One Piece: I, a scum of the navy, became an admiral Chapter 265

“How did you know?!”

Shanks’ pupils suddenly constricted, and he asked in shock.

One must know, even his own crew members were unaware of this secret. The only ones who knew were his biological father, the “Five Elders,” and that certain individual.

And now, a Marine Admiral who suddenly appeared in the East Blue actually knew this secret.

Not long ago, Shanks learned his true identity, which was the son of Figarland Garling, the “Supreme Commander of the God’s Knights.”

The “God’s Knights” possess the authority to judge the Celestial Dragons, so Shanks’ identity could be said to be a Celestial Dragon among Celestial Dragons.

It was during his visit to Mary Geoise that a mark was left on his left arm, a mark that also appeared on the arms of the “Five Elders” and the “God’s Knights.”

Although this mark granted Shanks immortality, it also meant he could be teleported anywhere by that esteemed individual at any time, indirectly depriving Shanks of his freedom.

Having been raised by the “Pirate King” Roger, Shanks was filled with a yearning for freedom. He abandoned his Celestial Dragon identity and chose to sail the seas as a pirate.

His current objective of seizing the Gomu Gomu no Mi was also to prevent it from falling into the World Government’s hands.

Shanks looked dazed, his expression becoming extremely solemn. He suddenly exerted force with both arms, maintaining a stalemate with Allen.

“Who exactly are you? Why do you know such things?!”

Shanks knew that the “Five Elders” would absolutely not reveal such matters to outsiders. That was their secret to immortality and its countermeasure.

So how did this young Marine Admiral in front of him know?!

Allen held his sword with one hand, his face still showing a relaxed and casual expression, but he still answered Shanks.

“No one told me. My Observation Haki is quite special; I can easily see the opponent’s weaknesses.”

Allen wasn’t lying about this. In Allen’s eyes, Shanks was like a black and white character model.

The weak points on his body were as if marked, especially the faint dark purple aura subtly coiling around Shanks’ left arm, as if from hell itself.

And when Allen’s attacks contained Conqueror’s Haki energy, those dark purple auras seemed to shy away as if fearing something.

Upon hearing Allen’s explanation, Shanks couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It was clear he had mostly believed Allen’s explanation. After all, he had seen too many strange things on the sea; this wasn’t uncommon.

Seeing Shanks relax for a moment, Allen tensed his single arm, suddenly erupting with powerful force.

A powerful shockwave formed a circular air current, exploding outwards radially from the two of them.

Only a dull “boom” was heard.

A figure flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

Shanks felt as if he had crashed into a rapidly moving super-large warship.

On the other side, at Windmill Village Port.

“How are… Captain and that Marine doing?!” Lucky Roux asked, still gnawing on a large meat leg.

At this moment, other Red-Haired Pirates crew members also asked anxiously:

“Yeah, yeah… What’s the situation with Beckman right now?!”

They had just come out of the tavern and saw Allen and Shanks heading to a distant small island.

They could only see that the clouds above that island had been cleanly sliced open.

There were also occasional towering waves, and even from here, they could feel the sharp sword energy, stinging their faces.

Their Observation Haki was clearly not enough to cover such a distant range, but even without seeing, they could feel that this battle was extraordinary.

After all, so much time had passed without a clear victor. The last time they saw such a prolonged fight was with “Hawkeye”…

And now, the only one who could use Observation Haki to see the situation on the island was Beckman.

“Beckman, tell us, how is the captain?!”

Beckman’s expression became exceptionally solemn; he simply couldn’t believe his eyes.

Their captain, who had been charging forward in the New World with an overwhelming momentum, was actually at a disadvantage in a fight against a Marine Admiral of the same age?!

Beckman had expected Allen to be strong, but at most, he should have been an even match for their captain. He never expected it to be like this…

Everyone looked at Beckman’s changing expression, and an ominous feeling surged in their hearts.

“No way, the captain’s not doing so well?!”

Beckman nodded slightly, saying with a somewhat grave tone:

“Yes, the captain is currently at a disadvantage in his clash with that Marine…”

Beckman didn’t dare say that Allen seemed to not be using his full strength, because Shanks’ breathing had already become rapid, while Allen’s breathing was still very steady.

Just then, Beckman stumbled and fell to the ground, as if he had seen a ghost.

Because through his Observation Haki, he saw Allen flash a mischievous smile in his direction.

Are you kidding me?!

Fighting the captain, and he could still notice Beckman peeking at the battlefield?!

“Hey! Beckman, are you alright?!” Lucky Roux squatted down and asked.

Beckman, however, gave a wry smile and shook his head slightly.

“Captain, what kind of monster are you fighting now…?”

On the island.

“Huff… huff…”

Shanks’ forehead was beaded with sweat, and he was panting heavily.

Allen, however, still looked relaxed and casual, a faint smile playing on his lips.

In the previous sword clash, Shanks gained no advantage whatsoever. The suffocating pressure and heavy slashes forced him into a passive defense.

Fortunately, in the clash of auras, he finally got a moment to breathe…

The two figures stood in opposition, scarlet lightning swirling around them, their surrounding auras colliding like solid entities, stirring up invisible ripples.

“Allen, you’re truly strong, so strong that I feel like I’m facing Garp!” Shanks’ sword-holding hand trembled slightly.

Allen’s slashes appeared casual, but each one was incredibly heavy.

In terms of swordsmanship, Haki, and speed, Allen also had the upper hand.

“Not at all, you’re also very strong, ‘Red-Hair’!” Allen’s lips curved slightly into a smile.

Just kidding, Allen’s stats were ridiculously high right now, with his basic attributes on average 30 points higher than Shanks’.

And in terms of Haki, Shanks only had top-tier Conqueror’s Haki, while his other two types were only advanced.

How could he fight Allen, who had all types of Haki at top-tier?!

“So, shall we continue?!” Allen asked casually.

Shanks just helplessly spread his hands and let out a soft sigh.

“No, you don’t have any killing intent towards me, otherwise I’d be dead already.”

“You’re stronger than me, I can’t beat you, so I surrender!”

As Shanks surrendered, three glittering golden orbs landed on the ground…

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