The Grand Route
Endless War Kingdom at the foot of Mount Gotha
Rocks and Barrett had a good rest in the forest for a night.
"Barrett, now is not the time. Our strength is still too weak."
Rocks and Barrett slowly moved through the forest, looking for an exit.
"Well, then how long do we have to wait?"
Barrett pulled the thorns in front of him away, turned around and asked Rocks.
"When we are fully familiar with the power of the devil fruit and become stronger, it will be time to completely destroy this country."
Rocks said this in a firm tone. Rocks had great confidence in his and Barrett's talents.
After all, in the original work, Barrett was a monster who could rival the Four Emperors in his later years, which shows how terrifying Barrett’s talent is.
Speaking of himself, although he was only ten years old, his strength was comparable to that of Barrett now. His swordsmanship was stronger, while Barrett's physical skills were stronger, so the two had fought several times and there was no clear winner.
However, he has been in the army longer than Barrett, and has more battlefield and combat experience than Barrett.
Therefore, when the two fight, Rocks has a higher chance of winning.
After hearing Rocks' words, Barrett impatiently punched the giant tree that blocked his way in front of him. The loud noise startled countless birds that were resting in the tree canopy.
"Then how long do we have to wait? Rocks, I've had enough of the constant wars and watching those little brats die in front of me one after another!"
Barrett's roar echoed across the forest.
Rocks looked at the angry Barrett calmly.
"It will be soon, Barrett. In five years at most, we will be able to completely destroy this country. I believe that in five years, our strength will be even stronger. Strong enough to destroy this country."
Listening to Rocks' extremely firm words, Barrett slowly calmed down his angry mood.
"Let's go, Barrett, it's time to complete our mission."
After saying that, he didn't wait for Barrett and walked forward first.
Barrett followed Rocks silently.
"Locks!"
After a long time, Barrett shouted, causing Rocks to slowly stop and turn to look at Barrett.
"What's wrong?"
"I want to be apart from you for a while."
“… ... ... .”
After a long silence, Rocks seemed to understand something.
"Really? Then you should train yourself well here and gain some combat experience. I will complete the mission alone."
After saying that, Rocks did not stop and walked out of the forest directly, disappearing from Barrett's sight.
"See you in five years, Rocks!"
Barrett's shout came from behind, and Rocks' mouth corners slightly raised.
"Humph! I hope you can give me a surprise in five years."
Three days later, Rocks returned to the foot of Mount Gotha again and looked up at the mountains in front of him.
"I'm back again."
With these words silently flashing through his mind, Rocks set out on the journey up the mountain.
Gotha Hill, military camp.
"Oh, this is so boring. I stand guard here every day. It's so boring. By the way, what idiot would come here to attack?"
A soldier in charge of guarding the mountain road yawned and said in boredom.
"That's right. There are a thousand-man garrison here. How could an idiot come to attack? I don't know what the general is afraid of."
Another soldier responded in an equally listless manner.
Just then, Rocks' figure slowly appeared before their eyes.
"Hey! You little brat over there! This is a military stronghold, don't go any further, or I will be rude to you."
Seeing Rocks slowly walking towards him, the soldier immediately issued a warning.
"Gravity Blade. Tiger!"
“Boom!”
A horizontal gravity suddenly erupted, instantly destroying the sentry post. The two soldiers lost their lives instantly under the horrific twisted gravity.
The huge noise resounded across the entire mountain top and soon attracted the attention of everyone in the barracks.
"Beep Beep"
"Enemy attack! Everyone prepare to fight!"
The whole camp was in chaos for a while.
No one would have thought that there would be people who would not fear death and would attack a camp that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Just as the soldiers were searching for their weapons in confusion, Rocks had already passed the sentry post and walked out from the smoke and dust.
When all the soldiers saw Rocks wearing a tattered uniform, a military cap, and holding a long sword in his hand, they burst into laughter at his thin body, short stature, and childish face.
"Hey, hey. Isn't this the little cannon fodder soldier of the Gf Corps? Are you here alone to die?"
"Hahaha, little kid, this is not the place for you to be. Go home and drink your milk!"
The soldiers lost all their initial nervousness, stopped looking for weapons, and began to laugh loudly.
They don't think that just a little kid can accomplish anything.
Rocks listened to the soldiers' mocking laughter, his calm face unchanged.
"Is your general not here?"
Rocks asked in a calm tone.
Hearing Rocks' question, the soldiers laughed even more unscrupulously.
"Hey, kid, you can't just go see the general whenever you want, go home and get your milk!"
"Stop talking nonsense, go get some guys and kill him! I still have something important to do. The women I caught a few days ago are still waiting for me!"
"Hey, let's continue our card game! Don't just run away after winning the money!"
Completely ignoring Rocks, the soldiers decisively prepared to continue what they had just been doing.
"What an undisciplined bunch of soldiers. I feel so sad for your country!"
Rocks said something in a low voice, then swung the sword in his hand into a sword flower.
Suddenly, purple light flashed around his body.
The soldiers watched Rocks' actions without any precautions and continued to mind their own business.
After all, in their minds, young soldiers like Rocks are almost all cannon fodder.
But he never thought about why Rocks could come here alone, and where the huge explosion just now came from.
"Gravity Blade. Ten Thousand Things Heaven Attraction!"
The purple light spread and soon covered a distance of several hundred meters around Rocks.
As the purple light covered the entire earth, it shook, and countless stones floated up from the ground and flew towards the sky.
Finally, the soldiers realized something was wrong and began to panic.
"What, what is that!"
"What happened! What did that brat do!?"
"How can a stone fly into the sky? This is impossible!"
The soldiers screamed in panic and the whole camp fell into chaos again.
Rocks looked at the chaotic military camp coldly, without any ripples in his heart.
"Gravity Knife. Stone Rain!"
"Buzz!"
As the long sword in Rocks' hand fell, countless pieces of gravel in the air suddenly fell from the sky at a terrifying speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye, and indiscriminately attacked the camp below.