident, but something planned in advance.


    "You are inside, right? Ghost Hand Ross! If you are inside, I think that guys of the White Blade pirates should have already been killed by you."


    Capone Bege holding a cigar in his mouth looked at the top floor of the building.


    Ross pushed open the half of the window, glanced at the numerous guns that were aimed at them, and looked calmly at Capone Bege, saying: "How did you know that I was here?"


    "Lack of intelligence will lead to such a resultˇ­ I am very clear about White Blade pirates contacts, and I unexpectedly discovered it during investigation that you are also tracking White Blade pirates."


    Capone Bege looked at Ross, his tone neither fast nor slow.


    Ross once killed Capone Leckie, one of the high-level member of Capone Family, and by killing him Ross has incurred Capone Family''s hatred. After discovering Ross''s movements, it was natural for them to investigate all the way.


    Ross turned his head and glanced at Robin.


    Robin looked serious as she whispered to Ross: "All the intelligence we collected before came from the Underground world. Capone Mafia is in charge of a large part of the West Blue''s Underground World. I was a little careless."


    "No."


    Ross shook his head slightly: "It''s not your fault. My actions are too predictable as we did not hide deliberately. It is normal for Capone Mafia to know our whereabouts as they are in charge of the intelligence network."


    Ross turned his head and again looked at Capone Bege below. He said in a indifference voice: "I am really lacking in intelligence, but you explained so much, do you think you have complete control over the situation?"


    Capone Bege spread out his hands and a large number of members of the criminal organization behind him grinned evilly.


    "Yes, because of the large disparity in military strength."


    "Even if you work together, you can only die."


    Compared to other criminal organization organizations that compete for territory and power, Capone Bege is very different. He finds pleasure not in competing for power and money, but to watch other people in chaos and despair.


    The old man listened to Capone Bege''s words, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes. He couldn''t help but clench his fists, and shouted at Capone Bege looking fierce while feeling cowardly in heart:


    "Capone Bege! Don''t forget where you are standing. If you dare to do anything here, my organizationˇ­"


    Bang!!


    His words have not finished when a sound of gunshot suddenly resounds on the street.


    Don''t know when but Capone Bege had a gun in his hand. The muzzle of the gun was emitting smoke, while the old man''s body froze. There was a bloody hole between his eyebrows. His body shook and he fell from the top of the floor.


    "Noisy."


    Capone Bege said indifferently as he maintained the motion of firing the gun: "So, the unnecessary drama ends here, raze everything to the ground!"


    Bang! Bang! Bang!!


    Just at the moment when Capone Bege ordered, there were countless guns and artillery fired at the building where Ross was, not only aiming at the top floor but they attacked the entire building.


    Countless bullets and artillery, in an instant, smashed all the windows and glass in the building, bombing the streets and shaking the streets, letting a large group of civilians who were escaping in the distance, showing a frightened expression.


    ...


    Inside the building.


    When the black ceremonial hat wearing old man tried to threaten Capone Bege, Ross put down the curtains of the window and turned to Robin and said:


    "Let''s go, we need to go down."


    "Yes."


    Robin was a little nervous, but after observing Ross calmness, she also calmed down.


    She had tried to find out about Ross''s character over these past few months. He is similar to her and can remain absolutely calm in the most situation.


    And it is the same in this situation.


    Not only Ross is calm, but he is also reacting calmly, which shows that he has a way to deal with this situation and was not facing a desperate situation.


    Bang!


    However, before Robin could go downstairs together with Ross, the black ceremonial hat wearing old man was shot by Capone Bege, and then it was full-scale gunfire on their building!


    Boom! Boom! Boom!!


    The surrounding glass shattered in an instant, and countless bullets accompanied by shards of glass scattered around in the room.


    Robin subconsciously had to lean over to avoid the fire from the window, but before she leaned over, Ross had already stepped forward and hugged her from the side.


    Buzz!


    Glass fragments and bullets landed on Ross''s back, but affected by some strange power, they changed directions.


    At the same time, the floor under Ross''s feet also distorted by the Distortion Fruit, and then suddenly collapsed.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!!


    With a thunderous sound, Ross took Robin from the top floor and fell to the bottom floor of the building.


    There was no basement in the building but Ross who fell to the first floor still exerts the power of Distortion Fruit.


    Hualala!


    Under the power of distortion fruit, the thick ground distorted and collapsed, and a circular area with a radius of about two meters collapsed and a hole of the same size appeared, which continued to extend downward.


    When the hole reached about three meters deep, Ross stopped the ability. After releasing Robin, he raised his hand to the top and blocked the numerous stones that had been shattered and collapsed, creating an underground space that could not be attacked by any artillery.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Ross held up the collapsing stones until they were completely distorted and condensed into a block, then he let go of his hand and looked at the girl in front of him: "I didn''t expect them to launch an attack so quickly. It was too late to run away. I can only deal with it in this way."


    "It doesn''t matter, I don''t mind."


    Robin''s black pupil stared at Ross quietly in the dark for a while, and the corner of her mouth curved a little.


    She sighed softly, patted away the dust on her shoulders and clothes, and then quietly examined the current situation.

 20 Activating Physical Enhancemen

    Bang! Bang! Bang!!


    The bombardment was concentrated on the building and the terrain surrounding the building was razed.


    Capone Bege knows that Ross''s personal strength is not to be taken lightly, so when they have absolute military strength''s advantage and to make sure that Ross died in the gunfire he still hadn''t given the order to stop the bombardment. Ross couldn''t be given any chance to survive.


    Underground.


    Listening to the muffled roars that came from above, Robin looked at the Underground space that Ross had made with his ability, and was inwardly thinking.


    Ross can make such an Underground space, and it doesn''t look exhausting, which means that they can get out of this place at any time.


    Looking at Ross, who doesn''t seem to have any intention to do anything. That is to say that he doesn''t want to leave like this. Sure enough, he always act like this.


    "What am i looking at? Are you going to ask me why didn''t I create a underground passage and directly leave?" Ross who was looking above noticed Robin''s gaze on him and asked her.


    Robin''s right hand was holding the elbow of her left hand and the fingers of her left hand were resting on her chin creating a thinking pose. She shook her head when she heard Ross''s question: "No, this kind of question does not need to be asked. Directly running away does not conform to Captain''s style."


    Ross slightly smiled.


    He did not respond but looked up again and quietly listening to the sound of the guns and the buildings collapsing.


    Robin only guessed a little bit.


    Indeed, with his style, it is impossible that he would directly escape. As for the second reason, it is not easy to create such space underground by using the power of Distortion.


    Making an Underground passage would cost a lot of stamina, and the stamina that he is going to spend making that passage will be enough for him to kill hundreds of Capone Mafia members.


    "The worst generation, the criminal organization godfather Capone Begeˇ­ Barring any surprise, you may have to be removed from the list of eleven people of the Worst Generation."


    Ross calmly muttered to himself.


    He will not be merciful because the other party is a character from original work. Since he chose to be his enemy, he must bear the consequences.


    In front of Ross was the translucent Talent System Interface called out by him that only he could see.


    The Living Department still only has the Navigation talent.


    There are five talents in the active talent branch of the Combat department.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 130


    Shave(Soru) of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Among them, Distortion Fruit has an additional active branch of Light Distortion.


    The General Department only has Agility Enhancement active.


    Physical Enhancement belongs to the General Department''s talents and requires two Free Talent Points to activate. Now Ross has the activation conditions.


    In the early stage, the agility enhanced was very formidable, and it was and still is a huge advantage. After all, most of the Battles rely on the guns, so Ross had endured the pain and consume 2 points of Free Talent Points to activate Agility Enhancement in early days and put in 50 proficiency points in it.


    But for current Ross, the importance of stamina has been fully manifested. Without powerful stamina, the powerful Devil Fruit ability cannot be afforded.


    In the long run, whether it is for other aspects of development, or for the better development of Distortion Fruit, strengthening of stamina is very necessary for him.


    Hu.


    Ross breathed a sigh of relief and chose to activate Physical Enhancement.


    Buzz!


    Just as the Physical Enhancement talent turned from green to gold, Ross felt a heat flow well up in his body. In a short period of time, his body and spirit has been enhanced by almost 50%!


    The talents of the General Department are different from the talents of the Combat department and they are divided into five stages.


    As long as it is activated, even at zero proficiency which is a Basic Level enhancement, the promotion rate is about 50%.


    After each additional proficiency point added, an additional one percent increase is added.


    When the proficiency reaches 50 points, it will be changed to Mid Level enhancement, and the total promotion will reach 150%.


    Going up again.


    Ross only knows that 100 points are for High-Level enhancement, 200 points for Top Level enhancement, and 500 points for Maximum Value. He doesn''t know how much can it be enhanced after reaching these boundaries, because Agility Enhancement only has 50 proficiency points.


    "Basic Level Physical Enhancement is very good, but it is not enoughˇ­"


    After adapting to a large amount of physical strength upgrade, Ross took a deep breath and directly put 50 proficiency points in it.


    Basic Level Physical Enhancement turned into Mid Level Physical Enhancement, and Ross''s physical fitness is once again promoted.


    Narrow Underground space.


    Robin thought about the situation outside and the situation that they might encounter next. Suddenly, she looked at Ross who was standing close and vaguely felt that something had changed in him, his muscles under the shirt seemed to slightly swell a little?


    Misconception?


    Robin doubtfully stared at Ross for a moment and finally shook her head and unconsciously averted her gaze.


    She is only sixteen years old, and she is still a few months away from the age of seventeen.


    "Mid Level Physical Enhancementˇ­"


    Ross took half a minute to adapt to the continuous physical strength promotion.


    I have to say that the upgrade of Talent System is perfect and overbearing. Even if it is continuously improved in a short period of time, there is no side effect, and it doesn''t even take too long to adapt.


    Under the Mid Level Enhancement, Ross clearly felt that his control over the power of Distortion Fruit was greatly enhanced.


    For Ross, the Distortion Fruit''s power is a very heavy weapon. When he fully wields it, it will naturally put a lot of burden on the body, and it also consumes too much stamina.


    But.


    If the strength of the body is greatly improved, the heavy weapon from before will become like a wooden stick in the hand of an ordinary person who is waving it around, even at a full swing, it can be easily wielded.


    "There are still 85 proficiency points left."


    Ross glanced at his remaining Talent Proficiency points, and after thinking about for a moment, he finally decided to not leave behind anything. So, he used them all.


    After all, the current situation is not good. There are 300 people above belonging to the same organization, and more importantly, they were carrying artillery whose destructive power cannot be compared with ordinary guns.


    85 proficiency points.


    Ross''s final choice was to put another 50 points in the Physical Enhancement bringing it to 100-point in High-Level enhancement and the remaining 35 points are put in the Distortion Fruit.


    The proficiency reaches a 100 points in the Physical Enhancement which is at High-Level, which makes Ross''s muscles perfectly rounded, and the body under the thin shirt becomes perfect. Perfect enough that if he was stark naked, it will cause countless girls to scream.


    Of course.


    Robin''s is a calculative and calm girl, even if she is aware of the strange changes in Ross, she will only be a little surprised and after that, she will ignore it.


    Many of Talent System''s talents are not completely independent but have a number of complementary effects on each other.


    Ross''s Physical Enhancement reached High Level, and his physical strength increased by nearly three times. Even without the Agility Enhancement, his speed has improved.


    Similarly.


    Shave(Soru) in the Marine''s Rokushiki did not have any proficiency points put in it but it still improved thanks to the Physical Enhancement.


    However, these talents affected by Physical Enhancement, their increased couldn''t be compared to directly putting points in proficiency points.

 21 Couldnt Hi

    After selecting a series of talents, Ross''s talent skills tree was changed beyond recognition.


    Combat Department.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 165


    Marine Rokushiki ¨C Soru: 0


    Marine Rokushiki ¨C Kami-e (Paper Drawing): 0


    General department.


    Agility Enhancement: 50


    Physical Enhancement: 100


    With the High-level physical Enhancement and the 165 proficiency in the Distortion Fruit ability, various aspects of his have been greatly enhanced.


    His physical strength has strengthened by three times which allowed him to withstand the further improvement of the Distortion Fruit ability.


    Now the range of Distortion Fruit should reach nearly 15 meters, which means from where he is standing he can completely distort the area of ??15 meters around him.


    This power of distortion is enough to withstand normal gun''s bullets, and even against those portable cannons.


    After all the upgrades were completed, Ross adapted to his enhanced strength while waiting quietly for the bombardment to end.


    ...


    On the ground.


    The continuous bombardment continued on for less than two minutes and the broken building could no longer withstand it. Amidst the smoke and fire, the building collapsed.


    The stones that splashed around also bruised several criminal organization members who were too close.


    "Tell the guns teams to stop and cannoneer to continued the bombardment."


    Capone Bege had a cigar in his mouth as he calmly stood at the front of the crowd. He was facing the collapsing buildings without retreating while giving orders in a deep voice.


    "Yes!"


    The members of the criminal organization members armed with guns ceased firing. As the buildings had fully collapsed, their guns did not have much effect.


    The remaining cannoneers are still firing cannonballs continuously and bombarding the wreckage of the collapsed buildings, and there is not a single part of the building which was not broken as a result.


    Bang! Bang!


    After another ten minutes, the walls of the building could not be seen as they were all broken to pieces, which were mixed with countless iron filings and debris.


    "Godfather, the cannonballs are all used up. It''s about time to stop."


    "This level of concentrated firepower is enough to kill anyone and even if Ghost Hand Ross is an iron man he would have been broken into pieces."


    A captain who led many gunners went to Capone Bege and reported.


    Capone Bege stared at the broken ruins and finally nodded and spit out a ring of smoke. "Almost, let the gunners keep two cannonballs while fired everything else.


    It will be regarded as a salute to the funeral."


    "Yes."


    The captain responded and quickly conveyed the order.


    Listening to the sounds of gunfire that was slowly weakening, many Capone Mafia members looked at the wreckage of the building with an evil smile on their faces.


    "To dare provoke Capone Mafia, this is the end for him!"


    "Did he think we are powerless because he is a pirate? Pirates always have to come ashore."


    In the middle of ridicule and evil laughter of the many Capone Mafia members, the sound of gunfire has finally stopped completely, and the wreckage has become almost flat, leaving only smoke and weak flames.


    Capone Bege walked next to a member of the criminal organization holding the camera.


    "Is it all recorded?"


    "No problem boss the entire process was recorded."


    "That''s good, we can take this recording to the Marines for the bountyˇ­"


    Capone Bege smiled a little, he is not very interested in money, but to have strong firepower, money is essential.


    After all, Ghost Hand Ross''s has a bounty of 40 million Berries. If it is coupled with the Pirate Captain White Blade, it is 75 million Berries, enough to purchase a large number of weapons for his troops.


    However.


    Just as Capone Bege commanded his men and planned to evacuate, he heard few voices from the piece of ruins that had turned into debris.


    Hearing the sounds, the members of the Mafia were first stunned for a moment. They thought that a cannonball that did not exploded had blown up at this time, but soon they found that their conclusion was wrong.


    Huala!!


    Following countless debris and iron pieces splashing out, a figure drilled out from the ruins filled with smoke. His body was completely clean, and not only his shirt was not the slightest bit tattered, but there wasn''t even a little bit traces of burns.


    Ross patted the burnt black dust stuck on his shoulders, as he slowly stepped out of the smoke-filled ruins.


    "Did you really thought that it is finished?"


    "Capone Bege."


    Ross calmly looked at Capone Bege in the crowd.


    Heh.


    Capone Bege''s face looked a bit ugly and his teeth put force almost biting the cigar in the mouth, but he still coldly said:


    "I didn''t expect you to be still aliveˇ­but if you had escaped the mass bombardment, you should have kept hiding and not come out like this. Do you think that with your strength you can reverse this huge disparity in power?"


    "If I don''t try it, how would I know????


    Ross glanced at the guns and the cannons that aimed at him and his eyes calmly returned to Capone Bege.


    After his voice fell, he did not move forward to fight but took a gentle step forward and walked out of the ruins and toward Capone Bege step by step.


    The atmosphere is very strange.


    Being pointed out at by the countless guns, Ross did not seem to see the guns and cannons that were aimed at him at all. He was very calm as he slowly stepped forward.


    "Kill him!"


    Capone Bege stared at Ross, who was walking towards him step by step, for two seconds. His eyes flashed with murderous intent and he shouted loudly.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!!


    Suddenly, countless guns aiming at him fired at the same time. Bullets and artillery all hit Ross, but they strangely penetrate passed through Ross.


    Ross was still slowly moving forward step by step. He completely ignored the gunfire as if it had never happened.


    "Thisˇ­what is going on?!"


    The ferocious faces of Capone Mafia members couldn''t help but turn dumbfounded. They helplessly looked at guns spitting fire, but they couldn''t cause Ross, who was slowly moving forward, to stop the slightest bit.


    Capone Bege was also slightly shocked, but soon he recalled all the information about Ross. There seems to be a piece of information about him that shows his ability to create illusions.


    "Is that illusory image? Where is his main body?"


    Capone Bege had a grave expression and he didn''t dare to show slightest bit carelessness. He raised his concentration to the max, intending to respond to Ross'' surprise attack that may appear at any time, and looking for Ross real position.


    Ross could only use distort light and couldn''t distort the sound, but because of the violent gunfire in all directions, it has overshadowed the sound of his slow footsteps, so that Capone Bege couldn''t detect it. The situation on the ground was just an effect similar to the refraction of light in water.


    But, after learning that Ross seen by his eyes is a illusory image, Capone Bege quickly responded, and ordered his subordinates:


    "Don''t aim, and just randomly shoot at the central area.


    The mafia members who were shocked by Ross''s ability, after hearing Capone Bege''s command were slightly shocked but they quickly executed the command and began to shoot at the ground, firing 360 degrees around them without leaving a blind corner.


    This attack has had some effect. Some of the bullets in the field showed a strange distorted scene in the void after the shot, as if space was folded and the shooting route changed into an arc.


    Even if it was just a simple visual distortion, it looks very shocking.


    "There is no effect at all!"


    "Damn, what is this ability?"


    The members of the mafia finally revealed panic on their face.

 22 Seastone Weapons

    However.


    Compared to the panic of his subordinates, Capone Bege was extremely calm. After he sensed that Ross''s main body was really somewhere here, he decisively gave an order in a low voice.


    "Victor!"


    "Give it to me."


    A strange lanky young man grinned and pulled out two delicate and bizarre guns from his waist and continues to fire bullets towards Ross.


    These singular bullets scatter around, and one of them happens to be at the position where the Ross body is located.


    "Um?"


    Ross instinctively perceived the threat. He did not have the ability to withstand the bullets of the thin young man and quickly dodged.


    The bizarre bullet was able to rub against Ross''s waist, although it was only a moment, Ross was still keenly aware that his Devil Fruit could hardly destroy the bullet.


    Without a doubt, they were Seastone bullets!


    In this sea for the things that can restrict the Devil Fruit ability, Seastone is undoubtedly the most restrictive thing, even more than the sea water!


    Many of Paramecia''s Devil Fruit abilities, such as Strawhat Luffy rubber ability become soft and weak when he falls into the sea but the body still remains in the rubber form, but Seastone can turn the Devil Fruit ability back into the original form and flesh and blood become completely ordinary that can be hurt.


    For Ross.


    His Distortion Fruit is more inclined to twist something when it is launched. In addition to Light Distortion, the body needs to touch the substance to take effect. Any bullet that touches his body will be affected by the power of distortion at the moment of touching.


    But the Seastone bullets are different as the moment they touch his body, they will make his body unable to use the ability.


    ...


    On the field.


    Although the light is still distorted which greatly interferes with everyone''s vision, Ross''s body dodged and the illusion of light refraction is naturally completely synchronized.


    Ross can control the phantom and his body''s movements at the same time but it will not have any meaning and it will take a lot of energy and stamina.


    Capone Bege perceived that Ross evaded the Seastone bullets, he once again revealed a confident look.


    "When I know that you are a Devil Fruit user, do you think I will not prepare anything for you and just act rashly?"


    "Seastone weapon, you really are well prepared, butˇ­" Ross calmly listened to Capone Bege''s words, but did not do anything instead he responded calmly:


    "So what?"


    Even if you have a Seastone weapon, you have to be able to hit me first!


    Whiz! Whiz!


    Almost at the moment when Ross'' voice fell, the illusion in the field suddenly stepped forward, and he rushed to the crowd at a very fast speed.


    Seastone weapon restrained Devil Fruit ability, but it cant restraints other abilities and for Ross, in addition to Devil Fruit ability, his physical strength is also three times stronger!


    Originally, his physical strength was already much stronger than that of ordinary people and he was three times more powerful than any ordinary person but now with the physical enhancement, his already strong body became a lot stronger and the effects are extremely terrifying.


    Even the effect of Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki is increased, even if there is no extra proficiency in it, his current speed is comparable to those that have been training in it for many years.


    Scoff! Scoff!


    Ross''s figure swiftly passed through the crowd. Wherever he went, flesh, blood, and bones burst and the scene looked like a grand feast from hell.


    Originally his speed was extremely fast and with the visual interference produced by Light Distortion, no one could capture his silhouette and launch an attack.


    "Damn!"


    Capone Bege didn''t expect Ross speed to be so terrifying, and his ability to use illusion became even more troublesome when his speed was already so fast.


    Even though his subordinates have some extraordinary powers but even if they try to fight him they will lose as they are no match for Ross.


    Seeing that in a short amount of time his subordinates suffered dozens of casualties, and they are still increasing as the time passed on. Capone Bege has no choice but to order his subordinates to evacuate.


    "Everyone, stop firing."


    "Victor, Leckie, stop him!"


    The way the Ross slaughter his men is way too horrible. Almost everywhere you can see a piece of flesh and blood and in some parts, there are people who had been twisted into dough twist.


    Those members of the criminal organization who held the guns and firearms did not know how to attack and had long been become fearful and resigned. They heard their Boss''s orders and retreated.


    At the same time.


    Two of Capone Bege subordinates'', Victor and Leckie, pulled out a few poles of different colors which seems like they were made of steel and ran towards Ross.


    Seastone weapons are difficult to make into the shape of a sword. Poles are the easiest to make. It is much easier to make than handcuffs. It can also be used as a sword when facing a Devil fruit ability users because they only need to hit hard and the seastone will be able to damage any Devil fruit user.


    "Don''t resist and allow us to capture you!"


    "You are not the first Devil Fruit user that we have killed!"


    Victor and Leckie''s faces were ferocious and after judging the real position of Ross''s body they separated to left and to the right to intercepted Ross in the center.


    Although the illusion produced by Light Distortion still causes great interference towards guns and cannons, you can still rely on sound in the battle.


    Ross looked at Victor and Leckie who were surrounding him and glanced at the Seastone weapon in their hands, saying:


    "Seastone weaponˇ­ This is a real limitation on my ability, but you have made a big mistake?"


    "What?" Victor and Leckie were slightly stunned by Ross''s tone.


    "Seastone restricting ability is not your ability, it is just a tool, for the real battleˇ­ you have to look at the person''s own ability."


    After saying that, Ross suddenly pulled out the Named Sword Happy Spring from his waist, and clashed with the two approaching men.


    Buzz!


    Under Ross''s wave, Invisible sword energy rushed out from the sword and swept directly toward Victor and Leckie.


    Although Ross does not have any sword arts talent, Close-Combat Fighting also contains a small part of the sword arts like slash, cuts, and stabs, etc. In many cases, it can also be used as a brute force Like Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) of Marine''s Rokushiki.


    And his present physical ability has met the standard by which it has become possible for him to activate Rankyaku (Tempest Kick), and in this case, he is holding a Named Sword so it is easy for him to produce sword energy from a simple cut.


    Victor and Leckie couldn''t see the invisible sword energy cuts, but they suddenly felt fear, they instinctively became aware of the coming danger and subconsciously placed the Seastone poles in front of them.


    Bang!


    Almost at the moment when the sword energy was in contact with the Seastone poles, a terrifying giant force spread through the Seastone poles and came towards them.


    Seastone can withstand the Devil Fruit ability, and can even block many top swordsman''s cuts, but they can not completely neutralize the violent energy cuts.


    "This is badˇ­Ahhh!"


    "The power of this guyˇ­"


    This attack directly pushed them back three or four meters. Although they were able to stop themselves, their entire arms were numb, as they looked at each other in horror.


    They completely lost.


    They are not afraid of any simple swordsmen or Body Technique experts, who can be killed with large-scale intensive firepower.


    They are not afraid of Devil fruit ability. With Seastone poles and Seastone bullets, it is enough to deal with them.


    But.


    A person who can almost crush their existence in terms of body and sword arts, but at the same time is a Devil Fruit user who can ignore the guns'' artillery.


    He is a big trouble!


    People at this level of existence will be able to acquire a place for them even in the Grand Line, his reward of 40 million Berries is way too low when compared to his strength!


    In a distant place.


    Seeing Ross hit the Seastone weapon''s of Victor and Leckie, forcing them back three or four meters, Capone Bege could no longer remain calm. He clearly didn''t expect Ross''s Body Technique and sword arts to be so terrifying such that Ross could easily run amock in the West Blue.

 23 Rear Admiral Bastille

    After determining that his battle plan has failed, Capone Bege put away his guns without any hesitation and turned to leave.


    "Don''t you think it''s too late to leave now?"


    Of course, Ross wouldn''t easily let Capone Bege go. He calmly spoke and at the same time stepped forward, rushing towards Capone Bege.


    Capone Bege, the character who stirred up a lot of trouble in the original work is indeed not an ordinary man. He could still respond to his Soru.


    Bang! Bang!


    Instantly when Ross started pursuing him, he resolutely turned around, jumped back, pulled the trigger and fired a series of Seastone bullets towards Ross.


    Ross can easily ignore any ordinary bullet, and even if it is a high-standard large lead bullet, it can be blocked by his current Distortion Fruit ability, but he still needs to be a little respectful to the Seastone bullets.


    Whiz!


    Ross leaned to the side to avoid the bullets, and at that moment Victor and Leckie, who were repelled by him earlier, clenched their teeth and rushed towards him.


    If Capone Bege is killed by Ross, they will definitely die too. As long as they can block Ross, there is still a chance for them.


    "Are you willing to die for him?"


    Ross looked calmly and indifferently at Victor and Leckie, who rushed to block him and gently adjusted the sword in his hand. "Then, I will fulfill your wish."


    Buzz!!


    Although Ross''s sword arts can''t be called anything special but with his strong physical strength and speed, his cuts are still extremely powerful.


    The sword fell and although it was not wrapped in sword energy, it created heavy wind pressure. It seems to have mountain cleaving and splitting earth might, making people''s breath stagnate.


    "We need to block this!"


    Victor and Leckie''s hearts jumped fiercely but at this time they could only clench their teeth, held the Seastone poles in their hands and cooperate to block Ross'' sword.


    Clang!


    The sword and the seastone poles intersected and the sparks flew out in all directions due to the collision.


    Seastone''s texture is extremely hard, even Happy Spring, one of the 21 Great Grade swords(O Wazamono grade swords) cannot cut that no matter how much power Ross applies.


    But Ross'' sword has a very strong and violent power contained in it and it pressed against Victor and Leckie who were holding the Seastone pole.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Ross double-handed sword with his power alone put Victor and Leckie under tremendous pressure and even the ground under their feet showed signs of cracking.


    Although Victor and Leckie were barely able to resist, both of their faces flushed red and their arms trembled, clearly suffering from overexertion.


    Ross was disinclined to fight them any longer and his hands holding the sword pushed down hard.


    Chiii!


    Sword energy with a brute force rushed out and cut the ground in front of Ross, forming a crack of about three feet, and Victor and Leckie were naturally directly defeated.


    Ross didn''t pause and his face was calm and indifferent as he ran the sword through Victor''s heart.


    "Victor!"


    Leckie screamed, he spared no effort and smashed the Seastone pole towards Ross, but both his arms had already lost their strength. Where would he still have the energy?


    Ross backhanded his sword and sent Leckie''s seastone pole flying, he shook his wrist, and then a head followed by blood flew into the sky.


    Killing Victor and Leckie seemed to be a trivial matter for Ross. He didn''t gave them another glance. He turned around the sword and looked at Capone Bege who had escaped towards a street.


    Whiz!


    Ross stepped on the ground and cracks like a spider web appeared on the ground. He was like an arrow fired from a bow as he sped forward, sticking close to the ground.


    Almost instantaneously, Ross has crossed the street and caught up with Capone Bege in the middle of the second street.


    Bang! Bang!


    Capone Bege heard the movement behind him, and without even seeing he fired a row of bullets towards Ross and forced him to evade as Bege continued to escape.


    Even though the distance was very close, Ross, who was focused, easily avoided the Seastone bullets.


    "Seven, Five. Now you should not have any more bullets."


    Ross'' calmly says and in one step came behind Capone Bege with Happy Spring in his hands waving out mercilessly.


    And just as Capone Bege was about to lose his head, a figure wearing a coat with justice written on it suddenly came in between them.


    Clang!


    Ross'' sword stopped at a half-foot distance from Capone Bege''s head. What prevented him from this was enormous shark sword!


    The enormous shark sword covered the back of Capone Bege''s head and occupied all the space between Happy Spring and Capone Bege''s head.


    The atmosphere solidified.


    Ross slightly narrowed his eyes and looked at Marine who had suddenly emerged. His insignias were different from the colonel he had seen before. It was the insignia of the higher rank and he also found the person in front of him very familiar.


    "I finally found you, Ghost Hand Ross."


    The tall Marine holding the shark sword and wearing a strange bull-head mask said indifferently, as he blocked Ross'' Happy Spring in midair:


    "I am from the West Blue T4 branch base. You can call me the Bastille or call me Rear Admiral Bastille."


    Bastille!


    Ross thought and remembered who this person was. He was a Vice Admiral who, in the original work, had followed Admiral Fujitora to Dressrosa to carry out a mission, but right now he is only a Rear Admiral in West Blue.


    There are not many Marine bases in West Blue, and most of them are on islands. The highest officer is only a Marine Captain in them. But, now to capture Ross, if you look in the whole West Blue, there are only a few Rear Admiral bases.


    The cigar was still in Capone Bege mouth.


    Yes.


    The operation to annihilate Ghost Hand Ross was planned by him for many days and even if he failed by some unexpected circumstances. He still has a plan ready for that.


    This information of retreat path, he had received two hours ago, and that also happened to be the time when marines arrived and landed on the ground.


    He turned to look at Ross, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, like a winner ridiculing a loser, saying: "Before taking any action, you must consider the risk of failure and thoroughly plan your evacuation."


    Chiii!


    Ross took back Happy Spring, Happy Spring, and the Shark Cutter scraped and a few sparks flew, but there was no damage on the sword.


    "Is the West Blue Marine already degraded to the extent of being commanded by a criminal organization?" Ross looked calmly at the Marine Rear Admiral.


    Bastille snorted and put the enormous Shark Cutter on his shoulder. He said: "It''s just a report from the publicˇ­ So are you going to surrender, or are you going to wait for me to beat you half to death before taking you?"


    He didn''t like the criminal organization and he was even more disgusted with receiving assistance from the criminal organization but the Marine Headquarters had issued the order to capture Ghost Hand Ross no matter what and that order has been on his desk for a few months already.


    The scene was quiet.


    Ross calmly glanced behind Bastille''s shoulders at Capone Bege, who stood a few meters away.


    He suddenly laughed.


    "Why are you laughing?" Bastille asked with a frown.


    Ross slowly raised his head, revealing an expression that he had never revealed before. It was hard to tell this expression as a smile but it was really a smile, only it was cruel and bloodthirsty and also a little bit cheerful.


    "Marine Rear Admiral."


    "It''s reallyˇ­..not a bad Marine rank."

 24 Destroying the Sword

    Bastille did not understand what Ross meant.


    Whether Ross felt that his rank was very high, or very low, he could not see it from Ross''s expression.


    Ross'' expression was as if he is looking at his prey, but this expression was very strange and laughable in Bastille eyes.


    Prey?


    He is the captain of the West BlueT4 branch and not the Marine Captain of those branch divisions. His strength has already surpassed the pirates that have the bounty of more than 50 million Berries and he had defeated more than one of those pirates!


    Such that before long, with his achievements and age, he will be able to transfer to Headquarters to serve a post or to a large base on the Grand Line and become a Vice-Admiral.


    Ross dared to show him this kind of look?


    Ridiculous.


    And the Marine branch that he leads has already docked two Battleships on the shoreline. Even if Ross wants to escape, he will be bombed by close-range bombardments, including people and ship.


    "It seems that you are not willing to surrenderˇ­"


    Bastille''s aura changed from calm to fierce in an instant and he unknowingly revealed a ferocious expression on his face under the bull-head mask.


    But there is no doubt of that when he held the handle of his Shark Cutter, the pressure of a strong expert was revealed and it made Capone Bege in the distance look dignified.


    "Godfather, Victor and Leckie are alreadyˇ­"


    "The guns group have at least 114 casualties and the artillery team has at least 19 casualties."


    "The loss is very heavy."


    There were scattered members of the criminal organization as well as a large number of Marine forces who came over here and members of the criminal organization reported to Capone Bege.


    Marine''s attitude towards the members of the criminal organization is very unfriendly, but due to the orders of their superiors, the criminal organization members such as Capone Bege were ignored.


    "The loss is very serious, but it does not affect the overall situation."


    Capone Bege said with a calm expression, as he had a cigar in his mouth while looking at Bastille and Ross who were confronting each other in the distance.


    Although Bastille is proud, he doesn''t look down on Ross. Any pirate that has the ability to throw West Blue into chaos, he needs to face them seriously.


    Chiii!


    His both hands gripped the handle of the Shark Cutter as he fiercely waved it towards Ross. A heavy momentum, bringing along a terrifying and invisible attack, swept obliquely towards Ross.


    This enormous Shark Cutter can very easily shot out formless attacks by only relying brute force, not to mention that Bastille''s own sword arts were also very extraordinary.


    However.


    Such a powerful attack also has its weakness that is the speed which is too slow, Ross only needs to step slightly to one side to avoid the attack.


    "Soru."


    Ross''s gaze was like a lion staring at its prey, calm and steady, as he stepped forward and rushed towards Bastille.


    Bastille had read all the information on Ross and he knew that Ross could use Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki and has the ability to distort steel and even bullets, so when Ross rushed over, he didn''t panic, and lifted his huge Shark Cutter and with a mighty force slammed it downwards towards Ross.


    "Haaa!"


    Because of the close distance, this attack was more difficult to dodge than the previous attack as it directly chops downwards towards Ross.


    However, just as the sword fell, Ross'' body suddenly just like a piece of paper, swayed and dodged the attack.


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing)!


    After avoiding Bastille''s sword with Kami-e (Paper Drawing), Ross raised his hand and punched at Bastille''s stomach.


    Even though Bastille was extremely tall, almost twice as big as Ross, he doesn''t dare to face Ross''s attack head-on. He did not hesitate and used Soru to avoid Ross''s fist and at the same time attack with his sword at Ross'' back.


    Whiz!


    Ross looked calm as if everything was within his expectation, he leaped gently and turned over in the air and extended his hand and pressed it on Bastille''s Shark Cutter.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Even though it was in contact for only an instant, the enormous Shark Cutter distorted and cracks appeared on it. One-third of the sword had distorted into a spiral shape.


    Seeing that his Shark Cutter was damaged, Bastille immediately flew into rage. Both of his hands lifted the broken Shark Cutter high into the sky. Suddenly, he seemed to split into three and as he chopped down, three different attacks unexpectedly hacked down.


    "Is this the combination of Kami-e (Paper Drawing) and sword artsˇ­"


    Ross lightly snorted but did not choose to withdraw as he greeted one of the sword by clenching his fist and slamming it towards the attack.


    Originally one-third of the Shark Cutter has been damaged, weakening Bastille''s attack power, but Bastille still used this type of scattered attack expecting it to finish Ross but to Ross, this attack has already been weakened, so why wouldn''t he dare to face it head on?


    Buzz!!


    Ross directly evaded two of Bastille three attacks and punched towards the last attack.


    The moment the formless attack touched Ross'' fist, it froze in the air and its form appeared, flickering.


    The power of distortion and sword arts attack collided and a powerful explosion erupted out in midair, forming a violent whirlwind, blowing in all directions.


    Rumble!


    The intangible sword energy produced by Bastille attack twisted and exploded under the power of distortion. It turned into innumerable numbers of small sword energies, which splashed out in all directions, leaving slight cracks on the ground and the walls.


    At the same time, with the help of attacks momentum, Ross suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the front part of Bastille''s Shark Cutter.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Even though Bastille retracted the sword without any hesitation, his Shark Cutter was still struck by Ross''s palm. In an instant, the entire front part of the sword completely distorted and was squeezed into a iron ball covered in irregular cracks.


    The middle part of the Shark Cutter was also greatly affected. Distortions and cracks appeared on the entire sword and edge of the sword, leaving only the third of its part at back still intact.


    "Rear Admiral Bastille''s Shark Cutter!"


    "That is the Paramecia Distortion Fruit ability in the intelligence?"


    The numerous Marines in the surrounding saw that Bastille''s weapon was almost completely destroyed by Ross and they revealed a look of surprise.


    Some Marine Captains had cold sweats on their foreheads. They didn''t expect Ross to be even more powerful than the Rear Admiral Bastille. If Bastille lost to Ross, the following consequences would be unimaginable!


    "Snipers! Aim at Ghost Hand Ross!"


    "The officers above Lieutenant Commander come with me to help Rear Admiral Bastille!"


    Several Marine Captains of the T4 base looked at the situation and made a quick decision to support Bastille by joining forces with him so that they can suppress Ghost Hand Ross together.


    Bastille thought he was enough to suppress Ross, but he didn''t expect Ross to be so powerful. Even he was helpless against him. The decision made by the Marine Captains in the distance was correct. Although he would lose face, he was still a Marine.


    For a Marine, they don''t care for process and only care about the result.

 25 West Blue Trembled

    In the distance,


    Capone Bege felt that it was not looking good as he directed his subordinates to clean up the mess while watching the fight between Bastille and Ross.


    "Even a Rear Admiral of T4 base can''t deal with Ghost Hand Ross? This group of Marines are too uselessˇ­"


    Especially when he looked at the Marine snipers trying to snipe Ross from far away, he couldn''t help but bit the cigar in his mouth hard as his eyes became even more gloomy.


    Bang! Bang!


    Two gunshots sounded. Finding an opening, two snipers aimed at Ross and fired. And as expected, the instant the bullets touched Ross'' body, their direction got reversed.


    Seastone bullets are extremely hard to manufacture and extremely expensive, so it is naturally impossible for the Marines of West Blue to gather these bullets in large quantities.


    "What!"


    "Damn!"


    The bullet reversed their course and shot towards the two Marine Lieutenant Commanders who had attacked Ross. Holes appeared on their bodies, knocking them down directly.


    "Don''t shoot!"


    "Bullets are useless against this guy!" Bastille saw the situation and hurriedly gave the order to the Marines.


    And at this time, Ross moved.


    Under the siege of more than ten marine officers, Ross had no hesitation or intention to stop as he threw a punch directly converting three steel swords into scrap iron balls, followed by two Lieutenant Colonel who flew backward with a bang sound, not knowing whether they are alive or dead.


    Bang! Bang!


    Ross''s speed was too fast compared to those Lieutenant Commander and Commander, even if they could also use Soru. Compared to Ross, their speed was a lot worse. They couldn''t resist Ross''s attack and they all got beaten down with blood and broken bones flying out.


    Even Marine Captain who could react to his speed were helpless against him. The swords in their hands would turn into a scrap iron the moment they attacked and even their arms and bodies weren''t safe as they would be directly twisted into a dough twist if they were touched by Ross.


    "Damn!" Bastille cursed angrily.


    If Bastille, carrying the half-broken Shark Cutter, was not constantly attacking Ross, then the several Captains colonels would have long ago gotten defeated because their huge-crowd tactics did not have any effect on Ross.


    The power of Distortion Fruit can forcibly distort all the things touched by the user''s body. Although it is impossible for it to attack at a long range, in close combat, its powers are very similar to Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi).


    Unless someone hold a weapon made out of Seastone or have the strength that reached a level where they can use Armament Haki to resist the power of Distortion Fruit. Otherwise, they will be defeated and killed when they encounter it!


    Blood and broken bones splashed out in all directions.


    Ross stepped on the rubble and rotten meat and fought against Bastille and other Marines. His expression remained unchanged from beginning to end. He was still so calm. There was no frown on his face seeing the blood or bones around him. This calmness was palpitating and frightening to Marines.


    "This guy..."


    "Devilˇ­ He is a Devil!"


    The Several Marine Captains besieging Ross had fear spreading in their hearts.


    Crazy and lunatics guys are nothing new for these battle-hardened Marines, but someone like Ross who held the absolute indifference to life and death is the most terrifying person they have ever encountered.


    A calm madman is the most dangerous.


    "It''s time to withdraw."


    Not far away, when Capone Bege saw the situation, his heart sank gradually and he finally could not hold back and gave orders to his remaining subordinates to withdraw.


    Almost at the time he gave his orders and was about to take off with his men, several Marine Captains who were struggling to support Bastille in holding back Ross finally collapsed.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    After a few more hits, Ross finally turned Bastille shark blade into a scrape of iron and the weapon became completely useless.


    Bastille lost his weapon and couldn''t attack Ross any longer. Several Marine Captains who were barely breathing were killed by Ross on the spot!


    "ˇ­"


    Bastille looked at the broken bones and bodies of his subordinates before looking at Ross who was slowly walking towards him, he clenched his teeth and became angry and panicked.


    "Rear Admiral Bastille !"


    "Open fire!"


    In the distance, many Marines panicked and opened fired on Ross, but all the shots fired towards Ross became useless, without exception, in front of his distortion power.


    Ross''s right-hand clenched into a fist as he slammed it towards Bastille.


    "Tekkai (Iron Body)!"


    Bastille did not hesitate to show Marine''s Rokushiki''s Tekkai (Iron Body), trying to defend against Ross''s attack but under Ross''s fist, his defense which could withstand bullets was broken!


    His muscles which are comparable to the hardness of steel were distorted and his inside gave a kaccha sound under the influence of the power of distortion.


    Bang!


    Ross stepped on the defeated Bastille. Although he couldn''t see his expression under the mask, he thought it would be a panic and fear.


    "A Marine Rear Admiral''s head, I don''t know if I can make some High-level Marines feel a little regret? No, maybe it will only make them angry."


    Ross suddenly smiled and put a little force into his feet.


    Like a rotten watermelon, the flesh and bones burst open in all directions.


    All the remaining Marines who tried to shoot and come forward to support Bastille stopped and looked at the hellish scene, their hearts stopped beating and their breathing stopped.


    Their bodies petrified, their muscles are stiff and their brain seems to be unable to think. Whether it is turning around and running away or fighting desperately, they could not decide on any action. This is the state where after suffering from deepest fear, their brain seemed to have stopped.


    "But this is just the beginning."


    Ross slowly retracted his foot and his face returned to his usual calm expression.


    The fight was over and there was not a drop of blood on him and his clothes.


    Although his clothes were slightly damaged and tattered, they were still clean which is very different from the bloody hell around him.


    After killing Bastille, Ross''s ear rang with a clear and familiar system sound.


    "West BlueT4 branch base Marines and Rear Admiral Bastille have been completely defeated and the award obtained is, 80 Talent Proficiency points and 1 Free Talent Point."


    The reward is not low.


    Ross slightly smiled and turned his head and looked in Capone Bege''s direction who was trying to escape. "Now, there is only one last thing leftˇ­"


    With one step, he had already crossed over dozens of meters and with another step he crossed the same distance.


    After continuing running for two streets in succession, Ross took one step and leaped in mid-air, lightly falling in front of Capone Bege, who was fleeing.


    Looking at the extremely ugly visage of Capone Bege, Ross''s calmly said.


    "Game Over."


    ...


    Two days later.


    The latest news, along with newspaper spread throughout West Blue.


    "Ghost Hand Pirates, Captain Ghost Hand Ross, in the Kingdom of Smale, recklessly fought Capone Family criminal organization, and killed the criminal organization''s godfather Capone Bege with utter disregard to order, causing great damage to the peace of the Kingdom of Smale."


    "West BlueT4 branch base, base chief Bastille led Marine to attack the White Blade Pirate Group and in the process of killing White Blade pirate group they were ambushed by Ghost Hand Ross and were unfortunately killed, all accompanied soldiers and officials died."


    "Ghost Hand Ross is a cruel and sinister monster. Marine Headquarters will send a Headquarter Rear Admiral to take care of Ghost Hand Ross!"


    Other than that.


    Ghost Hand Ross''s bounty has been upgraded by the Marine to 64 million Berries, surpassing the original West Blue''s second highest bounty of Double Sword Dillo, Captain of the Double Sword Pirate group, making his bounty second highest in the West Blue.


    The news spread fast and the West Blue trembled!

 26 Kano Country

    On the sea.


    The ship with a pirate flag was rapidly moving through the sea.


    In the top cabin of the ship, Ross was sweating as he was doing the most basic push-ups on the reinforced floor.


    On his shoulders, he is carrying two huge steel dumbbells; this weight was enough for him to exercise.


    "Nine hundred and ninety-three, nine hundred and ninety-fourˇ­"


    Ross constantly lifts up his body and the muscles on his arms were completely taut. The torso that seemed to be no different from any average person had enough power to smash any pirate with the bounty of 50 million berries.


    "Nine hundred ninety-nine, one thousand!"


    The counting of numbers continues.


    When the number reached one thousand, Ross finally stopped. Putting the weights on his shoulders down to relieve the tension on his shoulders, he lied down on the floor to rest, breathing heavily.


    Sweat continually flows out of his body, soaking the floor.


    Thump!


    There was a knock on the door outside.


    Ross lay there, too lazy to get up and open the door, so he directly said in a lazy voice:


    "Come in."


    "Here is your Lemon tea."


    Robin walked in with a plate and there was a teacup on it. She saw Ross lying there without any care and smiled slightly at him before placing the plate on the table next to him.


    Ross rested for a few more seconds before he got up and took the cup from the table and drank it in on go.


    "Where are we now?"


    "According to Captain''s calculation yesterday, we should have arrived near the Kano Country," Robin whispered.


    Although she was not very proficient in navigation, she has asked Ross to teach her and she has also learned quickly while on the sea, so right now she has learned more than enough to be a navigator of a regular ship.


    Naturally.


    Whether it''s Ross or Robin, their navigation techniques are not enough to sail the Grand Line, after all, the climate on the Grand Line is really weird and unpredictable.


    Ross doesn''t want to waste any Talent Proficiency points on the Navigation talent, not to mention that he was often too lazy to measure the wind direction of sea maps himself.


    That will waste too much practice time.


    So no matter what, this ship still needs a professional-level navigator but this is West Blue, If it was the East Blue, Ross would not mind abducting the Loli version of Nami.


    "Have we already arrived in Kano Country?"


    Ross gradually calmed down the feeling of weakness and fatigue from his body while hearing Robin''s report and put the cup down: "If the information is correct, we should be able to find Polar Bear pirates in Kano Country which has 45 million Berries bounty on them."


    Robin nodded: "There should be no problem with the information, but this Kano Countryˇ­ is not a friendly country."


    "I know."


    Ross smiled.


    Kano Country controls a huge official pirate force, the most powerful of which is the Happo Navy. The leader is Don Chinjao, who once sailed on the Grand Line, with the bounty of 500 million Berries and later has his head flattened by Garp''s fist damaging his strength greatly.


    "Kano Country''s influence is strongest in the Grand Line, West Blue''s side only has some reserve force, except for maybe Leader Don Chinjao who is enjoying life here in retirement, but it is unlikely that we will encounter him."


    "Captain seems to know Kano Country very well."


    Robin looked at Ross in surprise as she was going to report to Ross what she knew about Kano Country.


    "Only know some things."


    Ross shrugged and said: "In addition to the Polar Bear pirates, the keel and trunk materials of our new ship are also in the Kano Country and after acquiring them we can then go directly to Shipwright Town to find a shipwright to build us a new ship, otherwise we have to go far away to get the materials."


    Robin stood by and listened quietly, without interfering with Ross''s decision.


    Ross is not the strongest person she has ever seen, but he is the calmest and confident person among the people she has ever seen.


    Yes, it is self-confidence.


    This kind of emotion is not something that he wears on his face but it''s a kind of emotion that is hidden in the depths of his eyes and only occasionally he reveals this emotion. Because she has been observing Ross keenly, she has captured this several times.


    This kind of self-confidence makes it difficult for her to describe it and some of it is incomprehensible. It is like an inexplicable calmness of the world.


    In addition to self-confidence.


    Ross''s calmness and determination are what she has encountered so far and neither the leader of the Underground organization or the pirate leaders can compare to it.


    Even if his strength is enough to cross the West Blue unhindered, he still insists on doing a lot of exercise and practice every day, although many times he also loves to enjoy shoulder massage and the likeˇ­


    "Since Captain has already considered it, I will withdraw first."


    The thoughts on Robin''s mind were fleeting. She smiled at Ross and said.


    Ross nodded and she left the room.


    "Hu!"


    Seeing Robin close the door, Ross grabbed the towel and wiped the sweat remaining on his face and shoulders and planned to do another exercise.


    Talent System gifted talents, especially the Physical Enhancement and Agility Enhancement of the General Department, are based entirely on his own strength.


    Simply put.


    If his own strength is 100 pounds, after the Basic Level Strength Enhancement is done, it will be raised to 150 pounds.


    And if his own strength is 1000 pounds, then after the Basic Level Strength Enhancement it will be raised to 1,500 pounds instead of 1050 pounds!


    The General talents are not fixed upgrades.


    His current Physical Enhancement proficiency is at 100 points, bringing about three times his own self-based improvement and his training exercise will also bring about three times as much improvement as anyone else who does not have the gift of Physical Enhancement.


    In this sea.


    Most people, even if they try their best to practice, it will be difficult for them to reach the level of Garp and Whitebeard in their lifetime, even half of their level is hard to reach.


    For Ross, he only needs to exercise his body to a one-third level of Garp and under the blessing of Physical Enhancement, he will be directly promoted to Garp level!


    Although it is difficult to exercise to one-third of Garp''s level.


    Ross is not a mathematician and can''t figure out anything precise, but he just needs to know that his training is more effective than others.


    "Speaking of proficiency, I have not used the Proficiency Points I got from killing Bastille and the guy who had 34 million Berries bounty."


    Ross did not hesitate and called the Talent System out.


    It has been two months since he killed the Marine Rear Admiral Bastille. In the past two months, he only killed a pirate with 34 million Berries bounty but his accumulated money has already reached 90 million Berries.


    That''s why he came to Kano Country, he will chase the Captain of the Polar Bear pirate group who has the bounty of 45 million Berries and purchases the main material for a new ship.


    Talent System Interface.


    At the bottom, there are Ross''s remaining Talent Proficiency and Free Talent Points, which are 1 point for Free Talent Points and 110 points for Talent Proficiency.

 27 Geppo

    Ross first glanced at the Battle Talent Department, then decided to switch the talent interface to the General Talent Department that has Physical Enhancement in it.


    He quickly swept his eyes over, and something unexpected caught his eyes on top of the Battle Department''s Talents Tree, a branch that he didn''t know when but it changed from non-active gray to activatable green.


    The name of the branch isˇ­ Observation Haki!


    The activation conditions of the Observation Haki has been fulfilled, making Ross surprised, and he subconsciously looked towards the other two types of Haki as well.


    However, the branch that indicates Armament Haki was still gray which means that Ross''s current body is still not up to the standard of practicing and utilizing the Armament Haki.


    "It seems that Observation Haki can be activated but Armament Haki can''t. Is it because I activated Kami-e (Paper Drawing) and I already had some rudimentary knowledge about Observation Haki?"


    Ross revealed a thinking expression.


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) in Marine''s Rokushiki also has high dodging rate but this ability is used to dodge fists and swords.


    But if someone wants to use Kami-e (Paper Drawing) to dodge rains of bullets, it will not be possible for even Admiral Kizaru with his Pika Pika no mi(Light-Light Fruit). It is only possible for someone proficient in Observation Haki.


    "If it is because of Kami-e (Paper Drawing) that I reached the standard for activating the Observation Haki, then does that mean that if I put some proficiency point in Tekkai (Iron Body) I will be able to reach the standard for activating Armament Haki"


    Ross looked at Tekkai (Iron Body) in Marine''s Rokushiki, hesitating.


    Ross has reached the standard for activating Tekkai (Iron Body) talent two months ago when he activated the Physical Enhancement of the General Talent Department and improved it, but he has not been willing to use his Free Talent Points to activate it because it is not really useful for him.


    He now has only 1 Free Talent Point but he has three options.


    First, activate Observation Haki.


    Second, Tekkai (Iron Body) of Marine''s Rokushiki to meet the criteria for activating Armament Haki.


    Third, Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk)!


    "It''s better to raise some Physical Enhancements first and see if there are any changes afterward."


    Ross hesitated for a moment before he made his choice. He finally decided to upgrade his physical strength first. Anyway, the benefits of improving physical strength is much more at present and it will not be wasted.


    Switching to the General Talent Interface, Ross put 50 proficiency points in Physical Enhancement and the Physical Enhancement''s Talent Proficiency increased from 100 to 150.


    Buzz!!


    Ross felt a heat flow within his body starting from his heart and pouring down to his lower body before spreading to his entire body. This whole process only took a few seconds.


    Ross looked at his arm, perceiving some changes in his body before muttering to himself: "Without a large degree of promotion, the effect of 50 proficiency points is not very obviousˇ­"


    He looked at the Battle Department Interface. He found that it was still the same as before. There were no special changes. Armament Haki was still gray color which means that it is inactive and Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) in Marine''s Rokushiki is also gray.


    There are still 60 Talent Proficiency points left.


    Ross thought in his heart that with 60 Talent Proficiency points, the abilities of the Distortion Fruit will be greatly increased and his body will be able to fully withstand the fruit improved power, so overall his abilities and power will be greatly improved.


    On the other hand, the Physical Enhancement of the General Talent Department has reached 150 points in proficiency and with another 50 points he will be able to reach ''High-Level Physical Enhancement'', and his physical strength will definitely skyrocket.


    In that case, without any doubt, Armament Haki and Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) will enter an activatable state.


    Improving the Battle power or improving the survivability and flexibility.


    "With my current strength, in the West Blue, unless I encounter Don Chinjao or any high-level characters from the Grand Line, it will be easy to suppress anyone else."


    "But even if I promote my strength a few time it will be very difficult for me to fight against Don Chinjao, a monster that has a 500 million bounty on his head, soˇ­"


    Ross analyzed and finally made a choice.


    He put 10 Talent Proficiency points on the Distortion Fruit and another 50 proficiency points on the Physical Enhancement again.


    Buzz!!


    The progress bar of Physical Enhancement advanced from 150 to the position of the High-Level Physical Enhancement threshold line, while below the characters ''High Level'', there was a golden light flashing, changing from gray to gold color.


    At the same time, a massive amount of energy emerged from Ross''s heart and spread toward his whole body, soaking every muscle, every cell in this rich energy.


    At this moment.


    Ross could even feel that every cell in his body transmitted eagerness. They were eager to absorb this strange energy.


    After what seems like a long time the strange power within Ross''s body began to subside but every cell in his body still desire this energy and they desperately swallowed the fading power.


    Finally.


    The Energy in his body completely subsided, the cells throughout Ross'' entire body violently swayed for a while before gradually calming down.


    "High-Level Physical Enhancementˇ­"


    This time, the promotion is extremely obvious for Ross. Although it is less than doubled, his overall power has increased by at least 60% to 70%.


    If converted, High-Level Physical Enhancement should improve the original body by five times and the Mid-Level Physical Enhancement should improve the original body by three times.


    Coupled with the improvement brought about by his continuous practice over the past two months, he is now able to compete with Rear Admiral Bastille by only using his Physical strength.


    After adapting to the changes in his body.


    Ross took a breath and switched back to the Talent interface of the Battle department. This time, the talents of the Battle system has been completely renewed. Many talents that could not be activated before have all changed from gray to green.


    Marine''s Rokushiki all turned into emerald green, Observation Haki and Armament Haki also became green and even the Haoshoku Haki (Conqueror''s Haki) became green meaning now all of them could be activated.


    However, Ross turned his eyes and looked away. Compared to Haoshoku Haki (Conqueror''s Haki), he cared more about the immediate usability of the selected talent, he will choose these powers later in the future when he has more free Talent Points


    "Armament Hakiˇ­."


    Ross looked at the Armament Haki. It is impossible to say that he is not eager for this power for it is a type of power that will enhance his powers even further.


    But he eventually chose to activate Gepp¨­ (Skywalk).


    Now that his strength is enough to run amuck in West Blue freely, Armament Haki is not something that is practical for him right now as even with this, he will not be able to deal with the monster, that is, Don Chinjao.


    But if he learns Gepp¨­ (Skywalk), he will be able to cope with most of the situations on sea, land, and air, He can even encircle a Marine Battleship without fear with Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) and can directly sink the Battleship!


    "I have not hunted pirates above 50 million Berries Bounties, then the next goal is almost certainˇ­"


    After the activation of Gepp¨­ (Skywalk), Ross took a breath.


    When he gets the new ship, he will destroy the West Blue double sword pirates and get a Free Talent Point, then he will activate Armament Haki after which he will put the Grand Line on his agenda!

 28 Pirate Harbour

    Since he selected Gepp¨­ (Skywalk), Ross naturally wants to try it.


    Although the abilities indicated in the Talent System are activated in two ways, directly implanting into his brain and body strengthening, Ross has "if he doesn''t try, then he would feel uncomfortable" symptom.


    He pushed the door open.


    Ross arrived at guardrail in the cabin''s corridor and lightly put pressure under his feet and jumped up, before landing on the top of the cabin.


    Robin was sitting at a table in the direction of the deck and noticed Ross''s movements. She turned her head and looked at him. When she saw that Ross has no new orders for her, she returned her gaze back.


    However.


    At this time, she saw that Ross suddenly leaped into the air almost reaching sentry post''s position above the sail.


    Then, Ross did not stop there, nor jumped to the Sentry post position, instead, his feet tread in the air, as if stepping on solid air, he jumped once again.


    Leap! Leap! Leap!


    It seemed like Ross was stepping on an invisible staircase, climbing up into the sky. Although the distance of elevation is not very high after each step, after dozens of steps, he turned into a small black dot in the air.


    "Is thatˇ­ Gepp¨­ (Skywalk)?"


    Robin looked at Ross, who was treading in the air without any support and couldn''t help but be slightly startled.


    She knows that Ross can use Kami-e (Paper Drawing) and Soru in Marine''s Rokushiki but this is the first time she has seen him using Gepp¨­ (Skywalk).


    She has never been clear about where Ross has learned Marine''s Rokushiki techniques. Although most of the Marines from the Marine Headquarters recruiting camp can perform few techniques of Marine''s Rokushiki, Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) is still very rare because of the difficulty of learning which is much higher than Soru.


    In the air.


    Ross continued to use Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) twenty times in a row and arrived thirty or forty meters from the boat in the sky, before feeling numbness in his legs and feet, so he stopped.


    Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) is not a move that helps with walking in the air. Instead, it uses powerful force and extremely fast speed to fiercely strike and pressing the air, causing the air to become something that can be stepped on.


    Not only does it cost a lot of stamina, but it is also very difficult to control.


    On the ground, he can cover more than 10 meters in a single step but by using Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) in the air, it is difficult for him to even cover a one-meter distance.


    If it was not for the Talent System ability to directly infuse all the process and experience directly into his brain and strengthening the body, then he may not even be able to do this much.


    A short stay in the air nearly 50 meters from the sea, Ross is overlooking the sea below him, feeling the sea breeze blowing in his face, revealing a smile.


    "That is Kano Country?"


    At the height of almost 50 meters, looking out into the distance, Ross could vaguely see something in the shape of a small island at the far end of the horizon.


    Since it can already be seen, it means that the distance is not very far.


    After taking a look, Ross took his gaze back and crashed towards the boat below, eventually falling back on top of the cabin.


    However, because he didn''t control his strength and point of descent, he broke the top of the cabin and almost got stuck in it.


    Ross slightly tilted up the corners of his mouth and glanced to the left, and happen to see Robin looking at him in surprise from not far away.


    However, Robin just looked for a moment before she took back her gaze and continued to read her book with a calm expression as if she didn''t see anything.


    Ross came down from the top of the cabin, commanded the handyman on the ship to repair the cabin and came to the deck. After two breaths, he again used Gepp¨­ (Skywalk).


    Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) is a very good training method to temper his body for the current him.


    Carrying a heavy load or what not, with his current physique is already very average. If the weight is too heavy, his boat will not be able to bear, and if it is too light, it will not be effective.


    But Gepp¨­ (Skywalk), which does not require any heavy load, is still very stamina consuming exercises and it would be better to train it. When the numerous handymen saw that Ross was able to go towards the sky, they were even more awed by Ross. They did not dare to be lazy, and quickly hammered the ship to repair the cabin.


    ...


    Kano Country.


    This is a country of pirates. Because the king is qualified to participate in the World Council, Marines rarely comes to visit the country, resulting in a large number of pirates frequently gathering in the country.


    However, the pirate gathered here at most will have a small skirmish between them and would not dare to disturb the order of Kano Country.


    Chinjao the Drill of Happy Navy with the bounty of 500 million berries is not someone one can mess around with, he was once a powerful existence within the Grand Line, even with his head becoming flat due to Garp''s fist and losing his drill he is still someone to be feared.


    And it''s not just Don Chinjao, there are many pirates in this country and the Happo Navy which has once sailed on the Grand Line has over thousand pirates. These pirates are not as strong as Don Chinjao but they are still to be feared as the core members of this pirate group had trained in Hasshoken which is a technique by which they can manipulate vibration. All of them are pirates that were known in the Grand Line and not something that West Blue pirates can defeat.


    Ross'' Pirate Ship is getting closer to the harbor of Kano Country.


    "Sure enough it is a country of pirates, so many Pirate Ships, so blatantly anchored at the harbor."


    Looking at the port of Kano Country, where a large number of pirate ships with pirate flags hanging onto them were anchored, Robin looked calm on the outside but she is still a little surprised.


    Ross stood next to her and looked at the harbor in the distance and smiled. "Maybe it''s rare in West Blue, but on the Grand Line, such countries are everywhere."


    "Has Captain ever been to the Grand Line?"


    Robin was slightly surprised as she turned to look at Ross. She could keenly sense Ross'' tone. This level of understanding of the Grand Line was as if he had seen it with his own eyes.


    Ross touched his chin and said, "You can say that."


    As his boat slowly moves towards the dock of the harbor, it caused stir on the dock. The Ghost Pirates are famous in West Blue sea.


    The pirates on lot of pirate ships, as well as the workers on the dock, looked at the pirate ship that was coming in, and they all looked shocked.


    "It''s the Ghost Pirates!"


    "I heard that Ghost Hand Ross had killed a Marine Rear Admiral and his bounty got higher, he now has 64 million Berries Bounty on his head, which is 5 million more than the double sword pirate group!"


    A lot of pirates whispered as they looked at the Ghost Pirates ship.


    What the World Government has published in the newspaper, that Ghost Hand Ross ambushed the Marines that were in the process of pursuing another pirate group, was for the purpose of deceiving ordinary people, which pirate would be so idle to voluntarily attack Marines?!


    There is no doubt that Marines must have taken the initiative to pursue Ross. However, Ross'' strength was beyond their expectations, and even a Marine Rear Admiral could''t deal with him and got killed on the spot!


    The increase of bounty to 64 million Berries is not something casually done.


    Naturally.


    There are many people who are not afraid of the Ghost Hand Pirates entering the dock. A guy with a plain face was looking at them, he was a sailor to others but in the dark, he is one of the official members of the Happo Navy of the Kano Country.


    "Ghost hand piratesˇ­"


    "A heavyweight guy came today."


    The people of the Happo Navy watched the Ghost Hand Pirates enter the harbor, chatting and laughing with each other with cigarettes and wine, without worrying about any trouble.


    Even if pirates came from the Grand Line with bounty as high as 80 million or even hundreds of millions of berries. They would not dare to cause any trouble in the Kano Country, saying nothing of the Ghost Hand Pirates who have never been to the Grand Line.


    To provoke the Happo Navy pirates, it will be useless for the troublemaker to even hide on the Grand Line as they would be found and killed!

 29 Treasure Tree Adam

    "You guys stay here and guard the ship."


    When the ship docked at the harbor''s terminal, Ross gave an order to the handymen and took Robin to the shore.


    Several handymen did not show any puzzled expression. Although they have some strength, the Ghost Hand Pirate flag hung on the sail represents strength and there are not many guys who would dare to come here and make trouble with them.


    Ross glanced at the many eyes that looked at him and calmly took Robin out of the harbor and headed deeper inside Kano Country.


    Although Kano Country is a country of pirates, it is different from Hancock''s Amazon Lily Island. It is not a country that makes a living by looting others.


    This country is one of the largest lumber trading sites in West Blue.


    Entering the Kano Country, he can see all kinds of handyman sweating while carrying wooden logs of different colors and gasping for breath as they passed through the streets.


    "Where is the ship wood trading center?"


    Ross casually found a short-clothed handyman, took out a silver coin from his pocket and flexed his finger and the silver coin made a crisp sound, flipped a few times in the air and fell back into his hand.


    The handyman saw the gun and sword hanging at Ross''s waist and was a little bit afraid, but when he saw the silver coin in Ross'' hands, his eyes immediately lit up and he said:


    "The ship wood trading center is on the South Bank and here is the wood trading center for house use."


    Ding!


    Ross'' thumb flicked and the silver coin flew again, falling into the hands of the handyman, then he took Robin and turned towards the south bank.


    Walking on the streets of Kano Country, although he can''t say that pirates can be seen everywhere, there are quite a few people carrying guns and swords, but most of them were calm and poised.


    Even if any fight appears in the street, they will be quickly stopped by the Kano Country''s guards and brought to the open area for them to freely resolve it.


    Kano Country does not prevent a foreign pirate from killing, but they are not allowed to fight in places where there are residents. It is necessary for them to fight in an open place and they will collect the corpse for free.


    "To build influence, a force maintaining order is necessary."


    Robin walked down the street and looked at the scenery with a thoughtful expression.


    Kano Country is the area where lumber trades occur. Naturally, there will be a lot of pirates who come here to buy wood for their ships. It is impossible for the general guards to defeat pirates on their own, but forming a huge official pirate force of their own is different.


    "It seems like this should be the case, and it is this world''s flaw. The government and Marine don''t take any action on this place and ignore it."


    Ross ridiculed.


    Pirates are cancer, World Government and Marine are also cancers. They only maintain order, and not justice while justice and order are very different.


    Along the way, there weren''t any pirates who dared to provoke Ross and Robin. The identity of Devil Child Robin, although recognized by many pirates, but once they see Ross walking in front of Robin, these pirates shrunk their neck.


    In the recent rumors wherever Ghost Hand Ross went, then no matter if one is a pirate or Marine, all of them are killed without mercy. He is one of the most dangerous existence of West Blue.


    Soonˇ­


    Ross and Robin arrived at the South Bank.


    The scenery here was completely different from the West Bank. A large amount of wood piled up everywhere, many of them were extremely large. It is not something that ordinary people can move. More than a dozen people are needed to move even one of them.


    People are transporting wood for ships and they are all under a giant wheel cart and trolleys and a group of people are pushing them towards the beach.


    "It''s Ghost Hand Ross!"


    Some people recognized Ross and many pirates were shocked on seeing them. They hid on the side as no one wants to be killed by this Pirate/Marine killing machine.


    Many Pirates escaped, but someone still took the initiative to come up to him. It was an old man with a hunchback, he is one of the people selling boats here.


    "Do you require wood for ships? We have the best types of wood for making keels and masts and we have many types here."


    "Take me there to have a look."


    Ross didn''t know much about ships, but he learned more about it from Robin. So now he has the basic idea about ships and he could talk to the old man with a hunchback.


    The old man with a hunchback led Ross, pointing in front towards a few huge pieces of wood, saying: "That is red oak, there to the side is iron thorn wood, and then there is iron sandalwoodˇ­"


    "To built speed-based ship, what type of wood is best?"


    Ross looked at a few huge pieces of wood and asked showing neither approval or disapproval.


    The hunchback old man heard the question and said without thinking: "If you are in need of speed, Iron pear wood is naturally the best to make the keel. The mast can be of iron sandalwood, enough to withstand huge wind."


    Ross thought a little and looked at Robin next to him and continued to ask: "What kind of wood is needed for a ship of about forty meters."


    Forty meters?


    The old man with hunchback laughed and said: "That''s really good. I just acquired a few matching goods. The price is very cheap. Together with the mast, nine million Berries will do, would you like to take a look? "


    "Nine million Berries?"


    Ross took a moment and stopped.


    The hunchback old man is embarrassed: "This price is already very cheapˇ­"


    "No, it doesn''t feel too expensive but it''s too cheap."


    Ross interrupted the hunchback old man, put a hand on his chin and after a little thought, asked: "Do you have Treasure Tree Adam wood here?"


    Treasure Tree Adam should be the best wood in the whole World, the original Strawhat Luffy''s Thousand Sunny Go is made of Treasure Tree Adam wood as the main material and its speed and toughness are almost impeccable.


    Puff!


    The hunchback old man is pondering what kind of wood is going to be recommended by Ross. When he heard Ross, he almost squirted the water he drank a moment ago:


    "Treasure Tree Adam? Do you know how high the price of that wood is?"


    "I ask if you have it?" Ross asked calmly.


    The hunchback old man scratched his head and hesitated. Finally, he said: "I don''t have it here, but there is a branch of Treasure Tree Adam wood, the length is about 41 meters. I heard that it will be auctioned in two days."


    "But I can remind you that without a one or two hundred million Berries, you shouldn''t even think of buying itˇ­"


    The old man saw that Ross had completely lost interest in his woods. He couldn''t help but mutter as he saw that Ross did not respond and then shook his head and walked away.


    Ross looked at Robin next to him and smiled: "I didn''t expect our luck to turn out so well, I could get the branch of Treasure Tree Adam."


    "And the size is right, butˇ­ the money may not be enough."


    Robin also heard of the name of Treasure Tree Adam and as an archaeologist, she knows that this type of wood is the very best this sea has to offer.


    Ross smiled and shook his head. "The money will be enough. There are pirates here everywhere. Isn''t there another two days? Let''s go and find the Polar Bear Pirates first."

 30 Polar Bear Pirates

    MarineT4 branch base.


    Since Bastille was killed by Ross in the Kingdom of Smale, the Rear Admiral post has been vacant and the last remaining Captain has temporarily taken the post one month ago.


    A month ago, a Battleship dispatched by Marine Headquarters arrived at the T4 branch base and took over the affairs of the T4 branch base. The highest officer was Rear Admiral from the Marine Headquartersˇ­Onigumo!


    Headquarters Rear Admiral will usually become Vice-Admiral of any branch they are placed, but Onigumo''s mission is to take full responsibility for Ghost Hand Ross and exterminate him, so it''s just a mission for him and not a demotion.


    Base Office.


    Onigumo is sitting behind the desk and reviewing the documents. For him who is a Headquarters Rear Admiral, it''s easy to handle a branch base.


    And just as he read a document and prepared to sign it, the Den Den Mushi on the table suddenly rang.


    Onigumo connects the telephone.


    "This is the T4 branch base."


    "Reporting to Onigumo Rear Admiral, the scout of our division has found the traces of Ghost Hand Ross in Kano Country, how do you want to deal with it?!"


    "Um?"


    Upon hearing the discovery of Ghost Hand Ross, Onigumo''s expression suddenly became serious. He looked at the sea map on the table and found Kano Country.


    Kano Country is at least three days away from the T4 branch base.


    There was a branch base which is only a day away from the Kano Country but even if he deploys all of the marines in that base it will obviously not going to be enough to deal with Ghost Hand Rose.


    "There is no way to assemble a strong force in such a short time and Kano Countryˇ­ is also a very troublesome place."


    Onigumo hesitated for a while before ordering that they will not be taking any action rashly and they will temporarily observe Ghost Hand Ross, after that he hangs the Den Den Mushi while thinking of a solution.


    Soon, his eyes flashed, it seemed that he had thought of something.


    ...


    Kano Country.


    Here is the entertainment industry of Kano Country. Many well-dressed people are coming and going and there is also a group of pirates passing by.


    On the top floor of a three-floor bar, it seems to be much more harmonious than the chaotic scene at the bottom. There are many women in the center who were exposed to the waist and swaying, and many people in the outer ring on the left and right side were drinking.


    Suddenly.


    The door on the third floor was pushed open and a young man with a leather cap followed by a girl with a black shawl came in.


    Due to the loud commotion everywhere in the hall, Ross and Robin walked in and did not attract any attention.


    After a single glance at the hall, Ross sat down in a seat not far from the door and casually examined the scene in the hall.


    "One, Two, Three..."


    Robin stood next to Ross, staring calmly at the scene in the hall and quickly leaned over to Ross''s ear and whispered: "Almost all of them are here."


    "Ok."


    Ross nodded and regained his gaze but he was not in any hurry to get started. Instead, he took a glass of champagne from the waiter and took a sip.


    Robin stood quietly waiting, not urging and disturbing, she always knew what she should do.


    Ross took a couple of sips from the champagne and put the cup on the table next to him. When he was about to stand up, a drunk man suddenly leaned over and swept his eyes on Robin, Smiled:


    "Kid, your female companion looks pretty good, how about letting me borrow her to play?"


    Compared with the women in the hall, most of the women here are no older than 14 or 15, undoubtedly 17-year-old Robin looks quite mature and beautiful compared to them.


    Robin heard such rude words but she did not show any expression on her face and continue to stand calmly behind Ross, but her eyes revealed a slight contempt in them.


    "Go away."


    Ross sat there and spit out a word without lifting his head.


    "What?"


    The drunk pirate stared at him and took a moment to understand Ross'' words before slowly grinning and lowering his body trying to see Ross'' face and said:


    "I haven''t heard such bold words in a long time, I am a member of Polar Bear Pirates, you kidˇ­"


    When he spoke, his head was already low and the position of Ross sitting there was close to his head and he saw Ross'' face clearly. His voice gradually became weak and eventually stopped.


    "Oh, it turned out to be the Polar Bear Pirates."


    Ross'' lowered hat was raised a little, his eyes calmly looking at the pirate in front of him and he said his abrupt words.


    "Youˇ­youˇ­you areˇ­"


    The pirate who was completely drunk saw Ross'' face and he was instantly half awake. As a member of the Polar Bear pirates, he had seen the bounty of the Ghost Hand Ross and he also knows that the bounty placed on his head is ranked first in the entire West Blue.


    His eyes were full of fear, his legs could not help but become a little soft and he wanted to turn his head to inform his own Captain, but his body was stiff and unable to move.


    "I am planning to talk to you about your Captain."


    Ross slowly stood up and pulled out a gun from his waist before pointing the gun at the pirate''s head under his scared gaze.


    Bang!


    A gun firing sound resounded.


    The entire hall was quiet for a moment, then chaos emerged.


    The Captain of Polar Bear pirates, after hearing the gun sound turned to look at the direction of the sound, just to see one of his crew members fell back to the ground and he also saw the face of Ross who was standing up.


    "You are..."


    He glanced a little and lightly narrowed his eyes.


    ...


    On the street outside.


    The gun sound suddenly came from the third floor of the bar and the people nearby were shocked. Many people looked up to the third floor of the bar after the gunfire sound and soon saw a large group of people fleeing from it.


    "Gunfire?!"


    "What happened? Which pirate is making trouble here?!"


    Just as many people were amazed and confused, when the patrols in the distance heard the sound of gunfire coming from the third floor of the bar and in that moment a figure flew out from above.


    Bang!


    The figure on the street is not a human figure but a monster Bear in a human form. The claws all strangely twisted and his face still has a terrified expression on it.


    Suddenly, the people on the street were shocked and they all ran away to the sides of the street making space, and their gazes turned astonished as they recognized the figure.


    "That isˇ­Captain of Polar Bear pirates!"


    "45 million berries bounty pirate? How could he be in such a horrible condition?!"


    Some passers-by recognized the half-man and half bear-like existence and could not help but suck in cold air and some looked at the top of the bar with horror in their eyes.


    Who can make the pirate with a bounty of 45 million Berries so miserable? !


    Whiz!


    Just as they were horrified, a figure jumped from the top of the bar and walked directly to the captain of the Polar Bear pirate group who was trying to get up.


    "!"


    Captain of the Polar Bear pirate group coughed up blood and could no longer maintain his form. The white hair on his body quickly subsided and he turned into a middle-aged pirate wearing a jacket.


    "Damnˇ­"


    "You bastard!"


    The middle-aged pirate, who has changed into his human form showed a crazed and fearful expression on his face. He did not ask for mercy. Instead, he struggled to pull out the handgun from his waist and shoot at Ross.


    Ross'' eyes were calm and he fiercely stamped his feet.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The chest of the middle-aged pirate caved in and a large amount of blood spewed out from his mouth and the hand holding the guns finally fell to the ground.


    The many passers-by next to him, who had not yet been awoken from the shock of seeing the Captain of the Polar Bear pirates, saw the indifferent figure stepping on the body of Captain Polar Bear and could not help but swallow their saliva.


    "That person seems to beˇ­ Ghost Hand Ross!"


    Captain of the Polar Bear Pirates who had the bounty of 45 million Berries and has a Zoan devil fruit power that turned him into a bear lost so miserably to Ross and it seemed like Ross did not put any effort in defeating him.


    The pedestrians around, whether it is the nobles of Kano Country or some pirates who were enjoying life and drinking, can''t help but retreat upon seeing this scene.

 31 Robbing Pirates

    "Out of the way, out of the way!"


    "What happened here?"


    The patrol guard of Kano Country quickly arrived to the street and after seeing the body lying at the center of the street and the youth wearing the leather cap, their faces changed.


    Ghost Hand Ross!


    The body on the ground was a little non-human, but after careful examination, they also recognized that it was the body of the captain of the Polar Bear pirates.


    "Did Ghost Hand Ross fought with the Polar Bear pirates here?"


    The patrol captain was a little nervous. This level of a pirate is not something he can handle. If there is a civilian or a nobleman who is injured because of this fight then it will be very troublesome.


    Fortunately, after asking some questions from the surrounding people, he found that no aristocrats and civilians were injured and the patrol captain was relieved.


    Although there are rules in the entertainment street that prohibits fighting and killing here, such rules are only to restrict ordinary pirates and protect the civilians and nobles of Kano Country.


    By the time the chaos in the entertainment street subsided, Ross and Robin had already left and as Ghost Hand Ross said nothing, the killing of the Captain of the Polar Bear pirates became a hot topic of discussion on the same day.


    ...


    Killing the captain of Polar Bear pirate group, Ross got 15 points of Talent Proficiency, he didn''t intend to keep it and directly assigned them to the Distortion Fruit.


    After adding 15 points of Talent Proficiency, the total proficiency of Distortion Fruit has reached 190 points and the range of its effect has become much larger.


    For Ross'' current physical strength, he can fully bear the increase in power of Distortion Fruit. But he may not be able to use it flexibly when it reached around 230 or 240 points.


    "The wealth of the Polar Bear pirates is quite a lot, more than 30 million Berries."


    After destroying the Polar Bear pirates, Ross took over all of the Polar Bear pirate group''s wealth and searched their Pirate Ship, which together had more than 30 million Berries.


    Robin looked at the box of money piled up in front and said: "It should be that all the treasures that Polar Bear pirate group looted during this time have just been disposed of in Kano Country."


    Ross nodded.


    There are no such things as gold and silver jewels in there, all of them are Berries, so he can save his time.


    "Now we have more than 100 million Berries, but if you want to buy the branch of the Treasure Tree Adam, I am afraid it will not be enough."


    Robin understands the worth of the Treasure Tree Adam.


    Ross threw the money-filled box into the cabin.


    "So, we will have enough."


    He does not bother to do things like looting civilians, but robbing pirates is a different matter. If he lacks money, he will rob another pirate.


    ...


    Just in a day and a half.


    Ross broke the rules of killing in Kano country and started slaughtering all the pirate''s in Kano country. A total of six large pirate groups were killed by his hands and small pirate groups defeated were countless.


    At first, Ross didn''t plan to behave recklessly and begin a slaughter. The result was that he didn''t expect that after he killed three pirate groups, a large number of smaller pirate groups will collude together to form a giant single group and secretly spreading the rumor that he wanted to kill all the pirates. Uniting every single one of them against him.


    Naturally, there is no need to mention more about what happened to them.


    The pirate groups assembled has two pirates that had 30 million bounties on their head, but for Ross and Robin who make their mission to kill these pirates, there was nothing the pirates could do.


    When Ross started to kill them and successively sank two Pirate Ships, the color of the sea on the shore became blood red and the temporary alliance of the pirates collapsed completely.


    This incident has undoubtedly alerted the official forces of Kano Country, but Kano Country allowed the situation to develop and did not intervene.


    After slaughtering a large number of pirates, Ross also made up nearly 300 million Berries.


    Other than that.


    He also got 25 points of Talent Proficiency.


    For the allocation of the 25-point Talent Proficiency, Ross did not hesitate and directly put the 25 proficiency points into the Distortion Fruit and by doing that the total proficiency of the Distortion Fruit became 215 points.


    If the physical strength is strong enough, the ability to improve Distortion Fruit is undoubtedly the most profitable. The 25 proficiency points have enhanced the ability of his Distortion Fruit.


    Currently, he is standing in the cabin of his own ship. If the ability of Distortion Fruit is applied to the hull, the entire ship can be covered!


    In other words.


    If Ross is facing a Battleship now, as long as he can reach the Battleship by using Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), he can use his fruit''s ability to instantly distort the whole Battleship!


    And at this level of power of distortion, the general artillery and even the large-caliber artillery on any Pirate Ship will not affect Ross and he will be able to block them easily.


    Unless it is heavy artillery, there is no threat to Ross.


    "The power of Distortion Fruit and my physical strength have finally reached equilibrium again. Now I have to raise my Agility Enhancement as soon as possible."


    Feeling the power of distortion flowing within his body, Ross muttered.


    Now, even if he faced two or three people of Rear Admiral Bastille''s level, they will not be his opponent. Even if they uses the Armament Haki, if their Haki cultivation is weak, they may not be able to block his present Distortion Power.


    But in terms of agility and speed, his current speed is only a little faster than Bastille. If he meets a speed-type opponent or who can use Observation Haki, he will easily fall into a troublesome situation.


    In the first place, he is a strength based fighter and not speed based.


    Nowadays, due to the rapid increase in his physical strength and fruit''s ability, his speed is somewhat unable to keep up with his progress and it becomes a weak point.


    "Captain, the auction will start in an hour."


    Robin knocked on the door and walked into Ross''s room, reminding Ross.


    The auction time and location of the Treasure Tree Adam''s branch, which have long been inquired by Robin, are the finale items placed on the auction by the Kano Country''s officials.


    "Let''s go."


    Ross turned around and saw that Robin was sprouting four hands and carrying four huge suitcases, he couldn''t help but smile and took two suitcases from her hand.


    "Captain is really considerate."


    Robin grinned, after being with him for so long, she was familiar with Ross''s personality and occasionally showed some playful behavior.


    "No, it''s just that the four arms are too eye-catching."


    Ross grinned and walked by Robin.


    Robin''s mouth slightly curled into a smile, the extra two arms turned into petals and disappeared before she put on a hat and followed Ross on the shore and walked toward the treasure wood auction site.

 32 Auction

    Kano Country receives some valuable wood every year. These woods are very expensive and often difficult to sell, so they are generally put together in large auctions for trade.


    The auction site was located in the open-air timber area on the south bank of Kano Country.


    When Ross and Robin arrived, there were already a large number of people gathered there, who were mostly merchants from all over the world, with some pirates mixed in.


    There are a large number of various types of woods on the site, the most conspicuous of which is undoubtedly a giant wood of about forty meters long. It is the branch of Treasure Tree Adam, which is regarded as best in hardness or flexibility and its toughness is above that of steel!


    "The branch of the Treasure Tree Adam, it shouldn''t be the one that was used to build the Thousand Sunny Go in the original work."


    Looking at the branch of the most conspicuous Treasure Tree Adam from far away, his eyes flashed with suspicion, but he shook his head.


    How can it be so coincidental, not to mention that it''s the 11th year of Great Age of Pirates.


    After Ross retracted his gaze, he found a place on the periphery and sat down.


    Soon.


    The timber trade began and the auctioneer in a suit walked onto the stage, first introducing a five- or six-meter-long crimson wooden stake.


    It was the trunk of crimson oak. Whether it is used to make tables or chairs or sofas, it is very luxurious. Ross is not interested in this. He calmly listened as some nobles shouted, bidding for it.


    "Five million Berries onceˇ­ five million Berries twiceˇ­"


    "Deal!"


    The man in charge of the auction delightedly dropped the hammer and began to introduce the second rare wood.


    In the blink of an eye, two hours passed and occasionally there were some rare types of wood for ships but no matter the size or quality it was not as good as the branch of the Treasure Tree Adam. Ross just looked at a few of them before looking away.


    Biddings for treasure wood of ships were comparatively fewer than furniture wood, as most nobles were not interested in wood for ships.


    Finally,


    One by one the all kinds of woods in the auction site were traded away and it was the turn of the last item. The wood was dark red and exudes an ancient aura.


    "Finallyˇ­ it''s the turn of today''s best item."


    The man in charge has already been speaking continuously for a few hours and he was a little tired, but at this time he forcefully cheers himself up and waved his finger to the last piece of wood.


    "There is an island that has experienced countless wars. Although the island was hit by a hail of bullets, and the residents of that island died and the city also changed into ruins, a big tree survived and stood tall."


    "There are only a few such trees in the world and the most powerful of them is called Treasure Tree Adam! It''s right! It''s the branch of the Treasure Tree Adam"


    "The starting priceˇ­ 100 million Berries!"


    As the suit-wearing man screamed out the word 100 billion Berries, the auction site was quiet and only some sounds of discussion could be heard and no one immediately bid.


    The man in the suit was a little anxious and worried that the branch of Treasure Tree Adam would not be sold but finally, someone bid.


    "100 million Berries."


    It was a businessman sitting in the front row and he only called the base price.


    "110 million."


    Some people started to bid and all of them were businessmen. They all thought that if the branch of this Treasure Tree Adam were sold in the right hands, they will be able to easily earn more than 100 million Berries.


    Several merchants started to bid on the Branch and slowly the price of Treasure Tree Adam''s branch reached 150 million Berries.


    This price has already caused many businessmen to retreat. The price is too high for them and the risk of reselling is too great. In the event of any mistakes, they will not be able to earn much.


    "200 million."


    Ross finally bid.


    Suddenly raising the price from 150 million Berries to 200 million Berries, the nobles, and businessmen present were a little shocked, the price of 200 million Berries, for them is already somewhat unbearable.


    At the same time, some pirates who wanted the Treasure Tree Adam branch but didn''t have the money and planned to snatch it halfway also looked in the direction of the voice as they wanted to see the person who called this price.


    "Is that personˇ­"


    "Ghost Hand Ross!"


    When some pirate''s eyes fell on Ross, they were shocked. Many pirates looked at each other and saw the fear in the other''s eyes.


    No matter which merchant and noble bought the branch of this Treasure Tree Adam, they all planned to let them go halfway before robbing it, but if Ross is the one who bought it, then the best ship wood is as good as gone for them.


    Robbing Ross?


    What a joke!


    The water on the shore of West Blue is still bright red now!


    Maybe some of them would dare to steal from Ross but it is definitely not going to be them.


    In addition to pirates, those businessmen and nobles did not directly recognize Ross, but when they heard the people around them, they quickly reacted and looked different.


    "The guy is a pirate, Ghost Hand Ross."


    "Can a pirate even come up with so much money?"


    The price of 200 million Berries itself is already a bit high and the bounty price on Ghost Hand Ross is also very high considering that he is one of the most dangerous pirates in the West Blue, they obviously have a lot to think about.


    "ˇ­Ghost Hand Ross."


    The expression on the face of the man in charge changed greatly.


    There are a lot of pirates here, he knows that but he didn''t expect a pirate to bid in the auction and he bid 200 million berries to buy the branch of the Treasure Tree Adam. There are too many unstable factors in this situation.


    However, he also thought that The Happo Navy Of the Kano Country is in charge of the auction site and is fully responsible for it and he was relieved.


    In addition to the merchants, nobles, and pirates, there are still some people that have been stealthily staring at Ross from the beginning. When they saw Ross bidding for the branch of Treasure Tree Adam, these people all showed different expressions on their faces and quietly retreated behind the crowd and disappeared.


    One secondˇ­two secondsˇ­


    Except for some muffled discussions, the auction site remained quiet, no matter whether it was a businessman or a nobleman, no one bids again.


    "200 million Berries, deal!"


    The man in charge shouted a few times, seeing that no one dared to compete with Ross and finally took a deep breath before closing the deal.


    At the same time as the hammer fell, the man responsible for the auction site immediately came to Ross to talk with Ross and invited him:


    "Sir, please come here for the delivery."


    "Good."


    Ross calmly stood up and followed.


    The people responsible for the order of auction site were wearing Kano Country''s Happo navy special uniform. Facing Ross, they are very serious and vigilant. All of them hold weapons. Obviously, the existence of Ross West Blue is very high and they do not dare to let their guard down.


    "200 million Berries, check it out."


    Under Ross''s signal, Robin opened the three boxes behind her and quickly took out 200 million Berries.


    The person in charge of the auction was slightly startled as he didn''t expect Ross to actually pay the price of 200 million Berries, but when he recalled that Ross seemed to have killed a lot of pirates these days, it was not a surprise that he has gotten so much money


    Since he is willing to pay, then everything is fine.


    The person in charge relaxed a lot and he smiled. He came forward and quickly counted the stacked Berries.


    "I have counted, and there is no problem, the branch of the Treasure Tree Adam is yours."

 33 Chasing

    Harbour.


    Under a lot of people''s greedy gaze, after the huge Treasure Tree Adam branch was firmly tied, Ross reached out and pushed it into the water.


    200 million berries Treasure Tree Adam branch, no matter who it was they were a bit jealous, but Ross slaughtering pirates a few days ago is still remembered by them and even if there are any thoughts about it, most of the pirate will wait and see before taking any action.


    "He got the branch of Treasure Tree Adam. If he builds a powerful Pirate Ship, I am afraid that Marine will never be able to stop him again."


    "Oh, I don''t think Marines will let him easily make a Treasure Tree Adam ship. Maybe the army that encircled the island is already on the way."


    Many people looked at Ross'' ship from afar while discussing spiritedly.


    Ross did not pay attention to the gazes around him. After pushing the branch into the water, he let the handyman on the ship untie the rope, pull up the anchor and slowly leave the port.


    "Go to the Shipwright town."


    On the east side of Kano Country, there is an island which is the famous Shipwright Town, one of the most famous places of West Blue where ships are built. This town doesn''t have any Shipbuilders, only Shipbuilder apprentice.


    He already has the most important Keel of the new ship, while the rest of the materials are available in the Shipwright town, and buying those materials with the remaining 90 million Berries will be more than enough.


    On the deck.


    Ross looked at the distant scenery and said: "When we have a new ship, we can finally step into the Grand Line."


    "Grand Lineˇ­"


    Robin stood by his side and there was a glimmer of light in her sea-like eyes. For her, the only thing her heart longed for is to find the Poneglyph steles hidden all over the world and to understand the secrets of the Void Century.


    Poneglyph, from the information that she has secretly collected over the years, they are mostly in the Grand Line.


    Grand Line also known as the pirate grave is naturally very dangerous. From time to time, there will be news that some of the strongest pirates of the sea were thoroughly defeated in the Grand Line, but that is a place that she must go to achieve her dream.


    She silently glanced at the back of Ross.


    She didn''t know why but she has a feeling that if she continues to follow Ross, she will be able to achieve her dream.


    As the ship traveled towards the Shipwright island, the Kano Country gradually became blurred in their field of vision and they gradually left the island far behind.


    Just as the Kano Country''s island gradually turned into a small black dot, from the direction of Kano Country, there was a blurry shadow of a ship following them.


    Robin quickly discovered the ship that was quickly catching up to them.


    "Captain Ross, we seem to have been targeted."


    "Oh? Marines?"


    "It seems to be the Happo Navy of the Kano Country."


    Robin and Ross came to the stern and looked at the ship that was catching up to them. Robin''s eyes flashed.


    As the ship approached, its shape became clearer and clearer. Although it was huge, it was not a Marine''s Battleship.


    "Right."


    Ross looked at the pirate flag of the ship and did not reveal any emotion on his face. He said calmly: "After all, it is the country of pirates. How could they let me take away the Treasure Tree Adam branch which is worth 200 million Berries so easily? "


    Ross'' ship was a light sailing ship but because of the heavy Treasure Tree Adam''s branch, it greatly affected the ship speed. It was not long before it was caught up by Kano Country''s Pirate Ship.


    On the Pirate Ship of the Kano Country, there were a lot of pirates holding weapons.


    Perhaps the other pirates were scared of the slaughter done by Ross and they would not dare to ask for any trouble but these pirates were different as their boss has been on the Grand Line!


    For them, any West Blue''s pirate is like a normal person without any powers.


    "Sure enough, I can''t run fast with a heavy piece of wood tied to my ship."


    The younger brother Boo with three axes on his back and the Vice Leader of the Happo Navy, Sai was standing on the deck, as they grinned while looking at the distant Ghost Hand Pirate Ship.


    The Vice Leader Sai took out a small long-handled blade(Bisento) and stood in front of Boo. His expression looked cold and serious.


    Leader Don Chinjao is not here, so he is in charge of the ship.


    Today is the 11th year of the Great Age of Pirates, Sai has not taken over the position of the Happo Navy and Boo is just an ordinary cadre but both have followed Leader Don Chinjao on the Grand Line.


    "Reporting! The enemy ship has entered the firing range."


    As the two ships got closer, a member of the Happo Navy came forward to report.


    "Do not fire."


    Sai shook his head and said: " We don''t want to break the piece of wood, it''s something worth 200 million Berries."


    Boo yelled at his brother: "The Treasure Tree Adam branch should not be that easy to breakˇ­ but forget it, they won''t be able to run away even if we do not fire."


    The distance between the two ships was getting closer.


    The two sides do not need to use a telescope as they can see the people on both sides of the ship.


    "On the bow of the ship is the 13th generation members of the Happo Navy, Sai, and Boo, but I did not find Leader Don Chinjao among them." Robin scouted as she reported to Ross.


    Ross nodded.


    Leader Don Chinjao who has the bounty of 500 million berries is not someone he can deal with now. If Don Chinjao is on the ship, he can only find a way to destroy the Happo Navy ship and flee.


    If Don Chinjao is not hereˇ­ Ross'' eyes flashed with a cold light.


    He looked at the ship of the Happo Navy in the distance and judged the distance between the two ships. His tone was calm while giving orders.


    "Keep the distance, I will come back when I am done."


    By the time Ross'' voice echoed in Robin''s ear, he had already arrived in the air, lifting his foot in the air and taking two steps. He crossed the sea directly and landed on the Happo Navy ship.


    Under the astonished gazes of the pirates of the Happo Navy, Ross fell on their deck and landed smoothly.


    "What."


    "Gepp¨­ (Skywalk)?"


    Boo and Sai turned their heads and looked at Ross. They showed a little surprise on their faces. Following Don Chinjao to the Grand Line, their knowledge was not too light. They are still able to recognize Gepp¨­ (Skywalk).


    Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) is a very difficult ability in Marine''s Rokushiki. Even in Marine, only the Captains and above can use Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), and Ross using Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) left them a little surprised.


    But.


    Even if he can use Gepp¨­ (Skywalk), it''s too arrogant of him to come to their ship alone.


    Although Ross is known in the West Blue as one of the most dangerous pirates, it is limited to West Blue and it is nothing to them who have been to the Grand Line.


    "West Blue''s most dangerous pirate, your courage is really not small. Let me see how much skill you have to back that courage."


    Boo took down an axe from his back and indicated to the numerous ordinary pirates to draw back before he grinned and rushed towards Ross.


    Sai originally planned to do it himself but he saw that Boo had already gone up and he didn''t plan on stopping him. He folded his hands on his chest and stood in the same place.


    However.


    Just as Boo was about to reach Ross, Ross suddenly stepped on his feet and a strange force fell directly on the ship''s board.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The power of the Distortion Fruit was centered on the area where Ross put his foot before spreading rapidly in all directions and the entire ship strangely distorted in the middle.


    "Damn it! This guy wants to break our ship!"


    Boo was dumbfounded for a moment before he immediately become angry. He jumped up while roaring and charged towards Ross, the axe in his hand maliciously falling upon Ross.

 34 Distortion Vs Hasshoken

    Facing Boo''s axe, Ross did not show any fear and his eyes were calm as he indifferently raised his left hand to directly greet the incoming axe.


    Seeing Ross dares to block his axe with his bare hands, Boo snorted in his heart and relentlessly increased his strength intending to chop Ross''s hand in two.


    However.


    When the axe touched Ross'' hand, the imaginary scene of blood spilling and the arm being cut off did not appear. Instead, the entire axe got stuck in the air by a strange force.


    Ross'' spread out his fingers and he grasped the blade of the axe with one hand and the other hand turned over and twisted, the steel axe looked like a bamboo pole as it was being distorted into a spiral shape that continues to spread along the shaft of the axe.


    "Not good!"


    Boo was shocked and he did not hesitate to release his hand from the axe while his other hand clenched into a fist and he fiercely waved it down towards Ross.


    This punch seems to be ordinary but when it was thrown, it was wrapped in a strange force as if it contains a force that is irresistible.


    "It has appeared!"


    "It''s Eight Punches Hasshoken of Sir Boo!"


    Many of the Happo Navy troops in the distance holding swords and guns in their hands looked shocked seeing this scene. As an ordinary member of the Happo Navy, they were not qualified to practice Hasshoken. Hasshoken is a fighting style that only the core members of the Happo Navy can train.


    Not long ago, Boo used Hasshoken to kill a big pirate with a bounty of more than 40 million Berries!


    Faced with Boo''s Hasshoken, Ross'' expression did not change. He threw away the distorted axe before his five fingers clenched into a fist which was wrapped with distortion power and then he welcomed the incoming fist.


    Bang!


    The moment when Ross and Boo''s fists collided together, the vibration force and power of distortion produced a fierce sound and force with their fists being the center, just like a cannonball exploding in the air.


    Happo Navy''s cadres and Leaders practices Hasshoken punches which are essentially the manipulation of vibration force that can ignore the armor and other defenses. Ross'' power of distortion can also distort steel and ignore other defenses.


    However.


    The Hasshoken is a practiced technique whereas the power of distortion is derived from the distortion effect of a Devil Fruit. Together with the various reinforcement of the Talent System, Ross'' power of distortion is still far stronger than Boo''s Hasshoken!


    Bang!


    The force of vibration and the force of distortion in the air was frozen for less than a second before the vibration force is forcibly defeated by Ross''s force of distortion.


    And the force of distortion continues towards Boo''s fist all the way up, and with various cracking sounds, his arm was completely distorted.


    "Ahhhh!"


    Boo screamed, his eyes showing pain and horror. He didn''t expect that his Hasshoken has not only failed to ignore Ross defense but instead, he was defeated by Ross'' power!


    Many members of the Happo Navy looked at this scene and they all revealed incredulous looks.


    "How is it possible....Sir Boo''s Hasshoken was actually defeated in close combat? What did that guy do?"


    "Boo!"


    When Sai, who was holding a halberd in the distance saw this scene, his face changed. He thought that Boo might not be Ross'' opponent, but he didn''t expect Boo to lose this quickly. The two moves made by Ross decided the entire fight and also took one arm of Boo.


    "Such vicious means."


    Sai glanced at Boo''s injury with traces of anger in his eyes, and then coldly looked at Ross before he walked towards him with his halberd.


    "Don''t."


    Ross says in a plain tone: "It should be said that if you dare to rob me of something, you must be prepared to pay the price."


    He stepped on his feet and the hull began to collapse again.


    Sai muttered and ignored the destruction to the ship. Instead, he said with a blank face: "That''s right, it''s true that Boo''s skills are inferior to yours and Strong preys on weak as it is the law of jungle and it is also the way of the worldˇ­


    "However, to make my subordinates look like this, as the 13th generation head of the Happo Navy, no matter what the enemy must pay the price!"


    At the moment when his voice fell, he fiercely jumped forward and the halberd in his hand swung towards Ross.


    "That''s right, everyone is prey to the strong."


    Ross calmly said as he avoided the halberd by using Kami-e, while his fingers clenched into a fist and he punched towards Sai.


    Sai snorted while holding the halberd with both hands and placing the halberd in front of him, blocking Ross'' fist.


    Bang!


    Ross'' fist fell, and the power of distortion suddenly broke out, but Sai roared and shook both of his arms holding the Halberd hard. He had resisted most of the force of distortion and the Halberd showed only a slight distortion on it.


    "It''s blocked! That weird attack!"


    The People of the Happo Navy in the distance saw this scene with awe.


    Compared with Boo, the older brother Sai is much stronger. Not long ago, he even defeated a big pirate with a bounty of 100 million berries on the Grand Line!


    On the deck.


    Perceiving a strange power on the Halberd that blocked his power of distortion, Ross slowly spits out a word with a glimmer in his eyes.


    "Armament Hakiˇ­ ."


    "For a trivial pirate to recognize Haki in West Blue sea, you are really knowledgeable."


    Sai smirked and fiercely revolved the halberd while tightly gripping it with both hands before chopping down towards Ross, again and again, launching storm like attacks.


    "So what if you have Devil Fruit ability? It doesn''t work in front of me!"


    "Really?"


    After a little surprise, Ross'' expression returned to a calm look.


    Armament Haki''s ability can certainly withstand any Devil Fruit''s ability, but Armament Haki is also divided into ranks. Sai in front of him can only surround himself with Haki and he can''t do the hardening part. Wanting to ignore his Distortion Fruit abilities with only this level of skill is a big joke.


    Between the devil''s fruit and Haki, which is strong and which is weak has never reached a conclusion. The weak fruit ability cannot overcome Haki but a weak Haki cannot resist an extremely strong devil''s fruit ability!


    In the face of Sai''s storm-like offensive, Ross did not use Kami-e (Paper Drawing) to dodge the attacks but he clenched his fingers into a fist, the power of distortion gathered on the fist.


    "Distortion Impact!"


    He hit Sai''s halberd attacks in the sky with one punch and the force of distortion burst out, crushing every attack in an instant.


    His punch hit the center of the halberd''s blade.


    Sai only felt that a powerful and strange force was fiercely rushing towards him along the blade. Even if he tried his best to push his Armament Haki to its limit, he still couldn''t stop the blade from distorting and breaking!


    Bang!


    Eventually, the Halberd in his hand was completely shattered and his body flew upside down. The sleeves on his arms were turned into pieces and his fingers were slightly shaken as they suffered some damage.


    "It turns out that this is your full strength? Then I really underestimated you." His face became a little gloomy and he tightly clenched his trembling fingers.


    "In that case, I''ll take this fight seriously now."


    "Bujaoˇ­.gen!"


    Sai angrily roared as he fiercely rushed towards Ross. Instead of waving his fist, he leaped in the air, turning over one of his leg in mid-air, his heel surrounded by Armament Haki, brought along powerful force as it kicked down on Ross'' head.


    Without any fear, Ross used the power of distortion to its limit and without any reservation, rushed up towards Sai.


    Bang!


    The Power of distortion and The Armament Haki clashed with each other as a collision between feet and fist occurred and the air in surrounding started to crack similar to the Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) attack, and aftershocks spread out in all directions.


    Originally under Ross'' power of distortion, the ship was severely damaged. Taking the center of the deck as the center where the two of them fighting, cracks like spider webs spread out in all directions.

 35 Killed

    "The deck is collapsing.!"


    "Quickly back off!"


    The people of the Happo Navy watched as the cracks on the deck spread all the way to below their feet and panicked, they rushed back toward the rear. Some people even tightly held the guardrail at the edge of the deck.


    Boo stood on the side with one twisted arm, and couldn''t help but feel shocked as he watched the aftermath of the confrontation between Ross and Sai. On one hand, he hadn''t expected Ross to equally fight with Sai and on the other hand, he was surprised that the aftermath of their confrontation was so intense.


    Bang!


    Finally, with a roaring sound, the power of distortion and the vibration force completely blew up and Ross'' fist shook as he took a small step back.


    Before Boo and the members of the Happo Navy could become happy upon seeing this scene, Sai''s foot issued cracking sound of joints twisting and his body flipped over, falling down three meters away on the ground.


    Crash!


    At last, the deck could no longer sustain it. With Ross and Sai as the center, it started to collapse. Ross jumped and retreated to the guardrail on the edge of the deck. Sai also jumped with the help of one leg to the guardrail on the other side.


    Sai''s expression was extremely serious. Obviously, his leg that collided with Ross did not appear to be agile and it was slightly trembling. Although it was not completely broken in the previous collision, it was obviously severely twisted.


    "Hasshoken that have been passed down from generation to generation in the Happo Navy seems to be pretty mediocre."


    Ross had a slightly sour muscle on his arm. He looked calmly at Sai across the deck as he forcibly stretched his, dispelling the feeling of numbness by force.


    Whiz!


    Having withstood the aftershocks of Hasshoken technique, Ross leaped forward and rushed towards Sai leaving an afterimage with his speed.


    "This guy..."


    Sai didn''t expect Ross to withstand the aftermath of his Hasshoken so easily. One of his legs still has no strength.


    He lowered his face and stared sternly at Ross who had rushed towards him. He clenched his right fist and punched in the direction of Ross.


    Bang!


    When two fists collided, Sai''s Hasshoken punch was obviously weaker than his leg attack and this attack is not as good as the previous one. Under Ross''s punch, the guardrail on the bottom of his feet collapsed directly. His entire body was embedded in the wood.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Sai struggled hard to get out of the wood. He jumped back trying to avoid Ross''s second punch but Ross did not give him any chance and rushed up directly.


    Whoosh!


    Ross punched and his single punch suddenly turned into countless fists like an Asura with countless hands, as they fell upon Sai''s face.


    Sai was shocked. Although he immediately captured Ross'' original punch with weak Observation Haki, he couldn''t evade or counter it. He could only lay his arms on his chest and use Armament Haki on them to resist Ross'' punch.


    Bang!


    Ross punched between Sai arms.


    Even though the distortion force on his fist would be weaker when applied with Light distortion, it was a solid hit and Sai had no time to perform his Hasshoken!


    His weak Armament Haki was obviously not enough to withstand Ross'' power of distortion and the muscles of his arms were distorted by distortion force.


    "Hiss!"


    Sai suck in a breath of cold air. Even though he tensed his muscles and bones with all his might and retreated backward, the muscles on his arm still suffered severe sprains and bruises under the blow, and both of his arms immediately swelled.


    Undoubtedly, the terror of Distortion Fruit was revealed.


    Only a strong body and Haki are not enough to completely withstand the power of distortion, every time you take a punch you will be damaged. No one can resist it. It is very similar to Whitebeard''s Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi ).


    "This is bad!"


    In the distance, Boo covered his injured arm and watched the scene with a sinking feeling in his heart and he ordered the members of Happo Navy who were next to him:


    "Everyone attack! Kill that kid!"


    "...Yes!"


    Members of the Happo Navy were frightened by the fact that Ross was suppressing Sai, but when they heard Boo''s order, although their foreheads were overflowing with cold sweat, they gritted their teeth and rushed up with all kinds of swords and artillery in their hands.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The disordered bullets flew towards Ross, and some portable cannon spewed fire, shooting cannonballs towards Ross.


    Facing the bullets and cannonballs covering the entire sky, Ross did not retreat. Instead, his eyes slightly flashed, and he opened both of his arms and made a hugging movement in the void.


    Buzz!!


    All the bullets and cannonballs that were fired at him, had their flight trajectory strangely distort under Ross'' region and shot towards Sai''s head.


    "Damn!"


    Sai''s pupils shrank and he tried to retreat, but one of his legs has not recovered yet and his arms had swollen big. His flexibility has already fallen to the bottom, and even though he can use a little Observation Haki, he can''t completely avoid all bullets and cannonballs.


    As blood splattered out in all directions, Sai''s eyes widened and he held the guardrail of the deck, barely able to stand.


    "Finished."


    "I will give you a dignified death."


    Ross calmly looked at Sai who was seriously injured and yet still standing. He drew out the Named Sword Happy Spring from his waist and step forward.


    Chii!


    Blood gushed out and Sai''s body slowly fell to the ground.


    ___Silence.


    All the members of the Happo Navy who were rushing up with knives, guns, and artillery in their hand froze in their place and the guns in their hands stopped shooting bullets.


    The time seemed to stop. Everyone looked at the scene in front of them and there was almost an expression of horror and disbelief on their faces.


    Sai is dead.


    They, who had even campaigned in Grand Line, though it was just an ordinary campaigned. No one thought that Sai, the Vice Leader of the Happo Navy would die here, died in the trifling West Blue!


    "Youˇ­ you actually killed the Vice Leaderˇ­"


    "This, if this is known by that personˇ­"


    In the silence, they didn''t know whose voice was trembling.


    Leader Don Chinjao has many descendants, but the most outstanding and the most he was concerned about is Sai. He has long planned to train Sai into the thirteenth generation leader.


    Looking at Sai''s position as substitute-vice leader of the 13th generation of Happo Navy at such a young age, everyone can see his position in the heart of Leader Don Chinjao. No one knows how Don Chinjao will react to this.


    Perhaps the name of the man who has not traveled in the sea for many years has been gradually forgotten by the world, but how could they possibly not know, being members of the Happo Navy.


    Don Chinjao The Drill!


    Before the Great Age of Pirates, he was an existence that was able to move unhindered in the sea, with a bounty of ˇ­ 500 million Berries!


    "How could this be."


    On the other hand, Boo looked at Sai''s fallen body. His breathing was almost stagnant, and his heart almost stopped beating.


    Thinking of the scene of his grandfather''s anger and madness, the cold sweat on his forehead is constantly dripping, he is afraid that even he may get torn into pieces by the angry old man!


    Boo looked at Ross'' eyes, and his eyes flashed with horror, fear, disbelief and so on.


    "You are finishedˇ­"


    "It wouldn''t matter even if you hide in the Grand Line."


    "You will be chased to the ends of the earth by himˇ­"


    Chii!


    A sword light flashed and Boo''s voice stopped abruptly.


    Ross gently pulled out the tip of his sword and blood gushed out along the edge of the sword. He looked straight ahead and didn''t look at Boo''s fallen body. He spoke calmly:


    "If someone wants to kill me then let him come."


    "How can anyone who fears neither the Marines nor the world''s governments be afraid of an old man who has become rusted with time?"

 36 Observation Haki Notes

    After killing Sai and Boo in succession, even though Ross has spent a lot of stamina, he still has more than enough to deal with the remaining Happo Navy members.


    As Sai and Boo were hidden under the reputation of Happo Navy and Leader Don Chinjao, the bounty of 30 million Berries and 20 million Berries respectively was only symbolic. They gave Ross 10 points of Talent Proficiency as a reward.


    The whole ship was on the verge of crumbling after the big battle, but Ross searched it before the ship completely collapsed.


    To Ross'' surprise, he got an unexpected surprise as he chose to not immediately destroy the ship, and instead chose to search it.


    "Observation Haki''s training notesˇ­"


    Sitting in his cabin, Ross looked at the notes which were less than two pages long in his hand with a glimmer of joy in his eyes.


    He didn''t know whose notes these were, but there is no doubt that these notes will come in handy for him now.


    He must possess the power of Haki in this world. Although he knows the existence of Haki, he does not know the specific method to practice it. Now, the training method is in his hands.


    If he can comprehend Observation Haki on his own by these notes then he can save 1 Free Talent Point in the Talent System.


    The only regrettable thing is that the notes on the practice of Armament Haki''s were not found.


    "Observation Haki, the sixth perception ability, which is independent of the other five senses is a strong ability which is able to predict attacks from enemies outside the line of sight. The main points of its training areˇ­"


    Looking at the two pages in his hand, Ross concentrated his thoughts and showed a serious and thoughtful look in his eyes.


    Strictly speaking.


    These two pages only contain main points of Observation Haki and not a complete practice method but because Ross has a certain understanding of the power of Observation Haki, with these main points, he is able to explore and derive the complete practice direction.


    After carefully reading the two pages of notes, Ross remembered them all. After a moment of contemplation, he walked into his training room and began to transform the environment of the room.


    Quickly.


    Ross hung many ropes from the ceiling of his room and various ball-shaped sandbags of different sizes hung below them.


    This is the environment layout of a practice room that was previously found on the Happo Navy ship. It is obviously used to practice Observation Haki and Ross has recreated it in his own ship.


    "Observation Haki and Armament Haki are a potential force that everyone has and they are qualified to practice it once they are strong enough."


    After arranging the room, Ross went to the center of the room and stood. After recording the positions of the sandbags around him, he closed his eyes and tried to concentrate all his energy and attention. Then he suddenly attacked and hit the nearest four sandbags causing them to fly out.


    Whirl! Whirl!


    Four sandbags suspended by ropes in the air were flying out. Because of the different sizes and the force and time of Ross'' hitting, the trajectories of the four sandbags were all different. Some even hit other sandbags.


    Bang! Bang!


    Ross listened to the sounds coming from sandbags, He closed his eyes and punched two sandbags coming at him causing them to fly back, but he was hit in the head by the other two sandbags because of his inaccurate judgment.


    "It''s very difficult to judge an attack without relying on vision."


    Ross opened his eyes and looked at the four sandbags swinging around. Then he closed his eyes again. "Let''s start with these four sandbags."


    Although there are only main points of training Observation Haki''s and no specific method on the notes, it is not difficult for Ross to figure out the basic practice method, direction, and route according to the layout of the room seen on the Happo Navy ship.


    Bang! Bang!


    Ross closed his eyes, punched again and hit the four sandbags causing them to flew out, then he concentrate on perceiving the flight trajectory of the four sandbags.


    He punched out four times and this time was a little better than the last time. He punched out four times and hit three sandbags, but these three punches are not hit in the right position, there is some deviation.


    "It''s coming back again."


    Ross opened his eyes for a moment and closed them again.


    Ross again threw four punches and hit three sandbags. As he gradually adapted to this exercise method, this time he was more precise than last time.


    After training for a while, Ross thought of the 10-points of Talent Proficiency he acquired when he killed Sai and Boo.


    "The promotion of Agility Enhancement should also be helpful in practicing the Observation Haki."


    He called the Talent System and put these 10 points of proficiency to Agility Enhancement. The total proficiency of Agility Enhancement has reached 60.


    The improvement brought by Agility Enhancement is not only speed but also response time and more sensitive perception.


    These 10 points of Talent Proficiency went up, giving Ross the feeling that a part of weight has been lifted from his body and his body became much lighter.


    "Continue."


    After adapting to the changes of his body, Ross exhaled and continued to hit the sandbags, practicing Observation Haki.


    ...


    Kano Country.


    Two Battleships were docked at the dock on the South Bank, while the many Pirate Ships on the South Coast had already dispersed and disappeared.


    "Only wreckage remains of the Happo Navy Ship?"


    Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo stood on the deck and shook his head as he listened to the report by his subordinates Marine.


    Happo Navy is the official Pirates of the Kano Country, They are similar to Shichibukai, as they are generally not pursued by Marines.


    As one of the subordinate countries of the world government, Kano Country has some connections with Marines. Before that, he had contacted the top authority of Kano Country to let them stop Ghost Hand Ross.


    But he didn''t expect Ross to easily leave.


    "Sure enough, pirates are unreliable."


    Onigumo eyes showed a trace of indifference.


    A Marine Captain next to Onigumo frowned and whispered: "Rear Admiral, what are we going to do next? Ghost Hand Ross has destroyed the Happo Navy ship, Happo Navy will certainly not give up "


    Onigumo snorted coldly and said: "You want to say that we watch at the side and let them deal with him? What else our navy could do if we can''t even catch up to him. We can''t let this situation continue or we will lose our standing in the Headquarter.


    "Yes."


    The Captain who was reprimanded bowed his head.


    Onigumo looked at the sea in the distance and a cold light flashed lightly in his eyes. He said: "That fellow bought a branch of Treasure Tree Adam. He should be planning to build a new ship. Most likely he is going to the Shipwright Town. Unfortunately, I will not give him the opportunity to ride on his new ship!"


    "Relay my orders, each branch''s Battleship will divert their course, the target is Shipwright Town, and completely destroy the Ghost pirates."

 37 Kokonor Fitz

    Shipwright town harbor.


    Three days have passed since Sai and Boo were killed. Kano Country is not far from the Shipwright town, so even if it is a slow ship, it will still arrive at noon on the fourth day.


    In Ross'' training cabin, five sandbags were swinging around Ross. He stood in the middle of the sandbags with his eyes closed as he kept punching the sandbags.


    In most cases, Ross could hit five sandbags and occasionally he will hit nothing and he gets hit by the sandbags.


    It is more difficult then he imagined to master the Observation Haki''s. After three days of continuous practicing, he is able to find a glimpse of the way but it will take time to truly cross that.


    Haki is a hidden force that everyone has, but most people are unaware of it or unable to sense it.


    The first step in practicing Haki is to sense the existence of Haki and control it and then continue to develop it to strengthen Haki.


    The first step is undoubtedly the most difficult.


    Just as Ross closed his eyes and tried to grasp the special perception in the dark and his own Observation Haki, the door of the cabin was knocked and Robin''s voice came from outside.


    "Captain Ross we have arrived at Shipwright town''s harbor."


    "Got it."


    Ross exhaled, opened his eyes and stopped the swinging sandbags and stayed at his position for a while. He recalled the training process in his mind. Then he got up and walked out of the cabin.


    Coming out of the cabin, he can see the harbor of the Shipwright town. Shipwright Town was not big, much smaller than the Kano Country, and was just a medium-sized island.


    However.


    The harbor here was much larger than the harbor in the Kano Country and there was a lot of cargo piled up on the harbor.


    "This is not Kano Country, pirates may not be welcome here." Robin walked over to Ross'' side.


    Ross said indifferently, "Pirates don''t exist so as to be liked by people. Let''s go."


    As before, they left the handyman on board. Ross and Robin got off the ship and landed on the dock.


    In the hope of finding the best Shipwright, Ross found a worker carrying wood on the dock and threw out a gold coin at him and asked straightforwardly:


    "Who is the best Shipwright here?"


    The worker was frightened to see Ross get off a pirate ship, but when he saw a gold coin thrown over to him, after staring blankly at it his timidity dropped a little.


    After hearing Ross'' question, he pinched the gold coin and suddenly smiled.


    "We have very good Shipwrights here. But If you want to ask for the best Shipwright, it should be Old man Fitz. He rarely makes ships for others, but the few ships he made are very famous."


    "You said old Fitzˇ­ is it Kokonor Fitz?"


    Robin was shocked to hear the worker''s words and asked him a question.


    "Yes."


    The worker nodded. He hadn''t built a ship in a long time. Probably not many people knew that he is in our town.


    Ross looked at Robin a little strangely and asked: "Who is Kokonor Fitz?"


    Robin put her finger on her chin, revealed a thoughtful expression and said. "Well, I''ve heard of Red-Haired Shanks ship when I was gathering information before. It seems that he made Red-haired Shanks ship. Red-haired Shanks isˇ­"


    "New World Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)."


    Ross interrupted Robin''s speech and looked at the worker in surprise. It is speculated that the hometown of Shanks was somewhere in the West Blue. He didn''t expect that the Shipwright who had made the ship for Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) would be here.


    "Where is he?"


    "Go straight along this road, turn right after two blocks, there''s a shabby cabin where he lives."


    The workers pointed out the way to Ross.


    He took Robin along that direction and turned right after crossing two streets. And at once he saw a shabby single-story cabin from afar.


    Outside the cabin, a group of seemingly angry people were gathered.


    "Captain, are we being cheated, the best shipwright lives in this broken-down place?"


    A man with a scar on his face frowned at another man with a broad-edged sword.


    The man with the broad-edged sword narrowed his eyes too and said: "Let''s call him out and see for ourselves."


    Hearing the captain''s words, a man came up and kicked the door of the wooden house and said: "Hey! The guy inside, get out! Our captain wants to see you!"


    Silence.


    The man kicked the door hard again, but there was still no movement in the cabin. Just when they thought that there was no one inside, there was a sudden cough in the cabin.


    "Cough! Cough!"


    "Really, I can''t sleep well even for a nap."


    With a coughing sound, the door of the wooden house was pushed open. An old man about fifty or sixty years old with a gray beard and worn out clothes came out from the inside.


    Looking at the old man''s appearance, the group of people all frowned and some people couldn''t help but say: "This guy is really the best Shipwright? How dare that damn bastard lie to us!"


    "Hey, if you are looking for the best Shipwright? Then you didn''t find the wrong person. My skills are not bad."


    Old Fitz covered his mouth and coughed twice, taking a case of wine from the waist and took a sip, which made him feel good.


    Hearing the old man''s words, all the people present looked at each other, some of them were not convinced. After hesitating for a moment, someone said:


    "Our captain wants you to build a ship for him."


    "Oh."


    Old Fitz nodded and calmly said, "Not doing."


    The group of people was stunned. One of them showed irritation and pulled out his pistol and said, "Hey! Old fellow, do you know who our captain is? If you don''t want to die, cooperate!"


    "Your captain ahˇ­"


    Old Fitz spoke in a drawl. Suddenly, his wrist shook and a pistol was in his hand. A precise shot pierced the pirate''s head.


    He raised the pistol and blew at the muzzle and sighed: "I really don''t want to know."


    "Damn!"


    They apparently did not expect that this ugly old man would dare to start a fight with them. After a moment of stunned silence, they were furious and pulled out their respective weapons before surrounding old Fitz.


    But just then, clear footsteps were heard behind them.


    "Coming through."


    Ross walked behind two people put his hands on their shoulders and pushed them to both sides. The body of the two people rotated and distorted a few times, their bones cracked and they fell to the ground.


    The numerous pirates were shocked by the sudden change in the situation. When they turned and saw Ross, their pupil shrunk and revealed panic in their eyes.


    "You are..."


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ k¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Ross kept on walking forward, and wherever he passed, the sound bones cracking and twisting was heard.


    A pirate tried to escape in terror but Robin who was following Ross broke his neck with Treinta Fleur Strangle.


    Old Fitz didn''t care about these pirates, and even when Ross appeared, he didn''t care but when he saw Robin behind Ross, his body abruptly froze.


    "Olˇ­Olivia? No, you cannot be Oliviaˇ­"


    Robin, who has always looked calm, after hearing the name of Olivia was stunned for a moment and for the first time she lost control of her expression.


    Olivia!


    Full name Nico Olivia, one of the archaeologists of O''Hara and also the biological mother of Nico Robin!


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 38 Battleship Arrives

    Ross looked at Old Fitz and looked at Robin again as surprise expression flashed in his eyes. He didn''t expect to meet someone who was familiar with Robin''s mother.


    "Youˇ­do you know Mom?!"


    The seventeen-year-old black-haired girl looked at the old Fitz, her fists slightly clenched as she asked in a rare sobbing voice.


    Old Fitz looked at Robin and leaned his head back and sighed: "Naturally, I sailed with her for some time in search of the history of my family."


    "Devil Child, Nico Robin, although she never said she had a child, I should have long thought of it." Old Fitz eyes flashed with a trace of self-blame.


    Robin bit her lips. She who always seems to be able to remain calm in any situation revealed a trace of sadness and pain on her face.


    Old Fitz was silent for a moment and said, "Want to know something about your mother? If you want to know, come in and sit down. I''ll tell you everything I know."


    Robin was silent and turned to look at Ross.


    "Just listen to it you want to hear. It''s still early anyway."


    Ross nodded at her.


    Old Fitz looked at Ross before smiling at him and said: "Ghost Hand Ross, You are different from the rumors spread about you, the government''s newspapers are really bad."


    Old Fitz opened the door of the cabin and invited Ross and Robin together.


    The environment inside the cabin is the same as that of the outside. There is nothing special about it. Things like books, newspapers and so on are piled up everywhere and the cabin is incomparably messy.


    Old Fitz didn''t reveal any embarrassed expression and brought out two small wooden stools for them to sit while Ross and Robin ignored the messy environment and sat down without any awkwardness.


    From Old Fitz''s mouth, Robin learned a lot about her mother, Olvia. Her face remained calm and silent and she did not shed any tears. Obviously, once again, she hid all of her emotions.


    "That is everything I know about your mother."


    Old Fitz finished his last sentence, took up the wine bottle and took a sip, his eyes slightly gloomy.


    Ross did not know much about Robin''s mother''s past, nor did he pay much attention to it. But some of the things that Fitz disclosed in his narrative made Ross very surprised.


    There are three ancient weapons in this world, Sea King Pluton, Poseidon, and Uranus.


    Among them, Pluton is a ship and it is rumored that anyone can destroy an island with this ship.


    The construction of Pluton was the ultimate weapon created by the combination of all the top Shipwright and scientists in the whole world at that time.


    And the ancestors of old Fitz were one of the Shipwrights that built the Pluton!


    In order to trace the origin of his blood and that period''s history, old Fitz boarded Olvia''s ship and went with a group of archaeologists to find the lost history, but only a few of them were found in the end.


    There was a moment of silence.


    Old Fitz took another mouthful of wine before talking with Robin and Ross. "Okay, that''s all. You two shouldn''t be idle to talk to an old man like me. What''s the matter? Say, it won''t be building a ship, right?"


    "Just want to ask you to help build a ship for me."


    Ross saw that Robin had her head bowed in silence, so he said to the old man Fitz.


    Fitz shook his forehead and said, "I knew itˇ­"


    He looked at Robin and looked at Ross again. He said helplessly: "Really, you can''t let an old man enjoy his old age? Help you build a ship. If the government knows, this old man will have to hide in another isolated island."


    Ross slightly smiled and didn''t speak.


    Since the old Fitz and Robin''s mother have a deep friendship and Robin was now wanted by the World Government as a Devil Child and a crew member of his ship, it was clear that the sentimental old man would not sit idly by.


    Sure enough, after looking at Robin, Old Fitz sighed and said, "No way, I can''t just sit back and ignore the only heir of my old friend. It seems that my old bones are going to be used one last time!"


    Having said that, he stood up and asked Ross:


    "Don''t tell me that you don''t have any material ready. Just coming and finding an old man to build a ship. This old man can''t make it out of nothing for you."


    Ross shook his head. "The materials are here, but I only brought a main materialˇ­ the branch of the Treasure Tree Adam."


    The old Fitz eyes flashed slightly before saying: "Is this the 42-meter Treasure Tree branch? So that wood fell into your hands, good! With this wood as the keel, this old man will surely build a ship so fast that no Battleship will be able to catch it!"


    His ancestors were responsible for Pluton''s power unit. Although the things of that time were already lost, Kokonor is still standing at the top of the world in designing ships for speed.


    "Thank you very much, here is the reward."


    Ross put the bag filled with 80 million Berries in front of him.


    Old Fitz grinned and did not refuse. Instead, he raised his hand and took it. After opening it up and looking at it, he said, "Enough, even if you buy the best supplements, there are still 20 million Berries that will be left and I won''t have to worry about drinking in the future"


    He stood up and walked towards outside while carrying the bag of money at his back. After two steps, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ross:


    "That''s right."


    "Marine has taken a thorough look at you. I''m afraid that with the government''s intelligence capability they will soon know that you''re here. Even if I pull a bunch of Shipwrights together, it will take at least seven days to complete the ship. If a Battleship comes in within seven daysˇ­"


    "Rest assured."


    Ross stood up and calmly accepted the conversation, saying, "There will be no Battleship to disturb your shipbuilding. I will deal with that problem."


    Old Fitz smiled as he saw Ross exiting his wooden house.


    Robin stood up and followed Ross out. As she passed Old Fitz, she whispered ''Thank you''.


    "You''re welcome."


    Old Fitz answered and closed the door.


    With old Fitz, the top Shipwright leader and a group of other Shipwrights called in, all the other materials for the ship were selected that day.


    As for shipbuilding drawings, old Fitz had designed a speed-based ship a long time ago but because the main material had to be the strongest wood, he had not been able to build it. This branch of Treasure Tree Adam was just right for it.


    The design is often the most troublesome part and if this part is skipped directly, the speed of building a ship will be greatly accelerated, it was because of this that old Fitz said that the ship will be completed in seven days.


    While Old Fitz was working day and night with many shipwrights to build the ship, Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral''s fleet of five Battleships approached the Shipwright town.


    Finally.


    The Marine fleet arrived in Shipwright town on the afternoon of the next dayˇ­

 39 Observation Haki

    "Report!"


    "Ghost Hand Pirates are discovered on the north shore of the Shipwright town!"


    On the Marine Battleship, a sentry post stood on a high place, lowered his telescope and reported to Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo, who wears Marine''s justice cloak underneath.


    "Not Surprising."


    Onigumo, with a shimmer in his eyes, looked in the direction of the north bank and snorted: "Transfering me from Headquarters to West Blue for a pirate that has never been to the Grand Line, so farˇ­ finally I can complete this troublesome mission."


    For a single pirate of the West Blue, The entire Marine Headquarters'' in charge of West Blue jumped up and down, covering up the facts, communicating with the government, chasing Ross and even sending him to West Blue, which he had been annoyed with.


    "Tell the fifth Battleship that their route is to remain unchanged, they need to block the escape route, the other Battleships turn their course and surround the North Shore!"


    "Yes."


    A colonel next to him immediately nodded.


    They did not expect that an ordinary Pirate Hunter would cause so much trouble after becoming a pirate. First, the colonel was killed and then the main branch base failed to catch him. Finally, the Marine Headquarters was forced to send a Rear Admiral.


    Fortunately, this trouble can finally come to an end here, blocked by their five Battleships, plus some other battleships which are late, but they are also driving this way, There is almost no possibility of them escaping from the Marines, Ghost hand pirate group is destined to be destroyed here and become history.


    ...


    Shipwright town West Bank.


    Old Fitz and three Shipwright were constantly working and four or five physically strong workers are constantly carrying planks, and the whole ship had begun to take shape.


    While beating on the ship''s deck, Old Fitz inadvertently glanced at the distant sea and saw a dark shadow gradually approaching the Shipwright town.


    "That''s aˇ­Marine''s Battleship!"


    "So fast?"


    Old Fitz didn''t expect Marine to come so soon.


    There is no Marine''s branch base near Shipwright town and the nearest one is more than ten days away. If Marine''s reaction is slower, then it will be too late for them to stop him from building a new ship.


    What he didn''t expect was Marine had assembled so many Battleship fleets and only took two days to arrive here.


    He only thought that the nearest Marine base Battleships would be here in ten days, but he did not think that Marines had already assembled a fleet and had been following Ross''s ship!


    Obviously.


    He underestimated Marine''s will to kill Ross.


    If there are only one or two Battleships then with Ross'' strength who is the strongest pirate of the West Blue''s, he may be able to deal with them but five Battleships are different and the Battleship formation is very terrifying.


    Although old Fitz has built many ships that are famous in the sea, he has never boarded any Pirate Ship. He had no problem dealing with a small pirate who dared to rob him. But in the face of the Battleship level combat, There is nothing he can do.


    "As long as you can get on this ship, even if there are more Battleships, you could have easily outrun them, but nowˇ­ If only I could have a few more days."


    Old Fitz''s fist clenched tightly.


    At this distance, even if Ross was aboard his previous ship, he would not have the time to get rid of the Marine fleet. Five Battleship fleets were formed. Such a huge battle force obviously meant to destroy Ross directly without giving him any chance at all.


    "How can I protect Olivia''s child hereˇ­"


    Old Fitz twisted his eyebrows together and racked his brains trying to find a way to help Ross and Robin escape from here, but nothing comes to his mind.


    He knows a lot of people, even Red Hair Shanks has a deep friendship with him, but in this situation, even if he can inform the Shanks in New World asking him for help, It is not possible for Shanks to appear here out of thin air.


    He doesn''t have enough time!


    All the ways he can think of, he can''t implement them due to the shortage of time, Marine Battleships came so soon that they might have been chasing behind Ross all this time.


    "This is really troublesome."


    ...


    Shipwright town North Shore.


    In the training cabin of the old ship, Ross was standing at the center of five suspended sandbags, punching one punch after another and constantly beating the sandbags swinging around.


    His ship is being built here and he is taking all the time he has to exercise, trying to master the Observation Haki as soon as possible.


    He exercises every day and practices every day, Ross is sometimes very tired but he never stops because he knows clearly that if he stops one day because he is tired, then there will be the next day and the third day.


    He didn''t want to make fatigue an excuse for laziness.


    And.


    As early as the Talent System first appeared, the system voice mentioned the phrase "I suggest that the host should not rely too much on the system."


    Although Ross does not know the drawbacks of relying too much on the system, the reminder itself fits his idea, because the system, as it appears, is likely to disappear someday.


    If it should disappear, would everything of itself disappear with it?


    Because of this, Ross has always maintained the habit of practicing every day. Although the system may not disappear out of thin air, his exercises will not stop.


    Hu! Hu!


    In the process of punching and beating sandbags, Ross gradually entered a state of extreme inner calm, as if he could feel every muscle in motion and the airflow brought by his breath.


    His perspective suddenly became the third party, watching his body standing there, punching and swinging sandbags.


    "This feeling..."


    Ross thought it was strange.


    This is the first time he has entered this state. In past practice, it has never appeared before. In this state, he seems to be able to observe every detailed change of his own.


    This state is also recorded in the notes. This is a state in which every muscle and every bone of the body can be perfectly controlled in detail.


    Once in this state, Observation Haki is very close to being learned!


    The power of Observation Haki is not so much the potential of the human body as it is a force that will be ignored in most cases.


    For an average person, their body is too weak and the Observation Haki is also very weak that it is almost useless.


    But.


    Even many ordinary people, in the face of death, at the moment of life and death will feel as if time has become extremely slow as if they can see the trajectory of bullets fired at them.


    In fact, in the state of near death, the spirit is strongly stimulated, leading Observation Haki to be completely stimulated in an instant, that''s the feeling that appears at the life and death moment.


    Naturally.


    Ordinary people can at most trigger a moment of Observation Haki because of the stimulus of life and death. Most of them can no longer grasp that state after the event, and the burst of Observation Haki will quickly return to the original state.


    But for people like Ross, what they have to do is to observe the existence of Observation Haki''s under normal conditions and master the power thoroughly!


    "Peaceˇ­ Observeˇ­ calmˇ­"


    Ross tries his best to be not affected by this strange state of mind, to keep his mind calm and to observe his every move.


    He doesn''t know how long ago it took and under the repeated mechanization, Ross suddenly noticed a strange thing that lingered on his body like an airflow for a moment.


    Un?


    Ross was shocked and instantly broke away from the state of complete calmness and the strange airflow disappeared instantly from his perception.


    "No mistakesˇ­ that''s it!"


    Ross''s eyes showed a trace of excitement and he was not depressed that he had withdrawn from that state because as long as he could observe this state the first time, then he would certainly be able to observe this state a second and third time.


    When he is fully aware of the existence of Observation Haki, it is not far from controlling and using this force!


    Hu!


    Ross took a deep breath and calmed his mind, ready to continue practicing.


    However, at this time, the door of the practice room was suddenly pushed open from the outside and Robin appeared at the door with a grave expression, saying:


    "Captain, Marines are here!"


    Ross raised his hand and pressed it against the sandbags that had been swinging around him. He said, "it only took them two days? It seems that they have been watching us while we were in the Kano Country."


    Robin nodded, murmuring, "There are three medium-sized Battleships in several directions, not excluding the possibility of other Battleships. The standard arrangement for other two small Battleships and West Blue Marine branch bases should also have two medium-sized Battleships and four small Battleships."


    Five Battleships!


    Even though Robin knew Ross'' strength, her heart was faintly worried when she detected five Battleships coming.


    "That is to say, this time the Battleships are either assembled from several branch bases nearby or from outside the West Blue." Ross took over.


    "Yes."


    Robin nodded.


    For West Blue, it''s a powerful fleet that can sweep in all directions, even if the ten pirate groups of West Blue with an individual bounty of over 30 million berries group together, they all have to flee in front of such a fleet!


    Pirates who have never set foot on the Grand Line have little chance of setting off waves before such force.


    The presence of such a large fleet in West Blue is enough to show Marine''s determination to kill Ross and the importance it attaches to this.


    Ross smiled: "Five Battleships, A Rear Admiral sent by the Headquarters to catch me, They really think highly of me."


    He tidied up his slightly messy shirt, went to the door of the cabin and walked past Robin and came out on the deck, looking out into the distant sea.


    Far away.


    Marine''s Battleships are clearly visible!

 40 Destroying Battleships

    Four Battleships were slowly approaching the North bank, near Ross''s ship.


    Many of the Marines on Battleship were serious and they were waiting with their swords in hand. The man they wanted to arrest was Ghost Hand Ross that turn the West Blue upside down, even if they are led by a Rear Admiral sent by Headquarters. They would not dare to become careless.


    "Reporting to Captain, the enemy ship is about to enter the shelling range, Do we start the bombardment?"


    On one of the Battleships, a Lieutenant Commander in charge of the cannons asked a Captain on the ship.


    The captain looked at the Ghost Hand Pirate Ship in the distance and said: "The Command Ship hasn''t issued any orders so we will wait"


    "Captainˇ­"


    The Lieutenant Commander hesitated for a moment and couldn''t help but say: "Forgive me for saying this but Ghost Hand Ross is fierce, ruthless, and cruel, everyone we''ve met calls him a Wicked Devil. We should try our best to avoid confronting him head-on and break his ship and sank him directly into the sea."


    "It makes sense, but do you want to give orders beyond our power? And that Ghost Hand Ross may not be on board."


    When the captain said it, he snorted and said: "Don''t worry, we have Rear Admiral Onigumo from Headquarters. Even if Ghost Hand Ross is really a wicked devil, he''ll have to go to hell obediently!"


    In the middle of their conversation, the command from the main ship finally came.


    "Prepare the cannons, aim at the enemy ship and start preparation for the shelling!"


    Following Onigumo''s orders, Marines on five Battleship ships breathed a sigh of relief and acted one after another, filling cannonball into the barrel of the cannon and aimed them at the Pirate Ship of Ross.


    Five Battleships only need a single round of simultaneous fire to destroy a pirate ship like that of Ross, There will be remain nothing that is intact after the bombardment.


    However.


    Just as several Battleships were approaching Ross'' Pirate Ship and the ship was about to enter the bombardment range, a figure suddenly jumped up and landed in the sea and started rushing towards them over the sea.


    "That isˇ­ a man?"


    "It''s Ghost Hand Ross! That guy can run on the sea!"


    Looking at the silhouette of the rushing, many of the Marines were first a stare, and then they all reacted. They were all eyes wide and surprised.


    Looking at the moving figure in the sea, many Marines on the Battleship stared at first, then reacted one after another, their eyes wide, showing surprise.


    Looking at Ross''s figure that was heading towards one of the Battleship, Several Marines on the Battleship reacted and the captain shouted directly:


    "Don''t let him approach!"


    "Aim at Ghost Hand Ross, start firing!"


    Many of the Marines on Battleship had already prepared for the bombardment. When they heard their Captain command they suppressed the shock in their hearts and turned the barrel''s angle slightly, aiming at Ross.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    In the midst of the smoke, countless cannonballs flew towards Ross like a raging Rainstorm. The area around Ross who was running towards them on the sea was completely covered.


    Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo was standing on the main Battleship with a cigarette in his mouth as he watches the scene and spits out a puff of smoke saying:


    "Did he really think that the cannons on the Battleship are ornaments. For him to directly rush at the Battleship? Even I wouldn''t dare to do this."


    There was a hint of ridicule on his face.


    However.


    Almost at the next moment, the water spray from the cannonball on the sea fell back on the sea and all mockery on Onigumo''s face solidified because Ross'' figure was still running towards them and there were no scars on his body, even his clothes were not wet from the water.


    "How is this possible?"


    Onigumo was surprised.


    Just as he frowned and wanted to continue looking, several cannons on Battleship launched another attack, once again enveloping the area around Ross.


    Again the cannonball fire failed to leave any trace on Ross, whether it was the cannonball rain or splashing water, Ross passed directly through them.


    "No!"


    This time Onigumo finally noticed something wrong.


    Because Ross was not affected by the cannonballs and the sprayed water and he didn''t even have any water on the soles of his feet as if he had no weight at all.


    Rethinking about all of Ross'' ability in the Intelligence, Onigumo suddenly screamed in a loud voice and said, "Be careful! That''s the illusion he made with his ability at sea"


    However.


    It was obviously too late to notice now.


    He saw that ''Ross'', which was running on the sea, was already close to a small Battleship. After jumping up, he jumped directly to the Battleship.


    With a sound, Ross stepped on the ship''s deck. It was obvious that at sometime Ross''s Illusionary body merged with his real body.


    "You..."


    On the Battleship, Marine Captain watched as Ross landed on his Battleship with a look of horror and panic, he tried to make his subordinates Marines fire their guns at Ross.


    But.


    Before he can even give his orders, he saw that the ship''s deck beneath Ross'' feet suddenly started to twist.


    The shipboard made of hardwood suddenly seems to become like wave. With Ross as the center, it started to twist in all directions and the whole hull makes an unbearable sound of k¨ˇch¨ˇ k¨ˇch¨ˇ.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    In their panicked state, the Marines started to fire their guns at Ross, but Ross has no intention to dodge, his hands were stretched out on both sides and the bullets that touched his hands and body got twisted around or stopped still.


    Under the horrified gaze of the Marines on several other Battleships, this small Battleship, which is tens of meters long, appears to be twisting and folding in the middle, it''s like an invisible giant holding a model ship in both of his hands and he is exerting force from both sides of the ship and finally the small ship completely collapsed!


    "Damn it!"


    When Onigumo saw this scene, he shouted angrily. The cigarette in his mouth had already been bitten by him. He looked angrily at the location where Battleship had collapsed.


    The ship was twisted by a rigid spiral and turned into a twist-like Battleship. After losing the power of distortion, the ship''s deck collapsed and shattered completely.


    At this time, Ross''s figure also jumped from it, charging into the second Battleship.


    "Fire! Stop him!"


    Marine on the other Battleship looks at Ross who was rushing towards them, behind him a twisted ship with almost all Marines were dead.


    However, even as the captain on board gave his orders and countless cannonballs fired at Ross, they all passed through him without having any effect on him. Obviously, at some time, Ross who was running on the sea became a phantom image again.


    Bang!


    In the continuous bombardment, Ross'' figure rushed towards the second Battleship. He pressed his hand on the bulkhead of the Battleship cabin and the power of distortion violently ignited, the entire cabin showed a strange twist as it turned into a spiral cake like figure.


    "Stop Him!"


    A Marine Captain with a long sword in his hand rushed towards Ross with a roar. The long sword in his hand slashed out wrapped in weak sword energy towards Ross.


    Ross had no intention of avoiding it and his other hand lifted to block it. The sword energy fell towards his hand like a snake. It twisted a few times and then collapsed and broke, and then the captain''s sword was also pinched between his fingers.


    "Weak sword arts."


    The power of this sword is comparable to Captain Moby, but for him now, it can be pinched between his fingers.

 41 Ross Vs Onigumo

    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    With a slight force from Ross'' fingers, the long sword twisted and broke, At the same time, a twisting force was transmitted along the long blade and bombarded the Captain''s body, letting blood gush out of his mouth as he flew backward.


    Then he stepped on his feet and the entire ship again showed strange ripples that spread in all directions. Eventually, countless boards overturned and the entire ship folded violently in the middle and broke apart.


    After destroying two Battleships in succession, Ross stood on the broken Battleship and gasped for a moment. After adjusting slightly, he jumped up and landed on the sea.


    Destroying Battleship takes less stamina than Ross though.


    Despite the enormous burden placed on his physical body by the power of distortion, it took only about 20% of his actual physical strength to destroy two Battleships in such a short period of time.


    This consumption is completely affordable.


    Whiz!


    Ross continues to charge towards the next Battleship.


    His body is actually running on the surface of the sea. In the case of Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), the air can become a pedal to step upon, so it is naturally much easier to use seawater as a pedal.


    With the power of his current Distortion Fruit, the phantom formed by refracting light can be as far as twenty or thirty meters away from his original body, enough to make the gunfire on the Battleship unable to find his true location.


    Crash-Bang!


    After an ineffective cannonball fire, Ross stepped up and out of the sea. He jumped up and landed over on the next Battleship.


    "He is here!"


    "Damn! What should we do?"


    Seeing Ross once again ignoring the cannonball fire and jumping up from the sea and onto the Battleship, numerous Marines on the Battleship showed some horror on their faces.


    However.


    Almost immediately after Ross jumped on the battleship and landed, a single powerful sword energy strike came from the West direction intending to cut his head.


    Faced with the sudden attack, Ross did not panic, He hugged his hands from both sides and clamped the sword energy between his palms and then he rotated in the air throwing the sword energy towards the sea.


    Sneer!


    The sword energy fell into the sea and cut a fissure of more than ten meters in the sea.


    Looking at the aftermath of the attack on the sea, Ross'' eyes slightly fluctuated. He had guessed who wielded the sword that attacked him. There was no doubt that the only one who could display this level of sword arts was the Rear Admiral Onigumo from the Marine Headquarters.


    Ross also had a little impression of Onigumo, He vaguely remembered that during the War of the Best in the original story, Onigumo cooperated with Admiral Kizaru and captured Captain Marco of the First Division of the Whitebeard Pirates by clasping seastone cuffs on his wrist.


    Ross turned his head and looked in the direction from where the sword energy came.


    There.


    A figure is Wearing a Marine Justice coat with a brown-purple hair and a Marine justice plaque embroidered with a military officer''s badge and standing on the top of the cabin. It is the Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo!


    He held a sword in his hands and was coldly staring at Ross.


    "Yesˇ­ It''s Rear Admiral Onigumo!"


    "Oh, We are savedˇ­"


    Many Marines on Battleship did not see when Onigumo arrived on their Battleship, but they were relieved seeing the power displayed by Onigumo''s sword.


    Ross'' strength is too terrible for them to resist and the only person that can take him down is the Rear Admiral Onigumo, an elite marine sent by the Marine Headquarters on Grand Line!


    As a Rear Admiral of the Marine Headquarter, Onigumo has a prestigious reputation on the Grand Line and he had also defeated pirates with bounties of over 100 million berries so it is natural that he will not have any problems dealing with Ross.


    With him on the Battleship, it was like eating a reassurance pill for many Marines present, Their panic and fear faded away and a calm feeling replaced them.


    "Ghost Hand Rossˇ­you bastardˇ­"


    Onigumo looked at Ross on the deck with cold eyes and said: Do you know how much responsibility I have to take for losing two Battleship!"


    At the same time as his last sentence fell he suddenly turned into a shadow, rushing towards Ross, with his sword wrapped in a powerful sword energy force descending at Ross.


    Whiz!


    Ross''s footsteps turn as he also shows Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki. After avoiding the sword, his body turned as he attacks Onigumo with his one leg.


    Onigumo snorted as he blocked the attack with his sword.


    Buzz!!


    Ross kicked Onigumo''s legs on the side of the blade and the power of distortion jumped up, causing Onigumo'' arms to slightly shake with the blade.


    There is a huge power gap between the branch Rear Admiral and Headquarters Rear Admiral. One is responsible for the defense of their respective sea area whether it is the East, North, South, or West Blue, while Headquarter Rear Admiral is responsible to guard a section of the Grand Line!


    As the Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral, Onigumo is not only proficient in Marine''s Rokushiki, but he can also use two different types of Haki.


    After the standoff, the two men retreated a few steps.


    "If losing two Battleships make you this angry, then I am sorry because this is just the beginning."


    Ross looked at Onigumo and said calmly, "I said this when I was forced to become a pirate, I hope you don''t regret the orders that were issued at that time."


    Onigumo was silent when he heard Ross'' words.


    Regret?


    A little bit.


    But what he regretted was not that Ross was classified as a pirate, but that Lieutenant Colonel Leica a waste of Marines who couldn''t even deal with Ross in the very beginning.


    At this point, there is no possibility of any reversal. Marines can never give up their prestige for a single individual. Only by putting Ross down to the bottom of the sea can the majesty of Marine be demonstrated and the pirates on the sea can be deterred.


    "From your refusal to join Marines, I can see that there is no justice in your heart, Even if we didn''t do anything, you will surely be on the road that is opposed to justice, so whatever you say does not have any significance"


    Onigumo''s coldly said and he stepped forward, his left hand holding a sword sweep and his right hand holding another sword chops at the same time creating a cross shape sword energy to cut Ross.


    "A good excuse."


    Ross''s face flashed with a trace of sarcasm, He punched out hitting the center of the cross-shaped sword energy, The power of distortion suddenly broke out and the cross-shaped sword energy was twisted and crushed, creating a deep crack on the surrounding Shipboard.


    After smashing Onigumo''s sword energy, Ross suddenly stepped forward with a strong power of distortion wrapped around his fist and punched towards Onigumo''s chest.


    He was too lazy to start an argument with a Marine.


    There is no room for reconciliation between him and the Marines. By killing Marine captains and rear admiral he can get Talent Proficiency points. In his eyes, Marines are just his prey.


    Buzz!!


    Onigumo crossed his two swords and resisted Ross'' attack then he violently swung his swords at Ross'' direction. At the same time, he jumped up and swept his legs.


    Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)!


    The two sword energies with strong horizontal foot power are interwoven with each other forming a network of sword energies, which cuts towards Ross.


    Ross'' eyes were indifferent, his hands were separated up and down and he tore the web of sword energy by pulling it up and down and then he stepped right through the middle.


    "Distorted Tempest."


    As he stepped out, his whole body suddenly shook and it was divided directly into three figures, which surrounded Onigumo from three different directions.


    The original power of Distortion Fruit, in terms of Light Distortion he could only refract light to this extent, Ross has been able to use the distortion of light to create two phantom doppelgangers that are identical to himself.


    Such phantom doppelgangers have a certain impact, even for people who can use Observation Haki, because when they see a fist coming, even if they know it is a phantom, most people will still make instinctive evasion or take defensive actions.

 42 Seimei Kikan Life Returns

    "Such Insignificant skill."


    Looking at the three identical Ross, surrounding and besieging him, Onigumo snorted and expanded his Observation Haki. He swept the two phantom doppelg?nger with his two swords and at the same time attacked Ross with his sword energy.


    Although creating phantom doppelg?nger consumes stamina and takes up part of the power of distortion, Onigumo is more affected and it is more difficult for him to attack Ross with all his strength.


    Zi Zi!


    Ross'' hands were empty as he grabbed Onigumo sword energy attacks, twisted them into a ball and threw the sword energy ball back towards Onigumo.


    Onigumo used Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) and kicked towards the incoming attack, but at this time, Ross followed up and punched out with his fist wrapped in the power of distortion.


    At the same time.


    The other two phantom doppelg?nger also punched towards Onigumo, one from left and one from the right.


    Although He knew that the left and right are the phantom doppelg?ngers, Onigumo still instinctively reacted to avoid Ross'' attacks.


    Bang!


    The fists and swords intersected and the swords coated in Armament Haki in Onigumo''s hands showed sign of instability. The two swords also tremored violently, giving a buzz!


    "It seems that you can''t cope with this Insignificant skill."


    Ross sneered, he stepped on his feet and used Soru, His entire figure moved sideways as he surrounded Onigumo with his two phantom doppelg?ngers constantly switching his position with them.


    Onigumo hummed gloomily and suddenly closed his eyes. Instead of watching Ross'' attacks, He only used Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of the Marine''s Rokushiki''s and Observation Haki to captured Ross'' position, while holding his swords in both of his hands with Armament Haki coating them completely.


    "Armed!"


    Around the two swords, the Armament Haki''s colors shook violently. Suddenly, they gathered together. The colors changed from surrounding the swords and became attached to them, turning the two swords into pitch-black colors.


    The strength of Armament Haki is high and low and at the high-level, Armament Haki can be used to achieve the hardening effect. Even at just the basic Hardening, it has already surpassed the basic level of Armament Haki and entered the high level.


    "Armament Haki hardenedˇ­"


    Ross stared slightly but did not show any fear. He thought intently before putting away the phantom doppelg?ngers and roused up the power of Distortion Fruit.


    "Distortion Fist!"


    "Two blade streamˇ­ caress cut!"


    Onigumo combines two swords and chops strongly.


    Buzz!!


    Ross'' power of distortion hit Onigumo''s cuts hard in the air and the fist and sword did not connect perfectly but stopped about half an inch apart from each other.


    At its center, the collision of sword energy and the chaotic power of distortion badly interweave and collide, making a nurturing and crackling sound, as if there was static electric current in the air.


    Bang!


    The waves of sword energy and the power of distortion finally burst apart and the aftermath of the collapse surged in all directions, leaving the deck beneath Ross and Onigumo totally disfigured and shattered.


    In the aftermath, Ross took two steps back, while Onigumo staggered the same way, stepping back two steps as they have almost equally hit each other with all of their strength.


    "ˇ­Devil Fruit can be developed to this extent."


    Onigumo opened his eyes and looked at Ross with a solemn look in his eyes.


    He thought that he could easily catch a pirate like Ross who had never been to the Grand Line using his strength, But he didn''t expect that even when pushing his Haki to its limit it will result into this situation.


    Fighting with a West Blue pirate was somewhat unacceptable for him, he is a Rear Admiral, who is stationed at the Grand Line Marine Headquarters.


    And just as Onigumo started thinking about tactics, Ross attacked again.


    "Distortionˇ­flash!"


    Buzz!!


    In the space around Ross, the light suddenly dimmed and at the same time, a brilliant light suddenly came out of Ross'' eyebrow, like a flash, piercing Onigumo''s eyes, making his eyes painful as he involuntarily closed them.


    Now that the power of distortion has been able to make two phantom doppelg?nger, it can naturally converge light in an area to form a strong flash attack.


    "Ah!"


    This flash not only hurt Onigumo''s eyes but also made several Marines, who was watching from a distance, cover their eyes and scream, feeling a sharp pain in both of their eyes.


    Whiz!


    Ross stepped forward and punched Onigumo.


    Onigumo, unable to concentrate because of the pain in his eyes, was forced to fight with a sword and staggered back under Ross''s punch.


    Bang! Bang!


    Ross showed no mercy. Knowing that the other party had Observation Haki and soru, he did not waste his stamina by moving back and forth. Instead, he fought directly and a series of blows poured down towards Onigumo like a gale Rainstorm.


    Onigumo has become extremely confused for a while, although he can use Armament Haki to protect his body, He cannot completely resist Ross'' power of distortion, with each punch, he feels extream pain in his arms.


    "Get away from me!"


    After being forced to retreat for more than a dozen steps, Onigumo roared while jumping up and swept his legs across and unleashed Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) toward Ross'' face, waving his swords in succession, sending out more than ten sword energy attacks.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Ross raised his hand and pressed all the sword energies in front of him as if he is holding countless snakes. After a twist, all of them collapsed under the power of distortion.


    Onigumo''s eyes have been restored, but he has given up on opening them, He was really bothered by Ross'' tactics of restraining his vision.


    "You''ve pissed me off, West Blue kid!"


    He looked at Ross and said in a cold voice, "Do you know why I''m called ''Onigumo''? That''s becauseˇ­


    As his voice fell, a strange momentum suddenly appeared all over him. The hair spread over his shoulders and back suddenly floated one by one.


    The floating hair, bundled up and twisted together, eventually turning into six spider-like legs, the six black spider''s legs took out six swords from the coat he was wearing and he held eight blades in his current posture!


    "Life Return (Seimei Kikan)?"


    Ross watched the strange changes on Onigumo, his eyes flashed, his impression of Onigumo was not deep, he always thought that Onigumo has the ability of the Zoan Devil Fruit model: Spider, but he did not think that Onigumo was a high-level body skill user.


    Life returns (Seimei Kikan) ability, even those who are proficient in Marine''s Rokushiki, have a little grasp on this technique, This is a top-notch body skill by which the user can freely control their body, hair and even internal organs.


    "You haven''t been to Grand Line, but you have such knowledge that you recognize not only Haki but also the Life Returns (Seimei Kikan), It is quite surprising."


    Onigumo grinned and grinned terribly.


    In the War Of The Best in the original work, Life Returns (Seimei Kikan) has become Onigumo''s normal skill, but now it is his ultimate stunt, in order to press Ross down, he has no reservations anymore!

 43 Reversal

    "That appearanceˇ­"


    "Can hair also move?"


    Not far away, a group of Marines, whose eyes were pierced by Ross'' attack and were painful and tearful, gradually recovered and when they saw what Onigumo looked like, they were all shocked.


    One Captain, who followed Onigumo from Headquarters, his eyes flashed with awe and he said, "It''s Life Return (Seimei Kikan). I''ve only seen it twice, but I didn''t expect that Rear Admiral Onigumo would use it against Ghost Hand Ross."


    "Rear Admiral Onigumo use this skill, this Battle is probably going to end here."


    Some Marine, who followed Onigumo from Headquarters, watched the scene and murmured in awe.


    On the field.


    Onigumo''s shawl is arising and his hair is condensed to form Spider legs. He holds six swords. He looks terrifying, Onigumo really deserves the name of Demon Spider.


    "What you felt just now was the sword arts of the second blade stream and now I will use eight blade stream!"


    His face was fierce and indifferent and the moment his voice fell, He stepped down and rushed towards Ross. Six swords held by spider''s legs, together with two swords held by his hands, slashed vertically and the strong sword energy interwoven directly into a sword energy net.


    Almost at the moment when the sword energy cuts came out, he leaped into the air, swung his legs violently displaying Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) and kicked out two energies in the void, intertwined with the net of sword energy that fell head-on towards Ross.


    "Disorganized Sword Arts."


    Ross motivated the power of Distortion Fruit and condensed it in his hands and pulled the net of the falling sword energy and tore it up. Though it was difficult, it was still torn by him


    "It''s impossible for the sword arts displayed by your hair to reach the level of your hands."


    Ross stepped over the torn web of sword energy and went up to Onigumo, his eyes calm and indifferent, his fists swinging fast.


    Onigumo held two long swords in both hands to take Ross'' fists on the front, while the other six swords fall towards Ross'' head and face.


    "That''s true, but these six swords are extra, and you only have two hands!"


    Zi Zi Zi!


    Six long swords interlaced into a dense network of swords, which completely surrounded Ross. Even though Ross displayed Kami-e (Paper Drawing), he still could not avoid all of them and was occasionally hit by swords.


    Cuts tore his clothes in an instant and left a bloodstain on his skin. But because the Distortion Fruit power can cover his entire body and the strength of the six swords is far less than those held in Onigumo hand, the real damage to Ross is very slight.


    However.


    After a while, Ross still had more than ten bloodstains on his body. His whole body was dripping with blood and he looked terrifying.


    Onigumo, opposite him, was also not very happy either. One of the six swords wrapped in his hair was completely broken, two were badly damaged and only three swords remained intact.


    As for his arm, which is in the constant hard struggle with Ross, gradually develops muscle strain. In the case of Life Return (Seimei Kikan), Onigumo can hardly use Armament Haki hardening, so It is very difficult for him to resist the power of distortion.


    "Why do you still have to resist, fall under justice, it is your destiny!"


    Onigumo controls seven swords, constantly attacking Ross like a madman, the offensive is like a Rainstorm whose goal is to completely tear Ross apart.


    "Justice? Ridiculous!"


    Ross'' clothes were broken and his whole body was bleeding, but his face was still cold and calm and without any emotion, it was a terrifying sight.


    He punched out one punch after another, constantly smashing Onigumo''s sword energy, and bombarding them. In the process, although his wounds were increasing, his heart became calmer, like a spring in a quiet valley.


    In Ross'' eyes, Onigumo''s falling swords attacks gradually changed from frenzy to traceability and he gradually seemed to be able to see the tracks of those attacks.


    It wasn''t known when it started. But


    Onigumo sword attacks started to only touch Ross'' body and then gradually Ross'' body become untouchable by those swords. Ross used Soru with his feet easily. His entire body is like a fish in water. He tosses and turns around, avoiding all the sword attacks of Onigumo.


    Over time, Onigumo gradually realized that something was wrong. It was clear that he had an advantage, but suddenly that advantage gradually turned into a disadvantage.


    Ross'' dodging is very similar to Kami-e (Paper Drawing) in Marine''s Rokushiki, but it is somewhat different.


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) is only a pure state of evasion. Once you want to launch an attack, you must exit Kami-e (Paper Drawing). Ross pays equal attention to attack and evasion and his every action is flexible with accurate judgment.


    "This is..."


    "Observation Haki!"


    Onigumo couldn''t help but widen his eyes and look at Ross in front of him with an incredible look. If Ross could use Observation Haki, he would have used it a long time ago. There is only one possibility for him to use it nowˇ­ He learned it in Battle!


    Any Haki has the possibility of a direct awakening in Battle and Onigumo has met such people who awoken their Haki in a battle but all of those people he encountered were in The Grand Line or in The New World.


    It never occurred to him that Ross, a pirate from West Blue would be able to comprehend Haki!


    How can he suddenly awaken Haki without experiencing battles on the Grand Line, Without experiencing life and death, Without experiencing great and terrifying pressure, how can he suddenly awaken Haki?!


    Onigumo''s heart trembled, Now Ross is using the Observation Haki and his tricks now have no advantage.


    And.


    Due to the special nature of Distortion Fruit which is similar to quake fruit, even if it can be equally divided in strength, but the twisted effect is constantly superimposed, the receiver body will be continuously affected and step by step it will fall.


    It''s like boiling a frog in warm water. By the time Onigumo notices the seriousness of the situation, his arms are starting to feel numb. His sword arts have become very slow.


    Bang!


    As Ross dropped another punch, The Armament Haki surrounding Onigumo''s sword blade was forcibly dispersed and the whole sword was in a state of an unbearable burden, showing signs of twisting and fragmentation.


    The situation of strength and weakness has been reversed completely!


    Many Marines in the distance watched this scene, all of them were shocked and are in denial. It was clear to them that Onigumo had been suppressing Ross. Why did the situation suddenly changed?


    "It seems that your justice is coming to an end."


    Ross calmly watched Onigumo, who had been shocked out of his mind by him, He stepped forward and followed him directly and punched out, crushing Onigumo''s sword in his left hand.


    "Damn it!"


    Onigumo is grinding his teeth and his face showed a grim expression. He raised his left hand and took a sword from one of his hair, trying to continue the fight with Ross, but Ross dropped another punch. His arm muscles had been severely sprained and he could no longer resist it.


    The punch freed both of his left and right hands swords and under the influence of the power of distortions, the muscles and bones were overwhelmed. If he were not in the state of Life Return (Seimei Kikan), it would be very difficult for him to even move his fingers.


    Bang!


    Ross took another step forward, swung his arm violently and all the swords on Onigumo''s hair were shattered and the shattered swords fall on the ship''s board.


    "Rear Admiral Onigumo!"


    Many Marine looked at this scene and couldn''t help but scream and all the faces were filled with horror.


    Ross stared at Onigumo, who could not believe that he would fail. There was no mockery or excitement in Ross'' eyes, only the dreadful calmness. He looked so coldly at Marine Rear Admiral, who was numb and unable to move.


    "Actually."


    "How to carry out your justice has nothing to do with me, I will not care, but if you want to put your justice on me, then I can only sayˇ­"


    "You have picked the wrong person to fight from the beginning."


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The sound of the broken bones echoed on the silent deck.


    Throughout Battleship, there was silence.

 44 Marine HQ Shocked

    Far away.


    On the other two Battleships, all Marines stared at Ross and Onigumo''s Battleship, but it was very difficult to see clearly because of the distance.


    "The sounds seems to have stopped."


    "Is it over? Ghost Hand Ross should be overwhelmed by Rear Admiral."


    Someone listened to Ross and Onigumo''s battle on Battleship, and the constant battle sound ceased. They could not help but look at each other and show their concern.


    "Naturally."


    "Rear Admiral Onigumo is a Headquarters Rear Admiral of the Grand Line, Ghost Hand Ross will definitely be suppressed by Rear Admiral"


    The Rear Admiral of the West Blue has a cigar in his mouth as he says with a dull tone.


    However.


    Almost as his voice fell, a sudden noise came from the distant Battleship, the cracking of the planks and the entire hull of the ship seemed to be violently shaking under the influence of some force.


    "What happened?!"


    Many people were startled and intent to take a closer look at it when the Battleship''s hull suddenly burst with an overwhelming sound and the whole ship was constantly twisted and shattered from the middle.


    Bang!


    With countless Marine staring in horror, the Battleship twisted and folded in the middle and was cruelly destroyed like the previous two Battleships.


    "Battleshipˇ­ was destroyed!"


    "How is it possible! Rear Admiral Onigumo is on that Battleship!"


    Many Marine officers were shocked and looked incredibly at the destroyed Battleship. Some even grabbed the sentry''s telescope to look at it.


    Crash!


    The collapsed Battleship splintered on both sides, causing a huge wave of water below it which surged in all directions.


    And on the broken wreckage of the Battleship, a blood-drenched figure is standing there, like a god-killer coming out of the battlefield, which is terrifying.


    "That is, Ghost Hand Ross!"


    Looking at the bloody figure and judging his identity, Marines on the remaining two Battleships showed horror in their faces.


    The ship was destroyed and Ross appeared on the wreckage. What about Rear Admiral Onigumo?


    Could it be that...


    Some people have an almost unbelievable idea in their hearts. Their eyes show a tinge of fear and they couldn''t help but shake their heads with that knowledge.


    Impossible!


    No Way!


    Onigumo is a Rear Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, how is it possible for him to lose to a pirate from West Blue?


    However.


    Just as the group of Marines was shocked and horrified, the blood-bathed figure suddenly stepped under his feet and jumped up coming out of the wreckage and rushed towards the two remaining Battleship.


    "He is coming!"


    "Damn! Where is Rear Admiral Onigumo?"


    Many Marines were in shock, they still could not believe that Rear Admiral Onigumo would be defeated by Ross until Ross''s figure arrived at their Battleship, they began to fire at Ross with their knives and guns in panic.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The bullets flew but they couldn''t cause any damage to Ross. When he stepped on his feet, the ship''s board was twisted and broken and he directly fell to the lower levels of the ship.


    Then a strong power of distortion centered on Ross''s position spread in all directions as if the center of the ship had been hit by some severe impact and the ship''s plates were stacked like waves.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The fourth Battleship, under Ross'' power, was also totally destroyed and shattered!


    "Withdrawˇ­ quickly withdraw!"


    Marines on the fifth Battleship in the distance saw the tragedy of the fourth Battleship and finally recovered from the incredible fear and horror.


    The Captain on board looked at the wreckage of the Battleships in horror at the distant sea. The whole Battleship was in chaos.


    On the wreckage of the fourth Battleship.


    Ross stood in the center of the broken ship''s deck, watching the fifth Battleship, which fled in the reversed direction, gasping violently and barely standing.


    In the fight with Onigumo, he almost consumed most of his stamina. If he hadn''t finally succeeded in understanding Observation Haki, even if he could still win, he would surely have won miserably.


    After destroying the third Battleship and the fourth Battleship, the remaining small part of his stamina has completely reached the bottom. Now, he has almost no power to move. If the fifth Battleship had turned its cannons and fired one round, that scene would''ve been extremely dangerous.


    However.


    Ross had no worries. Firstly, He knew that Marine''s psychological endurance on the fifth Battleship was very weak when Onigumo''s life and death were unknown to them and their four Battleships were destroyed.


    Secondly, After killing Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo he got another 40 Talent Proficiency Points. If the fifth Battleship really dares to fight him, it would have been no big deal to put these 40 Talent Proficiency Points into Physical Enhancement for a temporary recovery.


    "Headquarters''s Rear Admiral strength is remarkable, I underestimated him."


    Looking at the fifth Battleship in the distance, Ross shook his head and looked at the bloodstains on his body. He couldn''t help but whisper.


    His present physical constitution is far from ordinary people''s comparison, all the bloodstain on his body are no longer bleeding and all of them are forming scabs.


    After a while.


    Robin drove the Pirate Ship slowly through the ruins. By the time the ship approached, Ross had recovered a little of his strength. With a hard step under his feet, He jumped up and landed on his ship''s deck.


    "Captain Rossˇ­"


    Seeing the blood marks on Ross, Robin couldn''t help but reveal a trace of surprise and quickly came forward.


    "Its all right."


    Ross waved at Robin to show that he was okay and at the same time asked her to bring the medical box and simply clean up his wound.


    Seeing that all the wounds on Ross were skin injuries and they were already scabbing, Robin was relieved as she made several hands and wiped Ross carefully with a cotton ball.


    ...


    Marine Headquarters.


    Inside an office on the top floor of the fortress, there is a plaque on the wall of "Absolute Justice." This is Marine Headquarters Admiral Akainu''s office.


    Akainu sits at the back of his desk with Marine Justice Cloak decorated with gold shoulders, holding a document and looking at Vice-Admiral Doberman standing in front of him.


    Doberman is reporting to him about his work.


    "There are no problems with these things, I am happy with your work, butˇ­"


    Akainu listened to Doberman report on his recent work, first affirmed his work, but then raised his head and stared at Doberman.


    "What''s going on in the West Blue?"


    As a Marine Headquarters Admiral, he oversees the overall situation of the entire sea, although most of the time he is focused on the Grand Line and New World, He will still occasionally pay some attention to the East, the West, the North, and the South Seas.


    Doberman listened to Akainu''s mention of West Blue, and his eyes changed slightly, bowing his head:


    "Because you were busy with work, I have not reported to you. I didn''t expect you to hear about it. I am going to report it to you after I have finished processing it. After all, it is only a small matter of West Blue. It is not that troublesome to handle."


    Akainu snorted and said: "Small things? About that Ghost Hand Ross, but it took a lot of effort to cover it up on the part of the government and it almost made Marines look like rookies!"


    A pirate of West Blue naturally can''t get into his eyes, but if it comes to Marine''s face, it''s not a trivial matter.


    "It was my mistake."


    Doberman bowed his head deeply and said: "I''ve sent Onigumo to West Blue. As he reported a few days ago, he had tracked the exact location of Ghost Hand Ross. I think he can put an end to this in the next few days."


    Hearing Doberman''s words, Akainu''s indifference converged a little. He picked up a pen, checked Doberman''s papers and handed them over.


    Just as Doberman bent over and was about to leave, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open and a Marine Captain came in sweating.


    "Reportˇ­ report!"


    "The West Blue Fleet, led by Rear Admiral Onigumo, suffered a heavy defeat in the fierce battle with Ghost Hand Pirates, Ghost Hand Ross destroyed four Battleships and the life and death of Rear Admiral Onigumo are unknown!"


    The room was silent for an instant.


    The air is solidifying.


    Akainu stared at the Marine Captain and turned his head. His eyes showed anger, which made the temperature of the room rise slightly.


    "What did you say?!"


    The Marine Captain shivered and dared not speak.


    The expression on Doberman''s face was completely stiff and his heart was violently shaken and the documents in his hand were almost unsteady.


    Onigumo actually couldn''t handle a West Blue pirate!


    An unimportant person who they thought they could handle at any time, became huge trouble for them!


    The impact and seriousness of the Ross incident are now beyond his expectations.


    ...


    Great Age of Pirates, April 11.


    Ross defeated Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo at West Blue Shipwright town, sinking four Battleships. The news was sent back and the Marine Headquarters shook!

 45 West Blue Shocked

    Three days later.


    Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo, led a fleet from West Blue branches to pursuit Ghost Hand Pirates and was defeated and lost four Battleship, his life or death is unknown, this news spread across the sea.


    On this day, the entire West Blue boiled.


    "Thisˇ­ fake!"


    "What a joke, even the Rear Admiral sent by Headquartersˇ­"


    Countless people were holding the newspaper and their faces were full of horror and unbelievable looks.


    No one thought that a Rear Admiral that was sent from Marine Headquarters, could not cope with the Ghost Hand Pirates. It is more incredible that this pirate group is only a force of the West Blue and not a powerful force on the Grand Line.


    As the news spread, not only West Blue but also some of the pirate forces on the Grand Line also got news and the Ghost Hand Pirates gathered a lot of attention.


    On The Grand Line.


    On a Pirate Ship of the Happo Navy, a fat old man with a lush, gray beard and bald head in a green shirt is looking at the newspaper in his hand.


    He is the twelfth generation Leader of the Happo Navy, Don Chinjao.


    "Sai''s death means that he''s not as skilled as a man who killed him and there is nothing to say about death at sea, but it is unforgivable that he killed the next generation Leader of the Happo Navy."


    He tore apart the newspaper in his hand, his eyes burning with anger. "Wait for me, kid, I''ll find you sooner or later!"


    On the other side of the sea.


    A pirate with 90 million berries bounty took the newspaper and said: "Did he kill the Rear Admiral of Marine Headquarters? there''s a great guy in the West Blueˇ­"


    Somewhere in a bar, a one-eyed pirate reading a newspaper while drinking grinned: "Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo, the bastard had come to chase after me before, but he died in the West Blue."


    "Sooner or later, it looks like you''ll come to Grand Line."


    "Who knows? But Grand Line is not West Blue, so high-profile intrusion into Grand Line may not be a good thing, he has already attracted a lot of attention.


    In most cases, the pirate forces fight each other because there is only one big secret treasure and The King of Pirates is the only that can have it, So only by defeating all competitors, can someone stand on the top of the entire sea.


    ...


    Two days before the completion of the new ship.


    Inside the old ship''s cabin, Ross stood in the center of six swinging sandbags with his eyes closed, His fists were clenched and he was beating the swinging sandbags incessantly.


    In his confrontation with Onigumo, although he realized and displayed the Observation Haki, It was not stable. It could only be regarded as a beginner level. He could only display it when he was fully absorbed and entered a special state.


    Haki can''t be mastered without intense training and Armament Haki hardening also requires a lot of Battle experience to master.


    The same is true for Observation Haki.


    Even after awakening it in Battle, it will still require a lot of Battle experience and individual practice, in order to polish it to a perfect mastery.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Over time, Ross was no longer confined to a fixed position but began to move gradually. He closed his eyes, threaded through a large number of swinging sandbags, hit those flipping sandbags accurately with his fists and occasionally sidestepped to avoid a few.


    "Before my battle with Onigumo, I have always been at a disadvantage in terms of speed. Otherwise, even if Onigumo masters Observation Haki, I can rely on my flexibility and speed to avoid most attacks."


    Ross evaded the sandbags as he recalled the previous Battle.


    Now, his speed has improved a lot compared to before.


    Because of the 40 Talent Proficiency points, he got after killing Onigumo, he put all the points in the Agility Enhancement and now the proficiency of Agility Enhancement has reached 100 points, crossing the threshold towards High-Level Agility Enhancement.


    In terms of speed and reaction speed, They are nearly doubled compared with the previous one. If he fought Onigumo again, even if he doesn''t use Observation Haki, he won''t need to fight to the point where the Win and the lost is undetermined.


    Moreover.


    The improvement of Agility Enhancement brings not only speed and reaction rate but also more sensitive senses and perceptions, which greatly reduces the difficulty of practicing Observation Haki for Ross.


    With stronger senses and perceptions, Ross can easily detect the presence of Observation Haki and he constantly tries to control it during his exercise.


    He wants to be able to use the Observation Haki as much as he wants and not just use it instinctively in a battle.


    Bang! Bang!


    There were twelve sandbags hanging in his room. They were all swinging freely in the room at different speed. The size and directions of each sandbag were completely different.


    With his senses of hearing, Ross accurately avoided every sandbag and hits every falling sandbag with his fist


    "It''s still a bit difficult to control Haki as I want."


    Ross kept avoiding and waving his fists, enduring the spiritual burst of fatigue until he could no longer perceive the sandbags that had hit him and he stopped.


    Observation Haki does not consume much stamina, but it does consume spirit. Even Ross can only exercise by taking breaks.


    However.


    Over the past three days, Ross has gradually found the direction to fully grasp Observation Haki with his own exploration and by the points recorded in the reading notes. All that is left is practicing persistently.


    Just as Ross stepped out of the practice room and went back to his room, intending to take a sip of water before his short rest, Robin suddenly came from around the corner.


    She came over with a newspaper.


    "Captain Ross, In today''s newspaper you occupied a big page."


    Ross took the newspaper from her hand and glanced at the part about himself. They were all official words, The crimes of a wicked pirate, being evil and so on.


    "The government is still as rubbish as ever."


    He shook his head and found a new Bounty order from the bottom of the newspaper. Looking at the amount on the Bounty order, Ross smiled a little and said:


    "92 million Berries, at last, I am no longer a captain whose bounty is not as high as his crew."


    Robin''s bounty is 79 million Berries, which has been a bit higher than Ross''s bounty and now he finally has more bounty reward than her.


    Robin chuckled and said, "Sooner or later, Captain''s bounty will be even higher."


    The new 92 million berries bounty also caused a violent earthquake in West Blue''s Pirate Hunter circle.


    Together with Devil Child Nico Robin on board, Ghost Hand Pirates has a total bounty of 171 million Berries. This huge bounty reward undoubtedly makes countless pirate hunters eyes red with greed and it also caused tremendous jealousy in a large portion of other pirates in the West Sea.


    But.


    Even if they are jealous, no one dares to make a move against Ghost Hand Pirates.


    Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral, a fleet of five Battleships, this lineup was completely defeated by Ross, this real terrifying record was suffocating.

 46 Ghost Shadow

    In the Morning after three days.


    Ross is still practicing Observation Haki in his practice room same as before. Now his manipulation of Observation Haki is becoming more and more perfect. He''s only a short distance away from mastering this power completely.


    While Ross was exercising and trying to cross that short distance, Robin came to the practice room and told him that the new ship had been completely completed.


    "It''s finished."


    Ross grabbed the towel, wiped his neck and forehead and lightly stepped out of the swinging pile of sandbags, came to Robin and said, "Come on, Let''s go and have a look."


    They left the North Bank and walked along the familiar streets of Shipwright island and soon arrived at the new shipbuilding site on the West Bank of Shipwright island.


    Before they arrived, they saw all kinds of waste and sawdust everywhere.


    Obviously, in order to build a ship at full speed in seven days, waste and other things are left in the outer ring as there is no time to transport and dispose of it.


    Moving forward, a forty meters long ship came into their view as they passed through the waste.


    The ship''s hull is dark in tone, streamlined, without any particularly high cabin. The whole ship is like a long shuttle. Looking at its appearance, it can be seen that the ship is designed to absolutely crush other wide sailing ships in terms of speed.


    "Here you are."


    On the starboard side of the ship, Old Fitz was making the final measurements, noticing the arrivals off Ross and Robin. He wiped the muddy sweat from his forehead and came over, he grinned and introduced the ship to Robin and Ross:


    "Ghost Shadow Ship!"


    As the chief Shipwright who designed the entire ship and was responsible for its construction, he is the only one who is qualified to name the ship.


    He guided Ross and Robin to the side of the boat, pointing to the hull design and the building path on the ship: "I cut the size of the freeboard and installed vertical triangular sails. The hull is made of heavy Silverwood, strong enough to surpass any ordinary steel."


    "Not to say whether it can reach any part of the sea, but at least among other sailing ships, no ship can surpass it in speed!"


    Old Fitz patted his chest and showed a touch of pride. It was a ship that he had designed a long time and now it was finally built with enough money and with a perfect keel backbone.


    Except for those special powered Ships, none of the ships he knows can match Ghost Shadow Ship in terms of speed.


    "What a magnificent ship."


    Robin looked up at the entire Ghost Shadow Ship with a glimmer of appreciation in her eyes.


    Ross stood next to her, smiling. He was totally uninterested in firepower and the like. What he needed was a speed-based ship, supplemented by firmness and durability.


    "It''s a great honor to have the fastest sailing ship in the world."


    Ross smiled.


    Old Fitz waved his hand and said, "No, it should be. Without the Treasure Tree Adam branch you got, it would not be able to withstand the pressures of design and speed. Without the tens of millions of Berries, I would not be able to buy so many Silverwood hulls."


    "What''s moreˇ­"


    At this point, Old Fitz looked at Robin and paused. "I also hope that you can take Robin and leave the government and Marines far behind!"


    Ross looked at Old Fitz and responded earnestly, "Robin is my crew member and I am responsible for all of my crew members."


    Old Fitz stared at Ross and with his life experience, he could not see any sign that Ross was lying, so he grinned.


    "All right! Don''t you want to see what it looks like? Let''s go and have a look!"


    Old Fitz boarded the deck with Ross.


    Since the entire ship does not have too many overtop structures, the upper level of the entire hull is extremely open and it is almost parallel to the sea level and has been neatly organized


    "There is enough room on the deck for a full dance party."


    Old Fitz smiled and led Ross and Robin into the cabin.


    The mid-level building belongs to the main body of the cabin and it is also very open. There is a hall-like room in the center, with counter sofas and other things, such as a ballroom.


    Simultaneously.


    A large practice room is also designed here, which is made up of Golden Oak and special tough steel, which is stronger than Silverwood and can withstand great pressure and weight.


    There are also designs in places like the study room. Although there are not many books in it, Robin still shows a sunny smile.


    As for the bottom layer of the ship, it is a common cargo hold that can be used to stores all kinds of things.


    There were not too many cannon muzzles on the hull. Together, there were only eight cannon muzzles on both sides and Ross was probably too lazy to bother with even those eight.


    After looking at all the rooms and the entire hull, three of them returned to the deck. Ross looked at the deck under his feet, surprised.


    "Almost perfect."


    "Hahaha, although I haven''t built a ship for many years, I haven''t forgotten how to built them." Old Fitz grinned and answered Ross''s praise directly.


    After two steps, Ross turned to Old Fitz and said, "This is almost a perfect ship and the only flaw I can see is that it is lacking a Shipwright."


    Old Fitz seemed to have guessed Ross would say that. He took the bottle out of his bosom and took a gulp of wine and intentionally went to the side of the ship and looked at the sea.


    "But it''s even more awkward for an old man to be Shipwright. I didn''t go to a Pirate Ship when I was young and I won''t go to one when I am already this old. The Sea belongs to you young people."


    Having said that, he turned his head and there was a glimmer of sparkling in his eyes. "I only hope that you can take this ship and take Olivia''s child away from the government."


    Ross was not surprised by Old Fitz words.


    Red Hair Shanks''s ship was designed and built by him and he didn''t board Shanks Ship. The only one that can make him willing go on board as a shipwright is Robin, but the possibility is very low.


    "Pity."


    Ross shook his head and stopped inviting.


    Old Fitz looked at Ross and Robin and laughed, then slowly walked down the gangway at a slightly faltering pace.


    Ross looked at the sea in the distance, his eyes twinkling for a moment as he turned to Robin and said, "With a new ship, it''s time for us to get some new crew members."


    "Next I need two pieces of intelligence, one about the whereabouts of Double Sword Pirates of West Blue who has a bounty of 59 million Berries, and the other forˇ­ Demon Sherrif Laffitte''s whereabouts."


    This is also Ross'' final mission before leaving West Blue and embarking on the Grand Line.


    The Double Sword Pirates are the prey that Ross had chosen a long time ago. As for Demon Sherrif Laffitte, he was one of the main crew member and the Navigator of the Blackbeard Pirates in the original work.


    Now that we want to turn the world upside down, we can just add fire to the group by pulling an "Evil Clown".


    Besides, Ross has always wanted to find a navigator and does not want to work as a Captain and a navigator. Every day, besides practice, he spends a lot of time observing the weather and drawing sea map.


    Nami is currently too small and far away in the East Blue, and Laffitte, who should be living in the West Blue, is undoubtedly a good choice for a Navigator. The only problem is how to get that person on board.


    At this point, Ross is not going to rush to think about it, at least he is going to meet him first.

 47 Double Sword and Demon Sheriff

    The shipbuilding area is not far from the coast.


    After the ship was completed and Ross and Robin saw it, Old Fitz commanded several other Shipwrights to pull the long and thick ropes towards the coast.


    Ross watched as they struggled to pull the ropes and shook his head and walked to the stern position, pressing one hand on the stern and pushing forward.


    Buzz!!


    Originally a large group of Shipwrights pulled the ship desperately to move it forward bit by bit. The same ship is now being pushed forward by Ross with one hand and the ship glided forward on the sand.


    "Wow, wow!"


    "It''s moving!"


    Many Shipwrights and porters pulling the ship in front noticed that something was wrong. Looking back, they found that the whole ship was moving forward and they could not help but scream as they moved to both sides.


    When many Shipwrights and porters saw that it was Ross who is propping up the stern of the ship with only one hand, driving the whole ship forward, they could not help but stare at the old man.


    "This guyˇ­ Is he still human?!"


    "A single man is pushing the entire ship forward. What kind of strength it is? Only the Giants are able to do that!"


