One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

Chapter 76 Heroes! Kaido Arrives! (3.5K views, please subscribe!)

High, high in the sky, Jin finally stopped, his large wings flapping to keep him suspended in the air.

Jin covered his chest with his left hand, raised his right hand holding the knife, and ran the back of his hand across the corner of his mouth.

He raised his right hand, the back of which was covered in blood.

"How could this be?" Jin's voice was weak and filled with disbelief.

He didn't extinguish the flames behind his head, but he was still injured by that brat from the navy.

No, it wasn't an injury.

Instead, they were genuinely and severely damaged by him!

What was that domineering aura all about?! It pierced through tough skin and muscles, directly damaging his internal organs!

Below, Knight hovered in mid-air, slightly out of breath.

Tsk, you used up all your Armament Haki in one go, and you only managed to barely injure this guy?

That's really tough.

Armament Haki used for internal destruction alone is not enough.

It still needs to be combined with Conqueror's Haki to be truly powerful.

Otherwise, if he was like this when fighting King, he would only be able to tickle a monster like Kaido.

Kaido may not be as tough as King, but he's much tougher.

Both attacks, unleashing all their Haki, could severely injure King, but as for Kaido...

Knight looked up and gazed at Ember.

Now that his Armament Haki is depleted, if he wants to continue fighting, he will have to use illusions to buy time to recover his Haki.

My life is certainly not in any danger.

But if this guy continues to cause trouble, it will be quite troublesome.

We can't expose our projection capabilities.

But at that moment, in the sky, Jhin gave Knight a deep look, then the flames behind his head went out, and he instantly transformed into an arrow and shot away.

There's no need to continue fighting.

Paris is dead, and the ship that carried him has long since sunk to the bottom of the sea.

There's no need to fight this naval monster to the death here anymore.

Jhin was aware that Knight had weakened considerably, but he himself had suffered even greater injuries.

For pirates, choosing to run away when things are going badly is not a difficult decision.

There is no reason to fight to the death.

Ok?

Did they just run away?

Knight raised an eyebrow.

It seems that the attack that pierced through the Lunarians' steel defenses just now really scared him.

But this is for the best.

It's astonishing that Navy Knight was able to fight him to this extent.

Now, relying solely on Haki and physical skills, plus illusions, he's almost at the level of a Yonko vice-president, right?

He's not afraid of either Jhin or Marco.

On the contrary, Katakuri, who was generally considered the weakest of the Yonko's vice commanders in his previous life, posed the greatest threat to him.

Illusions have no effect on him, who can foresee the future.

On the contrary, when facing him, all I can do is use a wide-range, overwhelming aura to force him to stop using the ability to foresee the future and change his body shape to evade attacks, which would consume a lot of energy.

Knight lightly stepped on the air, letting his body float down.

Finally, he landed in the neighborhood where the navy was located.

The navy personnel, led by the seriously injured Vice Admiral Johnny, all looked at him.

"He probably won't be coming back."

Knight found a fallen pillar and sat down, saying wearily, "Let's contact the Augustan royal family and begin the rescue."

"Understood! Understood, Brigadier General Knight!"

The major general stationed nearby was so excited that his voice trembled, as if speaking to Knight was already a great honor.

There's no way around it, it's just too amazing!

This eighteen-year-old Brigadier General Knight first defeated Paris, a senior archer under Wang Zhi, in a very short time, and then completely suppressed King, Kaido's second-in-command, and even made that monster run away!

With such strength, let alone the younger generation of the Navy, even among the entire Navy, only a few big shots can surpass him!

Brigadier General Knight is destined to become a general, or even a field marshal!

After all, looking at it now, no one of his generation can compare to him.

"Excellent, Brigadier General Knight!"

After barely managing to bandage the massive wound on his shoulder, Lieutenant General Johnny spoke with admiration, "You saved this country."

"I just did what I was supposed to do."

Knight said calmly.

Overall, this trip was very fruitful.

The internal sabotage has been completed with Armament Haki, and he has made a great contribution. It should be a sure thing that he will be promoted to major general soon.

It's that guy Paris. He's a bit weak, but he has a pretty strong will. We can't just pull him into the dream space.

It's not surprising; someone with this level of strength can't possibly have a weak will.

Let's throw him into Impel Down to calm him down first, and then see if he's changed when we go there to buy goods again.

They are at least disaster-level experts, so it's worth putting some effort into them.

At the same time, Lieutenant General Johnny's gaze toward Knight had grown even more appreciative.

Despite making such a great achievement, he remains humble and modest. He truly deserves to be Master Zefa's last disciple!

"Um?"

Knight suddenly looked up.

The ground trembled slightly.

At the end of the long street, many people approached with joyful expressions.

Many people also excitedly flocked to the other street corners.

"Ha ha,"

Upon seeing this, Lieutenant General Johnny suddenly laughed and said, "Brigadier General Knight, are you ready?"

"what?"

Knight looked back, somewhat bewildered.

What does that mean?

"Ah! We've found him! It's Brigadier General Knight!"

A surprised voice suddenly rang out.

"Really! It's Brigadier General Knight!"

"Brigadier General Knight! Thank you so much!"

"Great hero! You saved this country!"

"Brigadier General Knight, we love you!"

"Can I go on a date with you, Brigadier General Knight?"

Shouting, cheering, and jumping for joy, people surged forward like a tidal wave.

Knight's lips twitched.

It's not that I think these citizens are too excited.

It's perfectly normal for men to admire you and for women to love you.

