Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
It was the same familiar meeting room, and the same familiar people.
"No, is that old geezer Kong a bit crazy?"
"Just finished a meeting this morning and another one this afternoon? Are you sure it's not dementia?"
A voice, identical to the one from this morning, began to curse.
" Garp! What did you say?"
A faint voice sounded behind Garp, causing a bead of cold sweat to involuntarily trickle down his forehead.
When he turned his head and saw Kong's face, which was as black as a cauldron, his body trembled involuntarily.
But then he immediately remembered something and straightened his body.
" Fleet Admiral Kong! I'm not trying to criticize you, but your behavior is really inhuman!"
"I'd only been out of that meeting room for less than an hour, and you'd called me back."
"We haven't even eaten yet! Tell me, is this reasonable?"
With reason supporting him, Garp now speaks with exceptional confidence!
But often, reasoning is actually useless!
"Bang!"
"Ah!"
Garp's scream was accompanied by a dull thud, and then he sat down in his seat, clutching a large bump on his head and squeezing out a few tears.
Kong, on the other hand, went to his seat and sat down.
Looking at the crowd in front of him, he said:
"I'm also helpless to call everyone back immediately this time!"
"But the situation is urgent, and I can't do anything about it!"
" The Rocks Pirates ' spy just sent me another message!"
"Is it about that new captain Xia Chen again?" Brown Turtle, one of the Three Admirals, couldn't help but ask.
"Yes!" Kong nodded, then continued:
Breaking news! Xia Chen and Newgate engaged in a battle in Hachinosu!
"Hmm? How did it go?"
Garp immediately stood up and looked at Kong with curiosity, asking...
The others also became interested.
Edward Newgate is also their old rival, and he's even stronger than Shiki, reaching the level of a true Admiral!
This guy's fight with the new captain Xia Chen should give us a rough idea of Xia Chen's strength.
But what Kong said next did not go as they had hoped.
Kong's sharp eyes swept around the surroundings, then he said, word by word:
" Newgate suffers a crushing defeat!"
"It didn't cause Xia Chen Xia Chen any harm whatsoever, not even touching the hem of his clothes. You could even say their strengths are on completely different levels!"
"What?!!"
Everyone's faces showed shock, unable to believe the news they were hearing.
"But if it were just because of Xia Chen's strength, I wouldn't need to call you all back for another meeting. The main reason I called you back this time is to discuss something with you..."
"About the ability ' Observation Haki Killer '!"
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At this moment, in the western square of Hachinosu.
"Gurararara! I didn't expect you to be willing to tell us the training method of the Observation Haki Killer. Aren't you afraid that we'll become stronger than you after we master Observation Haki Killer?"
The Whitebeard gulped down a large jug of wine and asked Xia Chen curiously.
At this moment, only Whitebeard and Xia Chen were present.
The two men had a table laden with meat and wine in front of them.
After learning about the cultivation method of the Observation Haki Killer Technique, the others couldn't wait to go back and try it out.
Whitebeard, on the other hand, had just been injured and needed to heal before resuming his training.
Anyway, it won't make a difference if we wait a little longer. The Observation Haki Killer" skill isn't something you can easily master.
"Oh!"
Xia Chen chuckled lightly and said confidently:
"One 'Observation Haki Killer' isn't enough to close the gap between you and me!"
The Whitebeard stared intently at Xia Chen, then suddenly smiled after a long while. He said to Xia Chen:
"I really don't know how you can be so strong at such a young age. Are you some kind of old monster, or just look young?"
"I'm only seventeen! I'm not even half your age yet!"
"Really?"
"Why would I need to lie to you?" Xia Chen took a bite of meat.
Then he turned his gaze to Whitebeard.
I must say, young Whitebeard's physique is amazing!
He beat me up so badly not long ago, but now I'm fine.
While it's true that he didn't use his full strength, Whitebeard's physical condition was also a very important factor.
This is much more endurance than the Whitebeard of the original timeline who burned his life force for ten minutes of peak combat power.
After the two ate meat and drank wine for a while, Xia Chen suddenly focused his gaze and looked in a certain direction.
"What's wrong?"
Whitebeard was puzzled by Xia Chen's actions and looked in the same direction as Xia Chen.
But all they saw was a mud wall with a large hole in it.
Just as Whitebeard was about to ask something, a figure ran over from that direction.
"Is Observation Haki this strong? It can sense things from this far away?" Whitebeard thought to himself.
Then he turned his gaze to the newcomer, and when he saw the person's face clearly, the Whitebeard's expression froze.
As he ran closer, he asked curiously:
" Kerr! What are you doing here?"
The newcomer was one of his captains, who had followed him in many battles.
But why come looking for him now?
A man Kerr soon arrived in front of the two.
"Captain Xia Chen, Brother Newgate!"
"I'm here because I need to speak with Captain Xia Chen!"
"Looking for me?"
Xia Chen, who was drinking, showed a hint of doubt on his face.
Seeing that the Whitebeard knew this person, he assumed he was looking for the Whitebeard, but it turned out he was looking for him. He immediately asked:
"What do you need me for?"
"It's like this, Captain Xia Chen! A crew member just returned to Paradise from elsewhere, and after hearing about your deeds, he immediately said he wanted to meet you!"
"Huh? Kerr, when did you become so insensible? Since when can an ordinary crew member just casually see the captain?"
"You could have just rejected him directly! Why bother coming all this way?"
Before Xia Chen could speak, the Whitebeard spoke first.
Upon hearing this, Kerr's face showed a hint of difficulty, and he said:
"Brother Newgate! This crew member is different! Although he's just an ordinary crew member, he's stronger than all of us captains!"
"If I don't help him find Captain Xia Chen, he'll say he wants to spar with us. I have no choice!"
"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, the Whitebeard seemed to have thought of something and asked:
"Is it that brat Kaido?"
"Yes! That's him!" Kerr nodded.
" Kaido?"
Hearing this, Xia Chen smiled and said to Kerr:
Go and call him over! I'm quite interested in him too!
"Yes, Captain Xia Chen!"
A hint of joy appeared on Kerr's face, and he ran back the way he came.
Fortunately, Captain Xia Chen was willing to meet Kaido, otherwise he would have been in trouble.
I'd be Kaido every day; just thinking about it makes me miserable!
After Kerr left, the Whitebeard turned his gaze to Xia Chen and asked curiously:
"You know that brat Kaido?"
Judging from Xia Chen's behavior just now, it seems that he already knew Kaido.
"I guess you could say we know each other!"
Xia Chen smiled faintly, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
Compared to Teacher Kaido from the original timeline, he still wants to meet him in this era!
After all, the Teacher Kaido from the original timeline was already one of the Four Emperors, one of the strongest in the pirate world.
He couldn't do something he had always wanted to do, but Kaido in this era was still a greenhorn.
In that case, he can help Kaido...
I need to kick my 'King' addiction!