" Wulu, are you sure?"
The leader of the largest human trafficking organization in the Sabaody Archipelago's Lawless Zone, Blackhearted One, stood on the deck of a ship and spoke to a Den Den Mushi (a type of Den Den Mushi ).
Although their men, sent infiltrated the warships yesterday, gathered some intelligence, they weren't entirely certain. So, despite devising a joint attack plan, they still needed to confirm it.
Fortunately, one of them possesses a unique Devil Fruit ability that allows him to determine the number and approximate strength of powerful individuals within a certain range.
"The enemy warship has two Admiral -level experts, and that Celestial Dragons's cruise ship has three Admiral- level experts. The rest are nothing to worry about; they're just some cannon fodder that can be dealt with easily."
A sinister female voice came from the Den Den Mushi; it was clearly Wulu, who possessed a special Devil Fruit ability.
Are there other ambushes planned elsewhere, such as in the sea?
The Blackhearted One remained very cautious, after all, that Celestial Dragons's cruise ship represented the will of the World Government.
Although his business was supported by some Celestial Dragons and members of the World Government, this incident was truly bizarre.
For example, when those hundreds of warships came to carry out the Buster Call, they hadn't received a single piece of intelligence beforehand, and their superiors hadn't given them any warnings about it. Even after he called to inquire over the past three days, he got no results.
This made him realize that things were unusual and that he had to proceed with caution.
"There are no Admiral- level powerhouses within 30,000 kilometers, including in the deep sea, but there are some small seafood from Fish-Man Island floating in the waters behind us."
On the other end, Wulu chuckled sinisterly, and all the other big shots who had received the news also smiled sinisterly.
Now that we've confirmed there's no ambush, let's go for it!
After all, the other side wanted to destroy their base for some inexplicable reason, and they had no room to back down in this regard. Once the Lawless Zone of the Sabaody Archipelago was destroyed, they would have nowhere to go.
On this vast sea fraught with countless dangers, such a situation is extremely perilous. You never know when your enemies might come knocking, and you might not even know when you'll die.
Therefore, this battle is unavoidable; we can only win, we cannot afford to lose!
" Kizaru brat, I've arrived and you're not even coming out to pay your respects!"
The Blackhearted One stepped forward, walked to the bow of the ship, and chuckled loudly.
Before the battle began, he naturally needed to demoralize the enemy, and their strongest member, Admiral Kizaru, was the perfect target.
" That Black Big Head is really scary these days! Your dad should have shot you into the wall back then, otherwise trash like you wouldn't exist."
A flash of golden light appeared, Kizaru revealed himself, habitually teasing in that lewd tone.
"Pah! You old scoundrel!"
These blatant words made Ain blush slightly and spit out her drink. She disliked this lewd senior brother even more and decided to stay away from him from now on.
Wang Hao also Delia, taken aback by Kizaru's advanced words, almost thinking that this guy had also traveled from Earth.
The Blackhearted One opposite him darkened, his murderous intent surging, but he suppressed it and snarled, " Kizaru, I don't care what your Navy is up to this time, but the Lawless Zone is Laozi territory, and you know who's backing me."
At this point, the Blackhearted One unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, crushing towards Kizaru and the surrounding Navy warships. His expression grew even more ferocious and murderous as he said, "I'll say it one last time: if you retreat now, we can pretend nothing happened. Otherwise, the consequences will be unbearable for you. Don't make a mistake!"
The Admiral- level powerhouses on the other six ships also unleashed their Conqueror's Haki, joining forces with Blackhearted One to crush Kizaru and his crew.
Unlike the Navy, pirates are more likely to Awakening Conqueror's Haki because they are unrestrained. Almost every famous pirate possesses Conqueror's Haki, and this is even more pronounced in the New World.
Therefore, Conqueror's Haki is not that rare. Even if it is rare, it is only relative to the relatively peaceful world.
