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Chapter 1280: King's Punch and Charlotte Katakuri! (Two-in-One)
Just as Kamado Tanjiro was fiercely battling the Plum Blossom Clown.
Outside the West City Gate of the Goa Kingdom.
[Bang!]
With a heavy muffled sound.
The last plainclothes police officer fell to the ground, his eyes rolled back, completely unconscious.
Around twenty people lay scattered on the ground at this moment.
Among them were police officers from the Criminal Investigation Bureau and soldiers from the Royal Army.
A burly figure, standing two and a half meters tall and holding a Claymore, stood silently in the scene, surveying his handiwork.
"Hahahaha, truly worthy of the 'Diamond Swordsman' I hired with heavy investment! Amazing, truly amazing!"
Inside the luxurious carriage guarded by numerous soldiers, King Pate saw this scene through the window and revealed a satisfied smile.
Previously, the 'General Spade', 'Queen Red Heart', and 'Plum Blossom Clown' couldn't even stop one Military Police.
This forced him to take the Queen and the young Prince and hurriedly leave the Royal Palace to avoid their sharpness.
This made him very angry, feeling that the resources and money he had paid were wasted.
But now, witnessing the 'Diamond Swordsman' easily defeat the police officers who appeared to obstruct them, he regained his confidence.
He believed that with the other party's protection, plus these five teams of Royal Army soldiers, they should be able to successfully reach the secret port on the other side of the mountain.
Once they sailed out to sea, they could contact other kings, borrow their fleet, and return to the Goa Kingdom to reclaim their nation and collectively resist the World Government's tyranny!
Yes, tyranny.
They referred to the World Government's attempt to unify Sea Star's regime as the 'Greatest Tyranny in a Thousand Years'!
Don't look at how pathetic the Goa Kingdom was forced to be by Smoker.
The situation in other kingdoms without Military Police support was quite dire.
Relying solely on the police stations and government officials within each nation simply couldn't stop hundreds, or even thousands, of Royal Army soldiers.
They either withdrew from their kingdoms and waited for subsequent support on ships, or violent conflicts occurred, resulting in various bloodshed incidents.
Cipher Pol had actually proposed resolving these kingdoms' higher-ups through assassination, but it was rejected by the Five Elders.
They believed that during the process of political unification, obstruction and even rebellion were inevitable.
But not everything could be handled by assassination; instead, they had to crush all dissent with overwhelming momentum.
They wanted everyone to see that the World Government had the determination and ability to rule the Sea Star civilization.
Therefore, this time, with the Ministry of Police Affairs as the main force, and the Marine Headquarters and Air Force Headquarters as auxiliary forces, they were suppressing the resistance forces of various nations from the three dimensions of sea, land, and air.
In fact, for the Ministry of Police Affairs, this was also a form of combat practice.
As mentioned before, in the future, the Marines and Air Force will form the Space Navy facing the universe.
Thus, warships and airships that can only be used within the planet, as well as soldiers who wish to remain working on Sea Star, will be transferred to the Ministry of Police Affairs, who will be fully responsible for the public order of the Sea Star mainland.
This is why Dragon has been extremely busy during this period.
He had absolutely no time to go to Marineford to visit his newborn son, Luffy.
[Boom!!!]
Suddenly, everyone present saw a fire light rise from the direction of the Royal Palace, followed moments later by a huge explosion sound that swept over.
This caused King Pate's expression to change drastically, and the Queen and young Prince inside the carriage were even more terrified.
"Move out! Move out! Get through the mountain range as quickly as possible!"
King Pate panicked slightly and hurriedly urged the coachman ahead.
The entire team immediately accelerated.
A moment later, they successfully arrived before the continuous mountain range, as the distance wasn't very far after all.
Next, as long as they entered the mountain range, those police officers would definitely have difficulty finding them.
King Pate thought so in his heart.
But just then, he suddenly heard a rumble coming from the air.
Outside the carriage.
Over fifty Royal Army elite soldiers and the 'Diamond Swordsman' wearing a ghost face mask also noticed the commotion and turned back to look at the sky behind them.
Indeed, a white object was flying over at an extremely high speed.
In the blink of an eye, the other party swept over their heads with imposing aura.
Accompanied by surging air current and thick smoke, it landed heavily in front of the team.
Clearly, it was to prevent them from approaching the mountain range further.
