The Beginning of Annihilation: Teach's Great Massacre

In the royal palace, the battle began. Inside, a giant pit was created by Kaido's charge. Kaido's enormous body, nearly eight meters tall, appeared in the pit. He walked forward slowly, and with each step, the ground seemed to tremble as he approached Brady.

"This monster." Brady had naturally heard rumors of Kaido, but when he returned from his voyage, Kaido was just a rising star, so he didn't have a clear impression of him. Now that he saw him, he was a monster, a true monster.

"However, you dare to provoke me. This will be your grave." Brady sneered. All around him, giant beasts gathered, each at least ten meters tall, with the stronger ones reaching twenty meters.

From a distance, it was very spectacular and shocking: giant elephants, giant snakes, giant apes, and other terrifying large creatures, as well as ancient beasts. This was a terrifying force. Nearly a hundred giant beasts, all found by him on various Beast Islands and brought here. Besides these, there were thousands of smaller beasts. All the beasts he had subdued were gathering.

Pet Island was a large island. Apart from the royal city in the center and the coastal towns around the island, the rest of the place was basically uninhabited wilderness and dense forests. The climate was pleasant, with many trees tens of meters tall in the dense forests. To avoid disrupting the normal operation of the kingdom, Brady had placed these beasts in these dense forests. Now, they had all responded to Brady's summons and were gathering in the royal city.

Countless beasts, giant beasts surrounding Brady, Kaido seemed to be facing an army of thousands. However, at this moment, he became excited. War, a grand war, was the war he craved.

"I hope you can be a little more helpful, haha!" Kaido laughed heartily, pulling out a spiked club from somewhere and charging forward.

"Kaido, die! I'll hang your head on the city gate!" Brady roared, standing on the head of a giant elephant. "Go, crush him for me!" With a command from Brady, all the beasts and giant beasts were dispatched. "Boom!" A giant ape punched directly at Kaido. "Thunder Bagua!" Facing this punch, Kaido didn't back down. With a Thunder Bagua, his spiked club, swung at high speed and accompanied by lightning, collided with the giant ape's fist.

The giant ape's swinging arm trembled. Kaido, with his absolute strength advantage, directly repelled it. The ape lost its footing and fell to the ground, sitting down and accidentally crushing a few beasts.

Such power, even greater than that of the beasts, made the onlookers' hearts tremble. The battle continued, not stopping easily. Beasts lunged at Kaido. Kaido faced these attacks with a disdainful sneer. He swung his giant spiked club, a powerful Thunder Bagua, and swept it fiercely. The surrounding beasts had their heads smashed by Kaido's attack, their bodies flying dozens of meters away.

"Boss Teach, what's going on? They didn't even touch them, how did they kill these beasts? And in the clash between Kaido and the giant ape just now, it seemed like they didn't touch either." Mobius, observing Kaido's battles, keenly noticed that Kaido's attacks seemed to possess an invisible power.

Teach saw that Mobius had discovered this and couldn't help but show a look of admiration in his eyes. "This is not something you can comprehend yet, but it doesn't hurt to tell you." Teach said slowly, looking towards the battlefield at the royal palace. "This can be considered the second level of Armament Haki, flowing Haki. If the first level is hardening the skin to enhance attack and defense, then this second level is like wearing an invisible armor. It can flow. In Wano Country, they call it 'Ryou'."

Mobius couldn't help but be curious. "Then, are there higher levels of Armament Haki, and what are their effects?"

"Of course there are, but it's too early for you. I also have very little contact with them. You should learn Haki first," Teach said impatiently. Being overly ambitious and knowing too much isn't good. He didn't tell him, but he did reveal a little information, allowing Mobius to have some guesses.

Mobius sheepishly touched his head.

Teach stood up. "You stay here. I need to go out for a bit." "Is something wrong?" Mobius asked.

"Of course, it's to eliminate the nobles of this kingdom," Teach sneered, exuding a terrifying aura.

"I'll go too." Mobius's eyes lit up, very excited. He had been restless for a long time. Hearing that Teach was going to kill people, it must be related to this country's practice of raising human pets. He also hated human pets very much. Seeing Teach about to make a move, he didn't want to be left behind.

"Mobius, are you sure? This isn't just a few people or a dozen people, but hundreds or thousands. Are you sure you can handle it?" Teach had some doubts about Mobius's psychological resilience.

"I'm fine," Mobius nodded firmly. He also wanted to contribute. If he wanted to be a pirate in the future, he would definitely have to kill many people. This was something he would have to experience sooner or later. If he didn't dare to do it this time, then he was nothing.

"Let's go." Teach opened the door and called out to Pido beside him. Seeing Teach about to leave, Pido habitually burrowed into Teach's coat.

Teach's Observation Haki had already locked onto all the nobles in the royal city. Their residences were located west of the royal palace, in a specially built area where all the kingdom's nobles lived.

In Teach's eyes, this was also the source of sin. Since he learned about this country's practice of raising human pets, Teach had been searching. He discovered that the human pets in this country were all raised by nobles and royalty. Teach found multiple bases for raising human pets, some of which had been in operation for at least a hundred years since their establishment.

The commoners of this country were unaware of such things, meaning that this country's sinful behavior had persisted among its high-ranking officials for nearly a century.

The western part of the royal city was the nobles' district, inhabited by a large number of nobles. Due to the strength of the Kate Kingdom's royal family, these nobles indulged in pleasure. Coupled with the kingdom's characteristic of taming pets, some people gradually conceived the idea of raising human pets and put it into action.

Then, it also influenced the country's royal family.

