MTLNOVEL Chapter 24: Supression
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If it weren't for the iconic crescent-shaped beard and the naginata in his hand, Rono would hardly have recognized him.
"I thought it was the Admiral? My dear, are you really waiting for the Admiral to arrive?"
Whitebeard suspected that something was wrong with his ears.
This guy is really intentionally waiting for the Admiral to arrive!
Good boy, playing very big!
Obviously not yet 20 years old, he is decisive and ruthless, and his madness is not weaker than those of the Members on the Rocks ship.
At least killing the Celestial Dragons and waiting for the Admiral to arrive is something Whitebeard can guarantee no one in the whole sea would do except Rocks!
"Otherwise? But what's your purpose here?" Rono asked.
In fact, seeing Whitebeard, Rono could also guess his purpose.
With Rocks' talent-cherishing character, Whitebeard must have come to recruit him.
Although he also intends to join the Rocks Pirates, Rono must pretend not to know.
After all, it is impossible for him to be in a hurry to join the Rocks Pirates.
Rono knew the truth that being too eager wouldn't benefit him.
What's more, Whitebeard is here, so if he doesn't pick up something, he will lose a lot of opportunities.
"Join my squad, Rono!"
"You don't need any assessment, you are directly the deputy captain!"
After thinking for a while, Whitebeard answered with great sincerity.
In fact, the task that Rocks gave to Whitebeard at the beginning was to recruit Rono.
But it can be seen that Whitebeard became selfish after seeing Rono.
This guy is so confident that he mistreated the Celestial Dragons and waited for the Navy!
It seems that he is very confident in his own strength and dares to act!
Haven't you been looking for such a reliable crew member yourself?
So Whitebeard decided to invite Rono to join his squad.
Rocks loves talent, but Whitebeard loves talent too!
"Damn it, he actually invited Lord Rono to join, I heard right!"
"As soon as he spoke, it was the position of vice-captain. Isn't that second only to Whitebeard himself? As expected of Lord Rono!"
"That's right, I have a bright future. I heard that Whitebeard doesn't like money, and almost all the money is distributed to his subordinates."
"I'm so envious, I also want to follow Lord Rono and Whitebeard!"
"Che, look at yourself, you think you can join them?"
"Damn, what did you say? I'll kill you!"
"Come on, who is afraid of whom!"
At this time, almost all the pirates on Gaya Island were present.
The pirate minions formed a circle and talked a lot.
After all, in the paradise, it is difficult to see pirates with a bounty of more than 300 million, let alone the two in front of them, one with a bounty of 500 million, and the other with a bounty of nearly 1 billion!
For the pirates of these paradises, it is difficult to see such big names in person in a lifetime.
"Lord Rono, will you agree to Whitebeard?"
The pirates present held their breaths one by one.
Whitebeard was also a little nervous.
He didn't want to miss such a high-quality crew member.
"Hahaha, if you want to invite me on board, you have to show some real skills. What do you think, Whitebeard?"
Rono said to Whitebeard after thinking for a while.
Although Whitebeard has not yet reached his peak, he is not far from it, and his strength is at an admiral level.
Since we're both here, wouldn't it be a pity if we didn't fight?
"Gu la la la, good boy, if you want to fight, I'll accompany you anytime!"
Whitebeard was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
A fight is exactly what he wants.
*Om~!*
As soon as the voice fell, the next moment, Whitebeard immediately unleashed a terrifying Conqueror's Haki!
On the streets of Mock Town, there was a sudden gust of wind on the ground.
Immediately afterwards, a dark red airwave with a strong sense of oppression surged out of Whitebeard's body.
It dashed towards Rono extremely swiftly!
**[Ding~Congratulations to the host for picking up Conqueror's Haki (Advanced), current progress: 69%]**
"That's what makes it interesting!"
The sound of the system rang, and Rono's eyes flashed fiercely.
*Boom!*
Rono also unleashed his full-body Conqueror's Haki!
The same dark red airwave rushed out, directly clashing with Whitebeard's Haki!
As soon as the two powerful airwaves came into contact, it seemed like a tenth-level typhoon was blowing around them, with violent energy fluctuations.
It exploded in an instant!
*Crackling, crackling!*
An intense sound of electric current erupted in the air, and dark red lightning struck everywhere!
"It's dangerous, get out of here!"
"Don't get involved in their battle!"
"My God, this is the collision of advanced-level Conqueror's Haki!"
The next moment, some of the pirates who were watching quickly found a safe place to hide.
Some people who responded slowly fell to the ground with a thud, their eyes turning white and fainting!
**[Ding~Congratulations to the host for picking up Conqueror's Haki (Advanced), current progress: 79%]**
**[Ding~Congratulations to the host for picking up Conqueror's Haki (Advanced), current progress: 82%]**
**[Ding~Congratulations to the host for picking up Conqueror's Haki (Advanced), current progress: 97%]**
After a few minutes of clashing Haki, Rono's system kept sending reminders.
Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki is really extraordinary, and Rono's progress grows too fast.
**[Ding~Congratulations to the host for picking up Conqueror's Haki (Advanced), current progress: 100%!]**
**[Ding~Congratulations to the host, Conqueror's Haki, for his successful breakthrough!]**
As the progress completed, Rono felt a huge amount of energy pouring into his body instantly!
His Conqueror's Haki had successfully risen to the top level, and he was only one step away from the god level!
Not only that, according to Rono's estimation, the power of the top-level Conqueror's Haki is at least three times stronger than the advanced level!
"As expected of the captain of the first division of the Rocks Pirates, but it's too early to invite me on board!"
Rono smiled slightly, and the next moment, his feet stepped forward!
*Boom!*
In his body, the Conqueror's Haki burst out again, and the dark red airwaves surrounding Rono became more and more intense!
*Kacha, Kacha~!*
At the same time, the critical point that had maintained a delicate balance suddenly began to become unbalanced!
Rono's dark red airwave clearly had the upper hand, constantly eating away at Whitebeard's airwave!
Whitebeard's figure was also retreating!
Rono's Conqueror's Haki, for a while, actually suppressed Whitebeard's!
"This... this... Lord Rono's Conqueror's Haki actually suppressed Whitebeard!"
"My God! How is this possible!"
"It's terrible!"
The pirates onlookers were stunned!
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