"We?"
A gentle voice came from behind Is.
Turning around, Is smiled faintly.
"Let's head back. I'm still waiting for your surprise."
The stiffness in Tatsumaki's expression eased slightly as she nodded.
She tore off a small piece of cloth from her sleeve and gently wiped the blood splattered across Is' face.
Soon after, the two rose into the air and floated above the harbor.
Tatsumaki had just started flying ahead when she noticed Is hadn't followed.
So she quickly turned around and flew back.
"What's wrong, Is?"
"Nothing. Just thinking about a few things."
As he spoke, a crimson flame suddenly ignited in his hand.
The red fire slowly condensed into a massive fireball.
Then Is casually tossed it downward toward the ship below.
BOOM—!
The moment the fireball landed, Rocks' ship exploded apart instantly.
The enormous vessel shattered into pieces, debris scattering everywhere as huge waves surged across the sea.
"Rocks' path of retreat has already been cut off. What awaits him next… is the final battle."
Muttering quietly to himself, Is quickly flew toward his castle, while Tatsumaki followed behind him.
Although God Valley wasn't an especially large island, it certainly wasn't small either.
And because Rocks had split his forces apart, only a short amount of time had passed before large sections of the island had already been devastated.
"Speak. Where is the Poneglyph?"
Holding a Celestial Dragon by the neck, Rocks spoke coldly.
"You filthy commoner! Damn filthy commoner! Do you even know who I am?! I am one of the World Nobles—the descendants of the Creator!"
The obese Celestial Dragon struggled frantically while continuously slapping at Rocks' arm.
But to Rocks, those strikes were less than a tickle.
Hearing those words, Rocks had never felt this speechless in his entire life.
Without hesitation, he slammed the Celestial Dragon's head directly into the ground.
"I don't care who you are. I'll count to three. If you don't tell me where the Poneglyph is hidden, I'll plant your head into the dirt."
Rocks warned him coldly.
Because the force pinning him down was far too overwhelming, the Celestial Dragon could only continue screaming curses.
"Damn you! Damn filthy commoner! Someone come save me! I'll tear you apart limb by limb!"
"Three."
Ignoring him completely, Rocks began counting immediately.
"Die! Die! I'll capture every last one of you, chop you into pieces, and throw your corpses into the sea to feed the fish!"
"…"
Rocks completely lost patience.
In a burst of irritation, he forced the Celestial Dragon's head straight into the ground.
"AAAAHHH—!"
A miserable scream rang out.
And then—
Silence.
Just as Rocks had said, the Celestial Dragon had literally been "planted" into the earth.
"What a waste of time."
Rocks stood up and dusted off his hands before turning his gaze toward another female Celestial Dragon nearby.
At that moment, she was staring at the corpse of her family member with trembling teeth.
"Maybe I should just kill you too."
Rocks casually picked up a spear from a nearby guard and prepared to throw it.
The female Celestial Dragon immediately cried out in panic:
"I don't know what this Poneglyph you're talking about even is! If I knew, I'd definitely tell you!"
After hesitating for a few seconds, Rocks still threw the spear aside.
His patience had already been completely exhausted.
Purururu…
Purururu…
At that moment, one of the pirates behind him hurried over while handing him a Den Den Mushi.
"A call at a time like this? Could it be they found something new?"
"Maybe."
Without hesitation, Rocks picked up the Den Den Mushi and answered it.
Before the other side could even speak, he immediately asked:
"Well? Did you find the Poneglyph?"
"Not yet. However, Captain Rocks, I discovered something new over here. You should come immediately."
Streusen's calm voice came from the other side.
"Good. Tell me your location. I'll head over right now. Inform everyone else to gather there as well," Rocks instructed.
"Everyone's already here, Captain Rocks. You're the only one missing."
"Understood."
Is' castle was located in a corner on the western side of the island.
During the return trip, all he could see was black smoke rising everywhere, though he hadn't encountered any members of the Rocks Pirates along the way.
But by the time Is and Tatsumaki arrived—
A large crowd of Celestial Dragons had already gathered outside his castle.
And besides the Celestial Dragons, Madara and the others were also waiting there for Is' return.
The moment the Celestial Dragons saw him arrive, they immediately rushed over.
"Saint Is! Saint Is! Thank goodness you're back! Pirates! Pirates attacked us!"
Is had no interest in wasting time listening to their nonsense.
He directly walked past them and arrived before Madara and the others.
"So you've returned. Judging by your expression, you probably already encountered them on the way back. In that case, there's no need for us to explain what happened."
Madara spoke calmly.
At this moment, whether it was Madara, Hashirama, Yoriichi, the Old Heavenly Master, Unohana Retsu, or Acnologia—
All of them had already changed back into the outfits they wore when they first arrived in this world.
"Yes. Tatsumaki and I already learned what happened on our way back."
"And we already destroyed Rocks' ship as well."
"However, we didn't encounter Rocks himself during the return trip."
Is replied calmly.
"What do you plan to do?" Acnologia asked for Is' opinion.
"Completely destroy them."
Is slowly spoke.
"But as always, someone still needs to remain behind and evacuate those among us who can't fight."
"Let me say this first," Tatsumaki immediately interrupted.
"Every previous time, I was always the one left behind. This time, I'm fighting together with all of you."
Unohana smiled gently.
"Don't worry, Little Tornado. This time no one's leaving you behind. We already transferred Minian and the others to a safe location."
"That's right," Yoriichi added.
"We knew a massive battle was coming, so the moment we received the news, we immediately began evacuation preparations."
Is was extremely satisfied hearing that.
Everything had been prepared thoroughly.
"Saint Is! Saint Is! Quickly arrange for some of your stronger subordinates to escort us away!"
At that moment, the Celestial Dragons stepped forward again anxiously.
Is glanced at them indifferently before replying:
"Sorry. All of my people are going to war with me. You can fend for yourselves."
"Saint Is, don't forget—we're all descendants of the Creator! We're on the same side! Stop trying to fight and just take us away. Leave the battle to the Marines!"
One of the Celestial Dragons hurriedly pleaded.
Is ignored him completely.
Just as he said—
They were all Celestial Dragons, yes.
But he had absolutely no obligation to save them.
Their relationship wasn't even good to begin with.
Why would he specifically arrange protection for them?
"Get lost."
Is' voice turned ice-cold.
The Celestial Dragon instantly became furious and was just about to say something—
But suddenly—
A terrifying wave of Conqueror's Haki exploded outward from Is.
The overwhelming pressure swept across the surroundings, instantly cracking nearby objects apart.
As for the Celestial Dragons—
Their eyes rolled back simultaneously as they collapsed unconscious onto the ground.
"Everyone."
"Move out."
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