Report my ass!!
He one-shot a 16 million guy, so what, a 12 million Akin could take an extra hit?!
Right now, Krieg's thoughts were brutally simple.
Get the hell out of this mess.
But what he didn't notice was...
On the sea surface a mile away, a coffin small boat lit with ghost fire was drifting slowly toward them.
The man on board had his fingers interlaced, eyes sharp as a hawk's, a long black sword strapped to his back.
Hawk Eyes had finally arrived.
On the coffin small boat, Hawk Eyes looked at the wrecked ship blocking his path, rose expressionlessly.
Black Blade Night suddenly slid from its sheath!
The air screamed as a massive emerald green slash, dozens of meters long, tore through the sky, crossing a kilometer in the blink of an eye, and sliced clean through the Warship-Armament Saber.
Before that slash, the enormous vessel was as fragile as tofu, split straight in two.
The wreckage of the ship toppled apart on both sides.
The slash swept across the sea, churning up towering waves that raged wildly outward.
Baratie began to rock violently with the surging swell.
Inside the restaurant.
Carmen had just set down the last dessert on Table Number Three and was about to leave when the ship suddenly lurched.
With a startled cry, she stumbled sideways, off balance.
Reno reacted fast, rising to steady Carmen, saving her from an embarrassing fall.
"Th-thank you." Carmen blurted out her gratitude.
Reno smiled and nodded in reply.
"What's going on out there?!" Makino quickly caught a nearly toppled juice glass.
It had been calm just a moment ago—why was it suddenly so chaotic?
Was it a storm?!
"Hawk Eyes is here." Reno had already sensed his presence.
A presence like a wild beast.
"Hawk Eyes? Never heard of him. Is he famous?!" Nami looked outside but saw no one.
"He's a current Shichibukai, and also the World's Greatest Swordsman."
Reno patiently explained to all the women, waiting for Hawk Eyes to arrive.
"World's greatest?! That strong?!" Nojiko's jaw dropped in amazement.
Reno nodded, not disputing it.
Hawk Eyes was Oda's acknowledged number one swordsman in the world, no contest.
"So he's way stronger than Arlong, right?!"
At Nami's question, Reno laughed out loud.
Arlong?!
He was nothing.
"There's no comparison between them. Without the Shichibukai title, Hawk Eyes' bounty would be around 350 million Beli."
350 million?!
A ten-digit, eight-zero bounty?!
All the women were deeply shaken. It was their first time encountering a pirate with a bounty in the hundreds of millions.
Nami swallowed instinctively and asked tentatively, "Reno, the person you came here to find... is it him?!"
"He's here."
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Sensing Hawk Eyes' overwhelming aura, Reno's blood boiled!
Nami froze.
It was the first time she'd seen Reno's expression so serious.
No words needed—his actions said it all.
"Wait here. I'll be right back." After instructing all the women, Reno stepped out of the restaurant.
The coffin small boat docked, and Hawk Eyes had arrived at Baratie.
His hawk-like eyes locked firmly onto Krieg and Akin.
His secret absolutely could not be leaked.
Anyone who saw him using Black Blade Night to row a boat had to die.
His image couldn't be compromised.
Krieg and Akin were truly losing their minds.
Ten thousand grass-mud horses stampeded through their hearts.
Damn it all!
Hawk Eyes had really chased them all the way from the Grand Line to the East Blue.
Wasn't he tired?!
Did he have to hunt them down to the last?!
Hawk Eyes strolled toward Krieg with leisurely steps, his rhythmic footsteps like a death knell, counting down the last moments of their lives.
But then, at that moment.
Hawk Eyes suddenly stopped, raising an eyebrow.
He sensed a powerful Fighting Spirit aimed at him.
"Who are you?!!" Hawk Eyes stared at Reno, speaking first—a rare occurrence.
Meeting Hawk Eyes' sharp gaze, Reno said calmly, "Who I am doesn't matter. Since we've met, how about a fight?"
"Do you know who I am?!" Hawk Eyes frowned slightly at Reno's challenge.
"Of course I do." Reno shrugged. "The World's Greatest Swordsman, Hawk Eyes Mihawk."
"Then let's fight."
The cold Killing Intent enveloping Krieg dissipated, and he let out a heavy gasp of relief.
The pressure was overwhelming.
He decided he'd only operate in the East Blue from now on—forget about becoming the One Piece, he'd leave it to someone else.
Reno gripped Wado Ichimonji, a wild Red Glow flashing in his eyes.
His tall frame erupted with a powerful aura.
"Looks like the East Blue has produced another decent guy."
Hawk Eyes' expression shifted slightly as he took in Reno's blade and his rising momentum.
"Wave Slash!!!"
Reno struck first, swinging Wado Ichimonji repeatedly. Two golden Sword Glows pierced the night sky, Shot Towards Hawk Eyes.
"That move!" Hawk Eyes' gaze sharpened.
Why did it feel so familiar?
No time to dwell on it. Hawk Eyes swung Black Blade Night, unleashing a basic attack.
The next instant, their slashes collided midair, a violent explosion echoing through the sky.
"Not a bad slash, but not enough." Hawk Eyes spoke expressionlessly.
As his words fell, Hawk Eyes' figure vanished abruptly, Black Blade Night slashing swiftly toward Reno.
"Trying to match speed?!"
"You've picked the wrong guy!"
A playful smirk curled at the corner of Reno's mouth. The next moment—
Hawk Eyes' attack missed, and his Observation Haki screamed a frantic warning—danger from behind.
In the nick of time, Hawk Eyes decisively activated Armament Haki, forming an impenetrable Haki Armor on his Body Surface.
The moment it coated him, Wado Ichimonji had already Chopped Towards Hawk Eyes' back.
Sparks flew as a Clash of Metal rang out.
Fast reaction speed.
Reno clicked his tongue in surprise.
He'd just used Teleportation—the instant Hawk Eyes saw him vanish was the same moment Wado Ichimonji struck his back.
Even so, Hawk Eyes still brought out Armament Haki.
Hawk Eyes' pupils contracted sharply, an ugly expression crossing his face for the first time.
He quickly Retreated, putting distance between himself and Reno.
What kind of ability was that just now?!
Even Observation Haki couldn't keep up.
More accurately, Observation Haki caught it, but the moment he tried to react, Reno had already appeared somewhere else.
Reno vanished again.
He gave Hawk Eyes no chance to keep being surprised.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh
Whoosh whoosh whoosh
Whoosh whoosh whoosh
Teleportation unfolded, shifting through over a dozen positions in the air within a second, while slashing out dozens of golden Wave Slashes.
They formed an airtight net of firepower, sealing off all of Hawk Eyes' escape routes.
Hawk Eyes' expression darkened. By the time he reacted, arc-shaped sword auras were closing in from all around.
He had no way to dodge.
Hawk Eyes grew a bit annoyed.
Black Blade Night kept throwing out basic attacks, doing its best to destroy the incoming slashes.
As for the ones he couldn't block, he tanked them all with Armament Haki.
Damn it, he'd never fought such a frustrating fight.
Even Marine Admiral Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit had patterns he could follow.
But Reno's attack trajectory was completely random, with no rhyme or reason.
He could clearly perceive it, but he couldn't catch up.
Kizaru's teleportation was an exaggeration.
But Reno was truly teleporting.
Several arc-shaped sword auras slammed into Hawk Eyes' back. Though they didn't break through his Haki Defense, the sheer impact sent him stumbling forward, nearly face-planting into the dirt.
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