Conqueror's Haki

Just as Smoker's Jitte was about to strike the man's neck, he dodged it in time.

No matter how slow Smoker's reactions were, he now knew that the man before him possessed Observation Haki.

At the same time, Luo Chen's fist slammed into Smoker's stomach, sending him flying with a single punch.

This scene caught both the Marines present and Tashigi completely off guard!!

Tashigi said in disbelief, "Isn't Colonel Smoker a Logia-type Devil Fruit user?"

"Why was he hit by that man??"

In Tashigi's memory, no one had ever been able to land a hit on Colonel Smoker.

But now, that belief had officially been shattered.

Even Logia-type Devil Fruit users could be hit.

The Marines were equally panicked. Colonel Smoker was their leader.

If even Colonel Smoker lost, how could they possibly be a match for the man before them??

Smoker, who had been sent flying dozens of meters away, climbed back to his feet and dusted himself off.

Having not felt pain in a long time made Smoker extremely irritated.

Smoker lit another cigar and said, "Kid, it seems you really are no ordinary person!"

"You've even mastered Two-Color Haki. I have to keep you here today, or you'll become a menace once you reach the Grand Line."

Smoker had never expected his opponent to possess Two-Color Haki.

Otherwise, he would not have been hit just now, nor would he have felt the pain in his stomach.

Luo Chen smiled and said, "So the colonel of Loguetown, Smoker, doesn't even know Two-Color Haki. What trash!!"

"Damn brat, you're asking to die." Hearing that, Smoker practically exploded with rage.

Raising his Jitte, he transformed his entire body into smoke and charged at Luo Chen.

As Smoker and Luo Chen engaged in a fierce battle, Tashigi studied the two weapons hanging from Luo Chen's waist.

She kept flipping through her little notebook until she finally found information on the two swords.

Upon seeing their records, Tashigi was shocked. "Those two swords really aren't ordinary weapons. They're both Twenty-One Great Grade Blades: Sakura Jū and Kogarashi."

"In other words, he's very likely a master swordsman. But why isn't he using swordsmanship and is instead fighting Colonel Smoker with nothing but hand-to-hand combat!?"

A Marine beside her asked, "Chief Petty Officer Tashigi, should we go help Colonel Smoker??"

"From the looks of it, Colonel Smoker doesn't seem able to take him down anytime soon!!"

"We have to believe in Colonel Smoker. He'll definitely defeat that man," Tashigi said.

In truth, Tashigi herself had no confidence either. Anyone capable of fighting Colonel Smoker to this extent...

How could they possibly handle such a person??

Meanwhile, Smoker also realized something. Was this man using him for practice??

Smoker roared, "You damn brat, fight me seriously! You're a swordsman, aren't you? Show me your full strength."

Luo Chen did not answer Smoker. After fighting for so many rounds,

he had more or less analyzed Smoker's situation completely.

Smoker's hand-to-hand combat skills were above Luo Chen's.

They were probably around B-rank, somewhat stronger than Luo Chen's C+-rank.

But Luo Chen's advantage was that he possessed Two-Color Haki. Even if it was not powerful, there was a huge difference between having Two-Color Haki and not having it.

With the power of the Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit, Smoker could unleash devastating attacks on those who did not know Haki at any time.

Unfortunately, Smoker did not know Two-Color Haki. That was Smoker's greatest weakness.

On top of that, the Smoke-Smoke Fruit itself did not possess powerful destructive force.

Therefore! As the battle continued, Smoker became increasingly passive.

Luo Chen kept seizing opportunities to counterattack him.

Smoker gritted his teeth and thought, This man's strength may be about the same as mine.

But Smoker knew that as time went on, he would be the one to lose in the end.

Because! He did not know Two-Color Haki, especially Observation Haki.

So Smoker relied more on his eyes during battle.

"This is troublesome," Smoker muttered. "But it isn't hopeless. As long as the Jitte hits him, this battle will be over."

Suddenly, Luo Chen took the initiative and charged forward.

Smoker did the same!!

Just as the two were about to collide, the Jitte in Smoker's hand suddenly became uncontrollable.

"What?" Smoker was instantly distracted. The Jitte was one of his most important weapons.

Luo Chen immediately seized that opening. He clasped his hands together and smashed them into Smoker's head with all his strength.

After taking the heavy blow, Smoker violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

Getting distracted in such an intense battle was an extremely dangerous thing.

Even as Smoker lay on the ground vomiting blood, he could not understand why his Jitte had suddenly gone out of control.

Such a thing had never happened before.

What Smoker did not know was that his Jitte had suddenly gone out of control because Luo Chen had attached the power of the Float-Float Fruit to it.

"Colonel Smoker!" Tashigi screamed anxiously and ran toward where Colonel Smoker had fallen.

A group of Marines followed Chief Petty Officer Tashigi as well.

Smoker tried to get up, only to collapse again. He said desperately, "Don't come over. He's not an enemy you can handle."

Smoker did not care about being injured himself, but he did not want his subordinates to be killed because of him.

"Heh!" A terrifyingly immense aura suddenly erupted from Luo Chen's body.

As it spread, the Marines rolled their eyes back and foamed at the mouth.

Tashigi was also within the range of Luo Chen's Conqueror's Haki.