Clashing Head-On with Hakoku, Awakening All Three Types of Haki

"Gigababababa!"

"Gagagagaga!"

"So you wanted to witness Haki? We'll satisfy you!"

Dorry wielded a gigantic longsword over ten meters long, while Brogy held a massive axe weighing dozens of tons. They formally launched their attack on Luo Wen.

Aside from being exceptionally huge, the two giants' weapons did not seem particularly special.

But Luo Wen possessed B-rank False Clairvoyance and could sense unusual things.

In Luo Wen's perception, invisible yet tangible auras coiled around both weapons.

"So this is Haki?"

Luo Wen smiled. Just as he had expected, the two giants knew Haki.

It had not reached the advanced level of blackened Armament Haki; it was only colorless.

Like the hunters on Kuja Island, the two giants could coat their weapons in Armament Haki to attack.

Luo Wen drew the greatsword from his back and began fighting the two giants.

Brogy's giant axe struck first, chopping straight toward Luo Wen's head.

Luo Wen leaped high into the air and kicked the axe away midair.

Brogy's axe was knocked aside and struck the open ground nearby, carving out another pit over ten meters deep.

Seeing Brogy's attack dealt with so easily, Dorry grew excited.

"Roar, take this!"

Dorry shouted as he raised his greatsword and slashed at Luo Wen.

The blade was not sharp, and it was a full ten centimeters thick, but combined with a giant's strength, the blow was enough to smash someone into pulp.

Luo Wen swung his own sword and met Dorry's greatsword head-on.

Relying on sheer brute force alone, Luo Wen actually knocked Dorry's greatsword off course and chipped its edge.

The two giants sometimes attacked in turns and sometimes attacked together, every strike a powerful, deadly blow.

Luo Wen enjoyed himself as well. He could always evade one giant, then clash head-on with the other.

Using the moments when their weapons collided, Luo Wen rapidly sensed the form and nature of Haki, feeling its power.

They fought like that for more than two hours. All three remained full of vigor, while the surrounding landscape had already been reduced to ruins.

At that moment, Luo Wen seemed to grasp something. His Haki was on the verge of emerging.

He was still missing one final push. He needed stronger stimulation!

"Dorry, Brogy, your weapons are about to break."

"Use your strongest move. Let's decide the winner!"

Luo Wen knocked aside the giant axe and greatsword once more, then shouted at the excited giants.

"It has already been a hundred years. Our weapons are about to be destroyed too."

The two giants looked at the weapons in their hands. They were already covered in cracks and clearly could not hold out much longer.

They had fought each other here for a hundred years, and after today's fierce battle with Luo Wen, even the sturdy weapons from Elbaf could no longer endure.

"Dorry, you felt it too, right? His strength is even more terrifying than ours giants', as though it's endless!"

"If this continues, we won't be able to defeat him."

Brogy looked at Dorry and grinned.

"That's right. Now, only that move can defeat him in one strike!"

Dorry replied with a hearty laugh.

If they kept up this prolonged battle, they would definitely lose.

Only by unleashing their greatest strength could they possibly defeat Luo Wen in one blow.

"Hey, kid Luo Wen, be careful."

"If you can't take this move, you'll die!"

Dorry and Brogy seriously warned Luo Wen.

"Roar! Ha!"

Dorry and Brogy shouted together, gathering all the strength in their bodies.

The already terrifying presence of the two giants rose once again.

A blue aura wrapped around Dorry, while a red aura coiled around Brogy. The two giants' auras intertwined.

Blue Ogre Dorry and Red Ogre Brogy had finally used their full strength.

"So this is Hakoku, the strongest martial art of the giant nation?"

Feeling the terrifying pressure rushing toward him, the battle-hungry instincts within Luo Wen became even more active, and he grew utterly exhilarated.

"Good. Then I'll get serious too."

Luo Wen focused completely, shifting from holding his sword in one hand to gripping it with both hands.

"Huuuh! Hah!"

A terrifying aura spilled from Luo Wen's body, sending ripples through the air.

