Boom!!
The warship had just docked, and before the crew could even steady themselves after disembarking, a violent shockwave erupted from the distant battlefield.
This 'greeting' was enthusiastic, so enthusiastic it made one's head spin. The Marine soldiers felt as if their heads had swollen.
The aftershocks were this terrifying, imagine the battlefield itself.
The ground was continuously torn apart, countless broken stones and earth flew up, and the turbid air made it almost impossible to breathe.
However, for the person battling Whitebeard at the center of the battlefield, the turbid air was no big deal.
Compared to that, Whitebeard's continuous Tremor Punches made him feel more suffocated.
"Indeed... it's that kid." Kenji narrowed his eyes, looking at the figure battling Whitebeard.
"Kozuki Oden of Wano Country."
Although he had foreseen this before, seeing it with his own eyes now still surprised him.
Kozuki Oden encountering Whitebeard was not strange to Kenji.
But wasn't the timing of their meeting a bit too early?
"This change means Kozuki Oden might have joined the crew earlier..."
Kenji stood still, his gaze fixed on the samurai in the distance, falling into deep thought for a moment.
Meanwhile, the attention of the other Marines present was almost entirely drawn to the Whitebeard Pirates.
Especially Whitebeard himself, who was the absolute focal point of the scene, after all, he was a "Legendary Pirate" famous throughout the seas.
However, among the Marines, there were also those, similar to Kenji, whose attention was on Oden.
"That strangely dressed guy... is he a samurai from Wano Country?"
Kuzan's eyes widened as he excitedly stared at Oden in the distance, rubbing his hands together.
"I've long heard of the fame of Wano Country's samurai, I really want to fight him..."
Kuzan didn't finish his sentence when he suddenly realized something was amiss.
In the distant battlefield, Oden held a sword in both hands, his Armament Haki glowing and almost completely covering his body, as he continuously unleashed powerful slashes.
Opposite him, Whitebeard gripped his weapon tightly, continuously swinging and parrying with immense strength.
The two battled fiercely, locked in a difficult and intense struggle. Each clash of slashes triggered a powerful energy storm that swept in all directions.
This scene instantly shocked Kuzan, forcing him to reconsider his idea of 'challenging the samurai to a duel'.
"Hmm, to be able to fight Whitebeard to a standstill, that strength... Heh, the samurai of Wano Country are indeed as famous as they say, they have power!"
"I'll just... watch for now."
After changing his mind, the fighting spirit on Kuzan's face receded, replaced by a desire to spectate, planning to watch the show first.
At this moment, the other Marine personnel present finally noticed the figure dueling Whitebeard.
Originally, they thought that with the Legendary Pirate Whitebeard making a move, the enemy wouldn't last more than a few minutes. After all, no matter how strong a Wano Country samurai was, could he be stronger than Whitebeard?
But now, almost ten minutes had passed, and the battle in the arena still seemed to be undecided.
In this situation, even the most oblivious person would have to change their view.
As time passed, the Marines even began to believe that the Wano Country samurai possessed power on the same level as Whitebeard.
"Wano Country, does it really possess such powerful combat strength?"
"To be able to fight the Legendary Pirate to a draw, how much more of such combat strength does Wano Country possess?"
"No wonder this country has been able to maintain its isolation for so many years, it truly is very powerful."
The Marine soldiers' faces showed shock. The battle before them overturned their previous impressions of Wano Country.
Hearing the low murmurs of the crowd, Kenji shook his head slightly, wanting to remind them: Why don't you trust your initial judgment?
"Hmm, I can't blame them for changing their judgment though."
Kenji paused to watch the battle for a moment longer, a strange expression gradually appearing on his face, along with a hint of speechlessness.
"What is that Whitebeard guy playing at?"
Yhe current scene of Whitebeard and Oden fiercely clashing, attacking each other back and forth, was indeed awe-inspiring.
Even the members of the Whitebeard Pirates were stunned by the intense battle, showing expressions of shock, thinking that their Captain had truly met an evenly matched opponent.
But in reality, among the entire Whitebeard Pirates, the only one who could truly fight was Whitebeard himself.
The others couldn't be said to be just making up numbers, but they did carry a bit of the 'mob' attribute. After all, most of these people were new recruits, some not even adults yet.
Even if you searched with a magnifying glass, you wouldn't find one or two Vice-Captains like Rayleigh or Gaban among them.
The Pirate World is very realistic, especially in the New World. Without strength, you can only set sail at noon and something will go wrong sooner or later.
To lead such a group of new recruits and half-grown children, and still fight his way to become a Legendary Pirate?
It can only be said that Whitebeard is too strong!
And a strong person of this level, fighting a samurai who hasn't even mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion, and for so long?
Kenji watched, speechless: Act, just keep acting!
But what made him most speechless was the group of people from the Whitebeard Pirates and those youngsters from the Whitebeard Pirates, do you not even recognize your own Captain's strength?
"Hmm, speaking of which, Whitebeard is putting on a show in a place like Wano Country... who is he performing for?"
After this thought surfaced, Kenji subconsciously glanced around, then realized something was wrong.
"Goodness gracious, could he be performing for me?" Thinking of this, Kenji couldn't help but chuckle.
He wasn't here to fight Whitebeard. He didn't even know Whitebeard would appear in this place before coming, so was there a need to perform for him?
Kenji shook his head, finding it rather amusing, then turned to scan his surroundings, and happened to see Kuzan peeking around not far away.
His heart stirred immediately.
"Kuzan, come here." Kenji beckoned.
At this moment, Kuzan had his hands in his pockets, craning his neck, thoroughly enjoying the show, occasionally cheering.
However, Kenji's voice cut through the noise in the arena, clearly reaching Kuzan's ears, startling him awake.
"Huh? What is it?"
Disturbed from his viewing, Kuzan was quite displeased, running over with a hint of annoyance.
Kenji smiled, his face amiable, but his eyes were extremely serious as he said, :Go and... kill Whitebeard!"
Kuzan was stunned for a good while before finally coming to his senses, exclaiming in shock, "Huh? Me?"
"Me fighting Whitebeard? Are you serious?"
Kenji smiled and patted him on the shoulder, his tone leaving no room for refusal. "Obey orders!"