"No way!"
Renji deliberately showed a surprised expression.
"Thousands of Marines cannot deal with them?"
"It is true."
The Marine nodded seriously.
"But they will not stay arrogant for long. Admiral Borsalino will arrive soon."
"When that happens, all those Supernovas will be captured."
"True."
Renji nodded.
"An Admiral is not someone those Supernovas can handle."
"We will just stay here and wait to watch the show."
"Hey!"
The Marine stopped Renji and gave him a knowing smile.
"What do you mean wait around? We are waiting for reinforcements."
"Right, right. Waiting for reinforcements," Renji replied.
After walking with the Marine for a while longer, Renji quietly separated from the patrol.
He quickly headed toward Grove One.
Boom!
The moment Renji arrived, he did not even need to ask where Luffy was.
The enormous explosion told him everything.
Rushing toward the battlefield, Renji saw that the Marine had not exaggerated.
Thousands of Marines had gathered there.
Yet they were completely overwhelmed by Monkey D. Luffy, Trafalgar D. Water Law, and Eustass Kid.
Moving closer, Renji looked at the dozens of attribute orbs scattered across the ground.
He almost started drooling.
"For justice, brothers charge!"
Renji raised his Marine sword and rushed forward.
The other Marines were confused about why Renji was so enthusiastic.
But his charge inspired them.
Soon dozens of Marines followed him into the attack.
[You picked up Strength!]
[You picked up Agility!]
[You picked up Devil Fruit Growth Experience!]
[You picked up…]
Within moments, Renji had collected over ten attribute orbs from the ground.
"Room."
At that moment a voice echoed.
A circular field suddenly expanded, instantly enveloping Renji.
"What is this?"
Renji pretended to be confused.
He looked toward the center of the field.
Law had already drawn his sword.
Renji did not fully understand Law's ability, but he knew entering someone's domain was dangerous.
Glancing at the nearby Marines, Renji quickly ran toward the edge of the field.
"Slash!"
Just after Renji escaped the field, Law's voice sounded again.
Looking back, Renji saw that the Marines who had charged together with him now had their limbs separated.
Strangely, none of them were dead.
Their arms and legs were still moving.
But their bodies had been rearranged by Law and attached to other people, barrels, and even stones.
"So that is the type of Devil Fruit ability he has."
Renji looked thoughtful as he slowly understood Law's power.
"Charge!"
Another wave of Marines attacked.
This time their target was Kid.
"Charge! Brothers attack!"
Renji glanced at Law and followed the charge.
[You picked up Strength!]
[You picked up Devil Fruit Growth Experience!]
[You picked up Agility!]
[You picked up…]
Staying at the rear of the group, Renji collected another dozen attribute orbs.
"You think a bunch of weaklings like you can fight me?"
Kid's arrogant voice echoed.
He immediately activated his Devil Fruit.
With the power of the Magnet Fruit, every metal object within hundreds of meters flew toward his right arm.
Even Renji's Marine sword was pulled by the force.
He instinctively tried to hold onto it.
But seeing the weapons of other Marines flying away, Renji simply let go.
"Magnetism Reflect!"
Kid shouted again.
All the metal objects he had gathered were instantly repelled and launched back.
Guns, swords, and every metal item shot through the air.
It was like a rainstorm of blades falling from the sky.
"Ahh!"
"What kind of terrifying power is this?"
Painful screams filled the battlefield.
Many Marines were injured.
Several unlucky ones were struck in vital areas and died instantly.
Renji easily dodged the attack.
He casually grabbed another Marine sword from the ground.
With a quick movement, he hid himself among the Marines again.
His gaze focused on the three Supernovas.
In terms of strength they were only average.
Their bounties had already exceeded one hundred million.
But in the New World that level was merely ordinary.
However they possessed something many New World pirates lacked.
Spirit.
Yes, spirit.
That fearless attitude that believed they could conquer everything.
It might resemble reckless confidence, but it was also an essential trait for becoming a true powerhouse.
"Looks like these Supernovas do have some potential."
Renji silently evaluated them.
Their current strength might be below the average level of the New World.
But with time they could reach great heights.
Renji then turned his gaze toward Luffy.
Especially Luffy.
He was the protagonist.
Without major interference he would eventually become the strongest man in the world and the next Pirate King.
"Even so," Renji muttered quietly, "this is not your era yet."
He followed the Marines and charged forward again.
This time his target was Luffy.
[You picked up Devil Fruit Growth Experience!]
[You picked up Strength!]
[You picked up Agility!]
[You picked up…]
Another wave of attribute orbs was collected.
Standing beneath the three Supernovas made it easy to gather Devil Fruit growth experience.
After collecting attributes from three waves of battle, Renji's understanding of the Tremor Fruit deepened once again.
Concepts that Edward Newgate had explained to him but which he previously struggled to grasp suddenly became clear.
"Gum Gum Giant Pistol!"
Luffy shouted angrily.
A massive fist suddenly shot toward Renji.
With Observation Haki, Renji easily dodged the attack.
The other Marines were not so lucky.
Those standing in the path of the punch were blasted away like they had been struck by a bulldozer.
Renji barely reacted.
His gaze returned to Law.
Around Law's feet another dozen attribute orbs had appeared.
Feeling the growth of his own strength, Renji smiled.
"Not bad."
"At this rate," he murmured to himself, "I will reach Admiral level during this battle."
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