Armament Haki traces exploded outwards, covering everything, and the intense aura caused Patrick opposite him to instinctively raise his hand, blocking with his sword.
When he realized what had happened, he seemed somewhat enraged and embarrassed, his eyes suddenly turning sharp.
"Hmph!"
"I am the Red Count!"
The next moment, his eyes snapped open.
Conqueror's Haki!
The invisible, domineering aura stirred up powerful air currents, like a giant wave crashing towards Kenji in the distance.
Along the way, all the plants bowed low under the pressure, as if commoners kneeling to greet their monarch.
"Hm? What's going on? Did he get triggered?" Kenji wasn't surprised by Patrick's sudden Conqueror's Haki attack.
After all, he had already predicted the opponent's actions through Observation Haki.
However, he didn't expect that just by taking a few steps, he could actually make the renowned 'Red Count' lose his composure.
He didn't even try to trick him?
"This kid is a bit too sensitive internally."
Kenji looked at the rapidly approaching Conqueror's Haki pressure current, a sneer appearing on his face.
He had long seen that this kid, the Red Count, was arrogant both outwardly and inwardly.
Despite this red-clad kid usually sporting an evil, charming smile, appearing like a charismatic gentleman, deep down he was filled with an arrogance and reclusiveness that looked down on everything.
To put it bluntly, he looked down on everyone except the strong individuals he recognized.
It certainly matched his reclusive nature. One could only say he truly lived up to his title as 'Red the Aloof'.
Even the Conqueror's Haki he unleashed at this moment carried an air of solitary arrogance that disdained everything.
"This level alone is far from enough!"
Kenji watched as the Conqueror's Haki storm swept towards him, then a sneer suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
A light flashed in his eyes, and an overwhelmingly domineering aura burst forth, instantly blocking Patrick's Conqueror's Haki within half a meter of him.
Half a meter is a distance that top-tier experts can cross in an instant. But this distance was a forbidden zone that Patrick's Conqueror's Haki could not cross.
Before Kenji, two surges of Conqueror's Haki collided fiercely, like armies engaged in a fierce battle.
The residual impact caused multiple tornadoes to rage across the open training ground, stirring up dirt and plants everywhere.
"This is as far as you go, kid!" Kenji's eyes suddenly snapped open, releasing even more violent Conqueror's Haki.
Buzzing sounds like urgent wind echoed through the training ground.
Immediately after, Kenji's Conqueror's Haki pushed back towards Patrick in the distance at a visible speed.
What was displayed to the spectators outside was a scene of overwhelming destruction.
Patrick's Conqueror's Haki seemed to have lost the battle, showing clear signs of collapse.
"Whoa, whoa… what kind of joke is this? He didn't even move, did he? Just by aura alone, he caused such a terrifying sight?!"
Crocodile stood at the front of the student ranks, his wide-open eyes showing deep shock.
"It's like the end of the world!"
Crocodile's words drew nods of agreement from many of the students present.
Unfortunately, most of the young students present were not very educated. After witnessing such a shocking battle, they could only blurt out expletives like 'Holy crap' and 'Awesome'.
The language was crude and direct, but it conveyed the maximum extent of their inner shock.
Mihawk, however, was not among them. His hawk-like keen eyes were fixed tightly on the two figures in the distant training ground, refusing to look away.
At this moment, he focused all his attention on the battlefield, not even wanting to utter a word, only secretly clenching his small fists.
The next moment, Mihawk, and the other spectators, suddenly widened their eyes again.
Inside the training ground, Kenji's Conqueror's Haki advanced irresistibly, reaching Patrick's eyes in an instant.
At this moment, Patrick suddenly drew his sword and slashed, forcefully cutting open the hurricane-like Conqueror's Haki with his slash.
The severed Conqueror's Haki did not dissipate. It soared directly into the sky, scattering the nearby clouds.
And the slash's power had not yet fully erupted, it continued to wreak havoc on the ground.
The training ground's surface was seen being completely ploughed up by the sharp slash, leaving deep ravines along its path.
Seeing this, Kenji instantly flared up, his eyes twitching.
"You couldn't win the Conqueror's Haki clash, so you're looking for trouble elsewhere?"
"Who told you to plough my land?"
The slash cut open the Conqueror's Haki, while also rampaging through the training ground, leaving deep scars on the flat ground.
Just by looking at the scene of the slash ploughing the ground, it was hard to tell if Patrick's slash was aimed at the Haki, or at demonstrating the power of his swordsmanship.
An arrogant person who gets embarrassed will certainly not remain silent, they will do something.
"That kid from East Blue is simply too impolite!"
Traces of Armament Haki exploded like lightning on Kenji's fist.
The moment the slash sliced through the ground, it meant that Kenji's property had lost at least a small chest of treasures.
And looking at Patrick's solitary, lone appearance, he didn't seem to have enough 'stolen goods' to compensate.
Kenji didn't wait for the slash to fully erupt, he launched a heavy punch.
The strongest Armament Haki-enhanced heavy punch shot out rapidly. Kenji didn't even use any specific moves, he just smashed with his iron fist.
Bang!!
In the blink of an eye, the heavy punch struck the slash, and the irresistibly advancing slash instantly shattered, leaving traces of devastation on the nearby ground.
Kenji didn't even bat an eyelid. His heavy punch continued to strike, his Observation Haki locked onto Patrick opposite him.
"So fast!"
Patrick's heart trembled, he changed his grip from one hand to two, and top-tier Armament Haki quickly wrapped around and strengthened his sword, holding it horizontally in front of him.
The next moment, the heavy punch arrived.
Boom!!
With a dull thud, his blood-colored figure was sent flying backward violently.
After one punch, Patrick finally seemed to have settled down.