Chapter 390: Conqueror''s Haki


    (T/N: I was wrong about the guard captain on the second floor, it wasn’t Saldeath.)


    As An and his group were on their way to the stairs leading to the fifth floor, they encountered a group of Marines in a corridor on the fourth floor. The leader of the group was a very short person.


    “huh, a little kid?”mented An and hispanions.


    “I am Saldeath, the chief jailer,” the young man continued.


    Mr. 2, standing next to An, waved his hand dismissively and said, “Hey, small fry, get out of our way. We don’t have time to waste here.”


    “Damn it, don’t call me small fry!” Saldeath retorted angrily.


    Although he did not like being referred to as short, the truth was that Saldeath was indeed small, and he could not argue with that fact. This made him all the easier to provoke.


    An and hispanions did not take Saldeath seriously at all, as he appeared to be no threat to them.


    “Get out of the way, small fry, or we won’t be so friendly anymore,” Mr.2 said with a menacing expression, which, to be honest, was ratherical.“How dare you mock me! I’ll catch all of you!” Saldeath shouted in anger.


    Immediately, Saldeath ordered a group of jailers behind him to attack An and his group.


    “You guys go and grab all four of them. I’ll teach them a lesson!” Saldeath said.


    “Yes, sir!” the group of Marines replied in unison.


    About twenty Marines charged at An and his group, but this small number of soldiers was not enough to intimidate An and hispanions.


    “Let me handle this,” Mr.1 said, as he transformed his hands into sharp des.


    “No, you guys step back. I’ll handle this.” An extended his arm to stop Mr. 1, who was preparing to attack. The reason was simple: An knew that as an assassin, once Mr. 1 struck, blood would be spilled, and he would not spare these Marines. But An didn’t want to see these soldiers killed, after all, they were not all bad people.


    Mr. 1, who was about to strike, could only step back a few meters with Mr. 2 and Mr. 3 as An unleashed an immense pressure from his body. The charging Marines were instantly overwhelmed and fell to the ground, unconscious.


    “How…how is this possible?” Saldeath, the chief warden responsible formanding the troops from behind, was dumbfounded, wearing an expression of disbelief. With his experience, he naturally had no idea that An was using Haoshoku Haki. But he couldn’t be med for hisck of knowledge, after all, Haoshoku Haki was not something that ordinary people could master. Only one in a million people possessed such talent.


    Therefore, Saldeath was also seeing Haoshoku Haki for the first time. “Let’s go. We’re leaving.” An took Mr. 1 and the others and directly bypassed Saldeath, not even bothering to give him a second nce.


    After witnessing the disy of An’s Haki, Saldeath was left dumbfounded, frozen in ce, and unable to stop them. He waspletely intimidated by An’s Conqueror’s Haki, and the fear rendered him incapable of attacking them.


    On their way to the fifth level, Bon y was curious and asked, “An, what kind of power did you use just now? You made all the marines lose consciousness in an instant.”


    Mr. 3 was also amazed and still shaken by the experience. “It was incredible. Even we standing behind were affected. What was that exactly?”


    Mr. 1, Daz Bones, looked at An with a serious expression and said, “If I’m not mistaken, you just used Conqueror’s Haki, right?”


    “Yes, that’s right,” An confirmed with a nod.


    Mr. 1 continued, “I heard that only those with the potential to be kings can possess this type of Haki. It’s a force that can create a pressure that overwhelms and knocks people unconscious. I can’t believe you possess this kind of power. This means that you’re one of those people who have the potential to be a king.”


    An smiled and replied, “It’s not as mystical as you make it sound.”


    Mr. 1 said, “Even President Crocodile doesn’t have this kind of Haki, which just shows how amazing you are.”


    As they spoke, they arrived at the staircase leading to the fifth level, but it was already blocked by arge group of prison guards and beasts.


    Though these guards and beasts were just ordinary ones and not as powerful as the four they had faced before, their sheer numbers were daunting, with dozens of them blocking the way.


    “It looks like we have to take care of these guys before we can get to the fifth level,” frowns Bon y.


    “I can’t wait to leave this hellhole of a fourth level,”ins Mr. 3. “As a wax man, I can’t stand this scorching heat.”


    “You think you’re the only one suffering?” retorts Mr. 1, Daz Bones, in a deep voice. “I was imprisoned on this fourth level, and I was constantly tormented by the searing heat every moment of every day. If there’s anyone who wants to leave this level the most, it’s me.”


    “Then it’s your turn this time,” said An.


    “Very well, leave it to us,” replies Mr. 2, Bon y, showing his willingness to fight.


    Mr. 1, Mr. 2, and Mr. 3 charge towards the guards and beasts engaging them in a fierce battle. An stood back, taking the opportunity to regain his strength and prepare for the fight toe. He remains vignt for any sign of other marines, as Impel Down is their territory, and they could appear at any moment.