The Marines moved quickly. In just two minutes, they brought out two boxes filled almost entirely with Seastone handcuffs and shackles!
"Here's what you wanted!"
Ox had the Marines open the boxes, then turned to Chaos with a dark expression.
"Don't worry. The Gold Emperor's a man of his word."
Chaos flicked his upright hair, then waved at Crocodile. "Old Sand, go try it out!"
Crocodile, who had been minding his own business, scowled at those words.
He already hated being called Old Sand, and now Chaos was asking him to test the Seastone. That was going too far.
Everyone in the underworld knew Seastone countered Devil Fruit users. What was this guy up to?
"Hmph!"
Meeting that calm, dark gaze, Crocodile gave a soft snort. Reluctantly, he turned into fine sand and appeared on the ground, then reached into the box and grabbed a pair of Seastone handcuffs.
Just as expected, the moment he touched them, he went limp and collapsed to the ground. He could no longer sense the power of the Sand-Sand Fruit, and he couldn't muster the slightest bit of strength.
Snap!
Chaos snapped his fingers. Several golden weapons in the sky collided and transformed into Chains of Heaven, which descended as if alive, coiling around the two snap-happy Marines and Ox.
The latter didn't struggle, allowing the Chains of Heaven to bind him.
But that wasn't all. One golden weapon after another exploded in the air, releasing a vast cloud of golden dust that coated the entire area. Ox and the other Marines were all drenched from head to toe.
"What did you do?"
Ox furrowed his brow. He didn't know what the golden dust did, but his instincts told him the Gold Emperor had bad intentions.
Especially when several more Chains of Heaven began