Storm-like sword energy came from all directions. Rayleigh's gaze shifted slightly, and then his body spun like a ghost.
Conqueror's Haki erupted from within him, surging out with the force of towering waves. Even an expert like Woge let out a muffled groan, stunned into being unable to make his next move for a moment.
A massive slash came chopping down, shattering every blade of sword energy surrounding him at once. Rayleigh's figure closed in on Woge again.
He appeared at Woge's neck so fast that he was nearly impossible to see. In an instant, the air around them turned icy, and Woge even felt as if space had shifted, giving him a glimpse of the underworld ahead of time.
Dark King Rayleigh... In some ways, his reputation was even greater than Roger's. Usually gentle and easygoing, but once he fought, very few people survived his blade.
The Dark King's fame had been built upon countless corpses.
Woge gritted his teeth and bit down hard on his tongue at the critical moment. The blood and piercing pain snapped him awake, and a storm-forged blade of sword energy appeared at his throat in an instant...
"Hah!" Rayleigh gave a low shout. The steel-black color unique to Armament Haki coated his blade, shattering the storm sword energy. Yet Woge had already appeared in the distance, a thin line of blood on his neck.
Still shaken, Woge touched his neck and looked at Rayleigh with even greater wariness. "You've mastered all three types of Haki? As expected of Dark King Rayleigh!"
Rayleigh merely chuckled and did not answer.
In this world, the use of Haki was itself an advanced technique. Of the three types, Armament Haki was the most widespread; practically anyone at the level of a Marine vice admiral or above could