The Strongest Lunarian in One Piece

Time rewinds slightly.

New World, second half, Marine G-12 Branch.

A massive vulture carrying a wild figure swooped down from the sky, suddenly landing atop the fortress.

"Buzz—Buzz—"

"Enemy invasion! It's Rocks!!!"

"All personnel, enter Level One combat mode! Prepare to engage the enemy!!!"

The G-12 fortress—nearly empty due to most elite forces being deployed elsewhere—erupted with blaring alarms. Upon discovering Rocks' arrival, the Marines were overwhelmed by fear, and some fell into panic.

"Hahahaha! Marines, taste despair! This is the price of crossing me!!!"

With a terrifying, ferocious grin, Rocks gave them no chance to regroup. His entire body exuded an oppressive darkness. His right hand, shrouded in black mist, slammed onto the ground.

"Dark Abyss!!!"

Instantly, an endless darkness surged forth, flooding the entire island at an astonishing speed. The Marines, along with countless buildings, were swallowed by this dark void. Even the light seemed to vanish, as if consumed by the darkness—it was horrifying.

"Huh?"

"Black smoke?"

"What is this stuff?"

Staring at the ominous black mist, the on-site Marines felt a deep unease. In the next moment, the darkness—like a bottomless swamp—began pulling everything down: people, cannons, houses, and all kinds of facilities. It was as though an invisible gravitational force was dragging everything into the abyss, crushing and destroying it beyond recognition. Even the struggling Marines were powerless, devoured one by one.

"Ahhh!!!"

Within moments, the darkness receded. The entire island had been reduced to flat land; no building was left standing. The scene was so terrifying it sent chills down the spine.

"Yahahaha… Liberation!!!"

Rocks stood there, laughing coldly. Behind him, darkness surged, spewing out rubble, distorted weapon fragments, and piles of Marine corpses that formed a mountain-like heap capable of making anyone's scalp tingle.

"Yahahaha, this is just the beginning!" Rocks laughed as he leapt onto the massive vulture circling above and swiftly departed.

…

Within a few days, chaos engulfed the entire New World.

Not only was the G-12 fortress completely obliterated, but the next day, the Rocks Pirates launched an attack on the Marine G-11 fortress. However, they were intercepted in time by Kong and Sengoku; the Rocks Pirates retreated without engaging in a direct battle.

Soon after, the G-10 fortress was destroyed by the Golden Lion, Shiki, who used his Float-Float Fruit powers to lift the entire island into the air and drop it from thousands of meters above, causing catastrophic damage.

On the fifth day, the Rocks Pirates attacked the G-5 fortress once again. This time, their plans were thwarted by Admiral Black Bear and his forces, who had strategically returned to defend it.

"Currently, the Rocks Pirates are openly at war with the Marines…"

Dreamland Base.

In the luxurious interior of Dreamland, Sally—the "Shapeshifting Witch"—handed the latest newspaper and bounty posters to her boss, El.

"Rocks' bounty has skyrocketed to 3.545 billion berries!" she reported.

"Golden Lion Shiki now has a bounty of 2.366 billion berries, while 'Whitebeard' Edward Newgate is at 2.478 billion berries!"

"As expected," El replied with a light chuckle, examining the bounties. "Since the Rocks Pirates have already uprooted most of the Marine fortresses in the New World, there's no point in letting the remaining ones stand."

A cold grin crossed his face. "Send Calamities Wind, Thunder, and Flame with their fleets to take down the G-10 fortress. Destruction is far easier than construction. There's no need for a direct confrontation with Kong, but make sure the fortress is utterly destroyed, leaving no chance for reconstruction."

"Occupy the ruins of the G-12 fortress and build a large Totto Land base there. At the same time, spare no effort to eradicate every Marine outpost in the New World."

"As for the G-5 fortress…" El's eyes gleamed. "I'll handle it myself. If we can't completely drive the Marines out of the New World, we'll at least push them back to the entry point of the first half."

"Yes…" Sally replied, her expression serious. It had been five years since El last took action personally. This was no idle threat.

…

"El! Good news!"

Two thunderclouds flew over Atlantis, carrying Linlin and Gerd.

Unable to resist Linlin's persistent pestering—and knowing her monstrous physique meant her children would likely inherit her strength—El had allowed her to proceed with her plans. Now, she was pregnant again.

"Guess what, El-oniichan?" Linlin beamed with joy, her mischievous eyes twinkling.

"Twins?" El guessed with a smile, reading her thoughts instantly.

Linlin grinned proudly. "Bingo! It's twins!"

Her unique physiology made multiple births unsurprising. Even so, El was pleased, knowing his family would grow even stronger.

"Congratulations, Linlin!" Sally, Helen, Lillian, and the others expressed their surprise and joy.

"Mom! Are you pregnant again?" Thor, Sif, Willie, and the other children gathered around, excitedly asking, "Will it be brothers or sisters this time?"

"Haha, it's still too early to tell," Linlin chuckled, embracing the kids warmly. Though it was too soon to determine the genders, she was overjoyed. Carrying twins further solidified her position as El's "main wife." As Totto Land's self-proclaimed "queen," she was determined that her children should outnumber everyone else's—even her best friend Gerd's.