Arceus’ Pirate Journey

call out! ! !

There was a sound of breaking through the air, and a huge anchor cut through the air and flew towards here. The anchor was stained with deep darkness. It was not corroded rust, but the result of being infected by domineering energy.

Different from the previous situations such as broken rocks, this anchor was obviously thrown at him deliberately.

"God avoids!"

The overlord color unique to red hair was wrapped around the tip of the knife. As he waved his arm, this solid overlord color was integrated into his slash, and he struck the huge anchor head-on.

In the domineering collision, the entangled overlord color obviously surpassed the armed color on the anchor. After a brief stiffness, it turned into powder in mid-air, and then rushed towards the central area with undiminished power.

boom!

It seems that Shenshi failed to hit the target, but it blasted out a deep tunnel. From Uta's current position, one can even see the distant coastline.

"You bastard, are you going too far?"

A gust of sea breeze blew by, and the smoke and dust on the island dispersed, revealing the true situation above.

Countless pirates were scattered on the broken island, but only one person was still standing in the center of the island.

He is tall and has messy blond hair on the back of his head, which seems to have not been carefully taken care of.

Wearing a pair of headphones on his ears, he was wearing a straight military uniform, which further highlighted his strong figure.

The white gloves were stained with a lot of blood and dust, and there was a pirate's head in his hand.

As if to demonstrate, the other party gave Shanks a cruel smile, and then began to exert force on his palms.

The pirate held in his hand seemed to be still struggling, but the big hand did not loosen at all like an iron pincer. With a shrill scream, a ball of blood bloomed from his hand, and the pirate's His head was crushed like a watermelon.

"I know that guy, Kadak the Skullcrusher, a pirate with a bounty of 400 million beli. He actually had his head crushed."

"Who is that guy?"

The remaining pirates on the island looked at the figure standing outside and felt confused. After all, this man had not been seen on the sea for twenty-three years.

This time is too long, enough for ordinary cats and dogs to end their lives, enough for a human to grow from a baby to a parent, especially in this sea where the waves are constantly changing, there are not many people who still remember this person's name.

At this time, Bucky on the island woke up and suddenly saw the man on the island.

"Barbaret!!"

During the days on Roger's ship, Barrett was one of the people who impressed Bucky the most because he behaved extremely unfriendly and there were few people on the ship that he liked.

Even now, he doesn't take the pirates on the island seriously.

Originally, Barrett wanted to use this group of people who were attracted by the treasure to practice his skills, but the aura that erupted when Shanks protected Uta just attracted Barrett's attention, giving him a new goal.

"Shanks, huh, this is really unexpected. Did the kid from back then actually become the Emperor of the Sea? The gap between you two is really ridiculous."

It was only then that Barrett glanced at Bucky, but Bucky noticed the undisguised disdain in that look.

But he didn't say anything, he just squirmed to get away from here, which was not a good thing.

At a young age, he had accomplished the feat of one man against one army, attracting the attention of the World Government. After joining the Roger Pirates as a challenger, he made a name for himself on the sea.

At that time, Barrett's reputation was definitely higher than Kaido's, and he was a terrifying "descendant of the devil."

After quitting the Roger Pirates, he became famous as a newcomer and became the successor of the demons. After Roger's death, he caused a storm on the sea. The last one triggered the Demon Slaying Order and was imprisoned. .

Even in prison, Barrett himself did not slack off. He trained himself every day in the high-pressure environment of prison. Not only did his strength not weaken, but he became stronger than before he was imprisoned.

"That's fine. After all, these weaklings really don't interest me."

"Is this the reason why you affected innocent people?"

"Innocent? Oh, how many innocent people are born in this sea? Being weak is their original sin.

There has never been a seat for the weak in this sea, and their existence itself is a mistake. "

Barrett had a sinister smile on his face as he looked at the person blocked by Shanks.

"I remember that you are left-handed. After I left Impel City, I didn't see any news about who you fought with a broken hand. In other words, your hand was not lost in a duel with a strong person.

If it can make you lose your arm, you must be dragged down by something. "

Clenching his fists, Barrett was ready to fight again.

"Protecting this group of useless trash is your biggest weakness. Like Roger, you are dragged down by that inexplicable thing.

I didn't like you originally, but you have come this far. I have to admit that I misjudged you. But this world is a world prepared for the strong, and you yourself are the best example.