    A short time ago, a naval battle took place near the North coast. Although the Shipwrights and porters knew about it, they did not know the exact details. They always thought that it was a group of pirates and Marines who exchanged fire and the Pirates finally killed the Marines.


    Crash!


    Ross pushed the ship to move fast. After a moment, he pressed his hands on the stern of the ship and pushed it even harder. The whole boat slammed forward, cut open the waves and went into the sea.


    After the ship entered the sea, Old Fitz boarded the ship again and went to the bottom of the ship to inspect it. After finding that there was no problem, he returned to the shore.


    The porters on the shore and the handymen on the Ross'' ship are rushing to carry all kinds of goods, most of which are fresh water and food, as well as other materials from the old ship.


    By noon, everything was finally settled.


    "Bon Voyage!"


    Old Fitz stood on the dock, waiving at the Ghost Shadow Ship which was gradually moving away with the wind.


    There was a glimmer of light in his muddy eyes and as he thought this should be the last ship he built which is heading out into the sea.


    Ross looked at Old Fitz on the shore, smiled as he looked at the shrinking harbor, he turned around and looked at the boundless sea in front of him.


    "So."


    "The world''s fastest sailing ship is here, The World Government and Marines treat me as someone who can be easily eliminated by them, I don''t know if you are readyˇ­"


    ...


    Half a month later.


    West Blue, Somewhere on the western edge of an island.


    Nico Robin came to the edge of the cliff and looked at the Ghost Shadow Ship, which was parked not far below, and jumped forward. Countless arms flew out of her arms and combined into a small wing that fanned as she fell.


    With a slight impact, Robin fell lightly onto the deck.


    ??You Came back so soon."


    Ross was sitting in front of a set of tables and chairs on the deck, watching Robin fall lightly on the deck and he leaned back on his chair and relax his leg muscles again.


    "Thanks to my good luck. I have acquired information on both matters." Robin came over with a smile on his face.


    "There is a reward for meritorious service." Ross sat up straight and chuckled.


    Robin smiled at him and said, "What''s the reward?"


    "Next time you come ashore, fill up all the shelves in your study." Ross snapped his finger.


    "Then I would have to thank Captain first."


    Robin slightly smiled and regained her serious expression and said to Ross, "As for the Double-Sword Pirates, just yesterday, a great event happened in Yate Sea Area. The Double-Sword Pirates defeated the Marine Fleet of T6 base."


    "Oh?"


    Ross'' eyes flashed slightly and he said: "These Double-Sword Pirates are good enough to defeat a Marine base Fleet of West Blue."


    Currently, in the West Blue, There are not many pirates who have a bounty of more than 30 million berries and because Ross has killed many of them and he even killed pirates who had a bounty of 20 million berries, the pirate force has entered a state of recession.


    And now in this period, the Double Sword Pirates defeated an entire Marine fleet, which is undoubtedly once again inspiring West Blue''s evil forces.


    "No, it''s not just about strength."


    Robin shook her head and said with slight solemnity: "It took only three years for the Double-Sword Pirates to rise up and cross the West Sea. When they defeated an entire naval fleet, it also revealed a piece of important information."


    "What kind of information?" Ross asked.


    Robin responded: "Double Sword who is the Captain of the Double Sword Pirates has a bounty of 59 million Berries'' but he is not the real Captain of the Double Sword Pirates, There is a hidden existence in the Double Sword Pirates."


    "Interesting."


    Ross had an interesting look on his face.


    Robin took a deep breath and looked solemnly: "The existence behind the scene is the Captain of the ''Ghost Sword Pirates'' on the Grand Lineˇ­ Ghost Sword!"


    "Three years ago, The Ghost Sword Pirates were ambushed and defeated by Marines in the Grand Line. Marines claimed that The Ghost Sword Pirates had been destroyed by their whole army. But the Captain of The Ghost Sword Pirates did not die, but fled the Grand Line and returned to the West Blue. As a behind-the-scenes presence, he created The Double Sword Pirates."


    "His former bounty isˇ­ 98 million Berries!"


    At this point, Robin looked seriously at Ross and said, "Shall we change our plan and not collide head-on with The Double-Sword Pirates?"


    She knew that Ross was eyeing the Double-Sword Pirates, but The Double-Sword Pirates were obviously a big problem. Their Captain could escape to the West Blue under the Marine encirclement and then he supported ''West Blue''s Top Pirate Group''. His mind and strength are obviously not to be underestimated.


    "No, We are still going ahead according to the original plan."


    Ross chuckled and said, "If we are going to change our plans because of someone who got defeated on the Grand Line, then how can we go to the Grand Line?"


    Robin knew that she could not possibly change Ross'' decision, She did not reveal any unexpected expression. Instead, She smiled and said:


    "Then there''s the second information, about Demon Sherrif Laffitte, a former security officer who was deported by the state because of abuse of his authorityˇ­"


    "Coincidentally, this former Sheriff and the position of the Double Sword Pirates are on the same sea."


    "Isn''t that just right?"


    Ross stood up and took out the sea map: "It''s better to accomplish two goals at once. Where are they?"


    "Water Gold sea," Robin responded softly.


    Ross nodded and looked at the sea map, he took out the compass and judged their position. He said, "It''s not far. At the speed of Ghost Shadow Ship, if we go at full speed, we can reach that sea in about five days."


    "Soˇ­ turn the rudder, hang the sails, let''s go to the Water Gold sea!"

 48 Arrival

    "Damn!"


    "Why bother appearing again and again in West Blue!"


    In Vice-Admiral''s office in Marine Headquarters, Doberman looked at a document on his desk, listened to the reports from his subordinates and couldn''t help but yell at it.


    Previously, because of Ghost Hand Ross, he was reprimanded by Akainu and was almost driven out of Marine Headquarters to pursue Ross himself. Now, only half a month after Ross'' incident, Double-Sword Pirates emerged.


    "To replace the Captain with a fake, that bunch of bastards from the G8 branch base!"


    After reading the report carefully, Doberman could not help but shout angrily at the G8 base on Grand Line.


    Apparently, the G8 branch base defeated Ghost Sword Pirates but failed to capture the Captain Ghost Sword. Someone grabbed a fake one to replace the original for military merits. Now that things have been revealed, the other side has directly put forward the push-off method, indicating that they do not know anything.


    Under such circumstances, it is impossible to directly dismiss the responsible Marines from their posts and prosecute them and at the worst, they would be criticized for being tricked by pirates and some of their military merits are going to be deducted.


    Vice Admiral Doberman, what should we do? Unless a base commander on the Grand Line leads the team, the problem known as The Ghost-Hand Pirates will not be solved at all. The Double-Sword Pirates are also difficult for anyone in the West Blue to deal with.


    A Rear Admiral, who oversees the West Blue, asks a question.


    "It is impossible to dispatch a Grand Line''s Vice-Admiral to the West Blue, which will cause problems in the deployment of the Grand Line forces and the Admirals will not agree with it."


    Doberman''s hand slammed on his forehead. On one hand, is The Double Sword Pirates, and on another is much more troublesome pirates which are The Ghost Hand Pirates. He never thought that the West Blue would be so difficult to deal with.


    Just then, a Rear Admiral next to him suddenly thought of something and whispered, "Vice Admiral Doberman, after The Ghost Hand Pirates replaced their ship in the Shipwright town, their latest course seemed to coincide strangely with that of Double Sword Piratesˇ­"


    "Oh?"


    Doberman was slightly shocked, thinking about Ross'' whereabouts. He knew that Ross targets both Marine and Pirate, which made him think a little.


    "If the Ghost-Hand Pirates and the Double-Sword Pirates encounter each other, they may fight to kill each other and it is likely that both of them will be injured, then there may be a slight chance for usˇ­ Let the nearest West Blue branch be ready to monitor their actions and always supervise their actions, Let the orders be clear that no one is going to act without authorization!"


    "Yes!"


    The Rear Admiral replied.


    ...


    Ghost Shadow Ship, practice room.


    More than ten heavy sandbags of different sizes were hanging there and swinging constantly. Ross had his eyes closed, but as if he could see in all directions, he avoided every sandbag with great precision.


    More than half a month has passed since Ghost Shadow Ship was built and Ross'' Observation Haki has been thoroughly mastered. In The Talent System''s Interface, Observation Haki''s branches have become activated gold.


    Today, he alternates between ten or more sandbags, which is as simple as eating and drinking water for him. Even if it is bullets, He can easily avoid them by using Observation Haki.


    Other than that.


    Ross has not put down his Physical Strength Strengthening exercise and the Devil Fruit ability exercise, Distortion Fruit and Physical fitness have slightly improved, His power of distortion range has become a little larger.


    Distribution Fruit, a Devil Fruit, seems to have innumerable development capabilities in The Talents Tree of The Talent System, but it is not so simple to operate in practice.


    Ross tried to develop the Gravity Distortion ability without the systematic upgrade of the system but he ultimately failed. His Power of Distortion could not even touch the imaginary gravity.


    Obviously, it is very difficult to shift from the material distortion to distorting illusory forces. Without The Talent System, it would probably be impossible to do it at all, just like Whitebear''s Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi), no matter how powerful it is, it will not shatter the real space and time. It will only shatter the atmosphere.


    But Ross was able to Distort the direction of the sound. Ross has made a little progress. The doppelg?nger phantom has become much more confusing. Compared with gravity, the sound is still more traceable.


    "Almost there."


    Ross exercised for a while in the practice room with constantly swaying sandbags, then he walked out of it and came to the corner of the room, with several extremely heavy loads on his back and started to do simple push-ups and squats.


    He had previously thought about using Seastone to exercise, but when he killed Capone Bege, he forgot to collect Seastone poles and bullets. Later, it became very troublesome to buy them again. After several islands, they could not even be bought on the underground black market.


    Hu! Hu!


    In the constant ups and downs, Ross, who was naked in the upper body, began to sweat which dripped constantly on the cold floor.


    The weight he carries is a very special mineral material in the world. It is very sturdy, but its weight is higher than that of steel. A small piece of this material weight similar to a large piece of steel.


    With his current physical ability, carrying a large load of this weight on him is also a very effective method to exercise.


    "One hundred and thirty-one, one hundred and thirty-twoˇ­"


    Ross kept counting in his mind.


    Half an hour later.


    After a thousand push-ups, Ross got up and drank some water. After ten minutes of rest, he started another thousand practice squats. His training for physical fitness was one group at a single time and one thousand of it.


    When a thousand squats were done, even with his physical strength, he was breathless, so after a little rest, he took a shower and suspended practicing.


    Leaving the practice room, Ross arrived on the upper deck.


    Robin was sitting on one side of the deck reading elegantly, while the ship''s handyman was busy cleaning the deck, afraid to become lazy.


    "We will reach The Gold Water sea in one day."


    Ross came to the place where Robin was sitting, took out the compass and the sea map and put it on the table. After measuring it for a while, he judged their current position and asked Robin:


    "What about the islands there?"


    "According to the collective intelligence, Water Gold sea is a chaotic sea. There are no countries. There are twenty-one islands, one of which is a large island, six medium-sized islands, and the other fourteen are small islands."


    Robin made a statement about the information on the Water Gold sea, which she had collected before and combined with Ross'' sea map judgment, she quickly determined the location of each island.


    Ross bypassed a small island in front of him and pointed to a medium-sized Island Island in the rear. "This small island only has one small town so we don''t need to go thereˇ­" This is a chaotic sea without a country, here the forces of Underground are complex and any kind of information can be easily obtained.


    Robin nodded.


    Two days later, Ghost Shadow Ship arrived at the designated Island and anchored near a remote cliff. Ross and Robin went towards the island to collect more information.


    The collection of information was easier than he imagined, Although neither of them had gathered any information about the exact location of Demon Sherrif Laffitte, the location of the Double-Sword Pirates was determined.

 49 Attention

    Water Island.


    This sea is called the Water Gold Sea because of the names of the two largest islands here, one is called Water and the other one is called Gold.


    Among them, Gold Island is the largest island, which is large enough to accommodate a country, while Water island is second only to the Gold Island, which can be measured between a medium-sized Island and a large size island.


    Ross and Robin boarded the island and were walking down the street.


    The street style here is very dark. Whether it is a pedestrian or a beggar who is kneeling in the corner, their eyes are fierce. Compared to Kano Country, which is still somewhat orderly, here is a pure disorderly zone.


    Some of the Underground forces of the West Blue controls the situation here and the Capone Family was originally one of them. However, due to their heavy losses against Ross, their power has dropped and they have already withdrawn from here.


    Bang!


    Suddenly, a gun firing sound came from the front causing countless people on the street to show vigilant eyes as they noticed a thin man with a gun in his hand and a strong man lying in a pool of blood in front of him. He sneered twice and turned away.


    "Sure enough, it''s a Lawless place."


    Ross'' said plainly as both Ross and Robin have been in the dark world of the Underground and these types of situations are nothing new to them so they were not surprised.


    After walking for a while, they came to a busy street. Ross looked around and said, "Let''s gather information separately and come back here in half an hour."


    "No problem."


    Robin lowered her hat and gently nodded.


    Although she rarely trains, Ross occasionally points out various methods to develop her devil fruit. Now she has no problem dealing with pirates with a bounty of 20 or 30 million berries and because of the special abilities of her devil fruit, she can completely ignore large scale battles.


    Ross and Robin separated. After walking for a while, he saw a tavern in front of him. He put his hands in his pockets and went to the counter to order a glass of wine. He asked casually:


    "I heard that Double Sword Pirates have appeared on this town recently?"


    "Shh!"


    Behind the counter, a beautiful woman was startled when she heard Ross'' words. After putting the wine in, she lowered her voice and whispered, "What do want?".


    Ross smiled and put two gold coins on the table and said, "Just want to inquire about it. It seems that you know something."


    The price of a glass of wine here is at most one silver coin. When she sees two gold coins, the women''s eyes suddenly started to shine and she showed smiled at Ross, She accepted the two gold coins without any hesitation. Then she leans slightly down and muffles her voice:


    "They came here two days ago and fought with many people when they left. They killed dozens of people. The bodies were everywhere and It took a long time to clean them up. It was a group of terrifying guysˇ­ It''s said that even an entire Marine''s fleet was destroyed by them."


    Speaking of this, the women paused and looked at Ross sitting there wearing a leather cap showing only half of his face and whispered, "They seem to be recruiting people near the West Bank. It is said that one needs to have some strength to join them. You are not planning to join them, are you?."


    "Near the West Bank? Thank you very much."


    Ross took a sip of wine, stood up and looked up to the women behind the counter and Slightly smiled before saying "As for me joining themˇ­ they can''t afford it."


    As his voice dropped, Ross turned and left the tavern.


    The women looked at Ross'' back and her eyes widened slightly, as Ross stepped out of the tavern, she suddenly reacted and grabbed a stack of wanted posters beside the table and turned them upside down one by one and quickly pulled out one of them, looking at the familiar face she could not help breathing a cold breath.


    The bounty of 92 million Berriesˇ­


    Ghost Hand Ross!


    In the past two days, the two most terrifying Pirates of West Blue have arrived on this island. Today, The Ghost Hand Pirates and The Double Sword Pirates are far superior to other Pirates in The West Blue.


    If they collide, it would definitely cause a big event that will alarm the entire West Blue!


    ...


    At the Separation point.


    Ross came back here early and waited a moment before he saw Robin coming from the other direction. She came to Ross and lowered her voice and said:


    "Double Sword Pirates are recruiting people at their large fleet stationed near the West Bank, Demon Sherrif Laffitteˇ­ It is said that someone has seen him in this town in the last few days."


    "Oh? Laffitte is here too?"


    Ross looked at Robin unexpectedly and thought a little. Then he said: "It''s just right that the normal people of the island hear that Ghost Hand Ross is confronting the Double-Sword Pirates. There''s no reason to avoid this big scene. Let''s go directly to the West Bank."


    Robin nodded as Ross thought exactly the same as her.


    !


    Ross flicked his finger and he pushed his cap down from the front and moved forward.


    Almost everyone on the street is wearing rags and the atmosphere is depressed and dark, almost everyone is staring at the two people on the street, As Ross and Robin, who are dressed up in a different way are naturally the focus of their attention.


    When Ross flicked on the top of his hat, he stared at various people in secret and he could hear shocked sound coming from many corners of the street.


    "That guy isˇ­"


    "Ghost Hand Ross! It''s really him!"


    Almost at the same moment, the atmosphere of the street changed dramatically. Ross and Robin walked forward and nobody dared to stand in their way. They all retreated back on both sides. Most people did not even dare to look at Ross for fear of causing trouble.


    Compared to the Captain of Double Sword Pirates, who has been anonymous for many years, the name of the Ghost Hand that recently swept through West Blue is undoubtedly more awe-inspiring and fearful.


    The streets became unobstructed.


    Ross took Robin across the street and headed all the way towards the West Bank. Those who could sense Ross'' direction along the way could not help but think of something and stare at their back shocked.


    "They seem to beˇ­going towards the West Bank!"


    What is there in the West Bank? Most people are very clear that the Double Sword Pirates are recruiting powerful people to board ships in the West Bank. Will Ghost Hand Ross is going to join the Double Sword Pirates?


    The answer is no doubt a no!


    It is rumored that the Captain of Ghost Hand Pirates, Ghost Hand Ross has always had the hobby of hunting the strong. West Blue originally had a large number of pirates with the bounty of more than 20 or 30 million berries and he killed most of them, So far, no new person has come up to take their positions.


    Now that Ghost Hand Ross is heading towards the West Bank to find the Double Sword Pirates, His goal is already clear to most. He most likely regards the Double-Sword Pirates, which regained the first position of West Blue, as prey!!


    "Ghost Hand Ross is going after The Double Sword Pirates? This is big news!"


    "If they fought, the outcome is really hard to predict. One is a person who killed a Rear Admiral that was sent by the Marine Headquarters and the other person has been to the Grand Lineˇ­"


    Many people looked at Ross''s back and murmured with a tremor in their hearts.


    "I think that Ghost Hand Ross has a better chance of winning. It was a Marine''s Headquarters Rear Admiral that he destroyed recently and not a branch Rear Admiral that other Pirates destroyed." Someone spoke quietly.


    One person shook his head and replied, "Ghost Sword''s bounty is 98 million Berries, and this was three years ago, on the other hand, Ghost Hand Ross has never been to the Grand Line!"


    Grand Line is known as the Pirate Graveyard. Many of the most powerful pirates in the East, West, North, and the South Blue couldn''t do anything in the Grand Line and they died there.


    Ghost Sword entered the Grand Line and had a bounty of 98 million Berries, then he returned to the West Blue, His strength is undoubtedly terrible.


    As Ross moved closer to the West Bank, even the Underground forces, who controlled the island, were shaken by the news.


    For a time.


    The eyes of the whole island are focused on West Bank

 50 Recruiting

    About ten miles away from the island, a Battleship slowly stops there


    The highest officer of the Battleship, A Rear Admiral of the West Blue branch, put his hands on the guardrails of the deck and looked far in the direction of the island where only one black spot could be seen. His expressions are extremely tense and grave.


    "Do we have eyes on The Ghost Hand Pirates and Double Sword Piratesˇ­"


    Headquarters ordered him to remain on standby here. Once there was a situation where both sides were wounded or one side died and one side was seriously injured, he would immediately appear and suppress both sides down so he could not help feeling nervous.


    If he could finish the mission, He would acquire enough military credits to get him transferred to Headquarters as a Rear Admiral and it would not be a big problem to become a Vice-Admiral after a few years.


    Although it''s shameful to watch Pirate kill each other and take advantage of their situation, history is always written by the winners. Once the mission is completed, it can be reported to the world that a Marine defeated the Ghost Hand Pirates and Double Sword Pirates.


    ...


    On the West Bank of the island.


    There aren''t many ships docked here, because there are three large ships at the dock that are comparable in size to Marine Battleship, all flying the flag of Pirates with two swords.


    Unlike Ross'' elite route, the Double-Sword Pirates follows a fleet route, with a large enough number of people and large sailing ships to fight head-on with any general Battleship.


    Naturally.


    Although the number of pirates of the Double Sword Pirates is huge, not everyone can be recruited and at the very least they must have a certain level of strength to join.


    At this moment, there are many pirates of Double Swords Pirates and many people trying to join them. In the middle of the field, a strong pirate with a long scar is standing.


    "As long as you can take three punches from me and still stand, you can join us. Who else wants to try?!"


    His hands were folded in front of him, his head held high as he stood there with imposing manners.


    People gathered here looked at each other and soon someone came out of the crowd on their own initiative and put on a guarded stance, and said, "Will we really be able to join the crew by taking three punches?"


    "Yes, my strength is generally average on board, so it will suffice if you can block my three punchesˇ­ ˇ­ It looks like you are ready."


    The pirate grinned and suddenly showed a fierce expression. He stepped forward and punched the man who tried to join.


    Boom!


    The man tried to block the blow by folding his arms in front of him, but the force of the punch was obviously beyond his expectation. Under the punch, the bones on his arms cracked and he flew backward, bleeding out of his mouth.


    "What, so weak."


    The fist-wielding pirate saw this scene and he was very disappointed by the results and then looked at the others with a grin and said, "Who else wants to try it?" Our Double-Sword Pirates are going to the Grand Line soon. This is your last chance to join us!


    All the people gathered here looked at each other for a while, and many of their faces showed fear. After hesitation, they retreated and did not go up.


    Some people are eager to join the Double Sword Pirates, but the rule of blocking three punches of the pirate in front of them left them discouraged.


    "No one?!"


    The pirate stood there with an expression of discontent on his face.


    Yesterday another man stood here alone, but there have been many people who have come up to challenge him. Today, it''s his turn and no one has come up to fight.


    "As soon as they come up, you break all of their bones with your strongest punch. Only someone who has muscles for a brain would dare to come up." Pirates were laughing and scolding at him behind his back.


    "Ah? Is that true?"


    The pirate grabbed his hair and showed a trace of embarrassment, but still forced his mouth to say: "The last punch was not my strongest, anyway I can''t help but use all my strength and that guy is not qualified to join us."


    Just as the group of Pirates laughed at each other, a sudden new crowd gathered behind the already existing crowd. A young man in a leather cap separated from the crowd and walked all the way forward.


    Every person''s eyes quickly looked at him.


    "Oh? Someone is coming up."


    Then the Pirate turned and looked at Ross, who was slightly thinner than he was, with his stout arms in front of him, he grinned: "This time I will not use my full strength."


    At the moment his voice fell, a bloodthirsty look flashed through his eyes and he swung a fierce punch at Ross, saying that he wouldn''t use his full strength, but the current punch is not any bit weaker than the previous punch.


    Boom!


    Just when many people thought that Ross was going to fly out by blocking the punch like the previous one, the pirate''s punch was slammed and steadily accepted and Ross only slightly raised his hand to block it.


    "This..."


    "Blocked?!"


    The crowd of onlookers showed surprise. It was surprising that Ross, who was not well-built, could block such a heavy punch with one hand. Obviously, it was somewhat incredible!


    Many of the pirates leaning towards the shore were stunned and they were surprised. They didn''t expect that anyone could block the punch of the big man so easily.


    Quickly.


    One of the many pirates stepped into the arena. He was a Double-Sword Pirates cadre in charge of receiving new members. Ross could block the big man''s full punch with one hand so he will be able to block the remaining two punches easily. Obviously, he was fully qualified to join them.


    "Hey! What''s your name?"


    "Ross."


    Ross responded plainly.


    The cadres of Pirates slightly frowned, he thought that the name was somewhat familiar, but he grinned: "Ross? Congratulations, you can join our Double-Sword Pirates!"


    However.


    As he said this, suddenly there was a silence in the field.


    All the voices seemed to be pinched, and if a needle fell to the ground at this moment it could be heard clearly. In this silence, the atmosphere gradually became strange.


    No one was shocked, no one was envious and countless pairs of eyes stared at Ross in the field. Their eyes were constantly changing. Most of them were stunned as if they had seen something incredible.


    There was silence.


    "Did you make a mistake?"


    Ross calmly looked at the Pirates cadre in front of him and said: "When did I say I wanted to join you, or sayˇ­ Are you going to invite me as a Captain?"


    In the past, if someone dared to say this many pirates will immediately kill him, but now with the strange atmosphere in the field, the cadre and the pirates of the Double Sword Pirates are also aware that something is wrong.


    He looked at Ross'' face and his smile faded away. A drop of cold sweat gradually overflowed from his forehead and slowly flowed down to his cheek.


    "Youˇ­ you areˇ­"

 51 Double Sword Durlo

    "I have already said my name, but most people like to call meˇ­ Ghost Hand. " Ross'' gentle said and as his voice fall, his five fingers slightly exerted themselves.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    A strange force spread along his fingertips.


    The horrified eyes of the big pirate who was punched by Ross was instantly filled with pain. A scream was stiffly strangled in his throat but before he could call it out, His bones made a few twisting sounds as he turned into a pool of mud and fell to the ground.


    Hiss!


    The surrounding crowd took a cold breath in fear seeing this horrifying scene, All the people gathered here are involuntarily retreating. In a flash, a large open space opened up.


    "Ghost Handˇ­ Rossˇ­"


    The Double Sword Pirates'' cadres looked sweaty at the young man in front of him. If he could not recognize Ross at this time, he would not be a cadre of The Double Sword Pirate Group.


    Looking at the tragic situation of the big man, he gritted his teeth and said, "There is no interactions between Double Swords Pirates and your Ghost Hand Pirates. Are you looking for war?"


    "The person who punches me will naturally die."


    Ross easily said and at the same time, he retracted his hand which was being stared at in horror by countless people. It looked plain, but it was the palm of the Ghost Hand. He looked calmly at the two Double Sword Pirates in front of him and said, "As for warˇ­" If you are willing to surrender, there''s no need to go to war.


    "Submission? What a jokeˇ­"


    The cadres of the Double Swords Pirates, gritted his teeth. He also had a bounty of 10 million berries on his head. But before the Ghost Hand, his body was still stiff and oppressed. It was difficult to pull out his weapon while facing Ross directly.


    Ross slowly walked forward, extending a hand and pressing towards the head of the cadre of the Double Sword Pirates. His eyes were calmed as he said: "If you don''t want to surrender, you can die."


    The cadre and the other pirates of the Double Sword Pirates wanted to pull out their weapons to resist, but they were stiff and their instinct wanted them to run away. Their legs were filled with lead. They could not move at all. They watched as Ross'' hands press down.


    At this moment, two swords made of energy suddenly came from the direction of the shore and shrouded Ross'' figure in the sword energy.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Ross stretched out his hand and slanted, accurately shooting at the point where the two sword energies intersected and the two longitudinal sword energies twisted and broke instantly.


    A man with two slender swords in his hand and wearing white ceremonial cloths appeared on the shore and slowly walked towards them. "It''s not good to bully my subordinates, Ghost Hands Ross!"


    With his appearance, the atmosphere in the field suddenly changed.


    "Captain of the Double Sword Piratesˇ­ Double Sword Durlot!"


    Some people whispered in fear.


    Before Ross was born and the Ghost Sword appeared, Durlot was the first pirate to hold the highest bounty in the West Blue. Later, Ross swept the West Blue and Ghost Sword emerged from behind the scenes. His name was gradually obscured.


    But there is no doubt that the Captain of the Double Sword Pirates was once the strongest pirate in West Blue and he still has that fearsome strength and reputation!


    "Suspended bounty of 59 million Berries, Double Swords Durlotˇ­ If I was still a Pirate Hunter, I might be interested in your head, as for nowˇ­


    Ross said in a gentle tone and as his voice fell, a strange force suddenly spread from his legs and poured into the earth.


    Puff!


    On the ground just ahead of Ross, the soil suddenly twisted and surged, wrapping the cadre of the Double-Sword Pirates rescued by Durlot in it and squeezing him into the center in horror.


    "ˇ­"


    Looking at this scene, the expression of the Double-Sword Durlot instantly cooled down. He stopped and looked at Ross and coldly said: "All those who dare to provoke the Double Sword Pirates are dead."


    "That''s a coincidence." Ross suddenly smiled and said: "What I want to do now isˇ­ either destroy you or be destroyed by you."


    "Very Good!"


    Double Sword Durlot was angry and the image of Ross in his eyes has become that of a madman. He coldly said: "When you go to the Grand Line, you will probably have to fight with me. In that case, It''s better to win or lose in West Blue!"


    The moment his voice fell, he inserted the two swords back into their sheaths at his waist, then suddenly stepped forward and pulled them out at a nearly invisible speed.


    "Two sword flow, Iaijutsu(Quick Draw)!"


    !! !!


    Two extremely fast sword energies flew towards Ross'' position intending to cut him directly into pieces.


    "They are Fighting!"


    "I don''t know who will win."


    Seeing the Double-Sword Durlot and Ghost Hand Ross finally started to fight, the large crowd that has long since withdrawn towards a long distance away as they looked at the fight between Ross and Durlot from afar, They can not help but reveal a bit of tension and attention.


    Although Ross'' bounty has gone up to 92 million Berries and his name is feared in the West Blue, The Double-Sword Durlot is not an easy opponent and both of their strength and names are famous so no one knew who will be the winner.


    ...


    On the field.


    Two swords of energy surged in.


    In terms of sword energy alone, the power behind the two swords is not far from that of Onigumo''s, but there is Armament Haki involved in Onigumo''s attack, which is far from Durlot''s. So for Ross, this type of sword energy is almost no threat.


    Zi Zi!


    Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Ross raised his hand and pointed it directly at the center of the intersection of the two sword energy, the two flying sword energies were forcibly contained and after a slight distortion, they turned into many small light spots.


    This time, many people are shocked and their pupils shrank sharply, revealing an incredible look.


    "My attackˇ­"


    Looking at this scene, Durlot''s face also showed some surprise. His attack, no matter in terms of speed or power, was almost the fastest but Ross not only responded to it. He also easily resisted it.


    Ghost Hand Ross'' strength is somewhat unfathomable!


    "Sand coffins."


    After blocking Durlot''s attack, Ross opened his palm and gave it a direct shake.


    In addition to the Light Distortion, Distribution Fruit''s ability can only be extended by conduction of matter and in this beach environment, the power of distortion can naturally be spread far and wide with the help of sand!


    Crash-Bang!


    The sand beneath Durlot''s feet suddenly twisted and surged, twisting and twisting toward him.


    "Weird tricks."


    As Ross had just killed his subordinate cadres with this trick, Durlot was on guard but he still felt troubled by the sudden entanglement of sand.


    He rushed out of the scattered the sand without giving the sand a chance to wrap him up. He charged directly towards Ross.


    "Two swords flowˇ­ Fury Slash!"


    He put the two swords horizontally and rushed toward Ross. The two sword energy were mixed together and turned into a powerful sword energy sweep.


    "Is this your strongest attack?"


    Ross''s voice was calm when he faced the sword energy sweep. He reached out with both hands and grasped the energy forcibly between his hands, then squeezed it toward the center.


    Buzz!!


    Under the influence of Distortion Fruit, the grand sword energy was expelled into a ball of glittering light consisting of sword filaments.


    The next moment, Ross held the sword ball in one hand as he stepped out in one step directly transforming into a shadow as he charges towards Durlot.

 52 Ghost Sword Yarrow

    Durlot was sure that he was not Ross'' opponent when Ross defeated his attack empty-handed. He did not hesitate to step back when he saw Ross rushing towards him.


    But.


    Just as he pulled back, the sand under his feet rushed towards him, wrapping around his ankles.


    Although he broke away from the entanglement of the sand, he was delayed for some time and Ross had already rushed up to him and pressed the sword energy ball down on him.


    "!"


    Durlot''s pupils contracted sharply as he could not avoid Ross'' attack. He could only bite his teeth and roar, laying his swords crosswise in front of him and cut hard at the sword energy ball.


    Zi Zi Zi!


    The sword chopped on the ball of sword energy that was crushed by the power of distortion, A sharp sizzling sound came from the sword like fire being mixed in the water. Durlot''s two swords trembled with his arms as they were under tremendous pressure.


    About two seconds later, Ross pressed the sword energy ball, which Durlot did his best to resist, finally, the energy of the ball was exhausted its powers and broke into many light spots.


    Durlot was relieved.


    But.


    Nearly the next moment, Ross'' fingers were gently placed in the middle of Durlot''s two swords and he pinched those swords with his fingers.


    With a buzz, a twisting force erupted and spread up along the blade and covering Durlot with it.


    "Not good!"


    Durlot was shocked and hurriedly released the handle of the sword, but he was still affected by the power of distortions. His bones and muscles twisted and his whole arms blew up and blood flew out.


    "The Double Sword Durlot is defeatedˇ­"


    "There was absolutely no need to fight, He is weak compared to Ross."


    Someone whispered and there was a bit of shock in his eyes.


    From Ross'' fight with Durlot and to Durlot''s defeat, there were only a few attacks. Even looking at the crowd from afar, most of them are more optimistic about Ross'' victory, but this quick scene of the victory and defeat still made many people surprised.


    Ross is stronger than Durlot!


    "Cough! Cough!"


    Blood spilled from Durlot''s mouth without stopping. Looking into Ross'' eyes, he finally showed fear as he struggled to get up.


    Ross didn''t intend to give the loser a chance to survive. With a gentle step under his feet, the sand and gravel on the shore surged like a wave, wrapping the struggling Durlot in it.


    Immediately afterward.


    Ross reached out his hand in Durlot''s direction and shook it violently in the air.


    Boom!


    A frightening and palpitating voice sounded in the sand as if it had broken something, blood slowly overflowed from the twisted sand and there were no signs of life.


    At the same time, Ross'' ear sounded a familiar system sound.


    "Hanging bounty of 59 million Berries, Double-Sword Durlot has been defeated, received a reward of 70 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 Free Talent Point."


    This is the first time Ross had killed a pirate whose bounty is between 50 million and 100 million Berries. There are a lot of Talent Proficiency points and even 1 Free Talent Point.


    After killing Double-Sword Durlot, Ross ignored the horrified and fearful eyes in the distance and looked up at a ship on the shore, precisely to the top of the mast of the ship.


    There.


    A man wearing a cloak and carrying a sword is sitting there quietly.


    He is the behind-the-scenes controller of the Double Sword Pirates, With a bounty of 98 million Berries, Ghost Sword Yarrow!


    Even when Durlot was defeated and erased by Ross, he did not make a move but sat there with looking at the fight with great interest, He was looking at Ross.


    Very soon.


    The crowd in the far field also turned their heads with Ross'' eyes, looking up at the top of the mast of a ship on the coast and they saw a figure clad in a cloak.


    "Ghost Swordˇ­Yarrow!"


    Someone called out the name of the man clad in the cloak subconsciously. At the same time, he took a deep breath and showed awe on his face.


    In this Great Age of Pirates, there is almost no one that doesn''t know the existence of the Grand Line and for most of the people, the Grand Line is a place where legends and nightmares coexist.


    West Blue is one of the origins of pirates. In the past decade, there have been countless pirates of all kinds, but it is only Red Hair Shanks that has become famous and more powerful on the Grand Line!


    Even to the extent that.


    More than 95% of the Pirates fell on the Grand Line and were buried there, becoming a signpost and warning signs for later generations.


    Like the Ghost Sword Yarrow, He is one of the pirates who made a name for themselves on the Grand Line and then returned to the West Blue, Looking at the entire West Blue only a few have accomplished this feat.


    "Very good, very good."


    Ghost Sword Yarrow, clad in a cloak, sat at the top of the mast of the ship and looked at Ross. Suddenly, he smiled slightly and jumped down from the mast and landed on the shore.


    Ghost Sword Yarrow, who fell to the shore, was less than 30 meters away from Ross. He walked up to Ross and stopped about ten meters away from him, without even looking at Durlot''s body buried in the sand.


    "It seems that you don''t care about your crew."


    Ross looked at the calm expressions on Ghost Sword Yarrow''s face who was standing 10 meters away and said.


    Ghost Sword shook his head and said: "Noˇ­ it should be said that no one has been removed from my list of crew."


    At this point, he paused and looked at Ross with great interest and said, "If you can kill Durlot so easily, you''re far more powerful than most of the waste from the West Blue, soˇ­ Your goal must be the Grand Line?


    Ross looked at the young man in the cloak and did not reply. Instead, he calmly opened his mouth and said, "If you come here just to say such nonsense then I don''t think you need to waste more of your time."


    "Hey."


    Ghost Sword Yarrow snorted and said disapprovingly: "Why are you so anxious, we have plenty of time before entering the Grand Line."


    "What I want to tell you isˇ­ the horrors of the Grand Line are far more terrible then you can imagine. Even if a large fleet is formed, there is a danger that the whole army will disappear at any time. Now in the West Blue, the only worthwhile pirate in the new generation that I can see is you. Are you interested in a partnership?


    "Not interested." Ross''s tone was flat.


    Ghost Sword Yarrow grabbed his hair and looked at Ross seriously. He said: "I am very serious. It is just a partnership. Our status will be equal. Don''t you want to consider it?"


    Speaking of this, he shrugged helplessly and said, "I really don''t want toˇ­ Kill a talented newcomer like you in West Blue.

 53 Ghost Hand Vs Ghost Sword

    As his voice fell, the atmosphere in the field suddenly changed and the gentleness and repression suddenly became sharp and harsh.


    At this moment.


    Whether it is the Double Sword Pirates or the people of the small town, they can''t help but stare at the duo in front of their eyes, revealing a look of incomparable attention and tension.


    Ghost Sword Yarrow invited Ghost Hand Ross into a partnership with him, which was enough to set off a huge wave of news in the West Blue and the last semi-threatening remark also showed the arrogance and domineering attitude of Ghost Sword Yarrow, the pirate who survived the Grand Line.


    "Partner with youˇ­"


    Ross looked calm and said with a slightly longer tone. Just as Ghost Sword Yarrow smiled and thought that Ross was going to accept his offer, the latter part of Ross'' sentence came out lightly.


    "Didn''t you escape the Grand Line with your tail between your legs?"


    "ˇ­"


    Ghost Sword Yarrow''s smile solidified on his face, his face gradually became depressed and cold, palpitating and even if someone looked at him from far away, he would still feel a sharp chill on their body.


    For him, the failure to break through from the Marine Fleet on the Grand Line and be forced to flee back to the West Blue to reconstitute his fleet anonymously was the greatest shame he had ever suffered and the most unacceptable thing he had ever done.


    "Very good."


    "You have great courage as expected of someone who killed a Rear Admiral of the Marine Headquarters. You really are good and I wanted you to join me, well it was worth a shot but unfortunately, you will be killed here"


    Slowly, he pulled out a red monstrous sword from his back. His eyes were cruel and fierce and as he looked at Ross a fierce and evil momentum surged up in them


    In the face of the cruel and oppressive wicked momentum, Ross'' expression is always the same as before. It seems that there was no emotion in his eyes and he was totally unaffected.


    "If you can do it, then try it."


    Whiz!


    Almost at the moment when Ross'' voice fell, Ghost Sword Yarrow shot out. His Battle style was quite different from that of his predecessors, He was extremely decisive and ferocious.


    After failing to recruit Ross, he immediately decided to kill Ross in the West Blue, killing a disaster now to save future troubles in the Grand Line journey.


    Sneer!


    Before he reached Ross, his sword came out.


    Ghost Sword Yarrow is surprisingly fast, almost a quarter faster than Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo, which is a little bit beyond Ross'' expectations, but only a little.


    Bang!


    Faced with a sudden rush to the front and the incredibly fast sword of Ghost Sword Yarrow, Ross had already launched the observation Haki earlier and he fully captured Yarrow''s actions, he mobilized the power of distortion in advance and punched out.


    With the Ross'' fist, the power of distortion slammed into Ghost Sword Yarrow blood colored sword''s energy.


    Ghost Sword Yarrow was evidently less powerful than Ross in terms of pure power and was directly pushed back.


    "What?"


    For Ross'' to be able to react to his sudden attack and make a precise response, it is a bit beyond Ghost Sword Yarrow''s expectations, although he did not use his maximum speed, It looked like Ross also did not put much effort in his attack.


    After a punching Ghost Sword Yarrow back, Ross raised his foot and stepped lightly. The ground suddenly surged under his feet and the sand rushed toward Ghost Sword Yarrow.


    "I have already seen through your attacks and it will have no effect on me."


    Ghost Sword Yarrow recovered from Ross'' unexpected reaction speed. Faced with Ross'' counter-attack, he did not panic but hummed softly. He stepped on his feet and suddenly turned into a shadow, passing through the sand at a tremendous speed.


    "Do you know why I am called Ghost Sword? Not because of sword arts, but because of my footwork and speed, no one can see through it."


    "Ghostˇ­Steps!"


    Shi! Shi! Shi!


    Just as Ghost Sword Yarrow''s voice fell, three blood sword energies were suddenly fired from three different directions towards Ross in the center. It was a sword energy attack that Ghost Sword Yarrow performed from three different directions in an instant with his speed!


    "Ohh?"


    "It''s a good speed, but stillˇ­ It''s too slow."


    Faced with three sword energy attacks from three directions, Ross responded in a calm tone and with a few slight twists of his body, he almost magically passed through the gap between the three sword energies.


    Three blood sword energy cuts on the four sides of the beach and the surrounding sand has a huge crack of about 20 or 30 meters.


    "It''s totally invisibleˇ­"


    "ˇ­ What kind of speed is that?


    The brief confrontation between Ross and Yarrow dazzled all the Double Sword Pirates and the people of the small town.


    After Yarrow''s "Ghost Steps" which is similar to soru, his figure has completely disappeared in most people''s eyes. Even those who have some strength can hardly see a trace his shadow and they can''t respond to it.


    Yarrow''s speed is astonishing and Ross'' way of avoiding the attacks is also shocking. He wriggles his body in such a way that he avoided three sharp sword energy attacks from three different directions.


    This level of Battle, they can''t understand it anymore.


    "I don''t know which side will winˇ­"


    "I Can''t guess."


    Many people show concern and nervousness, Ghost Hand and Ghost Sword, these two represent the peak pirate forces of the West Blue. No other pirate can compare with them and the outcome of this battle will undoubtedly determine the true power of the West Blue.


    This level of pirates, if they don''t go to the Grand Line and stay in West Blue, they are completely capable of ruling this part of the sea!


    ...


    On the field.


    Ross faced Ghost Sword Yarrow, who was flashing around him and judged that his opponent speed was weaker than his. Instead of using soru and chasing him, Ross calmly urged power of distortion


    "Doppelg?nger technique."


    Buzz!!


    Ross''s figure flickered for two moments and four identical Ross figures appeared in the field. From a distance, there was no real difference between them.


    The four figures, together with the real body, stood in four corners, facing towards the outside and greeted the ghostly figure that flashed.


    "Phantom Images? Troublesome tricks."


    Ghost Sword Yarrow, who was walking around in a ghostly way, looked at the four identical figures in the field and frowned. He couldn''t use Observation Haki so he could only test them one by one.


    But when he tried to attack one, the four Ross'' figure lifted their feet at the same time, and the raging dust and sand rose wildly, sweeping in all directions.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    In the dusty sand, Ghost Sword Yarrow''s vision was greatly affected and four Ross figures flashed back and forth in the dust, which made him a little disoriented.


    Not only does he have to judge whether Ross''s figure is real or not, but he also has to avoid being entangled in the sand covered by a strange force and the speed advantage he has is no longer exists.

 54 Flowing Sand Waterfall

    In the dusty sand, the afterimages are constantly flickering and from time to time, there comes a sound of a sword. Occasionally, sword energy cuts through the diffuse dust and falls on the coastline, cutting a deep crack in the beach.


    "Abominable."


    Ghost Sword Yarrow swung his sword and passed through a phantom doppelg?nger of Ross. After sensing the disturbance behind him, he couldn''t help but curse and chop back with his sword reflexively.


    During the collision between the two, the distortion force clashed with the blood red sword, His sword wined sadly and even his arms were sour and numb.


    Whiz!


    Ghost Sword Yarrow barely blocked Ross'' punch. Without hesitation, he retreated more than ten meters away from Ross and swapped his sword to his left hand before shaking his right hand forcefully several times, which alleviated the feeling of sour numbness.


    He couldn''t use Haki and his endurance for the power of distortions is much weaker than Onigumo''s. If Ross hadn''t dispersed some of the power of distortion to control sand and his phantom images, this punch would have destroyed his arm.


    "I Can''t fight this guy in close combat."


    Ross''s strength was somewhat out of his expectation. He and Ross fought three or four times in front of each other. Each time he was attacked by that weird force. If he hadn''t been blitzing every time, he would have withdrawn decisively when he was exhausted. I''m afraid my arm is half-useless at the moment.


    Sigh!


    Ghost Sword Yarrow dared not confront Ross head-on, he began to use sword energy and launch long-range attacks against Ross, but because of the dust and the phantom doppelganger, he could not carry out his attack at all. Most of his attacks were meet up by sand on the shore.


    Ghost Sword Yarrow realized that this type of attacks are useless against Ross and he is wasting his stamina, He finally stopped attacking Ross. He dropped a little and held the hilt of his sword with both of his hands. His figure suddenly flashed on the battlefield.


    "Ghost Step, Flash Shadow!"


    Chi! Chi!


    Two huge bloody sword energy, one from left and one from right cut the battlefield, sweeping the dusty sand and Ross'' doppelg?nger and his real body with it.


    "Are you giving up on your fancy tricks?"


    Faced with this attack, Ross calmly opened his mouth and retracted his doppelg?nger, and withdrew the power of distortion from the sand, while focusing the power of distortion on his hands, facing one of the sword energy attacks.


    Zi!


    Although the bloody sword energy is powerful, it is still stiffly suppressed under Ross'' all-out power of distortion and the sword energy was held between his hands, Ross threw back the sword energy.


    Observation Haki accurately captured the route of Ghost Sword Yarrow attacks, which was a pre-judgment attack, The sword energy attack was thrown back by Ross as it flew towards Ghost Sword Yarrow.


    "Do you want to use my own attacks against me? It''s really is bad behavior."


    Ghost Sword Yarrow looked at the bloody sword energy that came towards him and snorted. The sword energy in his hand was smashed into the air with a violent wave.


    Ross ignored Ghost Sword Yarrow and suddenly bent over and laid his hands on the beach.


    Bang Bang!


    Power of distortion operated by both hands is much more flexible and fierce than foot control. In almost an instant, the beach with Ross as the center and tens of meters in radius stirred up crazily.


    When it comes to large-scale attacks, Ghost Sword Yarrow is not the only one who can use them, but the current environment is just right for him to release a certain trick.


    "Flowing Sandˇ­ Waterfall Stream!"


    Ross took a deep breath and the power of distortion erupted.


    "Not good."


    Ghost Sword Yarrow had noticed that the situation was not right in the vicinity as early as when the sand was surging and his vigilance increased sharply. He planned to pull back and stay away from Ross to avoid the upcoming attack.


    But things were much worse than he thought. Because the sand was mobile, Ross manipulated only a part of the sand, causing all the sand on the beach to roll up and a wave similar to a Tsunami rushed toward him.


    And.


    The general direction of the attack is surging from the shore towards the sea, that is to say, that there is no retreat at all, unless he hides in the sea!!


    Ghost Sword Yarrow''s face changed as he watched the Tsunami like sand attack coming towards him.


    Not far away.


    Everyone who was looking at the battlefield on the shore saw this scene and they felt that their mouths were dry and they were shocked.


    "Fakeˇ­ it''s fakeˇ­"


    "Is this the power of the strongest pirate in the West Blue, the power of Ghost Hand Rossˇ­"


    Such power is already an unacceptable level for them. In their opinion, this type of power is not something that a human being should possess!


    Ross stood behind the raging sand waves and calmly launched Observation Haki, feeling the situation behind the sand waves.


    The battlefield, under his control from the beginning, had changed from the shore where the ship was. Now behind the waves was the open sea and there was no place for Ghost Sword Yarrow to escape.


    His speed is faster and his footwork is also flexible. But there is nothing but sea behind him and all the possible escape routes are blocked and there is no room to dodge!


    If the opponent retreats into the sea, the advantage of the speed can''t be bought into play, Ross will be able to hammer a squirrel in the sea with the advantage of Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) not to mention a much larger target.


    "It''s over."


    Ross'' mind flashed with every single possibility and he calmly whispers.


    Behind the waves.


    Although Ghost Sword Yarrow is not a Devil Fruit user, he also knows that once he retreats into the water, he is giving up his speed advantage. It is likely that he will never have a chance to came back ashore, so he can only take a deep breath and swing his sword in the face of the coming waves.


    "One Blade flowˇ­Decapitation Dance!"


    He held his sword in both of his hands and unleashed a series of attacks. The sand waves that hit him were constantly broken. Because of the wide coverage of the sand waves, the power of distortions was dispersed. The sand waves split open and the raging sand waves could hardly bind his body.


    While constantly breaking the sand waves, Ghost Sword Yarrow rushed towards Ross'' position and indifferently said. "Your attack range is large enough, but the power behind it is too weak. This type of attack must put a big strain on you." If you want to spend more of your stamina, then try it."


    "Consuming stamina, your thinking is too simpleˇ­"


    "Not Yet!"


    Standing behind the sand waves, controlling the sand waves to kill Ghost Sword Yarrow from all directions, Ross heard his words clearly.


    As the voice fell, Ross''s power of distortions condensed together again. He used his five fingers to force the power of distortion and slammed it down.


    Crash!


    Under Ross''s all-out manipulation, the sand in front of him began to roll and surge, rising gradually like a real wave, turning into a terrifying sand wave off the height of more than 20 meters!


    Ghost Sword Yarrow on the shore looked at the scene in front of him and his face finally showed a hint of horror and fear. He didn''t expect Ross to be able to create such a powerful attack even when he was manipulating a large area of sand.


    "Damn it."


    He gritted his teeth, held the sword hilt in both of his hands and looked fiercely at the coming waves. "Marine Vice-Admiral''s fleet can''t kill me, a newcomer to West Blueˇ­"


    "One Sword, Ghost Shadow Decapitation!"


    A reddish sword energy bursts out from above his sword blade, He inserted his blade into the sand wave and tore the sand wave open from the bottom to up, revealing a small town and Ross behind the sand wave.


    But before Ghost Sword Yarrow has the time to be happy, the slashed area of the wave collapsed and fell head on him, closing a gap between them in an instant.


    "No!"


    Ghost Sword Yarrow was completely covered by the gushing sandstorm.

 55 Demon Sheriff Laffitte

    The heavy sand waves fell heavily and most of them plunged into the sea. A huge spray of water was set off on the sea that tumbled backward.


    After that huge piece of sediment has fallen, it was faintly visible that some of the small shrimps and crabs were struggling and there was still a region of sand that was violently twitching as if something was trying to drill out.


    Ross looked calmly at the squirming area, He pressed his hands together as the power of distortions surged from his body and whistled into the earth.


    "Sandstormˇ­Great Burial!"


    Boom!


    Everything that was originally crushed by the huge waves of sand, again started to madly twist and squeezed under the influence of the distortion force and collapsed toward the bottom and the beach area of a few tens of meters roared and directly Collapsed!


    At last, all the sounds disappeared. The remnants of shrimps and crabs burst open one after another and a deadly silence fell on the entire beach.


    At the same time.


    Ross heard a familiar system sound in his ear. He straightened up and gave up on the idea of checking again for any life sign with his Observation Haki.


    "Ghost Sword Yarrow with a bounty of 98 million Berries has been killed, Rewards gained are, 35 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 Free Talent Point."


    1 point free talent point?


    Ross''s calm eyes finally flashed a slight fluctuation and he smiled, 35 Talent Proficiency points are not much but 1 Free Talent Point is a greater reward for him.


    Counting the rewards of killing the Double Sword Durlot before, These two pirates have actually provided him with 2 free talent points. This trip is undoubtedly extremely satisfying for Ross.


    "It looks like Captain won."


    Robin stood far behind the crowd, looking in the direction of the beach, with a slight smile. Seeing the result of the battle, even though she knew Ross well, she was still surprised by the one-sided victory.


    Ross did not have such strength when she first joined, but in just over half a year, Ross'' strength rose rapidly. From the first time she saw a Battleship flee, till now where he can destroy several Battleships.


    Branch Rear Admiral, Headquarters Rear Admiral, Grand Line Pirateˇ­ Every opponent was unconsciously defeated by Ross.


    Looking at the distant coast, Robin could not help but think that the Marine generals who forced Ross to become a pirate should have some regret at this time.


    "Is it over?"


    "There''s no movement."


    The people of the town looked at the shore from afar and after a moment they came back from their shock, but when they overcome their shock, their hearts became more agitated again.


    There is no movement, that is to sayˇ­ Ghost Sword was killed!


    Returning from Grand Line with a bounty as high as 98 million Berries, that big pirate failed to compete with the meteor-like rise of Ghost Hand Ross of the West Blue!


    "It shouldn''t beˇ­ That this is the rise of another Red Hair Shanks level character.


    Some people shudder at the thought of regularly publishing newspapers, defined by the government as one of the world''s most dangerous pirate. The captain of the fearful Red-Haired Pirate with a bounty so high that they can''t help but shudder.


    Little is known about The Grand Line in West Blue, but the existence of Red Hair Shanks, Whitebear Edward Newgate, is well known.


    "No."


    Someone came back from his shock and shook his head when he heard the words of the people next to him. "It''s not that easy. Do you know what kind of pirate Shanks is?" There are many pirates in this sea, but there are only four people standing on top of everyone. He is one of them! "


    West Blue has produced Red Hair Shanks, which some people feel ashamed, while others are proud of it, just like East Blue''s birth of The Pirate King Roger, which will not be forgotten.


    "But."


    The man nodded, took a deep breath and said, "But here in West Blueˇ­ No one can challenge his position anymore, He is the strongest pirate of this generation of the West Blue"


    While the people of the Town were arguing, Ross, who killed Ghost Sword Yarrow, came towards the three Double-Sword Pirates Ships docked on the shore.


    Ross never feared anyone''s revenge, but he did everything in his power to avoid future troubles.


    "Thatˇ­ that guy is coming!"


    "ˇ­pull up the anchorˇ­"


    The pirates on the three ships of Double Sword Pirates were still shocked seeing their Captain being killed by Ross. When they saw that Ross was walking towards them, their faces changed dramatically, showing fear.


    Some people took firearms, some filled the cannons shells and some people tried to escape from the ships. The scene was extremely chaotic.


    Boom! Boom!


    Three Pirate Ships were destroyed one after another after several guns and cannons sounds rippled off the shore.


    The Double Sword Pirates had a lot of pirates with a total bounty of 20 million. Although the proficiency acquired by killing them was very small as he only gained 5 Talent Proficiency Points, which is better than nothing.


    After the destruction of the Double-Sword Pirates, he got a total of 110 Talent Proficiency Points and 2 Free Talent Points, which is a bumper harvest.


    Whiz!


    After destroying the last ship together with a large number of pirates, Ross jumped back to shore and did not rush to use up his Talents and Proficiency points, but stepped lightly and disappeared from the public''s sight after a few flashes.


    Behind the crowd, Ross appeared next to Robin and asked her, "Did you find any trace of him?"


    "No."


    Robin shook her head. The only mission given to her by Ross was to find Demon Sherrif Laffitte in the chaos.


    The Demon Sherrif, however, doesn''t seem to have come over or he is very skillful in hiding himself from her search using Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi).


    "Hmm..."


    Ross touched his chin and thought a little. Suddenly, his eyes flashed and he turned to look down into a dark street not far away.


    "Hao Haoˇ­ I was found."


    A suppressed laugh came from the depths of the street.


    Whiz!


    Almost immediately after the sound came out, Ross stepped down and rushed straight into the dark street.


    When Ross rushed in, a figure hiding deep in the street jumped up and turned over the roof.


    Ross jumped up and chased him.


    After several tosses and turns, Ross eventually caught up with the figure by using his Observation Haki, It was a white-skinned man with a tall ceremonial hat on his head and a crutch in his hand. He was the navigator and The Fifth Fleet Captain of the Blackbeard Pirates, Demon Sherrif Laffitte.

 56 Recruiting a Navigator

    Compared with the character in the original series, he has not changed much and he doesn''t even look too young, but his hiding methods and tricks are dazzling. If Ross had not locked him firmly with his Observation Haki, he would not have been able to find any trace of him after several moves.


    "I don''t have any ill intends and I don''t see anything I shouldn''t have seen."


    Seeing that he couldn''t escape from Ross, Laffitte decisively gave up on fleeing, He stood on the roof of a house and looked at Ross, showing a very helpless expression and gently spread the cane in his hands.


    Ross calmly looked at him and said: "You don''t look like a Law abiding personˇ­ So, are you interested in joining me and making the world turn upside down?"


    Laffitte was slightly surprised and various thoughts flashed through his eyes. Then he put one hand on his chest and made a gentleman''s bow. He smiled and said:


    "I will be honored to join The Ghost Hand Pirates, Captain."


    He has been constantly learning about the world and the situation of the West Blue and he has even gotten a lot of details about Pirates, the Ghost Hand Pirates has gotten famous recently and now they are on the top of West Blue.


    As a restless person, he naturally did not plan to live in peace and security. He always wanted to find a chance to join someone strong and roam around in this world. Although he didn''t plan to join someone so early, Ross went out of his way to invite him. Rejection may not be a good thing.


    Smart people will always make the smartest choices.


    Ross slightly smiled.


    "Ross."


    "Laffitte, I am good at hiding and sailing."


    Laffitte put his hand on the corner of his hat, with his head slightly beneath his side and his fingers gently lifted the corner. He looked like an orthodox gentleman, totally out of line with the name Demon Sherrif.


    ...


    It was easier then Ross imagined to recruit Laffitte. Laffitte has nothing to pack up or he seems to hide everything in his body, but Ross doesn''t know where he hides it.


    The trip to Goldwater sea ended with Laffitte''s joining their crew. Ross crossed two streets with his new Navigator and found Robin.


    "Nico Robin, Responsible for Intelligenceˇ­" Ross introduced Robin and nodded to Robin: "Laffitte, Our new navigator."


    Both of them are highly intelligent and in some ways, Laffitte is better than Nico Robin. After all, Robin puts her wisdom on her subjects of learning.


    "Speaking of it, Marines has been watching you in the dark."


    After a brief greeting, Laffitte rotated the red cane in his hand and smiled at Ross.


    Ross shook his head said: "There are naturally Marine''s on this island because of the two strongest pirates, don''t bother. Before entering the Grand Line, I don''t think Marines will come to find any trouble with us."


    "That''s true."


    Laffitte put down his cane. He intended to say that if he did not mind then he could pull Marine''s Eyes out and torture them and even send some false intelligence to the Marines, but It didn''t look like he needs to mention it.


    "If there is nothing else, you can go to the ship and consider the next stageˇ­ The Grand Line!"


    "Grand Line, that''s a very challenging place, huh, huh."


    Laffitte smiled and his laughter and expressions were filled with a strange style.


    "Then, you will be responsible for the next drawing of sea maps and the choice of sea route. When the ship arrives, I will give you the sea maps and compass."


    Ross said as he walked away, while Laffitte and Robin followed him from left and right.


    Walking on the street, all the way unimpeded, even if someone noticed Ross, they were all shocked and they hid on both sides of the street, carefully watching Ross walk away.


    Quickly.


    Ross returned to his ship with Laffitte and Robin and did not encounter any trouble on the way. Marines did not dare to do anything to him.


    ...


    More than ten miles away from the island, on a Battleship which is preparing for the attack on the island, A Marine branch Rear Admiral asked his subordinate on Den Den Mushi with a serious and nervous look:


    "How is it, what is the result?!"


    "The Double Swords Pirates were completely annihilatedˇ­ Nothing was left, Ghost Hand Ross won the fight without any losses on his side and another weird man followed them to their ship."


    When he heard that Ross had won a great victory without being hurt in both battle, Rear Admiral knew that there was nothing that he could do and when he heard that a strange man accompany them to Ross'' ship, he could not help asking:


    "Weird manˇ­ did you took a photo?!"


    "It has been taken!"


    "Okay, submit the photo quickly."


    They have failed to arrest The Ghost-Hand Pirates and the Double-Sword Pirates, They have to at least submit some new information, otherwise, they will get in trouble with the Headquarters.


    After he hangs up on the Den Den Mushi, a Captain whispered to him, "Rear Admiral, shall we continue to Chase the Ghost Hand Pirates?


    The Rear Admiral looked annoyed at Captain words next to him. As a Rear Admiral, he looked at the pirate but didn''t dare to go. It was a very shameful thing for him and then this guy had to ask a clear question.


    "We are Temporarily on standby for further orders!"


    ...


    A few days later.


    Ross is sailing through the Goldwater sea, the news of the defeat of Double Sword Pirates was published by various newspaper news agencies, with various newspaper broadcasts spread throughout West Blue.


    On a route to the Grand Line, the Ghost Shadow Ship was sailing at full speed and Ross was standing on the deck of the Ghost Shadow Ship with a newspaper thrown by a news bird.


    Shocking! West Blue''s hegemony is in twists and turns, changing ownership again.


    After reading half of the newspaper Ross threw the newspaper into the sea and said helplessly, "What these messy news agencies have published is no more reliable than what the government has published."


    Robin covers her mouth and laughs lightly. "It''s impossible for them to publish accurate news honestly, but Captain, you''ve become the focus of news agencies in West Blue."


    Ross shook his head and asked Laffitte, who was observing the direction and course of the wind at the top of the mast. "What''s the direction and speed of the wind? How long will it take us to reach Berros town?


    Berros Town


    It is the closest island to Grand Line in West Blue, similar to East Blue''s Logue Town, which is considered as the last island before the Grand Line.


    "Without any surprises and with the speed of the ship, it will take us one month to reach the Berros Town, Captain." Laffitte leaped and floated down from the mast like a piece of paper.


    Ross nodded and said: "The problems of navigations are up to you."


    Laffitte is responsible for navigation and even if he is limited to a navigator, it saves Ross a lot of time.


    "Captain may rest assured."


    Laffitte slightly bowed and smiled as Ross returned to his cabin.


    Before embarking on the ship, his knowledge of Ross was limited to all kinds of intelligence and news. In the past few days, he had a more detailed understanding of all aspects of Ross and he more and more confirmed that Ross is a valuable Captain to follow.


    "Turning the world upside down, I''m looking forward to it, huh-huh."

 57 Armament Haki

    Walking into the cabin, Ross went all the way to the exercise room.


    After closing the door, he willed and before his eyes appeared a translucent Talent System panel that only he could see, where three Talents Trees stood quietly.


    Living Talent Tree is unchanged for a long time and there is still only one Navigation Talent on it. Now, with his new navigator, Ross would like to take back the 1 Talent Point he spent to learn navigation, but apparently, the system will not let him easily take the points away.


    The Battle Talent Tree is also refreshing after it has been activated.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 215


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) by Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk):0


    Observation Haki:0


    Observation Haki shows a golden activated state, meaning that Ross can indeed save one Free Talent Point by self-practicing. As for Talent Proficiency, it brings an extra bonus, but self-exercise does not increase Talent Proficiency.


    The General Talent Tree has also changed a lot from the previous one.


    Agility Enhancement: 100 (High-Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 200 (Top Level Strengthening)


    After killing the Double Sword Pirates, Ross gained 2 Free Talent Points and 110 Talent Proficiency points which allowed him a lot of choices.


    "Observation Haki''s strength is enough for now. If I encounter an enemy whose speed is faster than what I can see, hear and feel, even if I could perceive his actions, I wouldn''t be able to respond to them physically."


    Ross thought a little and ruled out the two options, Observation Haki and Agility Enhancement. His speed and strength are in balance and the improvement in Speed and Observation Haki will have very little effect on his overall strength.


    As for Physical Enhancementˇ­


    After such a long period of exercise, his physical fitness is much better than when he just arrived at the Top Level Physical Enhancement. Even if the strength of Distortion Fruit is enhanced further, his physical fitness is enough to bear its burden, so he is not in any hurry to fill in that particular proficiency.


    The last remaining option is Distortion Fruit. If all 110 proficiency points are put in it, then the basic conditions for activating the branch of ''Gravity Distortion'' will be reached in an instant.


    "If I put 85 proficiency points on Distortion Fruit, only 25 proficiency points can be used to improve my physical fitnessˇ­ I don''t know if such a disparity of advancement can afford a huge increase in the power of distortion.


    Ross thought it would be nice to have a few dozen more Talent Proficiency points, but there may have been new choices at that time. Talent Proficiency points and Free Talent Points were always scarce resources.


    In addition to proficiency points, 2 Free Talent Points also brings several options.


    Armament Haki can undoubtedly be activated, Haoshoku Haki can also be activated and even Strength Enhancement in the General Department, etc., are all within the options.


    Due to the scarcity of Free Talent Points, the best solution is naturally based on the practicing Armament Haki to activate it, but currently, Ross does not have any practice method of Armament Haki and without any clue, he can not practice Armament Haki.


    He can also hope that he will be able to awaken Armament Haki in battle.


    Haki''s practice methods are difficult to obtain in the first half of the Grand Line. They can only be obtained in the second half of the Grand Line, New World.


    Without Armament Haki, the situation would be very dangerous when encountering someone with a Logia Devil Fruit abilities.


    Ross thought it over for a long time.


    "Armament Hakiˇ­"


    Ross watched the trunk of the Talents Tree representing Armament Haki and took a deep breath before choosing to consume one Free Talent Point to activate Armament Haki.


    Buzz!!


    The remaining Free Talent Points changed from 2 to 1 and the Armament Haki''s green branch flashed with a golden light and turned into a golden color.


    At the same time.


    A lot of knowledge about Armament Haki was sent to Ross'' mind. He closed his eyes as his body kept shaking. Within a few seconds, he consciousness experienced three-month Armament Haki training.


    A slight heat flow gushes out of his heart and runs through his entire body, bringing a slight increase in Ross'' physical fitness, while a will hiding in his body, which has never been stimulated was released and a very weak Armament Haki enhances one part of his body.


    Hu!


    When Ross opened his eyes, his senses have changed a lot. In addition to feeling the power of Distortion Fruit in his body, he can now feel another kind of power contained in his body which is quite different from his Devil Fruit power.


    Busoshoku (Armament)... Haki


    It is slightly similar to Observation Haki in origin, but major parts of it are completely different. As Ross wills, an invisible breath comes out of him and surrounds him on outside.


    The skills activated by the Talent System have always been complete without any default and the Armament Haki around Ross''body is flexible and free from any sense of stagnation.


    "This is Armament Hakiˇ­"


    Ross manipulated the aura around his body, muttered a sentence and then his eyes twinkled slightly, he concentrated his thoughts on his arms and control the convergence of the Armament Haki.


    Buzz!!


    The gathering of Armament Haki formed a strong aura around Ross'' arm and squeezed and condensed under Ross'' control, but when it was about to form a black hardening, it suddenly broke apart and the aura dispersed.


    Ross tried twice in a row and failed to harden Armament Haki. As for the cause of his failure, he found it all at once.


    "Insufficient strength."


    Perceiving Armament Haki around him, Ross shook his head.


    First, his Armament Haki is too weak. Second, his physical strength is not strong enough. Although his physical strength is more abnormal than any ordinary person, it is still a little far from the Armament Haki hardening.


    Being able to mobilize Armament Haki is just a startup skill. By practicing enough to form Armament Haki hardening, then one has thoroughly mastered this kind of Haki.


    Thinking about it.


    Ross still gave up the idea of ??putting proficiency points in Armament Haki.


    There is still a month to go before he officially enters Grand Line. After Armament Haki is activated, there is no need for practice. Even if it does not meet the hardening criteria in one month, some improvements can be made.


    As long as he has a certain level in Armament Haki, even if hardening is not achieved, he will be able to do something against a Logia Devil Fruit user.


    For him.


    Distortion Fruit is still his main development direction. Armament Haki can mainly be used against the BUG-like ability of "elementalization". After all, it is unrealistic to try to raise all of his abilities to the top at the same time.


    Ross intends to reserve the remaining 1 Free Talent Point until the proficiency of the distortion fruit reaches 300 proficiency points after which he can activate The Gravity Distortion ability which may require 1 Free Talent Point.


    "There is still 110 Talent Proficiency Pointsˇ­"


    Ross looked at the branch of Distortion Fruit. He didn''t add it up just a little. He directly put 45 Talent Proficiency Points in it.


    In a flash of light, Distortion Fruit''s proficiency turned to 260. Meanwhile, Ross suddenly felt a burning sensation in his body. The power of distortions rose rapidly in that burning heat. In a few seconds, the power of distortions had risen dramatically.

 58 Red Hair Pirates

    Ross closed his eyes and quietly felt the heat and the power of distortion in his body. When the heat subsided, he opened his eyes and clenched his fist.


    Previously the range of his Distortion Fruit power was a radius of about 30 meters with him as the center and after putting 45 proficiency points in it, the range of his Distortion Fruit power has increased to 50 meters!


    Ross can clearly feel that his power can not only easily cover an entire ship, but also extend outward, even to the bottom of the sea.


    Whitebeard''s Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) can trigger sea shock, and the Distortion Fruit can naturally do similar things but Distortion Fruit has a smaller range than Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi).


    "My body can still bear this level of power."


    After perceiving the changes in his body, Ross muttered.


    Power of distortion has skyrocketed and the burden placed on his body has naturally increased a lot but since Ross'' physical fitness has always been ahead of his Devil Fruit, so after this surge, his physical strength and the power of Distortion Fruit can be improved and can reach a balance.


    After a little hesitation, Ross put 20 Talent Proficiency points to Physical Enhancement and then assigns another 30 Talent Proficiency points to Distortion Fruit.


    Buzz!!


    After the Talent Proficiency assignment, Ross''s body changed slightly again and the range of Distortion Fruit reached nearly 70 meters!


    "Sure enough, with the increase of proficiency the power of distortion fruit will increase more and moreˇ­ but the increment in Physical Enhancement is getting smaller and smaller."


    Ross felt the changes in the body and his eyes flickered.


    Such a divergence also means that In addition to allocating a large number of Talent Proficiency points to Physical Enhancement, he also needs to further exercise his body to adapt to the continuous strengthing of his Devil Fruit power.


    He originally intended to put the remaining points in the distortion fruit for its proficiency to reach 300 but Ross eventually assigned the remaining 15 proficiency points to Physical Enhancement.


    To activate Gravity Distortion he needs to spend more than one Free Talent Points. Even if the proficiency of the power of distortion reached 300, the Gravity Distortion will not be activated in a short time. So this is not as good as balancing his physical fitness and his Devil Fruit strength, which is also beneficial to practice Armament Haki.


    After assigning 110 Talent Proficiency Points, Ross'' talent panel changed again.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 290


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk):0


    Observation Haki:0


    Armament Haki: 0


    Distortion Fruit is only 10 proficiency points away from the second branch which will activate the Gravity Distortion, while Marine''s Rokushiki is all zero. Maybe after the physical enhancement and the Agility Enhancement''s proficiency reach the upper limit of 500, He will allocate some proficiency points to Soru and Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk).


    Agility Enhancement: 100 (High LevelStrengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 235 (Top LevelStrengthening)


    The General Talent Department has not changed much.


    "The power of Distortion Fruit has more than doubled and his original body is little weaker than his Devil Fruit ability." Ross shook his head helplessly, even though he finally replenished the Physical Enhancement by 15 proficiency points, His body still couldn''t keep up with the increase in the power of distortion.


    Naturally.


    It also has the advantage that when Ross breaks out with all of his strength, the power of distortion will reach a terrifying level and Marine Rear Admiral Onigumo, who once suppressed him by virtue of his strength, will not be able to resist his current power of distortion.


    "I don''t know how strong I am currently, how much worse am I compared to a Vice-Admiral of the Headquarter."


    Ross thought for a moment.


    Headquarters Vice-Admiral and Headquarters Rear Admiral are also quite different.


    It is quite difficult for a Headquarters Rear Admiral to be directly promoted to a Headquarters Vice-Admiral, most of the Headquarters Rear Admiral need to be placed outside the branch base to serve as a branch Vice-Admiral for a period of time and only after gaining some military merits, they can return to the Headquarter.


    "Regardless of his own affordability, He should be able to compete with a weak Headquarters Vice-Admiral and he is not an opponent to most of the top Headquarters Vice-Admiral."


    After thinking about the strength of Onigumo, Ross roughly judged what level he is now.


    Before entering the Grand Line, it is rare for someone to have abilities that surpass Headquarters Rear Admiral and can deal with a Vice-Admiral in general.


    "Next step is to continue to exercise my physical body and Armament Haki."


    Ross regained his thoughts and quickly set a short-term practicing route for himself. Since his Devil Fruit abilities are too strong, which brings a certain level of burden on his body, He will focus on his physical training for some time.


    And it will be beneficial for his Armament Haki training as it also requires a strong physical body.


    "I still have to use the biggest weight and then double the number of push-ups and squats, one set for one thousand, one set at a time."


    After simply setting up the practice plan, Ross came to a lot of weights, picked out the heaviest one and started to exercise after wearing it.


    Half a month passed quickly.


    Because Laffitte was responsible for navigation, Ross had more free time. He spent a large part of it on his training and some part of it on rest and relaxation.


    Robin''s Devil Fruit ability is also useful for massage and the effects are very good.


    Although this is a strange trend for Robin, Ross did not intend to make her a Battle oriented member. If such a good girl exercises and put muscles all over her body, it will not be a beautiful picture to imagine and he will surely suffer from headaches.


    ...


    Ghost Shadow Ship is not far away.


    On the windy and sunny sea, a Pirate Ship is slowly sailing. There is no wicked and fierce atmosphere that is found on any usual Pirate Ship but the atmosphere is relaxing.


    It seems that the people on board don''t care whether they will encounter merchant ships or not, much less whether they will encounter Marines. All of them are enjoying themselves, drinking and eating meat.


    Naturally.


    If a Marine''s Battleship were here, they would have turned around and run when they saw the Pirate Ship, because the pirate flag hung on the sail of the ship was enough to frighten the whole ocean!


    "How does it feel to be back home?"


    Beckman took a cigarette and came to the Red Hair Shanks standing at the front of the deck.


    Shanks stood there relaxed in his cloak and slippers, looking at the vast sea ahead, smiling and saying, "Not bad."


    "Nearly twenty yearsˇ­"


    Looking at the sea, Shanks muttered that it had been nearly twenty years since he got on Roger''s ship as a trainee, thirteen years ago Roger became The Pirate King and eleven years ago Roger started The Great Age of Pirates.


    Of all Roger''s crew, only he got Captain''s straw hat and he did not disappoint Roger''s former crew members. After Roger started the Great Age of Pirates, it only took him 11 years to become one of the four emperors galloping on the Grand Line and New World.


    Naturally.


    It only took Roger a few years to conquer the Grand Line and became the King standing at the top of countless pirates.


    "First let''s go back to my hometown, then we go to the East Blueˇ­" Shanks gently touched the straw hat on his head.


    Beckman laughed and said, "Hey, suddenly coming to the West Blue without saying a word and then going to East Blue again. Marine and the government are afraid that we would make a mess."


    "Let them go around."


    Shanks slightly smiled.


    If the Government and Marines want to deal with them, they must send at least three top-level Battle forces. Otherwise, they will not be able to do anything. The Government will not provoke a world-class war randomly. Beckman has considered all these things before taking any action.


    Just as Shank was enjoying the sea breeze, the ship''s sentry post suddenly shouted at him.


    "Boss!"


    "There is a Pirate Ship over there!"

 59 Brushing Pas

    Ghost Shadow Ship.


    Laffitte is standing on the sentry post at the top of the mast, one of his hand holding the wooden guardrail and his other hand holding a telescope, looking in the distance.


    Long ago, he found a dark shadow on the far sea, which could be judged as a ship, but he was uncertain as to what it was.


    As the two ships approached, the shadow gradually became clear.


    "That flag isˇ­"


    When he saw the flag on the ship, Laffitte''s expression suddenly changed slightly and those expressions looked strange on him as he always looked like a gentleman who rarely shows any emotions.


    Whiz!


    After judging it for a second, he jumped from the mast and landed on the deck below, He said to Robin, "Call Captain up, that ship belongs toˇ­" Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates."


    "Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates?!"


    Robin was shocked. She thought it would be a merchant ship or ordinary Pirate Ship, but she didn''t expect that it would be Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates, which are a terrifying force on the Grand Line.


    Quickly.


    Robin found Ross in the exercise room, and when Ross heard about the Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates, he came to the deck with a serious expression.


    Taking the telescope from Laffitte''s hand and looking carefully at the ship coming in from the distance, he said thoughtfully, "It is indeed Akagami (Red Hair) Piratesˇ­"


    Calculating the time, it is now the August of the eleventh year of the Great Age of Pirates. According to the original plot, Shanks arrived at the East Blue''s Foosha Village around this time and stayed there for about a year.


    "Captain, should we avoid them?"


    Laffitte proposed from the side.


    Although he is very optimistic about Ross and boarded Ross'' ship, he is not an idiot. At this time point, it is undoubtedly a suicide attempt to act against Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates, a world-renowned existence.


    Ross put down his telescope and looked in the direction of the Akagami (Red Hair) Pirate Ship. He calmly said, "Don''t panic, change our route slightly so that we won''t collapse against them head-on and we will pass by them."


    "This is also very dangerousˇ­"


    Laffitte is slightly worried.


    Ross stood on the bow of the ship and he doesn''t intend to circumvent his ship around in a big circle to avoid Shanks. If he encounters the Beast Pirates or BIGMOM Pirates, he might avoid them temporarily, but he doesn''t need to do that for Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates.


    In other words, Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) is also his target, but that is the ultimate goalˇ­ It is indeed too early to meet Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates at this time.


    Ross looked at the gradually approaching Akagami (Red Hair) Pirate Ship, whispering in his heart.


    "ˇ­"


    Looking at the fast approaching Akagami (Red Hair) Pirate Ship, Robin can''t help but show a little nervousness. Few people can make her nervous, but a Marine Admiral Aokiji has made her deeply afraid of him and Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates is the existence that even a Marine Admiral dares not dare to provoke.


    As the distance between the two ships gradually narrowed, the course of the two ships became very clear. It was not the opposite, but two parallel lines that did not intersect. They would pass each other at a distance of about thirty or forty meters away.


    Robin and Laffitte were nervous, but Ross remained calm as if the ship in front of him is only an ordinary merchant ship.


    One hundred metersˇ­


    Ninety metersˇ­


    As the distances of ships further narrowed, the people on the ships on both sides became clearer and clearer. Ross had clearly seen the figures standing on the bow of the Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates.


    One of them is wearing a black cloak and a yellow straw hat. He is one of the New World Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), Red Hair Shanks!


    Forty metersˇ­


    Thirty metersˇ­


    When the distance between the two ships reached 30 meters, the shortening was stopped. At this distance, Ross and the Shanks standing on the bow of the ship were almost opposite to each other and they could almost see the expression on the other''s face.


    This distance was not fixed but increased over time and became forty or fifty meters until the two boats completely passed each other and nothing happened.


    "Hu!"


    When Akagami (Red Hair) Pirate Ship''s hull was thoroughly brushed parallel to Ghost Shadow Ship, Laffitte and Robin almost both took a long breath and looked at each other and they found that both of their foreheads was covered with fine sweat stains.


    Only Ross remained calm and his face did not betray any of his emotions.


    "It''s all right."


    "Keep Going, our goal is Berose town."


    Ross turned around and spoke in a light voice and at the same time, he entered his cabin and disappeared.


    ...


    On the other side.


    On the Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates ship, there are still a large number of pirates who are drinking and eating meat and most of them don''t even know about the passing Ghost Shadow Ship.


    Even if they knew they wouldn''t care much and continue to talk and laugh while eating and drinking.


    Standing at the bow of the ship, opposite to Ross, Red Hair Shanks returned to his mind with a slightly different look in his eyes when the hull of the Ghost Shadow Ship has completely passed by him.


    "That man just nowˇ­"


    "What''s wrong?"


    Beckman turned to Shanks and asked, "Do you want to stop them?"


    "No."


    Shanks shook his head and said with a slight twinkle in his eyes, "Justˇ­ That man''s eyes just gave me a very unusual feeling. I have a feeling that we will meet again."


    "Really?"


    Beckman took a puff of his cigarette and smiled.


    Nobody knows for sure about this kind of thing, but he didn''t expect to meet someone who made Shanks has a premonition in West Blue.


    "Just now that guy should be Ghost Hand Ross of West Blue. I read it in the newspaper before and I think they''re going to the Grand Line for us to see them again, but it''s not that easy."


    This is just a chance encounter, for any pirate to see them they have to first conquer the first half of the Grand Line and this single step has taken countless lives.


    This premonition of Shanks may be just a hunch.


    ...


    After passing the Akagami (Red Hair) Pirates ship, the Ghost Shadow Ship returned to its calm state again.


    Laffitte continued to control the course. Robin continued to read her books, occasionally directed the handyman to do some cleaning work on the ship, or assisted Laffitte in collecting and sailing, while Ross returned to the practice room and continued to exercise, practicing Armament Haki.


    "Armed!"


    Standing in front of a hard steel wall, Ross stretched out his fist and muttered while controlling his own Armament Haki to gather on his fist.


    Compared with Armament Haki, which has been enhanced a lot more in half a month''s time, The constant concentration and cohesion gradually changed from surroundings to attachments. It became more and more strong, but it still could not form the black hardening.


    "Not enough."


    Ross shook his head and punched the iron wall.


    Bang!


    Even if the Armament Haki has not reached the degree of hardening, He only surrounded his fist in his will without the hardening and he did not use his Devil fruit powers but he still left a fist shape on the solid iron wall.


    "Very well, if it goes up at this rate, in half a month I should be able to gradually touch the Armament Haki hardening level."

 60 Waiting For You

    Half a month later.


    When Ross finally reached the edge of Armament Haki''s hardening for the first time, Ghost Shadow Ship arrived at Berros town, the last island of West Blue before the Grand Line and it is similar to Logue Town of East Blue.


    Although there are often pirates landing here, the arrival of Ghost Shadow Ship at the port still caused a tremor on the dock. As the strongest pirate force of West Blue, the name of the Ghost-Hand Pirates is very well-known and they are already very famous.


    "First, let''s collect enough fresh water and food for our future journey."


    When the ship was docked, Ross stood on the deck and looked at Laffitte and Robin and said: "You also need to buy a Log Pose, which is a must-have item for the Grand Line."


    "Understood, Captain."


    Laffitte shook the red stick in his hand, laughed and walked down the ramp. "As a navigator, leave the matter of Log Pose to me."


    No matter how talented Laffitte was in the original series as one of the 10 captains of Blackbeard Pirates, here he''s a West Blue native who hasn''t stepped into Grand Line. He is not very familiar with things like Log Pose but with Ross with him, He will not step into the Grand Line without preparation.


    "Go ahead."


    Ross nodded and handed the mission of acquiring a Log Pose to Laffitte.


    Robin slightly smiled while heading for the ramp and said, "I''m going to buy fresh water and food."


    His two crew members took over the missions and Ross found that he didn''t seem to have anything to do. He didn''t have any interest in going ashore, so he sat down on the Ghost Shadow Ship and waited for them to finish their mission and return.


    Meanwhile.


    News of the arrival of the Ghost Hand Pirates in Berros town also spread rapidly to the Marine branch stationed in Berros town.


    Boom!


    Marine Captain Yukimura, the highest chief of the division, slapped his hand on the table and stood up violently, saying, "Ghost Hand Pirates are here?".


    "Yesˇ­ Their ship was spotted at the port.


    Standing in front of Yukimura, Marine Lieutenant Commander''s forehead was overflowing with cold sweat as he asked nervously: "Captain, what should we do, should we surround them?!"


    Yukimura also had a serious and tense look, shaking his head in a dignified manner, he said: "No, I will report to Headquarters first."


    As a branch Captain stationed in Berros town, his strength is not comparable to that of West Blue Captain and he will not be promoted to the Rear Admiral rank next but he will be transferred to Marine Headquarters as a Headquarters Captain.


    Nevertheless, Ross sank an entire West Blue fleet led by Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo, once any conflict occurred between him and Ross, he was not sure if he would walk away alive.


    Quickly.


    Intelligence passed back from Yukimura''s office to Marine Headquarters''office in charge of West Blue.


    A Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral worked in this office. Onigumo was the most outstanding member of this office. Nobody expected him to fall in a place like West Blue.


    From the initial indifference to Ross who was a small time Pirate Hunter and then he became a Pirate. The current state of the office is entirely different, now the mere mention of the name of Ghost Hand Pirates left the entire office in chaos.


    Doberman soon arrived at his office as he was personally responsible for all matters concerning Ghost Hand Ross since Onigumo''s defeat in the West Blue.


    "Berros townˇ­ It seems that he is finally going to step into The Grand Line.


    Listening to the nervous voice coming from Den Den Mushi, Doberman murmured a little and said, "Captain Yukimura, for the time being, don''t act against them, don''t fight with the Ghost Hand Pirates."


    "Erˇ­ Yes! "


    Yukimura heard Doberman''s order and was surprised but he still answered immediately.


    Almost any pirate who appears in Berros town will be encircled, suppressed and pursued by Marines under his leadership. At least three or four out of ten Pirates will be defeated by him in Berros town, but this is the first time that he will not move against Pirates.


    He also knows that with the arrangement of Marines in the Berros Town, he can deal with pirates with the bounty of 35 million, but he is not strong enough to deal with the Ghost Hand Pirates.


    "Now that you want to come to Grand Line, come in. I''ll wait for you on The Grand Lineˇ­ Grand Line is not like West Blue, You won''t be able to act recklessly here.


    Doberman glared at the Den Den Mushi.


    He is not afraid of Ross coming to Grand Line, but he is afraid that Ross will not come!


    If Ross stays in the West Blue, it will be really hard to get rid of him. Any branch base of the West Blue does not have enough strength to suppress Ghost Hand Pirates and it''s not easy to move people from Headquarters or the Grand Line to West Blue. It''s very troublesome to deal with.


    But.


    It will be different if he comes to the Grand Line!


    Once he enters the Grand Line, he will officially enter the region that ??Marines guarded heavily.


    The military deployment on The Grand Line is far from what West Blue can match. The highest chief of each branch base is a Vice-Admiral, with more experience and strength than Onigumo.


    And there are a large number of Pirates on the Grand Line whose names are better known then Ghost Hand Pirates. Maybe Marines won''t even need to deal with Ross as he may perish on the sea by some pirate hands.


    "Notify the Marine branches nearest to the Reverse Mountains and give me a close look at all the pirates entering the Grand Line. Once I find the Ghost-Hand Pirates, I will attack them immediately, they must be eradicated!"


    Doberman does not intend to give Ross any more opportunities to grow.


    "Yes!"


    Many Marine Rear Admiral responded by dialing the Den Den Mushi to various branch bases to deliver Doberman''s orders and their serious look gradually turned to a relaxed one.


    Once Ross enters the Grand Line, he will no longer be under their jurisdiction.


    Secondly, the strong and tyrannical forces placed on the Grand Line had the abilities to deal with any pirate under the bounty of 120 million berries. They can''t deal with the Ghost Hand Pirates in the West Blue but on the Grand Line, he is nothing to the Marines.


    ...


    Berros town.


    Ross naturally didn''t know about the actions of the Marine Headquarters and even if he knew he wouldn''t care, Marines are waiting for him but they don''t know that he is also waiting for them, waiting to meet them on the Grand Line.


    There are many pirates on the Grand Line with the bounty of 100 million, 200 million, or even 300 million berries and even the Seven Warlords of the Sea can be found thereˇ­ For Ross, it''s like a hunter walking into a hunting ground, looking at all those preys from afar and grinning.


    Those beings will be the cornerstones of his climb to the top of the world.


    From the moment he enters the Grand Line, He will be closer to killing those who regarded him as a trivial man and ordered his annihilation.

 61 To The Grand Line

    The first to return was Robin with a team of porters that worked with the handymen on the Ghost Shadow Ship to carry fresh water and food constantly filling the Ghost Shadow Ship''s storage.


    "When I passed through the Marine branch on the road, I explored the surroundings and found that Marines were all assembled inside. Maybe we should expect some trouble."


    Robin standing next to Ross was overseeing many porters carrying food and fresh water on board, she looks at the Marine branch base building standing in the middle of the Little Town and laughs slightly.


    Ross sat on the guardrail of the Ghost Shadow Ship deck and without looking up, said "Come on. They''re lucky if they don''t cause any trouble for us."


    Robin slightly smiled with her chin in her hand and said:


    "Marines here are probably afraid of us, but the news that we''re here must have been sent back to the Marine Headquarters and there will probably be Marine''s soldiers waiting for us on Grand Line."


    Naturally, she knows that Marines won''t fight them here, She is worried about the Marines on the Grand Line.


    However, how could Ross not understand her reminder? He turned to Robin and, with a slightly playful stretch of his finger, gave her a gentle click on her chin and said, "I can imagine thatˇ­ But If Marine wants to fight us, then let them come.


    After being teased by Ross, Robin didn''t have any blushing expressions, but instead smiled and stared at Ross.


    Ross looked at her for a few seconds and naturally regained his gaze and looked into the distant sea. He said: "It is already the end of November of the eleventh year of the Great Age of Pirates."


    If he remembers correctly the Robin is 17 years old now and her birthday should be on February 6. That is to say, in another two and a half months, she can take off the Loli title.


    "???"


    Robin felt that Ross''s sentence was incomplete and there might be the second half of the sentence, but Ross did not say it and she was confused.


    Half a day later.


    Laffitte returned to the ship and came to Ross. His wrists swayed as he has a watch-like tied to his wrist, but at the center of the watch was not a dial, but a ball and a pointer.


    "Is this it? Captain."


    Ross took the thing from Laffitte''s hand. After a little observation, he nodded and said, "Yes, this is what replaces the sea maps and compass on the Grand Line."


    Ross hands the Log Pose back to Laffitte and lets him study and observe it by himself.


    Half a day later.


    Food and fresh water filled the storage compartment of the Ghost Shadow Ship. At Ross''s command, Ghost Shadow Ship untied the rope, set sail and left Berros town and headed straight towards the Reverse Mountain!


    While the Ghost Shadow Ship was leaving the Berros town, Marines on Berros town immediately reported the current situation to Marine Headquarters, but it had nothing to do with Ross.


    ...


    As the Ghost Shadow Ship moved closer to the Grand Line, the weather and currents began to become unpredictable and the waves became more turbulent and the undercurrent surged.


    Ross arrived on deck and watched the course of Ghost Shadow Ship with Laffitte. Under their control, Ghost Shadow Ship did not wander into the Calm Belt but went to the Reverse Mountain.


    "Grand Line and Red Line divide the planet into east, west, north, and south. The ocean currents of the four seas will gather at one place and finally flows into the Grand Lineˇ­ that''s the Reverse Mountain."


    Based on his memory, Ross is calm about the changes in the current, although it is West Blue and not East Blue, which was passed by Luffy and others, its a minor gap.


    ˇ­.


    Behind the mist in the sea, there is a magnificent red wall-like structure that stretches all the way to the end of the line of sight. It is the Red Line.


    Robin stood on the deck and looked at the Red Line, saying: "What a spectacular sight"


    "That''s Red Lineˇ­" Laffitte had a strange smile on his face, but his excited eyes revealed that his heart was surging like a wave.


    Even Ross looks at the spectacular and magnificent Red Line which divides the whole world, has a thrill of excitement in his heart, Looking at the real deal is a very different experience.


    While looking at Red Line, Ross looked at the parallel Grand Line.


    Reverse Mountain is the starting point of the first half of the Grand Line and the end of the second half of the Grand Line. The final island, Raftel, is mostly hidden in the mist.


    But.


    Without the guidance of the Road Poneglyph, No one can find Raftel, even if he directly cross the Grand Line through the calm belt, he wouldn''t be able to find Raftel. He would only be able to move around like a headless fly in the sea.


    Ross only looked at it and then took his eyes back, because he was not interested in the so-called Raftel, or the so-called ONEPIECE, he was just a little curious about them.


    Crash!


    As the Ghost Shadow Ship gradually approached the Reverse Mountain, the sea currents became more and more violent and the entire ship slammed towards Red Line.


    Under the control of Ross and Laffitte, Ghost Shadow Ship sailed into the canal of the Reverse Mountain and climbed all the way up to the top of the mountain and finally rushed into the Grand Line!


    At the same time.


    In front of the Twin Cape Lighthouse on the end of the Reverse Mountain, an old man was sitting there reading the newspaper, He turned his head in the direction of the Reverse Mountain canal. He is the Warden Crocus of the Twin Cape Lighthouse and the doctor of the Pirate King Roger Ship.


    "Well, Another Pirate force has stepped into the Grand Line and he doesn''t know where this batch will go."


    Crocus put down his newspaper and looked towards the Ghost Shadow Ship at the Reverse Mountain Canal.


    He often reads newspapers and news from all over the world. He has a slight impression on the Ghost Hand Pirates, but it is just a little impression.


    Because this is the starting point of The Grand Line, there have been countless pirates pouring in here in eleven years, but out of them all very few people can make a name for themselves on the Grand Line, perhaps the Ghost Hand Pirates will just be one of those no-name pirates.


    So with only a single glance, Crocus regained his gaze.


    ...


    A few days later.


    The news that Ghost Hand Pirates had left West Blue and drove into the Grand Line spread all over West Blue. While countless pirates and Marines breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes converged on Grand Line.


    Grand Line, known as Pirate''s Graveyard, has silently devoured a large number of pirates that dominate West Blue for more than a decade, many of which had a bounty as high as 80 million berries.


    Now.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates had also stepped into the Grand Line, whether they turned into a small wave that was annihilated on the Grand Line or a storm that will sweep through the Grand Line, no one can say for sure.

 62 Violent Storm

    In the stormy Rainstorm, there are huge waves on the sea, wrapping the Ghost Shadow Ship and taking it up and down, which makes it difficult to maintain a stable course.


    "How long till we reach the first island?"


    Under the command of navigator Laffitte, Robin used her ability to constantly change the sails and barely controlled the ship''s course in the storm. Many handymen also worked hard to support her.


    Laffitte stood there with a serious expression and looked at the Log Pose worn on his wrist. He said: "It''s hard to judge. It''s the first time I''ve entered the Grand Line. I didn''t expect the weather and currents here to be so troublesome. Now I''m off course."


    "No harm."


    Ross stepped out of the cabin and stood steadily on Ghost Shadow Ship which was rising and falling with the waves. "As long as we keep sailing in the direction pointed by Log Pose, we will surely reach an island."


    It is not clear which island Ross will arrive at. There are at least 7 routes on the Grand Line and only one of them was traveled by Straw Hat Pirates.


    Crash!


    In the raging Rainstorm, a wave of about 20 meters high appeared from the front, sweeping across the sky and smashing down against Ghost Shadow Ship.


    "Be careful!"


    Laffitte''s face changed.


    Robin was also shocked. She was a Devil Fruit user. It was very dangerous for her when the waves fell and there was nothing she could do to stop them.


    Just in a short time, Ross pulled out his Named Sword Happy Spring out of his waist, his sword was surrounded by Armament Haki as he cut the sword against the waves.


    Siii!


    Ross'' sword energy released by his Named Sword Happy Spring is as powerful as Onigumo''s Rankyaku (Tempest Kick), which split the nearly 20 meters high from the center and Ghost Shadow Ship sailed from the middle of the waves.


    The strange weather on the Grand Line cannot stop someone who is really strong and it can only stop those ordinary pirates.


    "Hu, Captain''s sword arts are also very unreal."


    Laffitte''s eyes flickered slightly and he expressed his respect and admiration for Ross at the right time.


    Ross stood with his hands down and his eyes calm.


    After the Ghost Shadow Ship crossed the waves, the scene changed instantly. There were two different shadows in the left front and right front of the fog. One was a Pirate Ship and the other was an ice block of nearly 100 meters in length!


    "Pirate Ship is found in the left front and huge ice blocks are found in the right front."


    After Robin saw the situation in the fog, she immediately reported to Ross.


    At that moment, the undercurrent suddenly surged violently and Ghost Shadow Ship was instantly wrapped up by the undercurrent and slammed into the direction of the huge ice block.


    Not far away.


    While Robin found a group of pirates on the nameless Pirate Ship, they also found the existence of the Ghost Shadow Ship. Compared with Ghost Shadow Ship, they seemed to be in a lot of confusion in the stormy Rainstorm and their sails seemed to be broken by hail.


    "Boss! There is a ship over there, A Pirate Ship!"


    The Captain of Pirate Ship listened to his subordinates'' report and frowned in the direction of the Ghost Shadow Ship. Now that the ship'' hull was badly damaged, he did not want to clash with other Pirate Ship in such stormy weather.


    But just as he was about to order a diversion to avoid Ghost Shadow Ship, he suddenly saw that Ghost Shadow Ship was wrapped up by the undercurrent at the bottom of the sea and crashed towards the huge ice block in the distance, accelerating all the way and seemingly unable to stop.


    "What?!"


    "Don''t panic. Watch out for undercurrents on the sea floor and stabilize the ship''s hull first."


    The Pirate Captain watches this scene, his eyes twinkling and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, if the other side is hit by the huge piece of ice to, it will crush them, this small advantage can be used by him.


    It''s not so much as the Ghost Shadow Ship crashing into the huge ice block floating on the sea but it is the opposite. The huge ice block is crashing into The Ghost Shadow Ship which is in between his own ship and the ice block, so if the ice block crashes into The Ghost Shadow Ship then his ship will be saved.


    However.


    Before Ghost Shadow Ship is hit by the huge ice block, a figure flew up from the Ghost Shadow Ship and stepped out into the gale Rainstorm and fell towards the huge ice block with a lot of astonished eyes on his figure.


    "Someone jumped out of that ship."


    "That guy is flying in the sky? Am I dreaming?


    Many of the pirates on the nameless Pirate Ship are looking in the direction of the Ghost Shadow Ship. Seeing this scene, they are a little surprised and amazed.


    And in the next moment, Ross'' figure has fallen onto the huge ice block.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    When Ross'' figure fell, the huge ice block cracked under the influence of the power of distortion, centering on Ross'' position and spreading in all directions.


    Bang!


    Eventually, the huge 100-meter wide ice block was completely destroyed by the power of distortion and turned into numerous small pieces of ice that shot in every direction.


    Ghost Shadow Ship, which was about to hit the ice, easily crushed the many small broken ice blocks and stabilized.


    "ˇ­"


    The unnamed Pirate Ship, along with its pirates, including the Captain, has long been shocked by this scene and many people have revealed an almost unbelievable look.


    "That icebergˇ­ brokenˇ­"


    "Is this a dream?"


    The Pirate Captain could not help but swallow as he watched the scene. He was also an unusual pirate in North Blue, with 13 million Berries bounty on his head but he was frightened by the storm. That huge ice block still scared him.


    When he noticed that the Ghost Shadow Ship in the distance is seemed to be turning on its bow and sailing towards his ship, a sudden look of horror appeared in his eyes.


    "Fast! Turn quickly!"


    Crash!


    The undercurrent of the sea surged again, happily wrapping his ship and took his ship to the distance, away from the Ghost Shadow Ship.


    As Ghost Shadow Ship disappeared into the fog, The Pirate Captain wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and he was still a little frightened. His subordinates'' looked at each other with a sigh of relief.


    "I thinkˇ­ We should go back to North Blue."


    "ˇ­ Uh huh.


    Everyone nodded in perfect agreement.


    ...


    Ross, who has smashed the huge ice block and returned to the deck of his ship, watched the nameless Pirate Ship quickly disappear in the mist wrapped up in the sea undercurrent.


    For these nameless Pirates hovering in the beginner area of the Grand Line, Ross is like a High-Level warrior who has returned to the novice village, so he has no interest in the chickens of the novice village.


    Experience doesn''t add up at all by killing these low-level beginners and the acquired money is not worth the effort put into killing them.


    "Stable routes, continue to move forward."


    Ross looked up at the gradually turning sunny sky and instead of heading for the Pirate Ship, he headed into the direction pointed by the Log Pose.


    Laffitte bowed and said, "Okay, Captain."


    In this chaotic weather of sometimes sunny and sometimes windy Rainstorm or even snow, Ghost Shadow Ship rides through the most chaotic sea in the world and arrives at the first island on the route in the first half of the Grand Line.

 63 Stared

    Luton town.


    This is Ross'' first island on the Grand Line route. This small town is not chaotic, but orderly. The Ghost Shadow Ship, which arrived at the port did not cause any movement here. It seems that people here are accustomed to pirates.


    "This is the Grand Lineˇ­ It doesn''t seem to be anything unusual." Walking into the town, Laffitte spun his red cane and looked around.


    "Maybe."


    Ross was calm and not interested in whether the island was unusual or not. "Log Pose needs to stay on the island for a while to record the magnetic waves of the islands to point to the next island, so we have to stay on this island for a few days."


    Laffitte looked at the Log Pose worn on his wrist and noticed that the needle of the Log Pose was not fixed like it as supposed to be and it was constantly shaking, he said: "Understood, I will report immediately when the magnetic waves are fully recorded."


    Ross nodded and said, "Well, for now, you can all move freely."


    Laffitte swung his cane in one hand and pulled his hat eaves in the other, saying: "Whoopˇ­ I really want to explore the island of the Grand Line."


    Robin nodded and said: "I am also interested in the history of this island."


    The three of them separated, Robin went to explore the history of Island, while Laffitte went to find something interesting for him. As for Ross, he found a noodle restaurant and ordered a Ramen.


    ...


    On the harbor pier, in a dark room, a man pushed open a door and came inside a room, he switched on the light of the room, illuminating a messy hall, clapped his hands and shouted:


    "Guys, the prey is here!"


    There was a lot of alcohol in the room and similarly, there were a lot of people lying in the middle of the room. There were also a few dancing girls with a good figure in the middle of the room. The scene was very chaotic.


    Someone heard the shouting, rubbed his head and opened his eyes, saying: "Oh, it''s Walter, What prey made you run so fast? I haven''t even woken up yet. Last nightˇ­"


    "Stop, this prey is extraordinary!"


    Walter stopped him with a gesture and shouted again at the people lying in the room. When everyone was woken up, he took out a bounty poster and patted it on the table in the middle of the crowd.


    The amount of money on the bounty poster was 92 million Berries and the photo and the name marked below is undoubtedlyˇ­ It''s Ghost Hand Ross!


    The crowd was the Pirate Hunter Gang gathered here. There were countless new Pirates who sailed into the Grand Line and fell into their hands. They cut their heads and took their bounty.


    "92 million Berries?! I am not mistaken!"


    When the half-asleep crowd saw the bounty reward, they were instantly awoken and stared at it.


    The pirates they usually hunt has at most 30 million bounties on their head, A single Pirate with a bounty of 92 million Berries has not appeared on this island and it is completely outside of their hunting range.


    "Hey, Walter, do you want us to die, that''s a strong pirate with a bounty of 92 million Berries, we won''t be able to deal with him!"


    Someone stared at the bounty order and spoke quietly.


    When Walter heard this, he grinned and said, "It''s not what you think. This guy doesn''t come down from the top, he''s a newcomer from the bottom!"


    From the top down, it refers to an island from the Grand Line, where someone sails backward, and from the bottom up, it naturally refers to the newcomers who have just arrived from the four seas.


    "What?"


    Several people present heard the words and looked at each other instantly, showing a look of disbelief in their eyes.


    Does a newcomer have a bounty of 92 million Berries on his head? No kidding. They have been Pirate Hunters for so long, but they have never heard of such a high bounty reward for a newcomer.


    "I didn''t believe it at first."


    Walter grinned."I saw their pirate flag on the dock just now. I went to check it specially and found out that this guy really is a newcomer. He is a pirate from the West Blue. They are called Ghost-Hand Pirates"


    If some pirate from the Grand Line has a bounty of 92 million Berries, he would not dare to provoke him, but it is a different matter if the said pirate is from the Four Seas.


    The bounty reward does not represent absolute strength, but the assessment of the threat degree of a pirate by the World Government. In the four seas, a pirate with a bounty of 50 million Berries may not be able to compete against a pirate who has a bounty of 30 million Berries on the Grand Line.


    "Really?"


    Hearing Walter''s affirmative tone, many people still have some doubts, but they still showed a thoughtful expression.


    Some people thought for a moment and couldn''t help but say, "But the 92 million Berries bounty is a little too exaggerated, even for a pirate coming from West Blue, I''m afraid it will be very difficult for us to deal with him."


    "That''s not necessarily true."


    Walter smiled and reached out and put another bounty poster on the table.


    "Look at this woman. She''s also a crew member of the Ghost Hand Pirates and there is a bounty of 79 million Berries on her headˇ­ I checked and she is the Devil Child of O''Hara, The Government apparently offered such a high bounty on her because they wanted to cover something up.


    Hiss!


    Seeing another high Bounty poster on the table, the people present were stunned for a moment and were left breathless.


    92 million plus 79 million, this is more than 170 million Berries, they had a busy year and the total bounty they gathered by hunting pirates together may not amount to this much money!


    "I will tell you one more thing, Eileen''s ladies are probably watching them and they won''t let them go either. If we''re late, such a large amount of bounty will slip away from our hands."


    Once, there was a pirate who had a bounty of more than 60 million berries on his head and he arrived at their island. They hesitated and did not go after him. As a result, Eileen group took him down and they were only slightly injured, turned out that the pirate strength was very low and the reason that guy had such a high bounty was that he killed many civilians in the South Blue.


    Hearing the other Pirate Hunter gangs such as Eileen''s and others had been eyeing the 92 million berries pirate, several people''s eyes finally turned red as they looked at each other and then clapped the desk and stood up.


    "Yes!"


    "This time we must not let Eileen''s and others take the lead!"


    "More than 170 million Berries bounty, killing these two pirates will be enough for them for a few years!"


    At the same time.


    Several other Pirate Hunter gangs who lived in the town almost all stood up at the same time and the eyes were greedy and excited as if they were a shark who has smelled blood.


    An invisible storm is brewing over the town.

 64 Quarrel

    "The history of this island has been completely destroyed by the war."


    Robin walked on the edge of Luton town and inspected the small town and shook her head. After all, it was one of the first islands on the Grand Line. There are always pirates here and conflict is a common thing here. Unless there were something unspoiled things like the Poneglyph stone tablet, there would be no history left.


    After exploring the town, she returned to the original road, where she met Laffitte.


    "It looks like you''re going back, Miss Robin, but some of the guys on this island don''t seem very friendly to us."


    Laffitte leaned on the red cane and smiled at Robin.


    Robin calmly said, "Yes, I''ve found out, so I''ll go back to Captain as soon as possible."


    As an intelligence officer on the ship, she was naturally aware of those spying eyes on them, but she did not want to deal with them, but still in line with the duties of an intelligence officer, unless they had to deal with the situation, they would first report to Ross.


    Laffitte still had an elusive look, smiling and nodding at Robin.


    Whether it is Robin or Ross, or Laffitte, their emotions and psychology are always hard to figure out, except that the first two faces mostly remain calm in most situation, while Laffitte remains weird.


    Quickly.


    Robin and Laffitte found Ross at the harbor pier and Ross was watching a group of handymen carrying fresh water and food on board.


    Ghost Shadow Ship has a large bottom cargo hold. Fully stocked Freshwater and food are enough to support them for more than a few months. They only used about half of their cargo to reach Luton town from Berros town, but stocking the ship with more fresh water and food is definitely not a bad thing. Every time the ship arrives at an island, they have to try their best to fully stock essential things.


    Some of the ingredients purchased were noodles from the noodle shop, which tasted good. Ross thought Robin could learn from it and cook for him later.


    "Captain, I have a message for you."


    Arriving at the dock, Laffitte waved his red cane and smiled at Ross. "There seems to be a lot of Pirate Hunters on this island. We''re already being targeted."


    "It turned out to be Pirate Hunters."


    Ross nodded. He had long noticed that someone was staring at him in secret, but he didn''t know whether it was Pirate or a Marine''s scout and he never paid attention to it. "I know, don''t worry about it."


    Seeing that Ross wasn''t very worried, Laffitte whirled his cane and said: "I hope these poor Pirate Hunters don''t come over to find trouble, or they will be in big trouble."


    However.


    For the many Pirate Hunters gathered on Luton town, a bounty like Ross is very enticing and he is a newcomer who has just stepped on the Grand Line from West Blue, he is like a fresh fat fish on a chopping board, which can''t be let go easily.


    Just as the freshwater and food supplements got stocked in the ship, a group of about a dozen Pirate Hunter came out of the west side of the pier.


    In this group of Pirate Hunter, the leader was a woman of unusual appearance, with a huge machete on her shoulder, an unusual rough face is not enough to describe her face that makes people unable to look straight at her.


    Immediately afterward.


    Another group of people came over from the east side of the dock. It was also a personal gang of about ten people. The leader was a fat man carrying a heavy machine gun, wearing a leather cap and smoking a cigarette.


    Seeing the two groups gathered together, the handymen carrying things on the docks showed fear, they put down the things in their hands and quickly hid.


    "Hey! Eileen, this fat sheep was first discovered by us, get out of here!"


    Walter, carrying a heavy gun, grinned at the rough-looking Eileen, with a wicked look on his face.


    "Hehehe."


    Eileen opened her scarred eyes and sneered at Walter. "When did you first find out?" If you don''t want to die here then scram!"


    Walter''s eyes were exposed to the cold, and the tone was harsh: ??Smelly women, just because we let you go the last time don''t think of us as weak, we are not afraid of you!"


    Eileen''s eyes were cold when she heard the words. Both sides pulled out their weapons and prepared to confront each other at the wharf where Ghost Shadow Ship was located.


    When the situation was in a deadlock, another group of people came from the south of the pier, led by two middle-aged men, one tall and one short. They were unequal in height but looked alike and they brought more than a dozen people with them.


    "Hey hey hey, what a lively scene?"


    "Corbelo, Barthesˇ­ Are you also going to join in when you came so late?" Walter looked coldly at the newcomers.


    "Although we usually have a first come first serve rule, this is not the case right now." The tall man Corbelo grinned. "Ghost Hand Pirates have a total bounty of 170 million Berries. It is already very extraordinary. You just want to eat it all, aren''t you afraid that you will break all your teeth?!"


    Barthes stood beside him and smirked, "That''s it. There is a pirate with such a high bounty, I''m afraid, it will not be so easy to deal with him. If you can deal with himˇ­ you will suffer heavy casualties, Can you survive on this island afterward?


    Corbelo and Barthes''s words made the tension in the field a little smoother. Eileen and Walter also loosened their weapons.


    "I think it''s best to cooperate, 170 million Berries, even if the three of us divide it equally, it will still be a lot of money and if someone isn''t satisfied, we can just wait till we have the money and fight again.


    Corbelo grinned.


    However, Walter snorted and said, "You can cooperate with me, but you can''t cooperate with this smelly lady!" we''ll work together to kill her first!"


    When Eileen heard this, she suddenly showed a dangerous expression and said coldly, "Walter, I think you really want to die right now!"


    The situation in the field once again changed.


    However.


    Just then, a voice came into the arena with a slightly weird note in it. Laffitte was standing on the guardrail of the Ghost Shadow Ship, spinning a red cane and looking down at the three groups of Pirate Hunter.


    "I say ˇ­ If you guys want to fight each other can you do it someplace else, our Captain and we are getting a little bored."


    Walter, Eileen, and others have always taken Pirates as prey, so they didn''t care at first. But when they heard Laffitte''s words, some people turned their heads.


    "Who are you?"


    "It seems that there is no bounty on him, a worthless fellow."


    Several Pirate Hunters looked at him with disdain.


    Others grinned at Laffitte and said, "Don''t worry, you won''t need to be bored soon, because your journey ends here."

 65 Showing their Strength

    "Ah, that''s terrible news, but my journey has just begun and I don''t want to end it hereˇ­ What do you think?"


    Laffitte was not angry but he showed a strange smile. As soon as the first half of the sentence was finished, he disappeared silently. When he appeared again, he had already come behind the person who had just spoken, and there was a gun in his hand.


    "?!"


    The people present stared at first as they were shocked because no one noticed how Laffitte suddenly came to their side, it was as if he used magic to suddenly disappear and then reappear at their side.


    Having a gun pointed at him, the Pirate Hunter''s forehead overflowed with a cold sweat, he did not expect a worthless Laffitte to suddenly disappear and then instantaneously reappear next to him.


    "Soˇ­ Do you think that''s the end of your journey?


    Laffitte still has a weird expression on his face.


    Bang!


    Almost as the cold sweat on the forehead of the Pirate Hunter slipped down from his cheek and the crowd reacted, pointing the weapon at Laffitte, Laffitte fired his gun.


    There was a bang sound as blood splashed and the Pirate Hunter shook, with a look of panic on his face and he fell to the ground.


    "Damn!"


    "Kill Him!"


    Many Pirate Hunters watched the scene, looking furious. After aiming at Laffitte they open fired and for a time the only sound that was heard was that of guns firing.


    But each person only fired for two or three times and then stopped pulling the trigger because Laffitte''s figure had disappeared again like a phantom.


    "I am sorry about Captain. It seems that they will not kill each other."


    Laffitte appeared beside Ross, and the gun in his hand has disappeared and no one knew where he was hiding it. He apologized to Ross for attacking without permission.


    Ross didn''t mind: "It''s Okay."


    At this time, many Pirate Hunter also found that Laffitte had returned to the Ghost Shadow Ship and could not help but point their weapon at Ross, Robin, and Laffitte, standing on the side of Ghost Shadow Ship.


    This time Eileen or Walter, instead of clashing with each other, looked at the two-man and one woman on the Ghost Shadow Ship.


    They were apparently shocked by Laffitte''s ghostly ways and the main point was that Laffitte didn''t have a bounty at all. They didn''t expect him to be strong.


    In addition to Laffitte''s completely respectful manner towards Ross the pirate with a bounty of 92 million Berries, Ross'' presence exerts heavy pressure on them.


    "They don''t seem so easy to deal with."


    Corbelo put away his smile and his face became very grave. He said to Walter and Eileen, "Private things should be put aside first. This time, we really have to work together. Otherwise, I''m afraid we''ll really lose control of Luton town because of the heavy casualties on our part."


    There are many Pirate Hunters on Luton town, but they mainly belong to the three big gangs. Many foreign Pirate Hunters are excluded by them.


    "Humph!"


    Eileen snorted, but said nothing, apparently agreeing with Corbelo, and Walter''s solemn eyes expressed his intent.


    Since they are not so easy to deal with and no one can handle them alone with certainty, let''s work together for a while and then divide the bounty.


    "The Pirates with the bounties of 171 million Berries must possess some skills but this is the Grand Line!"


    Walter silently stared at Ross and his companions, took the lead in pulling the trigger of the shoulder-mounted heavy machine gun and the dense bullet shower immediately swept towards Ross, Robin, and Laffitte.


    At the same time.


    Many gun-wielding Pirate Hunters also aimed at Ross and his companion and open fired, those who were carrying portable cannons, fired a cannonball towards them.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    Robin and Laffitte both retreated toward each side, Laffitte pulled out his gun to fight back and Robin crossed her arms, intending to launch an attack using her powers.


    However, at this time, Ross''s voice was heard.


    "Stand back, I will deal with???"


    Although Robin and Laffitte worked together to deal with this group of Pirate Hunters, Ross did not intend to stand by, but to solve it quickly. He did not like to watch a useless farce.


    Dense bullets were fired on Ross, all of them fixed there, all of which showed signs of distortion


    Ding Ding Dong!


    Ross'' hands were empty and the bullets that were stuck on him were all twisted and squeezed by a strange force, the bullets were instantly gathered in front of him and were crushed into lumps of iron.


    "This..."


    "He''s a Devil Fruit user!"


    Walter and others stared for a moment and were immediately shocked. Although Devil Fruit users are common on the Grand Line, they still have a strong deterrent.


    Crack


    Ross threw away the pieces of iron made from the bullet and shells, he flashed and jumped off the side of the ship and landed on the dock.


    "Come on, let''s fight together!"


    Although they don''t know what Ross'' Devil Fruit power is, Walter and others haven''t seen any Devil Fruit user, and even if they are a little scared, they are able to remain calm.


    Among the crowd''s shouts, countless people pulled out their swords and rushed up to Ross. The shining swords fell fiercely on Ross.


    But.


    A strange scene appeared.


    All the swords touching Ross'' body were like mud. They twisted and bent directly and become L-shaped. The swords that stab at Ross were like snakes.


    Ross calmly walked forward, all the swords falling on him were twisted silently. He stretched out his fingers and stroked them gently. All the people who had been touched by his fingers showed strange twists in their bodies and their upper and lower bodies were directly separated.


    "Damn!"


    "What kind of ghost power is this!"


    This scene finally scared everyone, whether it was Walter or Corbelo, they were all horrified.


    "To be a Pirate Hunter, you have to distinguish the scope of your prey. If you don''t know it clearly, you will have no chance against them, just like now."


    Ross'' voice was flat, his was moving forward and wherever he went, or when his fingers touched any Pirate Hunter, their bodies were separated.


    In the past, Ross could only break or twisted bones and tendons of any human being, but now he can do it from a deeper level of distortion, extending from the surface to the level of cells.


    Where ever his fingers touched, there was no sound of bone breaking or anything like that. Even on the half-amputated bodies of Pirate Hunters, whose bodies were separated, there was no blood. It was such a weird separation of the whole body.


    "Abominable!"


    Eileen was grinding her teeth as she watched an unstoppable Ross step forward. Instead of flinching back, she held a huge machete in both of her hands and fiercely cut at Ross.


    The machete fiercely falls towards Ross.


    However.


    Faced with the huge machete, Ross showed no expression. He took back his finger and bent his finger at the coming machete as if he had no strength at all.


    !!.


    The bullet didn''t even make a sound. The huge machete seemed to have turned into mud and Ross'' finger passed directly over it, dividing the whole machete into two parts.


    "That''sˇ­ really ugly."


    Ross'' eyes showed a rare look as he could not bear to look straight at it. When he lifted his foot, the sand under his foot surged directly, wrapping the other side around it and then twisted and squeezed.


    Nevertheless, Ross'' eyes were still not cured. He closed his eyes and used his sense of smell.


    "ˇ­"


    The remaining seven or eight Pirate Hunters, who watched as Eileen was crushed and killed by Ross in seconds without any resistance were terrified.


    Hell!


    Is this guy really a newcomer pirate who just stepped into the Grand Line?!


    Looking at the Ross in the field, their backs were filled with cold sweat and fear quickly gripped their hearts. They stepped back carefully and then began to turn and flee.


    "You came here to kill meˇ­ don''t expect to leave here with your lives."


    Ross'' eyes were calm and held a hint of indifference. He raised his hands and held them at the fleeing hunters, the sand under his feet rushed wildly, covering all the seven or eight people who fled.


    As Ross'' fist tightened sharply, there was a popping sound like a tomato being trampled on and afterward, there was no sound.


    ...


    Great Age of Pirates 12 year in January, the ghost hand Pirates stepped on the Grand Line in Luton town, one of the starting islands, He killed all the local Pirate Hunters gangs, showing his abilities for the first time on the Grand Line!

 66 Motion of Marines

    On every Grand Line route, every initial island is the gathering place for Pirate Hunters, which is also the first test that all pirates who set foot on Grand Line need to go through. Only by passing this step can they become a pirate of the Grand Line.


    After killing the three Pirate Hunter gangs that control Luton town, no one dared to fight them. Ross and others spent three days on the island. After the magnetic storage of the Log Pose was full, they left the Luton town and headed towards the next island.


    At the same time.


    Marine Headquarters has already received news of Ross''s appearance in Luton town and they have also determined Ross'' route.


    Compared with the numerous islands of West Blue, the first half of the Grand Line also has a large number of islands, but on the Grand Line the navigation depends upon the Log Pose and Eternal Pose, plus a Log Pose needs to stay on the islands for several days to store magnetism. Routes are easy to judge.


    And corresponding.


    Marine owns almost all of the Eternal Pose of the islands in the first half of Grand Line. Once deployed, Marine can reach their designated location directly without the trouble of Log Pose.


    "He''s really here."


    "Very well, I won''t give you any more chance this timeˇ­ Transmit orders to the G8 Branch Base!"


    Doberman listened to the reports from his subordinates about the appearance of Ghost Hand Pirates and the following slaughter that took place in Luton Town, his eyes revealing a killing intent in them.


    He did not intend to give Ross an opportunity to continue his journey and get stronger, He will work together with other Marines to eradicate Ross on the starting point of the Grand Line.


    Under his command.


    Within the G8 Marine base nearest to Ross'' route, the atmosphere became serious. Numerous Marines with solemn expressions were ready for departure and a large number of Battleships gathered quickly.


    Marine seldom initiates obliterating actions against pirates, but once they really focus upon a group of pirates, it is almost impossible for the pirates to escape!


    Because.


    In this sea, the most powerful forces are not the New World''s Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates, not even Seven Warlords of the Sea, but World Government and Marines!


    This is the period where Marines are the strongest.


    Zephyr hasn''t broken his arm, Garp hasn''t retired and the strongest older generation are still at their peak and there are currently three Marine Admirals, Aokiji, Akainu, and Kizaru behind them.


    It would be difficult to send troops to the sea to destroy a Yonko force, but if one of the Four Emperors forces were to engage Marine head-on, there was hardly any chance for the Yonko force to win!


    ...


    It has been five days since they left Luton town.


    In the Ghost Shadow Ship practice room, Ross is standing in front of a square piece of steel, clenching his fists and punching it continuously.


    He is practicing Armament Haki.


    With Ross'' current physical strength, even while using beginner level Armament Haki, any punching bag will burst open under a single punch and only the block steel can withstand his punching power.


    "Armed!"


    In the process of punching, Ross constantly manipulated Armament Haki around his arm to make it cohesive. Finally, after several tries, Armament Haki is condensed to a certain extent, producing a qualitative change, which instantly turned his fist black.


    Bang!


    He punched the square steel block and the sound produced shook the whole practice room. This punch leaves a very obvious punch mark on the huge and strong steel block.


    "I can only succeed about one or two times out of tenˇ­"


    Ross looked at his fist and before he could swing it again, the dark color on his fist could no longer be maintained. Once again, The Armament Haki on Ross'' fist collapsed.


    Starting from changing the focus of his practice and upgrading his physical fitness and Armament Haki, his physical fitness and Haki have been continuously improving.


    By the time he arrived at Luton town, he had been able to occasionally release Armament Haki hardening, but in most cases, it collapsed and could not be perfectly controlled.


    And now.


    Over the past five days, he has gradually mastered the real point of Armament Haki hardening and his Armament Haki is strong enough to support the hardening of both of his fists. He has been gradually able to control the strength of Armament Haki hardening slightly.


    "Haki is up to standard, but it would be easier to harden if it could be strengthened a little moreˇ­"


    Ross looked at the square steel in front of him, with a hint of thought.


    Compared with Armament Haki, he did not practice Observation Haki during this period, but his Observation Haki is not low. Because Observation Haki''s practice and its use are related to keeping calm, Ross can keep calm in most cases, so he is better at Observation Haki.


    In addition to Haki.


    Ross has not fallen behind in the development and practice of his Distortion Fruit. Although right now his focus is on Armament Haki, Distortion Fruit is still his most important power.


    From the Battle on Luton town, where he lifted the power of distortions slightly and extended it to a deeper level, it was clear that he had taken full control of the upgraded power of distortions.


    Ross walked out of the practice room and was about to find something to drink and he happened to see Robin sitting at the table with a cup of lemon tea on it. He walked over and took it.


    Robin put down her book and showed a palpitating smile and said.


    "Captain, can you stop being so casual?"


    "Don''t worry, I don''t mind the casualness, where are we now? How far till the next island?" Ross asked as he put down his cup and looked at the sea.


    "The distance between Luton town and Elias Island, at the speed of Ghost Shadow Ship, it should be about ten days." Laffitte''s figure appeared this time, responding to Ross.


    Ross nodded, looking at the sea and thinking.


    Robin''s eyes paused for a moment on the cup Ross put back on the table, put down the book in her hand and said to Ross, "We may be blocked by the Marines on the next island."


    "Oh?"


    Ross turned to Robin.


    Robin said in a positive tone: "Before, on Luton town, I gathered information about several islands in the nearby sea and found that Marine''s G8 branch base is very close to our route."


    It''s almost impossible for the ordinary Pirates who has just set foot on the Grand Line to attract an all-out encirclement and suppression from a Marine branch, but the Ghost-Hand Pirates are different, It is impossible for Marines to not move against them.


    The Marine branch on the Grand Line is not comparable to the West Blue branch, here they are equipped with at least two Vice-Admirals branches and a large number of Battleships.


    The heavy cannons loaded on the large Battleships are far more powerful than the small cannons. It will not take them long to destroy a ship like Ghost Shadow Ship in the case of concentrated bombardment.

 67 Arrival

    "G8 branchˇ­"


    Ross''s eyes flashed lightly and said: "We can only follow the Log Pose, we can''t bypass the next island. This kind of thing can''t be avoided. If they want to come and fight us, let them come."


    Robin gently smiled and sat back in the chair, saying: "Captain is still so confident."


    Although she had a smile on her face, her tone was not relaxed.


    Ross'' actions have angered Marine executives and she is also wanted by the World Government and before entering the Grand Line, they have already turned the West Blue upside down, attracting a lot of attention.


    In this case, once their whereabouts are revealed, Marine will inevitably go all out to encircle and suppress them and will not give them the opportunity to grow up, because they are obviously far more dangerous than other Pirates.


    Compared with other Pirates crew, their crew recruited people along the way and grew up slowly. As soon as they stepped into Grand Line''s second island, they will be faced with the full encirclement and suppression of the Marine''s massive forces.


    This will be an unavoidable and most dangerous encirclement and suppression.


    Only by escaping from this siege and suppression can they really stand firm on the Grand Line without any fear of capsizing at any time.


    "Since they are coming for us and we can''t escape, then let them come, I am not afraid of them."


    Ross responded calmly.


    As he said, since they can''t avoid the Marines then they must be prepared to face them and this is not a desperate situation. On the contrary, this will be the beginning that will make the Marine Headquarters fear him!


    "I didn''t want to become a pirate. You made me one. Now, I''m here. I don''t know butˇ­ are you ready?


    Ross looked at the moving sea in the distance, his eyes flashed slightly, then he went into his cabin and went back to the practice room and began to exercise again.


    ...


    Five days later.


    Ghost Shadow Ship arrived at the second island of the Grand Line, Elias Island, a large island with a country, the kingdom of Elias.


    In the face of oppression, people can always stimulate more of their potential, perhaps because of the forthcoming decisive battle, Ross'' physical fitness and Haki in these five days improved a lot.


    The otherwise unstable Armament Haki has gradually stabilized and the failure rate of Armament Haki hardening has become very low. As long as Ross is absolutely calm and focused, there will be almost no failure.


    This is only a short distance away from mastering Armament Haki hardening thoroughly.


    And If he encounters a Battle, this line will be quickly crossed. In the One Piece World, Fights are always one of the most effective ways to stimulate your potential.


    "It will take at least one week before the Log Pose can record and store the magnetic waves of this island." Looking ahead at the Elias island, Laffitte glanced at the Log Pose worn on his wrist.


    "No problem."


    Ross stood in front of the deck and looked at the island in front of him, instructing everyone to drive the ship to the west side of the Elias island, below a cliff and to drop the anchor there.


    The purpose of not stopping at the port is to avoid the direct bombardment of the Marines after the direct exposure of their ship at the port, although he is not afraid of the bombardment, the Ghost Shadow Ship is different, although the ship is very strong, but If the ship is bombarded with a large number of Big cannons on the Battleships, even if it is not sunk, it will be badly damaged.


    "Can you go up?"


    Ross looked up at the cliff about 30 meters above and asked Laffitte and Robin.


    Laffitte glanced up and said, "No problem."


    "This heightˇ­ I can give it a try."


    Robin judged and responded slightly slowly.


    Oh!


    After Laffitte finished, he flicked his stick lightly and two white wings appeared behind him. With a flicker, he flew over the cliff.


    "Devil Fruit, what ability is it."


    Ross wasn''t surprised to see this. It was Laffitte''s ability in his memory, but he had no intention of asking.


    "Cien Fleurˇ­Wings"


    Robin watched Laffitte fly up. She took a deep breath, crossed her hands in front of her and started her ability. Suddenly, countless arms gushed out with the petals, joined together on her shoulders and formed two wings and she flapped them hard and flew up.


    Robin''s figure is perfect, slender waist and slender legs are not to be criticized, but flying is hard for her and it was obviously not because she was fat, but because the development of her devil fruit is not enough.


    Ross looked at the scene and shook his head slightly. "Your fruit development is a bit poor, should we redevelop it?" Ross said.


    Crash!


    Robin barely flew to about twenty-five meters, and finally could no longer control the wings composed of countless arms. The wings collapsed into petals and disappeared.


    However, instead of falling directly, she leaned on the edge of the cliff and prepared for it and made arms at the edge of the cliff, like a trestle and stepped up step by step.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross watched as Robin walk up like this, feeling that the plot seemed a little wrong, but he still silently retrieved his slightly open arms.


    Seeing that Laffitte and Robin had already boarded the island, Ross turned to the ship''s handyman and said, "You guys, if there''s any trouble on this side, let me know immediately with Den Den Mushi."


    Den Den Mushi is so convenient for Marine to use. Ross Naturally can''t let it go. After Laffitte got on board, he has been searching and equipping them. Now there are three of them. One is placed on the ship and the other two are held by Laffitte and Robin.


    "Yes! Captain!"


    The handyman was awed by Ross. After Laffitte got on board, Ross let Laffitte hypnotize and brainwash their group. Their loyalty has basically reached the Maximum Value.


    Whiz!


    After giving the order, Ross leaped and made a few empty steps in the air. He used Geppo and rushed up towards the cliff in a flash. Laffitte and Robin were waiting on the edge of the cliff.


    "Robin and I will go and Laffitte you can act alone and keep in touch with us if anything happens," Ross said to Laffitte.


    "Yes, Captain."


    The wings on Laffitte''s back have long since disappeared. He slightly smiled and put his cane behind his back and bows to Ross


    The three of them walked towards the island and then separated on the edge of the Elias kingdom.


    ...


    At the same time.


    Somewhere in the sea, led by two large Battleships, plus three medium-sized Battleship fleets are sailing at full speed on the sea, only four days away from the Elias island!

 68 New Worlds Log Pose

    The Kingdom of Elias.


    This country is very developed in its services and is one of the most famous hot spring countries in the world. Various hot springs can be seen everywhere and some world famous people often come here to experience high-grade hot spring baths.


    In the independent corner of an upscale spa, there is a single spa room with a radius of about 45 meters. The facilities in the room are elegant and luxurious. Ross is lying quietly on the edge of the spa with his eyes closed.


    There are also largely shared hot springs outside, but he prefers separate hot springs pools.


    If Robin wants to come in, Ross will not mind.


    Since he became a pirate, he has rarely enjoyed leisure. When he was a Pirate Hunter in West Blue, he used to relax between hunting pirates, but now he spends most of his time on his ship sailing at sea.


    While Ross was relaxing and stretching, there was suddenly a depressed sound.


    Puru Puru Puruˇ­..


    Ross opens his eyes and walks out of the water, he grabs a clean towel and wipes himself, then he goes towards his clothes and pulls out a Den Den Mushi from the pocket.


    After the connection was established, Laffitte''s voice came from Den Den Mushi.


    "Captain, I''ve found something that might be very useful here."


    "Oh? What is it?"


    Ross asked as he dressed.


    Laffitte hides in a corner and speaks into the Den Den Mushi in a slightly low voice. "A special Log Pose, with three Poses on it, it is said to be High-Level Log Pose from the second half of Grand Line, which can point to three islands at the same time."


    Listening to Laffitte, Ross''s eyes flickered slightly. He naturally knew about this kind of Log Pose, but he didn''t expect to find one in the first half of the Grand Line.


    The question isˇ­ can this Log Pose be used in the first half of the Grand Line?


    But if you think about it carefully, the three-arrow Log Pose itself is an upgraded version of the ordinary Log Pose, which can be used in the New World, So it is very likely that it can be also used in the first half of the Grand Line.


    "Where are you?"


    Ross asked Laffitte after a little thought.


    If the three-arrowed HIGH-Level Log Pose works in the first half of the Grand Line, he will not be confined to a single route, so that even if a Marine Admiral wants to come after him, he must first determine his exact location.


    "Beth Streetˇ­"


    Laffitte''s voice was vividly imitated by the Den Den Mushi: "That Log Pose seems to have come from a private dark exchange and now there''s fighting between at least three groups of Pirates.


    Obviously, Ross is not the only one who wants the Hig- Level Log Pose. If it''s available in the first half of the Grand Line then it''s one of the best navigational equipment for most pirates.


    "Watch it and wait for me."


    Ross heard Laffitte''s words and quickly put on his clothes, he pushed open the door and went out, He said to Robin in the lounge, "Let''s go to Laffitte."


    Robin put down the newspaper in her hand, looked blankly at the Captain who had recently invited her to soak in the hot spring, then stood up and followed.


    ...


    Beth Street.


    The screams and the sound of gunfire went together and a large number of people fled crazily. Some of them were well-dressed and some were only covered with bath towels, but nobody cared much about it at this time.


    The streets have become a battlefield for several groups of forces, three of which were pirates and one was the local criminal organization, fighting in chaos.


    "Captain, you are here."


    Ross and Robin appeared at a roadway entrance and Laffitte emerged from the darkness at the right time, lifting his cane and pointing in one direction.


    "The Pirates over there now owns the Log Pose and they are now under siege by three other groups. They tried to broke through twice but failed. Now they have retreated to the three-story building."


    "I see."


    Ross nodded, after looking at the building in the distance, he walked straight out of the lane and walked over to the three-story building.


    By this time, the streets were already in a mess, smoke and rubble were spread everywhere. Everyone was looking for shelter from guns. Few people were huddled together. Ross swaggered out and immediately attracted a lot of attention from people in several directions.


    "Captain, someone is coming!"


    Hiding behind a bunker, a Pirate Captain looked at Ross at the street not far away, his eyes were shimmering with cold fury and he said, "He is not one of our men, kill him!"


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    At his command, four or five pirates around him immediately opened fire on Ross, and a heavy shower of bullets hit Ross head-on.


    Strangely enough, Ross just turned his head a little and shrank his shoulders in the rain of guns and walked safely through it without a bullet hitting him.


    "Not hit?"


    The Pirates were surprised.


    The Pirate Captain''s eye flashed and he murmured, "No, the bullets were evadedˇ­ This fellow is not an ordinary person. Be careful!"


    People who can avoid bullets are quick and agile. If he hadn''t had a bounty of 50 million Berries and had seen the strongest people in all walks of life, he would have withdrawn decisively by this time.


    Ross did not deal with the chaotic pirate and criminal organizations. His goal was to get the Log Pose first so that the pirates in the building would not jump into the wall and destroy the Log Pose and he gets nothing.


    After several rounds of bullet fire, Ross approached the three-story building, where some people opened fire on Ross, but all were evaded by Ross.


    "Damn it, why can''t you get hit?!"


    Because Ross did not show any overwhelming power, the pirates in the building were amazed, but they were not terrified enough to run away.


    Finally.


    Ross came to the bottom of the three-story building and went straight through the main door, he clapped his hands on both sides and a series of bullets fired in the front changed their trajectory and hit back in the opposite direction.


    Two pirates fell to the ground in a splash of blood.


    Whiz!


    Ross no longer concealed his speed and in a flash, he was upon the last pirate in the lobby on the first floor, with his foot on the pirate''s chest, he calmly asked: "Where is the Log Pose?"


    "Withˇ­ Captainˇ­"


    The pirate saw two of his companions die without resistance and then he responded with a trembling voice to Ross'' eyes, which had no feelings for life.


    "Where is your Captain?"


    "Upstairsˇ­ third floorˇ­"


    Ross loosened his legs indifferently and walked over him, heading for the second floor.


    When Pirate saw Ross walking past him, his unprepared back was facing him and his fear subsided slightly. Instead, he gritted his teeth and grabbed the guns on the ground.


    Bang!


    But before he could aim the guns at Ross, the floor on the first floor was suddenly overturned by some strange force. From the two sides to the middle, it was instantly closed together and everything in the middle was squashed together.


    Ross did not look back, nor did he stop, and went up to the second floor.

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    There were five people on the second floor. Three guns and a portable cannon were all aimed at the stairway. At the moment Ross appeared, they fired at him.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    More than a dozen bullets, together with a fist-sized cannonball swept towards Ross, but strangely, all of them were fixed in the air at the moment they touched Ross.


    "ˇ­ is the ability!"


    "Hell!"


    Several pirates on the second floor were shocked when they saw this scene. One of them gritted his teeth and waved his sword and slammed into Ross.


    Bang!


    Ross raised his hand, his wrists leaving afterimage after them, he strokes the fixed bullets and cannonball and all the bullets and cannonballs were reflected back.


    Before the man''s sword hit Ross, more than ten bullets hit him leaving ten holes in his body. The sword in his hand was blown up by the cannonball and he was left there bleeding.


    "This..."


    When the remaining four pirates saw this scene, they were all shocked. Ross'' strength was incredible. They were not his opponents at all!


    Without waiting for the four pirates in front of him, Ross kept walking towards the stairway leading to the third floor. When he came to the stairway, the ceiling on the first floor surged under his feet, twisting violently and squeezing toward the center.


    Puff!


    The four pirates were wrapped up in it without any resistance and four popping sound was heard at the same time. Blood stained the walls and ceilings on the second floor.


    Ross went towards the third floor.


    "Captain, that guy is coming up!"


    The third floor is already in chaos. Although there are many people here, they have to deal with the guns and cannons firing at them from outside and now they had listened to the terrible news from downstairs with shock and terror.


    The leader of the Pirates, a man with a brown beard and a triangular cap, he calmly listened to the motions on the second floor. He took pulled an axe from behind him and said, "Don''t panic."


    Whiz!


    Just as Ross walked up to the third floor, The pirate captain held the axe in his hands and tried his best to attack him. An axe slammed down towards Ross. Before the axe fell, a strong wind that seemed to tear the flesh of human beings and make their skin crawl appeared.


    Nevertheless, in the face of this horrible axe, Ross had no intention of avoiding it at all. He just raised his hand and prepared to take the falling axe with one hand.


    "Courting Death!"


    The brown-bearded pirate saw that Ross has the intent to block his axe with his bare hands and his eyes flashed angrily, he pushed his axe with all of his strength and the axe slams down towards Ross planning to smash him into two pieces.


    And the instant that the axe touched Ross'' palm, the violent wind was stifled by a strange force between the axe and Ross'' palm.


    And the huge axe blade was directly frozen in the air as it was grasped by Ross with one hand, the axe couldn''t even move forward by a single centimeter. The power contained in it was rigidly blocked down!


    "This is impossible!"


    The brown-bearded pirate pupil violently contracted and his face showed a look of horror and incredulity. He had used his full power which was enough to cut solid iron plates. He could even cut a solid wall with his axe, but the man in front of him actually blocked his axe bare-handed!


    Without waiting for him to do anything again, Ross slightly pressed his five fingers and the axe suddenly twisted under the power of distortion, the power of distortion spread all the way down to the axe handle in the blink of an eye, Turing the entire axe into scrap iron.


    Clang!


    Ross casually threw the scrap iron on the ground and under the horrified gaze of the Pirate Captain, he stepped forward and lunged at his wrist with his fingers, taking away the Log Pose on it.


    "ˇ­ Damn it! "


    Seeing that he had been robbed by Ross and his crew has suffered heavy losses by Ross'' hand, The Pirate Captain was angry and resentful as he said. "So what if you steal it, you are also trapped here and you can''t get away!"


    "You don''t need to bother about that, you are already useless to me."


    Ross looked at the three-arrowed Log Pose in his hand and gently put it in his pocket and then indifferently glanced at the Pirate Captain and his crew in front of him, lifting his foot.


    Buzz!!


    The power of distortion erupted from Ross'' foot and spread in all directions. It expanded from the third floor to the first floor, covering the whole building in an instant.


    Then Ross raised his hand and suddenly clenched his fist in the void.


    Bang!


    Under the horror and fear filled eyes of the pirates, the walls, ceilings, and everything were all twisted in a weird spiral and the whole building suddenly twisted and squeezed toward the center.


    In the eyes of the other three forces outside who surrounded the building. They felt as if the building was suddenly grabbed by an invisible giant, with one of his hand holding the upper part of the building while the other hand holding the lower part and twisting the entire building. The whole building was squeezed into a ball-shaped structure!


    "Thisˇ­ what happened?!"


    Looking at this scene, almost everyone''s face showed a bit of horror, even the pirates with 45 million berries bounties on their head were scared as they watched a three-story building twisted and squeezed into itself.


    When the building was completely twisted into a ball, it remains suspended for a half second before it suddenly exploded, turning into countless gravel splashing in all directions.


    Boomˇ­ Bangˇ­


    Most of the buildings around the rubble collapsed and two Pirates and many members of the local criminal organization were smashed into a mess. The surroundings were destroyed almost instantaneously.


    It was when the building was completely destroyed that Ross emerged from it, without any blood or even any damage to his clothes and landed on the ground in the middle of the street that had been destroyed and he was almost completely exposed to the members of pirates and criminal organization.


    "ˇ­"


    Looking at the figure in clean shirt and autumn cloak, with slightly wet hair and calm and indifferent eyes, everyone could not help but swallow their saliva and stare at each other.


    Without a doubt.


    It was this man who twisted the building into a mass of ruins. Although they did not know how he did it, the scene just now has shocked everyone.


    "It seems that Captain has already succeeded."


    On the roof of a building not far away, Laffitte laughed as he avoided the splashing stones. Laffitte and Robin saw Ross in the middle of the street.


    The atmosphere in the field stagnant for a few seconds.


    Neither the members of the criminal organization nor the other two Pirates did anything about it. Obviously, the scene just happened was too horrible for them to know whether to fight or retreat.


    But them not moving didn''t mean that Ross would stand still. Just a few seconds later, Ross glanced calmly across the crowd and stepped forward.


    Bang!


    The power of distortion was poured into the earth and the ground suddenly surged like a wave, spreading in all direction. The terrifying momentum shook the entire street.


    Hard rocks are much more difficult to twist and manipulate than sand, but Ross'' current power of distortion still covers an area of tens of meters in a circle.


    "Whatˇ­hellˇ­"


    "What power is thisˇ­"


    The remaining two Pirate crew and the criminal organization members were hit hard and all the surviving people were horrified and they didn''t think much before fleeing in in all direction.


    The audience was shocked!


    Even Laffitte and Robin could not keep their faces calm watching the streets within tens of meters surge like waves. Watching the near-destroyed scene the ordinary people and nobles fled to distant places.


    After a long time.


    It was not until the countless rocks that had been raised in the street fell back that everything was quiet and Laffitte breathed softly and said.


    "It seems that following Captain Ross was the correct choice."

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    On Beth Street, the top floor of a four-story hotel.


    In front of a huge floor-to-ceiling window in the center of the hotel, a figure that looks like some kind of long ostrich is standing there wearing a high ceremonial hat, looking at the battlefield in the distance with great interest.


    "Is itˇ­ Ghost Hand Pirates?"


    He is one of the emperors of the Dark World, President Morgan of the Great News Agency, who was associated with BIGMOM Pirates and controlled a large number of news agencies and newspapers in the world, with whom even the World Government had a little cooperation.


    He knows something about Ghost Hand Ross, who took some big actions in West Blue and stepped into the Grand Line and he even specially arranged some small newspaper pages for him.


    "So he has finally arrived in the Grand Line, He is quite strong."


    His gaze crossed several streets and his eyes were like that of a bird, staring at Ross'' location and looking at Ross.


    Morgans looked for a few seconds and took a cup with his hand, sipping tea in his mouth and turned to look at the border area of the Kingdom of Elias, with a smile on his face.


    "If he can survive this crisis, then the title of the most dazzling supernova in the first half of the Grand Line will belong to him."


    In the direction Morgans looked, there was a large amount of Marine rushing into the street!


    Marine G8 Fleetˇ­ Arrive in Elias!


    ...


    Beth Street.


    After killing a large number of pirates and criminal organizations members, Ross did not chase down the small fries that had been frightened and fled crazily but turned to Robin and Laffitte.


    After finding Laffitte and Robin on a roof, Ross took the Log Pose out of his pocket and threw it at Laffitte. "See if it works."


    Laffitte accurately reached for it and looked at it and murmured, "It''s impossible to judge it just by looking at it like this. We can''t deduce it until our Log Pose''s magnetism is fully stored."


    If the direction indicated by the single arrow Log Pose is one of the directions indicated by the three-arrow High-Level Log Pose, then it will be clear that the three-arrow High-Level Log Pose is usable and can be directed to three islands without being fixed on a single route.


    "Then we will wait."


    Ross nodded, before confirming that the High-Level Log Pose can be used, it is impossible to throw away the original Log Pose and sail the sea. If that new Log Pose didn''t work then it will be a very troublesome thing.


    Just as Laffitte picked up the new Log Pose and put it on his other wrist, Robin who was standing a little far from the building, suddenly rushed forward with a heavy face.


    "Captain!


    "Marines are here."


    When Ross and Laffitte heard Robin''s words, they looked in the direction Robin was pointing. They saw that there were a lot of Marines on the streets.


    The original chaotic streets were restored to order because of the arrival of Marines, but these Marines obviously did not come for the outbreak of Battle here. Looking at the scale and level, they obviously had only one goalˇ­ That is Ghost Hand Pirates!


    "They are quite fast."


    Ross stood there, his eyes calm and indifferent as he looks towards the streets where a large number of Marines quickly surrounded the Beth Street.


    "Captain?"


    Laffitte turned to Ross, revealing a look that asked `Fight or retreat''.


    Ross looked at the large number of Marines that surrounded him and his eyes flashed. He quickly made a decision and said, "You and Robin will go back to the ship. Let me try out the strength of these Marines."


    The Marine base on Grand Line is planning to attack him, They will most likely be led by a Vice-Admiral, followed by Marine Rear Admirals and a large number of Marine''s elite and powerful lineup.


    Laffitte and Robin may be able to cope with a group of Marine elites, but the situation is bound to become very unfavorable in the face of the siege of Marine Rear Admiral and countless elite marines.


    As for himself, he has no fear of the army tactics and he has a certain confidence in his own strength. Even if he can not fight, it will not be a problem for him to retreat in such a mixed street.


    At this time.


    The speed advantage of Ghost Shadow Ship is vivid. Even if they can''t deal with the Marines, as long as they board the Ghost Shadow Ship and retreat, Marines will only be able to watch the Ghost Shadow Ship disappearing in the horizon with all her might.


    "Sorry, Captain, I want to play with these Marines a little and Miss Intelligence will be able to return to the ship by herself." When Laffitte heard Ross'' words he shook his cane with a smile on his face.


    "Okay."


    Ross nodded calmly.


    The most prominent feature of Laffitte and Robin is that they don''t get lost like Zoro and they won''t get distracted by any beautiful women like Sanji. In most cases, they don''t need to bother him.


    "Okay, you both be careful."


    Robin nodded calmly next to him. Laffitte and Ross were confident that they could get away from Marine''s siege. Naturally, she would not stay to cause trouble. Besides, the Ghost Shadow Ship needed her to take charge as to prepare her for sailing at any time.


    Suddenly, Marine restored calm to the chaotic Beth Street and countless civilian and nobles were all settled down in town and no longer fled in panic.


    However.


    There are also many people who showed a strange expression.


    The battle just happened here and In less than an hour, Marine came. It was a little too fast. Normally, they didn''t come until the fighting has finished and everyone has escaped!


    "Have you discovered that there are a lot more Marines then normalˇ­"


    Someone watched the line of Marines move forward, occupying all the streets in all directions and surrounding the entire Beth Street.


    The man next to him seemed to have just recovered from the chaos. He shook his head and said, "Who knows? Maybe it''s to protect somebody.


    After all, this is the most famous hot spring country in the world. Apart from tenryubito, who disdains to live with ordinary people, many nobles like to come here for vacation and leisure.


    "No."


    Someone shook his head and the light in his eyes twinkled. He said, "I''m afraid it''s not as simple as protecting someone. Look over thereˇ­ There is a Vice-Admiral here."


    Looking in his direction, they saw a man in Marine Justice Cloak with Vice-Admiral''s epaulets embroidered on his shoulders. He was walking in front of all Marines with a fierce face. He is the Vice-Admiral Dalmatian of Marine G8 Branch.


    Behind Dalmatian, there were three Marine Rear Admiral


    "Rear Admiral Atheus, you lead the second team from the west, Rear Admiral Hez, you lead the third team from the south, Rear Admiral Roma, you lead the fourth team from the north, you must lock all the Ghost Hands Pirates in Beth Street area!"


    "Remember, once you find Ghost Hand Ross, don''t fight, just report to me!"

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    Following Dalmatian''s orders, the three Rear Admirals responded and swiftly turned around and sped away with their Marine ranks without any hesitation.


    Dalmatian watched the three Rear Admirals go away calmly and then led the first team to the east entrance of Beth Street District, closing the last gap.


    "Ghost Hand Piratesˇ­ The pirates that gave so many headaches to Doberman, let''s see if you are worth the effort."


    Dalmatian rubbed his fist as he walked with a slight grin on his face.


    He and Doberman became Marines at the same time. Doberman made more contributions than him and he became a Marine Headquarters Vice-Admiral before him. But he was not far from that position, It will take him a year and a half at most to become a Vice-Admiral of the Headquarters.


    He had heard about Ghost Hand Ross and he knew that one Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo had fallen by Ross'' hands, so even if Ross only has a bounty of 92 million Berries and he has just entered the Grand Line from West Blue, he would not be careless.


    There are four Rear Admiral in the base and he had bought three of them with him, together with a large number of elite troops, he had bought nearly three-quarters of the forces of the G8 branch base with him!


    He will not give Ross an opportunity to escape and grow.


    At this time.


    Marine''s goal is to wipe out the Ghost Hand Pirates and they quickly spread out and covered the entire country.


    "Ghost hand Pirates? Never heard of them, There is such a big movement to capture some unknown pirates?"


    Someone looked at Marines and frowned.


    Someone snorted alongside him and said, "Do you think Marines are that idle and has nothing to do to but deliberately deploy such a huge force? I have read about The Ghost Hand Pirates in the newspaper, They are said to be the most ferocious Pirates of West Blue. Even the fleet led by Headquarters Rear Admiral was defeated by him.


    "Headquarters Rear Admiral''s fleet was defeated? that''s a terrifying guyˇ­"


    This piece of news surprised many people in the vicinity, even ordinary civilians know that the rank of the Rear Admiral is a very high position and some can attain it.


    I''m afraid that it was the Ghost Hand Pirates who made such a big move just now.


    The news spread everywhere.


    A large number of civilians and nobles were evacuated from Beth Street under Marine''s escort. They had already run out because of the sudden outbreak on the so the evacuation was extremely easy.


    "Bounty of 92 million Berries, I did not expect that this level of pirate will appear here, it''s a little scary, but fortunately I already got outˇ­"


    "A Marine Vice-Admiral has been dispatched. With such a huge force, these Ghost Hand Pirates may not be able to live for long so we don''t need to worry about it."


    Some businessmen and aristocrats gathered together to talk about it.


    For them, pirates are there most hated existence, especially this level of Pirates, once the pirates attack them, they will be robbed and killed.


    Marine sent such a huge force, which undoubtedly made them feel calm. The scene of thousands of Marine soldiers surrounded the entire block is very shocking. Although the power displayed by Ghost Hand Ross was somewhat terrible, Marine has Vice-Admiral with them!


    Even a pirate with the bounty of 200 million berries will not attract such force.


    ...


    Beth Street area.


    The people here have been already evacuated and the entire block has become oppressive. Marine, armed with swords and guns, keeps pushing along the street in a carpet-like manner.


    Rear Admiral Atheus pulled out his sword and walked in front of the team with a solemn face.


    "Keep your spirits up! Don''t be careless. The pirates we are dealing with this time are not ordinary. Even if we have a large force, we may suffer heavy casualties!!


    "Yes!"


    Many Marines soldiers responded, all of them knew about the Ghost-Hand Pirates, but they were not too afraid to walk behind a Rear Admiral and many Marines Captains.


    As they walked for a while to a slightly darker block, Atheus stopped at the front and stared sharply at a figure in front of them.


    "Huh-huh, Rear Admiral? There''s such a huge forceˇ­"


    "Get out here with your hands up."


    Atheus pointed his sword at Laffitte, the official crew of the Ghost Hand Pirates had a total of three people, although Laffitte did not have a bounty, his appearance has long been photographed.


    Pointed at by countless guns, Laffitte did not show any signs of panic. Instead, he showed a strange smile and said, "What if I said''NO''?"


    "Thenˇ­ execution on the spot!"


    Atheus''s eyes flashed and he used Soru to rush towards Laffitte.


    If he met Ross, he would immediately let his subordinates notify Dalmatian and be alert and delay for a time, but when he met a guy who didn''t even have a bounty, he didn''t have to be so cautious.


    However.


    Laffitte''s method was somewhat unexpected. When he rushed to Laffitte and thrust a sword through Laffitte''s body, he realized that he was only stabbing a piece of cloth.


    "Huh?"


    Atheus stared a little and turned his head and saw Laffitte''s figure behind the Marines, spinning his mahogany cane.


    Then something unexpected happened. Marines fired the guns in their hand at each other and killed them. Some of them rushed towards him and shouted.


    "Damn it! What did you do?!"


    Atheus looked angry as he didn''t expect Laffitte to have such methods. He avoided the bullets from his subordinates and rushed towards Laffitte.


    Laffitte smiled and said, "Whoop, just a little hypnosis."


    ...


    Laffitte is entangled with Marines led by Atheus, while Rear Admiral Hez, on the other hand, meets Ross who is waiting quietly at an alley entrance.


    Seeing Ross, Hez''s face showed vigilance and alertness. He also signaling his subordinates to inform Dalmatian, then he pulled out two exquisite guns and pointed them at Ross.


    "Ghost Hand Ross, You are under arrest, don''t resistˇ­ or you will be executed here!"


    "ˇ­"


    Ross looked at Hez with a blank expression. If Kizaru was in this position, he might raise his hands in surrender, but he remained calm.


    Ross didn''t have much interest in fighting a Rear Admiral.


    "A meaningless threat."


    He spoke calmly and gently and did not rush over. Instead, he opened his hands and pointed them towards Hez and the Marine while making a strangling motion with them.


    Bang!


    Suddenly, the earth cracked under the influence of the Distortion Fruit and spread far away. In Hez''s area, several buildings on both sides collapsed and squeezed towards the center like rubber under the actions of the power of distortion.

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    "What theˇ­ hell!"


    Looking at the buildings on both sides of the street twisting and collapsing, many Marines holding guns in their hands showed a look of horror and a trace of fear in their eyes.


    "Block! Block it!"


    Even though the Marines were terrified, they still pulled out their swords or some even went barehanded and charged into the collapsed building in an attempt to destroy and prop it up.


    However, even if they work together, they still couldn''t stop the collapse of the building. And the power of distortion was transmitted through the building and into their bodies, causing a sharp pain in their bodies, they felt as if their muscles have been separated.


    Rumble!


    As the building was twisting, the walls gradually collapsed and countless stones splashed down. The entire street seemed to squeeze into a ball.


    And at this moment, sword energy suddenly burst from the end of the street, splitting the squeezed street and leaving a crack on the ground!


    Whiz!


    A figure rushed into the street. He was short and stout, dressed in Marine justice cloak, with Rear Admiral''s shoulder band embroidered on his shoulder. It was Rear Admiral Roma of Marine Branch.


    "Hez, are you okay?"


    After Roma cut the collapsed building and rushed in, he shouted at Hez who was trying to block the collapsed building.


    Hez rubbed his wrist and shook his head as he looked towards Ross in the distance with fear and said, "I''m all rightˇ­ What about Vice-Admiral Dalmatian?


    "Almost here."


    Roma responded quietly and turned towards Ross, holding the handle of his sword in both hands and saying, "Let''s stop him until Vice-Admiral comes."


    Hez nodded as his expression returned to seriousness, he stood with Roma.


    Ross killed Headquarters Rear Admiral Onigumo, they also know that they were not as strong as Onigumo much less Ross who killed him, but if they work together, they should be able to block him for some time, as long as Vice Admiral Dalmatian arrives, Ghost Hand Ross will be stopped!


    "Escape?"


    Ross looked at Roma in the rescue field with a calm expression.


    He didn''t want to talk but when he heard Roma''s words, he couldn''t understand something. He said: "ˇ­what makes you think that I''m going to run away?"


    In this sea, in most cases, pirates run away when they meet Marines. Even if the Marine''s force is not enough to defeat them, there are few pirates who would want to confront Marines.


    The reason for this result is that in this sea, pirate forces are as many as stars and like stars, they are scattered, while Marine forces are a single entity. Even if some pirate kills the Marine who pursued them, it will only irritate Marine and they will chase him relentlessly and the pursued pirate will lose his opportunity to fight with other pirates.


    Apart from the Revolutionary Army, there are few pirates who are confronting Marine and the government. Most of the time when pirates meet Marine, they will turn around and flees regardless of the strength of Marine''s forces.


    But.


    Ross is not one of the pirates mentioned above.


    When he meets Marine, his first reaction is never to run away but to confront the marines. The main reason for this is because the Marines forced him into becoming a Pirate. Moreover, the existence of the Talent System makes Marine''s contradiction with him irreconcilable, The only relationship between them is that of a hunter and his prey.


    "ˇ­"


    Roma''s expression changed slightly when he heard Ross''s words.


    In the past, when a pirate met Marines they ran away but from Ross'' attitude, he did not seem to have any intention of retreating, but he intended to confront them!


    Madman.


    This is Roma''s evaluation of Ross and his confrontation with Marine can no longer be described by the word rampant, in Roma''s view, it is simply incomprehensible behavior.


    The next moment, Ross moved.


    With a gentle step under his feet, Ross used Soru and turned into a shadow. He suddenly charges towards Roma and Hez, with his left and right hands clenched and attacked them separately.


    "Here he comes!"


    "Watch out!"


    Hez''s intention was to confront Ross without retreating, but he was afraid as Ross wanted to fight them which is incomprehensible and he is strong enough to defeat them.


    When Ross rushed in, the two men, who had already been on guard moved at the same time. Roma held a huge sword in both hands and broke out with a fierce sword attack against Ross'' fist.


    "One Sword Flow, Power Strike!"


    At the same time, Hez accurately captured Ross'' figure and jumped backward to avoided Ross'' punch while the two guns in his hands were firing at Ross with a series of Seastone bullets that had just been filled in.


    Bang!


    The heavy blow from the giant sword collapsed under the power of Distortion Fist and Roma flew backward, his arms were sore and the giant sword was completely twisted.


    As for the series of Seastone bullets fired by Hez, Ross simply turned his head and shoulders slightly and avoided all the bullets.


    The Seastone bullets which have a weak effect in front of a strong Haki can be avoided or blocked by both Observation Haki and Armament Haki.


    Even.


    Some people''s physiques are strong enough that the seastone bullets won''t even be able to penetrate their skin.


    "This isˇ­ a Marine Rear Admiral on Grand Line?"


    "There seems to be nothing different."


    By performing some subtle moves, Ross''s is able to avoid the seastone bullets. He looks up calmly at Hez and suddenly disappears like a bubble.


    Watching Ross disappear suddenly, Hez was horrified. He only felt a chill on his back and he did not hesitate to enter the state of Kami-e (Paper Drawing) in Marine''s Rokushiki.


    Whiz!


    The next moment, Ross appeared on his left side and punched.


    Hez was able to avoid Ross''s frontal punch with Kami-e (Paper Drawing), but half of his shoulder was still touched by Ross''s fist.


    It was just a little scratch, but in less than a second, the power of distortion was poured into his shoulder, causing his entire shoulder to suddenly show a strange twist.


    "Ah!"


    Hez covered his arm and retreated with horror and fear in his eyes.


    At the same time, Roma, who supported him saw the abnormal twist in Hez''s shoulder and cold sweat flowed on his forehead, he slammed the giant twisted sword in his hand towards Ross.


    Ross didn''t retreat. His eyes were calm and indifferent. He directly grabbed the sword blade with his hand and the power of distortion surged from his hand as he squeezed the huge sword with his five fingers.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    With a slight effort from his five fingers, the two-meter-long sword broke off from the middle and the rest of it was spirally twisted, spreading towards Roma.

 73 Vice Admiral Dalmation

    Roma did not hesitate to let go of his hand and retreat but he was still a little bit affected by the power of distortion and there was a sharp pain in the palm of his hand. He was shocked when he saw the dense blood inside his palm, which was heart-rending.


    "Rear Admiral Roma! Rear Admiral Hez!"


    Not far away, many Marine lieutenants and soldiers watched as Roma and Hez attacked Ross together and seeing that both Rear Admiral wouldn''t be able to defeat Ross they were shocked.


    Roma and Hez''s strength is second only to Atheus and Vice-Admiral Dalmatian in their G8 marine base. In the past, even if they had more than a dozen elite marines lieutenants working together against them, they were not Roma and Hez''s opponents in training.


    Even a Headquarters Rear Admiral won''t be able to defeat them when they worked together but now they are being suppressed by Ross.


    The gap in strength is far too wide.


    In the panic, the Marine Captain reacted and ordered the marines to pull out their weapons and attack Ross.


    "Quickly give them cover fire!"


    "Support Rear Admiral Roma and Rear Admiral Hez!"


    Under orders, the Marines rushed up with weapons to attack Ross even though their hearts were filled with fear and horror, After all, they were the elites of the G8 branch base.


    Ross calmly looked at the Marines who were rushing toward him.


    For Marine, he can remain neutral as long as they are not monsters in human form or provokes him, but all those who try to attack with him will be regarded as enemies.


    Ross will kill his enemies.


    Bang!


    Ross raised his legs and step on the ground under his feet. A power of distortions poured into the ground and spread in all directions with him as the center, Ross spread the power of distortion to the limit.


    "Distortionˇ­ Whirlpool strangulation!"


    In the next moment, the ground beneath Ross''s feet suddenly moved and the thick bluestone bricks broke apart inch by inch centering on Ross and began to twist and rotate.


    Ten metersˇ­ twenty metersˇ­ thirty metersˇ­


    The range of rotation expanded in all directions at an extremely fast rate until it becomes a circular area centered on Ross with a radius of nearly fifty meters covering all the Marines who were trying to attack Ross.


    In a short period of time, the entire area, whether it was stone, mud or building, is turned into a wave-like whirlpool which rotated counterclockwise.


    "What happened? What did that guy do?!"


    "The groundˇ­ the ground is moving!"


    After Marine noticed the abnormality of the ground and the buildings around them, their hearts began to feel a kind of inexplicable fear.


    The initial speed of the ground rotation is not fast, but it gradually becomes faster. In a short second, many Marines can''t keep standing up and they fall on the cracked and moving ground.


    Two seconds.


    Many buildings in all directions began to collapse one after another.


    Three seconds.


    With Ross as the center in the circular area of 50 meters, everything is completely turned into a mud-like whirlpool. The earth is cracked and no good road can be seen. All the stones are broken into small pieces and surged like debris flows.


    Five seconds.


    All the buildings collapsed and turned into rubble.


    Many Marines did couldn''t even scream out as they were buried in the mud like ground and many broken limbs and bones could be seen, some lieutenants struggled reluctantly in the whirlpool but they could not escape it at all.


    As for the two Rear Admiral, Hez and Roma, although they have the intention to stop Ross, both of them have an injured arm. In this whirlpool, they are only able to protect themselves. They can only watch as this piece of land become a grinding disc that smashed everything and took many lives away.


    Fifty meters away.


    There were also many Marines gathering here but at this moment all of their faces were fearful and frightened and no one dared to step into the whirlpool at all.


    How short is the time of five seconds, all the Marines watched as everything in the 100-meter area turn into ruins, crushing and rotating everything, which is a shocking scene that is difficult to describe in words!


    Seven seconds.


    The vast majority of Marine Captains and soldiers died, leaving only two or three Marine Captains and Roma and Hez who still had some strength to support themselves.


    Finally.


    Just as time passed to the eighth second, a roar came from a distance.


    "ˇ­ Damn, stop it!"


    Almost at the moment when the roar fell, a figure rushed into the whirlpool and attacked Ross with his black fist which was coated in Armament Haki Hardening.


    Marine Vice-Admiral, Dalmatian is here!


    Faced with Armament Haki coated punch, Ross wasn''t surprised and he remained calm. As early as Dalmatian roared, his Observation Haki had accurately captured his every action.


    Ross retrieved the power of distortion that had been poured into the ground beneath his feet and quickly shifted the power of distortions to his arms. His fingers clenched into a fist as the power of distortions converged on them, faintly showing a visible twisted curve and he confronted Dalmatian.


    Bang!


    The Armament Haki coated punch and the power of distortion coated punch clashed with each other.


    Almost instantly, a sonic boom was heard and the turbulent waves swept away in all directions, covering the entire Beth Street area and even affecting the battlefield where Laffitte and Atheus were fighting.


    In the aftermath, many ordinary Marine soldiers who were too close could hardly keep themselves at their original position but they couldn''t open their eyes.


    "It seems that your Vice-Admiral finally reached my Captain."


    Laffitte grabbed the brim of his hat with one hand to keep it from blowing away and looked at the Rear Admiral Atheus with a light smile.


    Atheus was covered in blood but none of it belong to him but came from his Marine subordinates. He looked at the huge collision in the distance and slightly narrowed his eyes and coldly said:


    "It looks like it, your Captain will be finished soon and you will also die."


    "Oh, I''m afraid that''s not necessarily true."


    Laffitte raised a strange smile on his face and said: "Maybe it''s you who will be finished, Mr. Rear Admiralˇ­"


    Atheus did not react at Laffitte''s words. Instead, he calmly stared at Laffitte and indifferently said, "No, you''re wrong."


    "You don''t know the power of Vice-Admiral Dalmatian at all. If you did, you''ll never say anything like that. You''ll only feelˇ­ Despair! "

 74 Showdown

    The aftermath rippled away.


    The whirlpool stopped and the area around Ross stopped spinning, The entire street was silent. The ground in the entire area is full of bright red color, among which are the bones of Dead Marines.


    In the middle of the area, Ross is standing there in a punching position and opposite to him stands Marine Vice-Admiral Dalmatian, also in a punching position.


    The fists of the two men were against each other, trembling constantly, apparently in a struggle.


    Finally.


    Ross swayed and stepped back two steps while Dalmatian also stepped back, his arms shaking slightly and he could not see who had the upper hand


    Dalmatian came angrily and tried his best to interrupt Ross''s slaughter but in the end, he could only interrupt Ross''s Whirlpool strangulation and he did not gain any advantage, which made him a little surprised.


    "Vice-Admiral Dalmatian!"


    Roma and Hez survived Ross'' attack and looked between the confrontation between Ross and Dalmatian, Dalmatian stopped Ross''s attack and they were relieved and felt as if they were given a new life.


    Dalmatian stared coldly at Ross, signaling Roma and Hez to step back. Roma and Hez looked at each other and quickly stepped aside to deal with their injuries.


    "Vice-Admiralˇ­"


    Ross, who had stepped back two steps looked calmly at the Dalmatian in front of him and glanced at his shoulders which held a High-Level badge representing a Marine Vice-Admiral.


    Coming from a small area of ??West Blue, It took him nearly two years to face a Vice-Admiral, he relied on his own efforts and worked step by step to reach this stage.


    Dalmatian looked around and he saw a startling sight. Even though he had chased countless pirates and seen many villages slaughtered by pirates, he could not keep his calm when he saw this scene.


    "It is reasonable that Headquarters will define you as the most ferocious and dangerous pirate, such cruel meansˇ­ I will never let you go to sea again!


    Dalmatian''s heart was burning with anger and he coldly stared at Ross.


    Listening to Dalmatian''s words, Ross has no fluctuations in his heart. Those who dare to attack him will be regarded as enemies by him and he will not give any kindness to his enemy.


    "It was Marines who brought me to this point, isn''t it?"


    Ross looked at Dalmatian calmly.


    Upon hearing this sentence, Dalmatian''s face became gloomy. As a Marine Vice-Admiral, he has access to much inside information. When he received orders to deal with Ross, he also received all the information about Ross.


    In fact, he did not think that Doberman''s choice and judgment were wrong but no one could have imagined that an ordinary West Blue Pirate Hunter that killed a Marine''s branch captain would grow up at unimaginable speed and become a more and more troublesome existence for Marine.


    "It''s no use talking more, let''s just fight!"


    Dalmatian did not want to think about it anymore. After he spoke calmly to Ross, he stepped down and rushed towards Ross.


    As a master of body and Haki, Dalmatian''s speed is very fast, in only a few seconds he rescued Roma and Hez while crossing several streets and simultaneously attacked Ross and made him stop his Whirlpool strangulation.


    Whiz!


    Almost in an instant, he closed the distance between him and Ross and punched Ross'' face.


    Ross''s heart is always calm and in this calm state, Observation Haki can be used to its limit, although Dalmatian''s speed is much faster than his, but with Observation Haki, he can still react to it.


    Boom!


    This is the second confrontation between Ross and Dalmatian. Dalmatian used a full-speed raid, while Ross counter-attacked with frontal confrontation.


    When their fists collided, Dalmatian''s Haki failed to reach the limit. Ross''s power of distortion was able to mobilize a few points and the match was equally good.


    However.


    This time, Ross did not let Dalmatian take the initiative, but at the end of the fight, the power of distortion was completely stimulated and the fists were quickly swept out and directed at Dalmatian.


    Dalmatian snorted and did not have the slightest fear. Both of arms were coated with Armament Haki Hardening as he faced Ross.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    In the fight, Ross gradually recovered from the state of an excessive explosion and the power of distortion began to play wantonly. After more than a dozen punches, Dalmatian''s Armament Haki apparently begin to fell and completely broke by a stiff shook.


    Dalmatian''s Haki and strength are better than Onigumo but since he is not a swordsman, his attack power is not much stronger than Onigumo.


    Compared to it.


    Ross''s current strength is already a lot stronger than when he faced Onigumo. Even as he was attacked by Dalmatian, he responded in a hurry. Even standing still, he can still repel Dalmatian attacks!


    Dalmatian, who was repealed by Ross, felt a slightly sore feeling in his arm. His face changed. Looking at Ross, he revealed a thoughtful expression.


    "Distortion Fruit, I didn''t expect you to develop this fruit to this extent."


    He had once seen the power of Distortion Fruit before. He had killed a pirate with this Devil Fruit when he was still a Captain. At that time, this devil fruit has caused him some trouble, but it was only trouble and not something he couldn''t deal with.


    Now, over the years, his strength is tens of times stronger than it was before, but when the fruit reappears and falls into Ross''s hands, it exerts far more power than the pirate he once met.


    "You seem to have seen the power of this fruit."


    Ross responded calmly and his heart didn''t seem to have any emotions.


    Devil Fruit will reappear somewhere in the world within a few years after its last user had died, so it is normal for the Distortion Fruit to have previous users.


    "Yes, that guy was a lot weaker than youˇ­ It''s hard to develop such a weak fruit to this level." Dalmatian said indifferently.


    "No."


    Ross said gently, "You''re wrong. There''s no weak fruit. Any Devil Fruit can become strong, it just depends on the person who had eaten the fruit."


    Naturally, the ability to develop the power of Distortion Fruit to this level is inseparable from his own hard work.


    Whiz!


    The moment his voice fell, Ross suddenly charges into Dalmatian and launched a bold counter-attack.


    Even though Dalmatian is faster than him, with the Observation Haki, he can catch his opponent''s actions in advance and even if his speed is slower then Dalmatian he can still keep up!


    "Distortion Fist!"


    Ross clenched his fingers and punched.


    Dalmatian coldly looked at Ross. Even though Ross''s punch was more powerful than before, he did not show any fear.


    "You aren''t the only one who has eaten a Devil Fruit."

 75 Powerful Supression

    Buzz!!


    Almost instantly, a force surged out of Dalmatian''s body and his skin suddenly changed into a black-and-white speckle. His ears also lengthened downward, hanging on both sides of his cheek and became two long strips of ears.


    At the same time, his upper body muscles also swelled for a half circle.


    Zoan Devi Fruit: Model Inu, Dalmatian form!


    As one of the weaker Zoan dog devil fruits, the ability of this Devil Fruit can bring about a limited increase but ultimately there is a certain improvement, especially for Dalmatian, he has a strong physical body and Haki so this increase is an all-around improvement.


    "Vice-Admiral is using hisˇ­"


    "Even Vice-Admiral can''t deal with that guy without using his devil fruit abilitiesˇ­ But in the form of a semi-dog, Vice-Admiral''s strength and speed are not comparable to what they were before.


    Roma and Hez have handled their injuries simply and are standing nearby, blocking Ross''s possible escape route.


    They can''t resist Ross''s power, but they don''t need to resist for long at all. It will only take a moment for Dalmatian to catch up if Ross tries to run away.


    In the field.


    Dalmatian, who has become a semi-dog, has turned his fingers into a half-claw and half-hand form. He clenches his fist and the Armament Haki hardens his whole arm in an instant as he went up against Ross''s fist.


    The two fists suddenly collided in the air. This time, both sides went all out and exerted their strength to the limit. An explosion occurred and the fragmented land in the center of the two men once again cracked.


    This time.


    Ross didn''t retreat and his body shook slightly, while Dalmatian staggered and took a step backward. Obviously, the full power of the distortion fruit is still higher than his half-dog form.


    This scene fell into the eyes of Roma and Hez and others and they all a little surprised, They didn''t expect Dalmatian to lose in this battle.


    "No wonder that Onigumo was defeated by your hands, You really are skilled."


    Dalmatian opened his mouth and said in a deep voice and his eyes were fierce. He retreated half a step and At the moment he retreated, he bent his finger and snapped at Ross.


    Shigan (Finger Gun)!


    Puff, puff.


    Two holes appeared in Ross''s shirt at the chest area instantly, revealing a pale skin inside, but the Shigan (Finger Gun) which is more powerful than bullet was annihilated by the power of distortion when it touched Ross''s body.


    "Distortionˇ­flash!"


    Ross ignored Dalmatian''s Shigan (Finger Gun) and swiftly shifted his fist and swung out. From his finger appeared a ray of light which instantly made Dalmatian close his eyes.


    Whiz!


    Ross rushed in close to Dalmatian and punched him.


    As a master of physical and Haki, Dalmatian naturally has the Observation Haki, but this sudden flash caught him off guard and he couldn''t avoid Ross''s punch. He can only rush to put his fists on his chest and cast Armament Haki on them.


    Boom!


    Under Ross''s punch, Dalmatian flies backward and even under Armament Haki his arms stiffened and had soreness in them.


    "Damn!"


    He cursed as he could not open his eyes. He could only sense Ross''s actions and respond to them by utilizing Observation Haki.


    Ross rushed up against Dalmatian and continued to punch him.


    Undoubtedly, the power of distortions used with his fists is the most effective way to deal with the strong opponent who had a strong body and Haki and the other means are more suitable for creating opportunities.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Dalmatian and Ross fought several times in succession and his arms became numb. He knew that it was not going well and jumped up by using Geppo.


    However, Ross snorted and also used Geppo and rushed up in the air and chased after him and continued to punch Dalmatian.


    "Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)!"


    Ross is stronger than Dalmatian expected. Although his eyes have recovered, he still has some headaches in the face of Ross''s air pursuit.


    He decisively used Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) and kicked towards Ross''s head, but Ross stopped his attack and turned it into a ball which he threw back at Dalmatian.


    Boom!


    Dalmatian swings his fist and smashes the ball shape energy thrown by Ross, but he also falls into a passive position. As Ross continues to chase him, he gets a straight punch on his shoulder.


    Even though he used Armament Haki hardening on his shoulders to resist the punch, Ross''s tyrannical power of distortion still invaded the inside of his shoulder, leaving his arm completely numb and immovable.


    Whiz!


    Dalmatian didn''t think about it and immediately landed on the ground. Ross would use Geppo to fight him in the air. It was obviously a foolish choice because he needed to use his power to swing his fist and his power has already halved.


    Ross''s Devil Fruit ability can ignore everything. Whether it''s Haki or just simple strength, it can break them all and the strength of his punch is similar on the ground as well as in the air.


    Whiz!


    Seeing that Dalmatian fell, Ross did not hesitate to follow him and both of them landed on the ground at the same time and at the moment of landing Ross raised his foot and the ground under Dalmatian''s feet suddenly collapsed in Distortion.


    Power of distortion can be transmitted directly through the earth and as the distance increase, the power of distortion weakens so it will not have any effect on Dalmatian who has a strong physical body but it is suitable for catching enemies by surprise.


    Dalmatian was caught off guard by a sudden drop in the soles of his feet.


    Ross stepped forward and rushed up. Dalmatian could not avoid him and was forced to defend himself with his better arm.


    Bang!


    Ross dropped a punch and Dalmatian flew backward again. His one arm was heavily numb and the other arm was slightly better, but it was too hard to clench his fist.


    Ross''s ability to use light was something that his Observation Haki had failed to warn him off, so after Ross caught him off-guard, he decisively seized the opportunity and forced him into retreat.


    After being attacked again, Dalmatian had some difficulties in dealing with Ross''s offensive. He could only escape halfway and try to recover his arm strength by avoiding him. Ross could not give him a chance to recover and pursued him.


    "This..."


    "How could this be, He caused the Vice-Admiral to retreat."


    Many Marines watched as Ross caused a Vice Admiral to retreat which was unbelievable for them. Dalmatian is undoubtedly the strongest person in the G8 branch, even if the other Rear Admiral joined forces to attack him, they would not be Dalmatian''s opponent.


    But now in the whole Battle from the beginning to the present, Dalmatian did not seem to have the upper hand and he has always been suppressed by Ross!


    "Whatˇ­ Even the Vice-Admiral can''t resist him."


    "If it went on like thisˇ­ then I''m afraid that the situation will be dangerous."

 76 Morgon Shocked

    Seeing that Dalmatian is having some difficulties facing Ross''s fierce offense, Roma and Hez looked at each other and charged into the Battlefield as fear gripped their hearts.


    With the addition of Roma and Hez, Dalmatian who was about to lose finally got a breathing opportunity, but it was only a slight one.


    If Dalmatian, Roma, and Hez were not injured, they would be able to cope with Ross at their peak power. But now Roma and Hez are half-disabled and Dalmatian is also in a difficult position because of the special effect of the power of distortion. Even if they work together against Ross, it will be difficult to reverse the situation.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Even though Ross is facing three enemies, his eyes are indifferent and there are no signs of retreat. His attacks are getting more and more fierce. Especially the injured Roma and Hez can''t stop Ross'' power, if Ross''s attack grazes them they will end up puking blood.


    During this period, Marine Captains tried to rush in to support them, but even Roma and Hez were barely able to participate. The Marine Captains simply did not qualify to join in on such battle and in a flash, they fell on the spot.


    For Ross with the power of distortion, once he gains the upper hand, the opponent has almost no chance of counterattack. He will only fall into the wicked cycle where his arms get gradually destroyed by the power of distortion, which makes it increasingly difficult to exert force.


    "This..."


    Watching Ross take on three enemies, relying on his own strength to completely suppress Roma, Hez, and Dalmatian, all the Marines are scared and their eyes revealed an incredible look in them.


    Ghost Hand Ross is too strong!


    The two Rear Admiral of the G8 branch base together with Vice-Admiral Dalmatian are in a losing position and they can''t seem to turn the situation around!


    At this time, the remaining Marines can only look at them. They are not qualified to intervene in such Battle.


    Finally.


    After beating Dalmatian back with one punch, Ross grabbed Roma''s split sword with his hand and shook the sword for some time as the power of distortion spread all over Roma''s Body and he died a horrible death.


    Then, under Hez''s horrified eyes, Ross stepped in front of him and kicked him in the chest, sending him directly to the building behind him, but he died before hitting the building.


    Two Rear Admiral are instantly killed!


    Dalmatian was stunned, but it was too late for him to provide support. He tried to take this opportunity to attack Ross from behind and kill Ross with his punch, but after kicking Hez Ross punched him back.


    Bang!


    Dalmatian could no longer resist the collision between their two fists. Armament Haki on his fist was crushed by Ross''s power of distortion and the bones in his arm broke completely.


    Dalmatian endured the severe pain in his arm and tried to fight back with his other arm as he punched toward Ross, but Ross didn''t give him a chance, With a backhand punch, Dalmatian''s other punch was smashed and his bones completely disintegrated.


    "Marine Vice-Admiral''s head, I accepted it."


    Ross calmly said as his fingers held a knife and he swung it horizontally, without any blood splashing, a head flew into the sky, his face was still shocked.


    Dalmatian predicted that Ross would be difficult to deal with. After all, even Onigumo lost to Ross, but he had no idea that even though he brought three Rear Admirals with him to the siege and suppression, he still ended up with such a tragic defeat!


    The audience was silent.


    Dong!


    This is the sound of a flying head that fell on the ground.


    In the silence, a sea breeze blew.


    Ding Dong.


    This is the sound of Marine''s swords falling to the ground.


    The first sound, then the sound sounded one after another, No one knows how many weapons fell off the hands but the sound continues to echo in the quiet street.


    "This is reallyˇ­ big news."


    On the street 100 meters away, on the window of the top floor of a hotel, the cup in the hands of Morgan fell silently to the ground and turned into countless pieces.


    A frontal defeat of an entire Marine branch elite troops, killing a Marine''s Vice-Admiral and two Rear Admiral alone, such strength may not be much in The Grand Line but Ross is only a newcomer to the Grand Line!


    Looking at Ross, Morgan faintly felt that he had just seen the rise of the most dazzling Supernova of this era and he even hoped that this person will be able to shake the New World Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) in the future!


    "It''s time to collect information and prepare a news report."


    ...


    West side of the Beth Street area.


    Laffitte''s figure jumped up on the top of a two-story building. There was a trace of blood on his mouth, but like always there was a strange smile on his face, which was white enough to make millions of beautiful women feel ashamed of themselves. It made anyone who saw him feel horrified.


    On the street, Atheus was barely standing with his sword. His condition was much more miserable than Laffitte''s. There were scars all over his body and his clothes were already dyed red.


    Other than that.


    The streets were full of Marine''s bodies, some of them died by Laffitte''s hand, but most of them were killed by Atheus, apparently, the soldiers were under Laffitte hypnosis. If Atheus had not been very similar to Onigumo, Doberman, and others, he would have already collapsed in this Battle.


    "Whoop, killing your men, that''s a terrible Rear Admiral."


    Instead of wiping the blood from the corners of his mouth, Laffitte smiled weirdly and stared down at Atheus and whirled his red cane with ease.


    Atheus looked up at Laffitte, his eyes were cold and indifferent as he said, "They died in order to not let you continue to endanger the sea."


    Whiz!


    The moment his voice fell, Atheus jumped onto the roof and a sword fell on Laffitte, who had been prepared to dodge the attack.


    "Nothing more had happened, the Battle over there seems to be over."


    After avoiding Atheus''s sword, Laffitte did not fight back but turned to look at the center of Beth Street, where Ross and Dalmatian and others were fighting and the violent noise that has not stopped from the beginning stopped.


    Atheus did not turn around to look, but he also noticed that there was no movement there, he stared at Laffitte and said indifferently, "It seems that your Captain has died. You are a little stronger than I expected, but you can''t escape.


    "It seems that you have a lot of confidence in your chief, but just like you, I am also very confident about my Captain." Laffitte laughs.

 77 Regre

    Atheus was actually worried about Dalmatian''s ability to defeat Ghost Hand Ross, but Roma and Hez had not come to support him so far, which clearly showed that besides Dalmatian, there were Roma and Hez on the battlefield.


    Ghost Hand Ross is not a big pirate with a Bounty of 200 million berries. His Vice-Admiral is stronger than him and the two Rear Admirals are somewhat weak but this lineup is enough to deal with Ross.


    The only problem is his side.


    Although Laffitte was not much better than him in the frontal battle, the other side used strange methods to make him consume his stamina faster and he also suffered a lot of injuries. Now he was only fighting him to delay him and not to win.


    But the Battle over there is over and if he drags his fight a little longer then help will arrive and he is sure that he will be able to cope for a short time.


    With that in mind, he stared at Laffitte and continued to attack.


    But.


    Almost at this moment, a voice was heard.


    "You are not finished yet, Laffitte."


    "I am very sorry Captain, but I am almost finished."


    Laffitte turned his head and apologized in the direction of the sound.


    Atheus''s expression solidified.


    His head was a little stiff when he twisted it and when he saw Ross, his heart could no longer remain calm and his eyes showed an incredible look.


    How can it be!


    How did Ghost Hand Ross appear here? Aren''t Vice-Admiral Dalmatian, Roma and Hez joining forces in the siege? How could he come here?!


    He had a terrible idea in his mind, but he could not believe it at all. But Ross was standing behind him and Dalmatian and Roma did not appear and did not catch up.


    "I say, you seem to be distracted."


    Laffitte''s voice interrupted his thoughts, He did not know when Laffitte appeared next to him, holding the mahogany cane and stabbing his heart.


