"I have already locked down the location of the devil fruits and gold at this auction. There are currently ten mission targets on the island: five are at the auction, two are wandering Slave Street, one is waiting for ship coating—seemingly planning to head to Fish-Man Island—and two are quite special."
As she finished, Molly's face showed a mix of confusion and oddity, as if she had encountered something beyond her understanding.
"What is it?" Charlotte Linlin tilted her head.
"They are distributing money and food to some poor families," Molly said strangely.
In her years spent in the Sabaody Archipelago, she had grown accustomed to seeing all kinds of Celestial Dragons.
There were the arrogant ones who looked down on everyone as if they were ants;
There were the heartless ones who treated human life like grass, taking it with a wave of their hand;
There were the perverts with twisted hobbies who took pleasure in torturing slaves;
And then there were the idiots as stupid as pigs who couldn't even distinguish basic reason... but this kind of'saint,' she was seeing for the first time.
She just didn't know if they were pretenders like Mother Galmero.
"Interesting."
Charlotte Linlin suppressed her curiosity and waved her hand. "Capture them first. As for how to handle them, Loki will decide. Lead the way."
"Yes! Lady Linlin, please follow me. Moving through the different dimension makes it harder to attract attention."
The group quietly vanished into the alternate space.
The auction, which had been forced to stop due to the sudden tsunami, was currently in a tense moment before its restart.
In the VIP seats of the auction house, five Celestial Dragons dressed in their iconic space suits and glass helmets sat bored, the air around them thick with an arrogance that kept others from daring to approach.
A female auctioneer with a graceful figure, wearing a tight-fitting dress, wore a forced smile while her heart was in a state of panic. She walked tremblingly before the five Celestial Dragons, bowed, and reported in a voice with an undetectable quiver: "Lords, the tsunami has completely passed, and the seawater on the island has been mostly cleared. The auction can restart immediately."
She couldn't help but be afraid.
Two auctioneers had already died during this auction.
One was killed because they tried to build suspense during an introduction, which displeased a Celestial Dragon.
The other was killed just now because the tsunami caused the auction to pause, making a Celestial Dragon unhappy.
"Very well. Among the items to be auctioned later, is there you?"
At that moment, a fat Celestial Dragon with puffy eye sockets asked with interest.
The auctioneer's vision went dark, and she nearly collapsed on the spot.
The good news: she wouldn't be shot by the Celestial Dragon.
The bad news: the Celestial Dragon seemed to have taken a liking to her.
She forced herself to stay upright and, with a sobbing voice, carefully defended herself: "Lord Saint Lopezic, I am the auction house's auctioneer, not an item for sale!"
"Then I won't pay. Just come with me yourself," Saint Lopezic demanded as if it were only natural.
"..." The female auctioneer's face turned as pale as paper. She opened her mouth but found no words, her heart filled with endless despair.
The strong auction house guards standing behind her didn't dare to breathe loudly either, keeping their heads low and not even daring to lift an eyelid.
The Celestial Dragons were the descendants of the Creators who founded the World Government, an organization that had ruled the world for centuries.
They were World Nobles who enjoyed every privilege and were sacred and inviolable.
Whether it was killing people in the street, kidnapping women, or seizing wealth, everything was legal for them.
If anyone dared to offend them, a MarineAdmiral would personally hunt them down until they were dead!
Just then.
The auctioneer's pupils shrank as she looked behind the group in shock: "Lord Saint Lopezic, behind you!!"
An Air Door was pushed open in the void.
Immediately after, a pair of tall, slender legs clad in black boots stepped out first.
Then, Charlotte Linlin's immensely oppressive figure appeared before everyone's eyes.
She was tall, with an exquisite yet cold face that was soul-stirring, filled with a charm that made people focus on her involuntarily.
"What a beautiful female giant!" Saint Lopezic was stunned at first, then his small eyes behind the glass helmet instantly lit up. Lewd thoughts immediately took over his mind. He slammed his hand on the seat and shouted loudly, "CP, get her! I want to drive the big wagon! I'm going to capture her and take her back to Mary Geoise to be my sex slave!"
As he spoke, he didn't forget to shout to the other four Celestial Dragons beside him: "Don't you dare fight me for her! This female giant is mine!"
"It's not like you bought her with money, why can't we fight for her!"
"Exactly, we don't have such a top-quality female giant in our collections. Whoever grabs her gets her!"
"CP, charge! Take her down, and there will be heavy rewards!"
"Go! Don't let her escape!"
"..."
Several Celestial Dragons spoke up one after another, arrogant and overbearing, completely treating Charlotte Linlin as something already in their pocket.
The CP guards also charged toward Charlotte Linlin.
Even an underage Giant possessed superhuman strength, and she was a Devil Fruit User to boot.
If she escaped, they would be tortured as punishment today.
"Oh my, they're just as annoying as Loki said."
Charlotte Linlin's red lips parted slightly, her mouth curling into a dangerous arc. She raised a slender, exquisite arm that looked like it had no strength at all.
Swish!!
A torrent of blood erupted from Charlotte Linlin's five fingers.
Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff!!
The sounds of cloth bags being punctured rang out in succession.
Those charging CP agents couldn't even put up a resistance against the blood whips. Like they were made of paper, their brains were instantly pierced through.
Following that, their headless bodies shriveled up at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into mummies in an instant. They fell heavily to the ground, devoid of any life.
