"Conqueror's Haki? No, Conqueror's Haki couldn't achieve this kind of effect. Then what was this presence that could kill people outright?"
Golden Lion knew his subordinates' strength very well.
Although most of his elite men had already been lost in the previous battle against Kizaru, the ones who remained were still formidable figures in the East Blue.
Yet these subordinates left behind to guard the place had died instantly beneath this overwhelming presence.
Though Golden Lion was well-traveled and knowledgeable, even he was somewhat dumbfounded by this sight.
"If it isn't Haki, then what kind of Devil Fruit ability is this?"
As everyone knew, the fruit abilities in the Pirate World came in all kinds of forms.
Faced with the Reaper's Sound unleashed by Roy,
having never seen it before, Golden Lion naturally attributed the ability to a Devil Fruit.
"Didn't it work?"
"Looks like the Reaper's Sound really doesn't work against such powerful creatures!"
"But this presence... as expected of someone who once contended with the Pirate King. He really is fierce."
Through the Echo Map, Roy sensed that Golden Lion seemed completely unharmed.
Roy was not discouraged in the slightest, because this had been within his expectations.
After all, Golden Lion was a villain whom even the World Government had once feared greatly.
If he could be defeated so easily,
then the World Government would never have allowed him to remain so arrogant for so long.
Tap, tap, tap!
Crisp footsteps echoed through the empty hall.
Within the enormous, ruined structure, Golden Lion stood as steady as a mountain while Roy slowly approached.
The silence made the scene feel even more grave.
As Roy recklessly activated both the Echo Map and Weakness Sonar,
Golden Lion, whose Observation Haki was likewise fully unleashed, seemed to sense something as well.