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"Whitebeard!" 

A group of Donquixote family cadres surrounded him.

However, upon seeing the man, everyone trembled, fear etched across their faces, and cold sweat continued to trickle down.

They dared to stand in his way because they were loyal to Donquixote Doflamingo.

But being loyal doesn't mean they weren't scared.

On the contrary

Several of them felt more fear when they saw Whitebeard than anyone else.

Because Whitebeard had too many infamous names.

New World Four Emperors!

King of the world!

The strongest man in the world!

A villain even more terrifying than demons!

In the presence of such a powerful man, the Donquixote family cadres had no confidence at all.

"Doflamingo's men?" 

Marco put his hands on his hips and didn't seem to care.

It's not that he's arrogant, but there really isn't much need to be concerned.

Because even if Doflamingo came in person, he wouldn't be able to handle Marco or Whitebeard, let alone these small fry.

"Guurarara~"

"Straw hat boy, I'm leaving these people to you. Let's see how your recent training has paid off" 

Whitebeard said with a calm smile.

These cadres in front of him are nothing to Marco, let alone him,  the strongest man in the world. But no matter how weak the enemy, there was value in their presence.

They could serve as Luffy's opponents, helping gauge Luffy's training progress.

"Leave them to me, old man Whitebeard!" 

Luffy grinned.

His fists clenched, Armament Haki covered his entire arm.

After a period of practice and battles, he had mastered the use of Armament Haki, but now he needed real combat training.

With that, he rushed away quickly.

"Stop them!" 

Machvise shouted and charged forward first.

The other cadres exchanged glances and quickly joined the toy soldiers to form a square formation as they approached the Whitebeard trio.

"Shishishi"

"Your opponent is me!" 

Luffy laughed.

His fist, enveloped in Armament Haki, swept toward the toy soldier.

These soldiers become nothing more than ordinary people in front of Luffy, even with their guns.

In any case, Luffy was one of the Supernova, a rising star among pirates, and his strength had significantly increased under Whitebeard's guidance.

Handling a group of toy soldiers was no problem at all.

Boom!

A single punch landed.

The sturdy ground crumbled under the impact, creating cracks.

The nearby toy soldiers were also sent flying.

"Oh, oh!"

"This is so cool!"

Luffy's eyes lit up, and he was almost brought to tears.

To learn Armament Haki, he didn't know how much he had suffered or how many beatings he had taken.

Seeing the results now, there was every reason to be excited.

"Guurarara~"

"Straw Hat Boy, you're a rubber man, and Armament Haki can be combined with the abilities of the Rubber Fruit" 

Whitebeard explained, pointing to the side.

"The combination of Armament Haki and fruit abilities?" 

Luffy looked confused.

"What a fool."

Marco rubbed his forehead but he patiently explained: "What Pops means is that when you use Armament Haki, you can also combine with your fruit ability, allowing you to maximize the power of Armament Haki."

"Oooh, I got it!"

Luffy smacked his left fist into his right palm, a sudden realization lighting up his face.

He immediately shook his fist and launched a swift attack.

Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!

He uses the abilities of his Rubber Fruit and Armanent Haki, causing his arms to shoot out like bullets, sweeping away the toy soldiers around him.

"This is so cool!" 

Luffy was overjoyed.

Then he became even more excited and started to play around.

Gomu-Gomu Rocket, Gomu-Gomu Gatling Guns, Gomu-Gomu Stamps, Gomu-Gomu Bazooka. All kinds of messy skills are used.

Originally, the power of these techniques wasn't very impressive.

However, with the boost of Armament Haki, their power had significantly increased.

Ordinary toy soldiers couldn't stop him at all; Luffy had them on the ground within just a few minutes.

"How can the Straw Hat boy from the first half of the Grand Line have such strength?" 

The cadres were utterly dumbfounded.

They knew Luffy very well.

After all, Strawhat Luffy had participated in the Summit War of Marineford and the Festival Island War, and his name had spread throughout the New World.

But in the eyes of most New World people,

Luffy was simply seen as a fortunate kid with little strength

The only reason he gained fame in the New World was entirely because of Whitebeard.

What a few people didn't anticipate was that Luffy would possess this level of strength.

"Shishishii~"

"Next up, it's your turn!" 

Luffy directed his gaze at Delinger and the others.

He raised his arm as he spoke and then began to strike.

His originally slender arms struck countless times in an instant, and Armament Haki covered them entirely.

"Take this!"

Luffy's legs bounced like springs.

After soaring to a height of over ten meters in the sky, he pumped his right arm, causing it to swell like a balloon.

Gear 3

"What?!"

"Not good, this is dangerous!"

"Hurry, dodge it! We absolutely can't be hit by this move!" 

The Donquixote family cadres were terrified.

Faced with such a huge arm enveloped in Armament Haki, they didn't dare to confront it head-on; instead, they fled in a hurry.

But unfortunately,

Luffy was faster.

The huge arm crashed down like a iron wrecking ball.

Boom!

There was a deafening explosion

The ground couldn't withstand such force and instantly shattered, creating cracks. Countless stone chips flew like bullets, leaving white marks in the air.

The Donquixote cadre directly below took a direct hit.

"What?!" 

Screams rang out.

Delinger and the others were sent flying, crashing into the walls of the nearby houses on both sides. They fell to the ground, severely injured, and couldn't get back up.

One strike!

Luffy utilized his Rubber Fruit ability and Armament Haki to achieve this.

With a single blow, at the center of the attack, Lao G, the old martial arts master, who once had a bounty of sixty-one million berries before it was frozen when Doflamingo became a Shichibukai, laying cold on the ground, defeated within matter of seconds.

"How is this possible?!" 

Delinger, Machvise, and the others were filled with horror.

He had believed that with him and a few other cadres, even if they couldn't take on Whitebeard, they could hold out for at least ten minutes.

But who could have predicted it?

Whitebeard didn't even have to make a move.

It was just Luffy, a pirate from the first half of the Grand Line, who had received training from Whitebeard for just a few months, and he defeated these cadres within seconds.

"Not bad!" 

Marco praised.

Being able to master Armament Haki in just over a month and even combine it with his Devil Fruit abilities, that's quite a talent.

"Guurarara~"

"You're growing up, Straw Hat boy!" 

Whitebeard laughed loudly.

It's worth mentioning that the current Luffy is far more skilled than the Luffy from this period in the original story.

Perhaps he won't need two years to reach the level of the original Luffy from two years later!

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TO BE CONTINUE

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