The soldiers around the carriage all drew the long saber from their waist, filled with killing intent.
The air at this moment seemed to be frozen, suffocatingly heavy.
The tall 'Diamond Swordsman' stepped forward to the front of the team.
He stood in a standoff with the appearing Smoker, separated by a distance of about thirty meters.
"Another one wearing a mask, seems to be the last one too." Smoker coldly sized up the other party. "Those police officers outside the city gate, was it your doing?"
The 'Diamond Swordsman' replied in a deep voice, "I don't care about their identity. I just take money to do jobs. After this job is done, you can also pay me to kill him."
These words made King Pate's expression turn ugly behind him.
But with his life and possessions completely reliant on the other party now, he could only suppress his anger and pretend not to have heard.
"Hmph, then today I'll let you know that some money cannot be earned. If you earn it, you'll pay a heavy price!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Smoker's legs turned into white smoke and propelled him forward.
He instantly crossed dozens of meters of distance and arrived in front of the 'Diamond Swordsman', throwing a punch!
In an instant, the air seemed to explode, turning into a fierce fist wind!
However, facing Smoker's attack, the 'Diamond Swordsman' merely gripped his sword with both hands and vertically slashed forward with force, instantly unleashing a violent force.
[Boom!!]
Fist wind and sword wind collided, and in an instant, a fierce air current swept out, and thick air current rapidly diffused outwards.
The originally solid ground was forced to sink, shatter, and tremor under the immense pressure.
The five teams of Royal Army soldiers behind, along with the carriage they were protecting, were sent flying mid-air in the unavoidable gale.
For a moment, the screams of King Pate, the Queen, and others rose and fell, echoing throughout the scene.
But at this time, the 'Diamond Swordsman' couldn't bother with them.
He was fully invested in the fierce battle with Smoker.
[Clang clang clang clang...]
The Haki hardening black fist, aided by the white smoke propulsion, continuously collided with the Claymore, which was also coated with Haki, constantly erupting with deafening clanging sound.
The ground around them cracked and exploded under the intense tremor.
Terrifying strong wind air current raged uncontrollably in the scene, destroying everything nearby.
"This guy, what strength!"
During the fierce battle, Smoker noticed that the 'Diamond Swordsman''s breathing rhythm was the same as his 'Stone Breathing'.
However, the other party's swordsmanship clearly hadn't reached the Swordsman Realm, yet he could unleash sword wind comparable to a Flying Slash Attack with his monster strength.
In Sea Star, the scope of monster strength is quite broad.
Krieg, who could wear golden armor, swing a one-ton spear with one hand, and lift a several-ton iron ship with both hands, counted as monster strength.
Also, Butchie from the 'Black Cat Pirates' in the canon, with a bounty of seven million Berry, whose feat of stomping and exploding a cliff also counted as monster strength.
In the Ninja World, these effects could only be achieved through the burst of Chakra.
But the monster strength level of this 'Diamond Swordsman' before him far surpassed Krieg, Butchie, and others.
A casual swing of his sword was enough to directly confront Smoker, who was using various strengths and techniques.
One can imagine how astonishing his talent was.
It was just a pity that he didn't seem to have received professional training; his combat style was very simple and crude, and his dodging relied entirely on instinctive reaction.
Having figured out the other party's situation, Smoker immediately used Observation Haki.
He decided to give this exceptionally talented mysterious swordsman a combat practice lesson.
Taking it seriously, Smoker displayed the things he learned at the War Military Academy and the techniques Teacher Zephyr taught him to the fullest.
Just a moment later, he sent the 'Diamond Swordsman''s Claymore flying with a punch.
Then, his fists turned into afterimages, delivering consecutive blows to multiple parts of his body.
[Bang bang bang bang...]
These muffled sounds of flesh meeting fist, and the roar of smoke erupting.
Made King Pate, who had crawled out of the overturned carriage with a bloody head, turn pale.
After finishing the entire set, the swordsman, whose mask was shattered, lay in front of Smoker, full of suffering and barely alive.
It must be said that the current Smoker's martial arts level might be even stronger than his counterpart eighteen years later in the canon.
However, his Haki level should still be slightly inferior.
"What's your name, swordsman."
Smoker looked down at the other party, feeling that it was too much of a pity for someone with such high talent to stop here.
