The Power of Awakening

"That was an astonishing display of strength."

Cavendish stared at Luffy in the sky and said, "He actually suppressed Doflamingo so easily."

Was this the power of that Fourth Gear the Blood-Eyed Ninja had mentioned?

It was truly terrifying.

"But he's overusing his Haki," Luo said gravely.

"Haki?"

"Yeah."

Luo stared fixedly at Luffy's back. Using Haki like that, he probably would not be able to hold out for long.

"Luo's right. Luffy's current state does consume a tremendous amount of Haki," Xi Yan said.

Xi Yan had asked Luffy about his Fourth Gear before.

Simply put, it involved coating the surface of his body with Armament Haki to greatly increase the elasticity of his rubber.

That gave both his speed and strength a dramatic boost.

Naturally, the Haki consumption was correspondingly high.

"So he's gambling his life against Doflamingo right now?" Cavendish asked in surprise.

"More or less."

Xi Yan nodded. Luffy was betting that he could defeat Doflamingo before his Haki ran out.

Then, as though he had noticed something, Xi Yan turned to glance at the Royal Palace high above.

"Hm?"

Was that... Burgess?

"What is it?"

Cavendish curiously followed Xi Yan's gaze, but he saw nothing.

"It's nothing. Focus on Luffy's fight."

After saying that, Xi Yan withdrew his gaze. Burgess was no threat to him at all.

Besides... Sabo was near that guy, so there was no need for him to bother with him.

"Where did Straw Hat go?"

Standing at a high vantage point and scanning the surroundings, Burgess grinned. "I'm very interested in your head."

Bang!

"Hm?"

Hearing the commotion, Burgess instinctively looked toward the distant sky, then said, "So he's over there."

"I came all this way, and he ran off instead..."

"Wihahahaha! Straw Hat, I won't let you escape!"

As he