One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me

Chapter 379 The Knight of God, the Giant Hand of Starlight

After obtaining the Time Fruit and successfully fusing it with the Rewind Fruit and the Year Fruit.

Roy already understood that his path to the "past" had been opened.

The sole effect of the Reverse Flow Fruit is to transport the user to the closest "anchor point" in the past that had the greatest impact on the world. So, in the past, where is the closest place to this concept?

There is only one answer: the Valley of the Gods, one or three decades ago.

Here, the "David Clan," once the mortal enemy of the World Government, was almost completely wiped out.

Here, three of the four future emperors who will rule the seas have witnessed the true nature of the world.

Here, the Pirate King determined the future course of navigation, and the Marine heroes saw another side of justice.

Here, the leaders of the revolutionary army ignited the spark of revolution.

To put it bluntly...

Over the next thirty years, the vast majority of changes and major events on the high seas will originate from here.

And now, Roy has returned here.

He didn't say anything more, and slowly closed his eyes.

He activated the power of the Whirlwind Fruit, and the surrounding gale became his eyes.

He began to ascertain the situation of the entire island.

Corpses were everywhere, and the soil was stained with blood.

Among the corpses were civilians and slaves, soldiers who were clearly part of the World Government's guard, and some pirates with ferocious expressions. Roy knew—it was evidence of an incident that had occurred here not long ago.

According to the original story, the God Valley Incident occurred because the World Government held a "hunting competition" there, using the residents of God Valley and some special government slaves as "prey" for the Celestial Dragons to hunt.

However, during the process, Rocks, whose hometown was "God Valley," led the Rocks Pirates in an attack for the sake of his wife and daughter. At the same time, due to the betrayal of members within the Rocks Pirates, Shakky, who was then known as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and "the flower of Pirate Island," unexpectedly became one of the prey, thus attracting the Roger Pirates.

Of course, that's all in the past.

"Most of the fighting is over."

Through sensing, Loy was able to determine this.

He could sense that on the edge of the island in the Valley of the Gods, a great deal of life force was gathering there, and then one by one it disappeared and "flew away".

"Noh"

Roy knew that the still-naive Bartholomew Kuma was using his newly acquired Paw-Paw Fruit powers to send away the surviving slaves and civilians on the island.

Besides.

"The aura of Garp, but he's very young... The person not far from him should be the Pirate King Roger."

"From this perspective, the battle at God Valley should have just ended—Whitebeard and the others have already managed to escape God Valley, while Roger and Garp have just defeated Rocks, who was under 'Black Domination,' and are preparing to evacuate?"

Roy murmured to himself.

Despite his analysis, he didn't hesitate at all as he took his first step—his time was running out, and he knew exactly what he had to do.

"Buzz!"

The next moment, Roy leaped into the air.

But a moment later...

He paused slightly.

Because he saw three corpses under a tree not far away.

It was a man and a woman—they were surrounding and protecting a little girl in the center.

The despair and determination they held in life still lingered on their faces.

But all three of them had been pierced by sharp thorns.

Needless to say, their actions alone are enough to form a complete story.

Roy didn't speak, but after a brief pause, he continued his rapid journey towards the shattered, massive mountain in the center of the island. Meanwhile...

"Heh. Heh."

At the center of the Valley of the Gods, beneath the mountain peak that has been split in two.

Lox, covered in blood, was panting heavily.

From behind him, the hideous demon wings were slowly disappearing.

Along with it, Lox's life force also vanished.

He was walking toward death—Lox knew this.

But this was his choice.

Not long ago, he was subjected to "Dark Domination" by Im—and not just any Dark Domination, but one personally bestowed by Im through his wrist touch after Im "descended".

As "David," he certainly knew what that represented.

That would mean that his proud "will" would be destroyed, and the "freedom" he pursued would become the claws of the abyss.

Fortunately, two people remained at the scene.

Roger and Garp.

So he asked Garp and Roger for help to give him a way out.

And indeed, the two of them did just that—they unleashed their full power of Conqueror's Haki and successfully defeated him.

Roger and Garp then chose to leave.

Rocks certainly wouldn't blame them—Roger wasn't a member of the Rocks Pirates, nor was he even his enemy, and Garp was a Marine. They had no grounds to help Rocks.

The path of a pirate is ultimately one that must be walked by oneself.

"Cough cough... If I survive this time... I'll take out those few jugs of wine that I've been hiding for many years and drink them."

At this moment, barely managing to move forward by propping his body up with his chin, Lockes even had the leisure to think about such things.

But it was precisely at this moment.

"Tap!" "Tap!" "Tap!"

He heard a continuous sound of footsteps.

Lockes barely opened his eyes and looked into the distance.

At that moment, a group of knights in armor were walking towards him from the edge of the gruesome marks left by the previous battle.

They were all dressed differently.

"Hey, Garin—I've already gotten your son back for you. A navy guy even tried to stop me."

The woman with long black and white hair and two horns on her head was saying this: She is [Zhachelz Maffei Palace].

"Huh? The Navy, that kind of trash...did they kill them?"

Another man, wearing sunglasses and speaking in a loud and boisterous manner, said this: He is [Shepard Somaz Saint].

"No, he got away in the blink of an eye... Let's go back to Marine Headquarters and demand his return. Anyone who dares to defy us must be tortured to death."

"Giggle giggle giggle! How about I let my pets devour him? My dogs!"

As they were talking, a burly man who looked like a Yeti struck up a conversation—he was [Lemoisefer Jon Snow].

"Hey, get away from me, you yeti!"

And so they chatted and laughed.

At the very back of their group was Garin Sei, who was holding a child and had hair styled like the moon, and a girl standing beside him with bandages wrapped around her face.

