One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Robert was furious, and his Conqueror's Haki unknowingly broke through the shackles of his seed, erupting unconsciously:

"What a coincidence! You're not in my future plans either!"

Chapter 22 is the time to see who has the most cheat codes.

In the dense forests of the Kingdom of Kogia, several naval squads stood guard warily over the prisoners who were sleeping on the ground.

A huge demon suddenly appeared, startling everyone present. Fortunately, the demon seemed to have been summoned by the two important figures leading the group, and they rode on its back to chase after someone.

Only CP agents and some navy personnel remained in the dense forest. No one knew exactly what had happened, so they could only stay put and wait.

Suddenly, an extremely tall figure appeared in the center of the field, and a naval lieutenant exclaimed in shock: "Masolomus Kuma!"

Although they knew that the tall figure in front of them was a Shichibukai, the reputation of a person was still intimidating. Kuma had once single-handedly wiped out the entire country's guard, which made people feel fear.

A CP agent suddenly shouted, "Watch out! This isn't Tyrant Bear! He's the enemy!"

At his shout, Big Bear decisively launched an attack, slapping the yelling CP agent away.

He slapped them one after another, sending all those who dared to point guns at him flying. In just a few minutes, he was the only one left standing.

Whether it was the Navy or CP agents, they had all been blown away by him to who knows where.

With a blank expression, Big Bear began to wave his hands at the prisoners lying on the ground, just as he had done when he rescued slaves in God Valley.

Whether they were civilians marked with different scores or revolutionary soldiers categorized aside awaiting secret execution, they were all knocked away by him in their sleep.

After doing all this, the bear exploded on the spot with a bang, turning into a green leaf that slowly drifted to the ground.

Thousands of miles away in Baltimore, the revolutionary leaders were on high alert as they watched the mysterious figures appear one after another.

Dragon and Sabo were in a state of panic over the Skypiea situation when news came back from the Revolutionary Army's agents that the Whitebeard Pirates had completely occupied Skypiea, but Robert was nowhere to be found, and they couldn't find anyone to discuss the next steps in the distribution of spoils.

Upon hearing that a large number of unconscious people had suddenly flown to his headquarters, Sweat King Dragon was already considering whether the headquarters had been exposed and whether he should move all his officers to another location.

Upon arriving at the scene, Dragon and Ivankov instantly recognized the ability: "It's the Paw-Paw Fruit! These people were sent by Kuma!"

As tens of thousands of civilians were brought in, the revolutionary army also began to appear.

Ivankov became unusually serious: "Ashiru! Something's happened to the Eastern Army!"

Long also realized that these unconscious comrades were actually elite soldiers of the Eastern Army, including even Ashiru, the deputy commander of the Eastern Army. He immediately shouted:

"Something terrible must have happened to the Eastern Army! We haven't seen Bello Betty! We must make sure she's safe!"

Bello Betty is the commander of the Eastern Army. Her inspirational fruits are the most important propaganda force of the Revolutionary Army. It can even be said that she alone is worth an army. She is the most indispensable force for the Revolutionary Army.

When the call connected and Bello Betty's calm voice came from the other end, the revolutionary army leaders present finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Where is Ashiru?

Bello Betty's voice was full of doubt: "Ashiru is helping with reconstruction in Kochia, and we haven't been in contact for the past few days..."

She suddenly realized something, and her voice trembled involuntarily: "Has something happened to Asir? What news have you received!"

Sabo immediately explained, "Ashiru is safe, don't worry. The reason we asked where Ashiru was is because just now, she and more than 700 East Army comrades were suddenly transported to headquarters by the Paw-Paw Fruit's power, along with nearly 20,000 civilians..."

Hearing that Ashe was safe, Bello Betty breathed a sigh of relief: "Something must have happened on Kogia's side. I'll send someone over to investigate right away. No! I'll go myself!"

Long spoke up to stop them: "Everyone in the Eastern Army, immediately cease all actions and enter stealth mode."

"I'll personally go to Kogia!"

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The leaves that Robert placed next to Uta bore the name of the tyrant Bartholomew Bear.

While Shanks is very strong, Robert is no pushover either; no one dares to underestimate his attacks.

Shanks' attention was completely drawn to the lightning, his eyes fixed on the massive lightning avatar, carefully cutting along its edges.

He had to carefully defend against Robert's counterattacks, and he was also afraid that his attacks might hurt Uta, who was somewhere in the Thunder Dharma Form. In his concentration, he didn't notice that Robert had actually hidden him away long ago.

