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Chapter 122 Slaves of the Celestial Dragons

Just as Hachi was leading Luffy and his crew to continue their journey in search of the coating craftsman, a sudden commotion broke out among the crowd ahead.

On the street ahead of Luffy and his crew, a tall pirate was stumbling and running towards them, his face full of terror, pleading desperately with the people around him as he ran.

"Please, everyone, have mercy and help me! I don't want to go to the new world anymore. My wife and children are waiting for me back home. Who can save me..."

Hachi stared intently at the chaotic scene before him, then turned to Luffy beside him and began to explain urgently.

"Luffy! Don't get involved with these people! They're all pirates captured by that despicable kidnapping group. Those heartless bastards sold them to different buyers, who then brought them here. Although he knows escape is almost impossible, he can't help but try..."

Upon hearing this, Luffy's face showed a mixture of confusion and shock.

However, before he could react, he suddenly felt the collar around his neck start making a series of ear-piercing noises.

Immediately afterwards, a loud "bang" was heard, and the collar exploded instantly.

At the same time, the pirate who had just tried to escape was also severely injured by this sudden turn of events.

He slowly lowered his head to look at his blood-stained, wounded hands, muttering something to himself. His voice grew weaker and weaker until he finally collapsed to the ground, his fate unknown.

Seeing this, Hachi shouted to Luffy again with a tense expression.

"If anyone dares to run away, the collar around their neck will explode immediately."

Brooke, standing to the side, was terrified and said in a trembling voice...

"Then... are we just going to stand by and do nothing? Or should we hurry up and go save that person?"

To everyone's surprise, Papagu quickly waved his hand and shook his head, shouting loudly.

"Idiot! Didn't I just tell you, mind your own business! Now is not the time to play the hero!"

Chopper stared wide-eyed at his surroundings in astonishment, muttering to himself in disbelief.

"What...what's going on with this town? How could it be so terrifying?"

Kemi was extremely anxious. She grabbed Hachi's arm tightly and asked anxiously.

"Hachi, what should we do now? The Celestial Dragons are nearby."

Immediately afterwards, on that bustling street, someone among the residents suddenly shouted, "They're here!"

The shout was like a command, instantly shattering the previously peaceful atmosphere.

People knelt down in panic, their movements swift and synchronized.

Seeing this, Hachi hurriedly told Luffy to get off the bubble car and anxiously urged him to kneel down.

However, Luffy seemed somewhat bewildered and confused. He blinked his big eyes, looking at a group of people wearing strange bubble suits who were slowly walking towards him not far away, and muttered to himself.

"Are those Celestial Dragons?"

Despite Luffy's doubts, Hachi dared not be negligent in the slightest.

He kept urging Luffy on while forcefully pressing Luffy's head down with both hands, forcing him to kneel on the ground, and instructing Luffy not to make eye contact with anyone.

"You too."

At the same time, Hachi turned around and shouted anxiously to Luffy's crew, urging them to kneel down and bow like the others.

Just then, Saint Rozwald walked over slowly and steadily, supporting himself with a cane in his left hand and gripping a thick iron chain tightly in his other hand.

Behind him, a huge pirate was kneeling on the ground, being dragged slowly forward by chains.

Meanwhile, standing to the side was Saint Roswald's daughter, Charlelia Palace, her face revealing a hint of indifference and disdain.

She said coldly.

"Another one broke!"

Upon hearing this, Saint Roswald frowned and asked with slight dissatisfaction.

"Have you been administering sedatives to him daily as prescribed?"

Charlelia Palace replied.

"Of course there are, but those tranquilizers are completely useless against such an incredibly stupid guy."

After saying that, she walked gracefully towards the pirate lying on the ground, looked down at him, and then spoke.

"Please buy me a new one."

However, before Roswald could respond, Charlia Palace suddenly raised her foot and kicked the pirate who was already powerless to fight back.

As she kicked, she muttered curses under her breath.

"It's all because of you, you useless piece of trash! Family? Family! A grown man crying and wailing for his wife and children, what a coward! You're just a lowly human being, humph!"

As her shouts grew more intense, the pressure of her feet increased, as if she wanted to vent all her anger on the poor pirate.

Finally, perhaps feeling that this was not enough to vent her anger, Charlia Palace suddenly drew a pistol from her waist.

Without hesitation, she aimed at the fallen pirate and uttered a vicious slur.

"This really annoys me!"

Immediately afterwards, several gunshots rang out, and bullets flew toward the fallen pirate.

In that instant, time seemed to freeze. Luffy and his crew all focused their attention on the Celestial Dragons, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

The scene unfolding before their eyes was so cruel and absurd that even these seasoned veterans were speechless with astonishment.

Luffy's eyes widened, his fists clenched tightly, veins bulging on his forehead, and an uncontrollable rage rose from the bottom of his heart.

He could no longer suppress his inner impulse and was about to rush forward.

However, Hachi, who was standing nearby, reacted quickly, covering Luffy's mouth and pulling him back forcefully.

"Luffy! Calm down!"

Xiao Ba lowered his voice, his eyes filled with anxiety and worry. He knew that acting rashly at this moment would only bring more unnecessary trouble.

Despite his burning anger, Luffy heeded Hachi's advice and temporarily stopped.

Just then, the two arrogant Celestial Dragons had finished their evil deeds and turned to leave as if nothing had happened.

As they walked, they kept talking about which slave they would buy next, as if such things were just a daily occurrence for them.

The group then went to a secluded place, where Pappagu explained the origins of the Celestial Dragons to Luffy and his crew.

Meanwhile, a group of bounty hunters in the distance, looking at the wanted posters in their hands, also set their sights on Luffy and his crew.