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"What, didn't you like collecting heads? Seeing all these heads on the ground, aren't you happy and surprised?" Roy looked at him with a mocking expression.
Meredith's face was grim as he pondered whether he should feign compliance for a while before looking for an opportunity to escape.
In his view, Roy might have been planning to subdue him, which was why he hadn't killed him when he had blocked his senses earlier, and this was precisely his opportunity.
"Actually, I've prepared a pretty good way for you to die." However, before he could figure out how to deal with it, he heard Roy's words that sent chills down his spine.
Two years ago, Roy might have actually considered recruiting him, but now, unless it's a powerhouse like Crocodile the Sand or Enel, someone of his caliber simply can't pique Roy's interest.
Meredith was about to use his ability to escape when he found that his body was completely out of his control. What horrified him even more was that the dagger in his right hand was slowly slicing towards his own throat.
"No, no, let go of my hands and feet!" Meredith screamed in despair. He wasn't the kind of person who feared death, but the fear of watching his own body uncontrollably sever his head was indescribable.
"How about it? Cutting off your own head with your own hands, isn't that a great way to die? I'm sure you'll die without regrets."
Meredith didn't even have time to utter his last words before his head was severed by a suddenly accelerating dagger. His eyes were filled with disbelief; he simply couldn't believe that he had died by his own hand.
"Heh, what a boring farce." Roy downed the glass of red wine in one gulp and left without looking back.
Only when Roy and his group completely disappeared from everyone's sight did the bar's patrons finally breathe a sigh of relief, collapsing into their chairs like rag dolls, their clothes soaked with sweat as if they had been pulled out of water.
"My God, we actually survived! Aren't these battles between great pirates supposed to destroy cities and towns?" Apart from the bloodstains on the floor, the arrangement of the tables and chairs in the bar was not even disturbed, making everyone feel a sense of unreality.
"That's because this can't even be called a battle; it's just a one-sided crushing defeat," someone said with a tone of awe.
Upon hearing this, the others also came to their senses. "Indeed, we did not expect that the fearsome Beheader Meredith would be so easily defeated in front of Nightmare Roy. The Shichibukai truly live up to their reputation as a powerful force capable of suppressing the Grand Line."
"I never expected the Headtaker Pirates among the Supernovas to end like this." Everyone sighed with regret. It could be said that the entire Headtaker Pirates were wiped out by their captain, after all, he even killed himself in the end.
Bruno chased them out Vice Admiral their astonished gazes, and after closing the bar door, he couldn't wait to activate his ability to open doors in the air.
In a secluded room, the CP9 members lurking in Water 7 gathered together in a rare manner.
"In short, remember this: do not provoke that Shichibukai. Prioritize the design blueprints of [Pluton] above all else." Spandam gave these instructions before hanging up the Den Den Mushi.
Spandam's ability to become the leader of CP9 was due not only to the influence of his elders, but also to his own ability to assess situations.
He knew that even the World Government had adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards this person's existence, which showed that his strength was so great that even the World Government was secretly wary of him. Not to mention that according to the message from Bruno, Nightmare Roy's strength was even more unfathomable. He was not willing to easily provoke such an enemy.
After receiving Spandam's order, Bruno and the others breathed a sigh of relief. They were really worried that their idiotic superior might have acted rashly and sent them to monitor the Shichibukai who had been missing for two years.
Compared to obtaining the blueprints for [Pluton], the effort and reward of the two things are on completely different levels.
Infiltrating the vicinity of that weakling Iceberg would be an incredibly simple matter, but monitoring Nightmare Roy, Observation Haki, was something even Rob Lucci, the strongest among them, couldn't do.
"Until that Shichibukai leaves, all our actions must cease for now. We mustn't let him notice anything amiss." Although Rob Lucci was passionate about fighting strong opponents, completing his mission was always his top priority.
"You're right. We've been lying in wait for so long, there's no need to rush." Kalifa habitually pushed up her glasses.
Bruno and Kaku nodded in agreement. They didn't think it was making a mountain out of a molehill. In front of that man, it was better to be cautious than to make a big mistake.
Marine Headquarters.
"I knew it, that bastard couldn't possibly fall so easily." Sengoku's brow twitched; this was the worst news he'd heard all day.
"Judging from the messages that have been sent back, he seems to have become even more difficult to deal with." Tsuru, the Marines Chief of Staff, also participated in the analysis. "Although the Beheader Meredith is just a rookie pirate, pirates with bounties of over 100 million in the first half of the Grand Line cannot be underestimated. The fact that such a person died by his own hand shows that Roy's development of his Devil Fruit has reached an extremely high level."
"This guy is indeed a troublesome opponent. Among the Shichibukai, he and Doflamingo are the ones I'm most worried about," Sengoku said, rubbing his temples.
"The existence of someone like him on the sea is a threat to everyone."
The Royal Palace in Dressrosa.
"F-F-F-F-F-F-A man who disappeared for two years and then reappeared, that's really intriguing," Doflamingo laughed.
"He is indeed a domineering and powerful man. He just made his comeback and wiped out a Supernovas." Despite saying this, his words were full of disdain for the so-called Supernovas.
"He's just a clueless brat. It's perfectly normal for him to be killed by that guy." Doflamingo looked at the nouveau riche dressed in gold and silver with a half-smile. "What, Gild Tesoro, are you interested in him too?"
"After all, he is the most mysterious and enigmatic man among the Shichibukai. It's normal to be curious about him."
"Good luck then. He's not an easy man to deal with."
Revolutionary Army Headquarters, Baltigo, White Earth Island.
"Damn it! They promised an alliance, but after only the first deal, they stood me up for two years!" Belo Betty, dressed in a mature and sophisticated style, stared at the newspaper in her hand, gritting her teeth, wishing she could drag the man in the newspaper out and beat him up.