If he could walk the righteous path, whether joining the military or the police, he could potentially become a major combat power of Sea Star.
"Brother Lass..." After saying this, the swordsman immediately rolled his eyes and fell unconscious.
Smoker shook his head at this sight, then his terrifying gaze swept towards King Pate and the others.
"I am now informing you all, you are under arrest. Put on these handcuffs yourselves."
At the same time, Smoker released white smoke, condensing white handcuffs in the air.
Anyway, none of these people were Ability Users, so whether they had Seastone or not didn't matter.
A moment later, King Pate and the others obediently put on the handcuffs.
Smoker then took out a Den Den Mushi to contact the Military Police Bureau.
"Hello, Bureau Chief, this is the Goa Kingdom. My mission here is complete. Where should I go next?"
"You decide yourself, anywhere within the East Blue is fine. I'm very busy here."
Smoker looked speechlessly at the closed-eyed Den Den Mushi in his hand, and was also a little surprised.
"Is Bureau Chief Charlotte Katakuri personally taking action?"
Currently, the Military Police Bureau has two great experts. One is Buck, a Special Paramecia Type Drunk-Drunk Fruit Ability User.
The other is Charlotte Opera, also a Special Paramecia Type Cream-Cream Fruit Ability User.
Originally, there was also Gaspardi, a Special Paramecia Type Gummy-Gummy Fruit Ability User.
But now Gaspardi is the Division Chief of the Public Security Department.
So, unless they encountered a very troublesome target, Charlotte Katakuri wouldn't easily mobilize.
Who could it be, Smoker was a little curious...
New World.
Near the Dressrosa Kingdom, there is a young kingdom called Prodence Kingdom.
The reason it's called young is that it was only founded a nation about ten years ago, and the current King Elizabello is only a Second.
But being young doesn't mean being weak.
On the contrary, both the current Elizabello II and the previous King had a recognized nickname.
War King!
It is rumored that their individual strength is second only to the King of the Giants of Elbaf.
Because they possess the 'King's Punch' that can destroy a giant fortress with one punch, comparable to Elbaf's 'Hakoku'.
It is said that even the former Yonko, namely Whitebeard, BIG MOM, and Golden Lion, would die instantly if hit.
The World Government, of course, conducted an investigation into this and found that the 'King's Punch' indeed had a record of destroying a fortress with one punch.
However, they needed to warm up for at least an hour beforehand to fully mobilize the inner strength within their body.
The World Government Military High Command immediately realized the value of this 'King's Punch'.
The reason why Elizabello I and Elizabello II needed to warm up for an hour.
It's probably because they don't know Life Return, and secondly, their body is not strong enough.
And these conditions, the military has plenty of people who can satisfy them.
If the 'King's Punch' could be unleashed without warming up, even if it consumed a lot of stamina, it would still be considered a special move.
This is very attractive to experts specializing in martial arts.
So the Command Department immediately made a requirement to the Ministry of Police Affairs, hoping they could capture alive Elizabello II and then have Impel Down find a way to obtain the usage technique of the 'King's Punch'.
They also stated that if the Ministry of Police Affairs was incompetent, the military could dispatch powerful combat power.
However, Dragon refused.
Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want the military, or Cipher Pol, to interfere too much.
Because this was their police's stage, they were the protagonist of this operation.
Regardless, let's try first.
So he immediately explained the importance to the Bureau Chief of the Military Police Bureau, Charlotte Katakuri.
Charlotte Katakuri could understand Dragon's idea of not wanting to be looked down upon by the military.
Because he thought the same way.
If they encountered a troublesome person and had to ask the military for help, would they, the police, still have any reputation?
So he decided to personally go to the Prodence Kingdom.
And while he was at it, witness how powerful the 'King's Punch' was, which was said to be something even Mama couldn't take head-on.
Interestingly, Elizabello II was very cooperative.
Perhaps he guessed that he would be specially targeted by the World Government.
As soon as he woke up, he maintained a warm-up state, preparing to meet the powerful enemy coming to suppress him.
In his opinion, as long as he severely injured a high-level combatant, the World Government would feel scruple and dare not oppress the Prodence Kingdom anymore.
It must be said that most Sea Star people's thoughts are truly simple.
At this moment, in front of the Royal Palace Gate of the Prodence Kingdom.
