Carina stood frozen, staring up at the enormous building plunging straight toward her.
Werther wasn't too concerned. He could easily dodge it, but he had no intention of doing so.
He took a deep breath, his gaze sharpening.
"That thing will be satisfying to cut apart. But Sugar and Doffy should be inside. I can't hit them by mistake."
He spread his Observation Haki through the falling building and immediately picked out the presences within.
Werther stood still, his aura rising higher and higher.
Clang. One slash.
Clang. Two slashes.
By his sixth slash, the top of the King of Gold Hotel had been cut into more than a dozen pieces.
Boom, boom, boom! Huge chunks of the building crashed down, shaking Ark Maxim without pause.
The fallen debris consisted of massive blocks of gold.
Carina crouched on the ground with her hands over her head and let out a shriek.
Thud. A teacup struck Carina on the head. Tears sprang to her eyes as she thought she was about to die.
But several seconds passed, and apart from a sizeable bump on her head, she was unharmed.
"Ugh, I'm so lucky. I thought I was done for."
If Werther hadn't cut apart the King of Gold Hotel, Carina would have been crushed to pulp.
Carina looked up, her mouth falling open at the sight before her.
Beli fluttered down like snow, with several figures falling among the bills.
Werther's slashes had not only split open the King of Gold Hotel but also its top-floor vault, sending a vast amount of Beli spilling out.
Among the falling figures, Werther spotted several familiar faces.
Doffy, Sugar, and Buffalo were among them.
He also saw Sabo and Koala of the Revolutionary Army, Launi Aileen and the long-legged Sister Juice of the