This is the Sabaody Archipelago, the closest island to the New World, and the group members are all powerful figures, so naturally they possess Conqueror's Haki.
"Some scum dare to be so arrogant!"
A cold snort came from the flagship behind Kizaru, followed by a massive, mountain-like aura that forcefully shattered the combined Conqueror's Haki of the seven Blackhearted One.
That's right, it wasn't a stalemate of evenly matched forces, nor was it suppression; it was a violent and forceful blasting away.
It's clear that the two sides are not evenly matched!
" Conqueror's Haki?"
The Kong on the luxury cruise ship looked even more solemn; the methods his old subordinate had displayed were increasingly shocking to him.
" Zephyr shattered the combined Conqueror's Haki of the Blackhearted One with just his own aura of power. When did he become so strong?"
Hidden in the ship, Rayleigh's eyes widened in disbelief, so much so that he didn't even notice his glasses falling off.
As a user of Conqueror's Haki himself, he could naturally distinguish that Wang Hao's aura was merely a simple imposing presence, not Conqueror's Haki.
While the aura of a strong individual is similar to that of Conqueror's Haki, Conqueror's Haki is derived from aura and its strength far surpasses that of aura.
But now that man has forcefully shattered the combined Conqueror's Haki of seven great pirates with just his own aura. If that man were to transform his aura into Conqueror's Haki, how terrifying would that be?
Even Red-Haired Shanks holds the title of the strongest user of Conqueror's Haki in the world, is probably not as good as him!
A ray of golden light descended from the sky and then rapidly spread. Everyone looked up and was horrified to find that the dark clouds in the sky had been blasted apart, creating a huge gap.
"How is this possible? Wasn't Zephyr severely injured three years ago? How could he possibly possess such a powerful aura?"
The seven Blackhearted One men were so dark they looked like they were about to burst with anger. For the first time, they felt that today's events were beyond their control, and they had a sense of unease.
"Is this Conqueror's Haki?"
Sensing the Sisi changes in his own aura, Wang Hao seemed to be deep in thought.
He was naturally very interested in the Three Types of Haki from the One Piece World. He already possessed the precursors to Armament Haki and Observation Haki and had trained them to an extremely high level, but he had never had any clue about Conqueror's Haki, which could not be Awakening through self-training.
He just didn't expect that this clash of momentum would create an opportunity for a transformation in his own aura.
Although it has only undergone a Sisi transformation, it will be completed sooner or later, and its power will be several times or even ten times stronger than mere aura.
"The current momentum is still lacking!"
Looking at the dark clouds gradually closing in the sky above, Wang Hao was somewhat dissatisfied with his current aura and power, and even more eager to see his Conqueror's Haki begin to transform.
If those Blackhearted One individuals knew that Wang Hao was still not satisfied with his aura and power, they would probably be so angry they would vomit blood.
"Teachers are getting scarier and scarier!"
Kizaru muttered a habitual remark to himself, gaining a deeper understanding of his mentor.
"Teacher!"
Ain and Binz stared at Wang Hao's mechanical right arm, their eyes red and filled with self-reproach.
With the strength the teacher has shown now, he could have easily defeated and killed Whitebeard II. back then, but in order to protect them, he was tricked and had his right arm severed, and his lungs and heart were also severely damaged.
It's all because of them that the teacher has been dragged down.
"Girls shouldn't cry, or they won't be Pretty!"
Noticing the unusual behavior of Ain and the other girl, Wang Hao turned around, reached out and wiped away the tears on Ain's pretty face, gently stroking her purple hair and smiling warmly, "In your teacher's eyes, you young disciples are the future. As long as you are safe, losing an arm is no big deal."
"Teacher!"
Binz and the other man were deeply moved, but when Binz tried to kneel down and cry while clutching his sleeve, Wang Hao kicked him hard.
"Get out of my way, I don't have the habit of wiping away a man's tears."
