Facing the pirates made up of slaves, Dragon couldn't bear to fight them. So, he immediately led his men away. Since the Rocks Pirates were also participating in the attack, it would be more in line with his sense of justice to stop them.
After Dragon retreated, the pirates were still in disbelief. This was the first time they had ever encountered a naval officer like him.
"Boss, did that guy really leave?" several pirates asked, still in a state of shock and uncertainty.
"Seems so. A guy like him ain't cut out for the navy!" the leader of the pirate alliance shook his head and murmured softly.
Just now, Dragon single - handedly held back their big force for ages, buying the navy quite a bit of time. So, when the pirate alliance members noticed Dragon's departure and were about to continue advancing, suddenly, some guys in strange clothes appeared. Judging from the symbols on their clothes, they seemed to be naval officers too.
At first, the pirates didn't pay them much attention. There were only about a dozen of them. But soon, they paid a heavy price for their negligence.
Although these naval officers weren't as powerful as Dragon, they were much stronger than the pirates, and there were enough of them. Working together, they immediately caused heavy casualties among the pirates.
Just when the leader of the pirate alliance thought they might be completely wiped out, a voice echoed across the entire battlefield.
"Are you the navy's secret force? Do the Celestial Dragons rely on you to safeguard their safety? This seems like a bit of a joke, doesn't it?" A not - very - tall but extremely stocky figure led a group of people and slowly stepped onto the battlefield.
"Who's that?" Although the pirates didn't recognize this person, they could sense his terrifying presence.
The naval officers in strange uniforms paled visibly upon seeing the newcomer.
"Don't mind him. Kill all the others here!" A naval officer with a rank, obviously recognizing the person who appeared, sternly ordered the comrades around him.
"Lord Rocks! You've come!" The leader of the pirate alliance immediately stepped forward and greeted him with a somewhat respectful salute.
The newcomer was none other than Rocks, the captain of the Rocks Pirates and a well - known big-time pirate.
"Kill them all? Are you getting ahead of yourselves?" Before Rocks could say anything, John beside him said with a chuckle.
"Captain, leave this to me!" Wang Zhi drew his sword from his waist and said to Rocks.
Rocks and his men didn't take anyone here seriously, whether navy or pirates, and didn't think it was worth bothering with them.
"Attack!" Seeing this, a non-coms in the naval special combat unit let out a loud roar and charged towards the nearest pirate.
They had received orders to kill all the pirates here. As for the Rocks Pirates, someone else was going to stop them.
It was said that Vice - Admiral Black Wrist Zephyr was nearby and on his way. All they had to do now was buy time for the Celestial Dragons to retreat.
But just as he was about to strike the pirate, a flash of sword light flashed by, and he was directly cut in half.
"Although I don't mind... Our captain said that you can't kill all the people here!" Wang Zhi slowly sheathed the long sword in his hand. He launched the slash just now, directly killing the powerful Marine in the pirates' eyes with one strike.
"Then I'll trouble you. We'll leave first!" Rocks smiled slightly and walked straight towards the center of God Valley, where the Celestial Dragons, his target for this trip, were.
On the other side, after evacuating from the port, Dragon rushed towards the location of the nearest Rocks member.
However, when he arrived at the place, he only saw a burly man with short, golden hair who had just finished a battle and was about to continue moving forward.
"Big-time pirate... Edward Newgate!" Dragon recognized the other person immediately.
Hearing someone call his name, Newgate turned his head and saw a young Marine.
"Boss Newgate, here comes another one looking for death!"
"Oh~ What a young Marine Commander! It seems he's a tough guy! It's a pity... He chose the wrong opponent!"
The surrounding pirates joked one after another.
Dragon wasn't angry either. He knew Newgate's strength well. He was incredibly powerful.
"Huff~ Newgate, this isn't the place for you!" Dragon looked at Edward Newgate who was slowly getting up, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice.
"Kid, you still have a chance to leave now!" Edward Newgate, the future leader of the Four Emperors, Whitebeard, glanced at Dragon and said softly.
"My sense of justice doesn't allow me to yield to pirates. Come on!" Dragon drew his weapon and directly declared war on Newgate.
"Gurararara... Very well, then are you ready to face death?" Newgate said with a big laugh.
"Wanting to take my life... isn't that easy!" Dragon rushed straight towards Newgate, but was easily blocked by him.
Just as the two were fighting, on the sea not far from God Valley, a pirate ship was approaching rapidly, and not far behind it, a warship with a dog-shaped prow was also approaching quickly.
"Sir, we've received news that a group of pirates are attacking God Valley. Among them... the figure of the Rocks Pirates has been spotted! The headquarters has given an order that no matter what, we must protect the Celestial Dragons! Lieutenant General Zephyr has rushed over. Let's go there too!" Garp's deputy, Borkato, said seriously.
