Pirates of the Peak

Chapter 1162 Avenging Mother

"Invincible under heaven? Maybe she was before, but who can say for sure now? Besides, my grudge with you is a personal matter and doesn't need to be related to other things!"

Shanks remained calm and composed, a faint smile playing on his lips, his tone devoid of any emotion, but his eyes were exceptionally cold!

Shanks had no concrete concept of his mother, but over the years of building his pirate crew and wandering the world, he had seen too many scenes of mothers and children embracing each other at the ports!

A fisherwoman tiptoes to straighten her son's collar, while a merchant ship captain's daughter clings to her mother's arm and acts coquettishly. Even in the midst of a raging storm, there is the unwavering figure of a mother shielding her child beneath her.

That warm feeling of being connected by blood and flesh was something he had longed for countless times from across the ship's railing; it was the most simple yet inviolable humanity and motherhood.

But the Celestial Dragons, these scum who call themselves "descendants of the Creator," are determined to tear all of this apart.

They not only took away his mother and the maternal love he never had, but they also etched this inhuman brutality into the fate of many more people.

Such a species should not exist in this world!

"Ding"

The crisp sound of metal clashing pierced the air, followed by the muffled thud of a sharp blade entering flesh!

"puff"

Before he finished speaking, Shanks suddenly exerted force in his arm, and with a clever flick of his wrist, he deflected Garin's rapier by half a foot.

Before the other party could react, the Griffin in his hand had already turned into a streak of light, so fast that no one could see its trajectory, leaving only a deep, bone-revealing bloodstain on Garin's chest.

Scalding hot blood splattered on the cold ground, blooming into eerie flowers.

Even so, it was only because Garin retreated quickly and used the strength of his waist and abdomen to barely turn to the side that he was able to avoid being cut in two. This shows the difference between the two!

In terms of both strength and speed, he was inferior. What's even more terrifying is that Shanks never used a single bit of Haki from beginning to end, otherwise Korin would have been injured even more severely!

"Shanks! Don't you care about our father-son relationship at all? I've been sending people to look for you ever since you disappeared at God Valley. Later, I learned that you were kidnapped by the Roger Pirates..."

I haven't abandoned raising you, it's just that Roger and his gang are unreasonable; they simply won't return you to me.

You are my son, Garin's son! How dare they prevent us from being reunited, from letting you live a life of privilege? They have no humanity whatsoever! I brought men to their door and fought with them several times, but they still won't let go.

Later, the Roger Pirates disbanded, Roger was executed, and you left alone. That's when I had the chance to bring you back to the Holy Land. I've never given up on you! Are you really going to kill your own father?

Garin clutched his bleeding chest, trembling with pain, his voice filled with barely concealed fear.

He never imagined that his son, whom he had never cared about, would become so powerful.

This biological son really wants to kill his own father! He forced himself to speak, trying to use blood ties to pry open the other party's defenses!

Moreover, this "son" surpasses his father in strength, speed, and all other aspects, and truly has the ability to kill him. He can no longer utter the threatening words he made before!

Garin's words were choked with emotion, for he knew all too well Shanks's weakness—this boy, raised by pirates, valued "loyalty" above all else.

He can survive as long as he can rekindle even the slightest bit of old feelings!

After all, Lord Im is Lord Im, and he is himself. Now that Lord Im is being held back, if Shanks really wants to kill him, there is no one who can save him. So he can only play the emotional card and hope that Shanks, a man of great loyalty and righteousness, will feel the same way about him. He can only take this gamble.

"Speaking of which, I really have to thank Captain Roger and the others. If it weren't for their efforts to protect me and keep me in the Roger Pirates, I really can't imagine what kind of person I would have become!"

Whenever I see the despicable behavior and beastly acts of other Celestial Dragons, I feel both lingering fear and relief!

Perhaps the luckiest thing in my life was being taken aboard the ship by the captain and his crew. But you, without hesitation, killed my mother with your own hands. I will never forgive you for that. I will send you to another world to apologize to her!

Shanks is a very determined person, and he can't be swayed by a few words from Garin, unless there is really some hidden reason behind this!

However, given what this guy did, there's no way there could be any hidden story. It doesn't make any sense at all, so even if he makes a fuss, it's all fake. They were originally enemies, and he had a blood feud with his mother, so reconciliation was impossible!

"Since that's the case, then you might as well die! Even if you are my son, anyone who dares to defy my will will also face certain death!"

Shanks' words shattered Garin's hopes of survival. Knowing that there was no way to end things peacefully this time, his eyes were filled with madness and killing intent, but he felt no guilt or remorse towards Shanks' mother. In short, he was determined to fight to the death!

As soon as he finished speaking, the wound on Garin's chest had healed. He stopped retreating to avoid Shanks' pursuit, stepped back and landed on the ground, his whole body coming to a stop!

A green light flashed on the rapier in his hand. Ignoring Shanks's blade that was already aimed at him, he thrust the rapier forward, trading injury for injury, risking his life for his life!

A green light flashed before his eyes, and a pungent smell wafted over. Shanks' eyes narrowed, and a sense of crisis arose. He did not strike with his sword completely, but stopped instantly in an unbelievable way, leaning back as he slid off the bridge to dodge the rapier.

Seeing that Shanks could hover instantly under such great inertia and react immediately to dodge his attack, Garin was also somewhat incredulous!

He couldn't help but admire his son's fighting talent, but it was a pity that he was wasted in the lower realm!

When his first attack missed, Garin immediately changed his move, and the rapier hanging above Shanks slashed down!

The blade is coated with his scorpion venom. As long as it can pierce Shanks' skin, it can immediately render him unable to fight, and then he will be at Shanks' mercy!

Garin's plan was well done, but Shanks was no pushover either. He had anticipated the counterattack and, as he leaned back, swung his Griffin sword, which intercepted Garin's rapier!

This rapier posed a very strong threat to his life, and coupled with that green light, he couldn't let it touch him!

"what!"

With a loud shout, accompanied by a powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki, Karin was instantly blasted away, his head spinning for a moment!

That powerful Conqueror's Haki rendered his resistance futile, as if he had been blown away. In fact, he was resisting, but it was just not visible!

After knocking Korin away, Shanks didn't press his advantage. Instead, he stopped in place, holding Griffin, and stared silently at Korin flying in front of him, his eyes filled with coldness!

"not good......"

Upon landing, Garin immediately stood up. In such a life-or-death battle, he dared not be careless in the slightest, for even the slightest mistake would lead to utter ruin!

He was momentarily stunned by Shanks' Conqueror's Haki, which was his biggest weakness. If Shanks had pressed his advantage, he would have suffered a great loss!

And just when he was relieved that Shanks was still too young and hadn’t seen through this flaw!

But he discovered that on Shanks' Griffin, crimson lightning was constantly intertwined, and the aura that shocked his mind was rising steadily. He felt as if he were being plunged into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, and even his movements became a little sluggish, making it difficult for him to breathe!