[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki":3,"chapter-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-92":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","If You Don't Try Hard, How Can I Become Pirate King?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2340076,4574,"Chapter 92: One Strike to Defeat You","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-92",92,"\u003Cp>Are you fucking cheating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen glanced at the vast white smoke in the distance and the fist coated with Armament Haki, his lips twitching involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen cheated, even risking his life to fight Hawk-Eye, just to master Armament Haki—and now Smoker caught up overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You make this shitty system look utterly stupid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complaints aside, in the next instant, Gao Wen’s gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker had awakened Haki and his combat power had surged far beyond his original manga appearance, but Gao Wen knew his own progress far outpaced Smoker’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have Armament Haki? I do too—and not just Armament Haki!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hss—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his explosive momentum ceased; his body gradually descended toward the sea surface, but just before plunging in, he slammed one foot hard onto the water…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A water column shot skyward, reaching dozens of meters high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using that force, Gao Wen’s already slowed speed surged abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated both the Speed and Instant Step branches simultaneously, augmented by his body’s multiplied strength and the Harmony-given absolute control over his physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Gao Wen’s burst speed reached a terrifying level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the sonic boom echoed in his ears; a layer of white vapor condensed in the air before him—the unmistakable sign of breaking the sound barrier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a layer of pitch-black Haki coiled around Kensei, while the silver radiance of Extreme Blade slowly ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One severed the natural-type’s elemental form to strike the true body; the other drastically amplified Gao Wen’s slash power. This combination was more than enough to breach the defenses of most mid-level admirals—or even the Seven Warlords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t possibly block it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One strike to defeat you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s voice reached Smoker’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the shock could even form on Smoker’s face, the white smoke coated with Armament Haki was shredded by Kensei’s blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His so-called secret weapon—Observation Haki—only delivered a chilling sense of danger the moment Gao Wen surged right before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Run! Run! Run!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late. By the time Smoker realized something was wrong, a cold sensation had already pierced through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spray of blood erupted from Smoker’s chest; a jagged slash tore from his right shoulder down to his lower abdomen, crushing bones, muscles, and internal organs alike, blood gushing freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the sky-wide white smoke dispersed, and Smoker’s body collapsed helplessly from midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze, however, remained fixed on Gao Wen behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Months had passed; he’d trained with his life on the line under Zefa’s guidance, even mastering the Haki he’d barely touched before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d thought his strength, even if it couldn’t crush Gao Wen, could at least win—yet he ended up like this…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this moment, Smoker felt nothing but endless despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severely wounded, Smoker plunged into the raging sea, his life or death unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s figure landed steadily on the warship’s deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignored the fear and wariness on the marines’ faces, slashed through the mast, destroyed the ship’s propulsion system, then drifted away calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finished, no one dared approach to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Dazuki was stunned by the crimson blood on Gao Wen’s blade, speechless for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the pirate ship vanished into the distant sea…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>did everyone snap back to reality. Dazuki stared at her gripping hand and realized the hilt and scabbard were trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t the sword shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was my hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, Dazuki clenched her lips tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed myself to the limit—and still couldn’t even draw my blade before that man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could such a monster exist in the East Blue? How could he possibly exist?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the anxious shouts of nearby marines reached her ears…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>did Dazuki snap back, staring at the slowly rising blood-red hue on the sea, her heart in frantic turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Divers, go in and rescue him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Smoker awoke…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest wound had been stitched by the ship’s medic, but now it throbbed with searing pain—the sign of infection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, on the open sea, infection meant almost certain death for most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with Smoker’s physique, he felt his mind grow dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough—cough—cough—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around, saw Dazuki standing beside him, and exhaled in relief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knight Gao Wen… he didn’t attack anyone on the warship, did he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dazuki, standing beside him, looked dazed and nodded blankly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After you lost, he destroyed the ship’s propulsion system and left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So should I thank him for sparing my life?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker let out a bitter laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This battle began in an unexpected way—and ended in an even more shocking one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, looking back, Smoker felt only an indescribable helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head toward the porthole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, only the rolling sea and occasional leaping sea beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker gritted his teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After mastering Haki, my combat power rivals a Vice Admiral—but I couldn’t even block his single strike.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though I hate to admit it, that man has truly become unstoppable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The East Blue can’t hold him. Even the Grand Line won’t contain him. The New World is the only stage for a monster like him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Smoker instinctively reached into his chest pocket—only grasping air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized his torn clothes had been removed and replaced with a hospital gown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cigar, once carried on his person, now sat on the bedside table—soaked through by seawater, useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker slowly placed his palm over his chest, clenched it into a fist, squeezing so hard his arm veins bulged and his fingers cracked audibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dazuki, this is our failure—and we must correct it ourselves!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But right now, we lack the qualification to face a monster like him…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need power—stronger, invincible power—enough to crush every pirate and uphold justice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report this to Marine Headquarters, request aid from nearby branch bases, and submit reports on Labut and Rachet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dazuki gripped her longsword, feeling strength surge from the hilt; her gaze gradually hardened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small pirate ship raced full speed toward the Red Line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen stood on the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Keluo’s face twitched uncontrollably:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That power that turns blades black and directly strikes the true body of natural-type users—isn’t that Armament Haki?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the more agitated Keluo became:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew you were too familiar with Haki.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even I managed to awaken Observation Haki using your method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’ve had it mastered all along, haven’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That battle on Paraiso… that fight I thought I was finally surpassing you in… was all just you playing me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1109,"2026-06-20T23:03:52.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4df8b0ee104f83e5163c67c7c7acebd87cc588c744f0d7d23ec7fdd8174f5d6b","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-93","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-91",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]