One Piece: General Xuanming, Defeat the New World

Now it seems that I was never taken seriously by the other party during the first battle.

However, it might not be too late to figure this out now. The problem facing Kozuki Oden now is how to get out of this situation.

"Captain Rayleigh, what should we do?"

Kozuki Oden looked at Rayleigh and signaled with his eyes.

Rayleigh gave a reassuring look in return, signaling Kozuki Oden not to be anxious or act rashly. Both of them were not seriously injured yet, and it was not yet the end of their rope, and it was not time to fight to the death.

"Kozuki Oden, you are capable, aren't you? I heard that when you first met Whitebeard, you made Whitebeard ready for battle, and then you blew for a long time."

"It's been less than ten years, how come your strength has declined?"

Carsente sneered and mentioned an old story about Kozuki Oden.

At that time, Kozuki Oden was rampant throughout Wano Country, and he even dared to face Whitebeard's power. It is said that the entire Whitebeard Pirates were forced to be extremely cautious.

"Hey, Baiji..."

Hearing Carsent's teasing, Kozuki Oden thought of what happened that year and couldn't help but sigh, remembering Whitebeard's heroic laughter again.

Just as Carsente said, for quite a long time, he thought that he was on par with Whitebeard in strength, but now he thought that when Whitebeard got serious, he might not be able to take even one punch from Whitebeard.

After all, he is having such a hard time facing Carsent now, so how can he fight against Whitebeard, who has the title of "the strongest in the sea".

When Kozuki Oden was recalling, Carsent did not continue to attack, but watched Rayleigh and Roger quietly.

Facing Carsent's hunting-like gaze, Rayleigh gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, beads of sweat dripped from his forehead. He remained in a highly tense state at all times and was already mentally exhausted.

When two sides are in confrontation, the weaker side will always have to bear greater psychological pressure. Sometimes, they don't even need to do it themselves, and can crush the enemy just by relying on this pressure.

As time passed, the atmosphere on the entire battlefield became increasingly heavy. Carsent twisted his fists from time to time, and his eyes had transformed into the vertical pupils of Xuanwu, staring coldly at Rayleigh and the other two.

Behind Carsen, the navy officers did not seem to be very nervous. These people were veterans who had fought with Carsen for several years and had absolute confidence in the strength of their lieutenant general.

The other party was far less optimistic. Kozuki Oden had already pulled out another long sword from behind his back, and his five fingers grasped the hilt again and again but were unable to let go.

Kozuki Oden delayed this stalemate. He wanted a hearty fight, but he knew that he could not take the initiative. He even had to pray that the other party would not take action. This was tantamount to mental torture for the always proud Kozuki Oden.

Finally, Lei Li spoke first, breaking the cold atmosphere.

"What do you want, Excellency? The Roger Pirates have no intention of offending you. We hope you can forgive us."

Rayleigh finally started to soften his attitude. He knew that if the stalemate continued, it would be of no benefit to him. Instead, Kozuki Oden's state of mind was on the verge of collapse.

"It's a huge joke for a pirate to mention no offense in front of the navy. Your presence is the biggest offense to the navy."

Carsen snorted coldly and repeated Rayleigh's words verbatim.

Carsent didn't want to have the same relationship with pirates as Garp. Pirates were still pirates after all, and they were natural mortal enemies of the navy.

If you really value a pirate group, use the power in your hands to help them erase the bounty, let them take down the pirate flag, and wander the sea as adventurers. In this way, no one will say anything.

Perhaps Garp had thought so too, but Roger would definitely not be willing to take down the pirate flag. In that case, he could only "persuade the damned devil with kind words" and fight with his life.

The navy can surrender and compromise with pirates for the sake of interests, balancing the situation, or even simply seeking a way out when they are at a disadvantage. It doesn't matter, it's all for the sake of long-term justice. But the only thing they can't do is be nice to pirates because they have a mutual understanding.

You know, a pirate who mixes with the navy is still a pirate, but whether a navy who mixes with pirates is still a navy is debatable.

"In that case, what do you want?"

Rayleigh continued to respond, waiting for Carsent's decision.

If you want to break out by force, you will inevitably pay an extremely tragic price. It is best to leave one person behind, or even the entire army may be wiped out. That is why Rayleigh has been talking to Carsent.

"General, why don't you give me some face and let them pay the price and leave safely?"

When the two sides were confronting each other, Feng Yue Ling had been watching from the side, and only spoke when the atmosphere became tense.

As for Fuuzuki Zero, he didn't want the two sides to fight to the death. On the one hand, he watched Kozuki Oden grow up and had certain feelings for him, but at the same time, he had already joined the navy.

"I originally wanted to keep you two here, but since Senior Feng Yueling has spoken, I can give you a chance to live."

After a long while, Carson nodded and agreed to Feng Yueling's suggestion.

In fact, this was nothing more than Fuyue Ling's decision. The main reason was that Carsen had no intention of fighting with Roger's pirate group here. He took advantage of Fuyue Ling's words to get out of the way.

After all, if the Roger Pirates are pushed to a certain extent, either Rayleigh will activate the teleportation and the Navy will gain nothing, or the Roger Pirates will fight a desperate battle and force the Navy to suffer heavy losses.

The most important thing is that as the "pirate troublemaker", it is not time for Roger to die yet. The entire New World still needs Roger as a troublemaker.

"Thank you, old man, for speaking up. We, the Roger Pirates, are willing to pay a certain price."

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Rayleigh bowed to Feng Yueling to express his gratitude.

Kozuki Oden gritted his teeth and slapped the earth wall beside him hard. He felt inexplicably depressed in his heart, but he couldn't vent it.

“I…Ah!”

Kozuki Oden let out a strange cry, and his fighting spirit began to wane as if he were a deflated balloon.

Reason told Kozuki Oden that making peace was the best option at this time, but the pride and samurai spirit in his bones made Kozuki Oden extremely uncomfortable.

"Two devil fruits for both of you. That makes sense, right?"

After a brief thought, Carsent put forward his request. After all, the price is either treasure or devil fruit. However, considering that Roger's pirate group is already poor, they can only ask for devil fruit.

"Don't try to fool me with those junk fruits. You should know how much you two are worth."

In order to avoid any future disputes, Carson gave a warning.