"He's gone mad..."
An obese nobleman's legs went weak, and he collapsed to his knees with a thud.
"This is insane! This is insane! This is insane!"
Many more people collapsed to the ground, their eyes filled with fear and disbelief.
Roy didn't look at them.
His gaze swept across the entire hall, finally settling on the doorway—where the last rays of the setting sun were streaming in.
Let's go.
The Telekinesis surged once more.
"Boom--!!!"
The golden dome was ripped off from the inside, the white stone pillars collapsed with a crash, and the crystal chandelier smashed to the ground, shattering into millions of sparkling fragments.
Flames shot into the sky!
The entire Golden City Auction House, located in the heart of Zone One, transformed into a massive fireball.
Thick smoke billowed and flames roared, turning half the sky red.
The shockwave spread wildly in all directions from the auction house as its center!
The windows of the surrounding buildings shattered, carriages parked by the roadside were overturned by the blast wave, and nobles who hadn't had time to run far were blown about.
The entire Area One was completely paralyzed.
Above this sea of fire, Roy led everyone as they slowly ascended into the air.
The last rays of the setting sun shone on him, casting a long shadow behind him.
That shadow resembled a demon god emerging from a sea of fire.
Sabaody Archipelago.
This beautiful archipelago, famous for its Yarukiman Mangrove, is now in unprecedented chaos.
The towering flames in Zone 1 were clearly visible even several blocks away.
Thick smoke billowed, obscuring half the sky and turning the afterglow of the setting sun into an eerie dark red.
"Boom--"
The main building of the auction house groaned under the weight of the flames, its golden dome already ripped away.
One after another, the white stone pillars collapsed, crashing to the ground and kicking up clouds of dust and sparks.
Where is the dignity left in the eyes of those splendidly dressed nobles, portly merchants, and impeccably dressed politicians?
The woman screamed and lifted her skirt, while the man scrambled out, not even bothering to pick up his shoes after they fell off.
Some people were hit by falling stone pillars, and others were trampled underfoot by the crowd. Cries, shouts, and pleas for help mingled together like a pot of boiling porridge.
Those who managed to escape collapsed on the street outside the auction house, panting heavily, their faces still showing the terror of surviving a close call.
They looked up at the burning ruins, their eyes filled with disbelief.
The Golden City Auction House —the largest slave auction house in the Sabaody Archipelago, the core business of the Ginos Family, the giants of the Underworld —was destroyed.
But what truly terrified them was not the explosion.
It was what they saw in the hall before the explosion.
The Celestial Dragons were being lifted into the air like trash.
"He's gone mad... that guy's gone mad..." A fat nobleman slumped to the ground, his lips trembling as he repeated the phrase over and over.
No one around him refuted him.
Because that's what they think too.
To dare to attack Celestial Dragons, what else could it be but madness?
On a rooftop opposite the auction house ruins, several figures were watching all of this with great interest.
"Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me?"
The speaker was a burly man with a bare upper body covered in old scars, and a Giant Axe taller than himself was slung across his back.
The axe blade gleamed coldly in the firelight, as sharp as his eyes.
" Blood Axe " Bullet.
A great pirate with a bounty of 230 million Beli.
The name is exactly the same as the first mate from Hachinosu, but on the high seas, no one would confuse them—because the difference in strength is too great.
Although " Blood Axe " Bullet is also a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million, he is not even in the same league as that Devil's Descendant.
However, among the rookie pirates, he is already considered one of the best.
At this moment, he gripped the axe handle behind his back with one hand, his body leaning slightly forward, like a beast that had caught the scent of its prey.
If it weren't for the first mate holding his arm tightly from behind, he probably would have already rushed forward.
"Captain! Calm down! Calm down!"
The first mate was a tall, thin man wearing glasses, and he was sweating profusely.
"That's Roy! The Heavenly Dao Emperor Roy! We can't afford to offend him!"
"I know!"
' Blood Axe ' Bullet gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with excitement.
"But that's the Heavenly Dao Emperor! To be able to fight him, even dying would be worth it!"
The first mate almost burst into tears—Captain, what's wrong with you? Isn't life good enough?
On the other side of the roof, a hot woman was leaning lazily against the chimney.
She was wearing a tight-fitting purple leather outfit that accentuated her curves.
Her long, deep blue hair fluttered in the sea breeze, a beauty mark appeared at the corner of her eye, and a charming smile graced her lips.
" Sea Snake " Mona.
A bounty of 180 million Beli has been offered.
Zoan Snake-Snake Fruit ability, specifically the Sea Snake form.
Her eyes never left the black-haired man who rose from the sea of fire.
" Heavenly Dao Emperor... Roy..."
When she uttered the name, her voice carried a complex emotion.
There was awe, curiosity, and a hint of inexplicable interest.
But more than anything, it was fear.
Having been a pirate in the New World for many years, she understood the weight of the name Roy better than those newcomers who had just set sail.
Wreaking havoc in Mary Geoise, single-handedly Holy Knights, stealing the Heavenly Tribute —which of these wasn't a catastrophic act?
This man did more than one thing, and he's still alive and well, standing right here. He set fire to the Golden City Auction House and took Celestial Dragons hostage.
This is beyond what the word "strong" can describe.
This is "unbridled".
This is true, ingrained lawlessness.
"Click--"
A piercing metallic scraping sound came from the street.
A tall man was clearing away the rubble blocking his path with his bare hands.
His hands were covered in an eerie gray sheen, and when his fingertips touched the sharp edges of the gravel, they produced a crisp, metallic clang.
Those pebbles that would have cut an ordinary person were crushed like tofu in his hands.
" Iron Arms " Gura.
A bounty of 150 million Beli is offered.
User of the Paramecia Fruit, Steel-Steel Fruit.
He looked up at the black-haired man in mid-air, then at the Red Hair man wearing Straw Hat beside him, and grinned.
"Hehehehe! What an extraordinary person!"
His voice was rough, like the friction of sand and gravel, but the excitement in his tone was impossible to suppress.
" Heavenly Dao Emperor Roy! Red-Haired Shanks!"
As he uttered those two names, the gray sheen of his hands intensified, and his ten fingers bent slightly, like ten short knives ready to be drawn at any moment.
"Two of the most sought-after pirates in the New World have actually appeared here at the same time..."
"Hehehe! This is really... so interesting!"
Mona glanced at him and smiled charmingly, "What? You want to go up and try?"
"Give it a try?"
Gura tilted his head, his neck making a cracking sound, and his hands, covered in gray metal, slowly clenched into fists, producing a metallic clang.
"Hehehe... It's rare to run into even one of these important figures normally. And now two have appeared all at once..."
He lifted his right foot and took a step forward. The stone slab beneath his feet shattered instantly, and spiderweb-like cracks spread outwards.
"Wouldn't it be a shame not to go up and say hello?"