Alabasta Kingdom.
"Run! Pirates are coming!"
At that shout, the orderly crowd instantly descended into chaos.
Just then, a pirate ship docked.
A band of vicious-looking pirates jumped down from the deck one after another.
Leading them was a notorious pirate with a bounty of over a hundred million.
"Boys, kill everyone you see!"
The pirate captain raised his blade and shouted excitedly.
"Boss, do we kill the women too?"
Shhk—
The underling who had asked stared in disbelief at the wound in his chest, then collapsed.
The captain glanced at him with disdain and spat on his body.
"Are you questioning my decision?"
Then he shouted at his underlings, who were beginning to show signs of fear:
"Kill them! Remember to leave the women alive!"
"Yes!"
"Get them!"
The pirates swarmed like hornets, catching up to the civilians in just a few strides.
Shhk—
A fleeing man's arm spun through the air before falling to the ground.
He screamed, lost his balance, and fell flat on his face.
The pirate stepped on his head and stabbed him again.
Elsewhere, a pirate blocked a woman's path.
"Heh heh, this one's pretty."
The pirate grinned wickedly, revealing blackened, yellow teeth.
The woman went pale as paper with fright and fell to the ground.
Four swift slashes precisely severed all four of her limbs.
The pirate picked up the limbless woman, writhing in pain and despair, and smiled with satisfaction and lust.
Thud—
A child tripped over a stone as he ran.
Several pirates caught up and surrounded him, stomping until his entire body was reduced to a pulp.
The slaughter continued, screams of pain and struggle mingling with gleeful, senseless cries in a deafening uproar.
Just then, the sand beneath their feet began to churn.
The ground split open, and streams