    Atheus tried to dodge in panic, but it was too late. Although he avoided the heart, he was still penetrated by Laffitte''s mahogany cane.


    "ˇ­"


    Atheus suddenly understood why the Headquarters was so serious when it issued the order and even said that they could postpone the attack and unite the forces of the two branches for encirclement and suppression.


    At that time, Dalmatian and their group of Rear Admiral thought that it was unnecessary. Now it seems that they have miscalculated and underestimated the strength of the Ghost Hand Pirates.


    Although there are not many Ghost Hand Pirates and only three official crew members, their strength cannot be measured by the number of crew members alone.


    "Goodbye."


    Laffitte pulled out his cane and sent it forward again. The cane passed through Atheus''s heart precisely. When it was pulled out again, Atheus''s body slowly fell to the ground.


    Watching the last Marine Rear Admiral fall to the ground, Ross looks thoughtful and thought that he may be able to put Observation Haki''s notes into practice again and give them to Robin and Laffitte.


    ...


    Marine Headquarters.


    In an office near the top floor, three Headquarters Vice-Admiral were sitting on chairs and sofas, one of whom was Doberman and the other two were Momonga and Yamakaji.


    "Dalmatian people have already found the Ghost Hand Pirates and they should have handled it in by nowˇ­ Is it unstable to have the G8 branch base solely responsible for the Ghost Hand Pirates?


    Yamakaji sat there and asked Doberman on the other side.


    Doberman hasn''t answered yet. Momonga, who has been keeping his eyes closed, opened his eyes and said: "Dalmatian''s strength is not far from us. This time he mobilized three Rear Admirals in the base. It is the most prudent response."


    Doberman murmured, "It takes at least a month for the other branch bases nearby to reach the sea under the responsibility of the G8 branch. If we wait, the possibility of accidents will be even greater. Now we can only place our hopes in the G8 branch. I hope Dalmatian will not let us down. "


    Doberman didn''t mind going out in person to deal with Ross unless the journey was too far away, but it would probably take at least two months for him to lead the army to find Ross from Headquarters.


    Therefore, it is the best choice to send out emergency troops from the G8 Branch.


    Waiting.


    The Den Den Mushi on the desk rang and the three Headquarters Vice-Admiral in the room suddenly became serious. Doberman walked to the desk and picked up the microphone to answer it.


    "I am Headquarters Vice-Admiral Doberman."


    "ˇ­"


    Dang Dang!


    This is the sound of the microphone falling on the red oak table and colliding with the table, which echoes in the quiet office.


    Momonga and Yamakaji were started.


    "What happened?"


    "ˇ­"


    Doberman''s fingers slightly trembled and he did not know whether it was from anger or from shock. The expression on his face was hard to describe in words and he fell back a step.


    When Momonga and Yamakaji saw this, they couldn''t guess what had happened. Momonga stood up and took over the microphone that had fallen off the table.


    At the same time, Yamakaji came to Doberman. "Is it the annihilation of the Ghost Hand Pirates? Did the siege fail?"


    "ˇ­"


    Doberman seemed to use all his strength to suppress the feelings in his heart and went to the sofa next to him. He was in an extremely unstable state. "The encirclement and suppression failed, Dalmatian and three Rear Admirals all died in battle."


    When he uttered the information he had just heard in a very depressed tone, he suddenly felt an irrepressible emotion in his heart.


    Why?


    Why did things go so far?


    It was just a small person, but again and again, that small person has defied all odds and became someone who is out of their control, now they can''t seem to do anything to him.


    Captain Moby told him that the situation was under control, Rear Admiral Bastille told him that Ghost Hand Ross would soon be sent to the Judicial Island(Enies Lobby) for trial, Onigumo told him that he would be back soon, Dalmatian told him that he would not give Ghosts Hand Pirates any chanceˇ­


    Inexplicable.


    He thought of what Ross had said from West Blue.


    "Although right now I am just an insignificant nobody and about whom maybe you wouldn''t care even a bit, but please remember what I say."


    "Your behavior today determines the future direction of this sea."


    "I hope that one day in the future, you would not regret the order issued today because by then everything will be too late."


    The sentence that was relayed by the division''s Lieutenant Commander echoed in his ear, making him see Ross standing in front of him, stating it in a calm voice with a calm face.


    Regret?


    Doberman was in a trance for a moment, but he was a Headquarters Vice-Admiral after all. The next moment he recovered and his eyes became clear again.


    Yes, there are some regrets, regrets that he did not pay attention to it earlier, he did not send Onigumo to West Blue earlier, he did not destroy the Ghost Hand Pirates in the sea earlier.


    "Dobermanˇ­ we need to initiate a conference."


    When Momonga heard the report from the Den Den Mushi on the other side, he hung up the Den Mushi and was silent for a moment. He turned to Doberman, took a deep breath and said with a serious expression.


    Doberman and Momongga looked at each other and finally nodded and Yamakaji sighed and nodded: "I will report it."


    Usually.


    Only at Shichibukai''s pirate level can Headquarters be eligible to hold separate meetings for them. But now the situation is that the G8 branch base is almost completely extinct. The reconstruction and reassignment of the G8 branch base alone involve too many problems, not to mention the follow-up treatment of the Ghost Hand Pirates.

 78 Promoting Strength

    The Kingdom of Elias.


    The remaining Marines of the G8 branch base, under the direct command of the Headquarters, took their Battleship and evacuated the Kingdom of Elias.


    Ross, Laffitte, and others continued to stay on the island, waiting for Log Pose to record the magnetism, while Ross wrote down his understanding of Observation Haki in accordance with his own practice route.


    "I don''t know if you understand the power of Haki. I have compiled my perceptive information on Observation Haki. You can have a look."


    In a living room, Ross handed Laffitte and Robin the sorted information, which contained four pages and it was much more detail than the one he had originally obtained.


    Armament Haki cannot be practiced by them right now but the threshold for practicing Observation Haki is low, Some people even have a natural sense of seeing and hearing and Robin and Laffitte''s fighting style is more suited for the Observation Haki.


    "Haki? I''ve read about it in the literature. It''s said that there are three kinds.


    Robin received the sensational information from Ross. O''Hara''s is the birthplace of all knowledge in the world. She has read about Haki, but it is something similar to popular science books.


    After Robin looked at it, she quickly wrote down the contents with her perfect memory. When she had learned everything in it, she handed the information to Laffitte.


    After Laffitte took it, he looked at it and suddenly shrugged his shoulders:


    "According to this information, I seem to already have this abilityˇ­ and forget when it will be used, huh, huh."


    "Although I haven''t understood your abilities, I wouldn''t be surprised if you could already use it."


    Ross nodded and he was not surprised. As a crew member of the Black-Beard Pirates in the original series, how could he not have some talent? He had noticed several times that Laffitte might be able to use it, but he never asked.


    Laffitte didn''t lose the information, he laughed and then continued to look at it. He remembered it carefully. He carefully remembered that although he could use the sense of seeing and smelling, he could only use the power instinctively. There were also many flaws in the manipulation, just like Ross who had just awakened his Haki and had not yet mastered the sense of seeing and smelling thoroughly.


    While Laffitte and Robin pondered over the Observation Haki''s data, Ross sorted out the harvest from the defeat of the G8 branch base.


    Dalmatian and two Rear Admiral were killed and his arm was bruised by the other party''s Armament Haki. Fortunately, it didn''t hurt his bones and muscles. He had been asking Robin to help apply the medicine for two days and he had almost recovered.


    "I Better recruit a ship doctor soon."


    Ross''s eyes flashed and then he called up the Talent System page.


    The Marines of the G8 branch base was defeated. Although three Rear Admiral and one Vice-Admiral were defeated, the reward for defeating Marines is different from that of hunting pirate. Not all of them are superimposed, but only the highest chief of the team is counted. Ross got 100 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 Free Talent Point.


    Looking back at his fight with the Vice Admiral, Ross did not hesitate and put 10 Talent Proficiency points on the Distortion Fruit.


    Buzz!!


    A golden glow flashed as the Proficiency of the Distortion Fruit reached 300 points. At the same time, the Gravity Distortion branch became green''s activatable state and the activation conditions were also displayed, requiring 3 Free Talent Points.


    "Sure enough, it requires more than one pointˇ­ but 3 Talent points are too much."


    Ross rubbed his eyebrows. He now has 2 Free Talent Points. He can''t activate the ability of Gravity Distortion. Besides, Gravity Distortion needs 3 points and the Space Distortion will require even more. In the future, Free Talent Points really needs to be saved.


    After hesitating, Ross did not continue to add points to the Distortion Fruit. Instead, he switched the Interface to the General Department. After looking at the remaining 90 Talent Proficiency Points, he assigned 25 points to the Physical Enhancement and 50 points to the Agility Enhancement.


    The talent page of the General Department has changed.


    Agility Enhancement: 150 (High LevelStrengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 260 (Top LevelStrengthening)


    In his previous battle with Dalmatian, Ross''s speed was not as good as the other side. He relied solely upon the unexpected opportunities created by Distortion Fruit to carry out the fight. If Dalmatian had the advantage of speed, it would not be easy for him to win.


    In fact.


    The battle seemed to be a crushing victory because Marines made many mistakes in decision-making. One of them was that Marine miscalculated Laffitte''s power. Otherwise with three Rear Admiral teaming up with Dalmatian would have caused Ross to escape a head-on battle.


    The second is that two Rear Admirals were too stretched trying to confront Ross in a frontal assault and they were badly injured by Ross, each of whom had discarded an arm, greatly reducing their strength.


    Thirdly, Dalmatian''s fought poorly as he was influenced by Ross''s fierce tactics and words. If Dalmatian had used all advantages then he would have won.


    No matter which one of these three problems were handled well, it will not be a complete defeat and they wouldn''t get completely destroyed by Ross.


    This time, Marine''s encirclement was indeed cautious enough and there were many troops. However, their strategy was too poor. The choice of separate encirclement and suppression led to the destruction of the regiment.


    Naturally.


    Now with 50 points in Agility Enhancement and 25 points in Physical Enhancement and 10 points in Distortion Fruit, Ross has improved a lot compared to his previous strength. Even if Dalmatian and the two Rear Admirals come at him with their full strength they will not gain the upper hand.


    For the remaining 15 Talent Proficiency Points, Ross thought a little and did not put them into Physical Enhancement or in Distortion Fruit, but switched back to the Battle interface and put them in Observation Haki.


    His Observation Haki was somewhat slow in capturing the action of Dalmatian. If he encounters a person who is faster and more physically better than Dalmatian, he is likely to fall into a disadvantage, so he must improve this talent.


    Ross does not pursue speed advantage, but he can not be at a disadvantage, otherwise, the impact on Battle will be too big.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 300


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk):0


    Observation Haki: 15


    Armament Haki: 0


    "If my physical ability can keep up, it will be fine to put 100 points on the Distortion Fruit at once." Ross perceives the changes in the body and muttered.


    However.


    After the power of distortion reached 300 points, it was apparent that it crossed a certain limit and Ross''s power impact range soared to about 100 meters. Because of this, he had to put 25 Talent Proficiency Points into Physical Enhancement to adapt to the skyrocketing power of distortion.


    "I don''t know how strong I am today, compared to a Headquarters Vice-Admiral." Ross''s eyes showed a hint of thought.


    Headquarters Vice-Admirals are strong and there is a huge strength gap between them. For example, Doberman and other Vice-Admiral, who are only recently promoted are obviously weaker than Tokikake, Momousagi, or Garp whose strength is close to an Admiral. Vice-Admiral''s position is the pinnacle of many Marine''s life.


    Some people were promoted to a Headquarters Vice-Admiral twenty or thirty years ago, but they have stayed in this position for 20 or 30 years. Their strength may be slightly improved but it is far less than Admiral''s standard.


    Ross pondered for a while because he had not fought with any Headquarters Vice-Admiral. It was still difficult to judge how strong he was, but the only thing he was certain of was that he is still a long way from a Marine Admiral.


    Any Marine Admiral can easily destroy an Island.


    What is the scope of an island? The average island has a diameter of 10 kilometers. Aokiji can freeze the sea in Ice Age without knowing how much area it would cover.


    Compared to it.


    The Power of distortion only works within a hundred meters.


    That is to say, once a Marine Admiral spotted him and found his exact position, his strength today does not qualify for any resistance at all.


    "Journey to the next island beginsˇ­ It''s time to find new prey.


    Ross took a deep breath and his eyes flashed. It was difficult to find a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million berries in West Blue, But in the first half of Grand Line, with three arrows log Pose, there were still many opportunities to find it.

 79 Important Matters

    Marine Headquarters.


    This is a high-level conference room. Only the Marine generals above Vice-Admiral are eligible to speak. As for the Rear Admiral officers, although they are eligible to come in, they are only qualified to listen.


    The room was quiet, without any noise. In silence, only Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku''s voice slowly heard in the hall.


    "Therefore, the re-establishment of the G8 branch base will be decided according to the above methods."


    "In Additionˇ­"


    Sengoku pulled out another document, which was about the Ghost Hand Pirates. He pressed the file on one hand and turned to look at Doberman. He said: "Who can tell me what is going on with this Ghost Hand Pirates?"


    Sengoku took over the position of Fleet Admiral recently and he had only recently adapted to the work of a Marine Fleet Admiral. Unexpectedly, at this time, such a huge matter happened on the sea.


    Doberman stood up and bowed his head deep at Sengoku.


    "I am willing to take responsibility for the improper handling by my subordinates."


    "Sit down."


    Sengoku looked at Doberman''s eyes and glanced over the many Vice-Admirals in the field. "It is necessary to maintain Marine''s face and prestige. If Marine loses their prestige then the wicked forces on the sea will become more rampant."


    As for Ross, after knowing the causes and consequences, Sengoku was angry and speechless. A small hole in the wall was failed to be filled three or five times. And now, That small hole has caused the entire wall to collapse.


    It is impossible to revoke Ross''s suspended bounty. Even if he reports it to the government, the government won''t agree to it and they will order his annihilation.


    Once Marine loses their prestige, the consequences will be very serious and it may even affect the entire sea. Therefore, in Sengoku''s view, it is necessary to sacrifice Ross for worldwide justice.


    Although this is somewhat unfair to Ross.


    Naturally.


    Since Ross killed a Marine Captain of West Blue, the so-called injustice has ceased to exist. Whatever the cause, the cruel killing of a Marine is an unforgivable crime.


    Sengoku also heard about Onigumo accident when it happened. After all, it was the defeat of a Headquarters Rear Admiral, but he didn''t take it seriously. He just ordered Akainu to take full responsibility for it.


    As a Marine Admiral, Akainu can''t even look at a pirate of West Blue or even make a special trip to the sea, so it''s still up to Doberman to approve the dispatch requests and provide their documents.


    The order to mobilize the G8 branch to encircle and suppress Ross was also issued by Akainu.


    But.


    Neither Vice-Admiral Doberman nor Akainu expected the G8 base to suffer a tragic defeat. A Vice-Admiral, along with three Rear Admirals were killed in battle. When Sengoku finished his sentence, Akainu sat there with an ugly expression on his face.


    "The problem is that we can''t make minor mistakes into big ones. If there are mistakes, we must fill them up quicklyˇ­ Ghost Hand Ross acts unrestrained and he is cruel. In order to maintain Marine''s prestige, he must be exterminated as soon as possible.


    Sengoku said this. After looking at Akainu, his eyes turned to Aokiji, and he murmured, "It''s up to Aokiji to fully handle this situation."


    Originally Akainu was responsible for the incident, then this matter is transferred to Aokiji by Sengoku. Many Vice-Admirals present were naturally aware of the significance. Although Sengoku did not blame Akainu and Doberman, this is no different from the criticism and accusation.


    Akainu sat there without saying a word.


    Doberman kept his head down and was afraid to look at Akainu''s expression.


    "ˇ­"


    On the other hand, Aokiji, who heard Sengoku''s order, nodded. It was rare to see him being serious at any meeting. On one hand, Ross was indeed extremely wicked. On the other hand, Nico Robin was on Ross''s ship.


    The handling of the matter was dealt with. Although Akainu was not blamed, he was removed from this matter and it was handed to Aokiji. Sengoku looks at the people present and then prepares to adjourn the meeting.


    But.


    Almost as his voice was about to be uttered, there was a sudden knock at the door. Then he saw a Rear Admiral rushing in with a newspaper in his hand. He said in some panic:


    "Something went wrong!"


    He sent the newspaper to Sengoku and Sengoku only glanced at it. He suddenly felt a buzz in his head and he looked carefully. His fist was already tight without him knowing.


    He saw that in the newspaper, an entire page was dedicated to The Ghosts Hand Pirates and Ghost Hand Ross. The most important issue is the content of the report!


    \u003c\u003c"A Pirate born by Marines? \u003e\u003e


    The title alone carries a tinge of irony.


    "The elite troops of the Marine G8 branch lead by the Vice-Admiral Dalmatian and the branch Rear Admirals Roma, Hez and Atheus were defeated by The Ghost Hand Pirates."


    "According to some true information, The Ghost Hand Pirates have also previously defeated Marine''s encirclement and suppression and slaughter Marines. It is a miracle for any Marines to survive him. But Why is that? Why is he killing Marines?"


    "For this, we have to go back a yearˇ­"


    What happened in West Blue at the beginning was unveiled, occupying almost most of the space on the page with a strong sense of irony in its tone.


    Seeing this, Sengoku could not hold back.


    Bastard!


    Vains were popping on his forehead and his fist was pinched. He wanted to kill the person who wrote this news report with one blow.


    At the same time, newspapers were sent to the conference room one after another and a copy was placed on everyone''s desk. Everyone picked up the newspaper and read it.


    "ˇ­ That''s how a Pirate Hunter finally became a pirate under Marine''s guidance.


    "According to reliable intelligence from West Blue and from the Grand Line, the Ghost Hand Pirates has never looted any town and they never slaughtered any civilians!"


    "All those who fell by their hands were either Pirates or were Marines.


    "Well, this budding manˇ­ No, how far can Supernova, who has risen strongly, go against Marine? let''s wait and see."


    Bang!


    Sengoku finally couldn''t hold back. He punched the conference table with one hand, creating a spider-web-like crack on it and nearly tore the newspaper apart with his other hand.


    "Damn! What''s going on in this report, what happened to this newspaper? What is the government doing, how can this be distributed to the sea?!"


    The meeting room was silent.


    The expression on everyone''s face became ugly and Sengoku''s roar made them all shudder. As for the Rear Admirals, they were already sweating.


    Something happened.


    Something terrible has happened!

 80 His Name Rises in the Sea

    Written by Morgan, one of the emperors of the Dark World and fueled by numerous forces, including revolutionaries, a large number of newspapers were spread all over the world. Even though the Marine and the government responded quickly and collected and destroyed the newspaper in an all-around way, it still caused a huge wave all over the world.


    Even if only a few people saw the newspaper, in the case of word-of-mouth transmission, it spread all over the world. For a time, the name of the Ghost-Hand Pirates has earned the focus of the world.


    The government made every effort to cover up and published newspapers in succession, stating that the story about Ghost Hand Ross was tactics of some wicked forces had secretly discredited Marine, but it was still difficult to completely eliminate the impact.


    World Government and Marine Headquarters were all overwhelmed.


    Marine.


    The anger of the government poured down and Doberman was almost dismissed directly. Sengoku and Akainu came forward to retain Doberman''s Vice-Admiral position, but still removed most of his power.


    This unexpected newspaper pushed Ross to the top of the storm!


    ...


    "Fufurfurfur, hunting pirate? Confronting Marine? It''s a crazy fellow, but I''m afraid that''s the end of it as he had completely angered the government and Marine.."


    On the deck of the Donquixote Family Pirate Ship, Doflamingo lay on a lounge chair and looked at the newspaper in his hand, laughing strangely.


    ...


    "Just entering Grand Line and he is pushed to the top of the wind and waves. It will be hard for him to survive, but if he can surviveˇ­"


    Somewhere on the sea, Hawkeye looked at the newspaper in his hand and took a sip of red wine.


    ...


    East Blue, Foosha village.


    "Boss, read this newspaper. The news on it is very interesting."


    Lucky Roo, who held a piece of meat in one hand and a newspaper in his other hand, came to Shanks and handed it over.


    Shanks smiled and took it. After looking at it, he was surprised and said, "This kind of newsˇ­ the government and Marine must be busy.


    Beckman sat next to Shanks, with a newspaper in his hand and a cigar in his mouth and a slight discoloration in his eyes. This kind of newspaper can''t appear in the sea. The author is really bold. I''m afraid there is a force like the Revolutionary Army behind the scenes.


    Ghost Hand Pirates, Ghost Hand Rossˇ­ This name is also somewhat familiar.


    Looking at the pirate flag in the newspaper, Beckman quickly remembered the encounter in West Blue, It was the same pirate flag pattern.


    "It''s not an ordinary fellow, but the government should have labeled him as a must-kill person. Marines and the government will only be able to solve this problem and free up their hands by killing him. There''s still a long way to go for him to see us in the New World."


    Beckman dropped the newspaper and glanced at the Shanks next to him. He shook his head and laughed, feeling that this kind of thing was still too illusory.


    ...


    For the chaos caused by the Ghost Hand Pirates, the world''s major forces have all cast their eyes, some gloating, some ridicule the government and Marine and some have noticed Ghost Hand Ross.


    However, most people hold a negative attitude towards the development of the Ghost Hand Pirates, because the government and Marine are undoubtedly thoroughly enraged by them.


    How terrible will the government and Marine, who are outraged, be?


    Nobody knows.


    Because the people who know it have long been hidden in the dust of history.


    ...


    On the shore of Elias Kingdom.


    Ross has returned to the Ghost Shadow Ship, Laffitte continues to stay on the island and waits for the magnetic storage to be full, while Robin re-enters the island after Ross returns and enters the underground world of Elias to collect more intelligence. The intelligence of the Grand, especially for the pirates who have a bounty of over 100 million berries.


    Ross was sitting on the sofa in a wide lounge on the Ghost Shadow Ship, his eyes were closed when a knock came at the door and Ross opened them.


    "Come in."


    Robin, wearing a lavender-colored jacket and shorts, came in through the door. Her figure was almost the same as that in the original series, but she looked younger.


    Ross sat up straight and smiled at Robin, saying: "Coming back so soon, I thought that you would be slower than Laffitte''s."


    "After the Marines were defeated by you, the dark forces of the Elias Kingdom became afraid of us and it became much easier to collect all the information."


    Robin walked over to Ross and said: "In the first half of Grand Line, counting Captain, there are seven pirates with over 100 million bounties on their head. I have collected Information about some of themˇ­"


    "Counting me?"


    Ross captured the extra content of Robin''s words.


    Robin tilted her head and gently smiled. She placed two bounty orders on the coffee table in front of Ross. One of them was Ross''s bounty order, which had a bounty of 200 million Berries on it.


    In addition, another is Laffitte''s bounty order, which amounts to 80 million Berries.


    "My bounty hasn''t changed much, but with Captain and navigator, our overall bounty has reached 359 million Berries."


    "If you improve your strength and fight some famous opponents, your bounty will increase too. However, as an intelligence member, you can try to not participate in Battles."


    Ross took the bounty poster and looked at it and Robin smiled faintly, the more hidden the intelligence members are, the less they are concerned and they are safer that way. And Ross didn''t say that to protect the only eye-catching girl on board.


    Robin nodded slightly and put a few bits of information on the table, along with a bunch of bounty posters. This is the first half of the Grand Line, except Ross, there are six pirates who had bounties over 100 million berries.


    Naturally.


    Some of these data are detailed while others are missing a lot. Two Pirates have no specific location in intelligence. In the other four Pirates, only two have confirmed location.


    Ross picked up the data and examined it carefully. He put aside the four missing and inaccurate locations of Intelligence and continued to look at the remaining two.


    "Bounty of 230 million Berries, Blood Wolf Pirate Captain, Blood Wolf Rennes, appeared in Water Seven half a month agoˇ­ This distance is a little too far."


    Ross shook his head when he saw it. He had just arrived at the second island on the Grand Line and Water Seven was close to the Sabaody Archipelago.


    Putting this information aside, Ross looks at the last piece of information.


    "Bounty of 180 million Berries, Iron Wall Pirates appeared at the port of Elfa seven days ago, the port of Elfaˇ­"


    Ross''s eyes glimmered with thought, and if he remembered correctly, the place should be on their route and not very far from the Elias Kingdom.


    Although the Log Pose on Grand Line is a fixed channel, if there is an Eternal Pose pointing to other islands, one can easily change their route or retrograde. Ross also collected an Eternal Pose pointing to the Kingdom of Elias, one can never have too many Eternal Poses.


    Among the information collected by Robin, even the Captain of the Iron Wall Pirates, Iron Wall Ravarro have some special abilities, He has eaten a Paramecia Devil Fruit Barrier-Barrier Fruit.


    If he remembers it correctly then this Devil Fruit will belong to a newcomer after ten years, that is to say, even if he does not kill Ravarro, he will not survive for long.


    "Captain."


    "Compared to the information of other Pirates, I think you need to look at this newspaper."


    Just as Ross confirmed that the Iron Wall Pirates will be his next target, Robin suddenly interrupted his thoughts and put a newspaper in front of him.


    "Huh?"


    Ross took a look at the newspaper and his eyes changed dramatically. "Thisˇ­ it''s really something that I didn''t expect."


    "This newspaper will push us in an unpredictable direction." Robin''s tone was a little heavy. "The government and Marines will be totally enraged and once they suppress this matter, we will be treated with a bloody pursuit."


    Ross stared at the newspaper for a moment, put it aside, and suddenly gave a light laugh.


    "But isn''t it pleasant? Such news has been distributed to the sea, The Marine and the government are probably in a mess now.


    Although the report will lead the situation into an uncontrollable direction, there is no doubt that it is as refreshing as the appearance of a public toilet in front of you when you have an upset stomach.


    "Captainˇ­"


    Robin''s eyes flashed a trace of anxiety and she sighed softly in her heart. It was pleasant that the truth was revealed, but the situation that followed might become extremely difficult for us. The situation of originally defeating the G8 base to had a firm foothold on Grand Line would be completely destroyed.


    Marine and the government are bound to do something next and once they strike, they are bound to wipe out The Ghost Hand Pirates completely.

 81 Devil Fruit and Haki

    Two days later.


    Log Pose''s magnetic force was finally full and Laffitte returned to the ship.


    One of the directions pointed by the single arrow Log Pose is same as one of the directions pointed by the three arrows Log Pose, which is undoubtedly good news for Ross, The previous robbery was not in vain, and the future routes will become flexible.


    "Lets first go to Elfa Port."


    Ross gave his instructions to Laffitte.


    It''s very difficult to lock a pirate in West Blue, but on the Grand Line, every pirate needs to stay on the island to record and store the magnetic force and their route is limited to a large part. With the speed of Ghost Shadow Ship, it''s much easier to catch up with a Pirate Ship.


    "Okay, Captain."


    Laffitte responded by putting the old single arrow Log Pose in his pocket and looking at the three arrows Log Pose and sea map to navigate the Ghost Shadow Ship.


    Seven days later, Ghost Shadow Ship arrived at the next island. It took only two days to store the magnetic force and then they set sail again. It took them five days to reach another island.


    Ghost Shadow Ship''s speed advantage combined with Laffitte, a navigator, was fully utilized. It took only 20 days to cross three islands and arrive at Port Elfa.


    ...


    Ghost Shadow Ship practice room.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Continuous Bang sound was heard, Ross''s hands are clenched into fists, as if wearing thin black gloves, punching one punch after another on a piece of square steel, dents continuously appeared on the steel.


    In his fight with Dalmatian, although he did not use Armament Haki, he was always observing Dalmatian''s Armament Haki until the end of Battle.


    Fights have always been the most effective way to develop human potential in this world. After only a few days with Dalmatian''s Battle, Ross completely mastered Armament Haki hardening.


    "Distortionˇ­ fist!"


    In the constant swing of his fist, Ross''s eyes suddenly flashed and his heart raced, He suddenly stimulated the power of distortion, pouring it into his fist and gave a fierce blow.


    Bang!


    Under Ross''s fist, the front of the square steel showed a spiral Distortion crack. If Ross had not withdrawn his ability quickly, the whole steel might have broken up.


    Looking at the square steel, Ross''s brow slightly wrinkled. He looked down at his fist and saw that the Armament Haki attached to his fist had collapsed.


    "Can''t Haki be perfectly integrated with fruit powerˇ­"


    After mastering Armament Haki hardening, Ross''s next practice direction is to combine Armament Haki with his Devil Fruit power.


    Devil Fruit''s ability and Armament Haki are not two conflicting abilities, they can be perfectly integrated with each other through control.


    Doflamingo''s line, Luffy''s rubber, which can be directly attached to Armament Haki, Whitebear''s Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) can hit Akainu with one blow, apparently with Armament Haki in it.


    Otherwise.


    Logia user can use elementalization to filter out the damage from the shock and only accepts the ordinary punch of Armament Haki, which is not serious enough to vomit blood on the ground.


    However, Devil Fruit such as Distortion and Earthquake is obviously different from the solid Paramecia such as wire and rubber.


    The two Devil Fruit abilities of wire and rubber can be almost perfectly superimposed with Armament Haki and have strong attack power.


    Distortion and Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) are already very aggressive and both of these abilities belong to non-physical abilities, so Armament Haki is only used as an auxiliary effect and is mixed into the ability.


    The first two can be called a combination, while the latter two are additional.


    It''s almost impossible for Logia and Paramecia to avoid Armament Haki attacks. if the power of distortion can be attached to the characteristics of Armament Haki, then it will be something different.


    Because of this, the combination of earthquake and Haki or Distortion and Haki is obviously much more difficult than wire or rubber Haki combination. Ross has been trying for more than ten days, but he can not attach Armament Haki to his Distortion Fruit capability.


    Even to that extent.


    When Ross exploded out with the power of distortions, the Armament Haki hardening on his fist could not be maintained as it would be affected by the power of distortions and collapse.


    "Whitebeard is able to attach Haki to his vibration, which means that there is a way to attach Haki to his Devil Fruit abilitiesˇ­"


    Ross looked at his fist and his eyes glittered. Now that someone could do it, it showed that the road was feasible. He couldn''t do it now because his Armament Haki was not strong enough and his control of Armament Haki and fruit ability is slightly inadequate.


    Maybe his control and development of Distortion Fruit will surpass Whitebeard in the future, but now he is still far from Whitebeard, who stands at the top of this world.


    Just as Ross was about to continue his exercise, a knock on the door came from outside, followed by Robin''s voice.


    "Captain Ross, We have reached Elfa Port."


    "I see."


    ...


    After the Ghost Shadow Ship docked in Port Elfa, Robin and Ross went to the island and split up to collect information about the Ironwall Pirates.


    At the same time, in the corner that nobody noticed, a World Government intelligence member in plain clothes took out a Den Den Mushi and reported solemnly to the other side.


    "Reporting, the Ghost Hand Pirates have appeared on Port Elfa!"


    "Continue monitoring."


    On the other side, the chief of the Intelligence Department, after hearing reports from his subordinate, silently ordered him to continue monitoring and quickly transferred the intelligence to the top.


    At the same time, this intelligence was also handed over to the Marine Headquarters.


    As a result of the extremely wicked impact of the Ross incident, not only Marine Headquarters but also the top management of the World Government have been eyeing the Ghost-Hand Pirates.


    Ordinary Marine branches obviously can''t deal with Ross and the Ghost-Hand Pirates. At least, a Headquarters Vice-Admiral must sit on the island that they are arriving. And to be safe, two Headquarters Vice-Admiral should be dispatched and more than three Battleships should be led.


    "Should Headquarters send Battleships and Vice-Admiral?"


    "No, I suggest leaving it to CP9 to deal with secretly."


    "Port of Elfaˇ­ If I remember correctly, there are two more islands on this route, which is Crocodile''s territory.


    "Is that right? In that case, it would be possible to postpone the deployment of troops."


    It would be a better choice for Crocodile who had just signed the Shichibukai Treaty, to deal with the Ghost-Hand Pirates than for Marine to send out heavy troops to encircle and suppress the Ghost-Hand Pirates.


    If the Crocodile can kill the Pirates, then his Shichibukai''s position will remain fixed. If Crocodile is killed, then his position on Shichibukai is obviously not enough to balance the Grand Line, they can just change the members to avoid big trouble in the future.

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    Alcaria.


    Inside a luxurious building, in a room on the top floor, Crocodile was sitting on the sofa, holding a cigar and watching the Den Den Mushi, which he had just hung up and he smirked and snorted.


    "Ghost Hand Piratesˇ­ They are really taking me for a casual squad. I don''t have time to deal with your troubles for you."


    He is not interested in the Ghost Hand Pirates. As for the Ghost Pirates, who seems to be hunting other pirates, he did not care much either.


    He had been to the New World and he returned, he even challenged Whitebeard. Although he lost miserably, a pirate with a bounty of 200 million berries is undoubtedly not in his eyes.


    Just as Crocodile put the Den Den Mushi back in his pocket, a knock on the door was heard and a man with his chin covered came in.


    The man with his jaw covered came in the front of Crocodile with a respectful look and whispered: "Mr. Crocodile, Iron Wall Pirates appeared in Elfa Port ten days ago, they seem to be coming here on their own. "


    "Huh? After looking for them for more than a month, I didn''t expect them to come here on their own.


    Crocodile indifferent eyes flashed with a ray of light, he was more concerned about the Iron Wall Pirates than about Ghost Hands Pirates, because Iron Wall Pirates had what he needed.


    Previous efforts to deal with the Iron Wall Pirates were also aimed at robbing him of what he needed. As a result, he was escaped by his opponent.


    "Keep an eye on the Iron Wall Pirates and report to me as soon as they appear."


    ...


    Elfa Port.


    Whether it is Ross, Robin, or Laffitte, they are very good at acquiring information. In a single day, they collected all the information that Ross needed.


    The Iron Wall Pirates with a bounty of 180 million Berries left Elfa Port ten days ago. Although their exact route is unknown, Robin has got an important intelligence, Apparently, the Iron Wall Pirates fought Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.


    The two sides had once fought in a certain place in the sea and Iron Wall Pirates were defeated but the Captain and important cadres escaped.


    And.


    After appearing in Elfa Port, the Iron Wall Pirates inquired about Crocodile in the Underground world.


    "That is to say the purpose of Iron Wall Pirates is probably to go and fight Crocodile." Ross listened to Robin''s intelligence and his eyes flashed with a whisper of a thought.


    Crocodile has only recently become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea with a bounty of only 81 million Berries, but his strength can not be measured by this bounty, he is a Logia Devil Fruit user, even with obvious weaknesses, he can run rampant in the first half of the Grand Line without Haki.


    But.


    Compared to the time when Luffy went out to sea, Crocodile is much younger. Even the Baroque work agency has not yet been formed and he has not gone to Alabasta. His reputation is not high even though many pirates with the bounty up to 170 million Berries has suffered in his hands.


    But after ten years, the Barrier-Barrier Fruit will be eaten by someone else, so the Iron Wall Pirates were probably completely destroyed by Crocodile.


    "My prey can''t be taken away by others, even if that someone is a Shichibukai."


    Ross''s eyes flashed, although it seems that it will cause him some trouble with Crocodile, he can''t let go of the first killing reward of the pirate with over 100 million rewards.


    By killing Iron Wall Pirates, he will get 1 Free Talent Point and the Gravity Distortion branch can be activated.


    After a little thought, Ross calmly said: "Since this Iron Wall Pirates are going to find Crocodile, then we just have to find the location of Crocodile, Robin did you collect the intelligence on Crocodile?"


    "Crocodile has stayed in Alcaria for the last month."


    Robin nodded, consistently capable and reassuring, She is left arm of Ross.


    After reporting the information on Crocodile, Robin''s eyes flashed with thought and she said to Ross:


    "Shichibukai is a pirate that can plunder and loot with the government permission. When we go towards Crocodile, the government will probably take this opportunity to deal with us."


    "There is such a possibility, but Crocodile is not a person who will listen to the World Government. It is unlikely that he will cooperate with the Marines. Even if he really comes after usˇ­ then let''s let him."


    Ross''s gaze is flat.


    Even if he was the original 10-year-later Crocodile, Ross was not afraid of him, not to mention that he has just become a Shichibukai. If he comes after him, he would just deal with him. Although the bounty of 81 million Berries is a bit low, Shichibukai may have a special bonus.


    "Captain."


    While Ross and Robin were talking, Laffitte also returned with the Intelligence, carrying an umbrella-handle-shaped mahogany cane in one hand and courteous said: "The information you need has been collected, the Iron Wall Pirates is on their way to Alcaria. They should not have reached there yet."


    Ross turned to look at Laffitte and said: "It is aligned with the information Robin and I collected but you seem to have collected more accurate intelligence."


    "I am very honored."


    Laffitte''s smile and flickered his wrist and took out an Eternal Pose and said: "Iron Wall Pirates bought an Eternal Pose to Alcaria in the Underground world and I also got one."


    "Good job."


    Ross looked at the Eternal Pose in Laffitte''s hands and nodded. With an Eternal Pose, he could reach Alcaria without having to go through the islands one by one, or even wait for the magnetic field to be fully stored in Elfa Port.


    After basically determining the route of Iron Wall Pirates, Ross and Laffitte returned to the ship and hung up full sails and headed for Alcaria at full speed with the fastest Ghost Shadow Ship.


    Ordinary cargo ships will take at least fifteen days to reach there but the Ghost Shadow Ship reached their destination in six and a half days.


    "Finally reached."


    Standing in front of the deck of the Ghost Shadow Ship and looking at the large island in the distance, Ross took a deep breath. He didn''t want Iron Wall Pirates to be robbed of their heads by Crocodile.


    If that''s the case, he might have to take Crocodile head to vent his anger.


    Buzz!!


    Looking at Alcaria, Ross stood on the deck and suddenly raised his right hand and shook the empty space below.


    Under Ross''s control, the power of distortion quickly spread into the sea, stirring a wave and directly carrying the Ghost Shadow Ship to the direction of Alcaria.


    Ross now has the ability to make waves and accelerate the ship without damaging the hull, but the stamina cost is not small, so he rarely does it.


    Crash!


    The Ghost Shadow Ship, which was extremely fast, left a white line on the sea and It took only two minutes to cross the 10-minute journey.


    As soon as he arrived on the shore, Ross converges and Laffitte and Robin quickly decelerate the Ghost Shadow Ship and it was finally docked on the shore of Alcaria.


    "I hope it''s not too late."


    "If my prey is robbed, then pray, Crocodileˇ­"


    Ross jumped and set foot on the island, his eyes were calm and indifferent.

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    Alcaria island.


    This is a large island, where the Kingdom of Alcaria sits. This country is not a country of pirates, but one of the 170 subordinates allies affiliated with World Government.


    On a street, on the roof of a building, Ross and Laffitte stood looking at a group of people at the end of the street.


    There is no doubt that it was Iron Wall Pirates that Ross was eyeing.


    Ross asked Robin to stay with the ship and boarded the island with Laffitte, looking for the Iron Wall Pirates and the Iron Wall Pirates were also searching for Crocodile. In this search, Ross and Laffitte quickly discovered the Iron Wall Pirates and also found their large force.


    "Hanging bounty of 180 million Berries, Iron Wall Ravarro and hanging bounty 70 million Berries wrestler Hanu, their main members are here."


    Laffitte turned to look at Ross.


    Do you want to go? Captain?"


    "Naturally."


    Ross stood on the edge of the roof, looking at the Iron Wall Pirates members gathering not far from the street below as if watching a group of monsters who provide experience.


    Whiz!


    The next moment, Ross jumped from the roof and landed on the street, straight in the direction of the Iron Wall Pirates.


    The people of Iron Wall Pirates were heading in the direction of Ross. Many people in the street recognized the Iron Wall Pirates and hid from them in fear.


    "That isˇ­ Iron Wall Pirates!"


    "Hey, is that Iron Wall Pirates that destroyed thirteen towns? It''s said that their total bounty is more than 300 million berries. Why did they come here?


    The Captain of Iron Wall Pirates is a Supernova with a bounty of 180 million Berries. The total bounty of these pirate force is 300 million berries, which undoubtedly means that they have a very prestigious reputation in the first half of the Grand Line.


    However.


    As Ross leaped from the roof and headed in the direction of Iron Wall Pirates, countless breathing sounds soon came around.


    "No, that man looks a bit likeˇ­"


    "Yesˇ­ it''s Ghost Hand Ross!"


    Although many of the people present had not read the newspaper about Ross, they had more or less heard about it, but even so, a big pirate with a bounty of 200 million Berries appeared in the street, everyone still panicked and retreated.


    "I heard that he has never looted civilians?"


    "Who knows this kind of thingˇ­ But there seems to be some movement there, it seems to be Iron Wall Pirates!" Someone turned to look at the other side of the street and his pupils shrank violently and there was a shudder in his heart.


    Iron Wall Pirates!


    Although there was no such thing as Pirates in the limelight, the slaughtering of 13 towns was still astounding and horrifying and more importantly, the Iron Wall Pirates and the Ghost Hand Ross appeared on the same street.


    Coincidence?


    No, if you remember correctly, the Ghost Hand Piratesˇ­ seems to hunt other Pirates!


    Someone thought of this and couldn''t help but stagnate as a terrifying and horrible thought appeared in his heart. Would the Ghost-Hand Pirates collide with the Iron Wall Pirates here?!


    With countless stares of shock, nervousness, or fear, the crowd disappeared in the street between Ross and Iron Wall Pirates.


    The Iron Wall Pirates saw Ross and stopped one by one.


    "Ghost handˇ­Ross."


    Standing there, Captain Ravarro of Iron Wall Pirates, looked at Ross across the street, squinting slightly and said, "After causing such big movement, you still dare to show up so casually?"


    "No, it''s not a casual appearance, but a show for you. Hanging bounty of 180 million Berries, Iron Wall Ravarro, I heardˇ­ you are strong."


    Ross took two more steps forward, stopping only ten meters away from the Iron Wall Pirates.


    Ravarro''s slightly raised his mouth and said to Ross. "You''ve beaten up an entire Marine branch and your strength is good, but it''s not wise to block my way. I''m looking for someone to settle accounts and I don''t have time to play with you."


    "Really?"


    Ross gently lifted his foot and said: "I really want to play a game with youˇ­ Only one person can survive the game."


    Bang!


    Ross''s raised foot slammed down and the earth in front of him slammed into a Distortion, showing a wave of terrifying ripples, rolling toward the mighty crowd of Iron Wall Pirates.


    "It seems that you are tired of living."


    Ravarro''s face turned cold in an instant, he is famous for exacting vengeance. Otherwise, he would not put together a large force and came here to fight Crocodile.


    Anyone who dares to provoke him has been sent to hell by him!


    "Protectionˇ­ barrier!"


    His forefinger and middle finger were curved and folded together, a transparent glass barrier appeared in the middle of the street, inserting into the Underground fiercely.


    Bang!


    The Power of distortion surged along with the earth and hit the barrier, letting the glassy barrier suddenly show a strange Distortion and depression.


    For the first time, Ravarro met a person who could shake his barrier and his eyes flashed, but he didn''t panic and raised his hand and pushed forward.


    "Barrier Impact!"


    The barrier that was Distorted and bent like rubber bounced back into the original shape and a repulsive force bursts into the front colliding with the power of distortion released by Ross.


    Bang Long!


    Suddenly, the earth in front of the barrier cracked and spread to both sides. Instantly, a deep ravine about 10 meters wide was split and the ground in front of Ross was all fragmented, It was similar to the aftermath of a magnitude 10 earthquake.


    The buildings on both sides of the street were completely smashed in the aftermath of the attack and the countless people were shocked.


    "Thisˇ­ Is it still human?!"


    Without even moving, they destroyed a large street and two buildings. This scene falls in the eyes of many people. They were undoubtedly amazed by them and they were shocked.


    Can''t it be destroyed?


    Ross looked at the barrier that was deformed by the power of distortion but it suddenly bounced back to its original shape. His eyes were calm and he did not show any surprise.


    Devil Fruit''s ability, in many cases, is also restrained. For example, the Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit can almost crush the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, making the barrier completely obsolete, but if a Zoan fruit faces the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, it can''t do anything. A single punch that can destroy a town, will not be able to break this small barrier.


    And his Distortion Fruit works against the Barrier-Barrier Fruit. Although it can''t destroy the barrier, it can deform the barrier like rubber.


    "It really scared me. You are the first person who can shake my barrierˇ­"


    "But, that''s it!"


    Ravarro looked at Ross indifferently and his eyes flashed with ferocity as his hands raised and he waved violently.


    "Barrier Impact!"


    Whoosh!


    The two-sided barrier appeared silently in the position where Ravarro''s hands were closed in the middle, sandwiching Ross in the middle and squeezing toward the center at a very fast speed, intending to squeeze Ross into a meat paste.

 84 Ultimate Move

    Faced with the incoming two-sided barrier, Ross raised his hand and pressed it on both sides.


    Buzz!!


    Under the influence of the power of distortion, the glass barrier with almost unbreakable characteristics instantly distorted like dough.


    Distortion Fruit and Barrier-Barrier Fruit, regardless of the relationship between the two, their powers are purely based on the degree of development of the fruit. if Barrier-Barrier Fruit development is strong enough, it can withstand the power of the Distortion Fruit and if Distortion Fruit is stronger, it can naturally distort the barrier.


    In terms of fruit development, how can a single Ravarro be comparable to Ross, who has been working hard since he acquired the Distortion Fruit?


    "That Devil fruit is very good, unfortunately, Its development is too poor."


    After the barrier was forcibly torn apart, Ross rushed straight toward Ravarro and in a single moment, he was already in front of Ravarro.


    "!!!"


    Ravarro was shocked and did not hesitate to retreat to the rear. Although he was cruel and sly, he was not a fool. Since Ross could make dough out of his barrier, he could probably make dough out of him.


    Ravarro raised his hands and shouted angrily as he retraced toward the rear.


    "Barrier Ability Hammer!"


    The fluid-like barrier emerged from his palm and turned into a glass-like giant hammer that hammered down on Ross under his control.


    Ross was expressionless raised his hand and punched towards the sky.


    Bang!


    His fist collided with the barrier hammer and a loud sound broke out in an instant. An air wave centered on the impact site rippled in all directions.


    Ordinary people who have retreated or fled, even outside a few streets are struck by the loud sound which left their ears ringing and even members of Iron Wall Pirates are stunned!


    "How can it be..."


    "That guy actually distorted boss''s barrier and also caught the Barrier Hammer!"


    Many Iron Wall Pirates''watched the brief confrontation between Ross and Ravarro and they were shocked.


    Since they followed Ravarro, they have never seen Ravarro''s barrier destroyed. Whether it''s a powerful swordsman, a spring-fruit man, or Vice-Admiral of the Marine branch, all of them are helpless in front of Ravarro''s barrier.


    Not to mention that when a Distortion is formed on the barrier, the barrier disappeared.


    "Ghost Hand Rossˇ­ no wonder he''s called ghost hand. He must be quite strong. Can those hands break Captain''s barrier?"


    Iron Pirates'' deputy Captain, wrestler Hanu looked at Ross and Ravarro''s Battle and suddenly yelled at his subordinates:


    "Aim at Ghost Hand Ross!"


    They are ferocious pirates that run across the sea. There is no such thing as fighting alone. When confronted with an enemy, it is natural to kill the enemy by all means.


    Under Hanu''s order, the Iron Wall Pirates crew members who were immersed in the fight woke up and picked up their weapons, some pulling out swords and some pulling out the guns.


    It was then that they heard a voice coming from the building next to them.


    "Huh-huh, please be quiet and don''t disturb our Captain''s Battle."


    Laffitte was sitting on the sign of a store, holding a mahogany cane with a strange smile on his face, looking down at the Iron Wall Pirates.


    With a bounty of 80 million Berries, In the Ghost Hand Pirates, he is currently second only to Ross, so his name is quite famous.


    "Demon Sherrifˇ­Laffitte."


    Hanu recognized Laffitte and his face sank in an instant. He shook his arms. His muscles relaxed and tightened. He showed a ferocious look and said, "How about wrestling?"


    Laffitte, Hanu, and other members of Iron Wall Pirates on this side, while Ross and Ravarro''s Battle on the other side, have shown a nearly one-sided situation.


    Whiz!


    Ross''s figure flickered as he came to Ravarro''s side. His right hand clenched into a fist and he punched Ravarro''s head.


    Ravarro did not hesitate to launch the Barrier-Barrier Fruit ability, creating a small barrier between his face and Ross''s fist.


    However.


    Ross'' fist hit the barrier and the direct Distortion caused the small barrier to hollow out like a dough and his fist hit Ravarro''s face.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Ravarro''s mouth was bleeding and he spits out two of his teeth and his right face was swollen, which was the result of a barrier that counteracted most of Ross''s strength, otherwise, he would''ve been killed.


    "Bastardˇ­ Die!"


    Ravarro was beaten by Ross and lost several teeth. His eyes were bloodshot and he was furious. He screamed as his hands slammed toward Ross.


    Instantly, numerous fluid-like objects emerged from the void, which did not form a barrier but they were separately transformed into a glass-shaped sword, suspended in the air, which then attacked Ross frantically.


    Because the toughness of the barrier is almost impossible to break, even the King Punch which can smash an entire kingdom could not shake this barrier, so the sharp blades formed from this abilities needs no other words.


    However.


    In front of Ross''s Distortion Fruit, this toughness doesn''t exist as the development of his fruit is far ahead of Barrier fruit.


    Crash!


    Ross put his hands out and grabbed them. He pulled the swords together and then smashed them into a glass ball. He threw it out with his backhand and ripped the remaining swords away.


    Then Ross took a step and he rushed forward again towards Ravarro. His right hand was clenched into a fist as he punched it out.


    Bang!


    Although Ravarro once again created a barrier between Ross''s fist and his chest, the barrier was still turned into a dough under the influence of the power of distortion. It was deformed by the Distortion power and Ross''s fist collapsed on his chest.


    Ravarro flew backward and the ribs on his chest made broken sounds as blood gushed out of his mouth. Even if the barrier counteracts most of his strength, his ribs were almost broken by the blow.


    "I take back what I just said. You have developed this fruit wellˇ­"


    "It''s just that you''re not as strong as I am."


    Ross spoke calmly to Ravarro, who had vomited blood and flew backward.


    Looking at Ravarro''s tactics today, it''s much better than the green-haired guy ten years later. The bounty of 180 million Berries looks a little lower to Ross.


    "ˇ­"


    Ravarro''s back slammed into the distant building, but at the moment of touching the building, a barrier appeared between his body and the building, blocking most of his impact.


    His body fell to the ground and he covered his chest with a violent cough.


    "Youˇ­are the first person to hurt me."


    Ravarro raised his head and stared at Ross with palpitating, cold eyes and said in a chilly voice, "But if you want my head, you have to have the courage to bet your life on it!"


    Buzz!!


    He lifted his legs and stepped forward. The fluid barrier emerged from beneath his feet and spread rapidly. He pushed the size of the barrier he was currently able to stimulate to the limit.


    Almost instantaneously, a giant barrier of about three meters high appeared in the field and the glassy barrier wrapped Ravarro''s body.


    Looking at this scene, Ross narrowed his eyes.


    "Ohh?"


    He probably knows why Crocodile couldn''t kill Iron Wall Ravarro before.

 85 Lost a Lo

    Bang!


    Ravarro took a step forward, stepping on the ground with a glass-shaped enclosure made up of barriers and creating an inch long crack on the ground, he looked like an all-metal machine armor fighting god.


    "This is myˇ­ absolute defense!"


    Ravarro''s voice came out of the inside of the barrier and although it became a little weak, it still entered Ross''s ear clearly.


    "So, despair!"


    With a fierce smile on his face, he rushed towards Ross as his huge fist was wrapped in a barrier, he hammered towards Ross''s head, wrapped in terrifying momentum and tried to beat Ross into a bunch of meat pies.


    Ross looked at the fallen fist, his eyebrows gradually wrinkled and he retreated to the rear.


    "What''s wrong? Didn''t you have a good fight just now?!"


    Ravarro grinned fiercely and continued to chase Ross, punching continuously, while Ross kept avoiding his fists and showing a slight unwillingness.


    "Chop!"


    Ravarro pushed Ross back with his fist and closed his hands together. The barrier flowed into a glass sword, which fell sharply at Ross.


    Ross took a step toward the side and the sword fell into the street creating a ten-meter-wide crack in the street instantly splashing gravel and mud.


    Not far away, members of Iron Wall Pirates, who are fighting Laffitte, saw Ravarro''s ultimate ability that forced Ross to retreat and their confidence boosted.


    "That! Captain''s absolute defense!"


    "No one has ever been able to destroy it and it has crushed all enemies!"


    Many pirates were amazed.


    Once Ravarro used this trick to defeat the Marine fleet led by a branch Vice-Admiral, and there was no resistance.


    On the field.


    Ravarro swung a sword that cut off a house on one side and walked to Ross with a mighty grin. "What''s wrong?" he muttered. Do you feel despair?!"


    With a cruel grim expression, he controlled the clothes of the barrier and raised the transparent sword, intending to end the Battle quickly.


    But.


    It was at this time that Ross spoke up.


    "It''s a big lossˇ­"


    "Did you finally realized that it was a mistake to provoke Iron Wall Ravarro?" Ravarro held a high-spirited posture and looked at Ross, coldly saying: "Unfortunately, it''s too late!"


    The moment his voice fell, he turned his power to the utmost, wrapping the sword with unprecedented terrifying power and boldly split against Ross!


    "It''s really a big loss this timeˇ­"


    Looking at the power of Ravarro''s sword, Ross repeated what he had said before, he closed his eyes slowly and clenched his fingers into fists that trembled slightly.


    "Such strength and he only have a bounty of 180 million Berries, it isˇ­ too bad!"


    Ross''s fist swayed upwards and slammed at the sword in Ravarro''s hand.


    The strength of this Ravarro is enough for him to have a bounty of 300 million berries, but his actual bounty is only 180 million Berries, two grades lower!


    Ross was angry. After bending the sword of the barrier, he grabbed it with his back hand and pulled it violently. He pulled the whole barrier together with Ravarro and smashed it with one punch.


    Bang!


    The punch hit the glass-like barrier and water-like ripples appeared on it. The entire barrier was made into a paste by the power of distortion that broke out from Ross.


    Bang!


    Ross raised his foot and kicked Ravarro''s barrier armor, slamming it into the side of a building.


    Whiz!


    Ross disappeared and appeared in front of Ravarro, his fist slamming down and hitting the pasty armor that had not yet recovered.


    Like the crisp sound of glass breaking, the barrier bursts directly from the center, the power of distortion falls on Ravarro''s body through the barrier, causing him to spurt blood from his mouth and his ribs broke.


    After the series of attacks, he couldn''t react at all and his face was filled with horrer and fear.


    ˇ­..


    All the barriers disappeared instantly and Ravarro''s body fell on the ruined streets.


    "ˇ­"


    The wrestler Hanu was expressionless.


    Members of Iron Wall Pirates, too, were expressionless and there was no noise in the air.


    Laffitte also stared for a moment, then gently smiled while reaching up and lifting his hat.


    "Cough! Cough!"


    Ravarro was still alive. He coughed twice and tried to get up, but the severe pain in his chest made him unable to even flip his body.


    Ross walked toward Ravarro, step by step to his side, stepping on his chest and saying, "Why is there a bounty of only 180 million Berriesˇ­"


    Cough! Cough!


    Ravarro vomited blood violently, blood spilled from his nose and mouth. He looked at Ross''s face and listened to Ross''s inexplicable words. Fear spread in his heart.


    What is this man talking about? Is he a madman? But how can a madman have such strength?!


    "Your strength, your bounty should be a lot higher, even if it was 20 million higherˇ­"


    Ross spoke to himself.


    Listening to Ross, Ravarro''s inner fear spread and gradually occupied his whole heart. He suddenly coughed violently and said to Ross, "Don''tˇ­ Don''t kill meˇ­ If you want money, I have many precious things hereˇ­"


    "ˇ­"


    Ross looked at him without any emotions.


    Ravarro cried, "No! No I haveˇ­ I have ancient weaponsˇ­ Mapsˇ­"


    His eyes were full of fear. Maybe he would not fear a cruel pirate, but there is a madman in front of him who easily defeated him and said things he didn''t understand at all. He didn''t have the pride to wait for death after losing.


    Ravarro reluctantly raised his arm, reached into his clothes, and pulled out a very old, somewhat tattered drawing.


    "Lookˇ­ the ancient weaponsˇ­ you want what''s thereˇ­"


    Looking at this scene, Ross showed a strange look for the first time.


    Ancient weapons? !


    It is rumored that the three ancient weapons that existed before the establishment of the World Government, Uranus, Sea King Poseidon, and Pluton. The Pluton is a ship that can destroy an island and Sea King Poseidon is a mermaid Princess who can communicate and command all Sea Kings in the sea. As for Uranus, it is still unknown.


    Ross reached out, took the old map from Ravarro and slowly opened it, but with only one look, his eyes showed a strange look.


    "Ancient weaponˇ­ Map of Sea King Poseidon?"


    "Yes, it is."


    Ravarro responded with a tremor.


    Ross went on looking blankly.


    Sneer!


    The power of distortion in Ross''s body was activated, ripping the old map into numerous fragments in an instant and scattering everywhere.


    Looking at this scene, Ravarro was stunned.


    That is the map of ancient weapons!


    Once it''s out there, there will be countless pirates who would want this, Crocodile found him just for this map and he wanted to kill Crocodile because Crocodile knows he has this map.


    But...


    Such a precious thing was actually destroyed by Ross. Is he really a madman? !


    "Stupid."


    Ross''s expressionless said before using the power of distortion and without any blood spilling Ravarro''s body is silently separated.


    Looking at the fragmented body with a trace of despair on his face, Ross spoke in a voice that only he could hear.


    "My eyes have the ability to understand all the truth in this world."


    The Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi, who lives in the fisherman''s island is the ancient weapon, Sea King Poseidon. As for this treasure map, it may be a graffiti that the ancients people used to paint hundreds of years ago.


    I am afraid I don''t know how many people have been turned around by it. When they search for it they die without finding any trace of ancient weapons. They don''t know the truth.

 86 Crocodile

    "Hanging bounty of 180 million Berries, ''Iron Wall'' Ravarro, has been killed, receiving a reward of 80 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 Free Talent Point."


    The familiar system sounded in his ear and Ross who had previously been annoyed that Iron Wall Ravarro''s reward did not match his strength, finally shook his head.


    The level of bounty is undoubtedly affecting the level of reward.


    The bounty orders of this world are not something that is sent out casually but it will be based on the degree of harm caused by someone, then that person will be discussed by the government and Marine at various levels before the final result.


    Perhaps a pirate with a bounty of 150 million berries may not be able to win against a pirate with a bounty of 180 million berries, but the bounty of tens of millions or billions of berries is obviously incomparable. The bounty may not represent strength, but to a certain extent, there are still standards of strength in it.


    Naturally.


    Apart from Shichibukai''s (Seven Warlords of the Sea) bounty that was fixed at the time of signing the agreement. Ross also thought about whether Shichibukai would have a special reward, but the system did not give him an answer.


    "Now, Gravity Distortion can be activated."


    Ross''s face reappeared with a smile. In fact, he also considered his ability to develop Gravity Distortion, but he could not even touch the edge of gravity.


    Perhaps without the Talent System, Distortion Fruit development limit would''ve been same as Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) of Whitebeard. The Tremor Fruit can only produce pure material Distortion effect, which is the limit of the world. After all, it is difficult to shatter space even with the Whitebeard''s Strength.


    On the other side.


    Just when Ross killed Ravarro, Laffitte took advantage of the distraction moment of Hanu, the wrestler, to precisely pierce the red stick into the heart of his opponent.


    Laffitte is stronger than Hanu. Even in the face of a group of pirates, he is more skillful. When the pirates are distracted, he will naturally not engage in heroism, but seize the opportunity to quickly kill is opponents.


    Iron Wall Pirates collapsed after Hanu fell to the ground.


    Ross didn''t rush to count his harvest. Instead, he turned to look at Laffitte''s direction. After jumping, he waved his hand and shattered the ground instantly smashing seven or eight pirates.


    "Kill them all."


    Ross seldom kills ordinary Marine soldiers who only attacked him solely on command. He is not a murderous butcher, but for pirates that slaughtered dozens of Towns, Ross''s heart has no fluctuations.


    "Yes, Captain."


    Laffitte would not have any objection to harvesting life. Smiling in the street, Laffitte sent a Pirate from Iron Wall Pirates to hell.


    Iron Wall Pirates''s strongest Captain and Vice Captain have been killed and other pirates that have a bounty of 10 or 20 million berries are not their opponents and they were all killed.


    Clench!


    Ross''s Happy Spring pierced the heart of the last pirate.


    "Should we find the rest of Iron Wall Pirates and kill them?" Watching the last pirate fall, Laffitte smiles at Ross and asks.


    "Let Marine do the washing."


    Ross shook his head as his purpose was achieved and the pirates that were killed at the scene was already handy. As for continuing to chase the Iron Wall Piratesˇ­ it is not his job.


    Happy Spring was pulled out and the bloodstains were shaken off. Ross put his sword in the scabbard and decided to call Laffitte back.


    However, at this time, he suddenly looked at the street on one side.


    Patterˇ­


    He doesn''t know when but there was sand on the street over there, which was carried by the wind and blown from unknown places. At the next moment, a dark shadow appeared from the deep part of the street, which was slowly coming towards his direction.


    He wore a gray fur coat with a cigar in his mouth and a scar across his cheek beneath his eyes.


    Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile!


    "So I was lateˇ­ a group of unfavorable guys."


    Crocodile walked up to the street and looked at the tragic scenery on the street. The extinction of the Iron Wall Pirates did not enter his eyes. After a sweep, his eyes fell on Ross.


    Iron Wall Pirates came to the Crocodile to fight him, so naturally, they are not going to anchor their ship on the port and like the Ghost Shadow Ship, they docked their ship on the edge of Alcaria and sneaked into the island.


    By the time Crocodile''s men found Iron Wall Pirates, Ross had already fought with Iron Wall Pirates and when Crocodile heard the news, he immediately came here but he was still a step late. The Battle between the Ghost Hands Pirates and Iron Wall Pirates ended much faster than he expected.


    "Seven Warlords of the Sea, Sand Crocodile,ˇ­ What are you doing here?"


    Ross looked at Crocodile and asked in a quiet tone.


    Crocodile indifferently looked at Ross. At the end of the cigar in his mouth, a thin wisp of smoke drifted upward, forming a silk thread and escaping over his head.


    Not far away, besides Iron Wall Ravarro''s body, sand quietly poured into his clothes, rolled up and explored inside and outside.


    No!


    Crocodile looked at Ross and his gaze gradually became cold. He knew about the ancient weapon map. Ravarro would definitely not place it anywhere else and will carry it on himself. After all, his name was Iron Wall, which was supposed to be never broken.


    And Ravarro has nothing now.


    "The Mapˇ­ It was taken away by you."


    Crocodile stared at Ross and said in an indifferent voice, "No wonder you''re still bold in your current situation. You also want that power."


    Ross heard Crocodile''s words and his eyes showed a glimmer of light in them. No wonder Crocodile would attack Iron Wall Pirates. No wonder Iron Wall Pirates would come to his door again. Neither side wanted to let the news out.


    Unfortunately.


    The map was fake. If it was a map of Pluton and Uranus, it may have been true. But it can''t be true about the Sea King Poseidon. Moreover, Crocodile went to Alabastan a few years later to acquire the ancient weapons Pluton, which clearly proved that.


    "You mean that fake map? It''s been ripped off by me."


    "ˇ­"


    Crocodile narrowed his eyes and showed a dangerous expression. To deceive him, he should make up a better reason than that, destroying the map, even fools won''t believe it.


    "The government recently told me to take away your head. I didn''t intend to pay any attention to it. I didn''t expect you to come to my place and take what you shouldn''t takeˇ­"


    His tone became cold and indifferent as if he were speaking to a dead man.


    Ancient Weapons are something that the more people know the more accidents will occur. It doesn''t matter if Ross has the map or not, the outcome is already decided and he is doomed to die here.

 87 Distortion Vs Sand

    Rustle...


    At Crocodile''s feet, sand spreads out constantly, and the broken earth is gradually transformed into fine sand under the influence of his ability.


    Looking at the hostile and murderous Crocodile, Ross''s eyes were calm. He could completely guess Crocodile''s inner thoughts, but he would not explain his own words. He had already said the truth and it was the other side''s business to believe it or not. He will not bother to explain the qualification of ancient weapons.


    "You can defeat the Marines and destroy Iron Wall Pirates. You are very strong, butˇ­ I am not the idiots of the government and Marines!"


    Crocodile slowly walked toward Ross. The place where he passed was covered with a layer of sand. Just as his voice fell, his eyes flashed as he suddenly moved forward and his right arm turned into Sand attacking Ross.


    Barjan (Cresent Shaped Sand Dune)!


    A crescent-shaped blade of sand appeared with the swing of his arm and swept towards Ross. The blade of sand contains a dangerous atmosphere. It will not split the human body, but it will drain all the living things it touches.


    In the face of this move, Ross''s response is also very simple, his five fingers clenched into a fist as he punched the coming attack.


    Distortion Fist!


    Bang!


    Ross''s punch hits the crescent-shaped sand blade and the sand blade instantly bursts apart. Before the dry force of the sand blade in the sand edge penetrated Ross''s body, it was blocked by the power of distortion.


    He sighed.


    Why is it that no one believes the truth.


    After punching Crocodile''s sand blade, Ross''s eyes gradually calmed down and he said, "Now that you''ve done it, you can bet your life on it."


    Since the truth is not believed, then whoever has the biggest fist will speak the truth. Their strength is the sole factor for testing the truth.


    "For this kind of thing, life is really a good bet, it seems you are ready."


    Crocodile is not surprised that Ross has blocked his attack. He can make Marines suffer from losses. He is someone who has completely destroyed the Iron Wall Pirates, It will not be this easy to defeat him.


    He extended his right hand and slammed into the Underground.


    Bang!


    The ability of Logia Sand Sand Fruit was fully launched by him. In the original broken ground, countless cracks appeared in an instant, centered on the place he pressed and spread in all directions.


    The black soil with water changed from black to brown and finally yellow to at a visible speed.


    Almost instantaneously, the earth within a few tens of meters of the radius was completely turned into sand. This sand wrapped Ross in it and strangled him.


    "Changing the terrainˇ­ You want to create a more favorable Battle environment?"


    Ross looked calmly at the street that had turned into a sandy field in a flash, without any fluctuation in his eyes. "But you''re not the only one who can control the sand," he said.


    Bang!


    In the next moment, Ross lifted his foot and the sand that swept over him exploded instantly under the influence of the power of distortion.


    Then Ross raised his hand towards Crocodile and shook it away. The sand under Crocodile''s feet suddenly surged out of his control, wrapped around him and then squeezed him violently.


    Bang!


    Crocodile''s body was squeezed and turned into sand, which soon reassembled and regained its human form.


    "Using your ability to manipulate sand?"


    He stared at Ross with no surprise in his eyes, but with a slight sneer. "Are you competing for the control of elements in front of a Logia Fruit User?" he said.


    At the moment his voice fell, Crocodile raised his arm and waved at Ross.


    In an instant.


    The sand under Ross''s feet suddenly rushed toward Ross with lightning speed, turning into sharp sand blades and intending to cut Ross off from waist.


    This attack was already captured by Ross''s Observation Haki. He raised his hand and directly pressed it on the sand blade.


    Bang!


    Ross''s power of distortion can no longer control the sand, but under the power of distortion outbreak, Crocodile can no longer maintain the shape of the sand. The whole blade of the sand pops open, turning into countless sand particles and drifting in all directions.


    Just as the dust and sand drifted away, Ross stepped on his feet and he left a residual image as he charged towards Crocodile, he clenched his right hand into a fist and punched.


    "Humph!"


    Crocodile snorted and struck with the same unafraid fist. His fist instantly deserted and turned into a huge sandboxing almost double the size of Ross.


    Bang!


    Suddenly the two fists collided and the huge sand fist consisting of dust and sand exploded abruptly under Ross''s power of distortion, revealing Crocodile''s arms and fists.


    Ross did not stop this punch and continued to collide with Crocodile''s fist.


    Crocodile''s eyes were shivering and he was about to mobilize his powers to drain the water from Ross and turn Ross into a corpse. But before his powers could invade Ross, A violent power of distortions poured down on his arm.


    Bang!


    One of Crocodile''s arms, under the power of distortion, was instantly turned into yellow sand and he flew backward.


    "That attack was strong but I am a Logia User. This types of tricks won''t work against me."


    Crocodile turned into the sand in mid-air and re-assembled in another place. His arm, which was exploded was instantly restored to its original state.


    Laffitte squinted slightly as he watched the scene from a distance.


    "That isˇ­ the elementalization of the Logia Devil Fruit, the most powerful of Devil Fruit, it really is something."


    Crash.


    After the yellow sand re-condensed into Crocodile shape, he lowered his voice and raised his hand to the ground. Sand Sand Fruit''s ability exploded wantonly.


    Ground Death(Erosion Samsara)


    Centered on him, the earth once again spreads towards desertification in all directions. Everything, whether earth, stone or architecture, is eroded by Sand Fruit, which has collapsed and powdered into yellow sand.


    Laffitte watched the scene and his face changed slightly as he leaped back a few times, jumping to the top of a building farther away, watching from afar.


    Whiz!


    Ross did not give Crocodile the chance to unleash his abilities wantonly. Instead, he stepped forward and used Geppo to rush towards Crocodile.


    Faced with the rushing Ross, Crocodile gave a cold hum, he lifted his hands up and the dust and sand whirled wildly around him in an instant, turning into a terrifying hurricane.


    "Sables(Sandstorm)!"

 88 Metamorphosis

    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Ross was wrapped in a large sand storm released by Crocodile, but he was not swept away by dust and sand. Instead, he used Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and forced himself out of it and punched Crocodile.


    Crocodile sank his face slightly, this brief confrontation gave him a clear idea of Ross''s abilities. His physical strength was extraordinary and his fruit development was extraordinarily powerful. Almost no trick could stop Ross''s steps.


    Even though he is a Logia user, it is not easy to fight Ross.


    But...


    As an elemental ability, it will always be invincible. Crocodile did not think that his Logia would lose to Paramecia. After all, the consumption of stamina by Logia was lower than that by Paramecia.


    Faced with Ross''s punch, Crocodile''s right arm folded into a knife made from sand and slammed it towards Ross.


    However.


    Just as Ross''s fist was about to collide with Crocodile''s sand knife, a strange force suddenly gushed out of his fist and instantly covered it.


    "Armed!"


    Crash!


    Although this punch does not release the power of distortion, it still breaks Crocodile''s sandknife with Armament Haki''s hardening strength and his physical ability which he never neglects to exercise.


    Crocodile went to New World and even challenged Whitebeard. It was impossible for him to not recognize Armament Haki. He was so shocked that he could hardly escape. He could only clench his fist and wrap himself in the sand.


    Bang!


    Ross''s punch shattered Crocodile''s rushed sandbox shell and collided directly with Crocodile''s fist.


    Even though Armament Haki''s attack was far less powerful than his full-blown power of distortion, the punch still caused severe pain in the phalanges and numbness in Crocodile''s fingers.


    "Damnˇ­ Haki?"


    Ross used Armament Haki, which was obviously beyond Crocodile''s expectation. He was shocked. All the contempt against Ross had disappeared, replaced by a very dignified expression.


    To be able to use Haki and or not are two completely different concepts against a Logia User.


    Without Armament Haki, A Logia User will not have any obvious weakness and they will be able to defeat their opponent. But once someone is able to use Haki, he will have a basic strength against any Logia User!


    Even the weaker Armament Haki still has the effect of capturing the Logia competent entity!


    "The thing about Logia user is that they always think that they know everything and will always remain superior to others. Unfortunatelyˇ­ you know nothing about my strength."


    Armament Haki attached to Ross''s fist disappeared, avoiding a sandknife that Crocodile counterattacked with. At the same time, the power of distortion suddenly rushed out and he punched the coming sandknife, scattered it.


    If Ross''s Haki had been able to attach to the power of distortions then this blow would have been enough to hit Crocodile hard.


    Crash!


    Crocodile turned into the yellow sand and re-coagulated dozens of meters away, his face gradually restored calm and the surprise just disappeared.


    "It seems that you still can''t use Haki very well."


    He once challenged Whitebeard and was seriously injured by Whitebeard''s punch. The power of the shock is somewhat similar to the power exerted by Ross''s fist, but it is clear that Ross cannot attach Haki to his fruit ability.


    After all, it was Crocodile and he judged Ross''s weakness by his attacks.


    "It is enough to deal with you."


    Ross did not deny Crocodile''s claim that he did not use Haki well enough, but Crocodile did not develop his fruit ability to the level of a Marine Admiral who could easily destroy an island.


    Whiz!


    Ross''s figure flickered and in the next moment, he appeared beside Crocodile, his right hand clenched into a fist and he violently punched. The Power of distortion erupted, which turned Crocodile''s body into a beach of scattered yellow sand again.


    Then Ross attached his left hand to the black Armament Haki Haki, exhibited the hardening of Armament Haki, grabbed the scattered yellow sand and pulled Crocodile.


    "Desert Spada(Treasured Sword of the Desert)!"


    Crocodile shouted angrily, raised his hand and split violently towards the ground, the whole ground split instantly from the middle, as if cut by something sharp, there appeared a ditch tens of meters in length and breadth.


    Ross avoided the attack and punched Crocodile with his backhand, he used Armament Haki in this punch, causing Crocodile to fly out.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Crocodile continually attacked with Desert Spada that created various cracks in the deserted street, while Ross confronted him positively, He used Distortion Fist to smash his Desert Spada and Armament Haki armed punch to hit him.


    "These trick won''t work on me."


    Crocodile snorted, raised his hand and pressed it. The dust gathered and turned into a shield of sand, blocking Ross Armament Haki''s punch.


    Ross didn''t respond and he attacked Crocodile''s sand shield with his other hand using the power of distortion and continued his attacks on the sand shield.


    The battle originally covered an area of about a hundred meters that had been turned to sand but under the Battle of these two, it gradually expanded to two hundred meters and three hundred meters.


    "Thereˇ­ what happened?"


    "The street disappeared and became a desertˇ­"


    Countless people who were covered with dust and sand turned their heads to look at the direction of the sand and they were stunned and many of them couldn''t believe what they were seeing.


    Bang!


    A sound echoed and the sand waves splashed in the area, they were tens of meters high could be seen clearly from hundreds of meters away.


    Bang!


    Another sound echoed. In the tremor, the wind was sweeping in all directions with dust and sand, which made it difficult for many people to keep in their original position. They had to hold onto the buildings next to them.


    The guards of the Alcaria kingdom have already arrived, but looking at the sand sea, they can only look at each other and no one dared to rush in.


    As for the general Captain of the Guard, although he has some strength, the source of this sand is undoubtedly Crocodile who is one of the Seven Warlords of the Seas, rushing in to stop him is obviously a joke.


    "Who is fighting Crocodile?"


    "This is the strength of one of the Seven Warlords of the Seaˇ­"


    Many people look at the area which spreads hundreds of meters and was filled with sand. They can not help but feel their heart palpitate and they showed some awe and shock in their eyes.


    Bang!


    Another Bang sounded and a sand wave of about dozens of meters high was splashed in the center.


    Ross punched Crocodile''s Desert Spada which caused the yellow sand to scattered. Then he punched Crocodile''s chest.


    Bang!


    Crocodile''s body collapsed again into a pool of yellow sand, but when he reformed again into a human figure, the expressions on his face were no longer as calm as before.


    The punch just now gave him a different feeling. Ross''s strength was very different. Haki''s fist could hurt him, but pure ability''s fist had no effect on him. But now, that pure ability''s fist has made his chest a little uncomfortable.


    Misconception?!


    Crocodile''s face was somewhat depressed but Ross had already rushed over again and punched him again with his fist wrapped in the power of distortion.


    Crocodile didn''t evade. He had tried to evade Ross several times before, but Ross has caught him. There is no doubt that Ross also has Observation Haki.


    With a shout of anger, he turned his arms into two huge blades of sand and swept towards Ross.


    Bang!


    Crocodile''s blade of sand failed to hold for a second and it broke apart under the bang of the power of distortion, while Ross''s fist was once again on Crocodile.


    The punch fell and Crocodile''s face finally changed. If it was a Misconception before then this time, the pain in his chest cleared that Misconception.

 89 Killing a Shichibukai

    "What''s wrong? You seem surprised?"


    Ross calmly looked at Crocodile. "It''s a common phenomenon to make progress in Battle. You don''t think I''m spending stamina meaninglessly."


    In this world, Fights are always the best catalyst for improving strength. Before Ross could not combine Armament Haki with the power of distortion perfectly, but in his confrontation with Crocodile, he gradually touched the key point of coexistence between the two, Haki with one hand, Distortion with another.


    Ross was going to look for opportunities to activate Gravity Distortion and use his new abilities to crush Crocodile, but it''s not fair for him to use it in this fight and it''s not in line with his direct and straight forward style of doing things and his principle of working hard on his own.


    So he only made preparations for the temporary addition method but did not implement it.


    "ˇ­"


    Crocodile''s face became ugly.


    Ross''s Haki and fruit ability can''t be perfectly combined. This is a big flaw and weakness. It is also because of this that he was able to stand against Ross until now.


    But now Ross is gradually overcoming this defect, and the final result of this Battle is clearly flying in a direction beyond his control.


    "Desert la Spada(Adamant Treasured Sword of the Desert)"


    Crocodile''s face was twisted in anger and he used his Sand Sand Fruit to its limit, countless dust and sand rolled up, gathered in the air into various huge blades which surrounded Ross in the center.


    Under his control, these huge sand blades suddenly attacked Ross from all sides. Crocodile planned to make a quick and large move to finish this fight as soon as possible.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Ross did not have any fear and he did not avoid any coming blade. He just waved his fist in front of him and punched them one after another and with every punch a sand sword fell and this attack did not affect him.


    Crocodile guides the sand in Underground with both hands and tries to form a spear to penetrate Ross but before the spear could come out of the sand, Ross raises his foot and the power of distortion pours into the sand, instantly destroying the unshaped spears.


    In front of Sand Fruit, Ross can hardly compete for control of sand, but in the same way, Crocodile can hardly manipulate sand on the ground at will.


    "Don''t you understand yet?"


    Crocodile''s offensive was disrupted and Ross stepped out of the sand and rushed towards Crocodile.


    "From the beginning, I was fighting against you to exercise my abilities."


    Bang!


    As his voice fell, Ross''s fist suddenly punched Crocodile''s sand shield and broke his arms and shattered his head.


    Crocodile, who was shattered into yellow sand by Ross''s punch escaped from the Underground and reformed his body dozens of meters away. This time, when he recovered, there was a blood spilling from his mouth and nose. Obviously, Ross''s Last fist had done caused some considerable damage.


    "ˇ­ This arrogant guy."


    Crocodile gritted his teeth and his eyes were filled with killing intent but by this time, he knew that the Battle''s balance of victory and defeat had begun to tilt.


    If he continues his fight against Ross then the chances of winning are very low. Crocodile''s mind flickered and eventually, he chose to withdraw.


    But.


    By this time, he can''t walk if he wants to.


    "I seem to have said from the very beginning that since you have started, you have to gamble your life as I do with mine." Ross looked at Crocodile indifferently and he ran after him.


    "Sables(Sandstrom)!"


    Crocodile whispered and a dust storm appeared in his palm and he threw it at Ross. At the same time, he turned into yellow sand and flew away with the wind.


    Ross stepped on the foot and shot out like an arrow. His right hand was instantly covered with Armament Haki hardening and it was inserted into the yellow sand.


    Crash!


    Logia''s elementalization was directly captured and held in front of Ross''s Haki. As Ross pulled, the yellow sand was partially pulled back revealing Crocodile''s figure.


    Ross ignored Crocodile''s dramatic expression and punched him.


    Bang!


    This time, Crocodile''s body didn''t even break up into yellow sand. Instead, it broke up a small part of his body. Crocodile flew backward and bled out of his mouth.


    "Violentˇ­Sables (Sandstrom)!"


    Crocodile felt the pain in his chest and gritted his teeth. He had been to New World, experienced numerous dangerous situations and even challenged Whitebeard, but he survived. It was impossible for a pirate newcomer to want his life!


    With a roar and a violent wave of his hands, the 100-meter-square yellow sand flew into the sky in an instant, bursting into an earth-shaking power and attacking Ross in a mad way.


    Far away.


    Many Alcaria civilians and guards saw this scene and were shocked, In the desert, such a scene is nothing, but here is the Kingdom of Alcaria, this scene was something out of a fantasy!


    In this place, such terrifying sandstorms erupted, so even for them who had lived on the Grand Line their entire life, they were shocked.


    But.


    Before they could recover from their shock, A loud sound erupted from the sandstorm. The raging sandstorm seemed to become static, it was instantly fixed on the spot and scattered downward.


    In the middle of the sky about tens of meters away, two figures appeared and Ross indifferent punched Crocodile''s chest and Crocodile''s blood dyed the scattered yellow sand.


    "This isˇ­"


    Seeing this scene, many people who know Crocodile are surprised.


    Compared with Crocodile, Ross''s popularity is not very low and he is recognized by many people who are watching from afar in silence.


    "So, A Shichibukai''s head, I will accept it."


    Ross took a false step in the air and instead of falling to the ground with Crocodile, he brewed all the power of distortions into his legs and slammed a back kick that hit Crocodile in the back.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The sound of broken bones spread clearly and shock filled Crocodile''s eyes, but his body completely lost control and he fell downward, eventually falling in the middle of a piece of yellow sand, splashing dust and sand.


    His eyes fell into darkness and his consciousness gradually shattered.


    Even at the last moment, he was not accepting this situation. As the most powerful Logia Devil Fruit user, he should not die here in the hands of a pirate newcomer like Ross.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross watched Crocodile fall into the sand. There was no movement. After several seconds in the air, Ross also fell to the ground below.


    After a moment of silence, the people who were watching from afar were finally in an uproar.


    Everyone in the world had thought that The Ghost Hand Pirates who had provoked Marine and the government completely, would stop for a while, but they didn''t even stop for half a month, killing not only Iron Wall Pirates, but also Crocodile, one of Shichibukai''s.


    Without a doubt.


    This will be big news that will shock the world again!


    Everyone present thought that no one could stop the rise of the Ghost Hand Pirates.


    ...


    On the other side.


    Ross didn''t care about the reaction of Alcaria''s civilians, he landed in the sand below, next to Crocodile''s body, which had gradually lost its vitality and it suddenly disappeared.


    After two seconds, Ross''s face, which had remained calm, showed a smile.


    "Seven Warlords of the Sea, ''Sand Crocodile'', has been killed, earning a reward of 100 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 Free Talent Point."

 90 Gravity Distortion

    Killing a Shichibukai really has hidden rewards, which is equivalent to the first kill of Marine Vice-Admiral. This is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise for Ross. Counting the rewards from killing Iron Wall Pirates, he now has 180 Talent Proficiency Points and 4 Free Talent Points.


    It can also be deduced from Shichibukai''s existence of hidden rewards that the hunting rewards given by Talent System are not based solely on the suspended bounty of the World Government.


    However, in most cases, suspended bounty corresponds to the level of strength.


    Now that he thinks about it, Iron Wall Ravarro, who had a bounty of 180 million berries has a strength that was comparable to a Shichibukai but he failed to give him any additional reward after the huntˇ­


    Well, people should be content and happy.


    "Captain Ross, even a Shichibukai has been killed, so Shichibukai''s position is vacantˇ­"


    Laffitte came up from a distance and looked at Crocodile''s body lying in the Yellow sand, tilting his head and showing a thoughtful look. "Speaking of it, Captain is absolutely qualified to serve as Shichibukai with your strength, but the government is mostly ready to kill us."


    "So Shichibukai''s position doesn''t need to be considered."


    Ross nodded, without the previous newspaper, he was likely to receive an invitation by the World Government''s Shihibukai agreement after he has eliminated Crocodile.


    Now, whether the government or Marine''s senior officials, they are eager to kill him. Unless he has something that both the government and Marine are afraid of, Shichibukai''s position is completely untenable.


    However.


    Even the failure to serve as a Shichibukai did not affect Ross''s next plan of action.


    "The next thing to do is to take shelter from the limelight. I have already thought of a good place for us to go." Ross showed a deep gaze that seemed to hold everything.


    "Has it been considered so soon? Captain is reassuring." Laffitte smiled which just shows a little respect.


    "Come on, let''s get out of here."


    Ross did not go to see Crocodile''s body and walked away and Laffitte quickly followed.


    After destroying one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, plus the previous events, in Ross''s vision, he will encounter the following situations: one is the assassination by CP from the government''s intelligence agency and the other is in the form of encirclement and suppression by at least two Vice-Admirals from Marine Headquarter.


    Finally and worst of all, A Marine Admiral.


    Even if he has 180 Talent Proficiency Points and 4 Free Talent Points and his strength can be greatly improved. It is impossible for him to cross the huge power gap between Marine Admiral and escape once he encounters him.


    In the first case.


    The whole crew must be on high alert at all times. No matter which CP unit is, their strength will not be weak. If they ambush and assassinate their crew, the situation will be very dangerous. He may be able to deal with it but Robin''s situation will become very dangerous unless she stays with him all the time.


    As for the second caseˇ­ It''s not going to be good either.


    With this harvest, Ross''s strength will surely surpass those of Doberman''s Headquarters Vice-Admiral. But when two Vice-Admiral and even three Vice-Admiral join forces, strength is not as simple as one plus one equals two. Laffitte and Robin are not strong enough to fight against Headquarters Vice-Admiral.


    Although relying on Talent System all the way to come here, all the enemies encountered were defeated by him, but Ross never regarded himself as Strawhat Luffy. Luffy could overcome any dangerous situation, including Kizaru''s attack, Aokiji''s attack and he survived Garp''s crazy training and came out even stronger.


    For Ross.


    Despite the smooth journey so far, as long as he encounters a real dangerous situation, maybe he will never be saved because no one will save him, He can only depend upon himself.


    So from the beginning to the present, before every action, he tried to take everything that would happen into account in advance.


    ...


    The news of Crocodile''s defeat at Ghost Hand Ross''s hand quickly passed back to the Marine Headquarters and the World Government and was also uncontrolled as the news spread to the entire sea.


    For a time, countless people moved!


    Every Seven Warlords of the Sea is a well-known strong man on Grand Line. People may not be able to name Vice-Admirals but a Seven Warlords of the Sea, even the Four Emperors of New World, will pay some attention to them!


    Many of the top powers judged that Ross would be pursued by the government and Marine crazily when the previous news spread across the sea, he will be silent for a long time or may even die.


    Unexpectedly.


    Just over half a month later, Ross reappeared and defeated one of the Supernovas offering a $180 million berries bounty in the first half of Grand Line and a Seven Warlords of the Sea!


    The rising trend seems to be true as the news saidˇ­ Unstoppable!


    At the same time.


    The government and Marine also issued an order urgently and all eyes were gathered at Alcaria.


    ...


    The whole sea was in turmoil and Ross who was in the center of that turmoil was standing alone on the edge of a cliff in Alcaria island, looking at the boundless sea.


    In the two Battles with Crocodile and Iron Wall Ravarro, he was not seriously injured. He was only chopped by Crocodile sand blade on his shoulders and the scars were not deep. He was slightly bandaged and Almost had recovered in three days.


    If he had a ship doctor, he might recover faster.


    Sii!


    Ross touched the bandage on his shoulder and gently pulled it off, revealing the dark brown scab inside. He stretched out his hand and the scab slowly fell off, revealing the tender skin inside.


    "It seems that there will still be a little scar left. I should really recruit a doctor for the ship."


    As one Piece World''s most decisive and handsome existence in his own view, a scar on his body is something Ross can''t tolerate.


    Putting aside the messy ideas, Ross stretched his arm and felt that there was no problem at all. Then he moved his mind and evoked Talent System''s Interface.


    "Finallyˇ­Gravity Distortion."


    Ross took a deep breath and made a decision. He immediately placed 3 Free Talent Points into the second branch of Distortion Fruit, Gravity Distortion.


    Buzz!!


    A golden light flashed and the branch of Gravity Distortion was instantly activated, turning from emerald green to golden yellow and at the same time, a warm current instantly rushed out of Ross'' body.


    This warmth did not enhance Ross''s body, nor did it enhance the power of Distortion Fruit, but it gave Ross a very strange feeling.


    The world that was originally in front of him had only the sky and the sea, the air and the earth, but at this moment, he seemed to ''see'' something different.

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    Whoosh!


    This strange feeling lasted only a few seconds, then completely disappeared, but Ross''s perception has become completely different, he can clearly perceive the existence of gravity and can use the power of distortions to directly interfere with it!


    Ross''s mind moved, triggering the power of distortion, turning his body''s direction of gravity from downward distribution to upward and his body immediately flew towards the sky.


    The first time he used Gravity Distortion, Ross seemed to be somewhat uncomfortable. As soon as he flew into the sky, he made an Armstrong 720-degree spiral motion in the air, just like a headless fly.


    Bang!


    Ross dissipated the power of distortion, lifted his foot and cast Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), which barely stabilized his body, but he was still a little dizzy.


    On the deck of Ghost Shadow Ship, anchored at sea, Robin was looking strangely at Ross in the sky tens of meters away, just in line with Ross, who was holding his body.


    "Hmmˇ­"


    Ross was silent for a moment and asked earnestly, "Robin, Do you see God?"


    Robin silently regained her gaze and did not pay any attention to her own Captain that has clearly gone mad.


    When Ross thought that this world did not have some kind of insecticidal and mosquito-repellent liquid, he stopped and did not continue to think in depth, but continued to try Gravity Distribution, his new ability.


    After a few minutes.


    Ross is suspended over Ghost Shadow Ship, flying from left to right and from right to left.


    "ˇ­"


    Robin, who sat on the Ghost Shadow Ship, remained expressionless all the time. If she can, she would like to exert her ability to pull her Captain from the sky, but the consequences of doing so are probably beyond her ability, so she can only think about it.


    A few minutes later.


    With the power of Gravity Distortion, Ross has taken full control of the flight capabilities and has begun experimenting with the ability to combine this flight with Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk).


    Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) is a means of walking in the air and it has to bear the limit of gravity at all times, but if there is no gravity, the speed of the Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) will be a lot faster and if the direction of gravity can be changed as desired, In line with the movement direction of Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), the speed can become even faster!


    Simply relying on Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) will become frustrating if he is to face an airborne battle with Doflamingo or Kizaru and he will be at a great disadvantage, but if he has the ability to fly with Gravity Distortion, the situation will be completely different.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    It is difficult to combine gravity with Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) in terms of movement. After all, Ross has just got the Gravity Distortion ability, but Ross''s constant practicing has led his aerial walking to become more and more skilled.


    With Gravity Distribution, Ross''s Moonwalk can be said to have become an upgraded version. Even if he didn''t invest much proficiency in the Moonwalk, his instantaneous speed in the air would not be much slower than those of Headquarters Vice-Admiral, who are proficient in Marine''s Rokushiki.


    "Huˇ­Huˇ­"


    After exercising for about half an hour, Ross''s Stamina finally couldn''t support it. The Gravity Distortion itself was not very expensive for Stamina, but Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) was a real stamina consumer. Under double consumption, his body still couldn''t bear it.


    Controlling gravity, Ross slowly landed on the Ghost Shadow Ship deck.


    Robin took the book in one hand and silently picked up the juice on the table with the other hand and put it to her mouth without drinking or putting it down.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross calmed down and looked contemptuous at Robin. What does this action mean? Being a Pirates Captain, can''t he grab his crew members glass of juice?


    After a short break, Ross jumped to the cliff on the shore again. Instead of rushing to exercise, he called out Talent System''s Interface again.


    Without hesitation, he put 90 Talent Proficiency Points on Physical Enhancement.


    Buzz!!


    The golden light flashed and the General''s talent value changed rapidly.


    Agility Enhancement: 150 (High-Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 350 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement''s Maximum Value is 500 points and today it has reached 350 points, which is very close to Maximum Value.


    Since Physical Enhancement is a passive percentage-increasing talent, it is not a fixed numerical increase. Therefore, Maximum Value means that Physical Enhancement is at the apex and can no longer continue to improve. On the other hand, it will mean that Ross'' passive talent bonus has reached a terrifying level.


    Maybe his own basic physical fitness just needs to be exercised to the level of Headquarters Vice-Admiral. With the great improvement of Physical Enhancement Maximum Value, he can directly reach the level close to Garp!


    The remaining 90 Talent Proficiency Points, Ross put them all in Distortion Fruit.


    Buzz!!


    The 90 additional Talent Proficiency Points of Distortion Fruit has made Ross''s power of distortion boost from 100 meters to more than 200 meters.


    This level of power of distortion is far from the power of Whitebeard and Marine Admiral, which can easily shake a large island, but in this sea, it is a level that countless people can hardly reach in their lifetime!


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 390


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk):0


    Observation Haki: 15


    Armament Haki: 0


    Looking at the brand new Battle skill tree, Ross blinked and muttered:


    "If only I could take back the talent point used for Firearms Shooting, I don''t know if there will be any chance to take back the talent point in the future."


    When he first came to this world, he couldn''t fight the guns with his strength. The guns were indeed something that must be mastered, but now it has almost no effect, Close-Combat Fighting is the ability that still plays a very important role even now.


    One is a loss but the combination of two is not a loss.


    After shaking his head, Ross''s mind moved and the Talent System Interface disappeared. He shook his fist and felt the strength in his body, then suddenly lifted his foot and stepped on it.


    Bang Rumble!


    He applied Gravity Distribution to the 100-meter-square cliff wall, which instantly showed signs of widespread collapse.


    The stones broke apart and floated up. Although they had no direct contact with Ross''s body during the suspension process, the gravity of Distortion was not restored. Instead, they were still in the state of Distortion and under Ross''control.


    "Sure enough, the power will not disappear directly, but will gradually weaken."


    Ross''s eyes flashed as he smiled.


    Previously, his power of distortion had to be transmitted through the medium of matter. Once there was a break between the substances, his power of distortions would be cut off instantly.


    Just like holding a knife. If the blade suddenly breaks, his power of distortions will be instantly cut off and can no longer act on the broken part of the blade, unless he touches it again with his body.


    But now.


    After the Gravity Distortion is activated, even if the medium of transmission disappears, his power of distortion will not be interrupted by the moment, but will still act on that part of the material!


    That is to say, even if the blade suddenly breaks, as long as the knife is used by his power of distortion, it is still under his control!


    Although the power of this partition will slowly diminishing over time, it is enough for Ross.


    There was an irrepressible excitement on his face, and he raised his hands and slammed them in front of him.


    Bang Long!


    The square of rock that was nearly a hundred meters long was completely ruptured and suspended in a place. Under the influence of Ross''s ability, it slammed toward the center and turned into a huge meteorite with a radius of tens of meters. Suspended in the air, it looked like a perfect work of art.

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    "Captain''s powerˇ­ is getting stronger again."


    Robin on the ship could no longer read the book quietly. She stood up and looked at the huge movement on the cliff and couldn''t help but take a deep breath.


    Breaking off the 100-meter-long cliff and letting the gravel gather in the air, turning it into a huge meteorite, this power is simply ridiculous, It seems that it is no longer the power that Devil Fruit can do as a result of Distortion.


    As for the handyman who heard the sound on the ship, they have already fallen into a sluggish state.


    "Noˇ­"


    Robin stared at the huge meteorite and her expression gradually changed. She seemed to see a fissure on the meteorite. As time went on, it continued to increase, and there were vague signs of collapse and fall.


    If such a big thing falls so close, even if it doesn''t hit the hull of Ghost Shadow Ship head-on, the waves will probably overturn Ghost Shadow Ship!


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The signs of meteorite crushing are growing, huge and visible cracks have appeared on its surface and a cold sweat has appeared on Robin''s forehead.


    And just as the meteorite was about to collapse, Ross''s figure flickered and jumped onto the meteorite and the power of distortion instantly covered the entire meteorite.


    Bang Rumble!


    Half of the meteorites crumbled and closed again.


    "Almost there, I can control about it for twenty seconds after the partitionˇ­"


    Ross watched the giant meteorite beneath him, his eyes reflecting. After cutting off the meteorite, his power of distortion could last for 20 seconds remotely.


    Twenty seconds is enough. It''s not Float-Float Fruit and Gravity Fruit after all. And as Distribution Fruit continues to develop, this time will probably continue to increase.


    Buzz!!


    Judging the state of disconnecting and direct contact, Ross no longer spent his stamina in maintaining such a meteorite in the air, he controlled it to fall slowly to the sea below and eventually to the bottom of the cliff bit by bit.


    Even if it fell bit by bit, it still caused waves upon waves which pushed the Ghost Shadow Ship away with the waves.


    "Captain."


    "Can you please don''t do such dangerous things near the ship?"


    With a sigh of relief, Robin showed a smiling face and stared at Ross who was not far away and there was a dangerous atmosphere in the air.


    Ross subtly avoided Robin''s question and said, "Call back Laffitte. It''s time. We''re leaving tomorrow."


    Robin sighed. "Okay."


    Very soon.


    Robin contacted Laffitte via Den Den Mushi and called Laffitte back from the island.


    "Log Pose only stores one-third of its magnetism. If we leave now, we''ll lose our route, Captain."


    Laffitte returned to the ship and realized that they were leaving tomorrow and was puzzled.


    "Don''t worry about that. The magnetic force is very strong in the place we''re going to go to. As long as we get close, we will forcibly seize the magnetic force on Log Poss. By then, the three arrows may point to the same island." Ross responded calmly.


    As a navigator, Laffitte is completely familiar with the navigation of Log Pose and Grand Line, but Ross''s words still make him feel a bit strange, but he has no doubt.


    Since following Ross, all the experiences along the way have proved that Ross''s decision is without any mistakes.


    Same day.


    Ross is training the newly acquired Gravity Distortion on the shore and is familiar with the soaring physical strength and power of distortion. He has been able to adapt to his powers that day and has been able to master his own strength.


    At noon the next day, Ghost Shadow Ship pulled up the anchor and lowered the sail.


    "Captain, which direction do we go?"


    Since Log Pose has not yet stored full magnetic force and the purpose of this trip is completely determined by Ross, Laffitte does not know the direction and asks Ross.


    "It doesn''t matter, just go in any direction."


    Ross stood on the deck and when Laffitte and Robin were somewhat obscure, he continued, "Just go straight ahead, leave Alcaria''s field of vision first."


    Laffitte and Robin looked at each other with a feeling of being unreliable, but the two still did not question Ross''s decision, they controlled the Ghost Shadow Ship and left Alcaria.


    When Alcaria gradually turned into a blurred black shadow on the horizon and finally disappeared from their line of sight, Ross standing on the deck looked up at the sky.


    "So, the place we are going next isˇ­"


    "Sky island."


    The moment his voice fell, Ross raised his arm and gently closed his five fingers in front of him. Power of distortion spread rapidly, covering the whole Ghost Shadow Ship and then he turned the direction of gravity.


    Crash!


    Nearly forty meters long, Ghost Shadow Ship, under Ross''s power, rose slowly from the sea, causing waves to surge.


    All the people on the ship were stunned. Several handymen looked around in horror. Laffitte was a little shocked. Only Robin showed a sudden look and looked up at the sky.


    As an archaeologist of O''Hara''s, she is naturally aware of the existence of the Sky island.


    "The Sky islandˇ­ is indeed a good place to take shelter from the limelight, but it is really unexpected to be able to send a whole ship to the sky."


    After Robin stabilized herself, she smirked. She didn''t doubt that Ross had the ability to send Ghost Shadow Ship to the island because Ross never did anything that he was unsure of.


    Laffitte showed a strange expression. After hearing Robin''s words, he also smiled. "Sky island? It seems that it really exists."


    Buzz!!


    When the ship rose to a position of thirty or forty meters from the sea, Ross''s hand gently lifted up and the whole ship suddenly accelerated, rising rapidly toward the sky, getting higher and higher.


    The Sky island is a buffer space that Ross has set a long time ago. As long as the Gravity Distortion''s ability is activated, he will have the ability to enter the Sky island at any time.


    Moreover.


    There is also something on the Sky island that Ross cares about, that isˇ­Logia Devil Fruit, Rumble-Rumble Fruit!


    Today is the Great Age of Pirates in March of the 12th year. During this period, Enel has not yet got Rumble-Rumble Fruit. This fruit has not yet appeared, or it has already appeared, but it has not been found by Enel.


    As one of Logia''s strongest Devil Fruits, its power is beyond doubt!


    By acquiring the power of Rumble-Rumble Fruit, one may not be able to reach the level of a Marine Admiral, but with a little practice, it is enough to occupy a place in Seven Warlords of the Sea!


    Ross had the idea of this fruit a long time ago. Knowing it was on Sky island and leaving it to Enel was like seeing a pile of money by the roadside and not picking it up.


    Whether he has a chance or not, he has to take a look. Even if he already has the Distortion Fruit, he can have one of his crew members eat it to create a powerful Battle power. He can also eat a second Devil Fruit with the help of the Talent System, but the requirement of 5 Free Talent Points is too high.

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    A few days later.


    In the Kingdom of Alcaria, a man on a bicycle came here and scratched his hair after a fruitless search.


    "Ah Ra Ra, It seems that I am a little late."


    Aokiji left the Headquarters a long time ago. After getting the news, he immediately rushed to Alcaria. He thought that according to Alcaria''s magnetic storage days, it should be enough to arrive before the Ghost Pirates set sail, but he was still late.


    "It''s causing me a headache, Let''s forget it, I will treat it as a vacationˇ­"


    After shaking his head, Aokiji rode his bicycle away from Alcaria and the way the bicycle rolled was silently frozen into an ice road.


    A few days later, the fleet of the nearest Marine base in the Kingdom of Alcaria arrived and confiscated the body of Crocodile and reported the situation to the seniors of the Marine Headquarters.


    "Can''t you stop it?"


    After getting the news, Fleet Admiral Sengoku sat down at the desk and rubbed his eyebrows. "Contact Aokiji, where is he now?"


    Aokiji''s departure from Marine Headquarters was naturally clear to him. Although Marine Admiral''s personal move for a 200 million-dollar pirate was a little over the top, Ross''s influence was too bad for them. Aokiji was secretive and acting alone. Nobody knows.


    Just as Sengoku was about to contact Aokiji and ask questions, a Den Den Mushi on the table suddenly sounded, This Den Den Mushi was used by the secret agencies of the World Government.


    "Hello? I''m Sengoku."


    Sengoku frowned and answered the phone.


    There was a low voice on the other end of the phone.


    "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, the government has given us full responsibility for the Ghost Hand Pirates, if necessary, Marine Battleship may be mobilized, I hope you Marine will cooperate fully."


    "ˇ­ I see."


    Sengoku, after a little silence, responded by hanging up Den Den Mushi.


    He wasn''t surprised that the government took over the matter of the Ghost Hand Pirates directly. Compared with Marine, today''s top government officials are much more intense at killing Ross.


    And Ross''s affair is already boiling. It''s really not suitable to make a big move. Aokiji will travel alone. That''s why, it''s a good choice for the CP to deal with it secretly, in Sengoku''s view it is indeed a suitable choice.


    ...


    The time went slightly forward, six kilometers above the sea.


    The speed of the Ghost Shadow Ship is fixed to a certain extent, rising rapidly toward the sky, the sea below has become somewhat out of reach and there are plenty of clouds around it.


    After crossing the limit of six kilometers, looking up, they can almost see a vast white cloud hanging in the sky as if carrying another world.


    Buzz!!


    The rapidly rising Ghost Shadow Ship began to slow down. As the cloud level got closer and closer, Ross jumped to the top of the mast, raised his hand and reached out into the clouds.


    The Power of distortion under Ross''s control was fired up against the sea cloud. In a crash, the Sea Cloud swung to both sides and was torn apart by Ross as he created a huge crack.


    Ghost Shadow Ship abruptly accelerated, crossing the sea clouds under Ross''s open road and continuing to ascend upwards. A lot of fish and large monsters could be seen in the sea clouds. These monsters found the existence of Ghost Shadow Ship, but before they could come, Ghost Shadow Ship rushed to a higher place.


    Crash!


    Finally, at the top of the cloud, the whole sea cloud burst into a hole, and Ghost Shadow Ship flew up from it, hovered in mid-air, and slowly landed on the cloud.


    This cloud is like a sea of ??water, holding up the Ghost Shadow Ship.


    "This isˇ­ Sky island."


    Laffitte came to the side of the ship and looked down at the clouds holding the hull. He smiled and said, "It''s amazing that clouds can carry a ship."


    Ross nodded, the existence of the Sky island is very difficult for him to understand, but different worlds have different rules. This world is such a magical place that there is a Sky island.


    After looking at the surrounding environment, he asked Laffitte: "Look at the Log Pose, is there any change?"


    "There is a change, the three arrows all point in one directionˇ­" Laffitte looked at the High-Level Log Pose worn on his wrist and was surprised.


    The three arrows of the High-Level Log Pose usually point to the three islands. If it points in one direction, it means that the magnetic force in that direction is very strong.


    After carefully observing the changed Log Pose, Laffitte found that the direction indicated by the arrow was still oblique and upward and could not help but look in that direction.


    "We need to go up?."


    "Yes, this is the White Sea, We will reach the Sky island by going up for another three kilometers, first adapt to the environment here then we will go up." Ross nodded and said.


    This is the Sky island ten years ago from Luffy''s time. Any situation may exist. Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Hundred Beast Kaido also played free fall over the island, so in order to be safe, he first adapted to the thin air environment of the Sky Island.


    Half a day later.


    Gradually adapting to the Sky island environment, the impact on power became very small, Ross once again launched his ability, wrapping the Ghost Shadow Ship and rushed from the white sea and towards the Sky Island.


    "Enel had the power of Rumble-Rumble Fruit before coming to the Angel Island, which means that Rumble-Rumble Fruit is not on the angel island, but in the Birka island that he will destroy in four years."


    Ross had a few memories flashing through his mind.


    After sailing in the direction indicated by the Log Pose, the island that they arrived is actually the Angel island in the original series. If they fall vertically from here, they will arrive at Jaya island and enter another route of Grand Line, which is the route taken by Luffy.


    However, Ross''s purpose is not to cross the route, but to go to another Sky island ''Birka'', so after arriving at the Angel Island, the only thing he needs to do is to find a map of the Sky island.


    The angel island is currently ruled by Gan fall and the arrival of Ross and others has not caused too much hostility to the Sky islands because occasionally there will be blue sea people arriving at the Sky island through several routes.


    "There are things you care about hereˇ­Poneglyph stone."


    Walking along the cloudy Bank of the angel island, Ross enjoyed the surroundings and spoke to Robin who was following him.


    The mission to get the map was handed over to Laffitte and on his side, he was responsible for touringˇ­ No, taking Robin to find the Poneglyph stone that she cares about.


    Robin looked at Ross strangely, not in disbelief of what Ross had said, but in some ways wondering why Ross had come all the way here and how he knew that there was a Poneglyph stone tablet.


    "Has Captain been here before?"


    "No, but nothing in this World can escape my eyes. The same is true for the Sky island." Ross said.


    Robin was used to her Captain''s style. She turned her head to smile and said, "So, Captain knows what happened in the Void Century eight hundred years ago?"


    Ross''s face remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "Truth needs to be pursued by yourself to make sense. If I told you now, you would lose your motivation to move forward."


    "ˇ­ That makes sense.


    Robin covered her mouth and chuckled.


    "Let''s go."


    Ross turned to Robin and put his hand on her shoulder. Distortion Fruit''s ability was activated. They instantly broke away from the bondage of gravity and flew toward the sky.

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    The feeling of being wrapped up by inexplicable power was strange. Robin couldn''t hold her body for a moment and she almost turned over her head and feet, but she was still controlled by Ross.


    "Is it on top?"


    Robin did not resist and she let Ross take her upward while looking up at the sky while looking up to the sky, she saw the sky above has a deeper layer of clouds, which goes on upwards, seemingly endless.


    Ross put his hand on Robin''s shoulder and looked up at the clouds. "Four hundred years ago, a part of an island on Grand Line was taken to the sky by the Knock Up Stream. It was called the ancient city of Shandora. This island was later called Holy Land Skypiea by the Sky islanders."


    Between the words, Ross has taken Robin out of Angel Island and flew to Holy Land Skypiea, which was not far from the angel island.


    Flying in midair, they can clearly see that Skypiea is standing on a huge vine, extending all the way to an unknown height, into the clouds above the sky.


    "Captain???s understanding of history is really beyond my expectations."


    Robin looked at the huge vine, but there was something different in her dark eyes, which was obviously historical knowledge. Ross would know so much about it that she wondered if Ross had ever lived here.


    The Sky island people who live here have wings on their backs and Ross obviously don''t have them and the people here will not tear out their wings.


    Ross smiled: "I know more than you think. If you want to know more, we can do more in-depth understanding."


    "???"


    Robin always thought Ross''s words were a little strange, but she couldn''t say them.


    Very soon.


    The two flew over the sky of Holy Land Skypiea and Ross took Robin and flew straight up, following the huge vines, all the way up to the clouds and finally stopped on an island cloud.


    This Island cloud is not big, only tens of meters square and in its center stands a golden bell, which has remained here for 400 years.


    Looking at the golden bell, Robin involuntarily walked towards it. The golden bell, full of the ancient and brilliant flavor of historical civilization, has a fatal attraction for her.


    "Poneglyphˇ­"


    Near the golden bell, Robin saw the Panglyph branded on the base, or the whole golden bell, built with a stone tablet of Poneglyph.


    Robin''s hand gently stroked the words on the stone tablet, suppressing the emotions in her heart, silently reading the text on it and her eyes gradually became illusory.


    Ross came over and said, "Can you read it?"


    "ˇ­"


    Robin''s eyes flashed, she paused for a second and whispered: "This is Logˇ­ the ancient weapon with the name of God, the seat of Sea Kingˇ­"


    When he heard Robin''s words, Ross smiled a little and took over her words. "Guide to the junction of Red Line and Grand Line, the island of the mermaid deep in the sea."


    "Ugh?"


    Robin looked at Ross with astonishment, Ross explanation behind the Poneglyph stone tablet was almost the same or almost the same in translation.


    If Ross had known so many hidden histories before and could explain them, it would be incredible for him to be able to read Poneglyph.


    In this world, only O''Hara''s scholars can understand Poneglyph and she should be the only survivor of O''Hara''s.


    "Poneglyph, it''s not that hard to read."


    Ross calmly looked at the Poneglyph stone.


    The Sky island Pogeglyph stone, which logs the location of the ancient weapon Sea King Poseidon, clearly exists in Ross''s memory. Before he asked Robin if she could interpret it, he just wanted to see if she would tell him the message of the ancient weapon Sea King logged here.


    However, although Ross knows the existence of Sea King Poseidon and that Pluton''s location is hidden on the Poneglyph stone tablet in Alabaster, he does not intend to touch ancient weapons prematurely.


    In the absence of a certain strength, it is meaningless to acquire ancient weapons. The government can easily take them away by sending a Marine Admiral.


    At least, the real deterrent of these weapons is only when he has the strength to confront a Marine Admiral.


    "ˇ­"


    Robin bowed her head and was silent. At this moment, she had countless thoughts in her heart. Never had she experienced such a confusing moment.


    Does Ross really know the truth about the Void Century? Should she ask Ross? But if she really gets the answer, as Ross said, her life goal will completely disappear and then she wouldn''t know what to do.


    Look here."


    Ross went to the base of the Golden Bell and pointed at another string of words inscribed there, interrupting Robin''s thoughts.


    Robin looked up and looked in the direction of Ross''s fingers. Her eyes flashed with a trace of amazement again and her face showed a rare look of shock.


    "I made it here. I will guide this text to the end of the earthˇ­ Pirate Gol D. Roger!"


    Pirate King Gol D. Roger!


    Did he come over the Sky island? Why did he write this kind of text?


    Robin vaguely felt that there was a line in front of her, a line that seemed to be able to connect all the clues together, but it was difficult for her to run through the line from her chaotic thoughts.


    "In addition to O''Hara''s scholars, there are others who can interpret Poneglyph. All the clues and secrets of Void Century have been learned by Roger and he put them on Raftel." Ross calmly said.


    Robin turned her head and looked at Ross. There was an incredible look in the pair of black eyes. There were clues and guidelines. Could it be that Ross went to Raftel?


    Ross slightly smiled and didn''t talk anymore.


    Some people can be easily conquered by virtue of strength, while others, such as Laffitte, have a clear mind in addition to their strength. As for Robin, in the case of these two conditions, there is a third one, that is, to surpass her in knowledge.


    After all, Ross did not want a partnership like with the Straw Hats, but a relationship between Captain and the crew.


    "Let''s go."


    "The depths of the island below are deep and there are ruins from hundreds of years ago."


    Ross didn''t let Robin''s brains fill up for too long and he interrupted her thoughts and walked to the edge of the clouds, looking down at Holy Land Skypiea.


    After a little silence, Robin went to Ross and hesitated again and again. But, she did not ask her questions. She felt that Ross was right and she should personally pursue the truth.


    Chi Chi!


    Ross did not grab Robin''s shoulder this time. Instead, with a movement of his mind, the soft Island clouds on his feet were torn apart and he and Robin flew down.


    "ˇ­"


    Robin was silent and thought of Ross''s process of bringing her up before. She asked with a blank expression: "Why didn''t you use this method before?"


    Ross responded with an unchanged look: "The newly developed capabilities are not too skilled."

 95 God

    Skypiea.


    Bang sounds and fierce clashes of knives and soldiers are constantly heard on the island, which is half-way above the current. Some people are fighting on this land.


    Four hundred years ago, Skypiea was washed over to the Sky island. The Sky islanders occupied Skypiea as a Holy Land and drove out all the remaining native Shandians on Skypiea. Since then, the war between the Sky Islanders and Shandians has lasted for four hundred years.


    Bang!


    The Angel island''s current ruler,''God''Gan Fall, holds a long gun in his hand. A bullet flies out towards an attacking enemy and he shouts towards the many Shandians who are attacking.


    "Skypiea is the Holy Land that God has given us and I will never allow anyone to attempt to refer to its existenceˇ­"


    Bang!


    The leader of the Shandians was a slightly younger warrior, Wiper, who carried a Burn Bazooka that used Breath Dials and flew towards a Sky Islander and shoots at him before saying:


    "Those who have taken away our homeland are saying that God has given it to them? That''s ridiculous. Skypiea belongs to us! "


    Many of the Sky Islanders heard Wiper''s words and shouted at him.


    "That arrogantˇ­!"


    "Dares to desecrate Holy Land, go to hell!"


    A large number of god guards swarmed up and fought together against Wiper and others. The number of Sky islanders was significantly higher than that of Wiper and Shandians. There was also a huge gap between their equipment configuration and military quality, but Wiper and other Shandians personal strength is extremely fierce and they have been at a stalemate with the Sky islanders.


    In the midst of their scuffle, two figures emerged from the depths of the jungle.


    "War..."


    Robin watched the fight between the Sky island army and the Sandian people. Although she had struggled for years in the Underground world and had seen countless fights and war results, it was undeniable that deep in her heart, she still yearned for peace.


    "Wars tend to drown out a lot of history, but the wars between the Sky Islanders and the Sandians started four hundred years ago and continue to this day."


    Ross calmly stood there with his hands on his back and looking at the battlefield in the distance.


    After watching it for a few seconds, Ross turned and walked toward the downhill path on one side. "This is the upper part of Skypiea. The ruins below have been hidden for hundreds of years. No one has found them. Let''s go down."


    "Um."


    Robin looked back at the war in the distance.


    However.


    Before she could follow Ross for a few steps, a sharp arrow shot suddenly from a distance and towards her body with great precision.


    Robin''s face changed slightly. The arrow came so suddenly which made it impossible for her to escape. But just as the arrow was about to hit her body, a hand approached her, grasped the middle of the arrow and stopped it.


    Looking at the slightly trembling arrow in his hand, Ross shook his head. One thing he ignored was that the Sky island people could use Observation Haki.


    Observation Haki is also known as the Mantra in the Sky island. People in Sky island are really unusual in their ability to see and hear. Some people are even born with Mantra, that is Observation Haki.


    It would be strange not to be found at such a close distance.


    Who''s over there? Is it the reinforcement of sinners? Don''t hide!"


    An-Sky islander guard with a bow and arrows looks towards the bushes and stared at the position where Ross and Robin were and squinted sharply.


    Ross shook his head when he heard a cold cry from the other side of the battlefield. He had no intention to meddle between the Sandians and the Sky islanders, but the other side almost hurt Robin with an arrow. His eyes flashed with indifference as he went out in the open.


    "I''ll teach them some etiquette. You stay here and Don''t move around."


    "?"


    Robin''s eyes flashed with doubts and she breathed. The arrow just came suddenly. If Ross wasn''t there, she would probably be injured. Observation Haki is something that she should master as soon as possible.


    In the rustle of bushes, Ross''s figure emerged, holding an arrow in his hand as he heads towards the battlefield, he asked calmly:


    "Who shot the arrow."


    In the battle between the Sky Islanders and Shandians, Ross''s appearance is extremely conspicuous, because whether they are Sky islanders or Shandians, there are white wings behind them, but Ross has nothing behind him and his image is quite different from that of everybody on the scene.


    Looking at Ross, someone frowned and thought of something.


    "Bluesea people?"


    Without wings and feathers, this dress is also strange. It is not uncommon for blue sea people to appear over the island. Many people quickly identified Ross.


    Holding the bow and arrow was the Vice Captain of the Sky Island White Beret army. After a little amazement, he quickly responded with a sharp look in his eyes.


    "Did the blue sea people sneak into the Holy Land? It is strictly forbidden to enter the Holy Land Skypiea without permission, it is a felony of Grade Three!


    "ˇ­"


    The Sandians looked coldly from a distance.


    A clergyman, second only to Gan Fall, looked at the situation from a distance and ordered the few soldiers next to him:


    "Kill Him."


    Whiz!


    As he ordered, various arrows and a number of spears cut through the void and flew toward Ross''s body and blocking his escape routes.


    Faced with this spear with strong wind, Ross did not mean to escape at all. He flexed his finger and flicked it lightly. The spear began to Distortion from the tip of the spear.


    The rest of the spears were all scratched against Ross''s body and all were lost.


    "It seems that I don''t have to ask."


    Ross calmly looked at the Vice Captain of the White Beret Army and walked toward him, ignoring the rest of the chaos in the battlefield.


    Many Sky Islanders and Shandians, seeing Ross destroying the spears with a weird force were surprised, As they watched Ross coming towards them, a few people nearby hesitated and rushed up with their own weapons.


    Crash!


    However, before they could reach him, the ground under the feet suddenly rolled up like a mire and instantly surged up, wrapping them all in one, revealing only their heads.


    Ross''s footsteps didn''t stop at all. He walked forward step by step. The speed and the distance has taken with each step was almost identical. He looked calmly through the field and saw the shocked Sky Islanders and Shandians nearby.


    "Generations pass and generations come again, but the earth lasts forever."


    "Like the fish in the water, they can''t live without water. No matter if they are Sky islanders or people from the blue sea, they can''t live without the earth and soilˇ­"


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    As Ross''s footsteps progressed, the earth of 100 meters seems to be turned into seawater and it surged crazily, embedding the Shandians and the Sky Islander in it.


    "Youˇ­"


    The faces of Gan Fall and several priests changed dramatically and even Wiper and others looked at this scene with a somewhat shocked and incredible look.


    As Ross came step by step, the whole earth seemed to obey him and it had paved a path for him and everyone was bound and wrapped up by the surging earth and rocks.


    "Holy Landˇ­Skypiea? All the land in this world is created by the gods. I gave it to you four hundred years ago, but you have forgotten prayer and piety."


    Ross went on, raising his hand to the lightly floating emptiness of the priests and Gan Fall, who struggled in the surging soil.


    Crash!


    The whole earth suddenly collapsed and rolled up like a wave and wrapped everyone in it. Distortion circled and turned into a mountain of about 100 meters wide. Everyone was wrapped in rocks and mud and it was difficult to get out of it even though they struggled.


    At this moment, everyone''s eyes to Ross changed, showing horror and fear and some of the Sky island people were shocked, their body trembled and they kneeled down.


    Godˇ­?


    "No, impossible! There is no god in this world! In the four hundred years of war, God never appearedˇ­ Burning guns!"


    Wiper gritted his teeth and roared as he fired at Ross with the cannon on his shoulder. The blue-and-white flame burst out from it and shot towards Ross.


    Ross had no intention of avoiding it and took no visible actions as the ground suddenly surged with countless stones and mud, swallowing the cannon in an instant.


    "Humanity''s greed led to war, which lasted for four hundred years. God was never your guardian, just as mortals would not care about the war between ants, why would a God care for a fight between you."


    "It all started with a snap of the finger four hundred years ago."


    Ross stood there calmly, raised his left hand and gently snapped a finger.


    Crack!


    In an instant, the earth screamed and swelled and countless gravel mud wrapped around Wiper flew into the air, turning into a huge meteorite, flying toward the sky.


    With the passage of time, fine cracks gradually appeared on the rising meteorite and eventually, in front of countless people, it suddenly collapsed. The figure of the Wiper which was wrapped in countless rubble fell down, Wiper had lost his consciousness for a long time.


    "This is a punishment for your stupidity."


    Ross''s gaze swept across the audience and he immediately turned around, no longer looking at the rear and entered the depths of the jungle and disappeared.


    ...


    Great Age of Pirates, 12th of April.


    The god of the earth descends on Holy Land Skypiea and punished the greed of the mortals. The leader of the angels Gan Fall and the Shandia chiefs suddenly wake up, repenting and praying for their faults and sign the peace treaty together.


    The war, which lasted for four hundred years, came to an end.

 96 7 Months

    After Robin explored the ruins of the ancient city of Shandora in detail, Laffitte also found the map of the Sky island and returned to the ship.


    The Sky islands are concentrated in the sky above the Grand Line. Although the number is not as high as that of the dense islands on the Grand Line, there are quite a few. On the maps Laffitte has just found, there are seven or eight islands.


    "Birka Islandˇ­ is here."


    After carefully scrutinizing a few maps, Ross took out one of them and clicked on an island that was drawn at the edge. He said: "The navigation of the Sky island is no different from the normal sea."


    "Understood, Captain."


    Laffitte responded with his cane in his hand and did not ask Ross what purpose he was going to Birka. Ross''s image in his eyes has been mysterious since he stepped on the island.


    What is Ross''s purpose in going to Birka, it may involve the secret of his own Captain. Ross will say what he wants to say and he won''t tell what he wants to hide so there is no point in asking.


    With the map, Ross and others marched toward Birka.


    In the meantime, both the Marine and the government on the Grand Line were going crazy looking for the trail of the Ghost Hand Pirates, but the Ghost Hand Pirates disappeared after leaving Alcaria and could not be found.


    Some people suspect that Ross and others have encountered a storm and were destroyed at sea, but this idea was too exaggerated. With the strength of the Ghost Hand Pirates, how can a storm destroy them?


    Marine''s frantic search with the government did not last long. Over time, it began to slow down gradually. There were still more things to deal with on the sea. It was impossible to put a lot of intelligence resources on the search for Ghost Hand Pirates for a long time.


    "There is no intelligence at allˇ­ They completely disappeared after leaving Alcaria? In this case, the mission can''t be completed."


    A black curly-haired man with a pigeon on his shoulder stood on a World Government intelligence vessel loitering in the sea near Alcaria, he lowered the Den Den Mushi and frowned at the sea.


    ...


    A month later, Ghost Shadow Ship arrived at Birka.


    In just one day, Ross defeated Birka''s local tribe Leader and all the fighters and occupied Birka and told Robin and Laffitte to secretly search for a Devil Fruit that might be hidden in a corner of the island.


    Two months later, Rumble-Rumble Fruit did not appear and Enel was found by Ross, but he had not eaten Rumble-Rumble Fruit and Ross was completely uninterested in him.


    Three months later, Rumble-Rumble Fruit still couldn''t be found.


    With the passage of time, the news of the Ghost Hand Pirates on Grand Line was completely silent and many people who occasionally thought of the Ghost Hand Pirates were shaking their heads in secret.


    "Ghost Hand Piratesˇ­ They haven''t appeared for a long time, they were probably destroyed by the Government and the Marine." A Pirate Hunter sat in the tavern and shook his head.


    "Who knows? they shouldn''t have. The reward order hasn''t been revoked yet.


    Ross is a huge spray in the surging sea, but the spray does not continue to blossom but is gradually covered by the rolling waves.


    Red Hair Shanks lost an arm!


    The strongest swordsman in the Sipka Kingdom has challenged Hawkeye!


    Conflict appeared between the Beast Pirates and the BIGMOM Pirates!


    The emergence of such big news is driving the times forward and the Ghost Hand Pirates are gradually forgotten with the passage of time.


    ...


    Seven months later, the Sky island Birka.


    Here the white clouds float and all the buildings are made of clouds. Looking like the heavenly kingdom, Battle''s voice comes from a huge open garden in the middle of the island.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    Ross''s figure flickered back and forth, patted or pressed or pushed and his palm kept falling towards Robin. Robin had her eyes closed and she was constantly catching Ross''s movements, or bending her head sideways and pushing Ross away with the palm of her hand.


    Ross speeded up a bit. Robin''s forehead was covered with sweat, but she could still keep away and occasionally get a little scratched.


    "Observation Haki, you have almost mastered it."


    Ross finally turned away from her. She stopped moving, took back her hand and nodded lightly at him.


    In the past seven months, in addition to studying the history of Birka and the Sky island, Robin has been practicing Observation Haki, the Sky islands Observation Haki or Mantras practice routes is more clear and easy to learn than Ross''s method.


    Robin''s mind is extremely sharp and she has a heart that can remain calm in most cases. She quickly learned about Observation Haki''s practicing.


    Robin opened her eyes and said: "With Captain''s constant tests, it''s natural to learn faster."


    She deliberately bit the "test" of the word.


    Ross''s face remained unchanged and he said with a frank face: "Then you have to thank me."


    "Thank you very much for your ''guidance'' Captain."


    Robin''s mouth raised with a dangerous smile as she stared at Ross.


    "Seven monthsˇ­"


    Ross looked up at the sky and murmured in a low voice. He had stayed in the Sky island for seven months. For him, it was a little longer than expected. He had planned to stay for three to five months before leaving, but Rumble-Rumble Fruit wasn''t found and the time was constantly prolonged.


    It''s because he took various things for Granted. Even if he had guessed the location of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit in his memory, it is not so easy to get it.


    Over the past seven months, he has been practicing all the time. He has mastered the ability of Gravity Distribution and has improved his physical fitness a lot.


    However.


    This practicing speed is obviously far less effective than galloping on the Grand Line, killing all the pirates and defeating Marines.


    "It''s time to leave."


    Ross breathed softly, without ant fights for seven months and only practicing repeatedly has become somewhat intolerable for him. He is bored now. Fortunately, Robin was here and he could test her for Observation Haki and the scenery on the Sky island was also good.


    Blackbeard has been attached to Whitebeard Pirates for more than a decade to acquire the Yami Yami fruit, but Ross will not do so because Rumble-Rumble Fruit is not so valuable to him.


    Moreover.


    If Rumble-Rumble Fruit appears years later and falls into the hands of a Sky islander and is eaten directly, it will be a waste of time.


    For him who has the Distortion Fruit and the Talent System, Rumble-Rumble Fruit is not a must-have, not to mention the ability of Gravity Distortion, he can come back to the island at any time, without having to bind himself here.


    And last but not least, he didn''t want to make the name of the Ghost Hand Pirates disappear in the ears of those high-level Marines for too long.


    At Ross''s side.


    When Robin heard that Ross was ready to leave after seven months, she couldn''t help but blink.


    Living in the Sky island is much gentler than the sea. They don''t have to think about the pursuit of Marine. She doesn''t have to think about collecting intelligence. But staying here is impossible if she wants to collect the Poneglyph stone and know the truth of the Void Century.


    It is indeed time to leave.

 97 Returning

    "So, are we leaving?"


    Laffitte still looks as he did seven months ago and nothing changed. After being recalled by Ross, he pinched the edge of his hat and asked with a smile.


    For him, the seven months of the Sky island can be said to be very boring and the Devil Fruit that Ross asked him to search was not found by him.


    Naturally.


    The main purpose of the Sky island was to avoid the extremely dangerous situation that the Government and Marine will create, so although Laffitte was bored he understood the truth.


    "Seven months without navigation, Your level of navigation should not have declined, right?"


    Ross smiled at Laffitte.


    Laffitte''s strength has also improved slightly over the past seven months. Even though he is still not an opponent of Headquarters Vice-Admiral, He can handle a Branch Vice-Admiral for a while.


    As for Robin, she''s a little stronger now than she would have been in the original series when she set foot on New World. Even if she''s not as good as Laffitte, she??s still capable of fighting a Branch Rear Admiral.


    "Ohˇ­ Captain will see it soon."


    Laffitte opened his arms slightly with his cane, revealing a smile.


    "Give an order to the Birka tribe to continue to search for the Devil Fruit and as soon as they find it, they have to hand it to the chieftain for safekeeping." Ross gave a command.


    The people of Birka Island has been given a wave of deep hypnosis and brainwashing by him and Laffitte, especially the chieftain and many priests, who have been deeply hypnotized and brainwashed by Laffitte.


    Even if Rumble-Rumble Fruit appears, as long as it falls into the hands of these priests and chiefs, they will immediately hide it and wait for his return.


    "All right."


    Laffitte made an aristocratic etiquette and turned to go outside.


    Ross thought about it again and after confirming that there was nothing missing, he walked with Robin toward the edge of the island and soon came to the dock and boarded the Ghost Shadow Ship.


    There were a few sailors on the board. Ross picked three Sky islanders in Birka, one man and two women. The man was strong, second only to the chiefs and priests of Birka. One of the two women was a skilled chef. The other is a seventeen-year-old priests servant candidates. Like a spirit, Ross feels that serving the priest is too wasteful and changed her destiny.


    Although Robin is very capable, it''s good to have someone share her burdens.


    Today, Ross''s authority is unshakable on board, followed by Laffitte and Robin, both of whom belong to the ship''s main crew, while the rest are in the same position.


    Very soon.


    Laffitte returned the Ghost Shadow Ship after issuing Ross''s command.


    "Next stop, North Blue."


    After Laffitte returned, Ross calmly stated: "It is time to have a ship doctor on board."


    For a long time, Ross had been considering the candidate for the ship doctor, wandering between the future poisonous DOC Q of Black Beard Pirates and Surgeon of Death Trafalgar Law.


    Since Law was too young, Ross has been searching for the intelligence on Doc Q, but he never found anything on him. He finally decided to change his choice and went to North Blue to find Trafalgar Law.


    Law is seven years older than Luffy. This year he should be around fifteen years old. It''s the age when he''s going to be out of his childhood and can''t stand alone. It''s the best time for Ross to recruit him.


    "The location is fixed. It seems that Captain has already chosen someone."


    Laffitte showed a strange smile on his face.


    If there is a ship doctor on board, there is no need to worry about meeting a strong enemy, being severely injured and unable to cure the eventual death and the minor injuries and minor illnesses during the voyage on weekdays are also guaranteed.


    More importantly, Ross''s vision is very high and the person who can be chosen by Ross may also be a reassuring presence in terms of strength.


    "Let''s go."


    After Ross nodded, Ghost Shadow Ship trembled and the sea cloud below swayed silently to the sides and there was a huge crack that was hundreds of meters long across the cloud sea.


    The Ghost Shadow Ship suddenly fell into the crack and eventually disappeared.


    ...


    A few days later.


    On a ship sailing on the sea and flying the flag of the World Government, a man in a top hat and a parrot standing on his shoulder was connecting Den Den Mushi to the other side.


    He is the World Government subordinates, known as the strongest CP9''s member in 800 years, Rob Lucci.


    More than half a year ago, the mission of the World Government concerning the secret assassination and execution of Ghost Hand Ross and the secret arrest of Devil Child Nico Robin was given to him.


    "Seven monthsˇ­ they finally appeared, but how can they appear in North Blueˇ­"


    Lucci listened to the intelligence reported by Den Den Mushi on the other side and frowned.


    "Did the Goddamm Ghost Hand Pirates finally appeared?!"


    Standing next to him, Spandam listened to the conversation between Lucci and Den Den Mushi at the other end, with a hint of irritation in his eyes.


    The government-supplied mission could not be completed directly because the Ghost Hand Pirates disappears, but if they failed to succeed, it will be hung on their heads no matter what the circumstances were.


    As the current chief of CP9, he has been delayed by a mission for more than half a year and can not get half the credit. He is very angry with the Ghost Hand Pirates. In the past, with the efficiency of Lucci and others, a lot of credits was earned, which is why his father specifically mobilized his authority and assigned him to CP9 to serve as Chief.


    As long as he stays in the CP9 for eight or ten years, it would be a natural thing to rise to the top of the government and then he would be able to overlook the whole ocean from the top.


    "ˇ­"


    Lucci hates Spandam more than the pirates he defeated. He believes in the dark justice and sees weakness as sin and Spandam''s Battle power is as powerful as a soldier with brass in his hand.


    But as chief, he was trained to obey orders when he was young, and he could only press down his hatred of Spandam.


    He hung up the Den Den Mushi, turned to Spandam and said, "Ghost Hand Pirates are in North Blue. I think we should go to North Blue now. What do you think?"


    Spandam hesitated for a moment and finally gritted his teeth and nodded.


    Although he didn''t want to run that far, The World Government''s mission which demands speedy completion has been delayed for half a year. Now the Ghost Hand Pirates has appeared. If the government knows he''s doing nothing on this side, it''s possible that condemnation orders will come down.


    "Get the Marine Fleet of the North Blue ready for supportˇ­ No, let the branch base on the Grand Line send Battleship directly to North Blue.


    Ghost Hand Ross killed the elites of the Marine branch and destroyed one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea Crocodile. Spandam is very clear about his strength and although he trusts the strength of Lucci and others but for those who are afraid of death, the more secure it is the better.


    Lucci shook his head and was very unhappy with Spandam, but Spandam was the chief of CP9, making the decision that CP9 must abide by unless he betrayed the World Government.


    Unable to vent his frustration on Spandam, Lucci''s mood quickly shifted to the target, which was the culprit of their wandering around the sea for more than half a yearˇ­


    "There are still four months to go. It''s the Mission deadline of one year. Don''t disappear again for no reasonˇ­ Ghost Hand Pirates."

 98 Trafalgar Law

    Great Age of Pirates, 13th year in January.


    North Blue.


    On a large island, the center is where the aristocrats live with the upper class, while the periphery is where the slums and garbage are stacked and the outer and inner layers are separated by a huge wall.


    In the corner of the outer slum in the darkness of a dark alley in the Underground world of the country, a boy in a hat is walking forward with a parcel.


    Trafalgar Law.


    Paramecia Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit, the second generation member of the Donquixote Family, left the Donquixote Family at the age of thirteen and mingled with North Blue Underground forces, three months before he turned sixteen.


    Law suddenly stopped and looked forward.


    "Well, It looks like I was discovered?"


    Deep in the roadway ahead, a voice came out with a trace of surprise when he realized that the teenager was still in place.


    Soon seven or eight shadows appeared deep in the lane and came towards Law''s position. At the same time, some people came out from behind the lane and blocked him in the center.


    "ˇ­"


    Law, who was still young, did not show any panic when he was surrounded by people. Instead, he said calmly, "I''m sorry, I won''t see you today. If there are any injuries, try to put it off till tomorrow."


    The criminal organization of the country''s slums is extremely chaotic. Dead people are a common occurrence here, not to mention broken arms and legs. Law has been here for more than half a year. After receiving a lot of money for a broken arm, he has been mixed up in the Underground world.


    However.


    The people who appear today are not seeking medical treatment.


    "Dr. Radoˇ­ No, Trafalgar Law, that''s your real name. It''s amazing to have an excellent medical skill at a young age, but unfortunately, I''m not here to seek medical treatment."


    The first person in the darkness revealed his face. It is a brutal face with a scar on his face. He only has one eye. His one eye is staring at Law, looking at him as a precious treasure.


    He grinned, but it looked very ferocious and said: "Donquixote Family is offering 100 million Berries to the people who will bring you to them. So, in order to avoid suffering, you can only come with us without any resistance."


    "ˇ­"


    When he heard the word Don Quixote, Law''s face dropped slightly. The eaves of his hat covered his face and no one could see his expression which had become extremely cold and indifferent.


    He took off his large sword from his back which was bigger than him and said: "It turned out to be the case, but this 100 million bounty will not be so easy to take."


    Hu.


    The one-eyed man did not put Law in his eyes and signaled two of his subordinates near him.


    The two subordinates grinned and walked toward Law. The bounty of 100 million Berries was so high that they might be able to get hundreds of thousands of Berries afterward. Naturally, they were a little excited.


    However.


    Just as they came towards Law, Law put his hand out and opened his fingers, a translucent cover appeared from his palm which magnified.


    "ROOM!"


    "Shambles!"


    Sneer!


    Almost in an instant, Law''s body suddenly exchanged position with one of the people present. The demon knife in his hand was crying ruthlessly and in a moment he cut several people around him into pieces.


    Strangely those who were cut did not bleed, and they also screamed in horror as they watched themselves being separated from their bodies.


    "Dead, I am dead!"


    "My body has been cut offˇ­ what happenedˇ­"


    In the screams, some people found that they still seemed to be conscious, but they could not control the body that was cut. The panic slightly subsided, but it was replaced by horror.


    No wonder a little devil like you can make the Donquixote Family put a 100 million Berries bounty on you!


    "Devil Fruitˇ­"


    Looking at his subordinates, in an instant, the man with one eye was shocked, his pupils narrowed slightly and his voice was low.


    "It''s no wonder that the Donquixote Family will put a bounty of 100 million berries. It turns out to be Devil Fruit user, but even if he is a capable person, he is still a child!"


    He snorted and pulled out a three-edged weird weapon from somewhere. He suddenly rushed toward Law. The weapon in his hand stabbed Law in the shoulder.


    He intends to let Law lose his ability to act first. After all, the Donquixote Family wants him alive and not dead. His dead body will get them less than 100 million Berries.


    However.


    Law''s eyes turned indifferently in the face of his stab and his sword swept across him in a flash.


    In silence, his upper body and lower body were separated from the center and he fell heavily on the street floor.


    Sneer! Sneer!


    Law did not wait for the rest of the people to react and he flashed several times in the field at a very fast speed and the remaining people were all unloaded and cut into pieces of broken limbs and scattered.


    After defeating more than ten people present, Law stopped and his forehead overflowed with a trace of perspiration. For him who is less than sixteen years old, it is obviously not easy to display the abilities of Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit for a long time.


    "I hope you can hold off until the doctor appears."


    Law indifferently glanced at the pile of broken limbs and the frightened head on the ground. The sword in his hands cut the walls on both sides of the street and cut the base of a building next to it, he put the sword back to its sheath, turned around and walked away calmly.


    Bang Long!


    Behind him, a building collapsed and all kinds of panic screams ceased.


    Law did not look back. Before being surrounded by people who had been rushed by the sound, he left the street quietly and entered another dark lane.


    And just as he was about to cross the dark lane, a strange voice suddenly came from behind him, almost close to his body position.


    "Whoopˇ­ You''ve been found."


    "!!!"


    Almost instantly a creepy feeling eroded Law''s body, making his back cold and bristling with sweat.


    His pupils violently contracted and he rushed forward without hesitation. He rolled several times in succession and flew ten meters away. Then he turned his head and looked back.


    There.


    Just a little behind where he had stood before, a strange white man, wearing a ceremonial hat and leaning on a red stick was smiling at him.


    "...Who are you."


    Law showed an unprecedented vigilance. He looked at Laffitte like an enemy. One hand is pressed on the handle of his sword and pulling it out silently.


    How on earth did this man appear without him noticing, He also appeared at such a close distance to him which means that if the strange man wanted to kill him, he had no resistance!


    "It doesn''t matter who I am. The important thing isˇ­ My Captain wants to see you."


    Laffitte shrugged and his face still showed a weird smile.

 99 Chips

    "ˇ­"


    After staring at Laffitte for a few seconds, Law said coldly, "What if I don''t go?"


    Laffitte casually spread his hand and raised his mouth slightly. "If you don''t go, it will make me very embarrassed, because this is the mission Captain gave me."


    For Ross''s fancy doctor candidate, he is a young man. Laffitte has some doubts in his mind, but if he is a Paramecia Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit user, then there is no problem.


    Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit.


    Even if he doesn''t understand the power of this fruit, just by hearing the name of this fruit, he knows the fruit is related to medical practice.


    Seeing that Law was unmoved and still maintained a state of great vigilance. Laffitte smiled and leaned forward slightly. He said, "Don''t be so vigilant. Looking at you, you should be able to judge the strength gap between you and me?"


    "Andˇ­ You just dealt with a group of people and you seem to have consumed a lot of your stamina.


    Laffitte described it in a slightly weird tone. When that sentence fell, Law''s expression became a little gloomy.


    When he was there, he used the ability of Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit but he did not find Laffitte hiding in the dark. Even Laffitte came here all the way, he did not find him.


    "What do you want?"


    After a few seconds of silence, Law spoke in silence. Even if he knew that he was mostly not Laffitte''s opponent, he could not go directly with people of unknown origin.


    Laffitte looked at Law and laughed and carelessly answered with a word.


    "You."


    Upon hearing Laffitte''s answer, Law''s face became gloomy again and the hand holding the sword became tighter and he was ready to fight.


    But Laffitte stood there and gave him a feeling of very strong oppression. The way that he had just appeared behind him was silent. It still makes his heart cold and the sword in his hand is screaming for a fight but he did not dare to rush forward.


    "Don''t show such great hostility. We are not in the same company with those people just now. We don''t care about the 100 million bounty on your head."


    Laffitte saw that Law didn''t intend to follow him. He could not help but shake his head and smiled lightly: "Strictly speaking, we just want to make a deal with you."


    "What deal."


    Seeing that the other party finally showed a little sincerity in conversation, rather than pure teasing, Law finally relaxed a little and asked quietly.


    Laffitte repeats Ross''s words to him in no uncertain terms: "We can kill Doflamingo for you and the price you have to pay is to be part of us."


    "!!!"


    Law''s pupils contracted violently and his breathing became unstable.


    There is too much information revealed in this sentence. He never said that he would kill Doflamingo. How does the other person know that he wants to kill Doflamingo?


    And knowing that, that is to say, the other party knows all about his past, how do they know and what is their connection with Doflamingo?


    There are countless questions in his heart.


    One minuteˇ­ two minutesˇ­


    As time went by, there was silence in the dark lane.


    No one knows how long it took but Law finally spoke. He didn''t ask any questions that came up in his mind, but he only asked a single question:


    "Are you serious about killing Doflamingo?"


    Who is Doflamingo, he is the captain of the Donquixote Family, he is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and before becoming a Shichibukai, he had a bounty of 340 million Berries!


    Since Corazon''s death, he has been gnawing his teeth and hiding the idea of revenge on Doflamingo deep in the heart. He knows that his strength is too weak. Doflamingo and Donquixote Family are like a mountain, crushing everyone beneath them.


    It will take him at least Ten Years to kill Doflamingo.


    After hearing Law''s words, Laffitte, who had been standing there calmly, finally smiled again. He knew that the mission had been completed.


    Instead of answering, he shook his wrist and from somewhere he suddenly pulled out a yellowish sheet of paper, which he lightly fluttered towards Law.


    It was a bounty poster and more specifically, Ross''s bounty poster.


    No need to say anything, a bounty of 200 million Berries can prove that they indeed have the required power to deal with the Donquixote Family.


    "ˇ­It turned out to be him."


    Law''s eyes also glimmered at the moment he saw the Bounty Poster. Although he was in the North Blue Underground world, he also has some information on the Grand Line.


    Seven Warlords of the Sea only has seven people and Doflamingo is one of them.


    More than half a year ago, One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was killed on the Grand Line. He still remembers clearly that the man who killed Crocodile was the one on the bounty poster.


    Ghost hand Ross.


    In order to destroy Doflamingo, he does not care about his life. He is willing to die if he can take Doflamingo to hell with him.


    The only problem is that his life far less valuable compared to Doflamingo, so this deal seems to be a bit unreal. He doesn''t feel that his existence deserves to be comparable with the Donquixote Family.


    If it wasn''t for Laffitte''s power that brought him great pressure. He would have already started to leave the room quickly, because who knows if the other party has cooperation with the Donquixote Family and intends to sell him to Doflamingo in a certain transaction.


    "The value of the chips(bargaining material) is comparable, so it''s a transaction."


    Law''s gaze moved away from the bounty poster and fell back to Laffitte and he murmured. "I don''t have the equivalent chips that I can trade with you."


    "That''s right."


    Laffitte nodded: "Even if you are a Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit user, you can''t be compared to a Seven Warlords of the Sea, but that''s Captain''s decision. He seems to think you''re worth more than that Shichibukai."


    "And, this is a deal you can''t refuse, unless you are willing to destroy your own chips, hehe."


    At the moment when his voice fell, Laffitte standing there suddenly seemed to melt into the darkness and disappeared. He silently appeared on Law''s right side and the red stick in his hand was lightly put on Law''s shoulder.


    Law slowly loosened his grip on the handle of the sword.


    Not that he did not intend to resist, but that when he responded, Laffitte had already appeared less than a foot to his right and there was no room for resistance, so resistance was meaningless.


    Moreover.


    That''s when Law realized that he did have the same chips, the same chips that he had in his hands and could use for trading, derived from Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit.


    That is to say, when his fruit ability is developed to the extreme, it can give eternal life to othersˇ­

 100 The Crisis is Imminen

    Coast.


    Laffitte walked ahead and Trafalgar Law followed in silence. They arrived at the Ghost Shadow Ship, which was parked on the shore. Laffitte jumped up and landed on the guardrail of Ghost Shadow Ship, turning his head to Law.


    "Do you need help?"


    "No need to."


    Law''s five fingers moved and a strange hemispherical cover emerged. It opened a range of more than ten meters. His figure flashed and appeared on the Ghost Shadow Ship out of thin air.


    Even if he had seen this ability in the past, Laffitte still clicked and this near-spatial mobility capability was not as powerful as it used in Battle.


    "Captain, the person you wanted to meet has been brought."


    Laffitte turned and looked at Ross standing in front of the deck.


    "Um."


    Ross responded, turned his head and looked at Trafalgar Law. There was no beating around the bush and he calmly said: "Become a ship doctor for the Ghost Hand Pirates and I will level the Donquixote Family flat for you."


    Law watched as Ross stood there, dressed in a plain shirt and covered in an autumn cloak. He took a deep breath. After all, Ross had killed a Shichibukai. Even standing there, it brought him unprecedented pressure.


    After a few seconds.


    Law said: "Doflamingo is not so easy to deal with. The power and influence of the Donquixote Family have penetrated both Marine and the government."


    Ross slightly smiled and said, "You are right, they are not so easy to deal with. Even for me, it''s a long-term plan to get rid of Doflamingo, but anyway, it is easier than you alone having to deal with him."


    "ˇ­"


    Law was silent for a while and said, "When will you act?"


    "After returning to the Grand Line."


    At this point, Law had no choice but to join The Ghost Hand Pirates. Even if he refused, he could not get off the ship. Even if Ross didn''t mean to deal with Doflamingo, he had to agree first and plan later.


    And just as Law took a deep breath and was ready to promise, Ross suddenly heard a purr.


    "What Happened."


    Ross took Den Den Mushi out of his pocket. When he connected, Robin''s voice came from the other end of Den Den Mushi, which was very low and had a solemn tone.


    "I met people from the government who are supposed to coming for us."


    Hearing Robin''s words, Ross''s face slightly changed and his tone became serious. "How are you now? Where are you?"


    "After tricking them twice, I temporarily escaped, but it''s not clear how many of them are here. I''m now in Bailaw Street, East District."


    "Well, try to keep yourself safe."


    Ross is not very worried about Robin''s safety. Her abilities are not so easy to grasp and the government wants to capture her alive.


    However, he did not want to encounter a scene where his subordinate was held on a gunpoint to make him surrender without a fight.


    After hanging the Den Den Mushi, Ross walked down the ship and said to Laffitte:


    "Let''s go to the East District."


    "Understood."


    Laffitte nodded and followed Ross.


    Law looked at Ross and Laffitte, who were walking down the ship without paying any attention to him. He was slightly embarrassed and had a feeling of being forgotten. Just when he wanted to ask, he heard Ross''s voice.


    "One of my crew members is in trouble, please excuse me for a moment. You can stay here and wait, or you can leave at any time."


    "It''s not in the deal, butˇ­ I will be responsible for every crew member I recognize and recruit, that''s all."


    The voice echoed, and Law was slightly shocked. He looked ashore to find that Ross and Laffitte had completely disappeared.


    When he was coerced by Laffitte, his heart had already made some plans. He was not afraid of death, but if he died, no one would avenge Corazon, so he could not die. Even if Ross put forward some harsh conditions, he would eventually escape.


    However.


    Ross''s attitude toward him was not the same as he imagined.


    So, stay or leave?


    Law fell into deep thought.


    ...


    East District Bailaw Street.


    This is a more prosperous area in the outer slums of the Agosta Kingdom. It can be regarded as an entertainment area. Many criminal organization members, local gangsters, and pirates often appear here.


    In a dark lane in the block, Robin put the Den Den Mushi in her pocket and calmly used her ability to spy on the outside situation.


    The members of the government''s spy agency are completely different from Marines. In most cases, they are hidden secret operatives. It is extremely difficult to find them out from the endless stream of people and she is in a very disadvantageous situation.


    And.


    She had a brief encounter with one person before and recognized Marine''s Rokushiki, which had been deployed by the other party and immediately looked for an opportunity to dump the person, but the other party had no doubt confirmed her presence in the area.


    Robin did not act rashly. It was too dangerous to show up in this situation. It was better to stay where she was and wait for Ross and Laffitte to come and join her.


    One minuteˇ­ two minutesˇ­


    As time passed, Robin''s nervousness did not ease, but grew stronger and stronger, because, for a few minutes, she could not find any spies from the World Government from the crowd outside.


    The only advantage to her now is that she is hiding now and can use the ability of Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) to observe the street outside.


    However.


    About seven minutes later, something happened that made her feel a little heavy. A young man with a cap and a long nose appeared in the laneway, staring at the dark lane and suddenly said:


    "You are there, Devil Childˇ­Nico Robin."


    The air sank into silence.


    After a moment of silence in the lane, Robin''s voice came out of it.


    "How did you find me?"


    "Sound, I heard your breathing, You can fight against Blueno and you were able to seriously injured him, your strength is stronger than reported in intelligence."


    The CP9 messenger Kaku stood at the entrance of the lane and calmly said.


    "Who are you."


    Seeing that the other party did not immediately start fighting, Robin did not rush but tried to get more intelligence. She also wanted to know who the government sent.


    Kaku has absolute confidence in his own strength and does not mind revealing information to Robin. In fact, he has reached this level and does not need to hide anymore. As he walks into the lane, Kaku calmly says, "World Government intelligence Agency, Cypher Pole officer Kaku."


    "Sure enough, CP intelligence agencyˇ­"


    Robin did not show any surprise. She saw the other person coming towards her position. Now she was no longer hiding. Her arms were staggered in front of her.


    "Dos Fleurˇ­ Clutch!"


    In a shower of petals, Kaku''s body suddenly grew a pair of arms, tightening his neck and body and trying to instantly twist his neck.


    However, Kaku did not panic, but stood in the same place, letting those arms that grew out exert their strength and whispered calmly.


    "Tekkai (Iron Body)!"


    In an instant, all the muscles on his body were tight, as if they were turned into iron and it was difficult for Robin to twist his neck.


    Kaku calmly looked at Robin and said: "You almost hurt Blueno, but it will not work on me. My strength is three times that of him!"

 101 CP9

    "ˇ­"


    Robin also noticed that the level of Kaku was not comparable to the one she had encountered before. The Tekkai (Iron Body) used by the previous person was weaker than used by Kaku.


    Whiz!


    Without hesitation, she jumped decisively and with the ability of Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi), she turned directly from the side of the roadway and disappeared.


    When Kaku saw this, he jumped in the air without hesitation. He lifted his foot in the air and used Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk). He quickly found Robin and chased after her.


    "Ochenta Fleur(Eight Flower) Clutch!"


    Noticing that Kaku was much faster than her, Robin took a deep breath and turned, she crossed her arms in front of her and clasped her five fingers sharply.


    After seven months of practice on Sky island, her strength is much stronger than before, not only with Observation Haki but also with the development of the Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi).


    Petals are dancing.


    Countless arms gathered together and formed into four giant arms, trying to twist Kaku''s head and break his neck.


    "You have a lot of tricks."


    Feeling the power that binds him, Kaku''s face changes slightly. Even if his Tekkai (Iron Body) can block it, his muscles will get a little sprained, just like Blueno''s.


    After breaking free of the entanglement of the convergent arms, Kaku jumped, his legs swung violently in the air as he kicked out six or seven air blades with his legs in an instant that swept towards Robin.


    Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)ˇ­ Chaos!


    Robin''s eyes flashed as she utilized Observation Haki to capturing the trajectory of the air blades. Her slender waist gently twisted and she avoided every air blade.


    "Kami-e (Paper Drawing)?"


    Seeing Robin avoid Rankyaku (Tempest Kick), Kaku was a little shocked, but he quickly reacted and rushed up toward Robin to fight her in close combat.


    However, Robin did not intend to fight Kaku. She crisscrossed her arms in front of her and used her power to trip Kaku. While he staggered, she ran to the distant street and rushed directly into the crowd.


    "ˇ­ You can''t escape!"


    Kaku was angry, He also rushed into the crowd to catch Robin. He directly ran into the people and everywhere he went, whether ordinary people or nearby criminal organization gangsters, he hit them all and sent them flying.


    He couldn''t use Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) to chase Robin. He had just use Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) against her and it resulted in him being tripped.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    Robin used Observation Haki to capture the movements of the crowd. The extremely agile and precise movements made Kaku unable to catch up with her and even a gap gradually began to open between them.


    But when she thought that she had escaped from Kaku, a strong wind suddenly came from ahead of her. It was like a bullet-like finger, ruthlessly coming towards her.


    Marine''s Rokushiki, Shigan (Finger Gun)!


    Whiz!


    At the critical moment, Robin suddenly became aware of the coming danger and moved her body to avoid the coming attack.


    After avoiding this attack, her face became a bit ugly as she had made a lot of noise and attracted the attention of her pursuer and his companions and this person was not Blueno who she had first met, that is to say, there were at least three people from the other side.


    "Hey, Kaku, chasing after a woman and almost letting her run away, you are not doing a really good job here."


    After Jabra''s Shigan (Finger Gun) blocked Robin, he did not continue to attack her, but ridicule Kaku who was rushing from the rear.


    After Kaku rushed over, he stopped and he narrowed his eyes angrily and yelled at Jabra. "Shut up! I wasn''t going to lose her and It was me who found her."


    "Ah? If I hadn''t come, she would have run away. Do you think that would be any different than you not finding her? Jabra snorted and folded his hands on his chest.


    Kaku was annoyed and they quarreled for a while.


    Robin glanced around and quietly retreated, trying to retreat into the chaotic crowd and slip away, but before she could take a few steps out, a voice suddenly came from behind her.


    "You two can stop it."


    Lucci stepped out of the crowd, looked at Kaku and Jabra and said, "Catching Devil Child is just one of the missions, and there''s more to be done."


    Although Kaku and Jabra still refused to glare at each other, they ended their quarrel. The three men stood in a triangle surrounding Robin in the center.


    "Did you bring the Seastone shackles?"


    Lucci glanced at Robin and asked Kaku.


    Kaku shook his head and said: "They are with Fukuro."


    "Tell him to come here."


    Lucci calmly said and then looked at Robin again and said: "I advise you to not do anything, although the orders were to catch you alive, I can not guarantee that you will be without any injuries if you try to escape."


    Robin''s arms were half raised and paused in the air, but after biting her teeth slightly, she crossed her arms and clasped her fingers violently.


    Treinta Fleur(Thirty Flowers)ˇ­


    "Shigan (Finger Gun)!"


    Almost at the moment when Robin started her ability, Lucci jerked forward with his right index finger stretched out like a bullet, wrapped in a strong wind that headed towards Robin.


    Robin was forced to give up on her ability to dodge Lucci''s Shigan (Finger Gun).


    "Shigan (Finger Gun)ˇ­ Spots!"


    Lucci''s face remained unchanged and his arm muscles tensed as one of his arms suddenly turned into a shadow and his fingers pounded towards Robin repeatedly, instantly sending out more than a dozen Shigan (Finger Gun).


    With the help of the Observatory Haki, Robin''s slender waists and legs tossed and rolled in this short instant, constantly avoiding Lucci''s blows, but although she utilized Observation Haki, her speed was far from Lucci''s.


    After avoiding more than ten Shigan (Finger Gun) in succession, her body was no longer able to respond to those attacks, even though she could still clearly capture the subsequent attacks.


    At this critical moment.


    The ground of this street suddenly shook under the influence of some kind of power. This shock made everyone stagger instantly and they became unstable. Lucci was forced to terminate his Shigan (Finger Gun) attacks to stabilize his body.


    "CP9ˇ­"


    "Hiding in the dark and attacking one of my crew members."


    At the end of the street, Ross came slowly, glancing indifferently across the field.


    Too much.


    That''s too much.


    Even he didn''t use his fingers to poke Robin yet.


    Listening to Ross directly identify their CP9 unit, Lucci''s eyes flashed


    World Government has 10 intelligence agencies as subordinated, eight of which are exposed on the bright side, that is CP1 to CP8, as for the hidden ones CP9 and CP0 directly belongs to the tenryubito and very few people know about them!


    According to common sense, no one should know the existence of CP9 except the government and Marine senior officials.


    Lucci glanced at the streets that had become empty. Instead of dealing with Robin, Lucci stood there indifferently, looking at Ross.


    "It seems that the assassination plan is failed."


    The original plan was to first capture Robin and then start the assassination plan. Even if it fails, they would take Robin hostage and use her against Ross. But what they didn''t expect is that catching a Robin was more troublesome then they thought which lead to the current situation.


    However.


    It''s no big deal that the assassination plan failed because it was just a way to minimize the impact and silently erase the Ghost-Hand Pirates from the world.


    Now that they have met like this and with Him, Kaku, and Jabra here, the assassination plan is changed toˇ­


    Frontal combat!


    Kill Ghost Hand Ross and Capture Devil Child Nico Robin!

 102 Rob Lucci

    "Ghost Hand Ross, We finally met."


    "More than half a year ago, the mission to hunt you down was handed over to us. Where have you been in the past six months?"


    Lucci looked at Ross calmly with a cold face.


    "Take a guess."


    Ross responded faintly and walked over to Robin. Seeing that she had no scars or injuries on her body, he turned his eyes back to Lucci and others.


    At this time, Lucci, Kaku, and Jabra also stood together, Lucci stood in front, Kaku and Jabra stood on his left and right sides.


    "ˇ­ I''m not interested in where you went, but because of your disappearance, we have very little time available for this mission.


    Lucci''s tone was cold.


    Ross gently took off the leather cap on his head and said, "That''s a shame because it''s a mission that is destined to fail."


    With a flicker of his finger, he lightly threw his hat to the top of a wooden pole near the street.


    The scene fell into silence.


    Robin stood on the left side of Ross, while Laffitte stayed on the right side of Ross, forming a one-on-one confrontation with the enemy.


    "I know all about you and I feel sorry for your initial experience, but you will die here because you wantonly killed many Marines and you are opposing the World government."


    Lucci reached out and grabbed at his chest, pulled off a camouflage cloth that was draped outside, revealed the tight black windbreaker inside and looked calmly at Ross, saying:


    "No matter how fierce of a pirate you are, No matter how powerful you are, It is impossible for a single Pirate to oppose the World Government."


    Whiz!


    The moment his voice fell, Lucci moved like a bolt of black lightning, showed much faster speed than Kaku and Jabra and instantaneously appeared in front of Ross, sweeping at Ross with one foot.


    "Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)ˇ­ Sen(Line)!"


    The powerful foot force, which was not known to the ordinary people, directly kicked a huge chop and swept between Ross''s chest and abdomen and even included Laffitte and Robin in the scope of the attack.


    Today, less than nine years before Luffy went to sea, Lucci, and others in the original book hid their power for Pluton drawings in Water Seven and did not practice for five years. Today their strength is not much different from that time.


    Whiz Whiz!


    Laffitte and Robin reacted quickly and retreated toward the side.


    Ross stood in place, without any intention of avoiding the coming attack. He raised his right hand and grabbed that coming wind blade that held enough power to cut a building and Ross caught that attack with his bare hands.


    Zi Zi!


    The coming wind swipe touched Ross''s palm and instantly turned into a tangible substance, making a nurturing sound, constantly bursting and trying to tear Ross''s palm apart, tearing the layer of the power of distortion on Ross''s palm.


    However, regardless of how this attack broke out, it was impossible for it to break the power of distortion on Ross''s palm, This wind attack was held by Ross and in midair and then he threw it away like a small snake.


    Sneer!


    The attack was thrown away by Ross and it landed on the top of a building on one side and cut off the whole upper part of the building. The upper part of the building collapsed and crashed into the street.


    "I don''t know if I can compete against the World Government, but I do know that you are not enough to compete with us."


    Ross slowly put down his right hand. He didn''t take a single step from beginning till now.


    Lucci stared at Ross and heard Ross''s words. Instead of being angry, he said, "Reallyˇ­ Anyone can talk big.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    During Lucci''s confrontation with Ross, Kaku and Jabra quarreled again and charged towards their opponents, respectively.


    Kaku chose Laffitte directly because Robin was a woman, while Jabra decided to grab Robin to make fun of Kaku''s pride.


    Kaku pulled out the two swords that had never been used. He would not treat Laffitte as carelessly as he did Robin, but he will consider him his opponent.


    "Demon Sherrif, Laffitteˇ­ Lucci chose the strongest one and I don''t want to fight a woman, so I''ll have to let you be my opponent.


    "Hoo hoo, One of the hidden spy agencies of the Government, CP9. I am very interested in you, now let''s fight."


    Laffitte rotated the mahogany cane and the corner of his mouth was slightly raised as he politely accepted the fight.


    He''s good at sneaking and hiding and he is naturally interested in members of the World Governmental Subordinates Secret Espionage Agency and wants to see how good they are.


    On the other side, Robin stood there with a cold face and stared at Jabra. She had no fear in dealing with CP9 members in a one-to-one manner.


    "Gaha ha ha haˇ­ Left it to Kaku who couldn''t even catch a single woman even though he chased you for half a day. If I can easily catch you, then Kaku will not be able to raise his head in front of me.


    Jabra looked at Robin with a funny and sly smile on his face.


    Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!


    It seems that their minds are connected as six people attacked each other at the same time.


    When Lucci''s previous attack did not work against Ross, he judged that Ross''s strength was not normal and he would need to use all of his abilities.


    His body swelled at a rapid speed and in a flash, he was taller than Ross. He had a huge body shape with his muscles bulging. His skin was covered with a pattern of leopards and his fingers became leopard claws.


    Zoan Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard!


    Compared with countless messy Devil Fruit, the leopard-shaped fruit is among Zoan''s strongest, second only to the illusory and ancient Devil Fruit.


    "Rankyaku "Gaicho"(Victorious Bird)!"


    Lucci whispered as he leaped up in the air. The powerful force under the leopard form was completely under his control. His legs and feet were like blades, splitting sharply at Ross''s position.


    Buzz!!


    In an instant, a huge chop, nearly 100 meters long, burst out from his leg and fell head-on towards Ross, This chop has enough power to destroy a large Battleship in an instant!


    Kaku and Laffitte, who were fighting were forced to leap further away under the enormous power of the blow.


    "Such a great powerˇ­"


    Robin looked at the street that had been torn apart in a moment and her face changed slightly. Just now she felt that Lucci''s level was different from Kaku''s and now it seems that her instincts were right.


    Not far from her left, Jabra laughed like a jackal. "Although I don''t want to admit it, Lucci''s strength is the strongest among us. Not only that, but that fellow isˇ­ the strongest person in the 800-year history of CP9!

 103 Ross Vs Lucci

    Great Age of Pirates in 13th year.


    ...


    Bang!


    In a moment of tremendous chopping, a trench of nearly 100 meters in length broke out in the street. However, Lucci, standing in the air with Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), did not show any relaxed expression but instead stared at the bottom with cold eyes.


    In the midst of the dusty street, Ross''s figure gradually emerged. Ross was still standing in the same place, with a crack nearly 100 meters long, which was centered on him and was divided into two parts without any change in the ground beneath his feet.


    At this moment, Ross is holding his arm up and making a virtual grasping posture. As the dust gradually dissipates, he slowly withdraws his arm.


    Ross looked at the sky.


    "It''s a miscalculationˇ­"


    At that moment, because the attack came too fast and covered too much area, the moment it touched his palm, it fell to both sides of his body.


    It''s like a whip is thrown on a nail, leaving a trail of whipping on both sides of the nail, but the small area where the nail is located is in a nondestructive state.


    I was going to throw it back, but it was broken all of a sudden.


    "You''re better than the Marine Vice-Admiral I met, but I''m stronger."


    Ross calmly said and then suddenly disappeared, appearing over Lucci and kicking him with his foot.


    Lucci glared at Ross but did not avoid the coming attack and he also kicked towards Ross.


    Bang!


    Their feets collided in the air, Lucci''s foot was wrapped in a strong wind, exerting his strong foot strength to the extream. The blow was almost the same as that of Rankyaku (Tempest Kick).


    In terms of physical strength, Lucci in the leopard form is stronger than Ross, but Ross''s strength comes from his body and not from a Devil Fruit.


    The two forces collided and surged in the air, making a tremendous noise that shook the surrounding area. Those who had already fled the street were shocked when they heard and felt the terrifying movement.


    "Is this an earthquake?!"


    "Noˇ­ someone is fightingˇ­"


    "Are you stupid? Can a fight between some people produce such a big movement?!"


    In horror and shock, countless people fled farther away. The loud voice alone forced them to cover their ears.


    Bang!


    A few seconds later, Ross and Lucci determined the strength and weakness of each other in just one move, Lucci''s condensed attack was defeated by the power of distortion and Lucci could no longer stay in the air, He fell like a meteor on the ground and created a small crater on the ground.


    Not far from the fight, Kaku and Jabra were shocked seeing this scene. For the first time, they saw Lucci fall into a difficult position in a face-to-face confrontation.


    Although Ross had attacked from the top and Lucci has attacked from the bottom and Ross''s use of Gravity can also be submitted as a reason for Lucci defeat in this round, But Ross is the strongest person they have met so far!


    "Cough! Cough!"


    Lucci, who was thrown into the earth was not badly injured. As early as he fell halfway down, he launched Tekkai (Iron Body). He''s already stronger body got even stronger under Tekkai (Iron Body) and it made his body much harder than ordinary steel, but his body also possesses the strength and toughness that steel did not possess.


    "You are quite strong."


    Lucci jumped out of the hole that his body has made and looked at Ross suspended in the air and snorted. It is a delight for him to meet a powerful opponent that made his blood boil with fighting intent.


    Ross''s face was expressionless and his figure flashed. He suddenly rushed towards Lucci. He was in the air and his punch had already fallen.


    Whiz!


    Lucci didn''t confront Ross head on this time, but his figure flashed as he retreated and then he bent his fingers and slammed them into Ross''s direction.


    Some small air bombs were ejected from his fingers and rushed towards Ross.


    Ross did not escape and allowed the small air bombs to hit his body. These air bombs only pierced some holes in his clothes and then all collapsed under the influence of the power of distortion, without any effect.


    "This little trick doesn''t work for me."


    Ross fell to the ground, looked at Rob Lucci with indifferent eyes, then raised his hands and gently closed them in front of him.


    Bang!


    The whole street shook violently and under the slightly shocked gazes of Jabra and Kaku, like two gates, with Lucci''s location as the center, it burst open and then squeezed into the middle.


    Lucci''s eyes flashed with danger and he tried to avoid the wide-range attack. To his surprise, the power of distortion transmitted from the ground beneath his feet and directly penetrated his feet, making his feet slightly numb and slowing down his escape.


    It was this slow step that made him instantly caught in the middle by the uplifted earth, It was like a tiny mosquito was caught between two huge Iron Wall.


    Ross''s power of distortion has been able to touch his opponent''s body directly through the earth. Although the power will be greatly weakened due to distance and multi-layered media, it can still cause some damage.


    Bang!


    The force of the blow was much greater than that of Tempest Kick, which Lucci had used before. The 100-meter-wide streets split from the center, then rolled over and squeezed into the center like waves and even miles away its momentum was deafening.


    "Lucciˇ­"


    "It''s too late, what the hell is this guy?!"


    The rest of the CP9 forces finally arrived at the battlefield at this time. They looked at the hill-like thing that was tens of meters high and nearly 100 meters wide and they couldn''t help but look at it in fear and surprise.


    Although after the government''s heavy selection and trials, their physical fitness has become countless times better than that of an ordinary person. But this is the first time that they have witnessed such a scene where the street itself rose from the ground and formed a small hill.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    In silence, at the top of the hillside, mud, and rocks cracked and burst apart. Lucci''s figure jumped out and landed on the ground.


    Cough! Cough!


    Lucci coughed violently, he was bleeding from his mouth and his appearance was extremely bad. Fortunately, his physical body was very strong and combined that with his Devil Fruit Leopard shape and Tekkai defensive power, his injuries were not serious.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross has no expressions on his face as he stared at Lucci.


    Although he only used less than half of the power of distortion to cast the attack, Lucci body in leopard shape was strong enough to withstand his attack with minimal injuries.


    If he can exercise his body to the limit then it will be terrifying. His body will reach a level where even Whitebeard will not be able to resist the power of a single Distorted punch.


    Zhe!


    Lucci stretched out his finger and wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth, He looked at Ross in the distance with slight dignity and said, "It seems that our Intelligence has misjudged your strength."


    "But..."


    "If your strength only ends at this level, you won''t be able to win. That clumsy trick will not work a second time!"

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    "Lucci!"


    Blueno and others were relieved to see Lucci rushing out of the cracked, bulging, and folded hills. At the same time, someone shouted at him.


    Lucci glanced sideways at Blueno and others and murmured, "I don''t require your help here. You and Kaku go and arrest Nico Robin as soon as possible. Don''t let her run away."


    Blueno and others were still confident about Lucci. After looking at each other, they rushed towards Robin and Laffitte.


    "Don''t be so arrogant to discuss your plans in the middle of our fight."


    Ross calmly stood there and the power of distortion suddenly broke out, the entire street was shaken as the earth and stones were rolled up like waves and they were pressed directly toward Blueno and Lucci and directly involved everyone in the attack.


    The momentum of this blow is even bigger than before!


    "Back off!"


    Lucci''s eyes flashed as he leaped in the air and after a few flashes of Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), he crossed over and slammed his leg towards Ross.


    Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)ˇ­ Storm!


    Sneer! Sneer! Sneer!


    In the blink of an eye, seven or eight choppers hit Ross head-on, trying to force Ross to stop his attack.


    Ross no longer controlled the rolling street and he raised his hand as his figure flickered and he caught all attacks in his hand, The attacks were like seven or eight invisible pythons which turned into a glowing sphere under the power of distortion.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    The Gravity Distortion was cast out and at the same time, Ross used Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) to close the distance between him and Lucci and he pressed the ball of light directly into Lucci''s body.


    Lucci did not intend to compete with Ross. Instead, he appeared on Ross''s right side and kicked him violently.


    Ross predicted ahead of time as he turned his arm around and continued pressing the light ball toward Lucci.


    Bang!


    Lucci''s Rankyaku slammed into the light ball and the light ball collapsed as it slammed into the broken street, cutting the tops of several buildings.


    Ross''s palm did not stop. At the moment when the ball of light collapsed, his five fingers clenched into a fist as he continued to throw a punch at Lucci.


    Whiz!


    At the moment when Lucci was about to collide with Ross, he used Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) to disappear from the front and appeared behind Ross.


    Shigan (Finger Gun)!


    His fingers darted towards Ross''s heart.


    Lucci''s speed is much faster than that of Vice-Admiral Dalmatian. After all, He is in Zoan''s leopard form and his physical strength is stronger than Dalmatian.


    However, even though Lucci is extremely fast, Ross with Observation Haki can still react without getting injured by Lucci.


    Whiz!


    Ross''s body slammed on one side, avoiding Lucci''s Shigan (Finger Gun) and he punched Lucci back.


    In the case of air combat, Gravity Distortion can greatly enhance his flexibility and speed, making his speed similar to Lucci.


    "ˇ­"


    Lucci saw Ross react to several of his attacks and fight back. He gave up the attack and jumped to a roof.


    "Your response is not bad."


    Ross retracted his fist and looked indifferently at Lucci on the distant roof.


    Blueno and others are weaker than Kaku and Jabra. Although they have reached the battlefield near Robin, they are easily entangled by Laffitte.


    Only.


    Kaku was about to lose his fight but with Blueno and others support he was able to compete with Laffitte.


    "ˇ­ Your abilities are too troublesome.


    Lucci''s eyes were low. It seemed that he was fighting Ross with speed, but in fact, he had to use speed to avoid Ross''s attack.


    Fortunately, Ross''s speed is a little slower than his, otherwise, if his speed was comparable to his, Lucci''s odds of winning will drop to near zero.


    Without any hesitation.


    Lucci''s thoughts moved as the muscles on his body contracted and shrunk, He used Life Return (Seimei Kikan) to increase his speed at the expense of reducing his strength.


    Whiz!


    Ross did not speak anymore and with a sudden flash, he dived towards Lucci, folding his right hand into a fist and flung it out with a violent blow.


    Lucci dodged Ross''s fist, flashed to Ross''s side and switched back. Ross reached for his wrist and in a flash, the two men made dozens of moves in mid-air.


    Bang!


    Even though Ross is inferior to Lucci in terms of speed but with the flying ability of Gravity Distortion and with the speed of Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), he is not much slower than Lucci in the case of air combat. After dozens of moves, Lucci fell towards the ground again.


    Ross did not pause. As soon as Lucci fell he swooped downward, chasing Lucci and pressing down his hand and gathering power of distortion in his palms, he could almost see the weak Distribution curve formed in the air around him with the naked eye.


    Whiz!


    Lucci forcibly twisted in mid-air and fell dozens of meters away without being hit by Ross''s palm, but Ross also fell to the ground the next moment.


    Almost in an instant, the soil around Lucci surged wildly and piled up and squeezed toward his position and there appeared cracks in the earth as if the cover had been peeled off, taking Lucci''s position as the center, forming a sphere.


    "Ah!"


    Lucci roared and his arms shook violently, breaking away from the state of Life Return (Seimei Kikan), tearing apart the crushing stones and dirt and struggling out of it.


    Almost at the moment Lucci rushed out, Ross was already waiting outside for him, his eyes calm and indifferent as he raised his fist and slammed it towards Lucci.


    Lucci couldn''t escape the blow, but instead of panicking, he sank his face, folded his fists in front of him and pointed them at Ross''s swinging fist.


    "Rokushiki Ogi: Rokuogan(Six Styles Secret Skill: Six King Gun)!"


    Bang!


    Nearly surpassing the Sky island''s Impact Dial in power, this attack has more than enough power and it is concentrated on a single point, This attack and Ross''s power of distortion collided against each other.


    This is the Six Styles Secret Skill: Six King Gun that condenses all the power into one point and does not have any negative after-effects on the user''s body. An extremely terrifying destructive power will erupt at a single point.


    However.


    When this kind of impact is concentrated in one point and encounters the chaotic power of distortions, it will not be able to maintain the state of convergence smoothly, but in the fierce conflict, it will collapse.


    Ross and Lucci were stagnating at the same time. Time seemed to be fixed for a moment. Then the whole street was centered on the place where the two confronted, setting off a terrifying aftershock. The air seemed to ripple and rush in all directions.


    The earth-shaking sound made Kaku and others in the fierce battle hundreds of meters away look sideways and the movements of their hands stopped at the same time.


    "Did he use the Six Styles Secret Skill: Six King Gun?"


    "ˇ­ It''s the first time Lucci has been forced to this extent."


    CP0 is superior to all CP organizations, while CP9 is a covert organization which is second only to CP0 and higher than all other CP organizations. Lucci is known as the strongest person in the past 800 years which means that his strength is absolute.


    Kaku and Jabra don''t have their Devil Fruit right now. In the absence of the Devil Fruit, their power is half of Lucci, but once Lucci uses his Devil Fruit''s ability, his power will become several times higher and everyone in CP9 combined is not his opponent.

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    Bang!


    In the aftermath, a loud sound echoed and the dust in the center swings away. Ross stands in place, motionless and the ground beneath his feet shows traces of cobweb-like cracks.


    On the opposite side of Ross, Lucci failed to hold his figure. The impact of Six King guns was crushed by Ross'' power of distortion and he flew backward and crashed through one building and crashed into the second one.


    "He blockedˇ­ Lucci''s Six King Guns?!"


    "How can it be."


    Seeing this scene, The pupils of Kaku and others contracted and their looks were slightly sluggish. Looking at the fierce battle between Ross and Lucci and Lucci releasing the six king guns, the gap between their strength should not be this much.


    Lucci back collided with the second building as he vomited blood and walked out of the hole he made in the building and looked towards Ross''s direction.


    He couldn''t understand.


    How could Ross''s power rise so much at once? When he launched Tempest Kick, he was only slightly inferior. Just now, he released Six Kings guns, intending to make a hard fight with Ross to create an opportunity to end the Battle.


    Unexpectedly, he went all out to fight Ross hard, but he lost instead!


    "You didn''t use your full strength beforeˇ­"


    Lucci''s face became extremely depressed and gloomy as he looked at the Ross standing on the broken street.


    To deal with Lucci, who is faster than him, Ross''s plan of action is simple. First, he will fight with ordinary punches and then uses Distortion Fruit''s ability to create a situation where Lucci can''t use speed to avoid him and then he will severely injure him.


    "Yes."


    Ross looked calmly at Lucci.


    At first, He only used less than half of his power and even with the last blow, he only used 80% of his power of distortion.


    Ross admires Lucci and CP9''s intelligence gathering ability and he wanted to see if he can use that ability for his own so he did not actively try to kill Lucci and others, otherwise he might accidentally kill Lucci by attacking him at his full power and the situation will be unsalvagable.


    Whiz!


    The next moment, Ross''s figure flickered as he charged towards Lucci.


    Lucci''s body was attacked by the power of distortion. Even though most of it was counteracted by the impact of Six Kings''guns and Lucci''s body was extremely strong, but it still suffered serious injuries.


    In particular, under the influence of the power of distortion, he could not display Tekkai (Iron Body). When he flew backward, he crushed a building with his back, and the impact injury was extremely serious.


    "No way."


    Feeling the wounds of his body, Lucci knew that even if he used speed to avoid it, he would lose if he continued to drag it down. He took a deep breath and showed his determination in his eyes. Instead of choosing to avoid it, he put his fists together again.


    Using the power of Life Return (Seimei Kikan) to force down the injuries on the body.


    "I don''t plan to continue dragging it down, either."


    Seeing this scene, Ross''s eyes were calm as his fingers folded into fists. Once again, the power of distortions in his body was completely stimulated by Ross and all of them converged on his fists. The air around his fists faintly presented a circle of Distortion.


    Distortion Fist!


    At the same time, Lucci also made a decisive move, he did not pay any attention to his injuries and all of his strength was completely focused on a single point.


    It was Lucci''s strongest blow, and although it was performed in a state of near-serious injury, it was almost as powerful as it was in its full-blown state, thanks to the ability of Life Return (Seimei Kikan).


    "Sai Dai Rin: Rokuogan(Maximum Ring: Six King Gun)!"


    Bang!


    Lucci''s all-out punch and Ross''s earnest punch collided with each other violently, it was as if time had been fixed at this instant.


    The impact of this explosion is far more than the Hasshoken of the Sai of the Happo Navy that Ross encountered before. It exploded like a tough bullet, trying to break through the power of distortion blockade and penetrate Ross.


    But.


    Under his control, Ross''power of distortions is also completely condensed in one point. It collides directly with the impact of the Six King Guns. Lucci''s Six King Guns can''t compete with Ross'' power of distortions. They just stand still for a second and then completely break up.


    Crash!


    The aftermath of the collapse of Six Kings''guns and the power of distortions almost instantaneously destroyed the upper part of the building where Ross and Lucci fought and then spread down all the way, completely destroying the whole building and shattering it into numerous splashes of rubble.


    Lucci''s figure flies backward in the burst of rubble, smashing three buildings in a row before creating a crater on the ground. He coughed out blood from his mouth and he was no longer able to maintain the shape of Leopard, restoring to his normal human form.


    Kaku and others have no time to support Lucci, or even if they could have time, their support will be useless. They can only watch Lucci and Ross final attack in which Lucci was completely defeated!


    "Lucciˇ­ Lost?!"


    "How could that be, that man''s strength, even Lucci can''t match it?!"


    Kaku and others made countless judgments before they acted against Ross. They even judged that Lucci may be defeated in his fight against Ross. After all, a Shichibukai was killed by the other side.


    But.


    Nobody expected that Lucci would lose so fast. The entire battle was completely one-sided and Ross never gave any chance to Lucci to recover in the entire battle.


    There was silence.


    There was a dead silence.


    Lucci was defeated so quickly was a point they have not considered and they hadn''t made any preparations for this scenario. At this point, only a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral or CP0 can make any decision for them.


    Over the collapsed building, Ross floated in mid-air seemingly unaffected by the gravity and glanced calmly at Lucci, whose life and death was unknown and turned towards Kaku and others.


    This glance made Kaku and others fall into the ice cellar.


    Damn!


    ...


    On the ruined streets.


    Lucci, Kaku, Jabra and many other CP9 members were lying on the ground unconscious with serious injuries on their bodies.


    After Lucci lost to Ross, the Battle outcome could not be reversed. Spandam who had been on board did not hesitate to leave Lucci and others and ordered his men to sail away, without even going ashore to explore the details of the battle.


    "Is it hard for you to hypnotize them deeply?."


    Looking at the CP9 members lying on the ground, Ross asked Laffitte.


    Regardless of CP9''s Battle ability, its intelligence collection ability is beyond doubt. If he can take over many members of CP9 and form the peripheral intelligence network of Pirates, it will not be necessary for him and Robin to make painstaking efforts to collect intelligence in the future.


    "They were selected and trained and brainwashed at a very young age until they formally join the government''s Intelligence Agency. It''s very difficult to hypnotize them deeply."


    Laffitte showed a helpless expression, even with his ability, it was difficult to even brainwash the weakest member of members of CP9 organization.


    "They hold extreme loyalty to the World Governmentˇ­"


    Ross looked at the CP9 members lying on the ground, looking thoughtful, and suddenly asked, "What if this loyalty collapses? Is there a possibility of deep hypnosis?


    Laffitte thought for a moment and said, "That''s a good way to try, with some certainty."


    Ross nodded and said, "Wellˇ­"


    "What are you going to do?" asked Robin.


    She could see that Ross intended to take over CP9, but it would not be so easy for a World Government Secret Government Intelligence agent to betray the World Government.


    Ross had a smile on his face as if he were holding everything in his hand.


    "I won''t do anything..."


    "There is a great possibility that after the intelligence agents are defeated the World Government will choose to obliterate their existence."


    "In addition, the Chief of CP9 is a waste and he will add fuel to fire to the failure of this operation to blame all the members of CP9."


    At Ross''s words, Robin''s eyes flashed "It turns out that you let the government ship leave here on purpose."


    She doesn''t know how Ross knows about the chief of CP9, but since Ross says so, it''s probably not wrong. Ross always knows something that doesn''t seem to be known by anyone else.


    Robin even wondered if Ross was the head of a top-notch Intelligence agency but there weren''t any signs of Ross contacting others.

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    Holy Land Mariejois.


    This is the heart of the World Government. At the top of this stately and elegant building, in a very spacious hall, five people, sitting or standing, are all serious-faced. They are the core of the highest power of the World Government.


    One of them frowned and hit the table with his fist.


    "It''s them again, The Ghost Hand Pirates."


    "Even CP9 couldn''t handle them?ˇ­"


    Everyone''s face was full of anger. For the high-ranking people like them, the Ghost-Hand Pirates name could not even reach their ears before they caused a huge storm.


    But the Ghost Hand Pirates caused a huge storm, killing Crocodile who was one of the Shichibukai, This new rising power caused them some headaches.


    Different from the power of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors).


