A power said to appear in only one person out of a million—
Conqueror's Haki!
The Conqueror's Haki erupting from Raifeng's body spread outward at a terrifying speed, sweeping across the surroundings and engulfing everything within a radius of several thousand meters.
With Raifeng as the center, all living beings within that vast area were instantly enveloped by this overwhelming, kingly pressure.
The release happened in no more than an instant.
Yet the change it brought was violent beyond belief—
Like a calm sea suddenly torn apart by a world-ending storm.
The pressure rolled like ocean waves, surging and crashing into every corner.
Buzz—
The immense current created by the Conqueror's Haki formed a transparent circular shockwave, carrying an incomparable aura of domination as it expanded even farther.
In the blink of an eye—
Under Raifeng's precise control, this heaven-shaking Conqueror's Haki slammed directly into the two colossal beasts before and behind him, crushing every cell in their massive bodies.
The moment the Haki touched them—
Boom!
It was as if a monstrous tidal wave had smashed into their forms, eroding them relentlessly and forcing them to experience—
A terror born not of flesh…
…but of the soul itself.
It felt as though they had encountered a terrifying existence that stood far above them in terms of presence and will—an absolute predator before which they were nothing.
Their minds were completely overtaken by fear.
Yes.
Even ferocious beasts could feel fear.
"Wh—!"
Terror-filled whimpers escaped their throats.
Though they lacked true intelligence, the instinctive fear rooted deep within their bloodlines made it impossible for them to control their bodies. They trembled violently.
This overwhelming Conqueror's Haki—
After sweeping through them, caused these rare, monstrous creatures to experience genuine, instinctive terror.
Their bodies shook uncontrollably.
The fear that seized their hearts and souls dominated what little consciousness they had left.
As a result—
The Long-Tusk Giant Elephant's trunk, which had been swinging down with murderous force, suddenly froze in midair.
It stopped—less than a meter from its target.
Unable to advance.
Unable to fall.
That single scene made the entire battlefield feel unbearably eerie.
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Garp—who had been on the verge of charging in—froze in place.
His body stiffened.
His face was filled with pure disbelief.
At the same time—
"W-What's going on?!"
Koby and Helmeppo were completely dumbfounded.
They stared up at the enormous trunk hanging above their heads, suspended motionless in the air.
What… happened?!
A sure-death situation—
Had somehow turned into a miracle escape?
"I—I'm still alive?"
Helmeppo opened his eyes wide, fear still etched across his face.
The massive trunk continued to block out the sunlight above them, casting the area into deep shadow.
"W-What just happened…?"
Helmeppo muttered, lips trembling.
He couldn't understand it.
Why had the elephant's attack stopped?
What on earth had just happened to make it halt its assault?
"C-Koby… this…"
Helmeppo turned toward Koby.
But all he saw was—
Koby standing there, stiff as a statue, shock plastered across his face.
The fear and despair that had lingered there moments ago were now drowned beneath a tidal wave of disbelief.
Up close—
They could clearly see that the trunk was less than one meter away from them.
And yet—
It had stopped, unnaturally and inexplicably.
What had affected the Long-Tusk Giant Elephant?
Koby swallowed hard.
He noticed something.
In the elephant's enormous eyes—
There was a distinctly human-like emotion.
That emotion was—
Fear.
Koby was certain.
He hadn't imagined it.
The Long-Tusk Giant Elephant was afraid.
"It… it's scared?!"
"My god…!"
"What could possibly make it feel fear?!"
Koby's mind felt like it had been smashed by a heavy hammer.
Unbelievable.
A monster of this level… feeling fear?
Impossible.
Fear of what?
"W-Wait… not just the elephant,"
Helmeppo said shakily.
"Koby, look beneath our feet."
Koby forced his stiff neck to turn downward.
The seven-meter-long giant turtle beneath them was trembling as well—its massive shell vibrating faintly.
"Don't tell me…"
"It's scared too?!"
"Two monsters of this size… terrified at the same time?"
"What kind of existence could cause that?!"
Koby had never heard of anything like this.
Never.
The two colossal beasts let out fearful whimpers, their cries spreading throughout the forest.
Each sound sent fresh waves of shock through Koby and Helmeppo.
Everything unfolding before them shattered common sense.
And the most terrifying part was—
They still had no idea why the beasts were so afraid.
What was the source of their fear?
They couldn't figure it out.
No attack had struck them.
No wounds had appeared.
Yet they trembled as if dominated by some invisible force.
Boom! Boom!
The Long-Tusk Giant Elephant took unsteady steps, its nearly twenty-ton body shaking the ground violently.
Its massive form swayed like a drunkard.
Its fear-filled eyes had begun to lose focus, as if it might collapse at any moment.
Likewise—
The giant turtle beneath Koby and Helmeppo also began to wobble.
"A-Are they… about to fall?!"
The two were so shocked they felt numb.
Someone—anyone—explain this!
Why were these monsters collapsing out of nowhere?!
Confusion and disbelief flooded their minds.
Reality itself felt overturned.
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