One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 173 Splitting the Sky to Show – Where is the Sky?
The clouds dispersed, and the sun blazed overhead.

"Ouch!!!!"

A gigantic Groudon appeared, its heavy claws crushing the earth as it roared at the approaching Red-Haired Pirates!

Times have changed. Now that the beasts have sufficient fighting power, they should use their strength to overwhelm others. Even if they have to go to war with the Four Emperors, they should expand as quickly as possible.

More than 30 years ago, Kaido experienced the God Valley Battle, where even the extremely powerful Rocks Pirates suffered a crushing defeat, let alone the current Beasts Pirates.

Maintaining the balance of the new world is no different from slowly boiling a frog in water; only by constantly accumulating strength can one have the resources to confront the world government.

"boom!"

Goode suddenly felt a sharp pain as a huge shockwave exploded from his shoulder. The black bullet spun rapidly on his shoulder, creating a lot of sparks!
It's Ben Beckman!
"What a hard body!"

On the deck of Red-Haired's ship, Beckman held a smoking pistol, watching in astonishment as the bullets failed to penetrate the enemy's body.

He didn't hold back at all!

Such formidable hardness is comparable to Kaido when he transforms into the Azure Dragon!

"not good!"

Shanks' gaze sharpened as he foresaw the future. He immediately swung his sword at the air beside the ship, causing the air to explode and the resulting shockwave to push the ship to the other side!
"Cliff Sword!"

The next moment, a huge pillar of lava erupted from the seawater and appeared where the ship had been. If it had been a moment later, the ship would have been pierced through!

Shanks didn't let his guard down and shouted.

"defense!"

"boom!!!"

The pillar of lava shone with a blinding light, triggering a violent explosion. A powerful shockwave, mixed with debris, enveloped the Redford.

With the captain's reminder, the cadres were already prepared and quickly smashed all the incoming stones!
Shanks leaped to the bow of the ship and shot towards the shore like an arrow, maneuvering in the air by adjusting his body angle to dodge the lava pillars that kept shooting out from below!
The golden griffin spreads its wings once more!

"coming!"

Goode's eyes were piercing as he opened his massive arms.

"Qiang!"

A domineering aura entwines!

He's going to block it head-on!
The griffin disappeared, and the red-haired man reappeared!
"God avoids!!!"

A massive Conqueror's Haki slash pierced through Groudon's body!

"puff!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Goode's mouth. He blocked the incoming wave of energy with his claws and slid backward. The impact of the Conqueror's Haki pierced through his arms, causing him intense pain.

But, it's not enough!
"This kind of thing!"

Good roared furiously, his claws digging deep into the ground, and his thick arms gathered all his strength to swing the wave upwards!
"boom!!!"

The waves exploded in the sky!

The officials were horrified.

"He blocked the boss's divine evasion head-on!"

The last time they met, the captain's divine evasion easily severely injured the Disaster. How long has it been since then, yet the Disaster's strength has increased to such an extent?

Shanks landed on the shore, looked up at Goode, and his cold gaze was as sharp as a blade, making one feel uneasy.

"What exactly is your purpose?!"

"It's very simple."

Goode replied coldly, "As long as you hand over the management rights of the island to us, the Beasts, we will leave immediately!"

"I can't do that."

Shanks slowly shook his head.

He gave his flag to many islands, and to relinquish the right to manage those islands would be tantamount to betraying his loyal followers.

Shanks drew his sword again.

"Cataclysmic Goode, you're too radical. If we go to war, this crazy era will become uncontrollable!"

"What's there to be afraid of!"

Goode shrunk into his orc form and picked up the newly forged greatsword.

In this rotten world, only by breaking the balance can we find a new path. Those who don't want to take sides shouldn't stand in high positions!
The two men simultaneously stepped forward and brandished their weapons!

"Qiang!!!"

The greatsword clashed with the blade, and a terrifying, domineering impact swept across the entire sea, seemingly even cracking the sky!

