Chapter 19: Hanging the Celestial Dragon, When Will the Marine Admiral Arrive?
Grand Line, Jaya Island, Mock Town.
The pirates kneeling on both sides were completely stunned.
This was the first time they had ever seen someone attack a Celestial Dragon with their own eyes!
Although it was something they had anticipated, the moment it actually happened, the shock was still just as immense.
"You beast. Tell me, how do you want to die?"
Rono walked up to the Celestial Dragon and stared at him intently, making Saint Charlos's hair stand on end.
At this moment, Saint Charlos finally recognized reality.
If he kept screaming, this guy in front of him would really kill him!
"If you kill me, a Marine Admiral will hunt you to the ends of the earth! Aren't you afraid?"
Saint Charlos could only use the name of a Marine Admiral to scare Rono now.
"You beast. Is it because you have a Marine Admiral at your back that you dare to do whatever you want?"
Rono was extremely disgusted by this sentence and walked straight toward Saint Charlos.
A Marine Admiral!
Back when the Celestial Dragon shot his parents, someone had also said that angering a Celestial Dragon would bring a Marine Admiral.
From this perspective, Marine Admirals weren't anything good either!
"Y-you... don't come over! Don't come over!"
Seeing Rono get closer and closer, Saint Charlos scrambled backward, wetting himself in fear, completely disregarding his serious injuries.
"Where did your arrogance from before go?"
"Aren't you the 'Gods' who rule this world?"
Watching the Celestial Dragon's pathetic state, Rono sneered. So these trash Celestial Dragons also know how to read the room.
"Damn it... I don't want to die! Please spare my life, okay?"
Seeing there was no way out, Saint Charlos suddenly changed his tune and started kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to Rono!
Because he could see very clearly now: this guy in front of him truly intended to kill him!
Even if a Marine Admiral was notified, they couldn't get here in time.
He only had one life!
"I'm begging you! Spare my life! Please spare my life!"
Saint Charlos kowtowed with such force that his forehead was a bloody pulp.
Seeing this, all the pirates present were stunned!
He actually knelt down and begged for mercy!!
Is this the world's noblest bloodline?
More like the world's most pathetic bloodline!
Even pirates wouldn't kneel and beg an opponent for their life.
The Celestial Dragons... truly an eye-opener!
"Not good! We were ambushed by Conqueror's Haki!"
Just then, among the crowd that had fainted, three people finally woke up.
All three wore masks. They were undoubtedly CP0.
The three CP0 agents immediately felt their hearts sink.
They had been knocked out by Conqueror's Haki!
Who did it? Could it be someone targeting the Celestial Dragon?
This is bad. The Celestial Dragon absolutely cannot be harmed.
"Wh... what is going on!"
"A Celestial Dragon! A 'God' who rules the world... is kowtowing to someone!"
The three CP0 agents had just woken up, and seeing this scene, they almost fainted again.
A God kowtowing to an inferior being?!
If the higher-ups at the World Government found out about this, they would be finished!
Of course, as the Celestial Dragons' most loyal running dogs, they would never allow this to happen!
"That person is... 'Vicious Criminal' Rono!"
Soon, the three CP0 agents recognized the culprit who had unleashed the Conqueror's Haki: Rono!
The guy who hijacked the Heavenly Tribute in the East Blue.
"Quick! Go and rescue Saint Charlos!"
The three CP0 agents immediately rushed forward, blocking Rono and Saint Charlos.
"Saint Charlos, you must be frightened. Please leave this place with me immediately."
The fastest CP0 agent knelt on one knee in front of Saint Charlos and hoisted him onto his back.
Who would have expected that after seeing these three CP0 agents, Saint Charlos's demeanor would do a 180-degree flip?
Saint Charlos, who just had a subservient look, immediately put on his Celestial Dragon airs:
"You three bastards! Where were you just now! My life was almost over!"
*Slap! Slap! Slap!*
He landed several slaps on the CP0 agents' faces, then immediately pointed at Rono:
"Quick! You three, go kill this inferior being for me!"
"Capturing him alive is best! I want to subject him to the most extreme torture!"
Saint Charlos said viciously, wishing he could throw Rono into the snake tank right now and torture him madly.
"But, Saint Charlos, the person before us is the great pirate Rono, with a 500 million bounty. It's best we flee now."
The CP0 agent who had been slapped wasn't angry; instead, he advised the Celestial Dragon to flee quickly.
"Useless trash! What do I keep you for!"
"You dare suggest that my magnificent self should flee?"
"Hurry up and capture that bastard for me! Or I'll slaughter all of you when we get back!"
Saint Charlos didn't care about any bounty.
He only knew that Rono had humiliated him, and he *had* to capture Rono today and torture him until he begged for death to vent his hatred!
Hearing this, the pirates present were shocked by the Celestial Dragon's bizarre stupidity!
Absurd! Stupid!
A World Noble actually acts like this!
Someone is saving him, and not only does he refuse to flee, he threatens to kill his rescuer?
Are all Celestial Dragons idiots who are worse than pigs and dogs?
Being insulted like this by the Celestial Dragon, the CP0 agent wasn't the least bit angry.
They had been brainwashed since childhood; it was impossible for them to disobey a Celestial Dragon.
Even though the Celestial Dragon was hitting and cursing them, the CP0 agent still decided they had to get him to retreat safely first.
After all, it was too dangerous here.
"Trying to run?"
Rono scanned the three CP0 agents with his Observation Haki. The strongest was only at the Vice Admiral level; the other two were at the Rear Admiral level.
He instantly appeared in front of one CP0 agent, drew Kotetsu, and with a single slash!
*Swish!*
A head fell to the ground.
The other Rear Admiral didn't even have time to react before he was cut down by another of Rono's slashes.
After all, with Rono's current strength, one-shotting a Rear Admiral was too simple, like swatting a fly.
"Damn it! Do you know the consequences of killing a Celestial Dragon?"
The last remaining CP0 agent, with the strength of a Vice Admiral, threatened him.
"Heh. What consequences? Why don't you tell me?"
Rono raised Kotetsu in his hand, releasing his killing intent.
"Madman!"
The CP0 agent cursed inwardly, understanding that such a threat meant nothing to Rono.
For a great pirate with a 500 million bounty, being hunted by a Marine Admiral was just business as usual.
He didn't care about the consequences at all!
"Lord Saint Charlos, run! I'll buy you time!"
The CP0 agent resolved to buy time for the Celestial Dragon to escape.
But with his strength, he couldn't possibly last more than a few minutes against Rono.
Sure enough, two minutes later, the last CP0 agent was dead.
After finishing all that, Rono strolled over to Saint Charlos.
By this time, he had already fainted from fright.
"Go find a rope. And a cross."
Rono said to the pirate lackey closest to him.
"Oh... oh, okay! I... I'll go right now!"
Although he didn't know what Rono was planning, given the methods Rono had just displayed, it was best to obey.
Soon, the rope and the cross were brought over.
A few minutes later, a Celestial Dragon was strung up on the highest point in Mock Town: a clock tower.
And both his hands and feet had been cut off.
Seeing this, the pirates present looked at each other in dismay.
Rono had just done something this huge... and he wasn't running?
For all they knew, a Marine Admiral was already on the way.
How could they know? Rono was waiting right here for the Marine Admiral to arrive.
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