With a furious roar from the beast Kaido, the overwhelming aura he unleashed literally scared the Celestial Dragon in his grip to death!
"You all love war so much! Well, then I'm gonna start a world war that'll wipe out the Celestial Dragons and destroy the World Government!!!"
Kaido's black hair whipped wildly as he bellowed his ambitions and convictions to the sky. His building momentum finally shattered some invisible threshold, unleashing a sweeping aura that engulfed the entire battlefield!
This terrifying presence made Kozuki Oden and Fisher Tiger, not far away, widen their eyes in shock. He really awakened it! He actually freaking awakened it!!!
In that moment, every officer and crew member of the Hell Pirates was utterly stunned. Captain Brook's words had come true!!
'Kill a Celestial Dragon, awaken Conqueror's Haki!!!'
In an instant, the ambitions and desires of every crew member erupted. Their eyes turned red as they locked onto the Celestial Dragons, driven by a single thought: take them down and awaken that one-in-a-million Conqueror's Haki!
Just like that, because the beast Kaido had awakened Conqueror's Haki, the entire Hell Pirates crew suddenly got hit with a massive rage buff!
"Kaido! Move aside, let me handle this!!" x2.
Kozuki Oden charged forward with his Enma blade and Ame no Habakiri in hand, eyes blazing red. He craved that kingly aura too—he couldn't let Kaido outshine him!
Fisher Tiger barreled straight toward the Celestial Dragons with his Seastone gauntlets, crashing through everything in his path. Fish-Man Island needed a hero, and he was determined to become its protector!
In the Hell Pirates, awakening Conqueror's Haki was the key to climbing the ranks and earning a top spot on the ship. With Kaido's addition, the crew now had six Conqueror's Haki users, making them a true gathering of kings!
Kaido's sudden awakening left the demoralized Marines even more terrified. What the hell was this Hell Pirates crew?!
One after another, people with kingly potential kept emerging!
Even Rocks, locked in battle with Roger and Garp, sensed this raw, unfamiliar Conqueror's Haki. Someone else had awakened?
Who was it? One of the Rocks Pirates' officers?
Rocks thought with eager anticipation.
But the next second, another idea hit him: Don't tell me it's another one of that bastard Brook's crewmembers awakening?
For a moment, his mind spiraled into chaos. He refused to believe that so many Conqueror's Haki users were all on Brook's ship!
I'm Rocks D. Xebec, the ruler of this era!
Why! Why don't I have a single Conqueror's Haki user under my command!!
The thought made his blade swing with even more ferocity!
"Roger! Join the Rocks Pirates—I'll make you my vice-captain!!"
Rocks eyed the Roger Pirates, who already had two Conqueror's Haki users, and felt a surge of envy. As the overlord of the New World, he didn't have even one under his banner!
If he could absorb the Roger Pirates, he'd have way more confidence taking on Brook!
"Ahaha, forget it—I just want to adventure freely!"
Roger flashed a grin amid the intense clash. Submission? Impossible. Without freedom, I'd rather die!
"You ungrateful bastard! Fine, I'll slaughter you all and take back my Devil Fruits!"
Rocks snarled in rage, feeling a bit cornered. The Roger Pirates and Garp were all masters of hand-to-hand combat. If he hadn't been critically wounded by Devo after taking down two Knights of God earlier, he'd have finished these two off already!
He'd wasted too much time on these two D Clan members. He hadn't gotten his hands on a single Devil Fruit yet, and the whole situation reeked of something fishy—it was making him uneasy!
Had Brook outmaneuvered him again?
Once the thought took root, it wouldn't leave Rocks' mind!
The three-way D Clan battle raged on. Rocks wanted to end it quick, but Roger and Garp were only getting stronger as the fight dragged out. He'd already used his secret technique twice today to take out those Knights of God—using it again would double the lifespan cost!
Using the secret technique multiple times in one day ramped up the toll exponentially, but spacing it out over a day or two kept the damage minimal!
Damn it!
Why do the D Clan have to fight among themselves!
Couldn't they join him to revive the D Clan's glory and topple the World Government!
But that's just how most D Clan members were—none would bow to another!
Each one clung to their unyielding will!
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On the Hell Pirates' battlefield, every officer with even a spark of ambition was now charging at the Celestial Dragons, terrified they'd miss out if they were a second too late!
A gunshot rang out. A Celestial Dragon's air helmet shattered, a bullet hole piercing right through it. The Celestial Dragon's head exploded like a watermelon!
Blood sprayed everywhere, splattering inside the helmet. As the Celestial Dragon collapsed, blood and brain matter oozed out from the hole!
"No! Saint Kennedy!"
A CP agent screamed in horror. Master dead, servant follows—even if he escaped this, his life was over!
"You pirates! Die with me!!"
The CP agent lunged at the hated pirates. He couldn't spot the shooter, but he zeroed in on what looked like the weakest: that lowly fish-man, Fisher Tiger. If he was going down, he'd take someone with him!
But the next second, his head exploded too!
"Taking down enemies from a thousand meters away—I'm claiming the title of world's greatest sniper!"
Silva, the sniper from Golden Island, said flatly. When he set out to sea with Captain Brook, he'd vowed to become the world's strongest gunman!
The crew was full of powerhouses now—if he didn't step up fast, he'd slip to the third or fourth tier. As a veteran crewmember, he couldn't stomach that!
Celestial Dragons? He'd kill them on sight. In that moment, though Silva hadn't awakened Conqueror's Haki, all his fear and hesitation toward the World Government and Celestial Dragons vanished!
Even the shark Scarlet was bulldozing through the Marine blockade, desperate to personally take down a Celestial Dragon. The temptation of awakening Conqueror's Haki was just too strong!
Byrnndi World and Woonan, the allied captains, had no idea why the Hell Pirates crew had suddenly gone berserk. But linking it to newbie Kaido's awakening, they both arrived at the same chilling guess!
Could killing Celestial Dragons really awaken Conqueror's Haki?
In that instant, they couldn't stay calm. True or not, they'd join the charge and find out!
Suddenly, the entire Hell Pirates went mad!
Even the human imitator, the Baboon King—the King of Imitations—refused to be left behind. He roared as he charged in. Who says baboons are inferior to humans!
Today, I'll show you what a true King of Imitations can do!
Give me a shot, and maybe I can even imitate Conqueror's Haki!
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