The Outburst of Conqueror's Haki!

This power wasn't aimed at Ortolan, but Ortolan was indeed within its range!

Without hesitation, dense electric light began to flow outward from Ortolan's body. He wanted to use the Goro Goro no Mi's ability to flash away and escape this area.

But the moment he moved his mind to elementalize, he discovered a serious problem!

The Haki of Garp and Roger was too strong!

This space was filled with their Haki everywhere, to the point that Ortolan couldn't even elementalize!

Visibly, Ortolan's figure kept twisting, electricity crackling and bursting from his body as he struggled to enter an elemental state, but he simply couldn't manage it!

Ortolan tried to mobilize his own Haki to resist, and found it did work—his Haki could, to a certain extent, withstand this situation. Unfortunately, compared to those two monsters, his Haki was nothing here!

In the blink of an eye, all of this happened in an instant.

Garp's iron fist, like a galaxy descending from the sky, came crashing down. A sharp light gleamed in Roger's eyes as he widened his stance, the blade in his hand flashing with fierce brilliance. He didn't dodge or evade, because there was nowhere to go—Garp's strike had already locked onto Roger in terms of momentum.

"Sky Feather!!!" Roger's gaze locked onto Garp as well, and before that galaxy could fall, he swung his longsword!

Ortolan had seen many slashes today—from the future World's Greatest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk, from Pluton Rayleigh, and from Roger's Kamunmiti.

But in this moment, every slash he had witnessed before paled in comparison to this one!

If Garp's descending fist was a galaxy falling, a sky full of stars, then Roger's blade was like it was splitting heaven and earth!

Fierce Haki bloomed in the air, and then an overwhelming sense of pressure erupted from the collision.

For hundreds of meters around the combat zone, the houses on the street were first sliced into puzzle-like fragments by the scattered slash debris, and then Garp's fist's might crashed down, turning all the rubble and ruins into dust!

Dense electric light flickered across Ortolan's body as he pushed his Haki to its limit. Under this extreme pressure, he could even clearly feel his Armament Haki power improving significantly!

It was a breakthrough under immense pressure!

But it was useless. After barely three to five breaths, Ortolan's Haki power collapsed outright. Following that, his lightning force was pressed back into his body. Then, a powerful shockwave flooded into him from all directions, leaving no blind spots.

"Ugh!!!" Ortolan roared and struggled.

Then his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

His burly body seemed about to fall forward and hit the ground, but the next second, he stumbled a step and stood firm!

At this moment, Ortolan's eyes were still rolled back, appearing unconscious, yet he managed to withstand the clash of those two overwhelmingly powerful Hakis, standing there as steady as a mountain.

But neither Garp nor Roger noticed this anomaly. Their fist and blade clashed fiercely together.

Then, heaven and earth collapsed. A wild shockwave finally broke free, sweeping across the entire island. In an instant, it felt like the whole island was engulfed by raging winds. In the harbor, even the massive warships began to sway.

At the same time, the seawater around the island seemed to be crushed by a powerful force. It first sank, the surface dropping several meters deep, and then the compressed water surged outward, quickly turning into towering waves that spread from the island out to sea.

Then, in the sky, dark clouds gathered out of nowhere, thunder and lightning flashing, but the next second, they were torn to shreds by the Haki erupting from Garp and Roger, as if the sky itself had been ripped apart!

And just as their fist and blade met, just as heaven and earth changed, a wild aura suddenly erupted from Ortolan's body!

In an instant, both Garp and Roger's attention was drawn to him!

"Conqueror's Haki!?" Garp's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

A look of appreciation hung on Roger's lips as he said, "Ahahahaha, the so-called invincible Goro Goro no Mi, unparalleled physical constitution, and the king's ambition that only one in a million on this sea possesses—that kid is full of surprises!"

That was right. What burst forth from Ortolan's body at this moment was the one-in-a-million Conqueror's Haki!

Under the clash of Roger and Garp's Haki, under this immense pressure, although Ortolan's consciousness was unconscious, his body, his instincts, his soul erupted with Conqueror's Haki, as if roaring at Garp and Roger!

After a moment of marveling, the two suddenly exchanged a glance. Then Roger was the first to react. He slid his feet, withdrew his Haki, and completely ignored Garp. Dodging that punch, he shot toward Ortolan at incredible speed!

This kid was truly one in a million—his physical constitution, his Devil Fruit ability, and his Conqueror's Haki, which only one in a hundred thousand possessed. With all three combined, once he grew up, he would definitely become a top-tier powerhouse.

Roger had taken a liking to him, wanting to keep him by his side during the last stretch of his life, to train him well, and even to take such a promising seedling to see the truth of the world!

If Roger felt this way, how could Garp not? How could he let such a talent fall into the hands of pirates? Especially the Roger Pirates, an extremely dangerous crew!

If the Roger Pirates raised him, the Marines would have another huge problem on their hands!

In contrast, if he could lead this kid onto the right path and bring him into the Marines, the Marines might gain a top-tier combatant in the future—a Marine Admiral-level expert!

That was a difference of two extremes!

"You bastard, don't you dare take him!" Garp cursed, chasing after Roger and throwing a punch.

Roger swung his blade in return, and the two tangled with each other, neither able to get close to Ortolan.

After a few minutes, a firework exploded in the sky on the other side of the island. Roger glanced at it, then looked at Ortolan with some reluctance, saying unwillingly, "Damn you, Garp, you got lucky this time!"

Then Roger deflected Garp's iron fist with his blade, slipped away, and shot toward the direction of the firework, fleeing at top speed.

Having fought Roger so many times, Garp knew that was the Roger Pirates' signal to set sail—those bastards' ship had already departed!

If he wanted to keep Roger here, he'd have to stop him from boarding the ship. Otherwise, with his dog-headed warship's speed, he couldn't outrun that top-tier Oro Jackson!

But he also knew that stopping Roger was no easy feat—he'd never succeeded before.

And with Ortolan here, Garp hesitated for a moment, took two steps after Roger, then stopped. He turned and quickly returned to Ortolan's side.

At that moment, Ortolan's Conqueror's Haki awakening seemed to be fading. The aura around him rapidly subsided, returning to normal in an instant. Then, unconscious, his burly body pitched forward. Just as he was about to hit the ground, Garp caught him.

The more Garp looked at Ortolan, the more delighted he became. He couldn't help but say smugly, "This trip wasn't a waste, not a waste at all. I found a treasure, ahahahaha."