"I see. No wonder Roger and the others kept running towards this place! It seems they're planning to use this incident to stall me so they can make their escape! How cunning!" Garp said with a look of pity.
Borkato had a black line across his face. There were many important points in what he just said. Whether it was the Celestial Dragons or the Rocks Pirates, they were more important than the mere Roger Pirates, right? Why did Garp's focus always seem so strange?
Different from Garp's situation, looking at God Valley where there was already smoke rising, Roger and the others looked a bit solemn.
"Captain! There are signs of a battle at the port!" Lookout Golan said, looking through the telescope, "And it seems to have been quite intense!"
"Get closer!"
Roger nodded and spoke directly.
"Wait... What's that?" Rayleigh pointed in the direction of God Valley not far away and said in surprise.
"Hey~ It seems that not only the port, but also the other four directions of God Valley have been attacked!" Goland raised the telescope again. After a careful observation, he said.
"It seems they've used a surround strategy. But with the Navy's strength, how could they be so easily breached?" Rayleigh frowned and looked at Roger. He said, "There might be some trap in this, Captain!"
"Speed up! Let's go to the port first!" Roger didn't say much, but he could also feel that the situation in God Valley might be different from what they had expected.
Sure enough, when they arrived at the port, they soon learned the truth of the matter.
At this time, except for a few pirates left to clean up the battlefield, there weren't many people in the port. It's so horrifying that it makes one's hair stand on end to see the ground full of the corpses of pirates and navy.
"So... they've joined forces with the Rocks Pirates to... kidnap the Celestial Dragons?" Rayleigh looked extremely stunned. He really didn't expect things to turn out like this. He and Roger once thought that the reason these pirates attacked God Valley was to save more slaves, not for treasure or anything else.
But with the participation of the Rocks Pirates, things became different.
"Don't you ever think about how to clean up the mess in the end?" Roger asked the pirates left behind.
"Clean up the mess? What mess? We'll rescue the people, and the rest has nothing to do with us! The boss said this place would be handed over to the Rocks Pirates!" The pirate said, looking puzzled.
"Roger... We can't let this really happen. Otherwise... it'll be a disaster!" Rayleigh just thought about the consequences briefly and realized that the situation was quite serious. Judging from the Rocks Pirates' way of doing things, it wasn't impossible for them to kill a few Celestial Dragons. Then... everyone involved would definitely become the target of the World Government's attack.
Moreover, this incident might very well trigger an unknown huge storm.
And Fang Yi, who was listening beside them, was even more stirred up in his heart.
"God Valley... Roger, Garp! More importantly, the Rocks Pirates. All the factors are gathered. It seems that it's this very battle that wiped out the Rocks Pirates. But how did such a powerful Rocks Pirates get wiped out? Can Roger and Garp alone defeat the powerful ones like Whitebeard, Big Mom, Shiki, and Rocks?" Fang Yi couldn't help thinking.
"Let's go! Let's stop them!" Rayleigh's words made Roger instantly realize the key point of the matter. The Celestial Dragons can't have an accident, otherwise the World Government and the Navy will definitely go crazy!
You know, there aren't just one or two Celestial Dragons here in God Valley. As a palace specially built for them, the number of Celestial Dragons here is probably no less than that in Mariejois!
So once Rocks really controls the Celestial Dragons here, things will really be in a mess.
Just as Roger was advancing towards the center of the Valley of Gods, the high - ranking cadres of the Rocks Pirates who were attacking the Valley of Gods from four directions. However, none of them were moving forward.
After Golden Lion completely cleared the naval defenses in his direction, he actually stopped to rest right there and showed no intention of moving forward at all.
Charlotte Linlin and Silver Axe made the same choice as him.
"Lady Linlin! Aren't we going to continue the attack now?" a pirate asked in confusion, seeing Charlotte Linlin start to rest.
"Well~~ Well well~ Don't be in a hurry. After the captain takes care of those guys over there, we'll just go over and loot the treasures!" Charlotte Linlin said with a light smile.
"I see. You're so thoughtful, my lady!" Upon hearing this, the surrounding pirates were naturally happy to loot the treasures without having to fight.
"Longbread, I hope your feeling is right!" After her subordinates had gone far away to rest, Charlotte Linlin said to a short figure beside her.
"Don't worry, my feeling won't be wrong! Captain Rocks... definitely has more in mind than just kidnapping the Celestial Dragons!" As the man behind Charlotte Linlin, Longbread said with squinted eyes.
Ever since he witnessed Linlin's peculiarity and strength, he had been teaching and guiding her, and now, Charlotte Linlin had become his key to amassing wealth.