Marvel: Sign-In System – Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

Only then did the mutants confirm beyond a doubt that they truly had arrived in Terra. It was nothing short of miraculous.

Just moments ago, they had still been inside America. Now, in the blink of an eye, they had reached the continent of Eastern Europe.

After arriving in Terra, the mutants finally relaxed. The unlucky injured flight attendants were also taken away.

They needed treatment—and afterward, they would have to be questioned as part of the investigation.

This suicide-style attempt to destroy the plane was far too serious. It had to be investigated clearly.

Terra had already issued the Mutant Immigration Act, yet someone still dared to do something like this. That was no different from slapping Terra in the face.

Would Terra let that pass lightly? Of course not.

They had to make an example of someone.

The woman in glasses took charge of the work and soon walked toward the Boeing passenger plane. The Grey Knights soldier had already landed, dragging the unconscious captain and copilot in his hands.

He casually threw them onto the ground. The woman gave a light wave, and several soldiers behind her immediately stepped forward and restrained both pilots.

"Brother Chevat, I am Nova, the officer in charge of this incident," Nova said respectfully.

All three major Warbands had their own ranks and positions. Internally, people would not directly call someone a Grey Knight, Astartes, or Raven.

The Grey Knights were clearly defined as battle-brothers and inquisitors, so she called him Brother.

Not simply Grey Knight.

"Nova, I have been dispatched by the Inquisition to assist with your work." Chevat said with a nod. He was not arrogant because of his noble status. Instead, his tone was calm, and he clearly explained his duty in this mission.

He was here to assist, not to lead.

Within the Empire, responsibilities were divided very clearly, and each mission had a clear definition. Personal will was not allowed to override mission duty.

Nova understood this, so she did not waste time with pleasantries and asked directly.

"Brother Chevat, can you check their memories?"

The Grey Knights focused on magic and clearly had the ability to read memories, but this was not really on the level of spells. It was simply brute force.

As the life level of the Grey Knights continued to rise, their mental power increased as well. Combined with Kamar-Taj's basic meditation, their spiritual growth had sped up, and methods like reading memories and invading thoughts were small extensions of that.

Inside the Inquisition, this ability was defined as one of its interrogation methods.

The main point was force.

Of course, the Inquisition had already submitted a proposal to form a department specially used for mental interrogation.

This department would specifically recruit mutants with psychic abilities, then follow normal procedures to inject them with serum and strengthen their powers. For now, this was still in the early planning stage and would be pushed forward later.

Kamar-Taj did not have dedicated magic for reading memories or thoughts. After all, the enemies sorcerers usually faced were powerful beings from beyond dimensions. Most of them were far stronger than sorcerers on an individual level, so such magic was useless.

The same was true against ordinary people. There was no need to use it.

Instead, Kamar-Taj had spells specifically for erasing memories. If sorcerers acted in a city or were accidentally seen by ordinary people, they would erase those people's memories individually.

"I can check, but after I examine their memories, it will cause permanent damage to their brains."

Chevat could naturally do it, but there would be consequences.

Unlike ordinary telepathic mutants, who could quietly slip into a person's mind, read their memories, and withdraw without a trace, his methods were far rougher.

Nova gave a nod of understanding upon hearing this.

"No need to rush for now. We need to inspect the plane first and check the internal channels to see what happened in the cockpit."

She wanted to use this method to decide the next step.

If both the captain and copilot had problems, then there would be no need to worry about harming the innocent.

…

Rumble!!

A deep roar exploded across the barren land. In the sky above, dazzling red lightning flashed and surged wildly.

A boundless presence swept over everything, turning the entire space deep crimson.

Under that overwhelming will, any person or object would be crushed.

Yet on the ground below, a sole army stood firm, holding the line against it.

It was none other than the Three Warbands: the Astartes, Ravens, and Grey Knights.

This force did not include the five thousand candidates.

Including high-ranking soldiers like Reacher and Natasha, every soldier stood their ground, withstanding the impact and cleansing of Matthew's Conqueror's Haki.

Every pair of eyes was dyed red.

Terrifying auras stirred within their chests, gathering and merging into a frightening torrent to resist the Emperor's Conqueror's Haki.

Yes—every single one of them had awakened Conqueror's Haki.

The seeds of Conqueror's Haki had been absorbed and awakened by them all. But it was not enough. Far from enough.

Conqueror's Haki was divided into several stages. In the earliest stage of awakening, it was usually triggered only by extreme emotions like anger. It could strike the will of people nearby and knock them unconscious, but it could not be controlled finely.

The second stage was stronger. As one's presence grew, they could control Conqueror's Haki more precisely—the timing, power, and range of its influence would all fall under their control.

The higher stage was, without doubt, the point where it could cause powerful damage to real matter.

