Chapter 030: Overwhelming

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang...

Countless fists enveloped Boa Hancock from all directions. Although Boa Hancock dodged with all her might, she still took quite a few hits.

The fists of a Saint could tear the sky and shatter the earth, their power beyond imagination.

Even though Boa Hancock instantly wrapped herself in Armament Haki to enhance her defense, she was still sent flying. Under the Saint's fists, her Armament Haki was shattered to pieces.

With a loud crash, Boa Hancock smashed through the deck and fell into the cabin below.

If Marin hadn't intended to kill, Boa Hancock would already be dead.

After all, the Saints were far too powerful.

The power of Cosmo was too high-level; Haki was utterly fragile before it.

Meanwhile, in the restaurant at Royal Port.

Mihawk's Observation Haki caught Boa Hancock's defeat, and his fighting spirit toward Wang Bo nearly overflowed.

A mere subordinate could defeat Boa Hancock.

Could these two be at the level of the Four Emperors?

Only the officers of the Four Emperors could possess strength matching the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Unable to suppress his excitement, he drew his black blade and walked toward Wang Bo.

But the next second, a woman stood before him.

Scorpio Saint, Milo.

“Stand down.” As a Saint of Athena, she would never allow anyone to approach Athena, nor disturb her pleasure.

Mihawk's eyes narrowed sharply—he hadn't even seen how this woman appeared before him.

His Observation Haki also failed to detect her presence.

Since learning Observation Haki, this was the first time it had failed him.

Without a doubt, this was a fearsome woman.

This unknown sea was far too interesting. Could it be that women here were stronger than men, like the Kuja Pirates?

But regardless, he couldn't back down just because of her words.

Otherwise, his spirit would suffer a severe blow, and he would lose his drive to move forward. For a proud man like him, that was absolutely intolerable.

So Mihawk struck without hesitation.

Whoosh!

He swung his Supreme Grade Blade, in a flash of lightning, slashing at the red-haired woman. Though he didn't use a flying slash, this strike was the peak of his power and speed.

Facing a woman even his Observation Haki couldn't detect, he couldn't afford to be careless.

So he went all out from the start.

Yet the next second, Mihawk's gaze froze.

Because he saw the woman casually extend a single finger and block his unstoppable blade.

His Supreme Grade Blade, combined with his strength, speed, and Haki, could cut through any steel.

Not just steel—even a mountain, Mihawk was confident he could split.

Yet this unstoppable, unbreakable slash was casually blocked by a woman with one finger.

No matter how hard he pushed, he couldn't advance an inch.

How was this possible?

Mihawk was confident in his skill. He was the world's greatest swordsman; his blade could cut anything. Even the three Admirals couldn't ignore his attacks.

Though he might not be able to defeat the Four Emperors, even they couldn't stop his blade with a single finger.

But now, he saw a woman stop his blade with one finger.

This dealt a heavy blow to Mihawk.

However, he quickly used sheer will to slay his weak thoughts. His eyes grew even brighter. Without a doubt, he had been utterly defeated by this woman today.

But this also showed him a new peak.

So the Four Emperors were not the strongest.

There were those even stronger than the Four Emperors, those who could stop his blade with a single finger, preventing him from advancing.

In this world, there were still unknown mountains waiting for him to conquer.

If a woman was this terrifying, how powerful was the man she protected, who had yet to act?

Mihawk would never think Wang Bo was a weakling protected by a strong person.

He was more inclined to believe Wang Bo was also a strong man, and only an even stronger man could subdue such a powerful woman.

Since becoming the world's greatest swordsman, he had trained daily, but his progress had slowed.

Yet today, seeing a new peak, Mihawk gained renewed motivation.

“I lose.”

He sheathed his blade and said bluntly, “By pirate code, I am at your mercy.”

Milo turned to look at Wang Bo and Athena.

Athena looked at Wang Bo; this was his territory, so she wouldn't overstep.

Wang Bo said, “Let him go.”

Mihawk was stunned.

He had expected to be punished for offending such a strong person, as a strong person's dignity could not be slighted, but he never expected to be let go so easily.

But Mihawk quickly understood: they simply didn't consider him worth their attention.

Just as Mihawk would never mind an ant's offense.

Bickering with an ant only showed one's own narrow-mindedness.

But he had never imagined that one day he would be treated like an ant.

This was an insult.

Yet Mihawk said nothing and left. After all, he was outmatched; being insulted was only natural. But he would remember this insult and turn it into motivation to continue training.

When he became strong enough in the future, he would come back to settle the score.

That was his way, Mihawk's way.

Not long after Mihawk left, Marin flew back from outside, entered the restaurant, and reported to Athena.

As for the Kuja Pirates, they did not follow Marin back.

They had been thoroughly beaten by Marin. Even their captain, Boa Hancock, had been defeated. Everyone thought they were finished, but Marin merely warned them and left.

After Marin left, they immediately changed course and sailed farther away from Royal Port.

Wang Bo guessed that after suffering such a loss today, they would probably never come to Royal Port again.

This place would surely become their nightmare.