Germa Submits!

A cold glint flashed through Judge's eyes—hatred, then fear. But as the ruler of a nation, he had not completely given up resisting. Leaning on his spear, he forced himself to remain standing and looked at Yun Ye coldly. "Germa never retreats. If you have the ability, then come take my life!"

"Then I'll make my move."

Yun Ye was about to rush forward when purple poison arrows shot toward him.

"Hmph!" Yun Ye snorted and casually slashed them apart with a single stroke of his sword before turning to look.

Reiju was struggling to rise. She had launched that attack just now.

Yun Ye's expression was icy. His figure flashed forward, leaving behind a fleeting streak of white lightning. When he reappeared, he was already beside Reiju, one hand gripping her slender neck and lifting her up. He showed no mercy simply because Reiju was a woman!

Holding her above his head, Yun Ye stared into Reiju's eyes and said coldly, "Do you think I wouldn't dare kill you? Or do you think I don't kill women?"

Seeing Yun Ye's actions, Judge's pupils contracted violently. He urgently said, "Let... let her go! If you release her, I'll let you deal with me however you wish."

At the brink of life and death, everyone's softest feelings were completely exposed. Even someone as cold and heartless as Judge, someone who would use his own children as test subjects for modification, was no exception.

Perhaps letting Sanji leave back then had also been driven by some fatherly emotion...?

Upon hearing this, the corner of Yun Ye's mouth curled into an inexplicable smile beneath his mask. He looked every bit like a true villain!

Gripping Reiju by the neck, he used Flash Step to appear before Judge. He stomped down, and the heavy blow made Judge cough up another mouthful of blood.

Yun Ye looked down at Judge and said indifferently, "What a touching father-daughter scene. But both of you are in my hands now. What gives you the right to negotiate with me?"

"Your clone army behind you, or those dozens of warships?"

Yun Ye suddenly turned his gaze to Reiju and said flatly, "Poison me again, and I'll strangle you to death, then crush your father beneath my foot."

At his words, the poison that had already spread to her fair wrist quietly vanished. Reiju glared furiously at Yun Ye, her eyes filled with hatred!

Yun Ye ignored Reiju and continued looking at Judge, smiling coldly. "How about this? I'll give you two choices."

"First, submit to me."

As Yun Ye spoke, he pressed down with his foot, forcing Judge little by little into the ground. While placing immense psychological pressure on Judge, he was also tormenting his body.

"Second, die here!"

Before Judge could speak, Yun Ye continued, "Don't put on some noble act of choosing death over surrender to stall for time. I'll only give you three seconds!"

"After three seconds, if you don't submit, you and your children will all die! Germa, which has existed for three hundred years, will vanish from this world!"

Yun Ye knew Judge's deepest dream: to return Germa to the pinnacle of the North Blue. Therefore, Judge would never willingly die here!

Everything Yun Ye had done before this was to pressure Judge, to make his mental defenses collapse under overwhelming stress.

To put it bluntly, Yun Ye wanted to subdue Germa 66, this war organization, in preparation for the future.

It was a powerful force. An army that feared no death would be anyone's nightmare!

If he succeeded, it would become one of his trump cards for the future. If not, it did not matter. He would simply wipe them out!

After saying that, Yun Ye no longer looked at Judge. Instead, he turned toward the sea, where the Marine warships were drawing ever closer.

The Marines on the island had not taken another step forward after Yun Ye erupted. They merely watched quietly.

No, it would be more accurate to say they did not dare take another step forward!

"Three!"

Yun Ye began counting down. Killing intent surged from his body, thick to the extreme, accompanied by an overwhelming pressure that bore down upon Judge and made his heart tremble!

It felt as though if Judge dared say no, he would die the very next moment!

Judge was suffering immensely inside. Looking at Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji lying on the ground, as well as Reiju in Yun Ye's grasp, he bit through his lip until blood flowed without even noticing. It was clear just how violently his emotions churned!

"Two!" Yun Ye said calmly.

Before he could say "one," pain and humiliation flashed through Judge's eyes. He lowered his proud head. "I... submit..."

"A wise choice!"

Yun Ye laughed lightly, removing his foot from Judge and releasing Reiju's neck as well.

Without even looking at the coughing Reiju or Judge, whose tears flowed from humiliation, he swept his gaze over the Marines on the island and the warships at sea.

The battle at sea was still ongoing. The cannon fire had never ceased.

Yun Ye was already considering his route of retreat.

After thinking for a while, Yun Ye took the crystal card from his robes and tossed it onto the ground. The thing was useless to him, so it would be better to give it to Judge.

Moreover, Yun Ye was not worried that Judge would take the item and leave. When he released Reiju's neck, Yun Ye had taken the opportunity to cut off the nail on her left pinky finger, intending to use it to make a Vivre Card.

Sweeping his gaze across everyone present, Yun Ye said flatly, "Handle matters here yourselves, then go do whatever you need to do. When I need you, I'll notify you."

With that, Yun Ye turned and walked in another direction. He stepped onto the sea and vanished in the blink of an eye!

He did not leave behind any harsh words or utter a single threat. Once Judge had said he submitted, Yun Ye had already placed himself above him.

That tone was an order!

Yun Ye's tone remained calm throughout, without the slightest change because of Judge and Germa's submission.

Yet it was precisely that indifferent attitude that made Judge's heart turn even colder.

He knew that once he had spoken the words of submission, he would no longer be able to escape the control of that mysterious person!

Perhaps this might be an opportunity for Germa...

Judge looked at the crystal card on the ground and could only console himself like this.

Having seen the world, Judge quickly reined in his emotions, temporarily suppressing his humiliation, pain, and other negative feelings as he gathered the surrounding forces.

He ordered his men to carry the unconscious Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji, and Judge's group boarded another warship!

"Avoid conflict with the Marines. Set sail!"

With Judge's command, all the snail ships turned around in unison. They did not clash with the Marines again and chose to avoid them.

The Marines who had come as reinforcements pursued them for a while, but were quickly left behind.

The snail ships were far faster than naval warships.

Along the way, they encountered another Marine warship. The two sides crossed paths, and the Marines opened fire, but Germa's forces did not engage.

Rear Admiral Bastille, aboard the warship, watched the departing Germa fleet and thought, Has the war ended? Did we arrive too late? What happened on Donzuke Island?

With those thoughts in mind, the warship continued toward Donzuke Island.

After the Marines of the P-5 Branch on the island saw Germa's forces leave completely, they too let out heavy sighs of relief.

"We... we survived!"

"W-we won!"

"We drove back Germa's army!"

Some soldiers could not help cheering.

But they were quickly doused with cold water:

"What nonsense are you talking about? Without that masked man, we'd already be dead!"

"Yeah, without that person..."

"Who exactly was that person? Was he from the island?"

"I heard rumors that the Chaos Zone has someone controlling it from behind the scenes. Could that mysterious man be him? He even said this island was his territory!"

"I heard that too. There were rumors that the mountain at the back of the island was blown apart by the Chaos Zone's hidden controller. I never expected it to be true!"

"But the way he said it, it seemed like he had no regard for us Marines at all. Is he an enemy?"

Countless Marines discussed and speculated about Yun Ye's identity.

Only Yara stared thoughtfully at the departing Germa fleet. What exactly did Germa's people say to that mysterious man just now? Why did the battle suddenly stop?

What deal did they make in secret?

More importantly... who exactly was that masked man? And what was a Quincy? A title, or an organization?

Because he had been too far away, he had not heard Yun Ye and Judge's conversation at all.

But if he had known, he would definitely have been shocked!