Conqueror's Haki

When the Marines arrived at the scene, they were stunned by what they saw. "Oh my God! That man actually killed a Celestial Dragon!"

"This time, he's really made a huge mess!"

"Quick! Quick! Arrest them!"

Bang, bang, bang! Gunshots rang out in a continuous barrage, bullets pouring down like rain as they shot toward Lu Ge and Rayleigh.

Faced with such a terrifying show of force, Lu Ge remained completely calm as he raised a hand. "Dark Door."

Rayleigh only felt the air around him fluctuate for an instant before staring in astonishment as the incoming bullets vanished from in front of and around them. A moment later, countless Marines screamed as a sudden wave of bullets tore through them, turning them into human beehives.

"Did you transfer the bullets elsewhere through a door?" Astonishment immediately appeared in Rayleigh's eyes. With his powerful Observation Haki and his position at the center of the technique, he could barely sense that he and Lu Ge had been completely enclosed by a semicircular archway. Every attack would pass through the door and be transferred elsewhere.

In other words, as long as Lu Ge had this technique, no attack could ever hit them.

Rayleigh could not help praising him from the bottom of his heart. "That's incredible! I never thought you could make the Door-Door Fruit this amazing."

According to the records, the greatest use of the Door-Door Fruit was merely the convenience of traveling through doors. No one had ever used doors to transfer attacks before. It was practically a genius idea—and he had put it into practice by using hidden doors. Lu Ge's understanding and development of the Door-Door Fruit had clearly reached an astonishing level. He might not even be far from awakening it.

Rayleigh was very curious. What kind of sight would it be when the Door-Door Fruit awakened?

At the same time, the Marines had been thrown into complete chaos after the sudden barrage of bullets killed and wounded hundreds of them. "What happened? What's going on? Were we ambushed? Do they have accomplices?"

"N-No, we didn't find any enemies nearby! The bullets seemed to appear out of nowhere!"

"How could bullets just appear out of nowhere?"

The rear-guard major general had seen everything clearly. Seeing their morale crumble and his subordinates lose their composure, he immediately shouted, "Don't panic! Your bullets disappeared in front of those two and hit our own people instead! One of them is a Devil Fruit user! Don't fire at random anymore! Stop! Stop immediately!"

Upon hearing this, the Marines broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly ceased fire, terrified that their own or their comrades' bullets might pierce their bodies the next second.

Once the Marines stopped firing, the major general immediately stepped forward and shouted sternly at Lu Ge and Rayleigh, "You're surrounded! There's no way you can escape! Surrender at once! Stop putting up this pointless resistance!"

"Pointless resistance?" Lu Ge laughed when he heard that. "Do you really think having more people guarantees victory? In the face of a true powerhouse, numbers are nothing more than a string of digits."

As he spoke, he released his Conqueror's Haki in an instant. An utterly terrifying presence transformed into an invisible shock wave and spread outward. Every living creature within several thousand meters was knocked unconscious in the blink of an eye. Countless figures collapsed in unison, creating a spectacular and breathtaking sight.

Even the major general could not withstand that domineering Haki and was knocked unconscious on the spot.

Even Rayleigh, who was standing beside him, was moved. He shook his slightly dizzy head and stared at Lu Ge in shock. "What domineering Conqueror's Haki! It even affected me, making me dizzy for a fraction of a second. This guy's Haki is no ordinary thing!"

In a daze, he suddenly remembered his own captain. "The curtain falls on one legend, and another new legend is about to be born?"

Lu Ge looked at the young Celestial Dragon who had been so frightened that he had wet himself and spoke calmly. "Tell me, does any Celestial Dragon have slaves named Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, or Boa Marigold?"

The young Celestial Dragon had been terrified out of his wits by Lu Ge's frightening power. When he heard the question, he immediately trembled and pointed toward an extremely luxurious villa district. He opened his mouth but could not speak. It seemed he had been scared completely speechless.

Lu Ge looked at him with utter disdain. "With courage like that, you still call yourself a Celestial Dragon? What a useless piece of trash."

With that, he swung his sword, and blood immediately splattered across the ground.

Rayleigh looked at the two figures lying in pools of blood and immediately frowned. "You're far too bloodthirsty. Why did you even kill a child?"

"A child?" Lu Ge looked at Rayleigh with some amusement. "Do you know how many people's blood has already stained their hands?"

"..." Hearing this, Rayleigh immediately thought of the Celestial Dragons' conduct and their attitude toward slaves. He shook his head. He really had grown old—he had actually begun to feel pointless sympathy.

Still, this guy had killed three Celestial Dragons in one go. He had completely placed himself on the opposite side of the World Government.

Looking toward that luxurious villa district, there might still be more Celestial Dragons about to suffer.

Lu Ge casually opened a door in front of him and called out to Rayleigh, "Let's go."

The two passed through the door, and when they appeared again, they were already inside a luxurious villa.

The moment they appeared, they were spotted by the guards. "Who are you? How dare you trespass—"

Unfortunately, before they could finish speaking, Lu Ge's Conqueror's Haki knocked them all unconscious.

"Conqueror's Haki really is useful."

That was what Lu Ge thought, when a man with two swords hanging from his waist calmly walked out. "I've guarded this place for many years, but this is the first time I've encountered anyone bold enough to break in. I imagine the commotion outside was caused by you two?"

"They didn't pass out. Looks like he's an expert." Lu Ge glanced at the man, then turned to Rayleigh. "I'll leave this guy to you. No problem, right?"

He had brought Rayleigh along, after all. He could not just let him do nothing.

Rayleigh nodded silently. He glanced at the inner courtyard and said, "They're inside. I imagine you've already sensed them."

Lu Ge waved his hand and headed straight toward the inner courtyard. Under the perception of his Observation Haki, he had indeed already found the target of this trip.

Seeing this, a vicious, icy glint immediately appeared in the man's eyes. "With me here, you still want to go inside? Do you really think I don't exist?"

Just as he was about to move and stop Lu Ge, the man suddenly felt a heavy weight on his shoulder. Someone had forcibly pressed him down. He turned his head in shock and saw Rayleigh looking at him with a smile. "I'm terribly sorry, but could you keep this old man company and help me pass the time?"

"An expert!"

The man's pupils shrank involuntarily. Staring at that faintly smiling face, he felt his heart pounding violently. Instinctively, he sensed that this old man was extremely dangerous. He had not noticed his movements at all.