"Ah!!!"
"What is this?"
"My hand, my hand is melting!"
"Fire, fire, all fire!"
"No, save me!"
...
Amidst the screams echoing throughout the hall, Arrogance was like the deepest Terrify buried in everyone's heart, and the light in the hall was disturbed by Arrogance's figure.
The silhouette projected on the wall resembled an ancient evil dragon.
Crunch!
Arrogance, who bit off the upper body of a person, spewed a wave of raging Fire from its mouth, incinerating all the pirates into ash without damaging other objects in the hall.
Duke said, leave one, burn the rest!
So, leave one to barely survive, and the rest will be Incinerated!
As the swirling ashes were carried away by the sea breeze blowing into the hall, Arrogance walked step by step to One-Eyed Dragon, its massive body casting a deep Shadow.
Snort!
Arrogance, snorting and exhaling hot smoke, slightly opened its mouth, and a metallic voice emanated from its throat.
"For Father's mercy, get out!"
"Maggot!!"
One-Eyed Dragon, as if waking from a dream, turned and ran, leaving his beloved flintlock on the ground, not even having time to pick it up, stumbling as he disappeared into the black night.
Arrogance looked at the gradually disappearing figure and exhaled another puff of White steam. He bent down, picked up the flintlock, and slowly walked up the stairs to the second floor, with each step, the stairs let out a creaking sound under the strain.
Jayce on the second floor, after witnessing all this with his own eyes, swallowed once.
The look in his eyes towards Arrogance no longer held the strong curiosity it once did; instead, it carried a Terrify that he himself hadn't noticed.
Duke once again demonstrated his scientific philosophy to Jayce using Arrogance.
In his hands, nothing could not become a weapon!
Or rather, Duke had been manufacturing nothing but weapons from the very beginning!
Arrogance, arriving at Duke's door on the second floor, glanced at Graves, who was standing by the door smoking a cigar, and grumbled, "Get out of the way, insect!"
Graves' mouth slightly opened, and his cigar dropped again. Realizing this, he fumbled to catch the cigar, only to yelp as he was burned by the lit end.
"Hiss, hot...."
Arrogance ignored him, opened the door, and bent its head to enter the room.
Duke was using the emergency medical spray he made, which was part of the Iron Man knowledge template, to help Captain Lister treat his wounds.
Lister watched his wounds quickly scab over under the spray's effects and spoke with considerable guilt, "I'm sorry, sir, we were negligent!"
"It's not your problem, it's my fault!"
Duke set the medical spray aside, picked up a bandage, and began bandaging Lister. "I should have taken Gangplank's matter seriously from the beginning. It was arrogance that made me lower my guard!"
"I've been in solitary confinement," Arrogance muttered under his breath, but his Whisper was like a subwoofer, audible to everyone.
"You shut your mouth! If you ramble on anymore, I'll put you back in confinement!"
Arrogance immediately clamped his mouth shut, obediently placed his flintlock on the table, and stood tightly against the wall. Neeko curiously approached the big guy, her eyes sparkling with interest.
"My name is Neeko, big guy, what's your name?"
Arrogance glanced at Neeko, his eyes flickering, but he ultimately remained silent.
"I overlooked Gangplank's control over Bilgewater, and I also overlooked that guy's keen sense for information flow. I even approached all of this with a casual, playful attitude."
"So, what do you mean?"
Captain Lister hung his bandaged arm across his chest. Duke pushed his medical kit to the others, instructing them to help bandage the remaining injured.
"Since they dared to sell our goods and then still dared to come asking for money, showing such disregard for rules, then I don't need to play by their rules either!"
"I will handle this in my own way. As for you, just focus on helping Jayce get his work done!"
"Yes, sir!"
Captain Lister and the others left Duke's room. No sooner had they left than Jayce walked in.
Jayce, hands on his hips, entered with a pained expression. "What exactly happened today?"
"Aren't you and I both first-timers in Bilgewater?"
"Why did those guys demand ransom from us, injure our people, and what was the ransom for?"
"Jayce, you just need to focus on your experiment!"
Duke tossed the previously cut clothing fragments into the trash can, but Jayce rushed forward, grabbing Duke's collar. "You always tell me to focus on my experiment, but don't forget, this experiment also involves you!"
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