"Oh!" It was only after Deuce shoved him that Ace snapped out of his daze.
Having just endured a brutal lesson in getting beaten up, he naturally did not think he was stronger than King.
Even someone as monstrously powerful as King had not dared to fight that man. There was nothing shameful about running away.
Still, he was unwilling!
He had entered the New World precisely to defeat that man, yet he had to flee before even confronting him face-to-face.
How ironic!
After having smooth sailing in the first half of the Grand Line, his first battle in the New World was going to end in crushing defeat and escape.
However, he now somewhat understood what Red-Haired had once said.
Only by tasting the pain of failure and the bitterness of fleeing, and facing one's own heart calmly, could one grow into a real man!
"Next time, I definitely won't..."
Boom!
Before Ace could finish making his resolve, he felt an overwhelmingly powerful pressure sweep over him.
"This is Conqueror's Haki!" As a wielder of Conqueror's Haki himself, Ace was naturally no stranger to this power.
But he had never imagined that Conqueror's Haki could be this powerful. Not only did it make him dizzy, but cracks continuously spread across the ground around him beneath that pressure.
"His presence actually became tangible!" While Ace was horrified, he also noticed people constantly collapsing all around him. More than eighty percent of the One Piece had been cleared out in a single wave.
He now somewhat understood why those One Piece did not even have the courage to face that man.
Such overwhelming strength truly inspired awe!
As Ace thought this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. "Oh no, Deuce and Banchi probably can't withstand this pressure!"
Turning around, he indeed