Last time it was an arm, but this time it may not be anything. "

After saying that, Barrett raised his hand to make a knife and waved his arm in the direction of Shanks.

Even without a weapon in his hand, a chop flew towards Shanks. To be more precise, Barrett's attack was aimed at Uta.

boom!

The same chop wave was thrown out by Shanks, and the two attacks caused a lot of smoke again after they collided in mid-air.

"Barrett, what do you want to do?"

"Isn't it obvious? Do you need to ask?"

"You are still as annoying as before. You are attacking my important family members one after another. You know what this means, right?"

The gaze almost aroused sparks in the air. Shanks' ordinary height seemed very small in front of the tall Barrett, but his momentum was not inferior in the slightest.

"Hehehehe."

Looking at each other for a long time, Barrett suddenly laughed, and then asked Shanks: Did that guy Roger teach you the trick you did before?

Barrett's original goal on boarding the ship was to challenge Roger. Having fought with Roger several times, he was naturally familiar with Roger's moves, let alone powerful moves like Divine Avoidance, which were related to the overlord's entanglement.

"But compared to Roger, you are much worse."

Whoosh!

Before Barrett could finish speaking, Shanks' blade was already wrapped with black thunder and lightning, and he came to Barrett at an extremely fast speed.

Clang!

Shanks' knife struck Barrett's shoulder, but before the blade could reach it, Barrett's fist had already swung over.

There was a powerful domineering power on his fist that was not inferior to that of Shanks. Unlike the anchor he had just thrown, Barrett's fist was now covered with a special layer of blue.

Barrett was already special, a strength he developed even more during his dark years in prison.

Kaka

The fist blocked the blade, and the domineering exchange shattered the already broken island even more severely. Feeling the power contained in Shanks's thin body, Barrett was not angry, but looked a little happy.

"You have learned a few superficial things, but you only have one hand!"

Barrett's left fist was also clenched at his waist, and then he punched Shanks in the face. Although he missed the target, it broke the original stiff situation.

Then the domineering force on Barrett's fists extended outwards, and a set of combination punches was struck in the direction of Shanks.

Unlike Shanks who had someone to protect, Barrett didn't have any concerns about punching. He always hit the fatal spot with every move, and sometimes even hit Uta behind Shanks.

At this time, Shanks would give up evasion and choose to resist Barrett's attack.

"You, like Roger, are wasting your time protecting those useless guys!"

"Don't keep talking about Captain Roger. Guys like you can't understand the captain at all, no boundaries!"

Griffin drew a semicircle in the sky, and the sword energy that was supposed to move forward turned into an indestructible shield at this time.

Bang! !

Another wave of collisions ended, and the cloak behind Shanks had already flown into the sky under the strong impact, but all the impacts stopped abruptly in front of him. The field behind him was like a safe haven, sweeping across There is still a hint of tranquility in the strong wind of the sea.

"You have learned a lot from Roger's things, but how powerful can you use them?"

Clang!

Barrett's arms were wrapped around the blue haki, and then he punched Shanks' blade, and the violent strange power was transmitted along the blade into Shanks' body.

After one blow, Barrett's fists came like a storm, and only a handful of people could clearly see the afterimage of their battle.

"Hahahaha! One arm can actually match me in this state. Damn it, red-haired Shanks, your growth over the years is really extraordinary."

The fists and blades burst out with more intense sparks during the collision, and everything on the island seemed insignificant under their attacks. Shanks only took care of Uta's side, and the rest could only rely on themselves.

One is the Emperor of the Sea who reached the summit six years ago, and the other is a fierce man who has many luxurious achievements such as defeating Leili, fighting an enemy with one man, and resisting the Demon Slayer Order in his early years.

The battle between two people with the level of Sea Emperors was simply not something that ordinary people could bear, and many people were involved in areas they should not have entered. .

The battle was fierce, which should have made Barrett happy. However, after another separation, there was no look of satisfaction on Barrett's face, replaced by a look of dissatisfaction and resentment.

The already violent aura became a bit ferocious, and his eyes were locked on Shanks' broken arm.

"You were still a weak kid back then. Although you have become stronger now, you have lost one of your favorite arms. This kind of regret is so annoying!"

The stronger Shanks gets, the more Barrett wonders what today's fight would have been like if he still had his dominant left arm.

