Nox, surrounded by six thousand people in this melee, unconsciously unleashed his Kenbunshoku Haki. The madness of the intense fighting constantly surged into his heart, making him equally bloodthirsty and eager to kill.
He did not deliberately suppress this emotion; instead, he embraced it completely.
Since his Awakening, he had never participated in such a large-scale battle. It seemed that deep down, he yearned for this endless slaughter.
"Kill!!!"
Nox drew the longsword from his hand, but he did not unleash a massive slash to reap the pirates.
Instead, he used the Limitless Sword Style, taking one step and making one strike, one strike at a time, severing the necks of the surrounding pirates. Any pirate who approached him was instantly beheaded with a single strike, without exception.
Within just a few minutes, within a radius of dozens of meters around Nox, heads rolled. Not a single pirate remained standing; they all became headless corpses lying on the ground.
"Kill!!!"
All six thousand pirates were bloodthirsty, and seeing Nox displaying such ferocity here did not make them afraid.
Instead, they charged forward even more frantically. Here, no pirate feared death.
"Kill!!!"
Facing the continuously charging pirates, Nox naturally showed no mercy, patiently beheading them one by one.
Their heads rolled on the ground like balls, and the ground was already a river of blood, but the slaughter showed no signs of abating.
"Gurahahaha, as expected of the guy I'm interested in! He looks aloof, but in reality, he's so wildly bloodthirsty!!!"
Nox's frenzied slaughter naturally caught the Golden Lion Shiki's attention. Moreover, he had noticed Nox, the one who had clashed with his Haoshoku a month ago, from the very beginning.
"Oh? Shiki, there's someone you're interested in down there?" Whitebeard opened his eyes and asked after hearing Shiki's words.
"There, it's that guy below who's having a blast killing. A month ago, he was the one who brought Shakky back," Shiki said, pointing to Nox, who was constantly slaughtering pirates below.
"I see. To be able to rescue Shakky from the World Government's hands, he's indeed impressive. I just don't know what his true strength is like," Whitebeard said.
"If you want to know, you can test him later, can't you?" Golden Lion Shiki incited.
"Forget it. Since you knew him before, why don't you go test him?" Whitebeard was no fool. Shiki was clearly trying to use him.
Although Shakky's position in the Rocks Pirates was not as high as an executive officers's, no one would needlessly offend Shakky, who controlled intelligence.
So, out of respect for Shakky, Whitebeard would not do such a thankless task.
As time passed, the six thousand pirates fought more and more frantically, and the more frantic they became, the more they fought.
Nox's killing efficiency was extremely high; almost every two seconds, a pirate was beheaded by him.
This astonishing killing efficiency naturally caught the attention of the various executive officerss of the Rocks Pirates.
In just fifteen minutes, the original six thousand pirates were reduced to just over three thousand, with over a thousand of them killed by Nox.
Even those bloodthirsty pirates no longer dared to approach Nox.
And Nox, at this moment, also stopped his slaughter. His crimson eyes had regained clarity, the black longsword in his hand had turned dark red, and the killing intent on his body remained intensely strong.
The immense pressure that had accumulated before was completely released in this unrestrained slaughter, and his swordsmanship also advanced further through the continuous killing.
"Since no one dares to come over, let's end this battle!" Nox coldly snorted, looking at the pirates still fighting around him.
"Boom!!!!"
A violent, blood-red Haoshoku Haki erupted wildly from his body, sweeping in all directions with him as the center. A strong, blood-red lightning storm instantly made all the fighting pirates stop at the same time.
"Bang, bang, bang!!!"
At the same time, those pirates with weak willpower were also knocked unconscious when Nox released his Haoshoku Haki, without Nox even needing to lift a finger.
Suddenly, among the original three thousand pirates, only a few hundred were still struggling to resist; everyone else had fallen.
"Haoshoku Haki!!!"
Seeing the Haoshoku Haki erupt from Nox, those pirates still struggling to resist were greatly astonished.
They hadn't expected that this guy, who had been frantically beheading people, was actually a Haoshoku Haki user.
Not only the pirates participating in the battle, but also the executive officerss of the Rocks Pirates, with the exception of Golden Lion Shiki, all looked at Nox in surprise.
They hadn't expected this crazy guy to possess Haoshoku Haki, just like them, and by its intensity, it seemed quite strong.
"Gurahahahaha!!!"
Seeing Nox erupt with Haoshoku Haki, Golden Lion Shiki's arrogant golden Haoshoku Haki also burst forth, clashing with Nox's Haoshoku Haki.
"Gurahahahaha!!!"
Seeing Golden Lion Shiki's action, Whitebeard also unleashed his Haoshoku Haki, forming a three-way standoff.
"Mama, I'll join too!!"
Charlotte Linlin, who never shied away from trouble, stopped eating cake and also unleashed her Haoshoku Haki.
"So much excitement, I'll join too."
At this moment, as if something had been triggered, Wang Zhi, Silver Axe, John, and even Kaido all unleashed their Haoshoku Haki, clashing recklessly.
The pirates who had originally managed to hold on completely lost consciousness and fell to the ground under the impact of multiple Haoshoku Haki.
Among the pirates who had participated in the Rocks Pirates' recruitment drive, only Nox remained standing.
"Wahahahahaha!!!"
Just as many Haoshoku Haki users were vying for dominance, a more powerful, deep red Haoshoku Haki soared into the sky.
It shattered all other Haoshoku Haki and forcefully suppressed Nox.
Feeling the unfathomable, deep red abyss-like Haoshoku Haki from Rocks.
Nox's Haoshoku Haki was directly shocked and contracted back to within a ten-meter radius around him. Even so, Nox's Haoshoku Haki was still continuously being compressed.
"Hold your ground!!!"
Even though Rocks's Haoshoku Haki was extremely powerful, Nox's willpower was incredibly firm.
Knowing that his Haoshoku Haki couldn't match Rocks's, he fiercely defended his small territory, resolutely refusing to let his Haoshoku Haki be completely defeated.
Under this intense pressure, Nox's desire to win was completely ignited. His Haoshoku Haki thus ascended to a higher level. Even Rocks wouldn't be able to suppress him with just Haoshoku Haki.