    The Ghost Hand Pirates has no fixed place to stay and they wander around the sea and even disappeared inexplicably for six or seven months and no one was able to find them, even Marine Admiral Aokiji failed to find them.


    Every Marine Admiral is an extremely important Battle force, not only to deal with all kinds of things in the Marine but to also protect the tenryubito and they are also needed to deal with the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) that can make a big mess at any time. It is impossible for a Marine Admiral to hunt a single pirate force in the Grand Line.


    "That seemingly small hole has become bigger."


    "These Ghost Hand Pirates must be disposed of as soon as possible. With their dangerous behavior, if they continue to grow, the consequences will be unimaginable."


    ...


    Ghost Shadow Ship.


    After dropping the seriously injured and comatose CP9 crew and letting Laffitte spy on them, Ross returned to the ship with Robin.


    "It seems that you have made a decision."


    Looking at Law who was standing at the deck Ross calmly said. With his current strength and status, It is not absolutely necessary for Ross to recruit Law as the ship''s doctor, but with Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit, his potential is undoubtedly the biggest.


    Law murmured, "If you can kill Doflamingo, I can join you."


    Ross slightly smiled and without answering he made a gesture towards Robin, then turned and walked into the cabin and disappeared.


    Robin watched Ross''s back disappear into the cabin and she turned to look at Law and held her chin in one hand and smiled: "So, you can call him Captain the next time you see him."


    "ˇ­"


    Law sighed. He didn''t know whether the decision today was right or wrong, but since the decision has been made, he can only take a step forward.


    ...


    As Ross expected, Spandam put all the blame on Lucci and others in order to minimize his fault.


    Coupled with his father, World Government''s senior official Spandine manipulating the internal operations, the government finally issued a killing order on Lucci.


    CP9 itself is a hidden organization which is independent of CP1-8. Now, not only are they completely exposed, but they also failed to complete their mission, so the existence of Lucci and others naturally loses its meaning.


    Very soon.


    The CP9 crew was hunted down by North Blue Marine. Because Lucci was seriously injured in Battle with Ross, and others were also injured, they could not resist the pursuit of Marine from North Blue branch, so they could only use Blueno''s ability to flee continuously.


    Although they have been brainwashed and are loyal to the World Government since childhood, this does not mean that they will be willing to be disposed of by the government, especially when they are blackmailed by Spandam.


    For Ross.


    They have no hatred, they are not as powerful as him and it was due to their luck that they managed to survive. All the anger they have has been transferred to Spandam.


    "Spandam that bastardˇ­ sooner or later I will let him pay the price!"


    Somewhere in the shady corner of an island, the wounded, woeful CP9 crew are staying and resting and Jabra is grinding his teeth in anger.


    "ˇ­"


    Lucci sat there without saying a word, he lost his fight to Ross. He believed in dark justice. In his eyes, weakness is sin, but he is weaker than Ross.


    "It won''t work like this. We have to find a place to treat our injuries first."


    Kalifa watched Lucci''s condition and the injuries and anxious expressions of the people present. Although they all had some first aid, they were not doctors after all. The injuries on their bodies could not be effectively alleviated and treated under the circumstances of Marine''s constant pursuit.


    In particular, Lucci was severely injured and he has not yet recovered any Battle strength. Some days ago, he even needed other people to help him. Only in these two days can he gradually walk by himself.


    If they can completely recover from their Battle, let alone Lucci, Kaku, and Jabra, anyone of the CP9 members are not afraid of Marine''s pursuit from North Blue Branch, It will be easy enough for them to beat them down.


    "In our current state, Marine will kill us once we show up." Fukuro shook his head.


    They are not very familiar with the environment of North Blue.


    Kaku murmured: "The government and Marine''s pursuit will not be obvious, ordinary civilians will not know about our affairs, the only problem is how to raise funds for treatment."


    They are not pirates nor gangsters. Although they secretly executed countless disobedient people for the government, they only acted on their orders.


    And just as the crowd was meditating, a voice suddenly came from the end of the lane.


    "You don''t need to raise any money to get treatment."


    This voice changed the faces of all the CP9 people present, especially Lucci, who had been sitting there with his head down. He raised his head sharply and looked in the direction of the voice.


    There.


    Ross has appeared in the alleyway without them noticing his presence. His eyes were calm as he walked slowly toward the CP9 who was hiding in the depths of the alleyway.


    "It''s you..."


    Kaku, Jabra, and others with Battle''s strength stood up unconsciously and put on a defensive posture and stared at Ross with great vigilance.


    But when they thought of the fight between Ross and Lucci which was not long ago, Ross defeated Lucci and crushed them easily, they could not help but feel powerless.


    Ross was not very tall, but as he came and stood there, he gave them a feeling of suffocation, the scenes that lingered in their minds cannot be forgotten.


    "Did you come here to taunt the losers?"


    Lucci walked slowly to the front of the crowd and looked calmly at Ross.


    Ross smiled and shook his head. "No, I''m here for only one purpose. That''s to give you two choices."


    "What choices?."


    "First, work for me or


    Second, all of you can die here."


    Ross''s voice was calm as it echoed in the dark lane.


    Kaku, Jabra, and others were angered and they said: "What a joke, how can we work for a pirate."

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    "The choice is yours."


    Ross stood there calmly, without raising his eyelids. He said lightly, "I want to remind you that you are not the CP9 of the government subordinates, but the fugitive pursued by the government."


    "On the other hand, you should know all about me and the Ghost Hand Pirates, my purpose has never changed, that isˇ­ Hunting pirate."


    At Ross''s words, Kaku and Jabra fell silent.


    Indeed.


    They are no longer the members of CP9, but the fugitives pursued by the government. Strictly speaking, there is no difference between them and Ross.


    As for Ross''s second pointˇ­ Their information about Ross and the Ghost-Hand Pirates is clear. The Ghost-Hand Pirates never raided civilians but kept hunting pirates all the way. As for the murdered Marine, it was also a counter-attack against the pursuit and suppression.


    If Ross is the kind of pirate that plunders civilians, there is no acceptable possibility for them to work with him at all, but the fact is that Ross''s behavior is not essentially different from them to some extent.


    "It''s not our Captain who led you to this situation. I think you know better than we do about the main person responsible for your current situation. Ha Haˇ­"


    Laffitte''s figure appeared silently.


    Ross didn''t intend to use words to conquer CP9. It was impossible to do it. At most, it will shake the hearts of the CP9 members. Laffitte''s mission is to gradually pull them into the abyss of hypnosis when CP9''s heart shakes.


    "Spandamˇ­"


    "That bastard sooner or later I will make him pay the price for this."


    Under the psychological guidance of Laffitte, the faces of CP9 were full of anger, but this anger was not directed at Ross, but it was directed towards Spandam.


    He is greedy for life and is afraid of death, He always hides on the ship and does not come down, He let the Marines protect him and after the failure of the mission, he turned his head and fled without even saving them and he also dumped all responsibilities on them.


    ???Whoop, but if you deal with him, you will be going against the World Government." Laffitte''s voice seems to have some magic, CP9''s member''s heart wavered and the belief in the heart gradually collapsed.


    However.


    Not everyone is gradually guided by Laffitte.


    One person stood at his original position without any changes in his expressions, whether it was Laffitte or the reactions of Kaku and others, he did not do anything.


    Rob Lucci.


    "Weakness is sin, this is your point of view."


    Ross''s faintly said, Lucci''s will is stronger than he expected, even now, he remains standing there without any expressions on his face, otherwise, he would have been affected by Laffitte.


    If Lucci at this time affects Kaku and others, it is likely to cause Laffitte''s guidance failure, leading to an irreversible situation.


    "But a weak person become your chief and control your destiny. Isn''t this a very sad thing?"


    Laffitte is constantly guiding Kaku, Jabra, and others, while Ross continues to talk to Lucci, shaking Lucci''s heart with what he knows.


    Compared with other people in CP9, Lucci has more potential then all of them combined together. In the original series, he was defeated by Luffy. After being chased by the government, he actually returned and become the chief of CP0 and went he was able to fight Sabo who ate Flame-Flame Fruit without losing any ground.


    Ross will recognize such strength and potential, he is even willing to let him join his official crew.


    "I won''t interfere with their choice."


    Lucci was silent for a moment, then suddenly he opened his mouth calmly.


    He knew what Ross is trying to do and knew what Laffitte is doing. It can''t change him or affect him. He''s still Rob Lucci, the strongest CP9 member in 800 years. He won''t surrender to pirate or do anything for a pirate.


    However, he will not change the choices of Kaku and others.


    "I am Rob Lucci."


    "Weakness is a sinˇ­ If one day you can be stronger than the government, then you are justˇ­ But at least for now, you''re not."


    "I can be loyal to justice, but not to the enemy."


    Lucci''s tone is calmly narrated. When it comes to this, his thoughts move and his body suddenly expands, It was a little difficult to enter the leopard form. "You are the only qualified enemy I have encountered."


    "ˇ­"


    Ross looked at Lucci and there were a slight regret and loss in his eyes. He said: "If you had met me a year earlier, it would have been a suspenseful Battle."


    "Is that right? That''s a pity."


    Lucci had a slight smile on his face as he pounced on Ross.


    Bang!


    Lucci''s body stops and solidifies there with Ross''s fist resting on his chest.


    "Lucci!"


    Kaku, Jabra, and others were shocked and puzzled.


    Lucci''s body quickly recovered from Leopard Man''s form and fell aside. There were no new wounds on his body, but the internal organs of Lucci''s body had already been crushed.


    "This is reallyˇ­"


    Laffitte shook his head. Fortunately, he had almost completed the guidance and preliminary hypnosis. Lucci took the initiative to make a choice and didn''t interfere with his work. Otherwise, he might lose a lot.


    Even so, he had to continue his work. Although Kaku and others were affected, their heart now has an even bigger flaw and he found an opportunity to invade it.


    On the other side.


    Ross slowly retracted his hand and shook his head.


    At the same time, a familiar voice was heard in his ear.


    "Rob Lucci, the strongest CP9 member in 800 years, has been killed, a reward of 100 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 point Free Talent Points has been acquired."


    Looking at Lucci''s body, Ross muttered to himself, "Whether it''s life or death, You were worth it. You were indeed a qualified opponent. Unfortunately, I met you too late."


    The death of Lucci adds hatred to Kaku and others, but this hatred does not point to Ross, but to Spandam, even without Laffitte guidance.


    When Ross first beat them, he didn''t kill Lucci.


    It was a decent defeat.


    ...


    After a while.


    "The remaining CP9 members joined The Ghost Hand Pirates."


    Laffitte completed the final guidance, He slightly smiled while looking towards Kaku and others, He performed a long brainwashing and deep hypnosis, just in line with Law''s treatment to Kaku and others to synchronize, to maximize their loyalty.


    Kaku and others did not speak, although they decided to join the Ghost Hand Pirates, they were all in a low mood because of Lucci''s death.


    Very soon.


    The CP9 members and Ross returned to the Ghost Shadow Ship, Law was responsible for healing the injuries they suffered and Laffitte for further brainwashing and hypnosis.


    A month later, Ghost Shadow Ship returned to Grand Line with Kaku and others and placed them on a large island and issued a Den Den Mushi for contact.


    Ghost hand intelligence organization has been created.


    At the same time, the World Government changed the bounty amount of the Ghost Hand Pirates, Robin''s bounty increased to 80 million Berries and Laffitte''s bounty became 120 million Berries.


    As for the bounty of Ross, it was raised toˇ­


    300 million Berries!

 108 Promoting Strength

    Bounty of 300 million Berries!


    Before Ross, the top Supernova in the first half of the Grand Line was a pirate named Bartra who had a bounty of 280 million Berries. Now Ross has surpassed him in the first half of the Grand Line of this era, he has a bounty of 300 million berries which made him the top Supernova.


    In the first half of the Grand Line, a supernova with a bounty of 100 million berries read the new wanted poster of Ghost Hand Ross and he couldn''t help but blink repeatedly when he read the reward.


    "Oh, 300 million, what a big deal."


    Sabaody Archipelago.


    Another Supernova with a bounty of over 100 million berries, read the bounty order falling from the sky and slightly grinned:


    "What a great guy, For someone who has completely angered the government and Marine and still lives to this day."


    "It is unfortunate that he didn''t meet us."


    A man next to him with a cigarette grinned and said, "But we''re going to the New World soon, let''s see if that guy can live till he reaches the New World."


    On a piece of sea.


    Don Chinjao, a bald man in a blue cloth, touched his bald head and looked angry: "The younger generation man always runs around, but sooner or later this old man will find you!"


    For the first half of the Grand Line, all the Supernovas which held the bounty of over 100 million berries paid attention to this news, because in the first half of the Grand Line anyone who has a bounty of over 100 million berries will be able to survive in the New World and they will have a chance to become one of the members in Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates.


    Compared to it.


    In New World, there are many pirates with the bounty of over 100 million berries, but not many people will pay attention to this kind of news.


    "Ghost Hand Ross''s hanging bountyˇ­ reaches 300 million!"


    "Don''t you say that he had disappeared from the sea? What did he do now?!"


    Many people were shocked to find Ross''s bounty order, which changed from 200 million Berries to 300 million Berries. As the government tried to cover up the CP9 accident, the news of Ross''s defeat of CP9 in North Blue did not leak out. Few people knew the inside story.


    Although there is not much news about Ross, the change in the bounty order has caused some waves on Grand Line and some forces who believe that Ross has been secretly dealt with by the government have once again focused their attention on them.


    Compared to other Pirates, the Ghost Hand Pirates is undoubtedly regarded by the World Government as a bone spike, a stab in the flesh that has to be removed.


    "The government and Marines will never give up."


    "They have raised the bounty on his head and I am sure that Marines will continue to chase to either suppress or kill the Ghost Hand Pirates."


    Never had a Pirates been able to shame the World Government and Marines several times before they entered New World.


    Never had a Pirates been able to survive the first half of Grand Line and reach New World after outraging the government and Marines!


    ...


    Ghost Shadow Ship.


    After placing CP9 and others on a large island in Grand Line, Ross gave them the first mission, which contained two submissions.


    First, to collect all the intelligence of Supernova pirate in the first half of the Grand Line, especially those who have a bounty of over 100 million, their location and specific routes.


    Second is to collect all Seven Warlords of the Sea Intelligence data, focusing on location information as well.


    "I will kill some pirates in the first half of the Grand Line but I need to hurry and go to the New World as soon as possible. Any future actions taken by the World Government will include CP0, or Buster Call, or a Marine Admiral will personally come out."


    Ross stood on the deck and murmured as he watched the rolling sea.


    The exact existence of CP0 is not clear to Ross, but from the memory of Lucci joining CP0, their strength can be compared with a person who has eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit, they are the highest Battle power in the organization, Their strength will not be much weaker than a Marine Admiral.


    Buster Call has 10 large Battleships, five Marine Headquarters Vice-Admiral and at least ten Headquarters Rear Admiral, which are second only to CP0 and Marine Admiral.


    As for a Marine Admiralˇ­


    The worst thing for Ross is to encounter a Marine Admiral, He is now strong enough to surpass the veteran Headquarters Vice-Admiral, but still, the huge gap between him and a Marine Admiral cannot be erased even with the assistance of the Proficiency Points he gained after killing Lucci.


    Marine Admiral is almost at the peak of both body and Haki. There is no absolute shortcoming. Even Kizaru, which Zephyr calls its over-dependence on fruit, has absolute capital to rely on fruit, and the speed of glittering fruit is too terrifying.


    "Unlike Luffy, can a year or two be enough to reach a Marine Admiral''s in strengthˇ­" Ross pondered.


    His present situation seems to be at ease. In fact, it is at the edge of the cliff that he is likely to fall into the abyss at any time. If he wants to truly have the ability of self-protection, he must at least have the strength of a High-Level cadre of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates or it will be even better if his strength is similar to a Marine Admiral!


    Thinking for a while, Ross shook his head and called out the Talent System.


    After killing Lucci, he had not used the 100 Talent Proficiency Points. Looking at the semi-permeable Talent System Interface, he thought about it and put 50 Proficiency points on Agility Enhancement.


    Speed is his current weakness and shortcomings. If he did not conceal his strength and create opportunities to hit Lucci hard, even if he would win in the end, but it would be difficult for him to catch Lucci if he wanted to escape.


    Lucci was a lot faster than him, not to mention Marine Admiral. If he meets Kizaru, he can easily play Ross on the palm of his hand by using speed alone.


    Buzz!!


    The golden light flashed and the panel of the General department changed.


    Agility Enhancement: 200 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 350 (Top Level Strengthening)


    After filling in 50 Talent Proficiency Points, Agility Enhancement rose from 150 to 200, crossing the threshold of Top Level Strengthening.


    After a burst of heat flowing through his body, Ross could almost clearly feel that his body had become extremely light and that lightness had no effect on his strength.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    He lifted his foot and utilized Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), he circled around the Ghost Shadow Ship and returned to his original place. His speed was at least 50% higher than before.


    Such a surge will make up for the speed gap between Lucci and him in an instant, even slightly better than that!


    If he fought with Lucci with his current speed then he would be able to defeat him in speed and he will not have any weakness!


    The remaining 50 Talent Proficiency Points, Ross slightly thought and assigned 35 points to the Observation Haki and 15 points to the Distortion Fruit.


    Buzz!!


    The golden light illuminates from the bottom of the Battle Talents Tree and it flashes all the way.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 405


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk):0


    Observation Haki: 50


    Armament Haki: 0


    Distortion Fruit''s proficiency breaks through the 400-point mark to 405 points, which fits in with the seven-month improvement in the Sky island.


    As for Observation Haki, it also reached 50 points and it has soared. With his full concentration, it is easy for him to perceive the action of Robin who is taking a shower in the bathroom.


    However.


    He can only perceive actions and can''t see the full picture.


    "I don''t know if I can catch Kizaru''s action nowˇ­ but It should still be very difficult.


    As Ross adapted to the improved Observation Haki, he thought and muttered to himself.

 109 Marines are Moving

    Marine Headquarters.


    Aokiji sat yawning, rubbing his eyebrows in an office at the top of the fortress and said, "Ah Rara, is there another one? The Ghost Hand Pirates are troublesome.


    Previously, he went to the sea for the Ghost Hand Pirates, he went out for a month and stayed outside for a month. He found nothing and finally returned without success.


    A Marine Admiral ran out alone for a month and accumulated a lot of things he needed to deal with. After returning, he was busy for a long time before he finished.


    Aokiji shook his head and couldn''t help but think of Garp.


    Garp has repeatedly refused to be promoted to an Admiral and even now he is still a Vice-Admiral. Compared with Admiral''s position, Vice-Admiral is much easier. It does not need to be responsible for tenryubito''s security, maintain tenryubito''s power, or supervise numerous Marines subordinates to approve trivial matters in a sea.


    Right now he is a newly appointed Admiral so he is not as lazy as he was in the original series, He is doing his job as an Admiral.


    "Oezi sea areaˇ­"


    Aokiji took out the sea map and looked at it for a moment. As a new Marine Admiral, he was responsible for a lot of trifles things of Marines. If he ran out again and again for a single pirate group, Marine would be in a mess.


    However, CP9 was destroyed by Ross, Shichibukai Crocodile was also killed by him and the branch Vice-Admiral was also unable to control the Ghost Hand Pirates. Even a Headquarters Vice-Admiral would be hard pressed in dealing with Ross. He had to authorize a Buster Call. The strength of the Ghost Hand Pirates requires a Buster Call to deal with them.


    Headquarters Vice-Admiral is also responsible for a lot of things. Mobilizing five Headquarters Vice-Admiral at one time and leading the army to leave Headquarters to deal with the Ghost Hand Pirates will also have a great impact.


    "It''s really is a headache."


    Aokiji, with a pen in one hand and a chin in the other, fell into deep meditation and finally took out Den Den Mushi and silently gave several orders.


    Very soon.


    Under the command of Aokiji, Marine Headquarters took action and a total of six large Battleships departed from Headquarter.


    "It''s Vice Admiral Doberman and Vice-Admiral Momonga!"


    "Six Battleships and Vice-Admiralsˇ­ Are they going to launch a Buster Call?"


    Lieutenant Marine of Headquarters was shocked to see the scene. Although Marine Headquarters often had large Battleship docked on its shore but this time six battleships were departed at the same time, led by Vice-Admirals and formed a fleet. Such forces were somewhat frightening.


    It''s like a big war!


    On one of the Battleships.


    The atmosphere was suppressed. Headquarters Vice-Admiral Doberman walked up to the deck and pressed one hand on the hilt of his sword. His eyes looked coldly at the sea in front of him.


    "I''ll make up for the mistakes I made."


    "This timeˇ­ I will execute you personally!"


    Marine Headquarters Vice-Admiral Doberman, working with several Headquarters Vice-Admiral from Marine Headquarters, Target Ghost Hand Pirates on the Grand Line!


    ...


    Half a month later, Oezi sea area.


    This is a sea on Grand Line, which covers two routes and consists of five islands. It is also called the Sea of Cherry Blossoms. The cherry trees on five islands in the sea are very flourishing.


    At the edge of one of the islands, the Ghost Shadow Ship is briefly docked.


    A pirate of over 100 million bounty is in this sea, but it is not yet clear which island he is at. Kaku and others are exploring intelligence through various channels in the Underground world.


    In the practice room of Ghost Shadow Ship, two figures are doing exercises, one is Ross and the other is Law. After boarding the Ghost Shadow ship and discovering Ross''s practice methods, Law quickly joined in on those practices.


    Although he has become a ship doctor of the Ghost Hand Pirates and Ross has confirmed that he will deal with Doflamingo, he will not put all his hopes on others. In order to handle Doflamingo, he will naturally improve his strength as soon as possible.


    "Huˇ­Huˇ­"


    Law, who is a few months away from the age of sixteen, doesn''t need to mention the gap between his and Ross''s physical fitness. Right now he can only carry Ross''s lightest weight and do physical exercises.


    In the other corner of the practice room, Ross not only carries a huge load ten times more than Law''s but also used his Gravity Distortion to support himself with double gravity!


    After the proficiency of the power of distortion''s reached 400 points, Ross reached a new step for the displacement of gravity, which directly affected the gravity.


    Naturally.


    There''s still a big gap between his Gravity Distortion and the Gravity Devil fruits. Today, he''s trying to stimulate Gravity Distortion and can at most utilized triple of normal gravity, far less than Fujitora, let alone pulling a meteorite from the sky.


    With the ability of double gravity, Ross''s physical exercise effect has become obvious again. The special floor of the practice room can also bear Ross''s maximum load with.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross and Law were doing almost synchronous movements, squatting heavily, but every time Ross squatted, he could feel the mountain-like heavy pressure. On the other side, Law seemed a little silly doing those exact movements with the same expression. The only thing that was almost the same was the look in their eyes.


    The eyes of Ross and Law are very similar, both have their own goals, and their hearts are firm and unshakable. What they have to say is that Ross''s eyes are slightly different from Law''s. In his tough eyes, there is a hint of indescribability.


    Bang!


    Ross completed a set of squats and retracted the Gravity Distortion ability before putting the huge load aside, He sat on the floor gasping for breath.


    Almost at the same time, Law couldn''t hold on and he threw away the load, leaned against the back wall and gasped violently.


    And just then.


    After receiving the latest intelligence from the peripheral intelligence organization, Robin found Ross, who is practicing in the practice room.


    "Captain Ross, the intelligence has come, They have determined the position of the Moving Weapons Cr¨¦s Bartra with the bounty of 160 million Berriesˇ­"


    "Oh?"


    Ross stood up and took a deep breath to maintain his image and looked at Robin.


    Robin first reported the intelligence in her hand and then asked Ross: "So, should I contact our navigator now?"


    Ross nodded and said: "Notice Laffitte that as soon as the magnetism of the Log Pose is full, he is to come back to the ship, Our goal is Spring Island and I don''t want my prey to run away."


    The pirates who have the bounty between 100 million and 200 million berries are good hunting targets for him, even if he hunts a pirate with the same amount of bounty a second time he will acquire 40 Talent Proficiency points, which is a considerable improvement and there is also a probability of gaining Free Talent Points.


    He now has 2 Free Talent Points. For the time being, he doesn''t plan to mess around with them. The proficiency of the Distortion Fruit has reached 405 points. It is not far away from 600 points. At that time, the Free Talent Points will be needed to activate the Distortion space ability and that ability will require more than 3 Free Talent Points.


    For Ross.


    The first half of the Grand Line is a free map. Even if he killed pirates wantonly he won''t provoke any of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors). After entering the New World, the pirates are either Shichibukai or they are under the banner of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors).


    Even if he is able to stall the Marines and the government long enough to enter the New World unharmed, he would face the situation of New World''s Four Emperors separatist regime.


    If he wants to rise in that sea than he would have to confront a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!


    Before that, Ross had to safely break into New World under the bloody and ruthless pursuit of Marine and the government.


    This road is extremely difficult.


    But.


    As long as he stepped over, he would be very close to standing on the top of the sea.

 110 Metal Metal Frui

    Spring island.


    It is one of Oezi''s five cherry blossom islands and one of the most prosperous islands. The climate on the entire island is spring all year round, so it is also known as the spring island.


    On a certain street in the spring island, there is a totally different atmosphere from the flowing cherry blossomsˇ­ Tension, depression, and fear.


    "What are you going to do? This is the greatest Cherry Blossom Manor in Spring Island. You can''t do that!"


    A thin old man fell to the ground and watched a group of pirates with wicked faces in the manor, grinding his teeth he struggles to open his mouth.


    Bang!


    One foot stepped on the old man''s chest and restored him to the ground. The owner of the foot was a fierce wicked pirate with sharp teeth. He looked down at the old man under his feet and smiled fiercely at him.


    "I heard, you don''t welcome pirate here?"


    "ˇ­"


    The old man was trampled on and could not answer.


    That pirate snorted and said: "What a joke, do you know what time is it? It is the Great Age of Pirates! Beauty and peace have been ended more than a decade ago!"


    "Since it is the greatest manor, you must have a lot of treasures here. If you don''t want to die, hand them over!"


    Another pirate, carrying a portable cannon, came to the side and grinned.


    The old man breathed hard and said, "This isˇ­" The most precious treasure hereˇ­ These cherry treesˇ­"


    "Ah? What precious treasure is the cherry tree?


    The two pirate looked at each other and couldn''t help but ask again.


    At the time, there were dozens of pirate wandering in the manor and some people rushed into the villa in the middle of the manor. There was a burst of porcelain cracking in the villa.


    Quickly a few people came out of it and scolded, "Nothing, not even a gold coin, where is the treasure?!"


    After many pirates raged in the Sakura Manor, they all got nothing and quickly gathered under a cherry tree at the entrance to the manor.


    After many pirates rampaged around the Cherry Blossom Manor, they got nothing and soon gathered under a cherry tree at the entrance of the manor.


    Captain Bartra looked at the old man guarding the manor with a fierce face and lifted him up by the neck, saying:


    "Damn, where did you hide all your treasures?"


    "Thisˇ­ there is nothing you want hereˇ­"


    The old man spoke in a difficult tone and said, "Like Iˇ­ I saidˇ­ These are the most precious things hereˇ­ Cherry trees that have grown for hundreds of yearsˇ­"


    Bang!


    Bartra had a look of anger on his face. He specifically asked about the most famous place on the Island. The answer he received led him to this cherry blossom manor. After running here, there is nothing. There are only cherry trees in the manor? !


    "I see, you don''t want to live!"


    His eyes became extremely indifferent. He threw the old man to the ground. His arm suddenly turned into a silver fluid. In a moment, it solidified into a sword, which reached the old man''s neck.


    The old man breathed hard, but there was no fear in his eyes. He just lay there dying and had no intention of resisting the long sword against his neck.


    Bartra stared at the old man for several seconds and suddenly grinned.


    "Very good."


    "Is this cherry tree the most precious thing here? Then I will take away your most precious thing! "


    The moment his voice fell, he looked at the men around him and said, "Burn it, burn all the trees, don''t leave one!"


    The old man, who had been waiting to die, heard this sentence and his eyes opened. He struggled violently to get up and grabbed the sword that Bartra''s arm had turned into. He said, "Youˇ­ You can''t do that! The manor isˇ­"


    "Noisy!"


    Instead of stabbing the old man with a sword, Bartra kicked him away and let him fall into the distance powerlessly. The old man watched as Bartra''s men began to destroy cherry trees in the manor.


    Bang!


    A cherry tree was ignited by the cannonball and burned rapidly. The pink cherry petals turned golden red in the fire, like a sunset that would fade away.


    The old man struggled to get up to stop it, but his aging body was tortuous, and it was difficult to stand up, so he could only watch the scene with open eyes.


    "Wicked devilˇ­ you are a wicked demonˇ­"


    And just as the old man was about to collapse, a voice suddenly came from a distance.


    "It''s a beautiful view."


    Ross and Laffitte came in from outside the manor. His eyes showed a touch of appreciation. After sweeping the whole cherry manor, they fell on the burning cherry tree.


    When Ross and Laffitte came in, Bartra and many other pirates saw them and they recognized them. For the first half of Grand Line Supernova, who had a bounty of over 100 million, he knew something about Ross and soon recognized Ross.


    "You areˇ­ Ghost Hand Ross!"


    "And Demon Sherrif."


    After recognizing Ross''s identity, Bartra and others suddenly became serious. In the first half of today''s Grand Line, Ross is the number one Supernova!


    No one thought that they would meet Ross here.


    Ross''s eyes stayed on the burning cherry tree for a few seconds then he looked at Bartra and others and said, "It seems a little too luxurious for your funeral."


    "ˇ­"


    When Bartra heard Ross, his face instantly became gloomy.


    He knows about the somethings about the Ghost Hand Pirates. They destroy other pirates and they are not afraid of Marines, The only reason Ross would have come here is for his head.


    "Are you looking for meˇ­ It is not easy to take the head of a pirate who has 160 million berries bounty on his head."


    Ross smiled faintly.


    Whiz!


    Ross, standing there, suddenly disappeared. When he appeared again, he had come to Bartra, and his palms fluttered lightly against Bartra''s chest.


    The power of distortion suddenly broke out.


    Bang!


    Bartra''s chest was instantly muddy as the spinning Distortion power distorted his whole body, but strangely he did not bleed, his entire body turned into a pale silver liquid.


    After flowing for a period of time, the liquid quickly rose and converged and became human again.


    "Captainˇ­"


    "Captain is Unscathed."


    Seeing this scene, many pirates who had been shocked by Ross''s speed, were relieved and grinned a little.


    So far, only one of the enemies they have encountered can hurt Bartra, but he was defeated in the end by Bartra. Although Ross''s bounty is as high as 300 million berries, they still have absolute confidence in the terrifying ability of their Captain.


    "What? Your fame is so great and you are only at this level."


    "Spiral blade!"


    Bartra smiled wickedly and flies out with a sudden wave of his arms and liquefies in mid-air, turning into two swirling blades that tangent to Ross''s body.

 111 HQ Vice Admiral

    Ding!


    Ross raises his hand and sweeps out the two swords. He looks at Bartra with narrowed eyes and said, "Paramecia metal attribute fruit? It''s an interesting ability."


    In the intelligence of Kaku and others delivered, there is naturally Bartra''s specific ability, but Ross did not care and only listened to Bartra having a metal attribute fruit.


    It now appears that this fruit is like the High-Level version of the Mochi-Mochi Fruit, which resembles the fruit of BIGMOM Pirates Katakuri, It has the ability to turn into a liquid state, somewhat closer to the shape of Logia.


    This is a very good ability.


    If it is trained properly, it will become very powerful and may surpass Logia Devil fruit!


    When he heard Ross, Bartra snorted and grabbed the hook blade arm that flew back to him and smirked at Ross, saying: "Interesting? You will see it soonˇ­ despair!"


    Buzz!!


    His fist fluidized abruptly into an extremely sharp long gun and with one of his fists, it thrust violently into Ross''s chest.


    Faced with Bartra''s blow, Ross closed his fingers and fluttered his fist lightly.


    Bang!


    The fist and the long gun collided together. Bartra imagination of the long gun running through Ross''s fist did not appear. Instead, the long guns began to crumble from the guns''head and broke down all the way, restoring the shape of the arm.


    Then, under the ravages of the power of distortion, his arm burst open and blood and broken bones splashed around as he flew backward.


    "Ah! Ah!!"


    Bartra looked at his broken right arm and gave a scream.


    The atmosphere suddenly became extremely stiff.


    The expressions of those smirking pirates are all fixed on their faces. In the next moment, they were horrified.


    "Captain''s armˇ­ How is it possible?!"


    "Hey, Captain are you kidding here, Captain! Quickly recover that arm!"


    Several pirates reached out to Bartra, screaming and rolling and tried to walk, but they were all stiff and unable to take a step.


    In the field.


    Ross''s eyes flashed with disappointment as he walked towards Bartra.


    "At this level, it''s a pity that this fruit falls into your hands."


    "Noˇ­ this is impossibleˇ­"


    Looking at the Ross coming over, Bartra''s eyes showed sorrow and fear.


    Ross''s fist can actually break his metal form, which is harder than steel and completely destroying one of his arms. How on earth did he do that?


    "A frog at the bottom of the well."


    Ross said the last word in a tone of indifference, lifting his foot and stepping down.


    Bartra''s whole body melted into silver metal liquid, but it was still useless. It burst with blood and broken bones when Ross stepped on it.


    "Moving Weapon Bartra with a bounty of 160 million Berries has been killed and the reward is 40 Talent Proficiency Points."


    "Huh-huh, I''m afraid they don''t even know what Haki is? They stood no chance.


    Not far away, Laffitte watched the scene, grinned and walked towards the remaining pirate.


    The rest of the pirate saw that their Captain has been killed by Ross and they were terrified of Ross and Laffitte and they turned and fled.


    Sneer! Sneer!


    Laffitte''s figure flashed in the field, killing seven or eight pirates in an instant.


    The remaining pirates scattered to try to escape, but Ross lifted his foot and stepped lightly. The ground rolled and surged, instantly turning into a huge ball of earth and stone, wrapping all the others in it, crushing and erasing them.


    Crash!


    After killing all the pirates, Ross raised his hand, rolled over the soil, and threw all the bodies and blood out of the manor. At the same time, it poured into the burning cherry tree, which prevented the fire from spreading.


    "Coughˇ­coughˇ­"


    The old man of the Manor looked at the scene. His dry eyes became wet. He coughed hard twice and barely stood up.


    He also recognized Ross and knew that Ross was a pirate, but Ross killed Bartra and others and prevented the fire from spreading. Whatever Ross was, Ross was the benefactor who saved the centuries-old Cherry Blossom Manor.


    "Thank you..."


    "You''re welcome."


    Ross looked at the burning cherry tree and asked casually, "Are you the only one here?"


    "Yes, I''m the only one left."


    The old man nodded and sighed softly.


    Reaching out and gently picking up a falling cherry tree leaves, Ross shook his head and turned to walk out of the manor and Laffitte quickly followed.


    Looking at Ross leaving, the old man took a long breath and re-sit back to the ground. Although a tree was destroyed, he managed to keep the manor.


    Ghost Hand Rossˇ­


    He is totally different from the image of the government report. On the contrary, it is similar to the gossip circulated in the previous period. Thinking of this, the old man shook his head with a bitter smile and sighed.


    What is Marine and the government trying to do with the world?


    ...


    After destroying Bartra, the main purpose of the trip has been completed, but they needed to stay here for 10 days to store the magnetic waves in Log Pose, Ross temporarily dispersed with Laffitte and others.


    The scenery on this island is rare and even Laffitte has some interest in cherry blossoms. It seems that there are some fantastic ideas in his head.


    ...


    Five days later.


    Walking along the cherry blossom street, admiring the scenery and the occasional beautiful girl, the Den Den Mushi in Ross''s pocket suddenly rang.


    After connecting Den Den Mushi, Laffitte''s dignified voice came from it.


    "Captain, we seem to be in trouble. There are five ships on the West Bankˇ­ No, six Marine Battleships, large Battleships from Headquarters and they seem to have been ashore for a long time.


    Six large Battleships!


    And from Marine Headquarters!


    Such a force configuration is not comparable to that of Marine of any branch. They appeared on this island and their goal is undoubtedly the Ghost-Hand Pirates.


    "Has they finally arrived, Marines from Headquarters?"


    Hearing Laffitte''s words, Ross paused and murmured in a low voice, with a flicker in his eyes.


    Even with Kaku and others as peripheral intelligence networks, even with the speed of the Ghost Shadow Ship, it is impossible to avoid the Marine and the government that has eyes on almost every island.


    "Shall I inquire about the details?"


    Laffitte whispered at the other end of Den Den Mushi.


    "No."


    Ross shook his head and looked deep into the end of the street. "They''re hereˇ­ This time, our Intelligence is a step behind. I hope we won''t meet Marine Admiral.


    Ross is in a three-way intersection and the entire street has become empty without him knowing. Only the cherry blossoms are scattered silently.


    Tread! Tread! Tread!


    No one spoke. The three directions were almost simultaneous filled with dense footsteps. The footsteps came from far and near, clattering together like the last sign before the tsunami, depressed and suppressed.


    After a few seconds.


    In the street just ahead of Ross, there appeared a Marine general in Marine''s Justice Cloak, embroidered with Vice-Admiral''s epaulets and shaved with a dark purple Mosikan head.


    Almost at the same time, in the street behind Ross, a general Marine, wearing a brown jacket and a Marine justice cloak, came with a cigar in his mouth and he was wearing a necktie.


    Marine Headquarters Vice-Admiral.


    Momonga! Cancer!


    Ross stared indifferently looking at the Marines gathered in silence and spoke into the Den Den Mushi in his hand:


    "Laffitte, you and Robin go to the Ghost Shadow Ship and don''t let any Marine break my Ship."


    After saying this, he hangs the Den Den Mushi and puts Den Den Mushi in his pocket.


    After a few seconds.


    From the last direction, Marines came from both sides and a scarred Marine general stepped out of it, forming a triangle with Momonga and Cancer and pinched Ross in the middle.


    Three Marine Headquarters Vice-Admiral gathered on the Cherry Blossom Street. No one spoke, but the atmosphere of the street had become extremely oppressive and it was almost suffocating.


    In a state of repression.


    Doberman, who finally appeared, broke the oppressive and solidified atmosphere. He pressed his right hand on his blade and pulled the blade out of the scabbard slowly.


    "At last we met."


    "Ghost handsˇ­ Ross. "


    ...


    At the same time.


    The news of Marine''s six Headquarters Battleship appearing in Spring''s island also spread rapidly to all over the world, attracting numerous forces''attention.


    Three Headquarters Vice-Admiral, six large Battleship, Marine deployed such terrifying forces, what do they want to do?!


    Very soon.


    These forces began to acquire intelligence from various sources, and ultimately the intelligence wasˇ­


    The Ghost Hand Pirates appeared on the Spring island a few days ago!


    "It turned out that this was to exterminate the Ghost-Hand Pirates."


    "Six large Battleships from the Headquarters and three Vice Admirals, Marines are serious this time."


    The atmosphere of the major forces who have heard the news is solemn. No matter how rough the sea is, the government and Marine must not be completely angered.


    This is the iron rule!


    Once offended, Marine and the government will come after you with full force and unless you were one of the Four Emperors, there was no way out of the ocean.


    The most terrifying force on the sea, the government, and Marine who dominated the world, finally showed its magnificence after being repeatedly shaken by the Ghost Hand Pirates.

 112 In the Name of Justice

    "I didn''t expect a Pirate Hunter from West Blue to be able to toss it to the present level, but it will all end here."


    Doberman''s eyes had no mood swings. Ross was his fault, and now he''s going to erase it with his own hands.


    Marines standing behind Doberman did not know the truth of what had happened. They were just looking at something different. They didn''t expect Ross to bring three high-ranking Headquarters Vice-Admiral together against him.


    Unlike the branch Vice-Admiral, Headquarters Vice-Admiral is the real backbone of Marines, which largely represents the limits of ordinary people. As for Admiral and Fleet Admiral, they are on another level.


    Looking at the whole Marine Headquarters, apart from the retired and semi-retired ones, there are only a dozen or twenty people actually in office, far from the average Vice-Admiral branch.


    Three Headquarters Vice-Admiral!


    This is second only to the troop configuration of the legendary Buster Call.


    For Ross, a 300 million bounty pirate, three Headquarters Vice-Admiral terrifying lineups were mobilized, which is enough to see how much Marine''s top management attaches to the Ghost Hand Pirates and obviously they do not intend to give them any more opportunities!


    Qing!


    Momonga pulled out the blade and stared at Ross. Cancer also pressed one hand on the hilt of his sword and his eyes were cold.


    The whole street became silent and the Marines from the Headquarters were holding their breaths seeing this scene.


    Nervous!


    Depression!


    In this silent, repressed, volcanic field that was about to erupt, Ross stared at Doberman and said slowly:


    "It was you."


    In the beginning, he only wanted to be an ordinary Pirate Hunter. He didn''t need any orders from his superiors to hunt and kill pirate at will to improve his strength and gradually become stronger and go to the top.


    But because of Marine''s pride and Marine''s so-called face, the easy road with almost no crisis was completely cut off and there was no room for it.


    Indeed.


    From Marine''s point of view, it seems that face and prestige are really important, far more important than a common Pirate Hunter in West Blue.


    But that Pirate Hunter is him.


    Give your life for the so-called justice? Don''t kid!


    He is not a saint!


    Ross never cheats his heart. Between kindness and evil, he chooses neutrality, between chaos and orderliness, he chooses chaos. He is very calm about his position. He never regards himself as so-called kindness and justice, nor does he take pleasure in killing and brutality.


    After judging Doberman''s identity, Ross laughed instead. There was not a trace of anger in that smile, but only a slight irony.


    "I didn''t expect it."


    "A West Blue Pirate Hunter that was ordered to be killed in a Marine base killed a Rear Admiral of the West Blue branch, then killed a Headquarters Rear Admiral of West Blue and then killed a Vice-Admiral on the Grand Lineˇ­"


    "It''s all very unexpected."


    Momonga and Cancer''s face sank. As for Doberman, the finger holding the hilt showed a slight tremor. Even as a Headquarters Vice-Admiral, who had gone through numerous bloody battles, this is a moment when it was somewhat difficult for him to control his emotions.


    Ross''s tone is very dull, but because of this dullness, this sentence pierced into their heart like a sharp weapon and made Doberman''s face extremely depressed.


    This is the last topic he wants to face.


    "Do you remember what I said in the beginningˇ­"


    Ross stood there, facing the three Headquarters Vice-Admiral, surrounded by a large number of Marine elites without any expression of fear and panic and spoke in a calm voice.


    Doberman''s fingers holding the hilt of his sword continued to exert force on the hilt of the steel casting and the cigar in the mouth was almost bitten.


    "Enough."


    "Everythingˇ­ will end here!"


    Doberman roared and the broken half of the cigar silently fell to the ground. At the same time, his body turned into a shadow and he was holding his sword with both hands with Armament Haki coating its edges, He attacked Ross with his sword.


    It is impossible to shake his heart with words.


    He is a Marine Headquarters Vice-Admiral, he has arrested and executed many pirates in his life. The peace of the sea has merit that belongs to him and will never be erased!


    In any case, from the time Ross cruelly killed Marine, his sins will never be washed away, destroying the Ghost Hand Pirates will be absolute justice!


    Buzz!!


    Ross''s eyes were calm and indifferent to Doberman''s sword. He raised his hand as the Armament Haki surged and converged, instantly forming a black hardening and stimulating the power of distortion. He caught Doberman''s sword in mid-air with his bare hands.


    "No".


    "You''re just saying the opposite. It''s not the end, it''s just the beginning. As for the hypocritical justiceˇ­"


    Ross''s eyes were calm as his fingers were pinching Doberman''s sword slightly and the power of distortion erupted all the way up.


    Even though Doberman tried his best to stimulate Armament Haki and harden the blade with black Armament Haki, under Ross''s power of distortion, the whole blade began to tremble, and its arms and fingers continued to tremble.


    Whiz!


    Just then, Momonga who was behind Ross made his move.


    His speed was very fast and almost instantly he came behind Ross. The blade in his hand burst into a green sword energy spiral, which ran through Ross''s back.


    "Sword flowˇ­ stab!"


    Looking at Momonga''s support, Doberman was sure to hold the sword handle with cool eyes and press the blade to Ross''s palm without giving Ross a chance to escape.


    Ross snorted as he held Doberman''s sword in his right hand and pushed his left hand in the opposite direction and grasped Momonga''s blade, shattering the sword energy around Momonga''s blade in an instant.


    Zi Zi!


    Momonga''s face changed slightly, but he didn''t step back. Instead, he concentrated Armament Haki completely on his palm and blade, forming a left-right collision with Doberman.


    Ross would have suffered Doberman''s chopping if he fought against his sword, and his sword if he fought against Doberman''s chopping.


    "Marine''s existence bears the name of absolute justiceˇ­"


    The last Headquarters Vice-Admiral Cancer, holding a sword that had not yet been pulled out of the scabbard, slowly approached Ross with an indifferent and stern eye.


    "For the people who are afraid of wicked forces, our existence is of great significance. If you do not have justice in your heart, don''t criticize Marine''s justice, boy!"


    Qing!


    The moment the voice fell, he plucked his sword out of its sheath and cut it at Ross.


    All three Headquarters Vice-Admiral are top-notch swordsmen. Although their tactics and kendo are slightly different, they are very close in strength. This sword has no fancy sword energy, and all its power is concentrated on the blade, which is easy enough to cut off steel!


    "Back off!"


    Looking at the three Headquarters Vice-Admiral, the rest of the Marine elites did not come forward, but under the command of their captains, quickly retreated, all the way back to dozens of meters away, completely encircling the area.


    There''s no point in rushing to such a battlefield and there are three Headquarters Vice Admiral here, Ross will be defeated here!

 113 1 Vs 3

    "Well said."


    "There is really no justice in my heart."


    Watching Cancer slashing with his sword, Ross who was suppressed by Doberman and Momonga in the middle did not panicked but a replied in a gentle tone while both hands violently forced.


    Buzz!!


    Power of distortions burst into full swing and pounded on both sides of him. Momonga and Doberman felt a strange force pounding madly on their Armament Haki''s defense. Both of them shook their arms and involuntarily retreated.


    After a move that made two Vice-Admiral retreat, Ross retracted his right hand and converged his five fingers into a fist that was surrounded by the power of distortion, with a vague sense of fury he rushed towards Cancer''s sword.


    "But, to put your Marine justice on my head, I can only sayˇ­ you pick the wrong person!"


    Bang!


    Ross''s fist and the Cancer''s sword collided in the air, making a loud sound that instantly tore the earth between them.


    Under Ross''s power of distortion, Cancer''s face changed. The outbreak of chopping was crushed by Ross''s power of distortion as he staggered back by Ross''s punch.


    "The power of this guy has reached this level."


    No wonder Ross could kill Crocodile, Dalmatian and CP9 sent by the government.


    In the first half of the Grand Line, Ross is indeed a very dangerous existence with such strength. Fortunately, they are here to block him. Otherwise, if he continues to develop, he would have become a terrifying existence in the future!


    "Moon Arc Cut!"


    After Momonga was repulsed, he was first to stabilize his body and attacked Ross.


    At the same time, Doberman also attacked Ross with his sword, this is not a duel, nor a contest for sword arts, but he is here to carry out the name of justice and crush the wicked criminals. Whatever the process, as long as they can win, it doesn''t matter!


    Three Headquarters Vice-Admiral launched a siege and occasionally the sword energy aftermath cut the streets by dozens of meters in an instant and cut off many cherry trees on both sides and countless cherry blossoms scattered all over the sky.


    Whiz!


    Momonga''s body turned into a shadow as he appeared behind Ross in an instant. Shallow green sword energy emerged from the blade of his hand. He drew an arc in the air and cut it towards Ross.


    Ross flew up and avoided Momonga''s sword. Meanwhile, his right five fingers converged into a fist as he punched Doberman making him skid backward by five or six steps as he left several deep footprints in the street.


    Sneer!


    Cancer swings his sword and it chops out with sword energy, this sword energy is filled with bloodlust as it strikes towards the lower body of Ross in mid-air.


    Ross holds up his hand and holds the bloody sword energy in his hand. He rubs his hands together and turns them into a red spiral sword ball. He pushes it towards Momonga''s back.


    Qing!


    Momonga''s sword was severely chopped on the blood-colored swordball, making a sound loud sound that splashed with sparks. He cut the blood-colored swordball hard, but in the explosion of Ross''s power of distortions, he flew backward in an instant.


    "Caresses Cuts!"


    "Funeral Song of Blood!"


    Doberman and Cancer joined hands and they jointly switched their swords and cut them out, intersecting in the air, forming a crossed oblique sword energy, sweeping across.


    Ross''s face remained unchanged and when he stepped on the intersection of the cross sword energy, the power of distortion exploded violently, turning the distortion of the cross sword energy pedal into a spiral and it falls apart in mid-air.


    "Gravity Fist!"


    He lifted his foot and slammed into the air and he swooped down as he charged into Momonga, who flew out and his right hand clenched into a fist and the ability of Gravity Distortion suddenly broke out.


    Momonga could not handle it with a sword. In a hurry, he could only raise his sword upwards. Armament Haki has completely surrounded the sword as he tried to block Ross''s fist.


    Bang!


    Ross''s fist fell and a heavy pressure different from the previous destructive power suddenly erupted that made Momonga''s body sink in the ground as if it was subjected to great pressure, his legs were instantly embedded in the ground!


    When Doberman and Cancer saw it, they rushed towards him. They attacked Ross''s body with their two swords.


    Whiz!


    Ross turned over in midair and turned his right hand into his palm and grabbed Momonga''s sword blade, he moved his mind and the direction of gravity was changed drastically, from downward to upward in an instant.


    Momonga was resisting the heavy pressure but suddenly his body felt light and the presser lifted, the sword in his hand was grabbed by Ross and he suddenly has a bad feeling in his heart. In a hurry, he adjusted his body and without retreating he slammed towards Ross with the direction of the gravity distortion.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross expressionless grabbed the right hand of the sword blade and shook it to the left. He threw Momonga''s sword towards Cancer and raised his foot to Doberman''s sword blade.


    The three Headquarters Vice-Admiral are almost equal in strength because they are not competent and slightly weaker than Lucci in Leopard form in physique, the strength of Haki and the subtlety of sword arts are far higher than Lucci.


    And.


    As the swordsman''s attack is more concise than the pure body, the three Headquarters Vice-Admiral''s chopping is stronger than Lucci''s in the pure attack.


    Among the three people, Doberman and Momonga and Cancer, there is no small difference in strength compared with Ross. Even if two of them join hands, they will be easily suppressed and killed by Ross, but the three of them join hands. It almost compensates for most of their defects and they are extremely flexible and adaptable.


    Ross''s attack can knock out one person and the power of distortion can break through the defense of Armament Haki and left the arm numb and useless for some time, but two of them can cooperate with each other and Ross can''t crush both of them at the same time.


    "Sword flow, Final Variant!"


    "Blood Moon Cut!"


    "Death Mourning Sword!"


    Doberman, Momonga, and Cancer, after being shocked back by Ross, stood on the front line. Three men made their sword attack at the same time. The three swords were interlaced in the air and interlaced into a web of sword energy, which covered Ross violently and blocked him in all directions.


    Ross''s eyes surged, he lifted his foot and used Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and he did not retreat but slammed against the sword energy net with his five fingers clenched and the power of distortion raised to its limit.


    Buzz!!


    Ross''s punch directly hit the core of the sword energy network. The power of distortions broke out wantonly, which could contain the whole sword energy network. After a slight standstill, the violent power of distortion broke the sword energy network.


    The broken sword energy splashed everywhere, splitting the branches and petals of cherry trees, and deep ravines appeared on the ground.


    After the net of sword energy broke, Ross was forced back by two steps.


    After all, the power of sword energy is a little weaker than that of the sword power attached to Armament Haki. Even if the three people jointly launched the sword energy network, Ross can still break it, but it is still quite powerful.


    "Good cooperation."


    After breaking the net of sword energy, Ross regained some of his strength and he had almost figured out the strength of the three Vice-Admiral.


    If he had faced the three Headquarters Vice-Admiral before improving his speed, it would have been extremely difficult, or even almost impossible, to win.


    But.


    Now that he''s faster than the three, his Observation Haki can clearly capture the movements of the three, plus the power of distortion full-blown attack is also 5 or 6% stronger than any of their attacks.


    One-on-one is a full-scale suppression and one-on-two is also doable.


    As for one-on-threeˇ­


    Then he has to fight to see the results!

 114 Superheating

    "Get your hands on it!"


    Cancer looked at Ross indifferently. In fact, Ross''s strength shocked him a little. He could even make a left-handed and right-handed dash under the siege of the three of them.


    If only two people came this time, not to say whether they could defeat Ross, They wouldn''t even be able to retreat with their lives. When Aokiji made the three of them join hands, he still felt that they paid too much attention to it. Now, it seems that this decision is undoubtedly correct!


    "You don''t have any chance. Don''t struggle."


    Momonga is also looking at Ross, trying to influence Ross with words, as long as Ross can show a little flaw, then the Battle will almost be over otherwise it will play like this, even if they win in the end, it will not be easy.


    Doberman did not speak, but his fierce eyes also expressed his inner feelings without concealment, and he would never give Ross any chance.


    "The real fight will start now."


    Ross looked blankly at the three Headquarters Vice-Admiral who surrounded him in the center. Now that he had almost judged the strength of the three Vice Admiral, the real Battle should start!


    Bang!


    At the next moment, Ross lifted his foot and the power of distortion poured into the earth. The street with a radius of 100 meters suddenly swayed and instantly made everyone stand on shaky ground.


    Numerous Marines who surrounded the area dozens of meters away could hardly hold their own. They were in a state of confusion and staggered backward in horror.


    Ross ignored the other miscellaneous fish. The power of distortion spread from the earth and concentrated on the Momonga trio. The three men swayed and their bodies flew out.


    Whiz!


    At very fast speed, a shadow passed through the void. Ross appeared in front of Doberman, clenched his fists and punched out with a violent blow.


    Doberman spurred Armament Haki, lifted his foot and barely held his body while holding the sword in both hands, using his sword arts with a dignified face, his sword slammed into Ross''s fist.


    Although his heart is full of killing intent, he will not be dazzled by this. Ross''s strength is reflected in this short-term confrontation, he alone is not a match for him.


    Bang!


    Ross''s fist fell and Doberman''s blade was instantly contained in the position of the boxing bone. The entire body of the sword buzzed and trembled, even if it was attached to the dark Armament Haki, it still suffered a lot of pressure, the air on both sides of the sword front filled with a vague form of Distortion.


    After a stalemate for half a second, the ground under Doberman''s feet collapsed, his legs were directly embedded in the mud, his forehead turned green as he fought with all his might.


    "Iron-Cutting Sword!"


    Momonga, holding a sword in his hand, rushed towards Ross at the first moment after he had stabilized his figure. He flew through the air with the blade in his hand which seemed to cut through the void.


    Ding!


    The power of distortion spread through Ross''s left hand, He touches Momonga''s sword with his hand which produced a loud sound. The blade wrapped with the fierce momentum is stiffly contained in mid-air by Ross. The blade constantly buzzed and trembled but it was unable to go any further.


    After blocking Momonga''s sword, Ross suppressed Doberman''s fist and violently forced Doberman''s half-hard body into the mud, while jumping back to avoid the sword that Cancer had hit from the other side.


    Bang!


    After his legs fell to the ground, Ross sank low and Gravity Distortion was displayed violently. The whole earth was instantly centered on him, forming a terrifying motion like a wave.


    At this time, those Marine elites who had retreated hundreds of meters away were still affected by the aftermath of this force. They were unstable for a while, looking at the large pieces of soil and sand that were constantly breaking up and pulling up from the ground, all showing a certain degree of horror.


    "The earth is cracking, no, it''s flying."


    "This isˇ­ the power of Ghost Hand Ross, it''s terrifying."


    Even though they are all the elites of Headquarters, they are still shocked by the strength of this level. At least in the face of such strength, they have little to no resistance!


    "No, Vice-Admirals are in the range of this attack."


    "Back off! Don''t mess up! Keep the formation, prepare the cannons and Seastone and don''t let that pirate escape. Vice-Admirals can''t lose to a pirate!!


    There was Captain of Marine Headquarters shouting loudly and under his command, some of the chaotic Marine regained order and retreated further away.


    In the field.


    A huge block of soil with a radius of ten meters or even tens of meters rises from the ground. The cherry trees on it rustle and countless cherry blossoms are scattered in this area.


    After this huge piece of soil flew up, it began to run across the area, flying randomly with each other, two pieces of mudstone 10 meters in diameter collided together, instantly issued a landslide, countless mudstones wrapped in cherry blossoms were bursting everywhere.


    Sneer! Sneer! Sneer!


    Momonga''s face was repressed as he swung his swords and smashed the huge stones that hit him, but at this moment, Ross''s figure suddenly appeared in front of him with his fist swinging towards him.


    Bang!


    Momonga raised his sword to resist the attack, but he could not resist the power of Ross. In the air, he was thrown out by Ross''s punch and his back slammed into a mudstone with a diameter of ten meters.


    The mud was instantly tumbling, as if it were alive and swallowed Momonga''s body and made a chewing sound, trying to crush him directly.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The next moment, there were cracks on the mudstone, the crack overflowed with a blue light that spread to the whole rock and eventually completely broke up, revealing Momonga''s awkward figure.


    "The ability of this guyˇ­ he can even manipulate gravity, be careful!"


    He wiped a handful of sand from his face and shouted vigilantly.


    By this time, Doberman had already been in big trouble. He had been punched by Ross and half of his leg was embedded in the soil. When Ross was able to mobilize, he was the first to be swallowed by the cracked soil.


    Despite the armor of Armament Haki which was not damaged by the power of distortions contained in the soil, Ross''s blow came to his head when the mud that sealed him was broken.


    Bang!


    In a hurry, Doberman could only fight with a sword. He was hit by Ross''s punch and fell from the sky and hit the already destroyed ground and created one more crater on it.


    "Don''t be too crazy!"


    Cancer watched as Ross charged towards Doberman who was on the ground and shouted angrily as he came from one side to support him and swung his sword at Ross.


    Ross kicked him back a few steps. Momonga rushed down from above using Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) and slammed into Ross''s back.

 115 Dark Prisoners Cage

    QING!


    Ross avoided the attack and his figure created an arc as he charged into the ground below, the power of distortion dispersed from the ground.


    The soil gradually lost control and began to crumble and fall to the ground. Meanwhile, Ross''s power of distortion was once again poured into the ground.


    Bang Rumble!


    Doberman, who was trying to struggle out of the earth, was wrapped in huge pieces of soil that were tens of meters long and flew up into the sky, colliding with the falling debris.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Like the sound of heavy artillery, the sound of continuous explosion echoed in the air as the soil splashed everywhere, the cherry blossoms and dust filled the sky, Momonga and Cancer''s face were somewhat ugly as both of them charged towards Ross.


    Ross turned around and punched his left hand and his right hand at the same time, slamming into a Momonga and Cancer that had attacked him from left and right.


    Bang!


    At the same time, resisting a hard blow from the two men, Ross staggered and flew out toward the rear. He retreated more than ten meters in a row before he could stop. There was also a slight bloodstain on both fists, but it was not serious, just skin injury.


    Crash!


    The huge rocks in the sky finally broke up and fell down again, forcing Momonga and Cancer to retreat toward both sides.


    Among the huge stones, white sword energy overflowed from one of them before it was torn apart. Doberman''s figure shook out of it. The cloak of justice was already fragmented and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth.


    "Damn Youˇ­"


    He gritted his teeth and looked at Ross. Five fingers clasped the handle of his sword as he rushed towards Ross. Momonga and Cancer looked at each other and charged toward Ross from left and right. They joined hands with Doberman again.


    The power of distortion in Ross was boiling and he was recovering. He hummed softly as his figure turned into a shadow. He retreated backward and the bloodstains on his fists healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.


    Physical Enhancement, It not only strengthens the body but also gives a partial self-healing ability.


    Naturally.


    In the General department, there is also the talent of ''Resilience'' for self-healing ability, but Ross did not activate it in order to save Free Talent Points.


    After successively avoiding the attacks of Momonga and others and tearing apart the sword energy released by the three people, Ross calmed down and took a deep breath before rushing up against the three Vice Admirals.


    The Power of distortion is released again and spreads in all directions. This time it is not Gravity Distortion, but Light Distortion and the Distortion sound developed by Ross himself!


    "Insect Dark Stream!"


    Buzz!!


    Suddenly, with Ross as the center, the 50-meter radius area was suddenly covered by the dark sky and the light completely disappeared. Momonga and Doberman lost sight directly and there was a continuous Buzz in their ears! Only the sound remained as if countless crickets were squeaking in their ears.


    "What is that?!"


    "The whole area has become dark and I can''t hear any other sound then insect chirping."


    The Marines, who retreated farther away, looked at the dark curtain with a radius of nearly fifty meters that suddenly appeared on the scene. They were shocked and didn''t know what was going on.


    In the dark cage which was 50 meters in radius, Monmonga and other Vice Admirals were stunned and surprised.


    "I can''t see anything and I can''t hear anythingˇ­"


    The three of them had a headache about Ross''s ability to make so many troublesome changes and at the same time, they immediately calmed down and used their Observation Haki to capture Ross''s actions.


    Losing sight and hearing completely, Observation Haki can capture Ross''s movements but it is a little troublesome, plus they are three people, So Observation Haki not only needs to captures Ross''s actions, but they also need to capture their peers'' actions.


    Otherwise, there will be no cooperation.


    But.


    Even so, it is still very difficult for Ross to form a perfect match with the previous one. Under the shadow of the dark cage, Ross is like a fish in the water, constantly running around, while attacking the three people recklessly.


    It seems that three people work together against Ross, but it seems that they are surrounded by Ross.


    Bang! Bang!


    In the absence of timely support from Momonga and Doberman, Cancer took two of Ross''s punches in a row, his arms were numb and he had to retreat to the rear, standing between Momonga and Doberman.


    After shaking off Cancer, Ross opened his eyes in the darkness. Suddenly, he grasped the handle of Happy Spring at his waist, drew it out of its sheath and swung it out.


    "Watch out!"


    Momonga keenly captured Ross''s movements and immediately sipped a low voice, but his voice was completely covered by the constant buzzing sounds and could not be transmitted to Doberman at all.


    Fortunately, both Doberman and Cancer have Observation Haki by which they were able to capture Ross''s movements, but Ross''s attack still gave them instant headaches.


    Observation Haki is also graded.


    The vast majority of people can only capture the enemy''s movements by utilizing Observation Haki and can''t really replace their visual and hearing senses through it Unless they can achieve the foresight ability of Observation Haki and the three Vice Admirals has not reached that level.


    Moreover.


    Their abilities are not exactly the same, Momonga Observation Haki and Armament Haki are both more proficient, while Doberman is better at Armament Haki and Cancer is better at Observation Haki.


    Such a difference makes them unable to form effective cooperation in this situation where they have lost their senses of seeing and hearing. Even their actions have been delayed, fearing that their attacks will be exploited by Ross and injuring their peers instead.


    Qing! Qing!


    In the midst of chaos, who knows whose sword is fighting whose sword, there is absolutely no sound or vision, the only thing the three can rely on is Observation Haki.


    Ross is not very knowledgeable about sword arts, nor does he rely on the sword. He pulls out the sword just to create more chaos and create more trouble for Momonga.


    "Damn it."


    No sound, no vision, and constant buzzing in their ears! In the confusion, Momonga was almost hit by Doberman''s sword energy, although he barely escaped, he was caught by Ross after avoiding Doberman''s attack, who punched him causing him to fly backward and almost made him lose his sword.


    "We can''t go on like this, we have to form some sort of defense against him."


    Cancer was a little anxious, but in such a situation, he could not hear Doberman and Momonga and was in a state of complete inability to communicate.


    It is difficult for them to form a back-to-back defense. They can only be swayed by Ross in the chaos, and he was constantly diverging and finding flaws in their attacks. For a time, they were suppressed by Ross!

 116 Talent "Tenacious"

    "This ability should not directly affect our eyes and earsˇ­ Something is wrong"


    Momonga forced himself to settle and a thought flashed in his mind. As he gritted his teeth, he quickly retreated toward the rear. He soon felt that his eyes could see and the Buzz in his ear disappeared as he left the dark cage.


    "Sure enough, this ability only works within a certain range."


    Momonga''s eyes flashed a ray of light.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    After noticing that Momonga had retreated far away, Doberman and Cancer both came to their senses and moved further away.


    The three men retreated from the dark cage one after another, but they soon found that retreating from that dark area had no effect when Ross is coming towards them.


    The dark cage is centered on Ross''s position and even if they are out of the cage, the dark cage will still move with Ross and will change its position.


    If they want to fight Ross, they have to go in the Dark Cage.


    And.


    Ross is faster than them. Even if three of them retreat in three different directions, Ross only needs to chase one and attack him which will create even more flaws.


    "Sure enough, we still have to form some defense against him inside that cage."


    Doberman and Moognga all know how to fight in the constant confrontation, but Ross did not sit by and watch them form that kind of corner defense situation but continues to rush left and right, destroying the alliance of the three.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Various sounds echoed from the Dark Cage and the Marines were shocked seeing sword energies coming from the battlefield from time to time and leaving cracks on the ground.


    No one knows how long it took but the dark cage gradually dissipated, revealing four figures.


    Doberman, Momonga, and Cancer are standing in a corner. They are still in constant confusion and confrontation. They are standing defensively against Ross. That''s why Ross no longer spends stamina to maintain the dark cage and let it dissipate.


    "Huˇ­Huˇ­"


    Both the Vice Admiral trio and Ross are breathing heavily.


    At the moment, Ross''s shirt was tattered and there was a wound of about ten centimeters long on his left shoulder, blood stained a shirt and blood dripping on his fist, but most of the wounds are skin wound and there were no deep wounds.


    Compared to Ross, the three Vice Admirals are in a difficult position.


    Momonga looked at Ross with a sullen look. His left hand was hanging beside him. His entire arm was constantly shaking and it seemed that he could not use it in a short time.


    "How are you?"


    He asked Cancer.


    Cancer looked at his bloody right arm and shook his head as bones pierced through the flesh and blood. "My right arm is out of use for the time being and I can''t use my full powered sword arts.


    "Cough! Cough!"


    Doberman coughed violently. Blood spilled from one side of his mouth and his clothes were covered with blood and stones.


    None of them expected that their fight with Ross will lead to such a situation. Although Ross was injured, it was much lighter than them.


    "He is Powerfullˇ­"


    Doberman gritted his teeth and showed anger in his eyes.


    In the strange dark cage just now, every move is extremely grievous and they were passively beaten and they could only defend themselves from Ross''s attacks.


    Ross is an excellent experienced fighter as it is clear that even with their numbers advantage, they have lost the power to attack actively.


    "His stamina will empty soon, He can''t keep using these attacks without some sort of pressure on his body."


    Momonga looked at Ross calmly and said, "He''s Devil Fruit user. It''s bound to take a lot of stamina to maintain that thing. Don''t give him a chance to breathe."


    Cancer took a deep breath and nodded while looking coldly at Ross, his left hand holding the sword suddenly tightened and he attacked Ross with his sword energy.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    At the same time, Momonga and Doberman shouted loudly and rushed up from left and right. As Headquarters Vice-Admiral who had experienced countless fights, their battle instincts are good. Although their injuries are serious now, Ross stamina''s consumption must be more serious!


    If they were replaced by ordinary Pirates, the pirates would have to give up on their dreams and live the rest of their lives as cripple because they could only rely on themselves, but for Marines the situation is different, with the government and Headquarters as a strong backup, as long as they could win, everything would be all right!


    Sure enough.


    Faced with the pursuit of the three, Ross no longer exerted the ability of the dark cage but used the ability of Gravity Distortion to avoid the three people''s frontal attack.


    "Single Sword Flow, Water Cutting Blade!"


    Momonga''s eyes flashed and he suddenly gave a low cry. His trembling left hand barely reached over and grabbed the handle with his right hand. A blue light flashed over the blade, converged at the tip of the blade and swept out at Ross.


    This sword directly split out a huge sword energy of about tens of meters and it was very solid. It broke through the air and flew directly to Ross in mid-air.


    "Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)!"


    Cancer gave a low cry and jumped, kicking four or five chops to block Ross''s escape, while the sword in his left-hand slammed into Ross''s chest.


    Ross was expressionless as he put his hand on Momonga''s huge sword energy. The sword energy displayed some elastic characteristics as it slanting from the side of Ross.


    Then.


    Ross punched and broke Cancer''s four or five tempest energy kick. At the same time, his fist matched with Cancer''s sword causing the Vice Admiral to retreat.


    But just then, Doberman rushed up again not giving Ross a chance to breathe as he needed to kill Ross here.


    Far away.


    Numerous Marines looked at this scene and their hearts were waving like waves.


    "The Vice-Admirals are injuredˇ­"


    "Ghost Hand Ross is also injured. He is Paramecia''s Devil Fruit. The more he uses his Devil Fruit, the more stamina he will consume. It should be over soon."


    A lot of people murmured nervously, some glanced at them with open mouths, while others dialed Den Den Mushi and contacted several Headquarters Rear Admiral who are protecting the Battleships and told them to come and reinforce the Vice-Admirals.


    On the field.


    Ross''s stamina is near its end and the wound on his shoulder affected his actions. Under the aggressive attack of Doberman and others, he was constantly pushed back.


    "It''s really troublesome."


    He constantly resists the attacks of Doberman and others and there is a slight fluctuation in his eyes. These Headquarters Vice-Admirals are not only strong but their battle senses are also sharp.


    Looking at three Headquarters Vice-Admiral who were trying to make him use his stamina, Ross took a deep breath and his eyes shone cold.


    I didn''t want to spend my Free Talent Points but my stamina and fitness are still lacking if I want to defeat these three Headquarters Vice-Admirals.


    Bang!


    Ross blocked the attacking Momonga with a punch, showed a little decisiveness on his face, and moved his mind to evoke the Talent System.


    "System!"


    "Activate the General talentˇ­Tenacious!"

 117 Disastrous Defea

    A translucent system interface appeared in front of Ross and he switched to the Talents Tree of the General Department.


    As his mind moved, the branch named ''Tenacious'' was instantly activated in the branch of Physical Enhancement and then he put 40 Talent Proficiency Points he obtained by killing Bartra.


    Buzz!!


    Instantly, a warm current flowed from Ross''s heart and through his whole body. His muscles, which had become somewhat weak due to overuse were rejuvenated.


    The bloody wound on his shoulder, which had not yet scabbed, began to heal at a faster rate. As for the scabs on his fist, they were constantly falling off and recovering.


    Bang!


    Ross shouted angrily and he clenched his left hand and punched Doberman''s sword which resulted in Doberman flying backward.


    "???"


    Doberman thought that Ross''s stamina was completely exhausted, so where does this strength come from which caused him to fly back and even made his arms numb.


    "He wants to make a final struggle. Don''t let him escape!"


    Cancer was also slightly surprised by Ross''s sudden burst of power but quickly responded, shouting a warning to Doberman and Momonga.


    The three men took a deep breath and all took their strongest defensive measures. They didn''t intend to give Ross any chance to break through and rushed out.


    Central Place.


    The heat flow in Ross is slowly receding. This heat has been strengthening his self-healing ability and he has recovered a lot of his stamina.


    With the talent of Tenacious, even if the power of distortion is overloaded, there is no need to fear serious unrecoverable injuries.


    His slightly closed eyes slammed open as he took a deep breath and looked at the three Vice Admirals who were rushing towards him, he slightly grinned and with a single thought, the power of distortion in his body broke out.


    "The last struggle? No, no, no, you''re wrong. This willˇ­ decide the final outcome!"


    "Take it!"


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The power of distortion broke out as he directly punched Doberman and Momonga and he kicked Cancer on his chest.


    "Dark prison! Meteorite array!"


    In the next moment, the dark prison and the cracked earth filled with sand and gravel was manipulated by Ross and the area with a radius of sixty or seventy meters fell into darkness in an instant.


    In the darkness, the earth breaks apart and rolls over and strikes in a chaotic way, like a meteorite belt in the sky.


    "Damn itˇ­ how could he still have the strength to doˇ­"


    In the darkness, Doberman''s pupils violently contracted and his Observation Haki caught an attack coming from the front and he slammed his sword to defend against it.


    Bang!


    Under Ross''s punch, he flies backward directly. His flighting route just ushered with two pieces of sand and stone more than ten meters in diameter which were squeezed in the middle and the rubble splashed in all directions and blood gushed out violently, dyeing the nearby stones red.


    Sensing that Doberman was in danger, Momonga and Cancer both screamed and rushed to support him, but Momonga was blocked by flying stones and had to make a path with his sword.


    Cancer alone rushed over in the dark.


    Ross looked at Cancer indifferently. He was the only person who could ignore the limitations of the dark cage because it was his own ability.


    Cancer can''t hear Ross.


    Bang!


    A single full powered punch caused Cancer to flew out and the sword in his hand could no longer withstand the power of distortion and it broke from the middle.


    Of the three, Cancer was the most seriously injured. After his right arm was almost destroyed, his left hand was half weakened further with the loss of his sword and at least 30 or 40% of his strength was cut off. He was no longer capable of confronting Ross and at most, he will be able to restrain Ross for a few seconds.


    "Impossibleˇ­ How could he still have such powerˇ­"


    When Cancer flies backward, his face becomes a little distorted. It''s not unreasonable to believe that Ross''s stamina was almost exhausted, How could he explode with such power.


    But no matter how unbelievable things are, they are placed in front of him. He flew out and landed in the chaotic rocks like an insect caught on the table. He was hit everywhere by countless rolling balls and his blood spurted out and stained the ground around him red.


    ...


    The outside world.


    Ross''s sudden burst of power shocked all Marine.


    "Is it not over yet?"


    It was at this time that Rear Admiral Strawberry and another Rear Admiral arrived from a distance.


    A total of six Headquarters Rear Admiral were dispatched, three people were going to deal with Robin, Laffitte, and others, while the other three were on standby. After receiving information about current circumstances, one of the three was left behind on the ship to guard it and the other two quickly came over.


    "What is that?"


    Strawberry looked at the Dark Cage and asked.


    A Marine Captain next to him, recovered from him dismay and quickly explained to Strawberry what had just happened and described the entire battle process.


    "So, It has the ability to isolate sound and vision"


    Listening to Marine''s Captain explanation, Strawberry nodded and looked at the dark cage. He shook his head and laughed bitterly. Doberman''s orders were conveyed in the beginning, but who could have imagined that it would cause such trouble in the future?


    Fortunately.


    It will all end here, the three Vice-Admirals are here and the other Ghost Hand Pirates are blocked on the island, it is almost impossible for them to get away.


    At the next moment, the dark cage in the field dispersed and light gradually returned to the dark area.


    "It''s over."


    The Rear Admiral watched the darkness fade and took a deep breath with cold eyes.


    But.


    Almost at the next moment, his and Strawberry, as well as the expressions of the many Marines in the room all solidified on their faces.


    The land in the field was already fragmented, It looked like a farmland that has been plowed many times. In this terrible battlefield, Cancer''s body was lying on a piece of gravel and his face seemed to have an unbelievable look.


    Doberman and Momonga, respectively, fell on both sides.


    Momonga leaned on his sword and barely stood. He gasped violently. Blood spilled from the corners of his mouth and his arms trembled constantly.


    On the other side, Doberman leaned back against a raised rock and barely stood, his chest was collapsing as he struggled to breathe.


    Unacceptable!


    At this moment, he could not accept the result of Battle in his heart!


    "I didn''t want to become a pirate."


    "You forced me to become one."


    The sentence repeated by his subordinates seemed to have changed into Ross''s voice, which echoed in his ears as if he had seen Ross say it indifferently in the blood and bones of West Blue.


    Did he decide the future direction of this sea?


    Don''t make jokes!!


    Doberman coughed violently, his eyes were trance, angry, regretful and so on. All kinds of emotions erupted constantly and finally converged into a hoarse roar.


    "Youˇ­ no faithˇ­ no justiceˇ­"


    "Even if you grow up to the present strength, it''s just an accident. Every pirate wants to dominate the future direction of this seaˇ­ Don''t be kidding by telling me that it was I who decided the future direction of this sea!"


    Ross stood there, slightly gasping, recovering his depleted stamina. He looked at Strawberry and another Headquarters Rear Admiral who were coming towards him and his eyes returned to Doberman and he said.


    "Well, you just watch."


    "At least today, you couldn''t make me fall here."


    Stimulating the remaining strength in his body, Ross displayed Gravity Distortion and floated up before crossing an arc in the sky as he flew away.


    Strawberry and another Rear Admiral looked at the scene and their fingers on the hilt of their sword couldn''t help but squeeze, but they didn''t dare to pull their sword to stop Ross.


    Doberman lost consciousness, leaving only Momongga still standing there.


    He gasped violently until Ross flew away and spoke to Strawberry and the Rear Admiral with great difficulty.


    "Youˇ­ should stop himˇ­"


    When the Rear Admiral heard Momonga words his face changed slightly and he shook his fist and said, "I will chase him!"


    "Don''t go."


    Momonga sat down slowly and watched the Rear Admiral before shaking his head and said, "The best opportunity has been missed, now we can''t do anythingˇ­"


    Having said that, he coughed twice and looked at Cancer''s body and he also looked towards Doberman whose life and death were unknown to him with a bitter bitterness on his face.


    "Give orders to retreat."


    " Vice-Admiral Momongaˇ­"


    They looked at Momonga with slight astonishment.


    Momonga shook his head slowly and said, "No more forced combat. It will only increase casualties and fail to defeat Ghost Hand Ross. The result of this encirclement and suppression is obvious, We failed."


    ...


    Great Age of Pirates on 13 June.


    The Marine fleet, led by three Headquarters Vice-Admiral, met the Ghost Hand Pirates in Spring''s island, where Vice Admiral Cancer died and Marine fleet collapsed.


    The news came out and shocked the world!

 118 Retreat Orders

    "Three Headquarters Vice-Admirals are really hard to deal with."


    Far away from the battlefield where he fought against the three Vice Admirals, Ross quickly landed on the ground, slightly staggering and muttering when he landed.


    At this time, the wounds on his shoulder and the wound on his fist had all healed up and almost all the bloody condensed blood had fallen off, but his forehead was covered with a drip of fine sweat stains due to excessive consumption of stamina.


    Doberman, Momonga, and Cancer were recently promoted Headquarters Vice-Admiral and there was still a slight gap between their strength and that of a veteran Vice-Admiral who had at least 9 years of experience, If they were veteran Vice Admirals then Ross would not have won even if he activated his "Tenacious" talent.


    Even to the extent that.


    If they were senior Headquarters Vice-Admiral, then two of them would have been sufficient to completely subdue Ross.


    "Anyway, I was able to defeat them this time."


    Ross slowly walked towards the shore where Ghost Shadow Ship was. The last bloody battle with Momonga and others had almost exhausted the part of stamina that had risen after he had activated the "Tenacious" talent. Otherwise, he would not have noticed that the two Headquarters Rear Admirals were approaching and escaped directly.


    Headquarters Rear Admiral is still eligible to intervene with Vice-Admiral''s Battle.


    Ross pushed himself to his limit to win this fight, if the Momonga and others have brought two additional Headquarters Rear Admiral, then the outcome of the battle would have been very different.


    Naturally.


    With Gravity Distortion''s flying ability and his slightly faster speed than that of three Headquarters Vice-Admirals, Ross immediately escaped with the help of his ability once he senses that he has no chance of winning. Three Headquarters Vice-Admiral can''t stop him with flying ability at all.


    As for the activation of the ''Tenacious'' talent, this is also within Ross''s budget. He thought about whether to activate this talent a long time ago, but it has not been implemented.


    Physical Enhancement is one of the three main talents of the General Department, which is a comprehensive enhancement of the body, while Tenacious is a talent branch under the Physical Enhancement.


    Compared to Physical Enhancement, ''Tenacious'' specializes in the stamina and resilience, It provides a big stamina boost to Ross and it is also capable of bearing Distortion power overload and healing Ross of any hidden injuries!


    There was no system sound in his ear that indicates to defeat of Marines and he didn''t get any rewards. Ross shook his head and felt his stamina recovering little by little. He took a deep breath and walked forward.


    ...


    On the coast.


    The Ghost Shadow Ship is quietly docked on a sandy beach. On the side of the Ghost Shadow Ship, there are a lot of Marine soldiers lying on the ground. The Battle here is still intense.


    Marine''s three Headquarters Rear Admirals led a group of elite Marines and they are fighting against Laffitte and others, although the Marines side had lost a lot of soldiers, the current situation is very unfavorable for Laffitte and others.


    Both Laffitte and Robin have the ability to be fearless of ordinary army tactics. Marine initially swarmed in and suffered a big loss, but the three Headquarters Rear Admirals are not just simple Marines.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    Laffitte is moving like a ghost and at the same time he occasionally fires his guns to support Robin as he fought a Headquarters Rear Admiral.


    Robin struggled under the attack of a Headquarters Rear Admiral. This Rear Admiral is a pure-body type powerhouse and not a swordsman. The advantage is that he is not a big threat to her Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi). But the disadvantage is that she cannot defeat him by using her Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi).


    On the other side.


    Trafalgar Law joined forces with Xilu to fight the last Headquarters Rear Admiral.


    Xilu is a sailor brought by Ross from the Sky island. He has Observation Haki and strong physique. He uses an axe as a weapon and can withstand the attack of the Headquarters Rear Admiral with Law''s ability as support.


    However.


    Law is too young and even if he is only supporting from the side and not fighting the frontal combat, he is breathing heavily and his forehead overflows with sweat.


    He took a deep breath and turned his wrists. Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit''s ability was activated. He suddenly swapped the Headquarters Rear Admiral location with the sand next to Xilu, causing the Headquarters Rear Admiral to receive Xilu''s big axe.


    Qing!


    The Headquarters Rear Admiral, with a cold gaze, blocked the big axe with his sword which resulted in him staggering slightly and then he suddenly attacked Law with his sword energy.


    The sword energy cut a crack more than ten meters in length on the beach and Law did not hesitate to re-stimulate his ability to avoid the chop, but the sweat on his forehead was increasing.


    "If it drags on like this, it will be more and more disadvantageousˇ­"


    He looked at the battlefield with great dignity. Robin and his side fought bitterly. If Laffitte hadn''t intervened from time to time and provide some help, they would have been defeated a long time ago and this continuous support also made it difficult for Laffitte to defeat the Headquarters Rear Admiral quickly.


    It''s all so hard here, Ross''s troubles are probably even bigger.


    Law''s heart sank to the bottom. He was indeed close to his revenge on Ross''s ship but the danger he encountered also increased a lot. Originally, he dealt with some bounty hunters at most, but now he was confronted with Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral, a character of this rank is someone he cannot defeat!


    If not for the abilities of Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit, he would not even have the qualification to intervene in this fight.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    Three Headquarters Rear Admirals kept attacking, forcing Robin and others to resist passively. Only Laffitte could spare his hands, but he could not deal with three Headquarters Rear Admirals alone.


    And just as the situation became more and more unfavorable, Robin''s Rear Admiral, who was trying to suppress Robin suddenly heard the sound of the Den Den Mushi in his pocket.


    "Huh?"


    His brows were slightly wrinkled and his fists slightly paused. Instead of taking out Den Den Mushi, he tapped his pocket directly.


    "Rear Admiral Jon, what''s the situation there?"


    "It''s almost over."


    Jon responded quietly as he kicked a chop at Robin.


    "Not finished yet?!"


    A repressed and low voice came from the Den Den Mushi. After a pause, the voice became serious and said: "Vice-Admiral Momonga has given his orders, everyone will retreat immediately!"


    The voice came from Jon''s pocket and was clearly captured by Robin and Laffitte, who were present.


    "Whoopˇ­"


    Laffitte was a little stunned and he did not know what to think, But after some time the corner of his mouth was raised in a strange curve and Robin''s slightly dignified and tense expression was also slightly relieved.


    Jon and two other Rear Admiral heard the voice and all of them were stunned.


    "Hey, what the hell are you saying? We will be able to defeat them in under a minute. Why are you telling us to retreat? Is this really Vice-Admiral Momonga''s command?!

 119 Cold Feeling

    Den Den Mushi''s voice paused, seemingly hesitating, but did not explain the reasons for the retreat, but solemnly exclaimed:


    "Do you want to question Vice-Admiral''s orders?"


    The news that three Vice-Admiral had been defeated by Ghost Hand Ross would be a devastating blow to Marines morale and he dared not announce it to the battlefield where Jon and others were.


    Jon listened to the harsh voice coming from the Den Den Mushi, but he could not help staring in place, somewhat confused for a while and looked towards his other two companions.


    Both of them also showed a trace of confusion.


    Retreating at this time will give the Ghost Hand Pirates a chance to breathe and they may even escape by their ship, Their ship is extremely fast and once they sail at the sea, Marines will not have any chance to capture them.


    "ˇ­ Obey orders and withdraw!"


    Although he didn''t know what was going on, one of the Rear Admiral took a deep breath after a few seconds of silence and he was quite clear about the seriousness of the crime of disobeying orders.


    Jon and the other man looked at each other and saw each other''s eyes. After biting his teeth, he looked at Robin who was standing not far away. His muscles were tense and he took a big step forward.


    "At least let me capture the Devil Childˇ­"


    Whiz!


    He used his full power to attack Robin, He was planning to knock her unconscious with a single attack and then capture her.


    Robin''s eyes were fixed, her hands crossed in front of her chest and countless arms emerged forming a huge palm blocking Jon.


    Bang!


    However, the huge palm was only a slight hindrance and was crushed by Jon''s punch turning into countless petals, Jon then rushed toward Robin.


    "ROOM!"


    Not far from the situation, Law saw Robin''s situation and the demon knife in his hand moved as he used his abilities to try and save Robin, but as soon as his ability was released, a sign of collapse appeared and his ability collapsed.


    At the same time, Law''s body also involuntarily fell to the front and he instantly fell to the ground in a kneeling position, barely clenching his sword for support.


    Did I over consumed my stamina?


    He felt the heavy feeling coming from his body and looked up at Robin.


    Whiz!


    Fortunately, Laffitte was there. He dodged and came to Robin, waving a red stick and stopped Jon.


    "Whoop, if you hurt Miss Intelligence, Captain would be furious."


    Jon''s face became gloomy as he watched Laffitte defending Devil Child and his companions did not deal with Laffitte.


    "Captain?"


    "Your Captain, I''m afraid he''s been escorted to Battleship now!"


    After that, Jon shook his head and was ready to turn around. His companions were not going to do help him and he could not deal with Laffitte alone and catch Devil Child.


    But at this time.


    He suddenly realized that something was wrong.


    Robin put her arms down and Laffitte took back this red cane and the corner of his mouth was slightly raised, both of them were looking at something behind him.


    Not only Robin and Laffitte but also Law who was half kneeling on the ground and Xilu, with a huge axe, looked behind him. Law breathed softly, while Xilu grinned.


    In the eerie silence.


    Jon turned his head bit by bit and looked in the direction that Robin and others were looking at. At the end of the line of sight, on the beach about 100 meters away, a figure appeared and was walking slowly towards them.


    Jon''s pupils shrank sharply when he saw the figure. He stuck in his voice with an "impossible" sound, and a cold feeling rose from his back.


    It''s not just Jon


    Even his two companions, as well as the rest of Marine''s soldiers, stared at the figure that came along, with an incredible look on their faces.


    Although the figure was slightly beaten up and there were blood spots on his body, but he was recognized by almost everyone here, he is the reason that they came here forˇ­


    Ghost Hand Ross!


    "How is it possible, Weren''t the Vice-Admirals containing him? How could he appear here, What happened to the Vice-Admirals?!" Jon''s face changed dramatically.


    At the same time.


    The other two Rear Admirals were also shocked. They suddenly thought of the inexplicable retreat orders. If Ross escaped from the encirclement, Vice-Admirals would definitely chase him and remind them to be careful about Ross and stop Ross.


    But now, Ross is here and what they receive here is not a careful and blocked order, but an order to retreat immediately.


    What does this mean?


    The three Rear Admiral didn''t dare to think further. They only felt that a cold feeling spread all the way from the soles of their feet to the top of their head.


    Looking at Ross who was slowly walking towards them, three Headquarters Rear Admiral felt a little depressed and Marines felt a heavy pressure on his body.


    "ˇ­Retreat! Retreat!"


    No one knows who shouted but many Marines responded immediately and fled.


    Jon''s heart beat violently several times, but he also retreated and rushed out trying to follow his two companions.


    But.


    Just as he tried to escape, the beach in front of him suddenly picked up like a wave and swept across him.


    Jon''s speed dropped sharply as his head crashed into the sand. He was shocked and struggled hard. He rushed out of the sand and headed upward on Geppo(Skywalk).


    But just then Ross''s figure appeared in front of him, floating in mid-air, looking at him with indifferent eyes.


    "!!!"


    Jon only felt a violent shock on his body and his heart felt like it would jump out from his chest, his whole body turned cold and he almost fell directly from the air.


    In horror, he used Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) to escape Ross but Ross''s fist has already fallen on him.


    "Armed Tekkai (Iron Body)!"


    Jon roared and utilized Tekkai (Iron Body) from Marine''s Rokushiki to its limit, along with Armament Haki and he raised his arms to try to block Ross''s blow.


    Bang!


    Ross punched between his arms and a terrifying force rushed down tearing apart Jon''s defense.


    Even a Headquarters Vice-Admiral, such as Momonga struggled to resist Ross''s Fist head-on and had to be back off to avoid it, not to mention a Headquarters Rear Admiral.

 120 Front Road

    Bang!


    Jon fell from the sky, accompanied by blood and slammed on the beach, hitting the beach and creating a human-shaped crater as numerous rocks splashed around.


    The other two Headquarters Rear Admiral saw this scene from far away and their heart was filled with horror and fear. They didn''t even dare to came and rescue their comrade and fled in the distance.


    One move to defeat Jon!


    Even Vice-Admirals of Headquarters can''t do it. Ghost Hand Ross is so powerful that it is hard to believe that he was just a small Pirate Hunter in the West Blue two years ago.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross did not look at the other two Rear Admiral who had escaped. With his hands on his back, Ross floated back to the beach and headed for the boat. He felt a little stir and movement in the pit behind him.


    "It''s for you, Laffitte."


    "Okay, Captain."


    Laffitte grabbed the brim of his hat and saluted Ross and then turned his cane towards the human pit.


    Ross, with his hands on his back, slowly climbed onto Ghost Shadow Ship and disappeared from the public''s eyes.


    Robin smiled slightly and instantly relaxed. Not far away, Law breathed, sat on the beach and gasped.


    In a place where they can''t see.


    Ross, who had just stepped into the cabin, stumbled and almost fell down. He barely stood on the bulkhead and restored a little stamina. He was almost empty on stamina just now. Otherwise, he would not leave the follow-up to Laffitte.


    No one can see it.


    Ross gasped violently for two times, then swayed back to his room, retreated from the cabin door and fell on the bed.


    It was the moment he opened the door that a familiar voice came to his ears.


    "The Marine Headquarters fleet has been defeated and you are rewarded with 50 Talent Proficiency Points."


    When Ross heard this sound, he could not help slightly twitching his lips. As a matter of fact, the system would not drill any holes for him. Even if three Headquarters Vice-Admiral were defeated, they would still be settled according to a Vice-Admiral reward as long as they belonged to the same queue.


    Plus the Vice-Admiral award, which had been awarded once before, halved to 50.


    Well, forget it.


    Previously, he was worried that this time the system would judge that Marine fleet had not been defeated. So he would gladly take the 50 Proficiency Points. He only gained 40 Proficiency Points when he defeated his last pirate.


    With that in mind, Ross''s mind moved and the system Interface appeared in front of him and after a little thought, he put 10 Proficiency Points in the General Department''s Tenacious.


    The golden light flashed and the General panel changed subtly.


    Agility Enhancement: 200 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 350 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Tenacious: 50 (Mid Level Strengthening)


    The Tenacious talent was originally at 40 Proficiency Points and now with additional 10 Proficiency points, it directly broke through to the level of Mid Level Strengthening and instantly made Ross''s stamina and resilience strengthen again.


    Compared to the two major talents of Physical Enhancement and Agility Enhancement, Tenacious Maximum Value is only 200 proficiency Points, while Physical Enhancement and Agility Enhancement Maximum Value are 500 points.


    In the Talent System, the highest Maximum Value belongs to the Distortion Fruit, which requires 1000 proficiency points, while Physical Enhancement and Agility Enhancement require 500 points respectively. As for others like Tenacious, Armament Haki, etc., Their Maximum Value is 200 points.


    "Hu."


    After the Tenacious talent reached Mid Level Strengthening, Ross noticeably felt a lot more comfortable with his heavy body. After a slight heat flow flowed through his body, he lay there, his limbs gradually recovered and the side effects from overloading his Devil Fruit Power were gradually washed away.


    "I don''t know if I will get an Immortal body like that of Hundred Beast Kaido when Tenacious reached Maximum Valueˇ­" Ross touched his chin and thought.


    Tenacious alone should not be enough. Physical Enhancement should also be full and his basic physique has to be further improved for him to reach the physique of Hundred Beast Kaido.


    Looking at Talent System''s Interface, after a little thought, Ross put all the remaining 40 proficiency points in the Distortion Fruit.


    Now he can overuse his power of the distortion fruit with the help of Tenacious talent, It is not necessary for him to upgrade his physical fitness this time, He will be able to bear the 40 Point increase in the power of the distortion fruit.


    Buzz!!


    A golden glow flashed, and Distortion Fruit''s proficiency reached 445.


    After the upgrade, the full power of distortion obviously exceeds Ross''s current physical body, but he has the Tenacious talent, as long as the gap is not very large, even if his body is overloaded with the power of distortion, he can gradually recover.


    "Next time, A Admiral will come after me."


    Ross turned over and looked at the ceiling while meditating.


    Vice-Admiral of Marine Headquarters has been killed and Marine Admiral will surely be the next encirclement and suppression. Although his current strength is stronger than that of a senior Vice-Admiral, there is still a huge gap between him and a Marine Admiral.


    At least another two or three hundred Talent Proficiency Points will be needed for him to have the qualification to fight an Admiral. Before that, once he encounters an Admiral, the whole ship will be crushed.


    No rest.


    No pleasure.


    It''s like running on the road with a lion on his ass. Once he stops, he will become someone''s dinner.


    Ross knows the danger of the road he has taken. For this reason, he has never stopped persevering since he was forced to take it because he will never fall halfway to rewrite the future direction of the sea!


    "The pirate offering a reward of 100 million to 200 million berries is of little value now. There''s no need to look for them one by one for the time being. After he enters the New World, they will be everywhereˇ­"


    "In the first half of the Grand Line, The only valuable pirates are those who have a bounty of 200 million berries and Shichibukais are also valuable but I don''t know if killing another Shichibukai will give me any rewards?"


    Ross was thinking about his future and his targets.


    The Talent System has never had any loopholes that he can exploit. It won''t make it easy for him to extract a lot of proficiency points. His only advantage today is that his strength is above the hunting line.


    He hasn''t killed any pirate with the bounty of 230 million berries and with his current strength, defeating this level of pirates is nothing for him.


    Unless they are a pirate from the New World with a bounty of 300 million berries, No one possesses the strength to stop him.


    "Don''t let me down with the intelligence collection, CP9." Ross squinted and muttered.


    After defeating the fleet led by Headquarters Vice-Admiral, he will face the most dangerous period of time. Once he can get through it and has the strength to escape in front of a Marine Admiral, he will finally have the capital to cross the sea!

 121 All Parties Responded

    Marine Headquarters.


    Vice-Admirals of Headquarters are second only to Marine Admirals and even some of the high-level meetings of Marine and the government. Vice-Admirals of Headquarters are eligible to participate.


    Even though Momonga and others were newly promoted Headquarters Vice-Admiral, their attack ended in defeat and even Cancer fell in the battle. Such an event undoubtedly caused an earthquake in the whole Marine Headquarters.


    Marine held an emergency meeting inside. All three Marine Admiral Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu were present. The outcome of the meeting was unknown, but the Marines outside could clearly see the depressing expression on Admirals and Vice-Admiral''s faces.


    The impact of this incident is too great.


    Almost everyone knows that Marine Headquarters goes from officers to recruits and that the government and Marine can only do their best to eliminate the influence and not completely suppress the matter.


    A few days after the incident, news about the Ghost Hand Pirates was taken by the news bird to all over the world and at the same time, the new Bounty Posters that were issued by the government also circulated.


    Devil Child Nico Robin, hanging bounty 85 million Berries!


    Demon Sherrif Laffitte, hanging bounty 150 million Berries!


    Surgeon of DeathTrafalgar Law, hanging bounty 30 million Berries!


    Great Axe Xilu, hanging bounty 64 million Berries!


    Apart from Ross, the bounty of his four crew members has reached 329 million Berries. Some Supernova Pirates in the first half of Grand Line, together with Captain, can hardly exceed that amount.


    In addition, there is a bounty poster that belongs to the Pirates Captain, Ghost Hand Ross, a reward level never seen in the first half of the Grand Line.


    440 million Berries!


    This level of bounty is enough to be recognized as a strong man even in the second half of the Grand Line, the New World and in the first half of the Grand Line this level of bounty has never appeared in so many years!


    After receiving this message, the major forces did not shake as before, but they were silent as they did not know what to say anymore.


    "If the government and Marine can no longer impose sanctions on them, then once they are based on New World, it is likely that they will change the pattern of New World Yonko (Four Emperors)!"


    Many people have reached a similar conclusion.


    Even though the current strength of the Ghost Hand Pirates is far from reaching the level of Yonko, but their potential is horrifying!


    ...


    New World.


    In the Kingdom of Dressrosa in the back garden of the palace, Doflamingo is sitting in a reclining chair beside the swimming pool with a new newspaper in his hand.


    After reading the newspaper for a while, he drew out a bounty order from it. Although no one could not see his eyes under his sunglasses, several veins broke out onto his forehead veins.


    "Surgeon of Death? Lawˇ­ you kid."


    "Doffy, Law got on the Ghost Hand Pirates'' ship. What should we do?"


    The sticky, sluggish Trebol crawled from one side to the side of Doflamingo, his face slightly deformed.


    He naturally knows something about Pirate Supernovas. But before today, even if Ghost Hand Ross''s hanging bounty reached 300 million, he wouldn''t care too much.


    After all.


    The first half of the Grand Line is completely different from the second half. The second half is called the New World. It does mean a new world. Only when someone strong enough comes to the New World, which is ruled by Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) and have the strength to at least put a fight against the Yonko, then and only then are they qualified to run amok in the sea.


    But today, the news said that the Ghost Hand Pirates defeated an entire fleet led by three Headquarters Vice-Admiral and the bounty of the Ghost Hand Ross is increased to 440 million Berries!


    He knew what it means.


    Even Doflamingo only had a bounty of 340 million berries before he became a Shichibukai, although the current Doflamingo has the strength that will put him in the leagues with the 500 million berries pirates, The Ghost Hand Pirates are no longer an insignificant existence.


    "Fufufufu, what to do? Nothing."


    Doflamingo stared at the bounty order for several seconds and his eyebrows suddenly relaxed. He threw the bounty order aside and gave a strange laugh.


    "Having defeated the Vice-Admiral fleet of Marine Headquarters, can Admirals still sit idly by? So we don''t do anything, let''s just wait for Marine to catch the little devil Law for us."


    For Doflamingo, he is both a tenryubito and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. It was easier to get a pirate with the bounty of 30 million Berries from Marines than to fight the Ghost-Hand Pirates to the death.


    "Nah, that''s right."


    Trebol also showed a smile. They had some ways to negotiate with Marine and deal with the government. There was no need to fight with The Ghost Hand Pirates.


    Doflamingo took a sip of wine from the glass and said: "Mobilize our Intelligence department to collect all the intelligence about the Ghost Hand Pirates, preferably their location and quietly send it to Vergo for delivery to Marine."


    "Ohˇ­ that''s great."


    Vergo was Donquixote Family''s first official member and he is now undercover in Marine Headquarters and has reached a rank of Rear Admiral with a step-by-step promotion.


    If Ross''s intelligence can be obtained and handed over to Marine, it will not only add to Vergo''s achievements but it will also attract Marine Admiral to deal with the Ghost Hand Pirates, killing two birds with one stone.


    ...


    Somewhere in White town.


    The man in the green trench coat is staring at a newspaper in his hand.


    "The survivor of O''Hara''s, Nico Robin and the Ghost Hand Pirates, your situation is very dangerousˇ­"


    Not far away, a golden-haired teenager was practicing with a fisherman, beside which a young girl sat on the top of the ruins and looked at them while smiling.


    ...


    Water Seven.


    On a Pirate Ship that was docked here, Leader Don Chinjao was standing there, staring at the newspaper with one hand and the other hand subconsciously touching his head.


    "Marines are still useless as always."


    His biggest enemy in this life is Garp, but he can''t beat Garp and he can''t find Garp''s family. Since Sai died by Ross''s hands, Ross became his second enemy. During this period, he has been looking for Ross''s traces.


    Now he is located in Water Seven, not far from Oezi sea and the Spring island. He can arrive in the next island earlier than Ross and there is a great possibility for him to intercept the Ghost Hand Pirates, but the growth of the Ghost Hand Ross in just two years is astonishing.


    440 million Berries!


    This growth rate is too horrible. In just two years, Ross is almost out of his control. If he waited for some time then Ross will become another Garp for him and by that time he can only bear the hate in his heart and won''t be able to do anything.


    Whether to intercept the Ghost Hand Pirates in the next island, he is afraid that it is his last chance.


    "That damn junior."


    "I will use your blood to pay tribute to Saiˇ­."

 122 Island of Impossibility

    Somewhere on the sea.


    In the stormy Rainstorm, the Ghost Shadow Ship was sailing through the wind and waves. Occasionally, a huge wave appeared and was immediately overwhelmed by a strange force that could not shake the ship.


    No one knows how long the voyage lasted. The dark sky suddenly brightened. The storm Rainstorm disappeared in a flash. Looking back, it was still a strong Rainstorm behind. There was a very clear demarcation line with the center of this mild sea.


    The sky and the sea seem to be divided into two parts here.


    This kind of scenery is very different and shocking, but for Ross and others who have been sailing on the Grand Line for a long time and have seen all kinds of abnormal weather, this is nothing and they are just a little surprised.


    "Well, you can see it already. An island."


    Laffitte took a long telescope and looked straight ahead, clearly capturing a black spot at the end of the line of sight, which was an island.


    After leaving the spring island, Ghost Shadow Ship drove straight away from Oezi sea and Ross chose the next island, which is one of the most difficult islands in the chaotic sea, The Impossible Island.


    This is a large island, but there is no country and it is divided between many forces. It is an island that often housed many pirate hunters and has various dark Underground transactions.


    Ross stood calmly on the deck, looking at the black spot at the end of the line of sight. There was a wet deck under his feet, but his clothes were dry. All the rainwater slipped aside as soon as it touched his body.


    "Captain."


    Just then Robin came over and murmured to Ross, "There''s a message from Kaku, One of the Seven Warlords of Sea Hawkeye Mihawk appeared on the Impossible island two days ago."


    Hearing Robin''s words, Ross''s eyes finally fluctuated.


    Originally, He chose the Impossible island as their next destination. He didn''t plan to g after any prey, He just wanted to use it as a transit station. He didn''t expect to meet Shichibukai in this way.


    And this Shichibukai is completely beyond Ross''s current goal. Hawkeye Mihawk, the world''s strongest swordsman is not someone he could defeat even if he doubled his current strength.


    "I see."


    Ross nodded and threw the news aside, not planning to pay attention to it.


    Quickly.


    Ghost Shadow Ship approached the Impossible island and stopped at an unmanned shore. Ross, Laffitte, and Robin boarded island, leaving Law and Xilu to guard the ship.


    "Robin will follow me, Laffitte you can move according to your wishes."


    "Okay, Captain Ross."


    Laffitte has long been accustomed to such allocation of actions. He turned in one direction and disappeared on the island, while Ross took Robin and stepped into the island from the other direction.


    Him being with Robin wasn''t something special.


    Compared with Laffitte, Robin''s memory is quite good. The eight-year-old Archaeology has proved everything. Now she has memorized almost all the pirates that can be targeted. Any pirate they come across can be instantly recognized by her.


    Her recognition abilities are much better than Ross. Today, Ross only remembers pirates who have more than 100 million berries bounties on their head and the various supernovas of the first half of the Grand Line, as for other He was too lazy to remember them and he depends upon Robin to provide all the information.


    Ross thinks that he should develop Robin''s talents very well.


    "Impossible islandˇ­ It''s not far from the Marine Headquarters and Red Line, I didn''t think there was such a mess here.


    After stepping into a street, feeling the dark and oppressive atmosphere around it and the occasional dried-up bloodstains along the street, Robin lowered her hat a little and murmured.


    "Its because it is surrounded by stormy seas."


    Ross said, The Violent storm sea they passed was part of a ring, wrapping the Impossible island in the center.


    Because of the greater risk of storm sea, even Marine''s Battleship could be overturned and destroyed so Marine and the government completely ignored this island


    In the dark.


    Ross and Robin''s figure attracted a lot of attention.


    Accurately speaking, Robin''s figure has attracted a lot of attention. In terms of stature, Robin is almost impeccable nowadays. Her slender waist and limbs are full of grace. Even if the eaves of her hat cover most of her face, she can''t hide her temperament.


    In this inaccessible island, Apart from the central bustling area, It is almost impossible to see beauty at the level of Robin, so when Robin and Ross walked up to the street, they quickly attracted a lot of attention from the people in the dark.


    "Where did you come from? You walked out with a woman so blatantlyˇ­"


    "It seems that there are only two people."


    These gazes reveal a bit of greed and desire.


    This is the impossible island, It is a place which is ignored by Marines and the government. Law and order do not exist here. There are only guns and gunpowder!


    There are only two kinds of people who dare to walk in such a remote area with women in their eyes. One is a man of great strength and courage, and the other is a rookie who has no idea of what is going on here, who has just passed through the stormy sea and landed on this island by chance.


    So, which one is it?


    As Ross and Robin penetrated the streets, their eyes grew more and more, but although they were full of greed and desire, they did not rush up towards them. Instead, they restrained themselves. They were still afraid of encountering the first situation.


    Naturally.


    The most indispensable thing in the world is the people who never think. After Ross and Robin walked for a while, some people came out of the darkness and followed behind them.


    There were three people who slowly followed Ross and Robin from behind, They grinned as they pointed their guns at Ross''s back.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    No one spoke. The three of them had a very tacit understanding between themselves.


    It''s foolish to jump out and say a lot of nonsense to a fellow like Ross. The least valuable thing here is human life. Whoever he is, kill him first and then say, even if he really has the ability, they won''t give their opponent the chance to show it.


    However.


    When the gunfire stopped and the smoke disappeared in the air, the grin on the three faces suddenly solidified because they saw that the bullets they fired did not leave bloody holes on Ross, but hovered in mid-air at the moment they touched Ross''s body.


    Ross did not look back. As he stepped forward, he raised his right hand gently and snapped his finger.


    Patter!


    When the sound of finger-clicking sounded in the silent and dark street, the bullet hovering in the air suddenly turned and shot at the three men.


    In the splash of blood, the three of them had a frightening look on their faces and they wanted to scream but they could not make any sound. They fell silently to the ground, blood slowly flowed out and spread all the way through the street.


    Silence!


    It was not until Ross and Robin disappeared at the end of the street that innumerable breathing sounds came from the darkness. The eyes hidden in the darkness were tinged with fear.


    "The bullets shot back, there is no mistakeˇ­"


    "Devil Fruit User!"


    Although this is the impossible island on the Grand Line and they are all the lowest people on this island. They have all seen Devil Fruit ability many times, a Devil Fruit ability user is obviously not the existence they can provoke.

 123 Fujitora

    "This is really an unsightly place."


    Walking out of the lonely street, Robin held the brim of her hat and pulled it down a little.


    Ross also reached out and pressed his leather cap lightly, covering most of his face, and said, "This remote place should be nothing to care about. Let''s go to Central Citytown."


    Robin silently followed Ross.


    After walking through a street the road gradually became wider and the environment also showed a clear change. From dark and dirty scenes, occasionally dried up bloodstains, it has gradually become a normal bluestone path.


    When they came to this area, although there were a lot of eyes on Ross and Robin, most of them were swept away and only a few eyes followed them but they were limited to snooping.


    Gradually.


    Ross and Robin arrived in the Central City District of the Impossible island, where the environment became quite different from the border, with luxurious taverns or casinos on both sides, It was a lively scene.


    The streets are flooding with people dressed like nobles and gentlemen, walking with young girls in their arms, followed by many guards.


    "Let''s go there."


    Because there is no exact intelligence and goal, He just wanted to see if he can find a valuable prey, Ross glanced down the street and walked towards a nearby casino.


    Into the casino, Ross casually exchanged 10,000 Berries worth of chips and lost while Robin looked around with her head down and finally shook her head at Ross.


    "Let''s go."


    Ross casually dropped the last bit of chips on the table, lost it and left the casino with Robin and went to another casino in the rear, which looked bigger.


    This time, Ross didn''t even plan to exchange his money for chips. He was planning to walk in and turn around if he didn''t find any prey. Unexpectedly, in this casino, Ross found a very unexpected person.


    "Is it white? I won again. I''m so embarrassed."


    An uncle with his eyes closed, wearing a lavender loose kimono and a beard is sitting on the side of a gaming table, one hand touching the back of his head, revealing a thick smile.


    "It''s him?"


    Ross''s eyes flashed as he watched the purple-clothed blind man sitting there.


    According to the normal historical development, two years after Luffy went out to sea, this blind man in purple clothing will participate in the world conscription and will be promoted to a Marine Headquarters Admiral with his monstrous-level strength!


    Ross has already recognized him.


    Issho or he will be commonly known as Fujitora in future!


    Ross had thought about the Battle crew on his ship. Laffitte was good, but he could not afford a strong position. Fujitora was one of the figures Ross had considered, but now the problem is that it was too early to meet each other.


    Although the other side''s performance is to uphold justice and be kind to others, his style of action, whether it is the meteorite landing to deter Doflamingo or the fight with Fleet Admiral Akainu for justice without fear, reveals the arrogance of the strong everywhere.


    In fact.


    Any strong man has his own pride. It is almost impossible for him to attract Fujitora onto the ship without being stronger than Fujitora.


    "Change 100,000 Berries into chips."


    Ross indulged for a moment before exchanging his money for chips at the casino''s front desk, He walked toward Fujitora''s gaming table and sat in on an empty chair.


    At this point, Fujitora had just taken over the chip that he had won and the dealer had handed over.


    "ˇ­"


    Robin was next to Ross and she also noticed Fujitora.


    Even in a non-Battle state, Observation Haki can slightly feel a person''s strength and Fujitora gives her the feeling that it is extremely heavy and oppressive!


    It is like she is looking at a towering steel fortress, there is a sense of insignificance that cannot be shaken by any means.


    This manˇ­


    Robin''s eyes showed her cautiousness but she did not speak. She knew that if she could perceive the difference between Fujitora and her then Ross must have noticed it long ago. She didn''t need to remind him.


    When Ross arrived at the table and sat down, he exhaled and stared at the spinning wheel. He released his Observation Haki and began to capture the trajectory of the ball on the wheel.


    "ˇ­Please Make your bet."


    After the dealer turned the wheel, he waved to the public to place their bets.


    Ross stares at the ball, his Observation Haki stretched to its limit, a moment later, he gently pushes a few chips.


    "Black."


    Fujitora, sitting on the other side of the table, caught Ross''s movements, paused for a moment, pushed the chips out with a simple smile, and said, "I''ll bet black, too."


    As the rotation speed of the wheel gradually slowed down, the ball finally stopped and fell into a black grid.


    The dealer expressionlessly took back the chips betting on white and delivered the chips won by Fujitora, Ross, and others, then turned the wheel again.


    This time.


    Almost as soon as the roulette had just turned and the ball had just hit two laps, Fujitora gently pushed his chips out.


    "White."


    "Greatˇ­"


    Ross sighed softly, sure enough, Fujitora''s Observation Haki was much better than his. He had not caught anything yet and Fujitora had already determined the final placement.


    He paused for a second and he pushed his stack of chips to the white betting point.


    The final drop of the ball is really white.


    Fujitora took the chips handed over by the dealer''s hand and showed an embarrassed smile while touching the back of his head and saying, "Oh, It looked like my luck is good today."


    Half an hour later.


    Ross had 500,000 Berries in front of him and Fujitora had more than 900,000 Berries in front of him, they were surrounded by many people who bet with them.


    The dealer''s forehead has overflowed with a bit of cold sweat. Although Ross and Fujitora have not made many bets and they bet with a small amount but their successive wins have attracted countless people to follow their bets, leading to his loss here which is beginning to grow larger and larger.


    "I''m very sorry, but we need to repair the wheel of this table."


    The main people of the casino finally couldn''t sit still and seven or eight people came over and prevented everyone from betting.


    Just then, Robin, standing behind Ross, leaned over Ross and whispered something in his ear.


    "The one who just came down from the second floor is Mogel, The Ripper'' with 71 million Berries bounty on his head."


    "I see."


    Ross nodded as he looked at Fujitora on the other side and laughed, "Something needs to be done first, but before you go, you want to bet again. If you win, these chips will be yours. How about that?"


    "Oh, all chips? I wonder how you want to bet?


    Fujitora was gathering the chips in front of him. When he heard Ross''s words, he paused a little and asked with both hands on the chips.


    Ross tapped his finger lightly on the roulette table that was being taken away by a group of casino staff, then the table suddenly jumped up and fell between Ross and Fujitora.


    "This..."


    "What happened?"


    Everyone was shocked as looked at the scene. For a while, they were somewhat at a loss.


    Ross gently pinched the ball, threw it into the wheel, snapped his back finger and the power of distortion was slightly activated and the whole wheel moved rapidly.


    "This wayˇ­"


    Fujitora nodded and thought for a second. He pushed the chip in front of him and said, "If you try your best, I will bet on white."


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Under the action of the power of distortion, the whole roulette showed signs of fragmentation as it slowly stopped and after a few bounces, the ball finally fell onto the white grid.


    "I lost."


    Ross stood up and was not depressed. He pushed the chips to Fujitora, turned and walked out of the casino, smiling. "If we have a chance in the future, we''ll have another bet."


    "Well, then I will accompany you when we meet again."


    Fujitora nodded and smiled and stood up while collecting chips from the table.

 124 Extinguishes Kills

    Ross''s Observation Haki had already been placed on the Ripper Mongel of the 71 million Berries bounty. He stepped out of the casino and looked calmly at Mongel, not far away and went straight to the other side.


    "And I lost more than 100,000 Berries, damn it, the money is running out."


    Ripper Mongel is a unique family of the world. Their arms have three sections and are longer than the normal one. At this time, he is wearing a windbreaker while holding a blonde beauty and walking in the street, with a gloomy expression on his face.


    The blonde turned her head, smiled and said in a complimentary tone, "You''re a big man who has a bounty of 71 million Berries. You can get a lot of money just by going out."


    "Oh, it''s just too much trouble."


    Mongel grinned. He had no dreams of being the strongest in the world, nor of competing for ONEPIECE. He was a pirate in the first half of the Grand Line. He usually lived on an island that Marine didn''t care about. He went out to rob and spend money again.


    However.


    Just as he was walking forward with his blonde in his arms, a strange wave came from the ground beneath his feet and then suddenly split in the middle, causing him to fall in.


    "Ah?!"


    The blonde girl was shocked. She didn''t know how the ground suddenly cracked. She subconsciously reached toward Mongel to get him out of the crack.


    But before she squatted down, the cracked ground closed in the middle again. With a loud cry, blood gushed up and drenched her all over.


    "Ah!"


    Looking at the scene in front of her, she was instantly frightened and she screamed, the ground under her feet suddenly split, instantly swallowed her up and then disappeared.


    The people on the street saw this scene and they were frightened. The nearest people even sat on the ground, rolling back and forth in horror.


    "What theˇ­ hell!"


    In their eyes, it was like the earth suddenly turned into a monster, opened its mouth, took two bites in a row, ate two living people in an instant and chewed them.


    The entire street became empty in the blink of an eye, leaving only Ross and Robin standing more than 20 meters away.


    "The Ripper'' Mongel with 71 million Berries bounty has been killed, The rewards are, 15 Talent Proficiency Points."


    Listening to the voice coming from his ear, Ross gently retrieved his virtual hand.


    "Let''s go."


    He left with Robin and as for the Ripper Mongel, the great pirate with a bounty of 71 million Berries, his the sudden and inexplicable tragic death on the street spread quickly in the Impossible island.


    This is the first half of the Grand Line. All the people who have a bounty of over 100 million berries are called Supernova. And those who have a bounty of more than 70 million berries are already the strong ones. Now one of them died in the street unexplainably.


    The news would have shocked the whole island if it had happened in normal times, but now, just after it caused a little movement, it was immediately suppressed by another thing.


    Because compared to this matter, another thing caused a bigger movement.


    Pirate Hunter''s "one-armed" Carlos challenges the world''s strongest swordsman Hawkeye Mihawk, on this impossible island!


    Hawkeye Mihawk doesn''t need an introduction.


    Since he defeated the previous generation of the world''s strongest swordsman and took over his position, so far no swordsman has surpassed him. His feet are filled with the bones of numerous swordsmen who challenged him and he is recognized as the strongest swordsman in the world.


    As for Pirate Hunter''s one-armed Carlos, his is also a famous big man.


    Four Emperors is undoubtedly standing at the top of Pirates and Pirate Hunters also has two people that are standing on the top of them, two people and one-armed Carlos is one of them, He once killed 550 million Berries'' big pirate in New World.


    The news of the duel between the two men spread and caused a big movement on the entire Impossible island. In the face of such a level of news, the Ripper Mongel of 70 million Berries could not attract any attention at all. All eyes converged on this battle!!


    ...


    Ruins street.


    It used to be a common street in the impossible island. Then the war broke out, causing the whole block to be completely destroyed, leaving only a few ruined walls and broken buildings.


    In the ruins, a figure with only one arm was sitting quietly with a red sword across his legs.


    "One-armed Carlosˇ­"


    "That sword is the rumored 21 Great Grade swords, the Hot Moon?"


    At this time, many people appeared on the edge of the ruins, standing above the broken walls, carefully looking in the direction of Carlos.


    For them, A pirate with the bounty of over 300 million Berries is the existence that can only be looked up to, not to mention Carlos, who hunted a pirate who offered a bounty of 550 million Berries!


    Even if you put that pirate in the New World, He will be a strong person!


    "Will Hawkeye come?"


    "Sure, I have heard that Hawkeye will never avoid the challenge from a swordsman."


    As time went by, the atmosphere became more and more tense and depressed.


    Although everyone now knows that Hawkeye is on this island, people have only heard some rumors about the world''s strongest swordsman and have never seen him personally!


    No one knows how long it took.


    Sitting on the top of the ruins, one-armed Carlos suddenly opened his closed eyes and his eyes flickered and there was a vague surge of intentions in them.


    In the direction he was looking for, a man wearing a wide-brimmed black hat and wearing a black trench coat, carrying a black wide-blade, slowly came over.


    Hawkeye is here!


    "That is, the world''s Strongest swordsmanˇ­Hawkeye Mihawk!"


    "Is that the legendary black Blade on his back?"


    Many people looked in the direction of Carlos''s eyes and saw Hawkeye coming by and their hearts were filled with awe.


    They don''t even have the qualification to look up to this kind of existence!


    In the ruins.


    Ross stood in the corner, looking at Hawkeye''s direction. His eyes flickered and he muttered: "I don''t know how far I am from you now."


    How strong is Hawkeye?


    There is no exact conclusion of this in his memory and whether it is the title of the world''s strongest swordsman or the duel with Akagami (Red Hair), the final result as a tie is enough to prove Hawkeye''s strength!


    "ˇ­"


    Robin stood next to Ross and gazed at Hawkeye, who was approaching. Although Ross had killed Crocodile, There is a big difference between him and other Shichibukai''s.


    Knight of the Sea (Kaikyfu) Jinbe is powerful and a link between humans and fishermen. DonQuixote Family of Doflamingo is powerful all over the world. Gekko Moria once challenged Hundred Beast Kaido and survived despite the collapse of his whole armyˇ­


    Compared with these people, Hawkeye is a thorough loner!


    Without attaching to any forces or forming any allies, he sailed across the sea depending on his own strength and a place in Seven Warlords of the Sea with absolute strength!

 125 Don Chinjao

    "Ohˇ­ Hawkeye Mihawk vs. One Armed Carlos."


    Laffitte has already arrived in this ruin, but he did not contact Ross, but stood in another area, watching from a distance.


    Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Hawkeye finally came to Carlos.


    "You came."


    "I thought you wouldn''t accept the challenge because I was disabled."


    Carlos jumped from the ruins and held the hilt of his sword with one hand and looked at Hawkeye.


    Hawkeye slightly closed his eyes as he reached to his back and pulled out the Black Blade, He opened his eyes again and looked at Carlos, saying:


    "No matter who the challenger is, I will never refuse, not to mention that you are a famous swordsman. Can you overcome this black blade and become the strongest swordsman, will you be able to take away this title."


    "Hey..."


    Carlos suddenly pulled out his sword and attacked Hawkeye and in a flash a red sword energy swept across the earth, sweeping toward Hawkeye.


    Where the sword energy went, the earth was continually torn and cut and the crack in the cut was burning with a red flame.


    "The sword of inflammation."


    Hawkeye slightly lowered his face and swung the black blade in his hand. The red sword energy fell on the black blade and was completely destroyed.


    For swordsman, sword energy is a mean of a long-range attack. The swordsman''s strongest attack is actually a chop with his real sword.


    Whiz!


    Hawkeye stepped out and his figure disappeared instantly and in the next moment, he suddenly appeared in front of Carlos, the black blade in his hand suddenly fell on Carlos.


    Carlos swung his sword to resist, and the two swords collided violently in the air. Carlos showed a slight weakness and his arm sank slightly. He had to remove some of his strength.


    Bang!


    Some of the force that was removed fell behind him, instantly tearing the ruins behind it into a terrifying crack of more than a hundred meters.


    Ross, who watched the scene from afar, closed his eyes slightly. He did not know whether Hawkeye had done his best, but right now it is almost impossible for him to resist it without losing taking any damage.


    "Compared with the world''s top powerhouses, there is still a big gap between us."


    Ross muttered a sentence in his heart and called out the Talent System. He hunted the Ripper Mongel for 15 Talent Proficiency Points, He distributed 5 points on Distortion Fruit and 10 points on Physical Enhancement, which improved his strength slightly.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The fight in the distance quickly entered its peak state.


    The battle between the world''s top powers often takes a long time to decide the winner or loser, but swordsmen are generally an exception. Even if they are nearly the same strength, duels will often be won or lost very soon and the strength between Hawkeye and Carlos is not equal.


    Carlos''s strength, in Ross''s view, should be very close to the Three Disasters, which is behind the Doflamingo and Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates.


    At least.


    Ross still had the strength to fight against Carlos, even if he could not win, he would still be able to retreat.


    "This is the strength of the world''s strongest swordsmanˇ­"


    "Carlos is completely under pressure."


    Looking at Battle in the field, their opinions gradually moved towards Hawkeye and many people were murmuring with shock.


    At first, Carlos was able to compete with Hawkeye but after dozens of moves he was pushed into the downside. Now Carlos is showing signs of defeat.


    But for swordsmen, even in the bad situation, there is still the possibility of turning over. Carlos did not give up, but was alert and constantly attacking.


    Qing!


    After another move, Hawkeye stayed where he was and Carlos stepped back four or five steps.


    "ˇ­ really strong."


    "This is my strongest attack. If it can''t beat you, then I lost."


    Carlos gripped the handle of the sword, grinned and his swordsmanship surged. His entire figure seems to turned into a fierce sword and above his blade, a golden flame suddenly ignited and rose.


    Hawkeye stood there calmly, without rushing forward while holding the long handle of Black Blade in both hands and preparing for the move.


    "Sword flow, instant chop!"


    Carlos raised his power to his limit and a light flashed in his eyes. He suddenly slams out and the sword in his hand seems to be turned into a golden light, cutting through the void and running through the field.


    In an instant, Hawkeye exchanged positions with Carlos.


    "Is thisˇ­ is it over?"


    "Who won?"


    The people who were watching this scene from afar took a deep breath.


    Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Carlos kept his sword in a posture. A crack suddenly appeared between his chest and abdomen. Blood rushed out. Carlos staggered and half knelt on the ground.


    On the other side, Hawkeye slowly retrieved the black blade and turned around.


    "It''s over."


    Ross shook his head, even if he saw it, he already knew the result of this fight. The reason why he came over was to measure the gap between himself and the world''s top powerhouse.


    Now that the gap has been judged, it is time to leave.


    However.


    Just as Ross turned and was about to leave, a voice suddenly echoed through the ruins, breaking the silence.


    "Ah hoo hoo, finally found you."


    "Ghost handˇ­Ross!!!"


    In the ruins, a bald old man with a long gray beard came crashing into the ruins, where the ruins of the buildings continued to crumble and finally rushed to the ruins where Ross was.


    The huge moment of movement attracted the attention of countless people. Many people turned their eyes and saw a bald old man with a huge body and they were stunned.


    "Is that person, is it legendaryˇ­"


    Someone stared at the bald old man''s back, vaguely thinking of something and his face suddenly changed.


    Leader Don Chinjao!


    The legendary Big Pirate, although he has not appeared on the sea for many years and was branded in the memory of the people of that era but the bounty on his head in that year was more than 500 million Berries!


    And a name that Don Chinjao just called out is no less important than Don Chinjao at this time, He is a famous existence in this sea.


    Ghost Hand Ross!


    "ˇ­"


    Hawkeye stood in the ruins not far away and looked sideways at Leader Don Chinjao, but soon he took his eyes back. He seemed uninterested and jumped out of the ruins.


    At this time, everyone''s attention has shifted from Hawkeye to Don Chinjao and Ross. Although Don Chinjao is no longer a figure of this era, and Ross is not as famous as Hawkeye, but for them, they are still someone that hey could not compare to!


    There were so many big people gathered quietly on this island.


    And look at Don Chinjao and Ross, what kind of resentment do they seem to have?


    "Leader Don Chinjao, was it hard for you to find me?."


    Ross looked slowly at Don Chinjao. His eyes were calm and indifferent. When he killed Sai, he knew that Don Chinjao would come to him sooner or later. So he always collected Don Chinjao''s intelligence and deliberately avoided him. After returning to the blue sea from Sky island, he did not pay any attention to Don Chinjao''s intelligence.


    Now that the other party has come for him, it is not very unexpected.

 126 Showdown

    "Ah, ah, even Marine''s Vice-Admiral fleet was defeated. You are growing very fast recently. I can''t delay my revenge for Sai."


    Don Chinjao came right in front of Ross, touched his bare head, squinted, and spoke gently to Ross.


    Ross looked at Don Chinjao indifferently and did not respond to him, He looked at Robin and said:


    "Stand back, Robin."


    Robin nodded and glanced at Leader Don Chinjao with a dignified look. All the information about Don Chinjao''s intelligence flashed through her mind as she leaped gently back toward the rear.


    Don Chinjao squinted and glanced at Robin indifferently. "Is that Devil Child, the survivor of the O''Hara''s incident? Ah hoo hoo, you younger generation is really bold.


    Before O''Hara''s, Don Chinjao was a member of Garp''s generation. At that time, even Great Age of Pirates had not begun. He had heard the news of the destruction of O''Hara''s, but that was many years ago.


    "No matter what their identity is, as long as they are on my ship, they are my crew."


    Ross calmly stood there.


    As for Don Chinjao''s current strength, he can''t accurately judge it. In his memory, Don Chinjao can fight against Gear Second Luffy in Dressrosa, but later he was almost defeated by Lao G of Donquixote Family.


    The battle with Luffy was the last battle of his old age, but right now Don Chinjao is far from that time, his beard has not even turned into white, but remain gray.


    At least at his peak state, he is as strong as a high level Shichibukai. It''s not clear how much strength he possessed after Garp hammered his head.


    "Hee-ho-ho-ho-ho, it''s quite strong Haki."


    Don Chinjao slightly grinned. Suddenly, the drooping gray-white beard, unaffected by gravity, began to float upward in an unexplained form. His narrow eyes opened slowly, and a terrifying momentum rose gradually from him.


    As he stared at Ross, his eyes flashed with a fierce color and his tone suddenly turned cold and his murderous and repressed anger unfolded without hiding, he said:


    "However, Sai was also the best descendant of the old man, who died by your hands. As the leader of the Happo Navy navy, this old man also needs to let you experience it!"


    Buzz!!


    In the next moment, Don Chinjao clenched his fist violently and activated Armed Armament Haki and slammed down at Ross


    At the same time, a shocking Haoshoku Haki burst out from Don Chinjao''s body and rushed in all directions.


    Bang!


    Ross''s face remained unchanged as he clenched his right hand and met Don Chinjao''s fist with his own. Two disproportionate fists suddenly collided in the air and a terrifying sound surged in all direction, cracking the gap between the two people, like a spider''s web that gradually spread.


    "This isˇ­Haoshoku Haki?"


    Ross''s eyes glistened slightly as he felt the breath bursting out of Don Chinjao, similar to Kenbonshoku (Observation) and Armament Haki, but totally different.


    The aftermath rippled away.


    Ross stood where he was, without retreating, and the ground beneath him fell apart inch by inch. Don Chinjao kept his fist-waving posture and the ground beneath him also broke into pieces.


    The spectators in the distance had fallen silent. They were all stunned by Don Chinjao''s Haoshoku. But Don Chinjao''s Haoshoku was not strong. Many people still stood, but most of them overflowed with a little cold sweat on their foreheads.


    "What happened, how did you fall down?"


    Some people looked at some unconscious people who were foaming in their mouth and not knowing the reason for it, they all panicked.


    "It''s Haki, Haoshoku Haki."


    There are people who have seen this type of scene before and said: "But that''s also a reasonable thing. Leader Don Chinjao had a bounty of more than 500 million berries in that time!"


    580 million Berries!


    This is the bounty of Don Chinjao who was at the peak of his power at that time and was able to compete with Garp!


    Although Don Chinjao was later beaten by Garp, who flattened his head, there is no doubt about his strength.


    "Ah, ah, not only can you use Haki, but also recognize Haoshoku Haki. Your knowledge is quite good. Who did you learn your Haki from?!"


    Looking at Ross who steadily withstood his punch, Don Chinjao snorted and stared at Ross. His gray beard seemed to be blown up by the strong wind, and the erupting Haoshoku Haki gradually dispersed.


    "Who knows?"


    Ross slowly retrieved his fist and responded calmly. He did not learn his Haki from anyone but he worked it out through day-to-day hard practice.


    "Well, self-awakening? That''s not bad, but without the right exercise method, your Haki is weak and vulnerable!"


    Don Chinjao gave a sudden shout of anger, his palms closed in front of him, his upper body turned sharply, his bare head slammed towards Ross.


    Hasshoken, Buto(Military Head)!


    Ross did not retreat. His right hand''s fingers closed and he suddenly clenched his fist. Power of distortion surrounded his fist and ran up against Don Chinjao''s head.


    Don Chinjao was bald in the head due to Garp. Although he lost his main weapon, his Armament Haki was weakened.


    Bang!!!


    Ross''s fist hit Don Chinjao''s head with a thunderous bang.


    Almost instantly, the crumbling ground under Ross''s feet broke apart inch by inch, and the ruined buildings around him could not withstand the aftermath of power of distortion, showing signs of cracks.


    In the reverberation of the attack, Ross''s arm was shaking constantly and Don Chinjao''s head and neck were shaking constantly, both sides were constantly stimulating their strength in this fierce collision and confrontation.


    Bang!


    For almost two seconds, Ross''s power of distortion kept breaking out. With a low grunt, he smashed Don Chinjao''s Hashoken apart and hit Don Chinjao in the head, knocking him down and causing him to fly out.


    Bang! Bang!


    Don Chinjao, who flew out, crashed into two buildings in a row and broke into the ruins.


    "Leader Don Chinjaoˇ­ was hit!"


    "This is the strength of Ghost Hand Rossˇ­ even the legendary figure is not his opponent?"


    Many people can not help but feel shaken when they look at this scene from afar.


    Ross''s suspended bounty has reached 440 million Berries, but he is only one of the younger generation who has just risen. But now, his punch has caused a legendary figure to fly backward, which undoubtedly means that Ross''s power has already moved towards those of the older generation!


    However.


    In the tremor of a group of people, the ruins suddenly clashed, and the figure of Leader Don Chinjao rushed out of it. The broken stone debris on his body kept scattering, without leaving any damage.


    "Ah-hoo, it''s a good move, but you''re far from winning!"

 127 Chinjaos Death

    Whiz!


    Ross''s face remained unchanged as he was not surprised. He leaped and rushed up. Armament Haki was attached to his left arm and right hand. He fused with the power of distortion and hit Don Chinjao on his head like a windy Rainstorm.


    Garp punched Don Chinjao''s skull and made him bald, but only bald, at most, reducing a little hardness, but Don Chinjao''s fight ability is strong.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    In the face of Ross''s attack, Don Chinjao fearlessly used his Observation Haki and clearly captured all Ross''s movements and punched out one punch after another, confronting Ross.


    The earth was trembling and it was ringing. In a flash, the two men punched each other dozens of times. The loud sound produced from there punches was like a thunderbolt. It made the people around them cover their ears in horror and show their hard expressions. It was just the sound that made their eardrums buzz constantly and unbearable.


    Bang! Bang!


    Over time, Don Chinjao, who was fighting Ross on equal footing, began to sweat on his forehead and moved backward bit by bit under heavy pressure, leaving two plowing marks on the ground.


    Ross''s power of distortion is constantly breaking his Hasshoken and affecting his fists, although his Armament Haki is extremely tyrannical and was able to withstand Ross''s power but with these continuous attack, it will collapse sooner or later.


    Even if only a small part of it accumulates, it makes his arm numb gradually.


    "Hateful junior!"


    Feeling the numbness of his arms, Don Chinjao roared as his arms burst open and his head was instantly covered with Armed Armament Haki and he slammed into Ross.


    Bang!


    Ross''s fist once again collided with Don Chinjao''s head, this time with Don Chinjao''s feet on the ground and Ross was in the air, after a few seconds of stalemate, Don Chinjao''s body slammed back and he finally fell to the ground on his buttock, while Ross rolled over and stepped back.


    Don Chinjao touched his head and suddenly thought of the tragedy of being beaten bald by Garp. His face suddenly showed a fierce color.


    "Ah Ah!"


    With an angry roar, he charges into Ross and hammers his head hard.


    Ross punched Don Chinjao again and in the resulting aftermath, Don Chinjao flew backward again and smashed several buildings, but he was still unhurt.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross watched the scene expressionlessly. After a slight relief of his spare energy, he suddenly rushed towards Don Chinjao''s front. Once again, his fist shot down on Don Chinjao and his fists seemed to regard Don Chinjao as a human-shaped sandbag.


    Compared with Dalmatian and Lucci, Don Chinjao is a purer body strengthing type, His Armament Haki and Kenbonshoku (Observation) is at Proficiency level seeing as he was able to capture Luffy''s position while he was in the second gear.


    Besides.


    Don Chinjao also seems to have a Tenacious talent and is extremely strong in endurance and defense.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Ross and Don Chinjao fought again and his figure kept flashing in the presence. In terms of speed, he was much faster than Don Chinjao and always occupied the position of active attack.


    Don Chinjao is huge and his Observation Haki is extremely strong. While capturing Ross''s movement he keeps on defending and counterattacking and looks for a chance for initiating his own attacks.


    "The arrogant younger generationˇ­"


    "You only have this much strength and you dared to provoke the government and Marines. Instead of letting you die in Marine Admiral''s hands, let me kill you and pay tribute to Sai!"


    The accumulating effect of Distortion made Don Chinjao extremely uncomfortable and he could not help but roar as he flew towards Ross. Armament Haki on his head fired up and fell down sharply towards Ross.


    "Hasshoken Ogi, Mukiryu Mukirikugi(Eight Impacts Fist Secret Technique: Drill-less Dragon Drill-less Nail)!"


    Ross''s face remained unchanged as he faced Don Chinjao''s full-blown attack, he switched his fist directly to meet him.


    Compared with Don Chinjao''s head, his fist is quite different in size. His slender arms, by contrast, seem to be broken directly by Don Chinjao''s head hammer.


    But.


    When the two sides collided, a tremendous sound emerged, Don Chinjao was directly overturned by Ross''s power causing him to fly out, He continuously smashed into three buildings, flying further away!


    After this move, Ross brought out the power of distortion and Armament Haki into full play. It was originally just a slightly integrated Armament Haki and Power of distortion. As the fight gradually continued, a perfect fusion of perfection between these two power appeared.


    His strength was already one point stronger than Don Chinjao. Don Chinjao relied on Armament Haki''s strength, defense, and endurance to fight him. Now, with the continuation of the fight, it has gradually tilted the balance of Battle.


    "Cough! Cough!"


    Don Chinjao, rising from the ruins, felt only a tingling pain in his skull. He also realized that Ross''s strength seemed to have risen a little, and his eyebrows were locked.


    However, as someone who has Haoshoku Haki, he will not retreat while facing someone from the younger generation, after roaring, he charged towards Ross.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The fight broke out again, but this time, Don Chinjao fell directly into the leeway. Originally, he could collide with Ross a dozen of times and use his head for the final attack but now he is only fought less than a dozen times and he already feels his arm is shaking and going soft.


    Ross seemed to be somewhat disappointed with Don Chinjao but this was not noticed by anyone including Chinjao. Instead, he used Chinjao as a sandbag, he constantly trained his Haki and the power of distortion on him.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    In the continuous Battle, Ross is becoming more and more familiar with the combination of Armament Haki and the power of distortion, gradually grasping the knack and perfectly integrating the two forces.


    In addition, Ross''s control of the power of distortion has become more and more sophisticated. He has a vague sense of being able to throw the power of distortions out from ant part of his body easily.


    But unfortunately, this feeling is only a flash away and it can not be grasped.


    "It''s over."


    Feeling that his stamina continued to drop in this fight and gradually lowered to the dangerous line, Ross took a deep breath while blinking his eyes and he no longer suppressed his powers. He clenched his right hand''s five fingers violently as Armament Haki and power of distortion perfectly combined and he punched Don Chinjao.


    Don Chinjao roared and went all out to inspire Armament Haki to fight Ross head-on, but only for a second and in the next moment, he was directly dropped to the ground, smashing the earth into a huge human-shaped hole.


    There was an incredible look in his eyes.


    "How can the power of this junior suddenlyˇ­"


    Whiz!


    Without waiting for Don Chinjao to do anything, Ross suddenly fell from the sky and rushed straight into the pit.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    A series of continuous Bang sounds came from the depths of the earth and also caused the earth to constantly shake making many people that are standing on the ground to wobble.


    And when the sound of the Bang finally broke off and the vibration calmed down, a figure gently leaped out of the pit, seemingly with a little blood on his fist.


    Listening to the sound of the system reward, Ross calmly shook his wrist and silently peeled blood from his fingers, restoring the white and ordinary palm.


    There is no life in the pit.


    The audience was silent.


    "Don Chinjaoˇ­ is he dead?"


    "The legendary pirate, defeated."


    ...


    Great Age of Pirates 13th year in July.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates Captain Ross encounters the legendary pirate Leader Don Chinjao, Both sides fought and after a big battle Ross completely defeated Leader Don Chinjao and killed him on the Impossible Island.


    The news spread and the sea shook!

 128 Next will be Marine Admiral

    Marine Headquarters Medical Building.


    In a separate room in a high-rise ward, a man without his right arm and wrapped in bandages was sitting quietly at the window with a newspaper in his hand.


    He is Headquarters Vice-Admiral Doberman.


    After his fight with Ross in the Spring Island, he was badly injured. Despite the emergency treatment of the accompanying ship doctor on the Battleship, he had to amputate an arm. Because of the severe internal injuries, he almost lost his future battle ability.


    Because of this, Marine Headquarters did not impose any substantial punishment on him because of this serious defeat and even his Vice-Admiral rank, which had been on the verge of being stripped, was retained for him.


    Standing next to Doberman is a Headquarters Captain.


    "ˇ­ These are all the announcements from Headquarters. You can either stay in Headquarters to process files or you can choose to work as a trainer in the recruiting battalion.


    Headquarters Captain looked at Doberman with some concern. He knew about Doberman and that Doberman had lost his battle ability. He would review documents and teach recruits at most in the future, so he feared that Doberman would not be able to bear the result.


    Doberman, sitting at the window, didn''t react. He just held the newspaper in one hand and looked at it. His fingers kept pinching and kneading one end of the newspaper into a ball.


    The newspaper printed news of Hawkeye''s duel with Carlos and Ross''s killing of the legendary pirate Leader Don Chinjao.


    "Vice-Admiralˇ­"


    Standing on the side the Headquarters Captain got more and more worried, he was worried that Doberman wouldn''t be able to accept it.


    He also knows about Ross. He was only a small Pirate Hunter in West Blue at first, but he grew strong very fast and eventually, Doberman paid a heavy price for it. This kind of thing may not be acceptable even to him.


    "Um."


    Doberman took a deep breath and suddenly loosened the newspaper, putting it aside and said, "I see. When you go back and report for me, you say I''d like to stay in Headquarters to process documents."


    "Vice-Admiral?!"


    The Headquarters Captain showed a little surprise. He knew Doberman''s style very well. He was tough and hard working. He believed in strength and absolute justice. He did not expect that after losing his strength, Doberman could accept the civil service of handling documents.


    Doberman slightly smiled and said: "Even if I don''t have any battle capabilities. I have experienced and seen more than you think. Go on."


    "Yes."


    The Headquarters Captain nodded and left the room after saluting.


    After he left, the expression on Doberman''s face changed gradually. Although he still kept smiling, the smiling became more and more fierce, and finally became a little crazy.


    "Such an end, uhˇ­"


    He gave a few horrible sneers, grabbed the newspaper and stared at the newspaper story about Ross.


    Loss of his strength is more painful to him than death, but he will not choose to die, because he has to watch and see Ross in even more worse position!


    "I''ll watch it."


    "Pirate Ross."


    Having confronted Ross head-on, plus all the information about Ross, he knows Ross''s character well, He is definitely not a person who is willing to submit to others.


    Arrogant! Aloof and arrogant!


    Even if he escaped Marine''s encirclement and suppression and entered New World, he will face a situation where the sea is his enemy and he will be squeezed between Marines and Yonko(Four Emperors).


    He would watch Ross defeated by Marines and taken to Impel Down, or defeated by Four Emperors and killed in despair by Four Emperors. Before that, he would live even in pain and he would never die without seeing Ross''s last appearance.


    ...


    Impossible island.


    After defeating Leader Don Chinjao and killing him, Ross and Robin returned to the Ghost Shadow Ship, leaving Laffitte alone to move freely on the island until Log Pose magnetism was full.


    Leader Don Chinjao''s bounty at its peak was 580 million Berries, and after hunting Don Chinjao, Ross was rewarded at the level of 580 million berries pirate and the reward wasn''t cut because Don Chinjao''s head was made bald by Garp causing a decrease in his strength.


    1 Free Talent Points!


    120 Talent Proficiency Points!


    It''s more impressive than Ross''s previous victory over the magnitude of Marine Vice-Admirals.


    These 120 Talent Proficiency Points, Ross thought a little, then made a choice and filled 50 points into the Physical Enhancement of the General Department.


    The General''s Talents Tree shines with a slight change.


    Agility Enhancement: 200 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 400 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Tenacious: 50 (Mid Level Strengthening)


    A warm current emerged from Ross''s body, Strengthening his body and it disappeared after a few seconds, his Physical Enhancement also broke through 400 points, close to 500 points of Maximum Value.


    With the remaining 70 Proficiency Points, Ross was in a little hesitant, after a period of hesitation, he finally chose to add 50 Proficiency Points to Armament Haki.


    The Ripper Mongel was killed before and the 15 Proficiency Points were all added on the Distortion Fruit. The power of distortions has been enhanced, plus 20 points now, the promotion is big enough.


    And.


    Now he has been able to combine Armament Haki with the power of distortion, so he has to improve his Armament Haki, otherwise, its strength will be too weak.


    Most importantly, if he meets the Marines again, it''s probably going to involve a Marine Admiral. Today''s three Marine Admiral, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu are the top Logia powers.


    Currently, his Armament Haki can deal with the likes of smokers and Crocodile, but he will be dwarfed by the top powers, even when combined with the power of distortions, he may not be able to hurt the other party.


    In the War Of The Best, Marco and Flower Sword''Vista, two division Captains of Whitebeard Pirates, joined forces and used Haki to hit Akainu, but they were unable to cause any harm to him.


    Looking at the entire War of The Best, only Whitebeard was able to cause substantial damage to Akainu!


    Buzz!!


    The golden light flashed and the branch of Armament Haki which Ross had been neglecting was finally filled with some proficiency points.


    The 50 Talent Proficiency Points just pushed Armament Haki into Mid Level Strengthening and directly upgraded Ross''s Armament Haki!


    "Armed!"


    In the practice room, looking at the square Iron Block in front of him. Ross raised his right hand and Armament Haki suddenly condensed into a dark hardened color and then he punched the iron block.


    Bang!


    His fist Bang struck the square Iron Block and gave a bang ring instantly. Even though the practice room had excellent sound insulation, it still reverberated in all corners of Ghost Shadow Ship.


    This punch directly put a deep fist mark on the iron block.


    "It should be a little worse than Don Chinjao, but it''s not too much."


    Recalling Don Chinjao''s Armament Haki strength, Ross slightly nodded, this level of Armament Haki has a little bit of capital against an Admiral.


    The last 20 points left are naturally poured on the Distortion Fruit.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 480


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk):0


    Observation Haki: 50


    Armament Haki: 50


    "I don''t know how far I am from Marine Admiral." After looking at the Battle panels, Ross muttered in his heart.

 129 The Revolutionary Army

    After closing the Talent System, Ross took a deep breath and started to exercise. He had to adapt to the strength he had just raised.


    It was at this time that several figures passed through the messy ruins and quietly came to the shore, close to the Ghost Shadow Ship.


    "That is the Ghost Shadow Ship?"


    The headed person is petite and beautiful women, wearing a strange hat and a loose jacket on the upper body, it seems that there is only one jacket and there is no button, she is wearing a wavy short skirt on the lower body and a pair of sunglasses on her eyes.


    Standing behind her are two men wrapped in grey robes. One of them looked at the Ghost Shadow Ship on the shore and respectfully said: "The same as in the intelligence, there should be nothing wrong."


    The three continued to walk towards the Ghost Shadow Ship.


    Almost as they came to the side of Ghost Shadow Ship, Robin appeared silently on the side of Ghost Shadow Ship, standing there looking down at the three people, with glittering eyes and making gestures ready to use her abilities at any time.


    "Don''t do it, we don''t have any ill intentions, Nico Robinˇ­"


    The woman in front looked up at Robin standing on the side of Ghost Shadow Ship. Her red lips opened slightly and her hands spread out slightly, indicating that she had no wicked intention.


    Robin was slightly startled when she heard her name, but instead of putting down her guard immediately, she asked in a low voice, "Who are you?"


    Belo Betty raised her hand and gently lifted the sunglasses up halfway and smiled.


    "Revolutionary Army."


    "I am the East Army, Army Captain, Belo Betty."


    Belo Betty smiled at Robin after declaring her name. ''I have already declared my name. Aren''t you gonna invite us to sit up?''


    Revolutionary Armyˇ­


    Robin was slightly stunned as she did not expect to encounter the Revolutionary Army here and it was one of the mysterious military Captains. In other words, it is difficult for her to connect the girl in front of her with the dangerous criminals wanted by the World Government all over the world, such as Revolutionary Army Captain.


    "Miss Robin, please believe us, we don''t have any wicked intentions."


    Standing behind Belo Betty, a member of the Revolutionary Army said to Robin in a sincere way, "Light of Revolutionˇ­ That''s what we call you. We''ve been looking for you for four or five years. You''re the only survivor of O''Hara''s in the world.


    "ˇ­"


    Hearing this, Robin lifted her hand and gently lowered it.


    The Revolutionary Army member saw it and smiled at Robin''s kindness: "Now that we have found you, we will do our best to protect you from the government. This is the Order of the Leader."


    "Leader?"


    Asked Robin, with a slightly twinkling eye.


    "The Commander-in-Chief of Revolutionary Armyˇ­ Dragon. "


    The Revolutionary Army member, with a solemn and serious look on his face, spoke to Robin, with deep respect in his eyes when he mentioned Dragon.


    If someone is to be considered to be the most dangerous existence in the world, then there is no doubt that it will belong to the Revolutionary Army''s Leader Dragon!


    Although Four Emperors are also extremely dangerous, they will not attack the World Government on their own initiative, nor will they attack Marine on their own initiative, nor will they deliberately subvert the government''s rule.


    But Dragon is different.


    The sole purpose of the Revolutionary Army was to overthrow the rule of tenryubito and overthrow World Government.


    The government''s intention to eradicate Dragon is much stronger than Ross''s. If they can accurately detect Dragon''s location, they will send all CP0 members to attack him secretly and maybe even send more than two Admirals to kill him!


    "Since it''s the Revolutionary Army, come up and sit down."


    Ross''s voice came from behind Robin.


    He has been releasing Observation Haki in the exercise room. As soon as Belo Betty and others approached the ship, he noticed them, but he did not rush out. Instead, he went for a shower and changed his clothes before he walked out of the cabin.


    "Ghost Hand Ross."


    Belo Betty gently smiled at Ross, jumped and landed on the deck.


    "So, let''s make a long story short."


    She came to Ross and Robin and her expression became serious.


    "You are in a very dangerous situation now. We are all aware of the cause and effect of your deeds. Robin, If you are willing, we will do our best to protect you and escort you to the Revolutionary Army headquarters."


    "As for your Captain, if you are willing to join the Revolutionary Army, we will do our best to help you out of danger, but only if you listen to our command."


    Once Robin interprets Poneglyph, it is bound to be a heavy blow to the World Government. From the government''s refusal to study the Void Century and they even went as far as to destroy O''Hara to hide that.


    Ross is less important than Robin. It''s not difficult to protect Robin alone. But when it comes to Ross and the Ghost Hand Pirates, she doesn''t really want to be threatened by a Marine Admiral.


    The Revolutionary Army is now in development state. Only their Leader Dragon can oppose a Marine Admiral. Even if Ross joins the Revolutionary Army, Dragon can''t keep away from his duties to protect Ross.


    Even if Ross is willing to obey their command, it is a lot of pressure for her.


    Ross slightly shook his head and responded calmly: "I will not join any forces."


    Because of the existence of Talent System, he must act according to his own way, pirates are his prey, Doflamingo is also one of the people he wants to destroy, it is impossible to hide in the dark with the Revolutionary Army, so whether he joins the Revolutionary Army will not make any difference.


    Moreover, the government has to work hard to deal with the Revolutionary Army. Any exposed location of the Revolutionary Army will attract the government''s frenzied pursuit. Once they are caught, they will be tortured.


    "If I join your Revolutionary Army, the government and Marine will definitely pay more attention to me and the future will be even more troublesome."


    "This is indeed the case."


    Belo Betty shrugged helplessly and said, "But we have a strong Intelligence network, and we have more opportunities to avoid the government and Marine''s encirclement and suppression."


    "ˇ­"


    Ross did not respond and turned to look at Robin.


    Robin slightly smiled and said, "I''m sorry, but my position is in line with Captain."


    "Oh."


    Belo Betty snorted, seemingly anticipating that this might be the case. She did not intend to continue her persuasion. Instead, she walked toward the side of the deck and jumped back to the shore.


    After taking two steps, she seemed to think of something again and turned her head towards Ross, she lifted her sunglasses gently with one hand and looked solemnly at them.


    "Marine Admiral has been following you. You''d better be careful about your recent actionsˇ­ I don''t really want to hear the news that Marines caught you.


    Belo Betty smiled and puts down her sunglasses.'' Then, let''s meet again.


    As for Ross''s style, she recognizes it. He is not someone who will succumb to the power of Marine and the government. Even though he is weak, he also resists and in the process of that resistance, he has been hunting pirate and Marines.


    Unfortunately.


    Currently, the Revolutionary Army is hiding here and there with no fixed place. They are no better than Ross. She can''t even cooperate with Ross to fight against someone like a Marine Admiral.


    I can only hope that Ross will be fortunate enough to survive the threat of a Marine Admiral.


    Although this will be very difficult.

 130 Idea

    "It''s a decisive decision."


    Watching the three Revolutionary Army figures disappear from sight, Robin turns to Ross and gently smiles, saying, "I thought you would at least hesitate for a moment."


    "It''s impossible for me to submit to any type of commands. If I were willing to follow the orders, I might be a Marine now."


    Ross shook his head. He couldn''t follow the Revolutionary Army to hide in some remote country. The purpose of the Revolutionary Army was to overthrow the tenryubito rule and overthrow the government. He was different. He became a Pirate because Marines and the government provoked him, so he would deal with Marine and government in his own way.


    A single Doberman is not enough.


    Although the original order came from Doberman, it was impossible for this series of events to be not followed by the government and Marine executives. Their attitudes were clearly very consistent.


    In the eyes of senior government officials and Fleet Admiral Sengoku and others, Ross''s existence is far less important than Marine''s and the government''s prestige. It is absolutely impossible for the government and Marine to publicly withdraw a pirate''s bounty and admit their previous mistakes.


    Well, just watch.


    A deep glimpse flashed through his eyes, then he threw his miscellaneous thoughts behind his head, turned to Robin and said, "What about Devil Fruit''s ability training? And Armament Haki."


    A month ago, he had handed over the Armament Haki''s practice method to Robin and Laffitte and others. They were getting closer and closer to the New World and it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the New World without Haki.


    Robin and others are not Battle members and Ross will not require them to have much strength, but they at least have to have the ability to fight in New World.


    "Slightly stronger."


    Robin glanced at Ross and wondered what special training her Captain was going to give her.


    Ross snorted and lightly said. "Is it? Let''s test it out."


    For Laffitte, he has always had a free attitude, while he had pointed out the development of Devil Fruit and Observation Haki to Law. He had taught Armament Haki practice to Xilu and now it was time for Robin.


    "What kind of test?"


    Robin was not moved by it as she asked expressionlessly.


    Ross glanced at Robin, walked into the cabin with his hands on his back and said, "Some ordinary tests."


    Robin''s practice speed is much faster than Ross expected and she can already utilize a weaken Armament Haki.


    Armament Haki''s practice is not very difficult. As long as the physical fitness reaches a certain level, it can be practiced. However, this ability is easy to learn but hard to utilized. Many people always get stuck on the hardening process of the Armament Haki.


    Even Xilu, who had been brought down from the Sky island had been practicing for several months with Armament Haki and he was completely unable to harden with Armament Haki and Armament Haki learned by Robin was only a little bit better than him.


    Naturally.


    It''s better to have something than nothing. Even a little Armament Haki around your arm can enhance your defensive and offensive abilities, and even a little improvement can be made.


    "It''s still hard to train a team that is comparable to the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates in a short time."


    After testing the strength of Robin and others, Ross couldn''t help but sigh, why can''t they work as hard as he did.


    Although these people are practicing under his supervision, most of them are passive except Law. Mission-like practicing does not have that kind of strong determination and belief.


    Instead of taking care of Law and Xilu''s practicing, Ross left the cabin and went to the deck and jumped suddenly and landing in the sea below, suspended above the sea.


    "Distortion Fist!"


    Ross''s right hand five fingers converged and his eyes showed a serious expression. About three feet apart, He slammed into the sea below.


    Soundless and stirless.


    The sea was calm and the atmosphere was awkward.


    ??There is still no way to conduct air as a mediumˇ­ No, it should be said that the power of distortion cannot be released by air."


    Ross took back his fist and looked at his palm, revealing a touch of thought in his eyes.


    It is impossible to attach the power of Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) to the fist like Whitebeard and directly hit the front, which is a minor flaw of Distortion Fruit.


    If the power of distortion is fixed, it must be released from the air, if not then there is nothing. But in his fight against Don Chinjao, Ross was able to faintly touch upon that feeling. It felt like his power can be released from any medium.


    But in the end, he failed to catch it.


    "Distortion Fruitˇ­Chop-Chop Fruitˇ­and Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi)ˇ­representing Distortion, splitting, and vibration, why are there such big differences between them?"


    There was a hint of confusion in Ross''s eyes.


    The clown Buggy''s Chop-Chop Fruit can split his body and ignore the cutting of sharp weapons. This is a very chicken rib ability that is useful in remaining alive. But what if this ability is not limited to splitting himself, but everything that he touched in the outside world?


    There is no doubt that it will be an extremely powerful ability!


    Everything that is touched by this ability user will be silently cut apart and split. If the fruit is strengthened to its limit, maybe one stroke will be enough to divide an island, together with the people on the island, into countless pieces, showing an effect similar to Doflamingo''s ''birdcage''.


    However, this splitting fruit cannot affect the outside world but can only affect the user. This leads to a very powerful ability to become a chicken rib ability that is far less inferior to Distortion and earthquake.


    Similarly.


    If Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) is like Chop-Chop Fruit, not outward but inward, turning itself into a human vibration machine, it will obviously become a chicken rib ability, It will only be useful in pleasuring a girlˇ­


    Ross''s Distortion Fruit is similar to the earthquake and the split as he can''t release Distortion into the air, but his body will not twist like a rubber.


    If Distortion Fruit really becomes an inward-acting fruit, it may become an alternative version of the rubber fruit that produces distinct characteristics.


    "Reallyˇ­ Is this difference due to the nature of the devil fruit?


    Ross meditated in his heart.


    If it is because of the difference in the nature of the fruit, then there should be six fruits in the world, the external Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi), the internal vibrating fruit, the external Distortion Fruit, the internal twisted fruit, the external split fruit, and the internal Chop-Chop Fruit.


    If this is the case, then he got lucky by getting the Distortion Fruit. If got a vibrating fruit or twist fruitˇ­ maybe it can create an alternative matchup with Robin''s Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi)?


    Forget it.


    Ross''s mouth slightly twitched at its corners and he no longer thinks about it.

 131 Not a Clue

    Looking back, Ross began to think about another possibility, that is, the external shock of Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi), is perhapsˇ­ the effect of Devil Fruit awakening?


    This possibility exists, but it is difficult to explain that when Blackbeard seizes Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) of Whitebeard, he is directly capable of producing external shock, unless the ability of Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) seized by Blackbeard is directly the awakening state that Whitebeard develops to the limit.


    If so.


    So what I have touched before is the feeling that can release the power of distortion from the body and it is extremely rare among the abilitiesˇ­ What about Devil Fruit Awakening?


    Apart from the Impel down Jailer who may have the Zoan awakening, Paramecia awakening has a very small reflection in Ross''s memory, In his memory, only Doflamingo awakened his devil fruit and his Devil Fruit belonged to Paramecia category.


    "If my fruit can be awakened, it will become interesting."


    Ross looked at his hands.


    For a long time, he had a vague idea that the ability to activate from Talent System, such as Light Distortion and Gravity Distortion might not be the normal abilities of the Distortion Fruit, but all the abilities that should be possessed only after awakening!


    Just because Talent System exists, he can use these capabilities ahead of time without awakening or development.


    If so, that is to say, when his fruit awakens, all of his abilities will be strengthened, resulting in a huge qualitative change!


    Ross is not sure if it can reach Marine Admiral''s level after such a qualitative change, but at least he can reach the same level as Doflamingo!


    "Awakeningˇ­"


    Ross perceives the power of distortion in the body and keeps it flowing throughout his body, but he has no clue about the so-called awakening.


    There is too little introduction to Devil Fruit''s awakening in the original series.


    "Right, I almost forgot about the CP9 group. They have been exposed to so many secret intelligence in the World Government and maybe they had been exposed to news like Devil Fruit Awakening."


    After thinking for a moment, Ross turned back to the cabin, took out Den Den Mushi, dialed Den Den Mushi of Kaku, the Intelligence team is headed by Kaku, although Jabra is a little dissatisfied.


    Den Den Mushi is quickly connected.


    Ross rarely communicates directly with Kaku, most of the times his orders are relayed by Robin, but occasionally he bypasses Robin to give orders directly.


    "Kaku, have you ever been exposed to Intelligence about Devil Fruit Awakening before?"


    "Devil Fruit Awakening?"


    On the other side of Den Den Mushi, a voice of doubts came from Kaku, saying, "No, I''ve never heard of it. I''ll ask Jabra about itˇ­"


    As he spoke, Kaku dialed Jabra''s Den Mushi and asked Blueno next to him. The answer was that they had never heard about Devil Fruit''s awakening.


    "I''m sorry Captain, but we can collect some intelligence about this."


    "Good."


    Ross nodded, not surprisingly, to Kaku''s answer. Although CP9 is a powerful intelligence organization, Kaku and others did not have Robin like memory. They can forget something in their minds. They can only investigate when they need it.


    And now they have lost their CP9 status and can no longer mobilize the power of the government''s intelligence agencies and the government''s database.


    "Right, I am going to report to you about the intelligence of Supernova and Shichibukaiˇ­ I will pass it on to you with the image Den Den Mushi."


    The sound of the documents flipping was heard from Kaku''s end.


    The image Den Den Mushi is a special Den Den Mushi capable of projecting images. There are many kinds of Den Den Mushi in the world. Ross has been collecting all kinds of Den Den Mushi and has made a room especially for Den Den Mushi alone.


    Keeping in touch with Kaku, Ross came to the Den Den Mushi room and looked at the rows of Den Den Mushi and the labels on the counter and quickly took out the image Den Den Mushi.


    Patter!


    After the image Den Den Mushi was opened, It immediately projected on a piece of white on the wall and issued rustling sound. After a few seconds, the other side was connected. After a flash, a clear image appeared, which was a map.


    This is a map of the Grand Line, far more clear than what Ross has today. It shows nearly half of the island in the first half and the small part of the island in the second half.


    On these islands, the location of pirate Supernovas and Seven Warlords of the Sea are clearly marked, including Doflamingo, Gekko Moria and others.


    Naturally.


    Many others, such as Hawkeye and Kuma''s location have not been marked on the map, and out of all pirate Supernova, three of whom who had a bounty of more than 200 million berries has entered New World.


    "They all went to the New Worldˇ­"


    Looking at the label of the map, Ross had to slightly shake his head. Now in the first half, only one of the pirates with a bounty over 200 million is left. There are still two between 100 million and 200 million, but the distance is too far and the uncertainty is too great if he runs that far.


    In addition to Supernova, one of Shichibukai fell into Ross''s eyes, Shichibukai Gekko Moria, clearly marked as landing in the Devil Triangle sea.


    The devil triangle sea, which is close to the Impossible Island is almost connected to storm sea, forming a triangle and a circle.


    "Good job."


    Ross saved the image and, after a little thought, he said to Kaku on the other side of Den Den Mushi: "The next mission is to collect intelligence about Devil Fruit''s awakening, and the whereabouts of Sand Fruit, metal attribute and Barrier-Barrier Fruit."


    The owner of Sand Sand Fruit and barrier fruit and metal fruit died by Ross''s hands. After the death of the Devil Fruit user, the devil fruit will regenerate somewhere in the sea after a while.


    So far, the only way to stop this regeneration and directly capture Devil Fruit''s ability is to eat the dark fruit of Black Beard Teach, which Ross does not have.


    These three fruits, even though they are not comparable to Rumble-Rumble Fruit, are also powerful and capable of creating three very strong Battle forces. If there is a chance to seize them then Ross will naturally get them.


    "In addition, You should also pay some attention to Marines. If you find any big moves, report it to me immediately."


    "Understood."


    Kaku responded before he hung up Den Den Mushi and ended the call.


    Ross put the communication Den Mushi in his pocket and he took out the previously saved image and he looked at it carefully for a moment, he went out of the cabin and came to Robin''s room and put his hand on the door.


    Squeak!


    The latch was drawn from the inside as Ross pushed the door open.


    Robin was leaning against the bed in a thin shirt, her slender white jade feet gently on the windowsill, her hairs were still wet as if she had just finished exercising and taking a bath. She looked at the book in her hand without raising her head and her face was calm.


    "What''s the matter? Captain."


    "Later, tell Laffitte to sail to the Florian Triangle. By the way, there''s one more thing I want to ask youˇ­"


    Ross closed the door behind him and went into the room. "You''ve seen Devil Fruit before. Have you heard about Devil Fruit''s awakening?"


    "Devil Fruit Awakening?"


    Robin laid down her book and looked at Ross, with a flicker of thought in her eyes. She said, "I do seem to have seen this wordˇ­"


    She recalled for a moment, shook her head at Ross and said, "I should have seen the word but I didn''t read anything about it. I wasn''t interested in Devil Fruit at that time."


    "I see."


    Ross nodded as he glanced at the smooth long legs of Robin on the windowsill and turned and walked away.

 132 Florian Triangle

    Leaving Robin''s room, Ross returned to the deck and looked at the boundless sea for a moment, then he jumped again and charged towards the sea below.


    With the power of Gravity Distortion, Ross floated on the surface of the sea, his feet gently stepping on a wave and the power of distortion suddenly stimulated and pours into the sea.


    Instantaneously.


    A funnel-shaped whirlpool appeared at Ross''s feet. As he pondered, he floated down to the whirlpool and soon entered the sea.


    Ross stretched out a hand and pressed it on the nearby seawater, which was repulsed by the power of distortion, forming a spherical anhydrous space, like a special bubble of the Sabaody Archipelago.


    Very soon.


    Ross came to the bottom of the sea, this is the place near the shore with only a depth of ten meters, standing here and looking up he can see the sea surface.


    "ˇ­"


    Looking at the surrounding scenery, Ross walked deeper in the sea. He doesn''t know how long it took but the water above his head suddenly slammed towards him from both sides. In an instant, the water tens of meters above him split sharply in the direction of the separation of his palms.


    Whiz!


    Ross raised his foot and rushed out of the sea and took a step on the sea surface.


    Crash!


    Hundreds of meters around the sea surged suddenly under his power and it looked like the water has lost its gravity as it flew toward the sky, constantly converging and finally turned into a huge blue water ball that quietly suspended in the air, there were even some panicked fish in the blue ball that was suspended in the air.


    "Is this my limit?"


    Ross came over the water ball and stepped on the surface of the water ball. Such a wide range of water ball was almost the limit of his control, enough to wrap a large Battleship in it.


    Ross''s stamina is consuming rapidly in the state of limit-triggered power of distortion. He tries to touch Devil Fruit''s awakening in the way of limit-triggered power of distortion.


    Ross flies up a little and his feet leave the surface of the water ball.


    At the moment of departure, Ross felt extremely laborious and as time went on his efforts to keep the ball in shape began to grow larger and larger. He tried to manipulate the gravity of the water ball without touching it directly but ultimately failed.


    Ten seconds later, the water ball began to crash down. Twenty seconds later, the water ball began to fall apart and large areas fell to the sea. Thirty seconds later, the water ball completely disappeared.


    "Can''t I doˇ­"


    Ross looked at his palm. In his palm, a fist-sized water ball was suspended. Although it was suspended quietly, it would slide down silently every dozen seconds and then again become suspended when it touched Ross''s palm.


    After repeating this several times, Ross shook his head and threw away the small water ball and again charged into the sea below, once again creating a huge water ball.


    Once.


    Twice.


    Three times.


    He doesn''t know how many times he repeated this process. Every time his stamina runs out, Ross returns to the ship, drinks water, eats, massages his muscles and then returns to the sea again.


    In the tireless continuity, Ross has become more and more comfortable with the power of Distortion Fruit, even subtle enough to use the power of distortion to delicately cut the shell cooked shrimps.


    Period.


    Ross also occasionally experienced the special feeling he experienced while fighting Leader Don Chinjao, which seemed to release the power of distortion in the air but he could never translate this feeling into reality.


    "Is it because the power of distortion is not strong enough?"


    In practice, Ross is constantly thinking that the power of distortions is not strong enough, It is a strong possibility, just as physical strength being not strong enough to practice Marine''s Rokushiki.


    Seven days later, Log Pose magnetism was finally stored up and Laffitte returned to the ship, he used the three arrows of Log Pose to steer Ghost Shadow Ship towards the Florian Triangle.


    "If the power of distortion is not strong enough, then I will use Moria to improve it." Ross thought.


    ...


    Ten days later.


    Ghost Shadow Ship drives away from storm sea and enters the foggy Florian Triangle Sea, which is not Moria''s home, but a special climate. It is the Great Age of Pirates at the end of thirteen years. Moria entered the sea only two years ago.


    "There is no direction at all our line of sight is also greatly disturbed."


    In the midst of the fog, the Ghost Shadow Ship is slowly sailing. Laffitte stands in front of the deck, measuring the wind and current and observing the surrounding environment and shook his head helplessly.


    Ross stood beside him, looked around at the fog and asked Robin, "How much food and fresh water do we have?"


    "According to Captain''s usage, it''s about a month and a half."


    Robin thought a little and responded to Ross.


    The biggest person on board is Xilu, but the biggest eater is Ross. Because his practice consumes a lot of physical energy, Ross can eat as much as Xilu, Robin, and others combined.


    Fortunately, at sea, they can take local materials to eat at any time. Ross''s power of distortion can catch a large number of fishes in an instant and it is not difficult to dive into the seabed to sweep them up


    "Ok..."


    Ross nodded and turned towards Laffitte: "Don''t worry about the direction of Log Pose. This sea is not that big. We''ll sail this sea in a circle and we''ll have a chance to meet him."


    Moria''s terrifying three-masted sailing ship The Thriller Bark, though comparable in size to an small island, it is not a real Island and cannot be found through Log Pose.


    Ross only knows that he is in this sea area, but he can''t guess an accurate position.


    "Well, if that Gekko Moria ship is really that big, even if it''s foggy, it will still be possible to find it within a certain distance."


    Laffitte slightly smiled, he is a mysterious navigator recognized by Ross, although the fog of this sea is too serious, he still has his methods.


    "Shichibukai, Gekko Moriaˇ­"


    Trafalgar Law also came to the deck, holding his demon knife sword in his arms and he leaned back against the deck.


    When entering the Florian Triangle Sea, Ross told everyone that their next goal was to defeat a Shichibukai, Gekko Moria.


    As for the reasonˇ­


    There''s enough reason to kill another Shichibukai, to make big news, to rise in prestige or something. Laffitte, a restless person, is happy to find something to do.


    "Do you feel cheated by Captain?"


    Standing not far from Law, Robin gently smiled and said, "Even if you didn''t get on board, Captain may still move on Doflamingo when he gets to the New World."


    Law shook his head.


    "Do not."


    "Even if that''s the case, I''d like to stay here and be a witness."


    He gazed at the foggy sea, his eyes sparkling and there was no confusion or fear in them. There was just a trace of determination to avenge Corazon and destroy Doflamingo, at any costs.

 133 Thriller Bark

    In the Florian Triangle sea, the Ghost Shadow Ship sailed slowly.


    Sailing in this foggy and gloomy sea, Ghost Shadow Ship feels like a fish in the water. Its color is dull. Now in this sea, it is like a ghost ship sailing out of hell.


    Seven days passed quickly, and within seven days, Ghost Shadow Ship encountered debris from time to time, some of which had been shaking and rotting in the sea for decades.


    "Whoop, something''s coming."


    "It doesn''t seem quite fit Captain''s description."


    Laffitte, who spent most of his time sitting on the sentry post at the top of the Ghost Shadow Ship mast, suddenly noticed something. He stood up and looked ahead at the sea, his eyes glittering slightly.


    It was a huge ship, its hull looked shabby and worn out. It seemed that it was an old ship. Looking at the erosion and decay of the wood and sails, it was a ship from twenty or thirty years ago.


    Ross and others came out of the cabin to the deck.


    "No, not this one."


    Looking at the approaching crumbling ship, Ross shook his head. Although it was very large, it was much smaller than the terrifying three-mast sail ship named Thriller Bark.


    Hearing that it was not the goal of the trip, Law and Xilu calmed down and as the broken ship approached, strange voices suddenly sounded from it.


    Squeakˇ­ Squeakˇ­


    As if some wood was moving, and as if some broken door had been pushed open.


    When the two ships were staggered, a white skeleton appeared on the side of the broken ship, sitting there, smiling gloomily at Ross and others.


    "ˇ­"


    There was silence on the Ghost Shadow Ship. Whether it was Laffitte, Robin, or Law, there was no screaming form this encounter, all of them were calm.


    Ross looked at the skeleton without expression. Suddenly, his figure flashed and he left Ghost Shadow Ship. The next moment, Ross appeared on the broken ship.


    Then.


    They heard a crashing sound.


    A few minutes later, Ross emerged from the stern of the wrecked ship, tidied up his sleeves, jumped forward, crossed an arc in the air and returned to Ghost Shadow Ship.


    "Did anything interesting happen? Captain."


    Laffitte smirked at Ross.


    Ross shook his head and said, "No, I just asked some questions from a skeleton who has lived here for decades. Okay, keep sailing."


    Law and Xilu looked at each other, then went to the cabin one after another and soon there was only Laffitte left on the deck.


    Five more days passed.


    Laffitte was initially interested in this piece of the sea but then he lost his interest. On that day, as he was leaning on the sentry post on the top of the ship, his ears moved and his eyes glistened in the fog ahead.


    "That is..."


    In the fog, a huge shadow loomed, far from being comparable to the old wrecked ship and its size was similar to that of an island!


    And according to Laffitte''s observation and judgment, the shadow is not fixed, but moving on the sea, It is a huge ship!


    "I finally found it."


    "Whoop."


    Laffitte stood up straight, his bored expression was swept away as his mouth showed a hint of a smile and he quickly informed Ross and Robin.


    The Ghost Shadow Ship is gradually approaching the huge terrifying three-masted sailship. The main entrance of the huge ship is a huge mouth similar to a human mouth when it was open.


    Within the back of the misty, a gloomy castle emerged and the atmosphere seemed extremely depressed.


    "Should we just go in? Captain?"


    Laffitte looked at the front door with its huge open mouth. Instead of being afraid, he looked interested and turned to Ross.


    Ross nodded calmly.


    Moria''s strength is almost at the bottom of Shichibukai. Even if he swallows a thousand shadows and can break a small island in half which is comparable to Luffy''s fourth-gear Great Ape King kong gun, but the trick is extremely clumsy. And it is easy to lose consciousness.


    In contrast, Doflamingo not only has the original identity of tenryubito, but also holds the secret of tenryubito, and grasps the innumerable transactions and intelligence in the dark world. It will be a lot more difficult to deal with him.


    Crash!


    Ghost Shadow Ship sailed slowly into the interior of the terrifying three-mast sailboat and the rear gate closed silently, like a beast from hell, swallowing Ghost Shadow Ship in one gulp.


    After another voyage, Ghost Shadow Ship arrived at the shore.


    "Xilu, you stay here and watch the ship."


    Ross jumped up and landed on the shore, giving a command to Xilu.


    Among all the people, besides him, Xilu and Laffitte have the strongest Observation Haki. Laffitte is obviously eager to learn Gekko Moria''s methods, so he had to leave Xilu behind to guard the ship.


    Xilu was not very adapted to the gloomy environment and nodded at his words.


    "Let''s go."


    Laffitte, Robin, and Law all landed on the shore, Ross slight smile and walked towards the gloomy Fort City in front of him.


    As the four advanced, the surrounding environment became more and more ghastly, the trees grew very strange, and even a large number of tombstones and graves appeared.


    Ross''s face was dull, Laffitte''s smile was getting bigger and bigger, Law''s face was expressionless and Robin was also interested in watching the scenes around her.


    Rustle!


    As the four moved forward, a rustling sound came from the dark woods, and then suddenly, the grave burst open, and a large number of skeletons and Zombies wrapped in bandages emerged from it. All of them made a gesture with their teeth and claws and made a strange sound of hoot hoot hoot''.


    Ross: "ˇ­"


    Robin: "ˇ­"


    Law: "ˇ­"


    Laffitte: "ˇ­oh."


    boom! boom! Bang! Bang!


    There was a burst of explosions in the graveyard, from which panic and screams were heard.


    The heads of several zombies flew up into the sky and the heads of several zombies touched their buttocks. Several zombies seemed to be real zombies, tearing their teeth and claws at their companions.


    Ross and Law stepped out of it without expression and went on to the Fort City of Moria.


    Robin grinned and smiled: "This ability, it''s quite interesting."


    "Only you find it interesting."


    Law screamed in his heart as he wielded the demon knife, his eyes were cold and indifferent.


    Laffitte swung his cane and smiled. "It''s an interesting ability to manipulate zombiesˇ­ Uh huh?"


    His voice stopped suddenly and his ears moved slightly as if he had caught something.


    Meanwhile.


    Ross and Robin''s footsteps also stopped. The slowest reaction was Law, but when he noticed Ross''s reaction, he stopped and looked around vigilantly.


    Robin stood there looking at the front, but her eyes were constantly turning to one side and finally, her arms were raised and slightly crisscrossed in front of her.


    "What do you want to do? Mr. Transparent?"


    Silence.


    More than a dozen arms appeared in the air, showing the shape of someone, which seemed to grasp something close to Robin.


    "It is the ability of transparent fruit,Absalom."


    Ross casually looked at Robin as she had captured someone who was invisible by using her Observation Haki, Her haki has improved by a lot in such a short time.


    In fact, Using his Light Distortion ability, he can easily become transparent, but since Robin has learned the Observation Haki, it is impossible for him to sneak into the bathroom.


    Bang!


    Absalom struggled hard to break free of Robin''s hold and using his strength he was able to make 10 arms disappear, but in this process, it also showed his figure. His pupil contracted when his eyes fell upon Ross.


    He had planned to play tricks on Ross and others, but as soon as he got close, Ross and others noticed him. He stared at Ross and said in a solemn voice:


    "You areˇ­ Ghost Hand Ross?!"

 134 Invasion

    "It seems that you are not ignorant of the outside world."


    Ross looked calmly at Absalom, In this foggy sea news bird will not come, Moria mostly has other channels to get intelligence.


    With his hands behind his back, he asked indifferently, "Where is Moria?


    "ˇ­"


    Absalom stared at Ross with trepidation and vigilance. He did not answer Ross''s question but prepared to step back. Suddenly, he bent his knees and launched his transparency powers. He also bounced into the darkness towards the rear.


    However, Ross snorted as he lifted his foot and gently stepped on them. The ground was like a blanket as it wrinkled in an instant. Absalom back hit the raised ground directly and was immediately squeezed into the middle by the mud bank used around him.


    Bang!!


    Ross held out his hand and grasped it from a distance. The surging earth suddenly tightened to the center, making a slamming sound as it turned into a raised grave.


    In his memory, this guy sneaked into Nami''s bathroom with transparency and Ross was not ashamed but jealous because he was able to use transparency to sneak into the bathroom while he could not use Light Distortion''s ability to transparently do things like sneaking into the bathroom.


    "Let''s Go."


    After killing Absalom, Ross turned and continued to walk towards the distant City Fort.


    Thriller Bark is the largest ship in the world. It is comparable to a small island. There is more than one City Fort on it. After Ross and others went deep into the section, there were several roads leading to different City Fortes.


    Ross''s memory of this ship is not clear and even if he recalls it, there is no way he would be able to instantly form a map in his mind.


    "Three roads, I''ll go in the middle."


    Ross looked ahead at the three forks and chose the central road directly because the central road leads to the largest Fort City.


    "Oh, then I will go this wayˇ­"


    Laffitte gently pinched the corner of his hat with his finger, made a weird laugh and went to the right side of the road. Finally, there was a left side of the road. Law walked past, carrying the devil''s knife and went towards the left path.


    Robin was thinking lightly. When she was about to choose, there was a strange sound coming from behind. She saw a three-headed dog appearing in the darkness behind her and growling at her.


    "Ohh? It''s so cute."


    Robin looked at the Cerberus showing a hint of surprise on her face. Her appreciation of ugly creatures always made Law and Ross want to vomit, but neither Law nor Ross is here right now.


    ...


    Central City Fort.


    In a dark room, Gekko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who is very fat is lying on a huge bed and at this moment, several figures hurried in and woke him up.


    "Ahˇ­ I had a nightmare."


    Moria rubbed his head and sat up on the bed.


    "That''s great, Lord Moria." The bandaged zombie, headed by him said respectfully to Moria. "It''s three days since the last night raid. You''ve been sleeping all the time. We''ve prepared food for you for three days."


    "This prey is very strong. It is the Ghost Hand Pirates which defeated Marines in the Spring Island. If you can get their shadow, it will definitely help you."


    The suspension bounty of Ghost Hand Ross is the highest one they have ever encountered. The suspension bounty of Ghost Hand Ross is up to 440 million Berries.


    However.


    Before becoming a Shichibukai, Moria had a bounty of up to 320 million Berries and even went to New World to challenge Hundred Beast Kaido, one of the Four Emperors (Four Emperors)!


    How can a measly Ghost Hand Pirates be stronger then Hundred Beast Kaido? The difference is too wide and far and this is his home, so they only have the excitement of doing meritorious deeds as they are sure that they would win.


    Moria squinted slightly as he heard his zombie subordinates words.


    "Oh? Is that the guy who killed Crocodile, Where are Dr.Hogback and Absalom?"


    Having arrived at New World and challenged Hundred Beast Kaido and he survived despite failures and loss of his crew members, Moria despises people other than Yonko, even Ghost Hand Pirates are nothing to him.


    There is no fear or any other emotion for pirates who have learned and seen one of the strongest existence of the ocean.


    "Absalom has been dispatched."


    "Call everyoneˇ­ The shadow of the Ghost Hand Pirates, if you can get it, will be enough to make my zombie Legion stronger and I will be closer to the position of the Pirate King.


    Moria showed his fangs and a strange laugh echoed through the room.


    ...


    West City Fort.


    Hogback, one of the three mysterious subordinates of Moria had just come out of the lab with a little blood on his hand. He took off his gloves and threw them aside.


    At this moment, a zombie came in from the outside and bowed to Hogback: "Lord Hogback, Lord Moria has summoned you."


    "Huh?"


    Hogback glanced at the zombie and said, "Really, I just got out of the lab and haven''t eaten a piece of pudding yetˇ­"


    Shaking his head, he walked out the door.


    !


    But just then, there was a sound of crashing outside, as if something had rushed in and started to beat someone up.


    With a wrinkled eyebrow, Hogback pushed open the door and went out, listening to the movement in his City castle, he could not help asking, "What happened?!"


    Lorˇ­ Lord Hogback, someone broke in."


    A zombie ran towards him in panic and reported to Hogback: "He is very strong. We can''t stop him."


    Hogback now vaguely knew why Moria had called them all of a sudden. It looked like a group of heavyweight preys had come. He grinned and walked in the direction of the news.


    Very soon.


    After passing through several rooms, he came to a hall where a mess of books, murals, and carpets were cut into pieces, which were stuffed into shadows and turned into living objects.


    "You''re the gifted surgeonˇ­ Hogback?"


    Law stood in the middle of the hall, holding the devil''s knife, looking at Hogback who was coming out of the inner hall.


    Hogback grinned, revealed four long, pointed beast-like teeth, and gave a strange laugh. He said, "You are very knowledgeable, yes, I am the world-famous Dr. Hogback!"


    Law''s face was expressionless and he didn''t do anything about it. The demon knife in his hand pointed towards the zombies he had cut open and said, "Are these your masterpieces?"


    Those zombies have obvious marks of cutting and stitching.


    Hogback showed a proud expression on his face and said, "Naturally, my experimentsˇ­"


    "Sucks."


    Law interrupted Hogback''s words gave him the second half of the sentence.


    Hobak''s throat went stiff and his proud face froze in an instant and gradually became gloomy, staring coldly at Law and saying, "What did you say?"


    "I said, Your masterpieces sucks."


    Law put the demon knife on his shoulders and said calmly, "Whether it is stitching or other partsˇ­ Oh, I forget to tell you, I am also a doctor."


    In front of Law, who owns Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit, Hogback''s so-called splicing operations are so rotten that they can??t be worse, but they still have a high reputation in the world, which, in Law''s view, is somewhat unbearable.


    "ˇ­"


    Hogback''s face contracted as he bit his teeth and his eyes were filled with anger as he said: "Kid, You''re ten years too early to comment on my medical skills! Die!"


    The moment his voice fell, he shouted angrily at the many zombies that had already gathered inside and outside the room. In the instant, countless zombies rushed towards Law.


    Law calmly raised the sword in his hand.

 135 Hunting

    City Fort in the east.


    Laffitte sneaked into it silently and his hiding skills were superb, but unfortunately, he was hit by the ghost of Perona, one of the mysterious four, through the wall.


