"You're threatening the king of an affiliated nation with a fabricated charge! You've disgraced the Marines!"
Jia Zhi was still arguing his case, but Mu Chen had already expected this response.
Mu Chen gave a contemptuous smile and suddenly teleported in front of the throne. Pressing the mouth of his flask against Judge's mechanical eye, he said coldly, "Fabricated? Call it whatever you like!"
Jia Zhi was stunned by Mu Chen's speed. He had never imagined Mu Chen could move so fast, appearing right before him before he could even react-and threatening him, no less!
"Besides, are you sure you never said that?"
Under Mu Chen's threats, Judge could no longer sit still. "How dare you!" He swung his mechanical arm violently. An alloy blade swept past Mu Chen's neck and gouged a deep crack in a corridor pillar.
The floor of the throne room suddenly split open. Dozens of metal tentacles burst out from underground and coiled around Mu Chen's limbs, carrying Seastone powder. This was a capture device Germa had designed specifically to subdue devil fruit users.
"Admiral Mu Chen, what is the meaning of this?"
"Is this how a Marine conducts himself?"
Judge was furious with Mu Chen. He had suspected something was wrong when a Marine Admiral came looking for him, but he had never expected to be targeted with a fabricated charge right from the start.
With Mu Chen bound by the metal tentacles, Judge thought he had him under control. He snorted, walked up to Mu Chen, and said, "You're in my hands now. Do you still dare speak to me like that?"
Seeing Jia Zhi act as though he had him completely under control, Mu Chen remained utterly untroubled. "Jia Zhi, do you really think you can subdue me that easily?"
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