One Piece: Vengeance for My Annihilated Clan-Kill All the Celestial Dragons!

The Marines would only deploy Admiral-level forces to clean up the aftermath when something happened to a Celestial Dragon.

That was also why the Celestial Dragons were so arrogant.

In terms of strength, a pirate with a bounty of over a hundred million Beli would be enough to deal with those swine-like Celestial Dragons.

But the consequence would be endless pursuit by a Marine Admiral, so most pirates would take a detour whenever they saw a Celestial Dragon.

Rono was the exact opposite. He could not wait for the Marines to send an Admiral, so that his own strength could undergo another massive increase.

After two days of sailing, Rono crossed Reverse Mountain and entered the Grand Line. He then sailed for another day before catching up with the Celestial Dragons.

After all, the Revenge's propulsion was not particularly fast. Fortunately, he still managed to catch up in the end.

At the harbor of an island, a luxurious cruise ship several dozen meters long was moored.

Even from far away, one could see every part of the cruise ship.

Every single part was encrusted with diamonds, jewels, emeralds, and gold!

The gems glittered brilliantly beneath the sunlight, and the sheer luxury was breathtaking.

Two flags hung from the cruise ship's mast.

One was the flag of the World Government, while the other was the [Celestial Dragon Hoofprint], symbolizing the Celestial Dragons.

The Celestial Dragon Hoofprint was the mark of the Celestial Dragons. Even slaves were branded with it, as the Celestial Dragons branded every slave to proclaim their ownership.

After activating Observation Haki, Rono quickly located the Celestial Dragons.

Coincidentally, this island was called Jaya Island, and the Celestial Dragons were currently in Mock Town.

Mock Town was a small town on Jaya Island. It was essentially a low-end version of a lawless zone, filled with pirates everywhere.

The reason the Celestial Dragons had docked here was very simple.

They had received word that the Heavenly Tribute from the East Blue had been robbed!

Not only that, many rare slaves had also been freed, including numerous beautiful Fish-Man slaves.

This had left the Celestial Dragon extremely furious. He desperately needed somewhere to vent his anger, so he chose Mock Town.

The pirates of Mock Town were usually arrogant, but the moment they saw the Celestial Dragon arrive, they immediately fell to their knees. They did not want to anger a Celestial Dragon and bring down a Marine Admiral.

At the same time, in the center of Mock Town's streets, a man wearing a transparent spherical glass helmet stood out conspicuously. His face was covered in layers of fat, he had a watermelon-slice haircut, a squash-shaped face, and snot hanging from his nose.

This was one of the World Nobles—the Celestial Dragons!

Beneath this Celestial Dragon, there was also a strongly built man covered in bruises, with a bomb collar around his neck.

Upon closer inspection, this man was a fairly well-known pirate with a bounty of 68 million Beli!

Now, he had become the Celestial Dragon's mount.

Pirates knelt densely on both sides of the street.

All of them were extremely nervous. Seeing the Celestial Dragon's foul face, they feared he might suddenly go berserk.

Soon, something completely unexpected happened.

Suddenly, the Celestial Dragon climbed down from his "mount." A man in a crisp black suit and dark sunglasses immediately stepped forward and asked respectfully:

"Saint Charlos, what are your orders?"

Saint Charlos swung his large snot-covered nose and said, "This mount is covered in wounds, and I've grown tired of playing with him. Pick someone here to replace him."

Hearing this, the "mount" was overjoyed. He immediately knelt and expressed his gratitude to the Celestial Dragon. "Thank you, Celestial Dragon! Then I can leave now, right?"

Saint Charlos's expression suddenly twisted. "You lowly slave, did I ever say you could leave?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Saint Charlos ordered the black-suited man beside him, "Go. Bring out the torture device I had prepared."

After receiving the order, several black-suited guards immediately carried over a huge transparent glass tank covered with black cloth.

The entire tank was large enough to hold seven or eight people.

"What is the Celestial Dragon trying to do?"

Everyone present was utterly baffled at the sight.

However, when the black cloth was removed, everyone's expressions instantly turned to terror—

Inside the transparent glass tank were nearly a hundred venomous creatures, including Venomous Snakes, Scorpions, and Centipedes!

They were all highly poisonous species!

The venomous creatures writhed continuously inside the sealed tank. Just looking at them made one's scalp crawl!

The Celestial Dragon, however, looked extremely excited as he stared at the tank.

"Excellent! Strip that lowly slave naked and throw him in!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned!

Strip a person naked and throw him into a tank full of venomous snakes?

Such brutal treatment completely exceeded their imagination!

Even as pirates, they could not bring themselves to use such inhuman methods.

The Celestial Dragon's brutality was dozens of times worse than theirs!

And that was not the end of it.

