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

Chapter 388 The End of the Old Era
The sound fell to the ground.

Blackbeard's expression changed drastically; he was utterly shocked.

This guy knows the secret hidden in the Dark-Dark Fruit!

The Dark-Dark Fruit was the starting point for all his subsequent plans. With the Dark-Dark Fruit's ability to transfer Devil Fruits, he was able to smoothly build up his own team.

But now that our cards have been revealed, it will be difficult for our subsequent actions to proceed smoothly!
What terrified Blackbeard even more was Gawain's undisguised murderous intent.

Gawain's strike just now completely shattered his fighting ability. Now he can't even put up a fight and can only be slaughtered at will!

"you……"

Just as Blackbeard was about to speak, an extremely sharp silver light appeared before his eyes—the radiance reflected by Kanze Masamune!

It was dazzling and extremely bright, yet it carried a murderous aura that could freeze one's soul!
At that moment, Blackbeard felt a chill run through his body, an indescribable coldness rising from the soles of his feet. He had never felt so close to death.

Even Whitebeard back then had never made him feel this way!
This guy……

Is this guy really human, or some kind of god from mythology?!
From any perspective, such power is far too exaggerated!
At the critical moment, a golden light sped across the ice and stepped on Gawain's blade.

when--!
The powerful impact spread outwards, the glacier cracked, the seawater splashed, and the entire Marie Vondo was shaken at that moment!
"You're going to stop me?!"

Gawain frowned and looked at Kizaru, who had blocked his attack.

The latter blushed, and blood began to seep from the corner of his mouth. His languid expression had completely vanished, replaced by solemnity and seriousness!

"This guy is a serious criminal who attacked Impel Down. He can't die until we find out what really happened."

"At the very least, the Navy must know exactly how many groups have invaded Impel Down."

Kizaru's tone was filled with helplessness.

In his haste to take Gao Wen's knife head-on, he was already injured by the extremely powerful and domineering aura emanating from the blade, and now his internal organs felt as if they were on fire.

If he had only been observing before, now he truly felt just how terrifying the power that was enough to directly suppress Whitebeard was.

It is absolutely beyond human capability to defeat!

"Let's just say..."

"Give me some face!"

Kizaru's voice already carried a hint of pleading, but no one would find it problematic.

The power that Gawain displayed was historic. At least in the last hundred years, no one in the Navy's intelligence had been able to achieve this level. This was a force that could shake the world!

"Yeah?!"

Gawain's expression remained unchanged, and the killing intent emanating from him did not dissipate with Kizaru's pleading words; instead, it became even more intense!
Zheng——!
The sound of Kansei Masamune trembled, responding to Gawain's murderous intent.

An unparalleled burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted from Gawain, directly knocking Kizaru and everyone around him back.

Immediately, Kanze Masamune, brimming with power, slashed at Blackbeard, who had already lost the ability to resist.

Ode——!
Two consecutive whooshing sounds rang out as Aokiji and Akainu rushed forward side by side, one on the left and one on the right, joining forces to block Gawain's slash!
During a moment of violent outburst.

Garp and Sengoku had already arrived at the center of the battlefield, but when they faced Gawain's imposing presence, their palms still couldn't help but sweat!

Only when facing Gawain directly did one realize the true extent of the pressure Whitebeard was under at the time.

But with countless prisoners escaping from Impel Down at stake, they had no room to retreat!

Let's leave aside the prisoners on the first five levels, since even if they escaped, they wouldn't cause much trouble. But the real danger lies with the death row inmates on the fifth level.

Every single one of those guys is a death row inmate who has harmed one or even several countries. Once they regain their freedom, world governments will be impacted.

Therefore, even if they were to fight again, or even face the world's strongest navy, the navy would have no room to back down.

Garp stated firmly:
"If you want to make a scene, I'll make a scene with you!"

call--!
The fierce, cold wind howled and suddenly intensified, but in the next moment, it was crushed by the raging Conqueror's Haki emanating from Gawain!

Countless naval elites lost consciousness on the spot. Only those with the rank of vice admiral or above were able to stand firm, but even they were teetering on the brink of collapse.

"monster!"

Fire Mountain, his cigarette butt clenched tightly in his mouth, widened his previously squinted eyes and looked at Gawain, who was in the center of the battlefield, facing the five strongest men in the Navy.

What came into view was a crimson figure with wings on its back and dragon horns on its head.

Ferocious, domineering, majestic, and sinister...

