However, what Beckman did not know was that Hancock's true strength was far from as terrifying as he imagined.
The reason she could unleash such an overwhelmingly powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki all ca from her unique Pokémon Ability.
Queenly Majesty—a special Ability that could be strengthened through one's group, granting the bearing of a sovereign and causing enemies to feel the pressure of royal authority.
After gaining this Ability, the stronger the group Hancock ruled over beca, the more astonishing the boost to her aura would be.
And just how powerful was the Kuja tribe now?
To put it this way, as one of the forces that had submitted to the Straw Hat Pirates relatively early on, the Kuja tribe already possessed exceptional combat talent to begin with. And now, every last one of them had undergone Pokémon-ization.
Not only had each of them gained miraculous Pokémon Abilities, every one of them also had a fully equipped set of Pokémon moves.
After a long period of training, their levels had long since surpassed Level 40. Many of those who were already highly talented had even reached Level 50 or above.
Level 50 truly was nothing much in the eyes of the current Straw Hat Pirates.
But on the seas of the past, that was the level of strength only elite Marine vice admirals or pirates with bounties as high as 300 million Beli could possess!
It could be said that the current Kuja tribe had already reached the level where Marine vice admiral–class fighters were everywhere, and hundred-million-Beli pirates were worth less than dogs.
Among them, Hancock's two younger sisters were only one step away from grasping the basics of Pokémon-ization.
Once the strength of the two sisters underwent a qualitative transformation, Hancock's aura would only beco even more domineering.
With the aura boost provided by the now-powerful Kuja tribe, Hancock, who already possessed the aptitude for Conqueror's Haki, had naturally beco a Conqueror's Haki master rarely seen in the world today!
Of course, although her aura had been raised through her Ability, that did not an Hancock's combat power was weak!
After all, once she learned that her Ability enhanced Conqueror's Haki, Hancock had also begun training hard.
Now, she had already taken her first steps into Conqueror's Haki infusion.
Although there was still quite a gap between her and the cheating Straw Hat crew, it was more than enough to deal with a re top-tier Emperor's right-hand man!
Whoosh—
Just as Beckman was still marveling at Hancock's Conqueror's Haki, a sheet of bright white radiance suddenly blood from Hancock's body.
At the sight of this, the bitter smile on Beckman's face instantly deepened even further. His eyes, filled with grievance, looked as if tears might drip from them at any mont.
No way, big sister!?
Even after all this, you still don't plan on letting go?
You're only fighting the forr number two of an Emperor's crew. Is there really a need to be this serious!?
At this mont, Beckman was filled with regret.
If he had known that the Straw Hat crew was full of hidden monsters, he would have handed this "chance to show his face" over to those companions of his who had been howling to co.
Now, forget showing his face. If he could avoid embarrassing himself, that would already be pretty good!
Pop~
In the blink of an eye, Hancock's evolution process was complete.
Only, compared to the Pokémon-ization of the previous few fighters, Hancock's body had not changed much in size after evolving.
However, just as Beckman was preparing to accept fate's judgnt, his eyes were suddenly filled by a pair of pink hearts.
"Beautiful! Too beautiful!!!"
Beckman, who had just been able to perfectly resist the ntal attraction of Hancock's Love-Love Fruit, seed to beco a completely different person. In an instant, he turned into a middle-aged pervert, unconsciously dropping the long rifle in his hand to the ground as he drooled, utterly srized by Hancock.
But this really could not be blad on Beckman!
Because at this mont, within the giants' formation, even Shanks's steps had actually wavered slightly, seemingly affected by Hancock as well.
Only Gaban, a mber of the Roger Pirates—perhaps because his giant wife was standing in the giant camp behind him—was not affected too much.
But this could not be blad on their weak will.
Hancock at this mont was simply too stunningly beautiful!
At this instant, the entire world seed to fall silent.
Even the viewers in front of the screens did not dare breathe too loudly, afraid that the fairy now reflected upon their retinas would vanish because of their breath and return to the immortal realm.
After evolving, Hancock's originally graceful and luxurious clothing had suddenly beco light and airy. A silk ribbon in a peach-pink gradient hovered around her out of thin air.
Her skin, already delicate enough to seem as if it could break with a breath, was now even more supple, fair, and tender. Every exposed inch made it impossible for all living beings present to look away.
And under the enhancent of her Fighting type, Hancock's figure seed to have been further strengthened.