    Affected by a negative ghost, Laffitte was not angry at his inadequacy. Instead, he stood up and showed an interesting expression, avoiding the rest of the negative ghosts and disappeared into the darkness of Fort City.


    The hide-and-seek game started on this side.


    ...


    Outside the area, a large number of zombies appeared to besiege Robin.


    However.


    Robin''s capabilities have been developed to a certain extent and she also has Observation Haki. Faced with this sea of people tactics, there is no pressure on her. With her own power, she will be able to defeat these large number of zombies.


    ...


    Central City Fort.


    Moria was waiting for the three mysteries to gather, but instead of them, Ghost Hand Ross of Ghost Hand Pirates appeared.


    Passing through the oppressed darkness, Ross appeared at the main entrance below the central City Fort. The huge front door was tightly closed, but Ross did not stop, let alone knock on the door and put his hand directly on the huge door.


    Bang!


    The power of distortions burst and the huge door instantly centered on the position touched by Ross''s palm turned into a whirlpool-like shape. After a spiral Distortion, the door burst apart and splashed around in countless pieces of wood and iron.


    The big door was now destroyed and Ross stepped into the hall. At a glance, he saw several startled and bewildered zombies.


    "Where is Moria?"


    Ross asked expressionlessly.


    Several zombies looked at each and gave a strange cry. Instead of answering Ross''s question, they fled in three directions.


    However.


    Before they could escape far, the floor suddenly rolled like waves, wrapping them in it and suddenly squeezed them and turned them into a bunch of bandages and broken bones.


    Ross stepped forward and looked up at the top of the City Fort. His Observation Haki had noticed a distinctive atmosphere on the City Fort.


    Top level.


    Gekko Moria was sitting at the dinner table and suddenly he shook with the entire fort that forced the pudding in his hand to end up on his head, He stood up embarrassed and in great confusion.


    "What happened?!"


    Moria was furious as he wiped his forehead, he suddenly stood up and screamed around and in the resounding roar, several zombies ran over in panic.


    "Lord Moria, it''s not good, someone broke in!"


    "It''s Captain of the Ghost Hand Pirates!"


    Several zombies showed some panic on their faces and at the same time, they heard more intense sounds coming from City fort below, which made the whole City Fort shake-up, with a vague sense of being collapsed.


    Moria stared, and a few bloodstains appeared in his eyes.


    "Damn it!"


    He screamed angrily. Just as he was about to rush down, the top floor shook violently and then slammed and collapsed.


    A strange power shrouded the entire City Fort, turning the whole City Fort into rubber, screwed up the upper and lower parts and turned to the center to gather and squeeze.


    Bang Rumble!


    The walls began to collapse and collapse in a large area. In a violent sound, the whole City Fort collapsed completely. In the spattering of numerous rubble, Ross''s figure was suspended in the air with his hands stretched out in front of him.


    Such a tremendous movement naturally shocked Hogback who commanded the zombies to deal with Law and it also alarmed Laffitte and Perona who were playing a game of ''Hide-and-seek''.


    "How could it beˇ­ Moria''s City Fortˇ­"


    Hogback looked at Moria''s City Fort with a stunned look on his face.


    !


    A sword flashed and more than ten zombies were cut into pieces. Although they were immortal, Law''s ability to cut them was also harmless to them. But It did not mean anything to Law. When he waved his finger, they were all randomly spliced into a pile of zombie balls and could not move.


    After killing a large number of zombies, Law looked at panicked Hogback and said, "I''m sorry, you''re finished. I''ll take back the name of a gifted surgeon."


    ...


    Crash!


    Below the collapsed City Fort, black shadows, like bats, flew in all directions, splashing the rubble around and Moria''s figure burst out of the ruins, with a little blood on his head, making him look terrifying.


    Looking at his collapsed City Fort, the muscles on his face kept twitching and finally turned into a rage as he looked towards Ross who was floating in the sky.


    "Ghost Handˇ­Ross!!!"


    "How dare you destroy my City Fort! Shadow guns!"


    His eyes were bloody, he shouted fiercely in fury and his arms were raised upwards. Bat-shaped shadows quickly converged, turned into a black spear and rushed towards Ross who was suspended in the sky.


    Faced with the fast, light-like shadow guns, Ross raised his feet expressionlessly and power of distortions fell suddenly.


    Bang!


    Under the impact of the power of distortion, the dark shadow angle guns, like a spear oppressed by a great force, showed a curved state and finally burst apart.


    At the next moment, Ross''s figure flickered and he used Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) to swoop down from the air and rushed toward Moria.


    "Damn it."


    Moria was shocked to see Ross crushing his shadow guns with one foot because it looked as if he had crushed his shadow guns with physical brutality, which reminded him of his fear of being dominated by Hundred Beast Kaido.


    Fear flashed through his eyes. Moria gritted his teeth and gave a low cry. He suddenly disappeared and in his original place, a shadow doppelganger just like him appeared.


    "Kagemusha(Shadow Warrior)!"


    Bang!


    Ross punched the black shadow and the shadow became a myriad of black bats. His face was unchanged as he utilized Observation Haki to clearly captured Moria''s position and rushed toward Moria''s body again.


    So fast!


    Moria''s pupils shrank and his hands slammed toward Ross.


    "Flying bats! Shadow Master!"


    A large number of black shadows turned into bats and rushed towards Ross, making strange noises, trying to tear Ross apart, while a black, Moria-like shadow rushed towards Ross.


    "That''s all you have, Moria."


    Ross stared at the black bats flying in his direction indifferently. He ran into them without any consideration. He was surrounded by the power of distortion and all bats touching his body were torn apart by his overwhelming power.

 136 Disintegration

    "How can it beˇ­"


    Moria''s pupils contracted violently as Ross''s rampant way of attacking completely ignored the way he attacked, It was almost identical to Hundred Beast Kaido''s attacks.


    The fear in his memory came up again, a cold sweat overflowed on his forehead and he kept telling himself in his heart that Ross was not Hundred Beast Kaido.


    "Kagemusha(Shadow Warrior)!"


    Moria once again exchanged positions with his shadow. Now he can only summon two shadow doppelg?nger at a single time as it takes time for the shadow doppelg?nger to recover when it explodes.


    With fear in his heart, Moria struggled to bite his teeth and after switching positions, gave a loud and violent shout and used his strongest attacks.


    "Shadows Asgard(Territory of Gathered Shadows)!"


    In an instant, countless shadows crazily rushed towards Moria and taking him as the center they turned into a whirlpool, which was constantly swallowed by Moria and his figure grew with the swallowing.


    Originally as high as six meters tall, after continuous devouring, quickly reached seven metersˇ­ Eight metersˇ­ Nine metersˇ­ Become a giant in a dark hue!


    "I, absolutely impossible, like that time!!"


    Moria, who swallowed hundreds of shadows gave a roar and punched towards Ross, This punch seemed like a landslide and could easily crush a Fort City.


    Whiz!


    Ross did not fight hard and deflected himself in the air, then bypassed Moria''s fist and came to Moria''s front.


    "Clumsy ability, Clumsy moves."


    "I heard that you have challenged Hundred Beast Kaido? I don''t know how you could survive him with only these abilities."


    Ross''s eyes were indifferent as his right hand''s five fingers folded and clenched and his fluttering fist struck between Moria''s chest and abdomen.


    If Moria can fully grasp this huge power and use it with great flexibility, he can at least rival Three Disasters, even if he is not as good as Hundred Beast Kaido, but it is not his own power, it can not be sustained and it can not be controlled and Moria rely too much on his subordinate.


    Bang!


    The fist which was totally disproportionate to Moria''s body fell on Moria''s body but made Moria''s huge body suddenly appear deformation, as if he had been hit between the chest and abdomen by a speeding train.


    His round belly suddenly turned into a whirlpool, under which Moria''s eyes it turned white and a lot of shadows gushed out of his mouth.


    "Oh, your endurance seems to have increased."


    Seeing Moria, who was smashed by his punch and didn''t fall completely. Ross looked calm and flew forward and punched him again.


    "If your speed can reach your level of strength and endurance, it will be very difficult to defeat you, unfortunately, this is not your own strength, you can not control it."


    Ross looked calmly at Moria who was flying backward.


    Whiz!


    When his voice fell, Ross''s figure flashed and rushed back towards Moria. Moria''s vitality was very strong as he was still alive.


    "Coughˇ­coughˇ­"


    Moria, who had smashed several buildings and smashed into the ruins, tried hard to lift up his body, but it was hard to do so.


    Did I lose just like that?


    My strongest attack Shadow Asgard is still weak just as it was at that time.


    He watched as Ross flew towards him and at this time his memory was very chaotic.


    "Ghost Hand Rossˇ­Youˇ­"


    "If you have the ability, go there, where the real nightmare lies??"


    Moria, who had fallen into the ruins, finally distinguished Ross from Hundred Beast Kaido and screamed.


    "Nightmare, do you mean Hundred Beast Kaido?"


    Ross slowly fell from the sky, suspended in front of Maria, and said with indifferent eyes, "Unfortunately, you won''t be able to see the day when I defeated him."


    Bang!


    "Seven Warlords of the Sea, ''Gecko Moria, has been hunted, earned a reward of, 50 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 Free Talent Point."


    Ross slightly shook his head as he listened to the voice coming from his ear. It seemed that Shichibukai was among the hunting rules of the Talent System. As for Free Talent Points, it was mostly a bonus.


    After killing Moria.


    Ross fell back to the ground and judged the direction of the movement on the island and left.


    Almost half a minute after Ross left, a figure came slowly and stopped in front of Maria''s body.


    He held Den Den Mushi in his hand and exhaled a cold breath in the air.


    "Moria is dead."


    Den Den Mushi was silent for a second at the other end and then came an angry voice, "Did that guy do it again? He is killing Seven Warlords of the Sea one after anotherˇ­"


    "No".


    On the other side of Den Den Mushi came a second voice with a calm tone. "Since he died in the hands of Pirates, it means that Moria is too weak to qualify for Shichibukai, so it''s better to change people as soon as possible."


    "Since you are there, get rid of the Ghost Hand Pirates, don''t let them continue their journey."


    On the other side of Den Den Mushi came the voice of a third person, in a calm tone.


    "I think so too."


    Standing in front of Moria''s body, The unknown man slowly opened his mouth, hung up the Den Den Mushi, exhaled again and stepped away.


    In the direction of his exhaling, a white frost emerged on the broken buildings and the area is constantly overflowing with a trace of cold.


    ...


    Thriller Bark.


    The central city castle was turned into a ruin. In the west-facing city castle, Law slowly stepped out of it. The sharp end of the demon knife in his hand was still a little bloodstained.


    Hogback himself has little strength and the zombies, in general, did not pose a threat to Law, but even so, he spent a lot of stamina in the fight, he is still too young and weak after all.


    In the east-facing Fort City, Perona''s body was suddenly thrown into a gift box on the bed. A frightening ghost popped up and frothed and she fainted in an instant. Laffitte''s figure flashed through the darkness.


    Periphery.


    Pieces of zombies screamed and wailed. They were all split into pieces by Robin. Robin didn''t like the bloody scenes, but these strange trees and Zombies didn''t bleed and she preferred ugly things so she enjoyed the demolition.


    After being defeated by Hundred Beast Kaido, Moria''s hard-earned forces collapsed in an instant under the impact of Ross''s Ghost-Hand Pirates.

 137 Bitter Experience! Aokiji

    "Has it all been dealt with?"


    Ross arrives first at the three-way fork road and glances at the split zombie trees and Cerberus and headed towards the newly arrived Law.


    Law carried the demon knife on his shoulder and said: "I killed a doctor named Hogback."


    "What about Laffitte?"


    Ross looked around and found that Laffitte did not come and he was surprised. If Law met Hogback, then Laffitte should have met Perona and should have been the first one to come here.


    Just when Ross was surprised, Laffitte''s figure finally appeared. He came to the front and took out a cloak from somewhere and shook it in the air.


    "Maybe Captain will be interested in this."


    Laffitte gently smiled, pulled back his cloak and revealed a small gift box. The ghost Princess Perona was tied up and placed in the gift box with a look of panic in her eyes.


    Ross: "ˇ­"


    Robin slightly squinted, and Law stood with his head tilted irrespective.


    Ross exhaled, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "The power of the ghost fruit may come in handy. Now that you''ve caught her, bring her with you."


    Laffitte had a slightly demonic smile on his face. Law lowered the eaves of his hat. Robin also took back her attention. After a little tidying up, everyone turned around and planned to leave.


    Perona was released, but she was still tied by a rope and could only whine.


    However.


    Just as the crowd came to the shore, their movements were all stopped. Tearful Perona, who was following them, almost ran into Ross in front of her and whined again. Suddenly, something went wrong and her voice stopped.


    Everyone''s eyes are looking towards the shore, where the Ghost Shadow Ship is, but the whole ship has turned into a beautiful ice sculpture.


    On the railing of the ship, sitting alone.


    Marine Headquarters Admiralˇ­


    Aokiji!


    "Ah rara, I haven''t seen you for years and you''ve become a big girl, Nico Robin, but I am sorry, I can''t let you continue sailing."


    Aokiji just sat there and looked at Ross and others calmly. His tone was very gentle and there was no redundant movement, but it brought a terrifying pressure to all the people present.


    On Ross''s ship, there is no question of who doesn''t know Aokiji as Kaku and others have already passed on the intelligence of Marine Three Admiral several times.


    The frozen sea, transformed into an ice sculpture of Ghost Shadow Ship, is a stiff dispel of his terrifying power.


    "ˇ­"


    Robin''s forehead overflowed with cold sweat. If there was a person whom she feared most then there was no doubt that Aokiji had left her with fear and deep impression when she was very young.


    Law''s face was so heavy that his pupils were shrinking violently. Even though he was very young now, he knew the horror of Marine Admiral very well.


    Although Laffitte remained calm, a light flashed through the depths of his eyes and his heart rate also increased. At this point, when they met a Marine Admiral, no one could remain calm.


    The same is true for Ross.


    He did not expect that Aokiji would appear on the Thriller Bark at this point in time and there was almost no sign. There was no chance to avoid him now.


    Ross is not Strawhat Luffy, no Garp, no grandfather who is kind to Aokiji, no Alabasta, and all the Marines who chased him are hell-bent on killing him, so no matter what Marine Admiral he encountered, he is in a very dangerous situation!


    The difference is that.


    Kizaru may play tricks slowly, Akainu may fight without saying a word and Aokiji may say two or three sentences.


    As Ross expected, Aokiji did not directly attack.


    "Ghost Hand Ross."


    Aokiji sat there watching Ross and reached out and touched his chin. He said: "I know everything about you. There is indeed some bad seeds inside the Marine. This situation is caused by lax management. It is our responsibility so I am going to apologize to youˇ­"


    Having said that, Aokiji paused and his tone sank. "But the things you did after that are unforgivable. I believe that as a man, you should know the consequences of your actions."


    Ghost Hand Pirates are dangerous, especially Ross. He knows better than anyone what will happen if he continues to let them go. He has his own justice and Ross''s existence has touched his bottom line.


    Ross looked at Aokiji and thought about how to deal with him while he replied in a gentle tone.


    "False words do not need to said here, It''s the law of the jungle in this world, justice is dominated by power, if the person who controls power is me, then this would have not happened from the beginning."


    Since it is unavoidable, so fear, panic, and other emotions are all meaningless, meaningless things will not appear on Ross''s face.


    "Ah Lala, that''s a terrible idea."


    Aokiji stared at Ross. He had his justice and principles. Ross hunted pirate and contributed to peace. But killing Marine was an unforgivable crime. There were no such things like doing good things that will eliminate the bad things in this world.


    Aokiji said nothing more. Turning to Robin on the other side, he said, "Nico Robin, when I let you go, I said that we were enemies and that after you made a mistake, the first person to catch you will be me, unfortunately, You chose the wrong path."


    "ˇ­"


    When Robin heard Aokiji''s words, she couldn''t help but slightly bite her teeth and think of things happened when she was a child. Her hands were slightly clenched and she gritted her teeth. "So, the destruction of O''Hara''s is due to the so-called mistakes?!"


    Aokiji''s eyes slightly widened when he heard Robin''s words.


    In fact.


    He used to have doubts about the existence of the government and the justice of Marine. He is not as determined to stand on the side of the government as Sengoku, nor does he insist on absolute justice like Akainu, He is constantly thinking about what justice was.


    In Marine Admiral''s position, he touched too many shadows. It goes without saying that Tenryubito knows too much about the government''s massacre to cover up something.


    World Government, does it really represent justice?!


    However.


    Currently, Aokiji has just assumed Admiral''s post, he is not completely disappointed with the government and had not completely lost his faith in justice, but he still has his own beliefs.


    So after hearing Robin''s words, his heart just slightly fluctuated and he restored calm and slowly said, "Breaking the law of the government is wrong."


    "There is nothing more to say."


    Aokiji stood up slowly, half of his body slowly covered with a layer of ice. He looked down at Ross and others and said in a cold voice, "You are dangerous elements, let''s finish here as soon as possible."

 138 Ice Age

    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Almost at the next moment, in front of Aokiji, a large number of ice spears emerged, smashing the void and running towards Ross and Laffitte.


    Ross and others had been on guard for a long time, and at the moment Aokiji started, they made evasive moves one after another.


    "I didn''t expect to meet a Marine Admiral hereˇ­"


    Law took a deep breath and pulled out the demon knife. Even if the other party is a Marine Admiral, he would never easily fall here. He still had something to do!


    Law''s movement is the slowest one. As early as his sword-drawing, Ross and Laffitte and others are already moving and counterattacking.


    After avoiding Aokiji''s ice spear, Ross came to the top of Aokiji in a flash, with his right fingers folded into a fist as he punched him.


    "ˇ­"


    Aokiji raised his arm expressionlessly and waved his fist at Ross, but before his fist was up, a large number of arms suddenly appeared on his body, wrapping his body around.


    Silently, Laffitte appeared behind Aokiji and the mahogany cane in his hand jerked through Aokiji''s chest.


    Bang!


    At the next moment, Ross''s fist slammed down on Aokiji''s body, Laffitte pulled out the stick and pulled back and Robin also dissipated her arms.


    Under the power of distortion, Aokiji''s body instantly burst into a large amount of crushed ice, spilling down on the already frozen sea.


    "Can you use Haki? Sure enough, you can''t be allowed to grow up anymore.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The rapid condensation of ice once again gathered into the shape of Aokiji, who is unscathed!


    Ross had a glimpse of something his heart. He had just punched him. He was completely motivated and almost unreserved and he still couldn''t hurt Aokiji. Aokiji used some way to avoid the damage!


    Was it Kenbonshoku(Observation) which captured the action and he was able to elementalize his body in advance or did Haki offset the damage?


    Whiz!


    When Aokiji regained his form, he suddenly left his place at a very fast speed and it seemed as if he had vanished out of thin air.


    In Ross''s memory, there are very few scenes that express Aokiji''s speed. One of the most impressive scenes is that Doflamingo''s fingers had fallen in the moment he tried to kill Smoker, but Aokiji had frozen them in the air.


    Without doubt.


    Aokiji is not as fast as Kizaru in terms of speed, but he is someone who stands at the top of this sea and he is far stronger than anyone else here, including Ross!


    Almost instantly, Aokiji appeared behind Laffitte at a speed that even Ross''s Observation Haki could only capture!


    Crash!


    Aokiji raised his hand and pressed it on Laffitte''s back.


    Laffitte''s face changed and he didn''t know what to do. He suddenly turned into cherry blossoms and broke up. When he appeared again, he came to Robin''s side.


    He gasped violently, with a part of his back covered by a moraine-white frost, about the size of a palm, he apparently could not completely avoid it.


    Aokiji did not stop but showed up much faster than anyone else in the area. He came to Robin''s side and turned his arm into an ice knife trying to cut Robin''s neck.


    "ROOM!"


    Law, who had not been able to respond before, finally responded by swiftly switching Robin''s and Ross''s positions.


    Instead of Robin, Ross gave Aokiji a fierce punch.


    Bang!


    The ice knife collided with Ross''s Distortion Fist. After a stalemate for half a second, there was a dense crack in the ice and it finally burst apart.


    However, Aokiji''s expression did not change at all and his tone was indifferent.


    "Ice Age!"


    Buzz!!


    The bone-chilling cold spreads suddenly from under his feet and in an instant, it is shrouded in all directions. Its speed is so fast that even Ross can''t stop it.


    Although the ice was contained by Ross''s power of distortion, the three people, Law, Laffitte, and Robin, were frozen into ice sculptures in a flash.


    "Distortion, Sonic explosion!"


    Ross shouted loudly and the sound, under the influence of the power of distortion, suddenly surged, turning into a hoarse sound that could almost pierce the eardrum and explode in Aokiji''s ear.


    Aokiji didn''t expect Ross to have this kind of attack. Immediately, his ears heard the sound and his head appeared dizzy for a moment and then he was punched by Ross.


    Bang!


    When the punch fell, Aokiji was once again turned into numerous pieces of ice falling into the distance. When he was reassembled, a trace of blood appeared on his mouth and he gently wiped it off with the back of his hand.


    "You are quite strong, I didn''t expect this."


    "ˇ­"


    Ross looked at Aokiji, but his eyes were heavy.


    Taking advantage of the sonic boom opportunity, he delivered a full powered punch, which was one of the concealed means he had envisioned to deal with an Admiral and he was able to successfully implement it but the punch only caused a little minor injury to the other side.


    And Aokiji''s defense is very simple, that is Armament Haki, which is much better than Ross''s Armament Haki.


    Even if it was due to the influence of the sound explosion, it did not form a hardening, but it also offset most of the damage. Afterward, the elementalization offset a part, so that the actual effect of Ross''s punch could not be achieved.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Laffitte''s ice sculptures shook a few times and were broken from the inside. He eventually used some Armament Haki to not get frozen into popsicles from the inside out.


    However, despite his break-out, his condition was very bad. His whole body was blue and he was in a state of severe frostbite.


    "It seems that this time, our luck has run out, Captain."


    Laffitte''s mouth showed a bitter smile.


    With one man''s power against their Ghost Hand Pirates, but it presented an overwhelming situation, this is Marine Admiral''s strength!


    They crushed the power of Gekko Moria Pirates and destroyed them in an instant, without any ability to compete!


    "You go first, if you can take them with you."


    Ross took a deep breath. If Laffitte''s Armament Haki could be stronger and resist some of Aokiji''s freezing power, he would be able to join him and fight against Aokiji.


    If Robin''s Armament Haki can be stronger, she would not be instantly frozen into an ice sculpture. Fortunately, she would eventually use a little to not get completely frozen inside and outside into an ice sculpture but only frozen outside, similar to Laffitte, but worse than Laffitte as she is unable to break out.


    In Law''s case, Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit might have survived. As for Xilu, looking at the Ghost Shadow Ship, which has been frozen into an ice sculpture, he doesn''t have to guess the result.


    Total defeat!


    Neither Laffitte nor Rbion nor Law has the ability to work with him to deal with Aokiji. Although he can''t deal with him himself, he can run away from one if he is alone.


    "Okay, Captain."


    Laffitte restrained his old grinning expression, and the whole person was unprecedented solemn. His figure glittered like a ghost as he reached Robin and Law''s position, they were taken together.


    Aokiji breathed out a cold, He indifferently said with a frosty face: "I said, you dangerous people are better off dead hereˇ­"


    Whiz!


    Before the words were finished, Aokiji suddenly turned into a shadow as he charged towards Laffitte.


    But almost immediately, Ross moved at the same time. Although he was slower than Aokiji, his action was eerily ahead of time, as if his Observation Haki had risen sharply, blocking Aokiji.


    "Huh?"


    Aokiji''s eyes flashed. Ross shouldn''t be able to react and act so accurately. He vaguely felt that Ross was a little different from before.


    Bang!


    Ross''s punch fell upon Aokiji''s ice fist and their punches collided in the air, the ice kept growing and being crushed and ultimately Aokiji''s strength was better as the spread of ice caused Ross to fly back.


    Watching Laffitte disappear at the end of his line of sight, Aokiji''s eyes twinkle with cold and his figure rushes past in a flash. But it is at this moment that the frozen earth suddenly rolls up like a blanket, wrapping him in it in an instant.


    Again, Aokiji didn''t expect this.


    Having been hindered, he finally lost sight of Laffitte. Although his Observation Haki could still capture Laffitte''s position, it became more and more blurred as the distance increased between them.


    "Forget itˇ­"


    Looking at the direction in which Laffitte fled, Aokiji shook his head and turned to look at Ross.


    "You''re surprisingly calm to let your men run first."


    If Ross abandons Laffitte and others to escape by himself, Aokiji can defeat Laffitte in an instant and catch up immediately. There is no possibility of escape at all.


    But to let Laffitte flee with Robin and Law first, he could not defeat Ross in an instant. He could only chase Laffitte first, but he was blocked by Ross twice in a row and couldn''t follow them.


    In the present situation, if he goes after Laffitte, kills Laffitte and others and comes back, he may not find Ross.


    Compared to other people.


    Eliminating Ross has a higher priority.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross did not answer when he heard the Aokiji''s words. His eyes were calm and his entire body and mind were in a state of extream calm.


    This state is called ''Spirit Heart''.


    It is a secondary talent on the Agility Enhancement branch of Talent System, similar to Tenacious, with the effect ofˇ­ Enhance his focus to the maximum!


    When concentration reaches its extreme, that is, calm to its extreme, Ross''s Kenbonshoku (Observation) has almost reached its limit, and his own reaction speed has been elevated to its extreme because of extreme concentration.


    Although his body''s speed is much worse than that of Aokiji, Ross was able to block him twice depending on his current reaction speed and Observation Haki.


    Other than that.


    Killing Moria provided him with 50 Talent Proficiency Points, he put 30 points on the Distortion Fruit and 20 points on the Agility Enhancement. In this case, it is no longer possible to improve his physical fitness, only to maximize his speed and strength.


    Even if his body cannot bear it, he must have at least some hard-working capital, so as to have the possibility of final survival.


    The situation in front of him is the biggest crisis he has encountered since he came to this world!

 139 Ross Vs Aokiji

    Hoo!


    Aokiji stood there, looking at Ross coldly, exhaling, leaving an icy mist in the air in an instant, revealing the bitter cold.


    "Although you''re growing faster than many people expected, no matter what you do, you won''t be able to change the outcome of this fight."


    Whiz!


    The moment his voice fell, Aokiji jumped up with his arms crisscrossed in front of him and he suddenly formed two pikes, falling from the sky and smashing towards Ross.


    "Ice Block: Partisan!"


    Aokiji, showing his real speed is still incredibly fast and these series of actions are done almost instantaneously.


    Ross seemed to be in an emotionless state, his eyes were calm as he stepped back to avoid Aokiji''s attack.


    "Several people have gone, it''s impossible for me to let you go too."


    Aokiji''s eyes glimmered with cold as he stepped on empty air. His practice of Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) is at its peak. He turned into a shadow as he arrived at ross''s back and punched out.


    Ross couldn''t evade. He could only turn around and hit back.


    Bang!


    With his fist wrapped in the power of distortion, it collided with the frozen fist, Ross''s power of distortion burst into full swing in the air and rushed toward Aokiji, trying to disintegrate Aokiji''s body.


    However, Aokiji''s face is indifferent and his high-grade Armament Haki is surrounded by the power of the ice-ice fruit that turned into a bone-chilling cold that rushed towards Ross''s body.


    Bang!


    After a stalemate for about a second, Ross'' power of distortion was crushed by Aokiji and he flew backward again.


    Ross, who flew back used Gravity Distortion in midair while utilizing Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) to fly to a farther place.


    "ˇ­"


    Aokiji is expressionless as he lifts his foot.


    Bang!


    On the route that Ross fled, a huge ice wall with a length of hundreds of meters and a width of several hundred meters suddenly rose from the ground and blocked Ross route.


    Ross''s eyes twinkled as he used Gravity Distortion to change direction again and his figure crossed a perfect parabola in the air as he flew toward the sky.


    But before he could fly out of the ice barrier, Aokiji''s figure had already appeared above him using Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and he pressed one hand down on Ross.


    "Ice Block: Avalanche!"


    Almost instantly, a giant ice ball with a diameter of several hundred meters was born in the void and fell towards Ross below, wrapped in destructive power.


    Even Ross couldn''t evade it in an instant because of its wide coverage. He was rubbed by ice ball and fell toward the ground below.


    "Vector Distortion!"


    Ross put his hands on the huge ice ball and pushed his power of distortion to the extreme, covering the whole ice ball, rigidly changing the direction of gravity of the ice ball, so that it deviated from the side and hit the huge ice wall.


    Bang!


    A tremendous sound was produced from the Thriller Bark. It sounds like an infinite glacier breaking up and countless pieces of ice splashing everywhere.


    Just as the huge ice ball hit the ice wall, Aokiji flashed up to Ross, turned his arm into white ice and pressed it against Ross''s arm.


    Ross crossed his arms and squared in front of him.


    Bang!


    Ross crashed toward the ground and smashed into the shattered ice below.


    "Coughˇ­coughˇ­"


    Jumping out of the cracked ice, Ross''s mouth was bleeding and he coughed twice and there was a trace of ice on his arm.


    In the past, he relied on the power of Distortion Fruit to constantly suppress the enemy. This time his power was suppressed from the opposite direction and not only his fruit ability but also his body, Haki or speed, he was completely suppressed.


    The only thing that can barely be said to be advantageous is the flexibility of the Distortion Fruit.


    "Ice burst!"


    Ross flicked his arm and the frozen traces peeled off inch by inch under the action of the power of distortion. Then he shouted angrily, and power of distortion suddenly poured into the frozen earth.


    Bang Rumble!


    The whole earth burst into pieces in an instant, with cracks hundreds of meters in length and width appearing. They broke apart rapidly and turned into huge blocks of ice and rocks and they rushed towards Aokiji in the sky.


    At the same time, Ross flew away from Aokiji and into the other direction without looking back, His purpose was still to escape.


    Even someone reckless and stupid like Luffy chose to run away when he and his crew were faced with an Admiral on Sabaody Archipelago because he realized the strength gap between them, So there is no need to mention Ross who was aware of the difference between their strength from the start.


    "Huhˇ­"


    Aokiji looked at the cracked earth and the huge ice and rubble flying toward him. He breathed softly and raised his hand against the coming rubble.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    His arm instantly turned into ice and spread all the way, freezing all the huge ice and rubble in mid-air, then he pushed the frozen rubble hard and made it a kilometer long and then he sent it away towards Ross.


    Ross had no idea of confronting him. He continued to run away. Soru and Geppo and Gravity Distortion were all brought to their extreme. His entire figure was like an arrow on the ground, lashing into the distance.


    However.


    Aokiji is still faster than him.


    As he dashed forward, the ground ahead gave a sudden bang and a larger wall of ice rose again, blocking his escape route.


    Ross tried to fly upwards as before, but the huge ice block, nearly a kilometer long, had fallen like hell, blocking all directions of escape.


    "ˇ­"


    Looking at the size of the ice, Ross slightly gritted his teeth and slammed his foot on the ground and the Distortion broke down as he drilled into the bottom.


    Bang!


    The huge ice fell, wrapped in a terrifying impact and landed on the ground. Although Ross did not bear it head-on, the impact still penetrated the surface and hit him below.


    Ross ignited the power of distortion to the extreme, resisting this part of the impact, but when it was blocked, Aokiji appeared above the surface of the earth and the power of ice plunged into the earth.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Ross withstood the impact of a huge icefall but could no longer completely withstand Aokiji''s freezing power and he was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture.


    At the same time, the Underground space created by the power of distortion collapsed and the whole earth collapsed suddenly and the crushed ice and gravel from above crashed down.


    "Almost."


    Aokiji''s frozen body slowly returned to its normal state, breathing out a cold breath, looking coldly down at the ice and perceiving Ross''s state.


    One secondˇ­ two secondsˇ­ three secondsˇ­


    Five seconds later, Aokiji''s face changed slightly as a crack suddenly appeared on the ice like a spider''s web spreading in all directions.


    Ross, who was covered in blood, rushed out of the Underground. His body was covered with frost everywhere. It was like a pedestrian coming out of a snowstorm. Without frost, there were a lot of scars and blood was spilled from the wound.


    "Still alive."


    Aokiji looked at Ross with a solemn face and breathed out a cold breath again.


    Ross''s body was scarred and there were also hidden injuries in his body that were overloaded with the power of distortion. He gasped fiercely and his eyes sparkled with inexplicable light.


    In this depressing situation, he suddenly laughed and his lips opened a little.


    "Oh, how could I die without turning the world upside down?"

 140 The Distortion Light Explodes

    "Your mind has gone astray."


    Aokiji shook his head slowly. A man whose mind had gone astray and whose will was very firm was terrible.


    Once left to their own devices, the worst can be that they become like Doflamingo, a Shichibukai, who has mastered countless dark deals and even made various deals with Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!


    In any case.


    Today, Ross can''t be allowed to escape. Such a person can either be executed as soon as possible or be detained as soon as possible in Impel Down so that he can spend the rest of his life in the dark.


    "Astrayˇ­ Do you think so?


    Ross gently smiled looked terrifying with his face covered with blood as he said, "Me going astray, Isn''t that the result of your so-called Justice."


    Marine''s justice, the darkness of the government, Straw Hat Pirates, the adventurer and the wicked who burned and plundered, and so onˇ­ Ross doesn''t really care.


    He did not want to distinguish between justice and evil.


    It was Marine and the government who forced the tag of evil on the top of his head and imposed the so-called justice on him.


    Since both the government and Marine regard him as evil, then he will be evil from now on and will become the real evil that makes the government and Marine tremble!


    "ˇ­"


    Aokiji was calm and did not speak anymore. It was no use talking nonsense to a man who was determined and had terrible thoughts. It was not a voice but power that safeguarded justice.


    Aokiji disappeared in place in a sudden flash. The next time he appeared, he came to Ross, clenched his right hand into a fist, turned it into a huge frost fist and hit Ross.


    Bang!


    In the state of Spirit Heart, Ross''s Observation Haki captured Aokiji''s movements. Although he couldn''t react as fast as Aokiji, he still had time to react and slammed his fist against the coming ice fist.


    Aokiji''s frost fist crumbled and was hardly affected by the impact of his fists, while Ross flew straight backward.


    He is severely outclassed.


    Ross even feels that Aokiji hasn''t done all he can and he is holding back his powers. After all, he can easily turn an island into an ice sheet, or even freeze the sea between two islands for up to a week.


    Accept fate?


    No, this idea didn''t exist from the beginning.


    In any case, as long as he has not fallen, he will never give up.


    His strength today is far from Aokiji, but he is much stronger than the straw hats pirates that landed on the Sabaody Archipelago. He will not give up even if there is not a single possibility remain.


    "Distortion, Sonic Explosion!"


    Ross whispered, hissing and cracking again in Aokiji''s ear.


    However, this time, Aokiji was prepared. His ears were instantly frozen, filled with ice, and not affected by sound blasting.


    "If the same trick worked on me twice then I would have no qualification to remain as a Marine Admiral." Aokiji breathed out a cold breath and charges violently towards Ross.


    But.


    Almost immediately as he approached Ross, Ross''s eyes suddenly flashed with really bright light, like Kizaru''s lasers, piercing Aokiji''s eyes.


    Distortion, Light Explosion!


    Aokiji''s eyes ached and his movements deformed instantly. Ross did not hesitate to seize the opportunity, kicked out with one leg between Aokiji''s chest and abdomen and caused Aokiji to fly back from the impact.


    Ross did not escape this time. He knew that he could not escape now. Aokiji was hardly injured. He could recover in the next moment and come back.


    He flashed and rushed towards Aokiji.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    A series of punches and kicks poured down on Aokiji and while Aokiji remains mostly unaffected the constant attacks caused him to sink into the ice below him.


    Without any hesitation, Ross lifted his foot and utilized Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and Gravity Distortion and rose rapidly toward the sky, trying to break into the fog above and disappear.


    Whiz!


    Almost 100 meters away from Ross, Aokiji''s face was as cold as frost, with a trace of blood hanging from the corner of his mouth, his eyes racing in cold pursuit, his arms staggering in front of him and waving violently.


    "Ice Saber!"


    His arms are like two swords. Instead of sword energy, he chops out two white sabers, revealing the cold power of the weapons. He sends them towards Ross in the sky at a very fast speed.


    Ross was forced to avoid them sideways.


    Aokiji speeds up again and catches up with Ross, he swings his hands violently and the ability of the ice fruit erupts as countless ice blocks appear in the sky, condensing into numerous sharp spears and like a wind Rainstorm, they rained down on Ross.


    "It''s still a little shortˇ­"


    Ross''s eyes are low as the perception of the Observation Haki is limited. A few of them are able to cover an island like Enel.


    This is a sea of mist, with poor vision. To escape from Aokiji''s hands, he needs to escape and create an opportunity to escape from Aokiji Kenbonshoku''s(Observation) perception of distance.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Faced with the falling ice spears, Ross could only keep fisting and smashing the spears. When a spear was about to fall on him, Aokiji flashed over to Ross and attacked him with one leg.


    Ross punched up but failed to stand still for a second and then flew backward under Aokiji''s power, He fell to the ground again.


    "Ice Block: Partisan!"


    Aokiji stood in mid-air, his eyes glaring and his arms are united which are turned into very thick pikes, He attacked Ross with these pikes as Ross was crashed into the ground.


    The fallen Ross concentrates the power of distortion and Armament Haki on the front and back and the power of distortion and Armament Haki offset most of the impact in a collision.


    However.


    Even so, he still suffered a heavy blow and blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.


    Because of the existence of Tenacious talent, his body is very durable. But In this case, where he was attacked repeatedly with heavy blows, his body is now on the verge of serious injury.


    "If I go to this way, even if I have Tenacious talent, it won''t last longˇ­"


    He broke the ice on impact and had to drill out of it. Ross, who was breathing heavily, blinked eyes, constantly thinking about all the opportunities that might exist.


    If he got attacked just one more time, He will be seriously injured and will enter a situation where he cannot heal himself. His own strength will be greatly affected and then there will be no possibility of escape.


    Countless ideas flashed in his mind in the state of Spirit Heart and were excluded one by one until only one left.


    "The only possibility is thisˇ­ In that case, let''s try it."


    Ross took a deep breath and looked at Aokiji, who fell not far away. The light in his eyes finally settled.

 141 Awaken

    In the previous fight just now.


    Every time he was hit hard, Ross''s power of distortion was agitated once and it became more and more intense, especially the first time, as if it wanted to break through his body and burst out.


    He did not like gambling, but at this time, like Fujitora, he had to place his hopes on gambling. Whether a coin flying into the sky lands with a head or a tail depends on the last fight.


    "Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!"


    After Aokiji landed, he raised his right arm which instantly turned into a frostbird that charged towards Ross and wherever it went, the air seemed to freeze into ice.


    Faced with the attack, Ross took a deep breath, folded his hands in front of him, made a virtual grasp and rushed out in front of the ice bird.


    "Distortion Impact!"


    The power of distortion converges on both palms, vaguely letting the air appear in the form of Distortion. Ross''s palms hit the ice bird''s head.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!!


    The Power of distortion is like a whirlpool. In Ross???s palms, the constant explosion of the power of distortion on Ross''s palms is raised to the limit. The ice bird slams into this whirlpool created by the power of distortion and breaks down from the head and finally breaks into pieces of ice that splashed around.


    Aokiji breathed out a cold breath and when the bird broke to its last point, he took a step forward and turned his arm into a spear and hit Ross hard, wrapped in a strong cold this attack flew towards Ross trying to spread freeze Ross into ice.


    Zi Zi!


    Under the impact of the spear, Ross utilized the power of distortion to its limit to resist.


    His whole body was pushed back bit by bit and the ice under his feet was filled with deep cracks and it constantly cracked, like plowing.


    At the moment, The power of distortion in Ross''s body is boiling, constantly rushing up and down, gathering between his palms, colliding with the sphere that has come towards him.


    It''s like a very tenacious spring that is under very heavy pressure. It closes up bit by bit and gradually tightens to the limit. It''s compressed to the limit.


    His physique body that he has been exercising day after day, the Physical Enhancement that has always been the core of promotion, the talent that was activated not long ago, Tenaciousˇ­


    All of this has been transformed into a force that fixed the spring so that the spring is gradually tightened to the extreme and not exceed the bearing limit.


    What is Devil Fruit Awakening?


    Zoan is an extraordinary body and regenerative ability, while Paramecia is from inside to outside, allowing forces to rush out of the body, no longer confined to the body and can act on the outside.


    The process from the inside to the outside is the most important and difficult one. Few people can do it, even fewer than rare Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit.


    The enormous pressure from Aokiji has become the great power of the compression spring and Ross''s body has become the essence of the spring tenacious.


    Under constant confrontation, the spring was finally pushed to the limit and reached its highest and strongest limit.


    Then.


    It popped up violently.


    The mystery of Devil Fruit''s awakening is inspired at this moment.


    "Ahhh!"


    Ross burst out with an unprecedented roar, the ability to be oppressed to the limit, coming out with a fierce explosion in his body and pounding out from the palms of his hands.


    The Power of distortion turns into a terrifying whirlpool and the vast impact goes ahead, whether it is air or ice, or the earth. Everything falls apart under the explosion of power of distortion and everything is nothing in front of it at this moment.


    "How could it beˇ­"


    The expressions on Aokiji''s face changed for the first time.


    Ross made a sonic explosion and light explosion, which, although unexpected, did not shock him. People like Ross, who are powerful, always have some hidden attacks, an ace up their sleeves.


    But now this scene is no longer a hidden attack, but a change beyond his expectation, Ross clearly has reached his limit earlier and now he suddenly burst out with even more power!


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ! K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Aokiji did not hold back any of his power as he utilized Armament Haki and crossed his arms in front of him, to fight the coming Distortion storm.


    He doesn''t know how long it took but the terrifying''s force of distortion finally dissipated and the scattered ice was splashed in all directions and the dust slowly dissipated.


    On the field.


    Between Ross and Aokiji, there is an area of tens of meters, which is sunken by the ice-covered earth, as if it had been swallowed up by something.


    More precisely, it''s like a cylindrical area that under the influence of the power of distortions is swept up and strangled, all of which break up into extremely tiny debris.


    "Devil Fruitˇ­ Awakening?"


    As Marine Headquarters Admiral, Aokiji naturally understood the concept of Devil Fruit Awakening. The only explanation that can explain Ross''s sudden rise in power and its impact on a large area of nearby space is the Devil Fruit Awakening.


    Otherwise, Ross would not have been hit by him several times in a row and he would have to deal with it directly with all of his strength.


    Ross stood there and took a deep breath. There was an unspeakable fluency all over his body as if every pore was breathing. It was like a dehydrated fish has entered the water.


    This is the awakening of Devil Fruit.


    Devil Fruit awakening ability is free from physical restraint and can directly affect the outside world, just like Logia, directly transforming the power of distortions from inside to the outside world.


    "Thank you for your help."


    "Thingsˇ­ finally got interesting."


    Ross slowly opened his eyes and looked at Aokiji. A faint smile appeared on his bloody face.


    Without Aokiji, he would not be able to practice by himself and he wouldn''t be able to compress the spring to its maximum length that made it snape and awakened his Devil Fruit Power.


    Battles are indeed the most effective way to stimulate potential, especially when such one-sided repression is forced upon the body and the threat of death become very real.


    "ˇ­"


    Aokiji''s face became a bit ugly.


    Such a change was entirely unexpected, but even if Ross had awakened his Devil Fruit Powers, as Marine Headquarters Admiral, he was still in control of the Battle victory or defeat.


    "Next, it''s my turn to fight back."


    Ross looked at Aokiji with a twinkling eye and a strong sense of warfare and ferocity in his voice. He suddenly rushed towards Aokiji, with his right hand''s fingers pointing at Aokiji and tearing away.


    His fingers instantaneously emerged in a round, much more transparent than Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi), with only a slight arc of light that burst out in front of him.


    Sneer!


    The outbreak of the power of distortion blatantly tore towards Aokiji, where the earth and air were all torn apart by the disintegration Distortion.


    Aokiji''s face changed slightly, his palms closed in front of him, and Ice-Ice Fruit''s ability was stimulated, instantly turning into a huge ice wall, blocking Ross''s power of distortion.


    Bang!


    The Power of distortion falls on the ice wall, instantly giving it a shape of Distribution as a sudden depression appeared on the ice wall and then the ice wall bursts into pieces and turns them into splashes of crushed ice everywhere.


    Just as Aokiji was waiting for Ross''s next attack, he suddenly could not find him.


    Seeing the fierce fighting at the moment before, Ross, who seemed to want to revenge on him, fled to the distance without turning his head after the blow, leaving only one afterimage behind.


    What a joke!


    Not to mention the injuries on his body, even in the state of full power, the gap between Aokiji and him cannot be directly reversed because of the fruit awakening, His strength only equals to that of Doflamingo''s was in the War Of The Best.

 142 Alive

    "Damn!"


    After being played by Ross, Aokiji showed a wave of anger on his face and chased after him without hesitation.


    But before he could rush out far, the ice in front of him suddenly cracked weirdly. Under Ross''s remote stimulation, it was as if two continental plates had collapsed and one was rising and the other was sinking.


    Blocked by a hindrance, Ross''s back has disappeared into the fog and only his Observation Haki can still sense the location of Ross and he was getting farther and farther.


    "Don''t try to run away!"


    Aokiji''s face was repressed and terrible as he continued to chase Ross.


    After the awakening of the devil fruit, Ross not only had the ability to remotely throw out the power of distortions like Whitebeard, but the power of distortions also increased dramatically.


    Correspondingly, the effect of Gravity Distortion has also improved a lot. By utilizing Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), his speed is only a little slower than full-powered Aokiji.


    As for why it is a little slowerˇ­


    Because Aokiji is not simply using Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), every step he falls, the void condenses into a square ice cube, which is struck by his foot and he uses its force to make himself faster.


    Even this means has been exerted. Aokiji is very annoyed on the one hand. On one hand, the purpose of this trip was to destroy the Ghost Hand Pirates, but now not only Laffitte and others have escaped, but even Ross is going to escape!


    In an instant, they rushed out of the Thriller Bark and pushed farther and farther into the fog.


    Aokiji''s speed is still slightly faster than Ross''s, but when Ross''s power of distortion can be released remotely, there is too much room to slow down Aokiji''s attack and there is no need to fight Aokiji head-on.


    They ran after each other and disappeared in the sky.


    ...


    A few days later.


    In the fog, a wooden block that is about four or five meters wide and about seven or eight meters long is slowly floating on the sea and it is very strange as if it was driving itself to hell.


    On this wooden complex, Law is sitting in a corner carrying the demon knife, Robin is sitting there, Laffitte is standing on the edge with a mahogany cane, trying to catch fish in the sea.


    Sneer!


    Suddenly, he plunged the mahogany stick into the sea. A sharp piercing penetrated the water and instantly penetrated a fish swimming several meters below.


    Laffitte salvaged the fish, lit a flame and began to do simple processing.


    More than three days after escaping from the Thriller Bark, Robin and Law finally recovered and did not die of freezing.


    "It''s been three days. The food is good, but there''s nothing we can do about freshwater."


    "My ability can be used to break down a little fresh water."


    Law opened his eyes and opened his mouth in silence. With his present abilities and stamina, though extremely reluctant, he was able to produce a little fresh water needed to sustain the lives of three people.


    "That''s okay, I don''t know when Captain can come."


    Laffitte shrugged his shoulders as he handled the fish.


    Robin took out a white moving card from her pocket, stared at the card for a moment and shook her head slightly, saying: "The direction has not changed for a long time."


    That card is Ross''s, Vivre Card.


    Vivre Card represents a sign of a person''s life and moves slowly in that person''s direction. Ross collected Vivre Card materials after taking CP9 and made one for himself, Robin, Law, Laffitte, and Xilu.


    The five Vivre Cards were all torn up into four copies, each with its own name, and each was given to different people for preservation in order to know the crew''s life and location.


    Xilu''s Vivre Card has been completely destroyed and Ross''s Vivre Card was half destroyed a few days ago, but it stopped being destroyed and remained intact.


    And.


    During these days, Ross''s Vivre Card''s direction of movement has been changing, indicating that Ross''s direction has been changing, possibly entangled with Aokiji.


    Until four hours ago, the direction of the Vivre Card''s movement did not change, so there were only two possibilities. One was that Ross did not move, the other was that Ross was coming to them.


    Either way, Ross should be out of danger.


    "Well, it seems that Captain has got rid of Marine Admiral. It''s really our Captainˇ­ Whoop."


    Laffitte showed a smile on his face.


    A Captain who can get rid of a Marine Admiral''s pursuit, it''s an exciting thing. It means that they have a foothold in the sea.


    "But this time it''s still our tragic defeat."


    Robin''s delicate five fingers folded gently holding Ross''s Vivre Card in her palm and then sighed. Ghost Shadow Ship was frozen into ice sculpture by Aokiji and might be able to use it after recovery, but they could not return to the Thriller Bark to find the Ghost Shadow Ship.


    Moreover, Xilu''s Vivre Card was destroyed, which also indicated that Xilu should have died in Aokiji''s hands. As for other crew members and handymen, they were either destroyed by Aokiji or they are all in Marines'' hands.


    "We are still alive, this is enough."


    Law, sitting on the other side, spoke quietly and calmly. "It''s a victory to survive against Marine Admiral."


    Laffitte raised his lips and said, "That''s right. The fish is ready. Come and eat it."


    After sharing the fish, the three continued to drift in the mist.


    They don''t know how long it has been.


    A dark shadow appeared in the fog, which flew in the air and gradually approached, falling into the perception range of Laffitte and others.


    Laffitte had just crossed his cane and showed a trace of alertness. Then suddenly he loosened his alertness and showed a smile because he had seen the shape of the dark shadow.


    Whiz!


    Compared with Laffitte and others, The shadow looked worse, his clothes were damaged everywhere with a lot of clotted blood on them, the shadow broke through the mist and landed on the raft.


    "Welcome back, Captain."


    Laffitte smiled at Ross, pinched the corner of his hat and bowed to Ross.


    Robin''s face, which had been low for several days, also showed a slight smile.


    "Hey..."


    Ross looked at Robin and others. Although they were more and more confused, he still showed a slight smile and laughed loudly without hiding it.


    Law sat in a corner and smiled. Laffitte followed Ross with a burst of laughter. The laughter spread out in the mist and passed to the depth of the mist.


    He laughed for a while.


    Ross and others returned to their usual calmness.


    Despite the loss of Ghost Shadow Ship and the death of Xilu at the hands of Aokiji, four of them are still alive, which is enough. It is impossible to meet Marine Admiral without paying any price.


    "We''re still alive. We''re going to live."


    "Then, the government and Marine will not live well!"

 143 Sabaody Archipelago

    Marine Headquarters.


    "You went there and they still escaped?"


    Sengoku was standing behind his desk, one hand on the desk, his eyebrows depressed and his face looked contorted.


    Aokiji''s shirt was broken in a small part. He went to the side, took the teapot on the tea table and poured a cup of tea. After a sip, he sat down on the sofa and slowly said.


    "Ghost Hand Ross, Demon Sherrif Laffitte, Devil Child Nico Robin, Surgeon of Death Trafalgar Lawˇ­ these four escaped."


    "ˇ­"


    Sengoku slowly sat back in his chair, rubbed his swollen eyebrows and said, "Has everyone else been killed?" I can barely explain it to the government if that''s the case.


    Aokiji went out personally to chase the Ghost Hand Pirates and four most important main crew members of Ghost Hand Pirates escaped. This is undoubtedly a great headache for Sengoku.


    Unknowingly, The Ghost Hand Pirates has grown to this point!


    At the same time.


    The World Government has also received this news and Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) are a little shocked by the fact that the Ghost Hand Pirates has been able to escape the pursuit of a Marine Admiral!


    Although Florian Triangle sea may be foggy and difficult to drive into with a large number of Battleships, it undoubtedly also shows the sharpness of the Ghost-Hand Pirates!


    "What shall we do? Should we make him a Shichibukai?


    "He won''t accept it and doesn''t this shows that the government is bowing to a pirate?"


    "Aokiji is up to his tricks again, How is it possible that Ghost Hand Pirates escaped from the hand of the government highest powerˇ­"


    Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) has some headaches at this time.


    Former Ghost Hand Pirates were a little nuisance for them and now that nuisance has turned into a big headache for them.


    Being able to survive the pursuit of a Marine Admiral, the threat of the Ghost-Hand Pirates itself has gradually surpassed the threat of their small influence!


    "We absolutely can''t let them go."


    "Continue to look for the Ghost Hand Pirates and once we have the opportunity to move out, we must kill him, there can not be a fifth ''Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!"


    ...


    The Sabaody Archipelago.


    This is the terminal of the first half of the Grand Line. Whichever route one takes they will eventually converge at this island and take it as a starting point for New World in the second half.


    Because of this, there is endless darkness beneath the surface of this beautiful bubble group island, slave trade, tenryubito, the wicked pirates who arrived at this island.


    Somewhere on the shore.


    A Pirate Ship is docked here and several coating craftsmen are painting the Pirate Ship, which seems to have been completed by about one-tenth. It should have just begun.


    On the shore, there are five or six pirates who stayed here to keep watch on the ship. They sit or stand, watching the coating craftsmen coating the ship and drinking and chatting.


    Suddenly.


    One of the people facing the sea sat upright, looked in the direction ahead and rubbed his eyes, saying, "It seems something is floating over there."


    "Really?"


    Several pirates next to him looked in the direction that the man was looking at.


    They saw a black shadow in the direction they were looking at. The black shadow turned out to be a simple raft that is spliced ??together by a large number of wooden boards. There are still several figures on it.


    "It''s like a man in distress, but it''s really awkward, haha-ha."


    "That''s what it looks like. I don''t think they will have anything valuable."


    Several pirates sat on the shore grinning at each other.


    And as the raft drew closer, the figures on the raft became clearer and clearer. It was four dirty victims, with ragged clothes and hair.


    "I say..."


    A man who had been staring at the humble raft looked at the gradually clear figure on the raft. Suddenly, he frowned and showed a look of incredulity. He said, "Those people seem to be familiar. Look at the front one."


    "Ah? Familiar?"


    A pirate next to him gave him a strange look and subconsciously glanced at the direction of the raft and this eye also caught his gaze.


    The figure sitting at the front of the raft, although it looked very awkward, did give him a sense of familiarity as if he had seen him somewhere.


    "Yes! I remember it. That guy looks like Ghost Hand Ross!"


    At that moment, someone finally got an inspiration, remembered something, and suddenly stood up, showing a trace of shock, looking at the raft that was gradually approaching the shore.


    The people next to him were shocked when they heard the words.


    "Ghost Hand Ross? The big pirate having a bounty of 440 million Berries on his head. You''re wrong. How did that character become like that?''


    "It''s a little weird, but he does look like him! Could it be that they met a giant Sea King? Or was it Marines?"


    Several pirates stood up and looked at the shadows on the raft murmuring in astonishment.


    At that moment, one of them suddenly grabbed the gun beside him and aimed at the man on the raft, showing a tinge of nervousness and excitement.


    "If it''s the Ghost Hand Rossˇ­we can become famous by killing a pirate who had a bounty of 400 million berries!"


    "Hey, are you crazy?!"


    A man next to him looked shocked and said to him, "That''s a terrifying figure that has a bounty of over 400 million berries! We only have a Captain whose bounty doesn''t exceed 40 million Berries!!


    "Don''t make a noiseˇ­ let me aim first."


    The pirate, who held the gun, closed one eye and made an aiming posture, revealing his evil nature. He said: "Even if it is really that Ghost Hand Ross, his appearance suggests that he has been lost on the sea for many days, He will fall s=down if you poke him too hard."


    Several others heard it, and their horror eased slightly. Looking at the motionless figures on the raft, it seemed that all four figures had died and their eyes sparkled.


    "It''s true, it seems that they are all starved to death, but it is safer to shoot them a few times first."


    "Yes."


    Several people looked at each other, all showing a grin. They all took up firearms and artillery and aimed at the raft which was less than ten meters from the shore.


    Their faces are tinged with excitement and tension. This kind of opportunity is rare. It''s just a chance for them to make them all famous in the sea!


    Bang!


    No one knows who fired first but all others followed that shot and open fired on the coming raft. A time-intensive bullet, together with two cannonballs, flew towards the tattered raft.


    Looking at the four figures on the raft, the first bullet was strangely stagnated about a meter away from the raft when it was blown up.


    Followed by the second and thirdˇ­


    Even the fist-sized cannonball was silently fixed in the air when it intruded a meter into the raft, as if it had hit an invisible wall.


    The air seemed to be still and silent, and the atmosphere became very strange.


    Marine Headquarters.


    "You went there and they still escaped?"


    Sengoku was standing behind his desk, one hand on the desk, his eyebrows depressed and his face looked contorted.


    Aokiji''s shirt was broken in a small part. He went to the side, took the teapot on the tea table and poured a cup of tea. After a sip, he sat down on the sofa and slowly said.


    "Ghost Hand Ross, Demon Sherrif Laffitte, Devil Child Nico Robin, Surgeon of Death Trafalgar Lawˇ­ these four escaped."


    "ˇ­"


    Sengoku slowly sat back in his chair, rubbed his swollen eyebrows and said, "Has everyone else been killed?" I can barely explain it to the government if that''s the case.


    Aokiji went out personally to chase the Ghost Hand Pirates and four most important main crew members of Ghost Hand Pirates escaped. This is undoubtedly a great headache for Sengoku.


    Unknowingly, The Ghost Hand Pirates has grown to this point!


    At the same time.


    The World Government has also received this news and Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) are a little shocked by the fact that the Ghost Hand Pirates has been able to escape the pursuit of a Marine Admiral!


    Although Florian Triangle sea may be foggy and difficult to drive into with a large number of Battleships, it undoubtedly also shows the sharpness of the Ghost-Hand Pirates!


    "What shall we do? Should we make him a Shichibukai?


    "He won''t accept it and doesn''t this shows that the government is bowing to a pirate?"


    "Aokiji is up to his tricks again, How is it possible that Ghost Hand Pirates escaped from the hand of the government highest powerˇ­"


    Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) has some headaches at this time.


    Former Ghost Hand Pirates were a little nuisance for them and now that nuisance has turned into a big headache for them.


    Being able to survive the pursuit of a Marine Admiral, the threat of the Ghost-Hand Pirates itself has gradually surpassed the threat of their small influence!


    "We absolutely can''t let them go."


    "Continue to look for the Ghost Hand Pirates and once we have the opportunity to move out, we must kill him, there can not be a fifth ''Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!"


    ˇ­???


    The Sabaody Archipelago.


    This is the terminal of the first half of the Grand Line. Whichever route one takes they will eventually converge at this island and take it as a starting point for New World in the second half.


    Because of this, there is endless darkness beneath the surface of this beautiful bubble group island, slave trade, tenryubito, the wicked pirates who arrived at this island.


    Somewhere on the shore.


    A Pirate Ship is docked here and several coating craftsmen are painting the Pirate Ship, which seems to have been completed by about one-tenth. It should have just begun.


    On the shore, there are five or six pirates who stayed here to keep watch on the ship. They sit or stand, watching the coating craftsmen coating the ship and drinking and chatting.


    Suddenly.


    One of the people facing the sea sat upright, looked in the direction ahead and rubbed his eyes, saying, "It seems something is floating over there."


    "Really?"


    Several pirates next to him looked in the direction that the man was looking at.


    They saw a black shadow in the direction they were looking at. The black shadow turned out to be a simple raft that is spliced ??together by a large number of wooden boards. There are still several figures on it.


    "It''s like a man in distress, but it''s really awkward, haha-ha."


    "That''s what it looks like. I don''t think they will have anything valuable."


    Several pirates sat on the shore grinning at each other.


    And as the raft drew closer, the figures on the raft became clearer and clearer. It was four dirty victims, with ragged clothes and hair.


    "I say..."


    A man who had been staring at the humble raft looked at the gradually clear figure on the raft. Suddenly, he frowned and showed a look of incredulity. He said, "Those people seem to be familiar. Look at the front one."


    "Ah? Familiar?"


    A pirate next to him gave him a strange look and subconsciously glanced at the direction of the raft and this eye also caught his gaze.


    The figure sitting at the front of the raft, although it looked very awkward, did give him a sense of familiarity as if he had seen him somewhere.


    "Yes! I remember it. That guy looks like Ghost Hand Ross!"


    At that moment, someone finally got an inspiration, remembered something, and suddenly stood up, showing a trace of shock, looking at the raft that was gradually approaching the shore.


    The people next to him were shocked when they heard the words.


    "Ghost Hand Ross? The big pirate having a bounty of 440 million Berries on his head. You''re wrong. How did that character become like that?''


    "It''s a little weird, but he does look like him! Could it be that they met a giant Sea King? Or was it Marines?"


    Several pirates stood up and looked at the shadows on the raft murmuring in astonishment.


    At that moment, one of them suddenly grabbed the gun beside him and aimed at the man on the raft, showing a tinge of nervousness and excitement.


    "If it''s the Ghost Hand Rossˇ­we can become famous by killing a pirate who had a bounty of 400 million berries!"


    "Hey, are you crazy?!"


    A man next to him looked shocked and said to him, "That''s a terrifying figure that has a bounty of over 400 million berries! We only have a Captain whose bounty doesn''t exceed 40 million Berries!!


    "Don''t make a noiseˇ­ let me aim first."


    The pirate, who held the gun, closed one eye and made an aiming posture, revealing his evil nature. He said: "Even if it is really that Ghost Hand Ross, his appearance suggests that he has been lost on the sea for many days, He will fall s=down if you poke him too hard."


    Several others heard it, and their horror eased slightly. Looking at the motionless figures on the raft, it seemed that all four figures had died and their eyes sparkled.


    "It''s true, it seems that they are all starved to death, but it is safer to shoot them a few times first."


    "Yes."


    Several people looked at each other, all showing a grin. They all took up firearms and artillery and aimed at the raft which was less than ten meters from the shore.


    Their faces are tinged with excitement and tension. This kind of opportunity is rare. It''s just a chance for them to make them all famous in the sea!


    Bang!


    No one knows who fired first but all others followed that shot and open fired on the coming raft. A time-intensive bullet, together with two cannonballs, flew towards the tattered raft.


    Looking at the four figures on the raft, the first bullet was strangely stagnated about a meter away from the raft when it was blown up.


    Followed by the second and thirdˇ­


    Even the fist-sized cannonball was silently fixed in the air when it intruded a meter into the raft, as if it had hit an invisible wall.


    The air seemed to be still and silent, and the atmosphere became very strange.

 144 Extinguishes Kills

    "Thisˇ­ this should be, Devil Fruit ability?!"


    "Idiot! He is not dead and he is able to use his strength!"


    No one knows how long it took for the pirates who responded to it to finally show their horror on their faces.


    They are able to reach the Sabaody Archipelago. Although they are not members of the Supernova Pirates who have a bounty of over 100 million berries, they have encountered various kinds of crises. After this event, the fear spreads up immediately and they did not dare to continue to watch as they threw away their weapons and ran away.


    At this time, Ross, who was sitting in front of the raft, stood up slowly. In his slightly squinting eyes, he showed an indifferent color as his right hand poked out and pressed forward.


    Buzz!!


    The entire front of the air instantly showed a strange Distortion form, like a shock, bursting out suddenly. Dozens of bullets and two cannonballs, under this force, did not explode but were crushed to pieces of iron slag.


    Where this power of distortion goes, the sea on the shore is instantly depressed, followed by the land on the shore. It is also like an irresistible plow past by land, leaving behind a collapse and tunnel with a vertical width of 5 or 6 meters.


    "Ah!"


    Of the six pirates, only one barely avoided the power of distortions straight-line impact, while the other five were instantaneously trapped in it, stirred together with mud, rock, and seawater.


    "I can finallyˇ­ take a good rest."


    In order to preserve his Stamina, in order to avoid the inability to resist an Admiral, Ross did not use his ability to directly carry the raft to the Sabaody Archipelago but only slightly push the raft, so the consumption of stamina was very small and with the Tenacious talent, This consumption of stamina was doable.


    He slowly retrieved his hand, stood up, looked at the Sabaody Archipelago ahead and suddenly disappeared from the raft. When he reappeared, he came to the only surviving pirate.


    "Ahˇ­ahˇ­this isˇ­"


    The pirate, looking at his companion''s fate, was already frightened and his legs were weak. He sat on the ground moving backward.


    He could not even see the corpses of his five companions which shows the strength of this pirate with a bounty of more than 400 million berries!


    Not to mention him, even if his Captain was here, in the face of such force, He would have no resistance!


    "You should have a ship? Where is it?"


    Looking at the pirate who was almost scared out, Ross asked in a gentle tone, but the pirate eventually turned pale and passed out in terror.


    Ross was a little dissatisfied, but when he thought that he had been floating in the sea for seven or eight days, his present appearance must not be handsome as before, but that of a wicked pirate, so he can understand.


    "The ship should be."


    Laffitte and others went ashore and glanced at the Pirate Ship in the distance.


    The battered raft that had been scrambled up with Law''s abilities was obviously impossible to use again. It would never be used again in their life. They needed a new ship to take their place temporarily.


    Laffitte looked at the Pirate Ship for two times and said with a crooked head, "It''s about the same size as Ghost Shadow Ship, but the quality is much worse. We lost our main ship. Sooner or later we have to find Marine to settle our accounts."


    Speaking of this, his eyes flashed with a trace of cold light, he has never eaten such a big loss, although it was Marine Admiral. But he went on Ross''s boat in order to turn the world upside down.


    "Those craftsmen are running away."


    Law was carrying the demon knife on his shoulder, pointing to a group of coating craftsmen who were running away and were frightened by Ross''s move.


    This is the Sabaody Archipelago, right next to Marine Headquarters and if their arrival news went too soon, Marine Admiral will come for them again.


    After seven or eight days at sea, everyone was in a bad state.


    Robin said in a gentle tone: "We can only blame our Captain for making such a big move. It was obviously not necessary."


    Ross''s face remained unchanged as he said: "I am still adapting to my newly gained power, my control is very weak."


    "They will forget what happened."


    Laffitte laughed and walked towards the craftsmen. After a few steps, he caught up with them. The mahogany cane in his hand rotated, and a group of craftsmen stopped. Their eyes became blank as if they didn''t know what had happened.


    Ross slowly walked towards the Pirate Ship and waved at Laffitte: "Let them forget about these days and this doesn''t need to be coated anymore."


    "OK, Captain."


    Laffitte hypnotized the craftsmen with an evil smile on his face and the craftsmen lost their tools and disappeared from the shore.


    Robin approached the Pirate Ship and looked at the pirate flag above. She thought a little and said: "This is the Pirate ship Azura Pirate Group and their Captain is Azura Phantom with a bounty of 40 million Berries."


    "Only forty million berries and they just provoked Captain. What a bold fellow."


    Law spoke quietly. A year ago, Pirates with a bounty of 40 million Berries were an existence that was hard to deal with. But now he has absolute confidence even in dealing with 50 million berries pirates.


    Crack!


    Ross raised his hand and fired the power of distortion, instantly removing the one-tenth of the bubble film on the ship and slowly embark on the ship.


    "We will use this ship for the time being."


    Ross looked at the ship briefly and said, "There are two ways to get to the New World, one is through the fisherman island on the seafloor, the other is through the Red Line with the permission of the government, but we don''t have these restrictions."


    He had been able to fly directly to the Sky island with the Ghost Shadow Ship for a long time with the ability of the Gravity Distortion. Now it is a breeze to fly a ship above the Red Line.


    Also.


    Even if he wants to go to Fishman Island, he can do the same. As a result of the Awakening of his Distortion fruit, he can easily exclude seawater from a certain range without coating the ship.


    "The next thing is to take a rest, take a bath, and make a good adjustment."


    Here Ross slightly grinned and his eyes flashed with cold light. He said, "Tenryubito often appears on this island. I heard Marine Admiral has a duty to protect themˇ­"


    "Whoop."


    "I was wondering if the government would invite Captain to become a Shichibukai."


    Listening to Ross''s words, Laffitte slightly grinned, showing a grim smile and Law gave a shrunk laugh, showing a cold expression.


    They won''t directly find trouble with any Marine Admiral, but it doesn''t mean that they can''t get an Admiral into trouble and provoke them, The Marine admiral attacked them now they must be prepared to pay the price!

 145 Strange Guest Pirates

    On the Pirate Ship, Ross and others took a break to tidy up their clothes.


    In the evening, the rest of the pirates returned, but before boarding the ship, they whirled around and were thrown into the sea by Ross to feed the fish, including the 40 million Berries'' Pirate Captain.


    Resting on the ship until the next day, Ross and others finally swept away the tiredness of drifting for a few days and all regained their vitality.


    After leaving Law to guard the ship, Ross, Robin, and Laffitte set foot on the Sabaody Archipelago.


    "Laffitte, you are free to collect intelligence and I am going to get some new Den Den Mushi with Robin."


    The Ghost Shadow Ship is gone and so are all kinds of Den Den Mushi that he has worked hard to collect. If he wants to contact Kaku and others, he needs to reset some new Den Den Mushi.


    This is the Sabaody Archipelago at the end of the first half of the Grand Line and one of the largest trading places in the sea. It is not difficult to find a place to buy Den Den Mushi.


    "Okay, Captain."


    Laffitte smiled and nodded, lowering the eaves of his hat and disappearing in the other direction. Ross and Robin lowered their hats and stepped inside the Sabaody Archipelago.


    In addition to being the largest trading place in the world, Sabaody Archipelago island is also the backyard of tenryubito, where the heavenly gold received by tenryubito is usually consumed to buy slaves or interesting things like Devil Fruit.


    "It''s a beautiful view."


    Looking at the huge Yarukiman Mangrove, the colorful bubbles everywhere in the street and all kinds of new transportation, Robin shows her smile.


    Although the external environment had little influence on her, she could accept the gloomy terrifying place of Florian Triangle sea or the Sabaody Archipelago, but obviously, she preferred the latter.


    "Naturally, after all, this is the backyard of tenryubito, even if there are innumerable dark transactions in the dark, It''s needs to be clean on the surface."


    Ross put his hands in the pocket of his new white overcoat and responded casually.


    Very soon.


    He and Robin found a place to configure Den Den Mushi. Ross bought four ordinary Den Mushi, one image Den Mushi and one video Den Mushi.


    After getting the new Den Den Mushi, Ross dialed directly.


    "Captain, have you replaced the Den Den Mushi? What happened?!"


    Kaku and others still don''t know anything about Florian Triangle sea. After all, there is a lot of fog. Nobody knows what happened except Marine top executives and the World Government.


    "Something has happened. It''s a long story. There''s a chance you will hear it soonˇ­ Have you collected new intelligence these days? Ross asked quietly.


    Kaku responded, "Ah, there''s a new intelligence gathered. Supernova ''strange guest'' Byron with a bounty of 230 million Berries appeared on the Sabaody Archipelago two days ago.


    "Good, you worked hard."


    Ross affirmed the work of Kaku and others and hung up Den Den Mushi.


    Even without Luffy''s time, when eleven Supernovas gathered on Sabaody Archipelago, it was not bad to meet a Supernova with a bounty of 230 million Berries.


    "Let''s Go."


    "Let''s go and find this unfortunate pirate Supernova."


    After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Ross took Robin out of the dark laneway and was looking for the ''strange guest'' Byron with the bounty 230 million Berries.


    He has not yet killed any pirate with a bounty of 230 million berries, if everything went as usual then he will gain at least 90 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 point Free Talent Point.


    Once he starts beating up a tenryubito, the government will be angry and most likely a Marine Admiral will come, although Ross has the confidence to deal with an Admiral, the more strength he has the better.


    The Sabaody Archipelago is made up of seventy-nine Yarukiman Mangroves, or seventy-nine small islands. It is called the group island and its structure is extremely complicated.


    However.


    The strange guest Byron crew came here. To go to the New World, they had to coat the ship. It took a long time to coat a ship, even Dark King Rayleigh needed three days and three nights to finish the Thousand Sunny Go coating.


    If it is a larger ship, it will take longer.


    Half a day later.


    Ross and Robin searched for the intelligence about the strange guest Pirates and according to the intelligence, they came to the 27th island and eventually encountered them on a street.


    "Ghost handˇ­Ross."


    Vice-Captain of strange guest Pirates, standing beside Captain Byron, looked at Ross with gloomy''s eyes and said, "Are you trying to deal with us with this deliberate obstruction?"


    As the first half of the conquest, their whole crew combined offered a bounty of nearly 400 million berries. Naturally, it was impossible for Ross and Robin to retreat because they met face to face.


    Any Supernova that conquered the first half of the Grand Line''s sea can be reluctantly called the ''Conqueror'' in the first half, which is quite different from those who fish in muddy waters and only had 10 or 20 million bounties on their head.


    "Although I''d like to compete with you very much, it''s very close to Marine Headquarters. If you want to make trouble, how about going to the New World and doing it again?"


    Strange guest Byron looked at Ross with a flat face. As a pirate with a bounty of 230 million berries, he naturally had his pride, but this place was not a good place to fight.


    Marines will arrive if there is a fight here.


    "Don''t bother so much."


    Ross took off the white gloves he had just bought, put them in his pocket, and looked at the quiet crowd of strange guest Pirates and said, "You will all be dead before Marine can come here."


    "Hum! It seems that you really want to die here!"


    Strange guest Byron snorted and his eyes showed murder. He didn''t want to fight here, but he could not ignore Ross for his arrogant remarks.


    On the street.


    When the two sides confronted each other, the civilians fled the street in a panic. Only a few brave people, or members of some forces, were still quietly hiding in the corner.


    "Ghost Hand Ross, Devil Child Nico Robin and Strange Guest Pirates!"


    "Looks like it''s going to be a fight. There are more than 500 million rewards on one side and almost 400 million on the other. I don''t know which side will win."


    The dark observer''s eyes sparkled with comments.


    If all the Ghost-Hand Pirates were present, they would undoubtedly prefer the victory of the Ghost-Hand Pirates, but now only Ghost Hand Ross and Devil Child Robin are present, while Strange Guest Pirates are close to the whole staff, with more than 30 people!


    Just a few months ago, Strange Guest Pirates left safely after destroying an island under the control of the Marine Headquarters fleet.


    Whiz!


    At the next moment, the Strange Guest Pirates moved. In a moment, more than ten firearms and guns were directed at Ross and fired, while the vice-captain of the strange guest Pirates pulled out his sword and waved his sword energy and cut the street.


    At the same time, Strange Guest Byron gave a sudden low cry and a hammer on the ground with a strange force through the earth suddenly burst out from under Ross''s feet.

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    "ˇ­"


    Ross''s expressionlessly waved his hand, after his Devil Fruit''s awakening, His powers are like a fish in the water. It''s a far cry from his previous flexibility and his ability to exert his powers felt much better than before.


    Bang!


    Almost instantaneously, the bullets and artillery were fixed in the air and then turned into pieces under the power of distortion, followed by the violent power of distortion sweeping the entire street, strangling the crowds of the Strange Guest Pirates.


    As for the bizarre force under Ross''s feet, he lifted his foot and stepped on it and it broke away without any effect.


    "Ehˇ­ You have got to be kidding me."


    "He can''t be this powerful!"


    Compared to Ross, the crowd of Strange Guest Pirates, in front of Ross''s revealed power, showed a certain degree of shock and terror. Where the power of distortion went, the whole street seems to be swept by a horizontal Ragon tornado and the buildings and the earth all collapse inch by inch and are torn to pieces.


    Strange Guest Byron pupils violently contracted and before he could do anything he had already been hit by the violent power of distortions that wrapped him in it.


    "Earth shift!"


    Aware of the threat of death, he did not hesitate at all and gave a violent roar, arousing his Devil Fruit abilities and pushing his hands in a ring toward the outbreak of the power of distortion.


    Bang!


    Ross''s power of distortion, under the weird force he showed, turned a sudden sharp turn from forward to downward, and suddenly entered the earth.


    Almost instantaneously, the ground, more than ten meters square, was pulverized by the power of distortions and a huge pit appeared, which reached a depth of tens of meters and penetrated the root of the spread Yarukiman Mangrove in Algeria and exposed the water below.


    "What?"


    Looking at this scene, Ross looked a little surprised.


    Strange Guest Byron''s was in a somewhat awkward state, but he did not suffer any substantial injury. His hands were still in the push position and he slowly recovered them while coldly staring at Ross.


    "It''s a terrible power, but it doesn''t hurt me. I''m a transferor who has eaten the Paramecia transfer fruit and can turn any force in any direction at will!"


    "It seems that for an unassuming person, you really do possess some skills."


    After a little surprise, Ross regained his calm. Meanwhile, with his right hand clenched into a fist, he punched in the direction of Strange Guest Byron and Strange Guest Pirates.


    "I have already said that this power is useless on me!"


    Byron screamed coldly, posing his body without fear and his arms pushed forward again, launching his devil fruit ability, this time intending to completely push back Ross''s power.


    But.


    When his arms touched the power of distortion, his face changed. Although Ross''s second attack was similar in scope to the first one, the power contained in it is more than doubled!


    The air presents a strange Distortion. Standing on the side, it looks like the space of the whole street is like a piece of paper, folded by bending!


    There is no doubt that there is an upper limit on the power that can be transferred by Byron''s fruit power and Ross''s power in hitting has undoubtedly exceeded the current upper limit that he can transfer!


    "No, this is impossibleˇ­"


    Byron''s arms supported the violent power of distortion that has struck his arms, It was as if a man was standing against a collapsed mountain, his arms were green as he tried his best to release the transfer force.


    The void of Distortion quickly wrapped his hands and his hands instantly showed a strange folding Distortion, followed by a little bit of spread that completely defeating his transfer force and wrapping himself in it, together with all the Strange Guests Pirates in the rear.


    Bang!


    The power of distortions spread out tens of meters in the street and finally burst with a sound. There was a terrifying crack in the street. The buildings on both sides were destroyed for the most part, as if half of the streets were instantly annihilated by a laser weapon 10 meters in diameter.


    There are people who hide in the lane and watch in secret. They are almost wrapped up by this force. They almost came face-to-face with this power that left them with chills on their backs and sweat on their foreheads.


    This Power is Horrible.


    This is the power of Ghost Hand Ross, who had a bounty of 440 million Berries!


    " Strange Guest'' Byron with a bounty of 230 million Berries, has been hunted and the rewards are, 90 Talent Proficiency Points, 1 Free Talent Point."


    Previously, He had accumulated a lot of Free Talent Points, but it took 1 point to activate Tenacious Talent and It took 1 point to activate Spirit Heart. Only 1 pint remained after that. Now he got 1 point by killing Strange Guest Byron and he finally has 2 Free Talent Points.


    Taking a glance at the fragmented street, Ross regained his gaze.


    "Let''s Go."


    Killing the Strange Guest Pirates also reveals that he is in the Sabaody Archipelago. If the government and Marine are still eager to kill him, it will not take long for a Marine Admiral to come here.


    Robin slightly nodded and followed Ross, who was about to leave the street.


    But.


    Just as they turned and walked more than ten meters away, a voice suddenly came from the top of a nearby building.


    "Ohˇ­ Was I too late? The Strange Guest Pirates were killed and the 400 million Berries'' reward is gone.


    It was a thin man in a white cloak, sitting on the top of a ruined building, holding a handful of peanuts in his hand, throwing a peanut in his mouth and shaking his head at the ruins of Strange Guest Pirates, which had been completely destroyed and whose bodies could not be found.


    Ross stopped and Robin stopped at the same time.


    Those who hid in this Ruins street saw the men who appeared on the top of the broken building and were shocked. Someone thought of something and instantly showed Various emotions on their faces.


    Could it beˇ­ that guy? !


    Ross stared at the man in a white cloak at the top of the building and slightly narrowed his eyes and said: "Pirate Hunter ''Wings of Sky'' Ficheux Erman."


    For pirates or pirate hunters, almost everyone uses guns and swords. It is too rare to see someone who doesn''t use guns and swords.


    Among the swordsmen is Hawkeye, the world''s strongest swordsman. Among the guns users, there is naturally someone who is the strongest gun user in the world and that someone is Ficheux Erman. He is one of the strongest Pirate Hunters alongside One-Armed Carlos. Carlos died in Hawkeye''s hands so he can be removed, Which left Ficheux Erman as the strongest pirate hunter.


    "Wing of the Sky, he is really him!"


    "It is said that all the pirates that he had killed were pierced by peanuts. Although he is the strongest gun user in the world, Only a few people have seen his guns."


    When Ross read out the name of the man in the white cloak, many people in the dark breathe in, Carlos actually ranks behind Ficheux Erman.

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    The top of a broken building.


    Ficheux Erman chewed peanuts, turned to Ross and said with some hatred, "You''ve cost me 400 million Berries."


    Ross, who had worked for a long time before as Pirate Hunter has heard the name Ficheux Erman, the person who is standing on the top of Pirate Hunters. He looked at Ficheux Erman and said:


    "400 million Berries should be nothing to you, You must have been quite bored to come here."


    Ficheux Erman crooked his head and said, "Yeah, it''s boring."


    "It''s better to change your goal, such as conquering the worldˇ­ Come to my ship." Ross slightly smiled and invited Ficheux Erman.


    He does lack a powerful gun expert on board.


    "Ha? What did you say?


    Ficheux Erman looked at Ross in silence and said, "I know you, a bounty of 440 million Berries, Ghost Hand Ross, but what about conquering the world? Are you crazy?"


    As he spoke, he pinched a peanut and shot it towards Ross.


    Sneer!


    This ordinary peanut, at the moment he pops it up, presents a very weird superposition of speed. In a moment, it surpasses the speed of sound by more than double!


    Speed means power. In front of such speed, even a peanut grain has terrible lethality.


    Buzz!!


    After his Devil Fruit awakened, the power of distortion can be aroused by Ross''s thoughts. At the rate of the explosion, the peanut invaded the three-foot area in front of him, then slowed down abruptly, moved forward inch by inch, and was finally crushed to powder.


    Ficheux Erman looked at the scene and was surprised and said: "It seems that I underestimated you, but even if you have such strength, conquering the sea or something, your goal is still too impractical."


    "Well, your bounty must be more than 440 million next time and I won''t be fighting with you." Ficheux Erman dropped another peanut into his mouth and disappeared in a flash.


    A few seconds after he disappeared.


    Robin looked at the direction in which he disappeared and said with grave eyes, "He is fast."


    "He is indeed very fast, but it''s not his own speed. It should be his Devil Fruit ability."


    Ross nodded, thinking a little bit: "He can instantly accelerate the Peanuts to that extent, if not mistaken, it should be Paramecia speed fruit."


    There are many devil fruits of the time branch. In Ross''s memory, there are slow devil fruit, retrogressive devil fruit and so on. This speed devil fruit should correspond to slow fruits, one is slow devil fruit and the other is speed devil fruit.


    And just now on that peanut, he also attached to a strong enough Armament Haki, the penetration power of that peanut must be very strong.


    "Even if he can''t beat a Marine Admiral, His power level should be similar to mine. It''s hard to tell who wins or loses without fighting."


    Ross judged Ficheux Erman''s strength in his mind.


    It was too late for him to raise his arm to resist the speed of the peanut grain just now, but after the awakening of Distortion Fruit, his whole body could activate the power of distortion and form a wall of Distortion. Without breaking the wall of Distortion, no one could do any serious harm to him.


    Even if it can be pierced, it will be slowed down, so that he has enough time to avoid, such as the peanut just now.


    This is also the reason he could finally escape under Aokiji''s pursuit, otherwise, he would have been caught by him.


    "My speed is still slower."


    Ross murmured, and his mind evoked the Interface of the Talent System.


    After Distortion Fruit awakened, although the power of distortion has improved a lot and he was able to release it outside of his body and into the air, the burden on his body is reduced a little and the devil fruit power and his physical body are once again in equilibrium so there is no need to fill the physical enhancement.


    After thinking about it, Ross put 40-Proficiency Points to the Agility Enhancement.


    Agility Enhancement: 260 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 400 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Spirit Heart: 0(Basic Level Strengthening)


    Tenacious: 50 (Mid Level Strengthening)


    After putting 40 points in agility, the distance between his body speed and Aokiji is much closer, and even if it is still not comparable, he will not fall into too great a disadvantage in the frontal combat.


    As for the remaining 50 proficiency points, Ross hesitated for a while.


    Now Distortion Fruit has reached 510 points of proficiency and has reached a balance with his body. If it continues to go up, the scores will be allocated to Distortion Fruit and Physical Enhancement, respectively, with little improvement.


    By contrast, If he put the 50 proficiency points on Observation Haki, Armament Haki, or Tenacious, Spirit Heart of General Department, he can make it break through the current stage, upgrade to Mid Level or High-Level Strengthening and achieve a huge single improvement.


    Thinking about it.


    Ross suddenly thought of something and immediately made a decision to put 50 proficiency points to the Observation Haki.


    Buzz!!


    The golden light flashed, and the Battle''s talent interface changed for a while and finally stopped.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 510


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk):0


    Observation Haki: 100


    Armament Haki: 50


    As the data is frozen, Ross clearly feels that his Observation Haki''s range of perceptions has increased by a large margin, and the details that can be captured have also increased by a large margin.


    In the previous encounter with Aokiji, in the state of activating Spirit Heart, he concentrates and makes full use of Kenbonshoku (Observation) to capture Aokiji''s full-speed movement.


    If he encounters Kizaru, His Kenbonshoku (Observation) is obviously not good.


    Here is the Sabaody Archipelago, the possibility of encountering Kizaru is not small, with the 50 proficiency points to Kenbonshoku (Observation) and 40 proficiency points to Agility Enhancement. He can now keep up with Aokiji in speed and he can react and rely on the power of distortion while facing Kizaru.


    "Robin, inform Laffitte to go back to the ship and you also go back."


    Marine Admiral has a good chance of arriving quickly. If it comes to Kizaru, he is not afraid, but it is not so easy to protect Robin and others. Laffitte and Robin and others are weak in strength after all.


    As for himselfˇ­ He doesn''t mind playing a game of tricks with an Admiral. It would be even better if he could kill a few tenryubitos on the way and make the government and Marine''s top leaders jump like thunder.


    Now, he is not a small person who can be easily manipulated by the World Government and Marine!


    ...


    At the same time, Marine Headquarters.


    In the top office, Sengoku was standing in the middle of the room, frowning slightly at his subordinates''reports, just as Kizaru, dressed in a justice cloak, came in.


    Looking at Kizaru coming in, Sengoku nodded at him slightly and said, "Ghost Hand Ross appeared on the Sabaody Archipelago, killing Strange Guest Byron, one of the Supernova''s."


    "The man who is defined as a wicked criminal is constantly killing pirates." Kizaru went to the tea table, poured a cup of tea, sipped it, and answered in a long tone.


    Sengoku''s face darkened instantly, but Kizaru''s statement was true.


    "Although those pirates can indeed be sentenced to death, they have been deprived of their lives without legal trials, it is a contempt for the government and he is still a wicked criminal!"


    "That''s true. Now that he''s on the Sabaody Archipelago, we can''t sit back and ignore him. Otherwise, the government will condemn us again. I''ll go there."


    Kizaru took another sip of tea, stood up and walked outside.


    To let him deal with Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), he must be dragged and dropped at that point, but to deal with the existence other than Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), it is a casual run for him.


    Grasping nature is merit and there is no loss in catching it, not to mention that Ross and others can escape from Aokiji''s hands doesn???t mean that they will be able to escape from his hands.


    At least in terms of speed, he''s much faster than Aokiji!

 148 Robbing a Devil Frui

    Island No. 47.


    About a dozen people were slowly passing by the edge of the street and did not attract anyone''s attention. Even the ordinary people who noticed these people immediately regained their gaze.


    Many of the dozen or so people have a circular smiling face sign on their shoulders or behind their backs, which is the symbol of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Doflamingo.


    Walking for a while.


    More than a dozen people met a black man who had been waiting here in a dark corner.


    "Did you bring it?"


    Among the people from the Donquixote Family, the leader Gladius walked forward and asked the black man.


    The black man stood up and said, "How can the boss give me something so important to carry with me? I''m just here to connect with you and take you to our designated trading place."


    "Huh, you are really cautious."


    Gladius snorted.


    The black man laughed and said, "After all, you are the famous Donquixote Family. We are just small-time people. We naturally have to be on guard. Did you bring all the money with you?"


    Gladius stared at the black man for two flickers and waved. Several Donquixote Family members behind him stepped forward and opened the suitcase, which was densely packed with Berries of the largest denomination.


    "ˇ­"


    Looking at Berries in the box, the black man swallowed his saliva and said to Gladius, "The deal was 400 million Berries and 500 million worth of ammunition, but I only see Berries here."


    Gladius''s face remained unchanged. "Arms can''t be traded here all at once. You can take us to the trading place, don''t play any tricks!"


    "Come on."


    The black man smiled and said: "Our boss has prepared things for you."


    Under the leadership of the black man, Gladius and others took up the loaded Berries and left the dark alleyway and headed for a shore dock.


    Just before they left, a shadow in a cloak suddenly appeared in the dark street. He gently lifted the cloak and looked in the direction of Gladius and others''departure, with a slightly weird smile on his face.


    "Whoop, Donquixote Family, the next force to deal withˇ­ What on earth is such a large deal?


    Just as Laffitte was about to follow him, The Den Den Mushi in his pocket suddenly sounded. He connected Den Den Mushi and on the other side came Robin''s voice calling him back to the ship to assemble.


    "ˇ­ Well, I know, but I''ve found something interesting here. A big deal for Donquixote Family could have an unexpected payoff for us."


    After a moment of silence on the other side of Den Den Mushi, Robin relayed Ross''s message: "Captain says you can move freely and be safe."


    "All right."


    Laffitte raised a strange curve at his mouth, put the Den Den Mushi in his pocket, turned into a dark shadow and quietly followed Gladius and others.


    Gladius and others moved more and more remote towards the outskirts of the island, but Laffitte''s concealment and tracking abilities were beyond doubt and even so, he can still easily follow them, without anyone noticing.


    Finally.


    Gladius and the members of Donquixote Family came to a shore of the Sabaody Archipelago, where a medium-sized ship was parked alone on this remote shore.


    "Boss, the people of Donquixote Family are here."


    The leading black man came to the side of the ship and shouted at the ship. Then they heard footsteps sound coming from the ship. Soon a man with a Captain cap and a brown beard came down with twenty men and a wooden box in his hand.


    Gladius glanced at the wooden box in the captain''s hand, waved to his subordinates and asked them to open it again and revealed a large number of Berries in it.


    "Well, 400 million Berriesˇ­"


    The brown-bearded Captain looked at the box of Berries, his eyes flashing with greed and a smile on his face. He slowly opened the box in front of him.


    In the dilapidated wooden box, there is a Devil Fruit, which has a big difference from Zoan and Paramecia. The whole body is khaki in color and the surface looks like sand.


    Logiaˇ­Sand Sand Fruit!


    Nearly two years after the death of the sand Crocodile, this Logia Devil Fruit finally appeared on the sea again!


    Donquixote Family trades in the dark world, all over the sea. After Ace''s death, they found his devil fruit, so it is not surprising that they will be able to find other devil fruits.


    "This is Logia''s, Sand Sand Devil Fruit."


    Gladius looked at the exquisite Devil Fruit, and his eyes flashed. Although he had already eaten Paramecia''s explosion fruit but for this 900 million Logia Sand Sand Fruit, he still showed a serious and solemn look.


    With this Devil Fruit, Donquixote Family can easily cultivate a cadre or even a top cadre and expand its influence.


    "Then, close the deal."


    Gladius took a deep breath and signaled his men to deliver the money, while at the same time he reached for the devil fruit in the wooden box.


    Whether the next step is to turn the tables directly, overturn the deal and recapture the Berries, or just complete the deal, this fruit is the most important, he has to get his hands on it.


    However.


    Just as Gladius was grabbing at the sand fruit, a thumb-sized cylindrical object suddenly flew over from a distance and landed in the field.


    Bang!


    Before it fell, it burst apart abruptly, instantly turning into a mass of fog and instantly covering the area of tens of meters squared.


    The brown-bearded Captain was shocked. Subconsciously, he had to retrieve the wooden box in his hand. Gladius looked very mad when he saw it. He stepped forward and grabbed it.


    But.


    Just as his finger was about to touch the wooden box, a mahogany cane popped out of the mist, banged the wooden box in the brown beard''s hand out, and knocked on the back of his hand.


    Gladius had a pain in the back of his hand and a flash of anger in his eyes.


    Who?


    Who Dare to intervene in their Donquixote Family deal!


    In anger, Gladius did not retreat, and his fingers shook, throwing a bunch of explosive projectiles in the direction of the mahogany cane, enveloping the area.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The violent explosion in the field blew and instantly dispersed the diffuse smoke, which was also mixed with the screams of the accidentally injured men, but Gladius could not care so much, the sand fruit must not be robbed.


    While the after-effects of the explosion were still continuing, Gladius jumped through the smoke and charged towards the wooden box and picked it up with his right hand.


    "Dare to destroy Donquixote Family''s businessˇ­"


    Grabbing the wooden box in his hand, Gladius regained his indifference and snorted coldly and looked down at the area which he had blown up.


    When the mist cleared, there was no shadow in the area, only one cherry petal.


    "He is quick to escape!"


    Gladius looked slowly at the wooden box in his hand and opened it slowly.


    But the moment the box opened, the expression on his face became stiff.


    The box was empty, and Devil Fruit had disappeared, replaced by three pink cherry petals, echoing the flock of petals on the ground, as if laughing at him for being an idiot.


    Damn it! Damn! Damn it!!!!


    "Who is it, who is it?!"


    Gladius''s face was blue and green as he gritted his teeth, his face showing sorrow and anger and he was about to launch his Devil Fruit ability to blow up the area, but no matter how he looked, he couldn''t see any traces anymore.


    The only thing that impressed upon him was the mahogany cane, the one hidden in the fog, and the only shadow of his figure.

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    Sabaody Archipelago


    Ross doesn''t know anything about Laffitte, but he''s going to go against Donquixote Family sooner or later. It''s easy to do it one step ahead of time. What''s more, the deal Laffitte found may be something of high value, such as one of the Great Grade Swords.


    Ross no longer needs to use his fist to stimulate the power of distortion after awakening his fruit power. He can easily concentrate the power of distortions on weapons such as swords, and then throw them out, just like Whitebeard''s shock ability.


    If he could get a good sword then it will be even better for him.


    After letting Robin and Laffitte return to the ship first, Ross searched for a person''s existence on the island according to his memoryˇ­ Roger Pirates Vice Captain, Dark King Rayleigh.


    Dark King Rayleigh''s hanging bounty is as high as 2 billion Berries, but now Ross cannot defeat Rayleigh and will be beaten by him, he also has no plans of self-abuse, the reason why he intends to find Rayleigh is to see whether he can get some useful information from Rayleigh''s mouth.


    Ross knows a lot of secrets from his memory, but there are more things that he doesn''t know. Compared to him, Rayleigh knows a lot more and a lot of information has a great effect.


    Unfortunately.


    After searching four or five islands, he could not find any trace of Rayleigh and a lot of time has been passed and a Marine Admiral will be coming here soon.


    "Time to go."


    Ross didn''t mind fighting Marine Admiral, but he didn''t plan to fight Admiral in the Sabaody Archipelago. First of all, he certainly couldn''t fight. Second, even if he could, what about another Admiral? Marine Headquarters is right next to Sabaody Archipelago.


    And just as Ross turned around, judged the direction, and began to return, there was a strange silence on the road ahead.


    Immediately afterward.


    He saw that in the distant streets, pedestrians stopped, like dominoes, kneeling down one by one and bowing to the ground as if to welcome the emperor.


    In the silence, everyone dared not breathe. At the end of the street, a man with bubbles on his head was sitting on the back of a slave, who crawled hard on the ground on all fours.


    World Nobleˇ­tenryubito!


    The descendants of the "kings" who founded the World Government 800 years ago have the Supreme privilege, and all laws do not hold true for them and any offensive act will be regarded as a death penalty that can be killed on the spot.


    "There is nothing fun today."


    Saint Charles rode slowly on his slave and yawned, showing a silly look. Several subordinates beside him followed respectfully and did not dare to answer at will.


    At this moment, he casually skipped and saw a young girl kneeling on the left side. His eyes flashed and his head looked at her for a second.


    "It looks pretty good, Let''s choose her as the wife of my new house."


    "Yes."


    The subordinate next to him immediately responded respectfully and said, "Go and handle the procedure for welcoming Mrs. 21 to Holy Land Mariejois right away."


    At the same time, several subordinates with indifferent faces approached the girl on her knees, ignoring her panic expression, and seized her.


    The people next to them saw this scene, all of them were full of horror, but no one dared to say anything. They were all sweating kneeling on the ground. The whole street except for the girl''s panic and crying is dead silence.


    It is a death sentence to commit a crime against tenryubito.


    Offending a tenryubito will directly invite a Marine Admiral on their head!


    TheSabaody Archipelago is the back garden of tenryubito. Nobody dares to offend tenryubito here. Even the wicked pirate and Supernova in the first half of Grand Line who sailed here are all unanimous in their choice and tolerance when facing tenryubito.


    As for those who have not yielded, they have fallen under the hands of Marine Admiral, paying the price for their actions, and writing a bloody warning for later generations!


    No one dares to speak.


    No one dares to do anything.


    Everyone watched as Tenryubito''s guards grabbed the girl and slowly moved on.


    Some of the people who knew the girl gritted their teeth and their hearts were filled with grief. What was the point of their existence? But no one dares to stand up even if they are angry.


    Despite the azure blue sky, the threats of tenryubito and the World Government, as well as Marine Admiral, seem like a mountain of black clouds, which are pressing against the sky, making it difficult for everyone to breathe.


    However.


    In this silent repression, Tenryubito, sitting on a slave, suddenly flashed a glance of anger and looked ahead at the street.


    "Hey, that fellow, don''t you want to live? How dare you stand there!"


    In front of a kneeling street, there is a figure standing there, standing is only the most common posture, but here, in front of tenryubito, it is extremely rare.


    The people there, listening to the sound of tenryubito''s anger, looked up in horror and at the figure standing in front of the street.


    At this time, someone dared to stand?


    "Humanity..."


    Ross looked at Saint Charles with indifferent eyes. His voice was calm and gentle. He said, "How can you kneel down to the garbage?"


    On a quiet street, Ross''s voice echoed clearly and all the people who were kneeling there were all horrified and their eyes were wide open.


    Who is this guy?


    Didn''t he know what would happen if he said that?!


    Saint Charles was there and it was the first time he had ever heard someone dared to say such a thing in front of him.


    In a moment of anger, his ugly face was completely deformed, his angry teeth were gnashed, his breath was aroused, and his hands were pinched dead.


    "Traˇ­Bastardˇ­"


    Seeing Tenryubito shivering and unable to speak clearly, the guards and attendants next to him were somewhat shocked. One of them shouted at Ross:


    "Do you know what you said?! Do you know who he is, hurry and kneel down and pray for forgiveness!"


    While squatting, several guards stepped forward.


    But before they came to Ross, a strange force suddenly came and crushed several people''s bodies into the street in an instant. Together with the area several meters square, it collapsed suddenly and a huge pit appeared.


    See this scene, many people kneeling on both sides of the street, are showing some surprise, He dares to offend tenryubito, he is indeed not an ordinary person ah.


    "He isˇ­pirateˇ­"


    "Captain of Ghost Hand Pirates'', Ghost Hand Rossˇ­"


    Some people looked at Ross and recognized his identity. His eyes were slightly widened as no one thought that there would be a pirate standing up at this time.


    No


    It should be said that he never knelt down from the beginning.


    "He''s not afraid of Marine Admiral?!"


    "If you offend tenryubito, you''ll attract Marine Admiral."


    Many people were in a trance, and once again there was depression in their hearts. A Pirate stood up and provoked Tenryubito, but what about that?


    In the past, pirates have provoked tenryubito, but they have been overwhelmed by Marine Admiral. If the privileges and identities of tenryubito are the sources of their inner grief, then the existence of Marine Admiral is like the heavy black clouds in the sky!


    That will never fade, the dark cloud of despair!

 150 Kizaru late

    "Youˇ­ You damn bitch, dare toˇ­"


    Saint Charles watched Ross slap his subordinates bodyguard and press them to the ground, disappearing without a trace and he finally responded.


    In addition to the anger in his heart, He couldn''t help but feel a trace of fear. This person is not an ordinary untouchable, but a daring madman who dares to offend him!


    "It''s the Captain of Ghost Hand Pirates'', Ghost Hand Ross!"


    Standing behind him, the attendant recognized Ross, and a cold sweat overflowed on his forehead, A pirate who has a bounty of 440 million Berries on his head is not someone they could deal with!


    Saint Charles gritted his teeth, with a touch of anger and ferocity on his face, and roared, "So what? Call Marine Admiral over to me!"


    "This Pirate is mad at this level, what are the Marines wastes doing!"


    Listening to the angry roar of Saint Charles, the attendant behind him nodded sweatily. This situation needs to be notified at the Marine Headquarters for a Marine Admiral to come over.


    But before they dialed emergency Den Den Mushi, a strange force suddenly spread from the end of the street.


    This force is perfectly controlled, roaring through the middle of the street without touching the kneeling people on both sides of the street and binds all of them.


    "I''m sorry."


    "Marine Admiral or something, I''ve seen it once."


    Ross looked at Tenryubito and his men indifferently. With a swing of his outstretched hand, Ross crushed all the attendants and guards who tried to stand in front of Tenryubito and plunged them into the earth.


    Saint Charles saw this scene and at last, there was a look of panic on his face. He fell down from the slave and looked panic-stricken.


    However.


    It was precisely because he fell and sat down that he saw the slaves he was riding on.


    As if he had caught a life-saving straw, he twitched the chain in his hand and pulled the explosion ring on the slave''s neck. He panicked and said: "Quick! Hurry up and block him!"


    However.


    The slave did not respond. Instead, he looked at Ross, who was coming slowly, and grinned, with an expression of relief.


    From the man''s eyes in front of him, he clearly saw the kind of look that would never be touched by anything outside. It was the eyes of the strong.


    "You useless thing, Useless!"


    Saint Charles kicked the slave with his foot, but the slave turned his head and looked at him with a pair of bloodshot eyes and his heart trembled.


    Bang!


    A sound blew and the explosion ring on the slave''s neck burst and fell into a pool of blood.


    Ross''s eyes swept over the slave and did not stop too much and once again fell on Saint Charles, his figure shook and then he appeared silently in front of Saint Charles.


    "Youˇ­you, untouchable, what do you want to do?"


    Saint Charles had a look of panic on his face, eyes wide, and a fear of death lingering in his mind as he watched Ross close by.


    He never thought about death in his life. He is World Noble tenryubito. Even if he offends a Marine Admiral, he would not say anything to him, let alone kill him. Is this man mad?


    But.


    No matter how horrified and fearful he was, Ross''s eyes remained unchanged as he raised his feet calmly and stepping down at his feet.


    Almost at this time, a golden light shining in the sky, like a round of the sun came, In the golden light, a figure rushed toward this location at his fastest speed.


    But.


    It was too late.


    When the golden light finally arrived, Ross''s feet also fell.


    The power of distortion was instantly agitated, and Saint Charles''s body, together with the ground more than ten meters below, was shattered and eventually buried in the sea through Yarukiman Mangrove''s roots.


    "Youˇ­"


    Kizaru, who was able to arrive, looked at the scene. His wretched face showed unprecedented vibration. Ross actually killed a tenryubitoˇ­!


    He never expected to encounter such a thing!


    Not to mention killing a tenryubito, even if one tenryubito was offended, it was a crime of death. It needed Marine Admiral to be dispatched and maintained and now a tenryubito was killed and he was killed in the Sabaody Archipelago, not to mention him, even the government and Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) have to bear the great pressure brought by the tenryubito community!


    The audience was silent.


    Not even Kizaru had thought of it, let alone the people kneeling on both sides of the street, they all looked incredibly at the huge hole where Tenryubito had disappeared.


    Unlike Kizaru''s emotions, this scene falls into their eyes like a faint light, tearing apart the dark clouds that oppress the whole world.


    Tenryubito, are not gods!


    Tenryubito can die too!


    In dead silence, Kizaru slowly spoke.


    After all, he was a Marine Admiral who had experienced countless incidents and countless Battles and soon recovered from the shock of his heart.


    "In this case, this is very bad."


    Kizaru stared at Ross, narrowed his eyes a little, and said, "Ghost Hand Ross, do you know what you''ve done? I had some doubts about you being similar to that dangerous old man, but now you look likeˇ­


    At this point, his tone stopped and he did not go on talking, while the half-sentence he had pressed down wasˇ­ Like Revolutionary Army Leader Dragon!


    "It''s not Aokiji."


    Ross turned slowly and looked at Kizaru. He was not surprised by Kizaru''s arrival, because it was very close to Marine Headquarters, and Kizaru would be the fastest person to arrive from Headquarters.


    And Aokiji chased him in Florian Triangle sea for several days before he was finally shaken off by him. Although Florian Triangle sea is foggy, it is an indisputable fact that he failed to catch him. It is also a surprise for Kizaru to deal with him.


    Ross looked at Kizaru indifferently and said: "You can only blame yourself for being late."


    "It''s a real headache now. I originally came here in a relaxed mood."


    Kizaru recovered a little bit of trivial tone, but still with a trace of depression. It doesn''t matter whether he catches Ross or not before. He doesn''t really care about it. He just wanted to try.


    But now a tenryubito died in Ross''s hands and he was killed on the Sabaody Archipelago, if he did not catch Ross, he would not be able to explain to the government and tenryubito!


    Originally ambiguous, it has become necessary to defeat Ross, which makes Kizaru, who has always been lazy, very angry.


    "Marine Admiral, Kizaru!"


    People on both sides of the street were also paying attention to Kizaru at this time. As the residents of Sabaody Archipelago, They all knew the Marine''s three Admirals.


    Someone''s voice trembled slightly and pronounced Kizaru''s identity and code.


    Why don''t anyone dare to offend tenryubito, even ordinary pirates? It''s because offending a tenryubito will bring down a Marine Admiral!


    Without Marine Admiral''s protection, Tenryubito would have long been tortured and killed by angry people. Why would they dare to overrule the world?


    Can you survive?


    Ghost Hand Rossˇ­


    Ignoring the privileges conferred by the World Government and the "heavenly??? World Government, a tenryubito was killed here, a tenryubito who made everyone feel bitter and hateful.


    Whatever Ross''s identity, a pirate or Revolutionary Army, in the hearts of all, has become a ray of dawn piercing black clouds, but this ray of dawn, now encountering a huge crisis, that is, Marine Admiral, representing the black clouds that oppress the whole sky!

 151 Beating Kizaru

    Because Tenryubito is dead, there is no need to continue kneeling, standing up is not against the law, many people began to quietly retreat, and a large number of Marine began to surround the area.


    "This is the Marine Admiral that upholds justice. It''s ridiculous."


    On the way back, many people were looking at Kizaru. They didn''t know who had lowered their voice. They mocked him with a voice that only they could hear.


    However.


    This sentence, however, is so clear that it goes into the ear of Kizaru, who expanded Observation Haki to prevent Ross from escaping, and this sentence made his face more gloomy.


    "Tenryubito''s running dog."


    "The so-called justice is to bully us for tenryubito."


    A sentence, from the mouth of the people, uttered with a very low voice, except for themselves, even the people next to them could not understand.


    But this sentence, all of them have clearly entered Kizaru''s ears.


    "Ghost hand, Rossˇ­"


    Kizaru''s face looked ugly and he wasn''t going to waste any more time. He stared at Ross, and with a sudden twinkle, he came near Ross and kicked him horizontally.


    He had originally planned to tease Ross by asking him if he had been kicked by the speed of light. Now he is not interested. His only purpose is to defeat Ross and send him to trial as soon as possible.


    Buzz!!


    When Kizaru''s foot came two feet away from Ross, Ross could hardly keep up with him until he reached the distance of two feet, but strangely, his foot slowed down sharply and turned into a shining golden light.


    Ross''s movements were slow in Kizaru''s eyes, but he was also blocked by Ross''s power of distortion and finally, Ross''s arm was raised and blocked in front of his leg.


    Bang!


    Ross''s arm blocked Kizaru''s foot, but he still collapsed and flew out, knocking down two buildings in a row before stopping.


    "You don''t seem to be as fast as you think, Kizaru."


    Ross landed on a clearing. Despite flying upside down and smashing two buildings, he was not injured. The impact was completely blocked by the walls of Distortion.


    His current strength is no match for Kizaru, but he will not be injured by Kizaru. After his devil fruit awakened, the gap between him and Admiral is still there, but it is not huge like before.


    "Would you please hold your hand?!"


    Kizaru''s voice came from a distance but suddenly came behind Ross the next moment, he kicked Ross with one foot again and said, "ˇ­ and Let me explain to tenryubito.


    Bang!


    Ross''s Observation Haki captured Kizaru''s action. He was too close to react, but now it''s enough to turn around and he once again blocked Kizaru''s attack.


    After two brief encounters with Kizaru, Ross realized a point clearlyˇ­ Kizaru''s speed is faster than Aokiji''s, but it''s not the speed of light, and it''s far from the speed of light.


    "As expected."


    Ross''s eyes were calm. He had guessed that Kizaru''s speed is probably the upper limit of human consciousness. Now it seems that it should be the case now.


    Kizaru''s fruit speed limit is the speed of light, but his nerve response can''t reach the speed of light. To attack, the idea of attacking is necessary before the body can implement it.


    How can the human mind reach the level of light speed, complete a series of control over the body in an instant and move a long distance and kick it out?


    Therefore, Kizaru''s speed limit is his reaction speed, which is also the limit of human neural response.


    "Distortion Impact!"


    Ross, who was kicked again by Kizaru for the second time used the Gravity Distortion. The direction in which he flew turned into a parabola from backward, slanting to the sky, and punching Kizaru at the same time.


    Kizaru stood on the ground, his slender legs kicked out violently and attacked Ross from afar. A bright golden light suddenly burst out and collided with the invisible power of distortions in the air.


    Zi Zi!


    The Golden Light penetrated Ross''power of distortion and came to Ross, but there was only a little light left, and it exploded.


    Ross''s hands were empty and the aftermath of the explosion was contained in his palm as it was stopped in the palm of his hand, he then turned sharply and pressed toward the void behind him.


    Almost at this moment, Kizaru appeared in Ross''s back and kicked him.


    Bang!


    There was an earth-shaking explosion in the sky, and the bright golden light instantly shone on the nearby streets, affecting the whole island and making countless people look up to the sky in horror.


    "Look, what is that?!"


    The golden light dissipated and there were two suspended figures in the sky. One was Ross and the other was Kizaru, Ross was slightly confused, while Kizaru was somewhat calm.


    Almost at this time, Ross blinked and sipped low.


    "Distortion, Sonic explosion!"


    Aokiji has suffered from this tactic under his command, but he may not tell Kizaru about it. Ross is not stingy with his tactics. He is now fighting against a Marine Admiral and only by using the sonic explosion technique can he achieve some results.


    As for light explosion, it is mostly ineffective for Kizaru whose body is light, in the case of Light Distortionˇ­ An alternative fruit ability can''t compete with a single fruit for light control, just as it can''t compete with Sand Fruit''s ability to control sand.


    Buzz!!!


    Sure enough, Kizaru didn''t know Ross had this trick. In an instant, his ears were buzzing and his head was swooning.


    Without hesitation, Ross rushed towards Kizaru, wrapped in the power of distortion, and smashed Kizaru in the head.


    Bang!


    Kizaru''s ears are fiercely Buzzing! His mind is dizzy and he can''t make a dodge action. In a hurry, he can only wave his arms and display Armament Haki to fight.


    Ross hit Kizaru with a punch Bang, which shocked his arm instantly. He also sank sharply, but rather than falling down weirdly, he was sucked into the air by Ross Gravity Distribution''s ability.


    Knee hit, swing, sweep, cross kickˇ­


    Utilizing Kizaru''s current weakness, Ross quickly attacked him from all directions and because Kizaru was unable to use his speed to avoid him, He had to face Ross''s attacks directly in Close-Combat and little by little Kizaru was beaten.


    After a series of attacks by Ross, Kizaru, who was severely affected by the sonic explosion, could only fight in an awkward fashion. Because he relied too much on his devil fruits, once he was affected, he could not play the advantage of the speed and he sucked at Close-Combat Fighting. Ross broke up his rack three or five times and smashed his chest and belly with a knee bump.


    Puff!


    Even with Armament Haki, it''s impossible to take Ross''s knee bump without receiving any damage. Kizaru sprayed blood in an instant and felt a fall between his chest and belly.


    "Youˇ­ You see this, right?!"


    The people were shocked to see Ross killing tenryubito and they were stunned when they saw the fight between him and an Admiral.


    What did they see?


    Marine Headquarters Admiral Kizaru, was a hammered by Ghost Hand Ross? And he is still vomiting blood?


    "Distortion hammer!"


    Ross noticed that Kizaru had almost recovered after the knee impact. His hands were hammered together and he hit Kizaru with a sharp hammer.


    Kizaru''s arms crossed over his head and he waved, but he was still turned into a golden light as he was hit by Ross and dropped to the ground below.

 152 Escaping

    Bang!


    A sound came from the ground and the golden light burst, smashing several buildings.


    After hammering Kizaru from the sky, Ross did not hesitate at all. The Light Distortion and Distortion sounds started at the same time as he disappeared silently from the sky and he appeared in the distance.


    Hello Kizaru, good-bye Kizaru.


    "Cough! Cough!"


    In a burst of golden light, Kizaru recovered his form and he coughed violently and his mouth was still overflowing with a trace of blood. He was completely angry.


    Even if he dealt with Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), he had never suffered such a loss.


    Sensing that Ross had escaped, Kizaru had an angry look on his face and he suddenly turned into a golden light and rushed into the sky.


    "Do you want to leave after doing such a bad wicked thing?"


    Whiz! Whiz!


    Kizaru was so fast that even though Ross had flown far ahead of him, he was still catching up quickly, but Ross was not afraid as he pulled out his Named Sword Happy Spring from his waist and attacked towards Kizaru''s direction.


    "Sword of Distortion!"


    Above the blade, there is a power of distortion visible to the naked eye. Then under Ross''s sword, it bursts out in a sudden linear burst and cuts diagonally towards Kizaru.


    Kizaru''s body turned a little golden light, and his hands shook. A golden sword was formed and waved at Ross.


    "Ama no Murakumo(Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven)!"


    Bang!


    The power of Distortion collided with the laser in the air and exploded violently again.


    Ross faces Kizaru while holding the Happy Spring in both hands and slamming it towards Kizaru, while he continues to retreat under the power of Gravity Distortion and Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk).


    Kizaru flickered in a series of crisscrossing Dexterity choppers and eventually came to Ross by virtue of his fruit power and Haki''s ability to break through Ross''s obstruction.


    The golden sky fell sharply from the clouds and swords, colliding with Happy Spring in Ross''s hand. After a second of freezing in the air, Ross''s power of distortion collapsed and the whole person fell downward.


    In midair, Ross turned sideways.


    Whiz!


    Kizaru turned into golden light to catch up with him and kicked hard.


    Ross hit him with a backhand punch.


    In the collision between the fists and kicks, Ross once again flew out and was in midair. He used the Gravity Distortion to shift direction and continued to fly toward the coast while holding the Happy Spring in his right hand.


    "Yasakani no Magatama (Comma Jewel of Eight Shaku)."


    Kizaru, facing Ross''s successive chopping, closed his hands in front of him, shot the sky cluster cloud sword into golden photons and disappeared. At the same time, his arms crisscrossed, fantasizing countless lasers, and sprayed at Ross.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!!


    The Yasakani no Magatama (Comma Jewel of Eight Shaku) directly included all the large areas in the attack range. Every laser fell on the earth and a sound broke out like heavy artillery.


    During the continuous bombing, Ross''s figure was slightly awkward and rushed out of the smoke. His swords were in front of him, and his shoulder and leg clothes were damaged.


    "Distortion Strike!"


    With both hands clasping Happy Spring, Ross slammed his sword.


    The power of distortion of this sword is directly in the form of a wide-scale attack, like an invisible Dragon tornado, where the void seems to be Distortion.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    Instead of hitting Ross hard, Kizaru made a quick ascent with speed, avoiding Ross''s trick, pausing for a moment in midair and then turning to dive again.


    They ran after each other and soon hit the shore all the way.


    "Kizaru is here, get ready!"


    Laffitte had returned to the ship and by this time the battle between Ross and Kizaru had already been noticed. As the golden light and Ross approached, they all held their breath.


    Whiz!


    Just as Ross arrived on the coast and Kizaru was within the reach of Robin''s Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi), Robin resolutely put out her hand and crossed her arms in front of her.


    "Treinta Fleur! Clutch(Thirty Flower! Clutch)!"


    Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) is the ability to visualize arms directly on all objects within a certain range. Although Kizaru is fast enough, the launching of Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) ignores the moving speed of objects.


    Bang!


    Kizaru''s body instantly collapsed into a golden light and although he could breathe enough to regain his original shape, the wrinkles on his face became a little more.


    In the match with Aokiji, Robin was frozen in the ice without doing anything, but the battle still made her Armament Haki grow by a lot, although still weak and it can not cause any substantial damage to Kizaru. But it can still affect him.


    "ROOM!"


    Just when Robin interfered with Kizaru, Law also launched his ability. The translucent cover instantly expanded and Ross was enveloped in the cover, followed by a finger.


    Whoosh!


    Ross''s figure disappeared in the sky and when he reappeared, he came to the ship and in the previous original location of Ross appeared a bomb made by Laffitte.


    Kizaru was still kicking sideways, and the bomb exploded in front of him.


    "You don''t have to send us away, Kizaru, We shall meet soon."


    Ross waved to Kizaru, and power of distortion started. The bottom of the ship splashed a huge wave and the whole ship crashed and sank into the sea.


    In the face of Aokiji, it is almost useless to flee into the sea. The other party can freeze the sea in an instant, or even chase down all the way, so he can only flee up. In the face of Kizaru, on the contrary, he can''t run-up to the sky as he will be killed. It is the right way to flee to the bottom of the sea.


    Glint-Glint Fruit can''t get to the sea, nor can it freeze the sea.


    Kizaru turned into a golden light and rushed out of the explosion. It was also unexpected that Ross had sunk into the sea with his ship in an instant, which was totally beyond his expectation.


    First of all, the ship was not coated. Second, Ross used the power of distortion to sink the ship into the sea, which was much faster than anything else. With the interference of Robin, Law, and Laffitte, he could not stop them for the first time.


    He is not Aokiji, he can''t freeze the sea.


    "Yasakani no Magatama (Comma Jewel of Eight Shaku)."


    Looking at the vast sea, Kizaru''s face was covered with wrinkles and his eyebrows were all crowded together. He could not help but cross his arms and launch a wide-ranging attack against the power of the sea, trying to get Ross and others out of the sea bank.


    He attacked close to half a minute and almost boiled the nearby seawater, but he never saw any traces of Ghost Hand Pirates.


    The ability to enter the sea is a dead-end, but Ross is not an idiot and a fool. Since he chose to sink into the sea, he definitely has a way to survive under the sea.


    Finally.


    Kizaru turned into a golden light and returned to the shore, looking at the sea, his face showing unprecedented distress.


    He did not do anything this time. He couldn''t stop Ross from killing tenryubito, didn''t capture Ross and the crew of the Ghost Hand Pirates escaped.


    "Nowˇ­ I really can''t explain this."

 153 Overnigh

    In the sea.


    Kizaru''s Yasakani no Magatama (Comma Jewel of Eight Shaku) fired at the sea and it covered a wide range of underwater areas, but his attack was not hitting any coated ship or submarine, but a ship under the maximum escort of Ross''s Distortion Wall.


    Although the lasers could penetrate Ross''s Destruction wall, their speed and power were greatly slowed down and no serious damage could be caused to the hull.


    The ship sank diagonally all the way down, and soon Kizaru''s laser was no longer visible.


    "That is Marine Admiral Kizaruˇ­Logia Glint-Glint Fruit, these Marine Admirals really eat some good things."


    When Law saw that the laser had disappeared, he was completely safe and pushed the demon knife into its scabbard.


    Robin stood in front of the deck guardrail, looked up at the sea above her and after a while retracted her eyes, saying, "He is extremely fast, similar to that Wings Of Sky, I could hardly catch his movements."


    "There is still a difference."


    Ross also pushed the Happy Spring to its scabbard around his waist and shrank the area of the Distortion wall around the ship to slow down his stamina consumption, while his eyes flashed.


    "Glint-Glint Fruit gives an unrestricted body with limited response speed. Speed Fruit''s acceleration ability ignores the optic nerve response speed, but the body can''t be elementalized."


    One is limited by the speed of reaction, the other is limited by the body''s ability to withstand it''s power, in general, there are certain restrictions to them, otherwise, it is almost an invincible ability.


    Robin and Law understand Ross meaning and thought to themselves.


    "Speaking of it, your ability, too, is limited by the speed of response." Ross turned to look at Law next to him.


    Law''s Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit is capable of exchanging positions within the ROOM range. It can be exchanged with sandstones and even air. But it is limited to Law reaction speed, The faster his reaction, the faster is the speed of exchange.


    And because of space movement, it is not limited by physical strength, but his ability will consume a lot of stamina, which can be regarded as a kind of limitation.


    As Robin and Law pondered, Laffitte looked up and turned to Ross and said, "Captain, I got this from Donquixote Family before."


    He shook his wrist and a delicate Devil Fruit appeared in his palm, the Logia Sand Sand Fruit that was taken from Gladius.


    Ross recognized the Sand Sand fruit, one of the three fruits he especially told Kaku and others to collect.


    Logia Devil Fruit is different from Paramecia and Zoan in appearance. It is the easiest type to judge. For example, Flame-Flame Fruit has flame color and there is swirl flame pattern on its entire body.


    "Logia Sand Sand Fruitˇ­"


    Ross took the Sand Sand fruit from Laffitte and looked at it carefully in front of him. He smiled and said, "Donquixote Family''s trading network is huge and it''s doing a good job."


    "Whoop, It is indeed."


    Laffitte raised the corner of ceremonial and looked at Law next to him.


    They also have to deal with Donquixote Family and one of the reasons for dealing with Donquixote Family is the existence of Trafalgar Law, Their ship doctor.


    "But this fruit cannot be used for the time being."


    All four of them are Devil Fruit users, They don''t really have any use of the Sand Sand fruit right now.


    Ross measured Sand Sand Fruit and said: "Rest assured, it will come in handy sooner or later. Logia''s fruit will be a powerful Battle force as long as it''s used well."


    As he spoke, he put Sand Sand Fruit away and looked around him as it grew darker.


    He originally intended to fly over the Red Line, but since he has already descended into the sea, it is better to go from the Fisherman island, so as not to encounter Kizaru when flying to the sky.


    ...


    Dressrosa.


    Inside the central City Fort, Doflamingo is sitting on a sofa with a Den Den Mushi in his hand, listening to the news from Den Den Mushi, with a sinister smile on his face.


    "Running to the Sabaody Archipelago and killing Saint Charles?"


    He has always been concerned about the intelligence of the Ghost-Hand Pirates. As far as he knows, the main ship of the Ghost-Hand Pirates has disappeared and the bounty order of Great Axe Xilu has been withdrawn. Only three Captain cadres headed by Ross are still fleeing and have become bereaved dogs.


    Unexpectedly, the group ran to the Sabaody Archipelago and retaliated by killing a tenryubito!


    Doflamingo used to be a tenryubito, but because of a series of things he lost his tenryubito''s identity, even if he took his father''s head to Holy Land, he still didn''t get approval and couldn''t get back the identity of tenryubito, so he hated tenryubito very much.


    The Saint Charles family was one of the tenryubitos who opposed him in regaining his identity.


    "Fufufuful, interesting, I reckon there will a major mess in Mariejois soon." Doflamingo couldn''t help but laugh and his strange laughter echoed in the City Palace.


    Trebol also slid crawling over the ground, flicking his nose and grinning: "Hey hey hey, Ghost Hand Pirates killed a tenryubito. It''s really good news."


    Doflamingo has to deal with both the Ghost Hand Pirates and Tenryubito. Now that the Ghost Hand Pirates has killed a Tenryubito, there is no more pleasant news.


    Just as Doflamingo and Trebol laughed, the Den Den Mushi on the table suddenly rang again.


    Puru Puru Puru!


    Doflamingo took over the Den Den Mushi with a smile on his face.


    "I am very sorry, young master."


    From the other side of Den Den Mushi, it was the voice of Gladius and his tone was extremely depressed. "Sand Sand Fruit was taken away during the transaction."


    Doflamingo''s smile froze on his face for an instant. Trebol beside him also stared. His tone was very annoying.


    "What did you do Gladius? How could someone rob us? Who dares to break our Donquixote Family deal?!


    "Subordinatesˇ­ Willing to take responsibility and punishment."


    Gladius said in a dry voice: "The situation was special and it was not possible to confirm the identity of the other party. However, according to the survey, it should be Demon Sherrif Laffitte of the Ghost Hand Pirates."


    This sentence made the atmosphere in the City Fort suddenly fell into a strange silence.


    Doflamingo''s face is completely stiff.


    He can''t smile anymore.


    ...


    At the same time.


    Ghost Hand Ross killed tenryubito Saint Charles in the Sabaody Archipelago and confronted Marine Headquarters Admiral Kizaru and injured him, This news quickly spread in the entire sea.


    If the news about the Ghost Hand Pirates in the past just shocked the big powers, this piece of news left the entire world in silence.


    Killing a tenryubito!


    Fighting and injuring a Marine Admiral!


    It is simply an incredible event of dreams.


    The weak Ghost Hand Pirates who could have fallen at any point by in front of the irritated government and Marines previously has grown up to this point where they dared to kill a tenryubito and injured an Admiral and escaped.


    Overnight, the sky turned upside down!

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    Marine Headquarters.


    At this moment, the Marine Headquarters has already become a mess. Walking in the corridor one can see a large number of Marines rushing in and out of the headquarters, some people with a trace of cold sweat on their forehead.


    In the top office, Fleet Admiral Sengoku was covering his forehead with a very depressed face.


    Aokiji went after Ghost Hand Ross and Ross ran away from the sky. Kizaru went after Ross, As a result, the other party ran away from the sea. Naturally, that was not the point right now. The point was that Ross killed a World Noble tenryubito in the Sabaody Archipelago.


    "Sengoku! You''re coming to Holy Land right now!"


    "And Aokiji, Kizaru, come along too!"


    On the other end of Den Den Mushi, the voice of the former Marine Fleet Admiral, the current Commander In Chief "Steel Bone" Kong''s came.


    It was only a few years since he left Marine Fleet Admiral''s post and now Marines had caused so much trouble that now Tenryubito has gone to Mariejois and scolded government officials at all levels.


    "Yesˇ­ Commander Kong."


    Sengoku''s eyebrows were almost twisted together, his fists pinched and his heart was furious, but at this time he could not break out and only responded to the voice on the other side of Den Mushi.


    In this office, there are a total of six people, in addition to Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu the three Marine Admirals, plus two special Vice-Admirals Crane and Garp.


    "Hahaha, did that kid kill a tenryubito?"


    Garp had just arrived at the office, and he had just heard about it. As soon as he came in, he grinned and laughed unconcernedly, instantly destroying the oppressive atmosphere.


    "Garp!"


    Sengoku stared at Garp angrily and shouted, "How can you still laugh at this time? Don''t you know how serious this is?!


    Garp saw Sengoku angry and forcibly suppressed his smile and waved his hand at Sengoku. In his eyes, tenryubito is a group of trash. It gives him quite a pleasure to hear that one died.


    This is one of the reasons why he has repeatedly refused to be promoted to Admiral.


    Once he became Admiral and a tenryubito was offended, he would have to be dispatched immediately to give tenryubito a head. This is undoubtedly something Garp can''t stand and he won''t run to give tenryubito a head.


    "ˇ­"


    Sengoku''s face turned blue, but there was nothing he could do with Garp. He turned to Kizaru and Aokiji and said, "Kizaru, Aokiji, come with me to Holy Land."


    Kizaru did not have a foolish attitude at this time, and the whole person seemed a little withered, not afraid, but this troublesome thing was spread out by him, which is really the first time since he became Admiral.


    Aokiji''s face was not very good either.


    Although his attitude toward tenryubito is not good, in Florian Triangle sea before, if he could catch Ross, it would not cause such a troublesome event now.


    Akainu''s face is not very good-looking, although these incidents have nothing to do with him, but Ross''s affairs, if calculated from the beginning, still involve him here.


    "This time it''s reallyˇ­ It''s a terrible mess."


    Crane watched Sengoku and Aokiji and others walk out of the room. He shook his head and there was a glimmer in his wise eyes.


    Garp found a pack of cactus shellfish and sat down on the sofa, eating and saying, "Let that fellow do his Pirate Hunting in peace and stability."


    "ˇ­"


    Akainu left the office.


    ...


    Because it happened in the eyes of the public and it was too late to block the news, it was impossible to press it afterward. What''s more, the government and the interior of the Marine are already in a mess.


    Three days later, countless people were watching.


    About the new bounty for the Ghost Hand Pirates, Surgeon of Death Trafalgar Law 60 million Berries, Devil Child Nico Robin 120 million Berries and Demon Sherrif Laffitte 200 million berries.


    As Captain, Ghost Hand Ross, the principal of the murder of tenryubito, his suspended bounty jumped to a terrible heightˇ­


    1 Billion Berries!


    Whether escaping from Marine Admiral or killing World Noble tenryubito, there is no doubt that he can afford the terrifying bounty of 1 billion Berries!


    This kind of reward does not need to be halfway in advance, even in the second half of the Grand Line, New World, this bounty also jumped to the front, reaching the level of Three Disasters, second only to the Four ''Emperor''!


    And all of this, Ross and his party still do not know it.


    ...


    Nine kilometers under the sea.


    At this depth, the pressure from the sea has become terrifying, the surrounding sea has become dark, and Ross''s control of the Distortion wall has shrunk to almost the edge of the ship.


    In fact, Ross and others can no longer determine how many meters deep the seafloor is. Fisherman Island is recorded as 10,000 meters deep, but in fact, the whole fisherman island is spherical and its diameter is not only 10 kilometers, so the fisherman island is still in the deeper seafloor.


    The so-called ''10,000 meters'' is just a proxy for "very deep" and "very deep".


    No one knows how long it has been.


    Even Ross was under tremendous pressure, his forehead gradually overflowed with sweat, and a dark sea floor finally appeared bright.


    Looking in the direction of the light, a planet-like island is wrapped in a huge double-layered bubble, suspended in the sea.


    "At last, this is the rumored Fisherman Islandˇ­"


    Robin stood not far from Ross and when Fisherman Island finally appeared, the worry in her eyes slowly dissipated, turning to Fisherman Island, her eyes twinkled.


    Law and Laffitte also came to the bow and looked in the direction of Fisherman''s Island. Even though their personalities were calm, the scenery of Fisherman''s island was still amazing.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross did not speak. He sank the ship to Fisherman Island with the power of distortion. His stamina was in constant depletion. Even with Tenacious talent, he had already seen the bottom. When he saw the Fisherman island, he immediately controlled the ship to dive towards the Fisherman island.


    The slow-dive ship, under Ross''s power, accelerated abruptly and did not go around the Fisherman''s Island''s front door. Instead, it went straight through the bubbles above the slope.


    Buzz!!


    Fisherman Island is wrapped by double bubbles. There is no seawater in the center of the two bubbles. Generally, if a ship runs hard, it will fall directly to the bottom. But Ross''s ship has no such problem. After passing through the first bubbles, it shakes a little and hovers in the air immediately.


    Allowing the ship to hover and float in the air is much easier than proposing a wall of Distortion that protects the entire ship from the deep seabed.


    "Huh!"


    Ross breathed a sigh of relief when the ship got into a double bubble.


    Originally, he planned to bypass the Fisherman Island and get to New World directly through the sea channel, but he overestimated himself. He did not have such strong stamina.

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    Ross adjusted slightly to control the ship through the second layer of bubble and landed on a beach clearing near the edge of the Fisherman''s Island, where it quickly and steadily stopped.


    "Pirateˇ­ Ship? "


    Some of the Fishman on the beach, seeing the fallen Pilate Ship, showed some strange eyes, not all of them showed fear.


    If it had been in the first few years of Great Age of Pirates, when Pirate Ship had rushed into the Fisherman Island, all the Fishman would have dispersed and fled for their lives.


    But.


    Since Whitebeard has inserted his flag into the fisherman''s island and listed the fisherman''s island as his own territory, the pirates passing by here have barely dared to rush to the island to hunt down the mermaids and Fishman.


    The weak pirate will be blocked directly from entering and the powerful pirate with the high and strong strength is very clear about what kind of existence is Whitebeard. Almost no one provokes Whitebeard before entering the New World.


    "Mermaids, such rare species."


    Laffitte stepped down from the boat and looked at the distant mermaids, who either hid or jumped into the water, laughing and appreciating most of them.


    Law carried the demon knife on his shoulder and whispered, "It doesn''t seem that they are afraid of pirates."


    "This is normal because it''s Whitebeard territory."


    Ross walked slowly from the rear, his eyes slightly deeper: "If Whitebeard''s power can be much larger and bigger than the World Government, then he will be the actual World Government."


    There is only a ''power'' in this world and there is only a strong and weak one.


    At New World, at the level of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), the division of power and territory is clear and everything in their territory is also sheltered by them. At this level, the so-called "government" and "pirate" are hard to distinguish clearly.


    If the government''s existence is defined as ''order'' and the existence of pirate is defined as ''chaotic'', then at the level of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), there is no longer chaos, but a corresponding order.


    If the power of Whitebeard Pirates is to be much larger and bigger than the World Government, then there will be something that looks like ''Whitebeard Government'' and ''Tenryubito Pirates'', which seems ridiculous but seems to be the case.


    Every year, tenryubito collects heavenly gold from all over the world. All the people have to hand over their savings to supply tenryubito. In fact, it is called ''legal plundering''.


    World Government.


    It''s essence is a bigger and they are just more orderly Pirates, nothing more.


    "No wonder there''s a change in the system where he can be rewarded by killing Marinesˇ­" To understand this, Ross also has a deeper understanding of Talent System''s reward rules.


    The essence should be ''hunting the strong.''


    So killing Lucci of CP9 got him some rewards, By Killing Shichibukai, he will get more rewards but killing a tenryubito awarded him with nothing, because in the system''s judgment, the tenryubito killed by him is only garbage that has privilege but no strength.


    "Come on, let''s go in."


    Breathing the air of the fisherman''s island on the beach, Ross opened his eyes and walked towards the inside of the fisherman''s island.


    Now that he has come to Fisherman Island, he will take a break and stop by to see the Sea King, one of the three ancient weaponsˇ­ Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi!


    Of the three ancient weapons, Ross knows best is Sea King, who can communicate with Sea Kings of the ocean and command the powers of Sea Kings.


    Whatever biota is the strongest in the world, in front of the Sea King class, whether it is human or the giant clan, all of them have to stand aside.


    The Giant Elephant Zunisha carrying Zou, Whose single trunk attack defeated one of the three Disasters Jack and there are more than a dozen sea kings of that size and power in the sea.


    These super-large Sea King classes may not have any chance of defeating Marine Admiral and Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), but it is easy for them to destroy an Island. The so-called power to destroy the world is not the power of being ''invincible in the world''. It is the power that can ruin the world.


    If Shirahoshi issued an order to destroy all the islands in the world, then Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) and Admiral can do whatever they want to stop the Sea-kings but there will still be countless islands destroyed by the Sea Kings.


    This is the so-called destruction of the world.


    Whether it is Uranus or Pluton or Sea King, they are all nuclear weapons, Ross will not let them go in another hand until he has the power to truly control and protect the lockboxes.


    But by the time he has the strength to fight Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates, even against the Marine Headquarters, the ancient weapons will be in his hands and he will have all the powers in this world!


    ...


    The other side.


    Somewhere in a delicate street paved with shells, a ship flying the flag of World Government appeared, but the whole ship was broken, the mast was broken, a piece was missing at the edge and it seemed to have been gnawed on by the Sea Kings.


    A lot of Fishman and mermaids were gathered in amazement and at this time, a gun sound rang in front of the ship and echoed on the street.


    Wheezing! Wheezing!


    "The beastˇ­how are all deadˇ­ this bunch of useless wasteˇ­"


    Tenryubito Mjosgard was lying there breathless, bloody, with a gun in his hand and a wisp of smoke at the mouth of the guns.


    Since Jinbe had recently accepted the Shichibukai Treaty as Seven Warlords of the Sea, he was very unhappy with the full amnesty of the fisherman slaves. As a tenryubito, he came to the fisherman island by ship to try to catch the slaves himself. As a result, he was attacked by the Sea Kings halfway and his attendants were completely destroyed in order to protect him.


    "Get the mask, fish!"


    Mjosgard lay there with the gun in his hand pointing to the fishermen around him. Although he became weak because of serious injuries, he still showed strong rampancy and incomprehensibility.


    "Khˇ­Ahˇ­ The stench of the fish here is killing me. I don''t want to bring the mask, hurry up and save me, idiots!"


    Many Fishmen and mermaids looked at Tenryubito lying there with serious injuries using the look at me and I look at you policy. No one knew how to deal with it for a while. It''s the first time that Tenryubito has come to the fisherman island.


    When Mjosgard raised his hand to his gun and saw all the fishermen and mermaids standing silent around him, he cried out with great difficulty, "You fools, call the doctor, huhˇ­ Callˇ­ I''ll die if I am not treated."


    By this time, the guards of Dragon Palace had arrived. The Captain looked at the scene, hesitated, turned to the guards behind him and asked, "What about the medical team?"


    "They are already here, but what exactly should we do with that fellowˇ­"


    There was hesitation on the guard''s face behind him. As a member of the fisherman island, it was almost impossible to say that he would have a good feeling for tenryubito. Moreover, the tenryubito was so aggressive and arrogant that he thought them as his slaves even when he was dying.


    While the guards hesitated, the fishermen of the Sun Pirates and Jinbe''s subordinates slowly came forward with weapons and stared coldly at Mjosgard.


    There are several of them who used to be slaves to tenryubito.


    "Hey! What do you want to do?!"


    The guards and the Fish-men around them were shocked when they saw the members of the Sun Pirates coming forward. Some people opened their mouths nervously and asked.


    Instead of paying attention to them, the people of the Sun Pirates walked towards Mjosgard step by step with a cold face and a look of destructiveness in their eyes.

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    "Stop it, you guys. He''s tenryubito. Once you do anything to him, even Shichibukai''s amnesty will be directly ineffective!"


    Watching the Sun Pirates move towards Mjosgard, someone nervously tries to stop them.


    The fish-man of the Sun Pirates ignored the call and the first one pulled out a gun and pointed it at Mjosgard and said indifferently:


    "On land, your dignity can only be maintained by Marine Admiral''s compulsory mission, but here is the seafloor. As long as the islanders remain silent, Your death will be counted as a shipwreck."


    Hearing this sentence, the surrounding fish-men and mermaids suddenly realized something.


    "That''s right. I''ll keep silent!"


    "Is that all right?!"


    Many fish-man began to clamor for it. They have hesitated before but now things have changed. Some even showed fierceness and are thinking of killing Mjosgard themselves.


    The first fish-man looked at the dying Mjosgard, but he lost his interest in torture. His eyes twinkled with a cold light as he pulled the trigger.


    Whiz!


    But just then, a figure rushed over, rescued Mjosgard, and blocked the bullet fired at Mjosgard with her shoulder.


    She''s Otohime, Princess of Fishman Island!


    "His Royal Highness!!"


    Seeing this scene, the faces of the fish-man and mermaid around them changed as no one thought that Otohime would rush over and would be injured.


    "Everyone put down your gunsˇ­"


    The injured Otohime''s forehead overflowed with sweat. She raised her head slightly with difficulty, looked at the fish-man with guns beside her and opened her mouth in silence.


    On one hand, it is impossible to watch a Tenryubito being killed by the fish-man because of her kindness. On the other hand, if Tenryubito is rescued, it may bring some changes to the status of Fishman Island.


    Not far away.


    The six-year-old mermaid Princess Shirahoshi and the other three princes came close, watching Otohime hurt, Shirahoshi and her shark and others all showed panic and worry.


    While Otohime''s voice was slightly painful, trying to get the nearby fish-man to put down the guns, Mjosgard behind her picked up his gun and pointed to Otohime.


    "Butˇ­ But wicked fishˇ­"


    Seeing this scene, all the fish-men in the vicinity were angry. Jinbe standing in the crowd shouted and was about to rush over, but it seemed a little too late.


    Bang!


    Mjosgard pulled the trigger.


    A bullet shot at the princess Otohime, but because of Mjosgard''s weakness and trembling wrists, it did not shoot straight at Otohime and seemed to pass her by.


    But just as the bullet hit halfway, an invisible force suddenly spurred from a distance, crossed a ripple in the void and hit the flying bullet straight.


    Bang!


    Almost instantly, the bullet was completely destroyed and the force that caused the air to appear with a strange Distortion, after destroying the bullet, fell on the ground again and instantly created a finger size hole on the ground whose bottom couldn''t be seen!


    At the top of a shellfish building not far away, Ross slowly retrieved his finger, stepped out with indifferent eyes, and appeared in the scene in a flash.


    "Her Highness the Princess!"


    "ˇ­ Human?!"


    Many fish-men looked at Otohime in horror and worry as Ross suddenly appeared on the scene.


    Otohime then realized that the tenryubito behind her had fired his gun at her, She watched as Ross suddenly appear on the scene and recalled the sound of the gun and that she was not injured. She was slightly shocked and soon realized what had happened.


    "Garbage will always remain garbage."


    Ross looked at Mjosgard with indifference. After being rescued by Otohime, He fired on Otohime back, He tried to kill someone who saved him. It was probably only Tenryubito who could do that.


    Ross stood there, noticing Otohime''s gaze behind him, and without waiting for the other person to speak, he calmly said, "This tenryubito, let me handle it, Princess Otohime."


    "You areˇ­"


    Otohime watched Ross''s figure slightly. Ross is human. It can be seen at this moment, but Ross???s figure made her a little familiar, but she could not think of this familiarity in this instant.


    She didn''t know what Ross was going to do about tenryubito. When she was about to say something, the guards at the rear had already rushed up and blocked her behind.


    It is impossible for them to let the Princess continue to take risks


    "You, you are humanˇ­you lowlife worm, what did you just sayˇ­"


    Mjosgard was shocked by the sudden appearance of Ross. In response, he also found that Ross was human. When he thought of what Ross had just said, he immediately showed a trace of anger.


    He is a World Noble tenryubito and this human being dares to say that he is garbage!


    His anger was overwhelming. He raised his gun and tried to fire it at Ross, but before he could take aim at Ross, there was a sound of pulling the trigger.


    "Can I kill him? Captain."


    Laffitte appeared next to Mjosgard with a strange and sinister smile on his face, holding a gun in his hand. The gun''s muzzle rested on Mjosgard''s head.


    It was the first time since he was born that Mjosgard had a gun pointed at his head.


    "Youˇ­youˇ­"


    His eyes showed fear again. He thought Ross, a human being, would not dare to resist him. He did not expect him to be madder than those Fish-man, He directly pulled a gun on his head.


    "Kill me, don''tˇ­ Don''t kid me. I''m Tenryubito. How dare youˇ­"


    "Do you know a Saint Charles?"


    Ross stood there, looking down at Mjosgard and interrupting his words with a trace of horror and disbelief.


    Mjosgard coughed violently, and his eyelids began to faint because of serious injuries. "Chaˇ­" Saint Charles?


    "Well, I killed him."


    Ross''s calmly said.


    Mjosgard''s expression was instantly solidified on his face. His eyes showed a trace of horror and incredulity. Naturally, he could not believe Ross''s words, but someone dared to say that he killed a tenryubito, which was already enough to categorize his as a lawless madman!


    Panic filled his whole body, and with serious injuries, he was finally and completely unconscious and he fell to the ground.


    Laffitte still pointed his gun to Mjosgard, waiting for Ross''s order.


    Ross looked at Mjosgard, who had fallen unconscious, and was about to wave at Laffitte, but he thought about something and changed his mind after a little thought.


    "Take him back and let Law give him a little treatment. He may come in handy."


    He has already killed one Tenryubito and it will require a little effort to kill another. It''s better to keep one alive. Among Law''s Surgeon Fruit abilities, one is called mind-exchange surgery, which allows two people to exchange their bodies, or their minds and hearts.


    In a sense, this ability is actually a kind of old surgery, but it needs to be replaced and the cost is too great.


    Law doesn''t have the ability to do a heart-exchanging surgery, but if he continues to exercise, he will be able to comprehend it sooner or later. At that time, the tenryubito may be of some use.


    Death in some placesˇ­ It''s much more meaningful than dying on the fish-man island.

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    "Wait, where are you going to take him?"


    Princess Otohime looked at Laffitte, who was taking the tenryubito away and couldn''t help but ask, she didn''t hear what Ross said to Laffitte because Ross used the sound Distortion, only Laffitte could hear it.


    "Somewhere where he truly belongs."


    Ross turned to Otohime and smiled gently. "This is not the place to talk. If you can, can you take me to the Dragon Palace?"


    Otohime had known about Tenryubito''s gun before and she guessed Ross had saved her. When she heard Ross''s words, she looked at the crowds of fish-men around her and finally nodded slowly.


    At that moment, Jinbe finally remembered Ross''s identity and looked at Ross with a look of surprise in his eyes and said, "Your Highness, he''s the Captain of the Ghost Hand Pirates, Ghost Hand Ross!"


    Ross''s killing of Tenryubito and Intelligence of the fierce battle between him and Marine Admiral has not yet been delivered to the Fishman Island and his impression of Ross remains on the pirate with a bounty of 440 million Berries.


    But even a pirate with a bounty of 440 million Berries is a terrible figure.


    The Sand Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai, died by Ross''s hands.


    "I already know."


    Otohime nodded slowly. She thought of Ross''s identity faster than Jinbe, but she did not break it. On one hand, she did not discriminate against pirates and on the other hand, Ross had just stopped Tenryubito''s gun for her.


    Jinbe also knows that this is not a place to talk. Although Ross is a dangerous person, he can''t make any conflicts here anymore. Otherwise, so many people, even the princess, are here. He has no confidence to protect so many people while fighting Ross.


    "Everyone scatters, That''s the end of tenryubito''s story. No one should pass it on."


    Jinbe stared at Ross for a moment, took a deep breath and opened his mouth to tell the nearby fish-men and mermaids. His prestige was still very high among them. The nearby fish-men and mermaids nodded in succession.


    But Ross, just in case, let Laffitte hypnotize the people here and let them forget what happened before.


    Only a few people, such as Jinbe and Otohime, were unaffected by hypnosis.


    "Treat Her Royal Highness as soon as possible!"


    The medical team came quickly and put Otohime on the stretcher and quickly dealt with the wound on her shoulder.


    At this time, Princess Shirahoshi, Megalo, and other princes also ran over, surrounded by medical teams, heading for the direction of the Dragon Palace.


    "Megalo, Shirahoshiˇ­ I''m fine."


    Otohime smiled at Megalo and Shirahoshi and others and made herself look as if she was doing nothing, signaling them not to worry, while looking at Ross not far away and saying, "You must thank him."


    Compared to the back scene that happened behind Otohime, Megalo, Shirahoshi, and others have seen the scenes of Ross more clearly. Although Ross is a human being, they still feel very grateful.


    "Ahˇ­ Arigato(Thank You), Ross Samaˇ­"


    In Shirahoshi''s big eyes, there seems to be a trace of tears that have not been wiped off. Because of Ross''s appearance, this time she did not wake Sea King''s ability and did not call the Sea Kings.


    Ross slightly smiled at Shirahoshi who is much bigger then him at only six years of age. Otohime is thinner than him. It is hard to believe that they are mother and daughter.


    Isn''t Neptune having an affair?


    Ross thought of something wicked in his heart.


    "That is, the Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi."


    Robin came to Ross next to Shirahoshi and others who were walking in front of Otohime and put her fingers on her chin, revealing a touch of thought.


    The legendary ancient weapon, Sea King Poseidon.


    "Um."


    Ross nodded and said with a Distorted voice: "I stopped her awakening, if this power got awakened in public''s eye, we would have to trouble Laffitte to do group hypnosis, but as a mermaid Princess, She will awaken this power sooner or later."


    "ˇ­"


    Robin''s eyes flickered slightly, wondering what to think of, and finally gave a light sigh.


    What happened in that Void Century? Why did it leave behind the Poneglyph stone tablet? Why did it leave behind the ancient weapons that could destroy the world? What did the World Government want to cover up?


    Everything was a huge mystery in her mind.


    However.


    After becoming a crew member of the Ghost Hand Pirates and all the way to here, the distance to truly open this mystery is no longer a distant distance to reach!


    ...


    Dragon Palace.


    When Otohime returned to the Dragon Palace City, she was immediately taken to the medical room for treatment and Ross came to the front hall. The entire hall was so magnificent that even many palaces in the human world were far less brilliant than here.


    Large pearls, corals and other things that are extremely precious to human beings can be seen everywhere in Dragon Palace. There are so many treasures hidden in the seafloor.


    At this time, Ross is sitting on a chair and in front of him is Knight of the Sea (Kaiky¨­) Jinbe. In general, Jinbe will not enter the Dragon Palace, but a dangerous character Ross has come in so he must also follow up.


    "Shichibukai, Knight of the Sea (Kaiky¨­) Jinbeˇ­"


    After Ross enjoyed the view of the Dragon Palace, his eyes returned to Jinbe and there was a hint of deep meaning in his eyes.


    If he had met Jinbe earlier, he might have thought about Jinbe, Shichibukai, but now he has killed two people Crocodile and Gekko Moria and Doflamingo will sooner or later die by his hands. In the case of continuous decline, the significance of killing Jinbe is very low.


    In contrast, it is more important to hold the fish man island in hand.


    "Thank you for saving Her Royal Highnessˇ­ Nevertheless, I don''t know what you want to do, but I hope you don''t mess around here, otherwise, this old man will stop you.


    Jinbe looked at Ross with a solemn look.


    Ross came to Dragon Palace as a pirate and it is natural that he would have the worst intentions.


    If he was at sea, he had absolute confidence to fight Ross, but on land, he was not a


    bsolutely sure of winning over a pirate with a bounty of 440 million Berries.


    "Don''t be so hostile."


    Ross looked at Jinbe and said, "What would you say if I asked you to give up your Shichibukai position and asked you to join the Ghost Hand Pirates?


    Jinbe shook his head and refused, "I''m sorry that I can''t join you. Although you are kind to Her Royal Highness, I still need Shichibukai''s identity to protect the safety of the Fishman island."


    "That''s a pity."


    Ross leaned gently against the back of the chair and looked up at the ceiling covered with shells and pearls.


    In the past, he had been faced with various threats and had no time to think about the direction of the future, but now that he had the strength to defend himself under Marine Admiral, his mentality had changed.


    What is his ultimate goal? Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)? Pirate king?


    No


    None of them.


    Since killing a tenryubito on Sabaody Archipelago, Ross has had the intention of replacing the World Government. Although it is more difficult than defeating all Yonko(Four Emperors) and becoming the King of Pirate, it is not absolutely impossible for him to do with the advantages of the Talent System.


    If one day, he really defeated Marine and defeated the World Government, then the Ghost Hand Pirates would remove their Pirates name and become the new ruler of this world and all the main members on his ship would become one of the rulers. Like the 20 Kings who founded the government eight hundred years ago.


    Naturally.


    He will not say these words, because so far it is only a possibility, and the preliminary plan has just begun.

 158 Severe Warning

    Robin did not follow them to the Dragon Palace, but in accordance with the instructions of Ross, she went to find the Poneglyph stone monument of the Fishman Island and Law and Laffitte did not come, so there is only Ross in the main hall.


    Not long after, a male mermaid wearing a crown came in.


    "His Highness Neptune."


    When Jinbe saw the other party come in, he immediately saluted him. Although he was Seven Warlords of the Sea and the leader of the Fishman Island today, he was still very respectful to the Royal family.


    "You don''t need to be so formal, Jinbe."


    Neptune looked at Jinbe with a laugh and said, "You haven''t been to Dragon Palace for a long time."


    As he said, he turned to look at Ross and said: "Thank you Lord Ross for saving Otohime, I have already made people prepare a banquet, please be sure to accept my thanks."


    "It was nothing, how is his Highness Otohime?"


    Ross asked Neptune.


    Neptune laughed and said, "It''s nothing serious, but she was rushing out to find you and was stopped by me. She''ll come back later."


    "She is injured, she needs to rest. I''ll stay in the Dragon Palace for a while. By the way, the tea here is very good." Ross said with a slight smile.


    Jinbe saw Ross come to Dragon Palace and nothing happened. Neptune appeared very calm and his heart gradually eased down.


    However, he still does not trust that Ross who is staying in the Dragon Palace, so he requests Neptune to stay in the Dragon Palace, and Neptune naturally agreed.


    ...


    A few days later.


    In the huge garden of Dragon Palace, Princess Shirahoshi, a six-year-old mermaid, is sitting on a lawn next to the Poneglyph stone that has been found and moved here by Robin.


    Although Robin prefers things like Cerberus in the Florian Triangle sea, but Shirahoshi''s appearance is still very easy to the eyes, plus she is the body of the ancient weapon Sea King Poseidon so Robin keeps close contact with her and Shirahoshi soon started calling her ''Sister Robin''.


    On the other side.


    The princess, Otohime, was wearing a bandage on her shoulder and she looked almost recovered.


    Two days ago, she learned the news from Sabaody Archipelago. Ross has killed a tenryubito and left in a fierce battle with Marine Admiral. Her heart was shocked. Not only she, but Neptune and Jinbe were also shocked. It was unexpected that Ross had made such a big event!


    "That tenryubito, are you going to kill him, too? Doing so will only incessantly infuriate the World Government, and it doesn''t make any senseˇ­"


    Otohime tried to persuade Ross.


    Ross calmly responded: "I don''t intend to kill him now, but to make the World Government angry, that''s the point in itself. How can it be said that it doesn''t make sense?"


    Otohime''s tone of voice was stagnant as Ross''s attitude was more than that of the fish-men in the Sun Pirates. She could not help but show a complicated look and did not know how to persuade him anymore.


    Just then Ross turned to her and said, "You''re going to save Tenryubito and get a vote from him for the migration of the fish-men to shore."


    "Ugh?"


    Otohime was shocked as her intentions were completely exposed to Ross. She was trying to retort a little. Not only did she was unable to persuade him, but she heard Ross''s voice suddenly become a little solemn.


    Ross stared at her and said calmly and profoundly, "Don''t think too much about equality, Otohime."


    "Even if you get the signature of a tenryubito and the consent of all the fish-men, can you guarantee that the human attitude towards the fish-men and mermaids will be the same as yours?"


    "This..."


    Otohime is stunned.


    Ross continued in a cold voice: "Don''t say anything like ''You believe that humans and fish-men can understand each other''. Before you have absolute strength to ensure the safety of your people, letting them go ashore is tantamount to burying the whole Fishman Island!"


    Otohime fell into silence, Ross''s words pierced her heart sharply, like a slap in the face, piercing the part she had been reluctant to think about.


    Yes.


    Even if fish-man and mermaids can accept peaceful coexistence with human beings, can humans do it? Maybe, but she can''t guarantee it and that will be danf=gerous for her people.


    In Ross''s previous words, thinking of Equality and Coexistence is too much.


    "But your Fishman Island is not completely powerless, Jinbe''s strength needn''t say much, Shirahoshi''s ability is also extraordinary."


    Ross''s words slowed down as he turned to look at Shirahoshi and Megalo playing with Robin in the distance with a faint smile.


    "Shirahoshi?"


    When Otohime heard Ross''s words, she slightly startled. Ross mentioned Jinbe''s strength and It''s easy to understand. After all, he is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. But Shirahoshi''s ability made her think she had heard something wrong. What ability can a six-year-old Mermaid Princess have?


    Ross does not intend to hide anything from Otohime as Shirahoshi''s ability will awaken sooner or later. Instead of exposing her to an unconscious awakening, it is better to let Otohime shelter Shirahoshi in advance.


    "The Fishman island should have had a legend, there will be a princess who will be born here once in a while who would have the power to communicate and command every Sea King in the seaˇ­"


    Ross said, pausing for a moment and in Otohime''s astonished eyes, he said gently, "Yes, Shirahoshi is that princess."


    "!!!"


    Otohime looked a little shocked and incredible at Shirahoshi in the distance. She could not believe Ross''s words, but Ross obviously had no need to deceive her.


    "But Shirahoshi, sheˇ­"


    "Before, when you were in danger, her ability almost immediately awakened, but I stopped it. It''s better not to expose it."


    Ross interrupted Otohime, turned to her and said, "How to protect Shirahoshi? I don''t need to say much about it. You know the meaning of that power very well."


    Otohime''s forehead overflowed with a trace of perspiration.


    She glanced at Shirahoshi deeply and nodded slowly.


    "So instead of collecting meaningless signatures, it''s your responsibility to protect Shirahoshi, because it''s not just about the safety of Fishman Island, it''s about the whole world."


    Ross slowly told Otohime.


    He didn''t say anything and later overthrew the empty words of World Government to the status of the Fishman''s Island. Although his current identity enables him to say such things, it is not necessary.


    He just needed to wake Otohime up and tell her Shirahoshi''s ability, and she will know what she should do. She was blinded by her kindness and peaceful coexistence.


    As for whether he will use the power of Shirahoshi in the future, it is not within his consideration.


    That is the future, at least not until he becomes a ''Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)''.

 159 Blustery

    After waking up Otohime, Ross turned and walked in the direction of Shirahoshi and Robin. At this moment, Robin has sprouted a lot of arms scratching Shirahoshi and letting her keep rolling.


    "Goodˇ­ It''s itchy, Sister Robin. Stop itˇ­"


    Shirahoshi''s tail kept shaking and tears seemed to be coming out of her big budding eyes. Robin smiled and lowered her arms.


    It was at this time that Ross came over.


    "Ross Sama."


    Shirahoshi saw Ross and immediately greeted in a respectful and soft voice.


    Ross looked at Shirahoshi and smiled, then nodded lightly at Robin, indicating that there was nothing wrong with Otohime.


    Seeing Ross''s friendly attitude, Shirahoshi gradually abandoned her timidity and asked Ross as innocently as a child could, "Sir Ross, Sister Robin said that there are forests on land and there are real sky and sun. Is it true? I really want to go up and see it.


    "It''s true."


    Ross smiled and said meaningfully, "When you get older, I will take you to the land to play. You are too young to leave home for now."


    Shirahoshi listened and the little child thought it was reasonable and nodded his head hard.


    "Well, um!"


    "That''s a promise."


    Ross had an ''innocent smile'' on his face and extended his little finger at Shirahoshi. Shirahoshi also gladly reached out her "little hand" and touched Ross with her little thumb.


    After signing the "abduction agreement" with Shirahoshi, Ross turned around again and looked at Otohime, the princess who was coming towards them. "If there''s anything that can''t be handled and is related to Shirahoshi. If it''s inconvenient to inform Whitebear Pirates, please let me know at any time."


    "Are you leaving?"


    Otohime nodded accepting his future help and also captured Ross''s tone of separation.


    Ross gently smiled and looked up at the sky above the Fishman island, with a deep look in his eyes. This time, when they set out again, they would arrive at the second half of the Grand Line, which is also the main battlefieldˇ­ New World!


    After saying goodbye to Otohime, Shirahoshi, and others, Ross and Robin left Dragon Palace and went all the way to the place where their ship was docked.


    At this point.


    The guards of the Fishman Island have assisted Laffitte and others by sending the supplies to the ship and they have already coated the ship.


    Coating the ship on land is difficult and expensive, but the machine that produces bubbles in the Fishman''s island can make a huge bubble that wraps a ship at once, so the coating becomes very simple.


    The coated ship slowly sailed away from Fishman Island.


    With the wall of the Distortion to control sailing on the seabed, although he can use the Distortion Fruit to move it at once and take complete control of it, but the consumption of stamina is too big, the next place they will arrive is New World, no one knows what will happen, so he naturally has to save his stamina to deal with all possible things.


    ...


    Great Age of Pirates, 15th years.


    New World.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates Captain Ghost Hand Ross with a bounty of 1 Billion Berries, This news has quickly spread throughout the New World and also fell into the hands of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates and various forces.


    In the first half of the Grand Line, Someone who could receive a bounty of 1 Billion berries has never appeared before. It can be said that since the opening of the Great Age of Pirates, even in the history of the past, there has never been anyone with that high a bounty in the first half of the Grand Line!


    1 Billion!


    Even the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates who sits above all, Who regards the first half of the Grand Line as Paradise and the latter half as their own playground, can''t help but look at Ross''s bounty poster.


    "One billion Berries, well, there is a little devil coming this way, but don''t provoke me."


    Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) BIGMOM looked at the one billion bounty poster, opened her mouth and smiled and then she threw the bounty order aside, picked up the cake on the table and ate it.


    Everyone in New World''s environment knows that it is extremely difficult to survive in the cracks left behind by Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) pirates and someone who acquired a Billion bounty on his head in the first half of the Grand Line will never live in the cracks(Territories not under Yonko). And he will definitely challenge a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!


    However.


    As one of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), she has encountered too many challenges. Most of the challengers can''t even see her face, because they couldn''t get past her generals.


    As Emperors, there is their pride. The name of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) is never self-proclaimed. Every one of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) has experienced countless Battles and accumulated numerous bones under his feet. These bones form the throne of the Emperor.


    They never fear the challenge of the latecomers, they only sit on the throne, watching the latecomers walk hard to them and lose before their desperate power.


    "One billion Berriesˇ­"


    Another Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), Hundred Beast Kaido, did not give much comment. He took a sip of wine and threw the bounty order aside, grinning.


    If you are courageous, then come and challenge me!


    Over the years, No one has appeared that made him excited for a fight. He just goes ahead and picks fights with Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) or sometimes a group of Marines, which can make him a little excited.


    ...


    "He has already reached this level."


    Somewhere along the coast, Red Hair Shanks holds Ross''s bounty poster, his eyes twinkling and murmuring, while Beckman flips through the newspaper, smoking a cigarette.


    Beckman suddenly smiled and said: "Your hunch is quite accurate, Shanks."


    With the corner of his eye, he looked at the text in the newspaper and the photograph of Ross. His eyes were deep and he said, "This fellow, He is really going to see us again."


    ...


    Moby Dick.


    Whitebeard, still at his peak, was sitting on the deck, drinking, looking at the newspaper in his hand and the bounty poster clipped to it.


    "Gura ra ra ra, there comes another little demon."


    He had a slight impression of Ross, but the impression remained that when a particular newspaper shocked the world, many people felt that the ghost-hand Pirates would be quickly wiped out by the furious government and Marine.


    But the result is that in a blink of an eye, the Ghost Hand Pirates has grown to this point and it is enough to enter his eyes.


    "I heard these guys like to hunt pirates. They are pirates for the purpose of hunting pirates." First Division Captain Marco stood next to Whitebeard with his head tilted to its side.


    The Third Division Captain Diamond Jozu sat down and grinned. "They wouldn''t come for us. In this sea, everyone knows what will happen if you mess with us."


    "That''s right."


    Marco smiled.


    Whitebeard glanced at Marco and Jozu, raised his hand and threw the newspaper and the bounty order in his hand into the sea.

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    Seabed.


    "How is that tenryubito?"


    Ross took back his eyes from Fishman Island, which was gradually fading away and asked for Law.


    Law leaned against the side of the bulkhead and said with a slightly deep look, "He won''t die, but that guy''s last nameˇ­ It''s Donquixote!"


    Donquixote, Mjosgard!


    The same surname as Doflamingo, obviously his identity belongs under the Donquixote Family. For 800 years, Tenryubito is not a single entity, but a huge group. Doflamingo belongs to one of the Donquixote family.


    "Oh? His last name is Donquixote?


    Ross''s eyes also flashed with light. He didn''t expect the tenryubito caught in the Fishman''s Island and the Doflamingo family to have a cousin.


    After his eyes glittered slightly, he calmly said, "You''re not mistaken. Doflamingo used to be a member of tenryubito, but he lost his tenryubito identity because of some things."


    Why is Doflamingo able to spread the dark trade all over the world?


    His strength is far less than that of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) and his power is far less than that of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), but the trading network in the dark world is the core of the whole world. One of the reasons is that his original tenryubito identity!


    Although this identity has lost its privilege, he is still a tenryubito. With the identity of a tenryubito, he can do too many things, not to mention that Doflamingo knows a lot about the secrets of tenryubito and Holy Land, which are enough to shake the world.


    "Tenryubitoˇ­ It''s more trouble than I thought.


    Law also knows exactly what Tenryubito''s identity stands for. He knows that when he arrives at New World, the first thing he has to deal with is Doflamingo.


    He originally thought that Doflamingo was just an ordinary Shichibukai, but after boarding Ross''s ship, he was constantly exposed to the secret intelligence about Doflamingo, which made him gradually realize that Doflamingo was not a very easy existence to deal with.


    It involves a lot!


    "Don''t worry, my promise to you will stand regardless of his identity."


    Ross calmly told Law after seeing his face. He didn''t care about justice and didn''t care about evil, but he would do it for the agreement he had agreed to. This is his guideline.


    Law looked at Ross and took a deep breath, slowly saying:


    "Thank you."


    The ship gradually left the Fishman Island, slowly passed through the hole at the bottom of Red Line under Ross and Laffitte''s control, and finally came to the sea on the other side.


    As the ship floated up, a huge whirlpool of white snake-like currents suddenly appeared on the dark seafloor, winding and leading to an unknown end.


    "It''s a whirlpool!"


    "Be careful."


    Laffitte immediately warned, and Ross calmly controlled the ship''s rapid ascent, bypassing the eddy current with the help of Distortion.


    Although he has enough strength now, it is still difficult to fight against this level of natural power. After all, it is the bottom of the sea.


    After bypassing the whirlpool current, the ship did not encounter any more crisis and went up smoothly. Robin took a shower while the ship was moving up and Ross went into the bathroom to wash as well.


    Crash!


    The ship finally rushed out of the sea and came to a hail-covered sea. At the same time, the bubble-wrapped around the hull quietly broke and disappeared at that moment.


    The hail was raining all over the sky and crashing into the hull. Law and Laffitte fought back, and Ross came out in a white overcoat.


    Buzz!!


    With the power of distortion swinging, large fist-sized hailstones were fixed in mid-air, sliding along both sides of the hull and eventually falling into the sea.


    "This is the New World."


    With Ross sheltering the hull, Laffitte also made room to view sea maps and High-Level Log Pose on his wrist.


    However, It is difficult to judge the sea here and their location is undetermined, although there are three arrows on the Log Pose, it is difficult to know which islands they are pointing to and it is necessary to arrive at one of them first before determining their location.


    Very soon.


    Laffitte decided on the direction and sailed to the island where Pose was the most stable.


    The Ghost-Hand Pirates are all calm individuals, They are not impulsive like Straw-Hat Pirates, They naturally won''t go away with Pose''s weird Island.


    Crack! Crack! Crack!


    As the ship continued to sail, the hail began to grow bigger and bigger, and even hail the size of a human head appeared, which was enough to break through the hull in an instant, but all were blocked by Ross.


    It was a correct decision not to use the power of distortion to bring the ship from the bottom of the sea.


    No one knew how long it took but the ship finally broke out of the hail-covered sea and came to a place that looked very calm, no matter the wind speed or the current, it did not seem unusual.


    "It seems to be safe for the time being."


    Ross slowly lowered his arm and the wall of the Distortion that sheltered the hull was taken back by him.


    But.


    Almost immediately after Ross''s voice fell, a sound suddenly came from under the hull. The whole ship flew up abruptly, rose suddenly, and came to the sky tens of meters away from the sea, and tilted over.


    "Hmm?!"


    Law and Laffitte and others were shocked and quickly pulled the things around them to stabilize their bodies. Robin was also surprised and unsteady and fell in the direction of Ross.


    Ross calmly reached out and took Robin in his arms, but instead of looking at her, he looked down at the bottom of the ship with a sharp look in his eyes.


    "Sea Kings!"


    Laffitte''s gaze was fixed on the sea below.


    Just coming out of the hail sea, They entered the sea where such large Sea King exists and this is not even the Calm Belt. Sure enough, New World''s sea is messy, the first half is a paradise compared to here!


    Hiss!


    An extremely harsh humming sound came from under the hull that left Laffitte, Law, and others eardrums Buzzed.


    Ross''s eyes twinkled and the power of Distortion''s voice came out, dispersing the sound near him and Robin and he released Robin and flew to the side of the ship.


    Now.


    The whole ship was crowned in mid-air by the head of a giant Sea King with a body of thousands of meters in length. The ship was like a snack in front of the Sea King.


    At this time, the Sea King also found the ship on top of his head. The humming sound came because of this. A pair of huge eyes, the pupil was transferred to the top of the head. It suddenly shook his head and threw the ship up and whipped its tail.


    What is the concept of the power of the tail of a sea king which is thousands of meter long?


    It is sufficient to destroy a street in an instant!


    "Humph!"


    Ross snorted and waved his arm and the power of distortion came out and the hull was lifted. At the same time, He punched the huge tail that was slamming towards him.

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    Bang!


    After a slight standstill, Ross''s power of distortion finally gained the upper hand, smashing the tail down into the sea and causing it to bleed.


    The Sea King suffered a big loss, but instead of fighting with Ross in fury, it hissed with great wisdom and went to the bottom of the sea and disappeared.


    Whiz!


    Ross fell back on the ship, controlling the ship to fall back to the surface.


    "Leave this sea as soon as possible. I can still deal with this kind of Sea Kings. If we encounter one a few times larger, it will be very troublesome."


    Ross spoke quietly to Laffitte.


    He spent a lot of stamina in the hailstorm sea and now if he took the ship to the sky and sailed away from the sea, he might be too consumed to control what happened next.


    Laffitte nodded, he also knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately informed Robin and Law to turn the rudder and headed for the island that was previously planned.


    Like Calm Belt, this sea seems to be a paradise for the Sea Kings. From time to time, they can see a huge wave rising on the sea, which is a giant sea King turning over.


    Underneath the ocean floor, there are huge black shadows, which make people astonished from time to time.


    "If only Shirahoshi was here."


    Ross completely utilized his Observation Haki and is ready to take the ship to the sky at any moment. At this time, he thinks of Shirahoshi and can''t help but shake his head.


    After another period of sailing, a slightly blurred shadow appeared in the sea on the left side of the route, and some unstable waves appeared on the sea surface.


    "Sea Kingsˇ­ No, there seems to be a ship"


    Laffitte stared at the sea over there, his eyes flashing with surprise. He could not help but take out his telescope and look at the distance over there, which was even more surprising.


    "What''s wrong?"


    Law asked Laffitte.


    Laffitte''s eyes twinkled as he said: "Someone is fighting a Sea King, but calling them people would be wrong, they are a little big, they should belong to the Giant race."


    Their ship is like a snack to the Sea King, which is about a kilometer in shape. It can be seen on the left side of the black hull, but it has a length of hundreds of meters, close to the medium-sized Sea King.


    "Giant? Sea King?"


    When Ross heard Laffitte''s words, his eyes flashed a strange color. After a little thought, his eyes flashed and he said, "Put the ship over and see what''s going on over there."


    "All right."


    Laffitte nodded and changed the course and sailed in the direction of the shadow.


    Although it is very dangerous to stay in this sea, Ross can fly to the sky with his ship at any time, even in the case of the particularly troublesome Sea King, it is always safe.


    Very soon.


    The shadows became clearer and clearer as a medium-sized Sea King, about 300-400 meters in size was fighting against five giants on board a ship.


    To be exact, the giants accidentally drove their ship into the sea and suffered attacks from the Sea King. Fortunately, the Sea King is not a large Sea King. Moreover, they are all giants and they have good strength and can fight against it.


    However.


    It''s just a reluctant confrontation.


    The giants are all over 20 meters tall, but there is still a big gap between them and the medium-sized Sea King. Even though they are giant fighters with great strength, they can only fight defensively.


    "Hajrudin, that''s not the way to go. We have to get out of here as soon as possible."


    The New Giants-Pirates navigator Road attacked with his knife and cut a bloody hole in the skin of the Sea King and shouted at his Captain Hajrudin next to him.


    Shipwright Stansen knocked on the Sea King''s head with a giant club, but he was thrown back by the vibrations and fell into the distant sea.


    "Damn Road, Why did you bring our ship to this ghastly place!"


    Although the Giants are brave and like fights, they are not likely to die with an apparently unstoppable Sea King but they will be defeated. Besides, this is the sea. In case the ship is damaged, a few of them will be in trouble.


    But.


    Even if they wanted to go, the Sea King had been provoked and it was attacking constantly, defeating their attacks and then pulling out its tail in an attempt to destroy their ship.


    Hajrudin roared and punched, blocking the Sea King''s tail. His strength was the strongest of all, and he could still fight a little.


    However.


    The Sea King is a monster with two tails. The first tail was blocked by Hajrudin, while the second tail fell beside Hajrudin and hit the ship.


    "This is Bad!"


    "Hurry up!"


    When the giants saw this, they were in a panic and tried to rush up to resist it, but it was too late. If the ship was destroyed, they would have to wonder with the wood in their arms.


    At this critical moment, a strange force burst out from a distance, making the surrounding air present a strange Distortion shape turning it into the shape of a fist, with tens of meters of huge air fist ruthlessly slammed on the tail of the Sea King.


    Bang!


    This Sea King is obviously far smaller than the one Ross encountered before. Even if Ross hits it from a long distance away, it still caused cracks in the skin of the Sea King and blood was spilled.


    "Roar!"


    The Sea King, whose tail was hit hard, finally went a little crazy under the severe pain. Its other tail rolled violently and caught Hajrudin as it opened its terrible mouth and swallowed Hajrudin in one gulp.


    Hajrudin struggled to break free of the tail, but he was in mid-air and there was no way out of it. He fell into the mouth of the Sea King and was about to be shattered by the terrible teeth.


    And just then.


    A black shadow suddenly flashed past, leaving a remnant in the air at a very fast speed. It flashed like a sword in front of the head of the Sea King.


    Buzz!!


    With a sword wrapped in the power of distortion, the Sea King''s head was cut in unimpeded. With some shocking gaze from Hajrudin and others, the Sea King, which was hundreds of meters in shape, was cut in half stiffly from the middle.


    Strangely, there was no blood on the incision, but it was so smooth that it did not look like it had been cut by a sword, but rather like a mass of rubber mud twisted into two sections from the middle.


    "There seems to be something wrong with your route, Giants."


    Ross floated in mid-air and looked at Hajrudin, who had fallen into the sea and splashed a wave and three other men and one woman, five giants in all.


    Speaking of this, the female giant is quite beautiful, just like the enlarged version of Nami and because of her larger size, Ross can see a lot of things from his point of view.


    If he remembers it correctly, these five people should be members of the Hajrudin Giant Pirates who have appeared in Dressrosa.

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    Looking at the Sea King which was struggling after being split into two before stopping, Hajrudin wiped his face with seawater. After a moment of silence, he looked at Ross floating in the sky.


    "Thank you for your assistance."


    The other giants also reacted and did not climb towards their ship but they smiled innocently and kindly, with undisguised gratitude in their eyes.


    If not for Ross, they would at least lose the ship, even suffer serious injuries, and die at sea. Ross is a benefactor to the giants.


    "You''re welcome."


    Ross slightly smiled with an indescribable look in his deep eyes.


    He knows Hajrudin and several other giants, presumably, they are the five-man group of Pirates, the New Giant Pirates that Hajrudin has formed.


    Compared with humans, the lifespan of giants is much longer, reaching hundreds of years and their character is really frank and militant. Almost every one of them is a fighter.


    Soon.


    Hajrudin and others climbed back onto the ship and Ross and Laffitte and others also came to the Giant Pirate Ship of Hajrudin.


    "This is Shipwright Stansen, he is my idiot navigator Road, this one is our cook Goldberg and the beautiful ship doctor Gerth."


    Hajrudin introduced his crew and then went to Ross to perform a giant etiquette. "My name is Hajrudin and I thank you for your help again."


    "Call me Captain Ross, it''s okay, no need to thank you."


    Ross smiled as he preferred the frank and brave nature of the giant race to the intriguing and conspiratorial nature of the human race.


    The only pity is that the giants are so big that they are equal to moving targets in the eyes of the strong people. But if it can be changed a little, it will be totally different!


    Goldberg, the chef of the new giant Pirates, quickly produced barbecues and other dishes, as well as wines from his hometown Elbaf to entertain Ross and others.


    Although the meal is big and the portion is a little large, it tastes good.


    "Hey, Did you just entered the New World, the Ghost Hand Piratesˇ­ I seem to have heard of this name."


    Road seems to be a bit overwhelmed. After drinking a few bowls of wine, he is a little drunk.


    The beautiful ship doctor Gerth looked at Road''s appearance and couldn''t help but say: "Idiot, Ghost Hand Pirates are the world-famous pirates, didn''t you see the newspaper two days ago."


    Although they are giants, they can read newspapers or anything with the help of a magnifying glass.


    As she said, she looked at Ross with respect and said: "Captain Ross''s hanging bounty has already reached a billion Berries!"


    They worshipped other Giant captains who had sailed the sea and bought glory to the race of giants and even those warriors had a bounty of only 100 million Berries.


    The formation of the New Giant Pirates is to reinvigorate the glory of the giants so that the name of the giant is once again spread throughout the world.


    "Pooh! One Billion Berries?!"


    Road sprayed a drink on Goldberg''s face and he waked up from his slight drunkenness in an instant. He was now full of respect for Ross, who had defeated the Sea King in one move and now he has become somewhat revered character for him.


    The Giants are a race that is extremely advocating for strength.


    When Ross and Laffitte and others were in the fisherman''s island, they already knew the news of their new bounty so they showed no surprise.


    If you kill tenryubito and escape under the hands of a Marine Admiral, you will get a bounty of one billion berries.


    "Captain Ross, Let''s drink together!"


    After wiping the wine from the angry Goldberg''s face, Road lifted up a huge bowl, spoke to Ross in silence and poured it down in a murmur.


    Ross did not refuse. He picked up the small bowl he had brought from his boat and took a sip.


    "Anywayˇ­"


    Hajrudin picked up the wine bowl and looked at Ross.


    His aim is to restore the prestige of the giants. Ross is not only a benefactor who saved them, but he is also a powerful force with a bounty of one billion berries. If he joins the Ghost-Hand Pirates, he will soon be able to restore his prestige.


    As a giant, even if there is a possibility that Ross will reject, he will not hide his thoughts, but just when he intends to speak out, Ross suddenly opens his mouth.


    "What are your plans for the next step? If you want to reinvigorate the power of the giant race, why not join us? I will make you into an invincible Giant Regiment."


    Ross has already seen Hajrudin''s thoughts. The giants are not good at concealing their emotions. They are almost always written on their faces. Treating the Giants is not the same as treating human beings. They don''t need to maintain absolute prestige, So he will ask them first to join him.


    The Giants admire strength and grace and now they have the righteousness and strength. They don''t need too much toss and even Laffitte''s hypnosis is not needed.


    "ˇ­"


    Hajrudin didn''t expect Ross to offer an invitation, which is totally different from his request for membership. It fully demonstrates the importance Ross attaches to them.


    Almost without thinking about it, he immediately carried the wine bowl and said:


    "I am willing to join! Although we only have five people now, we are all the bravest fighters of Elbaf. Sooner or later, one day, we will be famous in the world!"


    Gerth and Road and others showed their solemnity when they saw each other. They all held their bowls. Their attitudes were completely identical to their Captain Hajrudin. Ross''s strength had completely conquered them.


    Ross puts the wine bowl in front of him and smiled slightly:


    "Rest assured, that day will come soon when you are famous all over the world."


    As he spoke, Ross poured himself some wine and the spicy drink flowed all the way from his throat to his stomach, which seemed to ignite a bit of his blood.


    Hajrudin and others also drank the wine and officially joined the Ghost Hand Pirates as subordinates.


    "Since you have become my subordinates, thenˇ­"


    Ross put down the wine bowl and reached out in his pocket to feel a delicate Devil Fruit with a seemingly sandy surface.


    Logia Sand Sand fruit!


    "This is a Logia Devil Fruit, Sand Sand fruit, I think you should all know the power and value of a Logia Devil Fruit."


    Ross pinched the twig of the sand fruit and placed it in front of him, his eyes circumvented it, looking at Hajrudin and other Giants.


    "Although there is only one Snd fruit right now, We will acquire other powerful Devil Fruits in the future, Five Giants with strong Devil Fruits, It will be enough to make the sea tremble."

 163 Sand Gian

    Looking at the fruit of sand in Ross''s hands, Hajrudin and others showed some surprise. They didn''t expect that Ross would give them a Logia Devil Fruit as soon as they joined.


    Logia''s Devil Fruit, they are naturally aware of their value and power!


    "Noˇ­ We haven''t done anything for Captain yet. Instead, we were saved by Captain. Logia Devil Fruit is such a precious thing that you should use it.


    Hajrudin hesitated and didn''t reach for it.


    Ross smiled and said: "We are all Devil Fruit users and for those who joined us in the future, let''s leave that to the future. It''s better for one of you to use it or it will remain uselessly with me."


    As he said that, Ross placed the fruit of the Sand on the floor in front of them.


    The huge size of the Giants is the target, but if the Giants get the power of Logia, it will be completely different, turning into a real sand giant, a giant of sand!


    In the face of such power, the Vice Giant-Admiral of the Marine Headquarters is nothing. Perhaps an existence like Doflamingo can resist it, but the following characters hardly have the possibility of resisting this giant regiment!


    What''s more.


    Giants can also learn Armament Haki and Kenbonshoku (Observation)!


    "By the way, Hajrudin, I don''t recommend you to use this sand fruit, because there may be a stronger Devil Fruit, Naturally. It''s up to you to choose it."


    Ross reminded Hajrudin.


    He once had the intention of developing a dual-Devil fruit body and holding both the ability of thunder and Distortion, but for him today, it''s not worth spending 5 Free Talent Points to acquire the dual-devil fruit ability.


    After eating the thunder devil fruit, his speed will at most reach the same level as Kizaru and in terms of a purely offensive force, it may not be comparable to his power of distortion and thunder fruit is not powerful at the start and it still requires time to develop.


    After recruiting Hajrudin and others, Ross had plans to build war weapons like Thunder Giant, Sand Giant, and Metal Giant!


    "This..."


    Hajrudin carefully pinched the Sand Sand Fruit, which, although small enough for him to plug the gap of his teeth, it still gave him a very heavy feeling.


    This heavy feeling is called trust!


    Although he shouted to reinvigorate the power of the giants, Ross had no doubt that it was just a start-up dream and he then gave them such a precious Devil Fruit as Sand Sand Fruit to actually realize that dream. It was a kind of trust that could be appreciated!


    Finally.


    Hajrudin''s eyes were still shining and he bowed to Ross and said, "Thank you, Captain Ross, for your trust. We the New Giant Pirates will never let you down!"


    Ross smiled and said nothing.


    Laffitte, who sat next to him, looked at Hajrudin and other giants and then turned to Ross next to him, revealing a look of ''hypnosis is not needed at all''.


    After deciding to accept the Sand Sand fruit, Hajrudin no longer hesitated. The character of the Giants has always been straight. After discussing with Gerth and others, he finally gave the Sand fruit to his navigator Road and Road became the giant of Sand.


    With that little fruit of sand in his eyes, Road opened his mouth and threw it into his mouth like a soybean.


    Gudu!


    The fruit of sand entered his stomach, and in a few seconds, a force surged through him, rapidly changing his body.


    His shoulders and hair, silently scattered into the sand and silently restored to its original state in the dust.


    "My armˇ­"


    Road tried to stand up, but he accidentally turned his hands into sand that shattered and scattered around. He couldn''t help exclaiming, but he quickly responded, which was due to his ability.


    As a giant warrior, his adaptability is good, and he quickly adapted to Sand Sand Fruit''s ability, and because he is a giant, the power of Sand Fruit is not towards the "withering" and "withered" but towards the pure power.


    With his original height of more than 20 meters, he has transformed into a huge sand figure of nearly 100 meters. The heavy strength contained under his one punch is enough to turn over the previous Sea King in an instant.


    Ross exchanged a punch with him and couldn''t help but praise his power.


    "Devil Fruit would not work if you are touched by seawater and it will be limited by Seastone. You should know all these points, Contact me on the Den Den Mushi and I will leave a Vivre Card, it is a little small for you so don''t lose it."


    Ross organizes trivia for the New Giant Pirates.


    The Den Den Mushi of New Giants-Pirates is a really big Den Den Mushi, He doesn''t know where they got such a giant snail came from but such a giant Den Den Mushi is a good thing.


