Chapter 214 - 4

Chapter 196: Clearing the Field with Haoshoku"Who are you?" Luffy tilted his straw hat, his gaze calm."Rob Lucci."At the same time, hearing the commotion, Marinesoldiers and World Government personnel swarmed into the carriage, surrounding Luffy and Pauly.Lucci spoke expressionlessly, "I haven't received any mission to capture you, and I have an agreement with Nico Robin. If you leave here quietly, I'll act as if nothing happened."Luffy adjusted his straw hat and scanned the CP9 members who were on high alert, as well as the nervous Marine soldiers and World Governmentpersonnel pointing guns behind them. His tone was relaxed: "You'll act as if nothing happened? Well, I can't act as if nothing happened."He looked around the packed carriage and frowned, "Besides, there are too many people here; it's a bit cramped."Before his voice had even faded—Buzz!A crimson light suddenly flared in Luffy's eyes. Within the narrow carriage, with him as the center, a black-and-red torrent erupted like a physical tsunami, surging toward the nearly one hundred people around him, instantly sweeping through the entire carriage!Thud!Thud!Thud!Those Marine soldiers and World Governmentofficials didn't even have time to react. They only felt an irresistible pressure strike their souls. Their mouths hung open unconsciously and their eyes rolled back as they collapsed like harvested wheat, falling in heaps and losing consciousness completely.Conqueror's Haki—clearing the field!Luffy grinned, revealing his white teeth: "That's much better. At least now there's room to fight in the carriage."In the blink of an eye, the only ones left standing in the carriage were Luffy, Pauly, and the six members of CP9.*Gulp.*Jabra's body trembled uncontrollably. He wiped the cold sweat that had instantly broken out on his forehead and struggled to swallow before turning stiffly to his companions. "Are... are you kidding me? What the hell was that? A Devil Fruit ability?"The impact he felt was as if the sky were falling and the earth were rending!It was something he had never experienced before.Sweat trickled down Kalifa's temple. Even her movement of pushing up her glasses was faintly trembling.Kumadori could no longer maintain his comical expression; his face was solemn.Fukuro held his head in his hands, the zipper on his mouth vibrating.Kaku's pupils shrank to the size of pinheads, and the face beneath his hat was instantly covered in cold sweat.Even Lucci, who had remained expressionless, looked completely grim. He spoke slowly, his voice carrying a trace of imperceptible gravity: "Conqueror's Haki!""So this is the power known as the 'qualities of a king'... It certainly lives up to its reputation."Although he couldn't see the specific color of the Haoshoku, he could clearly feel the immense terror hidden within that pressure—enough to make the soul tremble.He never expected that this rookie pirate from the East Blue would actually possess the qualities of a king, found in only one in a million!The CP9 members finally realized that the Straw Hat boy before them was unlike any enemy they had faced before.This was a fundamental difference in status!After a moment of suffocating silence, a cold light flashed in Lucci's eyes, and he was the first to launch an attack.He knew that when facing an opponent with Haoshoku, he could hold nothing back.Soru!His figure vanished instantly, reappearing directly in front of Luffy. His body swelled violently, transforming into a muscular humanoid leopard nearly three meters tall!His fists, one high and one low, whistled as they tore through the air, striking directly at Luffy's chest."Secret Technique: Rokuogan!"He used his strongest move right from the start.Before seeing Luffy with his own eyes, Lucci could rely on his absolute confidence to look down on him, but after personally feeling the pressure of that Haoshoku, such thoughts vanished.He had to go all out and strive to defeat the enemy in one blow!Almost at the same time Lucci moved, the other CP9 members acted as well.Kaku's figure blurred, appearing above Luffy as his legs kicked out in a rapid series of afterimages."Rankyaku!"Countless vacuum slashes rained down like a torrential storm, covering Luffy from above.Jabra appeared on Luffy's right, transformed into a werewolf, roared, gathered strength in his waist, and punched!"Tekkai: Kenpo Donpo!"He was the only Six Powers master who could use Tekkai while moving freely; this punch carried immense weight!Kalifa approached silently from the rear-side, her long leg like a whip, kicking ruthlessly toward the back of Luffy's heart.Kumadori slammed his iron staff against the floor, his long hair dancing as if it were alive. The tips hardened like spears, stabbing at Luffy like countless venomous snakes."Life Return: Shishi Shigan!"Fukuro's round body showed surprising agility as he moved at high speed to Luffy's left, leaving trails of afterimages as countless fists struck like a machine gun."Jugon Secret Technique: Fukuro Tataki!"All members of CP9, from all directions, unleashed their strongest techniques, forming a net of absolute death with no blind spots.They intended to completely crush this greatest threat within this narrow carriage.Faced with this combined attack that could instantly destroy an army, Luffy only curled his lip into a grin."Gear 5!"Doom dut da da!Doom dut da da!The sound of a heartbeat like beating war drums rang out. Luffy's skin instantly turned red and emitted steam, and white, flame-like Haki faintly coiled around his body.Even more astonishingly, the inner walls of the entire carriage seemed to take on a rubbery texture in an instant.In this narrow space, using moves like those of a giant would destroy the train along with it. Both he and Robin were ability users; if they fell into the sea, it would be over.Luffy might seem reckless when fighting, but he actually had his own considerations.Lucci's Rokuogan was the first to strike.The shockwave, powerful enough to shatter mountains, hit Luffy's chest which was covered in Armament Haki. It made a strange, muffled 'thud,' as if hitting extremely elastic, super-strong Rubber. The force was largely absorbed and reflected.Luffy didn't budge an inch."What?!"For the first time, a look of disbelief appeared in Lucci's eyes."Get lost!"Luffy roared, and his Haki-wrapped fist struck out at a speed barely catchable by the naked eye, hitting Lucci's massive leopard-like body dead center.Boom!Like a cannonball exploding, Luffy's fist created a visible shockwave on Lucci's chest. Lucci felt an irresistible, massive force, and his body was about to fly backward uncontrollably. However, just as his body moved, Luffy had already grabbed Fukuro, who was attempting a sneak attack, with one hand.Whoosh!Luffy swung his arm with great force, slamming the round Fukuro into Lucci like a sandbag. The combined momentum sent Lucci flying back even faster, crashing violently through the door panel at the carriage connection!Immediately after, Luffy's arm swung strangely to the side. The elasticity of the Rubber made his movements inconceivable as he grabbed Fukuroback into his hand, using him as a shield against the countless Rankyaku slashes coming from above.Seeing those slashes, Fukuro was scared out of his wits.>