One man standing alone against three Admiral-level powerhouses—
That was Rocks D. Xebec.
A tyrant worthy of his title.
The sheer terror of the strength he displayed plunged the World Government's forces into deep despair.
And in moments like this—
Someone always steps forward.
"Zeahahaha! A bunch of trash. You think you can defeat me? Do you even understand what it means to be a supreme ruler of the seas? You—"
Before he could finish, a sharp tearing sound cut through the air behind him.
Rocks' face darkened instantly.
Without even turning his head, he shifted aside. A fist brushed past his ear.
"Your era is over, Rocks! Men like you should vanish alongside it—ground to dust beneath the wheel of history!"
Monkey D. Garp.
His expression was grim.
Partly because his former mentor had once been humiliated by this man.
Partly—
Because this man was Roldy's captain.
Even if the reason was thin, Garp still bore resentment.
"Interrupting me is the one thing I hate most."
The anger in Rocks' voice was unmistakable.
Few things truly enraged him.
Garp had just stepped on one.
In an instant, Rocks changed.
He seized Garp's extended fist and twisted his waist with explosive force, flipping Garp over his shoulder.
Then he closed in, delivering punch after punch into Garp's guard.
Garp shielded his head, trying to break free—
But Rocks' body was like Mount Tai itself.
Unmovable.
This strength…
Even Garp felt a chill.
"Buddha Shockwave!"
A golden shockwave blasted in from afar and slammed into Rocks' body.
Rocks frowned.
He felt it.
Pain.
Turning with fury, he saw Sengoku in his Golden Buddha Form, glaring at him. The blast had clearly come from him.
The momentary distraction—
Was enough.
Garp seized the opening.
His famed iron fist smashed into Rocks' torso.
Rocks was sent flying.
Garp sprang to his feet in one fluid motion and tore off the remaining rags of his uniform.
"Interesting. One after another. Like ants—impossible to crush completely."
Fleet Admiral Kong and the two other commanders had already regained their footing.
Kong, Richard, and Mars.
Together with Garp and Sengoku—
Five Admiral-level combatants now surrounded Rocks.
At the center—
Rocks lay on the ground.
Laughing.
Wildly.
His eyes burned blood-red as he rose.
Garp and Sengoku stared in disbelief.
Their attacks had done almost nothing.
On Rocks' chest was only a faint imprint—more like a friendly shove than a devastating blow.
His pirate coat was torn at the back—
But that was all.
"You're all courting death. You don't understand what it means to face a true ruler of the seas."
Rocks' face twisted.
The left and right sides contorted into two entirely different expressions.
The darkness of the Dark-Dark Fruit surged around him violently.
"Speed."
Rocks vanished.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind Sengoku—the one farthest from him.
The speed was so extreme that even Sengoku's Observation Haki failed to detect it.
A whip-like kick struck Sengoku square in the back.
He grunted, blood spilling from his mouth as he was launched toward Garp.
"Power."
Garp rushed forward to catch his comrade.
But like a phantom, Rocks moved again.
Before Sengoku even finished flying through the air, Rocks appeared before Garp.
A heavy downward punch—
Garp lost balance entirely and plunged headfirst into the earth.
"Garp! Sengoku!"
Kong roared and charged again.
Rocks crossed his arms, smiling calmly.
Kong could not endure such humiliation.
He unleashed a flurry of punches—so fast even afterimages were hard to follow.
Rocks' expression did not change.
A few simple evasions—
And the barrage missed entirely.
"Haki."
For the final punch, Rocks did not dodge.
His forehead turned jet-black with dense Armament Haki Coating.
Kong's fist landed—
Yet inflicted no real damage.
"Kong, I'll support you!"
Richard bellowed.
His massive rhino horn, coated in thick Armament Haki, lowered as he charged.
Rocks simply raised a hand.
A vortex of darkness blossomed in his palm.
The gravitational pull seized the horn mid-charge.
The Dark-Dark Fruit activated.
Richard's Devil Fruit power was instantly suppressed.
"Devil Fruit ability."
To Rocks—
It was trivial.
"Whether it's strength, speed, Haki, or Devil Fruit abilities—you have no chance in any category. No weaknesses whatsoever."
"That is what makes a true sovereign of the seas."
Everything Rocks displayed inspired fear.
Pirate morale soared.
Yes, their captain was clearly showing off—
But when the power is real, it isn't posturing.
It's simply fact.
On the World Government's side, expressions darkened.
They were elites from across the world—not so fragile as to collapse entirely.
Yet—
Rocks had become an unsolvable threat.
Five Admiral-level fighters could not bring him down.
And he still seemed relaxed.
What could they do?
A single emotion began spreading through the battlefield—
Despair.
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