Lovebirds Finally United!
Gesor gripped his musket tightly, using a house as cover to shield himself from the stray bullets flying around him. Every now and then, he would turn and fire a shot at the navy on the other side, but more bullets would immediately force him back.
He was panting heavily, ignoring the cold sweat on his back. He glanced around and, seeing that there were still plenty of his own men left, breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, although there were no ordinary people living in this area, there were a large number of slave cells. In such intense street fighting, even the navy would not be able to easily break in.
"Harun!"
"Harun!!"
Just then, Gesor spotted a familiar figure and quickly shouted over, but his voice couldn't carry at all otherwise.
"What's wrong?"
The guy named Harun hid behind a cargo box, pulled a grenade from his waist, removed the fuse, and threw it forcefully.
The next second, a loud explosion rang out. Whether it hit anyone or not is unknown, but it certainly stopped the navy from getting any closer.
"Any news from above? When will our reinforcements arrive, or when should we retreat?!" Gesor shouted as he exchanged fire with the navy.
Harun shouted back, "No, not a single reply!"
"It seems we've been abandoned; we need to find a way to leave."
Gesor felt no Wrath at the outcome. He had been a henchman for half his life and had encountered similar situations many times, so his first thought was not to get angry, but to figure out how to escape.
"Oh right, the key!"
He suddenly turned his head and looked at the trembling slaves in the cell. A look of joy immediately appeared on his face, and then he shouted to Harun again.
"Immediately notify everyone: those with keys, open the slave cell doors; those without, smash them open, shoot them, release all the slaves and let them run towards the navy!!"
Upon hearing Gesor's suggestion, Harun pondered for two seconds and immediately understood what the latter intended to do: to use the slaves as scapegoats, shields, and human bombs.
The navy has clearly come here to rescue these slaves, so they certainly won't attack them. Plus, there are so many of them that releasing them all would definitely cause chaos and obstruction.
Each of these slaves wore Explosive Collar around their neck; if they strayed a certain distance, the collar would automatically detonate, with a destructive force comparable to two cannonballs tied together!
This gives these abandoned thugs a chance to retreat!
This approach is a bit too cold-blooded. However, Harun hesitated for only a few seconds before his survival instincts prevailed. He gritted his teeth, took out the Den Den Mushi from his pocket, and relayed Gesor's message.
"Great idea!"
"Well done, Gesor!"
"Once we get out of here, I'll definitely treat you two to a drink!!"
The message first reached the ears of most of the thugs through Den Den Mushi), and then through word of mouth. They all showed excited expressions and looked at the slaves in the cells with mocking eyes.
"You guys are definitely not going to sell, but at least squeeze some value out of me, you piece of trash!"
Soon, one locked cell door after another was opened in various ways. Some of the slaves ran out without saying a word, while others refused to move and kept shrinking back.
They're not stupid. If they didn't have collars around their necks, they might be willing to fight to the death, but with collars, they'd be better off waiting for the navy to attack and for rescue. Why go out and cause trouble?
But when life and death are at stake, the thugs won't bother to discuss things properly.
"If you don't leave, I'll kill you all. You choose to die now or go out and die!" After saying that, he immediately shot a male slave through the forehead.
"Aaaaaaah!"
The woman's screams rang out, and more and more people ran out in fear. Some who still had their senses left the cell, even if they didn't want to, driven by the crowd.
Now, a large number of panicked men, women, and children poured onto the streets of Area 27, Area 28, and Area 29, all wearing black iron collars around their necks.
"Colonel Eric, what should we do?"
A captain stared in disbelief at the chaotic scene unfolding before Eric, who was at a loss for what to do, as the slaves didn't seem like they would listen to reason.
Do you think they'll just stop moving if you yell at them to?
[Whoosh whoosh whoosh----]
Just as the navy, caught off guard by the sudden appearance of a large number of slaves, slowly halted their attack, above the Yarukiman Mangrove...
Suddenly, gusts of pale green whirlwind appeared, and the sound of the wind grew louder and the wind force grew stronger, gradually evolving from small whirlwinds into hurricanes.
As these green-tinged gusts of Tornado swept across the land, like a tsunami surging in all directions, they engulfed all the running slaves and thugs who were trying to escape.
In this windy ocean, even the navy could only try to keep their balance, but their hats were definitely not going to stay on, and they flew up like white seagulls.
Eric shielded himself from the Tornado with one hand, while grabbing a marine who was about to be blown away with the other. His legs were firmly planted on the ground as he excitedly laughed, "This ability belongs to Dragon Vice Admiral Dragon!"
In his view, slaves were bound to the spot by the wind, unable to fall or move, surrounded by rapidly flowing green air currents. Meanwhile, the thugs were blown into the air by the whirlwind, screaming and spinning wildly, before finally rolling their eyes and passing out.
The next moment, Monkey D. Dragon, draped in Coat of Justice, appeared expressionlessly from the wind, looking down over the entire slave market.
He originally didn't want to intervene, after all, this was a rare opportunity for his subordinates to achieve military merit, and as their commander, it was best not to interfere recklessly and rob them of their chance unless absolutely necessary.
But now it's too late. If he doesn't act now, so many slaves will suffer heavy casualties, which is not what he wants to see.
"Detain all those who resist!"
"Find the keys to unlock the collars of all those trapped, then separate them into men and women and keep them under guard. Don't let them move around freely for now; wait for government personnel to arrive and make arrangements!"
As Dragon issued his orders, the wind quickly subsided. Although it still made people's clothes rustle, it no longer hindered the movements of the sailors and slaves.
Of course, the slaves, whose hair had been disheveled by the strong wind, regained their composure. Feeling the coldness on their necks, none of them dared to move again.
The thugs, foaming at the mouth and with their Byakugan rolled back, collapsed to the ground, some even the most resolute among them, completely dazed and unable to fight any longer. The marines easily handcuffed them.
"Stella!!!"
Just as the gunshots faded in the wind, and all the commotion subsided in the Tornado, and the sailors began to disperse in an orderly fashion, a startling shout rang out.
Everyone instinctively looked toward the source of the sound and saw a young man of about sixteen or seventeen running toward a blonde, blue-eyed female slave.
"Tesoro--!"
The female slave watched the young man run towards her with excitement, her arms already outstretched. But when she tried to greet him, the wind around her prevented her from doing so.
"Wow, how beautiful! What's with such a beautiful woman here? Shouldn't she be at the auction?"
Some people were immediately amazed by Stella's beauty. Although she was only wearing a thin blue sleeveless vest, her perfect figure and beautiful face were not affected at all.
In the air, Dragon saw such a beautiful scene and a smile appeared on his face.
Just a second before Tesoro embraced Stella, the wind around her was removed, which could be seen as supporting the happy reunion of the two lovers.
The next moment, the two embraced and kissed as the wind dissipated.
Comments on Chapter One
Book enthusiast 20181221140516404: Completely copied from the book? Holy crap, and they even changed some words, it's exactly the same.
Someone who's only subscribed to two books in three years—can you guys help me ask who I plagiarized? Make them type out the book titles, I want to see just how similar they are!!