"How far is it from here to that island?" Roger stood at the bow of the ship and asked Jabba beside him, looking a bit impatient, which was rare for him.
"Don't worry, Roger. We'll definitely outpace them this time! As long as they really pass by here, we'll surely meet them!" Jabba, wearing sunglasses, said with a big smile.
Combining the intelligence sent by Shakky and the Whitebeard Pirates' route, they finally deduced the general direction of their advance. So they rushed ahead of the Whitebeard Pirates and just had to wait for them to arrive.
"Captain! There's a naval warship behind us, tailing us all the time! It seems they're planning to take action against us!" At this moment, the lookout, Golan, suddenly shouted to Roger on the deck.
"The Navy?" Roger frowned and asked, "Are you sure? Whose warship is it?"
He didn't want to be bothered by the Navy at this time. It would be terrible if they missed the Whitebeard Pirates because of this.
"It looks like an ordinary naval warship. There's no number on their sail!" Golan shook his head and said, "It's probably a patrol ship from the Navy Headquarters!"
"Then don't worry about it. Let's get to the planned island first!" Roger replied with a nod.
So, instead of changing course to escape, the Roger Pirates continued to head in the planned direction. The warship behind them kept chasing them, as if the Navy was constantly on their tail.
However, when they reached the planned island and stopped, the Navy actually followed them onto the island, as if they thought the Roger Pirates were easy to bully.
"Captain, those Navy guys have followed us here!" Fang Yi put down the binoculars in his hand and said to Roger.
"Let's take them out when they come! We can't let them get in our way!" Roger said with a big grin.
It should be noted that Roger rarely took the initiative to engage in battles with the Navy on normal days. But now, well... those Navy guys were just unlucky.
Soon, the battle ended with a complete victory for the Roger Pirates.
"If they want to arrest us, they should send Sengoku or Garp over!" Roger said softly, holding the unconscious rear - admiral from the Navy Headquarters.
"Hehe... Now all we have to do is wait for Whitebeard to come, right?" After the battle, Buggy sat on a big rock and said with a sneer.
"What bad idea are you up to, you little rascal?" Fang Yi glanced at Buggy and knew that this guy must be up to no good.
"Brother Yi, what do you think if I sneak onto their ship while you guys are fighting with the Whitebeard Pirates and steal their treasures?" Buggy asked with a mischievous smile.
Since he got a taste of the sweet deal at the Charlotte Linlin's BIG·MOM Pirates last time, Buggy seemed to be quite keen on such things.
"Hey, Buggy, are you planning to be a pirate thief instead of a pirate in the future?" Fang Yi gave Buggy a disdainful look and joked.
"A pirate thief? Stealing from other pirates?"
Buggy seemed to really think about it. Then he reacted and said angrily, "Steal? What are you talking about? This is robbery! That's what pirates are supposed to do!"
"Hahaha..." Seeing this, Shanks and Fang Yi couldn't help laughing.
"Humph! I'm too lazy to talk to you guys!" Buggy pretended to be angry, snatched the telescope from Fang Yi's hand, and left directly.
On the other side, the Whitebeard Pirates, who were heading towards this island, had already reached the surrounding area of the island.
"Huh~ What's going on? Why are the fish so panicked? Is this a sign of some natural disaster?" The crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates noticed that the fish around them had jumped out of the sea and were quickly fleeing in the opposite direction.
"The source of this strange phenomenon is that island, Whitebeard!" Oden pointed to the island not far in front of them and said.
He felt a powerful qi from the island.
"Ah~ It seems there's a Monster on that island!" Whitebeard naturally felt it too.
"Could there be a Monster on that island? Marco, go and check it out!" Lucky Roux said with a faint smile.
"No way! If I go and check it out first, the fun will be much less!" Marco, in his half - beast form, replied while flying in the air.
The closer the Whitebeard Pirates got to the island, the more they could feel the oppressive aura coming from the island. Even Oden's two children, Momonosuke and Toko, were so frightened that they couldn't stop crying.
This was because the Roger Pirates had just fought with the Navy, and the momentum hadn't faded yet.
"What on earth is on this island? Even wild beasts are running around in all directions?" The members of the Whitebeard Pirates were extremely curious about this island.
On the other side of the island, Buggy, holding the telescope, shouted to Roger, "Captain! The Whitebeard Pirates have been spotted! They've Den on the island!"
"Really? Finally, they're here!" Roger got up from the big Seki and said with a smile.
"Shall we go over there directly to explain our intention?" Rayleigh asked softly.
