He wore a white suit and a white mask.
CP0.
The World Government's highest intelligence agency, directly under its control, and the Celestial Dragons' "strongest shield."
CP0 had few members, but every one of them possessed at least the strength of a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral. Their leader had even reached the threshold for becoming a Marine Admiral.
The two CP0 agents spoke:
"Luo Tian, an officer of the Rocks Pirates, with a bounty of 2.5 billion Beli."
"Why are you in the Situna Kingdom?"
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"This is a World Government Member State, under the World Government's protection. You trespassed into the palace and attacked its guards. That is a serious crime."
Every muscle in their bodies was taut. They were braced for a fight.
The man before them was terrifyingly strong, but the Celestial Dragon was right behind them.
If anything happened to the Celestial Dragon here, it would unleash a worldwide storm.
And the two of them... would never escape being secretly erased.
Protecting the Celestial Dragons was the sole reason CP0 existed.
Failure meant death.
Luo Tian gave a cold laugh. "I came here because I wanted to see whether the so-called Celestial Dragons really were swine."
The moment the words left his mouth, killing intent erupted from the two CP0 agents like a volcano!
"Don't even think about it—!!"
"Die, pirate!!"
No chatter. No testing the waters.
Against an enemy of Luo Tian's caliber, any hesitation was suicide.
The two CP0 agents suddenly sprang into action!
They rushed at Luo Tian from either side like twin bolts of white lightning!
The CP0 agent on the left lashed out with his right leg, the force of his kick tearing through the air:
"Six Powers Secret Technique: Finger Pistol Leg!"
This was no ordinary kick. It fused Finger Pistol's piercing power with Rankyaku's cutting force, creating a fearsome attack capable of punching through steel!
The CP0 agent on the right threw a punch, Armament Haki gathering around his fist in a sharp, conical point:
"Six Powers Secret Technique: Finger Pistol Fist!"
He had likewise infused Finger Pistol's piercing power into his punch. A single blow could punch through a battleship!
Both agents went straight for the kill. Their teamwork was flawless, and they blocked every angle Luo Tian could use to dodge.
Facing a monster of legend like him, they couldn't afford to hold anything back.
And yet—
Luo Tian remained where he was.
He didn't even raise a hand.
Only a glint of cold light flashed in his eyes—
Voom!
An invisible, intangible, yet indestructible barrier of Repulsion sprang up in front of Luo Tian!
Clang—!!!
Two muffled booms rang out almost at once, like blows against a giant bell!
The Finger Pistol Leg and Finger Pistol Fist struck the barrier squarely!
And then...
They couldn't advance another inch.
No matter how the two CP0 agents summoned their strength or unleashed their Haki, the barrier didn't budge.
"What?!"
The agents' pupils contracted.
They knew Luo Tian was strong, but they hadn't expected him to be this strong!
Their all-out attacks couldn't even shake him?!
Boom—!!!
The next instant, an even more violent wave of Repulsion burst from the barrier, blasting back at the two CP0 agents!
It was the force of their own attacks, reflected by the barrier and amplified by the additional Repulsion Luo Tian had applied!
The agents grunted as they were hurled backward against their will!
They tumbled through the air several times before managing to land, their feet gouging two deep furrows in the ground.
"Cough, cough..."
They spat blood. The force of that counterattack had left them with serious internal injuries.
Their blood and breath churned, their arms went numb, and every breath brought a stabbing pain.
"So much for the Celestial Dragons' 'strongest shield'... Is that all you've got?"
Luo Tian raised his arm and loosely curled his right hand into a claw.
The two CP0 agents felt as if an invisible giant hand had clamped around their throats. They hung suspended in midair, unable to move.
"Cough... Y-you bastard!!"
They struggled desperately, unleashing Armament Haki in a frenzy as they tried to break free of the invisible restraint.
It was useless.
"Space Strangling."
Luo Tian's loosely curled right hand clenched tight!
Space Strangling drew upon the power of space to create a spherical field of crushing force around its target, releasing countless razor-sharp fragments of space that spun and sliced at speeds beyond the eye's perception.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!!
Swish, swish, swish—!!
Countless fragments of space swept over the two CP0 agents like a storm of deadly beams.
"Arghhh—!"
In the blink of an eye, the two men were riddled with holes, their bodies leaking from every side as they crumpled helplessly to the ground.
Luo Tian lowered his hand and headed deeper into the palace.
His gaze fell on a middle-aged man sprawled across a luxurious carpet.
He wore finery, and a transparent bubble helmet covered his head. There was no doubt he was a Celestial Dragon.
"Did the shock knock him out...?"
Luo Tian glanced at the man's pathetic state—foam at his mouth, snot running down his face—and made no attempt to hide his disgust.
Nearby lay a young, beautiful woman, soaked in blood and long dead.
Her clothes were just as luxurious, but they were in tatters. She must have been a member of the royal family.
Her fate was obvious. The royal family had offered her to the Celestial Dragon as a "tribute," and she had died in agony after endless torment.
Luo Tian's gaze turned even colder.
The bubble helmet on the Celestial Dragon's head shattered with a crack.
"Ah—!!!"
Screaming, the Celestial Dragon woke from the pain.
"My, my helmet... It's broken?!"
"Damn it... This filthy air! I'm contaminated!"
Realizing his helmet was broken, the Celestial Dragon shrieked in rage.
How could a noble Celestial Dragon breathe the same air as commoners?
If his fellow Celestial Dragons found out, he would lose face when he returned to Mary Geoise!
Luo Tian shot him a cold glance. "Swine—then you should never breathe again."
"Commoner! What did you say?!"
Only then did the Celestial Dragon notice Luo Tian. Rage clouded his mind in an instant.
This commoner had to be the one who broke his helmet!
Unforgivable!
He immediately pulled an exquisite pistol inlaid with gold and jade from his waist.
It had been specially made by the World Government as a weapon for the Celestial Dragons' personal protection. Though lavishly decorated, it packed quite a punch.
The Celestial Dragon aimed the gun at Luo Tian and started to pull the trigger.
But—
Luo Tian was more than a hundred times faster.
He didn't even raise a hand. He only narrowed his eyes.
An invisible shockwave of Repulsion slammed into the Celestial Dragon's bloated body like a Heavy Hammer!
Bang!
The Celestial Dragon shrieked as he was hurled into the wall behind him like a discarded sack!
Bricks shattered, and dust billowed.
Blood gushed from his mouth, and his chest caved in. Several ribs were clearly broken.
"Cough... Cough, cough!! Commoner, how dare you attack me?!"
Embedded in the wall, the Celestial Dragon coughed blood and roared. His arrogance remained undiminished:
"Bastards! Where the hell are those useless CP0 dogs?!"
"Take this commoner down at once... I want him dead!!"
He still didn't seem to understand the situation. He was waiting for his loyal guards to rush to his rescue.
But no matter how much he screamed, he wouldn't get a response.
Luo Tian gave a cold laugh.
"Your loyal dogs got to hell ahead of you."
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