Chapter 41: Retreat, the strength of the future "King Group"!
After Guo Yuanyi retreated a few meters, Rayleigh did not continue to pursue him.
Buggy and Shanks, who escaped from Tsugakuen's sword, only realized the danger belatedly. Cold sweat broke out on their foreheads when they recalled it.
If Rayleigh had not intervened in time, the two of them would probably have been corpses on the ground by now.
"That was a close call," Bucky patted his chest, feeling a little scared.
Shanks also stood beside Buggy, tightly gripping the dagger in his hand, and there was a moment of silence.
"The navy is really getting worse and worse."
"Even a child like you has to go to the battlefield."
"This guy Garp is really bad!"
Rayleigh looked at the young face of Yoshikazu Tsugakuni and suddenly said with some emotion. His tone seemed to be full of disappointment towards the navy and Garp.
"Tsk! Rayleigh, what nonsense are you talking about?!"
"Aren't the two guys beside you on the battlefield?!"
"What qualifications do you have to criticize our navy?!"
At this moment, Garp's voice as loud as a bell sounded from behind Yoriichi. Yoriichi turned his head and saw Garp, with disheveled clothes, slowly walking to his side, putting one hand on Yoriichi's shoulder and speaking to Rayleigh.
Garp was in good condition, his voice was loud and full of energy, and apart from his clothes being a little messy, there was no scar on his body. Only his suit was soaked by sea water.
"Vice Admiral Garp?!" Seeing Garp, Yoriichi was a little surprised. The battle between him and Roger had already been decided? So quickly?! Now that Garp was back, was Roger...
"Karp, you're the one talking nonsense!"
"We're pirates! Isn't it normal to have two young trainee crew members on board?!"
"How can you, the navy, allow underage young people to fight at sea? Is this your justice? Hahahaha!"
As it turned out, Yunyi was overthinking it.
Before Rayleigh could speak, Roger suddenly appeared behind Shanks and Buggy, put his hands on the top of Shanks and Buggy's heads respectively, and said sarcastically with a smile.
Yoshiichi looked at Roger and found that Roger and Garp were the same at this time. Except for their clothes being a little messy due to being soaked in sea water, there were no scars on their bodies.
In other words, the terrifying battle between Garp and Roger just now was just a warm-up for the two of them.
At the same time, Yoriichiro noticed something wrong with Roger's body through his ability to see through time.
Roger's muscles and organs all contain terrifying vitality, except for his lungs in his chest, which are out of tune with the vitality of his other organs.
If the vitality of Roger's other muscles and organs is like an erupting volcano, then the vitality of Roger's lungs is like a lifeless Dead Sea.
"Is that lung disease?!"
Feeling the vitality in Roger's lungs, Yuanyi knew that this guy who roamed the sea was probably not going to live long!
Roger, who was arguing with Garp at this time, seemed unaware of it. He did not show any abnormality on the surface and continued to chat and laugh.
Garp curled his lips when he heard this, patted Tsugikuni Yoriichi on the shoulder, and suddenly said with some pride: "The young people on your pirate ship can sail, so why can't the young people in our navy do it?!"
“Hehehe!”
"Speaking of young people! Our navy is still the best!"
"Roger, this kid will definitely grow into a pillar of the navy in the future and send all of you pirates into Impel Down one by one!"
As Garp spoke, he glanced at Shanks and Buggy beside Roger, then grinned and chuckled.
Although he and Roger had just fought fiercely, Garp's observation Haki had been paying attention to the situation here. When Roger's pirate group and the navy were fighting, Garp didn't pay any attention at all, but when Rayleigh attacked Tsugakugo Yoshiichi, Garp immediately left the battlefield and rushed back.
Roger is different from Garp. He has always been focused in the battle with Garp. It’s not that he is not worried about young people like Shanks and Buggy, but Roger trusts Rayleigh. He believes that Rayleigh can take good care of the crew, so he let go and fight Garp.
Not until Garp left the battlefield did Roger hurried back to his crew, fearing that Garp would attack his crew.
The Roger Pirates are not a purely elite pirate group. On his ship, there are children of Shanks and Buggy's age, people who are not good at fighting such as the ship's doctor and shipwright, and even Oden's three family members who have no fighting ability.
Of course, there are also pure combatants like Rayleigh and Barrett.
Among these people, only Rayleigh and Barrett can resist Garp. If Garp really makes trouble, Roger's pirate group will probably suffer heavy losses. Roger still has some reservations about dealing with Garp.
If Roger is like this, then why isn't Garp also without scruples?