Elizabello II, steaming with heat all over, maintained a standard boxing posture, staring intently at the expressionless Charlotte Katakuri in the distance.
Bureau Chief of the Ministry of Police Affairs, second son of "BIG MOM".
Either identity made him have to be cautious.
Meanwhile.
Thousands of Royal Army soldiers on the city wall, and hundreds of police officers behind Charlotte Katakuri on both sides, were nervously watching the two.
Could His Majesty the King's 'King's Punch' defeat the other party?
Could Bureau Chief Charlotte Katakuri withstand the other party's 'King's Punch'?
Both sides had the same questions and expectations in their hearts.
Dragon, far away on Enies Lobby, was also following this through a Den Den Mushi.
If Charlotte Katakuri failed, then he would have to take action.
But if that happened, even if he captured alive Elizabello II, there would be nothing glorious about it.
"Go!!!"
The next moment.
Everyone saw Elizabello II, whose skin was red, body steaming with heat, and veins bulging on his forehead, finally couldn't help but swing his right fist, wearing gauntlets, towards Charlotte Katakuri.
[Boom!!!]
At this instant, a surging and vast aura rushed straight into the clouds.
The entire island seemed to be faintly tremor.
A visible impact, emitting radiance, tore through the layers of ground along its path.
It surged towards Charlotte Katakuri with unimaginable terrifying momentum.
Indeed, in terms of scene, it was very similar to Hakoku.
"Good timing!"
Facing this world-destroying attack, Charlotte Katakuri immediately activated the Awakening Ability of the 'Mochi-Mochi Fruit'.
He wanted to see if he could take this punch!
"Nine-Headed Mochi!"
Nine Mochi masses appeared out of thin air behind Charlotte Katakuri.
And from them, giant black fists coated with black and red lightning shot out one by one.
Meeting the 'King's Punch''s impact head-on!
[Boom————————]
When the two collided, a super-large scale explosion comparable to a nuclear explosion formed in the scene.
Dazzling light instantly enveloped the entire kingdom.
Everyone was forced to close their eyes.
The huge rumble that followed was earth-shattering, and who knows how many people's eardrums were damaged at this moment.
Regardless of the result.
This 'King's Punch' has successfully gained the recognition of the World Government high-level officials.
(End of this chapter)
Just as Kamado Tanjiro was fiercely battling the Plum Blossom Clown.
Outside the West City Gate of the Goa Kingdom.
[Bang!]
With a heavy muffled sound.
The last plainclothes police officer fell to the ground, his eyes rolled back, completely unconscious.
Around twenty people lay scattered on the ground at this moment.
Among them were police officers from the Criminal Investigation Bureau and soldiers from the Royal Army.
A burly figure, standing two and a half meters tall and holding a Claymore, stood silently in the scene, surveying his handiwork.
"Hahahaha, truly worthy of the 'Diamond Swordsman' I hired with heavy investment! Amazing, truly amazing!"
Inside the luxurious carriage guarded by numerous soldiers, King Pate saw this scene through the window and revealed a satisfied smile.
Previously, the 'General Spade', 'Queen Red Heart', and 'Plum Blossom Clown' couldn't even stop one Military Police.
This forced him to take the Queen and the young Prince and hurriedly leave the Royal Palace to avoid their sharpness.
This made him very angry, feeling that the resources and money he had paid were wasted.
But now, witnessing the 'Diamond Swordsman' easily defeat the police officers who appeared to obstruct them, he regained his confidence.
He believed that with the other party's protection, plus these five teams of Royal Army soldiers, they should be able to successfully reach the secret port on the other side of the mountain.
Once they sailed out to sea, they could contact other kings, borrow their fleet, and return to the Goa Kingdom to reclaim their nation and collectively resist the World Government's tyranny!
Yes, tyranny.
They referred to the World Government's attempt to unify Sea Star's regime as the 'Greatest Tyranny in a Thousand Years'!
Don't look at how pathetic the Goa Kingdom was forced to be by Smoker.
The situation in other kingdoms without Military Police support was quite dire.
Relying solely on the police stations and government officials within each nation simply couldn't stop hundreds, or even thousands, of Royal Army soldiers.
They either withdrew from their kingdoms and waited for subsequent support on ships, or violent conflicts occurred, resulting in various bloodshed incidents.
Cipher Pol had actually proposed resolving these kingdoms' higher-ups through assassination, but it was rejected by the Five Elders.
