Fear

The atmosphere froze. Garp looked at the captured Heracles and the others. As for Koshiro and the rest who had not returned, they were surely in grave danger and likely already dead.

Just as Garp had guessed, Koshiro and Zoro were already dead. Everyone else was here.

"What exactly do you want?"

Garp felt powerless as he stared at Ye Chen with bloodshot eyes.

"How strange. What do I want? Naturally, I want to kill all of you."

His tone was calm, as if Garp were already dead in Ye Chen's eyes.

"Let them go. I'll go with you."

Just then, Brook, lying on the ground, suddenly spoke. His hollow eyes fixed on Ye Chen.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and ignored him, preparing to snap Luffy's neck.

"If Luffy dies, I'll kill myself too. Believe me, none of you can stop me."

Brook spoke urgently, his breathing quickening.

Ye Chen paused, his expression darkening as he looked at Aokiji.

"That wasn't me." Seeing the question in Ye Chen's eyes, Aokiji's face darkened. "He figured it out himself. Fine, I just let it slip."

The more he spoke, the less confident he sounded. Aokiji looked awkward.

"Brook can't leave with them."

Still in Ye Chen's grip, Luffy turned his bloodied face back weakly.

Beside him, Nami and Usopp struggled. Their eyes conveyed the same meaning.

Brook looked at the three of them and smiled faintly before turning back to Ye Chen. "I keep my word."

"You're negotiating terms with me?"

Just as Brook thought he had found Ye Chen's weakness, Ye Chen spoke. He walked over to Nami and stomped on her arm, grinding it beneath his foot.

"Aah!"

Nami's face twisted in pain as she screamed. Tears poured from her eyes like pearls.

After breaking Nami's arm, Ye Chen