How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 235 Armament Haki: Manifold and Kongo

"He knows too much. Even the plan for the Seven Water Cities to seize the Pluto blueprints was planned by him."

"What I am worried about now is that in a desperate situation, he might choose to go all out and directly make public the news that the Seven Water City exists in the Hades design."

"You know what the consequences would be. The whole world would be in uproar over it."

Speaking of it.

Spandam's expression was extremely solemn. He paused for a moment, and when he saw that Lu Qi did not reply immediately, he continued:
"You are the only one in the CP organization who is most familiar with the situation in the Seven Water Capital."

"The Gawain Pirates can stop their mission for now and finish the matter of Water Seven as quickly as possible."

Lucci is undoubtedly unwilling to leave the Gawain Pirates. Compared with the World Government or the CP organization, this is his destination.

The best way to avoid the World Government and stay in the Gawain Pirates is undoubtedly to pretend that the mission is continuing, but actually act as a double agent.

A few breaths.

Lu Qi made a decision in his mind:
"The mission here comes from the top of the CP organization. I have already contacted the core. If I am transferred away at this time, all my previous efforts will be wasted."

"So I'm going to leave this matter entirely to Kalifa."

Spandam talked about it:

"Now that I think about it carefully, his so-called psychological strategy is more promising than you sneaking into the Gawain Pirates and becoming a high-ranking member."

Lucci said nothing, stretched out his hand and took out the No. 3 coin from his arms, which symbolized the three core combat forces of the Gawain Pirates. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Apparently Spandam has grown some brains.

But it’s better not to have it long.

Lu Qi said coldly:
"I have already told you about the risks on Khalifa's side."

"Besides, I couldn't contact you during this period, and I thought you had been abandoned."

Spandam listened to the resentment in Lucci's words, and recalled the unexpected disaster he had suffered before, and felt a sense of aggrieved in his heart.

He directly skipped over Gismonda and the CP organization's previous plan to secretly deal with Lucci, and continued:
"The CP0 member who was supposed to take over your mission in Water Seven, as well as Kaku and Bruno, have all lost contact."

"What did you say?"

Lu Qi's voice suddenly rose:
"Kaku and Bruno lost contact?!"

"With their strength, nothing should happen to them in a place like the Seven Water City."

“That’s the most critical part.”

Spandam said solemnly:
"This can only mean that someone had already reached out to the Seven Waters City long before this incident broke out."

"It is highly possible that Edwin, the former head of CP9, leaked the information about the Pluto design to a certain force before this."

"If that's the case, things will be troublesome..."

Lucci frowned.

"what."

"In short, now you are the only one who has the ability and the right identity to intervene in the affairs of the Seven Water City."

"Leave as soon as possible."

"I can't wait too long."

Say it.

Spandam hung up the phone.

Dudududu——!
In the empty room, the only sound that could be heard from time to time was the sound of the Den Den Mushi waiting to be fired.

Lu Qi looked at the receiver in his hand in silence.

……

……

……

The night deepens.

The temperature in Alabasta dropped sharply, the cold wind blew up sand and dust, and people shivered with cold.

On a sand dune near Aruba.

Gawain held the knife in one hand, with a domineering and overbearing aura surging around him.

The blade of Guan Shi Zheng Zong's sword was entwined with the scarlet hegemonic aura, causing red thunder to burst out in the void.

Gawain raised his hand and slashed with his sword.

The slashing blow with the domineering color flew out of the hand in an instant, and flew all the way to the end of the sight, leaving behind a bottomless ravine, which was filled up by the surrounding sand after a few breaths.

Gao Wen took a deep breath, mobilized the domineering color in his body, and began to concentrate on the next sword.

After fighting with Zefa during the day, Gawain came here alone, familiar with the newly awakened domineering color from the entanglement.

After most of the day, he was able to control it freely and it could basically be used as a regular method in battle.

a long time.

Gawain stopped what he was doing and looked at the criss-crossing cuts in the distance that varied in depth but all extended to the end of his sight. He nodded with satisfaction.

"Such power is truly terrifying."

"If I face that guy Golden Lion again, even if he doesn't have the wound on his head, I won't be afraid at all."

between words.

Gawain removed the domineering aura that was surging around him and was about to turn around and leave, but at this moment the system's prompt sounded again in his mind:

"Crew member Lucci has mastered Armament Haki."

