Clashing with Tekkai and Ambition

Passive Skill: Self-Sacrifice.

Skill 1: Explosive Double Axes.

Skill 2: Feverish Spin.

Skill 3: Justice Potential.

There were also the basic skills Recall and Recovery. At the time, he had chosen Heal for his promotion match, focusing on being unkillable and wearing down opponents' mental states through sustained harassment.

This meant he held three chances to be saved, always putting him in an advantageous position.

Unless he was instantly killed.

After gaining this cheat, Wilton's initial despair turned into excitement. These abilities didn't require points, mana, or quests to upgrade.

They were gained through training.

It was as if these abilities were innate to Wilton; the more he trained and grew stronger, the stronger these abilities became. The first things he thought of were Rokushiki, Tekkai, Armament Haki, and Zoan Devil Fruits.

Putting aside other things.

These abilities, combined with Cheng Yaojin's abilities, would absolutely make him unkillable.

There were thousands of strong Marines, and half of them died from Tekkai. Wilton didn't believe he would be one of them. With Armament Haki and his third skill, Justice Potential, plus Heal and Recovery, he wanted to see how he could possibly die from Tekkai.

Besides, he wasn't stupid.

Why would he be so focused on Tekkai and Armament Haki? It was because he only had Cheng Yaojin's abilities. Being unkillable didn't mean he could deal damage. He didn't have defensive equipment like Thornmail, Omen, or Phoenix Eye.

So, to be both durable and unkillable, he could only focus on Tekkai and Armament Haki.

Furthermore, Life Return and Zoan Devil Fruits were also means of enhancement.

In conclusion.

He had to find a way to learn Tekkai and the other Rokushiki, and the Marines were the best shortcut.

Moreover, within the Marines, as long as one's strength was sufficiently formidable, there was a great deal of freedom. Just look at Monkey D. Garp and Smoker. Crucially, he could rely on the Marines and the World Government, two deeply rotten trees, to reduce his early development time and avoid many unnecessary troubles.

No matter how he looked at it, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.

Later, after many setbacks and a considerable amount of time, Wilton successfully joined the Marines. Then, relying on his abilities and valor, he achieved many merits within a single year. By chance, he was assigned to Vice Admiral Dalmatian's command.

This Vice Admiral Dalmatian was a Devil Fruit User, having eaten the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Dalmatian, and could maintain a human-beast form for extended periods.

Over the next four years.

Wilton served under Dalmatian. Because he was brave in battle and fearless of death, he always charged to the front when fighting pirates. His death-defying style greatly motivated the other Marines, leading to a significant increase in combat effectiveness, which resulted in Dalmatian continuously promoting and trusting him.

During this time, he also exchanged his battle merits for Rokushiki. Additionally, with Dalmatian occasionally providing special training, Wilton learned Tekkai, Armament Haki, and Observation Haki within these four years.

The other Rokushiki – Soru, Geppo, Rankyaku, Kami-e, and Shigan – he had only managed to get a rudimentary grasp of, with very poor talent, to the point of being unbearable to watch.

To put it in game terms, he had allocated all the skill points for learning the other Rokushiki into Tekkai and the two types of Haki.

He simply lacked talent in those areas.

Wilton felt no resentment; instead, he was overjoyed.

Specialization, he understood that!

It was a matter of some starving while others feasted. Moreover, the other Rokushiki could be substituted with other abilities with a little thought.

Sometimes, trying to do too much leads to doing nothing well. Since he had higher talent in Tekkai and the two types of Haki, why not dedicate all his time to mastering them?

If he was going to specialize, he would go all out and become an extreme master.

He could still dominate with a single signature move.

As for the other Rokushiki, he would casually dabble in them if he had time, to see if there was any chance they could become potent. If not, it was fine for them to remain weak.

Later, he even earned the title "Marine Tough Guy."

Because he relied on the characteristics of his cheat, and his sufficiently tough and mysteriously confident Tekkai and Armament Haki, his fighting style was the "go to hell together" kind.

