# Chapter 649: Knocked Out an Entire Country
Hiding in a corner of the street, Van Augur was thinking about how to escape.
Burgess was nothing but a reckless brute, a rough man, but Van Augur was not. As the sniper of the Blackbeard Pirates, he was the most calm and composed one among them.
However, this time, he had still miscalculated. If he had fired the shot at Ian in the air to warn Burgess and then immediately blended into the crowd of townspeople to leave, Ian would never have been able to find him.
But after warning Burgess, he hadn't managed to leave. Instead, he had fired again to kill Burgess.
Van Augur's eyesight was exceptionally good. He could see Ian interrogating Burgess, so he knew very well that Burgess might eventually be unable to endure and reveal their hiding spot.
To protect the pirate crew, Van Augur had no choice but to sacrifice Burgess. His nickname was "Sound Speed," and the specially crafted long gun in his hands could fire supersonic bullets, with attacks often arriving before the sound itself. It could be said to be impossible to defend against. Ian had originally thought Van Augur would flee, so he never expected a second attack. As a result, he failed to protect Burgess, who was successfully killed by Van Augur. Once Burgess died, even the Twin Heaven Return Shield couldn't save him.
Van Augur's choice was very wise. Burgess wasn't a particularly powerful individual; he was just one of the first veterans to follow Teach in the crew, not irreplaceable. Killing Burgess to protect the crew meant that all of them might have a chance to survive.
However, Van Augur's miscalculation lay in not anticipating that Ian's counterattack would be so fast. Now, the place where Van Augur was hiding was too close to Ian. If he fled in panic, he would definitely catch Ian's attention.
Moreover, this city built of glass structures often reflected light, so he had to be even more careful.
Pressing himself against the wall, Van Augur tried to walk in dark, shadowless areas while constantly watching the surrounding buildings to avoid having his reflection exposed.
As long as he got a little farther from Ian, he wouldn't have to worry about being seen...
Van Augur was secretly escaping right under Ian's nose, while Ian hovered in mid-air, looking down at the fearful gazes of the many civilians below, his mind racing with thoughts.
The appearance of these civilians was interfering with Ian's Psychic Field perception. If time dragged on any longer, finding Van Augur would become even harder, so Ian was feeling a bit anxious now.
But for the moment, he couldn't think of a good way to force Van Augur out...
At this point, some of the civilians in the city were gradually recognizing Ian. Although Ian was covered in golden aura bursting forth, the Flame Wings on his back were a very distinctive mark. Some people who had watched the New Edd War naval battle confirmed that the person in the sky was Ian, and the entire city began to fall into chaos.
These townspeople were just ordinary people. The country of Glass was a member of the World Government, so their information sources were mostly influenced by the World Government. In the World Government's propaganda, Ian was a vicious and heinous pirate. With someone who could break both wrists of Marine Admiral Akainu appearing, how could the city's residents not panic?
So they began to scatter and flee, rushing toward the city center, hoping to seek protection from the military.
Some even panicked and thought of the Red Hair Pirates, shouting to contact them...
For those who didn't understand the relationship between Ian and Shanks, they thought Ian had come to challenge the Four Emperor Shanks for territory, believing that war between the Dragon Hunter Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates was about to break out...
Seeing the chaos erupt, Ian felt speechless. It had already been hard enough to find Van Augur with the mess before, and now with the chaos, it was even harder to distinguish anything.
But just then, Ian suddenly thought of the ordinary identities of these residents.
Ah! That's right, since that's the case, I'll just filter them out!
Ian's eyes lit up as he thought of a solution. Hovering in mid-air, he erupted with a powerful aura in the next moment!
In his Super Saiyan state, Ian released his Conqueror's Haki at full power for the first time! The faint, flickering black aura swept across the entire city in an instant, then spread across the entire island, the entire country!
Glass wasn't very large to begin with, and now with the boost from Super Saiyan, Ian's Conqueror's Haki had an even greater range. Under this intense spiritual impact and mental shock, the people of this country fell in droves!
Ian didn't want to harm the innocent, but he couldn't let Van Augur escape, so he had to inconvenience these ordinary people...
The gap in strength between ordinary people and Ian was simply too vast. Facing the impact of Conqueror's Haki, they had no resistance at all. Fortunately, this impact would only knock them unconscious without harming their bodies, so this method was the safest and most effective for Ian.
Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands! Wherever Ian's Haki spread, people fell in large numbers. This small island country was swept clean by Ian in an instant.
Not only ordinary people, but even some pirates lingering on the island couldn't withstand Ian's Haki impact. Depending on their individual strength, they lasted only a little longer than the city's residents before collapsing as well.
In the very center of the city was the palace of the King of Glass, where most of the guard was stationed. They had received the news and were about to mobilize, but when the Haki swept over, these soldiers also fainted.
In the end, on the entire island, only a handful of people remained standing.
Van Augur had been quietly hiding and trying to escape when suddenly, his head spun violently, and a strong wave of nausea hit him. He stopped in his tracks and vomited with a retching sound.
While he was vomiting, he saw people around him collapsing one after another, foaming at the mouth. At first, he didn't understand what was happening, but after enduring the dizziness and holding on, he realized that on the entire street, he was the only one still standing...
"N-Not good!" Van Augur's heart sank as he immediately understood. The dizziness just now was the result of being baptized by Conqueror's Haki, and in this city, the only one who could release Conqueror's Haki was Ian!
In a panic, Van Augur quickly lay down on the ground, trying to pretend to be unconscious and blend in.
But it was too late. Ian's figure suddenly appeared in the sky above this area.
When he unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, Ian had already begun to spread his perception. Van Augur was so close to him, and he hadn't fallen immediately under the impact—how could he possibly fool Ian?
So Ian flew over immediately...
After arriving, Ian spotted Van Augur's figure at once. Although the man had tried to fall down and play dead in his panic, he hadn't managed to blend into the pile of unconscious people. His long sniper rifle immediately gave him away!
This teaches us that sometimes, unconventional weapons can backfire and make you look foolish...
Landing directly from mid-air, Ian wasted no time. He drew his sword and slashed a sword aura toward Van Augur!
Knowing he had been discovered, Van Augur abandoned the pretense of death and quickly got up, barely dodging Ian's sword aura. The aura flew past Van Augur and sliced off half of the glass building behind him.
Van Augur broke out in a cold sweat. With a flick of his wrist, he quickly loaded his sniper rifle and, while retreating, fired several shots at Ian.
Several bullets, carrying immense kinetic energy, flew toward Ian, but he deflected them one by one with his black Armament Haki-coated blade. Seeing his attacks fail, Van Augur panicked. After emptying his gun, he turned and ran.
But he forgot that his foot had been twisted earlier. When he put pressure on it, a sharp, piercing pain shot through him. He stumbled and fell forward.
Just then, Ian's figure suddenly appeared in front of him. With an upward slash of his blade, Van Augur's falling body seemed to rush toward the sword on its own.
With a light *shiiing* sound, the sniper rifle in Van Augur's arms was cut in two by Ian's strike. At the same time, a diagonal wound opened across Van Augur's chest, and blood immediately gushed out.
As a sniper, he had incredible attack power at a distance, but he was utterly unsuited for close combat. In front of Ian, he didn't even have the ability to resist!
Van Augur fell to the ground, screaming loudly—partly from the sword wound on his chest, and partly from the destruction of his beloved weapon. At that moment, he felt like dying...