The pressure came and went quickly, but it still affected several bandits standing nearby. Their eyes rolled back, and they passed out, foaming at the mouth.
The bandits outside its range all looked utterly bewildered, with no idea what had happened to their companions.
As for Xie Wen and the others, who were also standing very close, they were largely unaffected.
"Oh~ Conqueror's Haki."
Xie Wen raised his eyebrows, not at all surprised. In the manga, Ace had already awakened his Conqueror's Haki at the age of ten.
Klee Meow, however, was startled. All her fur stood on end, and she instinctively extended every little claw, piercing Xie Wen's clothes...
Only for him to block them with Armament Haki.
Although Little Plushie had experienced Conqueror's Haki from old man Chinjao before, she still hadn't fully adjusted to it. And...
The pressure from Ace's Conqueror's Haki was actually a little stronger than Chinjao's.
"So this is Conqueror's Haki? It really does feel a lot like those big guys, meow."
"I find it rather ordinary. It falls short of Teostra, meow."
Sure enough, the two more experienced adult Palicoes were barely affected by the Conqueror's Haki.
As Xie Wen gently patted the bristling Klee Meow to soothe Little Plushie's nerves, he looked at Meow Jūshirō. "You've even seen a Teostra?"
"I had the good fortune to encounter one once. Unfortunately, I lacked the strength to fight it at the time, meow." Meow Jūshirō shook his head, sounding deeply regretful.
Killing a Pink Rathian wasn't enough for you? You actually wanted to fight a Teostra too...
Xie Wen's mouth twitched before he reassured him, "Don't worry. There are plenty of guys in this world stronger than Teostra."
With that, he turned his attention back to Sanji Meow.
Like Klee Meow, Sanji Meow had