Countermeasures, Public Execution! (Two-in-One)

Dragon moved incredibly fast. Even an elite like Smoker had no time to react. By the time he felt the force at his throat and the intense suffocation, Smoker's vision was already filled with Dragon's faintly smiling face.

"Marine, go release Luffy."

"I'm sure you understand the gap in strength between us. I don't want things to become too hostile between us and your New Marines."

"But if you refuse to see reason, I won't show mercy either."

"I don't think the New Marines would completely turn against our Revolutionary Army for the sake of a young officer like you."

Even now, with his absolute advantage in strength, Dragon still spoke to Smoker as if they were "negotiating." Though his words carried an overwhelming sense of dominance and tyranny, given his strength, speaking this way could already be considered rather "gentle."

If it had been one of those great pirates who ruled the seas, they would never have wasted words on Smoker. After killing him, they would have had plenty of time to achieve whatever they wanted—whether that meant freeing Luffy or killing the other ordinary Marines. They could do whatever they pleased.

From this alone, it was clear that the New Marines' reputation did have some effect on someone like Dragon.

He wanted to force Smoker into submitting voluntarily, but unfortunately, Smoker was not someone who would bow beneath overwhelming power. Even against Dragon, whose strength far surpassed his own, he had no intention of yielding.

"You want me to release Straw Hat Luffy?"

"Heh. If you have the ability, kill me and release him yourself!"

"Dragon, do you have some misunderstanding about our New Marines?"

"There is no way I'll do as you wish!!"

A powerful wave of suffocation flooded his mind, but even so, Smoker struggled to