After the anger, Rocks fell into regret again. He gritted his teeth and said,
"Asshole! If I had known better, I would have just eaten it!"
Upon hearing this, Charlotte Linlin shrugged and said,
"Captain, you'd better calm down first. If you continue like this, all our people will be stunned by you. There will be a fierce battle tomorrow."
Everyone else nodded in agreement. Rocks just burst out in a wave of terrifying Conqueror's Haki in anger. Needless to say, the strength of his Conqueror's Haki was immense. Even though there are no weaklings in Rocks Pirates, there are still some lower-level crew members who can't stand it and fainted.
Rocks shook his head disdainfully and said,
"Tch! Those who faint at this level are just trash, don't worry about it at all!"
Linlin didn't refute and said casually,
"Yeah! So too."
Shiki and others are also noncommittal. They believe in the belief that the strong are respected, and they don't care about the life or death of the weak at all.
Newgate frowned. For him who paid attention to his companions, the behavior of these people made him feel very uncomfortable. He wanted to leave Rocks Pirates more and more.
Among this group of people, Newgate was the most stable one. He pondered for a moment and said,
"Although I don't know who spread the news some time ago, what is certain is that the World Government must have also known about the leak of the news, and should have started to take precautions by now.
In addition to the Knights of God on the island, our enemies this time will probably be the Marines."
Even though they know that Newgate has long wanted to leave, Rocks still attaches great importance to Newgate. There is no way, who said Newgate is strong enough? Who doesn't like such a talent?
Rocks also calmed down. He tapped his fingers on the table. After a while, he slowly raised his head with an evil smile on his lips.
"Just in time, we should have had a decisive battle with the World Government a long time ago. After this battle, I will be the well-deserved king of the world!"
...
Valley of Gods,
A gorgeous palace is located in the center of Valley of Gods.
This was the palace of the original king of Valley of Gods, but now it has been forcibly commandeered by the Celestial Dragons.
As for the king, Feiga, he died long ago under the sword of Saint Figarland Garling, the leader of the Knights of God, killed him .
At this time, Figarland Garling was wiping the sword in his hand. Today, the sword was stained with a lot of dirty blood. He had to clean it carefully.
His brows were slightly furrowed, as if he had something on his mind, and the action of wiping his sword seemed a little absent-minded.
As a Celestial Dragon among Celestial Dragons, it's hard to worry about anything in this world.
But tonight, he used his privilege to do something that went against the rules of the game.
He stared blankly at the sword in his hand and muttered to himself,
"I cheated in the end, but I need a reason to accept you, and leave the rest to fate."
...
The next morning,
Carl was the first to open his eyes. He stood up from the ground suddenly, woke up the three who were still sleeping, and said,
"It's time to go, those guys are going to start hunting soon, we have to hurry up and find the Devil Fruit!"
After that, Carl took the lead and ran deep into the forest, followed closely by the three Ivankovs.
They did not choose to operate in the dark because the island was already covered with video phone bugs used to monitor slaves. Many people did not know about the Devil Fruit and would choose to rest at night.
This will attract attention, if Carl acted like this. After all, you have been on the run for a day. What are you doing sneakily at night without rest? Once the person under surveillance focuses on that one, it's completely over.
Soon after the four people left, gunshots were heard one after another, and some unlucky slaves who overslept due to excessive exhaustion fell asleep forever.
Carl turned a deaf ear to the sounds behind him and focused on looking for the Devil Fruit.
He remembered that the scene in the comic where the Devil Fruit was located had buildings around it. Valley of Gods originally had a country, and that scene should be in a town, so his goal was to find the town first.
After running for who knows how long, Carl and others ushered in a wave of dazzling sunlight, which also indicated that they had arrived at the end of the forest.
Through the forest, a town appeared in their sight. Carl was immediately overjoyed. This was simply the finals of a chicken game! He hurriedly called to the others and they ran towards the town.
It was not just the four of them who came here, but many slaves followed. Many of them were inspired by Ivankov's speech before and have been following Carl and his group.
When there are more people, the target becomes bigger. Carl naturally understands this truth, but he did not choose to get rid of these people. Even the closer he got to the city gate, the slower his speed became. Those who were running in front gradually lost to other slaves and were left behind.
Ivankov noticed this and asked puzzledly,
"Carl-chan, why did you stop? Are you feeling unwell again?"
Carl nodded and said softly,
"Yeah, I didn't expect it to happen again at such a critical time. I'm sorry for dragging you down."
Upon hearing this, Ivankov immediately said,
"What are you talking about! We are friends! There is nothing to drag you down!"
Kuma and Ginny also said,
"Brother Carl, didn't you abandon me yesterday? I know you were waiting for me at that time, so let me carry you now! I'm in good health, and it won't affect anything if I carry you on my back!"
"Yes! Brother Carl, it's okay to be slower, we will die together!"
Carl waved his hand and said with a smile,
"What are you talking about? What about death? We will definitely survive. Besides..."
Before he could finish speaking, intensive gunshots and the sound of swords cleaving flesh suddenly rang out in the city, followed by screams.
Ivankov's expression changed and he said in shock,
"No! There's an ambush in the city!"
Carl, however, seemed much calmer. An imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he thought to himself,
"It's exactly what I thought."
No matter how stupid those Celestial Dragons are, they should know how to put up precautions in such a place in advance. After all, if there is no protection, some lucky guy might accidentally find the Devil Fruit and eat it.
The current situation just proves that there must be a Devil Fruit stored in the city!
Naturally, he slowed down to let other slaves go in first to explore the way and shoot the first bird.
The situation has been proven, and now he only needs to rely on his small size to blend into the crowd and rush into the city.
Although many people knew that there was an ambush in the city, many no longer dared to rush in. But with the Celestial Dragons gradually approaching from behind, they had no other choice but to rush in.
Carl shouted to the stunned Kuma,
"Kuma, lower your head later, your target is too big!"
According to the original plot, Kuma should be able to successfully eat the Devil Fruit without any danger in the end. But again, in order to avoid the possible butterfly effect, Carl couldn't help but give some instructions.
Kuma nodded vigorously, he arched his body, blended into the crowd with Carl and others, and poured into the city together.
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