All sorts of contradictory qualities were almost perfectly blended in that person, like a demon god descended to earth.

It was only at this moment that everyone remembered.

Gawain... is an ability user!
Zoan type - Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Zoan type - Red Dragon form!
In the battle between Gawain and Whitebeard just now, Gawain didn't even display his abilities, yet he was already able to suppress Whitebeard, who had returned to his peak. So, what will Gawain be like now, unleashing his full power...?

How terrifying would it be?!

Nobody thought about it, and nobody dared to think about it.

Among the remaining conscious members of the navy, almost numb, stood behind Sengoku and the others. What sustained them at this moment was no longer their fighting spirit, but their responsibility as navy personnel.

"After Whitebeard... is it the entire Navy?!"

Hancock stood to the side, deeply moved.

She became a pirate in her teens and has seen and heard of countless powerful figures, including some who were comparable to admirals or even the Four Emperors, but none of them could reach Gawain's level.

This man was born to rule the sea!
For some inexplicable reason, Hancock felt a surge of curiosity about a man for the first time.
The so-called...

The most benevolent man in the East China Sea?!

What kind of past could have shaped such a hero?!

It's not just Hancock.

Bartholomew Kuma, Katakuri, and the rest of the marines watched as Gawain, one of the Navy's five strongest fighters, faced off against him. Besides awe, they were also filled with curiosity.

Many of the people present were Zefa's students.

The turning point in Zephyr's drastic change in personality was when he was captured by Knight Gawain in the East Blue and used as a bargaining chip in a deal with the World Government.

What Zephyr went through during that time remains unknown.

But what they knew was that the culprit who led Zephyr to the idea of ​​splitting the Navy was most likely none other than the knight Gawain standing before them.

"Hmm hmm hmm hmm—!"

“It’s really exciting!”

"The strongest in the world after Whitebeard, can he single-handedly face the entire Navy?!"

"Such a thing is simply unheard of!"

Doflamingo crouched on the high platform, looking down, veins bulging on his forehead, feeling as if his whole body was about to burst into flames.
It's not unheard of for someone to storm Marine Headquarters; Shiki the Golden Lion was an example twenty years ago.

However, the navy that Golden Lion faced was completely different from that of Gawain.

At that time, the only people that Shiki truly needed to be cautious about were Sengoku and Garp. In addition to these two, Gawain also faced the three admirals of the Spring and Autumn Period, as well as countless vice admirals.

The difficulty levels involved are on completely different levels.

"Um?!"

Doflamingo suddenly realized something.

He tilted his head slightly.

Hawkeye stepped out and entered the battlefield, wielding a knife in one hand, with Gawain standing beside him!
The meaning is self-evident!

In this battle, he's on Gawain's side!
"No way?!"

"That unruly Hawkeye, how could he do something like this?!"

"If Knight Gawain dies here, he can reclaim his title as the world's strongest, right?!"

"No!"

The bear, who had been silent all along, slowly spoke:

"If Knight Gawain dies here, he will never be able to reclaim the title of world number one."

“Huh?!”

Doflamingo raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes:
"I thought you'd been completely turned into a machine, but it turns out you still retain some self-awareness?!"

"Vegapunk is wanted by the World Government, and much of his research has been halted."

The bear began to explain:

“My modifications were all done by him; none of the other scientists in the World Government possess that kind of talent.” “Really?!”

"What other projects have stalled along with yours?!"

Xiong remained silent.

Seeing that he couldn't extract any more information, Doflamingo stopped paying attention and turned to look at the battlefield in the distance.

With Hawkeye's intervention, the situation instantly became tense.

The pressure from Gawain was too great, and with Hawkeye's combat power no less than that of an admiral, even Fleet Admiral Sengoku couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

The surroundings fell silent for a moment.

Everyone is waiting for Gawain's role.

Hawkeye remained calm:

"I won't let you die until I reclaim the title of the world's greatest swordsman."

"Oh?!"

Gao Wen smiled calmly, his eyes filled with confidence:

"The current navy... is still a bit lacking."

"You're as arrogant as ever!"

Hawkeye shook his head, but couldn't help but curl his lips into a slight smile.

From their first encounter in the East Sea, he had seen this arrogance in Gao Wen.

A confidence that can conquer all.

Even now, not only himself, but even Whitebeard was defeated by Gawain. The man before him is undoubtedly the strongest in the world.

Even when facing the entire navy, they never wavered in the slightest.