He can't stand seeing people crying. It's one thing for beautiful women, but it's really an eyesore for a grown man, especially since Binz isn't exactly good-looking.
"Even the teacher has been corrupted by Kizaru!"
These words made Ain blush deeply, but she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Wang Hao hadn't noticed anything amiss, though she also felt Sisi strange sense of disappointment.
"I need to get this arm replaced sometime!"
Looking at his mechanical left arm, Wang Hao was already planning to find a suitable opportunity to regenerate another one.
The Marine Science Department built two mechanical arms for him. One was the same size as his original arm, similar to the mechanical arm of the Winter Soldier in Marvel. The other was the bulky, oversized mechanical claw arm shown in the Pirate King storyline, which could be fitted onto the mechanical arm for use.
Wang Hao had long ago thrown that bulky thing into his office at the Marine Headquarters, too lazy to bring it out. He was only using this mechanical arm, which was no different from his own arm.
Although it's not as flexible as my original arm, it's still usable.
The idea only flashed through my mind before I suppressed it, after all, that was for the future; right now, the most important thing was to deal with the Blackhearted One ones.
"Boom!"
A sudden, deafening explosion erupted from the sea ahead. It turned out that the seven members of the Blackhearted One had launched a coordinated attack, but they were stopped by Kizaru.
This time, Kizaru truly went all out, unleashing his full power. His entire body transformed into streaks of golden light, and with his extreme speed, he managed to stop the seven members of the Blackhearted One.
Kong and the others no longer concealed themselves, revealing their forms and each using their own methods to attack the seven Blackhearted One.
Kong the Kong lived up to his reputation as a top-tier expert, single-handedly stopping two Admiral- level experts from the opposing side. The three Admiral- level experts following behind him also each stopped one of them, while the remaining two were stopped by Kizaru.
Despite the strain, Kizaru persevered.
After all, the extreme speed of the Glint-Glint Fruit is no joke, especially after obtaining the Golden Light Sword Canon specially prepared for him by Wang Hao, which made him even more powerful.
The two sides appear to be evenly matched, but this is not actually the case.
Because the Blackhearted One and their group were not fighting alone this time; each of them brought more than a dozen skilled fighters comparable to Marine Vice Admiral, totaling over a hundred people.
On Wang Hao's side, however, there were very few Vice Admiral- level combatants on the warships, and these men were scattered and attacking all the warships. Even if Wang Hao was powerful, he would not be able to handle them all.
After all, he doesn't have Kizaru's speed, and he also needs to prepare his ultimate move, so he can't act rashly.
Fortunately, these warships were equipped with powerful cannons, making it difficult for the pirates to get close for the time being.
" Kizaru, your Glint-Glint Fruit ability is touted as the fastest, but Laozi disagree! Let's see if light or lightning is faster!"
The Blackhearted One blocked the golden sword energy that Kizaru was unleashing with his sword, grinned maliciously, and then his entire body transformed into a lightning phantom and shot towards Kizaru's rear.
"Not good!"
Kizaru's pupils constricted, and he tried to transform into a golden light to give chase, but another opponent also made a move.
"Your opponent is me!"
Another pirate fighting Kizaru grinned maliciously, pointed at Kizaru, and shouted, " Slow-Slow Beam!"
A strange pink light spread out, and the flow of time in the space where Kizaru was located slowed down by hundreds or even thousands of times. Even Kizaru's form of light became a slow-motion motion.
This is a time-related Devil Fruit ability that can slow down the flow of time within a certain range; it is a rather powerful ability.
Meanwhile, the Blackhearted One had already transformed into a bolt of lightning and appeared behind Wang Hao, but his target was not Wang Hao, but rather Ain behind him.
Wang Hao's previous display of power was too intimidating, so to be on the safe side, he didn't want to confront that man directly, and thus had to think of another way.
He had just witnessed the man affectionately wiping away the Nüwa's tears; their relationship must be extraordinary, and using her as a hostage would be the right thing to do.