    "You can rest assured that if there is a Battle, you can call us at any time, we will be waiting for your orders!"


    Hajrudin and others opened their eyes to Ross. The Giants never feared Battle, and now they would like to fight for Ross right away.


    Ross nodded and jumped back and returned to his ship.


    At this time.


    Both ships have left the Sea King infested sea and entered a relatively turbulent area. After Ross sorted out everything, he temporarily separated from the New Giant Pirates.


    He doesn''t need their power yet and they are huge and too eye-catching.


    Looking at the ship of New Giant Pirates, which was gradually getting away from his eyes, Ross stood in front of the deck, his eyes flashed as he whispered: "I need to return to the Sky Islandˇ­ and I need to tell CP9 to collect the intelligence on the Metal and Barries Devil Fruits."


    Just as Ross thought about it, the current at the bottom of the ship suddenly became ten times fierce, pushing the entire ship to accelerate rapidly and sail towards the distance.


    Ross looked back and frowned slightly. As he was trying to control the ship''s flight, Laffitte, standing at the top of the sentry post, suddenly lowered the telescope.


    "Captain, there is an island in front!"


    Ross heard Laffitte''s words and looked in the direction Laffitte looked at. As the current pushed the ship forward rapidly, a blurred shadow gradually appeared in that direction.


    But the current on the bottom of the ship was obviously not so obedient. As the shadow of the island became clear, a sudden sharp turn almost threw Robin and others out of the ship.


    Ross raised his foot and the power of distortion rushed out and covered the ship.


    Looking at the shadow of the island that has become clear, Ross said: "Since we are already here, let''s go."

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    Icefield Island, West Bank.


    Ross and his party docked here. The weather on the island was very strange. The sea was still full of a spring breeze, but there was vast white snow on the island. Once they stepped on it, they finally felt a cold.


    In the New World, Log Pose doesn''t need that long to store magnetism. Most Islands take only half a day, but they still need to go to the island.


    "New World''s climate is more strange than the first half of the Grand Line."


    Robin breathed out the mist, put on a white coat and a thick velvet cap and followed Ross out of the ship.


    It''s still Law that stayed on the ship and Ross, Robin, and Laffitte boarding the island.


    "We will search the Island, if there is no Poneglyph stone or something of value, we will come to the ship after half a day."


    Ross also wore a brown fur coat, although his body was completely resistant to this cold, he did not want to make it too eye-catching.


    Laffitte nodded, after looking at the snow around with interest, he disappeared into the snow with his mahogany cane and he seemed to have some thoughts about the flying snow all over the sky.


    Ross and Robin went all the way and soon entered the island.


    The environment inside of the island is not the same as they imagined. It is not because of the cold and no one is going out. It is extremely lively. The people who live here are all muscular and strong and some people carry extremely thick logs on the street with one hand.


    Ross and Robin, even in their overcoats, were still slightly conspicuous among such crowds, so they moved a little closer to remote areas.


    Ross''s eyes flickered slightly as they went deep into City town.


    He hadn''t noticed before that there was a flag covered with ice and snow hanging over the city building in the center, the winter wind blew down the ice and snow on that flag and revealed the pattern behind it.


    It''s a weird design like a bull''s skull, but in this world, it''s almost a banner that everyone knows, because it represents one of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!


    "Beast Pirate Domainˇ­"


    Ross stared at Citytown and muttered, but still did not stop and continued to move and explore the island, even if it was the domain of the Beast Pirates, he will still explore the Island.


    If there is anything good, then he will rob it, what about Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)? Compared to the Marine Headquarters and the World Government, the Beast Pirates is a lot worse.


    Ross and Robin hid in the remote streets and soon explored the small town. Although it was small, it had a large population and the island produced a special kind of "Icestone" with high value, so there was a lot of wealth on the island.


    But now Ross is not interested in money.


    On a snow-covered hillside, Robin reached out and gently pulled the snow from a crack, looking at the layers of stone in the crack, thinking about something.


    "This island should have been formed in the last few hundred years, and it does not seem to have been formed naturally, but because of some forceˇ­"


    "Really?"


    Ross was slightly surprised. He didn''t doubt Robin''s words. Robin is an authentic archaeologist, but he couldn''t imagine any power that can create an island. This kind of power is very different. There is only one small town, but the island is a medium-sized island, at least for the time being, he can''t make such an island.


    While Robin was thinking, The Den Den Mushi on Ross suddenly sounded and when he answered it, Laffitte''s voice came from the other side.


    "Captain, I foundˇ­ the ship of the Beast Pirates."


    "Ohh? What direction?"


    Ross heard the words, his eyes slightly condensed as he asked.


    Laffitte was hiding in the snow at this time. The white cloak on him and the ice and snow were almost integrated. He couldn''t see where he was. He looked at the ship of the Beast Pirates, which was docked at the shore while facing the Den Den Mushi.


    "This is the east port."


    "Got it."


    Ross nodded and hung up the Den Den Mushi. His original careless attitude has already become serious and his laziness has faded. He rushed towards Robin and said: "Let''s go to the East Coast port."


    Since he has encountered the ship of the Beast Pirates, how can he not take a look? If he encounters Hundred Beast Kaido, he will turn around and leave, but if it''s any other, Their high bounties would be beneficial to him and he may even get somr=e good treasuresˇ­


    Ross slightly opened his mouth.


    Many of the world''s forces have defined the Ghost Hand Pirates as the mad Pirates and defined him as a madman who doesn''t know what to fear. Since everyone is already calling him a madman, Then looking for trouble with a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) must be a reasonable thing.


    Both the government and Marine are anxious to immediately arrest him and put him in Impel Down, so if he adds Hundred Beast Kaido to the list of people who want him dead or imprisoned, then it really doesn''t matter to him.


    ...


    Icefield Island, East coast.


    Keith, one of the subordinates of the Three Disasters of the Beast Pirates was putting his hands on his chest and standing in the snow not far from the shore, watching people on the Icefield Island bring boxes of treasure.


    Icestone is a very valuable thing and this island has a natural Icestone mineral deposit vein, So naturally it will cause the greed of millions of people, but this is the territory of the Beast Pirates and no one dares to seize or do anything here and as a condition for this protection, the people of this Island need to pay tribute to the Beast Pirates every six months.


    Although the amount of tribute is very large, It is still better compared to the situation where they will be madly robbed and killed by various pirate forces, So it is natural that they will pay tribute to the Beast Pirates to avoid the situation where they all get killed and robbed.


    "It''s a little less money this time."


    Keith, bare-shouldered and showing his strong brown muscles, walked slowly to several boxes, opened them, counted them and asked casually.


    The nearby Icefield town leader scratched his back awkwardly and said, "I''m sorry, Lord Keith. Icestone sales have been poor for some time recentlyˇ­"


    "All right."


    Keith interrupted him and said impatiently, "I don''t need to here these messy stories, I know, but if you dare to deceive us, you know what will happen!"


    "I wouldn''t dare."


    The Leader of Icefield Town bowed his head in fear. In this sea, the Beast Pirates are the pirates that can''t be provoked, because of their Captain Hundred Beast Kaido of the Beast Pirates is a madman who has no fear of anything and he is virtually immortal!


    Maybe if you provoked Whitebeard, Akagami (Red Hair), and hid in the first half of the Grand Line or somewhere else, they wouldn''t bother to pay attention to you, but if you provoked Kaido, even if they hid in the Marine Headquarters, Kaido would rush into the Marine Headquarters like a madman!


    So far, Kaido has done countless crazy things, but no matter whether it was Marines or other Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), no one was able to kill him.


    The madman who can''t be provoked!


    This is the definition given to the Hundred Beast Kaido and the Beast Pirates by the major forces at the sea.

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    While Keith was leading his men to check the money from the Icefield Town, Ross and Robin were standing in a direction not far away and the light shifted and distorted around them and the light in the area around 100 meters of them distorted and nobody noticed them.


    "That isˇ­ One of the Elite pirate from the Beast Pirates ''Silver Ape'' Keith with a bounty of 350 million Berries." Robin looked at Keith, who was more than three meters tall and she recognized him.


    Any of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates is basically composed of High-Level Pirates, Elite pirates and a large number of lower-level members.


    High-Level pirates in Whitebeard Pirates are Captain class pirates in the top ranking, Three Disasters in the Beast Pirates and four generals in BIGMOM Pirates, offering a bounty of almost 800 berries.


    As for the Elite pirates below them, Their bounty varies, generally, from 200 million to 600 million berries, Any pirate with a bounty of less than 200 million berries are small captain or lower-level members, Pirates with less than 100 million berries bounty belong to the bottom.


    Naturally.


    Even the bottom members are still the official crew members of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates. The influence of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates is enormous. Besides the formal members, there are many non-members. Strictly speaking, these people are at the bottom of the bottom.


    "Elite Pirate of Beast Pirates."


    Ross looked at Keith not far away with a glimmer in his eyes and he thought about whether he would encounter Three Disasters, but it was a bit of a fuss for Three Disasters to personally take the tribute.


    "If you do something to him, Kaido will probably come after you."


    Robin stood beside him and whispered. She was too familiar with Ross''s character that she could guess what Ross wanted to do just as Ross was familiar with her.


    Ross grinned and his eyes flashed with a bloody glow. He said: "Since killing tenryubito, hasn''t the world regarded us as mad Pirates? In that case, it''s not right to let the world down."


    Suspended bounty of 350 million Berries.


    This level of the first kill, he has not yet taken!


    After his words fell, Ross stepped forward in the snow. Suddenly, his figure flashed and he traveled in a perfect parabola and came into mid-air, directly above Keith and others.


    "Distortionˇ­ fist!"


    Ross''s right finger closed and the invisible power of distortion converged on his fist, turning into a near-transparent faint halo and as he punched, it rushed downward.


    Distortion Fruit is different in effect from Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi). The shock of Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) is scattered in front as a whole, while the power of distortion can condense into a cylindrical chaotic attack. As for the split fruit, if it can awaken, it may form a line.


    Buzz!!


    After the punch fell, the air instantly formed a weird Distortion, like being baked by high temperature and flame and it fell head-on towards ''Silver Ape'' Keith directly below.


    Keith, as an Elite pirate of the Beast Pirates with a bounty of 350 million Berries, is naturally not an ordinary figure. Almost when Ross came over his head, he realized something was wrong and when Ross launched his attack, he was able to react.


    Roar!


    Zoan ape''s fruit and ape-like ability were inspired by him in an instant and his entire figure suddenly turned into a silver-backed giant ape, with his arms folded in front of him in the roar and he also stimulated his thick and Tenacious Armament Haki.


    Ross''s Distortion Fist hit him on both arms and there was an obvious pause, but Keith''s sullen face was also suddenly overflowing with veins as he was under tremendous pressure.


    "Ah!!"


    After a stalemate for about two seconds, the ice sheet under his feet couldn''t stand it and it was completely broken which caused him to enter the Underground by the hard punch of Ross.


    Pirates offering a bounty of 350 million berries are common in the New World but that did not mean that they are weak but they still won??t be able to deal with the likes of Ross, the difference between their strength is completely different.


    Ross''s current strength is at least at the level of the Three Disasters. As for who is stronger and who is weaker than them, He needs to fight them to know for sure.


    "This..."


    "What happened?!"


    Keith was buried into the earth by something. Naturally, it caused a huge movement. It splashed a wave of snow that rushed in all directions. The Beast Pirates and the indigenous people of the icefield town were all shocked and turned pale seeing the attack and its following result and they retreated.


    And when the wind and snow dispersed, they saw Ross''s figure fall from the sky and dive toward the hole.


    Somebody dared to do something to Lord Keith!


    Whether it is the indigenous people of the Icefield Town or the members of the Beast Pirates and Keith''s subordinates, They were stunned watching this scene.


    They are the members of the Beast Pirates, Keith is one of the smaller leaders in the Beast Pirates! Who''s so daring to do something to Keith? Doesn''t he know what the consequences will be?


    "Who is it?!"


    There was an angry roar from the ape-shaped pit. Keith''s ape-like body leaped violently and rushed out of the pit. There was a trace of blood on his mouth and anger in his eyes.


    But almost as soon as he jumped out of the pit, Ross dived down and punched him in the head with the same attack.


    Keith''s face changed, but he could not avoid it in mid-air. He could only lay his arms on his chest again and stimulated his Armament Haki to resist the coming attack. Once again, he was thrown into the pit and the ice burst.


    This time.


    The broken ice layer spreads in all directions, directly letting the area of ??tens of meters in a circle show the horrible cracks like a spider''s web, causing countless people to be astonished.


    "Thatˇ­ that guy seems to beˇ­ Ghost Hand Ross!"


    At this time, someone finally recognized Ross. Although Ross was a newcomer to the New World, the news of the bounty of one billion berries and the killing of a tenryubito has already spread throughout the New World.


    Some people have cold sweat on their foreheads and their eyes were filled with horror and fear. As the members of the Beast Pirates, they have always attacked others and no one has dared to attack them and only the people of other Yonko Pirates would attack them.


    Ross is the first one to attack them without being affiliated with any Yonko!


    "Zoan fruitˇ­ Its vitality and toughness are really strong."


    After two consecutive punches put Keith into the ice twice, Ross looked inside the pit and his Observation Haki captured Keith''s figure and he said in a calm voice.


    If It has been any other ordinary person without a Devil Fruit or a pirate with a Paramecia then he would have been seriously injured by Ross''s punch. Zoan''s Devil Fruit vitality, defense, and toughness are very high. Keith had resisted his attacks hard and only suffered some minor injuries.

 166 Bounty of 350 Million Berries

    Bang!


    As the ice crumbled and broke, Keith''s figure burst out of the crater and fell on the cracked ice, gasping violently. Looking at Ross, besides anger, his eyes also showed a trace of fear in them.


    He also recognized Ross''s identity.


    But.


    This is not the reason why Ross attacked him. How long it has been since he was last attacked by anyone after joining the Beast Pirates?


    Keith''s eyes flashed with anger and he said to Ross in an extremely cold voice, "Ghost Hand Rossˇ­ Do you know what you are doing?!"


    If he hadn''t realized that he couldn''t defeat Ross, he would not have talked nonsense to Ross and would have already killed him.


    "Yes."


    Ross nodded and said calmly, "I heard that Beast Pirates can''t be provoked, so I want to provoke them."


    Keith: "???"


    The indigenous people of Icefield Town and the members of the Beast Pirates are all in a state of dismay. They are all dumbfounded after hearing Ross''s reason to attack.


    Just because the Beast Pirates can''t be provoked, He came just to provoke them. This style of action is crazier than Jack the drought.


    "Distortion Cut!"


    Ross whispered and pulled out the Happy Spring from his waist and swung it at Keith. A Distortion cut of about three feet long burst out like a crack in the void.


    Keith instinctively felt the threat. His legs pressed hard as he jumped up in an instant. He avoided Ross''s cut and slammed towards Ross with a roar.


    "Ape King guns!"


    This punch has brought Zoan''s fruit speed and strength to the utmost and he used his Armament Haki to its limit, No matter his strength or control, he is far from those in the first half of the Grand Line and any newly started Supernovas can''t match him.


    Faced with Keith''s punch, Ross''s face remained unchanged, He used his sword to stab towards the coming enemy and the power of distortion condenses above the tip of the sword.


    Qing!


    Keith''s black Armament Haki, attached to his fist, collided with Ross''s sword tip making a crisp sound and their movements froze for a second. After a second, Ross''s sword tip pierced his Armament Haki and penetrated into his fists.


    Feeling the pain coming from his fist, Keith did not stop, but gritted his teeth and continued to exert his strength into his fist. Ross''s sword was like a needle to him in his Silver Ape form. Although it hurt a lot, the injury was not serious.


    Buzz!!


    Happy Spring is squeezed between the two forces, showing a curved posture.


    "Interesting."


    Seeing that Keith trying to break his Happy Spring, Ross snorted, his left index finger pointed out and stabbed towards Keith''s eyes and the two power of distortions ran like sword waves towards Keith.


    Keith''s Kenbonshoku (Observation) has already captured this attack, but his left fist is entangled with Ross and he can not break away, so he can only swing his right arm to resist in a hurry.


    Sneer!


    Ross''s two attacks of the power of distortion pierced Keith''s right arm''s Armament Haki, leaving two bloody holes in his right arm. Meanwhile, Happy Spring also jabbed into his fist until only the handle remained outside.


    Ross retracted his left hand, his eyes were cold as the power of distortion erupted violently and poured into the hilt of Happy Spring and fired fiercely above Happy Spring''s blade.


    Bang!


    Keith''s fist, even though huge and covered with strong Armament Haki couldn''t resist the berserker''s power and finally burst completely from the inside.


    "Keith Sama!"


    Members of the Beast Pirates all looked a little shocked with horror in their hearts when they saw this scene.


    Although Ross has a bounty of 1 Billion Berries, He is only a newcomer to the New World and he got that monsterous bounty because he killed a tenryubito.


    Keith is a Beast Pirates member with a bounty of 350 million Berries on his head. He has fought in the New World for ten years. All of his titles and his bounty are based on his strength.


    Now.


    Less than a moment after these two met, One had won and one has lost and Keith''s tragic defeat left them terrified and shocked.


    "Heˇ­ He shouldn''t be thisˇ­"


    Keith, whose arm was destroyed, roared and waved his legs in an attempt to fight back but he was kicked back by Ross and quickly put down.


    Keith flies out directly when he was kicked back by Ross and he smashes on the distant ice wall creating an inch deep cracks on it. His Silver Ape form also retreated and he regained his human form.


    He looked at Ross who was coming towards him with a calm face and no fear on his face.


    "Crazyˇ­ Lunatic, ignorantˇ­ Kaido Sama will not let you go!"


    He had seen too many lawless Supernovas and every single one of them thought that they had conquered the entire sea after they had conquered the first half of the Grand Line, but eventually, they all fell before the unshakable throne of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors).


    Ross, a Supernova, though a little special and strong, is a little too far behind their emperor Hundred Beast Kaido, and will certainly pay for his arrogance!


    "I am looking forward to it."


    Ross calmly said as his sword pierced through Keith''s throat.


    At the same time, the system synth sounds in his ear.


    "Hanging bounty of 350 million Berries, ''Silver Ape'' Keith has been hunted and killed, receiving a reward of, 100 Talent Proficiency Points, 1 Free Talent Point."


    With this 1 point Free Talent Points, Ross finally accumulated 3 Free Talent Points and he can now look forward to the Distortion Fruit reaching the 600 proficiency and him activating the Distortion space ability.


    There is silence between heaven and the earth, only the sound of the winter wind whistling.


    Keith is dead.


    Killed by Ross.


    Whether it is the indigenous people of the Icefield Town or the people of the Beast Pirates, they have never thought of such a situation. They did not expect to encounter the Ghost Hand Pirates, they did not expect the Ghost Hand Pirates to ignore the name of Hundred Beast Kaido and kill Keith.


    "Crazyˇ­ Madmanˇ­"


    Many people couldn''t help but shudder at the thought of Hundred Beast Kaido''s anger.


    Looking at Ross, who was calm from beginning to end and didn''t seem to know what he had done, all the people of the Beast Pirates felt the muscles on their faces twitching constantly.


    People who have never seen Hundred Beast Kaido cannot imagine what kind of hell he can unleash.


    "He is still as decisive as ever. That''s really our Captain, hehe."


    Laffitte emerged from the snow far away and came with Robin, with a strange smile on his face. He had no fear of killing the Beast Pirates''cadres.


    Maybe they would have retreated from the name of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) before, but since they escaped twice from Marine Admirals, they already have the confidence that belongs to powerful Pirates.


    What about Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)?


    They come to the New World and sooner or later they will flip a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!

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    The rest of the Beast Pirates, Ross killed the ones with higher bounties and left a few more strong for Laffitte and Robin to practice, but they still killed every single one.


    Finally.


    With 100 proficiency points gained from Keith, Ross received 120 Talent Proficiency Points, which is a huge reward.


    Other than that, no treasures were found on the Beast Pirates'' ship, neither any named blade nor any Devil Fruit.


    Ross also thought about whether he could find a Devil Fruit he needed from the Beast Pirates ship. But it seemed that all of his luck has been used on the Sabaody Archipelago.


    After destroying the Beast Pirates, the Log Pose''s magnetic force was already full. Ross and Laffitte and others returned to the ship and set off to leave the Icefield Island.


    Returning to his room, Ross called out the Talent System''s Interface. After a little thought for a while, he bites his teeth and decisively put 100 Talent Proficiency points on the Physical Enhancement.


    His Physical Enhancement has reached 400 points and with this 100 points, he will reach the Maximum Value. Although this kind of distribution is a bit too biased towards physical fitness, it can increase his physical fitness to the limit and it may provide some unexpected effects.


    Buzz!!


    In the golden sparkle, the Proficiency bar of Physical Enhancement began to advance rapidly, from 400 to 420ˇ­ 440ˇ­ Eventually, it reached 500 of Maximum Value!


    Agility Enhancement: 260 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 500 (Maximum Value)


    Spirit Heart: 0(Basic Level Strengthening)


    Tenacious: 50 (Mid Level Strengthening)


    At the same time that the general panels are changing, a huge heat flow is pouring out of Ross''s heart and like a hot spring wrapping his whole body, It is making every cell of his body come alive as if breathing, They are being moistened and Strengthen by the heat flow.


    A trace of pain, a trace of itching, a trace of pleasure.


    It seems as if a long time has passed and It seems that only a few seconds have passed. The feeling gradually faded from Ross''s body. He stood up and walked to the mirror and looked at his body shape.


    There were no bulging muscles on his body, and there were few changes compared with before, but he could clearly feel the hardness of his skin.


    Ross pulled out Happy Spring and dropped it gently against his arm. He didn''t use Armament Haki and power of distortion, just a normal flat cut.


    Sneer!


    With the sharpness of Happy Spring, there is only a white mark on his skin and it can''t break his skin. Although he didn''t use too much power, he didn''t use Haki to defend and he only used his body as a defense!


    Ross came to the cabinet, took out a gun and fired the gun at his palm, the bullet bounced off his skin at the moment it touched his palm, leaving no mark on his skin.


    His skin is not as hard as steel, but still looks like ordinary skin, but with the Tenacious characteristics, like a layer of tough rubber, ordinary bullets can no longer penetrate his skin and ordinary knives and swords can be completely ignored.


    This means that the average Seastone bullet is almost ineffective on Ross.


    Because this is not something brought about by the ability of the fruit, it is the defensive character brought about by his simple constitution.


    And just as Ross judged what strength his body had reached, the sound of the system suddenly sounded from his ear.


    "The host Physical Enhancement has reached the Maximum Value and received an additional bonus for the Maximum Valueˇ­ All the physical branch talents, the proficiency is increased by 50 points."


    Upon hearing this sound, Ross finally showed a smile on his face.


    Really!


    Physical Enhancement, a major talent that reaches Maximum Value, has additional special rewards!


    Ross called the General Interface of the Talent System and when he looked closely, the data changed a lot.


    Agility Enhancement: 260 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 500 (Maximum Value)


    Spirit Heart: 0(Basic Level Strengthening)


    Tenacious: 100 (High-Level Strengthening)


    Spirit Heart belongs to the Agility branch, so there is no change, but Tenacious comes under the Physical Enhancement branch and has directly improved by 50 proficiency points and reached High-Level Strengthening!


    At this moment, Ross also clearly felt that there was a heat flow in his body again, and his stamina and recovery abilities were boosted dramatically.


    Previous Ross encountered Marine Admiral and could barely support and escape at most.


    The three days of Aokiji and Florian Triangle sea had actually been Ross''s limit. And it was just an escape, not a positive Battle.


    Aokiji and Akainu competed for the Fleet Admiral position on Punk Hazard and it took 10 days and 10 nights for a winner to be decided, showing the strong stamina of a Marine Admiral!


    Today, he is no longer inferior to them in the stamina department.


    "Unfortunately, there is no talent that activates the other branches of Physical Enhancement, but looking at this reward, it should be applied to all branch talent of physical ability. Once activated, it will automatically increase by 50 points."


    Ross looked at the remaining 3 Talent Proficiency Points with a little hesitation and eventually did not activate the other branches of Physical Enhancement.


    At present, his physical strength is enough, and it is not significant to improve physical enhancement branches. Besides, how many Free Talent Points are needed to activate Distortion space is not known.


    After raising the Physical Enhancement to Maximum Value with 100 Talent Proficiency Points, Ross looked at the remaining 20 proficiency points and directly put them on the Distortion Fruit.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 530


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk):0


    Observation Haki: 100


    Armament Haki: 50


    Distortion Fruit''s proficiency reached 530 points and Ross clearly felt that his power of distortions had improved a lot, If he had fought Keith with his present strength then he wouldn''t have to make a third attack as his first two attacks would''ve been enough.


    He is finally getting closer to the strength of a Marine Admiral.


    Marine Admiral represents a peak, regardless of speed or strength, Haki, stamina, etc., They are all at a peak level that is limited by human potential.


    And the Three Disasters have powers similar to an Admiral or they are second only to an Admiral, or one or two of them are at Admiral''s level, while the others are not as good as Marine Admiral.


    Such a presence can compete with Marine Admiral, but the odds of winning are low in the end.


    Ross is almost at the same level now.


    Power is ''power'' for pure physical power, and for Ross, it represents the strength of the power of distortion, which is still weaker than that of an Admiral.


    As for other aspects, except for Haki''s weakness, others are very close.


    When one or two abilities reached the level of a Marine Admiral then they have the qualification to fight against an Admiral and when all of their abilities reach the level of an Admiral, that is the real strength of Admiral!


    As for Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)ˇ­


    Ross personally believes that Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) should be at the Admiral level in all aspects with one of their ability being extremely prominent and that''s the reason that they surpass any Admiral with their strength.


    If Whitebeard is stronger than Admiral in terms of ''power'', Akagami (Red Hair) is better than Admiral in terms of ''Haki'' and Hundred Beast Kaido is stronger then them in terms of his Physical Body, Marines can''t do anything to themˇ­


    The definition of the world''s power has become very clear in front of Ross.

 168 CP9 and CP0

    Somewhere in the sea.


    The main ship of the Beast Pirates is sailing slowly on the sea. It''s sunny and windy. There''s no bad weather, but the atmosphere on the ship is very depressing.


    "Keithˇ­"


    Hundred Beast Kaido sat on the deck with his knees in front of him and there was a bounty poster in front of him. It was the bounty poster of Ross and the bounty of 1 billion Berries was clearly printed under the head.


    As the Captain of the Beast Pirates, he has little clear memory of the bottom and lower members, but he still remembers the main members of the three Disasters like Keith and others.


    Beside Kaido, many people of the Beast Pirates stood trembling and sweating. The atmosphere was oppressive and suffocating.


    Gurgle, Gurgle, Gurgle


    Hundred Beast Kaido lowered his face and remained silent for seconds. He picked up the bottle beside him and took a murmuring breath. No one dared speak during the whole process.


    Until Kaido put down the wine gourd, a person hidden in the darkness not far away, slowly sounded, the voice is very low and depressed, full of murderous as it said:


    "Now that we have been provoked, even a billion super-newcomer have to be buried at the bottom of the sea. Lord Kaido, let me go."


    He is the main figure of the Beast Pirates, one of the three major disasters.


    ...


    On the other side.


    Ross, coming out of the practice room, took a shower, went to the deck, sat down in a reclining chair and called to Robin, who was reading a book not far away.


    Robin still sat there in a concentrated reading position, her entire body motionless, but Ross was sitting in the reclining chair with a pile of arms, kneading Ross.


    Ross: "ˇ­"


    When did this woman become so lazy?


    Just as Ross was going to tell Robin that massage needed her attention, The Den Den Mushi''s voice suddenly rang from Robin''s pocket.


    Oh!


    All the arms were turned into petals and Robin closed the book and took the Den Den Mushi out of her pocket. After receiving the call, Kaku''s voice was heard from the other side.


    "This is Kaku."


    "Is there any new intelligence?"


    Robin asked quietly.


    Kaku seemed to be avoiding something. His voice was very low. He said, "Well, there have been many accidents. Now we are in danger, so I can only make a long story short."


    Listening to Kaku''s words, Ross''s eyes flickered slightly and he rose to Robin''s side. Neither of them spoke, waiting for Kaku''s narrative and report.


    "We found the Paramecia Metal Attribute Devil Fruit."


    "But when we discovered it, the fruit had been paid tribute to a Tenryubito and because of the urgent situation, we could only sneak into the Tenryubito''s ship."


    "We stole the Metal attribute fruit and left the ship, but we were discovered by the CP0 members on board and are now being tracked by them."


    In Kaku''s short sentences, Ross and Robin quickly learned what had happened. Kaku and others, in order not to let the Metal attribute fruit be brought back to Holy Land by tenryubito, chose to steal metal attribute fruit immediately, but the Tenryubito on the ship was accompanied by CP0 escorts and they were discovered.


    Now they have the Metal attribute fruit, but they are not opponents of CP0. They are being tracked by members of CP0. Once found, the Metal attribute fruit will be taken back.


    "What''s your position?"


    After Ross listened, he did not ask for more specific information but directly asked Kaku and others about their specific location.


    Kaku reported his exact location on a large island in North Blue, near Holy Land Mariejois, called the Kingdom of Ghalela.


    "I see. I''ll be there soon. You try to delay the time."


    Ross responded with a sigh of relief. Since it is in North Blue and not far from Holy Land, it is not far from them and they can arrive faster.


    And there is a large island and it is still a country, as long as the people of CP9 can hide and play hide and seek with the people of CP0, he can catch up.


    "Leave it to us."


    Kaku and others were all relieved to hear Ross coming at once.


    They are not afraid of delaying time, they are afraid that Ross will not come or because something can''t be done. In that case, they can only rely on themselves to find a way to get out. It will be very difficult. After all, they are confronted with their former boss and intelligence department. The highest level of the organization, CP0!


    "Captain, they''ll be here soon, it''s time for us and the CP0 guys to play a game."


    Kaku hangs up on the Den Den Mushi and looks at his companions, revealing a confident look.


    Today they are much better than they were when Ross defeated them. Jabra has mastered Kenbonshoku (Observation) and Armament Haki. Others have mastered at least one type of Haki and they are confident in evading CP0 members.


    After all.


    Those two CP0 members are not Captain, They are just ordinary members of CP0.


    ...


    On the other side.


    Hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Ross called Laffitte and Law. Ross took out the map and placed it on the table. After a little research with Laffitte, he determined a route.


    Because he can take the ship to the sky, there is no need to circumvent the Calm Belt, which is a Sea King settlement, so they can sail straight and reach the Ghalela Kingdom of North Blue.


    "If the current and weather are smooth, it should take less than half a month to get thereˇ­ If Ghost Shadow Ship was still there, seven days would have been enough."


    Laffitte shrugged when he mentioned the Ghost Shadow Ship.


    Listening to Laffitte, Ross murmured slightly. "My power can control the current and keep it going for a long time. It won''t take us more than ten days to reach our destination."


    Now his stamina has become very strong. Even if he takes a ship to and from Fishman Island, it will be more than enough. Distorting current for a long amount of time will naturally be no problem.


    "Than, it shouldn''t take us more than ten days."


    When Ross said that he was able to control the direction of the current for a long time, Laffitte responded instantly, he has taken into account the strange currents on the Grand Line when he mentioned fifteen days route before.


    After judging the approximate time, Ross and others did not stop and immediately turned their course towards the Ghalela kingdom of North Blue.


    For the Metal attribute fruit, Ross must go there!


    Metal attribute fruit is a special Paramecia. The body can be transformed into liquid metal. To some extent, it is even more suitable for giants than general Logia.


    With the metal attribute fruit in his hand, He will then go to the Sky Island and he will be able to acquire the Rumble-Rumble Fruit if there is no accident and with these Devil Fruits he will be able to create three big ''Elements'' giants.


    In that case.


    The giant regiment he will build, even if it was initially formed, has a very strong fighting force. What''s the "Beast Corps", "the Army of Nations", "the Scientific Force"? In front of such a regiment, all of them will be defeated!

 169 Difficult Position

    Holy Land Mariejois.


    In front of tenryubito''s mansion somewhere, a tenryubito was furious. He was Mjosgard''s father and as his son was missing at the bottom of the sea. He was naturally very angry.


    "What do the government and Marine are doing? And you CP0, find my son!"


    "Yes..."


    The government officials in front of him are all sweating. As for a few CP0s members, they lowered their faces and said: "You should have Saint Mjosgard Vivre Card. Please give it to us. We will find Saint Mjosgard soon."


    "Vivre Cardˇ­"


    Mjosgard''s father frowned. He did have this kind of thing, or all tenryubito had these kinds of things, but he basically never took it out and used it. After that, he forgot where he had left it.


    But he also knew the effect of this thing. Without this, he wouldn''t be able to find his son and it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Although he was angry, he hummed and went into his house.


    "Wait here! I will look for it."


    "Thisˇ­ The government also has a preservation Vivre Card there. If we can''t find it, we can go to the government to get it." A government official bowed his head and spoke.


    Mjosgard''s father turned his head and screamed, "What are you waiting for here then? Go and find it, you worthless dogs!"


    "Yes Yes..."


    Government officials repeatedly responded and several CP0 members quickly left and disappeared into the streets.


    ...


    Over the Calm Belt.


    A ship is flying about two kilometers above the sea. Even if it''s a super-giant Sea King, it can''t touch most of the ship''s body without rushing out of the sea, so it''s basically safe.


    Calm Belt has a very wide range. In the past, it was difficult for Ross to fly over Calm Belt with a ship, but now it is no longer a problem.


    After flying for about three days.


    The ship left the Calm Belt and drove into the North Blue sea. Ross controlled the ship into the sea. After a short break, the power of distortion ignited and the bottom of the ship was instantly distorted and the whole ship sailed toward the Ghale Kingdom.


    At this time, it is no longer necessary to look for the location of CP9 and others. With their Vivre Card, he can find Kaku and others more accurately.


    ...


    The Kingdom of Ghale.


    On the roof of an abandoned building, in a slightly dark room, Kaku and others are dressing each other''s wounds. Jabra''s injury is the most serious among the people, but he has Zoan''s Devil Fruit, which is strong in endurance and tenacity so he can bear it.


    Next is Kaku, Kaku, and Jabra, who, when repeatedly found by CP0, make some fight planes against CP0 and then use Blueno''s door fruits to find a chance to escape.


    This process has lasted several times in these days.


    The members of CP0 are either selected from a young age and the talented people join directly after training, or they are promoted from the elite of CP1-9.


    Despite the fact that only two CPOs were chasing them and they were just ordinary members, they were still better than Kaku and Jabra and even if they joined forces, they could barely resist them.


    "It''s the third time that we''ve been discovered, Did we really chose such a bad hiding place every time."


    "No, it should be said that their searchability is too strong, after all, they are our top boss and they are also the most elite members and the predecessor of the CP9 ."


    Kalifa dresses Jabra''s wounds and replied.


    They have high self-confidence in what to sneak in, hide and track, but if they are faced with the top CP0 organization then it is quite different.


    "In other words, we should remain vigilant and we can continue to resist the current situation."


    Kaku sat in the corner, wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth with his finger, and said, "It''s been a week. We need to be ready for another week."


    Ross and others have arrived at New World and they are naturally well aware that the journey from the New World to Ghale will take at least half a month, not to mention that Ghost Shadow Ship is now gone and any other ship will slow them down.


    "One week..."


    Kalifa grinned bitterly. This week they have spent a lot of means to escape alive. They have no idea what to do next week to prevent repetitive means that will certainly not work in front of CP0''s elite.


    "Fortunately, there is the fruit of Blueno, otherwise we would have been done a long time ago."


    Jabra dressed his wound, but instead of worrying about it, he showed his smile.


    Blueno''s door-door fruit is the best way to escape, but the defect is that he did not develop the fruit enough and they cannot move a long distance.


    Otherwise, if they can move around from island to island then they wouldn''t be afraid to be found.


    "I will go out to get something to eat, the whole island is under martial law, but as long as I don''t encounter CP0, there should be no problem."


    Kalifa took a deep breath and spoke quietly to the crowd.


    Now that Kaku and Jabra, their two major forces are low on stamina and are seriously injured, the mission to go out to find food naturally falls on her who is basically unharmed.


    "I will go with you."


    Fukuro stood up. He only had a wound on his forehead and he was hardly hurt. The reason why he and Kalifa were least injured was that each time they went first because one was a woman and the other kept stolen metal attribute fruit.


    As he spoke, Fukuro took out a slightly glossy Devil Fruit that looked like metal and handed it to Kaku for protection.


    "Good."


    Kalifa did not refuse. She could not take too many things alone. If she took too many things, it would not be easy to conceal and sneak in. If someone accompanied her, it would be much better to investigate and sneak in.


    The two left the hiding place and sneaked away toward the nearby streets.


    At this time, They can see the guards of the Ghale Kingdom patrolling every other section of the street, the tribute to the tenryubito was stolen, the people of the Ghale Kingdom are naturally terrified, afraid of the anger of the tenryubito and they are doing their utmost to help CP0 search for the thief.


    But.


    For Kalifa and others, three or five ordinary guards are just like children who can be easily teased, as long as they do not encounter CP0, there is no problem.


    Kalifa and Fukuro quickly sneaked into a shop, stole a lot of food and water and slipped out quietly, sneaking in the dark lanes and going to the gathering point.


    But.


    What neither of them noticed was that a pair of eyes appeared in the darkness, staring at them with a touch of coldness.


    Kalifa and Fukuro avoided patrols by guards and returned with food and water to the top of the abandoned building where they were hiding.

 170 Arrival

    Seeing Kalifa and Fukuro back, Jabra asked.


    "Did you encounter any trouble?."


    "No."


    Kaku and other people nodded, took food and water and immediately began to eat, for them, food and water are still very important as they could restore some stamina.


    But.


    Almost as soon as they ate half of it, Kaku suddenly had a bad feeling and his passive Observation Haki caught something and he gave a subconscious roar.


    "Get down!"


    Jabra and Kalifa immediately bowed down in accordance with Kaku''s voice. Almost instantly, a terrifying Rakanyaku (Tempest Kick) cut straight across and cut from one corner of the building to the other.


    The upper part of the entire abandoned building was cut into two sections by this Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)!


    Bang Long!


    The entire upper ceiling that was cut was smashed into the street below.


    "Found you, CP9 traitors."


    Two masked CP0 members, using Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) appeared next to the cut-off building with a cold look on their faces, There wasn''t even any killing intent on their faces, It was filled with emotionless indifference, indifference to the traitors must be erased.


    "Damn it to hell, how did they found us so soonˇ­"


    Kaku looked at the two CP0 members and gritted his teeth in anger.


    The two members of CP0, one is tall and thin and he seems to be from the Long Legged clan, the other one is shaped like an ordinary human being. The long-legged member overlooks Kaku and others and said indifferently:


    "You have used the same hiding methods several times in a row, If we can''t even find flaws in that, How can we be your boss?"


    "But your ability has indeed created a lot of trouble as this little game between us should have ended the next day." The other ''ordinary human'' member coldly said.


    The moment his voice fell, his eyes were shimmering with cold light and his middle index finger and ring finger were all bent and he threw a bullet-like attack at Kaku and others. The air turned into a whirlpool which took a shape of a bullet and burst out rapidly.


    Shigan (Finger Gun)ˇ­ Chaos!


    Knowing the power of this move, Kaku and others naturally dare not be careless. Jabra did not hesitate to turn over and drag his tired and injured body and barely used a Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) to face the coming attack.


    Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) collided with the Shigan (Finger Gun) in the air and burst in the air like a firecracker and at this time, the CP0 member attacked with his foot.


    "Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)ˇ­Storm!"


    As a member of the long-legged clan, the strength in his foot is much stronger than that of normal humans. His Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) is also far stronger than Jabra as it directly transformed into 100-meter-long sword energy and covered the whole abandoned building in an energy storm.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    When Kaku and others saw it, they had no plans to fight it head-on and they stepped back.


    Rankyaku (Tempest Kick) Storm hit the abandoned building and instantly the building burst apart directly, causing numerous residents and soldiers of the Ghale kingdom to show shock and retreat toward the distance.


    "Let''s Go!"


    "Air Door!"


    After Blueno jumped down, he immediately came to Kalifa and Fukuro who had recollected the metal attribute fruit and opened a door in the air, ready to send them away first.


    But before Kalifa and Fukuro got in, a figure suddenly appeared next to Blueno, swaying and kicking fiercely.


    Blueno immediately used Tekkai (Iron Body) and the immature version of Armament Haki, but his shoulder blade was almost broken because of the kick and caused him to fly back.


    Fukuro tried to catch Blueno on the side, but he couldn''t resist the impact and flew back with Blueno.


    "I don''t want to see it anymoreˇ­ You escaped with that troublesome ability."


    The long-legged member of CP0 looked coldly at Blueno and immediately turned to look at Kalifa and said in a cold voice: "From the moment you betrayed the government, you should have known what will happen, Now say goodbye." "


    Kalifa was frightened and turned back to try to escape but her speed was far less than that of the CP0 member and Kaku and Jabra were not there.


    Whiz!


    The Long-legged CP0 member sweeps Kalifa with one foot. Even Blueno, who is good at Tekkai (Iron Body) and can use an amateur version of Armament Haki can''t resist the other''s move, let alone the one who is not at all good at it. She will undoubtedly die on the spot after being hit.


    Although Kalifa is good at the Observation Haki, the other party as the member of CP0 will also use Kenbonshoku (Observation) and it is deeper than her, so she was only able to barely catch the attack and her face is somewhat white.


    "Kalifa!"


    Kaku and Jabra, who had no time to support her, shouted out.


    And just at that time, the earth suddenly shook with strange rhythm. The ground under the feet of the long-legged clan member suddenly protruded upward for a period of time!


    This is not the ending that everyone expected.


    As the was ground suddenly raised, the attack of the long-legged CP0 member shifted its direction and it was dangerously washed from the side of Kalifa and the wind generated from that cut her hair a few times. It can be seen that this attack was quite dangerous.


    "Who?!"


    The attack of the long-legged CP0 member was disturbed by the raised earth. After he stabilized his body, he immediately gave a loud cry.


    They already know the ability of Kalifa and others and there is no one among them with an earth-related ability and the ground cannot be raised without the use of an ability, so that means that someone else was here.


    "So was it fun dealing with my subordinatesˇ­ CP0."


    Ross''s figure stepped up from the end of the street and the disturbance that was just made was precisely what he had done at a critical moment.


    When he arrived at this island, he found that the Kaku''s Vivre card had become unstable, which means that he was in a crisis, so he immediately rushed here at his full speed and he arrived at a critical moment.


    "It''s you?!"


    The Long-legged CP0 member saw Ross''s appearance and his pupils shrank sharply. He had made several guesses about the partners Kalifa and others had, but he had never thought it would be the Ghost Hand Ross!


    CP9 had dealt with Ghost Hand Ross before and was completely defeated by Ross. Even Lucci seemed to have died in Ross''hands. How could they possibly become Ross''s subordinate?


    CP9''s Kaku and others are professionally trained, and coercion has no effect on them. It is almost impossible to threaten their cooperation or subjugate them.


    "Captain Rossˇ­"


    Kaku and others finally breathed a sigh of relief when Ross appeared, especially Kalifa, who had survived the attack, gasped violently and regained a little blood on her pale face.


    "Let''s go!"


    The Long-legged CP0 member stared at Ross and took a decisive decision to retreat immediately.


    Ghost Hand Ross''s strength is very clear to them. They need their chief and elite members to have the capital to arrest him. It is meaningless to fight him with just their strength.


    And.


    Knowing the connection between the Ghost Hand Pirates and the CP9 party, they can also explain this failer to their superiors.

 171 Killing

    "Don''t you think it''s too late to leave now?"


    Ross said in an indifferent voice and then he disappeared at the end of the street like a bubble. When he reappeared, He is already directly above the head of the long-legged CP0 member!


    What?


    The long-legged member showed a trace of horror. Faced with Ross''s ruthless leg attack, he could not respond and he could only instinctively exerting his foot strength to the maximum and lift his legs violently.


    The two-legged collision occurred in the air and centering on the collision point, a burst of air suddenly bursts out and like a stone thrown in a calm lake, ripples spread in all directions.


    Bang Long!!


    Almost at the next moment, the ground beneath the CP0 member started to break apart creating a spider web pattern centered on the place where the Long-legged member stood. It broke apart inch by inch as if it had been under the pressure of a mountain. It spread over ten meters all the way and then the whole ground collapsed.


    The long-legged CP0 member couldn''t even scream as his entire body was buried into the collapsed underground by Ross and the blood-splattered.


    Another CP0 member saw this scene and his soul almost left his body out of fright, He and his companion, although not elites but are strong members and his companion couldn''t even resist one attack from Ross.


    What a terrifying strength!


    Escape!


    There is only one thought left in his heart.


    But as he wanted to escape, Kaku and Jabra surrounded him from left and right with cold looks on their faces. They are very happy to chase him. Now it is time for payback.


    Bang! Bang!


    The CP0 member made every effort to repel Kaku and Jabra, trying to break into the street to escape, but after being blocked, he completely lost any chance.


    Ross''s figure flashed in front of him.


    "Shigan (Finger Gun)!"


    His Observation Haki caught Ross''s figure and he gnashed his teeth and used Shigan (Finger Gun) at Ross''s head, He was ready to die and he wanted Ross to die with him.


    However, Ross also pointed his finger at the coming Shigan (Finger Gun).


    "Distortion!"


    Boom!


    Two fingers collided in the air, as if two bullets collided together, instantly swinging a circle of ripples and the air presents a Distortion shape.


    Almost in the next moment, the index finger of the CP0 member began to collapse from the fingertip and under the effect of the power of distortion, it turned into small round particles.


    Under Ross''s Distortion finger, the palm of his finger, together with the whole arm, were all connected by one finger, and the bones and flesh were all turned into rounded particles.


    CP9 Kaku and others watched this scene and all of them were shocked in their hearts and minds.


    In the past, Ross has defeated Lucci after a long battle head-on, but even Lucci could never beat CP0 members this easily.


    CP0 members are almost all proficient in the six styles of Marine and Haki, the strength of these two people and the previous Lucci was also similar, but in front of current Ross, They couldn''t even resist a single attack!


    "Captain Ross''s strengthˇ­"


    "I thought we had grown a lot stronger but it seems that Captain has jumped several levels and his strength has grown to a more terrifying level."


    After seeing Ross''s strength, Kaku and other people''s pride, which is caused by their strength, vanishes in a flash.


    After defeating the second CP0 member, Ross did not kill him immediately, but knocked him out and waited for Laffitte to come over and see if he could get some useful intelligence out of him before killing him.


    "Only these two?"


    Ross turned his head to look at Kaku and others.


    Kaku nodded and showed a slight embarrassment. It was a little shame that so many of them were defeated by two people of CP0 and almost got wiped out.


    If Ross and CP0 have a good battle with each other, then they wouldn''t be so embarrassed but he directly defeated them and it looked like it took very small effort out of him to defeat them.


    Ross thought that there were many CP0 members here, but it turns out that there were only two and these two almost killed his intelligence team who had learned Haki.


    Ross went on to ask, "What about that tenryubito? Is he still on this island?"


    Kaku shook his head and said: "He left a few days ago, the tenryubito didn''t care much about a Devil Fruit and left the island, leaving only these two to hunt us."


    Ross nodded and continue to ask: "What about the metal attribute fruit?"


    "Here it is."


    Fukuro came up and took out a metal-glossy, irregular-shaped Devil Fruit, the Paramecia Metal devil fruit.


    Ross took the metal attribute fruit and took a look at it and confirmed that there was little possibility of making a mistake about the shape and color. After measuring it, he pointed to Kaku and other:


    "Wellˇ­ You''ve done a good job."


    Despite being chased so badly by the CP0''s members, it was the metal attribute fruit that was eventually acquired and the intelligence provided by them for a long time was very beneficial so Ross gave a good comment.


    When Kaku and others heard Ross, they were a bit embarrassed.


    "How is your Haki practice going?"


    Ross put the metal attribute fruit away and asked Kaku and others.


    Usually, the contacts between him and CP9 are all related to Intelligence. Basically, he hasn''t examined the practicing situation of CP9 members. Although CP9 is definitely not the main force of battle but as an Intelligence department, it still needs to have a certain amount of strength.


    "Kenbonshoku (Observation) and Armament Haki are almost mastered by me, and Jabra is almost the sameˇ­ Blueno only knows Armament Haki and Kalifa is practicing Kenbonshoku (Observation), Fukuro only knows a little of both.


    Kaku reported the situation to Ross.


    Not everyone has mastered the two types of Haki, which is what Ross expects. For talented members such as Blueno and others, it is better to be proficient in a single type of Haki. There is no need to force something that they are not good at and they will all work together anyway and rarely would they act alone.


    "Not bad."


    Ross nodded, his requirements for Kaku and others are not very high, Kaku and Jabra can reach the level of ordinary CP0 members, Kalifa and Blueno and others can reach the level of Kaku before.


    A moment later, Laffitte rushed over and tried to hypnotize and coerce the CP0 member, but the result was a failure. Hypnosis was totally ineffective on CP0 members who were much stronger than Kaku and others and torture was also ineffective.


    "Don''t have wishful thinking, I won''t say anything."


    The CP0 man sneered and said, "Don''t think you can cross the sea unhindered. The power of the government is far beyond your imagination, Ghost Hand Rossˇ­ Just wait till they show it, you will know what true despair is."


    "I am looking forward to it."


    Ross''s indifferent said and seeing that he couldn''t get any information out of this man, he showed no mercy.


    The Power of distortion swayed, killing the CP0 member.


    It seems that because these two CP0 members are only ordinary members, he has not received any reward after they were killed. Ross gave a bad comment in his heart, but with the metal attribute fruit, this action is not meaningless.


    "Next, you will come with me to the New World and focus on the intelligence of Donquixote Family members at the cadre level, report back at any time you discover something new and continue to search for the Barrier-Barrier Fruit."


    After finishing, Ross directed Kaku and others to follow him.

 172 Golden Lion Shiki

    Ghale island''s shore.


    Ross''s ship was docked here. After killing the two members of CP0, Ross and Laffitte returned to the ship with the CP9.


    CP9 members have suffered some more or fewer injuries. Although they have been bandaged, they are treated by professional surgeon Law on the ship so their healing process is much faster.


    "You caught a tenryubito?"


    When they learned that Ross was holding a tenryubito on board, Kaku and others were shocked. Although they knew Ross had killed a tenryubito in Sabaody Archipelago, they did not expect a live one on board.


    Standing next to Ross, Kalifa put a finger on her chin while thinking something. "As far as I know, every tenryubito has a Vivre Card placed inside the government so that they can be rescued in time of the shipwreck."


    "You caught him on Fishman Island and the government should have reacted by this time."


    She looked up at Ross and said that the government and Marine would probably find their place because of this tenryubito.


    When Ross heard Kalifa''s words, he immediately thought about it. Vivre Card was something he had ignored before, but it was not so easy to locate someone precisely based on Vivre Card.


    "What should we do, Captain? Kill him now?"


    Laffitte stood not far away and spread his hand at Ross.


    Ross thought for a while and said, "It''s not so easy to find people with Vivre Card. Besides, we''ve been moving all this time. Next, we''ll go to Sky Island."


    "Captain is right. Vivre Card can only provide direction, but it''s not so easy if the direction is always changing, plus the impact of the current Climate also changes things."


    Law was carrying the demon knife and leaning against the side of the cabin.


    A live tenryubito has many uses and it will be too wasteful to kill him directly. Even if they threw him to one of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), even then it will be more useful than killing him directly.


    "Yes, and this tenryubito can also be used as baitˇ­ The government does not know who caught this tenryubito."


    Ross''s eyes flashed with cold light.


    Without knowing the specific intelligence, tenryubito was like a bait that constantly attracted CP0 and Marine until Marines would found out that it was he who caught the tenryubito.


    "That''s the first thing. By the way, Kalifa, you seem to have eaten Bubble-Bubble Fruit?"


    Ross turned his head to look at Kalifa.


    The fruit should not be available to Kalifa for years, but Kaku and others have been looking for Devil Fruit recently and Ross has approved the free use of the fruit except for any Logia and the metal or barrier devil fruit.


    Bubble-Bubble Fruit, which Kaku and others would not use, naturally fell on the only woman, Kalifa.


    "Yes."


    Kalifa pushed up her glasses on the bridge of her nose.


    Ross said thoughtfully, "That''s a good ability."


    After leaving the Ghale kingdom, Ross Distortion took control of the ship''s oblique flight to the sky and then he went into the bathroom to test the Bubble-Bubble Fruit''s ability.


    Robin glanced at him and regained her gaze.


    ...


    High Altitude.


    This is already a cloud-like area, except for the birds that can survive at high altitudes, there are only a few white clouds left.


    And in that cloud, there suddenly appeared a huge dark shadow, slowly moving in the sky, It was an island!


    Ross'' Distortion Fruit still doesn''t have enough power to make an entire island float in the sky. This is the power of Paramecia Float-Float Fruit, whose owner is one of the legendary big Pirate.


    Golden Lion Shiki!


    "Almost got caught up in that stormˇ­"


    On the island, Golden Lion was standing on a hillside looking up at the sky. His face was very unhappy. What he feared most was the storm, which could easily cause problems on the island.


    While Golden Lion was worrying about the weather, a subordinate suddenly rushed over with a look of shock on his face.


    "Shiki Sama, there''s a ship flying in the sky!"


    "Oh, that must be mineˇ­"


    Golden Lion subconsciously wanted to say that it is his own ship, but just when he finished the first half of the sentence, he realized that he did not control the ship flying in the sky!


    Golden Lion, slightly surprised, immediately asked for directions and his entire figure crossed an arc in the air and he quickly flew to the edge of the island, looking far away.


    Over there.


    Sure enough, between the clouds and mists, a ship could be seen flying diagonally towards the sky and Golden Lion was absolutely sure that it was not his ship.


    "It''s kind of interestingˇ­ Gravity fruit? Or some other gravitational fruit?


    Golden Lion''s eyes flashed an interesting look. As one of the legends that sailed in the peak times of Whitebeard, Roger and others, a ship flying in the sky did not surprise him. There are many who had the ability to make a ship fly.


    But only his Float-Float Fruit can make an entire Island Eternally float in the sky!


    Whiz!


    After a little thought, Golden Lion still chased the ship up as the ability to control the ship''s flight in the sky matched with his flying Pirates'' ship ability. If he could make that person into his subordinate, he could share a lot of things with him.


    On the other side.


    Golden Lion noticed the existence of the ship. Ross and others naturally discovered the island flying in the sky earlier. Laffitte and others were shocked.


    Even though they have been to the Sky island, the Sky island is a special cloud layer, which is quite different from the apparently floating island of the earth in the air!


    "This is the ability ofˇ­Float-Float Fruit."


    Robin stared at the flying island in the air and spoke quietly. In her slightly distant memory, she had heard that a pirate could float an entire island in the sky and the name of that pirate has become a legend.


    "Yes, Golden Lion Shiki''s Float-Float Fruit."


    Ross stared at the floating island and his eyes flashed. Although Fujitora could also suspend a large number of ruins into the sky, it would be impossible to imagine that an entire island could float at 10,000 meters in the sky in an almost Eternal way.


    When Ross mentioned the name of Golden Lion Shiki, the faces of the present people immediately changed.


    The only person to have escaped from the Impel Down!


    An existence similar to Whitebeard and Roger before the Great Age of Pirates!


    A legendary character who once invaded the Marine Headquarters alone and fought Garp and Sengoku, destroying the Marine Headquarters by almost half and was finally defeated!


    Every single one of his deeds is earth-shattering.

 173 Conquerors Haki

    Looking at the floating island, Ross blinked and remained silent.


    Golden Lion''s bounty was also very high. Although the bounty was eliminated after he got captured and put in Impel Down, He received another bounty after he escaped from the prison. Although it was not as high as before, it still reached 1.7 billion berries!


    A bounty of 1.7 billion!


    If he can defeat the Golden Lion then the proficiency points he will receive will be enough to make his strength improve by a lot, but the problem is that the strength of Golden Lion completely corresponds to this bounty!


    After encountering Luffy, his defeat made no sense to Ross and he wasn''t mentioned. But Golden Lion was able to break into the Marine Headquarters and fight Garp and Sengoku at their peak before getting defeated and imprisoned, But their fight still destroyed nearly half of the Marine Headquarters.


    Even if his legs were broken in the escape and his intelligence becomes abnormal, his strength will not have decline too much. At least it will remain at the level of a Marine Admiral.


    "Not good."


    Ross meditated for a moment but still gave such an assessment that Golden Lion Shiki was not in his prey category for the time being.


    But just as Ross''s ship continued to fly up and was about to be separated from Golden Lion''s island, a figure cut through the clouds and sped through.


    "Somebody''s coming!"


    "He''s fast."


    Laffitte and others were aware of the rushing figure and they were instantly alert and almost the next moment, the figure crossed an arc and landed on the deck of the ship.


    "Hello, hahahaˇ­ It''s a great ability to fly a ship. Who''s your Captain? Golden Lion, who landed on the ship, grinned with his cigar in his mouth.


    Although he did not unleash his Haoshoku Haki, he is a legendary pirate and his aura is very special and his momentum is also revealed in an instant and it got to a point where Kaku and others couldn''t even breath properly.


    Looking at the uninvited Golden Lion, Ross stood there, his eyes calm.


    "I''m the Captain. I''m sorry there''s no wine onboard to entertain you, Golden Lion."


    "ˇ­"


    Golden Lion looked at Ross and slightly narrowed his eyes. Although he stayed in the sky, he was not ignorant of the current things at sea. Ross with a bounty of one billion Berries was enough to enter his eyes. When he saw Ross, he recognized him.


    He thought it was a nameless person but he didn''t think that it was a pirate with a little fame. It was undoubtedly an unexpected pleasure for him and his solicitation was even more intense and Ross can call out his title. It seems that he is also not ignorant.


    "You are called Ghost Hand Rossˇ­hahahahaha, how about joining the Golden Lion Pirates?!"


    After Golden Lion stared at Ross and looked into his eyes, he suddenly smirked and showed his, raising one hand and making a fist in front of his body. He said, "If you join me, the sea will be in our pocket sooner or later!"


    Since he was imprisoned in Impel Down, his old subordinates are all scattered and now only a few of them follow him, Now in the state of loneliness, His subordinates are not battle-ready.


    A pirate with the bounty of one billion berries, regardless of his strength or fame, is eligible to join his Golden Lion Pirates and he can become a sharp sword in his hand!


    "I really do want to control the sea, butˇ­"


    Ross opened his eyes calmly and even with the momentum of Golden Lion, there was no movement or change. "I''m not interested in being someone else''s man," he said.


    "Hey."


    Hearing Ross''s neat refusal, Golden Lion suddenly snorted and put down his fist. He slightly raised his head and said: "Although I haven''t paid much attention to the sea for a long time, I still know a little bit. Do you think you can beat those Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) with your words?"


    For Golden Lion, all the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), except Whitebeard who is from his generation, others rose much later than he did and they naturally belonged to the younger generation in his eyes.


    "How can I know if I don''t try?"


    Ross calmly responded.


    Golden Lion stared at Ross and suddenly looked up and laughed. A sound of ''haha hahaha'' echoed in the clouds.


    Meanwhile, a rage of chaos erupted from the Golden Lion and burst out in all directions.


    Haoshokuˇ­Haki!


    Almost in an instant, the nearby clouds were severely affected, as if the whirlpools are being stirred up and as if the sky and the earth were fading!


    This Haoshoku Haki is not something that the likes of Don Chinjao can compare. Fukuro and Kalifa fell down and are unconscious. Blueno is barely hanging on but his breathing is stagnant and his forehead is overflowing with cold sweat.


    As for Kaku Jabra and Robin, they are all under great pressure.


    Laffitte was the only one who could keep his expression fixed and Ross was still standing there with calm eyes.


    "Haoshoku Hakiˇ­"


    Feeling the subtle shock and oppression from the surface, Ross muttered in his heart, this is the second time he has experienced Haoshoku Haki.


    Looking at Ross and others, Golden Lion gradually stopped laughing and his figure slowly floated up as he looked down at Ross.


    "It''s good to have such courage, but it''s not enough. You don''t have enough strength. It''s just empty talk!"


    Even Golden Lion himself is sure that he can''t beat Whitebeard alone and he is naturally scornful towards Ross''s arrogant attitude.


    Nevertheless, he knows very well the mentality of a newcomer like Ross, who has just risen up. It''s normal to be arrogant for them who had just conquered the first half of the Grand Line. Only by realizing the difference between failure and the real strength can he curb that arrogance.


    "Do you understand the gap, Ghost-Hand boy!"


    He flew to a place about tens of meters away from the ship. His eyes became quiet and his legs were lifted up as he swept them violently. The famous swords that replaced his leg were suddenly burst with terrifying sword energy that cut towards the ship directly below him.


    This sword energy is much stronger than that of the Vice-Admiral Ross met. The only thing that can match it in his impression is Hawkeye Mihawk, the world''s strongest swordsman!


    Without a doubt.


    Golden Lion is also a swordsman standing with the top sword masters of the World!


    The purpose of this sword energy attack is not to destroy Ross and others, but just to destroy the ship, He is trying to make Ross feel the gap between the strong and let him surrender to him.


    But.


    Subjection to the strong or something, such a mentality from the beginning, does not exist in Ross''s mind, a person playing the game, will he submit to the NPC in the game?


    The answer is no!


    Whiz!


    Almost at the moment of Golden Lion''s attacked, Ross flew into the air, his eyes calm and indifferent and he punched the coming sword energy.


    With his power of distortion, he can''t knead it into a ball, but that doesn''t prevent Ross from breaking it with his power!


    Bang!


    The huge golden sword energy collided with Ross''s fist and as if a golden crescent was cutting steel quickly, golden lights were splashing around.


    For about a second, the two forces stalled and the huge golden sword energy could not maintain its perfect arc. Distortion broke in the middle, rubbed the sides and fell into the clouds below and cut a white cloud into two sections.


    Ross floats in the air and looks up at Golden Lion as he slowly retrieves his fist and his eyes are calm.


    "Gaps are meant to be filled up."


    "Popˇ­"


    Golden Lion was surprised that Ross was able to block his attack, but he still snorted. The stronger Ross is, the more he wants him to become a part of his crew.


    He waved his legs again and kicked in the void one after another and instantly swept out seven or eight golden energy attack that falls down toward Ross like a gale of Rainstorm. He is not holding back anymore.


    Although he intends to recruit Ross, Battle is Battle. If Ross is so easy to die, it means that Ross is not qualified to join his crew.

 174 Ross Vs Shiki

    "Lionˇ­ Thousand Cuts!"


    Golden Lion displayed his sword arts to the fullest. Even though he lost his legs and replaced his feet with two swords, the essence of the sword arts is embroidered to deep into his body and he still can attack with his full powers.


    Seven or eight golden sword energies rushed towards Ross.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    Ross unleashed his Observation Haki and entered the Spirit Heart state. Every single sword energy is captured by his haki. He controls the gravity and lifts his foot in the void. He danced like a wire and his figure flickers rapidly as he drilled into the net of sword energy and charged towards Golden Lion Shiki.


    He pulled back his right hand and punched out.


    "Your Kenbonshoku (Observation) practice is good."


    Shiki''s eyes glimmered and he didn''t retreat while facing Ross''s punch, His right foot jerked up and slammed down towards Ross.


    Bang!


    This sword instantly collided with Ross'' fist that is wrapped in the power of distortion, The sharpness of the sword covers the power of distortion as it collided with Ross''s fist.


    Ross''s fist is covered with the hardened Armament Haki and sparks are splashing around as he clashed against Golden Lion''s sword.


    Bang!


    Golden Lion Shiki chopped off Ross''power of distortion, but could not completely block the power of distortion. Under the influence of the power of distortion, his face changed slightly, and his entire figure circled and flew backward.


    At the same time, Ross also flew backward under Golden Lion''s sword and stopped about tens of meters away from his previous position. There was a slight bloodstain on his right hand''s fist surface, but it got scabbed and recovered in a moment.


    Besides.


    Most surprisingly, Ross also had a trace of blood on his forehead, where he had no contact with Golden Lion''s sword but he was still affected by Golden Lion''s chop attack.


    In his memory, Rayleigh and Kizaru fought against each other on the Sabaody Archipelago. Although his blade was blocked by Kizaru, the aftermath left a small wound on Kizaru''s face, which is what happened here.


    Naturally.


    The wound on his forehead is very shallow and it recovered in the blink of an eye. With his Tenacious talent, this small wound would not cause him any trouble.


    "Is this the sword arts of a Swordsmanˇ­"


    Ross touched the scabbed forehead and the scab fell off silently. He looked at Golden Lion with a slightly twinkling eye and said, "It doesn''t seem like much."


    Golden Lion''s clothes and hair had obvious wrinkles under the influence of the power of distortion, but he was not injured. He snorted when he heard Ross''s words.


    "I''ll let you know in a minute!"


    Whiz!


    Golden Lion Shiki swooped down and flew towards Ross, swinging his legs and kicking at him. A terrifying sword energy, nearly a kilometer in length, cut through the sky and the clouds and fell.


    "Chop!"


    The coming attack did not cover the ship in its range and Ross did not confront it, He flashed and avoided the sword energy and rushed towards Shiki.


    Both figures are extremely dexterous, one wearing white, one wearing a yellow coat, flipping up and down in the air, like gods fighting in the clouds, From time to time golden energy burst out and cut through the clouds.


    Qing! Qing!


    Ross and Shiki confronted each other. After several wounds appeared on his fists, Ross''s eyes suddenly shone with a cold light. Light Distortion suddenly burst into action. The empty space of tens of meters around him suddenly darkened and a strong light burst from his eyes and pierced into Shiki''s eyes.


    Suddenly, Shiki closed his eyes involuntarily with pain.


    Ross seized the opportunity to appear in front of him in an instant and kicked out fiercely with his leg. Golden Lion Shiki was affected and had no time to swing his sword for his defense. He could only block this attack by laying his arms in front of him and defend with Armament Haki.


    Bang!


    Shiki''s Haki is similar to an Admiral such as Aokiji. In the case of complete passive defense, Ross'' power of distortion cannot be completely offset. He is hit by Ross''s leg, and Shiki instantly fell towards the clouds below


    Ross had almost figured out Golden Lion Shiki''s strength by this time. Shiki was extremely flexible in air combat but not as fast as Kizaru. As for his Haki, it was similar to Admiral such as Aokiji. The only outstanding things about him were his sword arts and Haoshoku Haki.


    But.


    Even if Golden Lion was a genius swordsman, losing both legs and replacing them with swords, the power of sword arts will be weakened and it is not much stronger than that of a Marine Admiral in the attack.


    The only thing that can''t be measured is Haoshoku Haki, Shiki''s Haoshoku has more or less an impact on Ross, but so far Golden Lion has not used it for a second time.


    Whiz!


    Golden Lion Shiki fell into the clouds and Ross did not hesitate to step into the air and catch up.


    "This bratˇ­ thousand cuts!"


    Golden Lion Shiki still can''t open his eyes, but with his Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki, he has already captured Ross'' actions. He coughed and kicked violently in the air. More than ten sword energies broke out from the clouds, interlaced into a big net and cut off towards Ross.


    The net not only enveloped Ross but it also included the hull of the ship far away in the attack area, forcing Ross to resist it.


    Bang!


    Ross opened the web of sword energy and Golden Lion Shiki''s eyes recovered. His eyes showed a touch of anger as he rushed towards Ross.


    Originally, Shiki regarded Ross as a rising youngster of the younger generation. As a result, Shiki did not think that he would lose to a youngster. He was naturally a little annoyed and angry.


    Qing!


    Golden Lion chopped off with his sword, Ross avoided and counterattacked with his leg.


    Golden Lion''s other leg swept horizontally and hit Ross''s leg together. The Power of distortion and sword energy collided again. Ross''s trouser feet were cut instantly, and a blood mark appeared on his skin.


    "I still can''t resistˇ­"


    Sensing that his Armament Haki and the power of distortion still could not completely block Shiki''s sword attack, Ross looked calm and after several feuds with Golden Lion, he whispered.


    Distortion sonic burst!


    It''s hard for the same trick to work twice in front of the top powerhouses, but different tricks are different. Golden Lion didn''t realize that Ross had so many strange tricks and he was caught off guard. His ears Buzzed and his mind shook violently.


    Originally, he already had a problem of half of the rudder inserted in his head. At this time, he was attacked by a sonic attack by Ross, which immediately caused old injuries to resurface and for a time his entire mind went blank.


    Bang!


    Ross punched and the power of distortion slammed on the Golden Lion Shiki''s chest.


    The intense pain made Shiki instinctively use Armament Haki to resist the attack, but he still spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward.


    "Coughˇ­cough! This bastardˇ­"


    Golden Lion was hit hard and although his eardrums were still ringing, he finally regained some consciousness, He kicked and swept without hesitation and produced several sword energies tangentially in front of him, blocking Ross''s subsequent offensive attack.

 175 Moment of Life and Death

    Shiki looked at Ross who broke through his sword energy and continue to rush in.


    Golden Lion Shiki''s eyes showed a trace of blood and in such a situation, whether he or Ross, had already made their final decision and all kinds of recruitment ideas had been thrown behind his head.


    "You are dead!"


    "Zan''ei!"


    Shiki''s feet swing fiercely and his sword-arts were fully displayed by him, A cross-shaped golden sword energy shot towards Ross.


    Just as Ross evaded the sword energy, Shiki stormed down, swinging his two swords in tandem, launching a series of fierce attacks.


    "Distortion Fist!"


    With his Maximum Value''s Physical Enhancement and the Tenacious Talent, even if his Armament Haki is not strong enough, Ross is not afraid of Shiki''s melee attack and facing hard blows of Golden Lion Shiki.


    But in the face-to-face tactics, Golden Lion Shiki suddenly burst out with powerful momentum and a violent Haoshoku Haki fierce pressed on Ross.


    The Haoshoku Haki, which forced Ross out of Spirit Heart, had a huge impact on his Observation Haki!


    Ross''s face changed.


    It''s impossible that he alone is the only one who has tricks like Distortion and sonic booms. Golden Lion Shiki''s Haoshoku Haki created the biggest trick and impacted Ross''s Haki.


    When his Observation Haki was seriously affected, Ross could not immediately recover and capture Golden Lion''s actions, so he had to go all out to implement the power of distortion and hit the whole front area.


    Golden Lion suffered a lot of injuries when he was affected by both light and sonic booms. What would happen if he is seriously affected?


    Things are bound to get worse!


    A duel with a swordsman like Golden Lion Shiki is more dangerous than a fight with a Marine Admiral because in many cases, life and death and victory or defeat are almost instantaneous events.


    While releasing the power of distortion, Ross did not hesitate to whisper in his heart, "System, Activate a Talent of General Branchˇ­ "Rock!"


    Rock!


    This is the second branch capability under General Department Physical Enhancement.


    If Tenacious''s character is to greatly enhance stamina and resilience, then this Rock Talent greatly enhances the defensive capacity of the body!


    Since the Physical Enhancement has reached Maximum Value, the Rock Talent immediate activation with 50 proficiency points and reached Mid Level Strengthening state, which directly increases Ross''s physical strength by a large margin!


    At the next moment.


    Sneer!


    Golden Lion Shiki seized the opportunity and swept with a fierce sword attack which cut Ross''s power of distortion directly and cut between Ross''s chest and abdomen area by directly piercing his Armament Haki, leaving a deep bloody mark on Ross''s body instantly!


    If Ross had not temporarily activated the Rock Talent and the strength of his skin and flesh had been greatly enhanced, it would have been impossible to escape the fate of a broken stomach without being split in half.


    Faced with sword arts, life and death are almost instantaneous!


    "Not good."


    Not far away from Ross on the ship, Law, Robin and others saw this scene and their faces changed.


    Fighting in the Sky with Golden Lion Shiki is unfair for Ross. Float-Float Fruit''s ability to float an object after touching it, which is almost Eternal and unrestricted.


    And Ross has to control the ship so it would remain floating in the sky and it required a constant power to do so which is distracting to Ross!


    "Treinta Fleur(Thirty Profusely Blooming Flowers)!"


    Robin blinked and took a deep breath and she used her ability.


    Golden Lion Shiki, who was trying to continue his assault, suddenly had countless arms appear on his body, twisted and tightened him in an instant, curbing his next move and his reaction.


    The Battle between Ross and Golden Lion, even a single detail can have a huge impact and Robin, who disregarded injury to herself, broke the game again in an instant.


    Bang!


    Ross''s power of distortion hit Golden Lion Shiki fiercely, Causing Golden Lion to fly upside down again, bleeding into mist and falling towards the clouds.


    Although Robin quickly regained her ability which contained Golden Lion Shiki, she was still affected by Ross''s power of distortion. Her Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) arm, which was transformed into the body, was also affected.


    A pair of white and tender arms were instantly filled with bruises and redness.


    "ROOM!"


    Law took a look at Robin''s injuries and directly transferred his medical box from the cabin with his ability and immediately began to treat Robin.


    Ross who is battling against Golden Lion Shiki has recovered his Observation Haki. Naturally, He also perceived Robin''s injuries. Anger flashed through his eyes and Spirit Heart start again and he rushed towards Golden Lion Shiki.


    His chest and abdomen were severely damaged and he was almost ripped open. He could only squeeze with the strength of his muscles and rely on Tenacious talent to let flesh and blood grow slowly, which seriously affected his strength.


    However.


    Golden Lion Shiki is no better condition than him!


    His Distortion Fist is not so easy to bear, especially in the case just now, Robin forcibly intervened in Battle at the expense of receiving injuries on her own, resulting in Shiki getting more serious injuries!


    "Damn it!"


    Golden Lion Shiki coughed violently, At least two ribs in his chest were broken and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth. Looking at Ross, his eyes also showed a trace of madness.


    For a pirate, especially for a big pirate like him who had encountered many life-and-death situations, He had fought legendary pirates like Roger and Whitebeard alone many times, but so far, no one was able to kill him!


    Bang! Bang!


    Golden Lion was hit hard and it seriously affected his strength. Every time he collided with Ross, the injuries on his body got worse and blood continued to spill from his mouth.


    Ross also got more and more injured in each confrontation and the wound on his chest and abdomen that just got healed after a little bit of granulation was torn again, this type of flesh and blood tear pain, No average person can stand it even for a few seconds without fainting.


    "It''s not good to go on like thisˇ­"


    Looking at the battle situation in the distance, Laffitte and other people showed anxiety on their faces. It was difficult for them to get involved in this kind of Battle. Robin had the right to intervene because of the particularity of her ability and the consequence was that her arm was seriously injured and had to be treated for a long time.


    As for the others, Even if Kaku and Jabra used Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) to rush towards the battle, they would be rushing towards their death, they wouldn''t even be able to resist Shiki''s sword energy.


    And as for him.


    On the one hand, the power gap between him and Ross or Golden Lion Shiki is huge, on the other hand, Ross and Golden Lion''s Battle is too entangled, and it is difficult for him to get involved.


    Robin''s arm is now being treated by Law, the only one other then Robin who could intervene in the battle using his abilities and even then his ROOM may not even work at this distance be available.


    Bang! Bang!


    As the air exploded, Ross and Golden Lion Shiki fought a bloody battle. Their thoughts had changed from an initial indifferent encounter to a bloody rage that threatened to kill each other.

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    As their injuries worsened, it was hard to see who would fall first, a voice of Den Mushi came from Golden Lion.


    Puru-Puru-Puru-Puruˇ­


    The voice of Den Den Mushi brought Ross and Golden Lion, both of whom were fighting, to a pause.


    "Huuˇ­ Huhˇ­"


    Ross gasped violently and his eyes flashed as he judged the situation. Although the pain made it hard to think, he could still keep a little calm with Spirit Heart.


    If he continued to fight, Both of them will be buried here no matter who will win. It is not worthwhile for him to continue fighting with Shiki.


    "ˇ­"


    Golden Lion Shiki calmed down for a moment and reached the same conclusion as Ross. For him, it was unacceptable and ridiculous to fight against someone who is as strong as him and he is from the younger generation.


    He is the legendary pirate who once fought against Whitebeard and Roger, Is his strength similar to a junior?


    Silence.


    Golden Lion Shiki reached into his arms and connected the Den Den Mushi in his pocket.


    As soon as Den Den Mushi got through, there came a very anxious voice: "Shiki Sama, there''s a storm in the southˇ­ Please come back and transfer the island direction soon!


    "ˇ­"


    Golden Lion repressed his anger and did not reply. Instead, he stared at Ross in the distance. Two seconds later, he murmured, "Ghost boy, I remember you!"


    "I will also remember this and sooner or later I will defeat you, Golden Lion Shiki."


    Ross looked coldly at Shiki and it was unexpected that such a situation would happen. Especially, Robin who was seriously injured. The function of her arms was important for Robin. Even if she could recover, it would mean that Robin would be in a state of self-recovery for a long time to come.


    Golden Lion Shiki glanced coldly at Ross and his figure suddenly crossed an arc and flew toward the distant island, and controlled the island to move in the direction with no storm.


    At the same time.


    Ross glanced at Shiki indifferently and flew back to the Ship.


    Law was ready and as soon as Ross returned to the ship, he came over and examined Ross''s chest and abdomen wounds with a heavy face.


    "Captain''s vitality is amazing. This kind of continuous healing and tearing wound, If it was any other ordinary person, I am sure he or she would have died several times over."


    The examination revealed that Ross''s wound was serious, but he was recovering slowly because of his strong vitality. Law breathed out and his eyes flashed.


    It seems that such a serious wound does not even need to be stitched. It only needs disinfection and dressing. It is also an incredible thing for him.


    However.


    He had already seen his Captain''s vitality before and he was not very shocked. While disinfecting Ross''s wound, he took out a bandage and dressed it.


    Ross allowed Law to bandage his wounds while looking at Robin not far away, saying: "How is Robin''s hand?"


    "I''ve dealt with the congestion and the damaged part needs to be repaired. My ability can handle the details."


    Law quickly bandaged Ross''s wound and responded quietly to Ross.


    For other doctors, It would be impossible for them to treat the arm affected by the power of distortions, but Law can use Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit''s special ability to completely decompose the whole arm, remove all congestion, and do a bit of processing, then finally re-join the arm.


    Law can treat Luffy''s penetrating chest wound so Robin''s arm wounds can definitely be healed, but it will take a long time to recover completely. Robin has no Tenacious talent and it will take at least a month or two for her to completely recover.


    Listening to Law, Ross nodded and went towards Robin not far away.


    "You dare to attack at that momentˇ­ You are quite bold."


    Now Robin is sitting in a deck lounge chair, her arm has been temporarily separated by Law''s Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit, but the pain can not be separated or be transmitted.


    She did not show any painful expression and said with the usual calm manner: "If anything happens to Captain, we would have all fallen down from here."


    On the one hand, this sentence is saying that losing the control of Ross, everyone will fall down to the blue sea together with the ship, on the other hand, it is saying that the status and achievements of the current Ghost Hand Pirates are all tied to Ross.


    If anything happens to Ross, The bounty of a billion berries and their chance of becoming the next emperor will all disappear and they will fall back to blue sea not far from the "throne of the sky".


    As for whether there is a third meaning, nobody knows. At least Ross can''t see anything in Robin''s manner.


    Ross looked at the table next to him and shook his head as he looked at the fully decomposed fingers, skin, flesh, and bones separated using the Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit''s, He put his hand gently on Robin''s shoulder.


    "Have a good rest."


    "I''ll ask Kalifa to take care of you."


    ...


    Under Ross''s control, the ship soon flew over the White Sea.


    Three days have passed since the fight with Golden Lion Shiki, during which Law has been treating Robin''s arm injuries almost continuously.


    Only his Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit can decompose and heal this serious Distortion contusion from any section.


    Robin, who is temporarily unavailable to use both of her arms, lives with Kalifa for the time being. Kalifa takes care of her most of the time, and Ross often passes by.


    Robin''s indifferent personality did not shame her when her hands were unusable and she needed to be fed. Only when Kalifa left and Ross helped her eat, did she show little feelings, but only a little.


    Other than that.


    Bath and toilets are also handed over to Kalifa and nothing strange happened, which made Robin smile a little when nobody was around.


    "That''s almost allˇ­"


    In Law''s medical room, Law is doing the final treatment for Robin''s arm, which was in a tragic state before, and now they have almost recovered.


    Most of the flesh and bones have been reassembled by Law. Because Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit''s ability is similar to the concept of space, and its nature is very special, any object that is cut and reassembled will be as seamless and perfect as before.


    So.


    The reconnection of the assembled bones and muscles is almost the same as before.

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    "You have been working hard."


    Ross is standing nearby, watching Law do the final healing and stitching work. His wounds have almost completely healed in three days. As for Robin, this is just the second step.


    In fact, reassembly is the most difficult part, because before, Law decomposed almost all the damaged areas into the limit that he can control. This is not a jigsaw puzzle. Every inch of flesh and bones should be restored to their original position without any deviation.


    "Its Nothing, This is my main job as a doctor."


    Once again, Law examined it carefully to make sure that there were no major problems. After closing the outer skin, two arms appeared on the operating table, which still looked bruised and swollen, but their interior was no longer in the same messy situation as before, which was impacted by the power of distortions.


    The three-day operation is over.


    After finishing the final work, Law''s forehead also overflowed with cold sweat, This is the first time for him to exert his medical skills to the utmost.


    "In this case, it would be fine to send for Robin."


    Ross looked at the two arms on the operating table and said, "I am still not used to seeing this scene even though I have already seen your abilities many times."


    There is no trace of cutting on the arm, which is also the perfect feature of Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit. As long as it is cut by Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit''s ability, there is no need for stitching at all, as long as it is cut by his abilities, it will be restored as before.


    Law took off his medical gloves and wiped the sweat on his forehead. "Yes, but it''s still necessary to wear a bandage. Follow-up recovery is also important. Some internal injuries can''t be cured directly. It takes time. It should take one to two months."


    "Let''s go."


    Ross nodded and with one finger, the whole table was suspended in the air silently.


    Law brought medical kits and bandages and other items and followed Ross to Robin''s and Kalifa''s rooms.


    In the room.


    Kalifa, carrying a pot of tea, gently poured tea in a cup and handed it to Robin and said, "Didn''t you ever think about what would happen if your arm couldn''t be cured?"


    "For your Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi), the hand should be the most important thing." Kalifa adjusted her glasses on her nose and her eyes flashed: "Losing your hand means losing your ability. For a ship, it is equivalent to losing its function."


    Robin gently smiled and said, "In that case, you can''t think about so many things. As for what happenedˇ­ It''s already happened. It doesn''t make sense to think too much, does it?


    Kalifa sighed softly.


    When she worked for the government, she had seen too many times how people were immediately and ruthlessly obliterated by the government. Especially for the intelligence staff, once they became obsolete, there was only one end, that is, to die.


    Robin''s injury is very serious. Although Law is sure that it can be cured, there is still a chance that it couldn''t be cured.


    "You can see it really."


    "Heheheˇ­"


    Robin gently smiled, and there was a faint glow in her eyes.


    A long time ago, she would not have worried about such a problem, even in a dangerous situation, she would not choose to make a move, but would choose to protect herself and escape.


    When did it start, she recognized this crew and Ross as her Captain? It wasn''t when she first met Ross. At that time, she just wanted to change her hiding place.


    Just then, a knock came from the door.


    Kalifa put down her cup, went to the door, opened the latch, and admitted Ross and Law in.


    "How do you feel?"


    Ross walked in and came over to the table in front of Robin, using the Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit''s ability to divide the arms and shoulders and although they were in a separate state, even at a great distance, they were conscious.


    Robin sat there looking at Ross and smiled slightly and said, "I am Okay."


    "Although the repair is basically completed, it has not yet been completely cured. Next, you should pay attention to not using your fruit power and try not to do any movements with your hands and arms."


    Law walked over with the medical kit and warned Robin.


    Soon.


    Re-attaching the arm after three days, there was no accident, but her arms hanging there with a bandage seemed very strange and affected Robin''s beauty.


    After completing the medical work, Law reminded her a few more times, then left the room with the medical box and closed the door, leaving only Ross, Robin, and Kalifa.


    "How long are you going to watch this messy look?"


    After Law left, a moment later, Robin asks Ross next to her while looping her head.


    Ross touched his nose and laughed, "You don''t look so embarrassedˇ­ How are you feeling now?


    "Much better than before."


    Robin responded as even Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit''s ability to separate her arms from her shoulders is quite odd for her, but she''s also a Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) user who can adapt to any situation, but in the end, she''s more used to this.


    Ross nodded and went to the window and glanced at the white clouds outside the window. He said, "We will reach Birka in a few days, We will stay there until you recover."


    Ross turned around and said, "By the way, do you need to go to the toilet? I can help


    Robin: "ˇ­"


    In her heart, she silently retracted her previous evaluation of her own Captain.


    ...


    Now.


    The world government''s CP0 organization is in turmoil, starting with the inexplicable loss of two members in the North Blue Ghale kingdom as a result of the pursuit of the original CP9 traitor.


    This alone makes the government and CP0 very vigilant. CP9 knows many secrets of the government. Now it has not only betrayed the government but also seems to be associated with a powerful force that can kill two members of CP0. This is not good news.


    Other than that.


    About the tenryubito Mjosgard''s Vivre Card, it is also continuously shifted the direction in a short period of time and finally even began to slant upwards, pointing to the sky, so now CP0 took a few circles around some area and found nothing.


    And most importantly, the Vivre Card pointed towards the direction of North Blue''s Ghale kingdom, which may be coincidental, but if not coincidental, it shows that CP9 traitors are in the company with those who secretly imprisoned Mjosgard.


    The World Government attaches great importance to this and has issued an order to rescue Mjosgard, ensure the safety of Mjosgard and demand that CP9 traitors be eradicated as soon as possible.


    ...


    A few days later.


    Ross''s ship arrived at the Sky Island Birka. Although it has been a long time since they visited here, Ross''s influence is still here, as well as the deep hypnosis effect of Laffitte.


    In the palace in the center of Birka, the chief came out with a delicate wooden box, bowed to Ross, handed it over and said, "We have found what you are looking for."


    "Oh?"


    Ross took the wooden box and gently opened it, a Devil Fruit with lightning ripples was lying in the middle of the wooden box.


    Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit, one of the closest fruit with invincible abilities!

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    He thought it would go through many twists and turns, but he didn''t expect that it would be so easier to get it than he thought. His memory of the world is enough to grasp what the world is heading for.


    To be able to reach this point today is because of the existence of the system is on the one hand, and his grasp of the direction and context of the world is another aspect.


    Without Robin''s intelligence, he would not have been able to hunt down pirates so quickly and smoothly. Without Laffitte as a navigator, he would have to spend a lot of time navigating and would have been much weaker than he is now. He might not have been able to get through Aokiji.


    "It finally fell into my hands."


    Looking at this Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Ross muttered softly.


    If it had been before, he would have been very happy, but because of Robin''s affair, he had no feeling of happiness or anything like that. He just accepted Rumble-Rumble Fruit plainly.


    "Good job."


    After appreciating the chiefs and the priests, Ross stepped into the palace with Robin and others. This palace was built later, making the Sky Island Birka a stronghold similar to the "base camp".


    With Rumble-Rumble Fruit from the chieftain and metal attribute fruit, the preliminary formation of the Giant Regiment is near at hand.


    Ross stayed at Birka for a week. After Robin''s hands recovered a little, they left Birka and went to Bluesea with Laffitte. After finding the Giant Pirates, they took five of them to Sky Island.


    For the five giants like Hajrudin, it was the first time that they had landed in the sky.


    In a huge courtyard with White Island clouds, Hajrudin and five other giants were sitting there, while Ross was standing in front of them, putting two fruits in front of them.


    "This is Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit, one of the strongest Devil Fruit, and Paramecia metal attribute fruit, which is also very good Devil Fruit."


    Ross looked up at Hajrudin and others and said calmly, "These two fruits are now given to you, and I will use your strength in the near future."


    "ˇ­"


    Hajrudin and others looked at the two Devil Fruits and couldn''t help but show some shock.


    Although Ross said before that it would soon be possible to find a stronger Devil Fruit to build the Giant Regiment, they didn''t expect it to be so fast, and one of the fruits was Thunder Logia fruit!


    Self-turning into lightning, A Devil Fruit which can control the lightning!


    "There are no new crew members and you are the most suitable users."


    Ross, speaking calmly to Hajrudin and others, said, "However, using these two Devil Fruits means that you will experience numerous cruel Battles in the future. If you don''t pay attention, you will probably die on the battlefield. It''s up to you to decide whether you want to be a fighter or not."


    Kaku hasn''t eaten a Devil Fruit yet, but people in CP9 are better suited for intelligence. If Rumble-Rumble Fruit is used by Kaku, it means that Kaku will become the main Battle force and board the ship, so that the already weak intelligence link will be weakened again.


    Besides.


    The price of eating these two fruits is that there will be countless bloody and cruel Battles. Next, whether it''s against Doflamingo or Four Emperors, They have to fight!


    "ˇ­ Giants are all fearless fighters."


    Hajrudin looked at the two Devil Fruits, and after a few seconds of silence, he looked at Ross with a fearless look in his eyes.


    Will the Giants admit that they are not soldiers? It''s impossible! The status of a soldier is the glory of every giant! As for the cruel Battle and the bloody battlefield, for a real fighter, it''s not a bloody field, but a paradise!


    "I swear in the name of Elbaf''s fighter that I will sweep away all the enemies for you!"


    Hajrudin did not refuse. He picked up Rumble-Rumble Fruit, took the giant oath with great seriousness, and swallowed Rumble-Rumble Fruit down.


    The giant race will strive to fulfill even ordinary promises. As for the oath, unless they are dead, they will always fight for him!


    Crack!


    After eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, An electric arc started from Hajrudin''s hair. The nearby Law and Stansen were forced to retreat to the distance.


    That lightning-like light, from his head, began to spread all the way to his feet and eventually covered him in thunder and lightning and turned his body into a body of thunder!


    Thunder Giant Hajrudinˇ­ is born!


    Crack!


    Lightning continued to shine wrapping Hajrudin and causing his huge body to fly up, His black hair has become a white thunderstorm as they flew up.


    Without knowing how long it took, Hajrudin gradually adapted to this power, He slowly dissipates the power of thunder and lightning and fell back, His fists fell to the ground, kneeling at Ross on one knee.


    Ross watched calmly.


    "In the future, you will be one of the glories of Elbuff for hundreds of years to come, Thunder Giant Hajrudin."


    The remaining second metal attribute fruit eventually falls on Shipwright Stansen''s head. As Shipwright, using metal attribute fruit is naturally more like a fish in the water.


    Gudu!


    After swallowing metal attribute fruit, Stansen''s hair changed from black to silver grey and spread all the way to his roots. His skull had a metallic luster which spread all the way to his feet.


    Stansen''s body quickly turned into a pool of liquid silver metal, scattered all over the ground, and then quickly coalesced. Stansen stood up, raised his arm, and turned one arm into a huge silver hammer, pointing to the sky.


    Metal Giant Stansenˇ­ Is born!


    This is the end.


    Thunder Giant Hajrudin, Metal Giant Stansen, and the Sand Giant Road have all been born. Among them, Road is already familiar with Sand Sand Fruit''s ability. He is much better at using it than the previous user. He can even make solid armor out of sand that can withstand bullets and cannonballs.


    "Thank you for your gift."


    Stansen''s giant hammer of the wrist was restored to its original state. Like Hajrudin, Stansen performed the most solemn rituals of a giant race towards Ross.


    Ross nodded and said: "The three fruits of thunder, metal, and sand are all very suitable for your giants'' abilities. In the next period, I want you to stay in the Sky island and exercise the abilities of these three fruitsˇ­ And I''ll teach you something else."


    "I will obey your orders."


    The Giants like Hajrudin echoed.


    Ross stood in his place, standing with his hands on his shoulders, and said gently, "Wellˇ­ Let''s start now, Goldberg and Gerth step back a little."


    Goldberg and Gerth nodded and retreated to the distance.


    As they retreated about 100 meters away, Ross raised his hand slowly and suddenly flashed into the air, punching Hajrudin.


    Battles are the best way to train!


    Especially for those with logia and special Paramecia abilities like Hajrudin, they can''t be hurt without the use of Armament Haki, and Ross can use them as sandbags.


    The battle with Golden Lion Shiki made Ross feel a sense of crisis. Although he could escape from any Admiral''s hands, he can only escape. Any little accident could lead him into a huge crisis.


    Strength.


    He must continue to improve his strength!


    Until he can really be equal to an Admiral or even beat an Admiral!

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    Bang!


    Ross''s fist fell and Hajrudin''s huge body broke into a thunder and lightning. Stansen and Road were stunned, but they were both giants who had undergone countless battles. They were almost three times as old as Ross and they responded instantly


    "Captain, be careful!"


    Stansen growled and manipulated the unskilled metal attribute fruit and suddenly his arm turned into a silver-shining metal sword, which slammed towards Ross.


    The strength of the metal produced by metal attribute fruit is related to the body and as a giant whose body is much stronger than that of ordinary human beings, the metal produced by using this fruit is naturally extremely hard.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Ross punched with his backhand and the power of distortion burst out. The metal sword was stiff in the air for a second, which resulted in dense cracks and it finally broke apart.


    Road was hesitating in joining hands with Stansen and Hajrudin. He saw Ross break Stansen''s metal sword by his punch. At the moment, he shouted loudly. His entire body expanded instantly from a giant 30 meters high to a terrifying shape nearly 50 meters high.


    The sands were flying all over the sky, and in his body, they condensed into horrible armor of sand, He looked like an enlarged version of Road!


    Road''s hands were empty and the sand condensed and turned into a huge spear of sand. With a shout, he through it towards Ross.


    Ross''s face remained unchanged and he replies with a backhand punch.


    Bang!


    The Power of distortion is fully unleashed and Road''s sand spear is broken.


    Just then, a thunderbolt suddenly swept from one side as Hajrudin''s body turned into a flash of thunder and he punched Ross at an almost unbelievable speed and the thunder roared.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross'' Observation Haki is operating at full efficiency and he had already entered the Spirit Heart state, but his brows are still wrinkled as he can''t evade this attack.


    Rumble-Rumble Fruit is the same as Glint-Glint Fruit in terms of speed. It allows speed to reach the upper limit of consciousness directly. But unlike Kizaru, Hajrudin is a giant. His punch is not only fast but also covers a large area. Even when he perceives the trajectory, it is difficult to avoid it.


    Bang!


    Among the three devil fruits, The thunder fruit is still the strongest. Even if Hajrudin had just got Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the lightning punches were continually intertwined with Ross'' power of distortion in the air.


    Ross''s eyes flashed violently. The Power of distortion erupted and defeated Hajrudin''s fist, Ross grabbed the thunder and lightning with both hands.


    Crack!


    The sky-thunder net was pulled by the power of distortion and instantly turned into a Distortion Thunderball in his palm. It was held by his right hand in one hand and he pressed it directly to Metal Giant Stansen.


    Metal should be restrained by thunder and lightning, but thunder and lightning cannot cause any real damage to Stansen, It will just paralyze his body for a moment.


    "The Giant of sand!"


    Once again, Road made a bold move. He grasped a huge yellow sand blade with both hands and swung at Ross. The whole cloud burst all the way in an instant and was torn open and it created a huge crack.


    Compared with the other two, he has the Sand Sand Fruit for some time now and as a giant fighter, he naturally keeps developing his capabilities.


    "Not bad."


    Seeing the power of this attack, Ross nodded slightly, He kicked out and stepped on the crack in the yellow sand that had broken down all the way. The Power of distortion broke out, instantly curbing its tear.


    Stansen saw the situation, his arm turned into a huge blade and once again he swept it towards Ross.


    Crack!


    Hajrudin rushed over again and he imitated Road as he held his hands high and the thunderbolts broke up all over the sky, turning into a thunder axe, which he held in his hand and threw it towards Ross.


    In an instant, Thick lightning covered the entire courtyard instantly. Due to the inaccurate control of Hajrudin, even Gerth was covered in the attack.


    Zizi!


    The thunder and lightning had an impact on Stansen. Because of the conductivity of the metal, the thunder was attached to Stansen''s metal sword and it cut down irresistibly against Ross.


    Ross folded his arms on his chest and they were surrounded by dark Armament Haki as he resisted Stansen''s sword, while the power of Distortion was stretched out, blocking thunderstorms from the sky.


    The Thunder and the metal''s full blow, even he had to fight while giving his all.


    "It seems that you''ve all adapted well."


    Zizi!


    Hajrudin scattered the thunder and lightning because Gerth and Goldberg were also shrouded in the range and were electrified by his thunder and lightning, but both of them were powerful giants and only suffered some small injuries and their hairs got erected.


    Ross also dispersed to the Power of Distortion and he stood in the field looking at Hajrudin and the other three giants, and said calmly, "These three fruits, either Logia or Paramecia comes with a special constitution, The Paramecia fruit have the ability of elements similar to Logia."


    "However, even with the elementalization of Logia, there is still a weakness, that is, Armament Haki which can negate the elementalization and directly attack your physical body and I did not use Haki just now."


    "ˇ­"


    When they heard Ross, Hajrudin and others were all looking at each other.


    Ross watched as Gerth and Goldberg had retreated farther. He stood in the field and looked up at Hajrudin and others. He said gently: "Next, I will use Haki."


    Hajrudin and others took a deep breath and showed a sense of war. They did not show any fear. As giants, there was no fear at all.


    Whiz!


    Ross''s figure suddenly flashed into mid-air and he raised his hand and punched Road.


    Road has not dissipated the armor of the sand. Under Ross''s fist, the armor of sand outside his body cracked inch by inch by the power of Armament Haki''s and the power of distortion and caused him to fly out.


    However.


    Despite being flying out by Ross''s punch, the armor of sand offsets most of the damage, and the giant''s physique is much stronger than that of ordinary people. This punch is like a punch thrown in a fight between two ordinary people, although the punch is painful but it does not have a strong effect.


    And more importantly, for Logia users, this armor of sand can be regenerated indefinitely!


    Logia has the ability to elementize. Flexibility is a development direction, but corresponding to it, the ability to manufacture and control the element indefinitely can also be developed in another directionˇ­ That''s pure power!


    "It seems that you have found a way to deal with Haki users."


    Ross thought Road''s armor of sand was interesting before, but now it looks more and more interesting. Even if the enemy can break his armor of sand by using Armament Haki, he can regenerate it indefinitely with only one thought.


    Unless it''s a very strong attack that can destroy the armor of sand at the same time, and severely injure his tough body, it wouldn???t mean much to him.


    Ross had just punched using sixty percent of his power and Road only flew back without any serious injuries to his body.


    If Road continued to develop this fruit and then enhanced some of the strength and the defense of the armor of the sand, even the existence at the level of Doflamingo would be hard pressed to take him down in a short time.

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    Whiz!


    Ross''s figure flashed again as he charges towards the Metal Giant Stansen and he volleyed a series of punches on his body without giving Stansen any time to react.


    Stansen growled and the silver-colored metal surged, turning into a steel shield, blocking him. Ross''s remote power of distortion hit the extremely heavy steel shield and broke it.


    "Roar!"


    Hajrudin didn''t wait passively and after Ross punched Stansen, he roared and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit''s ability broke out. The whole area was like a thundering sea. The thunder and lightning surged in this area, covering the area of hundreds of meters in a circle.


    Faced with Hajrudin''s wide-ranging indiscriminate attack, Ross blinked and stretched the Wall of Distortion, prevented thunder and lightning from invading his body as he rushed toward Hajrudin.


    Ross wonders whether the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is the reason for this tremendous increase in perception, or whether Hajrudin is better than others in that area as he perceives Ross''s movement and when Ross punched him, he also punched back at the same time.


    Crack!


    The thunder gathered in the sky and turned into a thunderstorm Dragon. It hit Ross and the thunder and the power of distortion collided in the air, and finally the burst apart.


    The thunder and lightning filled the area, showing Ross''s figure in the air. At this time, Ross still maintained a punching posture. He slowly recovered his fist and gave a sigh of relief.


    "Not bad."


    He did not intend to exert all his efforts just now, but the power of thunder was still strong enough to almost break through his wall of Distortion. So he had to break out with all the power of distortion, which completely annihilated the thundering current in the void.


    Seeing that Hajrudin and others still want to continue, Ross waved his hand to stop the three.


    "That''s about it for now. Next, you will practice each other. If you are free, I will teach all of you the use of Haki."


    Even Kung Fu Dugongs can use Armament Haki. The Giants are naturally even better than human at using it. Haki is the potential of all life in this world.


    Ross speculated.


    Hajrudin with Rumble-Rumble Fruit will be very good at Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki, while Metal Giant Stansen will mostly be good at Armament Haki. After learning to combine his Armament Haki with metal, His attack and defense will probably surge to an amazing degree.


    As for Road with his armor of sand, a means he has explored himself is more important than Haki. If he can make a giant soldier of sand hundreds of meters in shape than he will be very strong, Haki is meaningless in the face of absolute strength and shape.


    Quickly.


    Road and Stansen are fighting in this huge courtyard, while Ross teaches Hajrudin the details and practices of Observation Haki.


    Ross used the Light Distortion''s ability to close Hajrudin''s vision and then he launched attacks on him from every direction in the dark, allowing Hajrudin to sense and dodge.


    "This way, Wrong!"


    Bang!


    "This time it??s on the top of the head. Your reaction is slow!"


    Bang!


    Since Hajrudin is a Thunder Giant, as long as his opponent doesn''t use Armament Haki, They will not be able to defeat him, so Ross is training him on Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki and uses Hajrudin as a fixed sandbag, constantly punching him.


    Before Ross''s understanding of Kenbonshoku(Observation) was not deep enough, It was even worse than that of Sky islanders, and teaching Robin the practice methods of Kenbonshoku(Observation) was too slow.


    Now, His Observation Haki is not weak even from the standards of the New World. His understanding of the Kenbonshoku (Observation) is far from being comparable but many details can be easily pointed out.


    Also.


    Rumble-Rumble Fruit, a Devil Fruit, does have a special bonus towards the Kenbonshoku (Observation). Like Enel whose Kenbonshoku (Observation) haki can cover an entire island. Normal people can''t do it at all. Under the special addition of Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Hajrudin is learning very fast.


    In just seven days, he found some tricks, and ten days later, he could initially use Observation Haki, which was very weak, while Ross began to speed up the attack and continue to improve the difficulty.


    What is the concept of a giant with Rumble-Rumble Fruit?


    Or in other words.


    What is the effect of a giant with a faster speed than humans and at the same time that giant has Observation Haki, an extremely powerful attack power, and abnormal metamorphosis?


    The answer is that he is becoming more and more powerful and in getting more tune with his powers, just like the real Thor!


    Rumble-Rumble Fruit is indeed stronger than sand and metal fruits and it has more than one advantage. If Ross isn''t short for Free Talent Points, he would be willing to trade 5 Free Talent Points for the ability to eat another Devil Fruit.


    According to the current acquisition rate of the Free Talent Points, he has to make a choice between the use of double devil fruit and the ability of Distortion space and time. In Ross''s view, the branching ability of space and time is more valuable!


    What''s more.


    With 5 Free Talent Points, He can activate more powerful branching capabilities.


    Just like the large-scale Kenbonshoku (Observation) feature, it is not exclusive to Rumble-Rumble Fruit. It also has a corresponding talent in the Talent System. It is the talent ''Void'' under the agility branch, which only consumes 1 Free Talent Point.


    Naturally.


    Ross doesn''t think this ability has any strong effect. He doesn''t have the hobby of observing all the beautiful girls on an island at the same time.


    ...


    Half a month later.


    On the training ground, Hajrudin is confronting Road fiercely. The Thunder has little restraint on the sand. Moreover, Road''s sand armor is strong enough and can be regenerated indefinitely. It is a big battle with Hajrudin.


    However, Hajrudin''s Ruble-Rumble Fruit is still stronger after all. Every punch and every move makes Road extremely depressed. Especially when Hajrudin manufactures his Thunder Axe or Thunder Hammer, Road''s sand armor can be destroyed in a flash by those things.


    On the other side.


    Ross was standing there, With Armed Armament Haki on his arms as he continues to punch the metal shield in front of him that Stansen lifted.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Under Ross''s successive punches, the metal shield kept ringing with loud Bang sounds.


    While exercising Stansen''s Armament Haki, Ross is also exercising his own Armament Haki. He has become a little weaker in terms of Armament Haki and now that is dragging him back a little.


    Although Armament Haki''s weakness is not very obvious with the powerful support of the Distortion Fruit, it is still there. Any detail weakness may be the key to success or failure when it comes to dealing with a top power like a Marine Admiral.


    "Your Haki is too messy!"


    Bang!


    "Gather up and focus on it!"


    Bang!


    Ross continues to punch on the shield and scattered Haki, which Stansen had gathered together, while Stansen had sweat stains on his forehead, which made it difficult to control Haki''s convergence on the shield.


    Giants are stronger than humans. They also have a distinct advantage when practicing Haki, but it also raises another problem, that is, they are too big and Armament Haki is more difficult to control for them.


    All in all.


    It''s not much different from human practice.

 181 CP0 Cheif

    Not far from Birka, a ship approached slowly, with a peculiar flag hanging on it, a cross of five circles.


    There is almost no one on the blue sea who wouldn''t recognize this flag because it represents the ruler of the world, the upper power of Marineˇ­World Government!


    "This is Sky Islandˇ­"


    On the deck of the ship, a CP0 member wearing a white cloak and wearing a white ceremonial hat was standing there, staring at the Sky Island Birka.


    Next to him, four other CP0 members were also standing.


    "The direction of Vivre Card pointing is here, There''s no mistake, Saint Mjosgard is here and CP9 traitors may be hiding here too."


    A CPO member with Vivre Card spoke quietly to the CP0 Vice Chief in front.


    Compared to the other nine organizations from CP1 to CP9, CP0''s internal system is completely different, not only are they their top boss, but also the largest organization.


    CP1 to CP9 missions are almost always about exploring Intelligence, but CP0 has only one mission, that is, to serve tenryubito, always obey tenryubito, protect tenryubito.


    How many tenryuubito are there?


    Today, Holy Land has 19 tenryubito family names. Even a rough calculation will put their number to be more than 100 people. Ten or eight CP0s are obviously not enough to shelter the hundreds of tenryubito.


    So the organization of CP0 is huge, including not only the members promoted from CP1 to CP9 but also those talented people who have been brainwashed since childhood.


    Their number is larger than all the other intelligence organizations put together!


    They are one of the main forces of World Governance!


    CP0 is divided into ten units, each of which is headed by a Division-Captain, and on top of the ten Division Captain, there are Vice Chief and Chief, with great authority!


    "How did CP9 traitors get involved with the Sky islanders?"


    A CP0 member spoke in a low voice, with ruthless and indifferent eyes, but there was a little doubt in his voice.


    CP0 Vice Chief murmured, "No, there must be something else involved in this matter."


    "Two of our members were easily killed and there was not any news about that. This incident happens on the Ghale Kingdom and we didn''t even know how they were killedˇ­"


    As CP0 Vice Chief, he seldom goes out and spends most of his time on Mariejois, He is responsible for mobilizing CP0 to protect tenryubitos going out to the sea.


    This special trip to the Sky island was due to the unexpected death of two former members, and those who dared to kidnap a tenryubito must not be ordinary people.


    "Anyway."


    "Daring to kidnap tenryubito is already a capital offense."


    A member of CP0 stood there, looking coldly at Birka Island in the distance.


    ...


    Sky Island, Birka.


    A moment after the emergence of the World Government ship, the message reached Ross''s ears. Knowing that kidnapping a tenryubito would lead to CP0, Ross could not be unprepared.


    Long ago, he had ordered Birka''s patrol team to patrol the outskirts of Birka for 24 hours and report it as soon as they encountered any ship coming towards them.


    At the moment, Ross is sitting in the palace, holding a spoon in his hand, feeding Robin whose arm has not yet fully recovered.


    "The ship of World Governmentˇ­Prey got hooked."


    Ross''s eyes glittered when he heard Kalifa''s report.


    Robin thought and murmured, "Maybe it''s not that simple. The kidnapping of a tenryubito combined with the previous Ghale kingdom incident, The people coming this time may not be easy to deal with."


    "Even if they are not easy to deal with, We have to at least try."


    Ross slightly smiled and handed the spoon to Robin, saying, "The World Government can''t send all the CP0''s main force for a tenryubito. If a small number of troops want to rescue a Tenryubito from me, that''s delusional."


    After feeding Robin another mouthful, Ross stood up and put the spoon in the bowl and said to Kalifa, "Okay, come on, I''ll take care of it."


    "Yes."


    Kalifa nodded and went with him.


    Walking into the palace lobby, Laffitte and Law had already been waiting here, including the CP9 Kaku and Jabra.


    During this period Ross and the Giants were practicing, Kaku, Jabra, and others were not idle. They were also working hard and practicing. Several people made great progress.


    As Laffitte''s strength has reached a certain level, his growth has slowed down. With Laffitte and Kaku joining hands, they have been able to fight with him and fight back.


    "Do we need to call the giants?"


    Laffitte asked for Ross.


    Ross''s eyes sparkled: "Gerth and Goldberg are not needed. Let Hajrudin and others come. By the way, Call over the left and right priests. The purpose of this time is to annihilate them, don''t let any of them go!"


    The Left and right priests are the two most powerful Sky islanders of Sky island Birka at present. Because they are proficient in Observation Haki, they also have a certain strength.


    "All right."


    Laffitte nodded with a smile and then his figure flashed and disappeared outside the palace.


    "We will go first."


    Ross looked at Law and Kaku and said calmly, He walked out of the palace with them and walked towards the shore of Birka, and soon came to the east bank of Birka.


    The World Government ship was almost docked at this time and at the moment of landing, five figures on the ship flashed past and fell to the shore of the east coast.


    Then.


    The government''s battle staff quickly lowered the rope ladder and came down one by one from the boat. A sense of oppression gradually spread over the Birka island.


    "Don''t hide there, come out!"


    CP0 Vice Chief stood at the forefront, looking ahead, his eyes flashed and he suddenly spoke looking in one direction.


    When his voice fell, in the direction behind the white island cloud, Ross and Kaku and others slowly walked out and came toward them.


    Kaku calmly looked at his former boss, and the five members of CP0 and said: "We just arrived."


    "It''s you who are sneaking around."


    Law was carrying the devil''s knife on his shoulder and looked calmly and indifferently at the people from the World Government.


    When seeing Ross and others come out, the faces of CP0 members slightly changed. As CP0 members, they recognized Ross and Law!


    "So it''s youˇ­ Ghost Hand Ross!"


    "The kidnapping of tenryubito was originally related to you. This Sky island seems to have become your territory, which is quite unexpected."


    Vice Chief of CP0 stared at Ross.


    Ross had killed a tenryubito in Sabaody Archipelago before, and he has already been listed on the elimination list of CP0. He has become one of their missions. Now it seems that instead of two missions, the three missions are combined into one mission!


    CP9 traitor clearance, rescuing tenryubitoˇ­ And the eradication of the Ghost Hand Pirates!


    "There will be many things that you didn''t expect."


    Ross stood on a soft Island cloud as he looks towards the CP0 members and said with a calm voice.


    One of CP0''s Division Captain stood behind Vice Chief and said coldly, "As long as you are exterminated, everything can be handled slowly."


    A CP0 member next to him glanced over the Ross and others and said, "Is this it? It seems that your journey will end here!"


    Ross only had four men on his side and this time they had five men in the main force alone, not to mention the hundreds of government subordinates who had come with them.


    And.


    Among the five of them, besides Vice Chief, there is another Division Captain!


    The three other will be enough to capture Kaku and Jabre the two CP9 traitors and the Surgeon of Death Law will be defeated by the Division Captain.


    As for the most powerful of them, Ross, their Vice Chief is also enough to deal with him and the Chief will not let him run away.


    This is a one-sided situation!

 182 Goshawk Frui

    "Do it!"


    CP0''s Vice Chief decisively issued the order after judging the strength gap between the enemy and them. Now Demon Sherrif Laffitte and Devil Child Nico Robin are not here. He intends to make a quick decision and take down Ross quickly so as to avoid some extraneous problems.


    The rest of the CP0 members also know this point. Since The Sky Island has become Ross''s territory, they may have to face Sky island''s forces later. Although they also have hundreds of government elites and have the strength to defeat thousands of enemies themselves, In the end, it is better to avoid problems by making quick decisions.


    Whiz!


    Almost immediately after the order was issued, The five main members of CP0 charged towards their opponents, three of them went towards Law, Kaku, and Jabra, while Vice Chief jumped up and charges into Ross, his right foot suddenly turned into an eagle claw as it slammed toward Ross.


    Zoan bird-bird fruit, Goshawk form!


    "ˇ­"


    Ross''s face is expressionless as he punched back and the power of distortion bursts out. The air around them is stirring with the power of distortion and all the sky island clouds began to collapse by this power.


    CP0 Vice Chief instantly came under tremendous pressure as he faced Ross''s punch, but he soon recovered and covered his entire body with Armament Haki to resist Ross''s punch while his sharp Eagle claws touched Ross''s fist.


    Zhe!


    Ross''s fist instantly hardened, showing a dark Armament Haki shape.


    Although CP0 Vice Chief''s physique is extraordinarily strong with astonishing claw strength and even his Armament Haki is stronger than Ross, but under the impact of the power of distortion, most of this claw power was eliminated before it grabbed Ross''s fist, although some sparks splash around but it could not leave any trace on Ross''s arm.


    "Blockedˇ­"


    CP0 Vice Chief did not expect Ross''s fist to be so hard. He thought that even if he could not penetrate Ross''s fist, he could at least leave a serious wound on Ross??s fist, but his claw could not break Ross''s skin at all.


    Ross snorted and punched forward.


    Bang!


    CP0 Vice Chief could no longer resist Ross''s power and he flew backward.


    In mid-air, his body suddenly turned into a giant hawk and after hovering a little, He turned into a form of half-eagle and half-human and rushed towards Ross.


    "Are you the highest chief of CP0? It seems that your strength is only so-so.


    Ross watched the CP0Vice Chief rushing towards him indifferently. Instead of letting his opponent attack from above, Ross bent his hands and slanted them from the top left and the top right, staggering them in front of him.


    Distortion Net!


    The power of distortion cut through the Void as if space was instantly smashed.


    The staggering power of distortions forms a large net that directly covers the head of CP0 Vice Chief.


    Watching Ross use this trick to deal with him, CP0 Vice Chief''s eyes suddenly flashed with a touch of cold anger.


    "Rankyaku (Tempest Kick)ˇ­ Hawk strike!"


    His eagle''s clawed feet kicked up fiercely, splitting several horrible chops in the air in an instant, intertwined with Ross''s Distortion Net.


    CP0 Vice Chief sprinted forward with Armament Haki attached to his hands and tore apart the rigid invisible web.


    "Shigan (Finger Gun)!"


    He bent his fingers and his forefinger stretched out. The Armament Haki instantly wrapped around his finger and turned it into a steel-cast finger which slammed towards Ross.


    Ross''s eyes were indifferent and he pointed out his backhand finger.


    Bang!


    Two fingers collided in the air, bursting out with their powers causing CP0 Vice Chief to fly backward by several meters and Ross also backed away, apparently, they were equal in this power contest!


    In this short encounter, Ross has almost understood the strength of CP0 Vice Chief. His strong body is almost comparable to Golden Lion Shiki in physique, His speed and Haki are also similar to him, but his attack power is weaker than Shiki.


    His attack powers are close to Aokiji or Kizaru, but still a little weaker.


    CP0 Vice Chief, who flew backward by several meters, steadily looked at Ross in mid-air and said, "No wonder you can escape from a Marine Admiral with this powerˇ­"


    Ross didn''t respond and rushed toward him.


    However.


    At this time, A Division Captain who has been on the sidelines has shot towards Ross. He judged that it is difficult for the Vice Chief to defeat Ross quickly. Even if the current situation is in deadlock, He may not win in the end.


    For the CP0, The mission completion is the most important thing and the process is not important, as long as Ross is defeated here, it will complete their mission.


    "Tekkai (Iron Body), Heavy Fist!"


    CP0 Division Captain is a purely physical body powerhouse. He walked to the side of Ross with Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and punched. His fist was covered with Armament Haki as it fell toward Ross. At the same time, CP0 Vice Chief is also rushing over.


    Ross''s face remained unchanged and punched both sides.


    Buzz!!


    Two power of distortion, like a visible shock wave, burst out on both sides under Ross''s fists and hit the Vice Chief of CP0 and The Division Captain.


    CP0 Division Captain''s strength is obviously weaker than the Vice Chief''s. He is weaker in both Haki and the body. Under Ross''s attack, he immediately flew out.


    Qing!


    CP0 Vice Chief took advantage of the Division Captain''s involvement and broke through Ross''s power of distortion and gripped Ross''s fist once again.


    This time it also produced a spark and his claws broke through Ross''s Armament Haki, but when he touched Ross''s skin, he only left a white mark!


    "How can it be?!"


    CP0 Vice Chief had a look of surprise on his face. Before, he could not hurt Ross. Now, with the Division Captain''s involvement, he broke through Ross''s Armament Haki but still failed to hurt the other party. This is somewhat surprising for him.


    Ross''s Armament Haki is not strong, but his body and skin Tenacious levels are far beyond his expectations!


    "Nothing is impossible."


    Ross''s eyes were indifferent and his right hand snapped back and pulled at CP0 Vice Chief''s claw.


    The CP0 Vice Chief''s claws were retracted but he flipped in midair and slammed two punches at Ross and showcased Marine''s Rokushiki''s Tekkai (Iron Body) which covered his fist and it was also covered with Armament Haki.


    Ross crossed his arms in front of him and flew backward taking the chief with him.


    Bang!


    The Power of distortion broke out and hit the Vice Chief, dropping him from the sky and he suddenly broke into the thick island cloud.


    Maximum Value in Physical Enhancement, coupled with his Tenacious talent and Rock Talent, Ross''s Armament Haki is much weaker than the Vice Chief, but his skin is blunt and almost non-human in power and durability!


    Whiz! Whiz!


    CP0 Division Captain and Vice Chief rose to the skies and again stormed toward Ross.

 183 Being Taken to the Threshing Ground

    During the brief confrontation, due to the involvement of the Division Captain, Ross was hit on the shoulder by Vice Chief''s Claw, but this claw only left three blood marks which swiftly healed.


    Ross''s terrifying Tenacious skin and resilience made CP0''s Vice Chief and Captain brow wrinkled. In this case, it is almost impossible to win against Ross in a short time.


    "Light burst!"


    Ross''s eyes were cold and after getting his shoulder injured, he spits out a word. A bright light pierced the eyes of the Chief and Captain instantly. He rushed forward and went straight to CP0 Division Captain and punched him.


    The Division Captain''s eyes were still painful but he was able to sense Ross coming towards him and he folded his arms in front of him and covered them with Armament Haki and Tekkai (Iron Body) trying to resist, but he still fell from the sky.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The Vice Chief responded much faster than the Division Captain did because he was a physically strong man, and his instinct for Close-Combat Fighting was much stronger than him. Even though his eyes were severely affected, The Vice Chief still responded to Ross''s onslaught in a series of ways.


    The two men struggled in the air for a short time.


    "Tobu Shigan "Mitsubachi(Flying Finger Gun: ''Three Plectrums)!"


    CP0 Division Captain once again rushed out from the island cloud. His clothes were broken and his figure looked beaten, but he was not seriously injured. His eyes narrowed and he attacked Ross.


    Ross could not resist the flying Shigan (Finger Gun) with his pure flesh. Without hesitation, he unleashed the wall of Distortion to resist the flying Shigan (Finger Gun) coming from behind, while he continues to attack CP0 Vice Chief.


    The effects of light burst and sonic boom have played an excellent role in dealing with Admiral such as Aokiji, but in the face of these two, the CP0 Vice Chief and Division Captain, who are only good at close combat, the effect is not as good as before.


    That''s what Ross expected.


    The Vice Chief''s strength is not much different from a Marine Admiral. In the case of one-on-one against him, it takes a long time to get the winner. If you add a slightly weaker Division Captain than the difficulty increases again.


    But.


    Because of the existence of the Rock and Tenacious talents, these two people who are almost purely physical attack types are not as powerful as the Golden Lion Shiki''s sword arts, they would also not win over him easily.


    Ross is stuck in a deadlock on one side, and in a short time, it''s hard to tell the winner from the loser, while the situation on the other side is gradually turning to the one-sided situation.


    "You should be very clear about the consequences of betraying the government!"


    One of the CP0 members looked at Kaku indifferently and kept attacking to defeat Kaku.


    Even though Kaku has improved a lot in the past half month on the Sky Island, before all of them could not defeat two CP0 members together, now he is fighting one on one and he can''t defeat him alone.


    As for Jabra, the same is true. He can barely defend alone, but as time goes on, he will gradually lose.


    On the other side.


    Law is also fighting using his Devil Fruit ability.


    "Surgeon of Death, Trafalgar Law, I''ve read your information, you have eaten the Surgeon-Surgeon Devil Fruit, with this ability, if you are willing to work for the government, I can spare your life."


    "Don''t waste your breath!"


    Law looked coldly at the CP0 member in front of him.


    Now.


    Hundreds of government elites have gathered on the shore on the government''s Battleship, including Marine Rear Admiral-level figures, waiting for orders from the CP0.


    "Do it! Be Quick!"


    A CP0 member ordered, although the situation was clearly in their favor, the sooner Battle was over, the better, they also have to rescue a Tenryubito.


    Under the order of CP0, hundreds of government elites echoed with one voice and they all held their weapons. They surrounded the Ghost Hand Pirates with cold faces and joined forces with CP0 to completely defeat Kaku and others.


    But.


    Almost at this time, a handful of yellow sand suddenly spread from a distance, then turned into a terrifying wave as high as tens of meters, whistling over the entire coast.


    "Sand?!"


    The government''s elite and CP0''s members'' face changed slightly.


    Someone snorted and pulled out a sword from his waist and charged into the sand waves, slamming out a sword and smashing the sand waves that were tens of meters high.


    But.


    Before he could get happy, the yellow sand suddenly gathered behind him and shaped into a giant ten of meters tall which also had a sand soldier with him that fell down on him. The attacker got buried in the cloud and his life and death remain unknown.


    The audience was shocked.


    Road raised his hand to the sand soldier, opened his mouth and looked ahead at the elite government and CP0 members and his eyes showed the excitement of preparing for a big fight.


    "Is this the Army of the World Government? I amˇ­ from the new giant Pirates, the giant of the sand, Road! Come and try this!"


    With his roar, the yellow sand gathered in the sky and turned into a huge armor of sand. With a terrible forty-meter-sand sword in his hand, he swept fiercely against the government member.


    "Not good!"


    CP0 members saw the situation and their faces changed, one of them gave up on pursuing Kaku and swiftly shifted his direction and kicked out that created a huge arc of energy that can withstand the huge sword of sand.


    The CP0 member frowned when a giant emerged with a Logia ability.


    "Giant? They could get this kind of fighting powers after eating a Logia fruit?."


    "Butˇ­ That''s not going to change your ending!"


    That arc of energy blocked the giant sword of Sand, two of his companions are enough to deal with Kaku and Jabra and he can deal with this giant.


    But.


    Before he could attack, a silver steel double-edged battle-ax hovered over from a distance and smashed into the scene. Several government elites nearby did not even scream but were smashed into a mass of flesh by the huge battle axe.


    The huge battle axe liquefied rapidly and became a silver-shining metal, flowing in one direction and joined with the figure coming out of that direction.


    "That''s a lot of people."


    "Let me be your opponent!"


    Metal Giant Stansen grinned, under the sun''s mapping, his teeth are filled with heart-rending terrifying metallic silver.


    "ˇ­"


    When Stansen appeared, not only the three CP0 other Division Captains but also CP0 Vice Chief and The Division Captain, who were fighting with Ross were stunned.


    At their level of strength, They can naturally see how strong the two giants are, Their presence here almost completely leveled this completely one-sided battlefield!


    "Another giant with Logia Powers?"


    "No, it should be a special Paramecia, how can such Battle force come into beingˇ­"


    The three other CP0 Captains are no longer as calm as they were before.


    As for the government''s elite, the giant with an armor of the sand is terrible, the giant of the sand is tens of meters high and now there is another Metal Giant, all covered with metallic silver, There faces is full of cold sweat and they feel soft in their legs.


    One of the soldiers, holding the fire guns, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and whispered:


    "There shouldn''t be a third one."


    As soon as this sentence came out, there was silence all around him and dozens of people next to him all cast a terrifying look at him.


    Crack!


    As if to confirm his bad luck mouth, a ray of lightning condenses in the Void and turned into a full-body Thunderbolt, which is held in the hands of a giant with a height of dozens of meters.


    The giant came down from the sky with a battle axe wrapped in thunder and lightning and smashed it into the scene. The thunder and lightning instantly intertwined into a power grid and surged in all directions.


    Bang!


    Almost instantly, the elite forces of the World Government fell in pieces, and they had little resistance in front of the thunderstorm.


    In a blink of an eye, hundreds of government elites close to each other spat out black smoke and fall to the ground and a burnt smell slowly drifted away in a silent battlefield.

 184 The Prestige of Giants

    The whole scene was silent, leaving only the sound of silk currents.


    Ross and the Vice Chief''s fight had stopped. Ross was suspended in mid-air, his slightly broken white overcoat fluttering gently in the wind, his eyes were calm and indifferent, without any surprise in them as if everything that had happened has been expected.


    Both CP0 Vice Chief and The Division Captain''s expressions have become extremely ugly.


    When Metal Giant and the Sand Giant appeared, There was still a possibility of fighting on their side, but when Hajrudin emerges with the force of thunder, it means that the two sides'' forces are completely reversed!


    "We can''t winˇ­ withdraw!"


    The CP0 Vice Chief''s frowned and judged the current situation and he came to the conclusion that it is almost impossible for them to win and he issued.


    But before his orders were conveyed, three more men appeared on the battlefield, namely the right and left magistrates of the Sky Island Birka and Demon Sherrif Laffitte.


    "Here we are. Now it''s our turn."


    Ross calmly looked at the CP0 Vice Chief and many other government elites and his voice suddenly turned cold, which made people feel as if their bones were freezing, "Let the fight begins, Don''t let anyone leave here!"


    Whiz!


    The moment his voice fell, Ross''s figure suddenly flashed as he charged towards CP0 Vice Chief, His right hand''s five fingers were closed and the power of distortion was fully stimulated, He used his Armament Haki to the extream and punched his opponent.


    The Vice Chief was forced to parry the attack and his talons connected with Ross''s fist.


    Qing!


    During the spark splash, The Vice Chief''s body was slightly sunken, while Ross turned his body, volleyed one leg and kicked it in the Vice Chief''s leg.


    The Vice Chief toppled over to one side, while his steel-like eagle wing swept toward Ross, waving a chop that tore the air.


    Ross''s expressionlessly grabbed and held the wing attack in his hand and as if he had grasped a whip, he flicked it backward toward the CP0 Division Captain.


    Bang!


    CP0 Division Captain had intended to attack Ross, but he was swept away by Ross''s counter-attack on the Chief and flew backward. On the way back, a white, lightning-shimmering axe slammed into his back.


    "Armed Tekkai (Iron Body)!"


    The Division Captain''s face changed dramatically and he was unable to avoid the coming strike and was forced to use Tekkai (Iron Body) and Armament Haki to cover his body to meet with Hajrudin''s thunderbolt axe.


    Bang!


    As a giant fighter, Hajrudin''s own strength is extremely strong. He can compete against the ten thousand ton weight attack used by Donquixote Family elite member with his physical strength alone. Now with the support of Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his strength is soaring.


    The axe fell, crushing the Armament Haki of the Division Captain and cutting his Tekkai (Iron Body) muscles and leaving a deep black blood groove behind his back.


    "It hurts, this strongˇ­"


    Because he is a strong pure physical body expert, CP0 Division Captain has not lost the Battle of strength yet. He fell into the island cloud, bounced up violently, gritted his teeth and looked at Hajrudin. He rushed out and came to Hajrudin, passing through with a note of Shigan (Finger Gun).


    Hajrudin was indifferent to it. His huge body suddenly turned into a thunder arc and he disappeared from the view. When he appeared again, he came behind the Division Captain and grabbed him in the palm of his hand.


    "Lightning strike!"


    Crack!


    Five extremely thick thunder currents, centered on Hajrudin''s huge palm, snapped apart, then suddenly closed-back, mercilessly intertwined in the center of his palm and the brilliant light pierced the people''s eyes who looked directly at it and blinded them for a moment.


    The Division Captain was still hit by thunder attack even with the full-body application of Tekkai (Iron Body) and Armament Haki, His clothes were broken and his hairs were completely burnt.


    "Coughˇ­coughˇ­"


    It was totally unexpected that Hajrudin, who was so huge in size, could still have that degree of speed and reaction. The Division Captain coughed violently and struggled hard to get out of Hajrudin''s palm.


    "Vigorous fighterˇ­" Hajrudin looked down at the Division Captain who is gasping violently and said, "But Captain asked for total annihilation. As a soldier, it''s worth dying on the battlefield!"


    Hajrudin turned his right hand and pressed his huge palm to the next and a terrifying thunderbolt several meters thick struck down again, causing countless people to be shocked.


    The giant who is in charge of thunder is like the God of thunder.


    "The limelight is stolen by Boss Hajrudin."


    Road watched Hajrudin dealing horrible thunder strikes one after another and he could not help but grin as he stared at the elite soldiers of the government. He roared and his body started to get enlarged again, from fifty or sixty meters to seventy or eighty meters!


    The horrible armor of sand condenses in his outer body. His hands were raised and suddenly the sand gathers all over the sky, turning into a huge blade of sand in the air and he swept it down on the members of the government.


    "What the Hell isˇ­Damn It!"


    "Is this hell?!"


    The elite soldiers of the government watched this scene and all of them had a chill crawled on their backs, They had hardly fought in any war. In the face of dozens of giant sand soldiers whose widths exceeded several meters and whose lengths were nearly forty meters, few of them could resist falling from the sky!


    The huge blade of sand fell from the sky with a devastating blow and in a flash, this attack almost wiped out nearly 70% of the hundreds of government elites.


    The rest are either injured, or they barely have the strength to block the giant Sandman attack on them."You are rushing to get in the limelight faster then Hajrudin!"


    Metal Giant stood nearby and watched the scene. He couldn''t help speaking to Road, He was dealing with a Captain of the CP0 team at the moment.


    The CP0 captain''s weapon was a sword. After colliding with him one after another, he suddenly pulled him in front of him. The sword in his hand stabbed in the giant''s abdomen.


    However.


    Even with the Armament Haki coating the sword, it only penetrated a little bit of skin and only the tip of the sword was buried in the giant''s body. Compared with the giant body, the wound created by the sword tip cannot even be counted as an injury!


    As a special Paramecia metal attribute fruit user, His body can be turned into a liquid flow metal and can also be turned into a high-hardness body that is as strong as Seastone.


    The giants themselves are extremely strong and with a little Armament Haki covering their body, their defense has reached an appalling level.


    "This attackˇ­ It''s a lot worse than Captain''s fist.


    The Metal Giant stared at the CP0 captain and snorted. The stabbed area suddenly liquefied, swallowing the other party''s sword and spreading toward the other party''s body.


    The CP0 Captain'' face changed dramatically, He did not expect this level of defense on Stansen''s body, He did not expect that the giant can harden his body to this degree. His sword was swallowed up and he is forced to retreat.

 185 Puncturing

    Among the three giants, The Metal non-Logia Giant is the weakest, but as a giant whose original spirit is extremely strong, the power of metal attribute fruit is fully exerted by him.


    "Thousand Metal Needles!"


    The shouted angrily at the CP0 captain and his entire body suddenly liquefied into hundreds of sharp swords, all wrapped in silk Armament Haki, bursting out.


    For him, it was similar to a needle, but for ordinary human beings, the hundreds of needles were like sharp swords, like a dense rain of swords, covering the entire front.


    And.


    Each of these swords is equivalent to the full force of the giant!


    "Armed Tekkai (Iron Body)!"


    The face of the CP0 captain has changed dramatically. Because the attack coverage is too large, and the distance is too close and fast, he has no time to escape. He has to use Tekkai (Iron Body) and Armament Haki.


    Ding-Dingˇ­


    The dense rain of swords was like bullets from a gun and they struck him hard causing sparks to fly as he flew backward and then the sound of the piercing steel gradually appeared.


    Even though his armed Tekkai (Iron Body) was strong, it could not withstand the continuous intensive blows. His Armament Haki was gradually broken and the swords left bloodstains on him.


    Finally.


    When the swords finally stopped shooting like a bullet, The captain figure was backed by a hundred meters away from his original position. There were blood marks and blood holes all over his body. Although not deep but they were extremely frightening.


    "Only at this level?"


    He looked coldly at the distance. His body was much shorter than the Metal Giant. He controlled the contraction of his skin and muscles and used Life Return (Seimei Kikan), forcing all the bloodstains and caves to stop bleeding.


    "Still alive, I didn''t expect you to survive this move." Stansen looked at the CP0 Captain and he said with an unchanged face, "How about another one then?"


    At the moment his voice fell, the swords that were scattered all over the place stood up instantly, surrounding the CP0 captain in the center and stormed towards him under the dramatic change of his face.


    On the other side.


    Laffitte teamed up with Law to defeat another CP0 Division Captain. As for the two priests, they joined forces with Kaku to completely suppress the last CP0 Division Captain.


    Jabra, on the other hand, pursued the elites of government who tried to escape from Road.


    "It seems that my subordinates are still stronger."


    Ross and the Vice Chief confronted each other fiercely in the air above 100 meters and while facing each other, they both paid attention to the battle below.


    The Vice Chief''s face has become extremely ugly, He originally intended to annihilate Ross and his Ghost Hand Pirates, He did not expect Ross''s side to have this level of combat power, the situation was completely reversed!


    Boom!


    Ross took advantage of the influence of the other party''s words and the battle situation below and punched with the power of distortion through the other side''s arms defense and hit him between his legs.


    The Vice Chief''s face instantly turned purple and sauce and he retreated.


    Ross had a hard time grasping the Vice Chief''s flaws. He would naturally not let him go easily. His eyes were cold and his legs swept obliquely. After being blocked, Ross hit in the front again.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The Vice Chief fell into an extremely disadvantageous position under the storm like attacks of Ross. He could only be beaten passively. After defending against Ross dozens of time, His defense was finally broken by Ross and an opportunity presented itself to Ross.


    Ross did not hesitate. He pushed forward with his hands together and hit him in his chest with the power of distortion.


    Puff!


    The Vice Chief spewed blood from his mouth and his entire figure rolled down from the sky and smashed into the island cloud below.


    In this world, Battle between the strong, except for swordsmen, will almost take a long time, because the body and Haki are all strong enough to a certain extent, not a single move can determine life and death and victory or defeat, a single or two flaws are difficult to control the battle situation.


    However.


    Having suffered Ross''s attack, the balance of victory and defeat between the two has become completely tilted. Originally Ross had a slightly lower chance of winning, but now it is completely reversed with Ross now occupying an absolute advantage.


    "Hajrudin!"


    When The Vice Chief landed in the island cloud, Ross rushed down and shouted at Hajrudin not far away.


    Hajrudin understood something as he left aside the beaten CP0 Division Captain, who had fallen into defeat, he threw out the thunderbolt axe in his hand and threw it to the place where the CP0 Vice Chief fell.


    Cracking!


    The axe of thunder falls down and instantaneously turns into an interweaving of thunder streams in the sky. It centers on the landing point and turns into a convergence of dense thunder nets. At last, it condenses into a line and pours into the holes of island cloud ruthlessly.


    The CP0 Vice Chief, who had endured Ross''s blow, was hit by this horrible thunderstorm, and his hairs were completely burnt, even when he used the Armament Haki, he could not resist the attack.


    "Vice Chief!"


    The surviving CP0 members, as well as the government''s soldiers, could not help but panic seeing this scene.


    No one expected that they would encounter such situation on the mission to rescue the Tenryubito from Sky Island!


    "It''s over!"


    Ross''s eyelids flashed with a cold light and at the moment when the lightning flow disappeared, He just rushed into the island''s cloud pothole, opened the wall of Distortion and punched the CP0 Vice Chief.


    Although Hajrudin''s blow did not cause any serious injury to the Vice Chief body because of his strong physique and Armament Haki, it made his opponent''s body temporarily paralyzed by thunder current, and Ross wanted this paralysis effect!


    Bang!


    Due to the short term paralysis of his body, The CP0 Vice Chief was forced to put his iron-like wings in front of him to resist Ross''s attack.


    Ross''s power of distortion itself also has paralysis characteristics, which were not obvious before because of the other party''s strong physical strength, but it is now fully reflected.


    With one blow, CP0 Vice Chief''s arms became numb and sour.


    Bang!


    Ross punched out again, pushing him deeper into the island cloud.


    The power of distortion is spurred to the extreme and Ross showed no mercy and the power of distortion is constantly superimposed as he continuously punched him.


    "Can''t go on like this!"


    CP0 Vice Chief felt his arms were becoming more and more numb and he was gradually beginning to lose his consciousness. He tried to get rid of the current situation, but Ross carefully designed the situation and it will be next to impossible for him to get out of this situation alive.


    Deep in the island clouds and facing Ross''s attack, he had no room to move.


    In the face of Ross''s fist, he can only continue to resist.


    The only advantage he has is that the island cloud is not so hard. Even though Ross kept burying him deeper into the cloud, his back was not too badly impacted, but this could not save the situation.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Ross did not know how many punches he had delivered. They fell straight in the island cloud of Sky island. Finally, they made a hole through the island cloud of Sky island Birka from top to bottom, pierced the clouds below, and came out below the white sea.

 186 Strike to Kill

    CP0 Vice Chief''s mouth is constantly overflowing with blood, his arms have already withdrawn from the shape of the wings, and the soft mass of bones was broken into several sections and he is seriously injured.


    It was hard to get out of his current predicament. He immediately struggled to display Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and tried to escape.


    But.


    His wings have been broken by Ross, how can there be a chance for him to escape?


    Ross did not use Distortion Fist anymore. The high-intensity and high-load continuous punching just now imposed a heavy burden on himself and he had almost reached his limit.


    "Distortionˇ­ Heavy pressure!


    Ross glared indifferently at the Vice Chief while holding him with both hands and suddenly the gravity pressure on them increased by nearly ten times and the two men immediately fell in a straight line towards the blue sea ten thousand meters below them.


    Falling from a height of 10,000 meters is already terrifying. Now with ten times the gravity, the two are like two meteors, breaking the void and falling straight down towards the blue sea.


    The Vice Chief finally showed a panic look on his face and he used his all to try and break free, but the Gravity Distortion completely contained his seriously injured body and he wasn''t able to get away.


    Finally.


    The two fell from the Sky island and towards the blue sea at a very fast speed and a hundred meters away from the blue sea, Ross threw the Vice Chief into the sea and buffered himself.


    Bang!


    In such a situation, Even the Vice Chief couldn''t stabilize his falling body with Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and he slammed into the sea and instantly made a few hundred meters waves.


    Even if he tried his best to use Tekkai (Iron Body) and Armament Haki, he still couldn''t resist the impact and his spine broke in an instant.


    Crash!


    Ross''s body slowed down from a hundred meters in the midst of the splash and stopped at a position ten meters away from the sea. At the same time, he opened the wall of Distortion and excluded all the waves and water around him.


    As the waves gradually subsided, The Vice Chief was no longer visible on the sea. Ross was suspended in mid-air, slightly gasping and looking down at the sea.


    After a few seconds.


    Ross''s ear rang with a clear system sound.


    "World Government Secret Intelligence Agency, CP0 Vice Chief Ille has been killed, receiving a reward, 110 Talent Proficiency Points, 1 Free Talent Point."


    Listening to the voice, while confirming that the CP0 Vice Chief was dead, Ross exhaled and a smile appeared on his face.


    Vice Chief of CP0 did not disappoint him at all and he got a high reward from hunting him.


    It is extremely difficult to kill a man of such an existence. Even a Marine Admiral might not be able to kill such an existence and the opposite is also true and it is almost impossible to meet someone at this level.


    First, he seized the flaw, then he expanded the flaw and then he relied on Hajrudin''s assistance and let the other party fall into an absolute disadvantage situation where he could only resist. Finally, relying on the power of distortion, the flaw continues to expand, and finally make up for the fatal hit of falling into the sea.


    If any problems arise in any link of Ross''s plan, the other party would''ve escaped by the virtue of the ability of the eagle fruit, which can fly at an undisputed speed in the air, even Ross is inferior to that speed.


    Whiz!


    Ross slowed down the power of distortion in his body a little bit and without looking for the CP0 Vice Chief, he looked up at the sky, and flashed up and flew back towards the Sky island.


    At the moment on the Sky island, The Battle has gradually come to an end.


    Hajrudin steadily suppressed the CP0 Division Captain even after helping Ross, this time without giving the other party a chance to breathe and he finally killed him.


    In addition.


    The first to end the battle is Laffitte. After killing his opponent, he and Law still have some stamina left, but the two did not intervene in any Battle, but instead stood in the side, keeping the encirclement, not letting anyone escape.


    It''s an excellent Battle experience for everyone to fight against the government elites and the CP0 members.


    Finally.


    When Ross returned to the Sky island, most of the Battles were over, leaving only Metal Giant Stansen who had not yet fully defeated his opponent.


    Speed is indeed one of his weaknesses. Although the CP0 Captain has been seriously injured, he keeps avoiding him. They have a feeling that neither of them can do anything about each other.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross looked at it for a moment, but he didn''t show any other expression. He didn''t expect Metal Giant to have any more speed. It was a Metal Giant, Not a Transformer.


    Strictly speaking, the weapon fruit of baby5 should be considered as the upper-level Devil fruit of the metal attribute fruit. The weapon that the body can project is not only cold weapons but also hot weapons. That fruit can produce a kind of jet device of speed type to increase the speed.


    Bang! Bang!


    Eventually, the CP0 Captain died in Metal Giant''s hands and was cut into numerous pieces he was surrounded by and could not escape, plus his stamina was exhausted.


    "ˇ­ Your speed is a little slower. It''s holding you back.


    After Stansen killed the CP0 captain, he recovered his shape and touched the back of his head with a slight sense of shame.


    "No harm."


    Ross doesn''t mind saying, "Your fruit is not good at one-on-one Battle. If you work with Hajrudin and Road, it may have some unexpected effects."


    The Giant Regiment created by him is not a type of solo combat in itself, but a one-to-many weapon of war, and can be freely combined with each other to form a special battle form.


    CP0 Vice Chief physical strength and Haki were among the best and he could withstand Hajrudin''s lightning strike in perfect condition, but if that lightning strike is combined with the metal attribute fruit''s sword strike, the power will almost be superimposed and he may not be able to resist it.


    Same.


    If the sand armor is placed outside the Metal Giant, under the multiple defenses, He may be able to run wild in the Marine Headquarters and even demolish the Marine base under the eyes of Marine Admiral.


    "Oh, I understand."


    Stansen nodded his head when he heard Ross''s words. Before Ross''s training, he had been a one on one combat expert. He had not been able to work with Road or Hajrudin.


    Although each of the giants is a strong fighting force but there are also ways to form battle cooperation between each other. Often three or five people form a group, they can build a very strong local fighting force. Now after eating Devil Fruit, their personal strength has increased sharply, but they have forgotten these means of the local battlefield.


    "Left priest, you go and clean up the battlefield."


    Ross looked at Birka''s left priest and gave an order to the other party and turned to look at the shore, which had a broken government ship.


    The ship''s flanks seemed to have been hit by sand soldiers, destroying a large area.


    "Let''s look around, The government''s ships may have good things, hehe."


    Laffitte came to Ross and stood crookedly with a mahogany cane in his hand, staring at the government ship, his eyes twinkling.


    Ross Kenbonshoku swept the ship, confirmed that there was no one on it and he walked towards it.

 187 Talking to Gorosei

    The World Government ship.


    This is a large ship, enough to accommodate nearly a thousand people, and there are many internal rooms, but because Ross does not intend to keep the ship, he swept through the rooms one by one and the walls were destroyed directly.


    Ross and Laffitte and others searched separately and quickly swept the ship over. They found almost nothing of value.


    Ross is not surprised either. After all, this ship came here with a rescue mission.


    However.


    In one of the rooms on the ship, Ross found a large number of books and various materials. Although he was not interested in books, he kept the books in the room and sent them out of the ship.


    Robin injuries are not good yet, so she can''t sort out the data for the time being, but Kalifa can also do these kinds of things for the time being.


    "Move back."


    With his ability, he destroyed the ship''s deck and pulled out a large number of materials and books along with the whole room, placed them on the ground of Birka Beach, and asked Road to move them to the palace.


    At that moment, there were some fragmented hulls in the rear, and suddenly there was a sound from Den Den Mushi.


    Puru-Puru-Puru-Puruˇ­


    Along with the voice of Den Den Mushi, there was the voice of Laffitte.


    "Captain Ross."


    Ross turned around and saw Laffitte coming out of the ship, holding a Den Den Mushi, which was making constant noise, and handing it over to him with a look of inquiry.


    Ross had an unexpected look on his face, He took over the Den Den Mushi and looked at it twice. After a little reflection, Ross picked up the microphone and connected the Den Den Mushi.


    "Ille, what''s the situation? Did you found him?"


    From the other side of the Den Den Mushi came a calm, ordinary and plain voice, which showed a superior momentum.


    Ross vaguely guessed who was on the other side of the Den Den Mushi and said plainly, "If you mean Vice Chief of CP0, unfortunately, you can''t see him anymore."


    "ˇ­"


    The voice on the Den Den Mushi on the other side became silent.


    About two seconds later, a very cold, apparently different voice came along, accompanied by a very depressing atmosphere.


    "Who are you?"


    "My identity should not be so hard for you to guess."


    Ross said in an indifferent voice, he basically confirmed who was on the other side of the Den Den Mushi, the core of the World Government, the supreme ruler on the bright sideˇ­


    Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars)!


    Less than two seconds after Ross''s voice passed, a third extremely cold voice came from the Den Den Mushi.


    "Ghost hand, Rossˇ­"


    "It was you who kidnapped Mjosgard."


    There are very few people in the world who dare to do anything to a tenryubito and can kill CP0 Vice Chief. Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) won''t do such a boring thing as kidnapping tenryubito. It''s easy to guess who it is combined with a few bits of intelligence and clues they''ve got before.


    Sensing that Ross is on the other side of the Den Den Mushi, Ille and others must be in a very bad situation or they are already dead. The atmosphere in the top office of the government where Gorsei (Five Elder Stars) is located has become depressed.


    All five were gloomy-faced.


    Even as the highest authority of the World Government on the light side and with the power to move all the Battle Heads of the Headquarters, They can''t cross the Den Den Mushi to catch Ross out of thin air. Even if they hate Ross deeply, they can''t do anything about Ross, at least for the time being.


    "What do you want, Ghost Hand."


    "Kidnapping Mjosgard, what are you going to do to him?"


    Gorosei (Five Elder Stars) did not coerce, but asked indifferently, one by one, because they knew that their threats would mean nothing to Ross.


    Ross dares to kill a tenryubito in the Sabaody Archipelago, Threats will have no effect on this existence unless they grasped Ross''s true weakness.


    "Haven''t decided yet."


    Ross said in a plain tone.


    In the office of the highest level of World Government, The Den Den Mushi vividly showed Ross''s expression and tone and two of Gorshsei (Five Elder Stars) instantly show anger in their eyes.


    As the core of the power of the World Government, few people dare to speak to them in such a tone.


    Although the remaining three did not show anger, they were also pressing the fire in their hearts.


    One of them took a deep breath and murmured, "You can make conditions, ransoms and so on. What do you want in exchange to release Mjosgard? We can talk about it."


    Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) are the highest authority of the World Government. They are the highest in tenryubito. The Gorosei (Five Elder Stars) who just spoke has the surname ofˇ­ Donquixote.


    The full name of Mjosgard is Donquixote Mjosgard.


    The Donquixote family is considered a ''heterogeneous'' family because of Doflamingo. After being removed from tenryubito, Mjosgard is one of the few remaining descendants of that family.


    "Talk?"


    When Ross heard the words of Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars), he said slowly: " If you withdraw the bounty order on me first. I don''t mind talking to you."


    "Impossible!"


    Almost immediately after Ross''s voice fell, a Gorosei (Five Elder Stars) began to speak coldly.


    Another Gorosei (Five Elder Stars) also spoke quietly: "Say another condition, the ransom can be opened as you like."


    What a Joke!


    Ross is one of the most wicked new generation pirates that World Government created by manipulating public opinion. If they suddenly withdraw his bounty order, does it mean that the government is bowing to a pirate? !


    Not to mention a single Ross, even Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) is out of the question!!


    World Government represents the world''s most supreme authority, they would never bow to anyone, they didn''t bow to the Revolutionary, They didn''t bow to the Whitebeard Pirates and they didn''t bow to the Pirate King Gol D Roger!


    Naturally.


    Their real goal is that as long as Ross offered any terms, no matter how high the ransom, after negotiation can be falsely promised, in the delivery time, they would seize the opportunity to kill the Ghost Hand Pirates.


    Afterward, the external news will be reported as the secret plan of the World Government, and the Ghost Hand Pirates will be wiped out.


    Being rejected by an indifference individual, Ross had expected it and there were no unexpected expressions on his face.


    "Thatˇ­"


    He smiled, a light, sunny smile, and said, "What else do you five Idiots want to talk about?"


    Pop!


    This is Den Den Mushi''s hanging voice, echoing in the office on the top floor of the World Government.


    Five iron-blue faces were clearly reflected on the clean glass table.


    The whole room was silent.


    "ˇ­"


    Standing in white, a Gorosei (Five Elder Stars) holds his sword handle tightly with his five fingers. At this moment, even with their temperament and self-restraint, there are signs of a volcanic eruption.


    How many years it has been.


    Who dares to call them "Idiots"?


    Even Garp, who had argued with them, Sengoku, who argued because of his will, or "Steel Bone" Kong, never dared to say such rude words.


    Perhaps Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) would call them so, maybe the lawless Big Pirate would say that, but those could not get into their ears.


    And Ross.


    It was a near face-to-face joke. The Den Den Mushi showed Ross''s tone and his expression in front of five of them perfectly and clearly.


    No one knows how long did it take for a Gorosei (Five Elder Stars) to calm down and open his mouth indifferently:


    "A lawless younger generation, Just because of his little strength, he thinks that he can shake the world."


    They are the rulers.


    Ross is just a pirate, A crazy and a fool pirate.


    For them, if they don''t hesitate to pay a great price, even the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates can be annihilated, For the Ghost Hand Pirates to survive till this day, it is their luck.


    The Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) in white whispered in a gentle tone: "Let the intelligence agency and Marine continue to spy on them."


    It''s like a completely unequal gamble.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates must win forever in order to survive, and they only need to win once and the Ghost Hand Pirates will cease to exist.


    So the only thing they need is patience.

 188 Space Branch

    Sky Island Birka.


    Ross stood on the edge of the deck of the broken government ship, after talking to the Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) on the other side of Den Den Mushi, he hung up the Den Den Mushi.


    Laffitte, standing next to him, and Hajrudin, Law, and others on the coast, all heard the whole conversation clearly, but no one spoke.


    After Ross hung up the Den Den Mushi, the air sank into silence.


    "Hee..."


    No one knows who made the laughing noise and as if a dam had been broken, everyone present began to laugh. Laffitte had a weird smile on his face, Law was smirked, Hajrudin and others yelledˇ­


    No one showed any fear of Ross''s provocation against the Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars).


    They are the Ghost Hand Pirates.


    Everyone standing here, whether it''s Laffitte or Law, or Hajrudin and other giants is either a self-indulgent person or a proud fighter.


    Even though they are quite weak compared to the World Government and with their current strength they can''t even stand in front of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates.


    But.


    That''s just for now.


    With Ross''s will, in the encounter with the Admiral, in the process of killing tenryubito, in the conflict with the Golden Lion, the annihilation of CP0''s forceˇ­ This will have already been implemented in the whole group of Ghost-Hand Pirates.


    Everyone in this group has a common attitude towards the future, that is, self-confidence and a dream that they must accomplish, like Jinbe who proclaimed Luffy as The Pirate King in front of "Four Emperors" BIGMOM, like Zoro who wants to be the world''s strongest swordsman, like Luffy who wants to become King Of Pirates.


    Even if their strength is lacking currently, their will is unshakable!


    Whether it is Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) or Marine or World Government!


    Whether it''s survival or a life-and-death crisis!


    Looking at the grinning giants, looking at Laffitte, who had a sly smile on his face and looking at the Trafalgar Law, whose mouth was slightly raised, Ross saw the ''power'' condensed between each of them.


    At this moment when Ross smiled, in his body, it seemed that something had been awakened, just like the seeds that landed, and finally, a bud was drawn.


    That is a breath.


    Similar to Armament Haki and Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki, but at the same time different from the two.


    ...


    Half a month later.


    On the west side of the Sky Island Birka, there is a huge open space.


    Road, the giant of sand, is teaming up with the Metal Giant Stansen to fight against the Thunder Giant Hajrudin, but even as they teamed up, they are still defeated by Hajrudin''s power.


    Hajrudin is the strongest of all the giants and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit grants a very strong ability. Although Road and Stansen are developing their own devil fruits and becoming stronger, their growth rate and the starting line of strength are far less than Hajrudin''s.


    "It''s hard to win against this big man. Captain really made him quite terrifying."


    Law, carrying the demon knife on his shoulder, sat on a raised island cloud not far away, looking at Hajrudin, His eyes twinkled and he murmured as the thunder flashed.


    Laffitte stood next to him. They seemed to have just finished their practice and were taking a break.


    "Sand and metal attributes are good but the power of thunder is something else entirelyˇ­ Hey, we can count ourselves lucky that this fruit didn''t fall into enemy hands.


    On the other side.


    Ross was walking alone in the air, applying three times as much gravity to himself and using Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) under three times as much gravity.


    Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) is a tricky move that consumes a lot of stamina and it doesn''t cover long distances in the air. It is extremely difficult to perform this move under three times of gravity. Even Ross has only recently achieved three times the weight of Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) stability in the air.


    Huh!


    When his Stamina was consumed and his forehead overflowed with sweat, Ross ended practicing and fell back to the cloud and he dragged his tired body back to the palace and came to a large bathroom.


    The mist in the bathroom was hazy and vague. Ross ignored it. He took off his clothes and undressed. He went into the water and soaked his body in the pool, revealing only his head out of the water.


    "Today''s practice is over?"


    On the other side of the pool, Robin put a white towel on her body and continued to soak in the water and asked quietly.


    Ross looked back and said, "No, I haven''t done much exercise. I''m going to adjust it today."


    Robin calmly asked: "So that''s why you came to the women''s bath?"


    "ˇ­"


    Ross glanced at Robin and asked, "How are your arms?"


    "They have recovered enough for them to take something light."


    Robin gently brushed her hand across the water, bringing up a ripple, and said, "It feels like they should be recovered in another ten days or so."


    "The speed of recovery is faster than what Law expects."


    Ross lies in the water and opens his mouth. As a Devil Fruit user, most of his body is immersed in the water and his body is also feeling weak.


    Speaking of the Talent System, there is a very special talent called ''Water Element Affinity''. Ross once asked what the Talent System meant, and the Talent System responded to him.


    That''s right.


    This talent removes the side effect of eating a Devil Fruit and he would be able to swim in the sea and would no longer be rejected by the sea, That is to say, his weakness to sea will be removed.


    In addition, this talent also has the characteristics of underwater breathing, ignoring water pressure and so on. It requires 2 Free Talent Points to activate it.


    However, his Distortion Fruit itself can hold up a wall of Distortion and repel the seawater, so Ross has no intention of activating it unless he encounters any danger like if he falls into the sea and has no time to use the power of distortions to exclude the seawater, Activating the talent then may save his life and give him an advantage over the enemy.


    After soaking for a while, Robin stood up from the pool with a white bath towel wrapped around her. This bath towel wrapped around her tightly and he couldn''t see anything.


    Ross glanced at it and took his eyes back and moved his mind to evoke the Talent System.


    He has not used the 110 Proficiency Points he got after killing the CP0 Vice Chief. Today, he has not exercised overly, just to adjust and use this part of the talent system.


    Looking at the translucent Talent System Interface, Ross did not hesitate and put 40 Talent Proficiency points into Agility Enhancement.


    Buzz!!


    The golden light flicked away in the water pattern and the General Talent panel changed.


    Agility Enhancement: 300 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 500 (Maximum Value)


    Spirit Heart: 0(Basic Level Strengthening)


    Tenacious: 100 (High-Level Strengthening)


    Rock: 50 (Mid Level Strengthening)


    After putting 40-Proficiency Points into Agility Enhancement, It has reached proficiency of 300-points. With this improvement, even if there is still a big gap between him and Kizaru, there is basically no difference between him and the previous CP0 Vice Chief or Aokiji.


    The remaining 70 Proficiency Points, Ross decisively put them directly into the Distortion Fruit.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 600


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) by Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk):0


    Observation Haki: 100


    Armament Haki: 50


    With 70 Proficiency Points, the total proficiency of Distortion Fruit has reached 600 points, and finally, the branch of the ''Distortion Space'' has become an activatable green!


    At the same time, Ross also saw the conditions for activating the Distortion space.


    5 Free Talent Points!

 189 Information

    Ross now has only 3 Free Talent Points. He is 2 points away from activating Space Distortion ability. The first killing rewards for the four stages between the bounties of 100 million and 500 million have been obtained. If his luck is bad, then it would be extremely difficult for him to get 2 Free Talent Points.


    However.


    Even if he could not activate the ability of Distortion space for now, Ross has finally made a big stride in his attack strikes, reaching the same extent as a Marine Admiral!


    Currently, his attack, speed, and physique are similar to Marine Admiral like Aokiji. The only thing he lacks is the strength of Haki.


    "Kenbonshoku (Observation) and Armament Haki need to reach 150 Proficiency Points to reach the level of Aokiji." Ross''s eyes showed a hint of thought.


    Naturally.


    Even if his two-types of Haki is still a little behind an Admiral, but in terms of attack, speed, and physical fitness, he can barely match a Marine Admiral.


    If there is Laffitte or Hajrudin working side by side, they can basically make up for this part of the gap and achieve real confrontation.


    On one hand.


    Ross''s own strength has been able to withstand an Admiral''s attack and he will not be easily put down, on the other hand, Laffitte and Hajrudin can not match up against the power of an Admiral.


    If the Admiral wants to kill his subordinates first with all his strength, that flaw will probably be caught by Ross directly and he will hit hard.


    In other words, A single Marine Admiral cannot deal with the Ghost Hand Pirates, Now the Ghost Hand Pirates are powerful enough to withstand an Admiral.


    "It''s almost time to take the next step."


    After using up the Talent Proficiency obtained by killing CP0 Vice Chief, Ross shut down the Talent System Interface and looked at the ceiling and murmured.


    His Observation Haki sensed Robin dressing in the lounge, and Ross said to her, "Oh, by the way, call Kalifa when you go out."


    "ˇ­"


    Robin paused but did not respond. After dressing, she left the lounge as if she hadn''t heard anything at all.


    Ross lay in the water, feeling Robin''s movements.


    "Oh, woman."


    ...


    Two days later.


    Ross sent CP9''s Kaku and others to New World in the second half of Grand Line at once and asked them to start collecting all the intelligence about Donquixote Family.


    Naturally, this Donquixote Family refers to the power of Doflamingo, not the tenryubito group living in Holy Land Mariejois.


    As for the original crew such as Laffitte and the giants such as Hajrudin, they remained on the Sky Island practicing.


    In just a month, their practicing was not done at all and their mastery over Haki was somewhat weak. Ross''s plan this time was to let them master at least one type of Haki.


    Half a month later.


    Robin''s arms have just healed and she has not yet begun practicing.


    As for everyone else''s improvement, Laffitte''s practice for Haki is the earliest, and today he is at the top at Haki except for Ross. His Observation Haki has reached a certain level and his Armament Haki can now be hardened.


    As for Trafalgar Law, He has mastered Observation Haki for now and he has been working on the Armament Haki. He can use a little bit of Armament Haki but he can not harden it yet.


    Hajrudin, because of the particularity of Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the fact that he is the strongest and gifted giant of all, His Observation Haki is nearly as strong as Laffitte!


    As for Armament Hakiˇ­ He and Law are almost the same, it still can''t be hardened.


    The gap between Armament Haki surrounding and Armament Haki hardening is very big. New World''s pirate can use a little more than one type of Haki and some are experts in both types of Haki, or the female warrior of Amazon Lily can mostly use Armament Haki surrounding. But only some of them could use Armament Haki Hardening.


    For the giants and Law and others, Ross''s requirement for them to be at least be able to use Armament Haki Hardening, which is not feasible.


    Metal Giant''s practice focus is on Armament Haki. Now it''s just beginning to bear fruit. He occasionally exhibits Armament Haki hardening but only occasionally and he still lacks control. There''s still a long way to go before he can really improve it and control it.


    Road is the initial master of Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki and has initial mastery of Armament Haki, His Kenbonshoku (Observation) is not as good as Hajrudin, and his Armament Haki is not as good as Stansen.


    Bang! Bang!


    At this moment, on one of Birka''s coasts, Ross is fighting alone against the three giants and five crew members, including Laffitte and Law.


    In the case of five people joining forces, it also caused tremendous pressure on Ross.


    Laffitte''s strength today is not inferior to a senior Vice-Admiral. Hajrudin is even slightly stronger because of his Rumble-Rumble Fruit, plus the rest of the two giants'' Tenacious defense and Law''s space movement is making it difficult for Ross to defeat them now.


    Bang!


    Ross punched out and smashed Stansen and Road''s steel Sand wall while backing off at the same time and colliding with a thunderbolt coming from Hajrudin in the air.


    At this moment, Ross has already entered the state of Spirit Heart and almost has taken all aspects of his capabilities to the limit.


    Whiz!


    Laffitte''s figure flickered as he appeared in front of Ross and his mahogany cane turned into a dark color, and it poked towards Ross''s chest.


    Ross took back his fist that hit Road and others and reached for the mahogany cane.


    "ROOM!"


    At this time, Law''s voice came and Laffitte suddenly disappeared and when he appeared again, he came to the back of Ross and his mahogany cane continued to poke towards Ross''s back.


    Clang!


    Ross''s back was instantly covered with a dark layer of Armament Haki and with his Rock and Tenacious defense, he blocked Laffitte''s stab.


    A glimmer of light passed through his eyes, pointing at his back towards Law, a power of distortion to cut through the void, and went straight towards Law.


    Law''s face remained unchanged and he once again used ROOM and disappeared.


    "Shackles of sand!"


    Road and Hajrudin and others seemed to communicate with each other. Suddenly, they shouted loudly. They even scattered the armor of sand for defense. The waves of sand rushed towards Ross from all over the sky.


    Just as Ross was about to avoid it, Law and Laffitte appeared over him, blocking him by a joint blow and he was instantly covered with yellow sand.


    !


    Ross falls into the sand and opens the wall of Distortion in an instant. Although the shackles of the sand wave are strong, it is not strong enough for him to be restrained of his actions.


    But what Hajrudin and others want is not to tie him down completely. It''s just to create an instant opportunity. At this moment, Metal Giant folds his arms in front of him and turns them into a huge spear, he flew out in the air and stab the spear towards Ross.


    At the same time.


    Hajrudin shouted loudly and turned into a white thunderbolt. He caught up with the steel spear and poured a thunderbolt into it.


    Crack!


    Supported by the force of thunder, the steel spear seems to be transformed into a huge to horrible flying arrow, powered by the thundering current, it''s speed rises sharply, enclosing the power that seems to run through everything.


    "Elbafˇ­Spear Gun!"

 190 Wind and Rain

    "Good cooperationˇ­"


    Looking at the coming attack and judging its power, Ross''s eyes twinkled and he drove the power of distortion to its limit and utilized Armament Haki to counter against the coming violent blow.


    The fist collided with the spear in air.


    Under the attack of power of distortion, the thundering stream is scattered like a flash of electricity. It is like a thunder being blocked by a certain force and the thunder scattered in all directions.


    The steel spear pierced the power of distortion bit by bit in the package of the thunderstorm, touching Ross''s fist bone, but it also remained rigid in mid-air.


    Bang!


    A violent sound echoed as the attack eventually exploded on the coast. The terrifying aftermath made Laffitte and others take a defensive posture.


    When the threads of thunder dispersed, they saw Ross suspended in the mid-air several meters high and he slowly retrieved his fist and under his feet was a sandy beach.


    "The power of this move is very strong."


    Ross took a gentle breath and nodded at Hajrudin and Stansen.


    If he hadn''t upgraded the power of distortion to 600, he would probably not have been able to withstand the blow and would have suffered minor injuries.


    "That''s all for now. You can continue practicing."


    Ross stopped Hajrudin and others who seemed to want to continue to fight. His figure flickered as he flew into the distance, landing on the chest doctor Gerth.


    Gerth and Goldberg also participated in the practice. Both of them have general talent in Kenbonshoku (Observation). Their Armament Haki is a little better, but not much stronger. So far, they are just in the beginning phase.


    Without a Devil Fruit, they are far less powerful than Hajrudin and others.


    "Ah, Captain?"


    Gerth looked back at Hajrudin and others and then looked down at Ross on her chest. Because of the big difference in body shape, Ross was like someone from Dwarves Race to them.


    Falling on his "exclusive seat," Ross looked up at Gerth and said, "Don''t worry, we???ll find Devil Fruit for you and Goldberg sooner or later."


    Hajrudin and others are making steady progress, while Goldberg and she are making slow progress. It is impossible for the two of them to say that there is no urgency.


    "Captainˇ­"


    Gerth looked at Ross, somewhat ashamed, and said, "We haven''t even done anything for you so far. Even Hajrudin''s strength is given by you. It''s totally impossible to repay your kindness."


    Goldberg stood by, very serious and said respectfully: "Even if our strength is still weak, but we will fight for Captain at all costs."


    Ross slightly smiled, not talking but he is still thinking about what devil fruit is more appropriate besides Barrier-Barrier Fruit, or simply leaving one person as a non-ability user to avoid an awkward situation where all others fall into the water and they have no one who could rescue them.


    Lying on Gerth''s chest for a while, Ross flew up and began to guide Gerth and Goldberg on their Haki practice and then he set off to do his Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) practice.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    This time, Instead of exerting gravity on himself, he used Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and climbed higher into the sky. As the altitude rose, the clouds gradually disappeared and the air became extremely thin. It became extremely difficult to perform Gepp¨­


    (Moonwalk) in these conditions.


    In addition, breathing has become more difficult. At this altitude, a large part of the Sky Island world can be surveyed, and at a glance, he can see the structure of the Sky Island.


    "Voidˇ­"


    Looking at the quiet and dark Void, Ross''s eyes flashed brightly and he saw the moon gradually appearing from the end of his gaze.


    Enel yearns for the infinite earth. If he remembers correctly, there should be a special mechanical civilization on the moon, but with his current ability, he can not fly from here to the moon.


    Maybe after he activated the branch of Distortion space, he would be able to reach there.


    Whiz!


    As his lung functions gradually approached their limit, Ross stopped staying and flew downward, quickly returning to the Ski island area and practicing in the clouds above the Sky island.


    What he has to do now is to adapt to the sky-high power of distortion and to achieve full control of it, in addition to slightly improving his physical fitness.


    The surging power of distortion, together with the recent successive heightening of physical strength, has once again reached a state of balance, he can fully exert his powers and his body can withstand it.


    The first month passed.


    Robin''s Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) has reached the point where she can make doppelgangers.


    The second month passed.


    Metal Giant''s Armament Haki can now be hardened. Goldberg and Gerth have initially completed the practicing of two-color Haki.


    The third month passed.


    Hajrudin can now use Hardened Armament Haki and his Observation Haki has reached the level of Ross.


    During these months, Marines and the government did not send any troops to kill them on the island. Obviously, Gorosei (Five Elder Stars) did not intend to send a large number of troops to the "unknown" places like the Sky island.


    Ross and others stayed on the Sky Island as the government does not intend to send any troops to be killed here because the basic impact does not affect the blue sea, but as long as Ross sets foot on the blue sea, they will immediately send a powerful force to encircle him!


    Annihilating a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) is too costly, but to annihilate the Ghost Hand Pirates, they don''t need to be afraid.


    Also.


    Over the past few months, intelligence about Donquixote Family has also been continuously transmitted to the Sky island and handed over to Ross.


    Kaku and others got a lot stronger after experiencing Sky island''s training methods. The strongest two, Kaku and Jabra, are still weaker than CP0 members, but the gap between their strength is not very big.


    Their ability to spy on intelligence is also remarkable.


    However.


    Although Kaku and others have a strong intelligence-gathering ability, Donquixote Family''s intelligence network and trading network are all over the world and they have insider dealings with many forces.


    While they were spying on intelligence, there were a few clues in front of Doflamingo, but for the time being, they could not compose effective information.


    "Revolutionary Army, orˇ­"


    Sitting on the throne of Dressrosa Palace, Doflamingo listened to his subordinates'' reports, showing a hint of thought. Donquixote Family has dealings with many forces and its hard to gather any information on them.


    Over the years, there have been countless members of various forces who have sneaked into Dressrosa, but most of them have been turned into toys by Sugar. All the secrets about the Donquixote Family are hidden in the dark Underground.


    However.


    Not long ago, he got an intelligence report from a special channel, that is, the Ghost Hand Pirates defeated the CP0 forces on the Sky Island but it is still unknown what exactly happened.


    "Marine Admiral failed to kill you, CP0 also suffered a loss, fufufufu ˇ­ Ghost Hand Pirates are getting more and more troublesome."


    Doflamingo has a hunch.


    The next target of the Ghost Hand Pirates is probably him!


    This kind of hunch is not inexplicable, but an undetermined conclusion that is vaguely obtained through the news of Trafalgar Law and a series of intelligence analyses.


    And one thing is certain, Trafalgar Law is never going to be able to stay with the Ghost Hand Pirates while forgetting about his past.


    "If you want to deal with me, then come."


    Doflamingo stood up with a wicked smile on his face and said, "If you really want to come at me, then it''s time to get ready. The government and Marines have already hated you guys for a long time." Fufufufufufu."


    No matter whether it''s about Law or the accident with the Sand Sand Fruit, he will not easily let the Ghost Hand Pirates go. If the other party dares to come to kill him, then all the more better!


    As the original tenryubito and with his identity of Shichibukai, only Four Emperors can make him fear anything in this sea.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates are not qualified.

 191 Judgement of Crane

    Great Age of Pirates at the beginning of sixteen years.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates sailed from the Sky Island Birka and quietly returned to the blue sea. Although the process of returning was silent, the purpose of this time is no longer to simply survive, but to completely turn the world upside down!


    "Once we show up, or expose the intelligence about our location, we will be immediately targeted by the government, so before that, we must prepare the intelligence and the plan to avoid temporary changes."


    The ship sailed slowly on the sea and sailed towards an island, not far from Dressrosa.


    Relying on the three arrows of the High-Level Log Pose and some maps of the New World. Ross and others determined where they were when they returned to the blue sea, with two islands separated them from Dressrosa and the final buffer zone.


    Once they step into Dressrosa, all hell will break loose!


    "Our advantage is that with the three arrows of the Log Pose, the government and Marines would not know that our goal is Doflamingo, nor can they determine which island we are going to arrive next. We can use this to respond to their plans."


    Law, carrying the demon knife, stood beside the table where the sea map was spread and opened his mouth in silence.


    Robin looked thoughtful and said, "You''re right, but we can''t ignore the possibility that the government and Marines guessed our purpose, and Doflamingo, as the core of the Dark Trading Network, won''t be surprised at our attack."


    Laffitte smiled weirdly and said: "The tenryubito on our ship can attract the attention of the government and Marines. If we designed this perfectly enough, it will be like a powerful battle force."


    Ross stared at the sea map and looked at it. After considering it for a while, he said:


    "With our current situation, once we show up, we are going to attract attention and the governments, Marine, and Doflamingo''s intelligence agencies will focus on us. As long as we reveal a little more information about the route, some people can infer our purpose."


    "So be as concealed as possible, at least we can not be exposed before reaching the second island and the tenryubito may come in handy, we have to design this carefully, do you have a plan?"


    Ross asked Laffitte.


    Laffitte smiled: "I have a plan."


    Ross nodded and without asking for any detailed inquiry, went on: "This time the aim is to destroy Doflamingo, but besides that, we also have to hit the government hard!"


    Speaking of this, Ross''s eyes glimmered with cold light.


    When Robin looked at Ross, she couldn''t help but raise her lips and gently smile. She said: "It seems that Captain has plans."


    Ross, Robin, Law, and Laffitte, all four are cool and able to develop a plan for the battle. Under the discussion, all aspects of the government, Marines, and Doflamingo are completely spread out.


    Perhaps, in terms of strategy and intelligence quotient alone, the people present are not as good as Marine Vice-Admiral Great Staff Officer Tsuru or Akagami Pirates''Vice Captain Beckman, but together, they can take many details into account.


    The first island appeared on the horizon during the detailed arrangement and discussion.


    "The giants are too big, it would be best if they do not go to the next island. Although no one knows they are our fighting force yet, we should try our best to cover them up and avoid any accidents."


    "I think so too."


    Ross nodded, everything is for the sake of security.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates are not the Straw Hat Pirates, there Captain does not have the ''Marine Hero'' as his grandfather, he does not have Dark King Rayleigh as his master, he did not gain his dream to become a pirate from Akagami (Red Hair), he does not have Revolutionary Army Leader as his father. They will be ruthlessly chased by the Marine and the government to kill them.


    Soon.


    Ross, Laffitte, and others landed on the first island, avoiding exposure as much as possible, and purchased ingredients and items they needed.


    Nevertheless, the government and Marine, together with Donquixote Family, have built an Intelligence network that is terrifyingly, even though the Ghost Hand Pirates have not shown their bodies and faces and they are concealed under Ross''s ability. Only when they buy food materials, can they show the shadow of a black cloak, which still becomes put the ''traces'' on them by the government and Marine.


    Naturally.


    Because there are too many such traces, and most of them are meaningless false intelligence or coincidences, it will be several days before Marine and the government use exclusion method to find the traces before ruling them out by investigation before seizing them.


    Not long after Marine got Intelligence, Doflamingo also got information about Ross from Marine through his channels.


    However.


    Doflamingo frowned at the fact that this might be the Ghost-Hand Pirates and he only has intelligence on them appearing on that island.


    The second intelligence about the Ghost-Hand Pirates finally appeared ten days later. When this intelligence appeared, and then the first intelligence before it appeared in series, the government and Marine finally got a little valuable information.


    Marine Headquarters.


    In one of the conference rooms, Headquarters Vice-Admiral sat on the sides, one of the Headquarters Vice-Admiral pointed to the sea map and said: "There will be three islands on this route, but it''s hard to guess which one they are aiming atˇ­"


    Others, including Doberman sitting in the corner were also mumbling.


    And just as everyone was talking, a gentle and clear voice came, "If you judge by probability, then the greatest possibility is Dressrosa."


    In the direction of the voice, sitting in a plain-clothed Vice-Admiral, everyone saw her moment, showing a tribute.


    Headquarters Vice-Admiral and Chief of Staff, Crane!


    "These three routes, except Dressrosa, point to the Universal Sea and the Beast Sea unless they want to compete for the status of Four Emperors right nowˇ­ Naturally, it''s not impossible.


    "The Ghost Hand Pirates once killed a main member of the Beast Pirates on the Icefield Island. With Kaido''s character, if Ross appears on that route, he will not let his go.


    Crane''s hair is nearly a half gray, but her tone is very calm, she said, bit by bit linking all the bits of intelligence to form a clear context.


    She also mentioned Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), mentioning the characteristics of the Ghost Hand Pirates, mentioning the character of Ross, mentioning Trafalgar Law.


    At last.


    She took a sip of tea from her cup to moisturize her dry throat. She added, "At present, there are too few effective bits of intelligence, only so many can be analyzed, the possibility is about half."


    About half the possibilities that they will go to Dressrosa and the other half is that they will go to one of the areas controlled by Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors).


    This possibility is somewhat of a tangled number. An Admiral is required to deal with the Ghost Hand Pirates and with half the possibility, how should they mobilize?


    The people present did not have the power to decide.


    "Half the possibilityˇ­"


    Fleet Admiral Sengoku sat in the main position. Now Akainu and Aokiji are not in the Headquarters, only Kizaru is here and in order to deal with all kinds of things, Headquarters must keep at least one Admiral here.


    If Kizaru is dispatched, in case of any unexpected situation, it will be difficult to deal with the problem of manpower, and Garp will be expected to take care of somethingˇ­ He still wants to be Marine Fleet Admiral for a few more years so he can''t let that happen.

 192 CP0 Comes

    On the other side.


    In the palace of Dressrosa, Doflamingo also got the intelligence, but he reached a different judgment from the Crane. He is almost certain that the Ghost Hand Pirates are coming to Dressrosa.


    There is no such thing as detailed inference and reasoning, but only his intuition!


    Marines need to deal with various issues rationally, but for a pirate, they often deal with things with their intuition and even Doflamingo is no exception to that.


    "It seems that you are really coming to me, fufufufuˇ­"


    Doflamingo doesn''t look down on the Ghost Hand Pirates, the Ghost Hand Pirates escaped from Marine Admirals and killed the tenryubito, which is enough to threaten him.


    So he will not only pay attention to it, but he will also concentrate all his attention on it to deal with the upcoming battle, which will probably be the most intense battle since he occupied Dressrosa!


    After thinking for a moment, Doflamingo took out a Den Den Mushi and contacted the World Government.


    As a former tenryubito and the creator of the world''s largest trading core in the Dark Underground, he is the most special of all Shichibukai, with influence spreading throughout the criminal organization, Marine and even within the government.


    "The guy you want to annihilate the most is coming to me now, fufufufu, don''t know what you plan to do?"


    ...


    Five days later.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates landed on the last island before Dressrosa and began to map out the island, they were indirectly exposed here.


    When the news was delivered to the Marine Headquarters, Crane and Sengoku and others almost immediately confirmed that Ross''s target route is the site of Seven Warlords of the Sea Doflamingo''s country, Dressrosa!


    Despite the fact that it was a little late, Sengoku immediately ordered the Battleships to depart and led by Marine Admiral Kizaru, three large Battleships heading for Dressrosa.


    On the other side.


    On Dressrosa''s side, Doflamingo has also recalled all of his cadres from outside the country. The people still don''t know what happened, but the various forces on the sea have gradually captured a feeling like this is only the eve of the storm.


    Donquixote Family, the core of the dark world, has a trading network all over the world. Once something goes wrong, it will immediately affect the whole world!


    And just as countless forces in the world looked at Dressrosa with uncertainties and surprises, Ross and his party finally arrived.


    ...


    "Here it is, Dressrosa."


    Looking ahead at the Island, Law took a deep breath and recalled the scene of Doflamingo killing Corazon. He could not help but squeeze the demon knife in his hand and again look at the Island with cold eyes.


    He knows that his current strength is not enough to kill Doflamingo, but he has his participation and planning in a series of plans against Doflamingo!


    In order to avenge Corazon and kill Doflamingo, he has done almost everything he can now.


    In this war.


    Doflamingo is bound to pay for what he did that year!


    Laffitte stood on one side of the deck, leaning his body and carrying a mahogany cane, saying: "I think Doflamingo may already know that we are here, hehe."


    "Let''s go."


    Ross looked calm and opened his mouth as the ship gradually landed and jumped to the shore.


    He was wearing a black windbreaker, without any cover, so he stepped into Dressrosa, all the arrangements have been completed, now there is no need to cover up, all that is left is the decisive battle!


    For him, Doflamingo is a prey who will give him at least some Talent Proficiency point and if he can give him a Free Talent Point. That would be great.


    Laffitte gently smiles and follows Ross.


    Robin and Law are also behind and a group of four people marched toward Dressrosa. They cross the street, heading towards the palace in the middle of Dressrosa!


    "They are coming."


    "How daring, coming here without any cover, fufufuˇ­"


    In the central palace of Dressrosa, Doflamingo stood at the window with a strange smile on his face, as if he had everything in the palm of his hand.


    He turned and walked out of the front door of the palace, pointing to the dark figure and saying, "Now that the guests have arrived, it''s time to go out and greet them."


    The four top cadres of the Donquixote Family gathered together, even Vergo, who was undercover in the Marine, arrived in Dressrosa a few days before the formal order was given to the Marine.


    Naturally.


    Vergo won''t show up. He''ll lead Marine and act on behalf of Marine against the Ghost Hand Pirates because everything is a decision of the upper class and it won''t expose or arouse suspicion.


    When Ross and other four people came outside the palace of Dressrosa, headed by Doflamingo, the top three cadres except for Vergo also stepped out.


    Both sides are a group of four.


    "Ghost Hand Piratesˇ­ After all, I met you. If I remember correctly, did you take something from me that you shouldn''t take?


    Doflamingo looked at Ross and others, with a weird curve rising from the corners of his mouth.


    Ross is wearing a black trench coat and Laffitte and others are standing behind him wearing dark clothes, which were especially changed in the previous Island.


    "Do you mean Logia''s Sand Sand Fruit?"


    He looked up at Doflamingo, Doflamingo was taller than Ross, but he couldn''t take advantage of his height to gain momentum over Ross.


    Doflamingo stunned before he smiled and said: "I thought after you grabbed something from me, you will forget who it originally belonged to."


    "No."


    Ross''s gaze calmly said: "If you don''t have the ability to guard it then it''s not yours."


    This is the way the world is. The emergence of civilization and wisdom just makes the jungle develop in a more unique direction. The essence has not changed.


    The strong will live and the weak will die, this is the way that the world works!


    "ˇ­"


    Doflamingo smiled a little, but immediately he laughed a little more. Instead of responding, he turned to Trafalgar Law behind Ross and said:


    "Law, the little devil is finally back, the seat of the third-generation member of the Donquixote Pirates has been reserved for you, fufufufu."


    Doflamingo doesn''t want to kill Law. Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit is so powerful that if he''s willing to obey him, in some ways it''s worth even more than Hobi Hobi no Mi which is eaten by Sugar!


    Hearing Doflamingo''s words, Law raised his calm face sharply and said calmly to Doflamingo: "From the moment Mr. Corazon died, the meaning of my existence is to revenge Mr. Corazon. You should go to hell to repent, Doflamingo!"


    "Fufufufuˇ­"


    Doflamingo listened to Law, not showing any anger, but laughed and said, "Should I say you are brave or foolish, Law, I''m sorry to tell you that today your opponent is not me."


    As Doflamingo''s voice fell, six people with different heights, all wearing a white trench coat and wearing a mask, slowly walked out from the dark.


    The white hue contrasted sharply with the dark tones of Ross''s group.


    The highest level of the World Government intelligence organization.


    CP0!

 193 Decisive Battle Prologue

    Although not afraid of the Ghost Hand Pirates, but there are easier ways to clean up the Ghost Hand Pirates, Doflamingo naturally will not brainlessly lead his subordinates to a bloody battle against Ross.


    It is undoubtedly the best way to use the power of the government.


    "ˇ­CP0!"


    Trafalgar Law looked at the six people who came over.


    There is no doubt that these six people are members of the World Governance Subordinate organization CP0, and the Chief of CP0 is probably one of them!


    "Ghost Hand Pirates, hand over Saint Mjosgard and you will be shown a little mercy."


    Walking in the forefront is a thin, tall high-masked man, his voice is as cold as the winter wind as he said one sentence to Ross and other people, he is the CP0''s Chief!


    Whether it is the order of the annihilation the Ghost Hand Pirates issued by Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars), or the protection of tenryubito''s vocation and mission, the Ghost Hand Pirates are ranked first in their annihilation list!


    Knowing that the Ghost Hand Pirates are going to find their own trouble, Doflamingo naturally can''t do nothing, knowing that the government hates Ghost Hand Ross, he naturally immediately contacted Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) and CP0, and Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) showed almost no hesitation and they sent the CP0 Chief directly!


    Marine as a force on the bright side attracts great attention with their every move, but the CP0 is hidden in the dark is different, its actions are completely secret, not known to the outside world!


    "As Captain expected."


    Laffitte looked at the six CP0 members who were present, smiled softly with a crooked head and said, "I don''t know which one is Chief and which one is the Division Captain?"


    "ˇ­"


    The six people of CP0 are all indifferent and no one spoke, they just stand there and it formed a palpitating momentum so that the atmosphere in the field is extremely heavy.


    Ross stood there quietly, looking at the strongest person with his Observation Haki''s perception. There was no fear in his eyes, but only calmness.


    "It''s almost time."


    "What time?"