Gao Wen possesses terrifying talent far surpassing that of ordinary people, and what he has shown so far is perhaps only the tip of the iceberg.

Hawkeye wasn't the only one who realized this; the rest of the Navy did too.

They were all waiting for Gawain's decision!
The atmosphere around them grew increasingly heavy.

Until a slightly casual voice came from Gawain's mouth:

"Boring."

Zheng——!
Kanze Masamune sheathed his sword.

Gao Wen glanced around and saw only pairs of eyes filled with relief.

He immediately lost interest in fighting the Marine Headquarters here, turned around and left side by side with Hawkeye, disappearing from everyone's sight in a few breaths.

That invisible sense of oppression also dissipated at that moment.

The flying squirrel slumped to the ground, only then realizing that it was soaked in sweat.

He looked back.

He saw countless naval officers and officers in the same sorry state as himself, their faces pale and filled with the relief of surviving a disaster.

If we had fought that monster just now, no matter the outcome, countless people would have died or been injured on the spot!

……

On the glacier.

A tall, strong man stood silently, watching Gao Wen slowly disappear. He looked down at his fists and muttered to himself:

"It's... way too bad."

"Even Roger was no match for that monster."

The man was Barrett, who had fled Impel Down and headed straight for Marineford.

Using the power of the Fusion-Fusion Fruit, he created his own submarine, making him travel much faster than the Straw Hat and Blackbeard crews.

Gawain had already arrived here at the very beginning of the war between him and Whitebeard.

Barrett's feelings were complicated as he watched Gawain effortlessly suppress Whitebeard and calmly face the entire Navy, including legends like Sengoku and Garp, who were once worthy of Roger's serious attention.

Even he had to admit that Gawain's power had reached another dimension.

Neither Roger nor Rocks, who had a record of killing generals, were as good as them, far inferior.

"As times change, new people rise to the top by stepping on the shoulders of the old."

No one will always be the strongest in the world, but there will always be someone in that position.

"It was once Rocks, then Redfield, then Whitebeard, and now it is..."

"Knight Gawain!"

"This guy is very likely the monster Roger was waiting for!"

Before leaving Roger's crew, Bullet had a vague sense of what Roger was going to do.

This was also one of the reasons for his departure; the man who roamed the seas should not end his life with resentment.

Think of this.

Barrett took a permanent pointer from his pocket and held it tightly in his hand.

This is a permanent pointer to the final island, Laugh Tale, which, once revealed, will drive the world mad.

It held a special meaning for Barrett; memories flashed before his eyes, and he murmured:

"Defeating that monster, in a way, is also defeating you, right?!"

"definitely is."

"I will make my name resound throughout the heavens, so that even in heaven... no, that Roger guy should be in hell, right?!"

"Ah!"

After a soft laugh, Barrett turned around, jumped onto his submarine, and sank into the sea, disappearing from sight.

……

Oops!
Blackbeard opened his mouth and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

His face was pale, but his eyes showed an unprecedented ferocity. Now that he had survived, he would seize every opportunity to escape!
As for Gawain...

"Warring States!"

"Didn't you want to know which factions invaded Impel Down?!"

"Besides the straw hat and me, there is indeed a fourth party, and that is—!"

boom--!
Before Blackbeard could finish speaking, he was punched into the ice by Sengoku, whose face was ashen, and lost consciousness on the spot.

Seeing Sengoku's reaction, Garp suddenly turned around and looked in the direction Gawain had left.

He opened his mouth, but ultimately no sound came out.

The three admirals, who had noticed something amiss, remained silent, keeping their eyes down and their minds in their own thoughts.

The strategy to execute Fire Fist Ace has failed.

Not only did Fire Fist Ace escape, but an even bigger factor was that Whitebeard's words before his death would inevitably cause a huge aftershock.

With Impel Down out of control and countless criminals escaping, the Navy faces a precarious situation.

Regardless of whether Gawain was involved in Impel Down's affairs or not, the answer can only be...

No!

Sengoku sat on the ice, gazing at Gawain's disappearing figure, when the Den Den Mushi in his arms suddenly rang.

After the connection was established, a chilling voice came through:

"Marshal Sengoku, something has happened in Mary Geoise!"

boom--!
A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the pale face of the Warring States period.

"Zeff led the Neo Marines to storm the Red Line and used Dynamic Rock to destroy most of Mary Geoise!"

"Celestial Dragons... Countless dead and wounded!"

(End of this chapter)