As Luffy finished speaking, he raised his hand again.
Upon hearing Luffy's words, Saint Roswald was instantly shocked and furious, demanding.
"What did you say?"
"You dare to kill me?!"
"I am a Celestial Dragon!"
"You lowly… Ugh…"
Before Saint Roswald could finish speaking, Luffy suddenly reached out and grabbed Saint Roswald's face, preventing him from making a sound.
"Go to hell!"
Luffy coldly spat out a sentence.
Immediately, a black aura appeared on his hand.
Following that, a red halo enveloped it, flowing like a water ball towards Saint Roswald's face.
Bang!
A dull explosive sound rang out.
The inside of Saint Roswald's head directly exploded!
To outsiders, it only appeared that Saint Roswald suddenly bled from his seven orifices, instantly losing all signs of life.
Luffy's hand slowly loosened.
Thud!
Saint Roswald's body immediately fell to the ground like a pile of mud.
This scene instantly left Shalulia, Law, Kid, and the others speechless.
Everyone looked at Luffy with fear and terror in their eyes.
The aura emanating from Luffy at this moment made these people feel a chill down their spines.
After discarding Saint Roswald, Luffy turned his head and looked at Shalulia on the stage.
That glance instantly struck Shalulia like lightning, her heart trembling violently.
Her eyes were filled with terror, and her body trembled incessantly.
She wanted to escape quickly but had no strength whatsoever.
Luffy took another step, slowly walking towards the stage, one step at a time.
And as Luffy got closer with each step, the terror in Shalulia's eyes grew stronger and stronger.
"Don't… don't come closer!"
Using all her strength, Shalulia squeezed out these few words.
Her face was already covered in cold sweat, and her clothes were soaked with perspiration.
But Luffy seemed not to hear, continuing to walk forward one step at a time.
Shalulia's body trembled more and more violently, and the fear in her heart grew stronger and stronger.
"Don't… don't come closer!"
"I order you not to come closer!"
It seemed that extreme fear gave her body some strength due to the instinct to seek help.
She desperately yelled at Luffy, using a terrified yet commanding tone to tell Luffy not to approach.
Thud!
Luffy suddenly stopped at this moment.
Seeing this, Shalulia was stunned.
Everyone else also looked on strangely.
Did Luffy really obey her order?
However, very quickly, they all got their answer.
They saw Luffy slowly bend down and pick up a collar from the ground.
This was the one Shalulia had thrown on the ground earlier when she went to kill Kaimi midway.
323 After picking up the collar, Luffy resumed his steps, walking towards Shalulia.
Seeing Luffy approaching her with the slave collar, Shalulia instantly became even more panicked.
"What… what are you going to do?"
"Don't… don't come any closer!"
"I am a Celestial Dragon!"
"You cannot do this to me!"
"You are merely a lowly human!"
"We Celestial Dragons are the kings who rule this world!"
"You cannot offend a king!"
"I order you…"
"Stop right now!"
Shalulia screamed desperately, her eyes filled with endless terror and fear.
But her words only further ignited the anger in Luffy's heart.
Walking in front of Shalulia, Luffy slowly raised the hand holding the collar.
Seeing this scene, Kid's forehead broke out in sweat, his pupils trembled, and he swallowed hard, mumbling.
"Is… is that guy serious?"
"Doing something like this…"
"It's even more serious than killing a Celestial Dragon!"
Law also felt some astonishment and fear at this moment.
"Straw Hat is even more reckless than I imagined!"
"If he does this…"
"Those people in Mary Geoise…"
"They definitely won't let it go easily!"
Bonney, who had only recently met Luffy, was equally terrified and said incredulously.
"That… that guy is too reckless!"
"Being with him will be even more dangerous, won't it?!"
"Will his companions not constantly live in fear?"
Out of curiosity, Bonney glanced at the Straw Hat crew beside her.
But she found that each of them had firm eyes.
Looking as if they would follow Luffy to their deaths.
This made Bonney wonder in her heart.
"Who exactly is that guy?"
"Why do all these people trust him so much?"
While everyone else was shocked by Luffy's actions, Shalulia was already scared beyond control.
"You… you cannot do this to me!"
"I am a Celestial Dragon!"
Click!
As Shalulia finished speaking, a metallic click of a lock sounded.
Shalulia watched with extreme horror as a collar was placed around her neck.
The next second, she burst into rage, yelling at Luffy.
"You… you commoner!"
"Take this off me right now!"
"I am a Celestial Dragon!"
"How dare you do this to me?!"
"You are dead!"
