Pirate: My Immortality Maxes Out Conqueror's Haki

"Scorched earth. An island that had been perfectly fine moments ago had been reduced to scorched earth."

Then came a chorus of gasps and terrified cries.

The island's surface was pitch-black. The buildings, trees, flowers, grass, rivers—every material thing had vanished. Only blue arcs of electricity flickered from time to time, sending sparks flying.

"Crackle!"

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning tore through the void ahead and reached the front of the crowd in an instant.

Then, a figure stepped out of the electric flash.

"Vice Admiral Xia Le!"

Cries of alarm rang out.

Proche's entire body tensed, and he instinctively bent at the waist.

Xia Le hovered in the air ahead, lightning coiling around him. He did not say a word. He merely nodded, then flashed with electric light once more and vanished before everyone's eyes.

After drawing a deep breath, Proche looked again at the island ahead, now reduced to scorched earth. His heart pounded faster.

"Thunder God."

Muttering the two words, he turned around, his expression solemn.

The evacuation of the civilians from the island had to go smoothly!

He had decided to cling to this powerful backer!

To hell with the World Government.

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Only about fifteen minutes had passed.

Temporary base in the South Blue.

"What did you say?"

Sengoku abruptly rose from his seat, his face filled with shock.

"Vice Admiral Xia Le flattened Baterilla Island fifteen minutes ago!"

The Marine officer standing directly ahead wore a shocked expression and quickly continued.

"Countless bolts of thunder descended from the sky, reducing everything on Baterilla Island to scorched earth."

"We've already dispatched our comrades to inspect the island."

"But according to the information just received, the temperature around the island has already reached over one hundred degrees. Ordinary soldiers simply can't approach it."

After a pause,