"Don't blame me for being so ruthless. Who told you to not only expose your identity and ruin the family's reputation but also insist on getting involved with our top enemy, that Shano?"
"Getting involved with Shano?"
Shanks's cold expression suddenly fell apart, his eyes full of astonishment, "Huh? Where did this saying come from?"
Ever since the farewell at Black Stone City, during such a long time, he hadn't even met Shano once!
"Hmph, don't think about denying it when you're at your end. Do you think the CP Department is good for nothing, unable to detect your repeated attempts at rescue?!"
"Last time in the North Sea, over three hundred compatriots were slaughtered, yet you attacked Impel Down at the same time! Helping the Endgame relieve pressure! With such actions, don't speak of Father, even I cannot tolerate it!"
Shamrock said coldly, stepping back a few paces, joining the Divine Knights' lineup, "Take him down!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Six elite members of the Divine Knight Order immediately launched an attack, with a fierce offensive sweeping in from all directions like a storm.
Swoosh!
Shanks's eyes narrowed, Gryphon instantly unsheathed, blocking these offensives amidst the flicker of the blade.
Then suddenly a change in rhythm, a horizontal slash, cutting the Divine Knight Order member in front into two halves.
But the next moment, this member simply shook his head, a mass of black mist emerged, and he returned to his original state.
"It's useless, Shanks!"
Shamrock's voice eerily came, "You were also once a member of the Divine Knight Order and naturally know the terror of this Undying Body. Among the Four Emperors, it's precisely you who don't excel in physical strength. Just by wearing you down, they can kill you."
"Stop boasting. The Immortal Ability is indeed annoying..."
Shanks snorted coldly, swinging his sword to repel the combined attack of two Divine Knights, "And with these six helpers, you do indeed have the right to fight me, but just this level, do you really think you can trap me?"
At most, he would just leave!
"Who said only these six? Of course, there's someone else. Considering the time, they should be arriving soon."
Shamrock chuckled lightly, just about to say more when suddenly a earth-shattering roar came from the distant sea:
"Red——Hair——!!!"
This loud voice resounded like thunder, so loud that for a moment it overshadowed the rumbling lightningstorm on the island.
Shanks and Shamrock simultaneously turned their heads, seeing a speedboat breaking through the waves rapidly.
A burly giant stood at its bow, grasped two giant scythes, leaping high off, landing with a boom on the island.
"Earthquake Jack?"
Who Shamrock spoke of as someone else, turns out it was this guy?
Shanks's expression changed slightly on the spot, shouting in anger: "When did you guys join forces with the Endgame?!"
Or has this Jack betrayed Shano and sided with the Divine Knight Order?
"Stop slandering people! Fool!"
Shamrock shouted angrily, turning his head to ask fiercely: "What's going on? Wasn't the nearby sea blocked, why let someone like this come over?"
"The seas indeed are blocked, Beckman's group also have surveillance ships keeping watch, nothing unusual was spotted."
A confused Divine Knight Order member said, "Strange, it shouldn't be..."
"Finally caught you!"
Jack's loud voice sounded again, charging straight in and knocked a screaming Divine Knight Order member flying.
Standing before the two with the scythes, one directed at Shanks and the other at Shamrock, he yelled fiercely:
"Just as I guessed, the two brothers secretly meeting here... Hey, Red Hair! With me here today, your dirty deal with the World Government won't succeed!"
I, trading with the World Government?
"Stop slandering people! Fool!"
Red Hair paused for a moment, then also grew angry, "You big fool, can you look clearly, I am being besieged, besieged!"
Despite being annoyed, he also immediately perceived the other party's stance from Jack's attitude.
Suppressing the urge to beat this fool up, Shanks held his forehead in exasperation:
"Things are indeed getting lively now..."
"Are they?"
A faintly aged voice quickly followed, "So, may I also join in this lively scene?"
Crack!
The ground, on which an unnoticed purple-black Pentagram Array appeared, suddenly expanded, while above the sky, the previously violent thunderclouds suddenly stalled.
In the center of the vortex-like dark clouds, a deep chasm-like fissure appeared, followed by the silent descent of night, a massive crescent moon revealed itself.
In the next moment.
Within the moonlight's clear brilliance, a colossal figure wearing a graceful robe, nearly a hundred meters high, walked out expressionlessly, like a deity, gazing indifferently downward.
"What is that thing?!"
Jack's eyes widened, full of question marks.
Even his stature, in front of this newcomer, appeared like a small dot, the disparity striking.
Even those giants of Elbaf aren't this big, right?
"Hey, Red Hair! What exactly is this guy? This should be a Devil Fruit ability, right?" He turned his head to ask.
"Even as one of the Five Elders, you personally descended?"
The nearby Red Hair now stared fixedly at the opponent, his expression extremely unpleasant, "Yes, of course it's Devil Fruit ability, to be precise, it's a Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit·Mythical·Tsukuyomi form..."
Tsukuyomi???
Seems like he heard it as a child, a very powerful figure in mythology, but upon desperately recalling, couldn't remember any details.
Forget it, doesn't matter!
"Five Elders, is it? Then that seems more worthy of a slash than you, Red Hair!"
Jack snorted coldly, gripping his giant scythe tightly, looking up at that massive figure with laughter:
"Hey, old guy, stop pretending to be mysterious there, I've fought Five Elders before, if you've got the guts come fight me!"
Hmm?
The massive divine figure turned his gaze, slightly furrowing his brows.
"An ignorant ant."
The indifferent voice thundered through the night sky, "Just a lowly pirate, worthy to speak with me?"
Before the words fell, Saint Garling waved his hand.
Swoosh!
A dazzling white moonlight, carrying an invisible terrifying pressure suddenly descended, Jack screamed, spitting a mouthful of blood, his body flying out like a broken puppet.
——————
Isle of Dawn.
Shano, who had just finished training, came out after showering, his hair yet to be dried, was stopped by Angewomon at the bathroom door.
"Red Hair is privately trading with the World Government over by Thunder God Island."
After hearing the report, Shano raised his head in surprise, "And then Jack just went over there alone?"
"Yes, it's been a few hours now, I suppose."
He declined Angewomon's offered towel, the pinnacle Life Return activated, all strands of hair simultaneously vibrated, and in an instant all the water droplets from his hair were shook dry.
With this, having organized himself as quickly as possible, clothed and ready, Shano came to the window, a hint of helplessness in his brow:
"If it weren't for this incident, he'd have already accomplished his mission perfectly... Is there any change in Jack's Life Card?"
"Here, it hasn't changed."
Angewomon handed over the Life Card, and as soon as Shano received it, it suddenly began to shrink slightly.
Hmm?
Both were stunned.
This indicated a weakening life force, and if it returned to normal afterward, the Life Card would also return to its original size.
Whereas if the Life Card started burning, it meant the person it represented was nearly exhausted of vitality, reaching their end...
"Looks like he got beaten pretty badly, Jack."
Shano looked out at the boundless sea, "If I remember correctly, the closest territory to Thunder God Island is Dressrosa, right?"
"Yes, Master... Are you planning to go yourself?"
"What else? Since I've raised such a stupid elephant, I'd better be prepared to clean up after his idiotic actions."
Somebody sighed quietly.