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Chapter 522: Son of God
Familiar faces, one after another, brought immense pressure upon the Roger Pirates.
Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr, three powerful combatants who had stirred up storms since the Previous Era, were no strangers to them.
The Army's yellow uniforms were also visible to them.
They had also come into contact with the Army before.
Besides them, there were also unfamiliar Strongman, likely from the World Government.
This lineup was even more terrifying than facing the Flying Pirates.
Facing the Flying Pirates, they could still say it was an even match, only falling behind in the quantity of High-End Combat Power.
But facing the combined encirclement and annihilation by the World Government and the Marines, just in terms of Top Tier Combatant alone, they were outnumbered by more than two to one.
The High-End Combat Power also held the upper hand.
This was a resolve to definitely bring about the downfall of the Roger Pirates.
It was even more terrifying than the previous few encirclements.
"Ice Age!"
A figure leaped down from a warship.
The cold emanating from his feet froze the seawater into ice.
Kuzan knelt on one knee, placing both hands on the Sea Surface.
Terrifying cold qi instantly erupted from within him, as if even the air was about to freeze into ice.
Waves of cold currents continuously spread along the seawater.
Visible to the naked eye, the surging waves stilled and turned into white ice.
The air seemed to suddenly turn cold, and the area spanning several dozen kilometers instantly became a vast expanse of white.
The entire Great Sea was frozen, with the ice layer extending a hundred meters underwater.
Along with the warships and the Roger Pirates' Oro Jackson, their hulls were embedded in the ice, completely unable to move.
Freezing the Great Sea cut off any hope of escape, and both sides were about to face a death match.
However, the hulls of both the Pirate Ship and the warships were not frozen.
The emission of haki blocked the invasion of the cold qi.
"This is trouble!"
Facing the full combatant strength sent by the Marines and the World Government was completely different from what they had imagined.
There was always some expectation for the Flying Pirates' attack.
But the World Government and Marine encirclement fluctuated greatly, and no one knew how much strength the World Government still hid.
Now, they truly couldn't run even if they wanted to.
They were surrounded on all four sides, and even the Sea Surface was frozen, making the Pirate Ship completely immobile.
"Roger, surrender obediently!"
"You can live a little longer."
Sengoku jumped down from the warship, then stepped onto the thick ice surface, staring intently at the Roger Pirates as he shouted loudly.
He didn't hold much expectation, but he still had to try.
"Don't dream! Sengoku, come if you dare!"
Roger's gaze was extremely sharp, sweeping over the figures around him.
Gripping his Supreme Grade Sword Ace tightly, the aura on his body was terrifyingly strong.
The more desperate the situation, the more it ignited his fighting spirit.
This was a battle he had to fight with all his might.
All the members of the Roger Pirates were ready for combat, standing back to back.
In this situation, smiles were surprisingly still on their faces.
Garp remained silent, seemingly not knowing what to say.
He had already considered this battle the final battle for the Roger Pirates, his last battle with Roger, and his gaze was naturally fixed on Roger.
And at this moment, on a Marine warship, the expressions of four God's Guard Candidate were somewhat strange.
This was because the chips within their bodies had produced a new sensing.
"This, is this a search signal?"
"Is there a Celestial Dragon registered as lost here?"
"Do you know who it is?"
The sudden signal from within their bodies raised questions.
"Unclear, but the Holy Land should have confirmed the identity."
"They will notify us soon."
"Then we need to be careful. I didn't expect one of our kin to be on the Roger Pirates' ship."
One of them said calmly.
"Should we protect him?"
"No need. Right now, bringing about the downfall of the Roger Pirates is the important matter. If he's lucky, he'll survive. If not, if he dies, he dies."
His words were somewhat cold, representing his arrogance.
He was a God's Guard Candidate, different from ordinary Celestial Dragons.
Even within the Celestial Dragons, there was a hierarchy of contempt.
Furthermore, this lost Celestial Dragon might have been raised by the Roger Pirates.
Would his ideology still be that of a Celestial Dragon?
However, identity couldn't be faked.
For Celestial Dragons, the chip was everything.
But under such an important mission, a 'wild' Celestial Dragon, even if he died, didn't matter.
What they didn't know was that on the other side, Holy Land Mariejois was completely alarmed.
Especially Ferrand Garling Saint, the Commander-in-Chief of the Holy Knights, whose status was equal to that of the Five Elders.
News about him had been calm in the Holy Land for a long time.
The God Valley Incident had completely struck Garling Saint's arrogance, making him realize that his strength was not yet the strongest.
At the same time, the stress that Rocks brought him also ignited his fighting spirit, allowing him to see a higher Sky.
The arrogance of the Celestial Dragons instead became the driving force for his strength.
In these years, Garling Saint had been in secluded training, his combatant strength taking a further step, becoming even more powerful.