Although Garp said that he wanted to capture Roger and his men and take them to Impel Down, his main purpose in contacting Roger this time was not to wipe out Roger's pirate group. If that was the purpose, their navy would not have sent only Garp alone.
At the very least, Garp's ship needs to have seven or eight more powerful vice admirals, and even Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru, to have a chance to compete with Roger's pirate group.
Garp's visit this time was more of a probing and testing, and he also wanted to find out Roger's purpose in contacting Charlotte Linlin. Of course, he also brought Aokiji and Yoriichi to see the powerful people on the sea.
By now, Garp's goal has actually been achieved, and Garp has already decided to stop.
While the two leaders, Roger and Garp, were chatting, the battle on other battlefields on the ice was raging.
“Bang!!”
On the battlefield not far away, Bogart was once again blasted into the ice by Oden, and this time, Bogart was unable to stand up again. Bogart only lasted less than ten minutes in the hands of Oden before he was defeated.
On the other hand, Aokiji was fighting with Spark Jabba at this time. Jabba's physical skills and domineering were very strong. Aokiji's physical skills were not as good as his, but he was able to fight with his opponent by relying on the power of his fruit. It was impossible to tell the winner between the two in a short time.
In the battles at other locations, the navy was at a huge disadvantage. Many navy soldiers were knocked down by the crew of Roger's pirate group and fell to the ground, unable to get up and fight again.
Looking at the rest of the battlefield, only Cyrus, who had just joined the navy, performed brilliantly, holding the line against the siege of three crew members of Roger's pirate group. Next to where Cyrus and his men were fighting, seven or eight of Roger's crew members were lying down, and it seemed that they were knocked down by Cyrus.
Roger fell silent when he heard Garp say that the young men in their navy were more outstanding. He had to admit that the red-haired kid standing next to Garp was indeed quite impressive, much better than Shanks and Buggy.
But as the battle between the navy and the pirates in the distance drew to a close, a bright smile reappeared on Roger's face.
“Hahahahahaha!”
"Garp, your crew is still far from being good enough!"
"Hey, Garp, those idiots alone can't defeat our Roger Pirates!"
"Malmu~Hurry up and get rid of the navy! We need to get back to the ship. Don't waste time!"
Roger's loud shout boosted the morale of the pirates in the distance. In an instant, the navy's defeat accelerated, and Cyrus was quickly defeated by the pirates and knocked unconscious.
Another five minutes passed, and Aokiji was the only one left on the navy side who could still hold on.
After defeating the navy, Roger's crew began to retreat in an orderly manner and quickly returned to Roger's side.
Spark Jabba couldn't defeat Aokiji for a long time, and when he heard Roger's call, he found an opportunity to leave the battlefield and quickly returned to Roger.
Aokiji watched Jabba fly away quickly, but did not chase him. Instead, he looked around the battlefield, frowning at the navy soldiers lying on the ice one by one.
From beginning to end, Cap was confronting Roger and others, with a serious face and not intervening in the battle between the navy. He had to be wary of Roger, Rayleigh and others.
Seeing the crew members gathered around him again, Roger laughed at Garp and said:
"Hahahaha! Garp, this time, I win!"
"Next time, bring more navy to capture me! If the opponent is too weak, we won't have any fun!"
"When you catch up with me again, we'll reminisce about the past, hahahaha!"
"Oh, by the way, that red-haired brat, Shanks and Buggy will definitely be able to defeat you next time we meet."
"The young men on my ship will definitely not lose to the navy!"
Roger finished speaking, waved his hand, and led the crew back to the ship. Roger then launched two divine slashes, shattering the ice. Without stopping, the Oro Jackson quickly sailed out of sight of Garp and the others.
Garp made no move to stop Roger, watching the Oro Jackson disappear from his sight. Garp knew full well that he couldn't stop it.
This encounter between Garp and Roger's pirate group ended with the navy's defeat.
“Eh?!!!”
"Lord Oden, where's your sword?! Didn't you...didn't you bring it back?!"
On Roger's ship, Cat Viper suddenly discovered that the sword in his master Oden's hand had turned into two unknown broken swords, and exclaimed.
"Take it back?! What are you talking about? I lost, and the knife is the other party's trophy."
"When we meet again, I will defeat him and win back fairly!"
"How does sneaking around act like a samurai?!"
Kozuki Oden answered loudly, holding the two broken swords in his hands with a determined look.
"This is a reminder for me! I'm not strong enough yet. I need to become stronger!"
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(End of this chapter)
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