One Hundred Versus Three, The Advantage Is Mine!

The hour was growing late.

As the three Great Pirate crews of Sphinx gathered their fleets and appeared at the harbor, the twilight of dusk dyed the sky in flowing amber. The usual clamor of the port gradually faded, and a sense of solemnity filled the air.

"It seems the guys occupying Sphinx aren't planning on giving it up easily," Ripley said, hoisting the great club she'd crafted from the heartwood of Adam Wood. She looked at the formation of the three Great Pirate crews with interest.

"Are you scared?"

"Isn't the captain here?" Ripley chuckled. If Magnus wasn't backing down, how could they, his crew, possibly retreat?

"Just a bunch of rabble." Rocks, having just awakened Haki, was brimming with fighting spirit. He hadn't forgotten what Magnus had said: Haki only grew through battle.

After a restful afternoon, although his injuries from the fight with the Heart Pirates hadn't fully healed, his stamina had mostly recovered.

"Haha, no matter what, let's first see what those brats on the other side have to say. I'm a senior, after all. I can't just bully the young ones without reason," Magnus said with a smile.

With the help of Observation Haki, he had gained a sense of the entire harbor, understanding the strength of the three Great Pirate crews. The strongest among them were their captains, three Great Pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million. In later times, they would likely be on the level of the Four Emperors' top commanders and generals. And they weren't even the absolute best among them, just mid-tier. There was a noticeable gap compared to the captain of the Blood Skull Pirates he'd encountered a year ago, shortly after awakening his system.

Below these three Great Pirates were several other capable fighters, but none reached the level of the top commanders. Their strength was comparable to Ripley's current level.

"Truly terrifying," Magnus mused. Three Great Pirates with bounties over 100 million, six or seven strong fighters, and nearly five thousand pirates. Anyone below the rank of Admiral could potentially be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

"White Wolf Magnus!" a robust voice boomed from one of the three Great Pirate ships. "You haven't managed this island for over a decade. This island is now under the Black Gold Pirate Alliance. You've trespassed into our territory and injured my subordinates. Do you intend to start a war with us?"

Hearing the man's words, Magnus immediately knew who it was: Undead Jason. The undead man who had eaten the Zombie-Zombie Fruit, he couldn't die no matter the injury as long as the missing part was replaced. Even opponents of the same caliber hesitated to clash directly with Undead Jason's reckless, injury-for-injury fighting style. Magnus had, after all, severed one of his subordinate's arms with a single slash earlier.

"White Wolf Magnus, your era is long past. Sphinx does not belong to you. If you don't want to face the combined assault of our three Great Pirate crews, I suggest you leave Sphinx immediately!" Black Heart Merchant Dukemon shouted from another pirate ship. If it wasn't necessary, he truly didn't want to fight Magnus to the death. As a merchant, he detested losing ventures.

Even an old lion still possessed its might. No one knew how much of his full strength White Wolf Magnus still had. Then, he heard Gargantua Moz let out a roar from the side: "White Wolf Magnus, dare you fight me?"

From the Gargantua Pirates' ship, Gargantua Moz leaped to the bow. A terrifying aura suddenly erupted, sweeping across the entire area.

"Damn it, this idiot!" Black Heart Merchant Dukemon and Undead Jason had both hoped to subdue their enemy without a fight, but they hadn't expected Gargantua Moz to unleash Conqueror's Haki right away. How did this idiot awaken Conqueror's Haki?

Booooom—

Gargantua Moz's Conqueror's Haki, disregarding friend or foe, covered nearly half the port. Many weaker pirates' eyes rolled back, and they immediately fainted. However, those on the Black Pearl, like Newgate, felt nothing. They only saw Magnus step onto the bow, spread his arms, and laugh heartily, "Puhahaha, Conqueror's Haki? It seems one of you three still has some guts!"

"But this level isn't enough!" Gargantua Moz's Conqueror's Haki was, at best, at the level of a beginner. It couldn't even distinguish friend from foe or control its direction. Magnus, on the other hand, after his successive battles with Scarlet Snake Rona and Giant King Harald, and with the system's enhancements, had made significant progress with his Conqueror's Haki.

"Let me show you what true Conqueror's Haki looks like!" Magnus roared with laughter, releasing his Conqueror's Haki without reservation.

The clash of Conqueror's Haki caused black and red lightning to flash across the sky, bringing with it a terrifying pressure that felt like the sky was collapsing and the earth tearing apart. But to everyone's surprise, Gargantua Moz's Conqueror's Haki lasted only an instant before being completely crushed by Magnus's Conqueror's Haki. Even from a considerable distance, this terrifying pressure made it difficult for the pirates gathered at the port to breathe. The air seemed to solidify, and many weaker pirates simply collapsed onto the ground.

Hiding on a high rooftop to spectate, Stussy confirmed she was far enough from the Black Pearl. However, when Magnus stood at the ship's prow and unleashed his Haki, her breathing still became uncontrollably rapid.

"Is this the most powerful pirate on this Great Sea?"

Stussy's breath hitched. Just standing there, he seemed to be the focal point of the entire world, an unparalleled king.

Was such an existence truly something she could reach?

Facing Magnus's Haki, the three Great Pirates who bore the brunt of it felt suffocated. They had never imagined that Magnus, a seventy-something old man, could still release such terrifying pressure.

"C-Captain, quite a few people can't take it and have fallen!"

A pirate said, trembling.

"How many people do we have left?"

Black Heart Merchant Dukemon gritted his teeth. Judging by Magnus's stance, it seemed they couldn't resolve this peacefully with the White Wolf Pirates. The only fortunate thing was that they had more people, and the White Wolf Pirates currently numbered only three!

"S-Still a hundred people!"

"What!?"

Black Heart Merchant Dukemon's eyes widened. He looked at the pirate, almost shouting, "For this operation, I brought a full three thousand men!"

Black Heart Merchant Dukemon was already sweating profusely.

His pirate crew was considered strong among the three major pirate crews. If even his crew had become like this, the other two crews were likely in even worse shape.

But at this point, they had no room to retreat.

"Prepare to bombard!"

Black Heart Merchant Dukemon roared.

"No matter how strong White Wolf Magnus is, he's still only one person. As long as we sink his ship, he'll have to fight us head-on, no matter how strong he is!"

One hundred against three, victory is ours!