To the point of awakening?
His quiet words, combined with the oppressive aura added by the massive shadow descending from above, instantly tightened everyone's nerves.
Faced with Garp's highly praising assessment, and as they looked up at the giant dragon bathed in lightning overhead, everyone subconsciously swallowed, yet found themselves unable to refute it.
At the very least, in their eyes, every time Qin Yu appeared, he gave people the impression that he had already been thoroughly figured out.
Yet once they truly fought him, he would always exceed their expectations.
Even Akainu, an admiral, could not help but twitch his stiff cheeks at this level of disguise.
After all, everyone at Marine Headquarters knew that he and Thunder Dragon Laxus had never seen eye to eye.
All along, both within Marine Headquarters and across these seas, many people had secretly compared him with Thunder Dragon Laxus.
Before Shiki's death, Akainu's strength was, in the eyes of outsiders, unquestionably enough to surpass this Marine prodigy.
However, after personally witnessing Qin Yu kill the legendary great pirate Shiki with what appeared to be only a slight advantage, everyone began to regard Thunder Dragon Laxus and Admiral Akainu as evenly matched rivals.
Yet now, as they looked at the Thunder Dragon form in the sky, which had once again overturned their understanding, let alone ordinary people, even Akainu himself did not know what to make of it.
"That damn brat has been playing us all along."
Staring at the enormous Thunder Dragon body in the sky, Akainu gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
All this time, he had intended to crush Marine prodigy Thunder Dragon Laxus underfoot in full view of everyone, using him as a stepping stone to restore his prestige.
Unfortunately, he now felt a trace of helplessness.
"Good,