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Chapter 269 Killing Game

After Luffy finished speaking, Sabo and Ace both fell silent and remained silent for a long time.

It's not that they don't want to talk, it's that they really don't know what to say in this situation.

This isn't the first time something like this has happened; Luffy always says this whenever he's inferior to them in some way.

Even when they refuted or mocked him, Luffy remained steadfast in his stance.

But the problem is-

That statement actually worked like a madman!!

So far, among the members of their Canglan Squad, excluding Kyle, Luffy's defeat of Katakuri is the most impressive.

The other pirates they captured and defeated were not comparable in quality to Katakuri.

So even though Luffy has said the same thing every time this happens in the past six months, they really don't have much confidence to refute it.

Unless they defeat a pirate whose skill level is equal to or even higher than Katakuri's.

Marco? Or Ben Beckman?

Both of them are well-known second-in-commands in the Four Emperors' pirate crews, especially Ben Beckman, who is said to have strength no less than that of Captain Shanks, although it is unknown whether this is true or not.

However, if Ben Beckman is truly as strong as Shanks, then they definitely wouldn't be able to provoke him.

Although they are confident in themselves, confidence does not mean arrogance. They know their own limitations and have the right to be arrogant when facing most of the world's strong people.

However, when facing those few top experts, they still do not have the strength to back up their arrogance.

Before they could come up with a way to deal with Luffy in this state, the door to their office was suddenly pushed open.

"Um?!"

In an instant, all three of them turned their gaze toward the doorway, where they saw an ordinary navy man.

His face was filled with panic and confusion.

Then he immediately saluted and shouted:

"Reporting to the three lieutenant generals, three Celestial Dragons have caused a major disturbance in Area One!"

"They recruited members of the CP organization to massacre the island's inhabitants, saying they needed to find a slave, and if they didn't, they would continue killing until everyone on the island was wiped out!!"

The navy officer finished speaking at an extremely fast pace, not daring to linger for even a moment, for fear that speaking slowly would waste time.

At the same time, there was a hint of fear on his face.

!!!

Upon hearing this, Luffy and his two companions all narrowed their eyes and their expressions immediately became serious.

"What are these vermin trying to do?!"

Ace frowned and spoke.

It's no wonder Ace calls the Celestial Dragons that way; he's been with Kael for so long and hears Kael call him that every time, so he's started calling them that too.

Not only him, but everyone in the Canglan Squad called the Celestial Dragons that way.

"It wouldn't be surprising if those guys did something disgusting, would it?"

Sabo spoke softly, then slowly stood up. Luffy and Ace also stood up. The three looked at each other without speaking, but they all understood each other perfectly.

"Let's go stop those bubble wren!!"

Sabo spoke calmly, and then crackling sounds rang out around his body. Blue arcs of electricity flickered around him, and then he vanished instantly, rushing towards the door.

Ace, without hesitation, also transformed into a flame and flew towards the door.

Only Luffy, who appears to be a Paramecia type, can only use the primitive method of shaving to get around.

Therefore, Luffy had to sigh for the nth time:

Natural-type guys are fucking cool!!

……

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On the other side, in Area 1 of the Sabaody Archipelago.

This area belongs to illegal zones 1-29, a place where human trafficking shops and human auctions are concentrated.

Meanwhile, in a town, Charlos and two other bubble-wielding men were glaring angrily at a large group of civilians who had been driven to kneel on the ground.

"What happened to the little girl slave from the auction house?"

"If you don't find him soon, I'll kill you all!!"

Charlos roared angrily, his disgusting snot waving back and forth with his shouts, which was somewhat nauseating.

As he roared, the civilians kneeling on the ground trembled, their heads bowed and faces filled with fear.

They really wanted to curse right then and there.

Stop talking about little girl slaves and tell us what they look like or what their characteristics are.

Just say five words: "Little girl slave," and ask them to quickly tell you the other party's whereabouts.

Is this guy trying to be abstract?

What useful information can be gleaned from the phrase "little girl slave"?

They really wanted to take a piece of Charlos by the throat, but long-held beliefs prevented them from doing so.

Especially after witnessing the bloody scene of someone being shot dead simply for asking what the little girl looked like, they dared not utter a single word.

I didn't even dare to ask a question! I didn't dare to say a word!!

All they can do now is pray that the little girl slave will be found and that Charlos will spare their lives. This is the only way they believe they can survive!

As for Charlos, he didn't care about the lives of these civilians at all, which is why he acted so recklessly.

To him, everyone except the Celestial Dragons was an inferior human being, and the lives of these commoners were no different from the lives of ants to him.

That's why the civilian who just died was shot after asking only one question.

Ask him questions? Do these ants even deserve to?

Besides, he is a noble Celestial Dragon, how could he answer questions from commoners?

Of course, Charlos would never admit that he did this because he didn't know how to describe Ellie's appearance.

Even if these civilians could answer the question about Ellie's whereabouts, he was still going to kill a bunch of civilians to vent his anger today; the "attack" they had just suffered had left them extremely unhappy!

As noble Celestial Dragons, if they are unhappy, then naturally they must use the blood of these lowly commoners to please them!

and so--

Charlos then gave another order to the group of CP members behind him:

"Shoot ten more lowly people for fun!!"

"Yes, Lord Charlos!!"

The group of CP organization members behind him responded in unison, and then a group of them raised their guns and aimed them at ten civilians in the crowd.

These agents have no pity for the lives of civilians; they only know that they must unconditionally obey the Celestial Dragons' orders.

Shortly afterward, gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, followed by a volley of bullets flying towards the crowd.

Just as the bullets were about to hit the civilians, a curtain of lightning suddenly appeared in front of them...