One Piece: Starting from the Summit War
Chapter 39

What Do You Want

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Just as the entire city fell into a sudden silence, the speakers that had gone quiet once again broadcasted the voice of Chen Qiang.

"Ah! My apologies! It seems I left something unsaid, so let me repeat that part!"

Upon hearing Chen Qiang's voice again, the slaves preparing to strike and the slave traders who were already on high alert visibly froze, then turned their gazes toward the direction of Toby's amusement park.

"Slaves, before this game begins, I want you to think: you are already slaves. Regardless of why you were captured and enslaved in the first place, at least back then you still possessed other things. But now that you are slaves, you have nothing left. Since you have nothing left, what are you still afraid of losing?"

"Bang!"

Before Chen Qiang could finish his words, a gunshot rang out in the previously quiet city, and immediately following that sound, the entire city descended into total chaos.

Slaves who had been sitting quietly in their cages began to stir, while those already outside turned their eyes blood-red and launched attacks on the masters walking ahead of them who had purchased them.

Of course, this city was populated primarily by slave traders. Their strength varied; the strong ones could easily kill the rebelling slaves, but many of the slower or weaker traders were killed by the slaves who had suddenly risen up.

For instance, on one street, a slave trader was leading some high-quality slaves out to be sold, but before he could even begin, Chen Qiang's speech started.

As soon as the speech ended, he instinctively reached for the controller for the slaves' collars. But before he could threaten them into silence, he was tackled to the ground by the slaves behind him. Following that first move, more slaves swarmed over, pinning him to the ground. Lacking weapons, they simply used their teeth, biting the slave trader to death.

Now, such scenes were playing out all over the city. Whether it was slaves suddenly rising up to kill their masters, or traders reacting quickly to eliminate the slaves before they could revolt, the entire city was in turmoil at this very moment.

Meanwhile, Chen Qiang's half-height clone set up a platform in the center of the official district. Within minutes, slaves began arriving, and with Chen Qiang's help, they had their collars and shackles removed before turning back to re-enter the city.

The city was filled with the sounds of fighting and beast-like roars. At the same time, the flashes of fire, the crack of gunfire, and the roar of explosions had not ceased for a single moment since that first shot.

On the other side, at the docks, Chen Qiang's main body arrived in just two or three minutes by moving at full speed. He intercepted those trying to flee, and every slave trader died under his blade. Under his slaughter, the surrounding seawater at the docks was dyed a deep, blood-red.

"What exactly is this guy Chen Qiang trying to do?"

Naturally, Sabo and his team, who were rescuing people beneath the amusement park, had heard what Chen Qiang said over the broadcast. Upon hearing his words, Sabo frowned, completely unable to grasp what Chen Qiang was aiming for.

"Exactly! How could he do this? Inciting a slave riot at a time like this—doesn't he know many people will die? He's nothing but a madman!"

Koala was clearly very dissatisfied with Chen Qiang's sudden broadcast.

As for the others, such as their mission targets and Matthew, who was assisting them, they didn't speak, but their brows were clearly furrowed as well.

Lin was much simpler. After hearing Chen Qiang's words, she didn't dwell on them, instead focusing on rescuing her fellow villagers even faster, unlocking the collars around their necks one by one.

"Forget it! Let's just hurry up and save people. When we run into him later, I'll ask him directly!"

After thinking for a long time without figuring out Chen Qiang's intentions, Sabo stopped trying and instead helped Lin rescue the slaves in the cells even more quickly.

However, they weren't just rescuing Lin's fellow villagers; since they had started, they were naturally saving all the slaves in the prison. Furthermore, regardless of Chen Qiang's true motives, it was undeniable that after his speech, the entire city had fallen into chaos.

Since the city was in chaos, it naturally gave them more opportunities to save more people.

In a dim little room in the city, Toby, who had previously fought Chen Qiang, was currently hiding inside.

"The Undying Chen Qiang, no matter what you want to do, since you dared to destroy this city, you will pay the price."

Putting down the Den Den Mushi he had been using to contact his superiors, Toby listened to the chaotic gunfire and explosions outside and spoke with a vicious snarl.

"Tell me, where do you lot think you're going?"

At the docks, Chen Qiang, who was sitting on a pile of corpses, called out to a group of people wearing tattered, filthy clothes who had arrived and were attempting to board a ship to escape.

"Lord Chen Qiang, we are all slaves. Didn't you say slaves could leave by ship? And we already gave you the corpses just now, didn't we?" The group, who had been carefully trying to board, suddenly trembled upon hearing Chen Qiang's voice. They turned back, sweating profusely, to look at Chen Qiang, who sat atop the corpses like a god of slaughter.

"I did say that, but these corpses aren't right. Do you take me for a fool? The wounds on these necks were caused by explosives. Do you really think I can't tell?"

Hearing their response, Chen Qiang felt that their actions were a complete insult to his intelligence. If you want to impersonate someone, can't you at least do a better job? What kind of nonsense is this, making it so obvious at a glance?

And so, after those words fell, a dozen more corpses were added beneath Chen Qiang's feet.

Meanwhile, the group of people who had been watching from the edge of the city fled the city gates in terror, presumably frightened by the slaughter they had just witnessed from Chen Qiang.

"The prologue of rebellion has been played; now, let's sit back and enjoy the show!"

Seeing that no one else was approaching, Chen Qiang closed his eyes with a smile on his face. He raised his arms and began to listen intently to the various sounds echoing through the city, a look of intoxication on his face.

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