Chapter 324: Whitebeard

"You killed the Commander-in-Chief—"

"You despicable, filthy pirate, take your ambition and be buried with the Commander-in-Chief!"

In the stagnant battle.

The Emperor-level powerhouses present all stopped their hands simultaneously due to the massive change in the sky. Those who had been slacking off simply stopped pretending, ceasing their efforts entirely to stare intently at the grand war in the valley, not even daring to blink.

In this situation, a guy wearing a cyan suit, an Admiral's coat, and a white cape with the word 'Justice' hanging high on his back, suddenly leaped out from among them.

The sudden sound was like a thunderclap, instantly breaking the stiff silence of the field.

One of the three Navy Admirals!

Kukumishia!

Blue Kite!

User of the Logia-type Wind-Wind Fruit!

His figure was extremely tall, his long legs very striking on the field. His face was not rugged like others but very delicate and beautiful, even somewhat feminine, yet the prominent Adam's apple in his throat revealed his identity.

His exquisite face was slightly effeminate, his eyes very sharp, giving off a feeling that he was not to be trifled with. If Garp was the hard truth of a big fist, he was the soft knife of constant schemes.

"Despicable pirate—"

"For your own selfish desires, you actually want to stir up boundless waves on the sea; you deserve to die!!!"

"You are the filthiest devil!!"

A venomous, resentful light shot from his delicate, beautiful face.

"So—"

"Is this the reason for your schemes?"

"Where did you strike?"

"It's Flame!"

"It's his body!"

"A good plan! Truly a good plan!"

Rocks laughed in extreme anger. With his intelligence, he might have overlooked it when it happened, but once a point of inconsistency was poked, he instantly understood everything!

"It's Flame!"

"That damn guy..."

"He doesn't rest even after death!"

Endless anger was hidden within his low, muffled voice, like a volcano before eruption.

"Commander-in-Chief—"

"Before setting out, he carried compressed 'PYROBROIN' factors. The moment he suffered heavy injuries, he used the power of his flames to detonate this force completely. And under your feet..."

"Buried are all the Seastone stocks in God Valley! Hidden by the surface, you couldn't discover them, but in the repeated battles, the Commander-in-Chief had long since used flames to dissolve everything, leaving it ready to trigger at a touch!"

Blue Kite's eyes were full of venomous resentment.

As a subordinate brought up by Flame, the bond between him and the Commander-in-Chief was comparable to that of family.

This layout was destined to kill Rocks.

If it weren't for the fact that he was also a Devil Fruit user and would be suppressed by the 'PYROBROIN' factors, he would have jumped into the fray himself long ago.

However...

"Vice Admiral Garp will avenge the Commander-in-Chief!!!"

Blue Kite's face was full of venomous resentment.

If Garp alone attacked, he might not necessarily be able to suppress Rocks; after all, that guy was a monster, and the strength he showed just now, suppressing Garp, was heart-trembling.

But!

If Luo Jie, who arrived unexpectedly, was added!

A joy as bright as the sun suddenly burst from the depths of Blue Kite's previously despairing eyes.

Survival from a desperate situation—

—A turning point in a dead end!

The two teaming up!

They could absolutely do it!

"Just suppressing him for an instant is enough!"

It was indeed difficult for Garp and Luo Jie to fight Rocks to a draw, but just entangling him, and only for a short while, to keep him from leaving—they could absolutely do it!!!

As long as the 'PYROBROIN' factors took effect, he was completely dead! Rocks, having lost his fruit power and with his body limp, wanted to escape from God Valley, where Emperor-level powerhouses were everywhere.

Absolutely! Absolutely! Absolutely impossible!

This was something one could know just by thinking about it; it was beyond doubt!!!

"Bastard—"

Rocks' aura rolled.

He braced his body, which was already starting to feel weak, wanting to explode with power and leave. But just as he rushed halfway, with only a third of the distance left to break free, he was suddenly met with a joint attack from Garp and Luo Jie.

A punch!

A sword strike!

In normal times, he certainly wouldn't be afraid, and could even strike back with a more ferocious posture!

But.

Now?

Trapped on land covered in 'Seastone', with 'PYROBROIN' factors everywhere, the longer he stayed, the greater the suppression. This was the natural enemy of Devil Fruit users. Even someone as strong as Rocks could not avoid it and could only rely on his exceptional strength to suppress the weakness.

But!

He hadn't come to God Valley alone!

"Whitebeard—"

"Shatter this valley for me!" Rocks roared like thunder.

No matter how strong the restraint, it was just mere Seastone. As long as he shattered this valley and buried the stuff so he wasn't in direct contact, the impact on his strength would be negligible.

And Whitebeard!

Whitebeard, holder of the Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit, could trigger earthquakes and shatter space with a mere gesture. For him, such a thing was simple enough to do with his eyes closed!

"Edward Newgate, think clearly!"

"That guy is the darkness that wants to plunge the whole world into war! Once his plan is realized, the entire sea will face an unprecedented apocalypse... No place will be exempt!!"

Luo Jie rarely addressed him by his full name.

His wide eyes stared directly at Whitebeard, not giving an inch.

This was a clash of gazes between heroes!

"Do you want countless families to fall into the flames of war and be shattered in disaster?"

The final tone of his voice.

Struck directly at Whitebeard's vital point. The charged attack, infused with the vast power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, froze in place. The naginata he had raised high was held back from its downward momentum.

The Murakumogiri in his hand, for once, stopped swinging.

The situation!

Seemed to fall into a stalemate.

Clang!

Whitebeard retracted the Murakumogiri. The sound of it hitting the ground seemed to strike Rocks' heart, his face turning green instantly.

"Golden Lion—"

"Make this place float! Quick! Use sand and stone to fill the surface for me!"

Time did not allow him to haggle.

Whitebeard's suspicion of betrayal could be questioned after the battle. Now, the most important thing was to escape from this environment.

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit wouldn't work. ===== CHAPTER 326 =====