His main approach was to see who would break first – the enemy or him.

It was a battle of mutual destruction.

It was unavoidable. Since he wasn't proficient in the other Rokushiki, his combat style was limited. The simplest and most effective method was to wait for the enemy's attack, endure it, and then counterattack.

Otherwise, if the enemy played keep-away, it would drive him mad.

His current visit to Loguetown was under Vice Admiral Dalmatian's orders to escort Arlong to Impel Down, due to Arlong's involvement with the Shichibukai, Sea Knight Jinbe, and Fish-Man Island.

To avoid further complications, the higher-ups decided to dispatch a Rear Admiral to the East Blue for the escort. Dalmatian managed to secure this relatively easy mission for Wilton.

It was considered a minor but not insignificant achievement.

Soon.

After about ten minutes, Wilton was still in the reception room, exercising and training. A tall figure walked in from outside, and even before he arrived, the scent of cigar smoke wafted into the reception room.

It was Smoker.

He had white hair combed back, wore a large coat with "Justice" written on the back, goggles around his neck, and carried a Seastone Jitte on his back, which greatly countered Devil Fruit Users.

Just like in the original story, Smoker appeared unruly, with three cigars clenched in his mouth.

Not afraid of being beaten to death.

"Rear Admiral Wilton!"

Although Smoker was unruly and undisciplined, he still maintained the proper attitude towards his superior. Seeing Wilton, who was still working out, he immediately saluted.

Wilton stopped, wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead. For him, such simple warm-up exercises were as easy as drinking water.

It was just to pass the time.

"Colonel Smoker, sit down!"

As if in his own office, Wilton picked up the tea that Tashigi had prepared earlier and drank it in one gulp. Then he sat in the main seat, casually placing two dumbbells on the ground.

Smoker said nothing, merely sitting on a nearby chair and puffing heavily on his cigar.

He had heard some rumors about Rear Admiral Wilton, but he didn't pay much attention. As a Logia Devil Fruit user, he possessed a certain degree of superiority and pride.

"I believe you already know the purpose of my visit to Loguetown."

Wilton got straight to the point. Arlong was currently imprisoned in the Marine base jail in Loguetown, and he only needed to escort him to Impel Down.

"Yes."

"I have received orders from Headquarters. Arlong is currently at the base."

"Then make the arrangements! I will escort Arlong to Impel Down first thing tomorrow morning."

"So urgent, Rear Admiral?"

Smoker was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected Wilton, who had only arrived in Loguetown today, to leave as early as tomorrow. His efficiency was a bit too fast.

"A man should act decisively. Besides, it's too boring here, not as lively as the Grand Line."

Wilton twisted his neck. He preferred to roam the Grand Line, or to sneak attacks on pirate forces.

Mainly, he also wanted to visit the World's Greatest Prison, Impel Down, as soon as possible.

"Alright."

After a brief discussion.

Wilton took a stroll around the base and even took a look at Arlong in the prison cell, as well as Luffy, who was unconscious and on the verge of death, and the heavily injured Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and Usopp.

If anyone died, it could only be said that they were unlucky.

If Monkey D. Dragon didn't show up in the end, he wouldn't mind escorting the Straw Hat Pirates to Impel Down as well. They would end up there sooner or later anyway, so it might as well be sooner to experience life.

The bottom line with Monkey D. Garp was probably that Luffy shouldn't die. As for sending him to Impel Down or beating him half to death, those things probably wouldn't make that old man harbor murderous intent towards him.

Moreover, he occupied the moral high ground, and his actions were flawless. As a Marine, capturing or killing pirates was only natural.

It's just that his strength is still insufficient.

If his strength were sufficient, why would he have to be so hesitant?

Reform the corrupt Marine clowns, overthrow and rebuild the World Government, eliminate the Celestial Dragons and pirates who commit massacres and destroy nations, and unite the world by eliminating everyone. It would be much more convenient to have only his voice.

One planet, thousands of languages, tens of thousands of kingdoms—isn't this division? Isn't this a betrayal of Mr. Win?