RNP Chapter 39 The Great Battle Approaches, Fist Bones Frozen
Chapter 39 The Great Battle Approaches, Fist Bones Frozen
Smoker's expression changed drastically, cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead, and his whole body trembled slightly.
He had never felt such a pure and domineering aura before; it was an aura that no human could possess! This was... the majesty of the Pirate King?!
Looking back now, I realize how incredibly naive I was to have been so reckless in trying to hunt down Dilt a while back...
Bucky's limbs fell to the ground with a "thud," and he stared blankly at the figure.
Looking at the man who, in his moment of despair, crushed all obstacles in his path and intimidated the Navy Headquarters colonel with sheer force of his own!
Tears welled up in Bucky's eyes without warning, mixing with snot and streaming down his face.
His unwavering, almost blind, adoration for that man instantly overwhelmed his fear.
"The ship... Captain..." Bucky's voice was thick with sobs, like a lost child who had finally found his parents.
He crawled toward Roger on all fours, crying out in anguish as he went.
"Run, Captain! Garp and Aokiji are here! The Marines have completely surrounded us! They're after you! Run!!!"
Roger's gaze finally fell on Bucky, who was disheveled and in tears.
A glimmer of light flashed in his eyes—touched by the clumsy yet desperate loyalty of his former subordinates.
His lips twitched, but in the end he only let out a low, hearty laugh.
"Hahaha! Bucky, you little brat..."
"After all these years, you're still the same useless person."
Roger strode forward, walking steadily alongside Luffy towards Buggy. It was as if the surrounding Marines and Smoker didn't exist.
Luffy saw the distinctive red nose and pressed his straw hat down.
It turns out that Bucky was Roger's former partner...
Thinking of this, he no longer harbored hostility towards Bucky, but instead revealed a sunny smile.
"Hey, Bucky, long time no see. I didn't expect you to be crying like this."
Bucky's tears didn't stop, but he still retorted defiantly to the Straw Hat Boy.
"What do you know, you brat... I was just too excited to see the captain... so..."
Roger walked up to Bucky, who was slumped on the ground, and reached out his large hand. Despite Bucky's face being covered in snot and tears, he patted Bucky's shoulder heavily.
"However... your heart is still the same as it was back then!"
Roger's voice carried an undeniable power, drowning out Bucky's wailing.
"Idiot, I appreciate your concern! You were just worrying for nothing."
Bucky looked up, his eyes blurry with tears, and saw Captain Roger's familiar, magnanimous smile.
At that moment, all the fear and chaos seemed to be dispelled by that smile and that heavy, large hand.
He's still the same useless clown Bucky, having accomplished nothing over the years.
But in front of the captain, he seemed... no longer to feel lonely or guilty.
"The ship... Captain..." Bucky choked, his huge red nose twitching, feeling an unprecedented surge of power coursing through his body.
However, this brief warmth was completely frozen by an even more terrifying cold in the next second!
Smoker stood frozen in place, his face ashen.
The auras of Garp and Aokiji, like an imminent eruption of a volcano and a glacier freezing everything, pressed in from the direction of the command post!
boom--!
A terrifying aura, heavy enough to crush mountains, carried boundless rage.
The force was like a giant wave crashing against the naval command post!
The air groaned under the weight of the pressure, and the tiny pebbles on the ground bounced wildly! The target was Roger!
At the same time, another chilling, deathly coldness silently spread out, quickly covering the entire square area!
The moisture in the air instantly condensed into tiny ice crystals, which drifted down onto the unconscious naval soldier.
Some of the raindrops landed on Baji's fearful and stiff face, bringing a chilling coldness.
Marine hero Garp, Admiral Aokiji! Reporting for duty!
Garp's figure crashed down not far in front of Roger, and the hard ground beneath his feet shattered like a spider web!
He clenched his fists, and the domineering aura surrounding them was no longer simply pitch black, but a dark red like lightning.
It emanated a destructive pressure, which was the legendary power—the Conqueror's Haki.
Garp stared intently at Roger, his anger mixed with excitement: "Roger!!! You got away last time! Now you dare to run away with my grandson! Give me an explanation!!"
The last sentence was almost roared out, the sound so loud it made Bucky's eardrums ache.
Aokiji's figure slowly coalesced in the cold air beside Garp, who was still wearing his eye patch.
But at this moment he no longer appeared lazy; the chill emanating from him caused the surrounding temperature to drop sharply, and a thin layer of frost quickly condensed on the ground.
His voice carried an awe-inspiring authority: "Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King... You have disrupted the order and must be eliminated. Surrender to avoid unnecessary casualties."
His gaze swept over Luffy and the others behind Roger, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Once a battle breaks out, people of their caliber will only face certain death.
The pressure on Smoker lessened the moment Garp and Aokiji appeared, but his expression remained grim.
He quickly regained his composure, clenching his fists, billowing smoke to block Roger's possible escape route. At the same time, he glared fiercely at Roger and the clown standing in his way.
Under the enormous shadow of the execution platform, the atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing point, and pressure gripped everyone in the center!
Luffy stepped forward, standing a little in front of Roger, fearlessly meeting Garp's angry gaze.
"Grandpa! You're not allowed to yell at Uncle Roger! He's my comrade!" He clenched his rubber fists and assumed a fighting stance.
When Garp saw his grandson, the sharp aura in his eyes dissipated by more than half, as if he had turned back into an old man arguing with his grandson.
"Hey Luffy, what did you call him? 'Uncle'?!? Who gave you the right to be so friendly?!"
Not only him, Roger also opened his eyes wide and punched Luffy on the head with a shocked expression, instantly causing a big bump to swell up on his head.
"You idiot brat! Calling me that makes me feel like I'm a generation younger! You've already lost in terms of presence!"
After the minor incident, the atmosphere on the field did not ease much.
Roger took a small step forward, and the Conqueror's Haki that he had just subsided was awakened again, spreading out silently.
Although it did not unleash its power, it steadily withstood Garp's Conqueror's Haki and Aokiji's Ice Domain, creating a sanctuary in the center of the plaza.
"Trying to arrest me? And you want to mess with the brats I'm protecting?"
Roger's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an unparalleled air of dominance.
"Then let your fists do the talking! Let me see if you so-called 'justice' have improved at all in the past twenty years!"
He turned his head slightly, facing Luffy behind him, his voice carrying an unquestionable command:
"Kid, go find your partners and prepare to retreat. This level is not something you can interfere with right now."
Then, he glanced at Bucky, who was struggling to get up from the ground, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.
He slowly drew the famous sword that had accompanied him to become king—Ace—from his waist.
"Bucky, let's go somewhere further away. Let's see how your captain, just like when he was young, beats that old bastard Garp to a pulp. Hahahaha!"
Bucky shuddered. He had heard those words countless times when he was a child and had looked up at Roger's back countless times.
"You worthless marines! With Captain Roger here, none of you will leave standing! Hahahaha!"
Garp's forehead veins throbbed, the ground beneath his feet exploded with a deafening sonic boom as his Conqueror's Haki-wrapped iron fist tore through the air.
This punch foreshadows the start of a major battle.