Chapter 782

Thud!

The pirate sank heavily from his seat, emitting a dull thump.

This is the first victim!

Next,

There's a second…

A third!

A fourth!

One after another, victims were knocked unconscious by the earth-shattering Conqueror's Haki surging from outside the door.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Glass after glass slid off tables and shattered, scattering into countless shards across the floor tiles, turning the once-pristine expanse of the tavern into a chaotic mess.

"Th-this is…"

A pirate seated across from him stared in horror at his suddenly collapsed companion, his eyes filled with deep shock and dread.

His throat was dry, his right hand gripping the cup trembling slightly.

Wine spilled from the cup,

Soaking his entire back of the hand.

Breathing in the rich aroma of wine drifting through the air…

He stood frozen, staring at the unconscious man before him.

"What's going on?!"

In that moment, his mind went utterly blank.

He stared dumbly at his companion lying on the ground—unconscious, eyes rolled back, froth dripping from his mouth…

The familiar features triggered an immediate, terrifying realization!

"Could it be…?!"

His pupils shrank slightly, his face turning pale.

He turned his head,

With a probing gaze, he suddenly looked toward Red-Haired's position.

But he saw—

Red-Haired himself was filled with profound shock.

As if…

Even Red-Haired was completely unaware of what was happening, utterly unprepared.

"Not Red-Haired?!"

"How is this possible?!"

Seeing Red-Haired's stunned expression, he was utterly dumbfounded.

He had assumed,

That all this was Red-Haired's doing.

But unexpectedly…

It wasn't!

Like them, Red-Haired was equally shocked and bewildered.

An incomparable terrifying aura swept past him, making him feel as if his body had plunged into an ice cave—goosebumps erupted across his skin, his scalp prickled, and a chill ran down his spine.

"This aura…"

His lips trembled slightly; the answer rose unbidden from within.

He was not unfamiliar with this aura.

In fact,

Every single crewman of the Red-Haired Pirates knew this aura well!

Glug!

Many Red-Haired Pirates involuntarily swallowed hard.

Dozens of eyes, filled with awe and terror, stared at the unconscious men scattered across the tavern, their faces pale with dread, their hearts still trembling uncontrollably.

They were terrified.

Especially…

Seeing Red-Haired's stunned expression, their shock intensified.

They knew.

This was not Red-Haired's doing.

It was…

Someone else!

"Outside the door!"

"This aura…"

"Came from outside the door!"

One pirate after another was shaken to their core.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

They all turned their gazes, filled with shock, toward the direction of the Jiuguanda Sect.

At this moment,

Thud—

A dull, muffled sound.

The bandit leader, who had been so arrogant moments before, was instantly knocked unconscious by the terrifying Conqueror's Haki.

He collapsed heavily before Little Lufei.

However,

at this very moment.

The bandit leader's collapse could no longer draw the attention of the entire Red-Haired Pirates crew.

To them,

the bandit leader was merely a trivial, insignificant grunt.

They had never regarded him as worthy of notice from the start.

Now,

what mattered most to them…

was not the bandit leader.

But rather,

the mysterious presence outside the door that had unleashed such terrifying power!

That being—was the true target they needed to take seriously!

"Hey hey hey…"

"Is this for real?"

"Boss, was that you?"

Ye Su Bu couldn't help but glance at the Red-Haired, breaking the eerie silence in the Jiuguanda.

"Not me."

The Red-Haired drew a deep breath, his face filled with solemn and heavy expression.

He hadn't expected…

that here, he would sense such a familiar and terrifying power!

This power, even across the entire New World, was extremely rare and dangerous.

He never imagined…

that in the Windmill Village of the East Sea, they would encounter the eruption of such power!

Huh!

With a quiet exhale, the Red-Haired gazed solemnly at the Jiuguanda door.

The moment he first sensed this earth-shattering, terrifying aura, even someone as composed as he could not help but be deeply startled.