The Bloody Castle: Mostima's Arrival

With someone taking the lead, the remaining hired human traffickers and hitmen, for their own lives, stopped participating in the matter.

"Fools, do you think you can escape? He'll let you go. Don't be ridiculous." The assassin Bowers, who was guarding House, looked at the people's foolish behavior with some helplessness.

Bounty hunter Franco is currently fighting Gari. Facing Gari's heavy blade, he is under immense pressure and has already fallen into a disadvantageous position. He has also heard about what is happening behind the scenes, and they are even fighting amongst themselves.

With a single slip, he was caught off guard by Gari, who slashed at his waist with a short blade, the sharp tip piercing Franco's abdomen, tearing through flesh. Franco's pupils constricted sharply, his mind went blank for a moment, and intense pain surged through his entire body.

Franco gritted his teeth, tears welling in his eyes, and forced himself to endure the pain. If he hadn't reacted quickly and instinctively taken a step back, he might have been cut in half at the waist by the Mink Tribe's double-edged dagger in front of him.

But it wasn't over yet. Gari's strong body lunged forward, his left elbow slamming into Franco's abdomen. Franco's eyes widened, and he was thrown forward, coughing up blood. Powerless and unable to resist, he flew backward, crashing into the wall and creating a large crater. Cracks appeared in the wall, and a section of it caved in.

The knife slipped from Franco's hand, and his body fell from the wall to the ground. He was no longer able to fight; the wound in his waist and abdomen was too severe, and blood was flowing out continuously. If he did not receive timely treatment, he would soon die from excessive blood loss.

However, at this point, no one cared about him anymore. Their own lives were in grave danger. Franco's defeat and heavy losses cast a shadow over their hearts.

Just then, footsteps approached from the direction of the stairs, as if someone was coming down from upstairs.

Immediately afterwards, Teach and Pito came down from upstairs, Teach carrying a large bag of treasure on his back.

Upon seeing this, House's face turned deathly pale. These two were in cahoots with the Mink Tribe, meaning the guards upstairs had also been killed by them.

And these treasures were undoubtedly the treasures he had collected. In that case, the two Devil Fruit he had prepared as gifts for the Celestial Dragons, as well as another Devil Fruit he had collected, had also been taken away. This time, he had failed.

"Damn it, who are you? Don't you know you're going to offend the Celestial Dragons!" House had lost all sense of urgency and roared at Teach. Most of the power he had built up over the years had died, and now he was almost completely penniless, not even knowing if he could survive.

Therefore, he hoped that the Celestial Dragons' reputation would scare them away. He didn't know any of these three people; they might just be hotheads from outside. In that case, he would still have a chance to rebuild his power in a short period of time by leveraging the Celestial Dragons' name.

"Pito, take care of them." Teach smiled, ignoring House's words; the title of Celestial Dragons didn't frighten him at all.

As soon as he finished speaking, Pito disappeared from his spot and quickly approached them.

"So fast." Paulson, an assassin, frowned. He hadn't expected this little girl to have such amazing speed. Even with his eyesight, he could only catch a glimpse of Pito.

At this moment, Gari also made his move. He didn't want to let such good prey go. He had been living a life of hunting for many years and hadn't killed anyone during his time being captured. In fact, he was a little unaccustomed to it. With his powerful burst of energy, he charged forward.

Assassin Paulson's heart sank to the bottom. He rushed forward, and as Pito slaughtered the bounty hunters and assassins he had previously abandoned, his blade stabbed at Pito. However, Pito dodged the attack by sidestepping.

The gap between them is huge, especially since Pito has Awakening Observation Haki.

House was already in despair when Teach gave the order. "Bastard, let's die together! I'm going to kill you!" House shouted, and his body underwent a dramatic transformation.

House's body rapidly grew larger in the blink of an eye, transforming into a gigantic wild boar. "Die!" He recognized Teach as their leader and charged directly at Teach.

However, Gari's body blocked his way. Facing House's charge, Gari used his left hand to block House's massive body. House tried desperately, using all his strength, but could not go any further. Gari stood in front of him like a mountain.

"How foolish." Looking at House, Gari couldn't help but show contempt in his eyes. He knew a little about Devil Fruit, and when he saw House transform, he thought he would give him some surprises, but all he got was disappointment.

"A useless person with only strength," that's how he defined House. House might have had some strength when he was young, but since his strength developed, House has become less and less capable of fighting personally. After eating the Devil Fruit, his strength greatly increased, which was obviously enough to deal with weaker opponents, but he was no match for Gari.

The double-edged dagger on his arm rose, its sharp, blood-stained tip pointed directly at House's head. In House's terrified gaze, House tried to resist and escape, but his fangs were firmly gripped by Gari.

With a precise and fatal blow, Gari plunged his knife into House's brain, and blood gushed out like a fountain. House died, unable to even put up a fight, and his transformed body gradually reverted to its original form.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the assassin Paulson also lost his life under Pito's claws.

At this point, everyone in the castle had been killed by Teach, and no one else knew about it.

With House's treasure in hand, Teach and his two companions left.

The next morning, on the surface, nothing seemed to have changed in the Sabaody Archipelago, but underneath, undercurrents were surging. Overnight, House, the notorious leader of a human trafficking ring in the Sabaody Archipelago, House dead.

In fact, that very night, someone discovered that the strong stench of blood had attracted people. The entire castle, hundreds of guards, and the well-known bounty hunters and assassins hired by House were all dead on House's territory. Inside and outside the castle, there were corpses everywhere; not a single person was alive.

Judging from the injuries on the corpses, there were only three people involved. Only three people were able to wipe out House's human trafficking gang.

For a time, the human traffickers in the Sabaody Archipelago lived in constant fear, and even the slave trade came to a standstill, for fear that they would be next.