His appearance even made people think that it was not Shanks who lost his hand, but himself.

"The same is true for Roger. If he got rid of all the burdens, he could do greater things, but he still has to take care of those wastes.

It's the same with you, you actually lost one of your hands because of something inexplicable."

Barrett and Kaido are similar, but completely different.

They all grew up on the battlefield, but Kaido's identity is the strongest soldier in the kingdom and the strongest soldier in the army. He is supported by other soldiers and grows up amidst the praise.

In the end, it was not the soldiers who betrayed him, but the kingdom he was fighting in. They wanted to exchange him for the qualification to attend the World Conference, and forcibly gave him to the navy during the World Conscription.

Barrett grew up among young soldiers who were treated as cannon fodder. For that honor, his companions betrayed him.

For the sake of higher power, the General Gray who adopted him also betrayed him.

While Kaido was dominating the sea and using the power gained from cooperation to continuously expand his territory and recruit troops, Barrett was working in the dark room on the sixth floor, exercising, and occasionally dealing with pirates in the surrounding cages.

This environment makes Barrett more paranoid and has different views on some things. On a certain level, he is even more crazy than Kaido. The most important thing is that he has the strength to practice himself. idea.

Even when Blackbeard invaded Impel Down City, he chose to stay away from Barrett when he saw him. He came to see the crew, not to find excitement for himself.

"Even if you only have one hand, it's enough to deal with you. Attacking my family members that I value is not something I can forgive easily."

Listening to Shanks' speech, Barrett laughed instead.

"Very good, but this is not enough. I will add some spices to today's grand event."

Seeing that the live broadcast signal on the side had not been cut off, Barrett took out the treasure box that had just been regarded as a prize. What was inside was not a note with information, nor a priceless treasure, but an eternal pointer.

But the name on the outside is Rafdru.

Barrett also deliberately found an angle so that it could be played perfectly.

"Pirates who are still alive, please listen to me! The reward of this competition is in my hands, the eternal pointer to Raffdrew, the shortcut to the final location of the great secret treasure!"

As soon as these words came out, even Shanks, who was directly opposite Barrett, was stunned.

Before arriving at Raffdrew, Bucky had an inexplicable high fever. As his good brother, Shanks did not choose to follow Roger to find out Raffdrew's true appearance, but stayed behind to take care of Bucky.

He had never heard Roger and Rayleigh mention something like this to them. Even if it really existed, this thing shouldn't have ended up in the hands of Barrett, who had long since quit the pirate group.

"How do you have such a thing?"

"Hmm, who knows."

Answering Shanks' question casually, Barrett continued to yell: "Do you want this thing? Do you want that big secret treasure? Then try to kill me and take this thing away!"

Barrett himself didn't know whether the so-called Love Drew's Eternal Pointer was true or false. He had never been to the position marked on the pointer and had never verified it.

And this pointer was not found by him, but brought by Buena Festa as a condition of cooperation.

After Roger arrived at Loughdrew, a crew member did record the position of Loughdrew with the Eternal Pointer, but this caused Roger's dissatisfaction.

[Are you kidding me? You actually recorded the position on the eternity pointer? 】

[This is just in case there is any need in the future.]

【just in case? There is no chance at all. Our adventure is over. People who need this kind of thing to get here have no way to get the treasure, right? 】

After vetoing the crew's actions, Roger threw the eternal pointer recording the position of Rafdru into the deep sea.

After falling into the deep sea, no one knows whether this eternal pointer sank to the bottom of the sea or fell into the belly of a fish.

The reason why Buena Festa disappeared on the sea was because of the shipwreck caused by the Neptune class. When he reappeared in the public eye, he already had such an eternal pointer in his hand.

Whether this is Buena Festa's luck or a lie, only Buena Festa himself knows, but the truth or falsehood does not matter to them.

Whether it is Buena Festa or Barrett, the current goal is not to find the great secret treasure, but to surpass Roger. As long as it can make the sea boil and attract enough attention, the authenticity of the pointer does not matter.

Roger's last speech ushered in the era of great pirates, and Whitebeard's last bold words convinced countless people that the great secret treasure was real.

Then with Buena Festa, the famous initiator and war planner of the old-era celebrations, and Barrett's reputation as having sailed with Roger, their goal has been achieved.