All this happened in a flash. Before Saint Lopezic and the other four Celestial Dragons could react, they felt the world spin and a piercing pain shoot through their bodies. In an instant, they were pressed to the ground by an invisible force, kneeling before Charlotte Linlin, their limbs twisted at bizarre angles—clearly shattered.
"Aaaaah!! You damned giant, you actually dared to break my legs!"
"I'm bleeding, I'm bleeding!"
"Kneel down now, heal my legs, and become my slave to beg for my forgiveness, or I'll have you killed!"
"Someone, call a MarineAdmiral! I want to kill all this bitch's people! Tear her into ten thousand pieces!"
"..."
Despite having fallen to such a state, the group of Celestial Dragons remained as arrogant as ever.
They didn't believe the strange giant before them would actually dare to kill them.
Crack, crack, crack!!
The sound of bones shattering rang out piercingly. Saint Lopezic, who was shouting the loudest and most viciously, was wrapped in a thick band of blood. From head to toe, he was ruthlessly kneaded and crushed bit by bit.
Saint Lopezic let out a scream more shrill than before, a heart-wrenching sound that made everyone present's scalp tingle. But the force of the blood band didn't diminish in the slightest. In just a moment, his fat body was completely crushed into a mass of meat paste. Blood, organs, and bone fragments mixed together, turning into a pink sludge.
Then, this mass of sludge was gently picked up by the blood band and precisely stuffed into the mouths of the other four Celestial Dragons, blocking their wails and curses.
"Yue— Blegh~~~!!"
The smell of raw meat, blood, rotting organs, and the stench of excrement mixed together, rushing straight into their nostrils.
The four Celestial Dragons felt their stomachs churn and began to dry heave frantically. As they vomited, tears and snot flowed freely; they looked like they had eaten a bag of multicolored Skittles and were frantically painting rainbows on the spot.
The gaze they now turned toward Charlotte Linlin was filled with extreme terror. They no longer dared to say a single arrogant word, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
This woman before them didn't just dare to hurt them! She wouldn't hesitate to kill them either!!!
"Very good. It seems you've learned to respect the strong."
Charlotte Linlin clapped her hands in satisfaction and turned to enter the alternate space. "Molly, next one."
Until their figures completely disappeared, the auction hall remained in a deathly silence. Everyone stared dumbfoundedly at the Celestial Dragon meat paste on the floor and those mummified CP agents. Their minds were blank, and they even forgot to breathe.
"I... I'm not seeing things, am I?"
"I must be dreaming. It's fake, it's fake!"
"Hahahaha, a Celestial Dragon is dead!!!"
"Someone actually dared to kill a Celestial Dragon..."
"..."
After a long time, the hall erupted into chaos.
Shock, fury, wild joy, fear, relief—all sorts of emotions intertwined and spread through the hall, with different expressions written on everyone's faces.
The only thing in common was that everyone turned and ran, desperately rushing toward the harbor.
With a Celestial Dragon dead, the entire island would likely be purged by the Marines!!!!
...Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
In the Fleet Admiral's Office, smoke swirled in the air.
"Fleet AdmiralCook!!!"
An intelligence officer rushed into the office, out of breath.
Standing by the window, looking toward the New World, Cook turned around, took a drag of smoke, and calmly comforted: "Don't panic. What happened in the New World now?"
"No, it's not the New World, it's Sabaody."
"A violent incident occurred in the Sabaody Archipelago. Several World Nobles were kidnapped by giants, and one was even killed on the spot."
"Wha... cough cough cough~~ What?!!"
Upon hearing this, Fleet AdmiralCook's brain felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, buzzing. A mouthful of smoke choked his throat, causing a violent coughing fit. His calm instantly vanished, replaced by extreme shock and disbelief.
Fighting in the New World on one hand.
While splitting forces to kidnap Celestial Dragons on the other, even directly killing one.
What exactly do you Giants want to do?
Fleet AdmiralCook abruptly crushed his cigarette and tossed it into the ashtray, his face so dark it could drip ink. He grabbed his Fleet Admiral's cloak draped over his chair, slung it over his shoulders, and prepared to head out.
Currently, the main Marine forces were in the New World; only he could personally take action.
Step, step!!
At that moment, another intelligence officer rushed in frantically: "Fleet AdmiralCook, this is bad."
Cook's brow furrowed tightly into a deep frown, the irritation in his eyes nearly overflowing. He barked in a low voice: "What is it now?!"
The succession of bad news had already worn his patience thin.
"Impel Down! Impel Down prison is under attack by the Rocks Pirates' 'Extreme Path,' Golden LionShiki!!!"
Cook's vision went black, and he wished he could faint on the spot.
Impel Down!
As the Great Deep Sea Prison where the World Government held major criminals, it housed tens of thousands of prisoners, including many powerful and vicious great pirates, all of whom were desperate outlaws.
But now, he was the only one left guarding Marine Headquarters.
Go to the Sabaody Archipelago? If the prisoners at Impel Down escaped, it would be like releasing tigers back to the mountains. Loki and Rocks had undoubtedly calculated that the Marines couldn't handle both at once. If Shiki brought the prisoners to attack Marine Headquarters while he was away, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Don't go to the Sabaody Archipelago? There would be no way to answer to the Celestial Dragons! The World Government would never allow a Celestial Dragon to be killed, let alone kidnapped. If not handled properly, the entire Marine force would be punished for it.
At this moment, Cook once again began to hate the World Government's policies.
Wouldn't it be better to just kill the pirates once they're caught?
Now these unstable factors were about to become a threat to the justice of the seas once again.
Cook was caught in a dilemma, wishing he could split himself in two.
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