The great battle continued. Most of the residents in the city were fleeing towards the outskirts of the royal city. Outside the royal city, countless beasts ran out of the dense forests, charging towards the royal city and heading for the battlefield.

During this time, civilians were constantly and accidentally killed. Due to the massive number of civilian deaths, they dared not run outside and hid in their houses. Beasts constantly ran through the streets and alleys.

The war seemed to have nothing to do with these nobles. They made no move and had no intention of fleeing. They simply closed their gates, guarded by their escorts.

This was related to the geographical location of their noble district. The royal palace was in the center of the royal city, and the area behind it, to the southwest, was sparsely populated because it had been built as a beast park. The beast park was located in the west, close to the nobles' living area, and also to better control these nobles.

These nobles had strong influence and power, but they were merely subordinates of the royal family. A large river flowed between the noble district and the royal palace, giving them a geographical advantage. Under the long-term suppression of the royal family and the king, they had all submitted to the royal family and were extremely loyal. They were also more aware of the king's strength and influence, and had great confidence in the king's power. Although Kaido had some fame on the sea, they had little contact with him, and he could not compare to the king in their hearts.

Therefore, these nobles did not leave, staying in their own territory, waiting for the battle to end and the news of victory.

However, they did not expect that what awaited them would be a nightmare. No, not even a nightmare.

Teach and Mobius broke into the nobles' district, entering one house after another. "Who are you? How dare you barge into..." As soon as Teach entered, he was discovered. A guard shouted, pointing his weapon at Teach. Before he could finish speaking, his neck was grabbed by Teach. Teach didn't want to listen to his nonsense and forcibly snapped his neck.

The remaining guards, seeing their companion killed so easily, trembled. They wanted to shout for help from their companions but couldn't make a sound. They only saw their bodies appear before their eyes, no, their heads flew off.

The massacre was about to begin. In the courtyard of the first noble, a noble child held a bone in his hand. In front of him, a naked young man's eyes glowed, his tongue sticking out, saliva secreting in his mouth. He moved on all fours like a dog, circling the noble child.

"Haha! Go pick it up for me." The noble child laughed, throwing the bone into the distance. The young man, like a dog, ran over swiftly, sniffed where the bone fell, saw the bone, lowered his head, took the bone in his mouth, and excitedly ran back.

"Haha, this is too fun! I'll ask my brother to send me a few more, and I'll raise a few myself in the future." The noble child muttered to himself with a smile.

Teach did not expect to see such a scene as soon as he entered. He couldn't help but clench his teeth, exuding killing intent, a strong hostility. "Who are you? How dare you barge into my home?" The noble boy saw Teach and said. Teach didn't speak. The young man next to the child sensed it. "Woof! Woof woof!" He barked at Teach like a dog, ready to fight.

"Quick, bite him! Bite him to death!" In the eyes of the nobles, all other lives were extremely lowly, except for themselves. Seeing his human pet like this, he knew Teach was hostile towards him. He pointed at Teach and commanded the young man.

Hearing the child's words, the young man looked fierce, staring intently at Teach, and rushed forward, opening his mouth to bite Teach.

Teach couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Such a loyal posture to protect his master, this person was beyond saving, completely tamed. In that case, he would set him free now.

Blood splashed out violently, covering a large area of the ground. A piece of blood splashed onto the noble child's head, flowing slowly down his cheek. For the first time, he felt fear. Teach beheaded the human pet with one slash. The noble child's body trembled uncontrollably, wanting to scream, but Teach wouldn't give him a chance. With a raise and a drop of his sword, another head fell.

Teach began his killing spree. Hand and sword moved swiftly. This sword was just a random one he found. Teach didn't want to reveal his identity, so he rarely used taijutsu, nor did he want his precious sword to be stained with the blood of these scum.

Teach's killing speed was very fast. It didn't even take half a minute for one noble family. Even so, Teach still witnessed disgusting things. Each noble family kept at least seven or eight human pets, with some having dozens. There were all sorts of human pets, specially bred, with each human pet corresponding to an animal.

This made Teach feel disgusted. Moreover, these human pets were basically beyond saving, completely losing their humanity, with only their beastly nature left after being tamed. Some, even if they could be saved, Teach didn't have that much free time, so it was better to resolve them quickly.

On the other hand, Mobius was not bad either. Although his efficiency was not as high as Teach's, he had already taken the lives of dozens of people.

His face was somewhat contorted, and also a little pale. There were some stains at the corner of his mouth, indicating that he had vomited once before. However, more than anything, he was disgusted by these nobles. Rushing into a noble's courtyard, the long sword in his hand had become a blood-soaked blade. Facing these human pets, he felt some pity, but he still swung the sword in his hand.

However, there were still a few who slipped through the net, requiring Teach to help him deal with them.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood. Finally, these nobles seemed to sense that something was wrong. After all, nobles visited each other. As soon as they entered, they found the corpses of guards and the familiar face lying in a pool of blood.

Teach had already prepared a hunting ground, and they couldn't escape. Only a few people noticed something was wrong. Once their Observation Haki detected them, they would be dealt with first.

The strong smell of blood made the pets they kept restless, causing a commotion. The nobles who didn't know anything felt surprised, but didn't pay much attention. It was the same when that monster that fell from the sky appeared earlier.

These guards were just strong ordinary people, so dealing with Mobius was not difficult. Some trouble came from the beasts that some nobles kept, which were very fierce. Especially with such a strong smell of blood in the air, some beasts lost control and helped Teach deal with some people without him having to act.

As the elite group of the ruling class, nobles were not numerous compared to the entire kingdom. However, after so many years of development, there were several thousand of them. Coupled with the guards, servants, and human pets of each family, this amounted to over ten thousand lives.