stonecrandall Chapter 153 Kings Don't Meet? Avoiding the Edge! Roger's a Coward
Chapter 153 Kings Don't Meet? Avoiding the Edge! Roger's a Coward
Chapter 153 Kings Don't Meet? Avoiding the Edge! Roger's a Coward
Brian's question was like a sharp knife, piercing Roger's heart and making him recall his actions from a few months ago, prompting him to make a sophistry.
"There's a reason for all of that. How could I possibly abandon the lives of my brothers' kin?"
"Oh? Then tell me, what's the reason? Captain Rocks has been missing you for months."
"Hmph, if it weren't for the time I spent exploring an ancient ruin with my brothers, and then being swept away to a sky island by a raging current after we came out, and by the time I came to my senses I was already in Paradise, how could I possibly have retreated?"
"And then what? Hearing the news of the islands connected to your kin being destroyed one after another, why are you still afraid to come to the New World?"
"That's because of the brothers' demands. Rayleigh and Jabba stopped me, and we had to stay in Paradise until now."
Speaking of this, Roger felt inexplicably embarrassed; this move was indeed a bit outrageous.
To put it bluntly, the idea of not entering the New World was something he, as the captain, agreed to; otherwise, Rayleigh and Jabba couldn't change his mind no matter how much they pleaded.
Everyone knows that Roger's captain was notoriously "capricious"!
Ultimately, Roger was afraid of the Rocks Pirates and their retaliation, which is why he didn't dare enter the New World at that critical juncture and chose to avoid their sharp edge.
"A king doesn't meet another king?" No, it's about avoiding the enemy's sharp edge!
Perhaps this was what Roger was thinking, but in any case, he had made his choice.
He never imagined that the Roger Pirates, the second-best in the New World and a renowned force, would ever back down. This was something he had never considered when he was dominating the New World.
However, to be honest, it was a wise choice. How could the lives of a few Karami's relatives compare to the safety of the entire Roger Pirates?
Roger: Go out and ask around the world. Who in the world isn't afraid of the Rocks Pirates' full-scale retaliation? Find them, find them for me. I want to ask them face to face.
Even the World Government can't say they're completely unafraid. Rocks, that madman, never reasons with people; he only fights with his fists.
"Hmph, sophistry, he's just scared after all."
Brian snorted coldly, feeling slightly bored. He could only say that the original work had created a rather strong filter for this future Pirate King, making him initially hold Roger in some high regard.
With more exposure and experience, these ideas naturally fade or even disappear; simply put, they are demystified.
What happened to the future Pirate King? You have to be timid when you need to be, everyone is the same, no need to say more.
While the two were locked in a stalemate, the battle below continued, with the remaining two ancient monster girls performing just as well, if not better, and even more impressively.
Panda Girl Tuanrong's opponent is a giant crew member in Roger's pirate crew with terrifying strength. He is also the only giant member in Roger's pirate crew, and Roger tricked and brought him onto the ship on an ancient island during his journey.
At this moment, the giant roared, raised his huge iron bar, and slammed it down on Tuanrong with the power to split mountains and shatter rocks.
"You black and white bear, do you think you can defeat a giant with your strength?!"
In the previous battle, the two had already exchanged blows several times, but he found that Tuanrong's petite body, which looked like an ant in front of him, could unleash power that was in no way weaker than his, a giant, which made him very embarrassed.
Tuanrong remained unfazed. She took a deep breath, and her Armament Haki instantly concentrated to its maximum, covering her shoulders and arms like obsidian.
Instead of dodging, she faced the center of the iron bar with an incredible gesture.
"Titan Body - Mountain Crash!"
This was a strike that perfectly combined Tuanrong's defensive capabilities with her weight. The moment she was hit, her body bounced upwards like a giant spring.
Boom!
The iron rod collided violently with Tuanrong's shoulder, producing a deafening sound like a planet colliding!
The giant crewman felt as if the iron bar in his hand had struck an unshakeable mountain. The immense force of the impact instantly traveled along the bar to his arms, causing his hands to split and bleed profusely. The iron bar flew out of his hand and into the air.
The force propelled Tuanrong backward for dozens of meters, carving two deep trenches in the ground beneath her feet. Yet she was unharmed, merely shaking her head like a startled young animal.
"Strength, very weak!" Tuanrong's voice was somewhat childish, yet it exuded absolute dominance.
The giant crew member was already disoriented from the recoil. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Tuanrong, her petite figure, charged forward like a cannonball. She unleashed a barrage of heavy blows on the giant crew member's chest with both fists.
boom! boom! boom!
Each punch carried the power to shatter mountains and split rocks, causing the giant crew member's sternum to groan in unbearable pain. Finally, Tuanrong concentrated all her strength and delivered the final blow to the giant's abdomen.
"Panda Heavy Strike - Iron Mountain Lean!"
The giant crewman's body flew out like a kite with a broken string. His huge body crashed heavily onto the cumulonimbus clouds at the edge of the sky island, falling with a huge cloud and disappearing into the white sea.
As for whether they will fall from the sky island into the sea below, and end up in the ocean, that's not a question for Tuanrong to consider.
"I won!"
"I'm really good, hmm~"
Looking at her somewhat scarred hands, Tuanrong breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first time she had faced such a formidable opponent since her birth. Although it was difficult, she still won and completed the task Brian had given her.
Not far from Tuanrong, Ice Fairy Coco is facing the largest opponent among the six.
Before her stood several members of the Roger Pirates: the shipwright, a combatant wearing gauntlets, and even the ship's doctor who had survived Aura's attacks.
At this moment, the three of them looked solemnly at Coco, who was floating in mid-air. This woman, who looked very cute and beautiful like an elf, had caused them a lot of trouble in the previous battle.
With a casual wave of the hand, ice and snow would fall, unstoppable, elegant, yet extremely deadly.
The shipwright possessed powerful Armament Haki and superb fighting skills. He roared and charged at Coco, wanting to smash this enemy who looked like an ice sprite with his fists.
"Die, monster!" The shipwright's iron fist gleamed with black light.
Coco smiled slightly, a smile as beautiful yet dangerous as ice crystals under the winter sun.
"Ice Crystal Realm - Extreme Freeze!"
The cold air was mobilized once more and released violently outwards. This cold air was not ordinary freezing; it reached an extreme low temperature of absolute zero.
The moment the shipwright's fist came into contact with the cold air, his Armament Haki vanished as if its power had been drained away.
His fists, arms, and then half of his body were covered by a layer of transparent and hard ice crystals at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Ahhhhhhh!" The shipwright's scream was frozen in ice crystals before it could even fully escape. He remained in his charging stance, transformed into a lifelike ice sculpture.
Coco exhaled softly, and the icy air instantly spread, enveloping the several severely injured crew members behind her. These crew members didn't even have time to react before they were frozen into ice sculptures, and then, in the cold wind, they turned into countless ice crystal fragments, scattering in the air.
Among them, the ship's doctor, Cass, who was already injured, was also frozen inside, looking incredibly lifelike.
Under the fierce attack of the six ancient monster girls, all of Roger's elite crew members, except for Roger, Rayleigh, and Jabba who were still in the core area, were completely defeated in a very short time.
This brief but brutal battle fully demonstrated the terrifying strength of Brian's Legion. They possessed powerful Ancient Blood, and their combat prowess completely surpassed that of pirates of the same level.
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