"Take it off me (ceeb)!"
Shalulia used her regained strength to frantically tear at the collar on her neck, but it was completely futile.
At this moment, Luffy suddenly spoke calmly.
"Don't you Celestial Dragons love putting these slave collars on others?"
"Then I'll let you experience firsthand…"
"What it feels like to wear such a collar!"
As Luffy finished speaking, Shalulia wanted to open her mouth and command Luffy again.
But Luffy kicked her behind the knee, causing her body to uncontrollably fall to her knees with a thud.
At this moment, she looked just like those slaves wearing collars.
Such a scene completely terrified Kaimi, Pappagu, Law, and Kid, leaving them numb with fear.
Their pupils trembled, unable to believe that Luffy had actually done such a thing.
Kid took a deep breath and said with a tone of dread,
"This is bad!"
"Let's get out of here quickly!"
"That lunatic…"
"The World Government will definitely be furious!"
With that, Kid turned and left, leading his crew out.
Law also rose from his seat at this moment and said to his crew,
"Let's go quickly too!"
"If we stay with the Straw Hat crew any longer…"
"We'll be in danger!"
The two crews acted almost simultaneously, about to leave the scene.
Just then.
Boom!
They suddenly heard another loud bang from behind them.
Out of curiosity, they turned to look.
They saw that the wall on the stage had suddenly been broken through.
Two figures, one large and one small, emerged from inside.
The larger one was incredibly tall, clearly from the Giant Race.
The smaller one was an elderly, white-haired old man.
But the moment they saw the old man, Law and Kid's pupils both constricted.
Both of them stopped in their tracks, their faces filled with shock, staring incredulously at the person in front of them.
"Th-that's… Pluton Silvers Rayleigh!"
"No way?! How could such a legendary figure be here?"
Their hearts were filled with shock and fear as they stared blankly at Rayleigh.
After Rayleigh and the Giant broke through the wall, the first thing that caught their eyes was the scene on the stage closest to them.
And when they saw the Celestial Dragon kneeling on the ground in front of them, wearing a slave collar, their pupils suddenly widened, and their hearts trembled.
The Giant even instinctively cried out in terror.
"Am… am I seeing things?!"
"Is… is this real or fake?"
The Giant cried out in disbelief, rubbing his eyes frantically.
After his initial shock, Rayleigh's gaze sharpened, fixing on the figure next to the Celestial Dragon, who was rescuing a mermaid from a bathtub.
At this moment, Luffy was using his stretched arm to pull Kaimi out of the fish tank.
Then, with extreme nonchalance, he tore off the chain hanging around her neck.
"Lu… Luffy! Th-thank you for saving me!"
Kaimi stared blankly at Luffy, thanking him.
She was deeply shaken by what Luffy had done, so much so that her voice trembled when she spoke.
Especially after seeing Luffy successively kill two Celestial Dragons and then turn the last Celestial Dragon into a slave, Kaimi even felt a little afraid of Luffy at this moment.
However, when Luffy heard Kaimi's voice, he spoke softly with an apologetic tone.
"I'm sorry!"
"I said I would protect you!"
"But I let you get captured and almost sold!"
"Just a moment!"
"Once I remove this collar!"
"You'll be free!"
Hearing Luffy's tone and words, Kaimi was momentarily stunned.
The fear she had felt for Luffy earlier vanished in an instant.
She stared blankly at Luffy, who was focused on removing her collar, and a warmth welled up in her heart, a slow smile gracing her lips.
"Thank you, Luffy!"
As she spoke this thank you again, Kaimi had regained her usual cheerful demeanor, smiling and speaking with more sincerity.
Luffy smiled slightly.
Just then, he suddenly grabbed the collar with one hand.
He infused it with Haki, forcibly suppressing the energy fluctuations within.
Crack!
The collar was torn off by Luffy.
Because of the Haki's wrapping and suppression, it didn't immediately explode.
Then, he took the collar off Kaimi's neck and threw it aside.
Boom!
An explosion sounded.
The collar exploded in mid-air!
Witnessing this scene, Rayleigh and the Giant's eyes simultaneously narrowed, marveling inwardly.
"What strong Haki control!"
The Haki was used so skillfully and controlled so precisely that even Rayleigh felt no one could do it more perfectly than Luffy.
As the two marveled, a worried voice suddenly rang out in the venue.
"Kaimi, are you alright?"
Looking over, they saw Pappagu and Pappagu rushing towards the stage.
Kaimi smiled at Luffy, then looked at Pappagu, and happily said,
"I'm fine, Pappagu, Pappagu!"
