Diamante was also shocked to see Arthur sitting cross-legged in the middle of the road.
Clearly, everyone, including Diamante,
had never expected Arthur to suddenly appear before them like this.
As they had imagined it,
Arthur might have been frightened and panicking when their group found and killed him, or he might have fled everywhere in terror.
But what Diamante and the others had never imagined was that
Arthur Dragonier
would actually wait right here for them to arrive.
Everyone looked surprised and puzzled.
Arthur had no idea what they were thinking.
But seeing that they had finally arrived,
he spoke calmly, his expression unchanged:
"I know why you're here."
"But if you don't want to die on this island, this is your last chance to leave."
With that said,
Arthur said nothing more.
However, this final gesture of goodwill from him
immediately drew a roar of laughter from everyone present!
"Hahaha!! You're killing me!"
"Did I hear that right? This brat actually said anyone who doesn't want to die can leave now?"
"Is this brat an idiot? There are so many of us that we could drown him if we each spat once, and he's actually saying anyone who doesn't want to die can leave???"
"Fuck, this brat is way too arrogant!"
The pirates burst out laughing.
They were people who killed without batting an eye.
They rampaged all over the North Blue!
Yet today, a brat had actually threatened them!
It really was laughable!
Hearing this, one of the Vinsmoke Family members present, the fourth son Yonji, laughed loudly and said, "Hey, why don't I just kill this brat?"
The other Vinsmoke Family member present, Niji, said, "I agree. This brat really doesn't take us seriously..."
As he spoke,
electric light was already flashing from Niji's hand.
Azure currents crackled in his palm.
Likewise, the other pirates, assassins, and members of the dark underworld present were all eager to try.
As long as they killed the brat before them,
they could obtain whatever each of them wanted.
Seeing this, Diamante,
though he recalled the power Arthur had used to defeat him before
and felt a chill in his heart,
with so many people present,
even if this damned brat possessed that power, he should have been unable to resist.
So, with that thought,
Diamante prepared to wave his hand
and let the others present attack.
However,
just as everyone was about to strike,
suddenly,
a voice completely different from theirs rang out:
"If I attack, my chance of survival will actually be zero...?!"
Basil Hawkins, the "Magician," who also came from the North Blue, spoke with shock on his face.
He was a straw man who had eaten the Straw-Straw Fruit.
Following his usual habit,
before attacking, Hawkins would perform a divination of the current situation to make certain of his chances, but the signs shown by the cards in his hand now told him that
if he attacked the man named Arthur Dragonier this time,
his chance of survival would be zero!
An absolute zero!
This terrified Hawkins!
When he looked toward Arthur's face ahead once more,
Hawkins's eyes were filled with fear of Arthur Dragonier!
Because he had complete confidence in his divination ability,
and it was this very ability that had helped him survive until now.
Now that his divination had yielded a survival chance of zero,
Hawkins abandoned this operation without hesitation.
He immediately withdrew and returned to his pirate ship, refusing to participate in this operation.
Three hundred million Beli was certainly good,
but he had to survive to spend it.
Hawkins's sudden change surprised and puzzled Diamante and the others.
Just then, someone in the crowd naturally recognized the "Magician," Basil Hawkins, and began discussing him loudly:
"That's the Magician, Basil Hawkins!"
"Why did he suddenly run off? Was he scared?"
"No! That's not it!"
"That Hawkins wasn't scared!"
"I've heard..."
"That Hawkins who's called the Magician has a very accurate divination ability. He just said his chance of survival this time was zero, which means he's very likely to die this time."
"How is that possible? With so many of us, could we really die at the hands of a brat?"
As that voice rang out,
everyone present suddenly felt a chill.
They felt uncomfortable all over,
as though the clothes on their bodies had suddenly stopped fitting.
Some of the superstitious ones decided to trust Hawkins's judgment. After all, Hawkins was famous for his divination ability, so they believed he probably wouldn't be wrong.
But most of them
naturally wouldn't believe a single claim.
"Fuck!"
Diamante couldn't help cursing angrily.
They had only just begun,
yet some people were already thinking of backing out.
It wasn't as though they were attacking one of the Four Emperors. It was just a brat, yet someone like Hawkins had actually fled in advance.
At that thought,
Diamante couldn't stand it any longer.
He waved his hand and shouted:
"Whoever kills this brat first will not only get the three-hundred-million bounty, but also gain the friendship of our Donquixote Family!!"
The moment those words came out,
the pirates present could no longer hold back!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!
In the very next instant,
several figures immediately shot out of the crowd.
They directed bone-chilling killing intent at Arthur, who sat cross-legged on the ground!
Seeing this, Arthur wasn't the least bit nervous.
He raised his eyelids, and his right index finger immediately pointed through the air at the approaching figures.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!"
Finger Pistol, one of the Six Powers,
became several sharp air bullets.
Arthur fired them as a ranged attack.
It was clearly only a close-combat technique, yet Arthur had trained it into a ranged weapon.
Thud, thud, thud!
The first few pirates to attack immediately splattered blood across the scene!
"Whoa!!!"
An uproar immediately swept through the crowd!
They had never imagined that Arthur would instantly kill the attackers as soon as he struck.
"That's the Six Powers!!!"
"Is this brat with the Navy!!?"
"No, impossible!"
"He's not with the Navy!!"
The crowd grew somewhat agitated.
Seeing this, Diamante's pupils contracted.
Has this brat gotten stronger?!
He couldn't help thinking that Arthur hadn't used a move like this when they fought before, nor had he been as composed as he was now.
Diamante couldn't believe it.
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