I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Chapter 45 From the Heart, Number One

"You bunch of scum, your leader Sig has been arrested. Lay down your weapons and surrender!"

Colonel Calvin roared in a mixture of shock and anger, but there was a hint of bravado beneath his fierce tone.

His voice was quite loud, echoing throughout the mountains and forests, and could be clearly heard by everyone.

The bandits in the midst of the battle glanced back, but their reaction was not the fear that Kaven had expected; instead, it was more of a mocking one.

"Are the navy out of their minds?"

"They want to make a move against Boss Sig?"

"Heh, they really overestimate themselves. Boss Sig hasn't made a move yet because he's testing us, and yet he actually went and provoked Boss Sig?"

"This is hilarious! Is the boss really going to make a move this time?"

The troll-faced bandits fought and discussed amongst themselves, without a trace of worry in their voices.

This isn't an act; everyone genuinely thinks this way.

"Damn it, I should have known things wouldn't be this simple. I was careless!"

Colonel Calvin suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

No wonder he and his men were able to secretly control Sieg so easily!

It turns out, this was all a trap set by Sieg! He was using himself as bait to lure the navy into taking action!

"This bandit named Sig is so cunning. Not only does he have strange tactics, but he's also willing to use his own life as bait. Is this confidence in his own strength?"

"When I first saw this Sieg standing motionless at the back of the battlefield, I thought he was some kind of idiot who would just stand there spacing out! I never imagined it was all an act!"

"Brave and resourceful, no wonder he dares to call himself king!"

Colonel Calvin's heart pounded, his palms became increasingly sweaty, and he could barely hold the knife.

"Sig, behave yourself! You're under arrest, stand still! If you resist, you're dead!"

Colonel Calvin roared again.

But without realizing it, his breathing gradually became rapid.

Upon hearing Colonel Calvin's threat, Sieg, who was surrounded by the Marines, finally reacted.

He maintained his original posture, standing there like a statue, with his back to Colonel Caven, his lips moving slightly.

"Resist? Don't be ridiculous."

His voice was deep and devoid of any emotion or warmth.

Sieg glanced back and met the gaze of Colonel Caven, who was standing behind him with a knife in his hand.

Don't overestimate my courage!

Boom!Boom!

At that moment, Sig’s heartbeat suddenly became loud, like heavy hammer blows striking everyone’s hearts.

In that instant, Colonel Calvin's breathing stopped involuntarily, and a chill ran down his spine.

Even though he held a knife to Sieg's neck, he felt absolutely no sense of security!

In his eyes, Sieg's back remained motionless, yet it stood before him like an unshakeable mountain!

At that moment, Colonel Calvin was drenched in sweat, his palms were slick with sweat, and the knife that had been held against Sig’s neck fell to the ground.

Clang.

Colonel Caven's eyes widened, and he roared:

"He's some kind of ability user; he knocked my knife away."

"Sig is going to fight back! Attack!"

As he gave orders to the navy officers beside him, Colonel Calvin suddenly retreated backward.

He couldn't bear to stay next to this dangerous person for even a moment longer.

However, this time, no one carried out Colonel Calvin's orders. The navy men surrounding Sig did not fire a shot or brandish a knife.

Clang, clang.

The weapons in the hands of the naval officers fell to the ground one after another, and they stood frozen in place.

The overwhelming, terrifying pressure made them utterly incapable of taking action.

"Damn it! What kind of ability user are you...?"

A navy officer a little further away cautiously raised his gun, the barrel of which was still trembling.

Bang. A gunshot rang out.

At a distance of only three or four meters, his shot still missed.

Sieg turned his head and stared thoughtfully at the few marines surrounding him.

He suddenly remembered a similar scene he had experienced before.

When he first left Windmill Village, he was challenged by a group of bandits... At that time, the bandits were simply unable to withstand the immense pressure of the Emperor Engine.

Forget about fighting, those bandits immediately knelt down.

Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes and tentatively took a step toward the armed navy officer.

The gun-wielding navy officer swallowed hard, his expression extremely tense.

Take the second step.

The navy officer holding the gun loosened his grip, the rifle fell to the ground, and he fled in panic, shouting in alarm.

"He's a Devil Fruit user!"

Within moments, the seven or eight marines who had surrounded him, including Colonel Kaven, had all escaped.

All Sieg did was take two steps forward.

Sig stood there, stunned, as if a door to a new world had opened.

"The Emperor Engine really can produce a similar intimidating effect to Conqueror's Haki... except that the range is a bit smaller."

"So the armed navy personnel were quite far away... and didn't run away immediately?"

Sig pressed his hand to his chest, feeling the rapid and powerful heartbeat.

The essence of the Emperor Engine is the sound of a heartbeat. No matter how loud it is, it's not a subwoofer, and its range of influence is limited.

"So, I have absolutely no reason to be afraid of these ordinary soldiers?"

"With the Emperor Engine in place, as long as I back down quickly enough, their knives won't be able to touch me!"

"This is a sure thing!"

A surge of heroic spirit welled up in Sieg's heart.

Putting everything else aside, he had absolute confidence in his courage!

I'm bad at everything, but I'm number one when it comes to my heart!

This is the source of the East Sea Mountain Bandit King's confidence and strength!

"With a mere three or four times the manpower, you dare to challenge me, the Mountain Bandit King? Even without my intervention, you are no match for the pressure of a powerful figure like me!"

Sieg snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, and strolled leisurely across the battlefield, his expression calm and relaxed.

For the first time, he took the initiative to walk forward to the front line where the two sides were fighting.

.........

On a distant hilltop, Ivankov gazed at the scene with a somewhat dazed look in his eyes.

Sieg walked slowly, as if strolling leisurely across the battlefield, but whenever he approached the front lines of the battle, the allied soldiers' expressions would change, as if they were under immense pressure, and they would eventually flee in disarray.

From Ivankov's vantage point, Sig looked like a shark charging towards a school of fish, causing them to retreat wherever it went.

"What is Sig Boy doing? Since he's using Conqueror's Haki, why doesn't he just go for it and knock all the enemies unconscious?"

"Is this some kind of cat-and-mouse game? What grudge does he have against these sailors?"

Ivankov's large face bore an extremely strange expression.

Chapter 46 The Best Way to Eliminate Fear

On the battlefield in the mountains and forests, Sieg did not walk fast; he could only be described as strolling leisurely.

However, every time he approached the Allied soldiers in the midst of battle, the dull roar of the Emperor's engine brought with it a surging pressure like a tidal wave.

In the eyes of the Allied soldiers, Sig was like a towering giant, and every step he took was like a heavy hammer blow to their hearts.

Under this immense pressure, the allied forces, who were initially able to hold out against the troll-faced bandits by virtue of their numerical superiority, gradually began to flee.

Seeing this, Sieg breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, the troops that came were from the naval branch, which is not the same concept as the naval headquarters.

The Sihai branch was roughly three ranks lower than the main branch in terms of military rank.

In other words, Colonel Kavin, who commanded these branch soldiers, was equivalent to a captain in headquarters.

Among these, the various naval branches across the four seas vary in size.

For example, the Navy's 153rd Branch ten years later in the original work.

Colonel Axeman Monca was already the highest-ranking officer in the local Navy's 153rd Division.

The jurisdiction of this 153rd branch was limited to the area of ​​a single town, Shells, and it had only a few hundred naval personnel under its command.

"In the end, these naval personnel are just grunts. The captain in charge is probably only on par with Morgan."

Thinking about this made Sieg feel at ease.

Then... Sig was stunned.

The sound of the Emperor's engine was gradually fading, and his heartbeat was becoming steady.

The soldiers, who had been fleeing, paused and looked at each other in bewilderment.