Chapter 715: 715 Athena Exclamation
Although she could vaguely feel that something seemed wrong with the posture of Sherwin holding her high up, Sasha Meow, after all, wasn’t a mischievous little cat like Haibara Meow or Klee Meow.
She didn’t turn around to bite Sherwin hand, nor did she restlessly move around. Instead, she quietly allowed Sherwin to hold her high, and then unhurriedly pulled out that golden scepter made from Kulve Taroth materials.
"Meowoo——!"
(=`Д=)
Sasha Meow held the scepter in her hand high, and the fur on her tail puffed up along with it, turning into a huge "feather duster" swaying in front of Sherwin.
Then, Sherwin felt a warm current travel throughout his entire body. The slight fatigue from before arriving at Trans Town was instantly wiped out, and he was filled with energy from head to toe.
Meanwhile, the pirates who had gradually approached Trans felt completely different. The immense pressure made them feel as if the surrounding air had become heavy, and their breathing instantly became difficult.
Some of the pirates even fainted directly, foaming at the mouth with their eyes rolling back under the shock of this Conqueror Haki. However, more pirates, though struggling, still successfully endured Sasha Meow Conqueror Haki.
After all, they were pirates who had participated in the Battle of Egghead, so they had somewhat built up an immunity to Conqueror Haki.
Furthermore, not to mention Kaido and BIG MOM, even the pressure displayed by Saint Saturn and Saint Mars of the Five Elders was quite a bit stronger than the Conqueror Haki Sasha Meow was currently releasing.
What more...
"Conqueror Haki? Is that a big deal?!"
"I have the qualities of a king too!"
"Hahahahaha! You think a mere Conqueror Haki can scare us off? This is the New World!"
Accompanied by these clamoring shouts, several bursts of Conqueror Haki erupted from the largest pirate ships, clashing violently with Sasha Meow Conqueror Haki.
Naturally, the clouds in the sky "split open" yet again, and as expected, streaks of black lightning flashed across the surface of the sea between the two sides.
Perhaps due to the larger number of participants, the range of this Conqueror Haki clash managed to match the massive knot that Sherwin and the others had unraveled not long ago.
But as for the intensity...
However, it was thanks to these pirates that Sherwin was finally able to gauge the approximate level of Sasha Meow Conqueror Haki in combat mode.
In terms of strength, Sasha Meow Conqueror Haki was a bit stronger than Yamato, who had awakened hers at a very young age.
But compared to the naturally gifted Kaido Meow and the first among the Felynes to awaken Conqueror Haki, the "Overlord of the Seven Seas" Huamei Meow, it fell quite short.
It was just that the Conqueror Haki of those pirates was even more pathetic, not even matching the burst Sherwin had seen when he first met Ace. Only by combining their individual bursts could they barely manage a tie with Sasha Meow.
By Sherwin standards of evaluation—it was still stronger than the likes of Yian Kut-Ku or Congalala, but weaker than Rathalos and Rathian.
So, you all shouted so loudly just for this?
Sherwin rolled his eyes speechlessly, once again realizing that Conqueror Haki really depends on talent, or rather, disposition!
But speaking of disposition, for Sasha Meow, who was the "reincarnation of Athena," the strength of the Conqueror Haki she currently displayed also seemed a bit pathetic.
Even if her role was a core support, Athena was still the Goddess of War after all it shouldn’t just be at this level.
Was it because she had only just awakened her Conqueror Haki not long ago?
Just as Sherwin was feeling puzzled, Sasha Meow, whom he was holding up, saw her Conqueror Haki being blocked.
She wrinkled her cute little nose in displeasure, and then flattened the pair of cute triangular ears on her head that twitched from time to time.
Instantly, the intensity of Sasha Meow Conqueror Haki jumped three levels in a row, directly reaching a level similar to Huamei Meow, though it was still slightly inferior compared to Kaido Meow.
As a result, the number of pirates foaming at the mouth instantly increased by a dozen or so, but compared to the total number of that group of pirates, it was still a drop in the bucket.
"Didn’t we say we were going to test your Conqueror Haki level? You should have gone all out from the start!"
Sherwin, whose arms were a bit tired from holding her up, pulled Sasha Meow into his embrace, rubbing her cat head with one part complaint and nine parts playfulness.
"I did go all out at the start, it just that I couldn’t harbor any more hostility toward them, meow."
(=`ー=)
As Sasha Meow defended herself, the oppressive pressure of her Conqueror Haki continued to rise, but Sherwin, as an ally, did not feel any further intensification.
Haki really is an idealistic power, and Sasha Meow "Divine Majesty" is the most idealistic of them all!
Amid Sherwin silent complaints, the intensity of Sasha Meow Conqueror Haki rapidly reached Kaido Meow level, and then without missing a beat, surpassed it and continued to climb.
And as the intensity of Sasha Meow Conqueror Haki kept rising, the number of unconscious pirates also continued to increase. Before long, about one-third of them had passed out, and there was absolutely no sign of it stopping.
As for the remaining two-thirds, they were basically in a state of being suppressed by the Conqueror Haki, unable to move at all.
Only those few pirates who could also release Conqueror Haki, and a small number of powerful pirates who lacked the qualities of a king, were not heavily affected.
At this moment, those pirates who still remained conscious had already begun to regret it. They never expected that Sherwin could rob most of them of their combat capability relying solely on Conqueror Haki...
Wasn’t it agreed that the "Hunter" was just a fraud who chases after fame, and at most possessed the level of a Warlord or a Marine Admiral?!
But in the face of the current situation, it was useless for those pirates to regret. Because most of the pirates had already fainted under the shock of Sasha Meow still-rising Conqueror Haki.
Even if the few remaining pirates wanted to turn around and flee, they didn’t have enough manpower to steer the ships.
Who would have thought that Sasha Meow Conqueror Haki was actually a dynamically adjusting type...
Sherwin stroked her little head somewhat speechlessly.
However, this trait of growing stronger when facing strong opponents quite fitted the character settings of Saint Seiya and Athena.
Seeing that the intensity of Sasha Meow Conqueror Haki had already begun to rush toward that knotted Haki force, Sherwin finally spoke to call a halt.
"That enough. The few remaining ones also have Conqueror Haki, so strengthening it further wouldn’t make much sense... Shermie Meow, I’ll leave the rest to you."
Sherwin tilted his head slightly, rubbing against a certain little Norwegian Forest Cat who had taken the opportunity to occupy Klee Meow "throne".
"Hehehe~ Don’t worry, Sherwin~ I’ve already been prepared for a long time, meow~"
(=ω=)
Shermie Meow rubbed back a few times, and then raised a small paw, gently waving it toward those pirate ships in the distance.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Storm Meow!"
From the cracks in the clouds torn apart by the Conqueror Haki, bolts of lightning as thick as water buckets cascaded down, ruthlessly striking into the fleet composed of multiple pirate groups. In the blink of an eye, all of those dozens, or even hundreds of pirate ships were blasted to pieces.
Those pirates who had been knocked unconscious fell into the seawater that was still flashing with lightning without a single bit of resistance. Obviously, there was not much chance for them to survive.
As for the few remaining ones who still stayed conscious and avoided or dodged Shermie Meow lightning, they also failed to hold on for more than a few seconds.
They were shot down by Sherwin, who took out the "Felyne Baby" bow, and Link Meow working together, falling into the sea of lightning below and instantly losing all signs of life.