    The eyebrows under one of the CP0 masks are slightly wrinkled and there is a vague feeling that the coming event will not be very good.


    Nearly the next moment, a Den Den Mushi''s voice suddenly sounded from one of them. The man''s face under his mask was a little ugly. He took out the Den Den Mushi and answered.


    "Ah, ahˇ­ Hurry up and save me, you bastards. Hurry up! Those pirates tied bombs on me. It''s timed!"


    On the other side of Den Den Mushi came Mjosgard''s voice of crying and scolding, calling out for help while scolding the CP0 members, he was apparently scared and he wet his pants.


    The sound spread and the scene suddenly became strange.


    The originally suppressed atmosphere was instantly destroyed.


    Although all six CP0 people wear masks, Ross and Doflamingo can almost guess how ugly the face under the mask is becoming right now.


    "ˇ­"


    Doflamingo''s eyebrows twisted together as he didn''t expect Ross to prepare for this situation beforehand, and since it came out, the Tenryubito bound by a time bomb must not be here and the crying voice on the Den Den Mushi confirmed his judgment.


    Ross looked at the six CP0 members and said:


    "I think you have already understood the specific situation. After 12 hours, the bomb will explode. As for where he is, you all know. If you start now, as long as you don''t encounter too bad weather, you should arrive just in time."


    "ˇ­"


    The CP0 Chief stared at Ross and finally spit out a word, "Well Played."


    For CP0, their duty, or the most important mission, is to protect the security of tenryubito. No matter the case or situation, the safety of tenryubito should be put in the first place.


    The meaning of their existence is being the hardest shield of tenryubito.


    "No. 3, No. 4, you two stay here, others come with me."


    CP0 Chief didn''t know what plans Ross had laid out on another island, but the Tenryubito was still alive. He couldn''t delay anymore and made a quick decision, leaving two Division Captain behind and taking the other three with him.


    They must arrive on the island as soon as possible, then they have to find the tenryubito on the island and save him.


    As for leaving two people behind, it is also necessary to do. These two are Division Captain and with their and Donquixote Family combat powers, there should not be too much problem.


    When they come back, or when the Marines arrives, the situation will be back in their control again. Marine''s Battleships are already on the way and it shouldn''t be long before they arrive here.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    After the order was issued, the four CP0 members immediately disappeared, leaving only the 3rd and 4th in their original place. The eyes of the two men were gloomy, with a little anger in them.


    No one has ever dared to threaten a Tenryubito, forcing their CP0 into such a passive, must-do situation.


    Seeing the departure of the four CP0 members, Ross looked calmly in front of him without any waves of surprise in his heart. It seems that he had already foreseen this scene. He turned his head and looked at Doflamingo and said slowly:


    "The obstacles are almost over. Next, it''s time to clear up the grievances between you and my crew, Donquixote Doflamingo."


    "ˇ­"


    Doflamingo stared at Ross and suddenly he laughed again and said, "The means to remove the main force of CP0 was good, but it doesn''t seem to change anything. Marines will be here in at most half a day and only depending on the four of you, What can you do in half a day?"


    He opened his hands and his face showed an unruly smile.


    As Doflamingo''s voice dropped, Diamante, Trebol, and Pica, the three top cadres of Donquixote Pirates, slowly stepped forward and stood in line with him.


    At the same time, a large number of Donquixote Family members rushed to the square in front of the palace, divided into spades, plum blossoms, hearts, and diamonds.


    The Bomber Gladius!


    Machvise!


    Lao G!


    Donquixote Family''s cadres are almost all gathered here. Everyone is a famous strong man on the sea. If it wasn''t for no bounty for Shichibukai''s subordinates rule then every one of the cadres would at least have a bounty of more than 200 million berries!


    Even though CP0 has withdrawn its main force such as CP0 Chief for the sake of tenryubito, the two remaining are Division Captains and with them are the main members of the Donquixote Pirates and they bring extremely strong oppression to their opponent!


    Now.


    In some buildings not far from the palace, many civilians have seen this scene, all of them look at this side, with a shocked look on their faces.


    For they have never seen the Donquixote Family''s cadres and members converging in such a dense manner.


    "His Majesty, and Sir Diamanteˇ­ Incredibly, are all Donquixote Family cadres here? Is a battle about to start here?


    "Look at those people in the middle, they seem to be the Ghost Hand Pirates!"


    After the people of Dressrosa recognized Ross, all of them were surprised and stunned. Looking at this, it seems that the Ghost-Hand Pirates are going to fight the Donquixote Family!


    Those people who have not been turned into toys are naturally worried, but when they see Donquixote Family''s huge force and the presence of top cadres such as Diamante, their worries ease a little.


    But.


    Unlike the light side, all those who have been turned into toys are looking in the direction of the square and they are all shocked and there are totally different emotions in their hearts.


    Suger''s devil fruit can turn a person into a toy and erase their existence from everyone''s mind. Every day, they have to do day-to-day work for the Donquixote Family. Their family can''t recognize them and they are forgotten by everyone. What they want most is that Doflamingo can be knocked down so that they can recover their bodies and expose the darkness!


    Now.


    The emergence of the Ghost Hand Pirates seems to give this desire a glimmer of light!


    "Go and report this to the soldier Captain, something big has happened!"


    "Can you win? Ghost Hand Piratesˇ­"


    Compared with the ordinary people who were kept in the dark, the toys, after getting the news, acted secretly. For a time, the entire Dressrosa surged!

 194 Confrontaion

    "You are wrong, Doflamingo."


    Standing behind Ross, Law slowly pulled out the demon knife and glanced coldly. "We''re not just four people and half of the day is more than enough to kill you!"


    Donquixote Family is not strong, Doflamingo himself is not that strong either, the important thing is that Doflamingo knows the secrets and have various secret cards, once he is touched, it will lead to Marine and even the government coming after that person.


    So once you plan to deal with Doflamingo, you have to kill him with one blow!


    When he heard Law, the smile on Doflamingo''s face finally turned into a sneer. He drew his five fingers across and suddenly made a sharp stroke towards Law.


    "Pretty arrogant, Law, you little devilˇ­ Goshikito(Five Color Strings)!"


    Qing!


    Ross pulled his sword out of its sheath and Happy Spring''s cross-blade blocked the five wires that can cut steel easily. His eyes were calm. Even in the face of Donquixote Family''s huge power network and the encirclement of two CP0 Division Captain, there was no fluctuation in his eyes.


    Doflamingo grinned as he saw Ross blocking his attack on Law. His smile was wicked and filled with arrogance.


    "Lawˇ­ this little devil ran away from Donquixote family after stealing something valuable. Now I have to discipline my subordinates and its not your turn to intervene."


    At the moment when his voice fell, Doflamingo''s five fingers jerked, and countless wires converge, turning into a terrifying whip, slamming toward Ross.


    Overheat (Excess Whip String)


    Ross holds the Happy Spring in an expressionless grip and surrounds the blade in the power of distortion and wields the sword against that very thick whip. Under the agitation of the power of distortion, he cuts it rigidly!


    "Lawˇ­Lawˇ­Law, I thought you were planning to fight me."


    Ross stared at Doflamingo and said those words in a gentle tone, the moment his voice fell, his whole body flashed toward Doflamingo.


    Start!


    Almost at the moment Ross moved, Robin, Law, and Laffitte all reacted. Robin raised her hands falsely and instantly produced countless arms, killing nearly a hundred ordinary soldiers of Donquixote Family.


    Then Law opened the ROOM and instantly switched his position, he swung his sword and cut dozens of Donquixote Family members into two segments.


    Then Laffitte shot into the crowd like a black shadow and enemies began to fall like dominoes falling to the ground as blood-spattered.


    "So arrogantˇ­"


    Diamante came to Laffitte with a long sword and a cold face. He swung it out and collided with the stick in Laffitte''s hand. All of a sudden, sparks splashed.


    Immediately afterward, the rest of the cadres and ordinary members also flocked towards Law and Robin, they thought that they will quickly defeat Robin and others with absolute numbers and strength.


    Simultaneously.


    Two CP0 Division Captains also charged toward Ross planning to launch a raid on Ross''s back and ready to assist Doflamingo to quickly defeated Ross.


    But almost as the whole square flashed and countless Donquixote Family people flocked up, a thunderbolt suddenly fell from the sky.


    Boom!


    Like a waterfall, the thundering flow descended from the sky. The first to land was a white Thunder condensed battle axe. When the earth fell, a burst of thunder and lightning broke out. All the hundreds of Donquixote Family soldiers in all directions were electrified.


    And almost in the next moment, in the thunderlight, countless thunderbolts converged and turned into a giant that was raising the thunder axe that swept towards Donquixote Family.


    Crack!


    The thick thunder was like a stream of water and as the axe swept out almost hundreds of ordinary soldiers in front were wrapped in lightning strikes.


    Even the cadres of the Donquixote Family were caught off guard and were hit by the Thunderbolt. Even if they used Armament Haki to resist the attack, it still left a scorch mark.


    "Thunder?"


    Doflamingo saw the scene from afar, and his eyebrows twisted.


    The two Division Captain also blinked a bit but they did not pay any attention to it. Instead, the two Division Captain joined hands and continued to rush towards Ross.


    "Sword of Distortion!"


    Ross was fearless. With a wave of his sword, a power of distortion flicked out and turned into a half-moon arc. At the same time, he chopped that arc toward three people, the two Division Captain, and Doflamingo.


    CP0 Division Captain''s strength is slightly weaker than Doflamingo''s and even with Doflamingo''s awakening of Devil Fruit strength still lags far behind current Ross.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Under Ross''s blow, the Division Captain and Doflamingo teamed up to deal with it but they still couldn''t face the attack and they had to retreat.


    And just when Ross was facing three enemies, the battlefield in the distance changed again. No one knows from where but a silver light came to the battlefield. It was like a stream of water, but it was very heavy. It gathered in the scene and turned into a giant cast in iron and steel.


    The Giant held the giant sword in both hands and slammed it.


    Bang!


    Under the absolute power, even if there are no sword art skills, the sword still opened the square sending dozens of Donquixote Family members flying out and attacking the highest cadre Diamante in a magnificent manner.


    Diamante''s face changed and his hands cleaved violently with his sword.


    "Hangetsu Glaive(Half Moon Glaive)!"


    Bang!


    The eruption of green sword energy forced Metal Giant''s sword to be contained, but when the sword energy invaded Stansen''s face, it was very small, leaving no trace on his body surface.


    When the two giants appeared, they completely stirred the entire battlefield and turned the momentum of the fight to them. The shocking momentum was transmitted in all directions, shaking the entire Dressrosa!


    "The Giants? With Devil Fruit powersˇ­"


    Pica''s sharp voice sounded, watching the members of the Donquixote Family have no resistance in front of the two giants, he could not help but express his anger.


    All of a sudden, he sank into the earth and mobilized his devil fruit. In the surge of the earth, a stone giant stood up, as high as hundreds of meters high, even bigger than Hajrudin and Stansen!


    "Go to hell! Giants!"


    Pica controls the huge stone man''s fist and punches sharply at Hajrudin, but Pica''a speed to Hajrudin who is a Thunder Giant and proficient in Observation Haki is slower then ant''s crawl, He did not even deliberately to pay attention until the fist is closed and his entire figure disappeared in lightning.


    Pica found that Hajrudin was outrageously fast and he couldn''t even catch his figure with his Observation Haki and he couldn''t help but frown. He turned his head to stare at the Metal Giant and punched again.


    But.


    Just then, a handful of yellow sand suddenly surged up from the earth and turned into a huge sand fist that flung against Pica''s fist.


    Bang!


    The sand fist collided against the stone fist and a massive sound was heard. The square land collapsed in an instant. Countless members of the Donquixote Family flew out in the aftermath, and their faces were full of horror.


    This level of power is no longer something that ordinary members like them can intervene!


    Even Gladius and other cadres are gloomy at the moment as none of them expected the Ghost Hand Pirates to have such a strong fighting force!


    The Giants are very strong.


    After eating a Devil Fruit, especially a Logia''s Devil Fruit. Every single one of the giants is like a huge and almost invincible army!

 195 Distortion Vs String

    "Sand Sand Fruit..."


    Pica looked at the huge sand fist blocking him, and his eyes showed anger. This fruit originally belonged to the Donquixote Family and was stolen halfway by the Ghost Hand Pirates.


    "Donquixote top cadre Picaˇ­ your opponent is me!"


    The giant of the sand, Road appeared. Instead of making armor of sand, he reached for Pica''s huge stone man''s leg.


    "Wither!"


    The ability of Sand Sand Fruit was launched, the giant stone man''s leg instantly desertified and scattered.


    The stone giant, who had lost one leg, could not keep its figure and fell to the left. Even though Pica tried to control it, it only moved a little bit and eventually, it collapsed on a part of Dressrosa''s palace.


    "Bastard!!"


    Pica''s angry and shrill voice rang out.


    Road opened his mouth and laughed. He had known Donquixote Family''s distribution of forces from Ross long ago. The plan was very clear. It was him who will deal with Pica.


    Although the Rock devil fruit is also very powerful, in the face of Logia''s Sand Sand Fruit, he can easily turn the huge rock into crushed sand that can be controlled by him.


    The three giants appeared, and the battle situation turned on its head!


    "ˇ­"


    Doflamingo watched as his subordinates fight with the three giants and he could not help but frown as he watched the scene of serious death and injury. He looked coldly at him and said, "I have underestimated you a little, Ghost Hand Ross.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates who were hunted like dogs are now showing a power that is unpredictable!


    Metal Giant and Sand Giant are all right. Pica is at a great disadvantage and Diamante can hardly stop the destruction of the Metal Giant, but they can still make restraint and confrontation.


    The Thunder Giant alone is more terrifying then both of them, almost no one can stop him and even the cadres of the Donquixote Family cannot resist the power of the thunder.


    He must make a quick decision!


    Doflamingo took a deep breath and there was a shimmer in his dark glasses. His figure flashed as he charges into Ross and kicked in the air.


    "Athlete(Leg Shave String)"


    "Shigan (Finger Gun), Fury!"


    "Rankyaku (Tempest Kick), Triumphant Bird!"


    At the same time, the two Division captains also attacked, both of them are strong body expert, the vast majority of the people in the CP0 are strong body experts.


    Faced with the joint attack of the three people, Ross showed incredible speed as his body abruptly retreated and as he got out of the three man''s attack range he counterattacked with a backhand sweep with his sword and a violent power of distortion shot out in front.


    Buzz!!


    The air in front of Ross showed a strange Distortion. The faces of Doflamingo and the other two people changed and they utilized their Armament Haki to resist Ross''s attack.


    Even so, under Ross''s attack, the three were still shocked back!


    Compared to the previous battle with CP0 Vice Chief, Ross''s attack strength has truly reached the level of a Marine Admiral!


    "The power of this guyˇ­"


    Doflamingo''s face became extremely gloomy. In this brief encounter, he had already judged that Ross''s strength is extraordinary and he is almost above him in speed and attack.


    And more importantly, the Ito Ito No Mi (String-String Fruit) showed very little restraint in front of the Distortion Fruit, the original sharp string lost its sharpness under the power of distortion.


    Whiz!


    Ross''s eyes were as tranquil as water and he didn''t plan to give Doflamingo a chance to think about countermeasures. His figure suddenly flickered as he came in front of Doflamingo.


    Currently, he is able to control the power of distortion to a near-subtle degree, he can attack in wide range pattern and he can also condense it into a line or even shrink to a point!


    "Not good!"


    Doflamingo, aware of the power of Ross''s attack raised his hand without hesitation.


    "Kumo No Sugaki(Spider''s Web)!"


    The innumerable silk threads interweave into a large web and his arms and the part of web his arms touched condense into a dark layer of Armament Haki.


    But even so, the whole spiderweb wall showed a weird Distortion the moment Ross''s sword touched it and like an ordinary spiderweb covering a bird, the spiderweb wall completely collapsed under an unequal force.


    Siii!


    At the moment when the spiderweb wall was broken, Doflamingo avoided the attack while going sideways. The Distortion strike fell on the ground and instantly cut the ground into a crack of hundreds of meters long!


    The two Division Captain saw Doflamingo in distress and immediately offered support. They attacked Ross from left and right. Ross''s face remained unchanged as he slightly raised his left and right arm and his elbows slammed toward both sides.


    Bang!


    The two different powers of distortions erupted on both sides and the air turned into a whirlpool-like Distortion and hit the two CP0 Division Captains and caused them to fly backward.


    Doflamingo sank low and crossed his hands and slammed them towards Ross, two extremely thick super-twisting whips hit Ross, but the Happy Spring in Ross''s hands swept them away.


    Siii! Siii!


    The two super-twisting whips that were enough to cut a town in half were cut in two parts under Ross''s sword, the two whips fell to the ground and disappeared.


    Ross held his sword in both hands and slashed it at Doflamingo. Instead of concentrating the power of distortion into a single line, Ross hit the entire front area of him.


    "Kumo No Sugaki(Spider''s Web)!"


    Doflamingo spread his hands and cast multiple spiderwebs wall.


    Buzz!!


    When the power of distortion falls, the multi-interwoven cobweb wall presents an appalling depression as if it was withstanding a tremendous impact and it reached its limit in half a second.


    Under the terrible Distortion depression, the cobweb threads broke off one by one, and eventually collapsed completely and Doflamingo dropped from the sky and smashed into the palace.


    Ross ignored the two Division Captains and directly charged into the palace.


    Killing the Division Captains will give him nothing as he has already collected the reward for killing one on the Sky Island. Today, his only target is Donquixote Family and the only prey he cares about is Doflamingo.


    "Crumbling Earth!"


    Ross, who fell above the palace, did not rush into the broken palace, but raised his foot and poured the power of distortion into the palace.


    The next moment.


    In front of the astounding eyes of countless Donquixote Family members and the civilians of Dressrosa, the huge Dressrosa palace appears as if a pair of invisible hands pinching the upper and lower ends of it and then turning them in different directions.


    Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the palace, which is more than a hundred meters high became broken ruins under the power of Distortion.


    A shocking scene presented itself in front of everyone!

 196 Awakened Vs Awakened

    "Damnˇ­"


    Inside the palace, Doflamingo with Armament Haki covering his arms holds the walls on both sides to resist the invading power of distortion.


    Although he was able to resist Ross powers with the help of the two Division Captains, Deoflamingo realized clearly that even with the help of two CP0 Division Captains, he could no longer hide his strength, otherwise, he would not be able to fight Ross at all!


    Bang! Bang!


    Ross''s two strikes repelled the two Division captains and he charges into the ruins of the palace that had turned into a spiral like a twist.


    And almost at the moment before he rushed to the ruins, a strange force suddenly shrouded the entire ruins and the ruins began to turn into white silk, which eventually spread from bottom to the top.


    String fruitˇ­ awakening!


    "Did he finally use it?"


    Ross looked at the ruins of the palace, which had turned into countless white silk threads. Since the awakening of his Distortion Fruit, Ross has been exerting the power of awakening and now he has a real attack force comparable to a Marine Admiral.


    Doflamingo''s strengths in all aspects are inferior to a Marine Admiral. Only by using fruit awakening can he be qualified to fight against an Admiral, but he is only qualified to fight against them and not win.


    If he doesn''t use his fruit awakening then he doesn''t even have that qualification.


    Doflamingo is inside the Palace, his face is morphed into a very depressed expression as he did not want to expose his fruit awakening ability, after all, the awakening of the String Devil fruit is his ace in hole, By utilizing his ace card, his strength or defense will surge to a terrible point and he doesn''t want anyone to know about it.


    But faced with the Strong and outrageous power that Ross displayed, he had to expose his power if he wishes to live.


    "Ever White!"


    Since it has already been exposed, Doflamingo, who has a strong temperament, will naturally not be immersed in depression, but will use all of his powers, killing Ross here!


    Under his control, some of the ruins of the Palace turned into countless white strings which tangled toward Ross in an instant and the endless white strings seemed to have turned into waves as they surged madly towards their target.


    "For him to be pushed this farˇ­"


    Diamante, who is fighting Metal Giant and other top cadres of the family such as Pica who is fighting the Sand Giant are all looking at this scene with flashing eyes.


    They are the only top cadres who know that Doflamingo has the power of awakening.


    Nobody expected Ross to be so powerful that Doflamingo had to use his Devil Fruit''s awakening power.


    "Ghost Hand Ross is really not a guy to be taken lightly, but since Doffy used his Devil Fruit Awakening, it should be enough to reverse the situation."


    Trebol, who is protecting a special person Sugar in the Underground port, looks at the image projected by the Den Den Mushi and can''t help but sneeze.


    Sugar on the side was carrying a basket of grapes, and she was also looking at the projected picture. She ate and whispered to Trebol while she was eating.


    "You''re too wicked, You should go die!"


    "I won''t die, I won''t listen to a stupid brat like you! Hey hey hey, although there have been many accidents but the situation is still under control.


    Trebol looks at the picture projected on the projection.


    Neither Trebol nor Sugar was aware that a figure wearing a high ceremonial hat was hiding in the darkness tens of meters away from them.


    "Hoo Huu."


    ...


    "Distortion Cut!"


    Faced with the incoming white strings, Ross gripped the handle of his sword with his five fingers and poured the power of distortion and converge it on the handle, splitting the coming strings with a fierce sword wave.


    Siii!


    The power of distortion splits the white string from the center into two halves and sword attack runs all the way through the earth, cutting a crack hundreds of meters in length.


    The first half of the white silk line stopped and collapsed in the air, but it was again condensed in the next moment and attacked Ross.


    For the String fruit, awakening means qualitative change!


    Currently, Doflamingo''s attacking powers are still inferior to Ross but the gap is not very large, although his body is weaker than Ross, but in terms of Haki, Doflamingo is above Ross.


    In front of the existence of this level, there are few people who are good at all aspects. Most of them are outstanding in one or two fields, such as speed, physique, attack and so on.


    Is it faster or stronger?


    No one can master everything.


    Looking at the white string wave, Ross blinked and put the Happy Spring into its scabbard. He swooped down and waved his fist into the white string wave.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    As if a group of magic dances, silk threads continue to explode and converge. Inside the ruins of Palace, which is being affected by the String Devil fruit, there are successive bursts of depressed sounds echoing from there, like a bee flying into the closed flower bones, constantly bumping back and forth.


    The Two CP0 Division Captain saw this scene and they both stood still.


    About half a minute later, the consecutive sound stopped and the white waves burst apart. Doflamingo''s figure flew upside down from the white line and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.


    Whiz!


    Ross''s figure also rushed out of the Palace ruins as he continues to attack Doflamingo without giving him any chance to breathe. Before reaching Doflamingo, he punched directly.


    Doflamingo releases the Spider''s Web and he was successfull in removing some part of the power of distortion before it hit him causing him to breaks into a building. After smashing into the building, he used his powers to turn the building into strings and continues to attack Ross.


    "ˇ­"


    Not far away, the two CP0 Division Captain saw Doflamingo use a special force but he was still not Ross''s opponent, They couldn''t help but look at each other and rush up again.


    At this moment.


    The news that Dressrosa was in chaos and completely reduced to battlefield had already been transmitted to Marine Headquarters, and Sengoku rubbed his eyebrows with some headache as he listened to the report on the battlefield over there.


    If he had been decisive at that time and sent Marine Admiral directly in advance, he would not have caused this kind of trouble, but even now, with two CP0 Division Captain, there should be no major problems. As long as Kizaru catches up, the situation can be put under control again.


    For him.


    Although Doflamingo is also a garbage in the sea, He is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea that signed the agreement with the government. He could not be defeated by Ross.


    Although they are all pirates, Doflamingo''s existence, however dark, at least balance the sea, while Ross has made the sea a mess, making the government and Marine lose face countless times. They can never let Ross continue to sail anyway!

 197 Design

    "Off White(Shield White String)!"


    Doflamingo waved his hands and the earth surged like a wave, blocking Ross''s fists coming towards him.


    Bang!


    The fist fell and the line of distortion collapsed.


    Doflamingo folded his arms in front of him and displayed Armament Haki to resisting the aftermath of the power of distortion, then picks his finger and the string behind Ross slammed toward him.


    Originally, A String Devik Fruit User is good at air warfare, but in front of Ross, air warfare is obviously a foolish tactic. Doflamingo abandoned air warfare completely when he realized that Ross was faster in the air than he was, and turned to ground warfare with the power of awakening.


    "Tekkai (Iron Body) punch!"


    The fist of the Division Captain slammed toward Ross. The powerful force behind the punch made a wind pressure and turned it into a huge fist, which went to the back of Ross.


    Ross waved off Doflamingo''s string attack and then shoved it out before turning around and breaking the Division Captain''s long-range punch and then he turned back and continued to attack Doflamingo.


    Now only one CP0 Division Captain is left against him, because when Doflamingo''s abilities awakened, the gap between their strength became very small, and the two of them are basically wasting their fighting power, so the other one begins to deal with the other Ghost Hand Pirate members.


    After he used his devil fruit awakening powers, Doflamingo was only slightly weaker than Ross and add a Division Captain with him, the battle was stagnant for a time.


    On the other side.


    With Donquixote Family''s many cadres and top cadres working together and one Division Captain assisting, the three giants and Law and Robin''s offensive could be stopped.


    The situation is gradually turning in favor of the Donquixote Family.


    "It''s beyond my expectation for you to have such a strong fighting force, but my subordinates aren''t newbies either, fufufuˇ­"


    Doflamingo teamed up with a CP0 Division Captain to deal with Ross. Although he was slightly inadequate, he was able to support and noticed the situation on the other side. He could not help but send out a sneer, trying to influence Ross''s mind.


    However.


    At this moment, Ross has already entered the state of Spirit Heart and his emotions are completely unaffected by foreign objects.


    His entire figure is like a miniature version of Whitebeard, dashing and crashing. Even Doflamingo''s full awakening shield white string line can only block Ross for the time being.


    Buzz!!


    Distortion light burst out, temporarily affecting Doflamingo. Ross punched and broke the shield white string line and caused Doflamingo to fly out.


    The blow almost stifled Doflamingo''s bizarre laughter in the middle, causing him to fall apart in pink feathers and a little blood spilled from his mouth again.


    "Your laughter is terrible, so stop laughing."


    Ross regains his fist with indifferent eyes and breaks through the interference of the CP0 Division Captain with a backhand blow and charges into Doflamingo again.


    Doflamingo''s face turned a little black, with a faint look of anger. His hands waved violently and numerous strings converged, turning into ten very thick spikes, with the purple Armament Haki covering their tips.


    "Don''t be too arrogantˇ­ God Thread!"


    Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!


    The holy bullets that were condensed burst out in an instant and rushed towards Ross, covering all of Ross''s dodge routes.


    Ross was not afraid. He stepped forward and the Power of distortion was activated. He grabbed several white lines and pulled them hard on both sides. The Tenacious thread was torn apart by the rigid Distortion.


    The Battle is still going on.


    While Doflamingo was concentrating on fighting Ross with all his might, a strange force suddenly swung away from Donquixote''s Underground area and instantly swept across the island.


    ...


    Underground factory.


    Laffitte stood there in a black cape, laughing and not far away from his lay Sugar with foam in her mouth caused because of her fainting, Trebol stood near Sugar with an extremely ugly expression on his face.


    For the war against the Donquixote Family in Dressrosa, a careful plan had been drawn up as early as in the beginning. All the members of the Donquixote Family and almost all of their fighting powers were listed by Ross and he made detailed plans for the war.


    So to speak.


    Everything that happened so far is within the expected range!


    If you know everything about the Donquixote Family and know all the Doflamingo hidden cards and you still can''t do this then it''s just questioning the IQ of Ross, Robin, and others!


    "You areˇ­Demon Sherrif Laffitte!"


    Trebol had an angry and panicky look on his face. He had no idea that the Ghost-Hand Pirates would know about Sugar and would target her.


    This is a big trouble!


    Dressrosa, the country of pirates, or the country of toys, has always been a symbol of light, and the government has supported the legal plunder of it by a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, which can suppress all public opinion.


    But.


    Once the darkness hidden in the light is exposed, this so-called achievement will turn into a huge scandal, which can not only destroy the status of Doflamingo Seven Warlords of the Sea in an instant but also seriously damage the prestige of the government!


    ...


    On the ground.


    The exotic power gushing out after Sugar fainted has no effect on Ross and others, but it changed all the toys who are forgotten human beings. One by one, they are restored to their original shape.


    "What happened?!"


    Doflamingo''s Kenbonshoku (Observation) noticed this and his face changed instantly.


    The CP0 Division Captains also perceive the changes on the island and reveals a strange expression, toys are human beings, even they did not know that.


    After being turned into toys, everything about them will disappear from everyone''s memories, Sugar can be said to be the deepest hidden card of the Donquixote Family.


    "It seems that my subordinates aren''t newbies either."


    Ross calmly threw back Doflamingo''s words at him.


    Doflamingo suddenly turned his head and looked at Ross. The pupils under the sunglasses contracted violently. His face became very ugly and his heart was shaken.


    There''s no doubt about that. It''s Sugar!


    For the sake of safety, Trebol was sent to protect Sugar secretly and not to participate in the Battle. It was only for the sake of safety but unexpected, something really happened.


    But.


    How did Ross know about Sugar''s secret?


    Doflamingo is no longer as calm as before. Once something happens to Sugar, Dressrosa''s dark screen will be instantly exposed to the whole world. The influence of public opinion will put great pressure on the government and they will definitely cancel his Shichibukai identity.


    The series of consequences that have been triggered are almost unimaginable.


    "This must not be exposed at any cost!"

 198 The Darkness of the World

    Doflamingo gritted his teeth in anger and his face became extremely depressed and various thoughts flashed through his mind and he finally showed a touch of decisiveness.


    Even if this island is completely destroyed and everyone is wiped out, the darkness of this country of toys cannot be exposed to the whole world!


    "Birdcage!"


    While blocking Ross''s attack, he moved his hand and lifted it toward the sky.


    The earth instantly surges with a bunch of white strings and they converge toward the sky and then divides into numerous silk lines and like an umbrella, they covered the whole island!


    "Doflamingo, what are you doing?!"


    The Division Captain''s face changed. He didn''t know about sugar, but he knew about the ability of birdcage because Doflamingo had used it before.


    Doflamingo said coldly: "Everything here must not be exposed. You should be very clear about this. Even if you ask Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) now, you will definitely get the same answer!"


    "ˇ­"


    The Division Captain blinked a few times.


    That''s right.


    If any dark deed done by any of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is exposed then it will indeed cause huge damage to the face of the government. The Seven Warlords of the Sea has signed a treaty with the Government which means that everything done by them shows that the government is behind them.


    The government will do everything in its power to stop the spread of the scandal that can harm them and cover it up. If it can''t be stopped, they will definitely use Buster Call to bury all scandals on the seabed!


    "Birdcage..."


    Ross looked up at the sky, at the birdcage that covered the entire island of Dressrosa, and a trace of light flashed through his eyes.


    Everything, including this step so far, has been done in perfect accordance with his expectations. Doflamingo is just one of the purposes of this trip, and another is to let the government and Marine know.


    What will it cost them to force him into becoming a pirate!


    Almost immediately after the bird''s cage covered Dressrosa, several figures came out from a boat that had been docked on the shore somewhere in Dressrosa.


    "It has finally begun."


    "Captain is a genius, He even predicted this situationˇ­"


    Kaku and others looked at the island, which was covered by various lines, and could not help but take a deep breath.


    It''s time to work!


    In the next moment, several people took out the video Den Den Mushi and went to different places using Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and some ran along the shore of Dressrosa.


    The birdcage can sever all the radio waves inside the island, which is the ultimate method for Doflamingo to cover everything, but it has a small problem, that is, it has no effect on the outside of the island!


    Now, several people switched on the video Den Den Mushi to record the events, at the same time.


    Sabaody Archipelago.


    Kalifa opened the image Den Den Mushiˇ­


    The Kingdom of Sith.


    Blueno turned on the image Den Den Mushiˇ­


    Fleetland island.


    A Sky islander opened the image Den Den Mushi???


    There are seven or eight large islands surrounding Dressrosa and they are prosperous area, everything that happened in Dressrosa, it was projected there.


    Even special screens were set up in some islands such as Sabaody Archipelago by Kalifa to receive the signal directly banned to show the live scenario, so anything that will happen in Dressrosa can be instantly viewed here!


    "Look, what is that?"


    "What a strange image, thisˇ­ What is this?"


    Many civilians saw the image and at first, they found these images strange but they soon saw the innumerable scenes of slaughter and fighting in the streets of a birdcage-like island.


    From toys turning into humans, the ordinary civilians and scouts from various forces and even members of the Revolutionary Army, Marines, and the government people fell into chaos at the moment they watched the scenes from the Den Den Mushi.


    "It looks like Dressrosa!"


    "That country of toys? How could it be like that?"


    Countless people look at the projected pictures with stunned faces. They have seen this country countless times in the newspapers and it was full of sunshine and joy-filled the streets and now it has become such a hell.


    Like a stone falling into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves!


    In just a few minutes, these projections began to spread all over the world. This time, the scope was too wide. By the time the World Government responded, it was too late.


    This is the so-called enthusiastic and passionate country? The country which is developing very fast under a perfect pirate?


    "Godˇ­"


    "What the hell are the government and Marines doing!"


    Numerous people clenched their fists, some showed anger, some showed fear, and some were at a loss. This effect was spreading to the whole world.


    ...


    Marine Headquarters.


    "Damn It!"


    Sengoku looked at the incoming picture and punched the table in front of him causing it to crack. He shouted angrily: "Who can tell me what kind of foolish thing Doflamingo is doing?" Hasn''t Kizaru arrived yet?!"


    At the same time, the top level of the World Government, Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) faces also became ugly to the extreme. Such a picture is broadcast all over the world. It''s like stepping on the face of the government and crushing it for a few feet!


    Even if Doflamingo is destroyed and even if the Ghost Pirates become twice as powerful to any Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) force. It is still nothing in the eyes of Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars).


    But.


    The impact of such an event can be described as unprecedented and it is almost the worst situation that has happened since they came to power!


    The losses are not measurable in terms of combat power anymore. No one would have thought that Dressrosa was hiding such darkness in it. What''s more, the Ghost-Hand Pirates announced all this in a live broadcast to the entire world!


    Ross''s phrase "you''re five idiots" some time ago, is just like the sole of a shoe now that is slapping their faces hard at this moment.


    How can they salvage the situation?


    The five people almost began to think about how to salvage the situation in the first place, but this kind of event that has spread so wide is not something they can cover up by simply arranging some lies.


    "Idiots! Cut off all the signals right now!"


    "Fiveˇ­ Sir Gorsei (Five Elder Stars), this event is being broadcasted on many islands at the same time. We can not cut off all the signal at the same time!


    There was an trace of anxiousness on the face of government officials.


    The Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) bit his teeth: "Then cut them off one by one, let the Marines also move out. Make sure that the impact is kept to a minimum range!"


    At this moment.


    The broadcast picture began to become more and more wicked, Doflamingo had tried to slaughter the entire island to cover up the truth. The CP0 of the government subordinates also assisted him and even the Vice-Admiral Vergo, who represents the Marine side, is assisting Doflamingo in his massacre.


    "Let CP0 and Marine stop for the time being."


    "No, no signal, we have no way to contact them."


    Doflamingo''s birdcage now completely isolates the interior of Dressrosa, making the two Division Captain, and the Marines unable to hear the government''s orders and signals, and they do not know that everything is being broadcast to all over the world!


    They are still in a bloody massacre of unknown origin.


    At that moment, an official rushed over with panic on his face and said, Not good, the broadcast was also found in Kel Island!" And Nicot Island!"


    "What?"


    Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) faces changed again. It has been ten minutes since the incident broke out. As a result, the broadcast has not been fully disconnected and it is growing and spreading.


    "It''s the Revolutionary Army, That bunch of bastards!"


    A curse escaped from the mouth of a high-level government official.


    At this time, not only the Revolutionary Army but also those who are oppressed by the government and hate the government, are all too keen to seize this opportunity, such as this kind of thing that can cause serious damage to the government without any hard work, why not seize it?!


    In a short period of time, the scope of broadcasting not only failed to be contained but grew larger and larger, spreading to the world as the more time passed!


    The whole battlefield of Dressrosa is in front of the world.


    Facing the world!

 199 Routing

    Inside the Birdcage.


    Except for Ross and his people, nobody knows what''s happening right now. The current events are being broadcasted all over the world, whether it''s Doflamingo, CP0 or Vergo, everyone in the World is watching them without them even knowing about it.


    "I don''t know where you got this information, you know the secrets of Dressrosa, Ghost Hand Rossˇ­ But in that case, we can only completely bury this secret on this island!"


    Doflamingo spoke in a cold voice, waved his hands and the whole street turned into innumerable white silk strings, sweeping madly towards Ross.


    Boom!


    Ross was suspended in mid-air, and with a backhand wave, the white strings were disturbed by the power of distortion.


    "It''s almost time."


    Not telling Doflamingo what happened, nor telling CP0 what happened, because Ross now doesn''t care about all the enemies on this island.


    What he wanted was a wave that will spread all over the world, striking fiercely on the face of the World Government and Marines. Since they claim to be just, he will completely open up the dark side of the so-called justice.


    "Distortion, sonic explosion!"


    Ross''s eyes shimmered in the light, and the sound exploded.


    Almost instantly, the loud hoarse sound exploded in the ears of Doflamingo and the CP0 Division Captain, making both of their eardrum Buzz and causing them to get dizzy!


    Ross dived down towards Doflamingo and before he arrived, his fist wrapped in the power of distortion fell in midair.


    Buzz!!


    The air was hit and getting a Distortion shape, the fist slammed down.


    Under the influence of sonic boom, Doflamingo could not control the ability of string awakening. He could not defend against Ross''s strike with a white shield line. He could only lay his arms on top of his head and use Armament Haki on them in an attempt to resist Ross''s attack.


    But.


    Doflamingo wasn''t able to resist Luffy in his fourth gear with Armament Haki alone and Ross''s current attack power is even stronger than Luffy''s fourth gear!


    Bang!


    The earth under Doflamingo''s feet suddenly collapsed.


    Blood flew from his mouth and his whole body was slightly distorted, he crashed into the bottom of the pit he created.


    "Damn it!"


    CP0 Division Captain got rid of the impact of the sonic boom and saw this scene and was surprised. Although he doesn''t know what happened to Doflamingo, that was a really heavy blow!


    Diamante was aware of the crisis and tried to rush in to help, but was forcibly stopped by Kyros, who had rushed out of the darkness and had changed from a toy to a human figure.


    The other Division Captain tried to rush over, but he was attacked by Hajrudin and was contained in midair and could not get rid of Hajrudin''s speed.


    As for Vergo and others, they are farther away and have no time to support.


    "Coughˇ­cough!"


    At the bottom of the pit, Doflamingo''s Sunglasses showed signs of fragmentation. He coughed violently and bled constantly from his mouth.


    He didn''t expect Ross to have such strength to make him use Armament Haki to resist a blow and he also did not expect to receive such injuries from Ross''s attack even after he used Armament Haki.


    "Shield white string!"


    Watching Ross dive down from the sky, Doflamingo takes a breath and displays the white shield string and at the same time, he also used the spider''s web, a double defense against Ross''s attack.


    At the same time, he exerted the ability of string fruits to repair his injuries and temporarily restrained and replaced his Distortion muscles with strings.


    Bang! Bang!


    Ross''s fist fell and the white string shield collapsed in half, another fist fell and the white string shield collapsed completely, followed by a footfall, the innumerable cobwebs of the spider''s web showed a terrible distorted shape, sinking towards the bottom of the pit, and then one by one the tension broke off.


    The CP0 Division Captain tried to come and help, but Ross shook him off with a backhand punch.


    He did not have the ability to block Ross in a positive way. Only when Doflamingo blocked Ross, he was able to make some involvement by virtue of his physique and speed.


    Whiz!


    Doflamingo grabbed his finger, cut the line off the ground near him, flew from one side and fled to the distance, bringing the speed to his limit.


    Ross''s Kenbonshoku (Observation) had already perceived Doflamingo''s escape movement and he calmly followed him, chasing him all the way.


    It''s not easy to completely defeat and kill someone at Doflamingo''s level, if he wants to escape, Even a Marine Admiral won''t be able to stop him much less killing him.


    But.


    Now in the interior of the birdcage, coupled with his injuries, Ross''s airspeed is no less than his and the escape conditions are not available, where would he escape to?!


    "That isˇ­Doflamingo!"


    "And Ghost Hand Ross!"


    The civilians of Dressrosa, at this moment, saw the crazy escape in the sky, Doflamingo was using his strings to trap Ross and trying to escape his pursuit but behind him, Ross was unstoppable, wherever any string hit him, it was broken by Ross.


    By this time, everyone knows the truth behind Dressrosa, and the highly popular Doflamingo has become the embodiment of evil and demon.


    "Kill Doflamingo!"


    "Hurry up and end it allˇ­"


    Looking at the approaching birdcage, many civilians were angry, crying and praying.


    Nearly seven hours have passed since Ross and his party boarded Dressrosa to fight Donquixote Family. The result is that Doflamingo is completely defeated and Donquixote Family is in a festering defeat.


    "If you want to escape, you have to remove the birdcage, but if you remove the birdcage, everything here will be made public, and you will lose Donquixote Family and all your status."


    Ross followed Doflamingo in the air and continued to pull closer and said with a cold voice and his words affected Doflamingo''s mind.


    Doflamingo was also aware of the situation and he was grinding his teeth constantly, he did not expect Ross to push him to this level, but in his view, there was still hope.


    As long as a Marine Admiral can arrive on time!


    "ˇ­"


    Seeing that words could hardly affect Doflamingo, Ross stopped talking and caught up calmly. After a blow broke the thread of Doflamingo''s defense, the aftermath of the power of distortion finally reached Doflamingo''s back.


    Doflamingo staggered in the air, bleeding again from his mouth. He flew forward and crashed through a building. He forced a change of direction and continued to escape.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    Ross is well aware of Doflamingo''s current state. If he takes at most one attack like that, he will lose the ability to escape. If he takes two more strikes, he''s basically not far from death.

 200 Ice-Cold

    Keeping up with Doflamingo and walking through the streets, Ross kept breaking through the cobwebs made by Doflamingo and drew closer and punched out again.


    Boom!


    Doflamingo''s entire body slammed forward and a large amount of blood spilled from his mouth. This time he was finally unable to escape and his figure swayed as he fell to the side.


    At this time, Deoflamingo landed near the edge of the cage, and the center of the cage was shrinking here.


    He stumbled to the ground.


    But when he landed, he was stunned as he took an inadvertent glance, because the cage had been contracted for a long time, and there was not much room left and he can see everything that is happening outside the cage.


    Just outside the birdcage, he saw a figure walking in the air using Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk), holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand, and recording something in the direction.


    Doflamingo stared.


    He is a person who is good at strategy and calculation. Almost instantaneously, a terrible thought came into his mind. Does it mean that everything about Dressrosa is being broadcasted live?


    Ross slowly fell behind Doflamingo, glanced outside the birdcage to look at Kaku who is holding the video Den Den Mushi and his gaze returned to Doflamingo.


    "ˇ­"


    Doflamingo''s expressions were stiff as he turned his head a little bit and looked at Ross.


    If, from the beginning to this moment, even though he had completely lost the chance to escape, he still had no fear of Ross, then when he realized that everything in Dressrosa had been recorded by the Den Den Mushi outside the cage, a trace of fear finally arose in his heart.


    How could this be!


    This is not about the gap in strength anymore, but it is as if every step he took was already anticipated by Ross and he prepared counters for those steps, his plans were completely seen by Ross from head to toe and anything he do will become Ross''s further design!


    It is as if in the course of the game with his opponent, he found that every move he took was designed by his opponent, and everything that happened from beginning to end is within his opponent''s calculation!


    "You..."


    Doflamingo''s body is stiff and his heart is cold.


    The only person who can make him feel this way is Great Staff Officer Tsuru of Marine Headquarters, that is the reason he turns his head every time he sees a crane, because in the past he was almost beaten and killed in his confrontations with her, each and every step he took were accurately predicted by the other.


    Now, there''s one more person like this and that is Ross in front of him!


    "Looks like you''ve found something. Unfortunately, you are almost finished, and then it''s time to contribute your final role."


    Ross gazed calmly at Doflamingo, stepping forward with a knife-like arm, slanting toward Doflamingo.


    Doflamingo has already lost his ability to resist.


    Siii!


    With a power of distortion knife, Doflamingo''s head was cut off in an instant, rolling down to the ground not far away, and the pair of sunglasses broke.


    "Seven Warlords of the Sea, ''Heavenly Yaksha'''' Doflamingo, has been hunted and killed, earned a reward, 25 Talent Proficiency Points, 1 Free Talent Point."


    Listening to the synthesized system sound coming from his ear, Ross breathed in his heart. Although there was not much proficiency, he got one Free Talent Point and it more than made up for all the preparations.


    With Doflamingo''s death, the birdcage that covered the entire Dressrosa quickly dissipated, and the scene was clearly broadcasted to all over the world.


    Kaku watched the birdcage dissipate and took a video to Den Den Mushi and flew closer to Ross.


    Ross saw the nearby Kaku and looked at the video of Den Den Mushi. He knew that the footage recorded by Den Den Mushi should be broadcast live to the world.


    He looked calm.


    "You should know everything about Dressrosa."


    "But what I want to say is that I am not a saviorˇ­ It''s just that I can''t get used to the fact that some people get away with these things, so I''ll make the darkness public."


    "That''s all."


    With such a sentence, Ross turned and disappeared into the ruined streets.


    Kaku and others did not close the video Den Den Mushi, but looked at the ruins of Dressrosa, found several better locations on the ruins, fixed the video Den Den Mushi that will now continue to record the follow-up Battle situation of Dressrosa without them.


    On the chaotic battlefield in front of the palace, the Den Den Mushi rang on the bodies of the two CP0 Division Captain as soon as the birdcage disappeared.


    "What did you say?!"


    Hearing the words coming from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, their faces hidden under the masks changed instantaneously, only to feel a sense of coolness pouring on their bodies from head to toe as if they had been thrown a basin of ice water.


    As the Division Captains of CP0, they are naturally aware of the consequences that will follow by making this whole thing public.


    This is probably a real hit on the World Government in 800 years!


    "The birdcage has disappearedˇ­"


    On the other side, Vergo, wearing the justice cloak of Vice-Admiral, Marine Branch, watched the disappearance of the cage in the sky, and his heart sank. He knew what the disappearance of the cage meant.


    At this time, the Den Den Mushi on his body rang.


    In silence, he received the Den Den Mushi, and a cold voice with repressed anger like a volcanic eruption came from the other side.


    "Do you know what stupid thing you did? Vice-Admiral Vergo!"


    "ˇ­"


    After hearing the news from the other side of Den Den Mushi, Vergo was just like the CP0 Division Captains and others and he instantly felt ice running from his head to toe.


    Even if Doflamingo is defeated, as long as they are all alive, there is still a chance to make a comeback with the identity of an original tenryubito and the core of the Dark World trade.


    But.


    If everything that happened in Dressrosa is made public, then Doflamingo will be completely finished. The government would not be able to tolerate such events at all!


    With the government''s style of action, they are bound to push the matter out of ignorance and all onto Doflamingo, in order to save the face of the government as much as possible.


    "It''s over."


    Vergo was standing still in the same place, and he knew that this time it was completely over.


    Dressrosa''s Battle continues. Ross spends almost a third of his stamina against Doflamingo. After killing Doflamingo, Ross took part in the battle against the Donquixote Family.


    After receiving the news from the government, the two CP0 Division Captains gave up on the Donquixote Family decisively and escaped one step ahead of time.


    Sneer!


    Laffitte''s mahogany cane penetrated Trebol''s heart, and their Battle ended up narrowly victorious by Laffitte, who himself suffered minor injuries.


    He gasped for a moment, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and watched Trebol fall to the ground, his smiled slyly and picked up Sugar who had not yet woken up.

 201 Kizaru Arrives

    On the other side.


    With the loss of two CP0 Division Captain, the remaining members of the Donquixote Family were totally unable to resist the attack of Hajrudin and others, not to mention the attacks done by Ross.


    After a short while, only two or three Donquixote main family members were left and the other cadres were basically dead and wounded.


    Whiz!


    Ross''s figure flashed past, and Happy Spring in his hand cut across the Rock Giant Pica. His Observation Haki accurately captured his physical position and killed him.


    With the death of Pica, the Donquixote Family was completely defeated.


    "!ˇ­!ˇ­"


    Both Road and Stansen recovered their original form and their bodies were filled with many injuries. The strength of Donquixote Family''s cadres and the highest cadres were still of a certain level. Even though they had very high defense, they could not remain intact under siege with an enemy.


    As for Hajrudin, his injuries were much lighter and he was only slightly injured. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is close to invincibility, but not completely invincible.


    There is almost no completely invincible Devil Fruit in this world.


    "Captain Ross, what you want is brought."


    Just after Ross killed Pica, Laffitte came out of the rubble, carrying a small box with legitimate carrots in itˇ­ The Hobi Hobi no Mi ability user Sugar.


    "Good job."


    Ross sensed Sugar''s situation and nodded at Laffitte, Sugar''s ability can still play a big role in some cases.


    Last time, he also wanted to capture Perona for this reason but that was interrupted by Aokiji. He doesn''t know if she was caught by Marine or went someplace else. This time, he will not lose Sugar.


    After Law confirmed Doflamingo''s death, the hatred in his heart finally dissipated, but he was not confused nor lost as now he had only one identity, Ghost Hand Pirates Surgeon of Death.


    "Ross, the Dwarves Race found this."


    Robin came up from a distance and there was a little blood on her shoulder but the injury was not serious. She was the only one on the ship who occasionally called Ross by his first name.


    Walking next to Ross, Robin took out a delicate Devil Fruit.


    "Barrier-Barrier Fruit?"


    Ross looked at the exquisite Devil Fruit, which consisted of a small layer of bi-colored barriers and his mind flashed as he immediately thought of something.


    Robin nodded and smiled: "It should be something that Donquixote Family got and haven''t had the time to give it to anyone."


    "It was the right choice to kill Doflamingo."


    Ross slightly smiled, now Hajrudin and other giants have increased their experience of actual combat and he also got the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, plus Sugar, it can be said that their overall strength has increased dramatically.


    However.


    Now is not the time to stay and count the harvest. A Marine Admiral is likely to arrive at any time. Dressrosa is still a place of right and wrong and is under the World Government. At least for the time being, they can''t occupy it as their place.


    "It''s time to go."


    Seeing that everyone had arrived, Ross nodded and immediately ordered the evacuation and a group of people quickly retreated toward the area where their ship was located.


    Kaku and others have already taken the lead.


    But when a group of people crossed the ruined street and quickly retreated toward the coast, something that Ross expected but was not a good thing happened.


    Buzz!!


    The brilliant golden light cut across the horizon, from Dressrosa''s shore with the incredible speed as it shuttles towards the ruins of Dressrosa, rushing to catch up.


    Marine Headquarters Admiral, Kizaru!


    "You go first."


    Ross''s face remained unchanged when he saw the golden light coming towards him. Kizaru was bound to arrive here sooner or later with his speed, but as long as he had killed Doflamingo, it was already too late.


    Now, he is no longer the same person he was in the Sabaody Archipelago. At that time, it was necessary to use the ability of sonic boom to make a short-lived fight with Kizaru.


    But now, even if the odds are low for him to win, if he wants to retreat then Kizaru won''t be able to stop him.


    "Then we''ll withdraw first, Captain. Be careful."


    Laffitte and others are very aware of the gap between them and a Marine Admiral and now it is not the time to fight with a Marine Admiral. Everyone except Ross has been injured and their stamina consumption is also very serious and they are temporarily unable to support a second battle.


    Hajrudin and other giants wanted to support Ross, but eventually, they pulled out.


    Whiz!


    Kizaru tried to go straight ahead of the crowd and stop everyone, but Ross''s figure flashed as his Observation Haki caught Kizaru in advance and blocked him.


    The 25 Talent Proficiency points that Doflamingo provided were decisively put to Observation Haki by Ross.


    To deal with Kizaru, Kenbonshoku (Observation) is more important and with the addition of 25 points, his Kenbonshoku (Observation) proficiency has reached 125 points and he is basically at the same level as a Marine Admiral and he can capture Kizaru''s movements more clearly.


    "Really, can you stop tossing around like that, ghost-handed pirate regimentˇ­"


    Kizaru, who was stopped, frowned, his tone was still the habitual and wretched voice, but his face was very depressed.


    Killing a tenryubito!


    Killing Shichibukai Doflamingo!


    Broadcasting the Dressrosa event to the world!


    Every single one of these things is worse than other and not to mention him, even Sengoku has to be severely reprimanded by the Five Elder Stars and has to take some responsibility.


    Ross looked at Kizaru and said in a calm tone: "Then let me ask you, why did the Marine and the government frame me, I just wanted to be an ordinary Pirate Hunter."


    "ˇ­"


    Ordinary Pirate Hunter? Kizaru reveals a look that said ''stop kidding me here''.


    "When you were in the Sabaody Archipelago, you made me lose a lot of face. If I don''t catch you this time, I really won''t be able to explain this to the World Government."


    Kizaru knew that Ross was delaying the time, but he did not try to bypass Ross to chase Laffitte and others and slowly said.


    Whiz!


    Just as his voice fell, Kizaru took a step forward and kicked Ross in front of him with a golden swing of his legs. The speed was so fast that the average person could not even notice what had happened.


    Even today, Ross still couldn''t reach this level of speed, but his Observation Haki can perceive it ahead of time.


    Boom!


    Ross folded his arms in front of him, blocking Kizaru''s kick and the power of distortion stiffened the laser explosion.


    Then Ross kicked back, his leg wrapped in the power of distortion, to Kizaru''s waist.


    Kii!


    Kizaru''s body instantly became golden light, then he condensed on the right side of Ross, his fingertips flashed and he shot four or five lasers with explosive power towards Ross.


    Ross looked calm and punched back with his backhand.


    Bang!!


    With a violent sound, the laser exploded and Kizaru and Ross both retreated and withdrew from the envelope of the aftershocks.


    This seemingly equitable short encounter, but it makes two people''s moods have a completely different change.


    Ross is relieved. He has determined his power of distortion. It is indeed at the level of a Marine Admiral, enough to make a frontal collision with it, and will not fall into any major disadvantage.


    Kizaru is shocked.


    He was amazed at Ross''s strength and speed.


    He was sure that Ross was far from as strong as he is now in the Sabaody Archipelago. In just over half a year, Ross''s strength had soared to this extent.


    How did he do it?

 202 Fight Once More

    "Your strength has actually increased so much. It''s horrible. It seems that I really can''t let you continue sailing again."


    Kizaru squinted, his figure suddenly turned into a light and he appeared behind Ross kicking towards him at a very fast speed, forcing Ross to resist.


    Bang!


    The golden light exploded like a heavy cannon, destroying a piece of ruins in an instant.


    Zephyr commented that Kizaru relied too much on his devil fruit and rarely practice body techniques, but Kizaru''s Glint-Glint Fruit has the qualifications to be relied upon and his laser explosion attacks have great power.


    Whiz!


    Ross''s figure rushed out of the explosion area and the dark-colored hat pressed tightly against his head. After blocking Kizaru''s blow, Ross pulled out the Happy Spring from his waist and slammed it out.


    Kizaru captured Ross''s attack intentions in advance, and his figure split from the middle into two, turning into two golden lights flashing toward the rear, avoiding Ross''s attack.


    As a Marine Admiral, there is no reason why he would not be able to elementalize in advance.


    Aokiji was pierced by Whitebeard in the war and he used Kanbonshoku (Observation) to capture the attack in advance and reacted, leaving himself unscathed.


    "Ama no Murakumo (Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven)!"


    Avoiding Ross''s attack, Kizaru wiped his hands together and turned them into a golden sword, splitting up against Ross.


    Ross was not afraid and he also waved his sword.


    Qing!


    The two sword attacks collided in the air, first sparkling like the sound of gold and iron, and then the power of distortion and the flash of explosion collided, making a violent sound.


    Ross holds his sword in both hands. Although he is not proficient in sword arts. His Close-Combat Fighting is also a skill that involves all kinds of attacks with the sword. With the power of distortion, even if each sword attack seems ordinary, but it has enough power to kill a Vice-Admiral in seconds.


    Ding-Ding!


    Kizaru uses his extremely fast speed to constantly collides with Ross. Glint-Glint Fruit is also extremely aggressive in attacking. In addition, it has already been developed to an extream point and only awakening it will increase its power now. Using his powers, he can compete with Ross and shuttle constantly in the ruins.


    Kizaru waved his sword as a sword broke out.


    Ross''s eyes flashed and he kicked backward toward Kizaru who was also attacking with his raised legs. But Ross''s power of distortion surged, turning Kizaru''s entire body into a golden light that smashed into the ruins in the distance, triggering a violent explosion that destroyed several buildings around him.


    Just as Ross was trying to retreat, a golden light shot out of the smoke and ran straight to Ross''s back.


    Ross was forced to avoid it.


    Then a few golden rays came out of the smoke. Kizaru held up a finger and slowly stepped out of the smoke without any damage.


    "Marine Admiral is Marine Admiral after all."


    Ross defeated the incoming laser and his eyes flashed. The last time he used his ability to create flaws and made Kizaru suffer a small loss. This time, he is also going to use every single trick he has to create flaws.


    Although it seemed like he was fooling around but in fact, Kizaru has been in a state of complete seriousness, and a completely serious Marine Admiral, can reveal very few flaws!


    After all.


    His Kenbonshoku (Observation) and Armament Haki are extremely strong and his speed is at the peak of this world.


    "The last time I was playing around, you used this trick to escape from me, if I were to be messed by your little tricks again, where would I put my old face?"


    Kizaru seemed to see through Ross''s thoughts and said his sentence with carelessness and then he once again turned into a golden light and slammed toward Ross.


    Ross waved his sword.


    They fought a big battle and soon reached the video range of Den Den Mushi, fixed on some ruins by Kaku and others. The picture continued to be broadcast to the whole world.


    "That''sˇ­ Marine Admiral Kizaru!"


    "Did a Marine Admiral really go out to deal with Ghost Hand Ross? Is this the so-called ''justice'' of Marines!" Someone looked at the scene in the picture and could not help speaking with sarcasm.


    It''s easy to fool ordinary people with government influence but in the current situation, the government and Marine can''t fool them with this matter in a short time. Their prestige has plummeted in the eyes of civilians all over the world.


    "Run!"


    "Don''t let the Marines catch you!"


    There are a few radical civilians who have even stood on the side of Ross, supporting him. A concept that is terrible for the Marine and the government.


    When people no longer support Marines but instead support pirate, where will their justice go?


    Kizaru knows that his fight with Ross is now being broadcasted, but he is helpless. He can''t let Ross escape from Dressrosa. Ross must be arrested here.


    In any case.


    As long as Ross is arrested, they will have a way to suppress public opinion, shirking all blame on Doflamingo and Ross, and then use the time to slowly dilute the impact of this matter.


    It doesn''t matter how dark the process is. They just need the results!


    Bang! Bang!


    Ross and Kizaru continue to fight fiercely in the sky, spattering a golden aftershock from time to time, and any landing on the ground can cause an explosion, even injuring civilians, which makes the Marines look even worse for people who are watching this fight all over the world.


    In fact, Ross also caused damage to civilians in this fight but many people have already ignored this.


    A bad person who has done bad things all his life and suddenly does a good thing one day, he will be considered to have been reformed, but a good person who has done good things all his life does a bad thing one day and he will become a hypocrite.


    Today, Marine and the government have undoubtedly become such a person, so all the spears are pointed sharply at Marine and the government, completely ignoring the destruction caused by Ross.


    "Oh, it hurts."


    Kizaru was brushed by Ross''power of distortion on his shoulder during his confrontation with Ross. Although he used Armament Haki defense, his whole shoulder still suffered from an instantaneous pain.


    Kizaru was injured and Ross also did not get out unscathed. A big hole appeared on the cloths around his chest and abdomen area and a black mark were stuck on his skin, he seemed to have endured a laser attack. Ross had to rely on Armament Haki and his Rock''s physique to resist it.


    "When I see you next time, you''ll feel more pain."


    Ross was wounded but did not show any pain. Instead, he looked at Kizaru calmly. The moment his voice fell, his whole body suddenly flashed as he flew toward the shore.


    Laffitte and others have already boarded the ship, and they have been off the coast for a while. Now he only needs to fly to the ship and sink it into the sea again, so they can slip away.


    He had no intention of fighting Kizaru, not to mention the consumption of stamina in the fight against Doflamingo, he currently cannot win against Kizaru.


    "How could I let you escape twice in the same way?"


    Kizaru knows Ross''s intentions very well. With a flash of light in his eyes and a flip of his wrist, a beam of light shoots from his hands and bounces off the ruined streets.


    Yata no Kagami(Eight Span Mirror)

 203 Hopeless Situation

    Almost instantaneously, the light crossed the Ross in the air, appeared in front of Ross after a reflection and Kizaru disappeared from the sky, suddenly coming in front of Ross and kicked him.


    Ross''s face remained unchanged as he punched out with his right hand.


    Bang!


    After a short exchange with Kizaru, Ross kicked back and continued to retreat to the coast. Last time Kizaru could not block him and this time he won''t be able to stop him if he is giving his all in escaping.


    But.


    This time, Kizaru didn''t seem to have any ideas about stooping him by himself. He was just delaying his flight to the shore, by any means, in order to slow him down.


    Ross could not completely ignore Kizaru''s attack and involvement, and his flight did become extremely slow with Kizaru''s involvement.


    At his speed, from the battle''s location to the coast, he could reach in at most a dozen seconds, but with Kizaru delaying him, it dragged on for ten minutes.


    At first, Ross thought that Kizaru was not willing to let him escape. So he tried his best to stop him and tried to inflict more damage on him. But as the fight continued, he realized that he was wrong.


    Because.


    In a previous encounter, Kizaru had a chance to give him a hard blow on the back, or even seriously injure him, but Kizaru gave up that chance and continued to go around to his front to block his escape, preferring to give up the chance to attack him on the back to block him here.


    "Kizaru this guyˇ­"


    Ross noticed something was wrong. There was no point in delaying him. He would eventually walk away unless Kizaru was waiting for someone.


    What kind of people can play a key role in such a situation?


    Aokiji? Akainu?


    However, this place is still a few days away from the Marine Headquarters. Can it be that the Marine expected this situation as early as a few days ago, sending two Marine Admirals to Dressrosa?


    It''s almost impossible!


    Not to mention that the World Government has already sent the CP0 to ambush him here in advance, even if there were no CP0 members, dispatching an Admiral and several Headquarters Vice-Admiral to Dressrosa is already their limit.


    What is Kizaru delaying and waiting for?


    Ross couldn''t think about it in a short time, but Kizaru wanted to stop him here, even if he gave up the chance to seriously injure him, and he could not easily break through Kizaru''s blockade.


    One minute...


    Two minutesˇ­


    After another five minutes, Ross finally rushed from the original battle location to the shore of Dressrosa.


    By this time Laffitte and others had been sailing away from the coast for a long time, because they knew that Kizaru alone would not be able to stop Ross. If they could leave early, Ross would not have to take them with him to escape.


    Seeing the ship with Laffitte and others in it, it has become a tiny shadow on the horizon, almost disappearing at the end of the line of sight, Ross slightly relaxed and after a hard fight with Kizaru, he charges towards the sea.


    Already at sea, Kizaru can hardly stop Ross from drilling into the sea.


    But.


    Almost as soon as Ross swooped toward the sea level, a huge and terrifying sword energy suddenly came from the distant sea far the sword cut an abyss into the sea nearly a kilometer long!


    This sword energy cuts up from the sea and down to Ross!


    Ross''s face changed when he saw the sword energy. He thought of Golden Lion for the first time. But the feeling that the sword energy gave him was totally different from that of Golden Lion. It was a totally different style.


    "Distortion Fist!"


    Ross did not hesitate. He sank low and completely aroused the power of distortion. He smashed a hard punch at the incoming sword energy. After breaking the sword energy, he continued to rush to the sea.


    "They''re finally hereˇ­"


    The moment Kizaru saw the appearance of the sword energy, the expression on his face finally relaxed, and the face that remained depressed all this time finally showed a relaxed and indecent smile again.


    After Ross blocked the sword energy, he flashed in front of Ross and continued his fight with Ross to stop him from charging into the sea again.


    "Distortion, sea explosion!"


    Ross took a deep breath and knew that he was in crisis. He slammed low and Gravity Distortion launched against the sea.


    In an instant.


    The whole sea area turned upside down, and the seawater of nearly a thousand meters was rolled up in a sultry way, flew into the sky and rushed over to Kizaru.


    Kizaru''s face changed. He didn''t expect Ross to have this kind of attacks. He was forced to avoid on one side. He was a Devil Fruit user. If he was touched by the sea, it would be a direct defeat.


    Whiz!


    Controlling the sea to push Kizaru back, Ross took advantage of his ability to push the walls of Distortion apart and continue to rush downward in the frenzied waves.


    Almost as soon as he approached the sea, the sword energy that had appeared before, once again broke through the sea. This time, the distance it was sent out from was obviously much closer than before, and the power was also a lot bigger, spilling hard at the huge currents that Ross made.


    "It''s you."


    Ross''s eyes flashed as he had long anticipated that the unknown sword arts user would stop him from escaping into the sea again. Without hesitation, he turned his hands over and grabbed the front end of the sword energy as if he were holding the head of a snake.


    Ross screamed and launched the power of distortion to forcibly hold the sword energy, and pushed it to the rear, where Kizaru was preparing to use his Eight-foot mirror.


    Seeing that the sword energy was coming in his direction after being thrown by Ross, the wrinkles on Kizaru''s face became more define and he was forced to stop his attack to resist this sword energy.


    Whiz!


    Ross continues to charge into the sea.


    He doesn''t know who sent the sword energy, but the strength of that person is not inferior to Kizaru, and it is not nearly inferior. It is a character close to Kizaru''s level.


    Watching Ross use his counterattack to get rid of Kizaru and the unknown sword arts strong blockade and was about to rush into the sea, a bullet burst into the sea, shooting at Ross.


    The bullet wasn''t very fast, but it seemed to have predicted Ross''s position in advance, and it contained a very deep layer of Armament Haki!


    The third person!


    Ross had a cold feeling crawling up in his heart. He expected Kizaru to appear. He even expected the worst situation. Kizaru and Aokiji appearing at the same time, but did not expect that three people with similar power level would come here!


    There is no doubt that this bullet was not released by the unknown sword arts user.


    Zhe!


    Faced with the bullet that broke through the sea and was very close, Ross was forced to sidestep the bullet and continue to rush into the sea.


    Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!


    Three bullets burst through the sea again, striking Ross in different directions.


    These bullets are not very powerful, but they seem to anticipate all Ross''s reactions and evasive movements in advance, and each one hits the point where Ross would find it most difficult to deal with them!


    "Kenbonshoku (Observation) Pinnacleˇ­Future Prediction?!"


    A single thought flashed through Ross''s mind. Under the pressure of three bullets, he was unable to rush into the sea and was once again blocked by Kizaru.


    When the waves finally faded, the two people who fired the sword energy attack and fired the bullets finally showed their stature.


    That is a Battleship.


    The flag of the chief of staff, The Crane, hangs on the Battleship.


    On the deck of Battleship, The Crane stood in the center, on her left was a fair woman in a pink sleeve with slender legs and bright red lips, holding a Named Sword ''Konpira'' in her hand, looking calmly to this side.


    Marine Headquarters, Admiral alternate.


    Momousagi!


    Standing on the right side of the crane is a man in a tea yellow coat with his hands in his trouser pockets, a cigarette in his mouth, and a smile in the direction of Ross.


    Marine Headquarters, Admiral alternate.


    Tokikake!


    "It turned out to be themˇ­"


    Ross''s gaze calmed down. As the Admiral candidate for the Marine Headquarters, it is natural for them to have the strength that is close to Kizaru.


    A current Headquarters Admiral, two Admiral candidates, and Great Staff Officer Tsuru with an unknown strength.


    This isˇ­ Hopeless Situation!

 204 Trapped

    "You almost didn''t make it."


    Momousagi stood beside Crane holding the Named Sword in her hand and breathed a sigh of relief.


    Tokikake smiled and said: "It''s not that I almost didn''t make it, but your sword arts didn''t do any better, you still need to train your skills."


    Momousagi: "ˇ­"


    The Crane ignored the two. She was dressed in a justice clock of Marine. She stood on the deck wearing the justice clock of Marine, her back slightly bent. She looked at Ross from afar, her eyes slightly muddy, seemingly showing a trace of regret.


    She had been chasing Doflamingo for the longest time, so after judging that Ross might have been targeting Dressrosa, she rushed here in her own Battleship.


    Momousagi was like her sister. After hearing the news, she took the initiative to go with her. Tokikake heard Momousagi travel and immediately followed up. So the three started traveling with Kizaru. Kizaru took the first step in the emergency of Dressrosa. They just arrived.


    "Doflamingo''s defeat is not unfair."


    The Crane said slowly.


    Ross''s approach has been similar so far and he always had a plan before dealing with the pirates he killed. In her judgment, it is clear that before coming for Doflamingo, he has already made various plans and there was no luck involved in his defeat.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross looked at Crane and said nothing.


    In fact, the arrival of Crane was slightly predicted by him, but Momousagi and Tokikake would follow her has been completely beyond his expectation.


    The situation today is even worse than facing two Marine Admirals.


    If Momousagi and Kizaru were the only ones, he would still be able to escape from them, but Momousagi Tokikake, plus Kizaru, were almost equivalent to three Marine Admiral standing in front of him and he is not clear about their powers.


    Just like Aokiji, he can still escape from Akainu or Kizaru, who is also Marine Admiral with almost similar strength, if he faced them alone, but on one to three, he almost has no hope.


    "Vice-Admiral Erman, you go after the Ghost Hand Pirates."


    Instead of dividing Momousagi and Tokikake, the Crane directly allowed the accompanying fleet to divide three large Battleships and chase after Laffitte and others in the direction they left.


    The intention of this arrangement is to let Laffitte and others have a chance to escape, but also to leave Ross completely alone without giving him any chance.


    Now.


    Kizaru did not attack directly, Momousagi and Tokikake also did not continue their attacks, but even if none of them did anything, the kind of oppression they brought was still unprecedented.


    "The fact that things have developed to the present level has exceeded the initial expectations of anyone. I am no exception, but in any case, if you continue to develop like this in the future, it will surely bring an era of uncontrollable chaosˇ­ This era cannot become more chaotic."


    The Crane''s battleship gradually approached the coast, and she slowly said those words to Ross, with a slight regret in her eyes.


    No one could have imagined these consequences, turning Ross from a Pirate Hunter to a wicked criminal who is trying to subvert the government, but its no longer meaningful to think about the cause when things get to this point.


    Even if she knew that Ross had no choice, that Ross was angry, and that she would have probably done the same in his place, she still could not make any concessions.


    "Great Age of Pirates, it has been sixteen years, and the future is on the verge of an irreversible wave of turmoil. One day, one day, the world will be overturned. How long can you stop it?"


    Ross floated on the surface of the sea, looking calmly at Crane.


    The Crane looked down at the rough sea and said slowly, "What you said may come to pass in the future, but just as you refuse to yield to the power, Marine and justice will not yield to the turbulent future."


    "Well, we shall see."


    Ross''s figure dropped as he charged into the sea surface.


    Tokikake looked at the scene and gently shook his head and said, "Will you not come with us without a fight? So be it, we will not let you go."


    In the face of Kizaru Momousagi and him, surrounded by the power of the three, everyone knows that Ross has no chance to escape, including Ross himself, but even if faced with a desperate situation, Ross is as Crane said, will never bow down to power!


    Whiz!


    Just as Ross swooped into the sea, Kizaru came out and his figure flashed in front of Ross, kicking at him.


    Ross punched out and the power of distortion surged, triggering explosions that rang on the sea, splashing a huge wave.


    "Cloud piercing!"


    Momousagi gently grips the handle of her sword and used on Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk). She rushes toward the waves and the Named Swords in her hand smashes out at an incredible speed, cutting the waves into countless pieces that are still frozen. In one of the pieces, Ross was exposed.


    Kizaru pointed out, and a laser burst into the air and flew toward Ross.


    Ross grabbed the laser with his backhand and power of distortion erupted, causing the laser to fail to explode, he threw it back at Momousagi, who was flying over to him using Geppo and he continued charging into the sea.


    In any case, even if both Momousagi and Tokikake are incompetent, they can still chase him down into the sea, but as long as he can rush into the sea, he has the possibility to escape.


    But.


    Ross''s goal is clear enough, and Kizaru and Momousagi are also very clear about this.


    "Alasˇ­"


    Tokikake stood on the deck sighing and he pulled out a gun and fired in the direction of Ross''s dive. It was Kenbonshoku''s extreme prediction ability that every bullet was fired at Ross''s weakest point, forcing Ross not to rush into the sea.


    Blocked by Tokikake, Momousagi and Kizaru continued to rush toward Ross.


    Kizaru is obviously the most powerful and Momousagi''s movements are a little slower. Her expression is calm, but her eyes are still a little bit complicated. As for Tokikake, he only blocks Ross when he breaks through Momousagi and Kizaru.


    Even so, Ross can''t get out of the encirclement.


    The gap in combat power is too great.


    With his current strength, even in full swing, the results of one-to-one matches with Momousagi and Tokikake are unknown, let alone one-to-three, and Kizaru is fast enough to be abnormal.


    Even though Momousagi and Tokikake were not very militant, Kizaru''s face-to-face encounter with him still blocked all his escape possibilities.


    4 Free Talent Points.


    How can I use them to seize the opportunity? Ross keeps going from left to right, and his thoughts are flashing, but no matter how he uses them, it seems to be a desperate situation.


    Even if his strength surges by one or two percent, as long as Momousagi is fully committed, she will be able to equalize the situation again, and even if his strength increases by two or three percent. Tokikake will try his best and still be able to suppress him.


    "Give up, you can''t escape."


    Momousagi slightly shook her head and said to Ross as she watched the scars and bloodstains gradually appear on his body, but he still showed no signs of giving up.


    Tokikake also stood in the air using Gepp¨­ (Moonwalk) and said: "There is no hope for you at all. Anymore struggle will be meaningless, give up."


    "If you can still run away from the three of us, you can even come and go from the Marine Headquarters as you wish."


    Kizaru formed a triangle with Tokikake and Momousagi, surrounded Ross in the middle.

 205 Haoshoku Haki Awakens

    Now.


    At the outskirts of Dressrosa''s ruins, many civilians also gathered. They could not help but clench their fists as they watched the battle not far from the shore and the siege laid by a Marine Admiral Kizaru and others on Ross.


    "Three on one, it''s really despicable."


    "This is the time to clean up the mess? We don''t need the Marines!"


    Marine''s pursuit of the Ghost Hand Pirates would have been normal if they hadn''t gone through anything before, but now Ross has become the benefactor in the eyes of Dressrosa''s civilians and he had saved their island.


    And now not only a Marine Admiral but there are also two more people besieging Ross. For them, there''s a lot of irony in their hearts.


    "The highest battle power and they use it to suppress someone who saved us when they didn''t."


    Many of their voices were muffled, but for Kizaru and others who are proficient in Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki, they clearly heard their words and their faces were not looking very good.


    However.


    There are two Marine Admiral candidates and one current Admiral and they did not lose their emotional control, but Momousagi and Tokikake slowed down their attack on Ross and only stopped Ross when he was about to escape.


    Bang!


    Momousagi''s sword energy was smashed by Ross but it also prevented Ross from fleeing, and Kizaru turned into a golden streamer.


    Whiz!


    Ross holds the handle of Happy Spring in both hands and charges into Kizaru.


    At the moment, he has two sword marks on his body. Even with Armament Haki''s defense, plus Rock''s talent, his body is still bloody, which is the case when Momousagi is not fully committed in attacking him.


    In addition, Kizaru''s light-speed kick was applied to his shoulders, his clothes were broken and half of his shoulders were scorched black.


    But.


    Even though Ross''s body is badly damaged, the light in his eyes never faded, and his mind never sank for a moment.


    Qing! Qing!


    Kizaru confronted Ross''s fierce attack and continued to fight with Ama no Murakumo (Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven).


    Ross''s offensive was still very fast, and he had to block every move, otherwise, he would give Ross a chance to escape. In order not to give Ross any chance to escape, he would be beaten back by the full-blown Ross.


    Seeing that Ross did not choose to escape, but chose to compete with Kizaru, Momousagi and Tokikake stood in the air, and both of them slightly shook their heads and did not attack.


    If Ross chooses to run away, they will try their best to stop him, but if Ross doesn''t escape, they won''t join forces with Kizaru to besiege Ross. As Admiral''s alternates, they all have their own will and pride and they are not doing this simply because of the words of the civilians.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Every blade that Ross splits and confronts with Kizaru''s Ama no Murakumo triggers a violent explosion, and in the aftermath of the explosion, he does not retreat at all.


    Under Ross''s almost aggressive attack, Kizaru has been retreating to resist and he finally can not fully withstand it, his mouth is unconsciously overflowing with a trace of blood.


    "Reallyˇ­"


    Kizaru was not happy seeing that Momousagi and Tokikake didn''t come to attack Ross and left it to him, but because of his position as an Admiral, it''s hard to call Momousagi and Tokikake to siege Ross with him.


    What''s more, with Ross''s current state, he will barely have any stamina left and his injuries are quite serious, if he can not defeat Ross even now than there is no need for him to go back to the Marine Headquarters.


    "Yata no Kagami(Eight Span Mirror)!"


    Kizaru flickered in the golden light and arrived behind Ross at an incredible speed and kicked out with a violent kick.


    Ross slammed his elbow against Kizaru''s foot, but Kizaru was faster, with a flash of light on his foot, he offset a little bit and kicked Ross in the upper arm.


    Boom!


    Ross flew out and squatted on the shores of Dressrosa.


    Coming to the shore, with Momousagi and Tokikake not far away, Kizaru feared that Ross would try to run away and wrinkles appeared on his face, he charged toward Ross on the shore.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Kizaru showed the fearsome strength of a Marine Admiral and suppressed Ross in the downwind with one man''s strength.


    Of course, Ross has been injured and his stamina is almost spent from the continuous battle, but this battle also showed him the true strength of Kizaru as a Marine Admiral!


    "Give up, even if you try everything, you still won''t win."


    Kizaru slammed his feet and grabbed Ross''s flaws. He kicked Ross back again and said with a tight voice.


    Give up?


    Ross rose slowly from the ruins, even though his mouth was bleeding, but his eyes remained unchanged.


    Even with the presence of the Marine Admiral Kizaru, even with his almost exhausted stamina, even with Momousagi and Tokikake standing behind Kizaru, even if this is a desperate situationˇ­ He will never give up!


    "Distortion, Cut!"


    Ross held his sword in both hands and slashed hard at Kizaru.


    Kizaru saw that Ross''s stamina was almost exhausted. He rushed over with a relaxed face and waved the Ama no Murakumo sword in front of him to parry the coming attack and sword in his hand and collided with the power of distortion.


    Zizi!


    The golden light would have normally disintegrated like debris, but currently, the Ama no Murakumo sword cut Ross''s power of distortion bit by bit, pressing against him bit by bit.


    Tokikake put his gun back to his waist, and Momousagi put away her Named Sword.


    It''s over.


    Some of the civilians of Dressrosa closed their eyes, some clenched their teeth and clenched their fists, but they couldn''t do anything. .Even if they wanted to help Ross escape, they didn''t have that ability.


    They could only watch as Kizaru''s sword began to oppress Ross''s sword and reversing Ross by little.


    Desperate?


    Yes, desperate.


    Is this the end?


    No, it shouldn''t end like this, it won''t end like this!


    His stamina is almost exhausted and he has almost lost the battle as Kizaru''s Ama no Murakumo sword inches closer and closer to Ross''s body, even in this desperate situation, he will not give up, his will must remain unshakable.


    Suddenly.


    A terrible power suddenly burst out of Ross''s body. It was not the limit that broke through after exhausting physical strength. It was the power that was originally hidden in Ross''s body. Under the pressure of this desperate situation, with his unwavering will, it was thoroughly inspired.


    At the moment when this power appeared, the heavens and the earth seemed to become quiet.


    The civilians of the Dressrosa in the distance, who were clenching their fists and teeth became fixed on a single spot for a moment and like dominoes, they began to fell one after another and only a few people were able to keep their consciousness.


    On the gradually landing Battleship, the Marine soldiers who were about to disembark were all fixed on the spot before beginning to fell down one by one.


    The faces of Momousagi and Tokikake changes seeing this scene.


    Haoshoku Haki!


    Kizaru bears the full brunt of this violent Haoshoku Haki, causing him to feel strong oppression on his body, he feels as if a large stone has been tied to his body and he can barely move.


    As a Marine Admiral, he has experienced the Haoshoko Haki of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), among which Akagami (Red Hair) is the strongest, and today''s Ross broke out with Haoshoku Haki, although it is slightly inferior to a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), but it is like a wild adult wolf that had been set free!


    However.


    Kizaru was not surprised that Ross had Haoshoku.


    "Is it the first awakening? The power hidden in his body is terrible, but what if you awaken your Haoshoku? You can''t use it consciously and you will still lose here"


    He was not afraid, because Ross''s stamina was almost exhausted, and even if he awoke this terrible power, he could not turn over any waves.

 206 Detained

    That''s right.


    As Kizaru has judged, Ross''s stamina was almost exhausted, even if he awakened Haoshoku Haki, he did not have any power left to continue the fight.


    But this Haoshoku Haki is not just imposing, it also represents Ross''s will.


    Ross held the Happy Spring in both his hands and he erupted with Haoshoku Haki with the last of his stamina. There was no retreat in the eyes, just battle intent.


    "Kizaruˇ­take this!"


    Buzz!!


    The power of distortion emerged from Ross''s body.


    This is Ross''s overdraft stamina, this is the outbreak of Haoshoku''s oppression, this is Ross in despair, this is the strongest blow on display!


    "You!"


    Kizaru''s face changed dramatically. He didn''t expect Ross to attack with such power in this situation. Because he was oppressed by Haoshoku Haki and is very close to Ross, he couldn''t avoid it.


    Distortion Collapse!


    Bang!


    The power of distortion broke out like a tsunami. It''s twisted into a smash, like a landslide, sweeping toward Kizaru.


    Kizaru''s Ama no Murakumo sword completely melted into light and Kizaru was also turned into a dots of light, flying backward, running through five or six buildings in a row and finally crashing into a special building made up of Seastone.


    Finally.


    The Ama no Murakumo Sword was completely turned into a light scatter. Kizaru was also turned into a group of light that was blown up by Ross''s attack and flew out toward the rear. After running through five or six buildings, he slammed into a special building made up of Seastone.


    The light instantly collapsed and returned to Kizaru''s form. The impact could no longer be removed and his back was hit hard causing him to spit out blood.


    Pop!


    Kizaru fell to the ground and his clothes were broken including the Justice clock of Marines and the word ''Justice'' was destroyed.


    He coughed violently, and once again, a mouthful of blood spilled out of his mouth. He barely stood up and a distortion appeared on his wrinkled face.


    On the other side.


    After delivering the attack, Ross''s stamina was completely spent as he used all of his powers in his last attack and the last remaining stamina was squeezed out. Ross, who was seriously injured, held the somewhat broken Happy Spring in his hands and slowly inserted it into the ground in front of him.


    He held his sword hilt in both hands.


    Stand still!


    ...


    Great Age of Pirates, 16th year in February.


    Seven Warlords of the Sea Doflamingo, as well as the Donquixote Family, suffered a full-scale invasion by the Ghost Hand Pirates and they were wiped out. The Dressrosa regime returned to King Riku''s family.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates Captain, Ghost Hand Ross got surrounded by the Marine Headquarters Admiral Kizaru, and the Great Staff Officer Tsuru, the alternate Admiral Momousagi, the alternate Admiral Tokikakeˇ­ he was eventually defeated.


    The news spread and the world shook.


    ...


    For the captured pirate.


    Marine generally has two methods of disposal, one is execution and the other is imprisonment. Generally, for Devil Fruit Users, they are eternally imprisoned in Impel Down, such as Golden Lion, World Destroyer and so on.


    Their devil fruit powers are too uncontrollable. After killing them, the devil fruit will regenerate on the sea after some time. If they are obtained by other pirates, there will be another fierce wicked existence.


    On the other hand, for the fierce wicked pirate, Eternal imprisonment in Impel down is even more fearsome than the threat of death, Each layer of the prison is specially designed to look and feel like hell so that even if prisoners can''t die, they can never get rid of the hell-like fear until their natural death.


    Naturally.


    If the person caught is the cadre of the subordinates of any Yonko pirate group or the cadre of the Whitebeard pirate group, they will most likely be directly executed, lest Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) run to invade the Impel down.


    For the Captain of the Ghost Hand Pirates, Ghost Hand Ross, Marines and the government finally made a decision.


    To Impression him in Impel Down.


    Forever.


    ...


    Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) territory.


    Red Hair Shanks drank the wine and took a copy of the latest newspaper that had just been sent.


    "So, he was defeated."


    He was stunned as he looked at the newspaper. It was a completely unexpected result. For someone like Ross who was wild and dared to face the government and Marines. He was defeated by Marine.


    The newspaper article, without accident, pushed all the bad events of Dressrosa onto Doflamingo, pointing out that Ross was one of the culprits of Dressrosa''s destruction and was routed and arrested by Headquarters Admiral Kizaru who arrived in time.


    "In Sabaody Archipelago, he ran away from Kizaru after killing a tenryubito ran and that same person got defeated and captured by Kizaru? The government is reporting some messy things."


    Beckman sat next to him, holding a newspaper and smoking a cigar.


    There are no mentions of the Crane, Momousagi, and others in the newspapers, but anyone can guess that Ross''s captured wasn??t as easy as it was reported in the newspaper.


    "ˇ­"


    Akagami (Red Hair) was silent for a moment and threw away the newspaper.


    No matter how it happened, Ross was arrested and according to the newspaper, he will be detained in Impel Down for the rest of his life.


    That is to say, his premonition seems to be a failure.


    ...


    Whitebeard territory.


    "Bullshit News."


    After reading the newspaper, Fourth Division Captain Thatch threw the newspaper aside.


    First Division Captain Marco looked at the newspaper for a long time. Ross''s uproar over Dressrosa was still evident. They also saw the content of the broadcast at that time. Finally, they saw Kizaru arriving, but Ross''s response was obviously calm.


    How did it suddenly got turned around, why did the news say that Ross got defeated and captured by Kizaru?


    Judging from Ross''s tremendous momentum in the Dressrosa incident, both his strategy and strength are extraordinary. He should not be a person who is easily captured by Marine.


    "Father, what do you think?"


    Marco was silent for a moment and turned to look at Whitebeard.


    Whitebear took a huge glass and took a murmuring breath. "What the government said was all bullshit, but it should be true that the kid was caught."


    He shook his head, Ross was defeated by the Marines. It was beyond his expectation. When Ross stepped into the New World with a bounty of a billion berries on his head. He thought that he could turn the sea upside down and even walk up to him. He didn''t expect that everything would stop here.


    Being imprisoned in Impel Down, no matter how prestigious and honorable he was before, everything will become history and eventually, he will be forgotten and buried by time.


    As for the jailbreak or something.


    The only person in history who has escaped from Impel Down is the Golden Lion, who lost two legs in the process and has not been seen for more than a decade.


    ...


    Hundred Beast Kaido was slightly annoyed and shattered the newspaper.


    "How did that kid got caught by Marine, such waste!"


    He still wanted to see what kind of guy Ross was who dared to provoke him. Even if he didn''t think that Ross would be his opponent, Ross was already captured before he can start looking for him.


    "It''s a pity that I couldn''t take that guy''s head with my own hands, but even when I was locked in Impel Down, I couldn''t get out. Let''s just forget it."


    One of the Three Disasters sitting next to Kaido said.


    Kaido poured a mouthful of wine and said, "That''s it. After being caught and pushed in Impel down, I am too lazy to go and look for him there. No one needs to mention that name anymore."

 207 This is Fate

    On some island.


    Two hours after the Dressrosa incident, CP0 Chief arrived and boarded the island to search for tenryubito Mjosgard''s location across the island.


    With the efficient action of CP0 and the collaboration of a large number of government elites, tenryubito Mjosgard was quickly found in a low house.


    Mjosgard was tied to a bomb. He was not dead yet, but he could not bear the psychological pressure and was in a coma.


    "Get out of the way."


    CP0 Chief spoke quietly, letting the crowd get away, he took down the bomb at a very fast speed and threw it out.


    The bomb slammed outside and exploded.


    After saving Mjosgard, the government members behind him rushed quickly and put him on a stretcher. The accompanying medical team immediately set out to check the situation of Mjosgard.


    Seeing the result, everyone''s faces changed.


    They saw that Mjosgard was still alive, but there was a hole in his chest and his heart was missing. He was still breathing normally without his heart.


    "It is the ability of Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit."


    CP0 Chief''s face became very depressed and the people around him were afraid to even breath out loud, they were played by Ross from the beginning to end.


    They have successfully saved Mjosgard, but his heart is missing from his body, what is the meaning of this rescue, the life of Mjosgard is still in the hands of Ghost Hand Pirates!


    "Den Den Mushi."


    CP0 Chief took a deep breath and took the Den Den Mushi from his subordinates and dialed Five Elder Stars, he suppressed his anger and reported the matter.


    Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) were also silent. It was unexpected that Ross had been caught by the Marines, but now there is such a problem.


    "Mjosgard''s heart was not in the hands of Ghost Hand Ross. It seems that it must be with his crew. Did the Marines caught them?!"


    "I am terribly sorry, Lord Gorssei (Five Elder Stars), Marines said that they were still chasing them."


    "Trash."


    The Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) showed a little annoyance on his face.


    "That group of people will definitely make a fuss about the heart, maybe we have to let go of Ghost Hand Ross."


    "Absolutely Impossible!"


    One of them said with a serious tone.


    Someone sighed: "If they ask for that kind of request, maybe we can agree to it, and arrange a heavy force when releasing Ross, capturing them all."


    "It won''t be that easy."


    A Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars), wearing a white robe, shook his head and said, "What if Ross escaped even with all of our preparation? What would we do then?"


    "In general, the requirements of ransom can be promised but it is absolutely impossible to release Ghost Hand Ross. As long as Ross is not there, the Ghost Hand Pirates will amount to nothing. Sooner or later, they will be arrested one by one."


    The last Gorosei (Five Elder Stars) words were conclusive.


    ...


    Somewhere on the sea.


    A Pirate Ship is anchored at sea. On the deck of the ship, Laffitte and Law are surrounding a table with a beating heart.


    "They didn''t agree to let go of Captain directly. They have to get the heart first and trade at the same time. This is no doubt a trap." Laffitte said helplessly.


    Law calmly said: "The structure of Impel Down. I have studied it according to intelligence. With a few of us alone, there is basically no possibility of intrusionˇ­"


    "ˇ­"


    Robin is silent.


    Recalling the memories of the moments when Ross has shown confident eyes in front of impossible odds, she could not believe that Ross was caught by Marine.


    When he was still weak, Aokiji struck and Ross escaped from him, but he fell in Dressrosa.


    Can''t you come out?


    Is this really over?


    ...


    Marine Headquarters.


    In a closed room, Headquarters Vice-Admiral Doberman is holding a copy of intelligence, the latest intelligence about Ross. The report says that Marines had completed the delivery and transferred Ross to Impel Down Prison.


    "It''s over."


    Doberman put down the intelligence and lay down in the reclining chair. His gloomy-depressed face finally showed an expression that could not be described in words.


    Being detained in Impel Down Prison on the deepest level 6 Eternal Hell. Ross can now only wait for his death in silence and his name will be slowly swallowed by time, no one in the sea will remember Ross.


    Humm!


    After all, Doberman snorted, and a fulfilled smile slowly appeared on his face. The smile revealed a little slyness and a little happiness.


    He has never had such pleasure since the accident with Ross started.


    Although he can no longer fight, he is still a Marine Headquarters Vice-Admiral, who approves documents every day and can play chess and chat at other times.


    And Ross.


    He won''t be able to walk free anymore, He is imprisoned in Impel Down and the darkness will be his only companion.


    This is the end of the violation of justice, this is the end of him as a pirate, this is the end of his fight against Marine and the government!


    ...


    A white city.


    The Revolutionary Army Leader Dragon, wearing a green cloak, was sitting on a stool, holding a newspaper in his hands, looking at the contents of the newspaper with a depressed look on his face.


    During this period, the Revolutionary Army has developed rapidly, and the reason is that Ross had severely torn apart the dark side of the government and severely damaged the prestige of the government and Marine.


    But.


    Ross was arrested.


    Despite the battle of Dressrosa before the arrest, the prestige of the government in the world has been hit hard by an unprecedented degree, but this will be the last time that something like that would happen.


    He sent his intelligence personnel to inquire about the intelligence of Ross''s escorting ship, trying to block halfway, but the intelligence content he heard was that Crane, Momousagi, and Tokikake were escorting Ross to Impel Down.


    Even if he sent all of his men, it is impossible to break through this level of defense and if he went out personally, the situation will be even worse, because the entire route of the Marine escort ship is very close to the Marine Headquarters.


    "Pity..."


    Dragon finally put down the newspaper and sighed.


    But even if Ross''s era is over and the Ghost Hand Pirates will soon become history, the aftermath of the Dressrosa incident is still slowly expanding and their Revolutionary Army can quickly develop the forces with this help.


    We can only do this.


    In the world, all the forces were still reeling from the aftereffects of the Dressrosa incident, for the defeat of Ghost Hand Ross, for him being captured by Marine, and for him being imprisoned. Ross was handed over by Marines, with Seastone shackles on both his hands and feet, he entered the Impel Down.


    Pushing forward into the prison, the interior is dark, full of frightening atmosphere, from the depths, he can occasionally hear a roar and a sad scream, which makes people shudder.


    But.


    Ross''s eyes remained calm.


    Squeakˇ­


    The doors of Impel Down slowly closed and the last rays of light disappeared, the darkness eventually enveloped everything.

 208 Eternal Hell

    After the events of Dressrosa, Ross was completely exhausted, he was shackled in Seastone chains and on the way to Impel Down, he was only given a little bit of freshwater to survive.


    Ross''s wounds did not show their ability to recover when his stamina was severely spent and he could not recover, the wounds on his body has only been initially healed up to now.


    "Ghost Hand Ross, a big pirate with a bounty of one billionˇ­"


    As a pirate with a bounty of up to one billion berries, the queue for escorting Ross is also extremely luxurious, vice superintendent Hannibal, Deputy Warden Domino, and Jailer Sadi.


    Jailer Sadi looked at Ross, who was slowly moving forward in shackles, with an exciting look on her face and said, "He looks like an ordinary person, but since he''s a pirate with a bounty of billion berries, he should be able to withstand heavy interrogation. I can''t wait any longer, hehe."


    She had no interest in the monsters imprisoned in level three or five, and ordinary people can''t withstand her torture. Someone like Ross is the most perfect prisoner for someone like her.


    "I''m not going to give you such a dangerous person to torture as Administrator, Satie."


    Hannibal glanced at Satie, then put her hand on her mouth and said: "Such ambitions aren''t good. As vice superintendent, I have to abide by the rules of Impel Down."


    "Chee, boring."


    Satie grinned and was too lazy to pay attention to Hannibal.


    The crowd moved slowly, accompanied by the sound of shackles rubbing against the ground until they came to a huge boiler. The inside of the boiler was boiling water, called the warm water of hell.


    Prisoners strip naked here before entering the city, they are thrown into the boiling water to disinfect, then change into prison clothes, and are escorted to the designated detention area.


    "Oh, oh, it''s time to undress."


    Domino stayed outside and did not follow, but Satie followed in excitedly, with a small wicked smile on her face, staring at Ross.


    Two Jailers came forward and tore Ross''s clothes violently.


    Some of the newcomer''s Jailers were next to him, this is the first time that they had seen a pirate with a bounty of billion berries being pushed to advance in Impel Down. They looked at Ross whose clothes were being torn apart like any ordinary pirate and he was pushed into the boiling water.


    "I have never seen a pirate with a bounty of billion berries, this doesn''t look great."


    "Never Seen? Recruits, this is Impel Down, no matter how strong you were before, as long as you committed a crime and were caught here, you''re just a prisoner here."


    A Jailer Captain stood in front of the queue and said in an indifferent tone.


    The slightly tense atmosphere, with Jailer Captain''s words, instantly dispersed.


    "Yes."


    "Even if he was a strong person, he''s just a prisoner now."


    Seeing the pirate with a bounty of a billion berries being treated like any ordinary person, without resistance, many Jailers are no longer nervous.


    Gulp Gulp!


    Soaking in boiling water for a moment, a chain was agitated by a wheel disc and pulled Ross out of the boiler, holding the shackles on his hand.


    Always silent, no words.


    Even though his body was washed by boiling water, Ross''s face did not show any change. He seemed like a person who has lost his soul, with no pain, no sensation, at his disposal.


    "Not a word."


    Satie looked at Ross who looked like an ordinary person, he doesn''t seem particularly strong, but every muscle is ripped on his body. She showed a more excited expression but she can''t do anything. A pirate with a bounty of billion berries is above her paygrade.


    After Ross changed into prison uniform, Chief Magellan appeared.


    "I am Chief Magellan. According to the government''s judgment, you''re going to be escorted to the sixth floor of Impel Down, Eternal Infinite Hell, where you will be confined for the rest of your life."


    He looked at Ross without any pity in his eyes. In his view, this is the price pirates like Ross should pay for their actions.


    Ross did not respond.


    Seeing that Ross was like a piece of wood and had no response to everything, Magellan lost all of his original interest, shook his head and waved to his subordinates.


    Soon.


    Ross was escorted to the sixth floor of Impel Down under Megallann''s personal escort.


    In the sixth floor of Impel Down, there are countless strong people who once galloped the ocean. Many pirates with a bounty of more than 100 million berries are not eligible to enter this floor. Most pirates here have a bounty of 230 million berries, or even more than 500 million berries.


    "Hey, there comes a newcomer."


    "Very respectable appearance, he is qualified to be detained on the sixth floor, he should be a great character."


    Many people in the darkness looked up at Ross, who had been escorted in, with all kinds of eyes, but most of them did not know Ross.


    Ross has only been famous in recent years, but in recent years, not many pirates have been detained on the sixth floor of Impel Down.


    "Hey! Newcomer, how much is your bounty?!"


    Someone was sitting in prison and shouted at Ross with a boring look.


    Ross did not respond. He kept his head down and walked silently until he came to an empty cage, where handcuffs and shackles were all fixed on the larger Seastone chain. And connect the entire cage to the Impel Down as a whole.


    "Ohh? Separate cell?"


    A prisoner on the sixth floor noticed something unusual and could not help showing a little difference.


    The prisoners advancing the sixth floor of Impel Downy are also divided into upper and lower levels. Generally, two or three hundred million berries pirates are not held in isolation, but are divided into groups of two or even three and are held in the same cage.


    There are not many people on the sixth floor who are eligible to be "enjoy" solitary confinement, and each of them is a great person who once shocked the world.


    "If I remember correctlyˇ­ that guy seems to be Ghost Hand Ross, his bounty was 200 million Berries."


    Someone looked at Ross, vaguely thought of something and whispered.


    When the people next to him heard what he said, they immediately turned their heads and looked at him with a bland expression. "Only 200 million? Separate prison? You made a mistake!"


    "When were you locked in, that news is too old. When I came in, he seemed to have a bounty of 440 million berries and he was the most popular Supernova."


    In the cage not far away, a pirate snorted.


    His hanging bounty is only 230 million berries. Although he is New World''s pirate, he is far less famous than Ross when he was locked in. Naturally, Ross, a pirate who is famous all over the world before he even entered the New World made may pirates unhappy, he included. Now that Ross is captured, he is a little happy.


    The most dazzling Supernova, what about it, isn''t he the same as us, to be caught by Marine? Detained in Impel Down. They are all prisoners.


    "Even if it''s 440 million, it''s too much to be in solitary confinement. Has he done anything else?"


    "I don''t know that."


    Many pirates of Infinite Hell were awakened and looked at Ross in his separate cage.


    "Shut up!"


    Magellan listened to their talk! And finally couldn''t hold back. He shouted angrily at the crowd and said with a cold face: "Don''t talk in my ear, Ghost Hand Ross doesn''t do anything worthwhile. But his bounty is one billion berries, more than the waste like yours!"


    One billion!


    Hearing this reward, there was a silence in the infinite hell.


    Many people have been shocked, even those pirates with a reward of 670 million or even 780 million have revealed a little bit of disbelief.


    This motionless, wood-like newcomer, has a bounty of one billion? !


    "Interesting."


    In the deeper part of the darkness, there are voices that seem to have not been spoken for many years. Some beings open their eyes and take a slightly interesting look at this side.


    "Can you tell me what this kid has done? Magellan."


    "I don''t have time to accompany you in your nonsense."


    Magellan responded coldly, closing Ross''s door and leaving infinite Hell with his subordinates, leaving countless strange eyes on Ross''s cage.

 209 Conflic

    Wearing a prison uniform.


    Sitting alone in a separate cell.


    It wasn''t until Magellan and others took the elevator to leave the sixth floor that Ross lifted his head a little. He calmly looked at the heavy Seastone shackles bounding his body.


    For him, being captured and imprisoned in Impel Down is within his calculations, this is his last insurance plug because he is very clear that if he ever lost to the Marines, he will not be directly executed, but will be imprisoned here.


    There is more than one way to get out of here.


    Whether it is six years later when Luffy will make a big rush throughout Impel Down, or by activating the Living system ''Unlock'' in the Talent System, or the Battle system''s ''Life Return (Seimei Kikan)'', and the General Department''s Water Element Affinity, all of them can help him get out of these Seastone shackles.


    But.


    This method can only be used once.


    Once he went out from here, he would expose his resistance to Seastone to the World. Marines and the government will deal with him in a different way later. He will be executed on the spot after they catch him again and he will not be detained in Impel Down again.


    In other words, if he chooses to go out from here and continue to be an enemy of the world, there can be no more mistakes, no way back, no failure.


    "Let''s do that first."


    Ross breathed, closed his eyes slowly, and did not immediately break the chain.


    Now his injuries have not fully recovered, his stamina is exhausted and his physical fitness is low, even if he immediately break free, there will be no recovery time and he can not fight against Magellan in his current situation.


    Next.


    He will wait patiently, waiting for his body to recover, waiting for the best chance.


    "Hey! Newcomer, you are called Ghost Hand, how is it on the outside now, what big news has happened recently, can you tell me about it, there is nothing to do here and I am going to die of boredom here."


    In a prison, some of the prisoners returned to their normal habits after the shock of Ross''s bounty subsided and one of them asked Ross some questions.


    Here is Eternal hell.


    This is no Crimson hell where bladed trees torment prisoners, no wild beast hell where various dangerous animals torture prisoners, no starvation hell where prisoners are tormented with hunger and heat, no Blazing Hell''s hot, no Freezing Hell''s ice-coldˇ­ This is just endless loneliness.


    Even if you were strong in the sky and crossed the sea and saw countless amazing things, once you enter here, you can only stay alone in the cage, facing the passage of time until the end of your life.


    And so.


    As soon as newcomers come here, many of the pirates being held here will ask them what happened outside, listening to their story, and barely have fun for the boring days.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross didn''t talk, he still sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.


    Someone saw Ross''s appearance and could not help but frown. "What is with this guy, is he a piece of wood, were we fooled by Marine?"


    "Who knows?"


    Others also shook their heads.


    Throughout the history of the sixth layer of Impel Down, almost no one can be as calm as Ross when they were locked in.


    Screaming loudly, yelling to let them go out, yelling at the prison, saying that once they go out, they will destroy it, or they will speak well and will be embarrassedˇ­ In short, there are no appearances like Ross, so numb and indifference.


    Ross''s performance is not like someone who has just been locked in. It is like someone who has been locked up for more than ten or twenty years and has become numb to his situation for a long time.


    "Hey, boy, I am talking to you, are you deaf?!"


    When the pirate who spoke to Ross noticed that Ross completely ignored him, he couldn''t help but yell at Ross and said: "Just because your bounty is one billion, you won''t talk to the likes of us with less bounty?!"


    Buzz!!


    No one knows which pirate got annoyed and used Hooshoku Haki to oppress the cell where Ross is.


    Although many of them are pirate with a bounty of two or three hundred million berries, there are even pirates with a bounty of more than 500 million or even more than 600 million berries here. There are also a few people who have Haoshoku Haki!


    "Hmm, let him get a taste of real power."


    When that Haoshoku burst out, there were people grinning in the darkness and another Haoshoku intertwined and came agitating towards Ross.


    Generally, those who are locked into the sixth floor, those newcomers who are particularly disobedient and likes to shout and make noise. Everyone gets annoyed but they still have a way to teach them a lesson. That is Haoshoku Haki!


    A person''s Haoshoku Haki is of little use, but if multiple people intertwined their haki and erupt it at the same time, they can create a frightening momentum.


    Buzz!! Buzz!! Buzz!!


    It is like a stone that stirs up a thousand waves.


    To use Haoshoku Haki to teach the disobedient newcomers a lesson, this is almost the consensus of many pirates in eternal hell, or use it when they encounter some new people yelling all day, bothering and annoying them.


    At this moment.


    At least six or seven Haoshokus sprang up and rushed toward Ross''s cage. Haoshoku intertwined and collided in Void like a black thunderbolt.


    This Haoshoku Haki, although some of the Haoshoku Haki channels were scattered and not perfectly controlled, others were well controlled and eventually all intertwined in Ross''s cage.


    The heavy Haoshoku Haki seemed to had fill Ross''s cage-like seawater for an instant. The repressed ones are completely incapable of breathing. The pulsating Haoshoku even makes the chains squeak and slams and it hits Ross'' body, trying to tear the prisoner''s clothes of Ross.


    "ˇ­"


    In this heavy pressure, Ross opened his eyes.


    He glanced indifferently at the direction that Haoshoku Haki came from and from his body erupted Haoshoku Haki that is stronger than the six or seven coming towards him and it slammed out.


    "Do not reach out for a yard after taking an inch."


    This time it was a real Haoshoku conflict. The Seastone chain on Ross squeaked, and the black lightning in the air was intertwined, swaying the terrifying aftermath and heading in all directions.


    "Eternal hell is noisy again."


    "This, what should we do?"


    "What can we do, let them go at each other, or would you rather go down there."


    Inside Warden room, Wardens, who are monitoring the Eternal Hell on the sixth floor, can not help but change their faces and swallow their saliva when they see this scene.


    Haoshoku clashes in the Eternal Hell can be seen as long as they stay long enough. Although these people are now shackled and imprisoned, the horrible Haoshoku alone shows how fierce the criminals were.


    Zizi!


    The Haoshoku conflict in Eternal Hell gradually subsided.


    "Hey, is that Hooshokuˇ­"


    Someone said that and slowly looked back at Ross''s cage. Since Ross had Haoshoku, their little trick didn''t mean much to Ross.


    If Ross does not have Haoshoku, they can barely control Haoshoku to press against Ross, but if Ross has Haoshoku, they will not be able to do this. It will form chaotic Haoshoku conflicts, intertwined, unable to concentrate, and no one will be able to do anything.


    "Forget it."


    "Let''s wait for the next newcomer."


    No one knows who said it but many prisoners gradually recovered their gaze.

 210 Shiryu of the Rain

    Eat and drink.


    The meals delivered in Eternal Hell are made of the Sea King-like meat captured by the blue-gorillas. They have very high calories and energy. Although the total amount is not much, it still makes Ross''s body gradually improve and his body gradually heals.


    As time went by, his body recovered day by day. Occasionally, he looked at the prisoners in the prison around him and showed his ''hunger'' for the points.


    Half a month later.


    The sixth floor of Impel Down welcomes a newcomer from the New World with a bounty of 330 million Berries berries. After being imprisoned, it was not calm and it took some time and ''external help'' for him to calm down.


    This prisoner was not as difficult to communicate as Ross and soon chatted with people in the same cell. In the process of chatting, he also talked about Ross.


    Killing tenryubito!


    Killing Shichibukai Doflamingo!


    Broadcasting the dark side of the government in Dressrosa to the world!


    One after another thing has been said from his mouth, and the prisoners in Eternal Hell have also been amazed by the deeds of Ross.


    "It''s not easy and damn near impossible to kill a tenryubito and then escape Sabaody Archipelago, how did he do it?!"


    Almost all of the pirates present had experienced Sabaody Archipelago and tenryubito, but most of them chose to be patient. Nobody wanted to play against Sabaody Archipelago and Marine Admiral.


    "His journey was really dazzling."


    Someone listened to the story with a surge of emotions, he clenched his fist and said, "I would have also killed a tenryubito if I was out, the waste was not good enough."


    One of the people next to him scoffed mercilessly and said, "Cut the crap, depending on your skill, after killing a tenryubito, you would have been beaten to death by an Admiral."


    "Pity."


    Someone looked at Ross''s cage and shook his head. "It''s dazzling enough, but it also attracted too much hatred from the government and Marine too early. No wonder it wasn''t a long journey. If he would have crossed through it, he may have been able to replace one of the Four Emperors."


    The people next to him heard it and they all sighed.


    That pirate spoke again: "That''s not to say. If I hadn''t been caught, I would probably have killed one of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) by now."


    The people next to him laughed and mocked and said, "Save it. I''m afraid you wouldn''t even be able to see Four Emperors in front of you.


    It''s just out of a bit of boredom that they can have fun with each other.


    On the other side.


    In a separate cell, Ross sat quietly, his injuries had completely recovered, but since a small portion of food and freshwater was rarely supplied each time, his physical energy was not recovered.


    His whole body is sore and weak after wearing Seastone, Ross can still judge that his physical fitness should be restored to about 60% or 70%. At this level, the next recovery will slow down because of the supply of food and freshwater. It''s only enough to sustain life.


    "Hold on..."


    Ross is not in a hurry.


    Here he does not need to consider all kinds of dangerous things. This so-called prison is like a place where he can really rest. It is like going home here. The prisoners around are all talents. They can always be there to get some fun out of boredom.


    Once he acts, he will need to finish it all the way, so he must ensure that everything is perfect, he would rather wait for a while, wait for his body to become better.


    Ten days later.


    On the sixth floor of Impel Down, a special prisoner was sent here.


    "Magellan, you bastard!"


    Warden Shiryu of the Rain, wearing heavy Seastone shackles, was pushed by Magellan into a separate cell and copied onto the Seastone wall, which was integrated with the cage.


    His face was so depressed that he seemed to have been poisoned by Magellan and it had not yet been completely alleviated.


    "This is Eternal hell, I just killed some trash, Are you going to lock me up here? Magellan!"


    Shiryu of the Rain looked at Magellan with a depressed face. At the moment, his toxin had not completely disappeared, and the seastone shackles were so heavy that even those who were capable could not escape.


    Magellan pushed Shiryu on the wall, exhaled a poisonous mist, and said indifferently, "I am the Chief of Impel Down. The lives of all prisoners are decided by me, not by you who kills them for pleasure. You will stay here and reflect on it."


    "ˇ­"


    Shiryu stared at Magellan and finally vomited out two words, "Very good."


    "Remember, you''re a capital offender now."


    Magellan stepped out of the cage of Shiryu.


    Giving unlimited detention on the sixth level of Impel Down is actually one of the death penalties, because there is no big difference between unlimited detention and direct execution, and the former is even more torturous.


    Shiryu stopped talking and looked coldly at Magellan closing the prison door, closing his eyes and sitting in the darkness.


    Now.


    Almost all the prisoners who were pushed in Impel Down prison looked at this side in amazement.


    Someone wants to say something, but because of Magellan''s suffocating poison suffocation, he swallowed it, and it was not until Magellan left the sixth floor that there was an uproar.


    "Hey! It''s Shiryu of the Rain!"


    "The Warden of Impel Down is now the same as us, prisoners of Eternal Hell? Hahahaha, interesting!"


    A lot of people grinned and looked at Shiryu''s cell with a mockery on their faces. This man was still outside looking at them like they were insect some days ago.


    For them, it''s interesting if a new person comes in. But now that new person is the Warden of Impel Down. Although it''s not clear what exactly happened, it''s only necessary to know that Shiryu of the Rain has become a prisoner like them.


    "ˇ­"


    Sitting in the dark, Shiryu looks cold and doesn''t say anything.


    No one knows who was the first to erupt a Haoshoku Haki, and then, like the storm Rainstorm, seven or eight Haoshoku Haki emerged and stormed away towards Shiliew of the Rain.


    Shiryu is a master of sword arts. He is also affected by his body condition as he still has toxin residues in his body, he has not recovered. Under the impact of the violent Haoshoku, there is still a vague pressure. The feeling of sinking into the sea.


    Depressed, depressed.


    Although these did not cause any substantial harm to him, but it made him extremely uncomfortable. He was angry when he suddenly turned from Warden into a prisoner. Now he is ridiculed and oppressed by the prisoners on the sixth floor. It is like suppressing a volcano.


    And at this time, a voice was sent from the prison opposite him.


    "Noisy."


    The voice was very cold. At the moment of the launch, a strong Haoshoku Haki broke out, and the combination of the seven or eight Haoshoku was destroyed for a moment, and the air was humming.


    Shiryu slightly glanced up and looked up at the opposite cell.


    Ross, who is tied to the heavy Seastone chain, is sitting there, and Haoshoku Haki gradually converges from his body. He looks at Shiryu and said slowly:


    "If you can go out, what do you want to do?"

 211 Exi

    Going out?


    Shiryu hasn''t thought about it yet, but Ross reminds him that he is aware of his situation and is likely to never get out.


    Since Magellan has imprisoned him in Eternal Hell, it was obviously not a joke. This time it was a real thing, I am afraid there will be no chance of being released.


    "ˇ­"


    Shiryu lowered his head and said nothing.


    At this time, the aftermath of the Haoshoku conflict also slowly dissipated. The people in the nearby prisons first wondered why Ross would actually favor Shiryu and then they heard Ross''s words.


    "Go out? If I go out, I must destroy the Marine Headquarters!"


    The prisoners around them began to bite their teeth and open their mouths, but soon some of them sat back down and said, "Don''t dream. It''s impossible to get out of here."


    "The only case of escaping from here is Golden Lion, who lost two legs more than a decade ago, and after Golden Lion escaped from prison, the defense here became tighter."


    Many people shook their heads and sighed.


    For a time, the atmosphere in the whole Eternal hell became depressed and no one came to laugh at Shiryu and ''dreaming'' to escape from Ross.


    "ˇ­"


    Ross did not care about the reactions of many prisoners.


    In fact.


    Most of the prisoners on the sixth floor were extremely fiercely wicked, slaughtering civilians and destroying Citytown on the island, killing a city full of people just because they could not find alcohol.


    In comparison, Shiryu is also addicted to killing, but as he said, he is killing the garbage of the sea. As for the subsequent killing of Warden Jailerˇ­


    Anyone who was a Warden and was imprisoned in the Eternal Hell for several years, I''m afraid he will have to carry a knife to kill after coming out. The anger and hatred in his heart can''t be erased by three or two strokes.


    "It''s totally meaningless to say what you can do after getting out, it will never happen." Shiryu was silent for a moment, then said slowly.


    He knows Ross, and although he has no friendship with Ross, Ross just helped him out of the siege and he got a head start and one day to recover.


    Ross''s faint smile: "What if I could really go out?"


    Really go outˇ­


    Shiryu fell into silence again. If he could go out, he would make Magellan look good. This ragged Warden job was too long for him. He will go to the sea to kill happily.


    "Don''t be crazy about it."


    "Wait a few more years, you won''t have this idea, newcomer."


    Some people in the nearby prisons heard Ross''s words. Some people spoke with a hint of sarcasm. "Even if Golden Lion escaped, he lost two legs. You are far worse than him."


    Every person who is imprisoned had the idea of breaking out of prison, but with the passage of events, it is a little bit of despair, a little bit of elimination of this idea.


    Because it''s impossible.


    Now even if Golden Lion is here, he can''t reproduce the escape, because the guard is much tighter than before, and Magellan is a monster himself.


    Ignoring the words of many prisoners, seeing Shiryu not talking, Ross can roughly guess the fluctuations in his heart, so he slowly said:


    "If I can go out, I can let you go out, how about coming aboard my ship?"


    "Hey..."


    Shiryu looked up and slightly grinned and heed. Although Ross was looking for little hope, his eyes sparkled. "I know everything about you. It would be nice to go out and stir the world upside down with you."


    This time, the prisoners in the adjacent prison did not make any ironic sounds. They just glanced at them and then ignored them. They don''t want to talk about it now.


    Ross slightly smiles and then he closed his eyes and stopped talking.


    Shiryu slightly shook his head and thought of it as a meaningless agreement. He threw it directly behind his head, closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing and rested.


    With the participation of Shiryu, not only will it be easier for Ross to escape from prison, but after that, the Ghost-Hand Pirate regiment will also have a change in strength.


    Shiryuand Magellan, known as Iron Wall of Impel Down, he is rumoured to be equal to Magellan in strength, but to see him defeated by Magellan and locked up in Eternal hell, he should be a little inferior to Magellan, but not by much.


    In Ross''s opinion.


    Magellan''s strength is basically the same as that of a Marine Admiral. Once he was destroyed by the Black beard pirates, most of his banned poisonous soldiers were the awakening of poisonous fruits.


    Shiryu, as a strong sword arts expert, should be no less aggressive, His Haki speed and other aspects should be close to Admiral, the gap should be in the "resistance" aspect.


    Marine Admiral was very resistant.


    Akainu was attacked by Whitebeard in anger. He hammered his waist. Even then, he still jumped out and chase Luffy. He dealt with many Division Captains of Whitebeard pirates. Even after the event, he and Aokiji fought in Punk Hazard for ten days and ten nights.


    From those ten days and ten nights of the fight, It can also be seen that Aokiji and Akainu''s physique is not much different.


    If Shiryu was attacked by Whitebeard, he would not be able to sustain serious injuries and will lose his battle''s ability even if he did not die on the spot.


    Naturally.


    Even if the strength of Shiryu is second only to Admiral, the gap is not very big.


    But it is only him now. After going out from here, if he meets Kizaru again, he promises to pay a big payback to Kizaru.


    One day...


    Two daysˇ­


    Three daysˇ­


    Time continues to flow through. As time goes by, even though the food and freshwater sent every time are only able to sustain their life, Ross gradually regains his full potential and strength with the talent ''Tenacious''.


    The residual toxins in the body of Shiryu have long since faded away. As a Warden, his food is better than Ross, and he is basically completely recovered.


    "Almost."


    On that day Ross opened his eyes and his eyes glittered slightly.


    The world has forgotten him for some time, and it''s timeˇ­ It''s time for the world to remember him again!


    He turned his head and looked at Shiryu, who was sitting in the dark.


    "Hey, are you ready to go out?"


    "Hm?"


    Shiryu slightly looked up at Ross and didn''t understand the meaning of Ross''s words. Listening to Ross. Is there a chance to go out now? !


    But he and Ross were bound in heavy Seastone shackles, and even a non-devil fruit user could not get rid of them, let alone Ross. As for the keys, they were all in Megallan''s place, and no one else could touch them.


    After a while, Shiryu asked with a stunned tone: "You mean you can go out now? How to get out?"


    Even though he talked with Ross frequently these days and knew that Ross was an extremely cool person, he was shocked to think that Ross was joking.


    Going out?


    How to get out? !

 212 True Hell

    "It''s very simple."


    Ross''s face showed a smile that Shiryu couldn''t understand.


    At this time, the prisoners in the nearby prison also heard the conversation between Ross and Shiryu, blinking their eyes and showing surprise and strange expressions.


    "What are they talking about?"


    "Going out? What is going out, is he wants to go out, is he crazy?"


    Everyone is looking at Ross with inexplicable expressions.


    It is true that people driven mad by Eternal Hell are there. Is he gone mad?


    And just under these strange and inexplicable gazes, Ross''s mind moved, and only the translucent Talent System he could see appeared in front of him in an instant.


    There are three options.


    First, activate Life Return (Seimei Kikan), he can control his hair to try to unlock Seastone''s shackles, or shrink his body out of the shackles, but the chances of failure are high.


    Second, activating Water Element Affinity takes two points of Free Talent Points, but he''s not sure how hard the heavy Seastone shackles are and whether he can break them down. He also has to break the shackles of Shiryu and there''s the possibility of him collapsing.


    Then the best solution is the third, Living talent ''unlocked''.


    These are the questions that Ross has thought about countless times these days. He has no hesitation and spent 1 Free Talent point, which activated the second talent of Living in addition to navigation.


    Buzz!!


    In almost an instant, knowledge of all kinds of locks was instilled into Ross''s mind. In a few seconds, he seemed to have opened countless locks all over the world.


    The Seastone chain that binds his hands and legs and the body is also full of flaws in the eyes of Ross at this moment.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    Under the restraint of the chain, Ross raised his hand slightly, put his finger in his mouth bit by bit and gently bite the front of the little finger with his teeth. He let his nails grow long for this.


    With his present physique, the Tenacious degree of his nails is no different from that of ordinary steel. This nail is very long, he tore it down with all his strength, totally ignoring the pain.


    After the nail was torn off, the wound healed rapidly in the resilience of Tenacious.


    Ross pinched the long nail and plunged it into the lock of Seastone''s shackles. After exploring the internal structure, he pulled it around.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ.


    The lock is open.


    Under the gaze of Shiryu, Ross pulled the chain around him and opened the three locks of the handcuffs, ankles and the chains around the body with his nails. He took off all of them and stood up straight and stretched hard.


    Crack!


    The bones, which had not been moving for a long time, made a noise at this moment. They were clear here, and there was silence in the Eternal hell.


    Ross stretched his body and came to the door, as the inserted nails turned.


    Dang Dang.


    The door opened.


    Ross came out.


    "This is reallyˇ­"


    Shiryu breathed and watched Ross come out of the cage to the door of his cage, revealing an expression that seemed to have never woke up in his dreams.


    As for the other prisoners in the cage, they were all stunned and unresponsive.


    Warden indoor.


    Seeing Ross come out of the cell like this, many Wardens were shocked. They looked at each other, and cold sweat on their foreheads began to flow.


    "It''s a big deal!"


    "Quick Report this to the Administrator!"


    ...


    Eternal hell.


    In Shiryu of the Rain''s cell, the Seastone''s handcuffs and shackles fell to the ground with a bang. He rubbed the tightened wrist and looked up at Ross.


    "You can really get out."


    With a slight grin on his mouth, he glanced at the Den Den Mushi, which was watching them. "There is a monitor of Den Den Mushi, we are already exposed. What are you going to do next?"


    "Are you afraid of Magellan?"


    Ross stepped out of the cell and looked calmly at Den Den Mushi.


    Shiryu snorted: "It''s not your style to ask this question, but I need to get my sword back first. It should be in Magellan''s storage room."


    Listening to Shiryun mentioning the sword, Ross blinked lightly and said: "My sword was destroyed before. Is there a good sword here?"


    "Oh, there is one, but I don''t know if you can control it."


    Shiryu thought for a moment and said: "There is a demon blade the back of the storage room. It''s useless if you don''t use it properly, but that blade is one of the most powerful ones."


    When Ross heard that it was one of the supreme sharp blades, his eyes flashed slightly and he said, "Is it a demon blade? I''m not a swordsman. It doesn''t matter if it goes well or not. It can be used.


    "That''s good."


    Shiryu walks up to the stairs to the upper floor, looks at Ross standing still and asks, "You''re not coming with me?"


    Ross said with a faint smile and a cool look, "I intend to make the world a bit more lively."


    "Hey..."


    Shiryu looked at Ross and glanced at the cells around him. He guessed Ross''s idea and gave him a smirk. Anyway, he is not the warden anymore so he wouldn''t care if Ross releases the prisoners or anything.


    Ross stopped talking, just stood there and watched Shiryu leave.


    At this time.


    Many prisoners in the Eternal Hell have already responded, all showing unprecedented excitement, Ross can actually open the shackles of Seastone, they can actually come out!


    This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to escape from here!


    "Ghost hand, let me out, I am willing to serve under you!"


    "I want to go out too! Magellan is very terrifying, I can help you deal with him!"


    "If we all join hands, this world will be ours!"


    Many prisoners, who could stand up, almost all stood up. Their faces were full of excitement. Especially the prisoners in several cages beside Ross, their whole bodies were attached to the door of the prison.


    Ross slowly removed his gaze and looked at the prisoners around him.


    "Unfortunately."


    "To deal with a Magellan, I don''t need your help, but you do have a role, and now it''s time to contribute to your role."


    There was an unusually vicious smile on his face in the darkness.


    ...


    After a few minutes.


    Chief Magellan seemed to have a rolling venom running all over his body. He stepped out of the downward elevator and came to the sixth floor of Eternal Hell with a gloomy and depressed expression.


    However, the scene of Eternal hell made him stunned.


    This is a living hell!


    It seems to be a real hell!


    Within that cage, blood and broken bones splashed everywhere, and there was blood flowing on the ground as if it had turned into a river of blood. He doesn''t know how many people died here!

 213 Space Distortion

    "Damn it!"


    Magellan thought Ross would liberate more prisoners. After seeing this, his face changed slightly and his pupils shrank sharply.


    Many of the prisoners imprisoned in Eternal Hell are Devil Fruit users with special troublesome abilities. Once killed, these Devil Fruits will be reborn on the sea.


    In a way, this is no better than releasing prisoners!


    "Ghost hand Ross! Stop this madness!"


    He angrily released his Observation Haki and located Ross in the depths of Eternal Hell and rushed toward him.


    If Ross releases a large number of prisoners, he is confident that with the power of his poisonous fruit, he can hold the door of the sixth floor and block everyone here, but Ross did not release prisoners, instead, he started killing them here, which is totally unexpected!


    "So you finally came."


    Ross slowly said as another prisoner in the cage collapsed under the power of distortion. He slowly turned his head and looked at Magellan, who was rushing towards him. His eyes were calm and indifferent.


    He could not even remember who he had killed.


    This is the sixth layer of Impel Down, Eternal Hell, where some of the worst prisoners are held, although there is no one at the level of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) here, but pirates with a bounty of 230 million, or even 560 million, can be found everywhere.


    He had killed a pirate with a bounty of more than 800 million berries, as for the pirates with the bounty of 200 million, 300 million, or even 400 million berries, he will not receive any rewards for killing them at all.


    Even if he hunted pirates in the same bounty area for four consecutive times, the profits would diminish and he would no longer receive any rewards. After this massacre, his reward was also terrifying.


    265 Talent Proficiency Points!


    3 Free Talent Points!


    Even though the activation of the Living system''s ''unlocked'' talent cost 1 point, he still accumulates 6 Free Talent Points, which satisfies the conditions for activating the Distortion space.


    "Poison Dragon!"


    Magellan''s eyes seemed to be bursting with anger. He didn''t even talk to Ross. He rushed towards Ross and with a wave of his hand the purple poison liquefied into a purple Dragon and poured towards Ross.


    Prisoners in Eternal hell were killed like this, this responsibility must be borne by him alone, even if he captures Ross again, he will be demoted!


    "Wall of Distortion."


    Ross raised his hand and pressed it forward. The power of distortion interwoven into a barrier to block the poisonous Dragon. The Poison Dragon rushed into the wall of Distortion, instantly bursting into poison.


    Magellan did not stop. He continues to charge towards Ross. As soon as he opened his mouth, a cloud of poisonous clouds swung away in an instant, pouring in from all sides and surrounded Ross in the center.


    Buzz!!


    Ross''s hands jerked forward and the power of distortion swayed, and the poison cloud rushed away. He rushed toward Magellan and slammed it out.


    Magellan crossed his arms in front of him.


    Buzz!!


    Ross shook his hands violently and the power of distortion swung open and the poisonous cloud was dispersed. He rushed towards Magellan again and punched him in the distance.


    Ross didn''t intend to taste Magellan''s poison. His eyes glistened and he jumped up just right to avoid the collapsing poison attack.


    "Damn it! Don''t irritate Magellan here."


    "Ghost Hand Bastard!"


    Some of the survivors of Eternal Hell, who were not attacked by Ross and who were physically strong enough to resist Ross''s attack, were now affected by Magellan''s poison. They could not help but roar.


    Crash!


    Magellan''s venom surged from all directions, leaving almost no escape routes. Ross used the wall of Distortion and blocked the venom from the attack, while Magellan slammed forward with a wave of his hand and a huge squid shaped venom smashed down.


    The giant poison soldier barely broke through the outer wall of Distortion and spilled a little poison and burst towards Ross''s face. Ross put his head on one side and the poison flew past him.


    "System, activate Distortion Space."


    Faced with Magellan''s furious attack, Ross had no time to deal with proficiency in detail and could only activate the branch of Distortion Space as quickly as possible.


    Buzz!!


    In the Talent Tree, the moment when the branch of the Distortion space is activated, a strange feeling is born from Ross''s body. The world in front of him seems to have changed and the structure of the space and its veins can be clearly seen.


    And his power of distortion, as if it can touch the essence of space, let it bend and fold.


    "Poisonous flow!"


    Magellan noticed that Ross seemed to lose his mind for a moment. Without hesitation, he seized the opportunity and with a loud roar, the turbulent venom gushed out of him like a river, rushing towards Ross and sweeping Ross in it.


    Faced with the torrential poisonous current, Ross recovered from his temporary loss of consciousness. His eyes shone with strange light and he waved his hand to the poisonous stream and gently pressed against it.


    Buzz!!


    A strange scene appeared.


    Suddenly, the turbulent flow of poison changed from three-dimensional to a single-dimensional and the whole area curled up as if the space of this area had been compressed into a sheet of paper.


    "Hmm?!"


    Magellan was shocked but immediately took a deep breath. He suddenly flashed aside, opened his mouth and threw out countless poison balls, which hit Ross''s body.


    Ross is experiencing the amazing feeling of folding Space Distortion. Faced with Magellan''s blow, he reaches out a finger and pokes it right in front of Void, as if it were inserted into something sticky, stimulating the power of distortions to spin and agitate.


    Oh!


    The space is agitated by Ross, forming a head-sized whirlpool, which engulfs all the poisonous balls that come in.


    Ross can''t break up the space of the world, but the space of the world in front of his power of distortion seems to become something like a sticky paste and elastic rubber, which can be stirred up as long as enough strength is exerted.


    Boom!


    The Distortion''s vortex reached a limit, terminating the rotation, resembling a spring that was forced to its limit, then the Distortion was reversed and recovered at a faster speed, and is squeezed into a dark terrifying mass, smashing Magellan head-on.


    Magellan''s face changed slightly as he noticed that the dark substance was his poison, but its concentration had been compressed to an astonishing degree, even he dared not touch it.


    "Weird power."


    Avoiding the substance, Magellan looked calmly at Ross, who was about to start again.


    Whiz!


    As Ross stepped forward, a strange force swung open. The space between the two suddenly collapsed and he was forcibly pulled closer.


    Ross clearly took only one step, but in a strange way, he appeared on his right side and punched him.


    "How could it beˇ­"


    Magellan''s pupils shrank, and what his Observation Haki perceives is so weird that it''s hard to describe in words. Ross''s movement can''t be described in simple actions but in another weird way.


    Faced with Ross''s unexpected approach and attack, he had no time to perform other tricks, he could only use Armament Haki and his poisonous fruit to protect his body and wave his arms.


    Boom!


    Ross dropped a punch, the venom splashed everywhere and Magellan flew out.

 214 Rising Strength

    Using the ability of the Distortion space to take Magellan out of the way, Ross finally had the time to call out the Talent System Interface and digest the rewards he just got.


    265 Talent Proficiency Points.


    For Ross, this will lead to a great promotion. Without any hesitation, he took the lead in putting 25 points of proficiency on Kenbunshoku and 100 points of proficiency on Armament Haki.


    With these two increases, his Kenbonshoku (Observation) and Armament Haki both reached 150 points, 50 points short of Maximum Value, and it had completely reached the level of a Marine Admiral Aokiji.


    After filling up all the shortcomings with Marine Admiral, 140 proficiency points remained, Ross decisively assigned them to Tenacious talent and the power of distortion.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 680


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) by Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Skywalk):0


    Observation Haki: 150


    Armament Haki: 150


    Haoshoku Haki: 0


    The power of distortion has been continuously filled with 80 proficiency points, reaching 680 points, which has brought about an increase in Ross''s attack power. As for the specific effect, it should be exerted in detail in Battle.


    The remaining 60 points of proficiency, in order to balance the problems caused by the surge in power of distortion, was completely filled by Ross into the ''Tenacious'' talent.


    Agility Enhancement: 300 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 500 (Maximum Value)


    Spirit Heart: 0(Basic Level Strengthening)


    Tenacious: 160 (High-Level Strengthening)


    Rock: 50 (Mid Level Strengthening)


    Tenacious is only 40 points short of Maximum Value in proficiency, and for Ross, follow-up improvements are basically unimpeded.


    After consuming 265 Talent Proficiency Points, Ross''s strength has already changed dramatically. Before, in a one-on-one confrontation with a Marine Admiral, the odds of him winning were only one or two percent. Now, even if he can''t crush them, his odds of winning are at least 70% or above!


    In the face of a Marine Admiral, his odds of winning are more than 70%, which is already a very high level!


    "The next step, it''s time for the world to really turn upside down."


    Ross took a deep breath and sensed that the staggering heat in his body was gradually dissipating. He shook his fist and looked at the rushing venom, and his eyes flashed smoothly.


    Now that his strength has been enhanced, he can test it here on a suitable sandbag in front of him!


    Whiz!


    He rushed up and fought with Magellan.


    ...


    Impel Down Prison, Storage room.


    This is where the prisoner''s weapons and special items, such as antidotes for Magellan''s various poisonous gases and poisons, are placed.


    Shilryu killed the gatekeeper Warden and kicked the main entrance and went to the storage room. He almost didn''t have to look for it. Instinctively, he walked in one direction and saw a sword that had been placed on a shelf and had been stained with some dust.


    The second generation of the 21 O Wazamono grade sword.


    "They don''t even know how to give it good maintenance?"


    He took off the second generation O Wazamono grade sword. He pulled out a handkerchief from the cabinet, wiped the dust off the handle and sheath of the sword, and pulled out the blade in half. After nodding in satisfaction, he hung it at his waist.


    After retrieving his sword, he turned his head and glanced at the storage room. He skillfully opened a cupboard, took out a cigar and a box of matches, lit a cigar and took a puff.


    Hoo!


    After spitting out a puff of smoke, he went deep into the storage room.


    After crossing several cabinets, a closed-door appeared in front of him. Shiryu came to the door, pushed it open and entered.


    The room was very small and empty. The only thing that was left was a devilish sword in the middle of the room.


    12 Saijo O Wazamono grade sword.


    Cursed Blade Murasame.


    Because of the evil spirits contained in it are too strong, it is easy for ordinary people to be affected by it and even their temperament changed and they get more and more crazy, losing any and all reasoning. Therefore, this sword is not with the government and Marine but sealed in the Impel Down prison.


    A Warden once opened the room because of his curiosity, but he was affected by the aura of the Cursed Blade Murasame. When he came out with it, he cut himself down. After that, the room was strictly forbidden to approach.


    "I don''t know if that guy can use it."


    Looking at the sword that was inserted on the ground without a scabbard, Shiryu puffed out a puff of smoke.


    He was not afraid of the evil and cursing breath carried by the Cursed Blade Murasame, but this sword was not compatible with him. He was not used to it and it will affect his sword arts, so it was useless.


    "Hey, it''s already fighting."


    After pulling out the Cursed Blade Murasame, Shiryu sensed the fierce battle that is going on the sixth floor of Impel Down, he stopped staying and walked out of the storage room and headed straight for the Eternal Hell.


    Deputy Director Hannibal did not dare to stop Shiryu. As for the other Warden, they all shivered in front of him, and they do not have any will to stop him.


    ...


    Marine Headquarters.


    Doberman is sitting in the office, listening to reports from his subordinates about the Ghost Hand pirates.


    "They escaped again?"


    He frowned slightly and said, "Without Ghost Hand Ross, the rest of the miscellaneous fish shouldn''t be so difficult to deal with. What is Vice-Admiral Erman doing?"


    After Ross was detained in Impel Down, Marines and the government have been chasing after the remaining Ghost Hand Pirates, but because Laffitte had Mjosgard''s heart in his hand, the government and Marine were afraid to go too hard to deal with it.


    A Headquarters Rear Admiral standing next to him said: "The government''s request is to recapture the heart of Mjosgard, and then start with them. This is too difficult."


    "ˇ­"


    Doberman meditated for a while, putting down the papers in his hand and saying, "They can''t take advantage of Mjosgard''s heart every time, tell the vice-admiral that if he sees a chance, he must wipe them out."


    "Without Ghost Hand Ross, they are nothing."


    Next to him, the Rear Admiral nodded and said: "It''s impossible for the government to release Ghost Hand Ross. It''s impossible for them to sneak into Impel Down. Sooner or later, the Ghost Hand Pirate regiment will be completely eradicated."


    Doberman smiled slightly at that.


    And just as he was about to say something, a Captain suddenly burst in from outside, saluted him, and said in a tense and hurried tone, "Vice-Admiral! Emergency meeting!"


    "Hmm?"


    Doberman stood up, his face unchanged as he went through an emergency meeting once or twice every week. He walked outside the door and asked the Captain casually, "What happened?"


    "An accident in Impel Down!"


    The Captain, with a trace of cold sweat on his forehead, was walking along with him and said: "I heard that Warden Chief Shiryuof the Rain betrayed the Marines and tried to escape from prison with Ghost Hand Ross. The situation is critical."


    Doberman''s footsteps instantly stopped.

 215 Cursed Blade Murasame

    Marine Headquarters, emergency meeting room.


    "Damn it, Shiryu, that guyˇ­"


    Sengoku stood there with one hand on the table and the other on his forehead, showing a very painful and angry expression.


    The consequences of the betrayal of Shiryu were extremely serious. He is someone originally standing on the side of the government and he suddenly stood on the opposite side of the government.


    And most importantly, if only Ross alone tried to escape from Impel down then Magellan and Shiryu would have been enough to suppress him, but now there is another one who is trying to escape and that someone is Shiryu of the Rain with the same strength as Magellan. The problem is big!


    Magellan alone can''t resist it!


    In the unlikely event that Ross releases a few sixth-level eternal hell prisoners, the great confusion and chaos that they will cause is definitely not something that can be suppressed by Magellan alone, and it is likely that they will overturn the entire prison.


    "Aokiji hasn''t returned yet?!"


    Sengoku looked to the side, towards a Rear Admiral and asked, The Rear Admiral shook his head with cold sweat on his forehead.


    In the emergency meeting room, the Vice-Admirals had already come up with dozens of plans in a matter of minutes and Battleships are already ready to head towards Impel Down.


    "I''d better go first, Mr. Sengoku."


    Kizaru took a cup of tea and stood up after a few seconds of silence.


    In any case, Ross can never escape from Impel Down. Although there are other pirates in the Eternal Hell, most of them have been weakened by time. Only Ross is still the youngest and with most of his strength and no one knows how far he can go.


    "Ok."


    Sengoku nodded in silence.


    Nowadays, it is not the time of war. They don''t need to face the pressure from Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors). For the turmoil in Impel Down, it is natural to send a powerful force to subdue the situation and not give the other party any chance.


    "Notify Aokiji, tell him to go to Impel Down as soon as possible and not come to the Headquarters."


    As Kizaru walked out of the meeting room, Sengoku spoke again to the men beside him, then slowly sat down in his seat and breathed.


    I hope that there will be no big problems.


    ...


    Impel Down.


    Eternal Hell.


    Ross and Magellan are fighting each other, after his strength has skyrocketed, Magellan has been completely suppressed by Ross alone in the Eternal Hell, even with Megallan using the poisonous giant, he is still being suppressed by Ross and he can barely support himself.


    At this time, Ross could leave at any time if he wanted to, but his purpose was not limited to that. He was also looking for an opportunity to continue killing the pirates when he fought with Magellan.


    Watching many prisoners die at Ross''s hands, Magellan roared and manipulated the poisonous giant to rush up, trying to stop Ross, but because the poisonous giant would destroy the Eternal Hell, his movements were somewhat shrunk, which made it more difficult to block Ross.


    Crash-Bang!


    Ross''s wrist flipped, and the poison was directly deflected, not by Distortion, but by the power of distortion bending the space in front of him!


    Magellan''s poisonous giant is something that he developed after the awakening of his poisonous devil fruit. It can erode all the surrounding materials and make all the stone and steel become highly toxic. It also has the characteristics of infiltration and erosion that will work on other devil fruit users.


    But.


    This kind of erosion is limited to the substance and it can not erode distortion caused by space!


    Ross''s figure flashed as if he had pulled through space. He came to Magellan''s side and punched Magellan. The Power of distortion erupted violently.


    Boom!


    Under the power of distortion, the poisonous giant bursts out with countless poisonous liquid in an instant and scatters in all directions, as if it had turned into a whirlpool.


    Magellan, who is hiding in the poisonous giant, tried his best to resist the attack but still could not completely block it. He was still hit by the power of distortion.


    The poison splashed and flew backward.


    "Troublesome ability."


    Ross could not help shaking his wrist as Magellan''s poison seeped through many cages and poisoned many prisoners half to death.


    He had just grasped the ability of the Distortion space, he is not used to this ability and he is still a little afraid of Magellan''s poison and does not want to be touched by it.


    At this time.


    Shiryu returned to the Eternal Hell and stared at the scene in front of him.


    "ˇ­Venom Demon: Jigoku no Shinpan(Hell''s Judgment)!"


    No prisoners were released, but Ross seemed to have been slaughtered a large group of them. More importantly, Magellan actually used the poisonous giant in Eternal Hell!


    It is almost impossible that Magellan will release this ability in Eternal Hell because once released, it can easily erode the surroundings and poison a large number of prisoners, which is difficult to control.


    But.


    Magellan had already used this taboo ability. There''s no doubt that Ross brought him extreme oppression, even a threat to his life before he was forced to use it!


    "He is too strongˇ­"


    Shiryu looked at Ross, who was suspended in midair, and his eyes flashed slightly. Although he originally planned to team up with Ross, he still had a plan to compete for Captaincy.


    This is a world where strong ruled, the Captain will obviously be the one who is strongest.


    It seems that Ross''s strength is much stronger than he imagined. At least he himself is unable to pressure Magellan in the Eternal Hell to the point where he is forced to display poisonous giant.


    "Have you brought it?"


    Ross''s voice passed over to Shiryu.


    Shiryu converges and throws the Cursed Blade Murasame in his hand at Ross. He said, "This is no scabbard, you can use it directly."


    Crack!


    Ross raised his hand and caught the Cursed Blade Murasame.


    Almost as soon as he held the hilt, a vaguely mad will burst out from the sword edge, rushing toward his body, resembling an imposing momentum.


    Killing, tyranny, madness, despair, deathˇ­


    The chaotic atmosphere interweaves and tries to invade Ross''s mind.


    Buzz!!


    Ross didn''t even think about it. His Haoshoku Haki fired up and wrapped itself all over the sword edge of Cursed Blade Murasame, like a grinding wheel.


    Cursed Blade Murasame emitted a chaotic breath for a while. Although it is a demon blade, it is only a weapon. It is impossible for it to confront an existence like Ross who has an extremely strong will. The breath quickly regains the edge of the knife.


    But.


    Its sword edge is still full of chaos and arrogance and there is a faint feeling of it wanting to break free from Ross''s hand and it is not easy to it in the palm of his hand.


    "It''s really hard to use, no wonder you didn''t use it."


    Ross''s eyebrows wrinkled slightly as he said calmly.


    A top swordsman like Shiryu has not been able to make the demon blade obedient, it seems that in order to make it obedient, it??s necessary to use his power of Distortion along with his strong will.


    "Cursed Blade Murasameˇ­ Bastard! Shiryu, do you even know what you are doing?!"


    Magellan emerged again from the venom and saw the sword in Ross''s hand. He stares at it and then looked at Shiryu.


    Shiryu took a cigar and took a puff. The smoke-filled his mouth.


    "Thanks to you, I''ve stayed long enough in prison. Now, as you can see, I''m working with him, and thenˇ­ Do give me more advice on how to get out."

 216 Routing

    "The sword of Distortion."


    Ross holds the Cursed Blade Murasame in his hand and ignores its failure. For him, the sword is just a tool to condense the power of distortion, not use sword arts to launch attacks.


    Sneer!


    With a swing of his sword, he seemed to cut a gap in space, and the power of distortion flew abruptly in Magellan''s direction.


    Magellan and Ross have been fighting each other for some time now and Magellan had already had a certain understanding of Ross''s ability. At this moment, without taking this attack head-on, he decisively turned around and avoided it and once again condensed the poisonous giant, while manipulating the two poisonous streams, one left and one right to the Ross.


    Whiz!


    Shiryu decisively stepped back. He knew the power of the poisonous giant and he did not intend to touch the venoms at all.


    "Well, do you want to release some of the prisoners here?"


    After withdrawing a distance, Shiryu pulled out a half-sword and asked Ross.


    Ross asked: "With you and me, can''t we leave this hell without outsiders help?"


    Shiryu grinned, swung a sword and killed a prisoner who was swearing loudly in the cell. With him and Ross, they could naturally go out even if there was another Admiral in their path.


    "Venom Road(Poisonous Path)!"


    Magellan tried to control the venom to not spreading too much and he slipped silently into the venom from the poisonous giant. As the venom slipped, he came directly in front of Ross and punched at him.


    The poisonous giant grabbed Ross, and he put his hand on Ross''s back.


    "You can move quickly with poisonˇ­"


    Ross had already seen Magellan''s speedy movement in the poison. His eyes remained unchanged. His left hand suddenly made a motion to grab the air in front of him. It is clearly caught in the air, but it seems to have grasped something substantial and slammed it.


    A weird scene appeared.


    Magellan''s poisonous palm clearly attacked Ross from behind and formed a pincer attack with the poisonous giant, but strangely the back attack hit the poisonous giant instead of Ross.


    Looking in the other direction, Ross''s position hasn''t changed, it was as if space overlaps here.


    "Voidˇ­ Puncture!"


    Ross''s eyes flashed with light as he pulled the space to let Magellan''s attack fall on the giant, while Cursed Blade Murasame in his hand suddenly stabbed Magellan.


    Magellan did not hesitate to dodge backward.


    But.


    At the moment when he stepped back, space showed a strange change again. The sword that was clearly going to fall was suddenly elongated from his perspective, ignoring the distance, and continued to stab him.


    "Hmm?!"


    Magellan''s pupil shrank sharply, an attack with a distance that he should have been able to avoid, but his Kenbonshoku''s perception was telling him that the sword appeared on his chest in some strange way through a distance that it should not be able to reach.


    In dismay, Magellan couldn''t avoid it, only waving his arms.


    Sii!


    Ross''s Sword Pierced Magellan''s arm, penetrating his opponent''s Armament Haki and piercing Magellan''s arm.


    "What is that ability?"


    Not far away, Shiryu watched this scene, and his pupils shrank slightly.


    In his view, Ross''s sword was suddenly stretched, reaching a distance of thirty to forty meters, and piercing Magellan''s body. But with his Kenbonshoku''s perception, Ross''s sword was still the original length, not stretched, but it was strangely close to Magellan even with that large distance.


    It''s like the distance between Ross and Magellan, which should have been at least thirty or forty meters was forcibly contracted by some kind of power and became less than one or two meters.


    "Damn it!"


    Magellan''s arm was injured by Ross''s sword and he retraced backward in the venom, and the venom spread along the sword edge to Ross. Ross waved his backhand and the space of distortion was restored. The sword that looked like a strangely elongated sword also recovered to its original size.


    Looking at the poison on the sword edge and the wound on Magellan''s arm, Ross''s eyes flashed slightly. "It''s still not skilled enough."


    Zizi!


    The venom tried to erode the Cursed Blade Murasame, but the Cursed Blade Murasame was a Supreme Grade sword. Even with Magellan''s poisoning awaken ability, it can''t be easily destroyed, otherwise, it would not be a Supreme Grade Level sword.


    Ross''s power of distortion poured into the Cursed Blade Murasame and the venom that made the noise peeled off the blade and dripped onto the ground, dyeing the ground with a sultry color.


    "Ghost hand, we should go."


    Shiryu watched this scene, gradually regaining his dignity and murmuring to Ross, "Magellan''s poison fog has eroded this Eternal Hell, we could be poisoned if we stay here any longer"


    At this time.


    Eternal Hell is already full of poisonous fog, Ross has been holding up the wall of Distortion to repel the poisonous fog, plus his body can resist a little poison, so it is not a big problem for him.


    However, as the ability of the poisonous awakening fruit gradually penetrates into the poisonous mist as the Battle progresses, the horrible toxicity contained in it will be able to seriously damage even Ross, so he does not want to touch any of that.


    In this confined room, Magellan''s poisonous fruit is extremely terrifying, which is one of the reasons why he can compete with Ross until now. He always has to keep a little strength to deal with the poisons coming from the cracks.


    "Wait a minute, I need to try two more tricks."


    Ross floated in the air and a sword breaks through the thick poison fog and rushes towards Magellan''s body. The Power of distortion is fully aroused and the sword is aiming to kill.


    This time, instead of using the Distortion Space, he actually boosted the power of distortion from the front, making everything in front of him show the shape of Distortion.


    Crash-bang!


    Magellan manipulated the poisonous giant and it waved its huge fists that collided with Ross. The poisonous giants collapsed from the top under the power of distortion.


    Magellan was once again flown out.


    Ross stepped out, followed Magellan, and punched with his left hand. With this punch, he gave up the defense of the Distortion Wall. It was an all-out blow after breaking through Magellan''s poisonous giant.


    Boom!


    Magellan used his arms to block the coming punch, but the power of distortion still hit him hard. The venom was splashed and his armored Armament Haki was also smashed.


    A mouthful of blood flew out and he fell deeper into the prison.


    Zizi!


    When Ross punched Magellan, the poisonous mist also touched his shoulder. He immediately used the wall of Distortion and repelled the poisonous mist.


    But there was still a little swelling and ulceration on the shoulders. Fortunately, his ''Tenacious'' talent has been raised to a certain extent and it can resist the slight toxicity of erosion and let the skin slowly recovers.


    "Let''s go."


    Ross rushed out of the poisonous mist and came to the entrance to the Eternal Hell. Shiryu had already been waiting here and the poisonous fog of the ink green color was everywhere in the Eternal Hell.


    Although Magellan tried to control the poison mist and did not flood it into those cages, this kind of thing could not be done very well. Most of the cages were eroded by the poisonous fog.


    "It seems that Magellan can''t be the Director anymore."


    Shiryu looked at the tragedy in Eternal Hell and grinned and rushed up with Ross.


    "Don''t try to escape!"


    Magellan''s roar came from the poisonous mist, accompanied by a lot of venoms, coming to the entrance, trying to chase Ross and Shiryu.


    Ross and Shiryu''s eyes twinkled, they turn around almost at the same time, waving their swords.


    Bang!


    Sword energy and the power of distortion were poured into the venom.


    Ross''s power of distortion opened the venom and landed on Magellan''s body, while Shiryu''s sword cut Magellan''s chest at the same time, leaving a terrible scar.


    Magellan flew out again and fell into the depths of Eternal Hell.


    "He should not be dead yet."


    "Who cares."


    Ross and Shiryu looked back at the poisonous mist that pervaded the Eternal Hell and regained their gaze.


    They turned around at the same time, leaving behind two shameful impressions in the history of Impel Down.

 217 Kicking Kizaru

    At the entrance between the sixth and fifth floors of Impel Down, Vice Administrator Hannibal led a large group of Jailers and guards to guard the entrance and saw Ross and Shiryu appear. Everyone was breathing heavily and showing a little fear.


    "Warden Shiryuˇ­ No, criminal Shiryu, and criminal Ghost Hand Ross, what have you done to the Director?!"


    Hannibal held the weapon in her arms but her voice was trembling. This fear did not come from Ross, but from Shiryu, he was a Warden here for a long time and everyone is aware of his strength.


    Shiryu gave a hello and a strange expression appeared on his depressed face.


    "Who knows?"


    He turned to look at Ross and found that Ross also had the same expression on his face and the meaning was basically the same, so at the next moment, the two men rushed forward at the same time.


    Killing without amnesty!


    Screams and panic swirled here in an instant.


    Faced with Ross and Shiryu, even if many Wardens took out their weapons such as the special Seastone net, they could not put up any resistance and were destroyed by the general slaughter.


    The two started from the fifth floor and pushed all the way up. No one could stop them even for a moment and the blood that flowed created a small stream and turned the Impel Down into a real hell.


    "40 Talent Proficiency Points, not bad."


    At the bottom of Eternal Hell, he couldn''t get any rewards out of the pirates with 200 million bounties. In the process of killing from the fifth floor till here, Ross harvested 40 points of Talent Proficiency.


    Without any hesitation, he directly put the 40-talent proficiency points into the ''Tenacious'' talent, so Tenacious talent jumped from 160 to 200, and it finally acquired Maximum Value.


    Zizi!


    After reaching the Maximum Value, the slow-recovering poisonous wound on his shoulders got recovered in an instant, the healing effect of the Tenacious talent has reached a point where it can instantly heal such wounds.


    In addition, after reaching the Maximum Value, Tenacious talent also got a special final ability, that is, everything can be regenerated except the head and heart.


    In other words.


    Whether his arm is severed, or other organs are broken, or the neck is severed, they can be regenerated under the Maximum Value''s Tenacious talent, he just doesn''t know how long it would take to regenerate.


    "I should be able to resist Magellan''s poison and kill him."


    Ross looked at the depths of Impel Down, showing a hint of speculation, wondering if he could kill Magellan before he left, he may be able to get some rewards.


    However, at this time, a golden light flashed from the entrance to Impel Down and rushed in and turned a figure.


    Kizaru arrived!


    "It''s Admiral Kizaru."


    Shiryu pulled out his half blade without showing any fear. He had long ago dealt with Kizaru and others when they had not yet become Admiral.


    Although he hasn''t fought against him for many years, he doesn''t have any fears. Even if he can''t beat him, it will not be so easy for Kizaru to stop him, not to mention Ross.


    "You arrived at a perfect time."


    Ross took back his eyes on looked towards the depths of Impel Down and again turned towards Kizaru. "How about I go and kill Magellan and you block Kizaru for a while?."


    Shiryu: "ˇ­"


    He found out that Ross is a more dangerous person than him. Whether it is his mentality or character. He had just killed various prisoners and other Wardens and he still wants to kill Megallen.


    Kizaru has already perceived the horrible situation Of Impel Down. He only felt a headache coming in. At this moment, when he heard Ross, his wrinkled face was pulled down completely.


    "Ohh, talking about killing the Director of Impel Down while I am standing in front of you, where do you think you are standing right now? This is not a place where you can do whatever do you want."


    In Kizaru''s view, Ross should have joined hands with Shiryu of the Rain to injure Magellan this badly. Now he has arrived, although Magellan is badly injured, as long as he comes up in time and works with him, there is a great possibility that Ross and Shiryu will be caught again.


    Ross looked at Kizaru and said in a low voice:


    "This is the third time I''ve met you, Kizaru. Do you remember what I said in Dressrosa, I said that I would hurt you more if I met you again."


    "Oh?"


    Kizaru squinted slightly and stared at Ross.


    Whiz!


    In the next moment, Ross suddenly lifted his leg at Kizaru from a distance of about ten meters and kicked it out.


    Kizaru thought it was a long-range attack and was ready to dodge, but almost at the moment he was about to dodge, the distance between the two men was suddenly narrowed.


    Boom!


    Ross kicked Kizaru on his stomach.


    Blood flew out of Kizaru''s mouth and his face was distorted in the pain. He flew back toward the rear. He was smashed and pushed against the wall of Impel Down creating a big hole in the said wall, his figure disappeared and people inside could see blue sky and clouds through the hole he created.


    Shiryu: "ˇ­"


    ??What do you think of the previous proposal?"


    Ross turned to look at Shiryu.


    Shiryu mouth twitched slightly as he wanted to say something. However, at this moment, a cold chill suddenly came from outside the main entrance, freezing the sea outside the Impel Down instantly into ice, the frost spread through the main entrance and came towards Ross and Shiryu.


    "Aokiji."


    Shiliew of the Rain and Ross leaped at the same time and rushed out of the Impel Down.


    When they came outside, Aokiji was standing not far away, half of the body was turned into ice and he is breathing out a white mist.


    Whiz!


    The golden light flickered from the sky and fell not far from the ice. It condensed into Kizaru''s shape. There was still blood spilling from the corners of his mouth and his face was still distorted from pain.


    Aokiji looked at Kizaru and frowned before asking, "What the hell happened to you?"


    "ˇ­"


    Kizaru''s mouth twitched slightly and the wrinkles on his face squeezed a little tighter.


    I think I knew Ross''s attack methods very well so I got careless and was kicked by Ross as a resultˇ­ How could he say that to Aokiji without his pride being trampled?


    This is shameful!


    What''s more, he''s still a little confused, not by the kick, but just what happened to that foot he was kicked with, he has not yet figured it out.


    Magellan had never fought against Ross, so he kept his vigilance against Ross, but Kizaru had fought against Ross many times and he had never saw Ross use this method so he wasn''t able to figure out what had happened and how he was kicked.


    "Let''s go."


    Ross took a look at Aokiji and Kizaru. Two-to-two will soon turn into two-to-three. There was no point in continuing this play.


    As for the ability of Distortion Space, he is not familiar with it. The only thing he knows is that Distorting the Space requires a lot of power of distortion. Otherwise, Magellan will not only be pierced by his arm and Kizaru would not be simply kicked away.

 218 Depressed Kizaru

    "Let''s go."


    Shiryu also didn''t want to face two Admirals plus Magellan. He and Ross instantly turned into two black shadows and flew away towards the frozen ice.


    "After we have exhausted so much effort to get you in, how can we let you go so easily, stay here."


    At the moment when Aokiji''s voice came out, he rushed out from the flank position.


    His impression of Ross still stays with the Florian Triangle sea. Although he is wary of Ross, his vigilance is not great. Most of his attention is focused on Shiryu.


    "Icicle!"


    K¨ˇch¨ˇk¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    The ice spread out of Aokiji''s arms and approached Ross and Shiryu from the air at an extremely fast speed, trying to freeze the two.


    Ross raised his hand and grabbed the frozen ice directly. The power of distortion rushed out and the icicles burst open instantly, turning into countless ice cubes.


    On the other side.


    Shiryu drew his sword from the sheath. Instead of chopping off the ice attack, he flashed across the air and appeared behind Aokiji.


    "Ah ahˇ­"


    Aokiji''s body had a crack in its waist and he was chopped into two segments, but it seemed that his Kenbonshoku had captured Shiryu''s action and he had elementarized ahead of time to avoid being chopped in two.


    At that moment, Kizaru turned into a golden light and he suddenly flashing in front of Ross, with one foot twinkling and kicking at Ross.


    Bang Long!


    The foot pierced through Ross''s body in an eerie way. A laser burst from Kizaru''s foot, and hit the ice below, causing a violent explosion.


    "Hm?"


    Kizaru''s eyes flashed with amazement.


    Phantom?


    No! My Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki captured his real body!


    Just when Kizaru was stunned, Ross''s body which was like a phantom, moved sideways, It appears as if Kizaru''s legs had passed through his body.


    Boom!


    Ross punched out and the power of distortions erupted in the front.


    Kizaru''s face changed and he quickly used Armament Haki for defense. His arms were stacked in front of him, but the strength of Ross''s punch was beyond his expectations. It was completely unstoppable and he was directly pushed down and broke into the ice.


    "Hey, what are you doing?"


    Aokiji was trying to suppress Shiryu and suddenly, he saw Kizaru being suppressed by Ross in a single move. His face changed and he was annoyed.


    Kizaru usually acts like a fool, but why is he doing that now, he is not serious at all, can''t he see the seriousness of the matter?!


    "Go down!"


    Ross punched towards Aokiji, cooperating with Shiryu.


    Aokiji was unable to face the attacks of Ross and Shiryu. While resisting briefly with the ice wall, Aokiji retreated downward and avoided the pincer attack.


    However.


    Just as Ross and Shiliew of the Rain got rid of Aokiji and Kizaru for the moment, Magellan finally burst out of the Impel Down. The wound cut by Shiiryu in his chest and abdomen area was wounded by straw bandaging, but the blood was still oozing out.


    "Poisonous flow!"


    Magellan exhaled and the venom rushed up towards Ross and Shiryu.


    Aokiji saw Magellan''s injuries and his eyes showed a little sadness. The wound was obviously cut by Shiryu. It seems that Shiryu has improved a lot over the years.


    "Magellan, how are you?"


    "I can still fight."


    Magellan''s face was repressed as he looked at Ross and Shiryu. He said: "It''s my responsibility as the Warden to guard Impel Down and to not let the prisoners escape, I can''t let them escape."


    Aokiji jumped up and made a huge ball of ice in the air, smashing Ross and Shiryu and headed towards Kizaru, who had also rushed out of the ice:


    "Borsalino, Ghost Hand Ross is handed over to you first."


    "ˇ­"


    Kizaru opened his mouth. He is already thinking that Aokiji seemed to be doing something wrong. What is it with the ''Ghost Hand Ross is handed over to you first'', don''t say it so easily, okay?


    There was hardly much time to talk in Battle, especially when Ross and Shiryu were withdrawing together. The ice ball was just broken. Aokiji joined Magellan and charged towards Shiryu, leaving Kizaru alone to face Ross.


    "Get Lost!"


    Ross looked at Kizaru with a blank face. His Haoshoku Haki burst out and suppressed Kizaru in an instant and then he stepped out of Distortion Space. After that, he came directly to Kizaru''s left side and swept towards him.


    Kizaru now has enough vigilance against Ross, but Ross''s sudden appearance next to him still shocked him as Ross was not so fast!


    And.


    How did Ross come over at once, even his Observation Haki couldn''t understand it. In short, it was like ''Whoosh'' and then he flashed on his side.


    Boom!


    Faced with Ross''s weird ways and speed, Kizaru did not know how to deal with him for a while and was forced to fight a defensive battle again. Faced with Ross''s enhanced power of distortion, he could hardly resist it. Once again, he was flown out by his attack, this time directly into Impel Down.


    Aokiji: "%#*#Ł¤..."


    Magellan, who was seriously injured, had just made a few moves when he saw Kizaru flying out again.


    One time maybe from his carelessness, but the second time. Can he still be playing around?!


    Kizaru crashed into the Impel Down City, leaving Aokiji and the seriously injured Magellan apparently unable to stop Ross, they were simply shaken off by Ross and Shiryu.


    Because Magellan was seriously injured, he was unable to catch up and the ability of poisonous fruit is great within the closed environment of Impel Down is much worse in the outside world.


    Therefore.


    Aokiji could only watch Ross and Shiryu join hands, drop him and Megallan on the ground at the same time, and then sweep to the distant horizon, turning into two shadows.


    A golden light flashed out of the Impel Down and it condensed into Kizaru''s form, Kizaru saw Magellan lying there and Aokiji standing there and for a while, no one spoke.


    What about those two? Did they run?


    Aokiji looked at Kizaru, his face darkened and asked him, "Heyˇ­ I say, "What are you doing? You couldn''t stop him and was kicked twice?"


    "I..."


    Kizaru''s throat moved a bit as if it was stuck in something. He actually wanted to say that it was three times, but he couldn''t say anything when he looked at Aokiji''s face.


    A bitter expression appeared on his face as he said: "How can you say that the strength of that fellow has changed a little bit more than before, it was as if he was stronger than me!" You can ask Magellan.


    Aokiji looks at Magellan with a blank expression.


    However, Magellan was dragging his badly injured body in Battle, when Ross and Shiliew of the Rain were completely gone, he was extremely angry and he fell directly in a coma.


    Kizaru looked down at Magellan, who was in a coma, and his mouth twitched slightly. He looked up again to see Aokiji''s gaze, revealing an innocent expression.


    "Then report it like that."


    Aokiji sighed, he is too lazy to argue with Kizaru and he rushed to some of the Marines: "The medical team, hurry to save some people!"


    Looking at Aokiji, Kizaru felt that his chest was blocked and he couldn''t spit out. He could only wrinkle a bitter melon face and say nothing.


    What the hell is going on here?!

 219 Eternal Pose

    Seeing that Aokiji and others did not catch up, Ross slowed down after flying for a while.


    However.


    He didn''t cover Shiryu with his Gravity Distortion. Anyway, the other party had already used Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) and Shiryu wasn''t a girl. Ross liked him as a general potential teammate but not to the point where he would take him flying with him.


    "Where to go next."


    Shiryu looks at Ross.


    From the previous battle, he has judged that he is not Ross''s opponent, the gap between their strength is clear. Ross''s strength is mostly higher than Aokiji or Kizaru. Since Ross is better than him, he doesn''t mind being ranked second.


    "What Log Pose did you find back there?"


    Ross asked Shiryu when he went to take the sword, he brought a Log Pose with him.


    Shiryu heard the words and took out a Log Pose from his pocket and threw it at Ross.


    "Single arrow? Eternal Pose?"


    Ross looked at the Log Pose and his expression changed slightly. He looked at the direction Pose was pointing to and then combined with the position of Impel Down, his face suddenly turned a little black.


    That''s not really an Eternal Pose for the Marine Headquarters, is it?.


    "Do you still have other Log Pose?"


    Ross looked at Shiryu with a frown on his face.


    Shiryu shook his head and said: "I only took this one, what happened? Can''t we use it?"


    Ross''s mouth twitched and he said: "It works, but this Log Pose points to Marine Headquarters."


    "ˇ­"


    Shiryu''s face suddenly stiffened.


    He didn''t know anything about sailing and Log Pose. This Log Pose is also a handy one. The problem seems to be a bit serious.


    "How about going back and taking another one?"


    After a little hesitation, Shiryu asked Ross.


    Ross said: "We can take it, but if we go back, we won''t necessarily be able to get out again. I don''t care much, but you may get hurt."


    Indeed.


    It''s totally different to want to go back and take something. After all, they are only two people. No matter how strong Ross is, it''s impossible for him to block two Marine Admiral. Any flaw in it will lead to very dangerous consequences.


    "In my opinion, let''s go to Marine Headquarters."


    Ross took the Log Pose and after a little thought, his eyes flashed slightly.


    Shiryu''s face changed suddenly as he said: "Stop kidding me, Marine Headquarters is not someplace where we can just go because we want to. Us going there is equal to going to our death"


    "No."


    Ross''s eyes sparkled. "There''s been such a big thing going on in Impel Down, Magellan has been seriously injured and Aokiji and Kizaru are mostly going to help deal with it for a day and a half, they won''t be able to get back in a short time."


    Shiryu retorted: "Marine Headquarters is not as simple as you think. There are other forces besides them. Sengoku, Garp, and Akainu are not simple characters."


    "So what?"


    Ross shrugged at Shiryu and said, "We''re just going to rob a Battleship. We''re not going to destroy Marine Headquarters. We just need to rob a Battleship when they aren''t paying attention to it."


    "ˇ­"


    Listening to Ross, Shiryu almost believed it.


    He thought for a moment and murmured, "But in our condition, it''s too much of a risk, we will lose most of our stamina by the time we reach the Marine Headquarter. In short, it''s too dangerous."


    Ross laughed. "That''s easy."


    Not far away is Aokiji''s frozen ice. They haven''t flown far yet. Ross comes over the ice and breaks it down with his sword.


    Shiryu had just wanted to say that it was too slow to float this ice cube on the sea, and in the next moment, the ice flew straight up and instantly came into mid-air, to Ross''s feet.


    "This ability does not consume too much stamina."


    After Shiryu started a little, he flew over with Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) and landed on the ice. This time, his expression was uncertain. Finally, he made a decision, he said:


    "In that case, it''s up to you. Don''t put us both in jail againˇ­ Oh, if you are caught again, you''ll probably be executed directly."


    "That kind of thing only happens once."


    Ross faintly smiled, he flew in the direction of the Marine Headquarters by controlling the ice.


    ...


    Marine Headquarters.


    Fleet Admiral Sengoku stood in his office, listening to intelligence coming from Impel Down. His face grew darker and darker and he rested his hand on the table.


    After a few seconds of silence, he slowly left the office and came to the other side of the United Front office where Vice-Admiral had gathered.


    The whole United Front office was silent, and the Marine Vice-Admirals could roughly guess the result from Sengoku''s expression, but no one spoke and they were looking at Sengoku.


    Doberman stood in the corner, he would like to hear better news.


    When he arrived at the United Front Office, Sengoku laid his hands on the table and, after a few seconds of silence, raised his head slowly and looked at the numerous Vice-Admiral in the office.


    "Ghost Hand Ross and Shiryuˇ­ Escaped."


    "Impel Down''s Eternal hell was severely damaged. The prisoners on the upper floors and Wardens were also slaughtered. Chief Magellan was seriously injured and is receiving urgent treatmentˇ­"


    Sengoku slowly stated the report he received from Den Den Mushi.


    There was silence in the entire office.


    Great Staff Officer Tsuru, sitting next to him, put her hands on the table and put her chin on her hands. She sighed, "I didn''t expect this would be the result. Our efforts are ruined."


    Admiral can''t stop him.


    Impel Down couldn''t contain him.


    And this time there''s Shiryu with him. It looks like he''s mostly going to work with Ross. What will the Ghost Pirate regiment look like?


    Unpredictable.


    Nobody dares to think about it.


    The atmosphere of the entire United Front Office was low.


    "The Ghost Hand Ross should have been executed from the beginning."


    Vice-Admiral said in a low voice.


    "No, they should have been defeated earlier, before they could pose a threat."


    "Before Ghost Hand Ross stepped into the Grand Line, he should have been executed."


    The Vice-Admirals in the office said one after another, but the atmosphere in the office remained depressed, they were not eased by their words.


    At this point, who should take responsibility?


    No one knows who does it first. They looked at a figure in the corner. Although they immediately withdrew their gazes, the people next to him looked at that figure one after another, consciously looking at the past.


    The person in that corner is Headquarters Vice-Admiral Doberman.


    Faced with the people''s eyes from time to time, he lowered his head and pinched his fists, his nails almost embedded into his flesh, and his face became terrible at this time.


    Why?


    Why is it that you were able to get out of Impel Down safely!


    What the hell was Magellan doing, what are the two Admirals Kizaru and Aokiji doing?


    Whyˇ­ continue to torture him?

 220 Noisy HQ

    Twenty minutes later.


    Under the control of Ross, The ice approached the Marine Headquarters at an extremely fast rate.


    "Are you going to fly like this?"


    Shiryu seemed to have a black line on his forehead, suppressing the strange feelings in his heart, because he found that Ross had no signs of slowing down, but seemed to plan to rush.


    Ross didn''t answer Shiryu''s question, but instead asked an irrelevant question: "Would you use your Observation Haki whenever you are free?"


    "Of course I won''t."


    Shiryu answered without thinking about it. He would not use his Observation Haki anytime and anywhere and what does that have to do with the current situation.


    Ross calmly said, "Then no one will find us."


    Buzz!!


    The Light Distortion and Sound Distortion are activated simultaneously and the traces of the ice block were instantly retracted from the sky. Unless someone carefully perceived them by using Observation Haki, the Marines will not notice any abnormalities.


    Looking at the Marine Headquarters getting closer, Shiryu knows that Ross has his reason to do so, but he still shows a trace of fear on his face, but when the two fell to a corner of the Marine Headquarters port, the fear on Shiryu''s face became strange.


    No one found them out.


    No, it shouldn''t be said that no one found them, but they seemed to be invisible. It was obvious that others had looked in their direction but they couldn''t see them.


    "I can use my ability to manipulate light to become invisible, I can also conceal sound and make it silent," Ross explained this to Shiryu calmly.


    For people like Shiryu, Ross never expected to be able to make the other person submit from the heart at once, but he didn''t need the other person submit, he just needs him to obey him first.


    And the combination of absolute power and infinite mystery, Shiryu will not be able to raise any anti-oriented ideas and will behave as his second in command.


    Naturally.


    Maybe even the second in command will not be able to sit down in the future.


    "ˇ­"


    Shiryu has already roughly guessed this but when listening to Ross, his eyes still flashed with a hint of fear, but Ross is now his own Captain. The stronger and more mysterious he is, the better it is and he does not want to follow a useless Captain.


    Shiryu looked at the Battleship in the port and said, "Are we going to take the ship now? You can sneak into the building with your ability. It should be a lot easier to get a Log Pose."


    "That''s right."


    Ross nodded with a light in his eyes that made Shiryu a little scared and said, "But since Marine Headquarters is here, I can''t just go. Let me go and explore first."


    Explore?


    This is the Marine Headquarters. You just got out of Impel Down and now you want to explore the Marine Headquarters. What are you going to do after your little exploration, destroy it?


    Shiryu''s forehead overflowed with a cold sweat, already feeling that his Captain was a little crazy, the performance put on by him in Impel Down was completely different.


    Sure enough, is this a kind of guy that will live safest in prison?


    Wrong.


    It''s not in prison.


    "You hide here first and try not to expose yourself. I''ll go in and have a look."


    Ross gave a command to Shiryu, He hid in a corner, took the broken ice quietly into the sea and then walked towards the Marine Headquarters.


    Shiryu looked at Ross''s back with a complicated look and a trace of sweat on his forehead, muttering: "It''s really bad for you to mess with this guy, Marinesˇ­"


    Marinford.


    Here is the Marine Headquarters, also known as the world''s strongest fortress. The huge harbor is like two round arms hugging each other, surrounded by the round sea, once frozen into ice, it can form a platform huge enough to accommodate 100,000 people.


    Further up the front square of the Marine Headquarters fortress, Ross''s impression of the Marine Headquarters is limited to his memory, this is the first time he had seen the grandeur of the Marine Headquarters.


    "ˇ­"


    Along the way, there were Marine lieutenant and even officers who appeared and passed by him but they were not able to detect his presence, as long as someone does not use Observation Haki, they will not find Ross.


    Except for someone who is blind, no one will be bored enough to use Kenbonshoku (Observation).


    Naturally.


    Ross would not choose to go head-on which is a highly exposed method, but he will fly in mid-air, just to skim over Marine Headquarters.


    The battlefield of the ''War Of The Best'' is presented itself to Ross''s eyes.


    "Very good base."


    Ross''s eyes twinkled with an inexplicable light, which seemed to others to be vague and crazy.


    What does the Great Sage Equal to Heaven wanted to do most when he jumped out of the Eight Diagrams Stove?


    Create Havoc in heaven!


    What does he want to do the most after coming out of Impel Down?


    Destroy Marine Headquarters!


    Quietly covering his traces, Ross fell to the corner of the fortress, found a single Marine Captain in a secluded corner and grabbed his neck from behind.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    After killing the Captain, Ross put on the other''s clothes, using Light Distortion to make his face look slightly deformed, and at the same time, his cap is slightly lowered as he goes inside the Marine Fortress.


    The inside of the fortress was quiet, with a repressed atmosphere, and occasionally a little voice was heard about the event in Impel Down.


    "Rear Admiral, where is Vice-Admiral Garp?"


    Ross quickened his pace a little and went to the high floor. When he saw a Rear Admiral, he took the initiative and greeted him as if he was looking for someone.


    The Rear Admiral was holding a stack of documents and heard a few words from Ross: "Vice-Admiral Garp does not seem to be in the Marine Headquarters."


    "What..."


    Ross ''stare'' is in place.


    The Rear Admiral seemed to be in a hurry. After responding, he hurried away. Although he vaguely felt that Ross''s face was a bit strange, he did not really think about it.


    Here is the Marine Headquarters, the world''s strongest and most fortified fortress and because of this, the vigilance of the many Marines within it has also dropped a lot because who would dare to come to the Marine Headquarters to cause trouble.


    "Garp is not there, very good."


    The expression of Ross ''stare'' turned into a sneer and he then went upstairs to the floor where Marine Admiral was.


    The atmosphere here is solemn, as the true core of Marines, or the highest level of Marines, both in the facilities and rooms, it is extremely spacious and bright.


    Ross did not release his Observation Haki to judge the existence of Admiral and Sengoku, because when he perceives them, they will also be able to perceived him and this time he needs to be quiet.


    Quickly.


    He came to Akainu''s door, knocked on it and went in.


    The room was large, but Akainu wasn''t there. Only one Rear Admiral seemed to be working on something. He saw Ross pushing the door in, and Rear Admiral raised his head subconsciously.

 221 Being Furious

    "Hasn''t Admiral Sakazuki returned yet?


    Ross asked the Rear Admiral.


    The Rear Admiral shook his head and said, "Not yet."


    Ross ''oohed'' and left the room without a trace and closed the door.


    Then he ventured to investigate Kizaru''s and Aokiji''s rooms, confirming that neither Kizaru nor Aokiji had returned and they were still in Impel Down or halfway on their way.


    Aokiji, Kizaru, Akainu, all three Admirals are not there!


    Marine Hero Garp is not there either.


    That is to say, the only remaining powerful forces in Marine Headquarters are Fleet Admiral Sengoku and alternate Admirals Momousagi and Tokikake, plus a retired Admiral Black Wrist Zephyr.


    "This is not enough staffˇ­"


    Ross showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth. After a cold light flashed in his eyes, he came quietly to the bottom of the Marine Headquarters fortress. After hiding his traces, he took out the Cursed Blade Murasame from his waist and gently inserted it into the base of the Marine Headquarters fortress.


    The Toughness level of Marine Headquarters is beyond question.


    Even Whitebeard was only able to shatter its top and middle structure with his powerful attack and failed to completely blast the entire fortress and completely collapse the fortress.


    But.


    This Tough defensive power was easily penetrated by Ross''s sword wrapped in the power of distortion like tofu.


    Although there is Seastone in the internal structure of the base, it can still be destroyed in front of current Ross.


    He holds the Cursed Blade Murasame, and after concealing his traces, he inserts the blade into the bottom of the fortress. The more obvious traces of the stones are connected along the trail.


    It''s like taking a chainsaw and turning it around a very thick tree.


    At last.


    Leaving only a small portion of the connection, Ross stopped and calmly returned the Cursed Blade Murasame to its sheath and turned to the port.


    "You''re back."


    Shiryu hides in the darkness. He has been quietly releasing his Kenbonshoku (Observation), but he only released it in a radius of ten meters around him. When Ross came back, he noticed it in advance.


    When he saw Ross holding the handle of the Cursed Blade Murasame in his hand, Shiliew of the Rain''s face changed slightly, with a vague idea that was not very good, and he couldn''t help asking, "What have you done?"


    "Nothing, I got the Log Pose we needed, and by the way, I processed the Marine Fortress a little for the nextˇ­ Big scene I will make in the Marine Headquarters!"


    Ross grinned, revealing his white teeth and smiling in the sunshine.


    Sneer!


    The next moment, Ross swung his sword at the harbor.


    A large Battleship in the harbor, under Ross''s sword attack was crushed. It broke from the mast inch by inch, spreading all the way down and finally, it was completely broken into pieces!


    Shiryu: "ˇ­"


    His eyes widened almost instantaneously and he lost his voice.


    Hey Buddyˇ­!


    This is the Marine Headquarters!


    It was already a mad plan to sneak in here to steal a Log Pose, shouldn''t we just run away now?


    Suddenly, the whole harbor was blown up in an instant by sudden changes. Many Marines first stared, then all showed their horror.


    A large Battleshipˇ­ was destroyed!


    It was the Battleship docked in the Headquarters Harbor. It was destroyed by some kind of power. Who did it? Who is so courageous that he dared to destroy a Battleship in the Marine Headquarters?


    "Damn it! Save those people!"


    "Someone invaded the Marine Headquarters, sound a level one alert!"


    After the Captains in the harbor reacted, they screamed, and several Rear Admiral and Vice-Admiral almost immediately pulled out their swords and looked vigilantly around the large Battleship.


    At this time, Ross no longer hides his traces, so his body shape was revealed and he walks to the front of the harbor. Shiryu shook his head a few times before following Ross.


    "It seems that the main force of Headquarters is not there, but it will still be very dangerous to do this."


    He guessed Ross might have found out that Aokiji, Kizaru, and the other main players were not there, but as Fleet Admiral, Sengoku must be in the Marine Headquarters, plus there could be some other existence, and the risk of their capture was great.


    "Isn''t it dangerous to compete with Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)?"


    Ross asked a question, slanting his sword across the harbor and sweeping away.


    Sii!


    The harbor made of one of the world''s strongest minerals, under Ross''s sword, was instantly cut open with crack thousands of meters in length.


    The outer side of the ring wall is cut in an instant!


    "You are Captain, I''ll just follow you."


    Shiryusaw that the situation had already become like this. Now he stopped thinking about everything else. His eyes showed a cold shimmer. He also shot a sword attack at Battleship inside the harbor.


    Sii! Sii!


    The sword directly cut the two large Battleships from the center, as if cutting the model of the two ships but also opened an abyssal crack in the sea below.


    "Thatˇ­ that isˇ­"


    "Ghost Hand Ross! andˇ­Shiryu of the Rain!"


    The Marines on the harbor finally saw the figure of Ross and Shiryu. After seeing them, almost everyone was stunned.


    Didn''t these two people just escape from Impel Down?


    How come they suddenly appeared in the Marine Headquarters!


    However.


    Ross and Shiryu didn''t give them any time to think. The two seemed to be in the contest, and they shot their sword attacks in succession. The sword light and the power of distortion interlaced with each other and destroyed them.


    Even the strongest marine fortress harbor was like a piece of bread under their swords. It was continuously cut apart and various large Battleships were constantly being destroyed.


    "Damn! Stop it!"


    A headquarters Vice-Admiral, furious, snarled at Ross and attacked him with his sword arts from far away, but his sword energy was weaker then Shiryu and it couldn''t do anything to him, not to mention Ross.


    Ross lifted his left hand in the air and pressed it. The sword energy was like a snake, and it was contained in midair. Then Ross grabbed and pinched it with his left hand.


    Boom!


    The sword energy instantly collapsed.


    Once upon a time, a Headquarters Vice-Admiral can pose a great threat to him, but now those same Headquarters Vice-Admirals, except for Garp, Momousagi, and others at their level, are almost powerless against him.


    Finally.


    Just as Ross and Shiryu destroyed the harbor in less than half a minute, an angry roar came from the Marine Fortress.


    "Stop this madness for me!"


    Fleet Admiral Sengoku rushed out of the top office and was in mid-air, giving off a golden glow and displaying his devil fruit power.


    Zoan Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu!


    Sengoku, transformed into a golden Buddha. He didn''t expect Ross to join hands with Shiryu to escape from prison. What''s more, Ross and Shiryu were so bold that they would attack Marine Headquarters after escaping from prison!


    Lawless!


    Absolutely lawless!

 222 Ross Vs Sengoku

    Buzz!!


    Sengoku launched himself towards them in the form of a giant golden Buddha and attacked Ross and Shiryu with a terrifying shock wave.


    Today''s Sengoku is still at his peak power and the entire Blackbeard pirates vomited blood when hit by this attack at the end of his tenure and flew backward, he was able to confront Whitebeard at his peak period.


    This palm has not yet fallen.


    The terrible shock caused the fragmented harbor to break up again inch by inch, and numerous cracks appeared on the gravel as they were broken into a grain of sand.


    "Distortion shock!"


    Faced with Sengoku''s attack, Ross''s eyes surged with battle intent. Now, he can deal with any Admiral in one on one combat and he has a great chance of victory against them. Only the existence at the level of Garp, Sengoku, and even Four Emperors can arouse his battle intent.


    Ross also launched a palm filled with the power of distortion.


    If Sengoku''s shock wave is to make a circular arc and impact in front of it, and Whitebeard''s Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) is a form of space fragmentation, then Ross''s power of distortion is to make distortion appear in space.


    The empty Void seems to be transformed into something transparent and sticky, squirming and squeezing together, light and sound, all of which are naturally distributed here.


    Bang!!


    An earth-shattering sound rang.


    Under the angry blow of Sengoku and the hard shock of Ross''s all-out efforts, the ruins in the center of the two men completely collapsed and exploded, shaking the earth and shaking the whole Marine Headquarters.


    Most of the base was cut off by Ross, leaving only a small connected area of the Headquarters Fortress, which also showed a little fragmentation under the shock.


    However.


    At this time, everyone''s attention was focused on the harbor and nobody noticed the anomaly of the headquarters fortress.


    At this moment in the harbor.


    Ross''s power of distortion completely slammed against Sengoku''s attack. In the aftermath and squalor, the whole person only retreated three or four steps in the ruins and then stabilized his figure.


    And Sengoku, who is opposite him, also retreated a little backward in two steps.


    "He was able to match the attack of Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"


    "How can it be..."