It wasn't until more than a minute later, when Robert's avatar dissipated and his true form was revealed, that Shanks noticed Uta was nowhere to be seen.

Robert has two trump cards that can be used to quickly transfer power. One of them is Bruno from CP9, which is also his favorite ability. The Door-Door Fruit is a strategic-level Devil Fruit ability, but the CP department has never paid much attention to it.

The second image is of Bartholomew Kuma. When the Door-Door Fruit could no longer be used, Kuma's paw slapping became Robert's last resort.

Shanks' Observation Haki allows him to foresee the future, but Robert doesn't believe that such a bug-level ability can be used without limit.

After putting down Uta, he continued to fight Shanks for another minute or two under high pressure. Even though Thor's abilities were on cooldown, Robert still went to great lengths to create a simplified version of the giant Dharma body just to put on a show.

Robert activated the leaf in the mental field only after confirming that Shanks had missed the best opportunity to foresee the future and change the course of the present.

The Tyrant Bear summoned by Robert is a cyborg version modified by Vegapunk, with half of its brain filled with various circuits, allowing Robert to issue commands to it at any time via electrical signals.

The moment he appeared, he slapped the unconscious Uta towards the sky island. Then, Robert pointed out the location of the hypnotized prisoners to the bear. The bear slapped himself and instantly appeared in the dense forest.

Robert's plan was to send the bear into the forest to rescue people, thereby attracting Shamrock and Ziringom Saint and buying time for his duel with Shanks.

Shanks' strength is at a critical point where he is neither someone he can defeat, nor someone he can stop from escaping.

Once the Knights of God surround him, he really won't be able to escape.

But what he didn't expect was that even after the bear rescued everyone, Shamlock and Ziringom Saint did not return. As for where they went, it was obvious even to someone with hemorrhoids.

Robert's body was surging with Haki, especially his Conqueror's Haki, which was being activated by Shanks' Haki and was at its most active moment.

"Since I said I wanted to compete for the One Piece, I naturally have to show my strength to you veteran Yonko."

"Your helpers are coming soon, but mine are coming even faster!"

Chapter 23 Meeting the Best You in the Worst of Times

Upon hearing Robert say that reinforcements had arrived, Shanks became noticeably more wary. Although Robert had been fighting and retreating, he had made it clear that it was all to take the opportunity to send Uta away.

Shanks knew that Robert couldn't unleash his true power while holding Uta, but he just couldn't believe that Robert would really risk his life to protect Uta, so he fought hesitantly.

Now that Uta has left, the two of them are essentially freed from their constraints at the same time.

Two years ago, when Shanks first met Robert, he was just a newcomer who knew nothing. He spent a day or two on Robert's Red Force, either pestering the old sailor with questions or following Lucky Rue around discussing cooking.

The image of Robert being so overwhelmed by Conqueror's Haki that he couldn't even take a step when he boarded Whitebeard's ship is still vivid in my mind.

Human reactions don't lie. The principle behind Conqueror's Haki's ability to intimidate people is a mechanism similar to intimidation.

When people encounter tall, strong, or menacing people wielding sharp weapons, their heart rate increases and their breathing becomes rapid. In extreme cases, they may even be so frightened that they dare not move.

Sometimes, you don't even need to face danger; just being glanced at by someone in a high position can make you tremble with fear.

Conqueror's Haki amplifies this intimidating power, eventually solidifying it into a tangible form. And to neutralize it is simple: just don't be afraid.

A person who has made significant achievements in their own field will not feel nervous even when they see top figures in other fields, because everyone is on equal footing.

Being able to be intimidated by someone else's Conqueror's Haki only shows that you have an extreme lack of self-confidence when facing others.

Robert had already eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit back then. As a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, even if he had just eaten the Devil Fruit, he should have been quite confident in his abilities and wouldn't have been so frightened into immobility by Shanks' deliberately restrained Conqueror's Haki.

Therefore, Shanks is quite certain that Robert was really just a very lucky guy who accidentally ate a Devil Fruit. In fact, he had only been at sea for a short time and had not met many important figures, so his mental fortitude was extremely poor.

From that moment on, Shanks no longer took Robert, the newcomer, seriously.