Of course, Rocks recognized them.

They were the participants in this "hunt," and also the blades under the Abyss's command: the "Knights of God" and the "Servants of God." "Oh, found him—hey, he's over there."

At that moment, Somaz Saint also noticed Lox.

As he spoke, sharp thorns sprouted out of thin air beneath the feet of this ill-tempered knight of the gods.

The thorns transformed into a snake out of thin air, carrying him swiftly to Lox's side.

Subsequently

"laugh!"

The thorny serpent instantly coiled around and bound Lox, forcibly dragging his body off the ground.

The sharp thorns pierced through Lox's body, and blood splattered down instantly.

As expected, Locke let out a painful groan.

"chatteration."

Upon seeing this, Somaz Saint grinned.

"This generation's David calls himself the 'King of the World' in the lower realms... Hey, look at your pathetic state!"

He reached out, controlling the thorns to pierce even deeper: "If you don't want to suffer, bow down and beg for mercy, you trash."

He sneered, and the many divine knights who followed closely behind him also let out a piercing, arrogant laugh.

Just like every time before.

No matter who they are or what achievements they have made in the lower realms, they must all grovel and prostrate themselves before them.

No matter what kind of enemy they are, they will ultimately be victorious.

"What world kings? Only we Celestial Dragons will forever rule this sea!"

"Hey, how about we cut off his flesh and let him bleed to death little by little?"

"Of course, it has to be Karin who kills him, after all, it was Karin who discovered this 'Valley of God'."

The knights of God communicated in this way.

But soon their voices gradually stopped and became faint.

Because Lox seemed not to hear their mockery and threats.

After a brief period of pain, his gaze toward the knights of the gods had already turned indifferent.

Yes.

Just as a king would look at an insect at his feet—there was no fear or contempt in his eyes, not even hostility.

Even the slowest person can understand from that look.

He was not angered by the words of the God Knights, nor did he ever regard them as "enemies".

From the very beginning, they were not worthy of being in his sight.

"You insect, what kind of eyesight do you have?!"

But it was clear that the Knights of God were enraged by Rocks's utter contempt.

Somaz gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his face, and then raised his hand.

"Buzz!"

The thorny serpent coiled itself even tighter, and from its tail, a massive thorny sword seemed to grow out of thin air.

Not just Somaz.

At this moment, Garin Saint also had a grim expression—he recalled his experience not long ago when he was ordered to capture Lockes, and how Lockes single-handedly wiped out his entire knight force.

If it weren't for the contract he had with Lord Im, which prevented Lox from killing him, he would have certainly been killed by Lox as well.

So at this moment, Garin Sei also gritted his teeth, placed his hand on his sword, and was about to take a step forward.

The guy who humiliated him so much is unforgivable—he will grind him down with his own hands before killing him.

But

"ⅠⅠ"

Just then, a slender, delicate hand reached out from the side and abruptly stopped Garin's movement.

"Um?"

Garin was startled, and he stopped in his tracks, looking at the woman who was blocking his way.

"Junzi, you..."

If anyone else dared to stop him, even other knights of the gods, Garin would surely be furious.

However, Garin was relatively polite when speaking to this woman.

After all, he knew very well that although the other party's identity was merely that of a "God's Servant," and not even a true Celestial Dragon, but an "outsider Celestial Dragon" who had joined the Holy Land from the lower realms.

However, the special treatment she received from Lord Im was enough to make Karin treat her with utmost courtesy.

But at this moment, faced with Garin's words...

Junzi did not answer, but seemed to be silently sensing something.

Then, in a solemn voice, she uttered a single word: "Human."

people?

Garin was still in a daze.

The next moment.

"boom!"

His Observation Haki had already given him the answer.

He could already feel the incredible "pressure" descending from the sky.

"Buzz!"

The starlight of the stars fell from the sky.

And falling along with the starlight... was also a gigantic hand.

Without hesitation, the giant hand formed from the convergence of starlight crashed down upon the ground.

Along with that, there was also...

"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"

That was like a heartbeat, a thunderous drumbeat of liberation.

"Huh!? What's that?!"

Meanwhile, Somaz, who was closest to Lockes, almost popped his eyes out of his sunglasses.

He exclaimed in surprise, but his hands moved without slowing down. He raised his hand and pointed sharply at the giant starlight hand.

The next moment, countless thorns rose from the ground once again, forming a giant sword that met the giant hand above.

And it wasn't just him; the other knights of the gods, who were also within the reach of that giant starlight hand, also chose to retaliate at this moment.

The Yeti-like knight of God transformed into a gigantic monster, radiating a chilling aura as he unleashed a punch at the giant hand.

[Zoan Type, Mythical Zoan, Yeti Fruit]

Holding a musket and wearing a white hat, the God Knight chose to fire. However, what shot out of her flintlock musket were not bullets, but huge laser beams. Even her own body turned into laser beams and moved continuously.

[Logia Type - Laser Fruit]

But

Pointless.

Whether it's the indestructible thorns brought by Somaz's "Thorn Fruit," the frost attacks blasted by the Yeti, the laser attacks with strong penetrating power and destructive force, or any other slashes or attacks.

Before that giant hand, they were like fragile withered grass, crumbling at the slightest touch.

That vast, beautiful starlight seemed like a creation of the gods—they couldn't even harm it, let alone destroy it. "What?"

Upon seeing this, the Knights of God finally showed signs of panic.

"Run!"

"Let's leave first!"

They immediately turned and ran, trying to escape.

But obviously... it was too late.

"boom!"

In the next instant, the giant hand formed from starlight... had already pressed down.