The moment he saw Pappagu, Rayleigh's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise,
"Oh oh! Isn't that Pappagu?!"
Pappagu was startled by the sound and looked at the person who called him.
He had only been focused on Kaimi just now and hadn't paid attention to anyone else.
But now, seeing Rayleigh's figure, he also felt extremely surprised.
"Rayleigh?!"
Seeing Pappagu here, Rayleigh immediately asked in confusion,
"What are you doing in a place like this?"
After asking, he quickly stopped himself.
"Oh dear, oh dear! No need to say more!"
With that, he stroked his beard, his gaze sweeping across the entire venue.
Kaimi, Luffy, the kneeling Celestial Dragon at their feet, the fallen guards in front, the Celestial Dragon in the corridor who appeared to have no life left, and the chaotic scene.
After taking everything in, Rayleigh immediately nodded in understanding and said,
"So that's how it is!"
"I understand now!"
After saying that, Rayleigh suddenly turned to look at Luffy and said,
"You helped Pappagu, didn't you!"
"He's my friend."
"Thank you!"
After expressing his gratitude, Rayleigh's eyes suddenly sharpened, and the corners of his mouth turned up as he smiled and said,
"That Straw Hat suits a strong man very well!"
"I've always wanted to meet you!"
"Monkey D. Luffy!"
...
While Luffy and the others were still in the venue, the entire Sabaody Archipelago's lawless zone had already descended into chaos.
Streets were filled with panicked pirates, bandits, and other criminals, and shouts of alarm constantly echoed.
"This is bad! This town, this entire archipelago is going to suffer!"
"Wh-what happened? What's going on?"
"They say Straw Hat beat up a Celestial Dragon! It was at the auction house in GR 1!"
"What did you say?!"
"Is… is that true?!"
"No!"
Someone suddenly exclaimed, refuting the person who spread the news.
Immediately, countless people looked towards the person who made that sound.
They saw that person's face filled with horror, speaking with immense shock and fear,
"Straw Hat… he killed a Celestial Dragon!"
Boom!
As soon as these words were uttered, the crowd completely erupted.
"No… no way?! He killed a Celestial Dragon…"
"I never thought Straw Hat would do such a thing!"
"This is really bad! The World Government will definitely be enraged!"
"An Admiral is coming soon! Run!"
"Run!"
Such voices rose and fell, and the news of the Celestial Dragon's death quickly spread throughout the entire island.
When the other supernovas heard this news, they all looked horrified and began to act.
Bege frowned and hastily asked his subordinate,
"How's the ship's coating coming along?"
His subordinate responded in a panic,
"It was already ready yesterday!"
Bege immediately gave the order upon hearing this.
"Prepare to depart for Fish-Man Island immediately!"
"I can't handle an Admiral!"
Urouge sat on a rooftop, looking down at the chaotic streets below, a smile playing on his lips as he spoke.
"What a troublesome bunch!"
"But it's a little exciting, isn't it?"
"Straw Hat against an Admiral!"
Drake also gave his subordinates the order to prepare for departure.
"Prepare to set sail for now!"
Then, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"So… who will be dispatched?"
"Can Straw Hat really fight an Admiral?"
Apoo's eyes showed curiosity, and he muttered, ignoring his subordinates' dissuasion.
"Although the situation is bad!"
"But the target should be the Straw Hat, right!"
"I want to witness an Admiral's might!"
"And…"
"Straw Hat fighting an Admiral…"
"It's sure to be spectacular!"
Hawkins held his divination cards, his brows tightly furrowed, his eyes filled with doubt.
"What on earth is going on?"
"Why is the divination result so bad?"
"This is the first time I've encountered such a terrible divination result!"
"What… will happen?"
...
Holy Land Mariejois!
Inside a huge conference room!
Sengoku held a newspaper, looking at the information on it, and murmured to himself.
"This news should spread throughout the world very soon!"
"Fire Fist Ace will be publicly executed at Marineford a week from today!"
Kizaru, who was beside him, said leisurely.
"Are we about to face that man?! How terrifying!"
Just as the two were lamenting, a Marine suddenly rushed in through the door.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, reporting!"
"Emergency!"
Sengoku frowned upon hearing this, and seeing the other party's panicked expression, he already anticipated that something bad might have happened.
"Speak!"
Receiving Sengoku's instruction, the man immediately reported.
"We just received news!"
"Saint Roswald's family was attacked at Sabaody Archipelago."
"Charloss Saint has been confirmed dead."
"Saint Roswald and Shalulia's current conditions are unknown."