The royal might upon her body was hidden away, with only the flowing gleam in her beautiful eyes proving that her majesty had not diminished in the slightest.
Yet when viewed as a whole, Hancock's entire temperant had beco even more lively and seductive.
It was as though, at this very mont, she was the true embodint of the Love-Love Fruit itself!
If that fruit could manifest in human form, it would undoubtedly look exactly like Hancock did now.
"ro ro~"
Seeing that even Beckman had turned into such a lecherous fool, a trace of disdain instantly flashed through Hancock's eyes.
The next mont, she directly used the most basic power of her fruit and launched ro ro llow at Beckman.
Anyone attracted by her beauty would be instantly petrified after being blown upon by ro ro llow!
Pink hearts quickly swept across the battlefield, enveloping Beckman's body.
Fortunately, it seed that Hancock's intent to attack had stimulated Beckman's vigilance.
Just as ro ro llow was about to touch his body, Beckman's eyes abruptly beca clear. Then, with a violent stomp, he narrowly avoided the cleansing wave of ro ro llow.
"Phew~!"
Only after ro ro llow disappeared into the air behind him did Beckman suddenly let out a heavy breath.
"What was that just now!?"
He subconsciously turned back, only to once again see Hancock's breathtakingly beautiful and graceful body. His consciousness actually blurred for an instant once more.
Thankfully, Beckman, who was already on guard, quickly returned to normal again. He hurriedly shifted his gaze aside, only looking at Hancock's shadow on the ground and no longer daring to raise his head to look directly at her.
"How am I supposed to fight like this!?"
Beckman sighed helplessly, as though he had already foreseen the miserable defeat awaiting him.
Hancock, however, was surprised to see that Beckman had managed to dodge ro ro llow without anyone reminding him. A flash of astonishnt passed through her eyes.
At the sa ti, she also realized that Beckman was not as useless as she had imagined.
If she did not bring out so real ability, defeating him would probably be difficult.
Thinking this, the corners of Hancock's lips suddenly lifted, revealing an elegant smile.
"Not bad~ To think you could break free from my beauty on your own."
"In that case, let us see how you dodge this next move!"
The mont her voice fell, Hancock's figure shot forward. Her speed was clearly extrely fast, yet her movents gave off a feeling of elegance.
Wherever she passed, a faint pink fragrant breeze was left behind, filling the entire battlefield with an alluring atmosphere.
However, that was only what the spectators saw!
In Beckman's eyes, all he saw was a peach-colored bolt of lightning that had arrived before him in an instant.
Imdiately afterward, a long, slender, perfectly proportioned beautiful leg whipped toward him like a long lash, making him want to dodge while also wanting to taste what it felt like to be struck by that leg.
This was not because Beckman's perverted tendencies could no longer be hidden.
Rather, after Pokémon-ization, Hancock's Love-Love Fruit power and Fairy type had perfectly rged, causing enemies to involuntarily want to take Hancock's attacks head-on whenever she engaged in close combat.
All for the sake of that brief chance to co into close contact with Hancock!
Fortunately, the exceptionally intelligent Beckman also possessed considerable willpower.
Seeing that those alluring legs were about to strike him, Beckman forcefully suppressed the strange thoughts in his heart. His body suddenly turned sideways, avoiding an attack that could have petrified him.
However, before Beckman could catch his breath, Hancock's next attack descended once again.
"Perfu Femur · Rolling Kick!"
Hancock was like a fairy. The instant she landed, she spun on one foot, and her entire body suddenly charged toward Beckman once more, borrowing the force of the rotation to attack him again.
Although many Fighting-type moves were not especially powerful, in terms of linking techniques and movents together, they were smoother than any other type.
Bang!!!!
Beckman, who had not expected Hancock's second strike to be even faster than the first, finally had nowhere left to dodge.
Facing the beautiful leg whipping toward him at high speed, he could only stretch out his arm and gather surging Armant Haki upon it.
He knew very well that Hancock's close-range attacks also possessed the effect of petrifying people.
If he did not prepare sufficient Haki defense, he might be completely finished after taking just two or three hits!
At that point, no matter how great the dical skill, it would be very difficult to restore him to his original state.
But what Beckman had not expected was that such a seemingly casual kick from Hancock would contain such terrifying force!
And he could clearly feel that his mind had suffered a considerable impact. It simply had not caused any further effect.
