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"Hehe! Now it's time to do what I've been wanting to do!"

After finally seeing Lin off, Chen Qiang looked at the slave traders who were still cautiously watching from near the city gate. The corners of his mouth curled into a charming smile.

"Tiger Slash!"

After smiling, Chen Qiang placed a hand on the hilt at his waist, drew his sword, and slashed at the remaining ships in the harbor.

A massive blade of light more than ten meters long appeared, cleaving all the smaller ships still left in the harbor in two. They slowly sank into the sea.

"No!"

The slave traders who had been watching from near the city gate saw the enormous blade of light rapidly destroy the ships in the harbor. They no longer had time to wonder whether he had sent the slaves away to ambush them. They hurried out of the city, hoping to stop Chen Qiang.

After all, without any ships, they wouldn't be able to leave. And Chen Qiang's ability to come back from the dead made him practically unbeatable. All that awaited them was death.

So when they saw Chen Qiang destroying the ships, they couldn't sit still any longer. Forget about whether it was an ambush—they all rushed out of the city.

"Just in time!"

Seeing the slave traders rush out, Chen Qiang's smile grew even wider. He stopped swinging his sword, dropped back to the ground, and strode over to the pile of corpses he had made earlier.

"Blood Domain!"

Chen Qiang waved a hand in front of the corpses. Vast quantities of blood flowed out of them, rapidly spreading in all directions and forming a huge crimson barrier that enclosed everyone who had rushed out of the city.

"Blood Rain!"

Once the barrier had formed, Chen Qiang pointed at the slave traders. Countless arrows formed across the barrier, then quickly fell from above, piercing the people trapped within.

"Ahh~~"

Screams rang out without end inside the barrier. Even those with decent strength were injured.

"Blood Spike!"

Chen Qiang didn't stop. He raised a hand, and countless blood spikes sprang up from the ground. More people who hadn't reacted in time were pierced through by the spikes.

"Not bad. That's a pretty good ability. But now it's mine!"

Seeing how powerful the move he had just developed was, Chen Qiang nodded in satisfaction. His outstretched hand suddenly clenched.

"Blood Strangulation!"

All the crimson blood that had just formed shattered in an instant, turning into blade after blade that circled the surviving slave traders and rapidly sliced into their bodies.

The inspiration for this move had come during Chen Qiang's earlier battle with Toby, when Toby had trapped him inside the black Gem Space. Now that he'd used it, the move alone had finished off everyone who had rushed out. Chen Qiang was very satisfied.

After taking care of them all, Chen Qiang waved his hand, and the barrier collapsed, turning back into blood that fell to the ground.

Then Chen Qiang began swinging his sword again, destroying every ship nearby. Before long, he had sunk every ship in the harbor.

When he was done, Chen Qiang didn't linger in the harbor. He turned and walked toward the city, sword in hand.

"Oh no! What's he doing? Is he coming this way? Run!"

"Damn, he's crazy! Everyone, run!"

"Run! Find somewhere to hide in the city!"

"..."

Seeing Chen Qiang heading toward the city, the slave traders who had been too slow to rush out stared at him in terror. Sweat beaded on their foreheads as they fled into the city in a panic.

As Chen Qiang walked toward the city, he wasn't idle. Crimson arrows shot from his body as he went, swiftly clearing away the yellow gems embedded in the cavern ceiling.

After all, Toby had escaped through the gems above twice now, both times at the last moment. If Chen Qiang wanted to catch him, he first had to destroy his escape route. Only then could he keep Toby trapped in the fight.

As for why he was so intent on finding Toby, it was because Chen Qiang figured that even if he brought the whole place down later, he might not be able to keep Toby there.

After two battles, Chen Qiang had learned a little about Toby's Devil Fruit ability. The chances of defeating him by causing a cave-in were clearly slim. It was better to face him himself and finish him off directly.

After all, Toby was the most important person in this city. Killing him would be more effective than destroying the entire city. There weren't many people as strong as Toby, and killing him mattered both to the revolution and to reducing the number of slave traders.

"Damn it! Looks like he really intends to finish me off!"

Hidden in the city, Toby had of course seen what Chen Qiang was doing. He immediately understood his intentions, and angrily slammed a palm down on the table in front of him.

But once his anger passed, all that remained was deep helplessness. Every ship outside the city had already been destroyed, so he had no chance of escaping. And if Chen Qiang destroyed all the gems above the cavern, Toby might not even be able to win a fight against him, let alone get away.

With a helpless sigh, Toby took out his Den Den Mushi again and contacted his superior.

"Moschi, moschi!"

"When will your reinforcements arrive?" Toby asked in a low voice once the call connected.

"The little girl is still in your hands, right?"

The voice on the other end didn't answer Toby's question. Instead, it asked about Lin.

"Don't worry! I still have her. But if you don't hurry, the other guy might rescue her!"

"Two hours! We'll be there in two hours!"

"No, he's already destroying the arrangements I made here. I can only hold out for one hour. If you're not here by then, he'll destroy the entire city, and the person you want will be rescued!"

Hearing that, Toby shook his head and argued.

"Fine! I'll send some people ahead in speedboats. But if we don't find her when we get there, you know what the consequences will be!"

The person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi paused briefly before answering, then added a threatening warning.

"I know. You don't need to remind me," Toby replied coldly.