"All's fair in war! Wororororo!"
Kaido roared with laughter. He had been ganged up on before, and he had ganged up on others too.
One-on-one duels were only one part of fighting.
"Boys, get them!"
As Kaido gave the order, he strode forward himself.
He had not expected Gaban to have already sent two members of the Beasts Pirates flying with his twin axes.
Then his twin axes turned into a black panther, sending Kaido flying with a roar.
He turned and stood his ground, an axe in each hand, with the arrogant bearing of someone invincible.
His eyes were blood-red, but it was no illusion caused by Observation Haki.
It was Armament Haki!
No.
Kaido was especially skilled in Conqueror's Haki too, yet he sensed that something was off.
How could Armament Haki radiate an intimidating force?
It had the same presence as Conqueror's Haki!
"Intimidation! Invisible Thousand-Jun Axe!"
Gaban did not attack. He merely shouted, and an overwhelming pressure erupted.
That Armament Haki actually released pressure from his eyes, just like Conqueror's Haki!
The powerful impact knocked quite a few crew members unconscious.
"Damn it!"
Kaido immediately countered with a blast of Conqueror's Haki. He suddenly remembered Wang Zhi, who had also released Conqueror's Haki before his death.
The difference was that Wang Zhi had truly awakened his king's aptitude, while Gaban had used his own powerful presence to create an intimidating force through Armament Haki!
Under its impact, people could still lose consciousness and strength.
Strange. Shane said Conqueror's Haki was human potential from the very beginning.
He believed that someone initially awakened Conqueror's Haki, and that power remained in their lineage factor, becoming what people called king's aptitude.
*For their descendants, possessing Conqueror's Haki would be easier. And in the beginning, Conqueror's Haki might very well