Based on observation, no useful clues were left on the field. The only clue was the Marine Six Styles Shigan, which might have been used by the Navy.

House's Devil Fruit and treasure have all disappeared and been stolen. Some say they were after House's treasure and Devil Fruit, but why did they have to do it now? Couldn't they have done it sooner?

They couldn't have imagined that this unexpected disaster was because Teach had his eye on House's Devil Fruit.

"That little rascal did it, didn't he?" Shakky took a drag of her cigarette as she looked at the message in her hand. Rayleigh sat in the front, having also received the news. "Heh, he 'Rayleigh managed to pull off something so big on his first day in Sabaody?" Rayleigh couldn't help but chuckle.

They naturally knew it was Teach who was behind it, after all, Teach had obtained information about the human trafficker House from here during the day. However, they didn't expect Teach to act so quickly, taking action that very day.

And all that treasure and Devil Fruit must have been taken by Teach.

At this moment, Teach was waiting in the hotel for Mostima's arrival. That night, Teach had already processed the treasure in batches on the black market, using his Life Return change his appearance. Now, some people have discovered the huge amount of treasure that suddenly appeared on the black market last night and are looking for their traces, but it is impossible to find them.

Despite his aggressive haggling on the black market, Teach still amassed a fortune of nearly one billion Beli. He could have earned even more, as a large portion of his wealth was used to acquire Devil Fruit.

Suddenly, Teach looked up, his eyes fixed on a direction—the port of Area 23. Mostima had already arrived.

Teach sensed Mostima's presence, Observation Haki expanded continuously, increasing its range until he accurately located Mostima's position. The image of Mostima appeared in his mind. As his Observation Haki at the Subtle level was further developed, the image became clearer than before when he used it to find Devil Fruit. This was a level that no one else could achieve.

However, everything is colorless; how can the spiritual world have color? In an era where most Observation Haki can only sense auras and predict and avoid attacks in advance, this is already incredibly overpowered. It's a special ability that Teach developed through his Observation Haki Teach, and it's extremely efficient in finding Devil Fruit.

Using Den Den Mushi, Mostima quickly arrived at the hotel where Teach was staying and found Teach's room.

With Mostima's abilities, it wouldn't take too long to fly from the New World, even carrying a large amount of Beli.

"Teach, I brought a billion Beli, see if that's enough." Mostima saw Teach and thought they wouldn't see each other for years, but he didn't expect to receive such a big surprise in just a few days.

"That's enough. With what I have, I have two billion Beli. That should be enough to handle the auction." Teach smiled and, to Mostima's astonishment, briefly explained what had happened the night before: overnight riches, a treasure worth ten billion Beli, and three Devil Fruits. Even Mostima, with his usually calm heart, couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

"Take these three Devil Fruits: Wolf-Wolf Fruit (Grey Wolf Form), Monkey-Monkey Fruit (Silverback Masira Form), and Lizard-Lizard Fruit (Giant Lizard Form). They're just right for your remaining three officers." Teach took out the three Devil Fruits and placed them in front of Mostima.

"Hmm." Mostima nodded, not refusing. That was precisely why he came; only by increasing his strength could he better serve Teach.

Feathers flew out from beneath the silver cloak, landing around the Devil Fruit and carrying them to his back. Hidden beneath the cloak and concealed by the feathers, he wouldn't be discovered. He had brought the Beli here in the same way.

"Then come with me. This is a large auction, only held two or three times a year, sometimes only once. There should be some good things to see. I know a place where I can get inside information about the auction, including the list of items to be auctioned." Teach said to Mostima, stood up, and beckoned to Pito and Gari.

As a member of the Mink Tribe, Gari attracted Mostima's attention. Mostima could sense the beast-like aura emanating from Gari, and having spent several days on Beast Island, he was quite sensitive to this aura.

Meanwhile, Gari also secretly sensed Mostima. He could feel a threat emanating from Mostima, which meant that Mostima was stronger than him.

Led by Teach, the four arrived at "Shakky's Rip-off Bar". Pushing open the door, Shakky and Rayleigh were both inside. Rayleigh dared not wander around outside now. Although the Roger Pirates had disbanded, he was still a key target of the Navy, and he might be discovered if he went out.

During the time leading up to Roger's execution, the World Government was also secretly searching for members of the Roger Pirates who had gone into hiding, fearing that they might come to rescue Roger, Roger Pirates strength, when gathered together, was terrifying.

As they entered, Rayleigh turned his head slightly, just like Shakky, and turned his gaze to Teach and the others.

They had sensed Teach and his group's arrival even before Teach entered.

"Brother Teach, what brings you here this time?" Shakky asked with a smile, noting that there were now two more people with Teach the previous two.

He recognized Mostima, one of them, who had joined Teach's ranks and was a highly promising Great Pirate with a bounty of 210 million.

Over the years, the wealth generated by the normal operation of White Sand Island has attracted the attention of many pirates. In the process of repelling these pirates, Mostima has also taken action several times, and the strength he has shown has greatly increased the danger level the Navy has placed on him.

Having eaten Devil Fruit, Mostima possesses immense power. Because she doesn't cause much trouble, her bounty hasn't increased much. However, her true strength is definitely much higher than her bounty suggests.

From her management of White Sand Island, it's clear that Mostima is a pirate with both intelligence and strength. In a group of pirates who mostly only know how to plunder or collect protection money, she is a breath of fresh air. Her future achievements are unlikely to be bad. According to her information, Teach had contact with Mostima two years ago.

In other words, Teach had the idea of leaving the Whitebeard Pirates and becoming independent two years ago, or even earlier, and Mostima had already been recruited by Teach at that time.