"Potential improvement."

“Gold——>Gold!”

……

"Crew member Zoro has mastered Armament Haki!"

"Potential Improvement!"

“Gold——>Gold!”

……

"Crew member Sanji has mastered Observation Haki!"

"Potential Improvement!"

“Gold——>Gold!”

……

Gawain was slightly stunned by the three prompts in a row, and then he couldn't help but smile, like an old farmer with a good harvest:

"The physical fitness of these three people has already reached the standard. It is not surprising that they awakened their domineering through the ranking battle within the team."

"Lucci, on the other hand, had already awakened his Observation Haki when he was facing the pursuers of the CP organization at Whiskey Mountain. Now that he has completed his Armament Haki, he will have a way to deal with the Nature-type in the future."

"Zoro and Sanji have awakened their Armament Haki and Observation Haki respectively. But for them, once they have awakened one, the other will probably not be far away."

"In this way, my gains in domineering will usher in a surge."

"Apart from the already mastered Conqueror Haki, my shortcomings in Armament Haki should be made up soon."

"I just don't know how much experience I can gain today?"

Gao Wen couldn't help but start looking forward to it.

He simply sat down on the spot, looked up at the endless sea of ​​sand in the distance, and his heart gradually calmed down at this moment.

A few minutes later.

A familiar system pop-up window appeared in front of Gao Wen:
"Physical experience +1545!"

……(slightly)
"Animal experience +577!"

……(slightly)
"Armament Haki experience +636!"

"Observation Haki experience +440!"

"Conqueror Haki experience +6876!"

……

A series of experience increases overwhelmed Gawain. As expected, the Conqueror Haki fought Zephyr with all his might, and the experience gained was even more than that gained from the previous battle with the Golden Lion.

Gao Wen speculated that this might be related to his awakening of Tyranny in the middle of a battle. In any case, it was good news.

What surprised him even more were the other three items.

Cloe ate the Kamaitachi Fruit. Although he did not focus on training today, Gawain's animal-type devil fruit experience gain also increased significantly.

What is even more exaggerated is the increase in the experience of Armament Haki and Observation Haki, as Lucci, Zoro, and Sanji awaken their domineering abilities one after another.

These two figures have almost doubled compared to before.

"These three data have all undergone qualitative changes. I believe that the growth rate of Domineering will become even faster in the future!"

"Speaking of which, it's time for the Armament Haki to awaken, right?"

The sound fell to the ground.

Another system panel appeared in front of Gao Wen:

武装色霸气-LV-4：7445/8000——>武装色霸气-LV-5：81/15000
"It is detected that the host's armament color has been upgraded to LV-5. You can choose one of the following branch abilities:"

"Manifold, King Kong"

……

"Manifold and King Kong?!"

Gawain looked at the two entries that appeared on the panel.

I fell into deep thought for a moment.

As expected, the Armament Haki finally reached LV-5, and he once again got the chance to choose a branch entry.

Judging from the previous branch options of the two major categories of swordsmanship and physique, the first entry of each skill awakening will largely determine the future development direction.

Starting from the first balance entry, the subsequent harmony and heavenly being all progress along the path of perfectly controlling the body and even evolving it into a flawless body.

The same goes for swordsmanship. The first one dramatically increased the speed of slashing, and the second one also saw the emergence of a specialized branch of sword drawing. However, in order to deal with the dilemma of not being able to break the defense of a strong man, Gawain chose the ultimate weapon.

Now facing the first entry of Armament Haki that could also determine his future, Gao Wen had no choice but to be cautious.

After a little analysis.

Gao Wen had a rough guess about the functions of these two entries.

"There are roughly two directions for the development of Armament Haki: the external type represented by Ryuo, and the enhanced type like Zefa that attaches to the body to enhance one's own offense and defense."

"Manifolds and King Kong undoubtedly correspond to these two."

"The former should increase the liquidity of domineering power, and even strengthen its external power."

"The latter specializes in physical strength and pushes the body to the extreme. At the peak, it should be able to achieve an effect similar to Zephyr's weaponized Black Wrist Flow."

After some thought, Gao Wen's eyes fell on King Kong.

After awakening his battle armor, his defensive capabilities were almost unstoppable in battles below the general emperor level.

