The first to be impacted were the Marine forces surrounding the battlefield not far away, and the Charlotte Family members who arrived later.
Comparatively, the Marine under Kenji was more experienced, having moved away ahead of time before the major battle began.
Although they still couldn't avoid the shockwaves of the battle, the impact on them would certainly not be significant.
In contrast, the Charlotte Family seemed very clumsy and lacked experience compared to the Marine.
A large group of young people rushed towards Charlotte, seemingly intending to do something.
Of course, this was also due to their close blood ties as Charlotte's children and descendants. Emotionally, they always wanted to help their Mama.
Furthermore, they weren't entirely without caution, stopping more than ten meters away from the center of the battlefield, wanting to observe from afar.
"Mama is angry! We'd better stay far away!"
"Gyahahaha! To dare anger Mama, even an Admiral won't be able to withstand Mama's wrath."
"Huh? That Marine seems to have blocked Mama's attack? Wah! Oh no! Retreat quickly!"
The terrifying shockwaves from the clash of Conqueror's Haki Infusion surged like a mighty tide, sweeping in all directions.
Most of the Charlotte Family members only reacted then. They thought they were far enough and safe enough from the battlefield's center, but they were still within the area of the battle's attacks.
However, some clever Charlotte Family members had already retreated dozens, even hundreds, of meters away.
In fact, Elbaph, as the Giant Kingdom, had roads and land that were extremely vast for ordinary humans.
At this moment, those Charlotte Family members who had retreated far away watched their brothers and sisters flee for their lives, shouting encouragement with smiles on their faces.
Further back, the Giant warriors regrouped, intending to angrily drive the outsiders out of Elbaph.
However, after witnessing the terrifying battle between Kenji and Charlotte, they had no choice but to temporarily abandon the idea of expelling the guests.
"If they keep fighting like this, won't they destroy the village?"
"Hmph! Just a bunch of humans? It's still too early to destroy our Giant village!"
"Damn it! It's their human conflict, yet they come to Elbaph to fight!"
"What a bunch of unwelcome guests!"
Countless angry gazes from Giant warriors were palpable, shining like spotlights on the battlefield. The powerful aura converged, and an ordinary person, under the scrutiny of so many furious gazes and auras, would undoubtedly wet their pants on the spot.
However, at this moment, the aura condensed by the Giants, upon encountering the shockwaves from the Conqueror's Haki Infusion battle between the two at the center of the battlefield, melted and dissipated like ice and snow meeting a scorching sun.
At the center of the battlefield, terrifying energy continued to erupt.
Crack! Boom! Rumble!
In the sky, Zeus continuously unleashed thick bolts of lightning.
But with previous experience, Kenji didn't care at all, holding up his left arm and using the back of his hand to block those lightning bolts, each thicker than a water bucket.
Later, he didn't even bother to lift his hand, simply letting the lightning strike him.
Under the effect of [Steel Balloon], countless thick lightning bolts bombarded him relentlessly, yet caused no substantial damage. Not even a single mark was left on Kenji's body.
"Your body is truly special!" Charlotte's gaze penetrated the Conqueror's Haki Infusion, her eyes wide as she stared at Kenji, laughing excitedly.
"Powerful defense, gradually giant-like physique, a younger body..."
"Which race, lost in the river of history, could it be? It's really hard to guess!"
"How about I capture you and research you properly!"
Charlotte grew more and more excited as she spoke.
And as she spoke, she continuously swung the sharp sword in her hand, clashing with Kenji's fists dozens of times in an instant.
At the same time, her eager gaze seemed to want to devour Kenji whole.
Her desire to collect all races in the world and establish Totto Land was an ideal that others found difficult to understand or relate to.
Mainly, her methods of collection were often coercive, and her strong resolve was both terrifying and unbelievable.
Kenji was not afraid of Charlotte's threat.
However, as he listened to her words, he felt something was off, his expression gradually becoming strange, and he sneered, "Strong defense, giant-like physique... Why does it sound like you're talking about yourself, Charlotte?!"
The three characteristics Charlotte just mentioned...
It seemed only 'a younger body' could fully point to Kenji, but in others' eyes, it might not necessarily be the effect of a racial talent.
After all, this world has all sorts of incredible Devil Fruit abilities, so it might just be some Devil Fruit effect. In fact, this was the first time Kenji had encountered a situation where his physical characteristics led someone like Charlotte to mistake him for a special race.
"They all say she has a bit of a problem in the head... It really seems so."
"I never really noticed it before."
Kenji's expression was quite speechless. Fighting someone with a problem in the head, even if he won, didn't seem like a particularly glorious or honorable thing.
However, this person with a problem in the head was also ridiculously strong, especially her defense.
The Steel Balloon's tough body was something anyone who hit it would understand.
"Ordinary Conqueror's Haki Infusion shockwaves can't break through her defense..."
Kenji focused on Charlotte's chest, which was deeply indented from the remote Conqueror's Haki Infusion impact.
Such a visual impact was indeed strong, but in reality, it caused no real damage whatsoever.
This could be seen by how Charlotte was chatting and laughing, appearing completely unfazed.
After all, as a female, the attacked area had a force-dissipating effect, and more importantly, it was due to her Steel Balloon Physique.
"If Charlotte's Steel Balloon were to be ranked according to the system, it would probably be even rarer than mine."
"A physique she's had since birth, at this point, it should at least be purple rarity, or even gold..."
Before, when others hit Kenji's Iron Body and Steel Balloon, they'd hit him without him making a sound.
Now, it was Kenji's turn to personally experience the mental journey of those opponents.
And facing an opponent difficult to break through, after a brief moment of speechlessness, a smile gradually appeared on Kenji's face.
"Perfect, I can test the defensive limits of Steel Balloon!"
Kenji had long wanted to test the upper limit of the Steel Balloon's defensive ability, but due to limited conditions, he had never been able to fulfill his wish.
After all, hurting himself, not to mention whether he could bring himself to do it, such an act alone would look somewhat idiotic.
But if the test subject was someone else, wouldn't it become much easier?
(End of Chapter)
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