One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"Although I don't know what kind of Devil Fruit power you have, you must have heard that Haki can suppress other abilities, Navy guy."

Hanks smirked, his left arm covered in a layer of jet-black Armament Haki, and he swung it in the direction from which Luo Zhan was coming.

"boom!"

A chaotic gust of air suddenly rippled out beside him, and Luo's spatial slash was shattered by his punch, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Pamel!"

"Bepo!"

Luo did not disperse the hemispherical surgical space, but shouted loudly and simultaneously hooked his hands together.

"Swish!"

Two figures, one large and one small, suddenly appeared beside Hanks, one on the left and one on the right, launching attacks that tore through the air.

"Drink up! Finger gun!" Bepo poked Hanks in the eye with a finger.

"The Spear of Elbaf!"

Above his head, Parmel roared, and a huge fist slammed down.

"Hmph, overestimating yourself."

Hanks curled his lips into a cold smile, grabbed the halberd from the ground, and suddenly his body shone brightly, transforming into a dazzling sun in an instant.

The light was so dazzling that Bepo and Pamel, who had been teleported in front of him and attacked him, felt their eyes burning as if they had been blinded by a sudden burst of intense light.

The world before my eyes turned completely white, and my eyes stung terribly.

"what!"

The intense discomfort caused the two of them to instinctively cover their eyes.

Amidst the endless light, a ruthless glint flashed in Hanks' eyes. He gripped the black halberd in his hand and swung it down at Bepo's head.

The ten-ton weapon, covered in Hanks' Armament Haki, seemed poised to smash Bepo and the entire street beneath him to pieces when it came crashing down.

The air vibrated violently, producing a piercing sonic boom.

"baton!"

In an instant, Bepo and Palmer, who were covering their eyes and crying out in pain, disappeared at the same time.

"Boom!"

The heavy Heavenly Dragon Halberd crashed to the ground, instantly shattering the street surface within a radius of more than ten meters, creating a bottomless crater.

The surrounding buildings were also affected, with the walls cracking from the impact.

"Hmm? You actually know Observation Haki?"

Hanks looked at Luo with some surprise.

He is a Paramecia-type Light Bulb Fruit user.

Its entire body can emit a dazzling light.

At close range, it's enough to blind an opponent.

Even disregarding the attack power of light emission.

The ability to transform himself into a dazzling source of light, like the sun, gives Hanks an absolute and overwhelming advantage when facing opponents without Observation Haki.

Because no one could see where he was in that intense light.

"Shh!"

Before Hanks could even grab the Heavenly Dragon Halberd and give chase, another flash appeared before his eyes, and Luo, with a grim face, gripped the Ghost Cry and closed in, thrusting his blade toward Hanks' heart.

"Zizzizi!"

"Scalpel for cardiac shock!"

The longsword, crackling with electricity and exuding a dangerous aura, thrust forward. Hanks smirked and unleashed a heavy slash.

"ROOM! The baton!"

Luo's eyes were calm. He gripped the knife in his right hand, released it with his left, and hooked his finger.

A beautiful, petite figure suddenly appeared, clenched her fist, and slammed it down on Hanks' wide-open back.

"A dog devours a red lotus!"

Hanks frowned.

Is this another Marine who knows Observation Haki?

But the danger coming from behind was far less than the naval officer in front of him whose long sword flashed with lightning.

In a flash, Hanks made up his mind.

A large expanse of dark, imposing power emerged from his back, protecting his heart.

He slammed his halberd down heavily on Luo, forcing Luo to retreat and dodge.

Hanks has to withstand the attack from the woman behind him.

The next instant, an extremely intense killing intent suddenly erupted, making Hanks' hair stand on end.

With her eyes closed, Hibari's seemingly delicate right fist suddenly revealed a ferocious and terrifying blood-red hound, which slammed into Hanks's back, which was covered in black domineering aura, as her fist shot out.

"Oh!"

Chapter 232 Tempering

"Oh!"

A cracking sound exploded in Hanks' back.

"what?"

Hanks' expression changed, and his tall body suddenly lunged forward five or six meters, planting the Heavenly Dragon Halberd in his hand into the ground before stopping his forward momentum.

"puff."

He spat out a mouthful of blood, turned around with a somewhat pale face, and saw a petite naval girl retracting her seemingly delicate but actually dangerous fist.

"How could it penetrate my Haki defense without using Armament Haki? What kind of technique is that?"

Hanks frowned, staring intently at Lark.

"Hand over Brother Luo Xia's weapon and surrender obediently, or your crime will be compounded!"

The lark remained unmoved, closing its eyes and assuming a fighting stance.

She did not awaken Armament Haki.

However, he awakened his Observation Haki even earlier than Law.

Although Rorschach didn't want to admit it, bloodline bonuses did exist in this world.

As the daughter of Marine Admiral Akainu, Hibari awakened Observation Haki a year ago, even without much intense training.

Hanks glanced at Law behind him, then at Lark in front of him, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

The small city of Water Seven has two Marines who can use Observation Haki.

When did powerful and domineering figures become so common in such small places?

"Hahaha, interesting. Navy, you don't really think you've got me cornered, do you? Let me tell you, I didn't even use one-tenth of my strength just now."

Hanks suddenly grinned.

"Really? Then you'd better perform well. I'm really looking forward to seeing just how strong this so-called six-star bounty hunter is."

Suddenly, a very gentle voice came from the roof on the right, startling Hanks.

He concealed the light emanating from his body and turned to look. He saw a silver-haired man, shirtless, wearing shorts and slippers, leaning casually against the sloping roof, watching him with interest.

"who are you?"

Hanks frowned.

But a chill ran through him.

When did this guy arrive?

How come I didn't notice my own Observation Haki at all?

Moreover, although the man appeared harmless, Hanks' intuition was frantically warning him.

Danger!

Danger!

Deadly danger!

Hanks had only ever experienced this sense of crisis, which constantly spurred him on, with Vice President Gulliver.

At that moment, Hanks knew something was wrong.

The strength of the person in front of me is probably far more terrifying than that of the two marines beside me!

"Heh, you're holding my weapon, and you're asking who I am?"

Rorschach smiled and shook his head, then suddenly sat up, looked down at Hanks, and his eyes narrowed sharply.

"boom!"

A powerful, volcanic eruption-like aura suddenly surged into Hanks' mind, causing him to lean back, blood streaming from his nose, and his eyes to glaze over.

He was in a daze for a full three seconds before he suddenly snapped out of it, looking up in horror.

"Conqueror's Haki! Who...who are you?!"

"Hmph! He is the owner of the weapon you are holding, Rear Admiral Rorschach of the Marine Headquarters!"

Lark gave a soft hum and answered Hanks' question with a proud expression.

"Marine Headquarters Commodore Rorschach? Are you kidding me... A commodore, how could he possess such terrifying Conqueror's Haki?"

Hanks gritted his teeth, his face growing increasingly grim.

What's going on with this City of Seven Waters?