However, the clear sky could not reveal the intensity of the battle.

Goode was radiating heat, and his arms, which were wielding the greatsword, were rapidly heating up, emitting a scorching light.

This time, his greatsword will not be cut!

"Qiang!"

The swords and blades parted at the same time, and the aftershocks of the strikes spread in all directions.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

A violent, circular explosion surrounded the two people at the center!
"That bastard!"

The sea was churning violently. The officers clung to the gunwale to steady themselves, watching the fierce battle on the shore with extreme tension.

No one expected that the geological disaster would withstand the captain's attack. "First mate, we—"

"Calm down, don't lose your composure!"

Beckman took a deep drag on his cigarette.

That Goode is ridiculously strong; even if Shanks wanted to defeat him, it would probably take him quite a while.

Although they desperately wanted to support Shanks, other enemies awaited them.

Beckman turned to look into the depths of the sea.

When the cadres saw Beckman's actions, they were startled and quickly turned to look at the sea.

Darkness is approaching!

Dark thunderclouds rolled in, and below them, the massive fleet of beasts rapidly approached, blocking their retreat.

The officials were horrified.

"How could they have arrived so quickly!"

"The beasts have long been prepared for war!"

Beckman stubbed out his cigarette.

Clearly, the beasts had anticipated their actions and had already set up a trap, just waiting for them to appear.

Even knowing there was a trap, they had no choice but to step into it.

If they avoid war, their banner will lose credibility, and those who trust them will face a crisis.

Yasopp shouted toward the shore.

"Boss, there's no time!"

The island is plagued by natural disasters, and the sea is dominated by the Beasts Pirates' large fleet. With their limited strength, if they don't find a way to break through, they may be annihilated.

The location is terrible!

And there's that man too!

Everyone looked up at the sky, where rolling thunderclouds had already covered the sky, and beneath the flashing lightning, a huge azure dragon appeared and disappeared in the thunderclouds.

"Uro ro ro!!!"

Thunderous battle cries echoed through the sky.

Kaido!

Just then, half of the warships in the Beast Fleet suddenly changed direction.

"what happened?!"

Yasopp picked up his binoculars and saw a new fleet appear; the familiar flags made him break out in a cold sweat.

It's their captains!
These idiots!

"Chief, we're here to support you!"

"Beasts, we will never let you touch a single hair on our leader!"

"Don't think we're easy to bully!"

The Beasts' massive operation had already caused a huge uproar, and they had received the news. Whether out of a sense of duty as subordinates or out of gratitude towards Shanks, they could not possibly hide.

Even if it only helps to share some of the firepower, it's worth it.

Coastal battlefield.

Shanks was startled and looked towards the sea.

"The losses were too great!"

In the foresight, in just a fleeting glance, the supporting fleet was annihilated by the cannon fire of the beasts.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shanks immediately abandoned Goode and ran towards the sea, his heart filled with anxiety.

"We absolutely have to make it!"

When he returned to the Redford and tried to jump forward again, the Beast Fleet had already begun firing!

"Boom boom boom!!!"

With just one salvo, more than twenty pirate ships that came to provide support were overwhelmed by the cannonballs and burst into flames.

completely annihilated!

Whether in terms of fleet size, ship size, or cannon firepower, the two sides were not even in the same league, making it tantamount to suicide.

Shanks stopped and stood on the mast in silence for a long time, his hair falling down and obscuring his face, revealing no emotion.

After a long while, Shanks raised his head.

An extremely angry gaze enveloped the entire fleet of beasts!

"Wow ah ah!"

The pirates foamed at the mouth and collapsed to the ground one after another. Even the true fighters could not withstand this terrifying impact on their will!

"The domineering aura of the Conqueror's Haki!"

Forzford and Sasaki stepped back, kneeling on one knee, their eyes filled with horror, unable to believe that they could not withstand the red-haired man's domineering aura.

"One of the Four Emperors, Shanks the Red-Haired!"

(End of this chapter)