Chapter 423 Barrett's Dominance
As long as he has a chance to escape from prison, Barrett will continue to fight against the strongest people in the world. Apart from practicing to become stronger and challenge the strong, he seems to have no other pursuits in his life. Perhaps the things he has pursued have been destroyed by his own hands, and there is nothing else but to become stronger.
Barrett's appearance was similar to what Vic knew, but there were no burn marks on his neck from the Demon Slayer Order, and he was now wearing earmuffs, which meant that his right ear was not shattered by the Demon Slayer Order, but was injured in a previous battle. His sturdy body was still oppressive, but there was a hint of confusion in his aggressive eyes.
"It's too early to think about fighting the old man. If you can't even beat me, then you have no right to fight the old man.
For someone like you who only pursues power, you can go fight with those big pirates. Even if you kill or maim them, no one will care. There will still be many people cheering and thanking you.
But now you are actually attacking so many weak civilians. I can only say that you are a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. You have not met Whitebeard, Kaido and Big Mom, otherwise you would have been beaten to death by them. You can only bully those who are weaker than you. You are really pitiful and hateful like a walking corpse!"
Vic took a step forward and stood out from the crowd behind Cap. Barrett had been handed over to him by Cap, so he should be the one to take the lead.
Barrett's previous goal was to protect the country. After being betrayed by the country, he met Roger and then took Roger as his target. But after Roger's death, he lost his goal and thought that he could never surpass Roger.
Barrett now has no goals and does things as he pleases. Even civilians have become targets of slaughter. This makes Vic look down on him.
If you pursue strength and only attack the strong, Vic won't say anything. At that time, all you need to do is fight them, and he will respect you as an opponent.
However, when Barrett saw Garp, his eyes obviously changed. Only a trace of confusion remained in his eyes. He probably equated Garp with Roger and felt that defeating Garp would mean surpassing Roger.
"Vic! The 17-year-old navy warrior who killed the Golden Lion! I see a part of myself in you, but you're not ruthless enough, so you're no match for me. Let Garp come. You can play with my men!"
Barrett was not angry because of Vic's words. Instead, he admired Vic a little. However, he still did not take Vic seriously. Now he only had Cap in his eyes. He found his target again.
You should know that in the original work, Barrett found his new goal after coming out of Impel Down, which was to kill all the Four Emperors, kill all the admirals of the navy and then become the Pirate King!
He believed that only in this way could he completely surpass Roger and become the strongest in the world. This idea was too crazy. It was probably because he had been holding it in for too long and had gone crazy with his wild thoughts!
"Really? Your target is the old man, but my target is you. If you can't defeat me, don't even think about getting close to the old man. Your men can't even take a single blow from me. Do you want them to die?"
Although Barrett's upper body was unusually strong, with arms thicker than Vic's thighs, and he looked very imposing, Vic was not overwhelmed by his aura. Instead, Vic looked more calm and composed.
This is his state when he is not taking action. It is probably this state that makes Barrett think that Vic is not his opponent.
After Vic said this, the younger brothers behind Barrett felt offended. They glared at Vic, and some even started cursing at him.
They were all a bunch of desperate criminals. Those who could survive in the new world had some skills. Naturally, they would not accept Vic's words. If one of them couldn't beat you, could a group of them not beat you? Even a tiger is afraid of a pack of wolves. They can wear you out to death.
Just as the two gangs were confronting each other with verbal attacks, the navy who had landed by boat also rushed over. A large group of navy men in uniform came behind Vic and his men, including those from the Garp warship, as well as those from the Gion and Kake warships.
The navy men stood still and stared at the opposite side, ready to attack at any time. Only a few people stayed on the warships to guard them. Judging from the number of people on both sides, the navy side had more people and they all had weapons in their hands.
Although there are fewer people on the pirate side, they look more powerful. Their weapons and clothes are very casual. Many of them are shirtless, revealing their muscular bodies and tattoos. Barrett is the one who is dressed the neatest. His uniform looks like a military uniform, but I don't know which country he is from.
"Oh! You who can kill the Golden Lion do have the strength to fight me, so let's end this quickly! I still need to save my strength to fight Garp!"
Barrett knew that it was difficult to avoid a strong man like Vic who was determined to fight you, not to mention having to fight Garp in such a situation, which would be extremely difficult, equivalent to fighting one against two.
What he wanted was to defeat Garp in a one-on-one fight, but he never thought that he could beat the two of them together. The two of them together were already comparable to Roger and Rayleigh combined, and he was not that arrogant.
After Barrett finished speaking, his eyes focused, and with him as the center, a strong domineering aura quickly spread out in all directions, with the main target of attack being the navy opposite him, while the younger brothers behind him deliberately avoided the domineering aura and did not use any intimidation.
Barrett's domineering aura was released, and the first to be hit was Vic, who was standing at the front of the team. Vic's hair and clothes were rustling in the inexplicable wind, and apart from feeling like raindrops hitting his cheeks, there was no other effect.
Vic is a man who has been baptized by Garp's Domineering Haki many times, which can even break a tree from a long distance. Compared with Garp's Domineering Haki, Barrett's Domineering Haki is still far behind. The materialization of his mental power can only hit him like drizzle.
Garp did not release his domineering Haki to collide with Barrett, so the huge airflow generated by the collision of the domineering Haki did not appear, so no one or objects were blown away, and there was basically no substantial damage. The rest was all shock to the soul.
Garp was calm as if nothing had happened. Gion and Kake frowned slightly, obviously affected in some way, but not much.
Rebecca and the others were in more serious condition. They were slightly out of breath, but not as severe as the last time when they were stunned by Garp's domineering Haki and couldn't stand up.
But the navy at the back were in trouble. Most of them were foaming at the mouth, rolling their eyes and fainting. Only a few were kneeling on the ground, supporting themselves with their hands, struggling to hold on.
Becoming stronger is the result of practice and cultivation of the mind. A strong person has a determined heart. Resisting the shock of domineering aura is related to this, which can be seen at a glance from the situation at the scene.