They believed that during the process of political unification, obstruction and even rebellion were inevitable.
But not everything could be handled by assassination; instead, they had to crush all dissent with overwhelming momentum.
They wanted everyone to see that the World Government had the determination and ability to rule the Sea Star civilization.
Therefore, this time, with the Ministry of Police Affairs as the main force, and the Marine Headquarters and Air Force Headquarters as auxiliary forces, they were suppressing the resistance forces of various nations from the three dimensions of sea, land, and air.
In fact, for the Ministry of Police Affairs, this was also a form of combat practice.
As mentioned before, in the future, the Marines and Air Force will form the Space Navy facing the universe.
Thus, warships and airships that can only be used within the planet, as well as soldiers who wish to remain working on Sea Star, will be transferred to the Ministry of Police Affairs, who will be fully responsible for the public order of the Sea Star mainland.
This is why Dragon has been extremely busy during this period.
He had absolutely no time to go to Marineford to visit his newborn son, Luffy.
[Boom!!!]
Suddenly, everyone present saw a fire light rise from the direction of the Royal Palace, followed moments later by a huge explosion sound that swept over.
This caused King Pate's expression to change drastically, and the Queen and young Prince inside the carriage were even more terrified.
"Move out! Move out! Get through the mountain range as quickly as possible!"
King Pate panicked slightly and hurriedly urged the coachman ahead.
The entire team immediately accelerated.
A moment later, they successfully arrived before the continuous mountain range, as the distance wasn't very far after all.
Next, as long as they entered the mountain range, those police officers would definitely have difficulty finding them.
King Pate thought so in his heart.
But just then, he suddenly heard a rumble coming from the air.
Outside the carriage.
Over fifty Royal Army elite soldiers and the 'Diamond Swordsman' wearing a ghost face mask also noticed the commotion and turned back to look at the sky behind them.
Indeed, a white object was flying over at an extremely high speed.
In the blink of an eye, the other party swept over their heads with imposing aura.
Accompanied by surging air current and thick smoke, it landed heavily in front of the team.
Clearly, it was to prevent them from approaching the mountain range further.
The soldiers around the carriage all drew the long saber from their waist, filled with killing intent.
The air at this moment seemed to be frozen, suffocatingly heavy.
The tall 'Diamond Swordsman' stepped forward to the front of the team.
He stood in a standoff with the appearing Smoker, separated by a distance of about thirty meters.
"Another one wearing a mask, seems to be the last one too." Smoker coldly sized up the other party. "Those police officers outside the city gate, was it your doing?"
The 'Diamond Swordsman' replied in a deep voice, "I don't care about their identity. I just take money to do jobs. After this job is done, you can also pay me to kill him."
These words made King Pate's expression turn ugly behind him.
But with his life and possessions completely reliant on the other party now, he could only suppress his anger and pretend not to have heard.
"Hmph, then today I'll let you know that some money cannot be earned. If you earn it, you'll pay a heavy price!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Smoker's legs turned into white smoke and propelled him forward.
He instantly crossed dozens of meters of distance and arrived in front of the 'Diamond Swordsman', throwing a punch!
In an instant, the air seemed to explode, turning into a fierce fist wind!
However, facing Smoker's attack, the 'Diamond Swordsman' merely gripped his sword with both hands and vertically slashed forward with force, instantly unleashing a violent force.
[Boom!!]
Fist wind and sword wind collided, and in an instant, a fierce air current swept out, and thick air current rapidly diffused outwards.
The originally solid ground was forced to sink, shatter, and tremor under the immense pressure.
The five teams of Royal Army soldiers behind, along with the carriage they were protecting, were sent flying mid-air in the unavoidable gale.
For a moment, the screams of King Pate, the Queen, and others rose and fell, echoing throughout the scene.
But at this time, the 'Diamond Swordsman' couldn't bother with them.
He was fully invested in the fierce battle with Smoker.
[Clang clang clang clang...]
The Haki hardening black fist, aided by the white smoke propulsion, continuously collided with the Claymore, which was also coated with Haki, constantly erupting with deafening clanging sound.
The ground around them cracked and exploded under the intense tremor.
Terrifying strong wind air current raged uncontrollably in the scene, destroying everything nearby.
"This guy, what strength!"
