At this time, Whitebeard was faintly regarded as the strongest person beneath Rocks, and his strength had always been on par with Roger's.
"So cool! As expected of Captain Newgate, one of the top monsters on this sea!"
Among the ordinary members of the Rocks Pirates, Gick clenched his fists, his eyes shining as he looked at Whitebeard standing at the bow of the ship, looking as if he were about to destroy the world.
That kind of power was not something he had seen for the first time, but every single time, it made his blood boil.
The entire sea was being shattered.
And in that very instant,
A black gun aimed at him.
"Useless..."
Like a ghost on the battlefield, a bullet wrapped in Conqueror's Haki and Ryuo appeared in midair like a phantom, shooting straight toward Whitebeard's chest.
As a master of Haki, Whitebeard's Observation Haki was naturally not weak at all. But sensing it was one thing. Blocking it was another.
Just as he was about to defend, the Haki bullet that was about to collide with his naginata suddenly vanished from its original position.
"What?!"
Ozz did not even look.
After firing that shot, he used the lingering heat from the barrel to light himself a cigarette.
"Haa..."
A crimson glow flashed through his eyes, and the future unfolded before him.
A truly powerful sniper never needed to check whether his shot had landed.
Because mistakes never appeared in the future.
Before Whitebeard could react, a drilling pain tore through him.
"Guh!"
A large spray of blood blossomed from Whitebeard's chest. It was no weaker than Akainu's Hellhound piercing through a torso.
But the Whitebeard of this era was not the old man from the Summit War who needed IV drips.
He staggered back several steps.
In the end, he thrust his naginata hard into the deck and finally stopped himself from retreating. He clutched his chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Bakkin was shocked and hurried forward to support Whitebeard's leg.
"Are you all right, Newgate?"
"I'm fine."
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Whitebeard looked gravely in the direction the shot had come from.
A young man with long black hair was sitting on the edge of the Oro Jackson, slowly breathing out a mouthful of smoke.
"What the hell is going on?!"
Shiki, cigar clenched between his teeth, widened his eyes in disbelief.
He could not believe that Newgate, an opponent he acknowledged as being on par with himself, had somehow been injured for no apparent reason.
"What is that wound?!"
At Shiki's roar, Linlin, Kaido, and the others also noticed what had happened.
"What is this? Did Roger do it?"
"How is that possible, Kaido?!"
"Roger isn't a Devil Fruit user!"
Everyone's attention gathered there. Their gazes all focused on the man with long black hair and a black gun in his hand.
"Hey! Who the hell are you? I've never seen you before!"
Shiki, who was always interested in powerful people, was the first to shout toward Ozz.
"Me?"
Ozz held Black Gun in his arms. His long black hair drifted slowly in the wind, and his crimson eyes turned toward them.
"I'm just a passing pirate."
That calm attitude, along with his handsome and striking face, left everyone stunned for a moment.
Even the Marine spy hiding inside the Rocks Pirates was briefly dazed. Still, he remained professional and secretly snapped a photo of that handsome scene.
Mm.
Perfect for a bounty poster.
The still-young Ozz had yet to experience the ultimate battles at the summit. He had not yet witnessed Joy Boy's power.
At this time, he had not reached his peak, so he was still very enthusiastic about challenging powerful opponents.
"I would love to have a proper fight with all of you, but now clearly isn't the time..."
Ozz raised his black gun. His figure turned, and he appeared on the lookout platform of the Roger Pirates' ship.
To end this battle as quickly as possible, he decided to use something a little underhanded.
Young Ozz, Black Gun Form, limited-time 198 yuan edition.
"Sorry about this..."
Looking at those old-era monsters who were so familiar to him, yet still so young at this point in time, Ozz raised Black Gun.
"One shot each should be enough."
As his crimson pupils continued to move, every captain and officer of the Rocks Pirates who had come forward suddenly had sparks burst across their bodies.
Gick froze on the spot.
He could not believe that such a young man could possess such terrifying strength.
He blinked, thinking he had seen wrong.
But then he discovered,
"Where are you looking?"
The long-haired black figure had appeared right in front of him.
The surrounding Rocks Pirates small fry saw that figure and none of them dared to move recklessly.
"He... he appeared on our ship!"
"What? How is that possible? Is he a Devil Fruit user?"
"Who's going to deal with him?"
The small fry were like headless flies, because they could see that every one of their captains now had painful expressions on their faces.
Each of them was clutching some part of their body, blood flowing nonstop.
Aside from the captains, only Kaido, who was like a reckless young fool, had also been unlucky enough to receive a bullet.
His eyes were rolled white. Taking a Conqueror's Haki bullet head-on would not be fatal for him, but it was still a serious injury.
"Damn it..."
Just as Ozz appeared on Rocks' ship and was about to say something,
A figure even taller than him appeared behind him.
Ozz did not even use Observation Haki. Just seeing the curvy shadow on the ground was enough for him to know who it was.
"Well... if possible, I really don't want to fight you."
My former dream woman: Charlotte Linlin.
Even Charlotte Linlin, whose innate physique and monstrous strength could be compared to Ozz's, had a wound torn open by the Conqueror's Haki and space bullet.
Blood trickled down Napoleon in her hand and gathered into a stream on the deck.
"Mama!"
"Mama! Are you all right?"
Napoleon, Prometheus, and Zeus circled around Big Mom nervously. Their human-like faces were filled with fear.
"Hey! You!"
Big Mom's beautiful face was filled with gravity.
"Why are you helping the Roger Pirates?!"
Ozz turned around slowly, completely fearless.
His crimson eyes met Linlin's.
"You really are beautiful. What a pity you already have several children by now..."
Ozz sighed regretfully, feeling that he had arrived a little too late.
"But if you want to negotiate with me..."
"Then let Rocks come speak to me himself."
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