You Don't Think I'm Really Weak, Do You!

"I will tear you apart alive."

A powerful aura spread from Camel Tepieru. The ground beneath his feet cracked as he lunged forward in front of Chaos. Camel Tepieru's right hoof struck out like lightning, but Chaos dodged to the side at the last moment.

Camel Tepieru reacted quickly, however, planting his left foot firmly into the ground and spinning his body. His right leg swept towards Chaos's head with a whistling sound.

Chaos blocked with his hands in front of him, a pained expression on his face. He was sent flying before he even landed. Camel Tepieru, eyes blood red, was already behind him, delivering another unstoppable whip kick.

"Pfft~"

Blood sprayed from Chaos's mouth as he crashed into a hill, spreading countless cracks. Before he could catch his breath, he quickly moved away. The next instant, Camel Tepieru's long leg dug into the rock face. Seeing Chaos turn back, he delivered a kick.

Chaos blocked with his hands again. The immense force drove his entire body into the dirt. Numerous gravel flew out with whistling sounds, and the entire small hill collapsed and exploded.

Rolling dust obscured their vision. Many pirates in the distance watched with their spyglasses, thoroughly entertained.

From the current situation, the Golden Emperor was completely at a disadvantage, only able to defend passively.

He hadn't launched a single offensive attack throughout the battle, seemingly only dodging, dodging!

Pieces of ground ripped and curled up. Chaos left a thirty-meter-long ravine before lying at the end, his entire chest stained with blood.

He quickly flipped over, propping himself up with his right hand and spinning in the air. After stabilizing himself, he crossed his arms in front of him. The next second, Camel Tepieru's right foot came crashing down. Chaos continuously moved backward, deflecting the force.

Camel Tepieru's assault was fierce, giving Chaos no time to breathe.

But this was exactly the pressure Chaos needed.

Ten minutes later.

Half an hour later.

An hour later.

Chaos's success rate in dodging grew higher, more natural, and more effortless!

"Something's not right!"

"How come I feel like the Golden Emperor is getting more and more relaxed, while Camel Tepieru is finding it harder and harder?"

"You noticed it too?"

"It's been an hour, and Camel Tepieru still hasn't taken down the Golden Emperor. He clearly has the upper hand, so why can't he finish him off?"

"The Golden Emperor's dodging ability seems to be getting better and better."

"I don't understand at all!"

More and more pirates felt something strange. The battle had been going on for a while, and Camel Tepieru undeniably had the advantage. Hadn't the Golden Emperor been passively defending and dodging the whole time?

But he was still dodging after an hour, and getting better at it. No matter how they looked at it, it seemed like he was toying with Camel Tepieru.

Another half hour passed.

Boom boom boom!

Sand and dust flew everywhere on the battlefield, gusts of wind constantly rolling up, creating a grand and impactful spectacle!

"You're too weak!"

Chaos had found his rhythm. At some point, he had opened his eyes. With his arms crossed and a graceful left-and-right evasion, his previously disheveled face was filled with pride.

He glanced sideways at Camel Tepieru with disdain. Although he looked more battered, his posture now held three parts arrogance, three parts contempt, three parts arrogance, and one part utter disregard for anyone else.

A whistling sound came through the air. Chaos merely tilted his head slightly, and Camel Tepieru's right hoof grazed past, stirring up a few strands of his hair. Chaos closed the distance and drove a knee into Camel Tepieru's chest. With a loud, muffled thud, Camel Tepieru spat blood and was sent flying, crashing to the ground and rolling. In the blink of an eye, he was obscured by dust.

"This is the feeling I wanted."

Chaos flexed his hands. Everything around him had never been so clear and bright. He could sense the breathing, heartbeats, and more of the pirates watching from afar.

It wasn't intermittent anymore; he could now control it at will.

He had taken the most crucial step in Observation Haki. From now on, he only needed to strengthen his training in this direction, and he would naturally become stronger.

"Damn it, damn it!"

A powerful gust of wind blew away the dust, and Camel Tepieru roared like a demon, his face contorted.

Especially meeting Chaos's faintly disdainful gaze, his rage burned even hotter, as if oil had been poured on it.

His eyes turned red, and Camel Tepieru's body expanded once more, finally transforming into a giant camel in its full beast form.

He shot forward like an arrow, the strong wind tearing at the surface of the ground as he charged relentlessly.

Chaos took a step forward, raising his right fist high. His opponent could no longer put any pressure on him.

Continuing would only be a waste of time.

Bang!

His sandbag-sized fist collided with the camel's head. Chaos's feet sank into the ground as he was pushed back, leaving a ten-meter-long ravine before he forcefully stabilized himself.

"Seventy-nine million, not that strong either!"

Chaos's spiky hair flew wildly. He stood proudly to the side, one hand against Camel Tepieru, his face filled with disappointment.

"Impossible, your strength can't be this great."

Camel Tepieru roared madly. He had been crushing the other party just moments ago, so how had he become the one being crushed in the blink of an eye?

His pride and self-esteem began to shatter.

Chaos let Camel Tepieru retreat continuously, a sneer plastered on his face. "I was just using you to train my Observation Haki. Did you really think I was that weak?"

"Aaaargh!"

Camel Tepieru roared to the heavens, his massive body charging like a locomotive. No one had ever dared to humiliate him like this since his debut.

Chaos held his right hand vertically and arrogantly walked towards Camel Tepieru. His miniature knife earrings fluttered, and the golden rings on his hands all flowed together. With sparks and the sound of clashing metal, they transformed into a thin, slender golden rapier, which Chaos automatically grasped.

The earth thundered and shook. Just as the man and the camel collided, Chaos took a light step to the left, flipped his grip on the golden rapier, and thrust it forward. The two brushed past each other.

"Crack!"

A pungent, bloody smell spread throughout the area. Camel Tepieru, who had been charging, slowly stopped. A fissure suddenly tore open on his half-body, widening rapidly as internal organs and blood gushed out.

"No! Impossible!"

Camel Tepieru crashed to the ground. His contorted face was filled with terror. He couldn't believe he had been defeated so easily.

He had been crushing the opponent just moments ago.

Why!

The bulging, bloodshot bull's eyes gradually lost their luster. Camel Tepieru reverted to his human form, torn from his waist upward, almost split in two.

With such a fatal wound, Camel Tepieru wouldn't survive unless he had awakened his Devil Fruit.

Chaos turned his head without even looking, flicking the blood off his rapier. It quickly reverted to earrings and rings, returning to their original positions.

Chaos looked towards Demon Valley Town and soared into the sky. He needed a bath!

Then he would feast to thoroughly stabilize his Observation Haki, and after that, he would go fight.

Observation Haki had been preliminarily awakened. Next up were Armament Haki and the other Rokushiki.

"Camel Tepieru was actually killed."

"That was too sudden."

"How is that possible? He was taken down in the blink of an eye."

"That was a pirate with a bounty of seventy-nine million, and a Devil Fruit user at that."

In one afternoon, just a single afternoon, more than half of Demon Valley Town was abuzz.

Camel Tepieru had been killed.

The name of the Golden Emperor, Gaia Chaos, began to spread. Using Lion King, Zebra Killer, and Camel Tepieru as stepping stones, he made an extremely high-profile debut.

All of them had bounties of over fifty million, and were all Devil Fruit users.

In the future, this would be equivalent to killing a pirate with a bounty over one hundred million right from the start.

His starting point was a bit high, and a bit arrogant, completely skipping the "million" bounty bracket.