God Valley — another battlefield.
At the same time, Uchiha Madara was locked in fierce combat with Charlotte Linlin.
"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
Madara opened his mouth and unleashed a massive torrent of flames.
The inferno engulfed Charlotte Linlin instantly.
Even with her naturally monstrous body and iron-like skin—
The searing heat still burned her flesh, forcing her to feel genuine pain.
"Damn it! It's hot!"
Charlotte Linlin rushed out from the sea of flames, her face reddened from the burns.
Madara gripped his war scythe, Haki coating its blade as he swung toward her.
"Napoleon!"
"I'm here, Mama!"
The bicorne hat atop Linlin's head immediately transformed into a gigantic sword and appeared in her grasp.
BOOM!
Madara's scythe collided with Napoleon.
The resulting shockwaves exploded outward like a storm, ravaging everything nearby.
Madara had spent a long time in this world already.
His talent was terrifying.
Not only had he mastered all three types of Haki—
His proficiency in them was extremely deep.
Additionally—
His recovery progress had reached sixty percent, granting him sixty percent of his peak strength.
His overall power already surpassed Charlotte Linlin.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Their weapons clashed continuously.
Visible ripples of force destroyed everything around them.
Even the surrounding space appeared distorted.
Whoosh!
Madara spotted an opening.
He sidestepped Linlin's attack—
Then raised his scythe and slammed it into her abdomen.
"AHH—!"
Charlotte Linlin cried out.
Her body staggered backward several steps.
A horrifying wound opened across her stomach.
Everyone knew—
Charlotte Linlin was born with monstrous strength and nearly impenetrable skin.
Yet Madara had still broken through her defenses.
That alone proved how terrifying his strength and Haki mastery had become.
"Mama!"
Napoleon and Zeus both cried out in alarm.
They rarely saw Charlotte Linlin injured.
Now—
A gruesome wound dripped blood across her abdomen.
Naturally, they were shocked.
"So this is the level of a Rocks Pirate executive?"
Madara rested his scythe on his shoulder, expression indifferent.
"You don't even possess enough strength to entertain me."
"Damn it!"
"You bastard… are you looking down on me?!"
Charlotte Linlin clenched her fists, roaring furiously.
Back at the Holy Land Mary Geoise, Madara had completely overwhelmed her.
That humiliation had remained a scar in her heart.
Since then—
She had grown stronger specifically to seek revenge against him.
Yet now she discovered—
Madara had improved just as much.
She never wanted to fight him again.
But his mockery was unbearable.
"I never held you in high regard."
Madara replied coldly.
"You're simply too weak."
"DAMN IT!"
Veins bulged on Charlotte Linlin's forehead.
Madara let out a low, disdainful laugh.
"Heh…"
Then—
"Die!"
"Ikoku Sovereignty!"
Charlotte Linlin raised Napoleon high into the air before unleashing a terrifying slash capable of destroying everything in its path.
The overwhelming attack surged toward Madara.
Madara gripped his scythe with both hands and swept it outward violently.
The incoming slash shattered.
Then—
He charged at Charlotte Linlin again.
—
At the center of God Valley…
Garp and Rocks continued their brutal battle.
Rocks truly deserved his reputation.
At first—
His anger clouded his judgment and prevented him from using his full power.
But once he calmed down—
The tide changed.
He began suppressing Garp.
BOOM!
A Haki-coated punch from Rocks smashed heavily into Garp's face.
Garp shot backward like a meteor.
His body tore through ruined buildings for over a hundred meters.
Dust exploded everywhere.
"Hahahaha…!"
"What's wrong, Garp?"
"Weren't you acting arrogant earlier?"
"You think you alone can defeat me?"
"Don't forget…"
"I am Rocks!"
Rocks laughed savagely while staring toward Garp's fallen figure beneath the rubble.
"So what if you're Rocks?"
"I'm Garp!"
Garp roared as he stood back up.
His body carried numerous wounds.
But to him—
Such injuries barely counted.
"This era belongs to Rocks!"
"And I…"
"Am the king of this era!"
"No matter who stands before me…"
"I'll destroy them all!"
Rocks sneered darkly.
…
Today—
He knew survival was unlikely.
Even if Is wasn't intervening right now—
The moment he tried escaping, he'd face pursuit from both Garp and Is.
If death was inevitable—
Then dragging someone down with him wasn't a loss.
Rocks' gaze shifted.
Nearby—
Aurelius D. Virel Is was sitting atop ruins with one leg crossed over the other.
At some point—
He had even taken out a newspaper and was leisurely reading it.
"…Damn it."
Rocks' expression darkened.
He and Garp were fighting to the death.
Meanwhile—
Is was calmly reading a newspaper.
"No pirate can withstand my fists."
"Including you, Rocks."
Garp removed the Justice coat behind him.
His expression turned serious.
"Don't be so arrogant, Garp."
"If not for Aurelius D. Virel Is…"
"After destroying the Roger Pirates, the next to fall would've been the Marines!"
Rocks snarled darkly.
Back then—
He had nearly wiped out the entire Roger Pirates.
Had Aurelius D. Virel Is not intervened—
Roger's crew would've been finished.
If the Roger Pirates disappeared and the Rocks Pirates escaped intact—
The New World would eventually become his alone.
Then—
He could recruit endless pirates.
Destroy the Marines.
Destroy the World Government.
Conquer the world.
Everything might have become reality.
But all of it depended on one condition—
Aurelius D. Virel Is not existing in this world.
His hatred toward Is had long reached the bone.
Yet—
There was nothing he could do.
"But Roger is still alive."
Garp charged toward Rocks with a calm smile.
"…Damn it."
"DON'T MENTION HIM TO ME!"
Rocks roared.
Black mist surged violently around him again.
He rushed toward Garp.
BOOM!
The two collided repeatedly.
Like primordial beasts fighting for dominance.
Sand and rubble filled the air.
Smoke spread everywhere.
The earth shattered beneath them.
Terrifying shockwaves rippled outward endlessly.
Meanwhile—
After finishing the newspaper—
Is casually set it down on the ruins beside him.
Then—
His gaze fixed upon the battle unfolding ahead.
Garp.
And Rocks.
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