"Bankai!"
"Sakashima Yokoshima Happo Fusagari".
Faced with the ever-growing number of Ochoku's pirates swarming in from all directions, Rosen calmly activated the Bankai of his Zanpakutō.
hiss
As a strange purple mist spread out, a golden flower bud quickly grew beneath his feet, enveloping him like a pedestal.
"You guys better watch out. Rosen is a Devil Fruit user who ate the Arms-Arms Fruit, and he's developed it to an unbelievable level."
"Every Zanpakutō he created using his Devil Fruit powers was either equivalent to a Zoan type, a Paramecia type, or even a Logia type."
"The ability he's using now is probably more of a Paramecia type, and it's very likely a Zanpakutō with strange abilities that can affect people without them even realizing it. We have the advantage of numbers and terrain, so we shouldn't be stingy with our Haki. We must use Haki at all times to resist the Devil Fruit abilities that affect us."
Ochoku's knowledge, experience, and combat skills were all extremely rich.
Furthermore, as the emperor who reigns supreme over the seas, he pays close attention to intelligence about other powerful figures who stand at the pinnacle of the ocean.
Upon seeing Rosen use a Zanpakutō ability he had never seen before, his first reaction was to use Haki to resist the effects of the unknown Devil Fruit ability on himself, while also reminding the three leaders beside him.
"Although we don't know what the power of his knife is, it seems to simply envelop him as far as we can see."
"It doesn't seem to have any offensive capabilities."
"Does Rosen think that Susanoo's defense is not strong enough?"
Selra Vayne nodded in response to Ochoku's reminder, but when he saw Rosen covered by golden flower buds, a hint of suspicion still flashed in his eyes.
In his view, the correct thing Rosen should do is to kill as many enemies as possible after activating Susanoo, before Susanoo is destroyed by the combined fire of the Ochoku Pirates and before his own Haki is exhausted, so as to reduce the pressure of fighting against thousands of enemies.
Instead of adopting a defensive posture after activating Susanoo, without taking any offensive action, as is the case now.
Why think so much about unnecessary things?
"Just like the captain said, from the moment this guy dared to set foot on Hachinosu alone, it all became meaningless."
"His future is only death."
Raizen Kael looked up at Susanoo in front of him:
"If we all attack at once, do you think he can kill all of us in the Ochoku Pirates?"
"Whether it's defense or offense."
"When Rosen's Haki is exhausted, even the strongest Marine in a thousand years will not be able to escape his fate."
Upon hearing this, Selra Vayne, Charlotte Gore, and other cadres all agreed with this statement.
Given the sheer size of Susanoo, the consumption of Armament Haki must be enormous. In addition to Captain Ochoku, the Ochoku Pirates have three leaders and six generals, and the number of pirates on the island exceeds ten thousand.
Such combat power, even if you just pile on the numbers, could completely exhaust Rosen's Haki.
"kill!"
A rocky skull burst from the ground, towering like a skyscraper in the center of Hachinosu. Then it opened its mouth, and a sound swept across Hachinosu like a storm, reaching the ears of every pirate in the Ochoku Pirates.
His face is exactly like Charlotte Gore.
Obviously.
He used the Island-Island Fruit to combine with Hachinosu, and then issued attack orders to each of the Ochoku Pirate Crews.
"Never mind whether it's Susanoo or whatever."
"If we all attack together, do you think he can withstand the combined attacks of the Ochoku Pirates?"
"Smash him!"
...
The pirates, who had been impatient for a long time, drew their weapons as soon as Charlotte Gore gave the order to attack.
Some raised their guns and fired.
Some drew their bows and nocked arrows.
Some wielded meteor hammers, smashing them furiously through the air.
Some held weapons and swung their swords to slash and hack.
In an instant.
From all directions, thousands of pirates launched a fierce attack on Rosen's Susanoo.
These 10,000 pirates were almost all capable of using Armament Haki.
Although 90% of the pirates only know how to use Armament Haki and haven't even mastered Hardening yet, thousands upon thousands of pirates launched an attack from all directions.
Bullet.
Arrows.
Slash.
All sorts of attacks, each imbued with Armament Haki, poured down like a torrential downpour.
With such a massive attack, anyone below the rank of emperor would have to retreat.
When faced with the siege of Ochoku's pirate crew, Rosen neither attacked nor dodged, but stood still, like a rock letting the waves crash and beat against him.
"What exactly are they planning?"
"His Susanoo clearly possesses the power to cleave through all things in the universe with a single strike, so why does it only launch a one-sided attack?"
"Is it because he used Observation Haki to see the future and knew that if he made a move, he would be intercepted by us, so he didn't launch a pointless attack?"
Ochoku did not make a move, but was instead on guard against Rosen's Susanoo.
In battles at the Emperor level, the role of troop strength is both very important and not unimportant.
Especially since the opponent is Rosen.
