Those who had spent years making a living in the Lawless Zone had plenty of experience, so when Rayleigh and Hua Mei Meow clashed with their Conqueror's Haki, some quick-witted ones had already fled the Lawless Zone.
The enormous commotion caused by Xie Wen and Rayleigh's subsequent battle sent the remaining people running too. Even now, they were only probing around the outskirts, in no hurry to venture deeper into the Lawless Zone.
As a result, when Xie Wen and his companions arrived at Area 0, there wasn't a soul there...
More precisely, there wasn't a single free person there.
Inside the Slave Auction House bearing the sign "HUMAN," a group of slaves captured for various reasons were still locked up.
Perhaps the slave traders had been so confident in their explosive collars that they believed the slaves couldn't escape even without guards, so they hadn't taken them along when they evacuated.
"Wow! Look, Brother Xie Wen! This Yarukiman Mangrove is so big, meow!"
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Klee Meow held a little paw against her forehead and tilted her little head back to look at the No. 1 Yarukiman Mangrove in the center of Area 0. Its roots alone were almost as thick as the trunks of the other Yarukiman Mangroves.
Xie Wen took out the Hunter's Notes and checked. Sure enough, this tree was special: it had revealed the map of the entire Sabaody Archipelago at once.
"Let's go. We'll take a look inside."
Xie Wen stroked Klee Meow's little head and walked toward the Slave Auction House built right in front of the No. 1 Yarukiman Mangrove, which was also the only building in Area 0.
"Mm... Brother Xie Wen, the people inside feel so scared. Are we going to save them, meow?"
After sensing the slaves' feelings, Klee Meow