Chapter 134 134: The Distance of the World
A man's reputation casts a long shadow.
Byrnndi World naturally knew the name Roldy.
The former Marine Headquarters prodigy turned pirate carried an aura of mystery. In the past, Waldo had dismissed him as overrated. If he had fought in the God Valley Incident, surely his achievements would have surpassed Roldy's—that had been his confidence.
But the moment Roldy stood before him—
That confidence shattered without resistance.
This overwhelming, demonic presence… could a human truly reach such a level?
Waldo was no amateur. With a bounty of 734,000,000 Berries, he was a recognized powerhouse of the New World.
And yet—
Before Roldy, he felt like a child barely a few years old.
"Well? Why so quiet, World Destroyer?"
Roldy's tone was relaxed.
To him, Byrnndi World was commendable—
But nothing more.
The battlefield had fallen completely silent.
The once-arrogant pirates no longer dared advance. Terror filled their faces as they stared at the man standing beside their captain atop the city wall.
Instinctive fear does not lie.
It felt like being locked in the gaze of a tiger.
"Stop posturing! You think I scare easy?!"
Whether to save face before his crew or to cling to pride, Waldo roared and threw a heavy punch toward Roldy's left ribs.
His Armament Haki was dark and dense, clearly powerful.
He was not only a master of the Shima Shima no Mi—he was also a seasoned physical combatant.
But to Roldy—
It meant nothing.
His Observation Haki was mediocre.
His physical speed, however, was monstrous.
He didn't even bother to dodge.
A layer of Armament Haki—thicker and more refined than Waldo's—coated his ribs. His arms remained folded across his chest.
The sheer disdain in that posture ignited Waldo's fury.
He unconsciously poured even more strength into his strike.
The soldiers watching below turned away, unable to bear what they assumed would be a bloody sight. The defending general even shouted, "Careful!"
Bang!
The impact echoed.
But the sensation in Waldo's fist was not what he expected.
A numbing shock traveled up his arm.
Impossible.
His Armament Haki had already brushed the threshold of Advanced Armament Haki (Ryuo). His physical strength was immense. He had not held back.
"What…?"
Waldo's eyes widened.
"Decent strength," Roldy said with a grin. "But your Armament Haki is lacking."
That smile felt like a blade twisting in Waldo's pride.
Humiliation turned to rage.
He unleashed his Haki completely, fists crashing into Roldy's abdomen in rapid succession.
Each strike carried lethal force.
Yet Roldy's abdominal muscles were like forged steel. His Armament Haki was a fortress.
Waldo's blows achieved nothing.
The more he attacked, the colder his heart became.
There had to be a limit.
There had to be a boundary to strength.
Yet Roldy's monstrous body and Haki defied reason.
In truth, there was an effect.
Each blow consumed a sliver of Roldy's Haki reserves.
So far, Waldo had drained approximately…
One one-thousandth.
At this rate—
Assuming Roldy did not regenerate Haki, and ignoring Waldo's own stamina and Haki depletion—
He would need roughly eighty hours to break through the defense.
"You're wasting your effort."
Roldy finally moved.
"Frog in a well… raise your head. See the distance between you and the world."
Waldo's bounty was inflated by reputation and chaos. In this era—post–God Valley—the value of a bounty carried enormous weight.
Even Whitebeard at his peak had once held only half of what he would earn in the new era.
And Waldo?
Seven hundred million?
Ridiculous.
"No… that's impossible! The gap can't be this wide!"
His confidence cracked.
Roldy seemed bored.
Facing Waldo's near-hysterical assault, he extended one massive hand.
The pressure behind it was suffocating.
Instinct screamed.
Waldo retreated over a hundred meters in a blink, exhaling in relief—
Only to hear Roldy's voice from behind him.
"You're too slow. You're not even as fast as that monkey Borsalino… and you think you can escape me?"
Borsalino.
Waldo knew the name.
The Marine Headquarters genius who ate the Pika Pika no Mi—a man who moved at the speed of light.
Was Roldy saying—
He surpassed light?
How could this be fought?
Speed.
Strength.
Haki.
He was inferior in every category.
His crew?
Useless.
Men who followed strength would never risk their lives against something like this.
The giant hand seized his shoulder.
With a single squeeze—
Waldo's upper body shattered like stone.
But—
He still had one move left.
Shima Shima no Mi.
His feet had already fused with the earth beneath him.
The ground trembled.
A thunderous rumble spread across the kingdom.
The island itself—
Awakened.
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