"Someone is invading the palace, quickly follow me!!"
"It's the great pirate, Headhunting Swordsman Nox, he's here! Quickly protect the King!"
"Damn it, how could such a great pirate appear in this Kingdom? Could he be here to destroy the nation? Run!!"...
Nox's appearance plunged the entire island into chaos, and the soldiers loyal to the palace rushed towards it, wanting to protect the King.
"They've come at the right time!!!"
Seeing the soldiers constantly gathering, Nox revealed a satisfied smile; this was exactly the result he wanted.
"Headhunting Swordsman Nox, you can take whatever you want. As long as you don't harm us, we absolutely won't stop you."
After Nox arrived at the palace, he saw the King of this Kingdom. He stood up, forcing himself to ignore his trembling legs, and said.
"What I want, I will naturally take, and you can't stop me either."
"Tell me, where are the treasures of your Kingdom hidden?"
Nox smiled slightly, then instantly appeared in front of the King, placing his right hand on his shoulder.
"You wish! I will absolutely not tell you!"
This King still had some backbone; at least he wasn't scared to death by Nox.
"I said, what I want, I will take myself. Even if you don't tell me, I still have a way to know!"
At this moment, Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki Mind Reading activated, just as he asked about the treasure.
Information about the treasure's location involuntarily flashed in the King's mind, and this information was perfectly read by Nox.
"I know where it is now. Your value is used up; you can die."
Nox's lips curved slightly upwards as he crushed the neck of this King whose name he didn't know.
"The effect of Mind Reading is really good."
It can be said that the Mind Reading Kenbunshoku Haki is truly very useful.
Not only can it anticipate the enemy's moves in battle, being even stronger than future-sight Kenbunshoku Haki, but it also has excellent effects in gathering intelligence.
"Kill!!!!"
After Nox killed the King, the soldiers who were rushing over were already close to the palace.
"They've all arrived. Since that's the case, you can all fall down."
The Haoshoku Haki on his body instantly erupted, like the aftershock of an atomic bomb explosion, instantly surging outwards in all directions from the palace as the center.
Blood-red lightning spread out, falling upon the charging soldiers like a thousand bolts of thunder striking down.
Every single one was knocked unconscious by the Haoshoku Haki; no one could withstand Nox's Haoshoku Haki!
Tens of thousands of soldiers around the palace all fell to the ground, unable to get up, under this wave of Haoshoku Haki impact.
The sight of tens of thousands of people collapsing simultaneously made the observers watching the battlefield from afar feel their scalps tingle. Was that really something a human could do?
"Damn it, how could a Haoshoku Haki user appear here!!"
"This is bad! It's the Rocks Pirates Executive Officer Headhunting Swordsman Nox! He's dealing with this Kingdom's soldiers; he must be trying to plunder this country!"
"No way, we can't stay here! Let's leave quickly, otherwise, if we encounter that monster, we'll die horribly."...
When Nox's Haoshoku Haki erupted, the "rats" hiding in the dark and pushing the war forward all felt their scalps tingle and fled this country without a second thought.
Among these people were those from the World Government, Dark World, and other Kingdoms.
They were all instigators and beneficiaries of the war; after all, wartime profits were too easy to make. Who wouldn't want a piece of the pie?
And the Kingdom whose pie was being shared was naturally the "War Without End Country".
Nox's arrival clearly shattered this massive war "cake", seizing all the profits from it.
Even if the forces behind these "rats" were envious, they had no choice but to give up.
Because in the New World, the Rocks Pirates are the true rulers; other forces have to steer clear when they encounter the Rocks Pirates.
This is the current influence and dominance of the Rocks Pirates in the New World.
Nox wouldn't bother with those things. After finding the treasure's location in that King's mind.
He immediately came to the treasure location, violently opened the treasure's entrance, and rushed to the innermost part of the treasure.
Here, an Zoan-type Devil Fruit was hidden, shaped like a banana. It should be an Zoan-type Devil Fruit. Nox didn't look at it closely and just put it away, then rushed to another Kingdom.
World Government:
"News has come from the War Without End Country that Rocks Pirates Executive Officer Nox is currently plundering there."
Scientific Defense Warrior God Saturn Saint said.
"He has finally appeared. Since that's the case, dispatch CP0 Deputy Director Karl Lok Groso to apprehend him."
"Karl Lok Groso is an Animal-type Ancient Zoan Pterodactyl ability user. His strength is comparable to an Army General. Dealing with the current Nox is enough."
Finance War God Nasujuro Saint said.
"Let the Marine also depart. Ostensibly, the Marine will go for the capture, allowing the target to know the Marine's speed and location."
"Secretly dispatch CP0 Deputy Chief Karl Lok Groso, who has extremely fast flight speed, to arrive before the Marine. The probability of a successful capture will be higher."
Warcury Saint, God of War of Law said.
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"...
Marineford:
"News has come from the World Government that Rocks Pirates Executive Officer Nox has gone alone to the War Without End Country and is carrying out a nation-destroying plunder."
Fleet Admiral Brac said angrily.
"Fleet Admiral, let me go! I will bring Nox back!"
Kong volunteered, stating that he had previously said that once Nox left the Rocks Pirates, he would take action to capture him.
"Alright, Kong, you go. I will keep an eye on the movements of the Rocks Pirates. Stay in touch at all times. If the Rocks Pirates make any unusual moves, I will notify you immediately."
Brac said.
Although Nox has now left the Rocks Pirates, he is still in the New World, which is the Rocks Pirates' home ground. There's a fear that the Rocks Pirates might dispatch a large force to surround and annihilate Kong.
Although Brac didn't want Kong to go and capture Nox, the World Government's Gorosei had given the order, so he had no choice but to comply.
"Fleet Admiral, I will definitely bring Nox back."
Kong said confidently.
Hostile Kingdoms of the War Without End Country:
"This..."
General Abu Clayton led his fleet and, upon arriving here, found that the soldiers here had all lost their combat ability and fainted on the ground, leaving him too shocked to speak.
He knew about the existence of Haoshoku Haki and also knew that Haoshoku Haki could knock enemies unconscious.
But he had never seen Haoshoku Haki cover such a wide area and knock out so many soldiers.