When Charlotte Linlin and her group appeared at the edge of the venue, the noise in the area involuntarily dropped a few decibels.
Charlotte Linlin walked at the forefront, wearing a new outfit rushed out by Gölz—a purple shirt that skillfully outlined her tall figure. Although the materials were ordinary, the fine stitching showed the maker's care.
At this moment, her face still carried a hint of paleness, but as her eyes, which had regained some of their spirit, scanned the room, they naturally exuded the laziness and majesty of a powerhouse.
Behind her, on the left, was Gloriosa, dressed in a magnificent cheongsam with a giant python wrapped around her. Like a queen, she haughtily ignored everyone who cast a glance her way.
On the right was Gölz, huge in stature and wearing Viking-style clothing that couldn't hide her nervousness. At this moment, she was curiously and somewhat uneasily observing this lively scene she had never seen before.
Such a team, composed of a stunning beauty, a giant female warrior, and a strange creature, stood in stark contrast to the rough pirates around them, instantly becoming the focus of the entire venue.
All sorts of ambiguous gazes—curiosity, scrutiny, greed, and wariness—were projected toward them.
"Tsk, quite the entrance, 'Thunder God'." A slightly raspy voice rang out.
Shiki, with his long golden mane-like hair, was sitting with his legs crossed on a large chair covered in animal skin, swirling a wine glass in his hand and looking at them with a half-smile. Beside him lay the two famous swords that shook the New World, 'Koutetsu' and 'sakura ten'.
Not far away, Whitebeard Newgate was drinking heavily from a huge wine barrel. Seeing Charlotte Linlin, he laughed heartily:
"Gurararara! Girl, I heard you made quite a stir? Is your body alright now?" His tone carried a hint of concern.
"Thank you for your concern, Newgate. It was just a bit of exhaustion."
Charlotte Linlin nodded slightly in response, her attitude neither humble nor arrogant. Her gaze then turned toward the main seat of the banquet.
Rocks sat boldly on a stone chair. He didn't look at Charlotte Linlin but was instead conversing with John beside him.
"Let's go. Since we're here, don't just stand there."
Charlotte Linlin spoke to her companions behind her and took the lead into the venue. She ignored the various gazes and, led by Kurozumi Mushi, walked toward her own seat.
Wherever they passed, the pirates subconsciously cleared a path. This was not only because they were one of the main attractions tonight, but also because Charlotte Linlin's latest bounty poster had already spread.
With a bounty as high as one billion, even within the Rocks Pirates, few had a higher bounty than Charlotte Linlin. She was already one of the strongest people in the New World.
Charlotte Linlin sat down in her seat. Scanning the seats of the great executives, she found them all occupied. A flash of solemnity crossed her mind, sensing that this gathering might have other purposes.
Just then—
"Wuhahahaha! Good! Everyone is here! Now all of you, shut the hell up for me!"
Rocks, in the main seat, suddenly burst into a wild laugh. Immediately after, a tyrannical and overbearing Conqueror's Haki covering the entire venue exploded outward!
The banquet grounds, which had been boisterous just a moment ago, instantly fell into a dead silence! As if harvested by an invisible scythe, hundreds and thousands of pirates collapsed in heaps, their eyes rolling back and foaming at the mouth before they even understood what had happened!
Seeing this scene of bodies strewn everywhere, Charlotte Linlin's brow furrowed, completely unable to understand Rocks' intention.
"Rocks! What do you think you're doing?!"
Whitebeard Newgate slammed down his wine barrel and questioned angrily. At the same time, an equally powerful, thick, and majestic Conqueror's Haki surged into the sky like a stabilizing pillar, protecting the few people around him as it crashed violently into Rocks' Haki!
"Conqueror's, is it! I have that stuff too!" Shiki laughed, eager to see the world in chaos, as a third sharp and arrogant Conqueror's Haki joined the fray!
Three bursts of Conqueror's Haki, representing the world's top powerhouses, clashed fiercely in the air, crushing against each other. The resulting invisible shockwaves were like a tangible storm sweeping through the entire venue!
The ground began to crack, tables and chairs were flipped over, and another batch of slightly weaker pirates fainted under the even stronger mental impact. In the blink of an eye, fewer than twenty people in the entire venue remained conscious!
'These lunatics! Damn it! This is bad!'
Charlotte Linlin's expression became extremely ugly. Normally, she would naturally not fear a Haki clash of this level, but at this moment, she couldn't use Haki, and her mental state hadn't even recovered yet.
In the terrifying force field formed by the intertwining of the three Conqueror's Hakis, she only felt her head buzzing. Waves of intense dizziness hit her like a tide, and her vision began to blur and shake.
She grit her teeth, forcing herself not to fall, a sense of absurdity rising in her heart—was she going to become the first unlucky person to transmigrate into the Pirate world only to be knocked out by Conqueror's Haki?
Gloriosa, who had been keeping most of her attention on Charlotte Linlin, noticed her abnormality immediately.
She saw Linlin's face turn deathly pale, fine beads of cold sweat seeping from her forehead, and her body swaying slightly. Those beautiful purple eyes now appeared somewhat unfocused.
An unprecedented, heart-wrenching pain instantly seized Gloriosa! Following that was a sky-high rage!
It was the same before! And it's the same now! Why should her Linlin have to endure this kind of suffering?! she would never allow it!
In an instant, a power sleeping deep within Gloriosa's soul was completely ignited by this extreme protective intent and anger!
A brand new Conqueror's Haki, carrying a scorching aura and unyielding will, suddenly erupted from her petite body!
This Haki was not as tyrannical as Rocks', not as majestic as Whitebeard's, and not as arrogant as Golden Lion's, but it carried an incredibly firm protective will and a tenacity unique to women!
It did not expand outward to attack, but instead formed a translucent pale-red barrier, firmly protecting Charlotte Linlin within it and isolating all the terrifying Haki impacts from the outside!
Inside the barrier, that suffocating pressure instantly vanished. Charlotte Linlin felt her body lighten as the dizziness receded like a tide. She turned her head in surprise to look at Gloriosa beside her.
At this moment, Gloriosa seemed to be Burning with invisible flames, her cheongsam fluttering without wind, and her orange hair swaying slightly.
She didn't look at the three top powerhouses. Instead, she turned slightly, standing in front of Charlotte Linlin in an incredibly firm and protective posture. She looked at her with a gentle gaze and asked softly:
"Linlin, are you alright?"
At this moment, all the remaining powerhouses in the venue, including Rocks, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion, turned their gazes toward this woman who had suddenly erupted with Conqueror's Haki, a flash of astonishment in their eyes.
Gloriosa had, at this very moment, awakened that one-in-a-million kingly potential!
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