Without a strong opponent of equal strength to restrain him, Rosen only needed one strike to immediately push the number of casualties in Ochoku's pirate crew to over four figures.
That's why.
Regardless of whether it was Ochoku, one of the Yonko, or the three leaders, Selra Vayne, Raizen Kael, and Charlotte Gore, none of them joined the other pirates in the attack. Instead, they were on guard against Rosen and his Susanoo.
If this man attempts to activate Susanoo to launch an attack, he will be restrained by a total of ten people, including the Yonko, the Three Bosses, and the Six Vajra.
In this way, Rosen's Susanoo could no longer wreak havoc in the Hachinosu, but could only be firmly restrained, and then the Ochoku Pirates, with their massive number of pirates, used their numerical advantage to exhaust his Haki.
This is also the countermeasure that the major powers in the New World came up with after learning about Susanoo's ability.
The captain and executive-level combatant of the pirate crew, responsible for containing Susanoo's attack.
The lower-ranking members of the pirate crew used their numbers to wear down Rosen's Haki until they broke Susanoo or could no longer maintain it.
"besides."
"He clearly possesses Conqueror's Haki comparable to Rocks and Roger, so why doesn't he use it?"
"Such a Conqueror's Haki should be enough to crush 99% of the pirates on Hachinosu in an instant."
Besides Susanoo, Ochoku was also constantly on guard against Rosen's Conqueror's Haki.
after all.
If Rosen were allowed to use this power at will, it would be enough to wipe out the Ochoku Pirates in an instant.
Thinking about this...
Ochoku, feeling increasingly uneasy, suddenly had a red glint in his eyes.
He was clearly using Observation Haki to foresee the future.
Among the Yonko, he is the most insidious and ruthless.
He never does anything meaningless, especially when fighting against a powerful general.
Every step was carefully planned before being taken.
Like the other Yonko, when they encounter other generals, they always start by unleashing a Conqueror's Haki attack or releasing Conqueror's Haki from a distance as a greeting.
But Ochoku wouldn't.
He knew that Rosen's Conqueror's Haki was comparable to Rocks and Roger's. Whether he first used Conqueror's Haki to entangle Rosen or engaged in a Conqueror's Haki clash, it would only be a humiliation for Rosen and would also affect morale.
Therefore, from the moment Rosen landed on Hachinosu, he never actively used Conqueror's Haki.
The same is true now.
Even though Rosen was surrounded by tens of millions of pirates and had come up with a plan to deal with Susanoo and Conqueror's Haki, Ochoku still acted very cautiously.
When his subordinates launched their attack, he did not make a move. While on guard, he also used his Observation Haki to know in advance the results of the attack on Rosen and Rosen's next reaction.
However,
"Can't you see it?"
"Damn it!"
"It's Observation Killing."
Ochoku's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
If it was merely a suspicion that Rosen had previously suppressed Charlotte Gore's use of Conqueror's Haki to the point that he couldn't actively use the Island-Island Fruit, then it is now completely certain.
Rosen's Conqueror's Haki has reached the level of the Pirate King in his lifetime.
"I can't sense his presence at all."
"Is this the legendary 'Predict Attack and Future Vision'?"
"It's a good thing he came alone. If it were a fleet, it would be really difficult to deal with."
It wasn't just Ochoku.
Selra Vayne, Raizen Kael, and the others also used Observation Haki on Rosen, but without exception, they all sensed Rosen's presence.
Any attempt to use Observation Haki on Rosen will render that Haki ineffective.
Unable to sense any aura.
Unable to detect movement.
Attacks cannot be predicted.
The future is also unpredictable.
Suddenly.
Sizzle
A pirate who was slashing at Susanoo suddenly turned his blade around and slashed at one of his companions with the long sword wrapped in Armament Haki.
Bang
At the same time.
A pirate holding a pistol nearby suddenly turned his gun around, aimed it at the pirate who had just slashed at his companion, and fired a bullet coated with Armament Haki, which struck the pirate in the throat.
Phew
It's not an isolated case.
Beside the pirate who pulled the trigger and shot his comrade, a member of the Ochoku Gang wielded a meteor hammer and smashed his head open.
The sudden infighting was not an isolated incident, but rather like a contagious disease. Once the first case of pirate infighting occurred, more pirates joined in.
"Die!"
"You bastard, you should be the one who dies."
"Go to hell!"
"Today, it's either you or me."
...
Accompanied by cruel screams.
One second ago, thousands of pirates, armed with long swords and guns, launched an attack on Rosen.
The next second, the Ochoku Pirates erupted in an unprecedented internal conflict, as if in mutiny, turning their blades and gun barrels all towards their comrades.
The sound of swords clashing.
The sound of a bullet entering flesh.
The roars and screams of pirates.
The various chilling and deafening roars seemed to transform into musical notes exuding the aura of war and clashing swords, forming a war symphony that evoked images of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.