Garp gazed at Kenji from afar for a few seconds, and only when he confirmed that he would not run over to 'steal the kill' in a short time did he finally feel a little relieved, turning his head to continue focusing on the battle.
During the time he was distracted observing other battlefields, Roger did not take the opportunity to attack, because he was also checking the other side of the battlefield.
Unlike Garp, Roger was not afraid of Rayleigh, Gaban, and others snatching his opponent. Instead, his attention was captured by the special Conqueror's Haki released by Kenji.
The technique immediately attracted Roger's attention.
"The power is very strong." Roger's eyes flashed, revealing a strong interest.
He saw that the Conqueror's Haki that rushed into the battlefield was unstoppable, finally exhausting itself outside the center of the battlefield, its momentum slowly dissipating.
Although it ultimately failed to truly penetrate the core area, crossing such a long distance was enough to prove its powerful might.
"Let me try too…" Roger's heart stirred, and an idea came to him.
For a period of time afterward, the sounds of Roger's defenses being broken and him being brutally beaten echoed continuously on this battlefield.
Kenji's battlefield.
The flowing Conqueror's Haki reached its peak, centered on Kenji's standing position.
Ten meters away, the ground was scoured and lifted by the violent Conqueror's Haki torrent, carrying figures lying prostrate on the ground into the air.
Even though people were swept into the air, they still couldn't escape the extreme Conqueror's Haki tremor, and the conscious old crew members felt their heads buzzing for a moment.
"Hoo!"
Finally, Kenji let out a light breath, his Conqueror's Haki retracted, and the dense, thick Haki traces dancing around his body died down.
In the field, the flowing Conqueror's Haki lacked subsequent replenishment, and the pressure gradually weakened until it dissipated.
At this moment, except for the small area where Kenji stood, the rest of the place was in ruins. The ground was already shattered into pieces by the aftermath of the battle, and now it was impacted by flying earth and rocks, leaving only deep pits.
Not far away, the seawater was forcibly physically retreated, and the materialized Conqueror's Haki caused the tide to pour back into the sea.
"Hoo... The power is not bad, but the consumption is a bit high."
Kenji scanned the entire scene and found that the Roger Pirates crew members were scattered everywhere by the torrent, disorganized and ineffective.
Only a few people like Rayleigh and Gaban were still standing, but they were also swept far away by the torrent.
At this moment, they stood panting, clearly having exerted a lot of effort to resist the Conqueror's Haki.
Kenji was satisfied with the result of his first attempt, feeling that the consumption needed further optimization.
"Next time, I need to control Haki more precisely."
This time, it was a large-scale indiscriminate attack, similar in principle to domination or incapacitation.
However, by using the Emission technique with the materialized Conqueror's Haki, the power was naturally vastly different compared to the basic application technique of Conqueror's Haki.
"The ability is there, the application technique can be slowly comprehended." Kenji was not in a hurry, and after scanning around, he withdrew his gaze.
Then, he looked up at Rayleigh and Gaban, who had been swept deep into the island by the Haki torrent, and gently clenched his fist, Haki erupting.
Just then, a flash of light appeared in his vision, and system prompt suddenly emerged.
"This is… the reward for the side quest to recruit potential students has arrived."
"It seems that Crocodile and Mihawk, those two little guys, have officially joined the training camp."
Kenji subconsciously turned his head to look, and among the figures of Fishman Sunbell and the Marine battling fiercely near the training camp in the far distance, he saw Crocodile and Mihawk.
At the same time, he noticed that Marie had not joined the battle and was standing by, guarding against possible attacks from other Roger Pirates crew members.
"Hmm, the situation is not bad." Kenji withdrew his gaze and returned his attention to the system interface.
[You have successfully established a training camp and recruited two students with extremely high potential. You feel that you are one step closer to truly establishing a 'New Marine' and overturning the darkness of the world against the current!]
[Mission (Side - Long-term): Establish a training camp and recruit students with potential! —Completed!]
[Reward Increased!]
[Reward changed to: 2 Random Major Upgrades! (2 independent advancements, excluding Super Gold Traits)]
[Reward being issued...]
[Your Sea Beast Power (Dark Blue) has advanced to Sea Beast Power (Dark Purple)!]
[Your Pressure of All Things (Light White) has advanced to Pressure of All Things (Light Blue)!]
[Name: Kenji]
[Traits: Armament Haki (Super Gold), Observation Haki (Super Gold), Conqueror's Haki (Super Gold), Physique (Super Gold), Hand-to-Hand Combat (Light Gold), Swordsmanship (Light Purple), Sea Beast Power (Dark Purple), Superspeed Regeneration (Super Blue), Iron Body (Blue), Future Vision (Blue), Berserk (Dark Blue), Pressure of All Things (Light Blue)]
"Slightly off, hmm, Pressure of All Things has indeed advanced." Kenji briefly scanned the current status of his traits.
The Pressure of All Things trait can suppress and affect Devil Fruit users. Kenji had tried this power before on Kubo Island.
"Light Blue rarity? Still a bit low… The Sea Beast Power trait has reached Dark Purple." Kenji looked at the Dark Purple Sea Beast Power in his vision, and a small doubt in his mind was resolved.
Last time he had the opportunity to choose a trait for a major upgrade, he was worried about the system's judgment of the trait advancement mechanism.
Would it clear the original 'dark/light' color rarity and uniformly advance to the next tier, or would it retain the minor level?
Now this small doubt has been answered.
"Hmm, a row of Super Gold traits, it looks pleasing to the eye." Kenji's gaze shifted to the front of the interface, examining the four 'Super Gold' Traits.
A flash of text suddenly appeared, 'pushing' the trait interface aside.
[To combat the darkness of the world, you have expended a great deal of energy and effort to finally establish a training camp. Now, you decide to go a step further and train the recruited students into powerful combatants!]
[Mission (Side - Long-term): Train students to reach a primary standard of strength (at least three traits must reach a minimum of Light Blue rarity)!]
[Reward: 1 Assignable upgrade opportunity!]
"Good heavens, is the system getting more and more into character?" Kenji looked speechless.
"Does it really want me to overturn the deepest darkness of the world?"
"Such matters should be left to those destined by fate in the long river of time."