During the fierce battle, Smoker noticed that the 'Diamond Swordsman''s breathing rhythm was the same as his 'Stone Breathing'.
However, the other party's swordsmanship clearly hadn't reached the Swordsman Realm, yet he could unleash sword wind comparable to a Flying Slash Attack with his monster strength.
In Sea Star, the scope of monster strength is quite broad.
Krieg, who could wear golden armor, swing a one-ton spear with one hand, and lift a several-ton iron ship with both hands, counted as monster strength.
Also, Butchie from the 'Black Cat Pirates' in the canon, with a bounty of seven million Berry, whose feat of stomping and exploding a cliff also counted as monster strength.
In the Ninja World, these effects could only be achieved through the burst of Chakra.
But the monster strength level of this 'Diamond Swordsman' before him far surpassed Krieg, Butchie, and others.
A casual swing of his sword was enough to directly confront Smoker, who was using various strengths and techniques.
One can imagine how astonishing his talent was.
It was just a pity that he didn't seem to have received professional training; his combat style was very simple and crude, and his dodging relied entirely on instinctive reaction.
Having figured out the other party's situation, Smoker immediately used Observation Haki.
He decided to give this exceptionally talented mysterious swordsman a combat practice lesson.
Taking it seriously, Smoker displayed the things he learned at the War Military Academy and the techniques Teacher Zephyr taught him to the fullest.
Just a moment later, he sent the 'Diamond Swordsman''s Claymore flying with a punch.
Then, his fists turned into afterimages, delivering consecutive blows to multiple parts of his body.
[Bang bang bang bang...]
These muffled sounds of flesh meeting fist, and the roar of smoke erupting.
Made King Pate, who had crawled out of the overturned carriage with a bloody head, turn pale.
After finishing the entire set, the swordsman, whose mask was shattered, lay in front of Smoker, full of suffering and barely alive.
It must be said that the current Smoker's martial arts level might be even stronger than his counterpart eighteen years later in the canon.
However, his Haki level should still be slightly inferior.
"What's your name, swordsman."
Smoker looked down at the other party, feeling that it was too much of a pity for someone with such high talent to stop here.
If he could walk the righteous path, whether joining the military or the police, he could potentially become a major combat power of Sea Star.
"Brother Lass..." After saying this, the swordsman immediately rolled his eyes and fell unconscious.
Smoker shook his head at this sight, then his terrifying gaze swept towards King Pate and the others.
"I am now informing you all, you are under arrest. Put on these handcuffs yourselves."
At the same time, Smoker released white smoke, condensing white handcuffs in the air.
Anyway, none of these people were Ability Users, so whether they had Seastone or not didn't matter.
A moment later, King Pate and the others obediently put on the handcuffs.
Smoker then took out a Den Den Mushi to contact the Military Police Bureau.
"Hello, Bureau Chief, this is the Goa Kingdom. My mission here is complete. Where should I go next?"
"You decide yourself, anywhere within the East Blue is fine. I'm very busy here."
Smoker looked speechlessly at the closed-eyed Den Den Mushi in his hand, and was also a little surprised.
"Is Bureau Chief Charlotte Katakuri personally taking action?"
Currently, the Military Police Bureau has two great experts. One is Buck, a Special Paramecia Type Drunk-Drunk Fruit Ability User.
The other is Charlotte Opera, also a Special Paramecia Type Cream-Cream Fruit Ability User.
Originally, there was also Gaspardi, a Special Paramecia Type Gummy-Gummy Fruit Ability User.
But now Gaspardi is the Division Chief of the Public Security Department.
So, unless they encountered a very troublesome target, Charlotte Katakuri wouldn't easily mobilize.
Who could it be, Smoker was a little curious...
New World.
Near the Dressrosa Kingdom, there is a young kingdom called Prodence Kingdom.
The reason it's called young is that it was only founded a nation about ten years ago, and the current King Elizabello is only a Second.
But being young doesn't mean being weak.
On the contrary, both the current Elizabello II and the previous King had a recognized nickname.
War King!
It is rumored that their individual strength is second only to the King of the Giants of Elbaf.
Because they possess the 'King's Punch' that can destroy a giant fortress with one punch, comparable to Elbaf's 'Hakoku'.
It is said that even the former Yonko, namely Whitebeard, BIG MOM, and Golden Lion, would die instantly if hit.
