Chapter 116: Unfinished Business! Roger's Decision
Any Marine who witnessed this scene.
Couldn't help but raise their arms and cheer.
For them, Rocks' death undoubtedly meant the end of this battle.
"Rocks! That bastard is finally dead!"
"Mr. Garp is our hero! That damned Rocks never should have lived—he's a born demon!"
"The Navy is the true justice of the world!"
Their cheers rose one after another.
At the same time, the remaining pirate ships fell silent as they watched this scene. Whether it was Golden Lion Shiki or Newgate and the others.
All bore witness to Rocks' fall.
Even Golden Lion Shiki—who had harbored ambition from the very beginning—had to admit that Rocks was indeed the man closest to becoming king in history.
Before this,
No one had ever imagined pirates could dominate the seas.
The image of being chased around by the Navy had always suited pirates more.
"I will open a new era."
Golden Lion Shiki said in a low voice.
Using the Float-Float Fruit to lift the pirate ships into the air, he turned to leave the waters of God Valley.
After all, Rocks was dead.
If they stayed here any longer, they might end up targeted by the Navy.
Though Golden Lion Shiki wasn't afraid of the Navy, that didn't mean he wanted to waste his foundation here needlessly. He still needed manpower to dominate the New World.
"Gurararara!"
"You old lion, leaving already?"
"Next time we meet, I don't want to have to fight you. Watch yourself and don't provoke me."
Newgate glanced at Golden Lion Shiki, the corner of his mouth curling into a smile.
Golden Lion raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Others may fear your Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, but this great one is different."
"My ambition is worlds apart from yours, Newgate!"
Golden Lion Shiki snorted coldly.
Just as he was about to say more, that familiar, majestic and wild laughter rang out once again.
Even with such heavy injuries.
Rocks' mouth dripped blood as he stared fixedly at Roger and Garp in front of him, while glancing at Lotte watching from not far away. He laughed heartily.
"Kehahahahaha!"
"Justice or ambition—whatever."
"In the chaotic era to come, someday someone will drag those lofty ones down from the sky!"
"Because we are the natural enemies of the gods!"
With that authoritative roar.
As if he had exhausted every last bit of strength.
Rocks' aura suddenly weakened dramatically. His body fell from the sky, only to be caught by a figure.
Lotte caught Rocks' body with one hand.
Though the other had once tried to scheme against him, he had also shown him kindness. Now that he was dead, past grudges vanished with the wind.
A legend like him.
Should not die in the mouth of Sea Kings.
Zephyr, who had only recently arrived here, saw this scene and immediately shouted.
"Lotte! That guy's corpse is war spoils of Marine Headquarters. Hand him over immediately!"
"Or do you want to die here too?!"
Zephyr clenched his fists tightly, staring fixedly at Lotte. Clearly, he was already prepared for battle.
The other party had somehow fully recovered from his injuries in such a short time—and even rushed to this battlefield. It was simply unbelievable!
To kill Lotte,
Marine Headquarters had paid the price of an Admiral's arm, yet they still failed.
He was like an unkillable cockroach!
Hearing this.
Lotte only raised an eyebrow at this point, glancing at Zephyr not far away.
"You want to keep fighting me here?"
"I don't mind. But I wonder if the soldiers on your warships can still hold on?"
With Lotte's calm words.
Zephyr's expression immediately turned ugly.
After the earlier battle with Rocks, the losses Marine Headquarters had suffered were still enormous—especially with so many warships destroyed.
Many injured soldiers remained.
"Enough, Zephyr."
"Let that guy take Rocks' body. We've already achieved our goal."
"Right now, the priority is rescuing the wounded. Hurry and take Night Leopard back to the ship for emergency treatment."
Steel Bone Kong arrived beside Zephyr and stopped him. At the same time, he looked up at Lotte and narrowed his eyes.
"You have no business here anymore, Azure Emperor Lotte."
"It's about time you left."
As someone who might possibly be of the D. clan, if his goal was also God Valley, that would be bad news for Steel Bone Kong.
He now desperately wished the battle would end soon.
Killing Rocks had already fulfilled Marine Headquarters' set objective. From now on, the seas would undoubtedly enter a brand-new era.
With his words.
Lotte also raised an eyebrow.
"When I feel like leaving, I'll leave. No need for the Fleet Admiral to order me around."
"If you don't want to fight, that's best."
Lotte also had no intention of clashing with the Navy right now. He would rather spend the time developing further.
At this moment.
After killing Rocks, Roger and Garp exchanged a glance, snorted coldly, and pulled back a distance from each other.
"Hmph! The final blow was clearly my sword. Garp, you're still far off!"
"Are you kidding?! Roger, you bastard! It was obviously my hit that finished him!"
The two argued briefly before immediately starting to bicker, easing the tense atmosphere on the battlefield.
At the same time.
The white-robed man quietly watched this scene and began reporting the outcome of this operation to the World Government.
After arguing for a moment, Roger and Garp still couldn't reach an agreement and returned to their respective ships.
Rayleigh hurriedly stepped forward.
"Captain, are your injuries okay?!"
Everyone knew Roger was the backbone of their ship. No matter what, he absolutely couldn't be allowed to fall.
"Don't worry. This level of injury won't kill me."
Roger grinned widely.
He seemed unaffected in spirit despite the injuries, which made Rayleigh breathe a sigh of relief.
"In that case, that's great."
"Do we leave now?"
Rayleigh asked curiously. Since they had stopped Rocks' plan, there was no reason to stay here anymore, right?
"One more thing left to do."
Roger glanced at the distant island, slowly gripping the hilt of his sword once more.
"God Valley must be destroyed today."
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