Chapter 533: Old Soldiers Never Die, They Just Wither

Aokiji and Aramaki were shocked to hear that Rocks was going to turn against Joyboy.

Aokiji couldn't help but ask,

"Don't you hate the World Government and our Navy?"

Rocks glanced at Aokiji and said with disdain,

"If I lose, I lose. I died in the Valley of Gods because of my own lack of strength. Feeling hatred because of failure is the behavior of the weak."

After saying that, Rocks leaped up into the sky and disappeared into the dark sky.

In the darkness, Joy Boy, who was fighting against Jiger with the power of Nika, had no time to react at all, and was hit by a condensed domineering color from the air by Rocks who rushed up. Nika's elastic body was immediately dented, and the whole person flew backwards.

When he steadied himself and saw that the person coming was Rocks, he was immediately shocked.

"Locks?!"

Rocks raised his head and smiled evilly.

"You bastard! How dare you control me? Today I will make you pay the price!"

After saying that, Rocks turned to look at Jiger, nodded expressionlessly, and said,

"Thank you very much. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to get rid of that bastard's control."

Jiger smiled slightly. Looking at Jiger surrounded by darkness, Rocks couldn't help but sigh.

"When I saw you in the Valley of Gods, I knew you were no ordinary person, but I didn't expect you to grow to this point. Maybe you really deserve this Dark-Dark Fruit more than I do."

Jiger responded:

"The Dark-Dark Fruit originally belonged to my Fegalando family, and I will be its last owner."

"Really? Haha, you are really confident. I like people like you. To be honest, if the situation wasn't special, I might have asked you to join my group."

The two of them completely ignored Joyboy who was not far away. Joyboy's face was livid at this time. He stared at Rocks and urged the power of Nika to regain control of Rocks' body, but he found that the connection between him and Rocks had been completely cut off.

Rocks seemed to sense something. He turned around and looked at Joyboy with a mocking look, a black mist in his chest surging.

Seeing the black mist, Joyboy finally understood why Rocks was immune to his control. He was familiar with this trick. Casillas had also used it eight hundred years ago. It was called Dark Purification.

It sounds really ironic that darkness, such a terrifying force, actually has the ability to purify, and what it purifies is the power of Nika, which symbolizes freedom and light.

.......

Under the black curtain, Lucia and the other two who watched Rocks enter the dark sky were preparing to support other battlefields. At this moment, a loud shattering sound was heard from not far away. Aokiji's face changed, and he remembered that Garp was still sealed in the ice by him.

Sure enough, Cap had already broken free from the Ice Dome of the End.

The previous dark light column shone on the ice released by Aokiji. Under the erosion of the dark power, even the ice that had not melted for a thousand years gradually melted, creating a perfect opportunity for Garp to break the ice.

However, with the example of Rocks in the past, Lucia was not so worried that Garp would continue to be an enemy of the navy.

Aokiji and Aramaki also realized this, so they were not in a hurry to subdue Garp, but chose to stay where they were and observe Garp's situation.

Garp was seen standing on the long river of ice in a daze for a while, then he looked up at Aokiji not far away with admiration in his eyes.

Seeing this scene, Lucia and the other two immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious that Garp, like Rocks, had been freed from Joyboy's control by the power of darkness.

Garp stepped on the ground and shot out from the ice like a cannonball, rushing in front of Lucia and the other two.

He nodded slightly, as a greeting to the three of them, and then looked at Aokiji, who seemed a little embarrassed and chuckled,

"I'm sorry, Mr. Garp, I just gave you..."

Karp smiled carefreely, waved his hand and said,

"What are you embarrassed about? You did a great job! I was a marine in life and I will still be a marine after death! I want to thank you for stopping me."

Aramaki, who was next to Aokiji, blinked twice and turned his head away deliberately, trying not to make eye contact with Garp.

The reason was simple. He had just killed Long again. Even though Long deserved the punishment, he was Garp's only biological son after all...

The "resurrected" Garp is less cynical than he was in his lifetime, and more calm and delicate.

He saw what Aramaki was thinking at a glance. After a brief conversation with Aokiji, he stepped forward and patted Aramaki on the shoulder. Aramaki, who was dressed like an ostrich, was stunned for a moment, and Garp's calm voice rang in his ears.

"Aramaki, you didn't show mercy to Monkey D. Dragon because of our past friendship. That's good. You are a qualified marine, unlike me..."

As he spoke, Garp sighed, a look of sadness flashing across his eyes.

There was no way. As a father, his son died, and died twice. No matter how free and easy he was, he couldn't remain calm.

Hearing Garp's words, Aramaki, who was always a bit unreliable, was touched. When he heard about "past friendship", he was used to talking about it. What kind of friendship did he have with Long? When they were in the Naval Academy, they regarded each other as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh. They wanted to kill each other and fought more than once.

Looking at Garp's weathered face, Huangmu forced himself to hold back what he wanted to say.

He straightened his body, which was rare, and gave Garp an extremely standard naval salute. Garp also returned the salute. The cloaks of justice on both of them fluttered in the strong wind.

Finally, Karp looked at Lucia and said only one sentence,

"With a Tianlong like Jiger here, this old man is no longer confused."

After saying that, without waiting for Lucia to respond, Garp performed the Moon Step and soared into the sky amid the sonic boom. Just like Rocks before, his figure sank into the dark sky.

Aokiji looked up at Garp's figure disappearing into the dark sky and sighed,

"This reminds me of what Mr. Giger once said..."

Huangmu was stunned for a moment, then grabbed Aokiji's white collar and shouted,

"No, why would Saint Jiger talk so much to a fool like you? Tell me! What else did Saint Jiger say? "

Aokiji raised his hand to wipe the saliva sprayed on his face by Aramaki, and slowly spoke,

“Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.”