Teleporting is still way too overpowered, especially since Nameless is the most talented among the artificial humans.
Artificial humans are all pretty similar, with only small differences, and Nameless is the best in those tiny differences. That's why he was sent to infiltrate Roger's pirate crew.
After nearly two years of training his powers, plus eating two monster cells, Nameless's strength is now at the level of the Three Disasters at least. And as his body grows, he'll get even stronger.
After all, he's only been around for a few years total so far...
Even with the monster cells speeding up his growth, he hasn't hit his natural peak yet. By then, he should be as strong as a vice captain in an Emperor's crew.
If he eats another good Devil Fruit, Nameless could even become something like Rayleigh, the vice captain of the Pirate King crew.
A distance of hundreds of kilometers would take even Roger a long time to cross, but with Nameless there, they cut it down to just ten minutes.
Part of that time was Nameless recovering his own mental energy, so this was basically a miracle.
But when they arrived at the Aite Wall Sea, they were all shocked.
"Aatrox..."
Roger said through gritted teeth.
The sea in front of him was blood red, stained by who knows how many people's blood. The bloody water floated with countless severed limbs and body parts everywhere, filled with screams of pain. Countless pirates were crying and despairing, all because of that figure who looked like a demon god.
With one swing of his sword, Aatrox killed or badly wounded hundreds of pirates on the spot. Most of their broken flesh and blood was taken by Aatrox to rebuild his own body. This pirate alliance was huge in numbers, but to him, they were just a big meal.
The only one worth a second look was Edward Newgate. He was invited by Wang Zhi. They used to be crewmates in the Rocks Pirates, and even though he left, there was still some bond there.
Most importantly, he didn't want to get targeted by a monster like Aatrox someday, and he sure didn't want his family killed by him, so he had to strike first.
But he knew this would be a tough fight. If Aatrox could beat Roger, Garp, and Sengoku, then even with this alliance's strength surpassing that, they couldn't win easily. So he came alone this time.
Right now, he slashed out with his blade, massive Conqueror's Haki wrapping around the edge, while his Quake-Quake Fruit power activated. The sea shook from his force, the blood-red waters rising in waves, crashing toward Aatrox along with Whitebeard's world-shaking strike.
"I will drown you all in an ocean of blood."
Aatrox said those despairing words with a fierce face. His huge figure stood over the sea, making everything feel like a nightmare. Whitebeard's attack hit him and only pushed Aatrox back two steps.
Chunks of flesh on his body were blasted away, but there was so much blood and meat on the sea that he easily replaced it.
"I will take everything from you..."
Aatrox growled deeply. He swung his sword at Whitebeard, who was attacking him. Whitebeard followed up with another powerful strike, boosted by Conqueror's Haki and the Quake-Quake Fruit, reaching an insane level of power.
"Air Quake Cannon: Three Thousand Ri!"
While Whitebeard fought Aatrox, Charlotte Linlin beside him also unleashed her own mighty attack.
In their earlier clash with Aatrox, they had seen his overwhelming power. They knew no one could beat him one-on-one. To stand against him, they had to team up.
At the same time, other big-time pirates from the old Rocks Pirates joined in. With Whitebeard as the main attacker, they supported him, struggling to hold off Aatrox.
Boom!
Their powers exploded in the center. Aatrox and Whitebeard and the others all stepped back at once, but compared to the former, the latter retreated much farther, like they were blasted away by the force itself.
Whitebeard couldn't laugh anymore. The others' faces turned ashen, because now they finally understood what kind of monster this Aatrox was. No wonder Roger and the Marines lost so badly to him.
"...We have no way back." Whitebeard shouted loudly. "Give it everything you've got, and take this demon down with us!"
But Aatrox charged forward in an instant. Along the way, cannonballs kept blasting over, making the sea roar. Massive forces shook the sky and ocean, but nothing stopped the demon's advance.
Just his huge body surging forward created a massive storm—that was the effect of breaking the sound barrier. When he reached the fleet and swung his sword, the sea split open with a crack deeper than anyone could see.
The pirates in his path died instantly. At that range, no one could block his attack.
Boom!
Suddenly, a giant Sea King burst from the sea. It was about a thousand meters long, way bigger than Aatrox. It seemed furious at Aatrox for disturbing its peace and opened its giant mouth to swallow him.
Splurt!
But as soon as it appeared, the Sea King's body split in two. A bright red blood seam appeared down the middle, its torn halves spraying endless blood. The blood splashed on Aatrox and soaked into the sea.
"Sink into the sea with us!"
At the same time, the whole ocean shook violently, like it was boiling. The entire world felt like it was falling apart, with sky and earth no longer level.
Rumble...
"Gurarara!"
Whitebeard now punched both sides with his fists. Real cracks appeared in front of them, and the whole sea shook wildly from his Quake-Quake Fruit power, whipping up waves a thousand feet high.
He was going to sink this whole sea area, along with everyone around, into the depths!
It was the only choice, because Aatrox was too strong. He had no other way.
Even if he died here, he couldn't let Aatrox keep ravaging the world. He already had family in this world!
He had to protect his family, and a world with Aatrox in it was too dangerous. He would drag this sea down to destroy Aatrox with him.
But...
Could he really pull it off?
"Listen to the silence... of extinction!"
Boom!
In an instant, Aatrox unleashed a massive power from his body.
"Follow me! Charge into destruction together!"
"Grand Annihilation!"
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