Among the current Four Emperor Crew, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, the Steel Balloon Charlotte Linlin, and the Strongest Creature Kaido, all experienced the old era. They are now considered legends, old legends.
Shanks, for now, doesn't count, as he is a latecomer, even if he has also gone through much hardship, witnessing half of the old era.
But he is still a rising star after all.
However, once those ancient legends are discussed, there are as many figures on the sea as there are stars.
Whether pirates, marines, or other forces, there are many.
Even to this day, some either live in seclusion, or there are those who continue to defend their illustrious reputations.
Just like the three old Yonko today.
But in fact, unbeknownst to many, although slightly inferior in strength, almost a world of difference compared to those truly powerful legends,
There is another old legend in Big Mom's Pirate Crew besides her, and he was the oldest crew member of the Rocks Pirates back then.
He is Mont-d'Or, now ninety years old. Let's put it this way: when Charlotte Linlin was still an innocent little girl, he was already a weathered middle-aged man.
Charlotte Linlin also held him in great respect. This was not only because this middle-aged man named Mont-d'Or painstakingly raised Charlotte Linlin, but also because he had always been Charlotte Linlin's capable partner on the Rocks Pirate Crew ship.
And at this moment, he decisively acted, quickly taking out the carefully prepared delicious dessert and accurately putting it into Big Mom's mouth. Big Mom, tasting the delicious dessert, instantly felt satisfied, and the terrifying food addiction syndrome was successfully suppressed.
All members of the Charlotte Family who witnessed this scene immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Great, Mom has calmed down."
"Thank you, Old Mont-d'Or." Even though Charlotte Linlin showed a grateful smile, her hideous old face made her smile truly unsettling, its ugliness almost on par with the old witch in Ultraman Tiga.
"If Old Captain Rocks truly descends, then we will fight to the death, bathed in blood. We will never abandon our current empire, even if we are all old and our strength is far from what it once was. Old Captain Rocks will not easily defeat us."
"Mama mamama... good, just as you said, even if Old Captain Rocks truly comes, we have the strength to tear a piece of flesh from him." Charlotte Linlin laughed loudly, but unlike Kaido's blind overconfidence, she seemed genuinely confident, believing that the strength of the two old legends far surpassed Rocks.
Those unaware might think this is just self-deception... On the Moby Dick, within the Whitebeard Pirates' territory.
"Pops."
"Pops."
All the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates, as well as some senior crew members, gazed at Whitebeard with worried expressions.
Because unlike those greenhorns, they knew that even if their Pops wasn't considered a traitor back then, Rocks would definitely come looking for trouble with Pops. After all, whether it was the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit or Whitebeard's own strength, Rocks would never easily let Pops go.
But the problem was that Pops was now old and had not taken good care of his body for many years. The side effects of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit had left many hidden injuries within him.
And by now, Pops often needed to be hooked up to IV drips.
This was enough to show that the current Whitebeard was much weaker than he was back then.
And this was what worried them: in Pops' current state, he was simply unable to contend with Rocks.
But obviously, even though they were Whitebeard's sons, they also underestimated Whitebeard.
One only needs to recall Whitebeard's performance in the Summit War to know.
With a body full of injuries and illnesses, he fought against many opponents. Even with half his face burned off, a large hole in his chest, and a stab from his rebellious son,
He could still inflict huge casualties on the Marines, even sending Akainu flying and teaching the arrogant Blackbeard a lesson.
So they underestimated Whitebeard.
"Gurarara!"
Whitebeard, putting down his sake bowl, suddenly paused,
Then, a hearty, sky-shattering laugh filled with Haki erupted from his throat.
"My foolish sons, do you think Pops no longer has the ability to fight Old Captain Rocks again?"
Whitebeard laughed confidently, tearing off his IV lines, holding Murakumogiri, and standing up to laugh loudly.
Marco, Jozu, Vista, they were all stunned.
Then, before their incredulous eyes,
Pops, who had just been covered in needles and looked dispirited, immediately sprang to life, his muscles suddenly bulging. He immediately picked up Murakumogiri and performed several sword flourishes and techniques.
"If Old Captain truly comes looking for trouble with me, then let him come. I still have the strength to fight and protect you sons, Gurarara."
"That's right, Pops is invincible."
"Yes, we're not scared."
Whitebeard's words immediately invigorated the entire Whitebeard Pirate Crew. They seemed to transform into blind worshippers of Whitebeard.
Of course, this was only the case for the new recruits. Only the true veterans on Whitebeard's ship knew how terrible Whitebeard's current physical condition truly was.
They now hoped for some improvement, as many things had been going wrong for the Whitebeard Pirate Crew recently.
Thatch was murdered, and Ace went after Blackbeard and is now missing.
Now there was also a potential major enemy, the Rocks Pirate Crew.
They really had to worry and be afraid... Meanwhile, although unrelated to Rocks,
Red Hair was very clear and worried that Luna's existence, both in strength and ability, far exceeded his expectations and tolerance.
Before, it was just repeatedly being at odds with the Marines, which was fine. Even coming to the New World for fair competition was fine.
But now, with Luna having the ability to resurrect the dead, and with Rocks and his Pirate Crew having returned,
Shanks knew very well that everything had truly fallen into complete chaos, but he was powerless to stop it. After all, they probably aren't a match for the Pink Hat Pirates right now.
"Shanks, let's just wait and see. At least Luffy is fine, and I've gathered some information that says Luffy and Luna have a very good relationship." Benn Beckman walked over at this moment, bringing some special news.
"Hmm???"
Upon hearing this, both Shanks and the other Red Hair Pirates executives were greatly surprised.
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