Chapter 139 139: Both Warbands Awaken Two Types of Haki
A fierce and exhilarating battle unfolded before Skye and Jessica's eyes.
The two girls saw with their own eyes just how high the level of combat at this stage was.
So high that they could not see it clearly at all.
The speed was so fast that the people themselves were almost invisible. They could only occasionally see the two figures flashing into view as they collided, and each collision would explode into a terrifying ring of air.
There was no doubt that if an ordinary person were nearby, they probably would not even need to get close before being torn apart by the shockwaves.
Either that, or they would be cut into seven or eight pieces by the flying slashes from Tempest Kick.
Far too strong. It was frighteningly strong.
Yet this only made the two girls even more thrilled, because they would also become that strong in the future.
Unlike the seemingly evenly matched scene, everyone in the two warbands knew that throughout the entire fight, Reacher was actually being suppressed from beginning to end.
In every aspect.
Although Natasha had only just awakened two types of Haki and was still somewhat unfamiliar with using them at first, the fierce battle with Reacher instead allowed her to gradually become more skilled with them.
Her growing proficiency made things miserable for Reacher.
In a real fight, Natasha would never be foolish enough to clash head-on with Reacher. Since she wanted him to understand the terrifying aspects of Haki, she naturally had to fully display the ability.
The result was that every one of Reacher's attacks was predicted by Natasha.
Reacher's actual combat experience was not inferior to Natasha's. Because of his soldier's style, his fighting method was even more direct and lethal.
However, no matter how he attacked, Natasha could dodge him with effortless ease.
To put it plainly, she had more than enough room to spare.
It was a helplessness he had never felt before. And every time Natasha dodged, she could always seize the opening created when Reacher launched an attack.
Then she would accurately grasp that opening and strike Reacher hard.
Sometimes, Reacher could react in time, but more often, he was sent flying.
Without question, the result was that Reacher was crushed, and that was how the battle ended.
Reacher lay on the pitted ground. Although there was no expression on his face, in his heart, he almost began doubting life.
At that moment, Natasha walked over and reached a hand toward him as he lay on the ground.
"How does it feel?"
"Very bad. Very happy." Reacher reached out and took her hand, using the support to stand. He could feel that his body was almost falling apart.
Natasha had not held back at all. Her approach was simple: use as much strength as she had.
But Reacher was not angry.
The purpose of this fight had been to feel the power of two types of Haki. What did anger have to do with it?
Was he supposed to become angry or jealous just because Natasha had surpassed him?
Reacher was not that kind of person.
Or rather, none of the others were that kind of person. On the contrary, within this lively team, everyone possessed high fighting spirit and a sense of competition.
All of it was healthy.
With the same starting point, if they were worse than others, they would not feel jealous. They would only consider whether they had not worked hard enough or seriously enough.
Tomorrow, they would double their effort. They had to erase the gap, then surpass the others.
Reacher would only be happy.
Happy because, just as BOSS had said, Haki brought an exponential increase to strength. Awakening Haki was the true beginning of their path toward becoming strong.
Natasha liked this atmosphere, which was why she acted so freely.
It was exactly because she knew this.
Here, Natasha did not need to pretend. She did not need to hide her true nature. She only needed to be herself and do whatever she wanted.
To release her nature.
It was completely different from the Red Room.
"Ah, since you've felt it now, I should go. I'm still injured."
But Natasha sensed the pairs of burning gazes coming from the audience stands, and a chill ran down her back.
So she immediately pretended to be weak and hurriedly ran off.
What a joke. If she did not run now, she really would spend the entire day here. Those clingy little demons absolutely would not let her leave.
Natasha slipped away very quickly, giving the soldiers of the two warbands in the stands no chance to speak.
The audience immediately erupted in deafening boos.
They wished they could drag Natasha back right away.
Reacher laughed despite himself, then waved his hand and shouted, "All right. We'll be learning Haki soon too, so what's the rush? Prepare for today's training."
Watching this battle had delayed the morning training, and they had to make up for it.
Reacher was the same. Injuries were injuries, but training could not be missed.
In any case, as long as training did not kill them, with the powerful self-healing foundation brought by the serum, deep sleep and several hours of morning meditation would allow them to recover mostly by the next day.
This battle had clearly made everyone fully realize how powerful Haki was.
It also filled them with desire for Haki.
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Soon, the soldiers of the two warbands got what they wanted. Their BOSS was reliable, as always. Before long, he had created more than a thousand Haki seeds.
Mass-producing this thing was not difficult.
The harder part was that after Matthew integrated the seeds into the soldiers' bodies, he had to keep using Armament Haki to strike and beat them.
The process was basically exactly the same as Natasha's.
Fortunately, Natasha had awakened Haki as well, which saved quite a bit of effort.
The beginning took some time, but as more and more soldiers awakened Haki later on, the process was shortened considerably. Eventually, Matthew did not even need to personally take action anymore.
Even so, the process still took about a month and a half.
A month and a half.
More than a thousand soldiers had awakened two types of Haki, their physiques basically exceeded ninety tons, and they were proficient in the Six Powers. Even if they were thrown into the world of One Piece, they would be a force on the level of an Emperor's crew.
With Matthew added in, they were properly the strongest Emperor crew in the world.
After all, Matthew knew far too many things. His magic alone could probably sweep through the entire One Piece world.
Aside from unlocking the achievement of having both warbands awaken Haki during this month and a half, Skye and Jessica's observation period and experimental matching had also succeeded.
Jessica was still relatively simple. Her awakened ability was purely an accident, belonging to the type of genetic mutation.
When she was young, she had once had her own family.
Her original name was Jessica Campbell.
On the way to a trip to Disney, she and her younger brother argued in the back seat. Her father, who was driving, became distracted, causing their car to collide directly with a military truck fully loaded with radioactive chemicals.
Everyone present was exposed to radiation.
Only Jessica survived. She was then sent to the hospital and fell into a coma.
Her parents and younger brother died in the accident, while she herself was severely injured and remained unconscious for several months. After waking up, she was adopted by the Jones family.
It was only months later that she regained consciousness. After waking, she was overwhelmed with grief, until one day, she discovered that for some reason, she had suddenly gained superhuman strength. She flew.
Jessica could roughly guess that the awakening of her ability was related to that car accident.
And that was indeed the case. After repeated testing with precision instruments from the Technology Department, it was confirmed that Jessica's genes, cellular structure, and other aspects all showed traces of radiation-induced changes.
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