In addition, the strength of the Five Elders had also improved to varying degrees.
Garling Saint was alarmed.
With his crescent-shaped beard and hair, he strode into the Five Elders Conference Room.
His heart was somewhat excited.
He had waited for this news for over ten years.
His son was still alive.
He was certain that his son must have been taken away by a certain Pirate who invaded God Valley.
After all, no one could survive the bombardment of a Heavenly King.
The chip couldn't pinpoint location; it symbolized identity and confirmed life and death.
After all, no one would want their every move to be under someone else's control, not even the Celestial Dragons.
Therefore, the Celestial Dragon chip did not have this function.
After the God Valley Incident, the Ferland Family, which suffered heavy losses, had sent people to search, but found no news at all.
The Roger Pirates were not within their search scope because the Roger Pirates did not participate in the God Valley Incident.
No wonder they had never found him.
They all thought he had been imprisoned.
After all, this was a Celestial Dragon's child, even if just a child.
"You're here, Garling."
Saint Mars held a book in his hand, reading it with relish.
Seeing Garling Saint enter, he inserted a bookmark and gently closed the book.
"You should know by now, right? But let me remind you first, this battle has already begun, and we cannot be contacted."
"Hmph! I just want to see the news about him, that's all."
Garling Saint naturally understood the meaning in Saint Mars's words.
For the current World Government, this battle was especially important, even affecting the Government's next development, the trust of the Member Nation, and the amount of Heavenly Tribute.
At his degree, he would not act on impulse.
The Ferland Family sacrificed many family members in the battle at God Valley.
As the Patriarch, even his own son could be sacrificed.
"It's ready. He looks so much like you when you were young! Simply identical to Ralph."
Several newly developed photos were thrown onto the table by Saint Saturn, who was standing nearby.
Just now, he had been looking at these photos.
They naturally had photos of the Roger Pirates, but hadn't paid attention before.
Since it had been confirmed that he was Garling Saint's son, the first target was naturally locked onto Shanks.
With a powerful Intelligence Force, a large amount of data could be compiled in a short time.
As for Ralph, he was Garling Saint's younger son, and could also be said to be Shanks' biological younger brother.
Taking the photos, a smile couldn't help but appear on Garling Saint's face.
Seeing all this, he was satisfied.
"Blockade the news. Don't let others know."
"If he's lucky enough to survive, bring him back."
(end of chapter)
Familiar faces, one after another, brought immense pressure upon the Roger Pirates.
Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr, three powerful combatants who had stirred up storms since the Previous Era, were no strangers to them.
The Army's yellow uniforms were also visible to them.
They had also come into contact with the Army before.
Besides them, there were also unfamiliar Strongman, likely from the World Government.
This lineup was even more terrifying than facing the Flying Pirates.
Facing the Flying Pirates, they could still say it was an even match, only falling behind in the quantity of High-End Combat Power.
But facing the combined encirclement and annihilation by the World Government and the Marines, just in terms of Top Tier Combatant alone, they were outnumbered by more than two to one.
The High-End Combat Power also held the upper hand.
This was a resolve to definitely bring about the downfall of the Roger Pirates.
It was even more terrifying than the previous few encirclements.
"Ice Age!"
A figure leaped down from a warship.
The cold emanating from his feet froze the seawater into ice.
Kuzan knelt on one knee, placing both hands on the Sea Surface.
Terrifying cold qi instantly erupted from within him, as if even the air was about to freeze into ice.
Waves of cold currents continuously spread along the seawater.
Visible to the naked eye, the surging waves stilled and turned into white ice.
The air seemed to suddenly turn cold, and the area spanning several dozen kilometers instantly became a vast expanse of white.
The entire Great Sea was frozen, with the ice layer extending a hundred meters underwater.
Along with the warships and the Roger Pirates' Oro Jackson, their hulls were embedded in the ice, completely unable to move.
Freezing the Great Sea cut off any hope of escape, and both sides were about to face a death match.
However, the hulls of both the Pirate Ship and the warships were not frozen.
The emission of haki blocked the invasion of the cold qi.
"This is trouble!"
Facing the full combatant strength sent by the Marines and the World Government was completely different from what they had imagined.
There was always some expectation for the Flying Pirates' attack.
But the World Government and Marine encirclement fluctuated greatly, and no one knew how much strength the World Government still hid.
Now, they truly couldn't run even if they wanted to.
They were surrounded on all four sides, and even the Sea Surface was frozen, making the Pirate Ship completely immobile.
"Roger, surrender obediently!"
"You can live a little longer."
Sengoku jumped down from the warship, then stepped onto the thick ice surface, staring intently at the Roger Pirates as he shouted loudly.
He didn't hold much expectation, but he still had to try.