As Barrett's voice spread throughout the surroundings, some of the pirates who were running away frantically stopped.

"Don't block the road, get out of my way!"

Only a part of them stopped. Most of the pirates were still fleeing far away out of fear, and a sudden appearance of a person braking suddenly on the way to escape would inevitably lead to congestion.

Poof!

"You are the one blocking the road."

The sharp blade penetrated the opponent's body. The pirate who turned around shouted to his subordinates: "Young men! Why did we go to sea? Have we forgotten all about it? One Piece is right in front of us. Can we give up this opportunity? ?”

Such people are not alone. One Piece is a treasure of immeasurable value to the pirate community. No one knows its value, but countless pirates set sail to pursue him with this goal.

When the benefits reach a certain level, even death cannot stop those greedy people.

Many fleeing pirates turned towards the center and gathered in the direction. Of course, there were also many who escaped.

"Idiot, whoever wants to take this kind of fatal thing can do it. I don't want to die in vain."

These pirates made a decision decisively, but in addition, there were still some people who were struggling.

They both covet the great secret treasure, but are unwilling to face this powerful enemy.

"Boss, let's wait a little longer. The one fighting that guy is a redhead. When they both lose, we might have a chance."

"Yes, yes, they will definitely beat their heads to pieces over that thing."

These wait-and-see groups stopped in a relatively safe area, wanting to wait for the people in front to finish the fight, but stopping did not mean safety. People who were also trying to reap the benefits launched a sneak attack on these fishermen who had the same idea.

In their view, when strong players compete, both sides will lose. In this case, it is better to eliminate some potential competitors first.

Under the influence of Barrett's words, a new round of chaos broke out on the island.

The fragments of Bubble Island next to Barrett showed another scene. For example, after Bucky heard Barrett's words, not only did he not show any greedy expression, but he accelerated his escape.

"Captain Bucky, aren't you going to take action on such a good opportunity?"

"Are you kidding me? Do you know what kind of monster that is! Shut up and get out of here before no one notices us!"

He couldn't afford to offend either Shanks or Barrett. He didn't want to be involved and become cannon fodder.

"I understand, Captain Bucky, you are not willing to take action against your former partners, are you?"

"That must be the case. Captain Bucky is not the kind of person who would take advantage of others."

As a habit has become natural, Bucky ignored the self-informed thoughts of these boys and was moving quickly towards a safe place. Mr. 3 was also following his footsteps closely.

Although the Cross Guild was formed, Crocodile did not recruit this old group, which ultimately led to Mr. 3 continuing to stay with Bucky.

This group of people had no moral integrity, and Bucky didn't care about such things.

What's more, Mr. 3's ability is very convenient. It can be said that he is one of the few reliable people around Bucky who knows his true level and will not force him to do weird things. He also has a certain level of reliability.

Others behaved in a way that his companions did not expect.

Luffy's crew is worried that he will suddenly come forward and plan to join the battle. This is not a "theatrical world". Faced with this kind of emperor-level combat power at its peak, it will not do them any good to get involved in this battle.

Luo, who was accompanying him, was even more worried, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Luffy made a choice that was beyond his expectation.

"The Straw Hat Boss, here."

"Ah, I thought the treasure was inexhaustible meat, why is it such a boring thing?"

His little finger was inserted into his nostrils. Facing this treasure that countless pirates were flocking to, Luffy looked dismissive and completely uninterested.

"Boring? Mr. Straw Hat, do you know what you are talking about? This is the most direct way for you to reach Lovedrew. Also, who would regard endless meat as a treasure!"

Judging from Luo's reaction, he has been assimilated by Straw Hat, otherwise there would not be such a delayed reaction.

"I know, but that would be boring. How can a Pirate King be a Pirate King without adventure? Besides, Shanks is still there. He must have his own plans."

Wiping his fingers on Usopp's clothes, Luffy suddenly remembered something and suddenly walked towards the battlefield.

"Hey! What are you doing again?! Aren't you no longer interested in treasures?"

Seeing that Luffy finally felt normal for once, he walked towards the extremely dangerous place again, making his companions next to him even more confused.

"Go find Shanks. We made an appointment to return the straw hat to him when we meet again. Now it should be considered a formal meeting."

"Don't disturb the big shot's confrontation at this time!"