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News from the Sabaody Archipelago hit the sea like a massive boulder.

Then—it exploded!

The Underworld.

The information spread in the shortest possible time. Countless Den Den Mushi trembled at once as the news spread at a nearly uncontrollable speed.

"Slave trading on Sabaody... has been abolished?!!"

"What kind of joke is that—?!!"

"That's an industry even the Celestial Dragons are directly involved in!!!"

"Who did it?!"

After a brief bout of chaos, the answer was thrown out.

—Azure Dragon Rock.

In an instant, the entire Underworld fell silent for a second.

A chill crawled from everyone's feet all the way up their backs.

"Rock..."

Someone murmured the name, their throat tightening.

"Even if it's him, he wouldn't go that far..."

The words abruptly stopped halfway through. The person's face turned pale in an instant, because they had realized—

That name had never represented whether he would go that far or not.

The first to bear the brunt of it were the trafficking organizations, whose entire business chains collapsed in an instant.

Buyers vanished, channels were cut off, and their cash flow imploded immediately.

"It's over..."

"It's all over!!!"

Someone flipped over a table, sending account books scattering across the floor.

Some frantically packed up their assets, trying to get out before everything collapsed. Others fled their bases overnight.

Still others completely lost their minds.

"Let's just pull off one huge job!"

"Grab people! Retaliate!!"

"Attack the Marines!"

"Kidnap civilians!"

"Make them understand the price!!!"

Extreme voices spread quickly, fury and madness intertwining.

A shadow flashed through the agitated crowd.

"Pfft."

A line of blood suddenly bloomed.

The throat of the loudest shouter was cleanly slit, and his voice cut off at once.

Before his body even fell, on the other side—

"Bang."

A faint gunshot rang out, and the