But there are just too many people. Are they trying to drown out everyone?

And the guy who said he wanted to go on a date with me, don't think I didn't see you're a muscular man!

Knight was instantly launched into the air and landed on the rooftop on one side.

The surging crowd paused for a moment, then someone shouted, "Brigadier General Knight! Without you, this country would be finished! You're our hero!"

"A great hero!"

The people gathered there immediately cheered.

Then gradually, it turned into a unified shout.

"Hero Knight!"

"Hero Knight!"

"Hero Knight!"

Oh, now you've really become a hero.

Knight smiled, instantly making the eyes of many ladies below light up. Brigadier General Knight was already very handsome, and when he smiled, it was like lying on the grass in spring when hundreds of flowers were in full bloom, listening to the babbling brook beside him, so captivating.

"Everyone,"

Knight spoke up, using his illusionary voice to create an even louder sound, otherwise his voice alone wouldn't be able to drown out so many people.

He said, "I am not a hero. The real heroes are those of you who remain optimistic despite suffering and never become discouraged by it."

Everyone fell silent for a moment, and then, cheers erupted into the sky.

"Long live Hero Knight!"

Understand the applause.

The cheering crowd suddenly parted to both sides, and a man dressed in magnificent clothes and wearing a crown walked in.

People kept greeting him and calling him king.

He was quite beloved; it seems he was a classic example of a kind and benevolent king in this world.

"Brigadier General Knight! Thank you so much!"

He sniffed and said solemnly, "Thank you for saving this country, thank you for saving my family, and thank you for saving my life."

"Thank you so much!"

As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Knight.

This is so troublesome.

We still have to put on a show.

Knight thought this, but still jumped off the roof and helped the man up. "It's nothing special, just a small thing."

Lieutenant General Johnny, who was watching from the sidelines, opened his mouth.

Was it just a casual thing?

"Amazing! Absolutely amazing!"

But the king said with a serious expression, "Our entire country has been saved! For us, there is nothing more remarkable than this!"

"Commodore Knight, I've made my decision. Not only will I personally call the World Government to report your achievements, but I will also take two billion Berries from my personal wealth as a token of my gratitude!"

Two billion Pele?

Or is it private property?

They're really rich.

This king is really something, unlike the countries Luffy saved, who just held a banquet and that was it.

The crowd also chimed in, shouting, "Brigadier General Knight, we're in!"

"Yes, although we're not as rich as the king, we can raise funds!"

"That's right! We can also chip in some money!"

Wow, there's even illegal fundraising.

"Cough cough."

Before Knight could speak, Vice Admiral Jennis coughed twice, turned his head away, and whispered, "Commodore Knight, this is a violation of naval discipline."

Protecting member states is the navy's responsibility. If huge fees are charged for rescuing member states, what about the other member states that are more economically disadvantaged?

"How can you say that!"

Upon hearing Lieutenant General Jennis's words, the King immediately retorted, "If heroic deeds are not recognized, who will be willing to risk their lives to stand up in the future?"

"Okay, I'm not interested in money."

Knight said calmly.

"However, Brigadier General Knight wanted to argue further."

Knight said, "If you must express your gratitude, then use this money to rebuild the city."

The surroundings fell silent for a moment.

Then, the crowd's eyes welled up with tears, "Brigadier General Knight, you were truly great!"

"Brigadier General Knight,"

The king, also deeply moved, gave Knight a thumbs-up, saying, "You are truly a great man! The Kingdom of August will never forget your kindness! You will always be a hero of this country!"

Even Johnny nodded in approval. Although this violated naval discipline, if someone really wanted to give it away, who could stop them in private?

But Knight still refused. Amazing! This is what a future star of the Navy should be like!

Little did they know, Knight was truly not short of money.

The main problem is that there's nowhere to spend money normally, except for fighting pirates; he spends his days training like an ascetic.

Okay, I've never run out of my salary.

And if you really want money, there's always Field.

After a while, having finally managed to get rid of the excited king and the people, Knight finally had time to take out his Den Den Mushi and contact Zephyr.

"How's Knight?"

The moment the call connected, Zephyr's urgent voice came through: "The marines stationed in the Kingdom of Auguste have called headquarters saying that not only Paris, but also Jin has appeared in some country?"

It seems the marines were in such a rush to the rescue that they forgot to report the latest news.

"It's all taken care of."

Knight recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

After receiving the contact, he immediately headed towards this location at full speed, even abandoning Ship 6 and using Moonwalk to arrive first. He easily defeated the archer Paris, fought fiercely against the Wildfire King, and finally broke through the enemy's defenses to master internal destruction, severely injuring King and scaring him away.

"Good job! Knight!"

Zefa's voice suddenly became excited, "You've surprised me again! I was even prepared to contact you and tell you to retreat if you really had no other choice! I never expected you to be able to do this! Timing the internal sabotage was crucial."

"Yes!"

"I really underestimated you, Professor Zephyr."

Knight chuckled. "Just a mere archer and a wildcat."

"Hahaha! You can be arrogant now!"

Zephyr's voice was full of laughter, "I'll call headquarters right away and give you credit!"

"Professor Zephyr,"

Knight said, "Should I stay here? Wang Zhi's men have been arrested; will that guy retaliate?"

"Wang Zhi?"

Zefa's smile deepened. "He probably doesn't have time to think about revenge right now."

"Just now, Kaido descended upon Or Island!"

Oh?

So, Wang Zhi is going to be in trouble?

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