    Some of the Vice-Admirals and Rear Admirals of Marine Headquarters watched this scene with horror in their eyes. Many of them had followed Sengoku, who was once an Admiral and they had seen Sengoku''s strength many times, but Ross was able to block this strength head-on.


    This kind of strength is more terrifying than the rumors!


    "His strength has reached this level? This is badˇ­"


    Looking at Ross in front of him, Sengoku couldn''t help but be shocked by the strength displayed by Ross. He had just attacked in his anger but he did not hold back his strength at all.


    However.


    Although this strength has outperformed Kizaru and others but in the face of two Admiral, he will be defeated, he may not be so easy to escape. Sengoku does not understand how Ross escaped from Impel Down and then came to the Marine Headquarters as if nothing had happened.


    Is it really because of Kizaru''s sloppy attitude and lack of seriousness, as the Aokiji report suggests?


    Sengoku''s anger rose again as he watched the almost fragmented harbor being destroyed. As the Marine Fleet Admiral, the harbor of Marine Headquarters was destroyed and he would not be able to escape responsibility.


    "Marine Fleet Admiral, Sengoku, this is the first time we met, it''s really different."


    Ross, who was much smaller than the Golden Buddha, stood quietly in the ruins and slowly retracted his palms and calmly looked at Sengoku.


    Sengoku is overwhelmed with anger and his face is cold as he said: "Although I don''t know how you escaped from Impel Down but here is the Marine Headquarters, You''re not qualified to go wild here! You troublesome boy!"


    After the voice fell.


    Sengoku looked sideways at Shiryu behind Ross and said with an ugly face, "Shiryu, is this your choice? A Warden turned into a pirateˇ­"


    "And what?."


    Shiryu holds the second generation demon blade, sipping a cigar, he looked at Sengoku and said slowly: "I was locked in the sixth floor of Impel Down, never to see the sky again. Sorry, I don''t like that kind of living, so Now, I am with him, and I will take care of his enemies in the future."


    Sengoku heard this and he became angrier. He bit his teeth and stared at Ross and Shiryu. He suddenly jumped up and slammed his palm towards them.


    "If this is the caseˇ­"


    "Then I as the Marine Fleet Admiral will execute you two here on the spot!"


    Buzz!!


    The impact was not much more violent than the previous one, but it was pushed down from the top, not only containing the impact force but also the attack power from Sengoku.


    "On the spot, if you can do it, you are welcome to try it out."


    Ross''s eyes narrowed and he held the Cursed Blade Murasame. He poured the power of distortion into the blade of the Cursed Blade Murasame, holding the hilt and slamming it towards Sengoku.


    Buzz!!


    The power of distortion surrounds the sword edge, allowing the surrounding Void to appear in the form of Distortion, forming a sharper, nearly single-point attack than the last time, colliding with Sengoku''s impact attack.


    The shock and Distortion frenzies intertwine, Sengoku''s impact can''t contain Cursed Blade Murasame''s penetration, and Ross'' power of distortion can''t contain Sengoku''s gold-cast Buddha''s hand.


    Ding!


    Under intense pressure, Sengoku''s Golden Palm touched Ross''s sword tips and made a crisp jingle.


    At the same time, the aftermath of the shock and the Distortion confrontation finally erupted and swept the land apart and cracks appeared on Ross''s feet, spreading in all directions.


    Shiryu can still hold his figure. As for some Vice-Admirals and Rear Admirals nearby, they are forced to use their power to hold back their figure in the aftermath. The weak Marine soldiers are swept back by the strong wind and fell into the sea with countless stones.


    I don''t know how long it took.


    The aftermath dispersed.


    Ross stands on the ruins, the only piece of the area that is slightly intact is at his foot and it also presents a dense crack in it. He held the position of holding the sword, pointing its tip to the sky, against Sengoku''s dark golden palm.


    Sengoku''s strike was finally exhausted, and he still couldn''t do anything to Ross. He could not help turning over and landing more than ten meters away.


    "The shape of the big Golden Buddha is really hard."


    Ross slowly retracted his sword and opened his mouth to Sengoku. He did not hesitate to let his body bear part of the impact. He concentrated the power of distortion on the sword edge and tried to pierce Sengoku''s palm. But Sengoku''s Buddha form, combined with the terrible Armament Haki, was so defensive that it could not be pierced at all.


    But.


    Sengoku was more shocked than Ross.


    He had just attacked with all his strength and Ross was able to withstand his impact attack and Ross did not even show any signs of injury.


    His impression of Ross''s ability is that he should be a Paramecia, not a Logia user that can withstand the impact of his attack without taking any injuries, which shows that Ross''s physique has become strong to inhuman level!

 223 Fierce Struggle

    "It''s completely blockedˇ­"


    Shiryu''s clenched the hilt of his sword and converges a little. He originally planned to fight Sengoku with Ross if Ross could not resist him alone.


    After all, now he and Ross are like a grasshopper on a rope. There is no other way. It''s unrealistic to turn around and run away. If Ross falls, he can''t escape alone.


    "ˇ­"


    Sengoku''s expression is slightly repressed. The first hit was out of aggression, while the second hit detected Ross''s physique and Armament Haki, both of which had no weaknesses.


    If you can''t find a weakness for a person of Ross''s level, it will be extremely difficult to deal with him. Once you find a weakness, it''s easier to win using that weakness.


    Whiz!


    The next moment Sengoku shot out again, his huge body shape did not affect his speed as he jumped and came in front of Ross, a palm pressing towards him.


    This time, instead of an intense explosion, he abandoned some of his offensive power and tried to find Ross''s flaws with speed and defeat Ross with a consistent strike.


    But.


    Just as he rushed to Ross, Ross''s Observation Haki had already captured his movements and he took a step toward the left. The whole person suddenly crossed a large distance and appeared on the right-wing of Sengoku and swept his foot towards Sengoku''s back.


    "What?!"


    Sengoku''s pupils shrank. Although his Observation Haki was strong, it was not up to the level of Future Prediction. Ross''s trajectory in his perception was very weird as if he had done something he should not have done.


    In the face of Ross''s unexpected move, Sengoku could not cope with it. He could only upgrade his defense to the highest level. His waist was also directly attached to a deep layer of Armament Haki, turning it into a dark golden color.


    Boom!


    When Ross kicked, Sengoku''s body seemed to be a huge golden ball, slamming toward the ruins on one side, slamming and smashing a watchtower.


    All of Marine, who looked far away from this site didn''t expect this scene to appear, showing a look of horror.


    Fleet Admiral Sengokuˇ­ was kicked by Ross!


    Bang Long!


    The stone watchtower was broken and Sengoku re-appeared in the ruins. He was not injured, but his face looked very unsightly. Ross had just moved and he couldn''t figure out what was going on.


    Ross has shown great strength in attack, speed, defense, physique, and Haki, almost without any shortcomings. Such strength has far exceeded the analysis and judgment of Ross in Intelligence.


    "Wickedˇ­"


    Sengoku could not help grinding his teeth at the thought that Ross might have joined Marines in the beginning. But because of the garbage on the bottom of Marines, Ross now stands on the opposite side of Marine, and Sengoku couldn''t help but hate it.


    But at this point, there is no use thinking about it at all. This thought is only flashing in Sengoku''s mind for a moment, and he once again rushed towards Ross.


    No way out.


    I have to fight.


    Even if he knows that he can''t do anything to Ross alone, he has to stop Ross from destroying the Marine Headquarters. Otherwise, once he gets out of here, Marine''s face will be completely stepped on by Ross alone and they will become a laughing stock to the entire world.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Sengoku and Ross continued to fight, with Distortion and shocks erupting, the whole port shaking, and waves surging from time to time.


    Shiryu on the other side saw Ross completely blocking Sengoku and he looks at the Vice-Admirals and Rear Admiral nearby with a grin on his face and attacked them with his sword.


    "Shiryu!"


    At this moment, a cold and low voice came from the distance and a figure rushed over, holding a sword, and shattering Shiryu''s sword energy.


    Seeing someone coming towards him, Shiryu''s snorted, he and Momousagi go way back.


    "I haven''t seen you for many years, and your sword arts have grown a lot."


    "Shiryuˇ­ Are you serious? Attacking the Marine Headquarters with a pirateˇ­"


    Momousagi took a deep breath and shouted at Shiryu. She used to talk to Shiryu many times about sword arts. She didn''t expect Shiryu of the Rain to join the pirate camp.


    Shiryu took his cigar and said, "Yeah, so what''s next, can you stop me, it depends on how your sword arts have developed."


    Whiz!


    Shiryu didn''t show any mercy. The sword fell and the sword edge showed a bloody and suffocating rush as it fell toward Momousagi.


    Momousagi, as a top swordsman, naturally would not show any carelessness in this battle, she also immediately entered the battle state, glaring at the coming swing of the sword and planning to counterattack.


    Ding-Ding!


    The light of the sword was staggered and the figures of the two men fought here.


    "Ahˇ­ how did it become like this."


    Tokikake came late, looking at the harbor and covering his forehead with a headache. He first looked in the direction of Momousagi and said:


    "That''s a swordsman''s fight, I can''t participate in it, otherwise, she''ll annoy me afterward."


    Turning his head to look in the direction of Ross and Sengoku''s fight, Tokikake showed a trace of surprise in his eyes.


    He had seen Ross fight a few months ago and he was sure that he had seen all of Ross power in that battle. Ross did not possess this level of strength at that time and now he can go against Sengoku without losing any ground and he may be able to win this one on one fight.


    But now.


    In just a few months, Ross already has the strength to confront Sengoku and he is almost his equal in battle, this growth rate is almost incredible!


    He knew that Ross had been detained in Eternal Hell for a few months, is it possible for someone to explode with so much strength while being detained in prison?


    Or...


    Did Ross deliberately locked himself in Impel Down?


    Either way, Tokikake felt terrible. After his face changed, he rushed towards Ross and joined forces with Sengoku to press Ross.


    Shiryu is all right. Everyone already knows him and his strength well, but Ross is someone who he couldn''t understand it at all. Now he came to the Marine Headquarters. If they let him go. Maybe he''ll attack the Holy Land Mariejois someday!


    Whiz!


    Faced with Tokikake, who was attacked him from the flank side, Ross''s eyes flashed and he launched the Distortion Space and punched directly at Tokikake in an attempt to repel him back directly.


    However, Tokikake is better than others. His Observation Haki has reached the pinnacle level and he has received the ability to predict the future. He already saw the scene of Ross''s fist crossing the space. Immediately afterward, his face changed and he made an action to avoid it.


    "Sengoku, this guy''s attack seems to ignore the spatial distance!"


    "I know."


    Sengoku responded with a deep voice, he has already understood this after fighting him for such a long time. If he still couldn''t detect the ability of Ross, he would not be a Marine Fleet Admiral. However, he was aware that this method could not be solved in a short time. He could only use his Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki to response in time.


    It''s like everyone knows Kizaru is the fastest in the world, but no one can find any way to deal with Kizaru in this aspect.

 224 Fifth Emperor

    Sengoku rushed to the front of Ross and slammed him out.


    Ross dodged Sengoku''s attack and appeared behind Sengoku''s back and stepped down and trampled Sengoku down from the sky.


    At the same time, Tokikake''s attack came from behind.


    Ross backhandedly resisted Tokikake''s attack and caused Tokikake to flew out. Just then, a shock came from below and flew Ross out.


    With Sengoku alone, it was hard to win or lose in a short time, but with Tokikake present in the battle and his ability of future prediction, Ross gradually lost interest in Battle.


    "After all, it''s Marine Fleet Admiral. One-on-two is still too hard."


    Ross wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a gentle tone while being suspended in the air.


    "Don''t make unnecessary struggles, Ghost Hand Ross, We won''t let you run away after you destroyed the Marine Headquarters in this way, I must use your life to defend the majesty of Marines!"


    Sengoku looked sternly at Ross.


    He was not confident in blocking Ross in one-on-one confrontation but with Tokikake and his Future prediction ability, it would be difficult for Ross to escape. He was confident that he can hold Ross here.


    But.


    At this time, Ross suddenly showed a strange expression, saying: "Destroying this wayˇ­ Do you think it is just like this?"


    When he heard Ross, Sengoku started a little and did not understand what Ross meant.


    But at that moment, Tokikake on the other side seemed to see something. There was an expression of horror on his face and he stood with his mouth open.


    "Badˇ­ That''s terrible!"


    The next moment, he saw Ross stepping out to the right, and the whole person had already arrived in front of the Marine Fortress, punching a punch and slamming into the Marine Fortress.


    Sengoku didn''t know what Ross was going to do, but he was instinctively aware that he should stop this, but he couldn''t match the movement of the Ross''s Distortion space, and it was too late to do anything.


    "What is he trying to do?"


    Many Marine recruits in the Marine Headquarters also saw Ross, who appeared in front of the huge fortress, and saw Ross''s punching action.


    Destroying the Marine Fortress?


    This huge Marine fortress, standing in Marinford, is made from one of the world''s toughest ores. It is also filled with Seastone and has a unique design. It is not so weak as to be shaken by one blow.


    Ross''s fist fell silently as countless people watched, the power of distortion swung open and hammered into the Marine fortress.


    Bang!


    In the next moment.


    Everyone''s face changed and their mouths widened little by little, whether it was a Rear Admiral or a Vice-Admiral, or even Fleet Admiral Sengoku, they all stared dead and stared incredibly.


    Only to see!


    After Ross''s fist fell, it was like the space in front of him became empty. His attack hit and ripples spread out and the layers swayed. His punch hit the center of the fortress, in the middle of the two characters of ''Marine''. The seagull-shaped one represents the flag of Marine.


    The logo representing Marines, under this punch, showed signs of fragmentation, like a whirlpool of Distortion has collapsed on it.


    But.


    This is not the real scene that shocked and horrified the people.


    What really shocked everyone is that the Marine Fortress which gives them an indestructible, strong and ultimate feeling, broke off from the bottom and collapsed towards the Citytown behind the Marine Headquarters under Ross''s fist.


    One punch!


    The Marine fortress collapsed!


    "Quickˇ­ Quick, there''s Citytown behind, you can''t let it fall down!"


    Tokikake saw this scene in advance with his Future Prediction and took the lead and responded with horror, rushing toward the collapsed Headquarters fortress.


    Fleet Admiral Sengoku also woke up from his dream state and his face changed dramatically, he ignored Ross and followed Tokikake and rushed toward the collapsed Headquarters Fortress.


    At the rear of the Headquarters Fortress is the Citytown where the family of Marine lives!


    No matter who it is, their relatives live there and even Sengoku''s relatives live there. If the fortress collapses, the consequences will be unimaginable!


    "Block it!"


    Sengoku tried his best to rush to the bottom of the collapsed fortress when the fortress collapsed nearly two-thirds and tried to prop up the collapsed fortress.


    However, the weight of this fortress is terrifying. It is almost impossible for human beings to support such a terrifying fortress weight with their bodies. Sengoku can break this fortress, but it is not so easy to carry it up!


    "Quickˇ­ Come and help!!!


    Tokikake is also holding on to the collapsed Marine Fortress while screaming at the Venice-Admirals and Rear Admirals who are still watching in the horror.


    Ordinary people simply can''t resist this, even Rear Admirals has little effect, only those Vice-Admirals can be used to support the collapsed fortress.


    Because the fortress is too big, except for Sengoku, who is in the form of a big Buddha, no one else has any foothold at all. They can only tread on the Geppo (Skywalk) to fight hard. It''s like a mayfly shaking a tree!


    "This..."


    Momousagi, who is confronting Shiryu, is also stunned seeing this scene. She didn''t expect to see such a scene. Under the shock, she couldn''t compete with Shiryu and charged towards the collapsing Marine Fortress.


    The entire Headquarter is in a mess right now.


    Screaming and shouting came and went like a fire at home. Everyone rushed to fight the fire. But they could not save nither could they put out the fire.


    Shiryu looked at the collapsed Marine Headquarters and stared at it for a long time until Ross walked over to him, he put his sword in its scabbard.


    "Sure enough, joining him was the correct decision."


    When Sengoku and others rushed to pick up the collapsed Headquarters, Ross flew back to the ruined port and waved at Shiryu. The two grabbed a Battleship and Ross used Gravity Distortion to fly it in the sky to go away.


    "Thisˇ­ bastardˇ­"


    Sengoku screamed while he was carrying the collapsing Marine Headquarters. He had already noticed that the base of the Marine Headquarters had been broken, but there was no way he could give up and he could not free his hand to stop Ross.


    Even if his heart is roaring and even if he can''t wait to kill Ross 10,000 times. At this time, he can only let Ross and Shiryu fly away.


    ...


    Great Age of Pirates, 16th year.


    Ghost Hand Ross teamed up with Shiryu of the Rain and seriously injured Impel Down Chief Magellan, They escaped from Impel Down and created a legend of them being the second one to escape in the history of Impel Down and almost completely destroyed the entire Impel Down Prison.


    Half an hour later, Ghost Hand Ross and Shiryu of the Rain hit the Marine Headquarters, destroying the Gulf of Marineford and the fortress of the Marine Headquarters, making a horrible situation and leaving, The Marines failed to stop them.


    Three days later.


    Ghost Hand Ross''s hanging bounty was raised to 1.7 Billion Berries, Shiryu of the Rain''s bounty was posted at 1.1 billion Berries and the news spread throughout the sea.


    That''s what it''s said in the last two paragraphs of a news report.


    ''When we all thought that he became a history, he escaped from Impel Down and rushed into the Marine Headquarters, destroying the Marine Fortress and leaving.


    There is no doubt that the Grand Line finally ushered in the fifth Emperor that ruled itˇ­


    And that Emperor is Ghost Hand Ross!''

 225 Final Form

    New World.


    Somewhere in the sea, a Marine Battleship is sailing on the sea.


    This Battleship is the Battleship that Ross and Shiryu robbed from the Marine Headquarters and Ross took the opportunity to take it directly across the Red Line to the New World.


    "Then I''ll go there and settle down first."


    Ross stood on the deck, looking at an island shadow at the end of the horizon and looking down at Log Pose on his wrist.


    Shiryu stood beside him and saw the far island.


    "In that case, will your men be able to catch up? Maybe Marine and the government will come sooner."


    "Rest assured."


    Ross said plainly, "Although they can''t get in touch for the time being, they have my Vivre Card in their hands, and the news of our escape must have spread all over the world by now."


    "That''s good."


    Shiryu took out a box of matches, lighted a fire and lit a cigar and took a sip, and asked, "What are you going to do next?"


    "I haven''t decided yet."


    Ross turned and paced to a chair on the deck and sat on it.


    After the addition of the Shiryu, the Ghost Hand Pirates force has grown directly, but there is still a certain gap compared to the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) forces.


    Shiryu has an advantage over people under Four Emperors, whether they are Three Disasters or General Stars, but apart from Shiryu, only Hajrudin can reach the level of Three Disasters or General Star, he lacks high-level people.


    He would be able to stop Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), but Shiryu and others can''t beat Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) subordinates.


    If he can recruit a third Disasters-level force in his regiment, even if they won''t reach the level of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates, they won''t be far from it. Except for Whitebeard, they would be able to face any other Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors).


    After destroying the Marine Headquarters fortress and leaving the Marine Headquarters, Ross received an unexpected reward, 100 Talent Proficiency Points.


    Although he did not defeat any Admiral and did not defeat the Fleet Admiral Sengoku, destroying the Marine Headquarters seems to be an event recognized by the Talent System.


    100 Talent Proficiency Points.


    Ross thought about it a little and put 20 points of proficiency to Distortion Fruit so that Distortion Fruit''s proficiency jumped over 700 points.


    After crossing the 700-point proficiency barrier, Ross''s power of distortions did not show any dramatic increase. Since Distortion Fruit''s proficiency reached more than 600, the increase has not doubled as before but slowed down.


    From 500 points of proficiency to 600 points of proficiency, his power of distortion has increased by almost three times, but from 600 to 700, the improvement is less than doubled.


    However.


    Based on Ross''s current strength, even if it is upgraded once, it is extremely terrifying, just like raising the envelope from five kilometers to six kilometers, compared with raising the envelope from one hundred meters to three hundred meters, even if the former only increases by 10%, it is several times more than the latter.


    For the remaining 80 Talent Proficiency Points, Ross hesitated for a moment and tried to fill in Agility Enhancement and perceived its own changes.


    Not surprisingly.


    In addition to the most direct increase in his speed, the improvement of agility also increases the speed of power of distortion cohesion and launch, and even the speed of Distortion space.


    Ross is now in a very strange field in terms of speed.


    Depending on the ability of Distortion Space, he can be faster than Kizaru under certain circumstances, but if it''s pure positive close combat, he''s still slower than Garp and Kaido, who are at the peak of physical skills, let alone comparing with Kizaru.


    In addition.


    The launch of the Distortion space also takes time. Although his opponents did not grasp this point well in the confrontation with Kizaru, Sengoku, and others but this weakness will be grasped sooner rather then later if he continues to fight.


    Therefore, the speed of his body and the speed of the distortion space are still the most important to him.


    After perceiving the improvement of Agility Enhancement and the speed of the Distortion space, Ross slightly thought about the 80 Talent Proficiency Points to Agility Enhancement.


    Agility Enhancement: 380 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 500 (Maximum Value)


    Spirit Heart: 0(Basic Level Strengthening)


    Tenacious: 200 (Maximum Value)


    Rock: 50 (Mid Level Strengthening)


    The Agility Enhancement reached 380 points and there was only a gap of 120 points from the Maximum Value.


    According to Ross''s judgment, when his Agility Enhancement gets to the Maximum Value, his nerve reaction speed should exceed that of Kizaru''s and with the ability of Distortion space, his speed will completely exceed Kizaru.


    If the talent ''Rock'' is completely full and Armament Haki is also full, the Tenacious degree of his body will not be much different from Kaido, maybe there is a similar possibility.


    If the Distortion Fruit is full, even if Time Distortion is not activated, it will definitely surpass the peak of Whitebeard''s shock power in the pure power of distortion.


    His speed ?will ?surpass Kizaru, his power will surpass Whitebeard, His body will surpass Kaido, His Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki will reach the level of Future Predictionˇ­ This will be his final form!


    Not far away.


    Shiryu was standing on the outer edge of the deck and looking at the sea. A news bird suddenly flew over.


    "Hey, the newspaper is coming."


    He grinned at the news bird with a cigar in his mouth, pulled a coin out of his pocket, popped it into the pocket around the news bird neck and took a newspaper in his hand.


    The news bird humanized a salute to Shiryu, flapping its wings and flying away.


    "Where did you steal the coin from?"


    Ross put away the Talent System and looked down at Shiryu. He had planned to mourn for the news bird but it seems that Shiryu had no desire to kill anything but human beings.


    Shiryu opened the newspaper and looked at it as he said, "I found it in Battleship and grabbed a littleˇ­ Well, sure enough, the news of the destruction of Marine Headquarters can''t be covered up."


    He grinned with pleasure.


    Destroying the Marine Headquarters Fortress!


    In a sense, this is even more of a big event than the invasion of the territory of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), enough to make an uproar in the world.


    Although the destruction of the fortress was entirely a matter for Ross alone, he did not have any credit for him, but he had some light and was painted with a little ink on the report in this newspaper. His bounty directly reached Billion Berries.


    It can be said that his reputation has changed overnight, from being second to Magellan, he suddenly became a terrifying existence in the Grand Line


    "It''s no accident that his bounty is 1.7 billion Berries."


    Ross glanced at the newspaper in his hand and his face showed a hint of laughter.

 226 Governments Actions

    Shiryu continued to see the bottom of the page and saw the depiction of the so-called ''Fifth Emperor''. He couldn''t help but grin and said: "Maybe the whole world has been turned upside down by now. Then, if you develop with peace of mind for a while, stabilize the position of the "Fifth emperor."


    "I''m afraid it would be difficult to develop with peace."


    Ross shrugged, saw Shiryu''s eyes, and said, "I have killed one of Hundred Beast Kaido''s men before, it won''t be long before that fellow will come knocking on my door."


    Shiryu: "ˇ­"


    However, after witnessing the madness at the Marine Headquarters, he has adapted to Ross''s behavior, Ross has the guts to destroy the Marine Fortress, Compared to that, Hundred Beast Kaido is not so terrible.


    As a top swordsman, despite choosing to follow Ross, Shiryu''s goal is not reaching the level of just one of Four Emperors. At this level, people naturally look higher.


    Above Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) is the King!


    Only by surpassing Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) can you really reach the top of this Grand Line. No matter whether Ross and Kaido have a fight now or later, this confrontation is something that will definitely happen, it''s just a matter of time.


    "Let''s go."


    Ross took the newspaper from Shiryu. After carefully reading it, he threw the newspaper aside and stood up, looking at the island that was approaching in the distance.


    K¨ˇch¨ˇ!


    He lifted his foot and gently stepped on it. The entire Battleship began to break down bit by bit from his position. Eventually, the entire Battleship was so broken and completely destroyed.


    Ross raised his hand and waved, the power of distortion sprung, sweeping the current below, charging the broken pieces of the battleship into the distance, and he glided with Shiryu to the distant island.


    Soon.


    The two came to the shore of the island and boarded the island.


    This is a large island, and there is nothing on the edge, but the architecture inside the island is very prosperous, it''s either a country or one of the territories of a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors).


    Ross and Shiryu are not afraid of exposing themselves. If someone wants to catch them both, they would need at least three Admiral-level fighters. Obviously, three Admiral-level fighters can''t be easily deployed. Besides, the Marine Headquarters is in a mess right now. It''s necessary to urgently repair the Impel Down and the Marine Headquarters and they can''t afford to deploy all of their top-level fighters.


    "Wherever you go, the law of the jungle will never change."


    In the slum on the outskirts of the island, Ross and Shiryu watched a shabby poor man surrounded by a group of people getting beaten and spitting blood on the ground.


    The group eventually left and the poor man who was beaten lay there, not knowing whether he''s alive or not. Other people in the neighborhood did not know what the reason was and did not go to rescue him.


    "So you have to be strong."


    Shiryu gently said and followed Ross through the street.


    Although the poor people on the street and the gang of former assailants failed to recognize Ross and Shiryu immediately, they instinctively perceived that Ross and Shiryu were not easy to mess with and they all gave a wide berth to let them pass, showing completely different attitudes.


    "Yes, that''s why we should be strong."


    Ross smiled faintly, he did not see the murderers or the poor, so he crossed the street with Shiryu and disappeared at the end of the slum.


    After passing through the slums, what appeared in front was the gradually prosperous area.


    "I''ll get some money and change my clothes by the way."


    When he escaped from prison, Ross dressed in a few clothes that fitted him, but he still looked very different. He walked with Shiryu and looked like a valet.


    Shiryu didn''t care about his clothes. When he was put into Eternal Hell, he was not changed into prison clothes. He was wearing his own clothes, and when he came out, he was still wearing his own clothes.


    "Good."


    Shiryu nodded, approaching a restaurant.


    Ross walked down the street, glanced around, looking for someone who didn''t look good, and then calmly educated him and took the tuition.


    After a while.


    Ross returned to the restaurant, completely replaced with his nondescript clothes, dressed in a very elaborate shirt and a dark trench coat.


    The Cursed Blade Murasame was wrapped in black strips and hung around his waist, hiding in the dark windbreaker.


    This blade was very uncomfortable to use at first, but after several days of training, it has been much easier to use.


    "Oh, it looks much better."


    Shiryu cut off a bloody cow and put it into his mouth.


    Ross ordered a nine-point steak and said, "Never make me look like a followerˇ­ Next, I''ll stay in this island for a while, but I didn''t realize that the world-famous Happy Street is right here. I''ll look at it later.


    Now that Robin is not around, there isn''t even a capable person who can collect and categorized intelligence.


    "Oh, do you like that kind of place?"


    Shiryu said in a less enthusiastic way, "What''s the meaning of that place? It''s all about women who are powerless. It''s better to look for places like arenas or something similar."


    "???"


    Ross looked at Shiryu in a weird look.


    Shiryu said strangely: "What''s wrong? Is it anything I said?"


    "No, its nothing."


    Ross shook his head and said, "Let''s split up then."


    ...


    Happy Street.


    This is one of the most famous entertainment blocks in the world. The whole street is full of places like casinos and bars. Every now and then, a nobleman passes by with one or two beautiful women in his arms.


    If he remembers it correctly, the ruler here should be one of the secret undercover agents of the World Government subordinates CP0, Stussy, Queen of the Pleasure District.


    However.


    Killing a normal CP0 member will produce no rewards for him at all so Ross isn''t interested in her at all. To come here is simply to enjoy and see if he can bump into luck and meet Fujitora again. If he can get Fujitora aboard, it will be much less difficult to fight against the Yonko(Four Emperors) pirate regiment.


    When Ross stepped into Happy Street, in a luxury building in the middle of Happy Street, a beautiful figure was standing at the window with Den Den Mushi in her hand.


    "Ghost Hand Ross and Shiryu of the Rain are here, do you want to take action."


    "ˇ­ They need to be dealt with in the long run.


    On the other side of Den Den Mushi came the voice of one of the Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) and he said in a low voice: "But you can try it, any means can be done."


    "Understand."


    Stussy nodded gently and hung up the Den Den Mushi.


    On the other side.


    One of the Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) was sitting in his office of the highest level of the World Government. He thought that Ross was able to get out of Impel Down. He didn''t expect his strength to increase to this level, he even destroyed the Marine Headquarters fortress.


    Although Ross''s power is not enough to compete with Yonk?? (Four Emperors), whether it''s his current strength or his name at the sea, it is no exaggeration to call him the Fifth Emperor.


    This is the situation that Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) didn''t want to see at first.


    "Marineford and Impel Down are rebuilding. If we want to deal with Ghost Hand Ross and Shiryu of the Rain, we have to mobilize at least two Battle forces above the Admiral level. Can we even do that right now, is it even appropriate?"


    "No matter whether we can or can''t, we have to do this."


    A Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) squinted and said: "Compared with Whitebeard and Hundred Beast Kaido, Ghost Hand Ross pose a greater threat to us. They would rather let other Yonko(Four Emperor) exist than let Ross develop."


    Whether it is Whitebeard or Hundred Beast Kaido, they generally don''t take the initiative to find trouble with the government, nor will they take the initiative to attack the Marines.


    But Ross is different.


    Whether it is the Dressrosa incident or the Impel Down escape or the attack on the Marine Headquarters, it proves that Ross is a threat to the government, both in strength and in thought!


    "Ghost Hand Ross and Shiryu of the Rain will not be so easy to annihilate but they have provoked Hundred Beast Kaido before, and with Kaido''s character, he will not let them go easily."


    "If that''s the case, maybe you can pass the message to Kaido."


    "We can''t put all of our hopes entirely on Kaido. We must also send troops outˇ­"


    The Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) talked to each other and eventually turned the plan into a single order and gave it out.

 227 Stussy

    Happy Street.


    Located in the central luxury hall, there are some high-end sofas, tables, and chairs, and at the forefront is a delicate stage.


    This is the most central place of Happy Street. Various beautiful women will take turns to perform on stage. If she is fancied by someone, she can be taken away after spending a sum of money.


    Naturally.


    This only happens within the Happy Street area.


    In a corner of the hall, Ross was sitting there in a very lazy position against the soft sofa, holding a glass of wine and looking at the dancers on the stage.


    "I didn''t expect you to come here, it was my mistake to not welcome you, Mr. Ross."


    In the rear, a beautiful woman wearing a white hat came slowly and sat opposite to Ross, smiling gently at Ross.


    Ross''s eyes shifted from the dancer to her, and after only one look, he recognized the identity of the other party, Stussy West, Queen of the Happy Street.


    Naturally.


    This is only one of her identities, and the other is the member of Cipher Pole, the highest level of World Government intelligence.


    Apart from being powerful enough to protect the celestial dragons, CP0''s hidden members also involved in many roles in the dark Underground world and the organization itself is enormous.


    "You know me?"


    Ross took a sip of wine and asked plainly.


    Stussy smiled and said, "I read about your deeds in the newspaper that I got a few hours ago. Nobody expected you to come out of Impel Down and do something so earth-shaking. Now I''m afraid that even the ''Four Emperors'' will be shocked."


    Speaking of this, she paused a little, and smiled lightly: "Right, forgot to introduce myself, I am the owner of Happy Street, you call me Stussy."


    "That is really disrespectful, to call someone''s name directly like that."


    Ross had nothing to do at this point so he doesn''t mind playing with the CP0 undercover agent to see what tricks she could make.


    Stussy grinned slightly and looked like Princess, she looked like an aristocrat whose identity as a hidden CP0 membership could not be seen from the surface alone.


    "I can''t afford the word "disrespect". You are now the Fifth Emperor of the New World. It is my pleasure to be here."


    With a faint smile, she turned to the dancer on the stage and said, "Ruth is one of our trump cards. How do you like her? How many points would you give her?"


    Ross is also looking at the stage.


    The dancer had blonde hair, fair skin, like a fairy, wearing exquisite and bare clothes, covering only a few key parts, each of her action is fantastic.


    "Well, 87 points."


    Ross looked at her for a while and replied without hesitation.


    Stussy smiled and said: "It''s Mr. Ross, who really has a good eye. Ruth only has 87 points. I don''t know what kind of beautiful person can get the full score here for you."


    "The remaining 13 points are not so easy to get."


    Ross glanced at Stussy with a slightly deeper look. Stussy felt vaguely what Ross was saying, but could not understand it. So she stopped talking and responded with a smile.


    After a while, she looked at the dancer on the stage, Ruth, and said: "I didn''t expect you to come today, I haven''t had time to arrange a special program, but the girls here are free for you."


    "Oh?"


    Ross looked over at Stussy and said, "So, are you free?"


    Stussy put her hand on her chin and said: "I have a lot of young and beautiful girls here. You don''t want to look at an ''old women''."


    As she spoke, she noticed that Ross''s glass was empty, and her eyes glittered slightly. She waved to the waiter not far away and signaled for a drink to come.


    Soon.


    Two glasses of fine wine were placed on the table.


    "Here''s my signature wine. Would you like to try it?"


    Stussy took a glass from the table and took a sip, smiling at Ross.


    Ross lifted his glass, sniffed it under his nose, and nodded.


    "Not badˇ­"


    But when Stussy thought that Ross was going to drink, Ross gently put the glass down and suddenly raised his hand and snatched the one in her hand.


    "But still this wine glass looks better."


    Stussy''s face remained unchanged, and she said with a smile, "You like it."


    Ross slowly lowered the glass and a bit of amusement flashed in his eyes, he leaned forward, pointed his finger at Stussy''s chin, and said, "It''s almost time for the little tricks to stop. Can you tell me what your CP0 will do next?"


    Understanding the words, her ears violently trembled.


    Stussy reluctantly kept her town fixed, said: "What are you talking about? CP0 is the government''s intelligence agency. Although I have some intelligence channels, how can I know how they act?


    "Really?"


    Ross smiled and pushed his palms forward and pinched her tender neck.


    Stussy subconsciously wanted to resist, but her mind flashes, knowing that no matter whether her identity is really exposed or not, resistance is meaningless in front of existence like Ross.


    So she did not make any resistance.


    "Madame Stussy!"


    "Stop it! What are you doing?!"


    The people in the hall noticed the abnormalities on this side and instantly became confused.


    Ross pinched the jade-like neck of Stussy and his five fingers were lightly forced, he saw that she did not put up any resistance, only revealing an innocent and praying eye, he could not help but gently smile.


    If he hadn''t known the plot, he would have wondered if his memory had gone wrong.


    So she''s one of those who can remain patient, that''s easy to do, let''s see how long can you endure?


    Ross''s thoughts moved and Haoshoku Haki swung open in an instant and there was a moment of silence in the hall. Whether it was the dancing ladies who tried to rush over with their weapons or the frightened aristocrats, they all acted in a moment and fell unconscious one after another.


    His fingers moved down Stussy''s neck, grabbed her collar, and suddenly pulled hard.


    Sneer!


    The white dress top instantly shattered.


    "Huhˇ­ Huhˇ­ Please, please don''t do that."


    Stussy gasped, her hands blocking her body, her eyes sparkled with fear, and she still looked like an ordinary person.


    Ross stood up, looked at her lightly, bypassed the coffee table and walked towards her.


    Sigh!


    Stussy''s dress was torn apart in an instant. She retreated timidly but never used Marine''s Rokushiki or any other power.


    Ross was not in a hurry, so he slowly went forward, watching her retreating steadily, and finally pressed her on the brilliant wall.

 228 Meeting Again

    Just when Ross was going to do something.


    Suddenly a shock came from the window on one side. A man in yellow leather appeared at the window. Instead of looking at Stussy, he stared at Ross in suspicion.


    "Ghost Hand Ross? Weren''t you being held in Impel Down?!"


    Wings Of Sky, Ficheux Erman!


    He met Ross once in the Sabaody Archipelago and later heard that Ross killed a tenryubito. He was amazed at Ross''s boldness. Then came the Dressrosa incident and the news that Ross was defeated by Marine and imprisoned in Impel Down, Eternal Hell.


    Unexpectedly, nearly a year later, he met Ross in Happy Street!


    "I was getting bored, so I came out."


    Ross turned his head and looked at the Erman, who appeared in the window and faintly said: "I haven''t seen you for a long time, but I didn''t expect you to be here."


    "There was a burst of Haoshoku Haki and I thought it was someone strong here, I didn''t expect it to beˇ­It''s amazing to be able to come out of Impel Down. Well, am I bothering you?"


    "No."


    Ross pushed his palm forward forcefully and the wall pressed by Stussy instantly showed dense cracks. Then the whole person ran through the wall and disappeared.


    Erman frowned, and his mouth shook slightly. ''It''s a merciless start. You really are a dangerous person.''


    Ross shook his head. "No, she would have probably caused some trouble for me down the line and she will attract the influence of the mysterious forces of the government, so it is almost here."


    Erman : "???"


    Ross took back his fingers and turned to look at him. "It seems that you didn''t read today''s newspaper, but it doesn''t .matter I am missing a sniper on board."


    "Here we go againˇ­"


    Erman rolled his eyes and said, "Look at what you''re doing, everything about you is so dangerous. If I get on your ship, won''t I be chased and beaten by Marine Admiral every day?"


    Ross smiled faintly.


    "If you''re talking about a team of Marine Admiral, that''s about the same, but if it''s just a Marine Admiral who leads the team, don''t you think he''s going to chase after me."


    "Well, your tone has certainly got bigger after escaping from Impel Down."


    Erman''s mouth twitched slightly and after looking at Ross, they moved almost at the same time. He made a sharp leap in the rear, crossed an arc and landed on the far roof, while Ross smashed through the window and ran after him.


    Seeing Ross coming after him, Erman grounded his teeth and took out a handful of peanuts from his pocket and shot them at Ross.


    "I remember that your bounty is one billion. I haven''t got such a high reward before. It''s good. If you can win then I''ll go with you on your ship. If you can''t win then I will accept the reward of one billion."


    "Good."


    Ross looked calmly and waved his hand. The peanuts that suddenly flew over were all fixed in the air. They turned into a whirlpool of Distortion and were finally kneaded into a ball.


    Seeing this scene, Erman''s eyebrows slightly wrinkled, he is vaguely aware that Ross''s strength was much stronger than the last time he met him, with a serious look in his eyes, he took out a coin from his pocket.


    "Destruction artillery!"


    The coin was attached with Dark Armament Haki as it ejected toward Ross.


    At the moment of its pop-up, the coin accelerated wildly under the power of Speed Fruit and like a thunderbolt arc in the air, it broke through the speed of sound in an instant and headed for Ross.


    Bang!


    "How can it be!"


    Erman looked at the scene in front of him, his pupils shrank sharply, and he couldn''t help but make an incredible sound.


    In front of him, Ross was suspended in midair, his body motionless, he just extended his palm and caught his destruction artillery with his open palm!


    "Good ability."


    After Ross commented, he pinched the coin and immediately attached it to the power of distortions. The air distorted around the coin as it rotated as if it was an invisible whirlpool.


    Sii!


    Ross tossed the coin back.


    Feeling the power of the blow, Erman''s face changed dramatically. He dared not give a second thought to it. His wrist shook and a golden gun was in his hand.


    Boom!


    He pulled the trigger at the incoming coin, and a bullet with golden light burst out, shooting precisely into the center of the coin.


    The bullet accelerated abruptly under Speed Fruit, wrapped in a strong impact force, crashed into the power of distortion, and eventually burst into the air with both bullets.


    "Can''t winˇ­"


    Erman''s eyes showed a dignified look at the result of the collision. He had just basically done his best, while Ross looked understated, but the result of the confrontation was evenly divided.


    In other words, the current possibility of him winning over Ross is extremely low!


    It slipped away.


    Sensing that it was difficult to outdo Ross, Erman was amazed at Ross''s change in strength, and at the same time, he decisively inspired Speed Fruit. The whole person suddenly accelerated and disappeared into a shadow.


    However, just as he retired, Ross moved and stepped forward in Void.


    Buzz!!


    The strange power swayed and space was layered with Distortion.


    The whole person seemed to accelerate in time. In the blink of an eye, he jumped seven or eight times in a row. Erman, who came to a faraway place, looked at Ross with amazement. After he took a step, he caught up with him and appeared on his side.


    Whiz!


    Ross sweeps at Erman''s leg.


    Erman did not hesitate to avoid it and under Speed ??Fruit, his movements are still much faster than Ross.


    Ross stimulated the power of distortion, sweeping directly to the front.


    Boom!


    Although Ficheux, smashing three or four buildings in an instant, and smashing into the street.


    "Cough! Cough!"


    "How could this be..."


    Erman coughed violently and his mouth was filled with blood. He stood up with the rubble and looked at Ross floating in the air in the distance. He had some doubts about life.


    When he met Ross in the Sabaody Archipelago, he thought he had a sure chance of winning, but it was difficult to kill Ross and it was in the Sabaody Archipelago, so he gave up.


    But.


    In just one year, he met Ross again and he couldn''t even beat him!


    No, it''s not that he can''t fight, but that he''s almost crushed. Unknowingly, there''s already a huge gap of strength between Ross and him.


    It was at this time that a newspaper was blown by the wind and just fell in front of him.


    Glancing carelessly through the newspaper, his eyes were instantly fixed.


    Escaping from Impel Down!


    Destroying the Marine Fortress!


    New World''s fifth emperor!


    The lines written in the newspaper made Erman''s heart vibrate and when he looked at Ross again, he had an incredible look on his face.

 229 Status Dispute

    Ross did not attack again, looking down calmly at Erman.


    In the Sabaody Archipelago, he did not really have a good chance to win against Erman, but now he has overtaken Erman in all aspects except for speed.


    Although his speed is a bit slower, it can also be compensated by other aspects. It is difficult for Erman to escape from his hand when it is a one-on-one fight.


    Whiz!


    The confrontation between Ross and Erman continued for a short time, but it was very big. It had already alarmed Shiryu on another street, and he heard the news.


    Seeing Ross in the air and Erman below, Shiryu squinted slightly and said, "Who''s this guy?"


    Shiliew of the Rain has some concerns about the various types of pirate prisoners, but he has little knowledge or interest in Pirate Hunter.


    But.


    Shiryu doesn''t know Erman but Erman has heard of Shiryu, there are some descriptions of Shiryu in the newspaper.


    Looking at Ross and Shiryu, Erman knew that he couldn''t escape. He looked up at Ross and finally showed a bitter smile.


    "You win."


    "I am willing to join."


    If it was the former Ross, he would not easily bow his head even when facing the other side and Shiryu, but now Ross is not like his old self. He escaped from Impel Down and created chaos in the Marine Headquarters and is regarded as the fifth emperor!


    As one of the emperors of the sea, in this situation, he can lay down his pride, because the other side is already above him in both strength and fame, besides, Shiryu is also a follower of the other party.


    "Welcome."


    Ross smiled and fell from the sky.


    Shiryu pushed back his blade into its scabbard. He stared at Erman with a little momentum. Erman is willing to join Ross and is willing to become Ross''s subordinates, but his attitude towards Shiryu is different. In the face of Shiryu, he is not afraid.


    "You must be strong if you caused the Captain to invite you."


    Shiryu does not hide his own intentions. In the pirate group, Ross''s status is definitely unshakable, but the people under Ross are going to have a difference.


    Now that he has identified his position as No. 2 in the Ghost Hand Pirate Regiment, he naturally wants to establish his position in front of the newly joined Erman.


    "So do you. How about a contest sometime?"


    Erman narrowed his eyes and stared at Shiryu.


    He said before that he joined the team after losing. He fled immediately after finding that he might not win. As a result, Ross cut him off. He was also a face-saving person. He had already made decisions and choices.


    But joining the Ghost Hand Pirates, he could not be the cadre at the end of the ranking, how to compete for the highest position under Ross, in addition to Ross, other people who also want him to obey, but it is not so easy.


    "Okay, let''s get out of here first."


    Ross doesn''t mind Erman fighting against Shiryu to determine their position, but this is not the place for two of them to fight and Erman was hurt a little so it''s not fair.


    After Ross''s voice fell, Shiryu and Erman both converged. Whether it is Shiryu of the Rain or Ficheux Erman, they all have to listen to Ross.


    The authority of the Captain is unquestionable.


    ...


    After a few hours of rest.


    Shiryu and Erman are still in conflict with each other. After all, it is necessary to use a Battle to determine the status of both sides. Ross did not forcefully stop it. Because this kind of thing prevents meaningless quarrels later, the three people came to the island on the east coast.


    "With the strength of both of you, it may take serious injuries to distinguish the victory from the defeat. This is not the case at this time."


    Ross stopped and yelled at Shiryu and Erman.


    Shiryu and Erman looked at each other and they did not intend to fight for life, just to test who is strongest among them.


    Shiryu murmured, "Then use injury for the win or lose. Whoever gets hurt first loses."


    Erman shook his head and said, "No, it''s too hasty. It''s better to base it on three times. Whoever has minor or major injuries three times loses."


    "Yes."


    Shiryu nodded.


    They retreated to stand face to face at a distance of ten meters, while Ross came to a reef and looked at the battlefield with his hands on his back.


    "Start."


    As Ross''s voice fell, Shiryu and Erman moved at the same time.


    Whiz!


    Shiryu crossed a blood-red arc and the second generation demon blade in his hands cut across the battlefield instantaneously, directly spanning more than ten meters.


    Erman evaded Shiryu in an instant, pulled out two golden guns and fired at Shiryu.


    Ding!


    Shiryu swung his sword and the bullet collided with the blade and was cut in half by his sword edge, but it also made his blade Buzz!


    "Blood Cross Sword!"


    The blade flips, sweeps, splits and cuts the bullet. At the same time, it triggers a cross star''s bloody chop and sweeps toward Erman.


    Erman dodged.


    Shiryu stepped out one step and followed him sharply, he swung his sword across and waved a hollow Blood Sword energy, Erman leaned back and bent into a huge curve, avoiding Shiryus chopping and pulling the trigger at him continuously.


    "Snapshot!"


    Bullets burst out of his gun chambers, carrying golden sparks, and attacked Shiryu at the speed of breaking through the sound barrier. Each bullet was wrapped in a tremendous impact.


    "One Sword Flow, snake belly sword!"


    Shiryu''s second-generation demon sword turned into a blood-stained shadow, sweeping in all directions, cutting the flying bullets and enveloped Erman in the attack area.


    Erman''s body, under the influence of Speed Fruit, is like pressing the fast-forward button, twisting sideways and so on. Every action is fast and out of line. He has more than enough edge in his attack power like Shiryu and he occasionally fires his gun to fight back.


    Snee!


    Erman was the first to be injured after dozens of consecutive battles. His sideburns were brushed by a sword edge, which belonged to Shiryu and could not be completely avoided.


    At the same time, however, a bullet grazed Shiryu''s shoulder, leaving a scar on his shoulder.


    "Splitting!"


    Shiryu''s glare is cold, holding the second generation demon sword, he suddenly split out one after another blood-colored sword energy, like the wind Rainstorm generally that shrouded Erman, trying to block all of his escape directions.

 230 Crew

    Erman twisted his body and kept dodging among the sword energy, but some


    At this point in the battle, both of them generally know each other''s strengths.of the blades of the sword energy attack were too strong to penetrate through the crack, so he fired a bullet, which instantly shattered the sword energy.


    Shiryu keeps pushing forward, trying to fight Erman in a close-range battle. As a swordsman, he is naturally strongest in close combat, while Erman keeps his distance from Shiryu as he is naturally good at long-range attacks.


    Zi Zi!


    From time to time, bullets and sword energy fly uncontrollably in the direction of Ross, but both bullets and sword energy slowed down sharply within three feet of Ross as if they were eroded by some force, one by one they are contained and eventually annihilated.


    Shiryu is very close to Erman in terms of strength. The difference between them is that one is a swordsman and the other is a gunner.


    The two continued to confront each other.


    Erman took advantage of his Speed Fruit''s ability to kick Shiryu in the lower abdomen when he was close to him, but at the same time, he was also affected by Shiryu''s sword energy that left a bloodstain on his back.


    Both sides have been injured twice, and both their attack and defense have become extremely cautious.


    However.


    Even if their strength is closer to each other and they are more cautious, the passage of time will eventually be able to divide the winners and losers. Erman was the first to be injured for the third time, and a blood mark was drawn on his temples.


    "You win."


    Erman stopped and muffled at Shiryu, not very happy with the results, but in a life and death battle, he was not sure who would win. It was hard to say who would live or die.


    "Compromise."


    Shiryu returned the second generation demon sword into the scabbard at his waist after consolidating his position of the number two. His expression is much better than that of the Erman.


    In any case, the battle between the two men had been done. After looking at each other, Erman was a little dissatisfied, but he said nothing. They both turned to look at Ross.


    However.


    When they turned their heads, they found that Ross wasn''t looking at them. Instead, he was standing on the huge reef, standing with his hands on his back and looking at the distant sea.


    Looking in the direction where Ross was looking, they saw a black shadow at the end of the sea. Looking closely, it was faintly recognizable that it was a ship.


    "Are they your subordinates?"


    Shiryu came over and asked.


    Ross didn''t answer but continued to stare at the black shadow, until the shadow got closer and closer and it became clear and clear:


    "Here they are."


    The ship was a huge ship and the entire hull was extremely large. It was not a large sailing ship, but a giant ship that Hajrudin and others took.


    For them to come here so quickly, it seems that Laffitte and others were in this sea area and after discovering that he has come out of Impel Down, they come all the way to here.


    Erman also came over and stood on the other side of Ross.


    If Ross can stabilize his position as the Fifth Emperor, then the Ghost Hand Pirates will become one of the five emperor pirate group, this ship is the foundation of the future.


    Crack!


    As the ship approached the shore, a figure had already flashed towards the shore, wrapped in a thundering arc and it appeared almost instantaneously on the shore.


    "You''re back."


    Hajrudin looked at Ross with a hint of excitement. He had planned to break into Impel Down to rescue Ross several times before, but he was stopped by Law and Laffitte, who calculated that he would have almost no chance of success.


    As a militant giant, he will not give up because of the extremely low success rate. He even nearly fell out with Laffitte, Trafalgar Law, and others and almost directly led other giants to charge into Impel Down.


    "Well, I am back."


    Ross nodded back at Hajrudin.


    Shiryu and Erman looked at Hajrudin with a slightly surprising eye. From their perspective, it was easy to see that Hajrudin had the power to control thunder and lightning.


    A Giant ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?


    Ross''s ship is filled with Crouching Tigers and Hidden Dragon, just the Thunder Giant of Hajrudin. If they fight, they will not have absolute certainty to win.


    After all, Rumble-Rumble Fruit is one of the closest invincible fruits in the legend.


    Now.


    The ship gradually come ashore and the people on board began to jump one by one to the shore.


    "Welcome back, Captain."


    Laffitte put his hand on his hat, took it down using his fingers and put in on his chest and welcomed Ross by bowing to him with a weird smile on his face.


    Trafalgar Law was carrying the demon sword on his back and did not speak, but he also had a cold and resolute smile on his face.


    "Captain Ross!"


    The giant ship doctor Gerth rushed over. She wanted to embrace Ross, but she couldn''t do it because of her figure. So she grasped Ross in the palm with both hands.


    The five giants came ashore one after another. The last to come was Robin. Like Law, she hid her emotions best and one could hardly see her inner feelings.


    She walked over to Ross and came next to Ross.


    Gerth suppressed the emotions in her heart and put Ross down. She apologized: "Noˇ­ Sorry, Captain, I was a little excited."


    "Its Nothing, don''t mind."


    Ross smiled at her, he may have to been seriously injured just now if he was an ordinary person, but he is not an ordinary person, even if Gerth uses all of her strength, she wouldn''t be able to deal any damage to him.


    Ross''s gaze swept through Laffitte and others, and finally fell to the nearest Robin and he looked at her for half a second before smiling.


    However.


    Just as Ross was walking towards Robin, Robin''s nose moved slightly, and her smiling expression fluctuated slightly, staring at Ross with a mirth of laughter.


    "What did Captain do before? The smell of perfume is quite heavy."


    "ˇ­"


    Ross''s movements were slightly stiff, and he glared at Gerth.


    Without waiting for him to speak, Robin smiled and said: "Gerth never used perfume."


    Laffitte and Law and others saw this scene, they all looked over and saw it as if they didn''t see it, and Shiryu ignored it and went to Laffitte and others.


    As for Erman, he blinked and thought of something, and a little smirk was present on his mouth.


    "Don''t mind the small details."


    Ross took his eyes back from Gerth and responded to Robin without changing his tone, and walked forward, passing by her side.


    As he walked past Robin, Ross used the ability of Distortion to send a message in her ear: "Something small has happened. I''ll talk to you in the evening."


    "??"


    Robin''s face remained unchanged, with a faint smile, and she did not respond until Ross walked past her.


    Ha ha.

 231 Introduction

    "Two new cadres will be added to the ship in the future."


    Ross saw everyone''s emotions calm down and came to the front of everyone. He said in a calm tone. First, he introduced Shiryu and said, "Combatant, Shiryu of the Rain."


    "Another person who makes the Iron Wall of Impel Down together with Chief Magellan, he has long been famous, ohˇ­" Laffitte picked his ceremonial hat and said to Shiryu.


    Trafalgar Law stood there calmly.


    Robin stood quietly on the side of Ross''s side and glanced at Shiryu, and she regained her gaze and did not speak.


    As for the giants, they all stood there and did not speak. Ross is their Captain, the decision was made by Captain. Even if he recruited a hundred people, they would not speak.


    "So, please take care of it later."


    Shiryu doesn''t mind. It''s impossible to integrate instantly into a new group that has already been formed. He doesn''t mind if he does integrate or not. He only recognizes strength.


    After introducing Shiryu, Ross pointed to the Erman not far away.


    "Sniper, Ficheux Erman, Pirate Hunter ranked first, the Wings Of Sky, but from today on he is not Pirate Hunter, but the pirate that fell to the sewer."


    "ˇ­"


    Erman is speechless, his introduction is a little less than the introduction of Shiryu, but what the hell is that?


    Just because I didn''t join when I was first invited?


    "After all, You still couldn''t escape from Captain''s offer."


    Robin stood at Ross''s side. She has been with Ross from the very beginning and she had met Erman in the Sabaody Archipelago, but the Ghost Hand Pirates at that time was far from being comparable to the present. Erman''s strength was very threatening at that time to them.


    Erman had no choice but to spread his hand and said: "Who would''ve thought that your Captain''s strength would increase this much in such a short time, I can only join now that I have lost."


    Robin smiled.


    "Navigator, Demon Sherrif Laffitte."


    After introducing Shiryu and Erman, Ross turned around and introduced the Ghost Hand Pirates cadres.


    "Ship doctor, Surgeon of Death Trafalgar Law."


    "Intelligence, Nico Robin, part-time Captain Secretary."


    For others, Shiryu and Erman looked at them and nodded slightly, It was slightly different for Robin, whose position on the ship was obviously very special.


    "Ghost Hand Pirates, Giant Warrior Pirates Captain, The Thunder Giant Hajrudin."


    "The Giant of sand, Road."


    "Metal Giant, Stansen."


    "The other two are the chef Goldberg and the ship''s doctor Gerth."


    Ross briefly introduced Hajrudin and others, but after he introduced them, he thought of something and asked Goldberg: "Did you use the Barrier-Barrier Fruit?"


    "No."


    Goldberg shook his head, after the Dressrosa event, they got the Barrier-Barrier Fruit but because Ross was not there, the fruit was left unused and kept there.


    Ross thought a little. The Barrier-Barrier Fruit is a good fit for Gerth, but he preferred to find the Heal-Heal Fruit in the Tontatta Kingdom of Dressrosa, which was more in line with Gerth''s ship doctor status.


    If Trafalgar Law is the world''s top surgeon, then she can eat the Heal-Heal Fruit and become the top physician with the fruit''s ability.


    Even Fire Fist Ace, whose chest was penetrated, there was a possibility of treatment if a top internal and external surgeon was there.


    After thinking for a while.


    Ross took the Barrier-Barrier Fruit handed over by Laffitte and placed it in front of Goldberg. "Use this fruit. You don''t have to worry about kitchen utensils in the future."


    It is obviously just a joke to use the power of Barrier-Barrier Fruit to make kitchen utensils. The real power of this fruit is also very strong as it can almost ignore most types of attacks.


    A simple physical attack, that contained the power to destroy an entire town can''t shake the barrier created by the Barrier-Barrier Fruit unless it has the special ability or Armament Haki attached to it to a certain extent, Only then can the barrier be destroyed and even then it would be quite difficult.


    After giving the Barrier-Barrier Fruit to Goldberg, Ross turned his head towards Shiryu of the Rain and said, "If I remember correctly, you are not a Devil Fruit user. Do you have a specific type of Devil Fruit in your mind?"


    Shiryu grabbed his cigar and said, "Not yet."


    As a top swordsman, he doesn''t care much about Devil Fruit, but he doesn''t directly say that he doesn''t want to be a Devil Fruit user. Devil Fruit''s ability is so varied that he may have a favourite type in the future.


    After the introduction of each other is over, everyone returned to the ship.


    Chef Goldberg quickly brought out a portion of meat and wine and put it on the deck. The people sat down on the deck one by one. After Ross had a bowl of wine, all the people except Robin, who was sitting next to Ross, took up the bowl and poured it in one gulp.


    "What happened during the time I was gone?"


    Ross asked Laffitte and others, who seemed to be all right, but after he was imprisoned in the Eternal Hell, the government and Marine were sure to pursue Laffitte and Robin.


    Robin was eating and telling Ross what had happened during that time. It was roughly the CP0 of the government subordinates that were after them, but because Mjosgard''s heart was still in their hands, they dared not be too hard.


    They tried to divide the Ghost Hand Pirates, call Laffitte and others in the distance and then steal the heart, but Laffitte and others are smart people. It is clear that the intention of CP0 is not so small. As for the slightly dull giants, they are completely loyal to Ross. It is difficult to shake them.


    As for Marines.


    Also because of the heart of Mjosgard, they were just chasing after them for appearance and didn''t dare to push too hard.


    Making use of Law''s Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit capability to take Mjosgard''s heart seems to be the most correct decision now, otherwise, even if Laffitte and others have some strength and ingenuity, it would not have been easy for them to avoid CP0 assassination and Marine''s pursuit.


    "When did you find me coming out and coming over here?"


    After listening to Robin''s statement, Ross vaguely thought of something and asked.


    Robin''s eyes flickered slightly, and she said, "When you came out of Impel Down and rushed into Marine Headquarters, we saw a change in the direction of Vivre Card, but we were not sure what was going on. We thought you were taken to Marine Headquarters for execution."


    "And then?"


    Ross ate a piece of meat and continued to ask.


    Robin stated: "From the Vivre Card, we decided that you shouldn''t be in a very dangerous situation, so we eventually rejected the possibility of you being sentenced and speculated that maybe you have broken out, so we drove the ship into the sea near Red Line."


    "After that, the Vivre Card''s direction changed again and we came here directly."


    Ross swallowed the meat, and his eyes flashed slightly. "There''s no need to mention the Marine for the moment but the CP0 people have been following you for all this time to steal or take the heart back. That is to say, people with CP0 may have gathered on this island."


    As soon as she heard Ross, Robin immediately understood it and said with a serious look: "But they didn''t do it, obviously they didn''t have enough power to deal with us, that is to sayˇ­"


    "No need to guess."


    Laffitte got to the side of the ship, looking at the distant sea, interrupted the words of Robin, and turned and smiled: "Marines are here."


    Not far on the sea.


    Five Marine Battleships are coming towards them!

 232 Decisive Battle

    Five large Battleships!


    As Battleship approached, two tall figures, one of them wearing a yellow striped shirt, were visible on the front deck of the two Battleship in the middle.


    As for the other one, he was wearing a dark red suit and white Marine Justice Cloak. It was Marine Headquarters Admiral Akainu!


    "Marine Admiral Akainu."


    "And Kizaru."


    The people on the ship stood up and looked far away at the five Battleships.


    Laffitte looked carefully with a telescope and found that Aokiji was not there. He turned to look at Ross and said: "Aokiji is not there, are we leaving? Captain."


    Without Aokiji, it means that the sea will not be frozen, and the ship will not be restricted.


    Almost as soon as the five Battleships appeared and approached, on the far side of the coast, six figures emerged, all wearing white cloaks, which were the CP0''s Chief and members!


    Two Marine Admiral, plus CP0 Chief, the government and Marine''s annihilation of the Ghost Hand Pirates, is clearly undiminished.


    "CP0 Chief and there are two Admiral, they really did unleash a terrible force in order to deal with us."


    Law stood on the outer edge of the deck, carrying the demon blade on his shoulder. There was no overly worried expression on his face as he turned towards Ross.


    Today''s Ghost-Hand Pirate regiment has the ability to retreat before such a lineup.


    However.


    Looking at the approaching Marine Battleship and the surroundings CP0 Chief and others, Ross stood there calmly, with no change in expression.


    "If we ran away every time we meet an Admiral than how can we call ourself the Fifth Emperor and rule the New World!"


    Ross''s words swung calmly on the ship and changed the look on Laffitte and others'' faces. They were shocked at first than each of them showed a trace of bloody excitement.


    No one showed any fear.


    Yes.


    The days of running away after seeing a Marine Admiral have long since ended.


    Now the Ghost Hand Ross is the ''Fifth Emperor'' of the New World, and they are already the crew members of the ''Fifth Emperor''. How can they retreat in front of a mere Admiral!


    Now that they have caught up with them, let''s have a fight!


    "Sure enough."


    Shiryu holds a cigar and grins. He knows that with Ross''s personality, it''s impossible for him to retreat directly from a Marine Admiral.


    Since being locked into Eternal Hell, Shiryu has been trying to vent his anger and frustration, jailbreaking and destroying the Marine Fortress was although a lot comfortable, but it did not seriously scratched that particular itch.


    He was in a disadvantageous situation in Impel Down and later in the Marine Headquarters, the situation was not good from the start as there were just two of them, but now, all the crew has gathered, and now facing the Marines is completely different!


    War!


    Without Erman, the situation on their side would be a little weaker, but with the addition of Erman, the situation on their side would not be much worse than that on the other side.


    "I knew it would be like this."


    Compared to Shiryu, Erman had some headaches and he put his hand on his forehead, revealing a bitter smile, but since Ross is going to fight, then he will fight with his Captain Against that Marine Admiral!


    Stansen grounded the ship completely on the beach.


    Everyone looked at the coming Battleship, and the CP0 members on the other side, all clasping their weapons or fists, and the mood and the emotions were generally surging, which were of the intense warfare and boiling blood.


    Finally.


    They have come to this point.


    They have become the Fifth Emperor of the New World and now they will defend their position!


    This time is the current crew, all of their fighting forces are gathered together, even in the face of CP0 Chief and two Marine Admiral, there is nothing to fear, the next big step is to fight!


    On the Battleship.


    Many Marines had been ready to intercept but they found that the Ghost Hand Pirate regiment did not mean to escape, but they put their ship ashore and stranded it, putting on a decisive position.


    "Stupid."


    Akainu stood in front of a Battleship, his Marine''s cap was slightly lowered and he said in a slightly sneering voice, "Did he really become this overconfident after coming out of Impel Down that he would confront us head-on, or is he betting that the Headquarters will not give them much trouble because of our shortage of hands, Is he really that much of an fool?"


    "Don''t underestimate them, Sakazuki."


    Kizaru and Ross have fought against each other many times, he knew that Ross is not an idiot person and he must have a reason for doing this, so he warned Akainu.


    But.


    For Ross and Shiryu alone, even with other crew members, wanting to deal with their joint action with the World Government secret agency CP0, it is indeed too arrogant.


    "I won''t let them escape."


    Akainu stood there, looking coldly at the coast, his right arm emitting a hot temperature, faintly turning into the bright red colour of magma, which belonged to the power of a Marine Admiral so that all around Marine showed the colour of awe.


    This time, the Ghost-Hand Pirate regiment will obviously not fight a fleeing battle, but they will confront them head-on, and the tactics and strategies formulated before will naturally change immediately.


    "Report! The enemy has enters the shelling range!"


    After judging the distance, a Marine soldier reported to Kizaru. At this moment, all the Marines on the Battleship could hardly suppress the tension in their hearts. Many people had sweat running on their foreheads.


    If they were facing an ordinary small pirate group, even without a Marine Admiral leading them like Kizaru and Akainu, they will not be too nervous.


    But.


    The group in front of them is already the almost recognised Fifth Emperor Of the New World, and not long ago, their captain broke into the Marine Headquarters and completely destroyed the Headquarters fortress!


    Most of the Marines on the Battleship have witnessed the scene of Ross destroying the Marine Fortress. Even with two Admirals with them, it is difficult to suppress the tension in their hearts.


    This will definitely be a hard battle!


    Looking at the current situation, it seems that the Marines are going against a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!


    "Full-scale shelling."


    Kizaru stood on the deck and ordered the shelling to start.


    The command went on instantaneously, and numerous Marines passed orders in succession. The sound of full-scale shelling echoed over five Battleships and various heavy cannons had been filled with cannonballs and set on fire.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    The heavy cannons on the large Battleship instantly ejected a huge cannonball and the cannonball slammed toward Ross and other people on the shoreline.


    This kind of giant cannon is far beyond that of ordinary portable artillery. Even if it is a strong one, Armament Haki will be able to sway in the explosion.


    Seeing that the dense first round of shelling is about to fall.


    Shiryu reacted.


    "Rain Falls!"


    Almost instantly, he pulled his sword out of its sheath and a blood sword energy cut through the void and swept across the sky, going towards the giant cannonballs, all of them were fixed in mid-air.


    Half a second later, cracks began to appear on the cannonballs from the middle in front of many stunned Marines. After splitting into two, they exploded in the air.


    "Impel Down City Wardenˇ­Shiryu of the Rain!"


    In the smoke, I don''t know who spoke in a slightly trembling tone, and countless Captain Marine''s forehead was dripping with sweat, showing a trace of fear.

 233 Vs Admirals

    "Don''t be afraid, we have the Marine Headquarters'' highest Battle force Admiral standing here with us, continue to fire, kill the Ghost Hand Pirates!"


    Some of the Vice-Admiral and Rear Admiral, who can keep the things settled, immediately shouted at their subordinates after they have restrained the shock in their hearts, and instantly suppress the diffuse fear.


    Seeing the two Admiral Akainu and Kizaru standing in front of the Battleship, the numerous Marines swallowed and the fear in their eyes subsided.


    "Yes, we have Admiral here!"


    "Don''t be afraid of these pirates!"


    Marine Lieutenants raised their swords and shouted and refilled the cannonballs, ready to launch the second round of volleys on the coastline.


    However.


    Almost at this moment, Shiryu who blocked the Cannonballs, moved. With a sneer on his face, he jumped up into the air, and his sword attack fell on a Battleship.


    "A group of garbage, die!"


    Buzz!!


    The blood-red sword energy tore the sky apart and swept down toward the Battleship below. The length of the sword''s energy was more than hundreds of meters. At a glance, many Marines showed horror and fear.


    At this time, a golden light suddenly ushered in.


    "I can''t let you destroy a Battleship as soon as you come up."


    The golden light converged into Kizaru''s form, holding a brilliant cloud sword in his hand and sweeping it down, exploding Shiryu''s bloody sword energy.


    Immediately afterward.


    Kizaru turned into a golden flash as he charged towards Shiryu in the air, he abruptly came in front of Shiryu and kicked him hard with a swing leg.


    Shiryu was prepared with his right leg was raised and Armament Haki was attached to it and the light speed kick from Kizaru was blocked, the momentum was surging.


    "What is worth protecting a group of garbage, Kizaru."


    "It''s absolutely ruthless, Shiryu of the Rain. After joining the pirates, you immediately changed your methods to that of a pirate."


    Kizaru squinted at Shiryu and said, "There''s nothing I can do about it. I can only take you back as a prisoner and put you in Impel Down again."


    Bang!


    At the moment his voice fell, Kizaru''s foot and the part touched by Shiryu blasted open, like a heavy artillery explosion, swaying a terrifying wave in the air.


    Shiryu''s withdrew from the aftermath. His face was cold, his body was bloody, and he faced Kizaru fearlessly with a sword.


    Ding-Ding Dong!


    So they fought in the air for a time.


    "Blocking Admiral Kizaru, so that''s the power of one of the Iron Walls of Impel Downˇ­"


    Many Marine looked up at the fierce battle between Kizaru and Shiryu and felt dry-mouthed. Even a few Headquarters Vice-Admiral looked shocked by the terrifying momentum.


    "Artillery!"


    "Continue bombing!"


    As Shiryu confronted Kizaru, Marine Battleship''s second round of cannon fire began, not only from heavy cannons but also from small and medium cannons.


    For a time, the cannonballs seemed to be like Rainstorm, and they fell on the shoreline with a loud crack, as if they intend to break the entire coastline.


    At that moment, thunder exploded in the field.


    "Thunder''s Net!"


    Bang!


    The Marines saw the thunder interweaving convergence in the sky and in the blink of an eye, half of the sky seemed to be converted into a lightning arc. The intertwined Thunder wrapped all the cannonballs in it, letting all the cannonballs be in the air, and then one after another they burst apart.


    In the intertwined thunder, a giant covered in white thunder stood in the sky and the terrifying momentum shakes the whole audience for a moment.


    "Thunder Giantˇ­Hajrudin!"


    There were Marine soldiers looking at the Thunder Giant, showing the hit of fear on their faces.


    Dressrosa''s War was broadcast all over the world. In addition to the most dazzling Ross, Thunder Giant Hajrudin was the most eye-catching one. Its thunderstorm force could be said to sweep the whole scene, almost no one could match it, and it exerts Rumble-Rumble Fruit''s invincible ability thoroughly and vividly.


    "This power is actually obtained by a pirate."


    A headquarters Vice-Admiral on Battleship had a rather ugly face. He took a deep breath, held a long sword in his hand, jumped forward, and a sword fell on Hajrudin.


    Crack!


    Hajrudin''s huge thunderclap shook and an arc burst out and instantly collided with the sword energy produced by the Vice-Admiral, annihilating the sword energy in an instant.


    Then Hajrudin grasped the empty air in front of him and the thunder gathered in the sky and condensed into a white thunder axe. Then he disappeared from the sky. After a thunder arc flashed, he came directly to the front of the Headquarters Vice-Admiral and attacked him with his axe.


    Crash!


    The white axe blade is intertwined with thunder and it contains the power of destruction.


    The Headquarters Vice-Admiral''s face changed, although he is proficient in Observation Haki but it is too late for him to escape, he holds the sword in both his hands, using the Armament Haki to its maximum capacity.


    Bang!


    The thunder arc flashed and the Headquarters Vice-Admiral''s hair instantly became burnt, and the whole person flew back to the Battleship below, and fell to the deck, barely keeping steady.


    Hajrudin''s pupils glittered with thunder arcs and without any pause, he clasped the handle of the axe in both hands and slammed the axe down onto the Battleship, where the thunder poured down like a waterfall.


    "Not good!"


    "Block It!"


    The faces of three or four Headquarters Vice-Admiral on several Battleships changed, and they all rushed over. Their sword energy was intertwined in the field, and the power of several people was able to block Hajrudin''s blow.


    Today''s Hajrudin has made the Rumble-Rumble Fruit powerful enough, and although his strength is not at the level of Shiryu and Erman, but he''s not very far apart. His strength combined with thunder powers is terrifying!


    "Up!"


    A full three Headquarters Vice-Admiral surrounded Hajrudin and they did not dare to face him alone and joined forces. They fought with Hajrudin and caused the sky to shine with golden light and thunder to flash across it.


    After two rounds of volley, the Battleships are already very close to the coast.


    Ross and Akainu are far away, and both of them can almost see the expression on each other''s faces.


    Ross''s expression was always calm as he stood with his hands on his back. The Marine Justice clock behind Akainu was constantly shaking in the sea breeze, and a repressed momentum spread across the field.


    "Do it!"


    Just as Ross and Akainu stood opposite each other, six members of CP0, located inside the coastline, flashed under the light, and suddenly charged into the coast at the orders of CP0 Chief.


    By this time the shelling was over, just as they were entering the battlefield.


    The six members of CP0 are CP0Chief, the newly promoted CP0Vice Chief, and one sub-Captain, three ordinary members. Their overall combat effectiveness is even stronger than that of the Donquixote Family.

 234 Battle

    "The most annoying mouse that is sneaking from behind, get out of here!"


    Just as the CP0 people rushed over, a roar echoed on the field, and the terrifying sand waves swept up and overwhelmed toward the CP0 member.


    The giant of the sand, Road!


    Almost at the moment when the sand was diffuse, a silver shadow glittered into countless blades, crossing the sand and shooting at everyone in the CP0, wrapped in horrible sharpness and hardness.


    Metal Giant Stansen!


    The two giants came out one after another, slowing down the offensive of CP0 members in an instant. Two ordinary members and one sub-Captain were dragged by them.


    CP0 Chief did not want to entangle too much with the Sand Giant and Metal Giant. They knew the Ghost-Hand Pirate regiment very well. The two giants were extremely difficult to get past. They could not be killed in a short time, either in body or ability.


    What''s more.


    The purpose of the CP0 Chief is to recapture the heart of tenryubito Mjosgard.


    Just as they crossed the Metal Giant and the Sand Giant, a depressed roar suddenly reverberated on the battlefield, they looked up only to see the fourth giant Goldberg rushing towards them.


    "Don''t even think about getting past me!"


    "Kill him."


    The CP0 Vice Chief did not stop but opened his mouth and ordered the CP0 Vice Chief who was following him indifferently. The CP0 Vice Chief responded by calmly charging into Goldberg.


    According to their intelligence, only the three giants such as Hajrudin and Road are extremely difficult to deal with. The other two giants are just ordinary giants. Although they are much stronger than human beings, the CP0 members are not afraid of them, in front of their level of combat, they can defeat a giant in one stroke.


    Whiz!


    The CP0 Vice Chief jumped up and slammed his legs against Goldberg, slamming a hundred meters wide of Rankyaku (Tempest Kick), and then traversed it in a moment, going to the Goldberg.


    But almost immediately after the chop fell, Goldberg''s enormous palm slammed in front of him, and a strange glass barrier suddenly appeared, blocking the tempest kick.


    Iron Wall Giantˇ­Goldberg!


    Zhe!


    The tempest kick of a hundred meters wide fell on the barrier and was completely erased, not even a trace could be found of it as it was stopped in an instant!


    "What?!"


    The CP0 Vice Chief was taken aback. He didn''t expect Goldberg to have this kind of ability. He tried his best to kill the other party in an instant, but the result was that his attack was blocked by the other party!


    Goldberg sees that the attack of the CP0 Vice Chief can''t hold against his own barrier, surging with warfare, he controlled the barrier to protect his body and rushed towards the other side.


    The barrier area that Barrier-Barrier Fruit can manufacture is limited, but this limitation will continue to increase its area as the ability of the devil fruit continues to develop.


    For the giants, after eating Barrier-Barrier Fruit, the base area of the barrier is enormous. After covering the body surface, it is like steel armor!


    "Damn!"


    CP0Vice Chief tried to break through Goldberg, but Goldberg was fearless after wearing a barrier armor, not only blocking him but also fighting other CP0 members.


    In desperation, the CP0 Vice Chief can only join forces with his subordinates to suppress the three giants and prevent the three giants from causing greater damage on the rest of the battlefield.


    "ˇ­"


    CP0 Chief caught the rear situation of the Battle and his face under the mask was very indifferent and cold, he did not expect the Ghost Hand Pirates to have hidden this strength.


    But it is impossible to reverse this situation with this alone!


    There is Marine Admiral Akainu holding Ross on the front, no one behind Ross can stop him, Laffitte can''t, Trafalgar Law can''t. In front of his top fighting power, even if everyone joins hands, they will be killed.


    Standing on Battleship, Akainu, who had not yet done anything, saw CP0 Chief''s action, and his eyes flashed. His face raised slightly as he looked down at Ross.


    "You escaped from prison carelessly, and did some damage in Headquarters while I was away, because of this, did you lose your eyes? Ghost Hand Ross."


    Akainu looked at Ross indifferently. If Ross and others chose to flee at the beginning, it would have been very difficult for them to fight any battle. But Ross chose the most foolish action that is to fight them. Now he is stuck in a stalemate. Even if he wants to flee, he will pay a price.


    But.


    Just as CP0 Chief was about to rush to the front, a helpless voice suddenly sounded.


    "You''re CP0 Chief, I can''t help it. I''ll be your opponent for the time being, but don''t put too much weight on it."


    Sneer!


    Along with the moment when the sound fell, a fierce sound broke through the air, and he saw something that he didn''t recognise shot at him at a very fast speed.


    CP0Chief''s face changed slightly, subconsciously waving his arm to resist, using Armament Haki and Tekkai (Iron Body).


    Bang!


    A loud bang sounded.


    CP0 Chief was shocked by the strong impact and the whole man swayed back two steps. At this time, he also saw clearly what the thing that was shooting at him was, it was a coin!


    He looked up and looked forward, and the face hidden under the mask became very ugly as he stared at the figure appearing in front.


    "Wings Of Sky, Ficheux Ermanˇ­ you actually joined the pirates!"


    "No way, I like to gamble and I lot a particular bet so I joined them, and being one of the crew members of a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)ˇ­ No, the ''Fifth Emperor'' did not seem like a demotion."


    Erman pinched two coins and flipped them back and forth between his fingers.


    As the number one Pirate Hunter, the reputation of Erman is not small in Marine and the government, CP0 Chief naturally recognises him.


    On the field.


    Akainu''s face suddenly solidified in the moment Erman appeared, while Ross, who had been calm, said in a slow way:


    "If I remember it correctly, Doberman should be your subordinate, that is to say, everything about me, you should know the whole process clearly."


    While speaking, Ross looked up at Akainu and said with a dull look, "Now, I want to ask if you have a little bit ofˇ­ Regret?"


    "ˇ­"


    Akainu''s fists were pinched tightly, showing a fiery red colour. His whole face looked very depressed and gloomy, watching Ross, half of his arms gradually turned into magma.


    Now he hates to scold Doberman, but what he wants to do right now is to kill Ross with magma bank on the spot!


    By Now.


    Ghost Hand Pirates Laffitte, Law, and others also made all the moves. With Vice-Admirals, Rear Admirals and other captains and soldiers of Marine Headquarters and members of CP0, the war has broken out in an all-round way.


    "Unknowingly, you have gained tremendous combat power, but even so, today, this place will be your burial ground!"


    Akainu slowly said.


    Ross''s side has more battle power in form of Erman, which was beyond his expectations, but even then, this battle just turned from a one-sided battle to a fierce battle.


    As a Marine, it is absolutely impossible for him to back down in the face of pirates!


    Today it is necessary to defeat the Ghost Hand Pirate regiment!


    As his voice fell, Akainu''s eyes shone with cold light and the whole man jumped up, his arm turned into a huge magma fist that fell head-on towards Ross.


    The decisive battle broke out!

 235 The Key to Victory and Defea

    "Big fire!"


    With Akainu''s punch, the magma surged into a huge magma fist, wrapped in horrifying temperature and momentum, and fell head-on to Ross.


    Many Marine, caught up in the fierce battle, felt a scorching heat sweeping the battlefield, and could not help looking sideways, with a look of surprise and awe in their eyes.


    "Admiral Akainu''s power!"


    "Magmaˇ­ this is Admiral''s ability!"


    Not everyone has seen Akainu''s attack and power. Some ordinary Marine soldiers feel awe in their hearts at the moment. Meanwhile, their spirit rises with Akainu''s attack.


    Bang!


    The magma fist suddenly fell.


    Ross stood there, his eyes were calm and his face remained unchanged. Faced with the magma fist that had dropped with terrible heat, Ross raised his right hand directly and put his hand on it.


    Buzz!!


    The Power of distortion suddenly broke out.


    Under Ross''s power of distortion, Akainu''s magma fist begins at its top, assuming a Distortion shape, as if it had been inserted by something and churned into a whirlpool, and spread all the way.


    Feeling Ross''s strong power, Akainu''s glare sank and with a low cry, the magma fruit''s power was once again stimulated, and the magma fist surged up, turning into a fiery hot magma and rushing towards Ross.


    Bang Long!


    The magma and the power of distortion collide in the air and just like an invisible wall of air traversing in the air. The magma rushes to the wall of the air and splashes around without going forward.


    Some of the nearby Marines were fleeing into the distance in horror.


    Finally.


    The flow of magma was rigidly contained in mid-air, and Ross only kept the position of the prospector from beginning to end, without any change.


    It is as if his body and the ordinary palm had stopped the magma in the sky, the scene is unbelievable.


    "ˇ­"


    Akainu couldn''t break through the blockade of Ross''s power of distortion. His eyes were slightly sunken as his strength was restrained, he jumped backward, leaving behind a large swath of magma surging in Void.


    As just as Akainu retreated, Ross pressed his palm forward and folded his five fingers gently, grabbing them together in the middle.


    Crash!!


    Under the surge of the power of distortion, the magma that permeates the sky surges like a whirlpool. It is crudely compressed into a sphere of red magma with a radius of less than one meter. The sphere of magma is still flowing like a condensed spiral.


    After compressing the magma, Ross raised his hand and the ball of the magma was suddenly pushed forward by him, falling into the camp of thousands of Marines.


    "Badˇ­ Terrible! "


    "It is the magma of Admiral Akainu, run!"


    Countless Marine Captains fled frantically under the magma in horror.


    But.


    The moment the magma ball landed, the power of distortion disappeared from it and just like a bomb, the ball of magma burst open and turned into a mass of magma splashing around, sweeping the battlefield.


    "This isˇ­"


    Akainu looked at the scene with a gloomy face. He stopped the magma ball, but only two directions of magma were blocked. The Marine force in several other directions was devastated.


    He looked gloomy in the face, charges violently into Ross, and punched.


    Ross''s face remained unchanged and his eyes were shining with cold light with his fist ready for attack.


    Bang!


    The magma and Distortion collided in the air and broke out with great momentum.


    The hot magma bursts everywhere and Akainu''s figure staggers back two steps, while Ross is steadily standing in place. Apparently Ross''s current power of distortion has already surpassed Akainu''s magma frontal attack power!


    Boom!


    After Ross forced Akainu back, he followed him and punched Akainu in his waist side.


    Akainu slammed his elbow and collided with Ross''s fist.


    Ross reached into his clothes and plucked it violently. The Cursed Blade Murasame was held in his hand, facing Akainu with a fierce chop.


    Crash!


    Akainu was instantly split in two by Cursed Blade Murasame.


    As a Marine Admiral, with his proficiency in Observation Haki, it is not difficult for him to detect attacks in advance and avoid them in advance.


    Zi Zi!


    The magma swelled on the ground, and the shape of Akainu suddenly appeared on the right side of Ross. His eyes were cold, and the magma hand-pulled fiercely toward Ross''s face.


    "Inugami Guren(Dog Biting Crimson Lotus)!"


    The speed of the blow was very fast, but Ross''s Observation Haki had already perceived it and he had crossed his sword in front of his body.


    Qiang!


    The magma hit the sword edge of the Cursed Blade Murasame, and it was splashed around in an instant.


    Ross held the handle of the Cursed Blade Murasame in both hands and swept forward.


    Buzz!!


    The Power of distortion hits the whole front area and Akainu, though elementarily avoiding Ross''s sword edge, can''t avoid a wide range of frontal attacks and is sent flying backward by the attack.


    "Admiral Sakazuki!"


    The Marine in the vicinity was shocked to see this scene. No matter how they look at it, Akainu is clearly falling on a disadvantage in front of Ross!


    This is the strength of the Ghost Hand Ross that destroyed the Headquarters Fortress!


    Now.


    Shiryu and Kizaru''s confrontation is barely balanced, but as time goes on, Shiryu is bound to gradually fall into a disadvantageous position.


    On the other side, CP0 Chief and Erman are fighting hard, but like Shiryu, once the battle prolongs, Erman will gradually lose out to CP0 Chief.


    Erman and Shiryu are still a little bit worse compared to the power of a real Marine Admiral, and that''s where the balance of victory and defeat can be determined.


    Except that the battlefield of the two men was not optimistic.


    The other battlefields were fiercely fierce. Thunder Giant Hajrudin, who faced three Headquarters Vice-Admiral alone still had the upper hand and Rumble-Rumble Fruit''s power was fully exerted.


    Laffitte faces a Headquarters Vice-Admiral alone but also shows a state of ease. He has a great chance of winning as the battle continues.


    Also.


    Robin continued to strangle the ordinary Marine soldiers. Officers below the Captain level could not resist her wide-ranging attacks and were instantly killed in seconds.


    Trafalgar Law''s strength has also grown and with several giants jointly attacking against CP0 Vice Chief and others, their battle is also extremely fierce and it will difficult to win in a short time.


    From the point of view of the situation, Ross has the upper hand, Shiryu and Erman are slightly inferior, others are in the middle of the fight.


    In other words.


    The final victory of Battle will be decided by six members, Ross, Shiryu, Erman and Marine Admiral Akainu Kizaru and CP0 Chief!


    If Shiryu and Erman can''t resist the Admiral and CP0 first, it is their defeat, and if Ross is the first to defeat Akainu, it is the Win for Ghost Hand Pirates!


    The key to winning or losing.


    It''s in Ross!

 236 Ross Vs Akainu

    "Inugami Guren(Dog Biting Crimson Lotus)!"


    After being pushed back by Ross, the magma quickly converged and formed a body. Akainu waved his hand before Ross rushed over, and the magma surge turned into a fierce wicked dog shape, spinning and swallowing up to Ross as a whole.


    Ross snorted and stepped forward without evasion. He swung the Cursed Blade Murasame in his hand and the power of distortion surged out, splitting the magma in half in an instant.


    The residual power of distortions poured down and ran the rest of the magma on the ground, making a sizzling sound, unable to condense again.


    Whiz!


    Akainu''s eyes were cold and he clenched his fists and punched towards Ross violently. The magma suddenly turned into countless fists and poured down like the wind Rainstorm.


    Ross''s thoughts moved and the power of distortion came out, the space layers in front of him folded and bent, and Akainu''s magma fists fell to both sides, without even touching him.


    Sneer!


    Ross held the sword in his right hand and stabbed forward.


    The Power of distortion surges above the sword edge, eventually turning into a glowing ball, bursting out from the tip of the sword and shooting directly at Akainu.


    Akainu saw that his attack was blocked by Ross''s uncanny ability and his face changed slightly. Faced with Ross''s attack, he retracted his arms and folded them in front of him.


    Bang!


    Glowing, the Distortion Void ball, the moment it touched Akainu''s arms, a terrible power of distortion erupts and sweeps away.


    Akainu muttered and the whole man instantly collapsed into magma that spread in every direction and for a time no human form.


    "Bakuretsu Kazan(Exploding Volcano)!"


    Akainu, scattered in all directions, did not panic but gave a violent roar. The scattered magma shone with terrible fluctuations and suddenly rose to the sky.


    During the overflowing magma surge, it seems to be a volcanic eruption scene, tilting down to Ross''s head, to bury Ross under the magma!


    "Distortion!"


    Ross looked on indifferently and backhanded with a sword.


    Sneer!


    The horrible magma, under Ross''s full-blown sword of Distortion, split instantly from the center and was stiffened by Ross''s sword.


    After cutting off the magma, Ross stepped forward and directly appeared in front of Akainu and attacked him with his sword.


    "ˇ­"


    Akainu was ready, pushing his hands forward, and the magma whistled as the whole man fell down.


    Since Ross has already demonstrated this ability many times before, it has already been logged into Marine''s intelligence data and Akainu has already seen the intelligence report about Ross in advance, knowing the various capabilities of Ross, and has been careful.


    Snee!


    Ross split the magma with his sword, while Akainu retreated ten meters away.


    "With your current powers, it is impossible for you to easily defeat me who is a Logia user and you should be able to see that this battle won''t last long for your teammates."


    Akainu stood there with a slightly raised face, clearly standing at the bottom, but he looked at Ross with a kind of overlooking eye.


    "Really?"


    Ross''s face remained unchanged and in response, he swooped down towards Akainu.


    Distortion, light explosion!


    A brilliant ray of light was fired from the Cursed Blade Murasame''s edge and pierced Akainu''s eyes at the same time.


    "It''s useless!"


    Akainu roared and half of his head turned directly into magma, unaffected by light. His Observation Haki sensed Ross''s movements and punched him.


    Bang!


    Ross''s blade split and the power of distortion collided with magma and eventually, the power of distortion gained the upper hand, pulling Akainu out again and leaving a bloodstain on Akainu''s shoulder.


    However, this blood mark was only a minor injury so Akainu didn''t care. He snorted, waved his hand sharply, and hit Ross with another huge magma fist.


    Whiz!


    Ross stepped forward to the right and suddenly crossed the space and appeared to the left of Akainu. The Cursed Blade Murasame in his hand splitted towards Akainu.


    Akainu''s body was turned into magma and instantly condensed on the left side of Ross. When it was not yet completely formed, a magma fist had already come over.


    Ross''s eyes were bright and indifferent, and his left hand was shaken into a fist.


    Bang!


    The two fists collided in the air and a huge momentum broke out. The waves surged in all directions. The magma continued to smash and splattered and Akainu was once again pushed back.


    Ross took advantage of the situation to move forward and did not use the distortion sonic boom. Since Akainu has been prepared for the optical attack maethod then he must be also ready for the sonic attack method. In front of the top powers, it is not so easy to create a chance to counter-attack by using the same strategy.


    Just like Whitebeard in the War of the best, if it had not been for his physical injury, he would not have exposed so many flaws, and his powers would have been even more terrifying.


    However.


    The Sonic explosion is a small tool that can not be used right now, but Ross has other positive explosive power, and even if this is known in advance, the enemy would still be unable to resist it and will be affected.


    Haoshokuˇ­Haki!


    Bang!


    As Ross stepped down, a horrible Haoshoku Haki skyrocketed and circled in all directions, sweeping the entire battlefield.


    Whitebeard didn''t use Haoshoku Haki in the War of the Best because the Whitebeard Pirates had too many people and they were mingled with the Marines. Even with a top-notch control, it was impossible to distinguish between the enemy and the friends.


    But.


    Currently, Ghost Hand Pirates is a very small group of people, taking the elite route. For Ross, he has enough control to use Haoshoku Haki and avoid only a few people on his own side.


    Buzz!!


    Haoshoku Haki swept the entire battlefield and hundreds of Marine soldier''s movements were fixed in an instant, their eyes turned white and they began to fall to the ground like dominoes.


    Even Marine''s Lieutenant officers were only able to stay awake, and the Vice-Admirals and the Rear Admirals were greatly affected and cold sweat ran down on their forehead.


    "Thisˇ­Haoshoku Haki!"


    The Marines who had not fallen to the ground watched the people around them fall down one after another and felt a tremor in their heart. They looked in Ross''s direction and their eyes already showed a tinge of fear.


    Shiryu and Erman, who had fallen slightly in their battle, also stabilized the situation under the effects of Haoshoku Haki, allowing Kizaru and CP0 Chief to put their efforts into action at the moment.


    Akainu was the most affected.


    Akainu, standing in front of Ross, was the first to feel the effects of Haoshoku Haki at the moment of its outbreak. Even though he knew Ross had Haoshoku Haki and was on the alert in advance, he could not immunize the effects of Haoshoku on himself.


    In front of Haoshoku Haki, Kenbonshoku (Observation) and Armament Haki are almost restricted and influenced at the same time.


    Sneer!


    Ross''s Haoshoku Haki shocked the audience and he attacked Akainu with his sword.


    Akainu was influenced by Haoshoku Haki, and he knew that the situation was not good. He did not hesitate to choose to avoid the coming attack. He would rather bear the aftershock of Ross'' power of distortion.


    However.


    The fall of Ross''s sword did not inspire the effects that Akainu had imagination. Instead, it was a false trick to pick it up high and put it down gently.


    If his Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki was not affected, he would not be deceived by this kind of trick. Under the influence of Haoshoku Haki, both the mind and the two-color Haki are affected at the same time, showing great flaws for a time!


    Whiz!


    At the next moment, Ross''s figure flickered, catching up with Akainu in the retreat, he clenched his fist punched.


    Akainu can no longer avoid it.


    He was forced to raise his arms to stimulate magma surge while trying to rally Armament Haki as hard as he could to resist Ross''s punch.


    But he was originally inferior to Ross in terms of power and now it is hard to resist.


    Bang!


    The punch fell and the magma splashed around.


    Akainu barely resisted for a second, and the whole person flew backward toward the rear. The power of distortion hit his body, causing him to spurt out blood from his mouth which was burned and evaporated by magma.


    Crash!


    He hit a reef on the coast, smashing it and splashing it.

 237 Comprehensive Suppression

    "Cough! Coughˇ­ This isˇ­"


    After breaking the reef, Akainu gathered his body again in a piece of magma. He had a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth, his clothes were broken, and the whole person looked bad.


    Kizaru and others were also surprised to see Akainu injured. If the Battle between him and Ross stayed at a standstill, they had a good chance of winning, but if Akainu could not stop Ross, the situation would be quite different.


    It can be said.


    If Ross and Akainu''s Battle remained in a deadlocked to the end. The only one who would be able to stand from the Ghost Hand Pirates in the end would be Ross and they will have two Admirals and the CP0 Chief to face him as they would be able to beat Shiryu and Erman.


    But the Ghost Hand Pirates cannot afford the luxury of remaining in Deadlock in this Battle, no matter which side, it can not be so stagnant, especially Ross, to win this fight, he must beat Akainu as fast as possible!


    Whiz!


    After pushing Akainu, Ross barely stopped. He followed him with the Cursed Blade Murasame and continued to attack Akainu.


    With the previous blow, the balance between him and Akainu is completely skewed, but even so, the whole Battle end game is still unknown, because Akainu still has the power to fight, he is a Marine Admiral and also a Logia user, his endurance and Tenacious are very strong.


    Even if Whitebeard made a full-powered attack, he couldn''t directly abolish Akainu.


    "Blasting stars!"


    While charging towards Akainu, Ross raises his foot and strikes the ground and the Gravity Distortion excites and covers a large area of the coastline.


    Almost instantly, the whole earth burst apart inch by inch, flying up to the sky with seawater and gravel, and wrapping Akainu in it.


    "Thisˇ­ What is this?!"


    "Run!"


    Many Marines have also been shrouded in the attack, while fighting Akainu, Ross will not let go of this chance to kill a large number of Marines.


    Seawater and gravel sediments rushed to the sky, engulfing a large number of Marines.


    "Dai Funkai(Big/Great Eruption)!"


    Akainu was also wrapped in one of the sand and gravel, and then there was a depressed cry from the sand.


    Bang!


    Magma burst out, shattering the sand and gravel apart and many Marines nearby were affected by the aftershocks. They were swallowed up by the magma almost instantaneously and they could not even scream before dying.


    "It turns out that killing the Marines is also the justice of Marine."


    Ross spoke calmly and suddenly took a step forward. The Cursed Blade Murasame in his hand fell sharply, wrapped in the power of distortion space.


    Akainu was smashed by the blade and the dangerous situation triggered the unconscious elementalisation transformation, Akainu fell down but the attack still left a terrible wound from the eyebrow to the chest.


    "No".


    "They sacrificed their lives to exterminate pirates!"


    Akainu gloomy looked at Ross''s face and did not waver at his words. He shouted angrily, raised his hands sharply and burst out with countless magma fists that shot at Ross.


    Akainu''s words changed the faces of some Marines nearby, but in front of the enemy on the battlefield, their brain had little time to think, they could only listen to Chief''s orders and continue to rush towards Law and others.


    "Good reason, then, pleaseˇ­Sacrifice yourself for the extermination of a pirate."


    Ross floated in midair, looking down at Akainu below, and raising his hand with cold eyes. A giant meteorite with a diameter of nearly 1000 meters, which has been composed of sand, rocks, and seawater, falls head-on to Akainu with Ross''s command.


    Akainu sneered and said with a cold voice:


    "I can''t die halfway as a Marine Admiral unless trash like you are wiped out on the seaˇ­ Dai Funkai(Big/Great Eruption)!"


    Bang!


    Akainu slammed into the sky, his arm turned into an unprecedented giant magma fist, crashing into the horrible meteorite.


    The terrifying collision sound shook the whole audience instantly, and the sea surged with violent waves. The island seemed to tremble for a moment and numerous Marines were unstable, and some were even directly wrapped up in the aftershocks, rolling without resistance.


    This huge blow brought the whole battlefield to a standstill for a moment, and Law and Robin and others had to retreat to resist the aftermath of the outbreak.


    Crash!


    The seawater on a giant meteorite nearly kilometers in diameter was eventually consumed by Akainu''s magma, and the sediment and rocks were swallowed up by magma, turning it into a terrifying magma ball.


    Watching Akainu block the terrifying meteorite and create such a terrifying magma ball, many Marines spirits were lifted in excitement.


    But.


    In the next moment, Ross, suspended in the air, splits his sword.


    Crash!


    Under the astounding eyes of countless people, the vast ball of magma was split into two halves by a sword. The aftermath of the power of distortion swelled down, and Akainu''s body instantly exploded.


    Although Ross didn''t gather much strength in this attack, Akainu was at the end of his efforts to resist the meteorite. Even if he tried his best to stimulate Armament Haki to resist, he still couldn''t stop it.


    "Coughˇ­coughˇ­"


    Once again, Akainu''s body gathered and this time his forehead was bloody, and there was bright red blood flowing from his mouth and nose. He coughed violently as if he had been seriously injured.


    Seeing this scene, Kizaru and others changed their faces and tried to rush to support Akainu, but were blocked by the sneering Shiryu and Erman.


    Whiz!


    Kizaru just shot a smashing laser and couldn''t make it anymore.


    Ross raised his hand and grabbed it. The laser was pinched in his hand and condensed into a thumb-sized twilight ball, which he threw at Akainu.


    Bang Long!


    Akainu raised his hand and the magma splashed, blocking the golden laser.


    Ross continues to rush towards Akainu, who has been injured twice, although not to the extent of serious injuries but such injuries will gradually affect his performance.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Faced with the injured Akainu, Ross holds the Cursed Blade Murasame and attacked him continuously with his sword and collides head-on with Akainu, never giving Akainu any chance to avoid him or his attacks.


    Akainu''s Kenbonshoku (Observation) is very strong, but Ross''s Kenbonshoku (Observation) is also very strong, Akainu''s Armament Haki is tyrannical, and Ross''s Armament Haki is not inferior to his!


    In the constant collision, Akainu was completely suppressed in the downwind and he could only continue to fight while retreating continuously and the magma continued to explode.


    "How could this be."


    "Admiral Akainu isˇ­"


    Many Marines looked at this scene with fear in their eyes.


    This is not the kind of balance of power at the beginning of the fight, the means of each other''s confrontation, but now the Admiral is being completely suppressed by Ross!


    On the other two battlefields, Kizaru was leveled a little because of his support for Akainu, while CP0 Chief gained the upper hand, but it was only the upper hand. He was not as strong as Ross and the situation wasn''t in his complete control.


    "If it goes on like this, it will be bad."


    A Headquarters Vice-Admiral, who was entangled with Hajrudin, felt a chill in his heart. Even though Hajrudin was extremely difficult to deal with, he did not show any fear, but now his forehead was overflowing with sweat.


    If Akainu can''t stop Ross, the result of this Battle will be their defeat!

 238 Absolute Defence

    Akainu, who was getting beaten back and forth by Ross in the eyes of the public, was naturally very angry. His constant roaring and screaming stimulated the ability of magma fruits to its the limit, making the earth seem to be turned into rolling magma, but he was still unable to stop Ross''s offensive.


    Every time Akainu tried to overload the outbreak and restore the situation, Ross relentlessly returned to the outbreak and knocked it back.


    Bang! Bang!


    A sword is shining, mixed with the power of distortion and the magma is being splashed everywhere. At the same time, the coastline is being torn apart and the sea waves are getting stacked.


    After dozens of fierce confrontations, Ross suddenly punched Akainu''s magma back and kicked it out and slammed his punch between Akainu''s chest and abdomen.


    Puff!


    Akainu spewed out blood, and the whole person flew backward.


    To withstand such a blow, even if his body is stronger than other people and even with his strong Armament Haki his element offsetting most of the damage, his viscera is still severely impacted, and it will be difficult for him to recover for a while.


    "Yata no Kagami(Eight Span Mirror)!"


    When he saw Akainu flying backward, Kizaru''s face changed, and after repelling Shiliew with a hard blow, a flash of light came from him as he came towards Ross.


    "Rankyaku (Tempest Kick), Extreme!"


    Almost immediately after the Kizaru attack fell, CP0 Chief suddenly roared and pushed Erman back just for a moment and attacked Ross from behind.


    "Rankyaku (Tempest Kick), Violence!"


    As if they were of the same mind, when CP0 Chief attacked, the CP0 Vice Chief also made a concerted effort tt break through the giant''s blockade and hit Ross from his right side using Rankyaku (Tempest Kick),.


    At the same time, the various Headquarters Vice-Admiral in Marine, also forcibly supported Akainu by and used their own long-ranged attacks on Ross.


    "Dai Funkai(Big/Great Eruption)!"


    At this moment, Akainu is also forced to cohere his body. In the mad roar, a terrible blow erupts. Half of his body seems to turn into a fierce magma beast. His black and red body emits palpitating heat and roars at Ross.


    In this short moment, the top combat powers on the field almost simultaneously launched a storm of attacks on Ross, and all attacks were concentrated on one point!


    "Not good!"


    "That''s terrible."


    The faces of Shiryu and Erman and others have changed. Their strength is slightly inferior to that of Kizaru and CP0 Chief. It is too late for them to try to support Ross. They can only block Kizaru and CP0 Chief and ensure that they won''t continue to issue a follow-up attack.


    As for everyone else''s face changes, Trafalgar Law used ROOM, trying to transfer Ross out of danger, but because of the area''s attack wrapped in the influence of tyrannical Armament Haki, coupled with the Distortion of Space, led to a situation where he wasn''t able to transfer Ross.


    It is also very costly to make such a joint blow.


    One of the Headquarters Vice-Admiral was directly hit by the Thunder of Hajrudin and his body was blackened as he fell to the ground, and the advantage that Kizaru and CP0 Chief had in their battle before was also put into the water.


    But.


    This joint attack is also incredibly powerful, because this is a combination attack done by of many powerful people, even if it is not the strongest attack that they can do at their peak stat, but together, the momentum of this attack is more than any Admiral attack!


    Even if it doesn''t kill Ross on the spot, he would be seriously injured and unable to fight any longer!


    As long as Ross is seriously injured, this Battle will be completely transformed into Marine''s victory. Even if Akainu can''t take on the seriously injured Ross, he would be able to hold him in deadlock and depending upon Ross''s injuries he may even be able to defeat him. That situation combined with other local advantages, everything will end.


    Under the indifferent gaze of Akainu and others, but with the change of Robin''s face color and the nervous and anxious gaze of Ghost Hand Pirates, the overwhelming attack finally converged at Ross''s position and exploded.


    The attack performed by this group of people is so powerful that it is hard to imagine.


    The ray of light blasted, accompanied by the roar of the magma, the momentum of Rankyaku (Tempest Kick), and the attacks that the Headquarters Vice-Admiral desperately sent to rescue Akainu were all intertwined.


    The area was covered almost instantaneously and there was a blast that covered hundreds of meters area. The entire coast and the earth seemed to have collapsed. It was like an earthquake, and the island was also shuddering!


    Crash!


    The sea surged up into the sky, rolling and surging.


    "Damn It!"


    "Captainˇ­"


    Trafalgar Law, Robin, and others almost put down the fight in their hands and looked at the center of the lingering aftermath.


    Akainu''s half body recovered to its original state. He wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and looked at the center of the explosion with indifferent eyes. No one could resist such an attack. Even Hundred Beast Kaido would not remain intact after receiving such a strong attack. At most, he would recover quickly with his immortal body after being injured.


    The aftermath gradually dissipated.


    In that scene, a huge cave appeared in a regular circular shape, covering hundreds of meters of squares and the bottom of the cave was still vaguely flowing with magma.


    "Is he dead?"


    A Lieutenant Marine watched this scene and couldn''t help mumbling.


    But almost in the next moment, their eyes were all stagnated, staring at the center of the pit, their faces frozen, gradually showing an almost unbelievable look.


    There.


    Ross was floating quietly in the middle of the sky, His eyes were calm with no change from their previous calmness and his expressions were the same, even his clothes did not have a trace of breakage.


    His figure looked like a phantom as if that attack just passed through his body without doing any damage to him!


    "This is impossible!"


    Akainu''s face changed dramatically as he watched such an unbelievable scene. He released his Observation Haki to perceive the situation and he perceives true flesh and blood.


    That is not a phantom, it is the body of Ross!


    The expressions on Kizaru and CP0 Chief faces are also changed dramatically, showing a shock, How is Ross able to remain unscathed by that attack?


    How did he do it?


    There was complete silence.


    "Nothing is impossible, you don''t know enough about my strength and by the time you understand my strength, everything will be over."


    Ross, holding the blood-red Cursed Blade Murasame in his hand, was suspended in the air, overlooking Akainu in the distance and saying calmly. At the moment when his voice fell, he stepped out, crossed the space abruptly, and came in front of Akainu.


    Resisting the joint efforts of all the people is naturally the ability of the Space Distortion.


    Since gaining the power of Space Distortion, Ross has used it for countless times. His mastery of this power has gradually become more sophisticated and he can even create an absolute field of space around him by distorting the space.


    This move is not invincible.


    But.


    Unless it''s an attack that breaks up space or an Armament Haki that''s strong enough to destroy the power of distortion, or a space ability like piercing devil fruits, it''s impossible to shake the walls of this Distortion space.


    Any attack will be lost due to the space''s Distortion.


    This is a more perfect and powerful absolute defence than the Barrier-Barrier Fruit barrier!

 239 Bounty

    After blocking the sudden alliance of Akainu and others, Ross once again took a step out of Distortion space and came in front of Akainu, sweeping Cursed Blade Murasame in his hand.


    In the face of Ross''s attack, although it is not clear how Ross blocked such an attack, Akainu forced his mind to restrain those thoughts and resist Ross''s attack.


    But.


    His heart gradually sank to the bottom of the abyss.


    Such a combination attack did not hurt Ross and it failed to reverse the situation, the fight is still the same and nothing has changed, he is still in the same situation as he was before, unless Kizaru and others can beat Shiryu and Erman faster and came to help him against Ross.


    Sneer!


    Ross swung his sword and cut Akainu from his waist.


    Akainu elementalized himself in advance, and at the moment of his body was splitting, he waved toward Ross, and the magma surged rapidly, showing the head of the dog to Ross.


    Ross''s left hand clenched into a fist and swayed.


    Bang!


    The fists intersected and Akainu froze for a second, and the whole person rolled backward.


    Ross stepped out and suddenly caught up with Akainu. The power of distortion continued to erupt, suppressing Akainu''s actions, slamming into him like a blasting hammer and slamming his entire body into the collapsed land.


    Kizaru''s face is already depressed and he flickers around, trying to join forces with Akainu to deal with Ross and Shiryu, so as to fight them jointly and even join the CP0 Chief and win.


    "Get out of here!"


    Faced with the rushing Kizaru, Ross stared coldly and kicked out with a violent kick.


    It''s the fourth time he had fought against Kizaru, and Ross is a little tired of the fight between them, the Glint-Glint Fruit user can no longer bring up any strong warfare.


    Boom!


    Kizaru collided with Ross''s foot, and after a second of rigidity, the whole person still turned into a streamer and flew backward, unable to compete with Ross in the front.


    Shiryu''s face is cold as he charges into Kizaru.


    As the person who is fighting against Kizaru, he had let Kizaru support Akainu several times now. This is a bit of embarrassment for his part. Although Kizaru''s fruit ability is too flexible and too difficult to deal with, he is also a top swordsman and the Number 2 character in Ghost Hand Pirates.


    Qiang!


    Shiryu broke out with his strength, Kizaru resisted in a hurry, his forehead was swept by sword energy, and there was a bloodstain. The wrinkles on his face suddenly squeezed more.


    "You''re not at all merciful to start with."


    "Will you be merciful?"


    Shiryu snorted and continued to storm towards Kizaru.


    With Kizaru''s blockade, Akainu was once again alone and he was timely drilled out of from the Underground and to stabilize the situation, he attacked Ross with a torrent of magma.


    But.


    Even so, Ross hasn''t been injured so far, but he has been injured several times in a row. After fighting Ross several times, he falls into a disadvantaged position.


    "Dead!"


    Ross''s eyes were cold. Instead of giving Kizaru and others a chance to support him this time, his eyes flashed with a cold light. He shouldered Akainu''s magma fist and slapped his elbow on Akainu''s chest.


    Injury with injuries!


    Because Ross''s defence is watertight, he has suffered no injuries so far, Akainu neglected Ross''s fierce means, and now with these sudden encounters, it is too late to change tactics.


    Boom!


    His elbow wrapped in the power of distortion, Akainu flew out a hundred meters away, he felt his internal organs began to shift in his body and he almost spit out blood from his mouth, and the coughed out blood even contained the parts of his internal organs!


    Having withstood such a blow, he has been completely subdued!


    On the other side.


    Ross, who resisted Akainu''s magma fist, had no shoulder pierced by his attack because of his Armament Haki''s defence, plus with his Rock and Maximum Value of Physical Enhancement, he only received severe burns and burns.


    But alarmingly, his apparently badly burned shoulder, his scorched skin, was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the flesh and new skin underneath were growing rapidly.


    It only took a few seconds.


    The large black skin has become a crusted dead skin, starting to peel off from the edge, revealing the fresh skin inside the white.


    "This guy''s bodyˇ­"


    Seeing this scene, Akainu gritted his teeth and his pupils contracted violently. Ross''s body had such a terrifying recovery ability.


    How many methods is this guy hiding?


    This resilience, in his memory, seems to have been only possessed by Hundred Beast Kaido, even Garp does not have such a strong self-healing ability.


    "Sakazuki, it''s time to withdraw."


    Kizaru saw Akainu taking a heavy attack and finally completely lost the battle intent. If Akainu is finished, then it will be his turn.


    Although he has absolute confidence in his speed, Ross has a space-like ability, by which he can keep up with him and he does not want to be beaten by Ross.


    "ˇ­"


    Akainu was full of unwillingness, but it was also clear that this battle is done.


    Completely defeated.


    At this moment, Marine''s morale has also dropped to an all-new low point. Even the Headquarters Vice-Admiral have almost lost their fighting spirit, not to mention the remaining Marines.


    "Retreat!"


    Following Kizaru''s orders, a Headquarters Vice-Admiral gritted his teeth and screamed out for a retreat.


    The siege and suppression done by Marines were defeated by the pirates and they were forced to retreat, which is undoubtedly a great shame for Marines. The only thing better is that there are Kizaru and Akainu on it, so the blame will not fall upon the head of Vice Admirals.


    "Basterdsˇ­"


    CP0 Chief saw that Marine chose to retreat, and he couldn''t help but grit his teeth. There was a reluctant look in his eyes, but there was no way.


    Marine chose to retreat, and he had to go, and he had to help Marine retreat. Otherwise, no matter which side Ross pursued, there would be heavy casualties on either side.


    "Yata no Kagami(Eight Span Mirror)!"


    Kizaru began to release a wide range of attacks, covering the Marine retreat.


    Ross continued to storm towards Akainu, trying to kill Akainu on the spot. CP0 Vice Chief got rid of the giants and rushed to support them and Akainu teamed up with them and fought back.


    Finally.


    The five battleships were destroyed and the last one was in tattered condition. Kizaru and others helped each other and reluctantly evacuated to the remaining Battleship to cover the evacuation of Battleship.


    At this point, Marines are completely defeated!


    Two Admiral, plus CP0 Chief, laid a joint attack on the Ghost Hand Pirates and failed!


    ...


    On the sea.


    Ross continues to pursue and seemingly never stooping.


    When Battleship sailed hundreds of meters away on the distance sea under the power of CP0 Chief and others, Ross heard a sound in his ear as he was trying to chase them on the sea.


    "Marine Headquarters, World Government, joint operations led by Admiral and CP0 Chief have been defeated, awarding 140 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 Free Talent Points."


    When he heard this sound, Ross''s action paused.


    Stepping on Gepp¨­ (Skywalk) and following Shiryu, Ross stopped and squinted at the Battleship in the distance:


    "Do we still pursue?"


    "Forget it."


    Looking at Battleship, which has sailed too far, Ross shook his head. Only he and Shiryu could chase them across the sea. Even with Akainu being seriously injured, they had no advantage.


    Shiryu nodded and followed Ross to return to the coast, he actually consumed a lot of stamina, and he was also subjected to a laser by Kizaru. The wound was not serious, but it also affected his battle state.


    On the shore.


    Road, the giant sand and others who could not chase the Marines across the sea, stood at the shore and watched from afar. They saw the Marines fighting and fleeing farther and farther, Ross and Shiryu finally returned, and their tense spirit finally relaxed.


    Each of their figures seems a bit beaten up, many people have some small injuries, including Ross, but no serious injuries.


    Everyone looked at each other and no one spoke.


    Ross''s gaze gradually swept away from Shiryu and others, and finally, a smile appeared on his face, dispelling all the depression under the sunlight.


    "What..."


    "Ha ha ha haˇ­"


    I don''t know who did it first, but everyone followed him by laughing, laughter echoing across the coast, so many aborigines people on the island looked at this way showing awe and admiration.


    Although many people did not watch the complete fight scene but they saw the second half of the Battle, they saw Ross taking on the joint attacks of the Marines without being injured, they saw Ross pounding Akainu on the ground, they saw the Marines retreating in front of Ghost Hand Pirates.


    "Destroying the terrifying powerhouses of Marine Headquartersˇ­ This news is rare and not exaggerated. Even Marine Admiral was defeated by them. It''s unbelievable.


    "This is the Ghost Hand Piratesˇ­ the Emperor of the New World, the Fifth Emperor!"


    The people muttered in awe, looking at the people on the shore who were laughing.


    ...


    A few days later.


    As a result of the battle on the Island, the news spread throughout the world.


    Even if the government and Marine tried their best to cover up with words to safeguard the dignity of Marine and the government, they could not hide the fact that the encirclement and suppression campaign had completely failed.


    The siege and suppression of Marine Admirals were defeated!


    If the former Ghost Hand Ross and Ghost Hand Pirate Regiment were only known as the Fifth Emperor of the New World and they did not enough power to safeguard that name.


    Then after this battle, in the eyes of countless people, they are almost equal to the position of New World''s Fifth Emperor, standing at the top of countless pirates!


    Subsequently.


    Ghost Hand Pirate''s new bounties are also spread to the world.


    Captain ''Ghost Hand Ross'', Bounty of 1.7 Billion Berries!


    The Killer ''Shiryu of the Rain'', Bounty of 1.1 billion Berries!


    Wings Of Sky ''Ficheux Erman'', Bounty of 1 Billion Berries!


    Demon Sherrif ''Laffitte'', Bounty of 380 Million Berries!


    Surgeon of Death ''Trafalgar Law'', Bounty of 270 million Berries!


    Devil Child ''Nico Robin'', Bounty of 200 million Berries!


    The giant regiment, which was previously incomplete with bounty, was also released with new complete bounties.


    Thunder Giant ''Hajrudin'', bounty of 530 million Berries!


    Sand Giant ''Road'', bounty of 300 million Berries!


    Metal Giant ''Stansen'' bounty of 250 million Berries!


    Iron Wall Giant ''Goldberg'', bounty of 220 million Berries!


    Giant Doc ''Gerth'' bounty of 50 million Berries !


    The total bounty of the Giant Regiment has reached 1.36 billion Berries, and the total bounty of Ghost Hand Pirates is more than 6 billion!


    "Maybe there is a slight lack of power distribution and their sphere of influence, but overall, there is nothing missing. "


    Someone looked at the Ghost Hand Pirates''s bounty posters on the table and snorted, and took a deep breath to make a final conclusion.


    "It is enough for them to be tied with the four other!"

 240 Kaidos Action

    Marine Headquarters.


    In a temporary room.


    Doberman just received a real-time report from the front line and then returned to his room. At this moment, he sat there, without a word, and the whole room was silent.


    Kizaru and Akainu joined forces with CP0 and carried out a comprehensive encirclement of the Ghost Hand Pirates. And even with that kind of line up, they failed, and this time the other party didn''t flee. It is a complete defeat of the Marines and the government''s joint army!


    The Ghost Hand Pirates has grown from a small pirate group to the Fifth Emperor who can stand firm in New World!


    Doberman''s hands were shaking.


    His hands were on the table, his fists clenched tightly and because of that, his hands trembled slightly. If he had not been injured in the previous battle, he would surely have gone to the front line in this campaign of encirclement and suppression.


    "Such campaigns of encirclement and suppression has failedˇ­"


    Even two Admirals joining forces with CP0 Chief and their members failed, so how can they get the Ghost Hand Pirates now? Assigning the three Admiral to chase them is almost impossible as Fleet Admiral Sengoku can''t afford the responsibility if something unexpected happens.


    Marine can''t go out to deal with a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), and it''s equally impossible to send a huge force to New World to deal with the Ghost Hand Pirates because the uncertainty is too great.


    Doberman clenched his fists.


    Suddenly.


    He thought that this is not desperate. New World has Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) in addition to the Ghost Hand Pirates!


    "Yes, there is Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), the guy who has provoked Hundred Beast Kaido, and Kaido will find him sooner or later. At that time, there is a chance to kill the Ghost Hand Piratesˇ­"


    Doberman looked up suddenly, his eyes shining again.


    Impel Down has a lot of big named pirates that are being held in because of this reason. Because they overdraft their stamina in their fight and then they are taken by Marines. Marines don''t care about the process, they only care about the result.


    If the Ghost Hand Pirates and the Beast Pirates fought than Marines only needs to send an Admiral out to observe, there is a great chance to become a fisherman and capture Ross who will be weaker after his fight.


    It doesn''t matter if Kaido has an immortal body and they can''t kill him or imprison him, but it''s enough if he can exterminate Ross and the Ghost Hand Pirate regiment.


    Doberman took a deep breath and relaxed his fists slightly. He regained his calm, with a cold shimmer in his eyes.


    At this time, a Marine Captain suddenly came in from the outside.


    "Reporting."


    "Vice Admiral Doberman, this is a document sent to you by Dr. Vegapunk of the Science Forceˇ­"


    The Marine Captain came in and handed over a sealed document to Doberman.


    "Vegapunk?"


    Doberman narrowed his eyes slightly and motioned the Captain to retreat. He slowly tore open the envelope and took out the document from it, he looked at it carefully and his expression immediately became cloudy and uncertain.


    ...


    New World.


    Somewhere on the snow-capped island, there is a hole.


    Hundred Beast Kaido sat cross-legged, with two long black beards fluttering and shaking, and in front of him was a set of bounty posters, the top of which was a bounty of 1.7 billion Berries, which was Ross''s bounty poster!


    Kaido touched the back of his head.


    "Very capable, that kidˇ­ Marines caught him and he just came out, he destroyed the Marine Headquarters and fought with Marines again. Marines aren''t really getting any better at all."


    Hearing the low and dissatisfied voice of Kaido, the subordinates of some of the Beast Pirates next to him glanced at each other and swallowed their saliva. Someone took out Ross''s bounty order, saying:


    "But Kaido Sama, we can''t underestimate this Ghost Hand Ross, destroying the Marine Fortress in front of the Fleet Admiral and leading the Ghost Hand Pirates to win against Marine Admiralsˇ­"


    "Huh?"


    Kaido''s drooping eyelids suddenly opened and stared at the pirate who spoke.


    Suddenly.


    Kaido stood up, his huge body standing in the cave, and a terrible momentum exploded in the cave, causing everyone around him to sit on the ground in horror.


    "Underestimate himˇ­ So what?!"


    Kaido''s voice exploded here like thunder, making people''s eardrum Buzz! "Who do you think I am! Did you ask me if I agree or not before you become an ''Emperor'' in the New World?!"


    The voice dropped.


    Kaido picked up the wine gourd and poured it into his mouth. He said in a cool voice after drinking, "Go, call Jack and others back, we are going to teach a kid that he can''t be an Emperor in the New World!"


    ...


    At sea.


    The Giant Pirate Ship of the giant family is sailing on the sea.


    After the battle with Marine and the defeat of the Marines, the people took a little rest on the island, loaded and unloaded some food and fresh water, then boarded the ship and left the island and sailed the New World.


    "Whoop, the wind has changed."


    On the deck, Laffitte was measuring the wind direction and current. After noticing the change of the wind direction, he turned his mahogany stick and shouted at the rear: "Put up the side sail and get wind in the west!"


    As Laffitte''s voice fell, a bunch of strange-looking toys rushed out, unfastened the rope of the sail, and began to hang the sail according to Laffitte''s instructions.


    These toys naturally come from sugar.


    After catching the sugar from Dressrosa, she has been detained on the ship. These toys were attacked by Ghost Hand Pirates. After being caught by Laffitte and others, they changed sugar into toys to act as free handyman and sailor on the boat.


    In the presence of Laffitte and Law and so many terrifying people, how dare sugar not obey. One of them is plain weird, the other wants to slice her up for research, and even give her biochemical modification.


    Naturally.


    Because Ross mentioned the usefulness of sugar''s ability, Laffitte and others are just making the best use of it. In addition to intimidating her and using her abilities, she is locked in a separate small room.


    "Ghostˇ­ Ghost Handˇ­"


    In the sugar room, Ross did not know when to go in, but in the room, Sugar was shrinking in the corner of the bed, pulling the quilt, and looking at Ross while trembling.


    For her, Ross can be described as the most terrible existence in the Ghost Hand Pirates. Doflamingo was defeated by Ross, not to mention, he escaped from the Impel Down, destroyed the Marine Headquarters, and defeated Marine Admiral!


    "Call me Captain."


    Ross calmly opened his mouth and stared at Sugar, and thought thoughtfully.


    Sugar''s ability is very useful, but it also has a corresponding danger. After all, one will become a toy when they are touched and will be forgotten by others. This is a very terrifying ability.


    However.


    It was precisely because this ability was too dangerous that Laffitte hypnotized Sugar so that she dared not walk out of the small room or disobey the people on board.


    "Ship, Captainˇ­"


    Sugar huddled there in fear, trembling, wondering what Ross was going to do with her.

 241 Bracele

    She had previously learned from Laffitte and others that Ross had ordered her not to be killed and they kept her on board, but then Ross went into the Impel Down, and this matter had no further context and they did not know how to deal with her, so Laffitte and others put her under house arrest.


    And now.


    Ross is back.


    How would he deal with her, or how would the fate play her, they are all tied to Ross. If he thinks she is too dangerous, he is likely to ''handle'' her in one sentence.


    It is also possible for him to throw her to Trafalgar Law for some terrifying transformation tests. In short, Sugar''s heart is filled with fear at any point.


    "Your abilities are a little too dangerous, and you used to be a Doflamingo Family member. If you don''t obeyˇ­ Well, it would be a pity to kill you."


    Ross put his hand on his chin and thought.


    In fact, he has many ways, whether it is Laffitte''s deep hypnosis, or after Law has mastered the soul exchange surgery, where he would be directly able to exchange Sugar''s soul for a reliable person and there would be no problem.


    "No, don''t kill meˇ­"


    Sugar was scared by Ross''s out loud thoughts, and she looked like she was about to cry and said with fear in her voice, "I will be very obedient!"


    Although Laffitte and others did not intentionally frighten and torture her during the period on board, they made her timider, and at the moment it seemed that she was going to be scared unconscious.


    Ross stared at her calmly for a moment and said, "There''s only one way to live. That''s obedience. If you start with the crew and behave well, you may be promoted to a cadre in the future."


    "ˇ­ um!"


    Sugar nodded.


    After eating Hobi Hobi no Mi, in addition to the body being fixed at the same age and no longer growing up, the mind is also become fixed at this age in some aspects, which may be the side effect of Hobi Hobi no Mi.


    "Then, you can move freely on board, but you must wear this glove."


    Ross nodded and took out a very thin glove from his pocket, the end of which was connected with two metallic colored rings.


    That''s the characteristic Seastone explosion wristband.


    With his current level of Observation Haki, he''s not afraid of other people to sneak attacks even when he is sleeping, he can remain vigilant and he is not worried about whatever tricks Sugar has up her sleeves, but other people are different, in the event that Sugar turned someone into a toy, they will all suddenly lose their memories of that person and it will be very troublesome.


    "It''s ugly."


    Sugar looked at the pair of gloves and couldn''t help but say but as soon as she looked at Ross''s eyes, she became so scared that she quickly took the gloves and put them on.


    The slightly delicate Seastone explosive wristband fits perfectly on her slender wrist and cannot be pulled directly off the front of her palm.


    When the Seastone wristband was placed on the wrist, her body suddenly became a little soft, but still kept normal.


    "It seems that there is no problem."


    Ross used Observation Haki to capture the action of the toys outside and noticed that the toys did not show signs of turning back to human beings, so he slightly nodded.


    Seastone''s limitations on the human body vary from person to person. This Seastone wristband is a small-scale trait that can limit Sugar''s hands without making her powers totally ineffective.


    Sugar wearing a pair of small gloves sprouted a lot more than before, and Ross thought it should be Misconception after her `danger'' had been eliminated.


    "Seastoneˇ­"


    Sugar senses the changes and knows that the wristband is Seastone, but the wristband is idiosyncratic, and it takes a lot of effort to take it off after wearing it.


    And after she put it on, she didn''t have the strength to take it out.


    "This wristband should not be taken down casually, and don''t let your toys take it out for you. If you take it, it will be like this."


    Ross took a slightly larger wristband from his pocket, and when he closed it again, the entire wristband exploded and it was filled with smoke.


    "Ah-ah!"


    Sugar was shocked, her eyes shone with terror, and she looked at Ross with a look that said he was a devil.


    Ross''s eyes flashed with a glimmer of satisfaction and he turned to walk outside the door, saying:


    "Come on, follow me out."


    Sugar looked at the wristband she was wearing, muttered twice, and finally sighed and went out honestly.


    Devil!


    Making this kind of thing!


    They are all bad guys, go and die, die, die! Go to hell!


    She kept cursing in her heart, but there was nothing she could do about it. The wristband was set up just right, so she couldn''t resist at all.


    It''s impossible to stealthily turn anyone into a toy, she can only obey orders honestly.


    ...


    In the hall.


    Because this is a giant ship, the hall is huge. Several giants and Trafalgar Law, Nico Robin, and others are gathered in the hall.


    "Captain has been in for a long time, he won''t be turned into a toy, would he?" Goldberg, who knew Sugar''s ability, scratched his scalp and showed a worried expression.


    Gerth knocked on Goldberg''s head and said, "Do you think Captain will be as stupid as you?!"


    Erman leaned on the corner of the huge sofa and smiled and said: "If he becomes a toy, we would have lost our memory of him. Now you should worry about how Captain would torture the child. Maybe she would be thrown out?"


    "To correct you, she''s not a child. She''s not much younger than you." Law sat on the other side, carrying the devil blade in his arms, and opened his mouth to Erman.


    "Oh, I forgot."


    Erman tapped his forehead.


    Robin sat on the shoulder of Gerth, the giant ship doctor, tilting her head slightly. "But anyway, she''s still a child physically."


    "Hmmˇ­ohˇ­"


    As soon as this sentence came out, Erman and others suddenly felt a little weird and the conversation seemed to be offset in a strange direction.


    Just then Laffitte came in from outside and said, "The wind is all right, and the toys haven''t changed back. It seems that the wristband experiment was successful."


    "How could it fail?"


    Trafalgar Law spoke in silence. The wristband was made by him and Laffitte, using his abilities to cooperate with Laffitte''s fantastic ideas and techniques.


    The inside is Seastone, and the outside is an explosive core similar to a slave collar, but the weight has been reduced a lot, the power has also been reduced a lot, focusing more on the limitations of Seastone.


    The first one was the slightly larger wristband that Ross blew up. At that time, he, Robin and Laffitte all put on their experiments to make accurate measurements.


    "Whoop, anyway, that ability is too dangerous. If she is allowed to move freely onboard the ship, no one can rest assured without this special prop."


    Laffitte laugh.

 242 Which of the Four...

    Just as everyone gathered in the hall, Ross walked out of the inner cabin.


    Behind Ross, Sugar, wearing a compact glove and wristband, came out with her head drooping, looking weak.


    "What''s the matter? Is Seastone''s weight too big?"


    Robin couldn''t help but ask as she saw the pitiful look of Sugar.


    Ross reached for Sugar''s hair and said, "No, it shouldn''t be Seastone''s problem. Come on, laugh!"


    Ross told Sugar as he talked to Robin.


    "!!!"


    Sugar was inspired in an instant, and the whole person became much more energetic.


    Robin: "ˇ­"


    She eventually came over with black lines on her head and took Sugar away from Ross. In fact, Sugar was able to remain safe on the ship because she protected her from time to time.


    Other things aside, Sugar on the outside is just a little girl, but because of Hobi Hobi no Mi''s ability, Robin hasn''t been in much contact with her. Now she wears a safe wristband, and all her worries and precautions can be put down.


    "Hey."


    Sugar was picked up by Robin, her eyes widened and she immediately becomes spoiled.


    Robin liked her like this and could not help but smile and touch her head: "Since you''ve been brought out by Captain, you''re now the crew member of this ship. Don''t be afraid."


    Ross: "ˇ­"


    Looking at Robin in silence, Ross asked, "Is it too late for me to shut her back now?"


    Robin stared at Ross with a smile and shook her head. "Yes."


    Click!


    Now Robin is against him?!


    Ross''s eyes were slightly wide and he glanced at Sugar. As a result, Sugar was shocked and buried her head in Robin''s arms. The picture had an inexplicable familiarity.


    Yes.


    Anyway, it''s a loli, not a puppy, who depends on Robin. He doesn''t mind if she depend on him at night.


    With this in mind, passing Robin, Ross casually said, "If you want a child so much, I can give you one."


    Robin: "???"


    This sentence is naturally said with a distorted voice and others weren''t able to hear it but Sugar heard it and her body instantly stiffened and hot air came out of her head.


    Even if her body is that of a little girl, her mind is mature and she understands a lot of things.


    But then againˇ­


    Ross glanced at Sugar, if he used Seastone to completely suppress Sugar''s ability, would she change from Loli to being similar to Robin in an instant? But then the clothes will certainly burst in an instant.


    He does have the opportunity to experiment.


    "Well, as you can see now, Sugar will temporarily become a ''trial crew member''. By the way, don''t touch her wristband without authorization."


    Shiryu wasn''t interested in her. He sat in a corner and continued to wipe the second generation''s demon blade with cotton balls. Law was not very interested either. He just looked up slightly.


    Erman glanced at Sugar and laughed, "Trial crew? That is to say, you still need to go through Captain''s "tuning" to get right? It''s a wicked hobby, Captain."


    "ˇ­"


    Ross shot a sharp look at Erman but he was too lazy to pay any more attention to him.


    At this time.


    Sugar is also observing newcomers such as Shiryu. First of all, Shiryu is definitely an absolutely dangerous person. He may be a knife in the face of the other party. As for Erman, he looks better, but it doesn''t seem to be a person who respects the old and loves the young.


    Sure enough, she can only be close to Robin on this ship.


    "Now let''s talk about what happened next."


    Ross restrained his expression, and his eyes became calm. Everyone in the room saw Ross''s appearance, and they all turned serious.


    Shiryu put down the second generation demon blade. Looking at Ross, Law sat up straight, and the other lazy people all converge. Robin also put Sugar down.


    "This isˇ­ the Ghost Hand Pirates."


    Sugar looked on as the lazy people with various chat and jokes became a concentrated entity, Laffitte and other people-centered on Ross and she shrinks her head standing on the side of Robin''s legs.


    The situation among the crew and captain seems to be a partnership, but it''s just an appearance, which exists within the scope of Ross''s permission. In fact, all life and death depend on Ross alone.


    The dominance and cohesion of this pirate group are vividly reflected in an instant.


    "We have stored enough food and fresh water on the previous island to last the ship for the upcoming three islands. The next island will be Dressrosa. That is to say, after crossing three islands, the ship would need to stop at Dressrosa to load supplies and freshwater and then we sail towardsˇ­Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) territory!"


    Ross opens slowly, stating the next route.


    Him going to Dressrosa also has other means, one is to load fresh water and other supplies and the other is to try to find ''Heal-Heal Fruit''. If he can''t find it, it wouldn''t matter and it would not take much of his time.


    But with Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit in combination with Heal-Heal Fruit, this ship will become the world''s top medical institution and no one would be able to match the medical capabilities of this ship.


    After that.


    Crossing Dressrosa, they will sail to the sea of ??the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!


    Although New World still has a lot of islands outside the jurisdiction of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), those islands are either unsuitable for domination because of their poor environment or mobile islands like Zou, which are hard to find.


    And that type of island is even worthless even if it is found. Even if they are attacked by force, the locals will not accept domination, let alone become subordinates''forces. Instead, they will waste their strength in the process of attacking.


    And so.


    The seas ruled by Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) are the most suitable seas to take in the New World, and they are basically divided up by them.


    Some of these territories are caught in the middle of two Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), and there are even islands in the center of the three Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), which is the fuse of conflict between the Yonk¨­s (Four Emperors).


    The conflicts between Four Emperors are often due to the fact that both sides want to compete for territory. The fight starts with a common crew member, to a confrontation between cadres, which eventually evolves into a full-scale war.


    Naturally.


    New World is much better now than when the Four Emperors were first established.


    Many of these similar islands have been attributed separately between them, unlike the first few years where there was almost a continuous battle and the whole New World was in the midst of war.


    But that''s why Ross, as the fifth ruler of the New World, has a hard time gaining a place corresponding to his status. He is bound to fight with Four Emperors!


    In silence.


    Shiryu spoke slowly to Ross and said, "Which of the Four Emperors are we moving against?"


    For current Ghost Hand Pirates, they have the power to fight against any Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), but to defeat a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), it is not that easy.


    Every Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) has established its own status in countless killings and wars, and in addition to Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), they have powerful subordinates!

 243 Max Value Observation Haki

    "We are in a somewhat conflict with Kaido, but the guy is strong."


    Laffitte stood by and spoke. He had investigated Kaido''s information and looked at a random passage with numbness on his scalp.


    Rushed into the Marine Headquarters by himself!


    He is the only one that is singled out by other Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!


    His subordinates the three major disasters are only below him in terms of strength. This is a monstrous power level for any organization, including Marine and the government!


    "Kaido is tough."


    Ross nodded and acknowledged Laffitte''s judgment.


    The government and Marine have captured Kaido many times and they have tried countless methods to kill him. They must have tried the method of feeding two Devil Fruits, but Blackbeard can accommodate two Devil Fruits with his special physique, so it is normal for Kaido to ignore the clash between Devil Fruits.


    For the Hundred Beast Pirates, even if they can defeat the other side, or even kill the Three Disasters, you can''t do anything to Hundred Beast Kaido, and killing Kaido is even more impossible.


    Perhaps when the power of distortion is enhanced up to 800 or 900 points, and combined with Maximum Value''s Armament Haki, Kaido may be killed, but not yet.


    "What about Akagami (Red Hair)?"


    Erman squinted his eyes.


    Laffitte said, "Akagami (Red Hair) seems to be a little easier to deal with, but looking carefully at this guy''s informationˇ­ A large part of it is missing."


    "What do you mean?"


    Shiryu frowned.


    Ross took over Laffitte''s words, calmly saying: "Akagami (Red Hair)''s intelligence is too secretive, it can''t be explored at the moment, and it has a lot to do with the government. As a crew member of Roger, he must''ve seen Raftel. It is not clear what he is hiding."


    Arriving at Raftel, it is a place worthy of incurring the jealousy for Shiryu, but he also has a connection with World Government, which had him alarmed.


    "In this case, only Whitebeard and Bigmom are left."


    Trafalgar Law speaks quietly.


    Compared to other Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), Whitebeard is the strongest standing on top of the sea from the Great Age of Pirates. One of the three legendary pirates and the one who is called the Strongest in the World!


    Nowadays, even with the passage of time, Whitebeard''s reputation has not declined but has penetrated into the heart of countless people, he is feared and awed by countless people.


    "Bigmom is easier to deal with than Whitebeard."


    Erman whispered, saying: "A few years ago, I had seen the power of Whitebeard. Even now, there is still a big gap between him and all of us."


    Laffitte retorted: "Whitebeard is getting older, maybe he''s not as strong as he once was? No one can sit in that position all the time."


    Others listened to the words of the two and joined the discussion.


    Ross quietly listened to the arguments between Laffitte and Ficheux Erman but did not say anything. After a while, he slowly said:


    "There is no need to worry about this. After Dressrosa, we will enter the sea under the jurisdiction of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors). As for who to deal with, we can leave it until then."


    "In fact, what I want to tell you is that out of these four pirate groups, we have to overturn one, and I want to let you prepare in advance, nothing more."


    When they heard Ross, the atmosphere in the room was a little silent.


    Laffitte crooked laughed, and said, "If you''re ready, you would have already done it. We''ll wait until you make a decision, Captain."


    "It doesn''t make sense for me to come out of Impel Down and not remove one of the Four Emperors." Shiryu smirked and continued to wipe the blade.


    For the current Ghost Hand Pirates, even if they face Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), they will not have any fear.


    Marines were defeated in front of them, and Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) is the same!


    ...


    Coming out of the hall.


    Ross walked next to Robin and said: "Notify Kaku and have them collect the intelligence of the other Yonko Pirates and specially Bigmom Pirates, and help me find someone elseˇ­"


    Currently, the Ghost Hand Pirates are strong enough on the surface, but they are still lacking in terms of strength if they want to defeat a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), they need to add another to combat force.


    The candidate has been selected by Ross for a long time now and he had even let Kaku and others inquire many things about the other side and he has a lot of understanding with regards to this person.


    Now.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates had developed to this step and Ross now has a certain confidence in inviting the other party to board the ship.


    After Robin nodded, she laughed and said: "You really miss me very much."


    Hey!


    How strange that sentence sounds.


    Ross glanced at Robin and walked right to his room. He pushed the door open with his right hand. As he entered, he pulled Robin into the room with his left hand.


    Bang!


    The door slammed shut.


    ...


    Half a day later.


    After telling Ross the history of several countries and teaching Ross how to use and write ancient scripts characters, Robin came out of Ross''s room and walked towards her room.


    Ross put on a loose shirt and walked to the outside deck.


    After defeating Marine, he received 140 Talent Proficiency Points and 1 Free Talent Point. He hasn''t used them yet. At this moment, the translucent Talent System Interface emerges.


    After looking at the General Department and the Battle Department, Ross fell into thought.


    Today he has two options.


    One is to continue to improve the power of distortion and body and let his power of distortion move closer to the level of Whitebeard and the second is to upgrade Kenbonshoku (Observation) and Armament Haki to Maximum Value.


    What Ross is thinking about is whether Kenbonshoku (Observation) can achieve the Future Prediction after reaching the Maximum Value.


    Future Prediction is a strong assistant to have in a fight, but it is not so strong to become a cheat like broken ability because it can only see a certain kind of future. Once the choice is changed, the future will change accordingly, and it is impossible to predict the future after being changed.


    And.


    This ability also has time constraints and it cannot see the future for too long.


    Otherwise, the Future Prediction alone is almost an invincible ability, but Tokikake and Katakuri are clearly not invincible and they are even weaker than Admiral.


    "Let''s try it out."


    After hesitating for a moment, Ross chose to upgrade the two-types of Haki. He put 40 Proficiency Points on the Agility Enhancement to maximize his sensitivity.


    Agility Enhancement: 420 (Top Level Strengthening)


    Physical Enhancement: 500 (Maximum Value)


    Spirit Heart: 0(Basic Level Strengthening)


    Tenacious: 200 (Maximum Value)


    Rock: 50 (Mid Level Strengthening)


    Agility Enhancement has increased by 40 points, Ross has improved sharply, and Kenbonshoku''s control has become clearer.


    Then.


    Ross put 50-Proficiency Points to the Observation Haki.


    Buzz!!


    In the golden twinkle, Observation Haki''s proficiency has risen all the way to Maximum Value!

 244 True Damage

    At the same time, Ross also felt that his Kenbonshoku (Observation) has been enhanced all the way, its coverage has become wider and wider, and the details that can be perceived have become stronger.


    In his perception, a little spray is incomparably clear, and everyone seems to move much slower as if time is slowed down.


    Naturally.


    This is not a slowdown in time, but a special effect of his keenness and explosive growth of Kenbonshoku (Observation).


    In this state, even Kizaru''s movements will be slowed down by many times and can be clearly captured by him, no longer as vague as before.


    "Spirit Heart."


    Ross was inspired and entered the state of Spirit Heart. In this state, Observation Haki was further developed. He stared at the sea in front of him, and time seems to freeze at this moment.


    Ross, who inspired the Observation Haki to the limit, tries to break through the shackles of its surface to see the scene that belongs to the future.


    But.


    As Ross Kenbonshoku''s Observation limit increased, he failed to see a picture of the future. Instead, things were moving more and more slowly, as if the whole world has become stationary.


    "This stateˇ­"


    Ross felt something was wrong and tried to get out of this state, but it was difficult to do. It took him some time to get out of this state completely and when he got out he found out that his back wet with cold sweat.


    There is a problem with too much sensitivity and perception. If the world becomes too slow, it will feel like the days are passing by when only seconds have passed in real-time. Fortunately, Ross''s spirit is strong enough to bear it.


    "Future Prediction, it really is not so easy to get."


    Ross once again called out the Talent System Interface and at the end of the trunk of the Observation Haki, there was another small branch, the name of the branch is ''Future Prediction''!


    The color of this branch is green, showing that it is ready to be activated.


    To activate Future Prediction, he needs 2 Free Talent Points.


    "A big trap."


    The corners of Ross''s mouth twitched slightly. He had a hard time in even acquiring 1 Free Talent Point, after much hesitation, he still did not activate it.


    Activating Distortion space cost 5 Free Talent Points. The Time Distortion must be at least 5 points, or even 7 points. He must save Free Talent Points as much as possible.


    As for Future Predictionˇ­


    Since it is possible to practice the ability and activate it, then he will try to practice and activate it!


    For the remaining 50 Talent Proficiency Points, Ross did not hesitate, and all of them were placed on Armament Haki. After the golden light flashed, Armament Haki also reached the Maximum Value.


    Firearms Shooting: 50


    Close-Combat Fighting: 100


    Distortion Fruit: 700


    Soru of Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Kami-e (Paper Drawing) by Marine''s Rokushiki: 0


    Marine''s Rokushiki''s Gepp¨­ (Skywalk):0


    Observation Haki: 200 (Maximum Value)


    Armament Haki: 200 (Maximum Value)


    Haoshoku Haki: 0


    After Armament Haki reached Maximum Value, like Kenbonshoku (Observation), it also has a small branch with the name markedˇ­True Damage.


    Activating it also requires 2 Free Talent Points.


    "True Damage, what is this, an attack that can''t be blocked? No, it should be harm that will not be immune."


    There was a flash of thought in Ross''s eyes.


    In the War Of The Best, Marco received many laser attacks from Kizaru and all of his wounds would recover in a flash, some of Kizaru''s attacks must contain Haki, but none of them were effective.


    But, Garp punched Marco and Marco was unable to offset that damage with his ability.


    Armament Haki can attack a Logia user, but the damage is still partially offset by the elementalization. Armament Haki could also hurt Luffy''s rubber body but most of the impact will be offset by the properties of rubber.


    The limit of Kenbonshoku (Observation) is Future Prediction. The limit of Armament Haki maybe this ability. No matter what ability, there is no concept of ''offset damage''!


    Naturally.


    It''s just a guess on Ross''s part, and he''s not sure if it''s true, because he doesn''t have it yet and doesn''t plan on using his Free Talent Points to activate it.


    "I don''t know how strong I am today, how am I compared to Kaido."


    Ross shook his fist and felt the power in his body as his heart rose and fell like an ocean.


    ...


    Dressrosa.


    After nearly half destroyed by the war, the whole country has taken on a new look after half a year of reconstruction. As king Riku chose to rebuild the palace at last and live on the ruined king''s high ground, the reconstruction of the country was very fast.


    "It''s completely rebuilt."


    Walking beside Ross, Robin looked at Dressrosa''s environment and smiled, she could see the reconstruction of the country destroyed by the war. Naturally, there was some happiness in her heart.


    Laffitte and others were sent by Ross to Greenbitt to look for Heal-Heal Fruit. Hajrudin and others were responsible for loading food and fresh water on board. As for Robin and Sugar, they were taken by Ross.


    "ˇ­"


    Sugar silently followed Robin.


    It was a return trip for her, but nothing like it had ever been, as a special member of the Donquixote Family, she had always been hidden away in the Underground factory, rarely making it to the surface.


    "That is, Ghost Hand Ross!"


    "And Nico Robin!"


    The people who walked in the street, noticing Ross and Robin, were first surprised, then they showed different expressions, some were slightly timid, while others were happy.


    For them.


    Ross saved the country.


    No matter how much the World Government tries to mask the truth and smeared Ross''s reputation around the World, on this island they can''t.


    Because everything happened under the eyes of people, it was clearly seen by everyone.


    "ˇ­"


    Sugar walks by with her head down. She doesn''t want to be recognized. There were too many people who got turned into toys by her. There must be a lot of them on this street.


    She was wondering what she would do if someone cursed her or tried to avenge her death. Wearing the wristband, she couldn''t do anything.


    However.


    Walking beside Ross and Robin, she was gradually shocked to find that no one around could see her and they only saw Ross and Robin.


    Ross strolled down the street and said with a mild look on his face, "You are my crew after all. I can''t let you get yelled at all the way."


    Ross never thought of himself as a messiah or as a savior of this country, he only wanted to deal with Doflamingo, and he couldn''t think of himself that way.


    Not biased towards justice, nor inclined towards evil, occupying eternal neutrality in chaos.


    For him.


    His crew will always come first no matter what.

 245 Difficult Road Ahead

    Walking.


    There was a sudden commotion from the crowd, and the royal guard led the way in the rear, escorting the crowned King Riku and others.


    And King Riku and others haven''t arrived yet, and a little pink-haired girl arrived in front of him.


    "Please, are you Mr. Ross?"


    "Asked the little pink girl, with big, lovely eyes, addressing Ross with a childish voice. It was Princess Rebecca of Dressrosa, King Riku''s granddaughter.


    Ross looks down at Rebecca, who is only ten years old now, and some of his memories come out and he can''t help smiling.


    Robin on one side became quite fond of Rebecca, and said: "if there is no other person with the same name here, then it should be our Captain."


    "Thank you very much."


    Rebecca bit her lip and bowed towards Ross, thanking him with a childish and pure voice. If it weren''t for Ross, she wouldn''t know that the one-legged toy soldier protecting her was her father Kyros.


    "You know, a princess shouldn''t bow to others."


    Ross faintly smiled, It doesn''t matter if you''re a Pirate or a Princess. In his opinion, this kind of girl is a cute creature, different from the ordinary people around her.


    It was at this time that King Riku''s voice came from behind.


    "No, Rebecca should thank you."


    Surrounded by soldiers, King Riku came through the crowd. As the King of the land and an elderly man, his face and manner were calm and unrevealing.


    He looked at Ross with the most solemn expression, and said, "Allow me to express to you, on behalf of all the people of Dressrosa, our utmost gratitude."


    Many years ago.


    He was framed by Doflamingo, stripped of his status as king, and reduced to a sinner in Dressrosa, all of which seems like hell to him as a king.


    But more than half a year ago, Ross came to Dressrosa, breaking the light of the surface and revealing all the darkness to the public and fought and defeated the devil so that the country can enjoy the sunshine again, which is a great grace towards him and the people of Dressrosa.


    "Your majestyˇ­ "


    All the people nearby were surprised to see King Riku slowly bowing to Ross. A guard tried to stop him, but his outstretched hand stopped in midair.


    However.


    King Riku wasn''t able to bow before he was stopped.


    "Please, King Riku, we''re pirates." Robin stops King Riku from saluting and speaks softly to King Riku.


    After the Dressrosa incident, it became a place where the World''s attention converged. Not only did the Revolutionary Army secretly protect it, but also all the major forces were secretly staring at it. The World Government could not easily impose Buster Call on it to destroy the country.


    To do so would be to create a bigger mess than the Dressrosa incident.


    But.


    If King Riku bowed to a pirate, it would give the World Government a chance to make a great fuss about Dressrosa, even if they couldn''t do anything to it.


    "Nico Robinˇ­"


    King Riku was stopped and turned to look at Robin and became a little silent.


    Ross slowly opened his mouth and Distorted his voice and said King Riku so only he could hear. "This is not a place to talk. It just so happens that I want to talk to you. I don''t know if your palace is rebuilt."


    With that, Ross took Sugar''s little hand and walked through the crowd on one side with Robin, disappearing in an instant.


    ...


    King''s Plateau.


    Dressrosa''s palace was finally being built and is still under reconstruction. The temporary palace is on the former King''s Plateau, where King Riku and other royal families live.


    Robin and Ross, standing in the garden of the King''s Plateau, looking out at the view of the garden.


    "If word got out about the bow you took towards a pirate, there''d be a lot of fuss because you are still part of the World Government."


    "World Governmentˇ­"


    King Riku sighed. "After all this, how can I trust the World Government again?"


    In fact, he wanted to quit the World Government, but the real royal family in charge of Dressrosa was the Donquixote Family eight hundred years ago, and it was only when the Donquixote Family moved to the Holy Land Mariejois that King Riku''s ancestors took over the throne.


    Therefore, Dressrosa is one of the original orthodox countries to join the World Government. Even if he is the king, he has no right to withdraw from the World Government.


    Robin sighed.


    However, she had a clear understanding of Dressrosa''s history before and after and understood King Riku''s situation. No matter how dissatisfied he was with the World Government, he could do nothing.


    Ross looked at the Sunflower Garden in King''s Plateau and said: "If there is a huge regime that can oppose the World Government, what choice will you make, King Riku."


    "Well..."


    King Riku was startled.


    As one of the Five Emperors, it is obviously not possible for Ross to say such unreasonable words, but for there to be a regime that can opposite the World Government, which has not been opposed in 800 years!


    Even the ''Four Emperors'' wouldn''t oppose the regime of the World Government. The only reason that the World Government didn''t want to fight them is that it would cause too much impact and loss and they had just let the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) let go, otherwise, not a single one of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) has the power to fight against the government and win.


    To establish a regime that is opposed to the government, it is not enough to plant flags on some islands. In addition to having enough power to contend with the government, countries far more than the islands in the New World should choose to join.


    Otherwise.


    It''s just a joke.


    This is a much more difficult goal to achieve than becoming a pirate king. Even if Ross is already one of the five emperors, it is almost impossible for him to establish a faction that opposes the government even with King Riku''s help.


    "If there is a new government that is fair and just, I am willing to join."


    King Riku slowly opened his mouth. There was no one here but himself and Ross and Robin, so he didn''t mind saying something that would turn the World Government against him.


    Ross''s faintly smiled.


    This is the beginning and this is the first country that had joined him, although there is still a long journey ahead.


    Defeating all Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), going to the apex of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors), become the Pirate King and even this is not enough, he must have at least three forces powerful enough to rival Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates. Only then would he have the capital to fight against the World Government.


    On the site, even if all the sites of the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates are brought together and the whole New World is included, it will barely meet the ''regime'' standard.


    Naturally.


    All of these are goals that are too far away right now. The biggest problem he''s facing now is Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors). How to beat Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) and take their place is what Ross is currently considering.


    It is extremely ridiculous for the ''Emperor'' to be empty and powerful without any territory.


    In the eyes of countless forces in the whole sea, including King Riku standing here, they all know very well that the Ghost Hand Pirates will inevitably collide with other Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors)!


    Will it be a reshuffle, or splitting the sphere of influence into five pieces, or will there eventually be someone annihilated, restoring the former Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) pattern?


    No one knows.


    The only thing to know for sure is that the sea will never settle down!


    In the coming battle of the five sovereigns, the entire New World will be affected, and the second half of the Grand Line may become a battlefield!

 246 Heal Heal Frui

    While Ross was enjoying the scenery with Robin in the garden on King''s Plateau, a figure appeared in front of him in a dark arc.


    The figure was wearing a high-top ceremonial hat and holding a mahogany cane, he was Laffitte.


    "Captain Ross."


    Laffitte bowed slightly to Ross, holding a mahogany stick in one hand, his other hand turned into the void and a fine Devil Fruit appeared in his hand.


    "The fruit you were looking for."


    A few people went to Grinbit to find Heal-Heal Fruit, and the results were that it was easier to find than they had thought. They first encountered Dwarves Race, and the Dwarves Race didn''t even need hypnosis. Laffitte literally said a few words which included Ross''s name and the Dwarves Race began to launch a full scale invasion on their own island to help Laffitte find the Devil Fruit.


    Under a large-scale search, Grinbit was quickly turned over and they eventually found the Heal-Heal Fruit hidden in vines in a hole.


    "Well, it went better than I thought."


    Ross smiled as he took the delicate-looking Heal-Heal Fruit from Laffitte.


    Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit''s medical strength does not need to be mentioned, Heal-Heal Fruit being able to cure all internal injuries is not just empty talk, its ultimate ability can even restore all wounds!


    Even if the internal organs are damaged or even missing, under the ability of Heal-Heal Fruit, they can be restored, the only drawback is that the ultimate ability has to be used at the cost of one''s life.


    "Lucky day we''re having today."


    Robin stood by and looked at the exquisite Heal-Heal Fruit with a smile.


    Now they have the Heal-Heal Fruit with them and there is also the Surgeon-Surgeon Fruit. As long as they are not fatally injured and die on spot, there is a cure for almost everything. It is two-layered insurance.


    "This is very good."


    "And with our next step is to fight a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors). It is also an early preparation."


    Ross slowly opened his mouth, took a closer look at Heal-Heal Fruit, put it in his pocket, and motioned for Laffitte to return to the ship.


    Laffitte lifted up his ceremonial hat, smiled and flashed, disappearing from the King''s Plateau and headed for the coast.


    "Let''s go."


    Ross also walked forward, and he reached out to Void.


    Buzz!!


    The space in front of him is suddenly folded and distorted, forming a Distortion channel. Ross takes Sugar by the waist with one hand and Law bin with the other, and steps forward.


    With this step, the three figures suddenly crossed hundreds of meters from the King''s Plateau and appeared on a roof in Dressrosa.


    The limit of space that Ross can fold currently is about a kilometre, which means he can fold space in any direction he chooses and get away.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    He can also use this ability several times in a row, just like flash steps.


    When the final step falls, on a ship anchored on the shore, Void suddenly bends and Ross is seen taking one step and landing on the deck.


    "Captain."


    Road, who had been watching the ship, became alarmed at the strange movement, but seeing that it was Ross, he dropped his guard down.


    Ross nodded towards Road and put down Sugar before asking Road:


    "Where is Gerth?"


    "Loading freshwater and fish over there."


    Road pointed to the side of the ship.


    For the Heal-Heal Fruit, the most suitable user is naturally Gerth. As a giant, she is large enough and has a strong vitality, her life expectancy is far longer than the average human.


    Gerth can heal other giants using the Heal-Heal Fruit and she may be the only one who can stand the consumption to heal the other giants. For the time being, treating ordinary humans such as Laffitte and others, the effect is likely to increase greatly, and the consumption may be reduced by several times. So that even with using the ultimate ability, life expectancy will only be reduced by a little bit.


    After Ross nodded, he headed in the direction pointed by Road, the Giants are bigger so they are easy to find and Ross was able to see her at a glance.


    Whiz!


    As he stepped down, the whole man flashed onto Gerth''s shoulder.


    "Captain?"


    Gerth did a double-take, turned her head and looked over her shoulder and found Ross sitting there with a smile on his face.


    Ross stood on her shoulder and took out the Heal-Heal Fruit and put it at her red lips. Heal-Heal Fruit was like millet and it fell into Gerth''s mouth.


    "What?"


    Although the Devil Fruit is tiny compared to her size but like a human eating a grain of sand, it still doesn''t taste good.


    Gerth felt bitter in her mouth and couldn''t help but say: "Captain, what did you throw?"


    "Devil Fruit."


    Ross flew up and came to the front of Gerth, responding to her.


    Gerth had guessed the Devil Fruit possibility. Ross couldn''t have shot anything else in her mouth.


    After the bitterness passed, she noticed a force coming out of her body.


    It was a very gentle force that flowed to every part of her body and she felt the warm comfort of that area. It flowed to her feet and wrists, and all the small bruises and her tiredness vanished.


    "This is..."


    Gerth put down the bucket in surprise and looked at her hands.


    If none of her fellow giants had Devil Fruit then she also wouldn''t want one, but now that her fellow giants had eaten the devil fruit, she also had a very strong desire for Devil Fruit, because everyone else was much more powerful than she was.


    "Heal-Heal Fruit, you need to figure out the specific properties and effects of this devil fruit by yourself, just know that the scope of this fruit is not limited to treatment, but also eliminate fatigue, supplement stamina, and various other extraordinary effects."


    Ross looked at Gerth and smiled.


    Although Heal-Heal Fruit is not a Battle oriented devil fruit, its role is unquestionable in a fight. Imagine Aokiji and Akainu fighting for ten days and ten nights in order to compete for the position of the Fleet Admiral. Finally, Akainu was slightly better.


    In this process, If Aokiji received a dandelion that can restore some of his Stamina and heal his injuries, the results of the entire Battle will be directly reversed!


    "You have Devil Fruit now, Gerth."


    Hajrudin came to the ship with a large barrel and smiled at Gerth, they were joined by Goldberg and others.


    The Devil Fruit users are the majority population of this ship. Gerth had never had the Devil Fruit ability and now she had also got it.


    This is the end.


    The Giant Corps finally has five devil fruit users giants!


    "You carry on, and let Gerth think about her own strength." Ross spoke to Hajrudin and the others, and flew to the ship.


    When he came to the ship''s deck, Shiryu seemed to have just returned.


    "Did you give it to her? Heal-Heal Fruitˇ­"


    He had a cigar in his mouth and looked at Gerth''s direction. His eyelids hang down and said, "This is fine."


    When he heard Shiryu, Ross wondered: "What''s wrong? Did you wanted the Heal-Heal Fruit?!"


    There are very few non devil fruit users on board today, and Shiryu is one of them, but Shiliew of the Rain is a character who has nothing to do with healing!


    "It''s nothing."


    Shiryu shook his head and looked faintly: "I was just thinking about the situation when I met the enemy. Would it be more interesting to cure him after attacking him, and cure him again before killing him with one blow"


    "ˇ­"


    Ross glanced at Shiryu with a blank expression and turned toward his cabin.


    Not even going to ask. Let''s just forget that I heard that.

 247 Prepare for War

    "Future Predictionˇ­"


    In the ship''s practice room, Ross holds a piece of Seastone in each hand to make himself weak and to suppress the power of distortion and avoids the bullets being fired around him.


    To stimulate Observation Haki to the limit alone is not to touch the ability of Future Prediction, but it is to plunge one''s consciousness into an infinite extension of time.


    To practice Future Prediction, a more specific approach is needed.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    Robin conjured up a dozen arms, each holding a handgun and she kept firing them at Ross.


    Your body becomes weak while holding the Seastones so it''s not easy to avoid a bullet even if your Kenbonshoku (Observation) is fully aroused. From time to time, it will be hit by the bullets.


    However.


    With Ross''s current physical strength, the bullet will only leave a simple white mark on him even without him using the Armament Haki to defend himself.


    If it wasn''t clear how strong Ross was and that the regular bullets were at best toys to him than Robin wouldn''t have accompanied him to this "dangerous" training.


    Bang! Bang!


    Robin shot randomly with so many guns and it became even more difficult for Ross to predict the paths of the bullets even with his Kenbonshoku (Observation) and Ross had to keep the Spirit Heart state active all the time to avoid the bullets.


    It''s hard to avoid all bullets as his body got more and more bruised, it is difficult to avoid all bullets even with using Kenbonshoku (Observation) to perceive their paths.


    In this state, if he wants to avoid all bullets perfectly, he must have the ability of Future Prediction, to see the flight trajectory of all bullets in advance and to stand in the position that avoids all the bullets in advance or put himself in a position that can pass through the bullet net.


    Poof bursts! Poof bursts!


    In a series of elusion, Ross''s forehead soaked with sweat and he was ultimate hit by two bullets in his chest and stomach and could no longer hold the two Seastones.


    The two Seastones fell to the ground, and Ross sat on the ground and gasped.


    "All right?"


    Robin came over and looked at Ross. She saw a slight white dot on his chest and stomach and her eyes flashed slightly.


    Although Ross'' stamina is mostly drained but under the strong resilience brought by the Tenacious Talent Maximum Value, the white point that was shot by the bullet disappeared in a few seconds.


    "It''s all right."


    "Seems to have got the hang of it."


    Ross calmed his breath and slowly opened his eyes with a thoughtful look in them and his mind was constantly reminiscing about the practice process.


    This practice is still slightly dangerous. For example, if he is hit in the eyes, the problem will be very big. However, with Ross''s current resilience and his recovery speed, even if his eyeballs are hurt, they can be recovered without a problem.


    "Don''t ask me to do this again."


    Robin looked at Ross and opened her mouth with a deadpan expression. Even though she knew that Ross would not be hurt, she still felt uncomfortable shooting guns at him.


    Ross recovered back from his thoughts and saw Robin''s appearance. He couldn''t help but raise his lips and said: "How can I quit halfway and you promised that you would help me train."


    "You didn''t say it was this kind of training."


    Robin stared at Ross with a blank expression.


    Ross gathered the middle finger and the first finger and made a gun posture with his hand. He moved the hand made gun towards Robin and said, "You can''t go back on your promise. Come, let''s continue. If you don''t shoot me, I will shoot you. "


    "???"


    Robin stood up and glanced at Ross before walking out of the training room, ignoring Ross''s threat.


    Ah.


    ...


    After resting for a few hours, Robin came back to help Ross with his Kenbonshoku (Observation) Haki training.


    The ship has already left the Dressrosa at this time, heading deeper into the New World, and just after Ross completed another workout session and feels that he is closer to activating the Future Prediction ability, the intelligence from Kaku and others was delivered.


    "The Beast Pirates made a big move?"


    In the bathroom, Ross wiped the water off his face with a towel, his eyes flashing as he listened to the news from Robin nearby.


    "The details?"


    "We can''t find out. We only know that the Beast Pirates have completed mobilized their forces and left the island they were anchored upon. We can''t find out what their target and purpose is."


    Robin said slowly.


    No one dares to follow the ships of a Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirate group. It is possible to detect that the Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates has gathered all of their combat forces and left the center of their territory. Which is already enough to alarm the intelligence of all parties.


    "He could be coming against us."


    Ross thought for a moment and made a judgment.


    Kaido might not have paid attention if Ross had been weak enough to challenge the Beast Pirates, but now that he has been proclaimed as the Fifth Emperor of the sea, it''s a different story for Kaido.


    "What should we do, should we bypass the established route?"


    Robin came over and put the bathrobe on Ross''s body and asked.


    Their originally proposed route is very close to the territory of the BIGMOM Pirates and it is also very close to one of the territories of the Beast Pirates. Their destination is an island on the border of the two sides.


    Now that the Beast Pirates party is on the move. If they want to avoid them, they have to bypass their original route and take the route between the territories of Whitebeard and Akagami (Red Hair), so Kaido will have to run into either Akagami (Red Hair) or Whitebeard''s Territory.


    "No."


    "Stay on course."


    Ross pulled on his bathrobe and stepped out of the bathroom, he straightened his hair and said with a glint in his eye, "Since Kaido wants to fight, let''s fight!"


    Since confrontation with other Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) is only a matter of time, it is better to start now.


    If he can defeat the Beast Pirates than it would be better. If he can''t beat him, Ross doesn''t think Kaido can do the same either.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates combat power is now fully formed, they are strong enough to rival any pirate group. There is no possibility of being a one-sided fight and being crushed and killed.


    "Then we are ready for war."


    Robin said faintly.


    Currently, she is not the scared little girl who escaped from Ohara''s, and Devil Child that has been hiding under the pursuit of Marine.


    She has experienced many battle many times and she has trained with Ross many times too. Even if she doesn''t like to fight, she can now utilize the hardened Armament Haki, she is also proficient in Observation Haki and she has developed her Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) and she can now create doppelg?ngers with her powers.


    Her mentality and strength have been promoted by a lot since the time when they all got chased by Aokiji and had to flee.


    "Let everyone know."


    Ross said quietly.


    Robin nodded and exists the room and passed the message to the rest of the Ghost Hand Pirates.


    ...


    "Hundred Beast Kaido?"


    Shiryu pulled out the second generation ghost blade and looked at the sharp blade, his face showing a calm and heart-wrenching smile.


    ...


    "The Beast Pirates, isn''t it?"


    Erman sighed as another headache came to him, he sighed again and said: "Since it''s a fight they want than a fight they will get!"


    ...


    "Ho, ho, ho, the world is going to be shocked again."


    Laffitte wiped his black ceremonial hat and made a creepy laugh.


    ...


    "Kaido? I finally got to this step."


    Trafalgar Law put the demon blade on his shoulders, his eyes flashing with sharpness.


    ...


    "I heard that the Beast Pirates are very strong."


    The giant of the sand, Road said slowly.


    Hajrudin, with a calm face, clenched his fist in front of him and said: "Any enemy can be beaten in front of the Giants Corps!"


    "Let''s fight for the glory of Elbaf and Captain!"


    Everyone in the Giant Corps is filled with fighting sprit. As pure warriors, there is absolutely no fear in their hearts. Even if the other party is the Beast Pirates, it is the same!


    Ghost Hand Pirates.


    All staffˇ­ prepare for war!

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    World Government.


    The highest level office.


    Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars) are either sitting or standing, their expressions are full of seriousness, they just received an intelligence report from New World, about the movements of the Beast Pirates.


    "Kaido is acting."


    "Should we set out a Marine Admiral?"


    "The Ghost Hand Pirates have already penetrated deep into the New World, and deploying an Admiral is too big of a move and may cause unnecessary trouble."


    The five people are one person and one sentence.


    The Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) who regards New World as their own territory does not allow powerhouses at the level of Marine Admirals to enter their territorial waters at random. This is tantamount to infringing on their faces.


    If the Ghost Hand Pirates fights with the Beast Pirates, other Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) may not intervene, but if a Marine Admiral is dispatched, other Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) will definitely interfere.


    "In my opinion, it is better to let CP0 secretly follow them."


    "Not a bad idea."


    "Seconded."


    Within the New World, it is almost impossible to send more Marine Admiral level forces to fight a war with Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates as the consequences would be extremely serious.


    Moreover, the Ghost Hand Pirates are in their heyday, It would be difficult for even three Marine Admiral class''s combat power to knock them down, so it is not meaningful to send more people.


    And if the CP0 secretly travels and follow them and once the Ghost Hand Pirates and the Beast Pirates lose people on both sides, it would be a great opportunity to fish in troubled water.


    Assassination.


    They will kill.


    These are the things that CP0 is best at.


    Under the command of Gor¨­sei (Five Elder Stars), CP0 Chief led the elite assassins of CP0 and quickly set off from the Holy Land Mariejois. This time, there was no big fanfare and they all dressed up and went to the New World.


    At the same time.


    Hundred Beast Kaido''s action news is also rapidly spread in the Underground World and falls into the ears of countless forces. Although Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) pirates can''t compete with the government, they are the emperor of the New World. Once they act, it will trigger a huge moment.


    "Kaido is acting."


    "It''s not a separate action. This time he brought he entire fire power. Is he going to attack someone?"


    "Looks like the Emperor War is starting."


    Someone, speaking slowly and with a deep eye, had suspected Kaido might be going after the Ghost Hand Pirates.


    Emperor War!


    This was almost always happening in the era when Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates were first formed, but now the time is the Great Age of Pirates, seventeenth year, this type of war hasn''t happened in a long time.


    The Ghost Hand Pirates appeared and finally broke the balance of the New World which let the entire New World enter the chaotic pattern again!


    ...


    "Kaido is moving."


    In the Akagami territory, Shanks holds a sword and sits on a reef on the shore.


    Lucky Roo took a bite of meat and said, "Do you want to act? Boss."


    "No."


    Akagami shook his head and said with a deep light in his eyes: "Let them fight."


    "The presence of Ghost Hand Pirates has broken down the balance. This war is bound to break out. It is inevitable. This is the wave of the times and cannot be stopped."


    Beckman stood on the shore and looked at the sea where the waves were rising. He took a cigarette and said:


    "The sea, which has been calm for several years, is about to swell again."


    ...


    Whitebeard territory.


    "Kaido has gone in search of a ghost."


    "After all, he lost his man and was provoked by Ghost Hand Ross, it is quite normal for him to move against themˇ­" Marco said to Jozu, then turned to look at Whitebeard, saying:


    "Father, who do you think will win?"


    Whitebeard folded his hands on his chest and sat on the deck of Moby Dick. He said: "Gurarara, the Ghost Hand boy hasn''t come to fight me yet and yet Kaido movedˇ­"


    When he heard Whitebeard, Marco couldn''t help but smile. He said: "The last time someone provoked you was three years ago and in the end, he was punched out of the Island by you."


    "But that Kaido is strong. He isn''t like some washed out Marine. The Ghost Hand Pirates has encountered a hard scorpion this time."


    ...


    Bigmom territory.


    "Kaidoˇ­"


    Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Bigmom is sitting in the Whole Cake Island, stuffing a snack into her mouth and saying, "Well, it seems that he was really provoked by that Ghost Hand Boy."


    When it comes to the Ghost Hand Pirates, BIGMOM''s expression is not a happy one. The Totto Land she built to accommodates countless species in the world, but there is no giant here.


    She always wanted to take the giants under her control, but because of her old past, the relationship between the giants and her was bad.


    And.


    The character of the Giants is rather unyielding, and even if she is strong, it is impossible for them to yield to her, they would rather die first.


    Now, on Ross''s ship, there are five giants which formed a Giant Corps, and they have all become devil fruit users, which makes her extremely unhappy.


    The power that she wants with her whole heart and she did not get it, instead, it is thrown into the bosom of others and became the battle force of others.


    "Even if the Kaido guy doesn''t do it, I will kill that Ghost boy sooner or later. To encroach on the power that I want, I will never allow it!" BIGMOM said, and there was a hint of madness in her eyes.


    Katakuri, the Head of the Four Sweet Commanders stood beside Bigmom, his eyes open and indifferent: "No need to be so angry, Mother, they may not be able to survive in Kaido''s hands."


    "That is also true."


    Bigmom''s expression slowly calmed down and she put a piece of bread into her mouth.


    ...


    The ordinary people are still in the dark, but the major forces have already received the news and the entire New World is showing a brewing undercurrent.


    After seven days, Ross and others finally arrived at their destination island.


    Duka Island!


    In the ruins of Duka Island, which was originally a bustling kingdom and was later destroyed in the war. The civilization had disappeared and it looked like this belongs to ancient times, it now belongs to some barbarians.


    The barbarian''s combat power is very strong, but because their number is small and their behavior is too brutal plus with the many powerful beasts on the island, so the island is not favorite by Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) and this became the island located outside the territory of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors).


    "If we go further, we will enter the Totto Land sea area and the Hundred Beast sea area."


    "We will rest here today."


    Ross walked down from the ship and looked at the island, which was covered by the forest and he could see a lot of remains covered by tree vines.


    From here on, it is the territory of Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates. Kaido is now in motion, but he doesn''t know where he is, so Ross has to prepare for the war every step of the way.


    "There seems to have a long history on this island."


    Robin boarded the island and headed towards a vine-covered area in the forest and pulled a stone with the words carved from the vines and carefully observed it.


    "Well, there may be a Poneglyph here."


    Ross followed her and said to Laffitte and others at the rear: "Don''t be too dispersed, try to be on the area along the coast. If someone from the Beast Pirates appears, let me know immediately."


    "Yes, Captain." Laffitte echoed.

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    "An ancient civilization destroyed by warˇ­ "


    Robin walked through the forest, plucking the vines from time to time to see the remains of the pieces buried in the mud, each with a long history, at least hundreds of years ago.


    What she wanted to see most is the Poneglyph stone, but this kind of thing is not so easy to find, at the least, she had to explore this island and it may even be buried in Underground.


    Roar!


    In the middle of the search, a sudden roar came from the bushes, and a great silverback ape sprang out of the bushes and charged at her with a roar.


    Robin crossed her arms and utilized Armament Haki: Hardened, but she was still pushed back by the huge impact force and only managed to stop after five or six steps.


    "It is indeed a dangerous place."


    As Ross stands to one side, he realizes that the silverback ape is still trying to deliver a blow to Robin and he delivers one with the power of distortion.


    Bang!


    Perceiving the danger, the silverback ape hurled a huge fist at Ross with a roar. Two disproportionate fists collided with each other and the silverback ape was hit with such force that its massive body flew backward, breaking three thick trees in a row before it came to a Halt.


    It vomited blood from its mouth and its huge eyes revealed humanized fear. The ape fled into the depths of the forest and disappeared.


    "Not dead."


    Ross took back his fist and surprise flashed in his eyes.


    He didn''t use all his strength just now, but he still used about a third of his power. With his current strength, even a third of his power is extremely terrible and even with that, the giant ape survived.


    There are many incomprehensible creatures in this world. For example, Luffy needs to unleash Gear Forth to defeat the so-called giant beast in his two years of practice.


    It seems that this is just a similar existence.


    "No wonder that Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors) Pirates are not interested in this island."


    Robin withdrew her gaze. She was not afraid of any danger in Ross''s company, but the great silverback ape was a little more powerful.


    Naturally.


    Today, Ross is sitting in one of the top positions of the sea in terms of power, if not the strongest, then he certainly is almost there, so some giant beasts are nothing to him.


    The two continued to move deeper into the forest.


    In the continuous inspection of the relics, Robin gradually found some clues, and after checking some temporary carved words, her eyes glistened:


    "This island was destroyed by the World Governmentˇ­"


    "Buster Call? A few hundred years ago?"


    Ross asked as he walked beside Robin.


    Robin shook her head and said: "There should be no Buster Call at that time, but it should also be some sort of order to destroy the island. Look at these traces. The time of destruction should be about 600 years ago."


    Ross calmly said: "This is not the first time that we have seen the evidence of World Government destroying the island to cover up their secrets."


    "ˇ­"


    Robin didn''t speak. The situation of this island reminded her of her hometown, Ohara. She was not in a good mood and continued to walk towards the jungle in silence.


    Going forward, Ross perceives something and his eyes flashing slightly, saying: "Someoneˇ­no, it should be the so-called barbarian."


    In front.


    In the depths of the jungle, they saw a group of people wearing rough linen cloths around their waist with naked upper bodies were besieging a huge tiger with a body size of seven or eight meters.


    The tiger was so powerful that it could tear a tree half a meter in diameter with one stroke, but it was still beaten by the barbarians, covered in blood and routed.


    Obviously.


    Barbarians who can survive on this dangerous island are also equipped with certain strength.


    "Uka!


    In the midst of the siege, one of the great savages gave a great roar, and with the terrible force of his stone spear, he sprang to his feet and fell upon the tiger''s head, piercing it.


    The tiger gave a roar and fell to the ground, struggling for a few moments before becoming motionless.


    "Armament Haki."


    Ross and Robin appeared on the treetops not far away, and their eyes glanced toward them.


    Similar to the Sky Island whose people are naturally proficient in Observation Haki, the barbarians on this island seem to be naturally proficient in Armament Haki, which is also the source of their strength, otherwise, they wouldn''t be able to compete with those beasts.


    "Yi?"


    And just as the savages were beginning to gather up their prey, Ross gave a cry of surprise at what he saw, in one of the savages'' shabby knapsacks, a strange fruit, all blue, with a strange pattern.


    Devil Fruit!


    It was only one look and Ross was 90 percent sure that it was a Devil Fruit.


    Originally Ross was not interested in these barbarians, but they got a Devil Fruit out of nowhere, which made him narrow his eyes a little.


    "Blue Devil Fruitˇ­"


    There was a flicker of surprise in Robin''s eye, she used her ability to make a pair of eyes at close range, and carefully observed the Devil Fruit, thinking a little:


    "It looks a bit like Logia''s Ice-Ice Fruit, but that''s Aokiji''s ability, and it looks like Paramecia, it might be the Cold-Cold Fruit."


    "Cold-Cold fruit?"


    Ross had a thoughtful look in his eyes.


    Oven, the fourth son of the Bigmom Pirates has the fruit ability called Hot-Hot Fruit, which is Paramecia, using which he can make himself hot and can exert the power of low-class magma.


    Not surprisingly, this Cold-Cold fruit should also be a low-end version of Ice-Ice Fruit, a Paramecia that gives your body a very cold temperature.


    "The ability of this fruit is not weak."


    After thinking a little, Ross made a decision to take it.


    The Hot-Hot Fruit can heat the sea and make the seawater boil. The Cold-Cold fruit must also have the power to freeze the sea. Although it is difficult to compare with Aokiji''s Ice-Ice Fruit, it''s development limit is not necessarily weak.


    Moreover, the power of the frozen sea is not something weak in this world.


    "Huh!"


    Almost as soon as Ross and Robin were observing the Devil Fruit, the barbarian who seemed to be the leader, suddenly raised his head, showing a vigilant expression.


    After bellowing a few confusing phrases, he turned towards the direction of Ross and Robin and looked towards their position. Although Ross had used Light Distortion and sound distortion to be invisible, the other party still seemed to find them out.


    "It seems that they can also use Observation Haki."


    Ross''s face remained unchanged, the fact that they had been secretly observing it for so long means that this group of savages had very average knowledge of Kenbonshoku Haki. It''s quite different from their Armament Haki.

 250 Beast Pirates

    At the call of the barbarian''s leader, the others took up their arms and looked warily in the direction of Ross and Robin, all with fierce expressions.


    At this time, Ross also dissipated the Light Distortion and Sound Distortion and appeared in front of them.


    Whiz!


    He jumped down from the treetop and calmly looked at the many barbarians in front of him. He points to the Cold-Cold fruit in one of the simple bags, saying:


    "That, give it to me, in exchange for two of these, prey." Ross made a few simple gestures.


    However.


    Many barbarians did not pay attention to him but instead set their sights on Robin, who was next to him.


    "Woman?"


    They spit out very strange words.


    Ross turned to look at Robin and said, "Do you understand them?"


    "It''s probably not something very friendly."


    Robin slightly narrowed her eyes. For the simple language used by the barbarians, she just happened to understand a little bit. "It seems that women are very important to them and they look as if they are going to rob me."


    After roughly judging the meaning of the other party while watching their excited faces and the movement of encircled, Robin translated it to Ross.


    "???"


    Ross''s eyes dropped and his expressions become cold, he looks back at the barbarians who are surrounding them. He has no interest in any more deals. He said, "Tell them, they must die after they angered God."


    Robin "ˇ­"


    She looked and didn''t talk.


    Whiz! Whiz!


    At this time, the barbarians moved and they threw the spears in their hands towards Ross, trying to kill Ross directly and then bring Robin back to the Horde.


    Almost as soon as they threw the spear, Ross put his hand forward.


    Buzz!!


    The power of distortion swayed and the spears wrapped in Armament Haki and even in Armament: Hardening slowed down in the air as if they had fallen into the mud, after a difficult push, they completely solidified in the air.


    Seeing this scene, many barbarians showed surprised expressions and shouted at each other in incomprehensible words, as if to warn them.


    "Annihilation."


    Ross''s eyes were dull as his palms darts forward and pressed down in Void.


    Bang!


    The power of distortion broke out, letting the surrounding void area appear in the form of Distortion, many barbarians were suddenly shrouded in it like cockroaches and fell down.


    At the same time, Ross grabbed the blue Devil Fruit with his left hand and took it back.


    Oh!


    A group of barbarians waved their weapons and madly inspired the Armament Haki, but in the face of Ross''s power, they could only stand for a second and all of them collapsed.


    The power of distortion fell down and killed everyone in the blink of an eye. At the same time, the area around the barbarians collapsed in the area of tens of meters.


    "ˇ­"


    Robin looked at the scene calmly, without any expression of sympathy.


    From the words and actions of the barbarian just now, she can roughly think of what kind of end will a civilian ship or a merchant ship will get after crashing in this island.


    Moreover, the strength of these barbarians is extraordinary and their strength is similar to the pirates with the bounty of 100 million berries and even then those pirates may have the same ending as civilians in the hands of these barbarians.


    This is the depth of the New World.


    Compared to here, the first half of the Grand Line is paradise!


    "Can you confirm that this is indeed the Cold-Cold fruit?"


    Ross observed the blue Devil Fruit in his hand and handed it to Robin.


    Robin took over and recalled the Devil Fruit book she had seen in her childhood. Her memory was impeccable and she can recall everything she had once read.


    "The impression is not very deep, but there should be no other similar fruits.


    "If it''s not the Paramecia Cold-Cold fruit, it should be some other cold property fruit in Paramecia indexes like cold chill or cold weather fruit, it can make cold and or ice, but it''s not very likely, the Cold fruit has a similar pattern."


    He heard Robin''s words.


    Ross nodded, the cold fruit also has the power of the freeze the sea.


    However, in his opinion, if the Cold-Cold fruit is developed well, it may not be much worse than the Ice-Ice Fruit, lowering its own temperature and affecting the outside world.


    Negative 50 degrees, negative hundred degree, absolute zeroˇ­


    The power of each magnitude is totally different. If it can reach absolute zero, it is equal to the ultimate power of cold, and Ice-Ice Fruit may not be able to compete with it.


    "Let''s go."


    Harvesting a valuable Devil Fruit, Ross is in a good mood.


    But just as Ross put the Cold-Cold fruit in his pocket, Robin suddenly made a noise and walked over to the area that was collapsed by Ross and looked down.


    Underneath it, it was an ancient relic buried in the depths of the Underground.


    Along with the huge potholes that Ross created, a huge square stone could be seen in the dimly light and Ross and Robin had guessed its nature at a single glance.


    Poneglyph Stone!


    Although Robin speculated that there might be a Pondeglyph Stone Tablet on this island, if it didn''t happen to collapse here, it would not be found until the whole island was turned over.


    "This is a bit unexpected."


    With a small laugh, Ross reaches down to the Underground ruins, and the light thrashes around with Light Distortion that makes the whole underground area seem as bright as day.


    Robin jumped into the ruins and walked over to the Poneglyph stone and carefully studied it and Ross stood by and acted as a light bulb.


    I do not know how long it has been.


    Robin jumped up from the ruins and sighed. The Poneglyph tablet was recorded with the glory of the Duka Kingdom of the Duka Island, but six hundred years ago, the Kingdom of Duka was destroyed. The ruins are all that remains that are preserved to this day.


    Ross doesn''t know how much history was buried in the Underground as Robin''s mood was slightly lower.


    Ross stretched out his fingers and gently pushed a strand of hair in front of her forehead. "The times are moving forward. There are always people and countries that become history, but as long as you think, sooner or later you will find all the history you want to know."


    Robin nodded lightly.


    The two passed through the jungle and returned to the ship. After a day of rest, Ross once again accompanied Robin into the jungle to find more ruins of Duka Island.


    After a total of three days of exploration, the entire island was explored almost once and they came face to face several times with the barbarian tribe, all of which were put to an end with Ross''s power.


    The fourth day.


    At the end of the coastline, a black shadow appeared.


    That is a ship.


    Immediately after the first shadow appeared, the second shadow, the third shadowˇ­ the shadows formed a fleet that is heading towards the direction of Duka Island.


    There is no earth-shaking momentum, but just to see the ships sailing to this island, it brought a kind of daunting oppression, No one knows when the blue sky was gradually covered by dark clouds.


    Trafalgar Law stood up and Laffitte leaped from the mast, Shiliew of the Rain walked out of the cabinˇ­


    "Finally here."


    Everyone looked at the fleet that was coming, and someone whispered in a low voice, and the light shone.


    The fleet came from Yonk¨­ (Four Emperors).


    Beastˇ­Pirates!