He concentrated all his will into the sword in his hands, gathering the strength of his entire body into both arms.

Razor-sharp sword aura shot into the sky, shredding the dirt, rocks, and broken trees around Luo Wen.

"A swordsman at the Swordmaster realm? He truly is an incredible powerhouse!"

Feeling the sword aura sting their skin, Dorry and Brogy silently marveled.

With such attainments in swordsmanship, he was not far from the ultimate realm of swordsmanship, the Great Swordmaster realm.

"Go, Dorry. We can't let him look down on us!"

"Understood, Brogy!"

Dorry and Brogy moved in perfect coordination, raising their greatsword and giant axe high.

The veins in the arms holding their weapons bulged as they exerted every ounce of their strength.

The next instant, the greatsword and giant axe crossed, and the blue and red auras merged together.

"This is Elbaf's ultimate technique!"

"Hakoku!"

The powerful shockwave erupted with the fury of a volcanic eruption.

The instant the attack was unleashed, both of their weapons shattered at the same time.

"One-Sword Severance!"

After building up power for so long, Luo Wen unleashed all his strength and will at this moment.

At that moment, black, violent aura surrounded Luo Wen, making him resemble an evil ghost from hell.

"Haah!"

The next instant, that immense and berserk power was all concentrated into the greatsword in Luo Wen's hands.

A pitch-black slash shot from Luo Wen's sword and collided with the massive shockwave.

BOOM!!!

Accompanied by a thunderous, wrathful roar, an enormous mushroom cloud exploded outward, and the entire island began to tremble.

When the aftermath of the explosion faded, the two giants and Luo Wen came into view.

Luo Wen remained standing with his sword in hand, while the two giants had fallen.

Dorry and Brogy lay sprawled on the ground, without even the strength to move a finger.

"Hakoku was blocked."

"Gagagagaga, what a satisfying battle!"

Dorry laughed boldly, unconcerned about his defeat.

They had lost this time, but they could just fight again and win next time.

"Luo Wen is a true hero! Gigababababa!"

Brogy praised him from the bottom of his heart.

With such spirit and strength, Luo Wen would be among the greatest warriors even in Elbaf, the nation of giants.

Although Luo Wen was still standing, he was not in good condition.

Three or four of his ribs had broken. His entire body was soaked in dark blood, and intense pain coursed through him.

"Haha, that was truly satisfying!"

Despite his severe injuries, Luo Wen was not discouraged. Instead, he threw back his head and laughed.

Because all three types of his Haki had awakened!

At the instant he clashed head-on with Hakoku, under that overwhelming pressure, all the Haki within him awakened.

His invisible Observation Haki stretched into the distance, sensing Nami and the other girls worrying aboard the Windrider, as well as the many stunned captives aboard the transport ship...

Even Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek, lurking in the jungle, had no secrets from his eyes.

Every rustle of wind and grass was clearly perceived by Luo Wen's Observation Haki without him needing to look.

Luo Wen raised his left hand. A layer of pitch-black Armament Haki covered his bloodstained hand.

"It reached the second stage the moment it awakened?"

Luo Wen was not surprised. His physical foundation was so strong that it was only natural for his Armament Haki to be stronger.

A smile curled across Luo Wen's lips. It seemed Crocodile in Alabasta was about to suffer badly.

But what delighted Luo Wen most was the awakening of his Conqueror's Haki.

An invisible and powerful presence surged from Luo Wen's body, sweeping out in every direction.

The next instant, countless terrifying violet-black bolts of lightning blanketed the entire island.

Every animal on the island, whether ferocious saber-toothed tigers or dinosaurs at the top of the food chain, fainted beneath that presence.

"That is Conqueror's Haki!"

Dorry and Brogy, lying there as if dead, widened their eyes and turned to stare incredulously toward Luo Wen.

"He has only just entered the Grand Line, yet he already possesses such tremendous strength."

"He even awakened the qualities of a king after the battle. The New World is about to gain another emperor."

Dorry and Brogy's eyes were filled with shock.