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An island near the City of Gold, a damp and gloomy abandoned port.
"Tick tick!"
Blood dripped from Stussy's petite body onto the damp ground.
"Lord Stussy… It should be safe here."
"This time, we have suffered heavy losses! Hundreds of our sisters fought for our livelihood… and died."
Beside Stussy, several subordinates gritted their teeth, speaking bleakly and angrily.
Several of the subordinates were also traumatized to varying degrees, with blood hanging from their bodies and wounds everywhere.
Each of them held a wave of hatred, and this time… almost all of the companions who had originally come from Happy Street died tragically.
They… were all Stussy's most capable subordinates, each an elite with unique skills.
Among them, there were many superhuman Devil Fruit users, whose abilities could achieve the most powerful stealth, spying, eavesdropping, camouflage, and escape.
But even so… this time, hundreds of people went deep into the Golden City, and in the end… only a few survived!
It is enough to see how terrifying the power of Gild Tesoro is.
Stussy made a silent gesture, not even looking at the bloody wound on her body, nor frowning, as she quickly hid in the depths of this abandoned port with her few remaining subordinates.
…
"Shh."
Marco, who was on a pirate ship about to arrive in the Golden City, soon received a call from Stussy.
"Lord Marco, I'm afraid we've hit the mark!"
Stussy's voice was extremely cold, and Marco could hear the boundless anger and cold killing intent in her tone.
Marco's light surged with killing intent as he spoke calmly, "What's going on?"
"I led my closest subordinates to infiltrate the Golden City and got the latest secret—Gild Tesoro joined forces with Naval Headquarters to lay down the Golden City for an ambush… against you!"
Stussy said it all in one breath. She took a deep breath and continued, "As rumored, this time… Naval Headquarters dispatched two senior Admirals, several Vice-Admirals, and… tens of thousands of elite sailors from the Naval Headquarters!"
Ambush?
Or rather… a taste of their own medicine?
Marco ignored the latter words and asked, "Did they deliberately reveal the news of the Devil Fruit to us?"
"No."
Stussy was certain. "We got the news about the Devil Fruit in secret. Gild Tesoro didn't know about it at first, but unfortunately, one of my subordinates who went deep into the Golden City was captured."
"Gild Tesoro… used extremely cruel torture to force our plans out of my subordinate's mouth."
At this, Stussy's voice became even colder, suppressing boundless anger.
Marco didn't interrupt her.
"It just so happened that I led the rest of the team into the depths of the Golden City, and with the help of the Vivre Card, found the subordinate who had been tortured…"
At this point, Marco heard sadness and desolation in Stussy's voice for the first time.
"Dying… she had lost her eyeballs, tongue, and ears! There were over 180 wounds deep enough to see bone, covering her body!"
"She left us a blood letter, informing us that Gild Tesoro knew of our plans. Moreover… she begged me to kill her with my own hands…!"
Stussy's breathing became unusually heavy.
Marco felt the Vivre Card Stussy had given him—a small piece of white paper—beginning to burn.
"Are you seriously injured? Tell me the exact location."
Marco's calm words carried an astonishing killing intent.
Anyone present would have been shocked by Marco's unprecedented killing intent.
"My injury is not fatal." Stussy's heart warmed slightly upon hearing Marco's words, and she continued, "I knew that after our plan was revealed, with Gild Tesoro's character, there would surely be a crazy revenge, so… I sneaked in again with my men and got the latest information that Gild Tesoro joined forces with Naval Headquarters and had an exact force count planned! This force is absolutely astonishing and unprecedented!"
Spying on information was Stussy's and her subordinates' specialty.
Each of them had expertise in gathering all kinds of intelligence, and this time, it was Stussy herself who led them deeper. It's no surprise that they got this accurate information.
Until now, Stussy had not mentioned her injuries.
Without hesitation, she paid a heavy price to uncover the enemy's specific plans and intentions, but she refused to bring it up, not wanting Marco to worry about her.
"Tell me your exact location."
Marco took command, and a pair of fiery wings, stretching up to a hundred meters, appeared behind him, their blue flames blazing brightly. "Gild Tesoro and the sailors of Naval Headquarters… They'll have it much worse!"
Rumble~~!
Marco suddenly accelerated, surging in a specific direction, speeding sharply as he flew!
…
A blue arc of lightning illuminated the entire dark, damp abandoned port.
Step ~~!
Marco quickly found Stussy and the others. When he saw the injuries on this group of women, an intense, unprecedented killing intent rose within him. "remove you clothes."
Stussy's subordinates widened their eyes, incredulous.
Sting!
Without hesitation, Stussy tore off her shirt. Her clothing, long soaked with blood and grime, was badly damaged and would only further infect her wounds. Besides, she never doubted Marco's words.
Sting! Sting!
Seeing Stussy's actions, the other women didn't hesitate and tore their clothes as well.
Illuminated by the blue flames, Marco could now see the wounds on their bodies… Deep, bone-visible cuts, torn flesh and skin, horrifying and shocking!
For a group of women—especially in this brutal New World—even fierce pirates would scream if subjected to such intense injuries, but they… not one cried out in pain!
Stussy, in particular, bore more severe and numerous wounds. Her once-smooth skin had been transformed beyond recognition, scarred by these shocking wounds.
Marco reached out and gently pressed between Stussy's shoulders, where… there was an exceptionally deep wound!
Being touched by Marco in front of her subordinates, Stussy's body trembled slightly, her heart skipping a beat. This feeling of a racing heartbeat… It was a first for her.
She hadn't expected… that it would be under these circumstances.
Whoosh~~!
Dark blue flames of regeneration surged forth, spreading from Stussy's shoulders across her entire body, and almost instantly, the deep blue regenerative flame enveloped her completely.
When the flame dissipated, the women present looked on in disbelief at their queen. They stared at Stussy's flawless body—
Her skin, smooth, white, and tender as jade, like a delicate porcelain; her proud, firm figure—an absolutely perfect physique. All of this revealed to them…
The deep, bone-revealing wounds had completely healed!
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