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Chapter 296: Shocking the Four Emperors! Wind and Fire Combo, Is This the Power of the Dungeon?
Lucky Roux, who was gnawing on a chicken leg just a moment ago, was completely unaware that the meat in his mouth had fallen to the floor. Benn Beckman's fingers holding the cigarette froze in mid-air. Even the Pirate Emperor Shanks, who was accustomed to storms and waves... The expression on his face right now was as colorful as a face-changing actor.
Conqueror's Haki.
For the Red Hair Pirates crew present, this wasn't anything rare. After all, their own captain was the strongest Conqueror's user in the world. Even any officer pulled from their ship could laugh and chat under the pressure of an ordinary Vice Admiral's Haki.
But.
What if the one releasing this Conqueror's Haki... Was a brat who looked only in his teens, wearing a straw hat and with a runny nose?
And.
Mixed within this Haki was a scorching aura that made their hearts palpitate.
That feeling. Didn't feel like an ability brought by a Devil Fruit. Instead, it felt more like... A pure and noble source power from heaven and earth itself!
Gulp.
Someone swallowed a mouthful of saliva. In this tavern, quiet enough to hear a pin drop, it sounded exceptionally clear.
"Luffy..."
Shanks slowly retracted the playfulness on his face. In those profound eyes, true gravity appeared for the first time.
He looked at the straw hat boy standing on the table, wrapped in crimson flames. It was as if he saw the decision he made back then to bet his arm on the New Era blossoming and bearing fruit.
Even...
This tree was growing a bit too fast, and a bit too crooked!
"You brat..."
"Just what did you experience?"
Shanks' voice was a little dry.
He could feel that the flame on Luffy's body had no scent of evil or rage. Instead, it was full of vitality and life. Just like the sun.
"Shishishi!"
Seeing that he had awed everyone, Luffy proudly dispersed the flames on his body. He pressed down on his straw hat and jumped off the table.
He wrapped his arms around the shoulders of the two boys beside him. Grinning like a landlord with a pile of treasure.
"Shanks, you were scared, right?"
"I told you I'm super strong now!"
"And it's not just me!"
Luffy pushed the black-haired, freckled boy forward as if presenting a treasure.
"This is Ace!"
"He's my brother!"
"He's even more amazing than me!"
Shanks' gaze naturally fell on the boy named Ace.
Black hair, slightly curly. A few playful freckles on his cheeks. He looked rebellious, with a ruthless determination in his eyes that refused to submit to anyone.
But.
The moment Shanks saw Ace's face clearly. His pupils shrank violently! His heart felt like it had been slammed by something hard.
This face... It's too similar!
It was simply carved from the same mold as that captain who always grinned broadly and turned the world upside down back then.
The Pirate King Roger!
"Captain Roger..."
Shanks' lips trembled slightly. Some dusty memories instantly surged into his heart.
Although he had long known Captain Roger might have left behind a bloodline.
He didn't expect... To meet him in this small East Blue village, in this way.
"Hey, old man."
Ace keenly sensed the change in Shanks' eyes. That look of seeing someone else through him made him very unhappy.
He pressed down on the cowboy hat on his head. His eyes became somewhat gloomy, and his tone carried a hint of gunpowder.
"What's with that look?"
"Is there something on my face?"
Benn Beckman frowned and subconsciously stepped forward. There were few brats on this sea who dared to speak to an Emperor like that.
But Shanks raised his hand to stop Beckman.
He quickly adjusted his emotions and put that carefree grin back on.
"Hahaha, sorry, sorry."
"I just thought you looked very much like an old friend I knew."
"Ace, right?"
"Luffy's brother. You definitely look much more reliable than this monkey."
Ace snorted coldly. Obviously, he wasn't interested in such polite remarks.
Although he was only a teenager. His experiences growing up made him more mature and sensitive than his peers.
He could feel the power of this red-haired man before him. That oppression. Was even more terrifying than when Grandpa Garp got angry.
But.
Ace did not back down.
On the contrary. A flame named "challenge" burned in his eyes. He didn't want to live in anyone's shadow. And he certainly didn't want to be treated as Luffy's appendage.
"Reliable?"
Ace's mouth hooked into an arrogant arc. His right hand slowly raised.
A crystal-clear gem emitting a crimson light... Flashed at his waist.
That was—a Vision! A gift from the "Genshin Impact" world!
"I'm not just reliable, old man."
BOOM!
Without any warning. Ace's entire right arm instantly transformed into orange-red flames! The temperature of that fire was frighteningly high. Instantly raising the temperature in the tavern by several degrees. Even the air distorted from the heat.
"Logia?!"
Yasopp exclaimed. The Red Hair Pirates members behind him also stirred.
In the "Weakest Sea" East Blue... To actually see a user of a Logia Devil Fruit? And it was the "Flame-Flame Fruit," which had top-tier offensive power among Logias?
"No!"
Benn Beckman instantly denied this guess. His wise eyes stared dead at the glowing gem at Ace's waist.
"There's no disgusting curse aura of a Devil Fruit."
"And..."
"The purity of this flame is too high!"
"It's like the element itself has been purified!"
"Is this... the dungeon power Luffy mentioned?"
Shanks' eyes were filled with inquiry. Before he could digest this.
The blond boy who had been standing silently by the side also walked out elegantly.
Sabo.
He wore a decent blue noble outfit. Holding a somewhat worn pipe in his hand. With a gentle and polite smile on his face.
Completely different from Luffy's recklessness and Ace's rebelliousness.
He felt like a breeze.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Shanks."
"I am Sabo."
"Also a brother to Luffy and Ace."
Sabo bowed slightly. His movements were impeccably standard, clearly a noble son with a good upbringing.
But the moment he straightened up. A sharp aura suddenly erupted from him!
Whoosh—
A gust of wind suddenly blew in the tavern. But this wind didn't blow randomly. Instead, it formed a small cyan cyclone around Sabo's pipe.
At Sabo's waist. Hung a similar gem. Only...
This gem was cyan, emitting a light of freedom and agility.
An Anemo Vision!
"Since Ace has shown off."
"I can't embarrass my brothers either."
Sabo smiled.
With a light wave of the pipe in his hand. That cyan cyclone instantly swept toward the flame in Ace's hand.
"Ace!"
"Here it comes!"
There was no need for verbal communication between the two brothers. Just a look. And they achieved perfect tacit understanding.
The wind aids the fire's intensity!
The moment Sabo's "Wind" hit Ace's "Fire"... The flame, originally only the size of an arm... Exploded in size!
Directly transforming into a roaring fire dragon, spiraling up in the not-so-spacious tavern!
That terrifying heat wave. Forced Yasopp and Lucky Roux to use Haki for defense.
"Swirl Reaction!"
Luffy clapped his hands excitedly from the side.
"This is the combo we learned in the dungeon!"
"Super awesome!"
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