The best proof of this is that Gawain's defense was not broken throughout the previous battle with Crocodile.

But Kizaru's attack power is enough to break through the defense of the battle armor, and Zephyr can also use Ryuo to blast his domineering aura into Gawain's body to destroy it, and Golden Lion even uses the domineering slash to break through the defense of the battle armor head-on.

All signs indicate that when the intensity of the battle rises to the level of a general, the defense of the battle armor is no longer sufficient.

In comparison.

The combination of Jibing, Armament Haki and Guanze Masamune is enough to break through Yanzai Jin's defense. Now that Gawain has awakened Tyrant, he is not worried about not being able to break through his opponent and his defense.

Besides, Gao Wen has never been a player who shows off his skills.

The best and most powerful one is the way to go.

Thinking of this, Gao Wen made a decision in his heart:

"I choose King Kong!"

next moment.

The Armament Haki in Gawain's body began to become restless and agitated, rushing through Gawain's body like a torrent.

The flesh and blood in his body was constantly being destroyed, and then with the help of the physical strength entry, it began to repair itself.

It only takes a few seconds.

Gao Wen's clothes were soaked with sweat, and a puff of white smoke rose above his head.

During this process, Gawain could feel that his body became stronger, and even the color of his bones took on a jade-like luster.

"My body is becoming stronger!"

Gawain exclaimed:

"It is different from the changes brought about by physical strength entries. Instead, it is the further fusion of domineering and body that brings about brand new changes."

"Now, even if I don't use any abilities, ordinary swords and even artillery will probably not be able to cause any damage."

"And this strength is not just on the surface, but the strength of the entire body from the inside out, including flesh, blood, organs, and bones."

"Inside and outside are one, without any flaws."

"This is what is called... King Kong?!"

"The ability to highly integrate the armament color with the body, how come this ability is a bit similar to Zephyr's weaponization?!"

The more you think.

The more Gao Wen became certain, the more King Kong gave him a kind of armed ability.

Perhaps the defensive capability alone is not as good as weaponization, but it also does not have the huge burden that weaponization puts on the body.

At the same time, this is a normal state and does not require Gao Wen to deliberately manipulate it.

From this perspective, perhaps if Zefa's weaponization is further improved, he can achieve the effect of King Kong.

"The main body's defense ability has already reached this level, what about after activating the demon form?!"

Just do it.

Gawain's body swelled up instantly, transforming into a demon form, and his entire body seemed to be wearing a layer of soft armor.

But this time the demon's form changed. The originally red scales became dull and turned dark red.

"This is……"

Gao Wen took a closer look and discovered that the surface of these fine dragon scales had an extra layer of black, vine-like patterns.

From top to bottom, there are black vine patterns on the scales all over the body.

"Is this the change brought by King Kong? Adding a layer of defense made of armed color on top of the battle armor?"

Gao Wen understood.

He subconsciously used Guanze Masamune to cut the scales, and gradually increased his strength, using Armament Haki and Extreme Soldiers one by one, but none of them could cause any damage to the scales.

It was not until Gawain tried to attach the Domineering Haki to the blade that he was able to barely leave a trace on the scales.

The hardness is so high that it is outrageous!
"Next time, maybe I can withstand the attack from that old fellow Golden Lion and slap him in the face."

"With the battle armor and diamond, my defense is probably only comparable to that of the steel balloon lady who claims to have never been injured."

"Add to that the configuration of the Tyrant Fantasy Beasts, shouldn't I have a place among the Four Emperors?!"

Having said that, Gawain understood that his physical strength had undoubtedly reached the level of the Four Emperors, but his accumulation of power was far behind.

Besides, he understood the principle that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot, so he thought about it for a while and put the issue aside.

What he was really curious about now was his own defense, whether it would be broken by the attacks of Kizaru and Aokiji.

pity.

When Gawain returned to Arubana the next day, he saw teams of marines withdrawing from here in an orderly manner.

Obviously, with the situation in Alabasta completely stabilized, the navy no longer has any reason to stay here.

Instead, Aokiji was guarding outside the palace and met with Gawain before leaving.

"I'll leave Nico Robin to you."

Gawain nodded subconsciously, but what he said was:
"She is the princess of Alabasta now, so if you want to say this, you should say it to Cobra."

"Ah~"

"You are really not honest at all~"

(End of this chapter)