Not far opposite, Charlotte was half-kneeling on the ground, large beads of sweat constantly hitting the deck, and she was panting as if she had just experienced a battle lasting several days and nights.
In fact, even if she had truly experienced a battle of several days and nights, Charlotte would not have been so out of breath.
On the contrary, she would likely have been the one with ease.
And from the start of the battle until now, less than half an hour had passed.
It could only be said that Kenji exerted too much pressure and delivered too fierce an output, causing Charlotte to be unable to hold on.
Of course, this was also because her resistance was not enough. She had only endured the output for a while, yet she was already on the verge of defeat.
"Hmm, it seems that the Conqueror's Haki, which has advanced to the Divine Realm, is even stronger than expected."
Kenji first observed and sensed Charlotte's condition, then nodded in satisfaction.
"To be able to suppress Charlotte, who possesses the Steel Balloon Physique, and cause her to quickly lose all her strength in a short period... This is the effect of Internal Destruction."
"Haha, I didn't expect that Internal Destruction, which is a further step beyond Emission, would be achieved like this."
Kenji smiled. Because he also possessed the Steel Balloon Physique, no one understood the formidable defense of this Physique better than him.
Therefore, he basically confirmed that the power that caused Charlotte to rapidly collapse just now was the Internal Destruction of Conqueror's Haki.
In terms of technique, it was similar to Armament Haki's Emission and Internal Destruction, but the essence of the power was different, belonging to the more powerful Conqueror's Haki.
Under normal circumstances, Conqueror's Haki was merely an invisible surge of imposing aura.
However, as one's strength increased, the power of Conqueror's Haki would also grow.
And at this moment, Kenji's Conqueror's Haki had truly evolved into a superior version of Armament Haki.
All the offensive techniques that Armament Haki could achieve, Kenji's Conqueror's Haki could also achieve.
Ordinary strong individuals would generally stop at Conqueror's Haki Enhancement, similar to Armament Haki Enhancement.
"The 'God's Domain - Conqueror's Haki' trait has been tested. So then…" Kenji's gaze returned to Charlotte , and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
"One more strike, and it should be enough."
Charlotte before him seemed to be in a state of exhaustion, struggling even to stand up.
However, in Kenji's view, she had merely overexerted herself in a short period, causing temporary exhaustion, similar to how an ordinary person might go into shock from overexertion.
Others might not understand, but Kenji was very clear. With Charlotte's Steel Balloon Physique, she would quickly recover.
Therefore, even with a great advantage, Kenji would not be reckless. He would deliver a finishing blow! And a severe one!
"Hmm, I'll just use Conqueror's Haki." Kenji pondered for a moment.
Since his Conqueror's Haki was so effective, he would continue to use it.
"Using it more will lead to increased proficiency, and perhaps I might coincidentally develop new techniques…"
The next moment, he raised his hand, and the Conqueror's Haki he released flowed along his arm, finally bursting forth from his palm.
At the same time, Charlotte, who was kneeling on one leg opposite him, sensed Kenji's move. She abruptly looked up, bloodshot eyes fixed on the rapidly approaching dark red light not far away.
"Damn it! Of all times!"
Charlotte's face was filled with indignation, and her eyes showed great unwillingness.
Her body was already recovering rapidly. Her physique was like a bottomless pit, with a vast amount of strength converging within it like seawater.
In reality, her strength recovery speed was simply too fast, like all waters flowing into the sea.
Unfortunately, no matter how fast, it still required some time.
In less than half a minute, Charlotte had only recovered enough to stand up again, perhaps even attempting to swing her sword and launch a slash.
However, the power of the slash would be difficult to guarantee. It was certain that its power would be far from the slashes she could produce in her normal state.
"Am I going to be defeated again? Ahhh! I will NOT end like this!" Charlotte's eyes were bloodshot, and she was almost going mad.
The violent emotions in her heart suddenly plunged her into a bizarre state. Her body turned red and hot, as if boiling at a high temperature internally.
At the same time, her eyes completely turned blood red, entering a state of unconscious madness, recognizing no one.
"Eat! I'm going to eat you! Eat all of you!" Charlotte let out an unconscious, terrifying, and eerie roar.
From the content of her roar, it seemed her hunger pangs had flared up again.
And this time, the target food for her hunger pangs seemed to be people—everyone present!
The moment her hunger pangs struck, Charlotte suddenly stood up, her entire body erupting with an intense, heart-stopping aura.
Immediately after, she clenched one hand into a fist and held a sword in the other. Every casual punch and sword swing unleashed unstoppable energy waves.
These energy waves as well as Charlotte's own body, were all flowing with deep red light, which looked like some extremely special power.
At this moment, the Conqueror's Haki unleashed by Kenji arrived nearby.
Without any pause, the dark red light instantly enveloped Charlotte, as well as the energy waves she had unleashed.
As the deep dark light shone down, Charlotte's figure was instantly obscured and vanished.
As if entering the night, the area became quiet, but this quietness felt very eerie.
Charlotte, who had been making loud noises a second ago, disappeared and her voice also faded away the next second.
"Is it resolved?"
"Hmm, I didn't understand, but... it should be resolved, right?"
"Hmph! You actually doubt Admiral Shirojishi? Heh, I'm different. I... will go help Admiral Shirojishi confirm it..."
As the soldiers on the warship discussed, some of them mustered their courage and stepped forward, approaching Charlotte's position step by step.
However, they had only taken three or five steps when the dark red light in the distance rapidly converged and faded, finally dissipating into the air.
The figure obscured by the light finally revealed itself.
Charlotte's eyes were still blood red, and she seemed to still be in an unconscious state, but the blood-red light swirling around her body had vanished at some point.
The next moment, her body swayed, and then she fell straight to the ground.
"...She seems to have passed out."
Some soldiers went forward to probe and found that no matter how they attacked, Charlotte showed no reaction.
Of course, with their strength and weapons, they couldn't even break the Steel Balloon's defense.
Finally, Sakazuki personally went forward to confirm that Charlotte was indeed in a state of unconsciousness, the kind that couldn't be woken up.
Kenji didn't even bother to check, he already knew the result through other channels.
The channel being mission completion prompt.