The result.
Eustass Kid and Trafalgar Law gave the same answer.
"We're not leaving. I want to see just how strong this admiral who defeated one of the Four Emperors, Kaido, really is!"
The two spoke in unison.
Then they shot each other vicious glares. Neither said another word, and they turned to head back toward Auction House No. 1.
Watching their troublesome captains, Killer, Bepo, and the other crew members could only helplessly follow in their respective captains' footsteps.
Near Auction House No. 1.
Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji of the Straw Hat Pirates had just worked together to take down a Pacifista. They stood there panting heavily, clearly exhausted.
As for Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, they quietly wiped away their cold sweat.
At the same time.
Roya had successfully found his way here and happened to spot Luffy and the others.
"Luffy, Zoro, Sanji?"
Roya recognized them at once.
Finding them meant he would soon find Dark King Rayleigh!
Roya slowly walked forward, intending to ask whether Dark King Rayleigh was here.
However.
The Straw Hat Pirates recognized Roya immediately as well!
"The Navy's Fourth Admiral! Roya!" Nico Robin was the first to cry out in shock.
"What? The Fourth Admiral? The admiral who seriously wounded one of the Four Emperors, Kaido, some time ago?" Franky exclaimed as well.
"Th-th-th-then run already! Luffy, run!" Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, the cowardly trio, all wore the same terrified expressions.
"A Navy admiral? How terrifying! My eyeballs are about to pop out, even though I'm just bones and don't have any eyeballs! Yohohoho..." Brook screamed too.
But Luffy had no intention of running.
"Zoro, Sanji!" Luffy said seriously.
The moment they heard Luffy call their names, Zoro and Sanji instantly understood.
Zoro tied on his bandana again and clenched Wado Ichimonji between his teeth. Sanji patted the dust from his suit and lit a cigarette.
Just then.
The other two Supernovas arrived as well: Eustass Kid and Trafalgar Law!
"Just as expected, Straw Hat-ya and the others really did fight a Navy admiral!" Trafalgar Law said.
"Killer, go test this admiral's strength!" Kid glanced at Killer beside him.
Killer said nothing, merely nodded, then swung the two curved blades in his arms and charged toward Roya.
Diable Jambe!
Three-Sword Style! Three Thousand Worlds!
Without another word, Zoro and Sanji of the Straw Hats were the first to attack!
Facing Navy Admiral Roya, they did not dare let their guard down in the slightest. They opened with their strongest moves!
Likewise, Killer, who had rushed over here, attacked at the same time.
"Sigh, I only wanted to ask you about someone. Was this really necessary?" Roya shook his head helplessly.
The next second, Roya suddenly raised his head and fixed them with a sharp glare.
Boom!
A powerful wave of Conqueror's Haki erupted from Roya's body. In an instant, the three people rushing toward him seemed to slam into an unyielding barrier and were sent flying dozens of meters away.
"Is this the Fourth Admiral's power?"
"So terrifying. No wonder he could injure one of the Four Emperors, Kaido, and make him surrender."
"Ahhh! What do we do?!"
Nami, Usopp, and Chopper, the cowardly trio, had been scared out of their wits by Roya's strength.
"Conqueror's Haki?"
"What terrifying Conqueror's Haki!"
"This Fourth Admiral Roya really is just like the rumors said!"
In truth, there were already far more than just the Straw Hats and a few Supernovas in this area.
Hawkins, Apoo, Drake, Bonney, Bege, Urouge, and other famous Supernovas had gathered here.
They had no intention of making a move. Instead, they watched the Navy's Fourth Admiral before them from afar.
Seeing Zoro and Sanji fall, Straw Hat Luffy could no longer suppress his rage. He shouted, "You dared hurt my companions! I don't care what kind of admiral you are, I'm sending you flying!"
Third Gear! Elephant Gun!
Luffy leaped into the air, bit down on his thumb, and blew into it fiercely, immediately activating Third Gear!
ROOM, Shambles!
Next, Trafalgar Law unleashed the power of his Op-Op Fruit, attempting to spread ROOM over Roya and turn this place into his own battlefield.
Mechanical Arm!
Since everyone else had made their move, the competitive Kid naturally would not miss this opportunity. Using his Magnet-Magnet Fruit, he swiftly formed a Mechanical Arm.
The three of them had only one target: Roya!
"I'm saying, could you at least show some manners? We just met, and before we've even exchanged more than a few words, you're already attacking?" Roya looked somewhat angry.
Since they had chosen to attack, Roya naturally would not indulge them.
Facing Luffy, Law, and Kid, three exceptionally powerful Supernovas, Roya still did not move an inch. Instead, he unleashed Conqueror's Haki several times stronger than before.
The Conqueror's Haki that erupted this time exploded with a blood-red aura of slaughter!
Boom!
After a deafening blast, Luffy, Law, and Kid's abilities were instantly undone, and they crashed heavily to the ground.
It was not only Luffy and the others who fell. Even the Supernovas watching from far away were not spared. All of them were caught up in Roya's domineering Conqueror's Haki and collapsed to the ground.
"What kind of power is this? It's incredible!"
Due to the side effects of the Gum-Gum Fruit, Luffy had shrunk into a tiny figure after using Third Gear. Faced with the power Roya had displayed, he could only admit that he was inferior.
"Conqueror's Haki? He has trained it to such a level?" Kid lay on the ground, his brows tightly furrowed.
Law was the same. "No wonder he could defeat one of the Four Emperors, Kaido!"
They had never imagined that the Fourth Admiral, Roya, would be so powerful. At their current level of strength, they knew they could not possibly be his opponents.
Of course.
Roya had no interest whatsoever in capturing them or taking their lives. Otherwise, with the strength these Supernovas possessed now, if Roya had truly wanted something from them, his previous move could have killed them all instantly rather than merely suppressing them.
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