Encounter with White Beard

New World, first half of the sea, the pirate ship that Locke was on was sailing slowly on the sea's surface.

Locke and Kuzan had been drinking all day and night, and now they were both sleeping soundly on the deck.

"Seagulls, seagulls..." A group of seagulls flew cheerfully over Rocks and Kuzan's heads.

"Ugh..." Locke made a soft grunt and slowly opened his eyes.

"Is it already dawn?" He sat up slowly, rubbed his temples, and saw the sun glaring in the sky.

"Ugh, my head hurts! I should drink less in the future." He said that Locke stood up slowly and swayed towards the ship's bow.

"Phew, after a hangover, it's nice to feel the sea breeze."

"Huh? What's that?!" Just as Locke enjoyed the sea breeze, a vast whale-like battleship slowly floated towards them. Seeing the pirate flag hanging on the battleship, Rocks smiled.

"I didn't expect to meet him here. It's been a long time." Of course, when Locke noticed the other party, the pirates on the Moby Dick also spotted him simultaneously.

"Old Man Whitebeard, we've found a pirate ship ahead with an unfamiliar pirate flag."

The lookout on Moby Dick used a telescope to observe the pirate ship and then reported loudly to the tall figure on the deck.

"Gurururururu, a rookie pirate? But with that terrifying aura, he can't be an unknown person. Sons, bring the ship closer. I want to see who he is!"

A man with golden hair, wearing a white captain's triangular hat, a gold necklace around his neck, a tall and burly figure draped in a white captain's coat, and a white crescent moon beard, ordered the helmsman with a flickering gaze.

"Yes, old man!" Soon, the vast whale battleship, the Moby Dick, sailed towards the pirate ship where Locke was.

Locke watched as the Moby Dick approached rapidly, a smirk appearing on his face. "Heh, coming over, aren't they!"

Saying that Locke directly activated his power, he made the pirate ship under his feet float mid-air above the sea, heading towards Moby Dick.

Because the movement was too large, all the pirates sleeping on the ship were awakened and hurriedly ran to the deck.

"Ah, is it already morning?" Kuzan was also awakened and looked up at the sky.

"Huh?! That ship, Whitebeard, Edward Newgate! How did that guy end up here?"

Kuzan stood up and saw Moby Dick, immediately shouting in surprise. No one could help but be surprised. 

As one of the Three Great Superpowers in the New World, meeting him in the sea area so close to the Red Line was nerve-wracking for anyone.

"Yo, Kuzan, you're awake. Just in time, I was about to go and meet an old friend." Locke heard Kuzan's exclamation and teased.

"Are you kidding! That guy is the strongest man in the world, Whitebeard!" Kuzan shouted nervously.

"Don't worry, Kuzan, I'll protect you! Hahaha!" Soon, the two ships approached and came together.

Rocks stood at the bow, looking at the white whale and the tall figure standing on the edge of the Moby Dick.

"Hey, Newgate, long time no see."

"Gurururururu, it's you, Locke, you little devil." Whitebeard also saw Locke and greeted him with a hearty laugh.

"Heh, I didn't expect to meet here. How about it, won't you invite me aboard your ship?"

"Gurururururu, since you want to come, then come up."

"Lower the gangway." As Whitebeard's voice fell, the pirates on the ship quickly moved. Soon, a long gangway was lowered, connecting to the ship where Rocks was.

"Alright, Kuzan, let's go meet Whitebeard together." Saying that, Rocks didn't wait for Kuzan, he directly stepped onto the gangway and walked towards the Moby Dick. Kuzan scratched his explosive head.

"He never considers others and just talks to himself! It's a headache." However, despite his words, Kuzan followed Rocks' footsteps, stepped onto the gangway, and walked towards the Moby Dick.

"Buzz!" The invisible Conqueror's Haki became stronger with every step Locke took on the gangway.

"Gudong..." As Rocks approached, the pirates on the Moby Dick all instinctively swallowed hard.

"Is, is that Locke?!"

"He truly deserves to be the man who defeated Golden Lion Shiki, so young and yet on par with the old man and Roger. His Conqueror's Haki is so overwhelming!"

"Hey, those who are not mentally prepared, step back! Can't handle it!" Marco stood beside Whitebeard with his arms crossed, reminding the pirates behind him. However, it was a step too late.

As Locke stepped onto the deck of the Moby Dick, countless pirates on the ship instantly turned pale, foaming at the mouth, and fell unconscious on the deck, completely losing consciousness.

"Looks like I'm late!"

"Gurururururu, becoming more and more domineering, Rocks, you little devil! You just came on my ship, and you're already showing off to my sons!"

Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, stepped forward, and his overwhelming Conqueror's Haki clashed fiercely with Rocks' Conqueror's Haki.

"Boom!" The collision of the two Conqueror's Haki directly caused the previously calm sea to churn violently. A layer of pitch-black clouds covered the clear sky. Black lightning flashed between the two from time to time.

"Whitebeard!"

"Locke!" They flashed a light in their eyes, drew their weapons, wrapping them in their conqueror's Haki, and fiercely slashed at each other.

"Boom!" Whitebeard's Murakumogiri clashed with Locke Ankh in mid-air. The intense momentum directly blew away the objects around them. 

Many weaker pirates couldn't withstand the collision of their auras and were blown away, falling into the sea.

Under the collision of the two, the entire sea was stirred up into monstrous waves, crashing towards the Moby Dick.

In the sky, the pitch-black clouds also split into two halves under the guidance of their auras, as if the entire sky had been cut open.

"Ah, really, two monsters. Just by the collision of their auras, they can achieve this level. Only a few people can do this, even in the entire sea."

Kuzan looked at the changes in the sky and the sea, marvelling at Whitebeard and the Rocks. He couldn't help but envy Rocks' talent at this moment.

"Oh, isn't this Vice Admiral Kuzan, the monstrous man known as Kuzan in the Marines? How did you end up with that guy, Rocks? You're not in the Marines anymore. Did you join Rocks' pirate crew?"