"Rayleigh!"
Seeing his first mate charge recklessly into the thunderclouds, Roger suddenly had a bad feeling. He shouted, trying to stop him.
But Rayleigh was consumed by rage and did not care about the danger.
He only knew that the Marine was heavily injured, making this his best chance to kill him.
Seeing he could not stop Rayleigh, Roger gritted his teeth and prepared to follow him into the clouds.
"Do not even think about it, Roger!!!"
A loud shout echoed as Garp arrived with his black iron fists.
Seeing Garp block him again, Roger felt a huge surge of anger.
Over the past few days, whenever Roger found a good opening, Garp would always appear out of nowhere to stop him.
This ruined all of Roger's sneak attacks.
"If you're looking to die, come at me, Garp!"
Roger and Garp clashed in a fierce mid-air battle.
Soon, several of Roger's bones were broken by Garp's iron fists.
At the same time, Garp suffered multiple deep slash wounds from Roger's fast blade.
The two men separated after clashing, hovering in mid-air to catch their breath.
Roger's injuries were now worse than Garp's!
Both took deep breaths, locked eyes, and in the next moment—
Clang!
The battle between iron fists and the swift blade started again.
Shockwaves rolled through the air as they traded countless blows.
Finally, during a stalemate, Garp and Roger both covered their free hands in Armament Haki and punched each other directly in the chest.
Crack! Crack!
After two loud snapping sounds, both men fell into the sea.
Huge splashes of water erupted as they burst out of the ocean.
Without resting, they just wiped the seawater from their faces and continued their crazy battle.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
...
Roger's guess was right.
The reason the severely injured young Marine charged up into the sky was because he had arranged for Enel to be his backup.
Right now, Raleigh barely had a single uninjured spot left on his body.
He had not fully recovered his strength before being hit by both Whitebeard and Roger.
Whitebeard, in particular, had caused severe internal injuries to Raleigh.
Combined with the fact that he had taken the explosion at close range just to use its force to fly away, his skin was completely torn apart.
"Brat, let us see who can save you this time!"
Rayleigh came out of the dark clouds behind him with a twisted, angry expression.
Hearing the voice, the barely conscious Raleigh pushed himself to fly even higher.
However, his movements looked extremely slow to Rayleigh.
Just as Rayleigh raised his sword ready to finish the Marine off, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck his blade.
The shocking force nearly made Rayleigh drop his sword.
Frowning, Rayleigh looked at a flying ship not far from the young Marine.
"You again, brat."
Enel stood on the Ark Maxim and watched the severely wounded Raleigh stagger toward him, trembling.
Enel could no longer hold back his fury.
Laughing out of pure anger, he shouted, "You dare injure Raleigh-sama this much? It seems you have grown reckless and never plan on leaving here alive!"
Enel deeply respected Raleigh and would never let anyone hurt him.
If Raleigh had not told Enel his skills were too weak to join the main fight, Enel would have faced Roger a long time ago.
In a flash of lightning, Enel lifted Raleigh onto his shoulder and returned to the Ark Maxim.
Even though Raleigh was only half-awake, his survival instincts were still working.
Lying on the deck, he reached out for the nearby Sea King meat and stuffed huge chunks into his mouth.
His stamina and body slowly began to heal as he ate massive amounts of energy-rich food.
Rayleigh watched the young Marine recover with intense frustration.
Pointing his sword at Enel on the front of the Ark Maxim, Rayleigh growled.
"Last time, you escaped because of Gaban. You will not be so lucky now."
Rayleigh tightened his grip on the sword, staring deadly into Enel's eyes.
Boom!
Terrifying Conqueror's Haki exploded from Rayleigh's body.
The dark clouds around him were instantly blown away by the heavy pressure.
Whoosh!
Unwilling to fight Rayleigh head-on, Enel chose to fly the Ark Maxim away.
At the same time, Enel controlled a bolt of lightning to shoot directly at Rayleigh's head.
Rayleigh's eyes flashed, and he dodged it easily.
Since his attack missed, Enel did not try again. Instead, he steered the Ark Maxim to escape into the distance.
Watching the ship retreat, the murderous look in Rayleigh's eyes grew stronger.
He coated his longsword in Conqueror's Haki and slashed at the fleeing Ark Maxim.
At the same time, he flew toward the ship, moving faster and faster.
Boom!
Enel's Observation Haki sensed the sword beam coming from Rayleigh, allowing him to dodge it just in time.
However, dodging slowed the ship down, allowing Rayleigh to catch up to the Ark Maxim.
"Brat, your time—and his—has come."
Rayleigh's voice was filled with endless rage.
He promised himself that even if it cost him his life, he would make sure both Raleigh and Enel died right here.
He wanted to do this not only to avenge Gaban, but also because of the ultimate secrets Roger had once told him.
Raleigh and Enel were such huge talents that if they lived, they would definitely become as strong as Admirals.
The more Roger and Rayleigh learned about the Marines' forces, the more worried they became.
The older generation of Marines had not retired yet.
Kong, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Garp were all still at their peak in both physical strength and battle experience.
The younger generation of Marines had also grown incredibly strong.
With Sakazuki, Borsalino, Raleigh, and Kuzan, plus this highly talented Enel, Roger and Rayleigh could not even imagine how powerful the Navy would be in the future.
Because of this, weakening the Marines' future forces was a backup plan for Roger and Rayleigh.
Now that rescuing Whitebeard seemed almost impossible, they could only focus on killing as many strong Marines as possible.
Rayleigh's mind raced through these thoughts in a split second.
However, Enel stood across from him, completely unafraid.
"Two Hundred Million Volts: Amaru!"
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