"Hehe... Let's have a fight first! Newgate! It's been ages. Since we're still alive, we should have a battle! Anyway, I don't have much time left. This... might be the last time I'll ever see him!" Roger said with a faint smile.
"Captain... You just fought with the Navy!" Fang Yi said worriedly.
"Hehe... Brother Yi, don't you want to fight Marco again? I remember you left a dagger on their ship, right?" Shanks said with a smile.
Fang Yi twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "It's in Vista's hands!"
Hearing this, Barrett immediately became interested. Someone from the other side had snatched Fang Yi's dagger? If someone could take something from Fang Yi, then they should be very powerful. Great! He just loved such powerful opponents.
"Don't get me wrong. Last time, I was careless, so Vista got the better of me. I gave him my dagger and promised to take it back myself when I beat him next time!" Fang Yi knew what Barrett was thinking as soon as he saw his expression.
"Alright!"
"Well then, I won't fight you for Vista. But who is this Marco that Shanks mentioned?" Barrett shrugged and asked.
"Marco? He's a Zoan type Devil Fruit ability user. A kid with good potential!" Fang Yi said with a gentle smile.
"A kid?" Barrett instantly lost interest when he heard this. Although Fang Yi and Shanks were both talented kids, at eighteen, he was more eager to fight powerful figures like Rayleigh and Roger.
"Besides Marco, their captain, Whitebeard, is also a top - tier powerhouse on par with our captain. You can try to fight him if you get the chance!" Fang Yi said with a smile.
Originally, he wanted to mention Kozuki Oden as the current target, but then he remembered that Oden would also join their crew later, so he held his tongue.
Soon, the Whitebeard Pirates also realized that the chaos originated from the Roger Pirates.
"Great! All we have to do is seize their treasure, right?" Sensing the auras of Roger and the others, Oden, as usual, charged straight towards the Roger Pirates.
"Wait, Captain Oden! The opponents this time are different! The Roger Pirates are no joke!" Since Oden was the Captain of the second division, his crew members, knowing their Captain's personality well, chased after him to stop him as the opponents this time were not ordinary pirates.
"Hehe... Here he comes... That legendary samurai... I'm so looking forward to it!" The Roger Pirates, on high alert, were waiting for the enemy to arrive. Roger's Observation Haki had already detected someone approaching him at high speed.
Kozuki Oden's Two - Sword Style: Ghost - like Spear! As soon as Kozuki Oden showed up, he didn't waste any words and launched an attack directly.
"Pfft!" Two crew members were caught off guard and were immediately knocked down by Oden.
"As expected, he's really strong! We'd better stop him soon! Rayleigh!" Jabba, seeing this, was ready for battle.
"Alright~ Let's do it!" Rayleigh nodded and drew his weapon.
"Humph! What an arrogant guy! It seems I have to teach you a lesson first!" Fang Yi, standing at a high point, let out a cold snort and aimed directly at Oden.
Barrett beside him immediately perked up and was eager to give it a try.
He felt the aura of a powerful figure from Oden.
"Wait... Jabba, Rayleigh, Xiaoyi!" At this moment, Roger rushed forward and shouted loudly, "Let me deal with this guy. It wouldn't be good if you guys get hurt. As the Captain, I can't just stand by and watch!"
The others were immediately speechless. It's obvious that Roger was eager for a fight and just used them as an excuse.
"It's the aura of a beast!" Looking at Roger charging towards him, Oden felt a strong qi of a powerful figure.
"Yo~ Samurai!" Roger didn't seem bothered and greeted Oden.
Divine Dodge!
"Huh~?"
Before Roger even touched Oden, he launched an attack. Oden was totally stunned right away. Roger hadn't even touched him, but he felt as if he'd been hit.
"Whoa~~" As Oden was moving forward, his body suddenly halted, and then he was directly sent flying.
"What... just happened?" After crashing through several large trees and getting embedded in the mountainside, Oden had absolutely no idea what had happened. He only felt himself being sent flying.
"Damn it, I don't recognize such a move!" Angrily, Oden wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and charged towards Roger again, but someone was faster than him.
"Roger!"
"Newgate!"
The encounter between the two captains made Fang Yi, a pirate fan, feel like tears were welling up in his eyes. This was Pirate King Roger in his prime, and Edward Newgate, Whitebeard!
It can be said that both of them were at the peak of the pirate world and the founders of an era.
"Boom~~~"
Without their weapons even making contact, Roger and Whitebeard directly clashed with a powerful burst of energy. The leaked energy aftershock blew the surrounding large trees away, and the pirate ships docked on the shore were almost tipped over.
"Wh... What? Fighting from a distance?" Oden's eyes almost popped out.