Chapter 55: Rewards Claimed — The Only Way to Break the Deadlock!
HUMMM—
At this very moment,
Admiral Kizaru locked onto Rok and unleashed a terrifying flash-kick of pure light!
"ROK!!!"
Nami and Robin screamed in despair from inside the giant Optimus Prime truck, but they couldn't jump out even if they wanted to.
The moment they landed in the cabin, the truck had gone full autopilot berserker mode, barreling toward the Moby Dick at breakneck speed. It wouldn't stop until they were safe!
That didn't stop the overwhelming despair crushing their hearts.
They wanted to escape.
But they would never accept Rok dying for it.
Tears streamed down their faces as they watched the light-kick descend, praying with everything they had that he would survive.
At the same time,
both Pirate Empress Hancock and Admiral Candidate Momousagi nearly rushed in to help.
They barely held themselves back.
Rok had strictly ordered them beforehand: No matter what happens, do NOT intervene unless I say so.
Any unsanctioned move could ruin his entire plan.
Even so, they were losing their minds.
Hancock went full aggro, petrifying pirates and Marines indiscriminately in her panic.
Meanwhile,
Admiral Akainu was practically vibrating with urgency.
Borsalino is finally being serious for once!
Kill the brat now!
A monster this young with this much power?
Even Akainu felt a chill.
If Rok was allowed to grow, he would become the Marines' nightmare.
So just like Fire Fist Ace —
Rok dies today at Marineford.
BOOM!
Kizaru's merciless light-kick slammed into Rok with full force.
Against that blinding, apocalyptic beam,
Rok poured everything into Armament Haki + Iron Body.
He couldn't dodge.
Kizaru was actually trying this time — Observation Haki lock + light-speed movement left zero openings.
But this was still within acceptable losses.
By his calculations,
Nami and Robin were seconds away from reaching the Moby Dick.
Once they were safe, the quest would complete.
A few injuries now were fine.
After claiming the rewards, he'd have plenty of chances for payback.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have successfully rescued Nico Robin and Nami!] ['Supreme-tier' sign-in quest completed!] [Rewards distributing…]
Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Death God Form ×1 (Hell-origin divine fruit. Soul-killing specialist. Hard-counters all soul-type powers. Explore abilities yourself!)
Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Thunder God Form ×1 (Superior divine version of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Commands all thunder in existence. Explore yourself!)
Skill: Observation Killing (Partially suppresses enemy Observation Haki based on user's strength!)
Advanced-tier Armament Haki
Supreme Grade Blade (12 Works): Black Blade · Scythe of the Death God
100,000,000,000 Beli
The moment the girls reached safety,
the system chime rang in Rok's mind.
He nearly laughed out loud from sheer joy.
Observation Killing and Advanced Armament instantly fused into his body.
Everything else went straight into system storage.
At the same time,
Kizaru exchanged a glance with Sengoku on the high platform — and understood.
He pulled back the kick,
then immediately unleashed something far worse.
"Sorry, Rok~ Your potential is just too scary. Can't let you live."
"For old man Zephyr's sake… let me send you off with a bang!"
"Yasakani no Magatama!!"
Pew pew pew pew pew!
An even denser, more vicious rain of light than the one he used on Whitebeard poured down.
No gaps. No escape.
In that split second,
Rok knew:
Even with full defense, he'd be heavily injured — nowhere near Marco-level regeneration.
Then Akainu would follow up.
He'd be finished.
There was only one way to break the deadlock.
Rok looked up at the descending judgment of light,
grinned like a demon,
and whispered:
"Marineford… start shaking."
Two spiral-patterned mythical fruits appeared in his hands.
No time to taste.
As the light storm crashed down —
Rok swallowed both fruits in one bite.
(He'd trained eating whole watermelons without chewing for fun. Two fruits? Easy.)
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The Yasakani no Magatama struck true.
In an instant,
the spot where Rok stood became a glowing crater of scorched earth.
For one heartbeat —
the entire battlefield fell silent.
Most Marines exhaled in relief.
A monster like that couldn't be allowed to mature.
From the VIP stands,
CP0 silently celebrated.
The Marines had just done their job for them!
Rok had been CP's top priority target.
Now he was dead.
The Celestial Dragons could finally calm down.
Glancing at the excited CP0,
Saint Shalria sat elegantly in the back row,
a mysterious smile curling her lips.
Mortals.
How could they possibly understand his plans?
Even she — proud daughter of a Celestial Dragon, bearer of a blood debt — had been forced to lower her noble head and obey his every command.
"Pirate Empress Boa Hancock…" "Nico Robin, Nami…" "Admiral Candidate Momousagi…"
"That man really is loved by beautiful women, isn't he?"
Shalria murmured, a strange mix of emotions in her voice.
And secretly — just a tiny bit — she was gleeful.
Because only she knew Rok's real situation right now.
Poor, poor Marines.
Did they really think that was enough to kill him?
He was the most terrifying human she had ever met.
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