Even though they had more people, they were all wounded and tired. The only one who could still fight was Gaban. If they were attacked in this situation, they wouldn't be completely wiped out, but they would at least suffer heavy losses.
"Just come at us," Roger shouted. "Men of the sea shouldn't die so uselessly. A man like Shiki should have gone much further."
"Yes, but that's what makes the sea so scary," Rayleigh said softly, looking at the endless sea. As the first mate, it was sometimes his job to stop Roger.
"No matter how strong your dreams or how great your power, you can die at any time while trying to conquer the sea. Never think your power is stronger than the sea. If you're angry, then keep getting stronger."
"If you're strong enough, the sea won't easily throw you away!"
Roger didn't say anything more. He had never really liked becoming strong just for the sake of it. That felt too unnatural.
If he really wanted power, Roger could have chosen to eat a Devil Fruit that matched his fighting style. But he still chose to rule the sea solely with his Haki.
He now had a Shikon Jewel fragment in his hand. Even though it was just one, and it would only slightly increase the strength of someone like him, it was still an increase. It would also give him some ability to heal.
But Roger had never been that interested in using the fragment before. He was more interested in collecting Shikon Jewels than using them. But Rayleigh's words had moved him slightly.
He wanted complete freedom. He would need even more power on the sea to find greater freedom. Maybe he needed to make some changes.
"Let's go. Let's keep heading to the end of the sea," Roger said, turning his head. "Hey, Rayleigh, what do you think would happen if we put this Shikon Jewel fragment on 'Ace'?"
"Ace is one of the Supreme Grade Swords. If we put the Shikon Jewel fragment on it, it would definitely become even more amazing," Rayleigh said. "The world... is going to change."
They used to be at the top of the world, but now the world seemed to be entering a new stage. Would they, the strong people of the past, still be strong in this new era?
Their past laziness...
Should probably be put away!
Thinking this, they moved further and further away under the gaze of Garp and Zephyr, and soon disappeared without a trace into the far reaches of the sea.
Garp and Zephyr also felt a little emotional. Rocks and Shiki dying one after the other was a shock not only to the pirates, but also to the Marines.
The sea area was now a mess. Blood spread out for miles across the sea, and there were many pieces of flesh from giant beasts floating in the water, making people feel incredibly scared.
The two of them were in the middle of the sea of blood. Their clothes were torn and they were covered in blood, making them look like devils.
Soon after, the Marines' ships arrived and were shocked to see the two of them. They almost thought they were devils and tried to attack them.
Afterward, the story of what happened here quickly spread throughout the world.
'The super-giant country-destroying beast 'Kraken' was killed in the New World by Marines heroes Garp and Admiral Zephyr. Following Rocks, the great pirate Golden Lion Shiki was also killed by The Black Order. Justice has reached an unprecedented level, and the end of pirates is here!'
Newspapers with this headline sold like crazy all over the world. People in every country cheered, while pirates at sea felt cold.
No one could have imagined that great pirates would die one after another in the New World in such a short period of time. The country-destroying beast Kraken had also shown its full power, but in the face of the Marines' firepower, both the beast and the great pirate were buried at sea.
The Marines always twisted the facts like this. Shiki and Roger had clearly made a big contribution, but the newspaper didn't say a word about their work.
Because of this news, the World Government quickly made up for the loss of authority caused by the Nine-Tailed Fox attacking Mary Geoise.
And under the power of the Marines and The Black Order, they reached a new level of authority, a level that Rocks and Shiki had built with their lives.
On this day, many people who were preparing to become pirates chose to back down after seeing the news. They were intimidated by the World Government's power. Even the great pirates in the New World were shocked by the news.
"...Shiki, is dead?!"
For example, in another area of the New World, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, who was forming his own pirate crew, was reading the reports in the newspaper on his ship.
He didn't know what the Kraken was. He had seen some reports about it before, but he hadn't actually seen it.
But he knew Shiki very well. In the Rocks Pirates, he was the second-in-command and Shiki was the third-in-command. They were about the same strength, and they had formed the Flying Pirates by bringing together many of the original Rocks Pirates crew members.
That Shiki was dead?
"..." Whitebeard was speechless for a long time. He slowly took out a bottle of alcohol, drank half of it in one gulp, and then slowly walked to the edge, looking at the endless ocean, and slowly poured the alcohol down.
The alcohol poured into the sea. Whitebeard threw the bottle away with all his strength, barely making an offering to this past 'friend'.
His relationship with Shiki wasn't that good, but they had been partners on the same ship for a long time. At least hearing about his death made him feel more emotional than seeing Captain Rocks die.
"The Black Order, making big moves right from the start. But do you really have the ability to use the World Government to conquer this sea?!" The moment Whitebeard turned around, he punched backward, and a huge tremor went out, causing the sea to boil and the waves to rise.
The Black Order, this organization was born with the blood of a great pirate as a sacrifice, but it's far from enough to try to suppress the New World with this kind of violence.
Whitebeard had no intention of fighting the World Government. He just wanted to find his own happiness. But if they tried to deal with him the same way they dealt with Shiki, Whitebeard would definitely show them his power.
He wasn't the only one who felt this way. Pirates all over the New World were feeling the same way as they headed toward the front of the sea...
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