That night, Mary Geoise was filled with the sounds of escaping slaves and the roars of guards.
The constant clinking of unlocking chains echoed everywhere.
The slaves fled outward.
Fisher Tiger did not stop in his tracks. He still had much to do.
Merely unlocking the slaves' chains was not enough to free them from this hellish place. What he needed was to keep destroying, setting fires, and blocking pursuers.
Only by drawing the full attention of Mary Geoise's guards onto himself could these slaves escape.
However, his strength alone was ultimately limited. Fisher Tiger knew where the weapons were.
The Celestial Dragon nobles didn't just need slaves to serve them, more often, slaves were forced into life-and-death battles.
Only such bloody spectacles could amuse these nobles who disregarded life.
Tap, tap, tap...
As Fisher Tiger pushed open the door to the armory, a series of hurried footsteps echoed from behind.
Fisher Tiger turned sharply, only to be stunned by the person leading the group.
"Twin Edison? Boyle Augustine? What are you two doing here?"
The two leaders exchanged a glance, then burst into laughter.
"Tiger, how could we let you have all the glory for such a heroic act?"
"Besides, my hometown has already been destroyed by these beasts. I have nowhere to go, so I might as well stay and fight them to the end."
"That's right, Tiger. Back in the arena, you and I were brothers fighting side by side. How could we let you enjoy this glory alone now?"
Most of these people had nothing left to lose.
Some were Pirates, others were top enforcers from underground organizations, and some were survivors from islands destroyed by the Celestial Dragons.
Brought to Mary Geoise to entertain the Celestial Dragons with gladiatorial performances, they picked up the weapons they knew best, then patted Tiger on the shoulder.
"Tiger, even if we leave this place, we'll likely end up dead in some conflict sooner or later."
"Yeah, Tiger, we have no home to return to, so leave these tasks to us."
Boyle Augustine gave Tiger one final pat on the shoulder.
"Tiger, our lives aren't worth much, but you must not die. If you can escape from here, someone needs to remember our names. We don't want to be forgotten. What man on these seas doesn't wish for his name to echo across the world?"
Ignoring Tiger, who stood frozen in place, they grabbed their weapons, straightened their backs, and strode confidently out of the armory.
"Hurry, catch those slaves! They're about to escape!"
"I've got a large group of slaves here too! Send reinforcements!"
The guard's loud rebuke snapped Tiger's thoughts back, and immediately he heard the voices of his companions.
"Die, you Celestial Dragons' lackeys!"
"Stop them, don't let them capture our comrades!"
"Dammit, they're gladiators! Where did they get weapons?!"
"Suppress them quickly, or the Celestial Dragons will be furious!"
The chaotic noise made Tiger consider joining them in fighting the pursuers for a moment, but remembering their final, resolute words, he gritted his teeth and sprinted toward where the slaves were gathering.
Fierce flames continued to blaze across various parts of Mary Geoise as Tiger, torch in hand, kept setting fire to the Celestial Dragons' residences.
Three young girls ran past Tiger, but he paid them no mind.
He needed to ignite as many residences as possible in the shortest time.
However, the three Boa sisters paused briefly, their eyes fixed on Tiger's back as if to etch his figure into their memories.
Meanwhile, the number of freed slaves kept growing.
"Tesoro, time to run!" A thin man unlocked Tesoro's shackles before following the crowd out.
Tesoro stared down at the broken lock, his mind swirling with frenzied thoughts.
'I want to live! I still have to take revenge!'
With these thoughts, strength returned to Tesoro's body. He broke into a frantic sprint forward. He didn't know how difficult the road ahead would be.
He only knew that only by leaving this place could he hold onto hope for revenge.
'Stella, wait for me—I'll come back for you.'
...
The chaotic night passed, with everyone in Mary Geoise busy extinguishing fires and suppressing the slave escape.
Yet, thanks to the desperate resistance of those fearless gladiators, nearly ninety percent of Mary Geoise's slaves managed to flee.
Even the residences that could originally accommodate vast numbers of slaves were burned and destroyed.
The Five Elders smashed several precious porcelain pieces gifted by kingdoms, demanding that the CP Organization conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.
When the flames were finally extinguished, thick smoke still lingered in the air.
Members of the CP0 Organization, clad in white, began intervening in Mary Geoise to investigate the previous night.
They were originally supposed to participate in suppressing the slave escape, but because various Celestial Dragons feared being killed, each demanded CP0 personnel for protection.
In the end, every available member of CP0 was forced into protecting them.
True to being one of the World Government's few elite organizations, CP0 members managed to piece together the truth from the guards who failed to suppress the slave escape in just one morning.
They swiftly reported the matter to the higher-ups for the Five Elders.
Before the slave escape began, witnesses saw a Fish-Man with fiery red skin.
It was he who took advantage of the fire to knock out the few guards on duty, enabling him to obtain the keys and free the slaves.
Moreover, the gladiators who blocked the pursuers seemed to have a good relationship with this Fish-Man.
Based on these clues, the CP Organization identified Tiger.
He was a Fish-Man gladiator who should have been dead—Fisher Tiger.
Upon reaching this conclusion, the CP Organization felt slightly relieved.
Merely uncovering who was behind the incident was not enough to quell the anger in the hearts of the Five Elders, they needed more.
For instance, where exactly did Fisher Tiger come from?
What puzzled even the CP0 Organization was that none of the soldiers guarding any entrance to the Holy Land had noticed how Fisher Tiger appeared.
It was as if he had materialized in Mary Geoise, ignited the chaos, and then mysteriously vanished.
Initially, the CP0 Organization considered the possibility of a unique Devil Fruit.
However, after thorough analysis and comparisons, they ruled out that possibility.
While many Devil Fruits grant flight or other abilities, most of them already have owners.
"We need more. If this is all we have, the Five Elders will surely punish us severely."
The CP0 squad leader was troubled.
Though he was loyal to the Celestial Dragons, that didn't mean he lacked human emotions. Even within the CP0 Organization, there were rivalries.
"Sir, we have a new discovery." A group of disheveled soldiers approached the CP0 Organization and reported.
"We found a trail of bloody footprints coming from the direction of the cliff!"
"Are you joking? Are you making fools of us?"
"How could anyone climb up from the bottom of the Red Line?"
"Whether it's true or false, we'll know once we go and see."
When the CP Organization members stood at the edge of the cliff and saw the bloody footprints the soldiers had mentioned, they were shocked.
A trail of footprints, now dried to a deep brown, extended from the cliff's edge toward the interior of Mary Geoise.
"Impossible!"
"Is there really someone in this world capable of scaling the Red Line with their own bare hands? I don't believe it!"
But when they peered over the edge of the cliff, they could see countless bloodstained marks on the steep, rugged surface of the cliff wall.
These marks stretched from the unfathomable depths all the way up to where they stood.
"I need to report this to the Five Elders immediately. Make sure to protect these footprints."
After a quick glance, the CP0 squad leader immediately ordered the area to be secured.
He needed to report this matter to the Five Elders.
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