A Major Figure Appears

The entire auction house instantly descended into chaos.

Over a hundred suited guards of the Celestial Dragons, along with the auction house guards, surrounded the Straw Hat Pirates and the others.

Neither Kalifa nor Tashigi could avoid being caught up in it.

Outside the auction house, large numbers of Marine soldiers were continuously closing in as well.

However, these Marine soldiers were no match for the Straw Hat Pirates and the others.

Kidd said irritably, "What rotten luck. Even I got dragged into this??"

"Captain Kidd, don't you think this is quite interesting?" Trafalgar Law replied with a smile.

"The culprit is Straw Hat Luffy! Don't let him escape!" The Celestial Dragons' suited guards kept shouting that Straw Hat Luffy was the culprit.

Meanwhile, at Marineford, Marine Headquarters.

Sengoku was preparing for the coming war. This time, they would be facing the world's strongest man, Whitebeard.

Therefore, Sengoku did not dare let his guard down in the slightest. A single mistake could lead to the Marines' defeat.

If the Marines were defeated, the consequences they would have to bear would be unimaginable.

Just then, the Den Den Mushi beside him began to ring. Brrr! Brrr! Brrr!

Sengoku answered it. "Hello, this is Sengoku."

"Fleet Admiral, this is bad! A Celestial Dragon has been attacked in the Sabaody Archipelago, and the culprit is Straw Hat Luffy." A Marine Headquarters commodore hurriedly reported the situation at the Sabaody Archipelago auction house to Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

It could be said that the situation at the Sabaody Archipelago auction house was now extremely urgent.

"What?" Sengoku froze. A Celestial Dragon had been attacked? Such a thing had never happened since he became Fleet Admiral, yet it had happened now?

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, shall I go?" Kizaru, who had been sitting nearby trimming his nails, spoke up.

Sengoku glanced at Kizaru. "You may. Make sure the Celestial Dragons are rescued. Nothing must happen to them, or those people in Mary Geoise will keep pestering the Marines."

Kizaru rose to his feet, slipped his hands into his pockets, and slowly walked out.

After Saint Roswald was knocked unconscious by Usopp, Saint Shalria's face had turned livid with rage.

Saint Shalria walked over to Camie and pointed a golden pistol at her, shouting, "You damned Pirates had better stop resisting immediately, or I'll kill this lowly fish-woman right now."

"Camie!" Hatchan cried out Camie's name in terror.

"Damn it." Sanji wanted to rush forward and save her, but he was afraid of hurting Camie in the process.

Nami gripped her Clima-Tact tightly. "This is bad. Camie is in danger."

The situation was extremely unfavorable for the Straw Hat Pirates. More Marine soldiers were constantly pouring in from outside, and now Camie had been taken hostage.

Trafalgar Law and Kidd had been watching the whole thing like it was a show.

Kalifa and Tashigi had also been forcibly dragged into the conflict.

Just as the enraged Saint Shalria was about to pull the trigger, her eyes suddenly rolled back, and she crashed heavily to the ground.

Then, a gap was torn open in the wall, and a burly man and an old man calmly walked out.

The moment the old man emerged, Hatchan recognized him as Rayleigh.

Rayleigh swept his gaze around the room and roughly understood the situation. "I see. Then..."

As Rayleigh's voice fell, an invisible pressure radiated from his body.

In an instant, everyone except the Straw Hat Pirates, Kalifa, Tashigi, the Heart Pirates, and the Kid Pirates rolled their eyes back and collapsed.

The sight thoroughly shocked everyone present.

Tashigi said in disbelief, "Is that the same move Luo Chen uses?"

"Yes. If I'm not mistaken, that old man is the Pirate King's first mate, the Dark King Rayleigh," Kalifa replied with her judgment.

Upon hearing that, Tashigi looked at Kalifa, then turned back toward the old man ahead.

Tashigi said, "This is the Sabaody Archipelago, so close to Marine Headquarters. Haven't the Marines noticed that such an important figure is here?"

"Who knows?" Kalifa did not know the specifics either, so she offered no answer. "But I've already informed Luo Chen. He should be here soon."

"That's good." Tashigi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that. Honestly, the situation ahead would only become increasingly dangerous for the two of them.

Especially since Tashigi herself had originally been nothing more than a Marine sergeant.

If she had to face too many Marine soldiers at once, it would be extremely dangerous as well.

Although Trafalgar Law did not know who the old man before him was, the old man gave him an inexplicable sense of danger.

Kidd smiled. "I never expected to meet such a major figure here."

A smile appeared at the corner of Rayleigh's mouth. "The people in here have been dealt with. As for the Marines outside, I'll leave them to you young people."

Trafalgar Law rolled his neck. "I've been wanting to stretch my legs for a while."

"Gladly. I'm in a very bad mood right now." Kidd spread his fingers and smiled wickedly.

Kidd had not killed anyone for some time, and now the Marines had delivered themselves right to his door.

Franky said, "So that's the coating master? He's insanely strong!"

"Indeed! That terrifying presence from earlier is unforgettable! Yohohoho!" Brook replied with a laugh.

Nami hurriedly reminded them, "This isn't the time for that! We need to escape quickly!"

Luffy stepped forward. "Everyone, get ready to run. I'll hold off the Marines outside."

More than half a minute later.

Over a thousand Marine soldiers had gathered at the entrance of the auction house, led by a Marine Headquarters commodore.

Holding a loudspeaker, the Marine Headquarters commodore shouted, "Pirates inside, you have been surrounded by the Marines. Come out and surrender immediately."

Afterward, he reminded the Marine soldiers behind him to circle around through the back entrance and rescue the Celestial Dragons.

If anything else happened to the Celestial Dragons, his career as a Marine Headquarters commodore would be over.