After all, the reports about him are all independent. Although he and Luffy had an encounter on Enies Lobby, the Navy did not combine their reports. Luffy's crime was breaking into Enies Lobby to rescue Nico Robin, while Robert's crime was joining forces with Ace to fight against Admiral Aokiji.

What Shanks didn't know was that the reason Robert was so terrified by his Conqueror's Haki that he couldn't move was entirely because he knew too much about his strength; he was just scaring himself.

Now, two years later, Shanks never imagined that Robert, whom he had once underestimated and ignored, would develop so rapidly that he was already having a huge impact on his long-term plans.

Now that things have come to this, there's no possibility of reconciliation between the two, if not a fight to the death. Shanks has made up his mind to kill Robert here.

Although Robert never thought he could kill Shanks, he was determined to teach Shanks a lesson so that Shanks would be less likely to try to take advantage of him in the future.

Shanks is a very rational person. Such a person is best at weighing the pros and cons. When he finds that the cost of killing himself is too high and will affect the plan more, he will definitely make the right decision.

The reinforcements Robert had mentioned arrived with a roar, and it was none other than Gungnir, who sped up from behind Shanks!

Due to the urgency of the situation, Robert didn't have time to put Gungnir back into his inventory before fleeing the forest with Uta.

If you get entangled by the otherworldly demon Totemjika, Shamlock and Ziringom Saint, who are nearby, will quickly surround you, and then you won't be able to escape.

He has an electromagnetic link with Gungnir, so he can summon it to fly back on its own, no matter how far away it is.

The reason Gungnir only arrived now is because Robert deliberately made it fly around and accelerate several times; otherwise, it would have already fallen back into Robert's hands.

Shanks was only distracted for a moment before Robert transformed into lightning and rushed in front of Shanks, while Gungnir, carrying immense power, pierced straight at Shanks's back.

Shanks unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, covering half his body with Armament Haki, and took a kick from Robert that was almost at the speed of light. At the same time, he swung his sword Griffin at Gungnir, who was attacking from behind.

Robert and Gungnir were both blocked in an instant, but Robert was not disappointed at all, because he had not expected that the pseudo-light speed kick he had stolen from Kizaru would work.

Shanks casually blocked Robert's attack, and was about to swing his sword to counterattack when suddenly his body swayed twice, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Robert stepped back slightly, then summoned Gungnir back, who had been thrown more than ten meters away. He swept his attack across Shanks' unsuspecting waist, completely shattering Shanks' Armament Haki and sending him flying.

The real damage from the previous move didn't come from Robert or Gungnir, but from the charged particles they carried while moving at high speed.

Robert made Gungnir hover and accelerate around him, even assimilating it into a lightning state to avoid air resistance, all in order to accelerate the charged particles to a certain speed.

When Shanks and Gungnir simultaneously attacked him from opposite directions at extremely high speeds, it seemed that both attacks were blocked, but in fact, the charged particles they carried did not stop at all and continued to bombard Shanks' body with extremely high energy levels.

Although the energy level of these microscopic particles is very high, countless such particles bombard our bodies during a high-energy ray burst in the universe.

Particles pass through our bodies without causing any harm, or rather, we've long been accustomed to such harm.

Robert and Gungnir are now moving in opposite directions with particle shields, causing high-energy particles to collide head-on with Shanks' body as they pass through it.

The principle is like building a large particle collider by hand and setting the collision point inside Shanks' body.

While the speed and energy level of the particles thrown out by Robert cannot compare with those of a particle collider powered by modern technology, the chain reaction that suddenly erupted within Shanks' body was enough to cause him enormous damage.

The only downside is that this was the first time Robert had used this move. Controlling Gungnir's acceleration and ensuring that a large number of particles could collide precisely within Shanks' body had already consumed a lot of Robert's energy, and he would not be able to launch an attack of this level again in the short term.

Looking at Shanks, who was spitting blood, Robert gritted his teeth and considered whether or not to go forward and finish him off.

Shaking his head helplessly, he banished such unrealistic thoughts. Shanks may seem badly injured, but he is definitely not someone who can be defeated in a short time.

If he hadn't been ignorant and incompetent, and hadn't watched a lot of folk science tidbits on short video platforms, he might not have achieved the results he has today.

Shanks isn't on the verge of death; a desperate struggle could very well end up costing him his life.

The main problem is that Shamrock and Ziringom Saint, who have been chasing behind Gungnir, have caught up.

Robert sighed, then transformed into lightning to leave. Today's results had already exceeded expectations; there was no need to be greedy.