Seeing this sudden turn of events, Kouzuki Hiyori's expression froze, and she urgently shouted.
"No!"
"No?"
Everyone present was stunned.
Even Iron, who was attacking, was no exception.
However, Kouzuki Hiyori's anxious expression was clearly misinterpreted by them.
It seemed as if she was pleading for the bald guy.
However, as soon as this thought surfaced, in the next moment, the fiercely slashing wolf claws collided with the ordinary fist Kai threw.
Bang!
The violent force seemed to surge out with immense power.
Iron's ferocious expression first froze, and in the next moment, his Haki-covered wolf claws.
Broke apart like paper.
The seemingly soft and unpretentious fist, with its immense power, slammed heavily onto his body.
Boom!
One punch!
The entire space seemed to be pierced.
The invisible fist aura shockwave directly sent Iron flying, and even a pirate ship not far away was instantly engulfed.
Whether it was a pirate ship tens of meters long, or the pirates on board, everything within the range of the fist's power was swallowed whole.
Facing this sudden scene, everyone only felt a powerful, unparalleled hurricane sweep past.
Accompanied by thunderous explosions, large amounts of seawater surged into the sky, falling like pouring rain.
By the time they reacted, the sea surface seemed to have been torn apart by an invisible giant hand, revealing a vacuum zone that extended to the horizon a thousand meters away.
The pirate ship that had formed an encirclement in the angle, blocking the path of the punch, had long since disappeared, leaving only scattered pieces of the ship's deck on the ground.
This sudden scene plunged the vast sea, apart from the dripping sound of the remaining falling water, into a dead silence.
Looking at the terrifying scene that had unfolded before them, their eyes were almost popping out.
Some even rubbed their eyes until they were red, just to see if what they were witnessing was real.
"It's... it's real. Captain Iron, and his pirate ship, were blasted into smithereens with one punch. Who... who is this person!"
"Did... did we encounter a demon?"
Stuttering cries of alarm rang out one after another.
At this moment, they finally understood that Kouzuki Hiyori's "No!" just now, was not a plea for the bald guy.
Instead, it was a plea for Iron and all the pirates on his ship to have a chance at survival.
The power of a single punch was terrifyingly immense.
They were not worthy of being enemies with such an existence.
"Who... who exactly are you!" Blood Shark's face turned ashen, and he couldn't hold back, shouting urgently.
"We are members of a future Seven Warlord family! If you dare to attack us, then you will face the wrath of the Seven Warlords!"
This sudden reversal of the situation also left Hina and the others in disbelief.
She began to feel a sense of relief that they hadn't rashly attacked this dilapidated single-masted sailboat earlier.
Otherwise, they would likely have suffered the same fate as Iron, with a bounty of 190 million.
Blasted into nothingness with a single punch.
However, regarding the unknown identity of the bald man before them, Hina's nerves were still on edge.
But facing Blood Shark's brainless threat, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.
In her eyes, Kai had already killed Iron anyway.
What difference would it make if he killed a few more people now?
On this sea, life was the cheapest commodity.
Moreover, even future Seven Warlords, after witnessing the power of that punch firsthand, would likely reconsider whether to provoke such a terrifying enemy for a few insignificant subordinates.
"You're talking about future Seven Warlords?" Kai's dead fish eyes flickered. "I don't seem to have subordinates like you, do I?"
"Oh, right. I just became a Seven Warlord a few days ago. I wonder if I've taken the spot of the 'future Seven Warlord' you're talking about."
His not-so-loud words swept through the entire scene like a hurricane at this moment.
Looking at the newspaper Kai held up, everyone present was bewildered.
That was the front-page news. The person and content indicated on it made even Hina and the others' pupils contract sharply.
This was in the New World!
News birds, carrying major news, indeed traveled to every corner of the sea.
However, during special weather or in rougher seas, it would take quite some time for news birds to arrive.
Therefore, some pirates might receive the latest news reports immediately.
Others might receive them days, or even half a month or a month later.
The information Hina and these pirates had obtained was clearly still related to the Escanor incident ten-odd days ago.
They had absolutely no idea about Saitama, who had appeared on this sea and become a new Seven Warlord in just ten days.
"Wh-what exactly is going on? How many people are there in the Seven Warlords?" Blood Shark shouted urgently, his face full of disbelief.
"Quick, quickly count how many Seven Warlords there are!"
"Captain, there are seven Seven Warlords in total, including the future boss." A pirate quickly counted on his fingers.
"The first is the Tyrant Bear, Bartholomew Kuma, with a bounty of 290 million Beli!"
"The second is the Empress Boa Hancock, with a bounty of 80 million Beli."
"The third is the Knight of the Sea Jinbe, with a bounty of 430 million Beli."
"The fourth is Gecko Moria, with a bounty of 320 million Beli."
"The fifth is Donquixote Doflamingo, the current king of Dressrosa and member of the Donquixote Family, with a bounty of 340 million Beli."
"The sixth is the World's Greatest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk."
As a string of names was recited like a familiar tune, the atmosphere in the entire area gradually became solemn.
Especially as the pirate's fingers, which had counted to the sixth, were about to reach the seventh, the vast battlefield fell into an inexplicable dead silence.
Six had already been counted, leaving only the last position for a Seven Warlord.
If the front-page news in the newspaper was true, then the last Seven Warlord was the bald man before them.
Then, where would their recognized "future Seven Warlord boss" rank?
"Flame Demon, tell me quickly, are there eight Seven Warlords?" Blood Shark's face turned extremely pale. Without thinking, he grabbed Flame Demon and roared urgently.
After personally witnessing Iron being killed with one punch, his last bit of confidence had vanished.
Facing this terrifying monster alone now, was a sure path to death.
"You are the new Seven Warlord?" Hina's expression faltered.
She couldn't help but size up Kai from head to toe.
After all, in her eyes, such a comical appearance was completely incompatible with the Seven Warlords she knew.
If she hadn't seen it described in the newspaper, Hina would have been unwilling to believe it.
However, if the person before her was a Seven Warlord, Hina seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
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