Lott killed the Celestial Dragons

There were now only four figures before the three of them-six people, to be precise.

Two wore glass helmets. One was a man with thick lips, a long strand of snot hanging from his nose, and an extremely bloated body.

The other was a woman. Even with the helmet on, she still wore a veil over her face. Through the translucent veil, it was easy to see that her features were quite delicate. That was rare among the Celestial Dragons.

Each sat on a person, but both people beneath them had already frothed at the mouth and passed out.

The other two stood behind them in Marine uniforms. Judging by their capes, they were both Rear Admirals.

"Those two must be the Celestial Dragons Lott mentioned." Zoro pointed at the two wearing glass helmets. Just the look in their eyes was enough to disgust him.

"Yeah, probably." Ling'er nodded beside him.

Fine beads of sweat had already appeared at the two Marines' temples. As Rear Admirals from headquarters, they were no strangers to Conqueror's Haki.

They were shocked and bewildered. Never mind the Four Seas-even in the first half of the Grand Line, few people could use Conqueror's Haki. Where had this group come from?

It seemed that today, they might...

"Hey! Why aren't you three peasants kneeling before us?" The male Celestial Dragon pointed at Lott.

Hearing that arrogant tone, Zoro looked somewhat angry and placed his hand on his sword hilt.

Seeing that the three remained unmoved, the male Celestial Dragon turned and ordered one of the Marines, "Go bring those three peasants here!"

Then he instructed the other Marine, "And you, go below and bring up a slave. I need to blow off some steam."

The female Celestial Dragon spoke up then. "Hey, Brother Williams! This is the lower world!"

The male Celestial Dragon seemed not to hear her warning and went on talking to himself. "Oh, right. Throw those pregnant slaves back home off the Red Line. The slaves we brought this time should keep me entertained for a long while."

At that, Zoro could no longer hold back. His thumb pushed against his sword guard, and the blade reflected a cold gleam into the eyes of the four opposite him.

"Saint Williams, Lady Izerolan, hurry back into the cabin and don't come out! These three are enemies!" one Marine called urgently.

"Shut up, Marine! Hurry up and bring them here! I'm going to have some real fun with that woman. As for those two men, they can be our mounts!" Williams sniffed, sucking the snot back into his nose as he bellowed.

Then he kicked the unconscious slave beneath him hard several times, a look of disgust in his eyes.

Ling'er was truly rather furious. Lott had told her about the ugliness of the Celestial Dragons before.

Only when she actually met them did she realize she had thought far too simply of it. Now, she only wanted to burn that Celestial Dragon to ash.

Williams, however, drew a pistol.

Bang!

With the gunshot, a bullet flew toward the space between Lott's eyebrows.

Lott calmly extended his hand. The bullet actually slowed to a stop before him, as though it had struck an invisible barrier.

"Electromagnetic!"

Electromagnetic force acted on the bullet, and it shot toward the Celestial Dragon at an unimaginable speed.

"Iron Body!"

Squelch!

"Ah!"

One blond Rear Admiral fell to his knees in front of the Celestial Dragon. At the critical instant, this Marine had acted as a human shield for him.

"Oh? Quite protective of your master. Just what I'd expect from a Celestial Dragon's lackey. What a shame! You might have blocked it with a sword, but you really shouldn't use an unlucky move like Iron Body again. Oh, you won't be able to anymore." Lott shook his head.

The bullet had pierced the Marine's Iron Body and blasted a large hole in his chest. He was already on his last breath.

"Damn Marine! You gave me a fright." Rather than thanking the Marine for saving them, the female Celestial Dragon kicked him again and again.

Seeing this, Zoro unconsciously tightened his grip on his sword.

"Hey! Didn't you promise to leave two for us to practice on?" Ling'er sounded somewhat dissatisfied.

"Weren't you going to rescue those slaves? They're on the lowest level right now." Lott pointed beneath his feet.

