Pirate: Hades! ( One Piece)

Chapter 302: Roger vs. Rayleigh (1)

Roger stared intently at Rayleigh.

Compared to Rayleigh, who wore glasses and appeared more composed, Roger seemed a bit more impulsive.

"Roger is about to make a move."

Newgate, standing nearby, chuckled while stroking his chin.

He knew Roger's personality very well.

However, what he was truly curious about was Rayleigh's strength.

Although he knew Rayleigh, they hadn't fought much.

Every time, his opponent in battle was Roger.

It was the same for the others.

Although they had fought the Roger Pirates, in a situation of King against King, general against general, Rayleigh's combat strength was completely off the charts, making it impossible to force out his true strength.

"Hades, how is Rayleigh's strength? Haven't you fought before?"

The others looked at Hades simultaneously.

They remembered that Hades had said after the Great Battle at God Valley that the Pluto Pirates and the Roger Pirates had a great battle during the war.

"Hmm."

Hades thought for a moment, then turned his gaze to Titan beside him.

"Tell us about it.

After all, you were the one matched against Rayleigh."

"Very strong.

Without two days' time, I couldn't take him down."

Titan didn't hide anything.

The meaning was clearly expressed: Rayleigh's combat strength was in no way weaker than his.

However, ignoring Titan's terrifying strength, his biggest advantage was his monster physique, comparable to Charlotte Linlin's.

The Glutton Fruit's devouring power allowed him to maximize his improvement and enhance his physique.

Steel Muscles and Iron Bones described Titan perfectly.

On the surface, he was similar in height to Charlotte Linlin, but in terms of weight, Titan was more than twice Linlin's.

His stamina was nearly infinite, and his Haki volume was far beyond what other monsters could compare to.

Even if they fought a great battle for ten days, Titan's condition wouldn't decline.

If they truly engaged in combat, the ultimate victory would only belong to Titan.

This was also enough to illustrate the terrifying nature of Rayleigh's strength.

Fighting Titan was something everyone present needed to consider carefully.

To be honest, no one was confident they could defeat Titan.

Even Hades would need to compete with Titan in terms of depletion.

Why were the Pluto Pirates so transcendent?

Besides their many strong cadres, it was because they had two monsters, Hades and Titan.

In the future, this would be a dual-Emperor lineup.

As they spoke, Roger's figure moved.

Roger's figure vanished from the spot in an instant, and several afterimages were faintly visible.

A scarlet light flashed in his eyes, and the Ace in his hand transformed into a black blade, covered in powerful Haki.

Black and red lightning intertwined and coiled around it, emitting a terrifying aura that was shocking to behold.

Roger showed no intention of holding back, going all out from the start.

"Is this how you want to do it, Roger?"

Rayleigh adjusted his glasses with one hand, a smile on his face, but his gaze gradually turned serious.

He drew the Famous Sword Griffin from his waist, and Conqueror's Haki coating covered the blade.

Rayleigh held the sword with both hands and swung with full strength towards the front.

At the same time, Roger's figure appeared before Rayleigh.

"Divine Departure!"

"Divine Departure!"

"Boom!"

The collision of Conqueror's Haki infusion.

The two Supreme Grade Great Grade Swords clashed together like that.

Terrifying energy magnetic fields clashed with each other.

The terrifying aura and Conqueror's Domain of the two seemed to twist the surrounding air.

Terrifying air currents were like the sky roaring in anger, violently impacting outwards.

Blocked by the metal walls, even so, the fierce gale affected the onlookers.

With a single move, the two exhibit terrifying strength.

The sky darkened.

The entire world seemed to be split into two parts, centered around their location, with a chasm appearing in the thick cloud layer.

After a long stalemate, the two separated.

Roger and Rayleigh's arms trembled slightly.

Looking at each other, they both wore unrestrained smiles on their faces.

"It's been a long time since I've been this happy, Rayleigh.

Let's have a proper great battle."

Roger laughed heartily, and the Ace in his hand let out a burst of screeching again!

He knew that his companion had not yet used his true strength.

And this exchange, for them, didn't even count as a warm-up.

"I won't hold back then, Roger."

Rayleigh shed all his reservations, his body leaning slightly forward.

This time, he began to actively attack.

A black slash wave erupted from his hand, carrying terrifying pressure.

Even the hard ground visibly showed a fissure.

The fissure continuously spread, its target precisely Roger.

Such swordsmanship, such pressure, it was truly terrifying.

Hades' eyes narrowed slightly.

The top swordsmen and top-tier powerhouses in the entire Arena Audience Stands all felt the dense will contained within this slash.

It oppressed everyone like the majestic might of heaven.

At this time Rayleigh was like a Heavenly God, emitting endless might.

This was Rayleigh's swordsmanship, Rayleigh's swordsmanship.

His sword seemed to represent the will of heaven and earth.

With a single swing of his sword, it was as if heaven and earth were roaring in anger.

Everything around, including the air, the entire world, seemed to be centered around Rayleigh.

Conqueror's Domain could impose terrifying oppression on enemies and even weaken them.

And Rayleigh's Conqueror's Domain was clearly even more terrifying.

Everyone was shocked, their gaze fixed intently on the Battlefield, not daring to miss a single detail.

Rayleigh's own aura also underwent an astonishing change.

If he was a gentleman at first, now he was a King.

That dense will was incredibly dominant.

Looking at Rayleigh like this, deep apprehension was revealed in the eyes of those monsters, and they felt immense stress.

The Roger Pirates were truly terrifying.

"What terrifying swordsmanship.

This swordsman is truly a genius."

Genryusai Shigekuni couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

With his insight, he could naturally see what was contained within Rayleigh's sword.

Such swordsmanship, just in its concept, had already surpassed the vast majority of swordsmen.

Endless pressure bore down on Roger's body.

Excitement and fervent light flashed in Roger's eyes.

He had no intention of dodging whatsoever.

His Conqueror's Domain, formed by the combination of his own aura and Conqueror's Haki, resisted Rayleigh's pressure, mutually canceling it out.

Holding his sword with both hands, facing that slash, he delivered a single swing.

"Divine Departure!"

The terrifying destructive power of Conqueror's Haki infusion was close to destroying everything.

He directly slashed onto this black slash wave.

An even more terrifying impact spread outwards.

"Activate Stage B!"

Under such terrifying impact, the audience would inevitably be affected.

In the center of the metal wall, a transparent glass panel was seen continuously rising, stopping only after reaching approximately sixty meters.

The intense impact continuously rose into the sky, violently crashing against the glass.

It was clearly visible that the surface of the glass was visibly deforming, curving outwards to a certain extent.

Even so, the glass still didn't shatter, not even showing a crack.

The fierce air currents rushed towards the sky along the curve of the glass, perfectly avoiding the audience.

While protecting the audience, it also didn't affect the viewing experience.

(end of chapter)