Jack the Drought's Elite Corps? Crushed in an Instant

"Zero Division Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates?" Killing intent thickened in Jack the Drought's eyes.

The Beast Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates had always been like fire and water. Small clashes were constant, and across these seas, nearly a hundred minor conflicts broke out every year.

Now, this brat had even more reason to die!

So what if he had killed a Blackbeard?

"Attack together and kill him! Who the hell do you think I am? I'm Jack the Drought! He's just the Zero Division Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates!" Ironhead King Jack the Drought roared, showing no intention of taking Ye Yu seriously.

Having received Jack the Drought's command, the surrounding pirates charged at Ye Yu. No longer underestimating him as they had before, they all brandished their weapons.

Sheepshead attacked again, unleashing his massive ram horns.

Ginrummy's eyes were solemn, her gaze fixed on Ye Yu. Armament Haki spread over her blade as she slashed toward his head.

Holdem held his mechanical sword, while the lion on his stomach bared its fangs and spewed lion fire.

Hellfire Blade!

Holdem's mechanical sword, wreathed in flames, slashed directly at Ye Yu.

"Charge! Kill this brat!" the surrounding pirates clamored as they swarmed around Ye Yu.

The corners of Ye Yu's lips curled up slightly. They're just trash fish, yet they want to kill me? What a joke.

Buzz!

A vast aura erupted from Ye Yu and rapidly swept in every direction.

In an instant, that aura enveloped every pirate aboard the warship.

Conqueror's Haki, unleashed!

Centered on Ye Yu, the once faint aura became incomparably turbulent under his control. His Conqueror's Haki surged higher and higher, flowing outward like a raging sea.

Cold sweat appeared on Jack the Drought's forehead, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

This was... this brat's Conqueror's Haki?

The legendary Conqueror's Haki! The Conqueror's Haki that only Lord Kaido deserved to possess had appeared on some nobody?

Jack the Drought now somewhat understood why Ye Yu had been able to wipe out the Blackbeard Pirates. It seemed Ye Yu was nowhere near as weak as he looked...

Buzz!!!

Conqueror's Haki shook the entire battlefield!

More than five hundred pirate lackeys stared at Ye Yu in terror, their eyes wide. Their former contempt and mockery had vanished, replaced by blank, stunned expressions.

The entire warship fell utterly silent, devoid of its previous clamor.

Thud! Thud!

One pirate after another crashed heavily onto the deck, kicking up clouds of dust.

In less than a second, all five hundred pirate lackeys had collapsed!

Jack the Drought's face was full of shock.

This trip to Dressrosa had been to transport the Artificial Devil Fruit from the Smile Factory. To prevent other Four Emperors crews from seizing it, the men he had brought were all elites of the Beast Pirates, including many powerful Gifted!

Yet before this young man, they had been so utterly helpless!

Looking at the three Headliners still standing where they were.

"Sheepshead, Ginrummy, Holdem, keep attacking!" Jack the Drought roared. At the same time, he drew the two shotel swords in his hands, preparing to attack.

The three of them remained standing there blankly without moving, and Jack the Drought immediately flew into a rage.

"Hey, I said..." Jack the Drought slapped Sheepshead on the shoulder.

Sheepshead, who had been standing just moments earlier, instantly fell to the ground.

How was that possible?

Even the Headliners on his ship had been knocked unconscious by Conqueror's Haki?

"Ginrummy, Holdem, say something!" Jack the Drought shouted.

The moment his words fell, Ginrummy and Holdem also collapsed to the ground, their faces blank.

At this point, Jack the Drought's entire unit was reduced to him alone, a commander without troops.

Jack the Drought's dead-fish eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. This was the first time he had seen Conqueror's Haki so powerful that it could knock Headliners with bounties over a hundred million unconscious!

"As expected, the strength of a Four Emperors crew is still decent. They only collapsed one after another after enduring my Conqueror's Haki for a full second," Ye Yu muttered.

Although there had been too many enemies this time, so he had expanded the range of his Conqueror's Haki and reduced its concentration and power, ordinary pirate crews' lackeys would still be knocked unconscious in an instant!

This made Ye Yu begin to admire them.

But... to Jack the Drought, those words sounded especially grating!

These were the Beast Pirates elites he had painstakingly selected!

He had spent more than a decade building this five-hundred-man elite unit!

Yet... yet... in the blink of an eye, the force he had cultivated had been completely defeated by some brat's Conqueror's Haki?!

Unwilling to accept it, Jack howled at the sky.

"Bastard! Impossible! Brat, I won't forgive you! Who the hell do you think I am? I'm the Drought!" Enraged, Jack lost all reason.

Jack the Drought stared fixedly at Ye Yu, raising his shotel swords high above his head. Pitch-black Armament Haki spread across the entire blades.

"Die, brat! Unforgivable!"

As a swordsman, Jack the Drought was skilled and incredibly fast. His shotel swords carved strange arcs through the air.

Carrying the surrounding air with them, a powerful sword intent rushed straight at Ye Yu.

Ye Yu wore a disdainful expression. You've got to be kidding me.

After seeing his abilities, this fool Jack still thought he could defeat him with nothing more than a single Armament Haki strike?

It was simply laughable! Jack the Drought was absurdly confident in himself...

Now Ye Yu understood why this thickheaded guy, Jack the Drought, had dared to launch an attack on a warship with Sengoku, Fujitora, and Tsuru aboard.

Jack the Drought knew absolutely nothing about his opponent's strength...

It could even be said that he had no judgment whatsoever. He truly was nothing but a thickheaded brute.

With a clang, the shotel swords coated in black Armament Haki struck Ye Yu's Conqueror's Haki barrier. It was like striking an iron wall, producing the sound of metal colliding with metal.

Yet Ye Yu's Conqueror's Haki barrier merely rippled slightly before becoming as steady as a mountain.

Jack the Drought's dead-fish eyes bulged wide. Veins stood out on his arms as all his muscles swelled.

"Impossible! I'm Jack the Drought!" With that, Jack increased the force in his hands, using every ounce of strength he had to suppress Ye Yu's Conqueror's Haki barrier. The hand gripping his shotel sword trembled nonstop.

Even the deck beneath his feet cracked under Jack the Drought's force, fissures spreading in every direction.

Yet even after exerting every ounce of his strength, he... had only pushed his weapon forward two centimeters...

"Mm, not bad, not bad. Jack, you do have some strength after all." Ye Yu gave Jack the Drought an approving look.