Saint Charlos swept his gaze around. "That one, that one, and that one too. Throw them in as well."

Saint Charlos pointed at five unlucky men kneeling on the ground, signaling his subordinates to throw them in together.

The five men he pointed at were all wearing looks of disbelief.

I've never even provoked a Celestial Dragon... Why am I the one being tortured?

But the Celestial Dragon did not care about any of that. They could only blame their own bad luck.

This was the Celestial Dragon. This was a World Noble!

Once selected by them, one could only accept one's misfortune. There was no other choice.

Unless one possessed the strength to oppose a Marine Admiral—but how many people on these seas had that kind of strength?

Soon, the Celestial Dragon's subordinates threw the five men into the tank.

Immediately afterward, horrifying screams rang out from inside, like the cries of slaughtered pigs!

Being bitten by over a hundred venomous snakes with nowhere to escape—one could imagine how desperate these people were!

"Hahaha! Hahaha! How interesting! How interesting!"

Seeing their miserable state, Saint Charlos clapped his hands in praise, his face full of excitement.

The gloom caused by the robbery of the Heavenly Tribute was swept away. Watching those lowly commoners suffer made him feel refreshed, and even his back no longer ached.

"Is he simply venting!?"

"How terrifying. Is this the god who rules the world?"

"Once they set their sights on you, all you can do is wait for death!"

The pirates present had their worldviews completely overturned by the Celestial Dragon's methods!

When it came to lawlessness, even pirates were mere apprentices compared to Celestial Dragons.

The torture continued for ten minutes. After the victims had completely stopped breathing, the Celestial Dragon ordered his subordinates again:

"Find me a mount among these people."

"Of course, Saint Charlos. Whom have you taken a liking to?"

The black-suited man asked respectfully.

Saint Charlos constantly swept his pancake-like face across the pirates kneeling on both sides of the street.

Just then, Saint Charlos suddenly noticed that something was wrong.

Three meters away from him, a person was standing there. He did not know when that person had appeared.

How was that possible!?

He was a World Noble, a Celestial Dragon. Every lowly commoner had to kneel upon seeing him. How could anyone stand before him?

Even his own subordinates would never dare stand in front of him.

At that moment, the pirates kneeling on both sides seemed to notice it as well.

At some point, someone had appeared before the Celestial Dragon, standing there stiffly. Even a faint killing intent emanated from his body!

What lunatic was this? Was he tired of living?

Had he not seen the Celestial Dragon's punishment just now?

However, even more pirates were secretly gloating. This was perfect. With a scapegoat to bear the Celestial Dragon's anger, they would not be dragged away to become mounts themselves.

"You bastard! How dare you fail to kneel before the great me? You're courting death!"

Saint Charlos quickly pulled a hunting rifle encrusted with gold and jewels from his waist and aimed it at the figure before him.

Bang! Bang!

He fired two consecutive shots, but Saint Charlos was surprised to find that the figure before him remained completely motionless and had not been injured.

"Oh?" Saint Charlos's eyes widened, his expression resembling that of an idiot.

Then, as though he had discovered a treasure, he began to shriek.

"I found one! I found one! The perfect slave for me! Even guns can't kill him. I just happen to need a slave like this!"

"Capture this lowly commoner immediately and take him back to Mary Geoise!"

Saint Charlos danced about, convinced that he had found a treasure!

An invulnerable slave!

This was wonderful. Once he returned to Mary Geoise, he could experiment with all kinds of cruel torture.

However, something seemed off about the atmosphere.

After Saint Charlos gave his order, no one responded.

"Hmm? You lowly scum, didn't you hear the great me's order?"

Saint Charlos became angry!

He turned around, intending to give his personal attendant a vicious slap.

But soon, he froze on the spot—

At some point, the hundreds of servants behind him had fallen to the ground with their eyes rolled back, unconscious!

"Damn it! Who did this? Which bastard did this!"

"How dare you lay a hand on the great me's slave? You're courting death!"

With Saint Charlos's intelligence, he clearly had no idea what Conqueror's Haki was.

"What... What's going on?"

"Is that Conqueror's Haki?"

"Who did this? Is someone trying to attack a Celestial Dragon?"

The pirates present also noticed something was wrong. Someone had actually attacked a Celestial Dragon of their own accord. Were they tired of living?!

"You... Look, that... that face. That face."

Soon, a sharp-eyed pirate discovered it!

The person standing before Saint Charlos was none other than the Great Pirate whose fame had skyrocketed over the past few days, with a bounty exceeding 500 million—

[Most Evil Criminal] Rono!

"[Most Evil Criminal] Rono! Did he do this?"

"First he attacked the Heavenly Tribute, and now he's going after the Celestial Dragons?"

"Does this guy not know that attacking a Celestial Dragon will bring the pursuit of a Marine Admiral?"