"Move!"
Trafalgar Law’s expression darkened as he shouted.
He really didn’t want to cooperate with Caesar.
But with the arrow already nocked, there was no turning back. He had no time to think about it.
"Gas Clap!"
"ROOM: Takt!"
Caesar struck his clappers again.
This time, however, the amount of gas released was clearly far greater than before.
It transformed into a sea of flames that blazed across the sky and swept toward Lucas.
At the same time, Law couldn’t afford to worry about the tremendous physical strain caused by the Ope Ope no Mi.
The instant ROOM expanded, he seized control of the enormous rocks scattered throughout the area and sent them hurtling toward Lucas.
BOOM!
The two attacks simultaneously crashed down upon Lucas.
Seeing that their attacks had connected, Law and Caesar didn’t hesitate for even a moment.
They turned and fled.
"Bepo, abandon the ship! I’ll take you to where the submarine is hidden!"
"No matter what happens next, do everything you can to escape this place!"
Law shouted urgently.
He pushed ROOM to its absolute limit once again.
Its range rapidly expanded to a maximum of one kilometer, and he instantly used spatial movement to transport himself and Bepo’s group away.
Caesar likewise transformed into his gas form.
He ignited himself and used the resulting propulsion to shoot rapidly into the distance.
He couldn’t resist glancing back.
Then he laughed loudly.
"Trafalgar Law, this is the time to run for your life, yet you still have the leisure to save people."
"I suppose I should thank you for that!"
"Is this what you call fighting for your life?"
"Then I’m afraid that even Jesus himself couldn’t save you today."
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion suddenly erupted without warning.
A tremendous pressure swept across the entire harbor like a hurricane.
The air circulating around them seemed to stagnate.
Trafalgar Law and Caesar Clown, who had been fleeing at full speed, suddenly felt an inexplicable sensation of suffocation.
They had no time to think.
They hurriedly looked back.
A tangible shockwave of Conqueror’s Haki was already bearing down upon them with overwhelming force.
As the attack rapidly expanded within their pupils, neither Trafalgar Law nor even Caesar could have imagined it.
Their desperate attempt to escape was actually so insignificant in their opponent’s eyes.
BANG!
The enormous Conqueror’s Haki shockwave slammed into the harbor.
The tremendous force instantly flattened everything around it.
Amid the rolling clouds of dust, Trafalgar Law and the others were sent crashing thousands of meters away.
The immense force coursed through their bodies, churning their blood.
They couldn’t help spitting out mouthfuls of blood as they stared in horror at the figure slowly walking toward them.
Before personally witnessing the strength of an Admiral, they had naturally imagined how many exchanges they might be able to survive against one.
Unfortunately, when they finally came close to discovering the truth...
Reality proved so cruel that even escaping had become an unattainable luxury.
"Admiral... Lucas..."
Caesar struggled to crawl out from the ruins.
"You can’t kill me!"
"I was once the second-in-command of the Scientific Research Unit!"
"And I’m currently conducting scientific research here in cooperation with Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
As a scientist, Caesar was clearly ill-suited for direct combat.
After personally witnessing Lucas stand where he was and unleash that overwhelming attack with practically no effort, Caesar instantly lost all desire to fight.
"Wait!"
Caesar’s eyes suddenly lit up.
"Didn’t that clown refuse Marine Headquarters’ summons to the Seven Warlords of the Sea not long ago?"
"He even demanded that you personally go and invite him, didn’t he?"
Caesar hurriedly spoke.
"Look at me! Don’t I look like a negotiating chip?"
"I’m very important to him!"
Trafalgar Law was completely dumbfounded.
He had been considering whether he should cooperate with Caesar once more and make a desperate final stand.
He had never expected Caesar to become ruthless enough to sell himself out.
"Captain, what do we do?"
Bepo couldn’t help speaking.
"If we fall into the hands of a Marine Admiral, I’m afraid we’ll never be able to escape."
"Why don’t we try selling ourselves too?"
Law immediately smacked Bepo on the back of the head.
Feeling Lucas’s gaze fall upon him, Law’s expression changed several times.
Finally, he gritted his teeth.
"Marine Admiral..."
"Do I look like a negotiating chip to you too?"
"I’m actually very important to Doflamingo as well."
Caesar froze.
He had thought he was shameless enough.
He had never imagined that he had still underestimated just how thick-skinned Trafalgar Law could be.
He hurriedly shouted,
"Trafalgar Law! You’re shameless too!"
"How dare you copy my argument?"
"Admiral Lucas, don’t worry. I’ll call that clown right now."
"As your negotiating chip, I’ll personally help you threaten him."
"As long as you hand me over to that clown, I’m certain he’ll obediently accept the summons to the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"I’m more useful than anything else you could offer!"
As he spoke, Caesar hurriedly pulled out a Den Den Mushi and pressed the call button.
Bepo and the others stood nearby, wanting to say something but ultimately holding back.
When they had joined the Heart Pirates, they had already known very well that Law carried a blood feud with Doflamingo.
Now, however, he was even willing to sell himself just to survive.
They couldn’t bring themselves to accept it.
Law shook his head and reached out to stop them.
At this moment, facing the Marine Admiral before them, Law understood very clearly that if he fell into Doflamingo’s hands, there might still be a sliver of hope for revenge.
But if he fell into the hands of a Marine Admiral, his fate would probably be either death or imprisonment in Impel Down, the great prison from which there was virtually no escape.
At that point, forget revenge.
Whether he could ever escape would be another matter entirely.
With this thought in mind, Law quickly glanced toward the Den Den Mushi in Caesar’s hands.
However, the instant he looked over, the urgent ringing of another Den Den Mushi suddenly sounded from the nearby harbor.
Law and Caesar’s expressions froze.
They hurriedly turned toward the sound.
The first thing that entered their vision was an enormous warship.
Unfortunately, before they could figure out what was happening...
A hysterical roar suddenly came from its deck.
"Damn Marine Admiral!"
"How dare you put me in Seastone restraints!"
"Take these off me immediately!"
"Otherwise, don’t blame me for what happens next!"
"I’ll find a way to kill you!"
A battered figure wearing torn clothes and a half-plucked flamingo coat charged off the ship and leaped onto the harbor.
Seeing that once-arrogant figure who had stood above them like an emperor now reduced to the status of a prisoner...
Both Trafalgar Law and Caesar Clown were completely dumbfounded.
The sliver of hope that had appeared in their hearts only moments ago instantly vanished.
Even Doflamingo had been reduced to a prisoner.
Did they even have the qualifications to serve as negotiating chips anymore?
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