Gurgle!!!
When Ages slowly took another step forward,
A deep, muffled gurgle rang out, louder than before.
Everyone finally heard where the gurgling was coming from.
It came from the turtle-shaped Sea King's belly.
Roar!!!
As the deep, muffled gurgle rang out louder than before,
The turtle-shaped Sea King's face was almost twisted out of shape, sweat pouring down its forehead as it roared shrilly, as though suffering some unbearable pain.
With his back to the turtle-shaped Sea King, Ages heard its agonized screams, and the corners of his mouth curved upward. Then he took another step...
Roar!!
Pfft!
The turtle-shaped Sea King screamed again, then spewed a great gush of blood from its mouth.
Anyone who looked closely at the blood it had spewed would have noticed tiny fragments mixed into the bright red liquid, seemingly pieces of the turtle-shaped Sea King's internal organs.
Everyone in the command room stared with wide eyes, their gazes filled with surprise and, beneath that surprise, a trace of deep fear.
They were terrified that Ages had merely taken a few simple steps, yet the Sea King was inexplicably in pain and even vomiting blood.
Under everyone's horrified gazes...
Gurgle!!!!
Roar!!
The turtle-shaped Sea King let out the last roar of its life.
Blood began seeping from its belly. The places where the blood seeped out began to split open, revealing deep red flesh and glimpses of the turtle-shaped Sea King's bones.
Gurgle...
Crack... crack...
As the turtle-shaped Sea King's incredibly tough skin and flesh, which even cannonballs could not damage, split open...
The sounds of bones and flesh tearing followed, making everyone in the command room shudder.
Rip... rip...
Crack... crack!!
"Whimper... whimper..."
The turtle-shaped Sea King let out a pleading whimper toward Ages...
The turtle-shaped Sea King had finally come to know and experience how terrifying the puny human before it was. It no longer mocked him, nor did it beg Ages to spare it.
For it knew that Ages had already sentenced it to death, and its end was near.
Now the turtle-shaped Sea King only begged Ages to end its life sooner. It no longer wanted to endure this torment, which was more painful than being burned by hellfire.
Hearing the turtle-shaped Sea King's pleas behind him, Ages still did not turn around. He merely said softly,
"There are many, many choices in life. Since you've made your choice, you must pay the price for it. When you chose to attack this passenger ship, you had to pay the price for what you did today."
"That price is your life!"
"Oh, well, I'm not a cruel person either. I'll put you out of your misery sooner..."
The turtle-shaped Sea King seemed to understand Ages's words. When Ages said he would put it out of its misery,
Everyone saw a humanlike glimmer of excitement and joy appear in its eyes.
Yes, excitement and joy. When the turtle-shaped Sea King heard that Ages would finish it off sooner, it was actually excited and happy.
The turtle-shaped Sea King had never imagined it would yearn so desperately for death, for death to come to it sooner... It was in far too much pain. The pain coming from its belly was simply more terrifying than death...
Ages did not see the Sea King's expression. After speaking, he merely took a gentle step and said calmly,
"Let your life shine one last time at its end."
Moonfall: Fireworks Burial!
His foot came down...
The turtle-shaped Sea King's face relaxed, showing a hint of relief...
Bang!
In an instant!
The turtle-shaped Sea King's body suddenly swelled!
Bang... boom!!
The turtle-shaped Sea King's body swelled into a gigantic sphere, then exploded.
The turtle-shaped Sea King became a mist of blood that filled the sky, blossoming into a tragic, beautiful blood-red firework.
Blood rained down from the sky, staining the sea around them.
The once-clear surface of the sea was dotted with splashes of blood...
Gulp...
Everyone in the command room looked at Ages, then at the blood-red firework blooming behind him. They all swallowed, trying to calm the shock in their hearts, but it was no use. They remained stunned, unable to recover for a long time.
The elderly captain watched the scene and could not help tightening his grip on the pocket watch in his hand. A glistening tear fell from the corner of his wrinkled eye as he murmured to himself.
Xiaodouzi, it looks like Grandpa can come back and celebrate your birthday with you...
The first mate gazed at Ages beneath the blood-red firework, without a single drop of blood on him, and murmured,
"It really was a god who came to save us. It's just that the god who came was... the god of death."
Ages walked through the air to the command room. He waved at everyone frozen in shock and said with a soft, sunny smile,
"Uncles, big brothers, grandpas, are you all right?"
Ages waving in front of them finally brought everyone out of their shock.
Although the captain had come to his senses, he was still stunned that the person who had killed the Sea King in such a bizarre fashion was the boy with a sunny smile before him, who looked to be only about ten years old.
The captain lived up to his position, possessing ample life experience. After Ages spoke, he was the first to respond.
"Ahem... ahem... well... young man, you are...?"
"Hehe, Grandpa, you can just call me Ages." Ages saw the captain's awkwardness and smiled.
"Hehe, so you're Ages. My name is John. You can call me Captain John. Say, Ages, you're a Devil Fruit User, aren't you?"
Ages made no attempt to hide it. He nodded and said,
"Yes, I'm a Devil Fruit User."
"Hehe, no wonder you have such destructive power..."
At this point, Captain John's expression suddenly turned serious. He bowed deeply to Ages and said,
"Ages, on behalf of everyone, thank you. Thank you for saving everyone on this ship!"
As Captain John bowed, the others, now back to their senses, also bowed to Ages and said in unison,
"Thank you for saving us!"
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