Murder Game

The prisoners stared wide-eyed. What was going on? Why did they suddenly feel a chill in the air?

Ace was stunned. When exactly did he get hit? What was this guy's purpose?

"Long time no see, Fire Fist Ace," Roy said, looking down at him.

"Nightmare, what did you do to me?" Ace excitedly lunged at Roy, and the Sea Stone chains binding him tightened instantly, making a crisp sound.

"Tsk tsk, even when locked up by Sea Stone, it still has this kind of vitality? It's an exaggerated life force!" Roy exclaimed. No wonder it was trained by Garp's freakish methods; its life force can only be described as tenacious.

"Damn it, answer me now! Are you trying to control me to ambush Old Man? Don't even dream about it! I'll never let you have your way!" Ace didn't believe Nightmare would care about his meager fighting strength. The only explanation was... that Nightmare wanted to control him to ambush Old Man and use such despicable means Vice Admiral steal the title of the World's Strongest from Old Man!

Roy's expression was strange. He did have ulterior motives for controlling Ace, but it wasn't because of Whitebeard; it was for Luffy.

Although he didn't believe that Luffy, the so-called "chosen one," could escape his control, it was better to be prepared. With Ace like Ace in hand, it was hard to say whether Luffy would still have the courage to Luffy in the end.

Ace naturally wouldn't connect it to Luffy. After all, in his opinion, if Nightmare really wanted to kill Luffy, it would be no more difficult than swatting a fly, and there was no need to achieve that goal through him.

"Captain, what should we do with this annoying fellow? Kill him?" Shiryu lightly pressed his right thumb against the hilt of his sword, the blade unsheathed, its cold light flashing, as if he was just waiting for Roy's order to cut the mad dog-like creature in front of him in two.

"That won't do. He's the protagonist of the next battle. If he leaves too early, he won't be able to wait for the next scene to begin." Roy reached out his right hand and pressed it on Ace's head. With a burst of energy, Ace's body convulsed violently, and he fainted, foaming at the mouth. "Well, that way, today's memories are almost wiped clean."

After dealing with Ace, Roy turned around and looked at the group of prisoners in front of him who were looking at him with curiosity.

For most of the Level 6 prisoners, Roy was a completely unfamiliar face. Even those who had been imprisoned in recent years looked on with suspicion. After all, while Roy wasn't exactly unknown back then, he was far less formidable than he was now, making them wonder if half a century had passed in the outside world.

Therefore, all the prisoners kept silent, and the level 6 floor was eerily quiet.

"To be honest, I don't think much of you guys." Roy's first words ignited the Infinite Hell of Level 6. Almost none of them had a bounty of less than 300 million Beli, and before being thrown into Impel Down, they were all big shots who dominated their respective regions in the New World.

If a great pirate like Whitebeard Golden Lion had said this, they would have accepted it, but for a newcomer who has clearly not been at sea for long to say such a thing makes them particularly indignant.

Although Shiryu of the Rain and the Crescent Moon Hunter serve as background figures for Roy, he hasn't yet revealed any significant strength, making him rather unconvincing in front of these pirates who believe in the survival of the fittest.

Sizzle!

Amidst the frenzied shouts and curses, blood gushed out, and three heads flew into the air, finally calming the group of irritable pirates down slightly. Shiryu indifferently sheathed his longsword.

Roy ignored this and continued, "After being imprisoned in this prison for so long, you've lost your fighting spirit. I hope you haven't forgotten how to kill, just like those wild beasts kept by nobles who can't even hunt. They're just pets at best."

"So, let's play a game. I'll release you in a bit, and you can find your prey. The one who succeeds in hunting can join my ranks and leave this prison with me."

"What if... they don't want to join your ranks?" someone asked provocatively.

Roy's lips curled up slightly. "Unfortunately, that's a wrong answer!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shiryu's sword flashed back into its sheath. The questioner's head rolled to the side, his eyes still filled with a mocking expression. He had clearly not even had time to react before being beheaded with a single sword strike.

Seeing this, even these brutal pirates felt a chill run down their spines. These two monsters didn't care about their lives at all. Their indifferent gazes were as if they had just stepped on an ant on the roadside, which was terrifying.

"You should understand the rules by now."

"Understood..." A few sparse, weak replies echoed from the floor.

Roy's expression was strange. According to the script, shouldn't he say something like, "Speak louder, are you guys not full?" or "What are you saying? I can't hear you," or something more appropriate?

"Let's begin."

Shiryu pulled out several sets of keys from his pocket and casually tossed them in under the intense gazes of the crowd.

"Mine, it's mine!"

"Get out of the way, I got it first!"

"Damn it, the first thing I'll do when we get out of here is kill you!"

"Idiot, you dare to say such things before the Sea Stone chains have even been broken? Don't blame me for striking first."

Click, click!

More and more people unlocked the chains, and a terrifying aura rose and fell throughout the floor, as if one had suddenly entered the kingdom of monsters. But strangely, the killing did not begin. Instead, many people looked at Roy with dangerous glints in their eyes, and some even let out sneers of unknown meaning.

Roy narrowed his eyes slightly. "It seems you're not planning to follow the rules I set?"

"No, no, no, you misunderstand. How could we dare to violate the rules you set?" A Cyclops seemed to have a lot of influence in the crowd stepped forward and said in a sarcastic tone, "However, you only said to find your prey, but you didn't say that the prey can't be yourself, did you?"

"Hehehehe!" Many people let out a malicious sneer.

Roy laughed, which particularly annoyed the Cyclops. "What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, I was just laughing. You have guts, but you're too stupid. It seems this prison isn't killing your guts, it's killing your brain!" Roy said with a light laugh.

"Damn it, you're asking for death!" The Cyclops stomped through the rock face, his body radiating a jet-black Armament Haki, and shot towards Roy like an arrow released from a bow.

At the same time, five more people stepped forward, subtly separating Shiryu and Roy, guarding against Shiryu suddenly killing them. However, Shiryu just indifferently smoking a cigar, and his gaze, as if looking at a dead man, gave the group a sense of foreboding.