This was the effect of Rolling Kick. Its power was not high, but it possessed a certain chance of causing the enemy to flinch.
Unfortunately, the Fighting type was ultimately not the Dark type or the Ghost type. When causing special effects on an enemy, its success rate was not particularly high.
But just as Beckman thought he had avoided the worst of the strike...
Crackle~!
A bolt of pitch-black lightning suddenly blood around that beautiful leg.
"This is!?"
Looking at the familiar scene before him, Beckman's eyes abruptly widened.
In the next second, the fairy-like Hancock's eyes flashed, and vast Conqueror's Haki surged into her beautiful leg like a tide, wrapping tightly around it.
"Conqueror's Haki infusion!?"
"And this much of it!?"
Beckman was endlessly shocked.
Imdiately afterward, he simply gave up resisting and allowed the terrifying force transmitted through that beautiful leg to send his body flying. He turned into a streak of light and smashed straight into the nearby rubble-strewn ground, blasting out a deep pit.
The battlefield by now had already been ravaged beyond recognition by the previous contestants. The hard earth had been shattered layer after layer, becoming extrely soft, which made it even easier for craters to be blasted into the ground.
However, looking at Beckman being sent flying, Hancock let out a puzzled hum.
"Hmm?!"
It had to be said that the reason Beckman could beco the vice-captain of the Red Hair Pirates was not only his outstanding strength. His quick-thinking mind was indeed extrely important as well.
Because in that split second just now, Beckman had actually made a choice that seed pathetic but was in fact the most appropriate one.
If he was sent flying by the kick, his physical condition ant he would not suffer too much damage.
But if he refused to give up and continued contesting strength with Hancock, his mind would definitely be overwheld by that vast Conqueror's Haki, causing him to fall completely into Hancock's rhythm.
"As expected of an Emperor's vice-captain. You do have so skill after all~"
Realizing how nimble Beckman's combat thinking was, the smile on Hancock's face grew even deeper.
After all, the stronger the enemy, the greater the pleasure of defeating them.
Tap!
The graceful Hancock once again moved rapidly across the ground like a spirit serpent. In the blink of an eye, she arrived at the spot where Beckman had fallen.
Without the slightest hesitation, her long leg, condensed with Conqueror's Haki, rose again.
And at this mont, a ruthless glint also flashed through Hancock's eyes.
"Superpower · Mighty Perfu Femur!!!"
Boom!!!!
As surging Fighting-type energy gathered, terrifying force suddenly converged upon Hancock's foot and then slamd down heavily toward the ground.
In an instant, the entire earth once again let out a tragic wail.
Although Hancock's body had not beco incomparably gigantic like the Straw Hats before her, the spectacle produced by this strike was not inferior to theirs in the slightest.
It was even greater!!!
A visible wave of air surged out from beneath Hancock's foot, sweeping up the sand and stones on the ground like a roaring ocean wave as it spread in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, the entire battlefield was already shrouded in thick smoke.
After watching so many long battles, the audience should have already grown used to this kind of situation. Yet when they discovered that Hancock had disappeared from the screen, they suddenly began shouting loudly.
"Hey!!! What the hell is this!? I paid money, and this is what you show !?"
"My beauty! Where's my beauty!? Hurry up and show my beauty! If I can't see my beauty, I feel like there are ants crawling all over !"
"Damn World Economy News Paper! There's this much dust in the shot, and you people don't know how to fix it!?"
"..."
"..."
Because they had lost sight of her, the people originally affected by the Love-Love Fruit actually recovered in an instant.
But clearly, at this mont, they did not want to regain their senses. On the contrary, they were more than happy to sink into it.
Unfortunately, the image would not recover just because of their shouting.
Only, in the very next instant, a battered figure covered head to toe in dust suddenly flew out of the smoke.
And in his hand, there was unmistakably a flintlock rifle.
"Don't underestimate too much! I'm still the vice-captain of an Emperor's crew, you know!"
Beckman, with an obvious footprint now added to his body, cut a sorry figure as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Clearly, Hancock's Mighty Perfu Femur just now had still struck him.
Fortunately, by using the soft layer of earth, Beckman had successfully dispersed the force, and his injuries were not particularly serious.
And Beckman, seizing this chance, also directly followed the montum and flew out, preparing to launch his first counterattack against Hancock since the battle began!
(End of Chapter)
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