"Lion's Might—Earth Roll!"
As Shiki's words fell, the ground beneath the two CP0 agents carrying the Celestial Dragons swirled like a vortex, violently erupting into coiling mud dragons that bound them tightly.
Meanwhile, before Caesar, three splattered pools of blood now lay on the ground, as expected.
Watching the approach of these utterly vicious demon kings, the CP0 agents trapped in the earth—only their heads exposed—struggled to suppress their terror, putting on a fierce front as they shouted:
"What do you think you're doing? Saint Roswald and Saint Charlos are Celestial Dragons, the rulers of this world, they're gods…"
Swoosh—
Ganzui casually tossed the sword in his hand to Shiki, but a stray sliver of sword light accidentally flew out mid-throw, neatly severing the head of the shouting CP0 agent.
"Hmm? My apologies, my hand slipped. What were you saying? Celestial Dragons? Thirty-eight years ago, we killed over a dozen members of the Firgarland family—supposedly Celestial Dragons too. Rumor has it they were even leaders among the Celestial Dragons. Hehehe."
Ganzui raised the Seven Star Sword, wickedly running his tongue along the blade.
The gleaming emerald on the Seven Star Sword emitted a green light, casting his face in a ghastly, sickly green hue, like a malevolent ghost.
"You bastards! How dare you treat noble me like this! I'll have the Admirals exterminate your entire families, slaughter every last one of you!"
The Celestial Dragon fatty, Charlos, continued to rage until his father sharply rebuked him, causing him to flinch and tremble.
The old man Roswald's face was dark and grim, his eyes shifting as they swept over Caesar, then one by one onto Shiki, Ganzui, Bullett, and the others.
"The Rocks Pirates?"
Roswald's heart sank to the depths of despair.
If there was one group the Celestial Dragons feared most, who would it be?
Undoubtedly, it was the Rocks Pirates—the crew that ran rampant across the seas 38 years ago, plunging the entire world into chaos and nearly wiping out the Firgarland family, one of the original Five Kings!
That was a terrifying force composed of madmen, scoundrels, and brutes.
In today's seas, over eighty percent of the major pirates originated from the former Rocks Pirates.
Truly, the Rocks Pirates were a breeding ground for exceptional talent.
Roswald took a deep breath, turning his gaze to the approaching Caesar, and said in a low voice.
"Speak. What do you want? I will ensure the World Government pays a sufficient ransom to secure the lives of me and my son."
"Father? You…" Charlos gaped, unable to comprehend why his usually arrogant and domineering father would stoop to compromise.
"Shut your mouth!!" Roswald wished he could strangle his foolish son on the spot.
"Ransom?"
Caesar's tone was icy and bone-chilling, as if the very air around them was freezing over.
He swept his hand, unleashing a blast of wind pressure that knocked the two unconscious, then turned his gaze to Shiki.
"Back to Tottoland! Place these two 'gods' in the plaza of Whole Cake Island for breeding with the pigs!"
Caesar's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Tell Morgans to arrange a worldwide broadcast!"
Ganzui's jaw dropped instantly.
Tesoro's eyes bulged out of their sockets, nearly fainting from shock at Caesar's words.
But Shiki laughed with immense satisfaction.
"Jihahahaha! Preferably with boars, ha-ha-ha!"
'They're insane! Completely insane! Those are Celestial Dragons! The gods who rule this world! How could they dare?'
Tesoro's heart convulsed violently as he screamed inwardly.
Shiki soared directly into the sky, raising his hand.
"Rise!!"
The remaining half of the Golden Ship wreckage, approximately four kilometers long and three kilometers wide, trembled under the power of Shiki's Float-Float Fruit before continuously accelerating and flying away from the misty sea toward Tottoland.
Bullett walked to the edge of the island, gazing at the endless ocean below, his eyes shining with unusual brilliance.
He couldn't help but marvel.
"As expected of the Golden Lion, this Devil Fruit ability is truly incredible. Back when I was still on Roger's ship and we fought the Flying Pirates, I was extremely envious of your power!
Dozens upon hundreds of pirate ships floating in the air—that kind of imposing momentum fueled my determination to grow stronger back then.
If one wants to be a pirate, they should be able to face the entire world as their enemy without fear or retreat! That is what makes a true powerhouse!"
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"When did those fools Roswald and Charlos sneak off to the New World? Weren't they taught enough of a lesson last time when the Revolutionary Army caused trouble here? What's filling their heads? Dog shit?"
In the Chamber of Power, Nusjuro, holding the Shodai Kitetsu, angrily smashed the table before him to pieces.
Ju Peter disdainfully added.
"Aren't all those branch family fools like that? Supreme authority and endless wealth have long corrupted most of our descendants. If not for us maintaining our principles and the eternal Imu-sama, the World Government we painstakingly built centuries ago would have collapsed long ago."
"If those idiots hadn't completely ruined the reputation of the World Nobles, our rule wouldn't be as precarious as it is now. Over two hundred years ago, the methods we used on the affiliate nations were ten times crueler than today, yet no one dared resist!
Why?
Because we not only had noble bloodlines, but we were also self-reliant and strong!
Look at things now—not just those branch families, but even our own descendants are becoming lazy.
They're not even comparable to those rebellious fellows Doflamingo and Shanks!"
Saturn, the man with a scar on his forehead leaning on a cane, struck his cane loudly against the floor, his emotions running high.
Mars, looking like a noble gentleman, stroked his beard and said gravely.
"No matter how useless they are, they're still Celestial Dragons! The dignity of gods cannot be violated! What does Sakazuki say?"
"What can he say?"
Nusjuro sharply drew the Kitetsu blade partially from its scabbard.
Hummm!
A sinister, verdant ghostly aura surged wildly from the scabbard, instantly plunging the entire power hall into an emerald darkness.
"He said the Admirals cannot leave G-1. They need to consolidate all forces to deal with the Beast God Pirates! If we want to retrieve those two fools unscathed from Caesar and Shiki's grasp, I'm afraid all the Admirals would have to mobilize."
Topman Warcury frowned, "Then what should we do? Roswald and his son are definitely in Caesar's hands. We can't just do nothing, can we?"
"Send Rob Lucci on this mission, and take that woman with him! Didn't she claim to be Caesar's woman? Use her to exchange for Roswald and Charlos!"