New Reward Order, The Billion Berries Man
The next day...
Before Kahn returned to Dressrosa with Morlaix, the news about his team destroying the "Strong Fist Pirates" had already spread worldwide.
"The Destruction of the 'Mighty Fist Pirates,' the first battle of 'Walking Disaster' Cross Kahn in the New World!"
It's still in the newspaper, and it's still in the headlines.
This time, the news headlines, photos, and content took up two pages.
In other words, today's News headlines are equivalent to half of today's news content.
This shows how much Morgans is willing to create stars.
It seems he knows that outside of the New World, other sea areas have little impression of the "Strong Fist Pirates" and "Super Powerful" Omar.
At the beginning of the news, Morgans didn't go straight to the topic but introduced the "Strong Fist Pirates" and "Super Strong Fist" Omar to the world. He also posted Omar's bounty.
The "country folks" who read the news realized that besides the three big monsters and the king of the dark world, the New World also had the Pirate Alliance.
And this "Mighty Fist Pirates" is actually one of the giants of a large alliance. The captain even ate the Paramecia Riku Riku no Mi fruit and had a bounty of 800 million berries.
However, such a big pirate was actually killed by Cross Kahn, who had just entered the New World and had a bounty of only 300 million berries in three moves.
When reading this, many people who think a high bounty equals strength subconsciously became suspicious.
Morgans also seemed to have guessed what these people were thinking and posted six photos next to the text.
The first photo shows the scene of Cross Kahn and Omar fighting.
The second photo shows Omar lying in a crater with serious injuries.
In the third photo, Omar is lifted into the air by the power of thought, floating in front of the mountain-like dragon.
In the fourth photo, Kahn raises his dragon claws and makes a gesture of snapping his fingers at Omar.
The fifth photo shows Omar being split into two by a windblade.
The last sixth picture shows a zoomed-out view where Tianlong cuts off a mountain with a wind blade.
Those who saw this group of photos were stunned and felt their worldview had been shattered.
The strong ones fell into silence.
The pirates of the New World especially felt a bit of fear.
They saw the back of the news where Kahn used a breath Attack to destroy the "Strong Fist Pirates," which created a huge whirlpool, and finally left the Scene with an island.
With less than ten photos, Morgans, the number one reporter in the world, used excellent writing and photos to make the whole world feel the oppression of Phantom Beasts.
From beginning to end, in "Walking Disaster", Cross Kahn showcases his terrifying power.
If his enemy had been unknown and weak or someone irrelevant, the shocking effect might have been greatly reduced.
However, Morgans paved the way at the beginning of the news, introducing the "Strong Fist Pirates" and "Super Strong Fist" Omar to the world, maximizing the shock value.
After reading today's news headlines, those pirates who originally had thoughts about Kahn all felt a bit of fear.
Fortunately, they hadn't acted yet. Otherwise, they might have been wiped out by that monster, just like the "Strong Fist Pirates."
Just like that classic saying:
If I kill the strongest man in the world, then I will be the new strongest man in the world.
The defeat of the original Kaido and Charlotte Linlin led to their bounty being divided among the three captains of the "Worst Generation."
The Straw Hat Boy, who defeated Kaido in a one-on-one battle, suddenly became one of the new Four Emperors.
Decades of accumulated honour were ruthlessly snatched away because they lost to a junior who was not their equal.
This is the New World, where strength is respected above all.
Similarly, Omar also used the honours he had accumulated over the years to help Kahn prove himself in the New World.
Before that, Kahn was just the strongest supernova in history. He had not yet entered the Grand Line but had a bounty of 300 million berries because he had the template of the two monsters and the title of West Blue overlord.
But that's all!
Without proving himself on the Grand Line, the road to the strong, those guys who believe in seeing is believing would not be convinced by Kahn and even wanted to take his head to make a name for themselves.
After killing "Super Strong Fist" Omar, Kahn instantly transformed from a rookie who hadn't proven himself in the Grand Line to one of the biggest pirates in the strongest sea, the New World.
And this is an officially recognized big pirate.
In the afternoon, when the Newspaper spread all over the world, Marine Headquarters also issued a new bounty order for Kahn.
["Walking Calamity" Cross Kahn, bounty: one billion fifty-five million berries, regardless of life or death.]
The picture on the bounty poster is still the same as Kahn's from last year.
But the bounty has skyrocketed from nine figures to ten figures.
A billion!
This is a symbol of extreme danger and a watershed in the pirate world.
The bounty of a big pirate may not necessarily be one billion berries. For example, Sir Crocodile of the first batch of Shichibukai had a bounty of only 80 million berries.
There is also Gecko Moria, whose bounty was fixed at 320 million berries.
Not all great pirates have a billion-level bounty.
But a pirate with a bounty of one billion is undoubtedly a big pirate recognized by the world!
And now, Kahn is just such a big pirate.
He killed the big pirate with a bounty of 800 million in an almost instant kill, destroyed the "Mighty Fist Pirates" with his breath, and then took the island where the "Mighty Fist Pirates" flagged as a trophy.
This kind of strength and threat made Kahn's reputation spread all over the world with the help of Morgans.
As the first to know that Kahn had become popular, Marine Headquarters was very clear that Kahn's strength warranted a ten-digit bounty.
In the eyes of Kong and Sengoku, a billion might even be too little.
If Kahn hadn't killed so many CP agents and Marines, and if he didn't have Nico Robin, the "Devil's Child" that the world government wanted to capture or kill, by his side, the Five Elders would have considered Kahn a perfect candidate for Shichibukai.
In fact, if it weren't for Nico Robin, the Five Elders might have sent him a Shichibukai invitation even after he had killed so many agents and Marines.
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