Hadō #88: Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō!

This was the very center of the island, with no shortage of people passing by. Some had already noticed what was happening here.

However, none of them approached. This sort of thing happened often on the island, so they were not surprised. Instead, they watched with great interest.

Some onlookers began to chatter:

"Pfft, I remember those guys being from the Moya Mafia, right? Someone actually got on their bad side. How interesting..."

"They must be newcomers to the island. They don't know the rules here, hehe."

"How do you think this kid will die? I bet he'll be cut clean in half."

"I bet he'll be beaten to death."

"They'll probably sell him as a slave. They've been raiding ordinary people from other islands lately..."

The Moya Mafia was Gold Coin Island's second-largest force after Pleasure Street, and one of the two powers that jointly controlled the island.

Their boss was a criminal with a bounty exceeding sixty million Beli. He was also incomparably cruel and loved killing people for no reason.

They were one of the forces on the island that no one dared provoke!

Now that they saw someone targeted by the Moya Mafia, their faces were full of gloating. Some had even begun guessing how Ian would die and started a betting pool...

But in the next moment, all their expressions changed, because what happened next was completely different from what they had imagined!

"It looks like it's something important..." Ian merely chuckled as he watched the people rushing toward him. Then his gaze sharpened, and with a hum, an overwhelmingly powerful Conqueror's Haki spread from his body.

Space seemed to freeze, and time seemed to come to a standstill. Everyone present felt as though their perception had slowed down by an unknown number of times!

Then, like Mount Tai crashing down, Conqueror's Haki surged outward from Ian and crushed everything within a certain range!

The intensity of this Conqueror's Haki could even affect physical matter. With several soft cracks, tiny fissures suddenly appeared in the ground across the area!

In the next instant, everyone charging at Ian froze. Those too weak to withstand his Conqueror's Haki rolled their eyes, foamed at the mouth, and collapsed unconscious to the ground like harvested wheat.

However, several stronger people endured the wave of Conqueror's Haki. After all, they were members of the World Government's Cipher Pol, carefully selected and far from weak, so they did not faint.

Even so, their faces were filled with shock as they began retreating.

"Conqueror's Haki... Who are you?" The black-suited leader from before looked horrified as he involuntarily staggered back several steps.

Conqueror's Haki! And Conqueror's Haki of this intensity!

Even after spending so long sailing the seas, he had never witnessed anything like it!

Moreover, this man had recognized their identities earlier. Just who was he?

He was beginning to panic...

The people watching from afar were equally stunned when they saw this scene:

"What happened? Why did those people all faint?"

"Was that a Devil Fruit?"

"Conqueror's Haki—that was the legendary Conqueror's Haki!" One of them was more knowledgeable and recognized the power Ian had just used!

It was the Conqueror's Haki possessed by only one person in a million!

One person held a stack of wanted posters. When he noticed the tear streaks at the corners of Ian's eyes, he seemed to remember something. He flipped through the posters in his hands before stopping on one—"Ice Dragon" Ian, bounty: 1.16 billion Beli!

"Gasp..." His hands began to tremble, and so did his voice as he cried out in horror, "That face... Is he 'Ice Dragon' Ian, the man with the 1.16 billion Beli bounty?"

With a boom, those words exploded like a thunderclap in the hearts of the surrounding spectators, making their expressions turn even more horrified.

"I-Ice Dragon Ian? Why is this guy here?"

"That Ice Dragon Ian?"

Naturally, they were all extremely familiar with the news about Ice Dragon Ian that had spread across the seas. It was the most sensational news of late!

No one was unaware of Ice Dragon Ian's exploits. He was the great figure who had killed Donquixote Doflamingo, fought Hawk-Eye to a draw, exchanged blows with Admiral Yellow Monkey, and received a staggering initial bounty of 1.16 billion Beli!!

Everyone present who had learned Ian's identity struggled to hide their shock!

"As expected of the World Government's Cipher Pol. You do have a few capable people." Ian neither confirmed nor denied it. His gaze shifted to the box behind them, and he smiled. "So... can you tell me what's inside that box?"

As he spoke, Ian walked toward them step by step. Though he did not release his Conqueror's Haki again, he still forced the World Government agents to retreat again and again.

"Ice Dragon Ian?"

At that moment, a hoarse yet magnetic voice suddenly rang out. Ian seemed to sense something and abruptly turned his head, only to see a tall figure wearing a fox mask walking through the air.

It was Tailed Fox, the CP0 member who had been in the underground port room earlier!

"That outfit? Someone from CP0?" Ian was slightly surprised when he saw her attire.

A white cape, a white suit, and a mask—she was dressed exactly like an agent!

"So, your arrival on this island wasn't a coincidence..." Tailed Fox slowly approached using Geppo, her guard raised to the limit. Even as a CP0 agent, she did not dare be careless when facing a major figure with a bounty exceeding 1.1 billion!

"Tempest Kick: Fox Tail!" Her eyes narrowed behind the mask as her straight, slender right leg lashed out. The tremendous force whipped up the air, forming a blue wind blade shaped like a fox's tail that shot forward!

After receiving the order, Tailed Fox had already come up to the surface.

Her captain had ordered her to keep an eye on Ian, but after seeing him attack their people and attempt to seize the box, she had no choice but to make a move.

What was inside the box was incomparably precious. It could not be taken by anyone else!

"Even CP0 has appeared. Now I'm even more curious about what's inside that box! Thunder Roar Cannon!" Ian faced the incoming attack without dodging. Lightning coiled around his hand as a pillar of thunder suddenly blasted forth!

Boom!

The two attacks collided, and a thunderous roar erupted in midair. The explosion rang out as waves of force swept in every direction!

A series of dull impacts rang out as Tailed Fox stepped on the air, darting about like an agile fox. In an instant, she arrived above Ian's head, her fingers curled into claws and coated in Armament Haki. "Finger Pistol: Fox Strike!"

Ian's Observation Haki spread outward and caught her movements. He suddenly looked up with a cold sneer. His eyes narrowed as Conqueror's Haki burst forth, shaking her mind. At the same time, he spread his fingers upward, the corners of his mouth curling into a grin:

"Hadō #88: Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō!"