Gloriosa boarded the ship only to escape God Valley, with no intention of joining as a crewmate.
Shortly after, all crew members of the Roger Pirates boarded the oro jackson. The battle at the island's center made Jabba and Rayleigh uneasy.
They watched as the Conqueror's Haki erupting from the central canyon even caused the mountain peaks on the other side of God Valley to collapse.
"Isaac, Spencer, you lead the others and sail the ship out to sea first. We must go see what's happening on the island!"
Rayleigh and Jabba worked together to settle everyone, then leaped off the warship and rushed towards the center of the battle in God Valley.
The center of God Valley island.
The demonized Rocks was being relentlessly besieged by Rune, Roger, and Garp, who used Armament Haki enhanced with Conqueror's Haki infusion. However, all their attacks were being nullified by the demonized Rocks's Conqueror's Haki.
"This won't do. We must break through his Conqueror's Haki defense, gather all our Haki into a single attack, and deliver the final blow!"
Faced with Garp's proposal, Roger, who was lying in a pile of Rocks covered in blood, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared ahead at Rune locked in close combat with the demonized Rocks.
He was utterly shocked to see that Rune could actually hold off Rocks alone.
There was absolutely no mistaking the excited, battle-thrilled grin on Rune's face.
Boom——! The demonized Rocks was slammed into the ground over and over again by Rune using close-quarters combat techniques.
Although it couldn't cause any substantial damage, it continuously restrained him.
"Rune, you bastard, after all these years, haven't you reached your limit yet?" Roger wiped his mouth and stood up with Garp beside him: "Hey! Garp, let's gather all our Haki and hit him with everything we've got!"
"Suits me just fine. While Rune is holding him off, let's charge up!"
Garp and Roger, who had been blasted away, got up and began channeling a continuous flow of Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki into their fists and blade, determined to unleash their strongest attack yet to finish off Rocks.
"What a disgrace, Gibeck." Rune's voice came from ahead: "Compared to your arrogant demeanor before, look at you now. What's a grown man crying for? Making such an ugly scene."
The regret and resentment on Rocks's face all turned into tears streaming down, his body completely out of control as he kept swinging his sword.
Sensing the Haki from Roger and Garp, Rune looked at them, knowing the final moment had arrived.
He recalled that it had been over ten years since he and Roger started out. The name Rocks, which made pirates around the world tremble in fear, was about to meet its final end, its final resting place.
"Rune, we're going to exhaust all our Haki next. If I pass out, I'm leaving everything that happens afterwards to you!"
"If you don't want to get flattened, get away from there now!"
Roger and Garp finished charging their attacks. Sword drawn, fists swinging, they simultaneously surged towards Rocks.
Seeing this, Rune pushed off powerfully with both feet, leaping away from Rocks's side.
"Fire Kagutsuchi: Keishi!" Roger condensed all his Haki into a single point of maximum mass and slashed it towards Rocks.
Where the slash touched Rocks, his body began to burn continuously, the searing power like an attack from the God of Fire.
"Infinite Fist Bone!" Immediately after, Garp's fists transformed into countless heavy cannons. Like Roger, he channeled all the Haki in his body continuously through his fists, bombarding Rocks's body.
Roger condensed boundless Haki into a single line and slashed. Wherever the slash touched space, inextinguishable divine flames ignited.
Garp's fists transformed into a rain of falling stars, each strike fueled by Haki as kindling, blasting forth scorching waves that incinerated all things.
The ultimate attack where the two poured out everything burned away the dark power on Rocks's body and even shattered the Conqueror's Haki defense swirling around him.
Rocks's body was blasted through by the two streams of Haki, and he fell backwards onto a pile of rubble made of broken bricks and tiles.
"I'm... still alive?" Rocks's consciousness was completely jolted awake, but his body was already beyond burdened as he looked at the two who had defeated him not far away.
Rune stood at the edge of a high point on the collapsed mountain peak, his gaze sharp, arms crossed, looking down at the two below who, after completely crushing the demonized Rocks, both collapsed to the ground.
The Haki on the island dissipated, and heavy rain began to fall from the sky.
After the combined attack of the two, the demonic power on Rocks was utterly shattered.
Smoke of gunpowder rose everywhere. In that hazy smoke, six ghostly figures clad in magnificent cloaks silently appeared.
At that moment, Rune frowned, leaped down from the high point in a single step, and returned to the battlefield.
Rune walked up to Roger, who had completely exhausted his strength, and stared at his utterly weakened state.
At this moment, Roger couldn't even utter a single word, lying unconscious in the muddy water just like Garp.
Picking up the straw hat and the Sword Ace, Rune placed them on Roger's chest, then walked over to Garp and moved the two together.
"What an intense battle. You lot, I never expected anyone among you to still have the strength to stand after dealing with Rocks."
The voice from behind made Rune turn to look.
Several members of the God's Knights who had participated in this hunting game had appeared behind him.
The Captain of the God's Knights raised his sword high, walked up to the now powerless Rocks, and thrust his sword directly towards his head.
Rocks's final gaze rested on Rune, Roger, and Garp. At the last moment of his life, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Thank you... for stopping my rampage."
Thud——!
Without a moment's hesitation, the sword pierced through Rocks's brain, and Saint Jialin immediately pulled the sword out.
"Alright! Hand them over, first mate of the Roger Pirates, Haki King Lu En!" Garling said coldly, holding his sword, addressing Rune.
Rune ignored his words, his gaze fixed on Rocks, whose life force had completely vanished.
At that moment, Rayleigh and Jabba, who had rushed over from the West Coast, arrived just in time. Standing on a pile of rubble from the ruins, they spotted Rune and the others.
"You came at the perfect time." Seeing the two, Rune set aside his inner burden: "Hurry and get them out of here. I'll cover the rear."
"Pluton Rayleigh!" Upon seeing Rayleigh, Saint Somaz involuntarily broke into a cold sweat and his face contorted with anger: "You think you can escape!"
He decisively attacked, darting towards Rayleigh with a swift flash.
However, in the next second, Rune was faster, more rapid, instantly appearing before him and slamming a Haki-infused fist wrapped in Conqueror's Haki infusion into his chest.
The terrifying impact from Rune's fist instantly spread throughout Saint Somaz's entire body, causing him to violently vomit blood from his mouth. His face contorted in extreme pain as he stared at the man before him.
"You... why do you still have strength left?"
Before he could finish speaking, another burst of power erupted from Rune's fist, blasting him from the island out into the sky.
Boom——! The fist wind exploded, the shockwave spreading through the surrounding air.
"I'll be there soon, Rayleigh. Take them and go first." Rune stepped in front of the remaining five God's Knights, his eyes gleaming with killing intent as he stared at them: "That bastard Gibeck's body must be taken by me. I can't let them have it."
Seeing the absence of a smile on Rune's face, Rayleigh knew he was terrifyingly serious now. He didn't argue, immediately teaming up with Jabba to carry Garp and Roger on their shoulders and run towards the West Coast.