Whoosh!
A massive slash carrying dark red blood rushed straight at him.
"Divine Departure!"
Roger shouted loudly and swung his sword with all his strength. At this moment, he was in his strongest form. The Shikon Jewel shard, monster cells, fusion fruit, Conqueror's Haki wrapping around him, Armament Haki—almost all his powers gathered at this one point.
Boom! It crashed into the huge sword energy. The sea exploded into waves at once, and his whole body was blasted far away by the force.
"Mumei!"
Roger shouted again. At the spot where he was blown toward, Mumei was already ready to teleport. The next second after Roger arrived, the two of them vanished from there.
Then, in the middle of those massive waves, Aatrox's figure broke through all obstacles. The sea trembled before him. He looked at the vanished Roger and said in a cruel tone,
"I'm going to chop off your filthy body! Slice it! Hack it to pieces!"
His furious roar turned the surrounding world into a mess. His battle with Roger along the way had already destroyed everything in their path. Whether pirates or Marines, they all turned into piles of bloody remains under their power.
Aatrox turned into a bloody storm and flew forward. Soon, he saw a huge wall.
That was...
Red Line!
The Grand Line was split into two parts by this Red Line. The first half was called Paradise, and the second half was called the New World.
The pirates in Paradise and the New World differed greatly in both size and strength. A big reason for that was the existence of Red Line.
To cross Red Line, you either had to go to Sabaody Archipelago and use a special method to enter from underwater, or take the legal route through Mary Geoise.
So only strong pirates could cross Red Line to reach the New World. Plus, the Marine headquarters was in the first half of the Grand Line. Here, the Marines, who stood for justice, were stronger than ever. That's why the first half became a paradise for the weak.
But right now, this Red Line was facing Aatrox.
"Nothing can stop the Darkin!"
Aatrox held his huge sword in one hand. He looked at Red Line's walls and let out a mocking laugh, mocking how weak this world was.
To keep from completely shaking off Aatrox and losing him as a target, Roger suddenly stopped in the distance. He stood in the air, watching Aatrox who had also stopped, and frowned.
"What is he going to do?"
Roger thought of one possibility in his mind, but it was too shocking to imagine.
"Probably..."
Mumei said in some surprise at this moment. "Just like we thought, right?"
So, right as they finished speaking, Aatrox did exactly as they thought. He slashed his sword at Red Line.
He was going to...
Cut open Red Line?!
Could something like that even be done?!
Roger's pupils shrank. This Red Line stood for the world's boundary. For thousands of years, it had stood tall on the sea, representing something eternal. But now...
Aatrox slammed his great sword into Red Line. The wall of Red Line shook from the huge force right away. The ground up top, which could hold a whole city, cracked first. Then the cracks spread quickly downward!
In Roger's unbelievable gaze, he saw Aatrox's huge body shaking the even bigger Red Line until it wobbled. The blood-dark great sword sent out destructive power. Finally, Red Line started to collapse...
It caved in from the top. The once-connected Red Line suddenly had a huge gap over ten meters wide. Stones fell into the sea like crazy, and the sea rushed just as wildly into the separated waters.
Even the sea under Roger's feet boiled. This split sea surface seemed ready to join back together in this moment. A gap appeared between the first and second halves of the Grand Line!
And this gap connected the seas across the ocean!
"Is this real..."
Roger could hardly believe his own eyes, because that power was way too terrifying. It could even cut Red Line. Was Aatrox really unbeatable?
[To be honest, lately I've been using Yeguoyuedu to read books and follow updates. It has source switching, multiple voice options for reading aloud, and works on both Android and iOS.]
This was just...
The power of a god!
"Run fast!"
Mumei suddenly grabbed Roger's hand. The cooldown on instant teleport was over. Their figures appeared in the distance again, while Aatrox had already continued chasing after breaking Red Line.
His huge body let out massive pressure. Anything in his way ahead had only one fate: death!
Faster, even faster!
Right now, Roger and Mumei rushed forward as fast as they could, while Aatrox stuck close behind them. The distance between them seemed to keep shrinking. Even with Mumei using instant teleport over and over, the gap would shorten more during the cooldowns.
A power like a natural disaster raged wildly on the sea. Aatrox had successfully locked them as his targets.
Until the very end...
Mumei brought Roger to a desert. He was panting hard, covered in sweat.
Using instant teleport so many times in a row was all thanks to the Shikon Jewel shard in his hand. Otherwise, he would have run out of strength long ago.
But even so, he had overused his psychic power. Right now, he could barely stand. He dropped to his knees in the desert, his two hands struggling to hold him up on the sand.
"Sorry, you'll have to go the rest of the way on your own."
Mumei said while breathing hard.
"Don't worry, I'll come back for sure."
Roger said in a low voice, "The rest of the way is up to me!"
He suddenly charged forward instead of back, because Aatrox's figure had already appeared at the end of his sight. He couldn't let Aatrox reach here, since Mumei had no strength left. If Aatrox came, he would die for sure.
So Roger had to fight him himself right now. Anyway...
They had already reached Alabasta!
"Come on, Aatrox!"
Roger suddenly roared, then slashed out with his sword. His body shot toward Aatrox like a beam of light.
Boom!
Ace's sword clashed with Aatrox's great sword. For a moment, powerful energy spilled out. The sand on the ground flipped up like waves. Roger's full-force strike collided head-on with Aatrox.
Pfft!
Roger spit out a mouthful of blood. He staggered back in another direction. His Observation Haki was active, so he already knew where Rayleigh and the others were. Right now, he needed to meet up with them.
And then...
It would be the final battle to slay the demon!
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