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Observation Haki.
Alucard himself didn't possess it—at least not originally—but Roger did.
Although Alucard couldn't fully utilize Roger's physical abilities yet, he could still manage a trace of Observation Haki.
Only after invoking the River of Death could Alucard truly unleash Roger's full mastery of Observation Haki.
But for now… his detection range and ability to hide his own presence were still decent enough.
From the rubble of a building destroyed by Akainu, a single droplet of crimson blood slowly formed—then morphed into a shadow that darted swiftly in one direction.
That direction was the same one another shadow had fled toward moments ago.
To stop this incredibly fast-moving shadow from escaping, the Navy's Observation Haki network had been severed…
This network had originally been prepared by the Marines to prevent mass riots after the death of the Pirate King.
In their plan, it was a precaution against possible uprisings from the Roger Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates, or any other major crews.
But now… that plan had a fatal flaw.
Normally, their overlapping Observation Haki easily blanketed the entire island. Even though Alucard's shadows were more concealed, requiring the Haki range to be tightened, the coverage was still solid.
However… earlier, Sengoku had already decided it was impossible to catch Alucard. To avoid leaving Marine Headquarters understaffed, he sent some forces back.
The remaining troops were part of the second wave—too few to cover the whole island. And now, with positions shifting… an opening appeared.
An opening—an area not covered by Observation Haki.
Alucard stopped there for a moment, then split off fifty shadow clones carrying Roger's blood-form body, hiding them inside a nearby building. The other fifty bolted toward the gap.
What if… the opening was actually a trap?
If it wasn't, then once Alucard's body made it through, he could simply use soul-based teleportation to transfer Roger's body across.
Either way, there'd be no real loss.
In situations like this, it was best to stay cautious.
Alucard could only control at most two clones at the same time—not because of some ability limit, but because handling his true body plus two clones was his maximum mental capacity.
Any more, and the extras would move like puppets without independent action.
Still… as long as his real body stayed hidden, that was fine.
At the moment, Alucard couldn't even sense his true body's location, yet he could perfectly control three separate bodies.
For him, there was hardly any difference between his "main body" and his "clones" anyway…
BOOM—
"What's wrong? Out of attacks already? Is that all you've got?"
Alucard looked at Sakazuki with a mocking grin. Though his face—formed entirely of blood—showed no physical smile, Sakazuki could still hear the amusement in his voice.
Sakazuki's expression darkened as Alucard regenerated once again before his eyes.
How many times had this happened?
Five? Ten? Twenty?
He'd lost count.
No matter if Sakazuki crushed his heart, destroyed his brain, turned his whole body to ash—this thing standing before him would reform in the very next second, still speaking with that same infuriatingly cheerful tone.
Was he… truly immortal?
Did he… feel no pain at all?
Those were the questions pounding in Sakazuki's head. But now was not the time to think about them.
"Don't get cocky!! HELLHOUND—!!"
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