m in the butler's eyes quickly faded.He stared at his old master with disbelief, his body too weak to stand as he knelt on the ground."The Commander of the North Sea He's just a mere Naval Headquarter...For this vast ocean, whether one possesses dominance is the most apparent dividing line between the strong and the weak.

Armament Haki can greatly enhance a user's defense and offensive power, and it grants the Armament Haki user a means to counter Devil Fruit users, besides Seastone.

As for the "Aura Intimidation" skill, it allows users to gain a powerful aura perception ability. It enables them to accurately predict an opponent's movements and attacks during combat.

With Darren's abilities, he is undoubtedly the "invincible" in the North Sea!

But out on the vast ocean, he hadn't yet mastered his own power. Facing legendary pirates like Bondi Waldo, he still seemed pale and powerless.

Even though he has already reached a superhuman level in the development of his fruits and physical training.

Darren staggered to his feet, rising from the ground with a low crouch like a panther poised to strike. Pain lanced through his arms, but his eyes shone brighter than ever before.

Thick smoke billowed from the distant earth, a black boot slowly stepping out of the haze.

Darren's gaze shifted upward, and he saw Bundy Waldo's imposing figure emerge from the swirling smoke.

His body was covered in burn marks from the intense firepower of the North Sea Fleet. Even with his full-body Armament Haki and hardened skin, he couldn't fully resist the onslaught.

"Navy brat... Did you feel it The gap between us!!"

Bondo Waldo glared menacingly at the naval colonel in the distance, breathing heavily and speaking with a sinister tone.

He has never been this angry in his life.

He is "World Destroyer" Bundy Waldo!!

The Pirate who rivals Whitebeard and Roger!!

But to capsize in a small place like the North Sea

This is absolutely absurd and ridiculous! I can't accept it at all!

"Don't think you have a guaranteed victory. Even if that Warring States bastard is on his way to support you, I have enough time to kill you and then use the phone bug to contact someone and leave."

"Then you can give it a try, your time is running out."

Darren smirked, his eyes glinting with mischief.

"You're asking for it!"

Boom!!

Within a radius of ten meters, the earth suddenly sank one meter. Thousands of snowdrifts surged upwards under the tremendous impact.

Bondy Waldo's figure instantly vanished from sight.

It's so fast, it's impossible to catch!

"Momo! 50x Speed!"

The world suddenly fell silent.

Darren's spirit instantly entered a state of intense focus, and faint blue electrical arcs danced between his fingers.

An intangible yet eerie magnetic field emanated from his body, completely enveloping an area of over a hundred meters.

The snow in the sky seemed to slow its descent for a moment.

Within his mind, the magnetic field's range enveloped every living organism's magnetic field fluctuations, appearing with crystal clarity in the depths of his consciousness.

Suddenly—

A flicker of blue light flashed across Darren's deep eyes.

Gotcha!

The location ... is in the sky!!

The moment this thought arose, a sharp, explosive gust of wind suddenly burst above our heads.

A boot clad in black, armed with an aura of overwhelming power, like a steel battle axe capable of splitting mountains and cracking rocks, smashed down with immense force!!

Darren shifted, and the boot grazed his hair before sinking heavily into the ground.

Boom!!!

A deafening roar suddenly erupted, like a dragon of dust and snow howling through the air.

A gigantic crack, stretching over a hundred meters long, snaked from where the boot landed all the way into the distant jungle. Trees on both sides of the fissure kept collapsing inwards, being swallowed by it.

Rocks flew up, and Bondi Waldo's pupils shrank.

This little naval brat... predicted his own movements again!

That wasn't luck just now!

Just as he was lost in thought, the figure of the naval captain rapidly approached.

Two people of similar height instantly drew closer.

Darren held Bonnie Wald's face in his hand, a cruel smile playing on his lips:

Let me see your defenses.

Then...

He smashed the latter's skull onto the ground with all his might!

Click!

Boom!!

A giant crater, tens of meters in diameter, suddenly appeared, filled with a dense network of cracks.

The raging waves relentlessly tore at the white cape behind the bloodstained naval colonel, his figure appearing both ferocious and imposing.

"Is it useful"

Bonnie Waldo, her body deeply embedded in the pit, gave Darren a sneer. Her form was enveloped in an impenetrable, domineering armor of battle-hardened color.

He grabbed Darren's arm in one hand and whipped it to the side with all his might!

Bang!

Darren crashed to the ground, causing a massive rumble.

The salty blood gushed from between his lips, but the smile on his face grew more and more frenzied.

A swift flip, and a horizontal kick was aimed at the rising Bonnie Waldo's neck.

Bang!

The gust of energy sent a ripple through Bondi Waldo, his body swaying as a heavy blow to the neck left him momentarily blinded.

Even with the armed and imposing defense, it could not fully resist Darren's monstrous power surge.

A sudden, inexplicable anger surged through him. Bondi Waldo took a step forward and punched Darren in the stomach.

Bang!

At the moment his fist connected, Darren's roundhouse kick simultaneously slammed into his nose.

Two figures clashed, each blow sending a spray of blood across the naval officer's body.

The clash of fists and the friction of martial arts combat, with snowflakes swirling around the two combatants locked in a fierce struggle.

The fighting was incredibly brutal.

"You crazy person!!"

Suddenly, Bondi Waldo roared with a fury, staring at the blood-covered little goblin. A wave of intense uneasiness washed over him.

Although he hadn't mastered the aura yet, he relied on his strange perception and powerful physique to withstand the fierce onslaught!

"Hahaha!! Come on!! Keep going!!"

Blood flew, and Darren's body was sent flying backwards several meters by Bondi Waldo's punch, his face already stained with blood.

But he was laughing heartily.

Absolutely exhilarating!

Facing Bondi Waldo's overwhelming power, he felt this was the peak of his life!

The feeling of walking the tightrope between life and death, a thrilling experience full of danger,

The impact is truly bone-jarring.

Body injured, blood rolling in the mouth and nose with a salty, fishy taste...

All of it, like a seductive lover, teased Darren's innate urge to kill and his nerves, awakening the darkest part of him that craved the thrill of combat...

That...such a genuine, intense, and clear feeling of being alive!

Challenge the limits!!

He had an overwhelming urge in his heart.

He wanted to know...

Without mastering Haki, how could I possibly fight someone like Bondo Waldo, a pirate of the sea… to what extent!

Even holding on for an extra minute, no, even just one second, is a breakthrough beyond your limits!!

...

Let me know if you'd like to translate any other text!

···

...

...

Asking for everything, grateful beyond measure.their feet shifted!Bars of steel, like black pythons, surged from the ground, intertwining and coiling like living creatures. They formed a dense net of black, engulfing the replicated soldiers.They d...