A Conqueror's Haki user with mind, skill, and body in balance could spread their Haki in all directions simply by raising their presence. It could be said that their Conqueror's Haki was active at all times.

Its pressure could easily damage a ship, or make a battle-hardened agent collapse without even realizing what had happened as they passed by.

And finally, there was the threshold of top-tier powerhouses—Conqueror's Haki coating.

The soldiers of the three Warbands had already awakened Haki. Their faith and will were extremely firm, and their understanding had long since been expanded.

Because of that, after awakening Conqueror's Haki, the soldiers of the three Warbands could release it on their own, without needing emotional stimulation.

But they were still at the earliest stage.

There was no orthodox training method for improving Conqueror's Haki.

Even though the three Warbands all used meditation to strengthen their mental power, Conqueror's Haki was not mental power in the strict traditional sense. It was a force formed from will and vitality.

Meditation was not suited for raising Conqueror's Haki.

Its growth came from the growth of one's presence. For example, Monkey D. Luffy and Red-Haired Shanks saw their Conqueror's Haki grow as the story advanced because they went through hardship, strengthened their beliefs, and raised their presence.

Luffy went from releasing it unconsciously, to controlling it on Fish-Man Island, to coating attacks with it in Wano. In essence, this was the outward sign of his growth along the journey, not the result of a training technique.

Simply put, it required real combat.

Brutal real combat. Breaking through one's limits in desperate life-and-death battles would greatly increase strength and make one's presence surge.

The second method was to experience despair and be reborn from it. Just like Luffy's transformation after his mental collapse in Impel Down and Marineford, his presence would also rise sharply.

The second method depended on the person.

What Matthew wanted to do was simulate the first. He would use his own Conqueror's Haki to push the soldiers of the three warbands to their limits.

He would pressure them until they were on the verge of collapse.

Even if this could not directly increase the strength of their Conqueror's Haki, this kind of pressure could still lead to another possible result—

A breakthrough in technique.

For example, Kaido's advanced use of it.

Matthew deeply agreed with Kaido's teaching philosophy.

In fact, ever since Matthew awakened Haki, he had been consciously seeking powerful opponents to fight.

For example, Mephisto.

He had used Mephisto's hand to temper himself again and again.

This teaching method had been kept, and now Matthew was using it on the soldiers of the three Warbands.

The Conqueror's Haki of over a thousand soldiers from the three Warbands merged together and collided with Matthew's Conqueror's Haki, making the Mirror Dimension space look as if the end of the world had arrived.

The violent wind created by the clash tore through rock and soil, sweeping in every direction. The barren land shook fiercely, and thin cracks spread from all sides, crawling out beneath the soldiers' boots.

The terrifying Conqueror's Haki was like a solid crimson tsunami, crashing down in endless layers. Its domineering force filled the entire space, as if it would crush everything.

The sky split open.

The rolling clouds were divided into two halves.

But numbers did not decide everything. This was an absolutely unfair battle.

More than a thousand soldiers released their Conqueror's Haki, but they were not the ones attacking Matthew. Instead, Matthew was crushing them with a will that almost overwhelmed everything.

Reacher, Natasha, Neagley, Bucky, Roscoe, and everyone else—

Their eyes were sharp, yet their faith and will were being compressed again and again.

Compressed until their bodies slowly began to bend.

Normally, because of their faith, they would bow to the Emperor. But now was different. Now, they had to show the Emperor their fearlessness and resolve.

This was training, and it was also their chance to prove themselves to Matthew.

Rumble!!

Matthew understood the firm belief in the soldiers' eyes. The corner of his mouth rose slightly. He felt gratified, but at the same time, he strengthened the burst of his Conqueror's Haki once more.

These were the future pillars of the Empire.

So Matthew would not be merciful.

Boom!!!

The ground cracked, and countless layers of rock and stone flew into the air. A figure wrapped in black-red lightning shot out with a roar, and the rocks shattered instantly, turning into powder.

Facing more than a thousand people, Matthew did not use any Devil Fruit.

He used only his pure body, the Six Powers, and Haki.

He wanted to fight one against a thousand.

He wanted to see whether these soldiers, firm as stone, would be broken by him.

Matthew was too fast. Several thousand meters vanished in the blink of an eye. Reacher, standing at the very front, changed expression. With a low roar, he raised his fist, Armament Haki turning it pitch-black, and threw a fearless punch.

The next second, Reacher was smashed into the ground.

BOOM!!

A violent roar exploded. The earth shook as Reacher's massive body was driven heavily into the ground by Matthew's Conqueror's Haki-coated punch. A large area caved in at once.

Reacher spat out mouthfuls of blood. That punch had nearly taken half his life, and even his consciousness began to blur.

A punch coated in Conqueror's Haki—put simply—ignored the health bar and defense, focusing entirely on true damage.

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