"Don't dream! Sengoku, come if you dare!"
Roger's gaze was extremely sharp, sweeping over the figures around him.
Gripping his Supreme Grade Sword Ace tightly, the aura on his body was terrifyingly strong.
The more desperate the situation, the more it ignited his fighting spirit.
This was a battle he had to fight with all his might.
All the members of the Roger Pirates were ready for combat, standing back to back.
In this situation, smiles were surprisingly still on their faces.
Garp remained silent, seemingly not knowing what to say.
He had already considered this battle the final battle for the Roger Pirates, his last battle with Roger, and his gaze was naturally fixed on Roger.
And at this moment, on a Marine warship, the expressions of four God's Guard Candidate were somewhat strange.
This was because the chips within their bodies had produced a new sensing.
"This, is this a search signal?"
"Is there a Celestial Dragon registered as lost here?"
"Do you know who it is?"
The sudden signal from within their bodies raised questions.
"Unclear, but the Holy Land should have confirmed the identity."
"They will notify us soon."
"Then we need to be careful. I didn't expect one of our kin to be on the Roger Pirates' ship."
One of them said calmly.
"Should we protect him?"
"No need. Right now, bringing about the downfall of the Roger Pirates is the important matter. If he's lucky, he'll survive. If not, if he dies, he dies."
His words were somewhat cold, representing his arrogance.
He was a God's Guard Candidate, different from ordinary Celestial Dragons.
Even within the Celestial Dragons, there was a hierarchy of contempt.
Furthermore, this lost Celestial Dragon might have been raised by the Roger Pirates.
Would his ideology still be that of a Celestial Dragon?
However, identity couldn't be faked.
For Celestial Dragons, the chip was everything.
But under such an important mission, a 'wild' Celestial Dragon, even if he died, didn't matter.
What they didn't know was that on the other side, Holy Land Mariejois was completely alarmed.
Especially Ferrand Garling Saint, the Commander-in-Chief of the Holy Knights, whose status was equal to that of the Five Elders.
News about him had been calm in the Holy Land for a long time.
The God Valley Incident had completely struck Garling Saint's arrogance, making him realize that his strength was not yet the strongest.
At the same time, the stress that Rocks brought him also ignited his fighting spirit, allowing him to see a higher Sky.
The arrogance of the Celestial Dragons instead became the driving force for his strength.
In these years, Garling Saint had been in secluded training, his combatant strength taking a further step, becoming even more powerful.
In addition, the strength of the Five Elders had also improved to varying degrees.
Garling Saint was alarmed.
With his crescent-shaped beard and hair, he strode into the Five Elders Conference Room.
His heart was somewhat excited.
He had waited for this news for over ten years.
His son was still alive.
He was certain that his son must have been taken away by a certain Pirate who invaded God Valley.
After all, no one could survive the bombardment of a Heavenly King.
The chip couldn't pinpoint location; it symbolized identity and confirmed life and death.
After all, no one would want their every move to be under someone else's control, not even the Celestial Dragons.
Therefore, the Celestial Dragon chip did not have this function.
After the God Valley Incident, the Ferland Family, which suffered heavy losses, had sent people to search, but found no news at all.
The Roger Pirates were not within their search scope because the Roger Pirates did not participate in the God Valley Incident.
No wonder they had never found him.
They all thought he had been imprisoned.
After all, this was a Celestial Dragon's child, even if just a child.
"You're here, Garling."
Saint Mars held a book in his hand, reading it with relish.
Seeing Garling Saint enter, he inserted a bookmark and gently closed the book.
"You should know by now, right? But let me remind you first, this battle has already begun, and we cannot be contacted."
"Hmph! I just want to see the news about him, that's all."
Garling Saint naturally understood the meaning in Saint Mars's words.
For the current World Government, this battle was especially important, even affecting the Government's next development, the trust of the Member Nation, and the amount of Heavenly Tribute.
At his degree, he would not act on impulse.
The Ferland Family sacrificed many family members in the battle at God Valley.
As the Patriarch, even his own son could be sacrificed.
"It's ready. He looks so much like you when you were young! Simply identical to Ralph."
Several newly developed photos were thrown onto the table by Saint Saturn, who was standing nearby.
Just now, he had been looking at these photos.
They naturally had photos of the Roger Pirates, but hadn't paid attention before.
Since it had been confirmed that he was Garling Saint's son, the first target was naturally locked onto Shanks.
With a powerful Intelligence Force, a large amount of data could be compiled in a short time.
As for Ralph, he was Garling Saint's younger son, and could also be said to be Shanks' biological younger brother.
Taking the photos, a smile couldn't help but appear on Garling Saint's face.
Seeing all this, he was satisfied.
"Blockade the news. Don't let others know."
"If he's lucky enough to survive, bring him back."
(end of chapter)
