Chapter 178

But she held back. The Empress said:

"Those are Celestial Dragons, the nobles of the world. If you kill them, the Marines and the World Government will go mad."

Does the Empress not hate the Celestial Dragons?

Of course she hates them, and that hatred is deep in her bones.

Yet, with her pride and arrogance, she has never laid a hand on a Celestial Dragon, and even became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

The Seven Warlords nominally serve under the Marines, the Marines fall under the World Government's jurisdiction, and the World Government is ruled by the Celestial Dragons.

This means the Empress has effectively become a subordinate of the Celestial Dragons.

Why would the Empress, who hates the Celestial Dragons to the bone and is incredibly proud, do this?

It is because the World Government's power is too great. If she committed any slaughter against the Celestial Dragons, not only she, but the entire Kingdom of Women would suffer.

The Empress is tsundere; though she does not say it on her face, she cares deeply for her sister, her crew, and the citizens of the Kingdom of Women.

She cannot drag the entire Kingdom of Women into the abyss because of her own personal hatred.

Similarly, she did not want to drag Luo Xing down, which is why she said those words just now.

Luo Xing said calmly:

"When we formed our alliance, my condition was to help you kill all the Celestial Dragons. I never regret the words I speak."

The Empress's slender body trembled slightly; her beautiful eyes held complexity, gratitude, and emotion.

But she still slowly shook her head and said:

"Now is not the time to strike at the Celestial Dragons. You brought only two people and three robots, and we are too close to Marine Headquarters. Once you kill a Celestial Dragon and your identity is exposed, you will likely attract a siege by the Marines!"

In the Empress's mind, Luo Xing's safety was more important than her hatred for the Celestial Dragons.

Luo Xing felt very happy about this.

Therefore, he must do something for the Empress to completely win the beauty's heart.

Luo Xing's large hand tightly wrapped around the Empress's delicate fist. Feeling the smoothness of her jade-like skin, he smiled and said:

"I seem to have not yet shown you the Gate of Anywhere, a door that can cross any distance at will."

"But one must input the location information of the target destination inside the door. This is why I asked you to help record the coordinates of Impel Down."

"If the Marines truly ignore the Whitebeard Pirates and launch a full-scale attack to capture me, I can simply return to Wano Country through the Gate of Anywhere."

With the Gate of Anywhere, Luo Xing could advance, retreat, or defend.

If the Five Elders and Sengoku truly went mad, disregarding the war with the Whitebeard Pirates, and risked their lives to capture him,

Luo Xing would indeed retreat to Wano Country.

After the Marines made a wasted trip, he would use the Gate of Anywhere to go to Impel Down, and then attack Sabaody again.

This was a dog-leashing tactic; Luo Xing held absolute initiative.

With the Empress's intelligence, she instantly understood Luo Xing's plan.

Her beautiful eyes lit up, and she finally put down the last bit of worry.

Suddenly, she remembered something else.

Luo Xing asked her to bring not only the coordinates of Impel Down, but also the coordinates of the Kingdom of Women.

If the Gate of Anywhere could truly reach any destination at will, then did he... did he intend to go to the Kingdom of Women?

Thinking of this, the Empress's heart pounded, and her face turned red.

With such close distance, he could clearly sense the Empress's heartbeat.

The Empress's slightly flushed beautiful face, her peerless features, her watery big eyes, her bright red lips, and her unparalleled long straight black hair all made his heart race.

Luo Xing's throat rolled.

The Empress also sensed the dominance and desire in the man's eyes.

She felt both proud and shy, and also a bit uneasy.

Luo Xing let go of the Empress's jade hand; he feared that if this continued, he really would not be able to hold back.

Luo Xing stood up and walked straight toward the auction platform.

The Empress stared tightly at the man's tall and imposing back, her beautiful eyes filled with love and emotion.

For her, the man would even kill the Celestial Dragons without hesitation!

On the auction platform.

Charlos, with a pig-like expression, reached out toward the young mermaid, but his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of a figure walking toward him.

Charlos immediately flew into a rage.

A lowly inferior person dared to look directly at him, a noble Celestial Dragon, and even dared to approach him!

Charlos glared at Luo Xing, who was walking toward him step by step, and said:

"What do you want? Stay away from this Saint! Otherwise, this Saint will make you a slave too!"

Luo Xing's expression was calm, and he said with a faint smile:

"Noble Celestial Dragon, do not be so irritable. I just want to borrow something from you."

At this moment.

The gaze of the entire auction hall focused on Luo Xing and Charlos.

Hearing Luo Xing's words, everyone was stunned.

Borrowing something from a Celestial Dragon? This fellow really has guts!

Charlos, probably experiencing such a thing for the first time, said blankly with his dull mind:

"What do you want to borrow?"

Luo Xing smiled and said: "I want to borrow your head."

Clang!

His words had barely fallen when a pitch-black sword light flashed instantly.

Thump, thump, thump~

Immediately, Charlos's head rolled to the ground like a rotten persimmon.

His expression remained dazed, without even fear; clearly, he had not yet reacted to the fact that his head had been severed.

Thud!

Charlos's headless body then crashed heavily onto the ground.

Scarlet blood gushed out wildly, and the pungent scent of blood instantly filled the venue.

"Ah!!"

Someone let out a massive scream.

"A Celestial Dragon is dead! He killed a Celestial Dragon!"

"The Navy will definitely send an Admiral! Run, run quickly!"

"Otherwise, we will all be implicated by that audacious fellow!"

The auction house instantly fell into chaos.

People, terrified beyond measure, scrambled to flee outward.

The killing of a Celestial Dragon would be a super major event that shook the entire world!

Soon, the auction house, which had been packed to the brim, was left with only a few figures.

Luo Xing looked over; besides his own people, he recognized the remaining few figures.

The Eustass Kid Pirates, the Supernova with the highest bounty currently, and the Straw Hat Luffy crew blessed by fate.

Luo Xing merely glanced at them before walking toward the other two.

Those two were none other than Charlos's father, Saint Rosward, and his sister, Sharley.

This father and daughter pair seemed not yet to have recovered from the shock of Charlos's death.

Only when Luo Xing was about to approach them did they scream in terror.

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"Guards, where are the guards?"

"Go get a Navy Admiral to kill this bastard!"

"Someone! Someone has killed my son! We are Celestial Dragons!!"

Rosward screamed madly.

Guards behind the auction platform hurriedly rushed over.

Upon seeing Charlos's corpse, they were horrified.

They guarded Rosward and Sharley on one side while making a phone call to report to the World Government.