Ling'er eagerly turned into a mass of flames and swept toward the cabin.

The remaining Marine was just about to stop her when Zoro blocked his path. "Your opponent is me. I'll use you to test whether I've gotten any stronger lately."

Only when they saw that their bodyguards were both tied up did a trace of fear flash in the two Celestial Dragons' eyes.

"Electromagnetic attraction!"

Lott extended his right hand, and Williams's body flew helplessly toward him.

Once Williams was close, Lott shattered his helmet with a flick of his finger, then clamped a hand tightly around his neck.

His neck was so thick that Lott had to tighten his grip to keep Williams from breaking free.

Lott lifted Williams high into the air. Williams writhed like a swaying lump of pork belly.

Williams was still trying to shout, but with Lott gripping his neck, he could only make muffled noises.

"Hey! You dare lay a hand on the great Celestial Dragons? Have you thought this through?" Izerolan shouted, her expression twisted into something extraordinarily ugly. None of the beauty she had possessed while quiet remained.

"To tell you the truth, I'm doing this precisely because you're Celestial Dragons." Lott picked at his ear with his left hand, speaking very casually.

Aside from this being a system mission, Lott had never intended to let them go even without it.

"Are you insane? We're descendants of the supreme creators! You dare attack us? Aren't you afraid of being hunted down by a Marine Admiral?" Still failing to grasp the situation, Izerolan screamed at Lott.

"Has anyone ever told you how annoying you are? Besides, as someone who's going to overturn this world, why would I fear a mere Admiral?" Lott extended his left hand and pulled Izerolan into it, gripping her by the neck as well.

"What are you trying to do? We're Celestial Dragons! Think carefully. If you attack us, the Marines will hunt you for the rest of your life!" Izerolan kept clamoring as she writhed.

"You're too naive." With that, Lott tightened his right hand and snapped Williams's neck.

Only when she saw her own older brother die before her eyes did Izerolan realize that there really were people in this world who neither respected nor feared the Celestial Dragons.

For a moment, she panicked. Her face turned deathly pale, and she did not know what to say.

But when she met Lott's utterly disgusted expression, he knew she could not escape either. She could only say viciously, "You've attacked us, so just wait for your death! A Marine Admiral will be here any moment!"

Looking at the two lifeless Celestial Dragons on the ground, Lott's eyes held no trace of emotion. Even dying a hundred times would not make up for the evil these Celestial Dragons had committed.

[Ding. Congratulations to the host for completing the choice: rewards obtained: Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword "Flowing Light," Devil Fruit Side Effect Removal Card ×1, Logia Devil Fruit: Cloud-Cloud Fruit, 200 million Beli.]

Hearing the system notification, Lott found it somewhat hard to believe. The loot dropped by the Celestial Dragons was incredibly lavish. He almost felt embarrassed.

Forget it. Now isn't the time to think about that. I should hurry up and get out of here.

Glancing over, he saw that Zoro had already begun to gain the upper hand.

"Zoro, finish it quickly. An Admiral might come soon."

It was not that Lott feared Admirals; he simply found them troublesome.

Hearing Lott, Zoro moved his hands even faster. For a time, the Marine actually struggled to fend him off.

"Damn pirates! You don't know yet, do you? Your location has already been exposed. Even your photos have already been sent to Marine Headquarters!" Though hard-pressed to deal with Zoro, the Marine still managed to warn Lott.

Hearing that, Lott slapped his forehead in annoyance, then strode over to the two Celestial Dragons and searched their bodies.

Sure enough, he easily found two very small Den Den Mushi, their eyes still wide open.

If his guess was right, they were recording.

"Fuck, I should've thought of that. As Celestial Dragons, there's no way they wouldn't have even this much protection."

Lott glanced at the battlefield between Zoro and the Marine. Zoro already had the entire fight under control. Lott nodded slightly and told him, "I'll leave this to you. I'm going to see what good stuff there is inside the cabin."

With that, Lott flashed into the cabin.