Armament Haki VS Conqueror's Haki

Kenji charged directly onto the pirate ship suspended in mid-air.

Almost as soon as he moved, the pirates in the surrounding encirclement, perhaps due to extreme tension, open fired directly.

Originally, the pirate ships in the distance had already aimed their cannons at the Marine ship, and when the pirate controlling the cannon misfired due to nervousness, the cannonball was rapidly launched.

Boom!!!

The sound of a cannon shot triggered a chain reaction.

After all, it wasn't just one or two pirates whose nerves were highly strung. After the first pirate misfired, other pirates on the same ship also reacted one after another, continuously firing their cannons.

If one ship fired first, naturally there would be a second, a third...

Soon, pirate ships sailing on the sea and in the sky all open fired and launched attacks.

For a time, the sky and the sea were filled with continuous gunfire and explosions, making even the roar of the storm seem like a gentle breeze.

Countless bullets and cannonballs were fired, and at this moment, the dark and cold battlefield was illuminated by terrifying flashes of fire.

"All personnel, immediately engage!"

On the Marine ship, Marie took over command after Kenji flew into the air, calmly issuing a series of orders.

On the surging sea, as the Marine ship's hull continuously bobbed up and down to dodge the hail of gunfire, the elite soldiers on board continuously fired back.

Fighting against many, the Marine did not fall behind. In fact, several nearby pirate ships were hit by Marine cannonballs, and their hulls quickly ignited with fierce flames.

Kenji did not pay attention to the battle between the Marine ship and the pirate fleet below, nor did he care about the dark muzzles of guns and cannons that the surrounding pirates had turned towards him.

When he arrived on the floating pirate ship, his gaze had already locked onto Shiki in the distance.

Of course, Shiki had also locked onto him long ago.

In fact, the reason Kenji was able to smoothly reach the pirate ship in mid-air was also intentional on Shiki's part.

After all, with the strength of a Legendary Pirate, it wouldn't be impossible to intercept someone mid-flight, especially since Shiki also possesses the Float-Float Fruit ability.

And Shiki's purpose in allowing Kenji to approach could be discerned from the hatred in his eyes.

"Has it been almost 25 years?"

"Kenji, I've always remembered!"

At this, Shiki's eyes suddenly widened, and a cold, hateful sneer appeared on his face.

"Today, I'm going to crush you in a one-on-one battle!"

"Just like you did to me back then!"

Kenji frowned slightly, then sighed and shook his head. "So much time has passed... And I was doing it for your own good back then!"

"What did you say?!"

Shiki grew even angrier at his words, laughing in exasperation, "Gyahahaha! Are you afraid?"

"I've never seen such a weak attitude from you before."

"But even if you beg for mercy now, it's too late. Our old grudges are far more than just that one incident back then..."

As Shiki spoke, his emotions seemed to gradually stabilize.

After taking a puff of smoke, he held his cigar and pointed it at Kenji, scoffing coldly, "Not long ago, did you receive a treasure? That was my stuff!"

Hearing this, Kenji unhesitatingly took out a small treasure chest, held it within Shiki's view, and asked, "Is it this?"

"That's right, that was supposed to be for my use..." Shiki's eyes lit up when he saw the treasure chest, and he instinctively reached out to snatch it back.

However, at this moment, Kenji suddenly withdrew his hand and put the treasure chest away.

'Are you kidding me! You think I'd give back a treasure that's already in my pocket?'

'Just letting you see it is enough, do you really want it back? You can't be that naive, can you?'

Having re-secured the treasure chest containing the Zoan, Mythical Beast Devil Fruit, Kenji looked up at Shiki again, spreading his hands and saying, "Roger gave this to me. If you have a problem, go find Roger."

Shiki's expression froze. He seemed to recall something and snorted angrily, "Roger, I'll find him sooner or later... This world, heheh..."

He suddenly realized his slip of the tongue, stopped speaking, and turned to Kenji, scoffing and waving his hand, "Forget it, consider that item a gift to you!"

"If you can tell me the exact whereabouts of the Ancient Weapons, I'll not only let you go but also give you a more valuable treasure."

Kenji scoffed, "Are you using Roger's gift as your own bargaining chip? Making something out of nothing, aren't you?"

"You should add a prefix to your surname: Donald!"

Shiki didn't quite understand Kenji's words, but he grasped the meaning behind them.

"You've lost your last chance, what a pity!" He raised his hand, put the cigar back in his mouth, and gripped his two swords again.

Shiki released Haki, and it wasn't just ordinary Armament Haki, but Conqueror's Haki.

The overbearing Conqueror's Haki was precisely controlled by Shiki, wrapping around his two sharp swords like Armament Haki.

Conqueror's Haki Enhancement!

Although Kenji had not yet mastered the power of 'Conqueror's Haki Enhancement,' he recognized this technique.

"He's even using Conqueror's Haki Enhancement... Shiki is really trying hard!"

"Does he need to try that hard? Is the hatred really that deep?"

He raised his right hand in surprise and amusement, clenching it into a fist, while the strongest Armament Haki wrapped around and reinforced his entire arm.

The next moment, his right fist shook, large traces of Armament Haki overflowed, and the Emission of Armament Haki was visibly apparent.

"Armament Haki? Hmph!"

Seeing this, Shiki thought Kenji was deliberately holding back and refusing to use the power of Conqueror's Haki.

"No matter how strong your Armament Haki is, it can't block my Conqueror's Haki."

As he spoke, Shiki suddenly rose, charging forward with a speed that the eye could not catch.

At the same time, he held his two swords, their blades enhanced with Conqueror's Haki, building momentum all the way. When he arrived in front of Kenji, both his momentum and power reached their peak.

Shiki roared loudly, his two swords descending with astonishing momentum. The blades carved traces in the air, as if space itself was cracking, and large amounts of lightning-shaped Conqueror's Haki traces scattered.

At this moment, Kenji had already raised his right fist, building momentum.

The moment Shiki arrived, Kenji also brought his power to its peak, launching a heavy punch head-on.

"Titan Impact!"

Where Kenji's heavy punch struck, a violent airflow was stirred up, appearing as if space was warped from a distance.

Immediately following, he forcefully punched out a pillar of light, which fiercely collided with the incoming slash wave.

Boom! Zzzzzzt!!

Haki traces erupted like brilliant light, instantly filling the air with Haki pressure, as lightning-shaped Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki traces intertwined and reflected each other.

Corresponding to the violent and dazzling light of the impact, the sound, which should have been incredibly fierce, did not transmit at all.

At this moment, within the center of the battlefield, all sound was temporarily stripped away.

(End of Chapter)

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