The World Government, of course, conducted an investigation into this and found that the 'King's Punch' indeed had a record of destroying a fortress with one punch.
However, they needed to warm up for at least an hour beforehand to fully mobilize the inner strength within their body.
The World Government Military High Command immediately realized the value of this 'King's Punch'.
The reason why Elizabello I and Elizabello II needed to warm up for an hour.
It's probably because they don't know Life Return, and secondly, their body is not strong enough.
And these conditions, the military has plenty of people who can satisfy them.
If the 'King's Punch' could be unleashed without warming up, even if it consumed a lot of stamina, it would still be considered a special move.
This is very attractive to experts specializing in martial arts.
So the Command Department immediately made a requirement to the Ministry of Police Affairs, hoping they could capture alive Elizabello II and then have Impel Down find a way to obtain the usage technique of the 'King's Punch'.
They also stated that if the Ministry of Police Affairs was incompetent, the military could dispatch powerful combat power.
However, Dragon refused.
Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want the military, or Cipher Pol, to interfere too much.
Because this was their police's stage, they were the protagonist of this operation.
Regardless, let's try first.
So he immediately explained the importance to the Bureau Chief of the Military Police Bureau, Charlotte Katakuri.
Charlotte Katakuri could understand Dragon's idea of not wanting to be looked down upon by the military.
Because he thought the same way.
If they encountered a troublesome person and had to ask the military for help, would they, the police, still have any reputation?
So he decided to personally go to the Prodence Kingdom.
And while he was at it, witness how powerful the 'King's Punch' was, which was said to be something even Mama couldn't take head-on.
Interestingly, Elizabello II was very cooperative.
Perhaps he guessed that he would be specially targeted by the World Government.
As soon as he woke up, he maintained a warm-up state, preparing to meet the powerful enemy coming to suppress him.
In his opinion, as long as he severely injured a high-level combatant, the World Government would feel scruple and dare not oppress the Prodence Kingdom anymore.
It must be said that most Sea Star people's thoughts are truly simple.
At this moment, in front of the Royal Palace Gate of the Prodence Kingdom.
Elizabello II, steaming with heat all over, maintained a standard boxing posture, staring intently at the expressionless Charlotte Katakuri in the distance.
Bureau Chief of the Ministry of Police Affairs, second son of "BIG MOM".
Either identity made him have to be cautious.
Meanwhile.
Thousands of Royal Army soldiers on the city wall, and hundreds of police officers behind Charlotte Katakuri on both sides, were nervously watching the two.
Could His Majesty the King's 'King's Punch' defeat the other party?
Could Bureau Chief Charlotte Katakuri withstand the other party's 'King's Punch'?
Both sides had the same questions and expectations in their hearts.
Dragon, far away on Enies Lobby, was also following this through a Den Den Mushi.
If Charlotte Katakuri failed, then he would have to take action.
But if that happened, even if he captured alive Elizabello II, there would be nothing glorious about it.
"Go!!!"
The next moment.
Everyone saw Elizabello II, whose skin was red, body steaming with heat, and veins bulging on his forehead, finally couldn't help but swing his right fist, wearing gauntlets, towards Charlotte Katakuri.
[Boom!!!]
At this instant, a surging and vast aura rushed straight into the clouds.
The entire island seemed to be faintly tremor.
A visible impact, emitting radiance, tore through the layers of ground along its path.
It surged towards Charlotte Katakuri with unimaginable terrifying momentum.
Indeed, in terms of scene, it was very similar to Hakoku.
"Good timing!"
Facing this world-destroying attack, Charlotte Katakuri immediately activated the Awakening Ability of the 'Mochi-Mochi Fruit'.
He wanted to see if he could take this punch!
"Nine-Headed Mochi!"
Nine Mochi masses appeared out of thin air behind Charlotte Katakuri.
And from them, giant black fists coated with black and red lightning shot out one by one.
Meeting the 'King's Punch''s impact head-on!
[Boom————————]
When the two collided, a super-large scale explosion comparable to a nuclear explosion formed in the scene.
Dazzling light instantly enveloped the entire kingdom.
Everyone was forced to close their eyes.
The huge rumble that followed was earth-shattering, and who knows how many people's eardrums were damaged at this moment.
Regardless of the result.
This 'King's Punch' has successfully gained the recognition of the World Government high-level officials.
(End of this chapter)
