"Quick, run!"
Many people suddenly woke up, hugging driftwood and desperately swimming away.
"The sea is so big, where can you escape to? Without me even taking action, just the sea kings cruising in this sea area can take your lives."
Vladimir released his claws, throwing the Celestial Dragon, who had turned into a pool of mud, into the sea. The bloody smell spread out, gradually attracting predators in the ocean.
He wasn't interested in chasing this group of fleeing soldiers.
Just then, the voice of the Phantom Gene sounded in his mind.
"Scanned a mysterious force... Location, directly below, distance, approximately 200 meters, slowly moving downwards."
"200 meters?"
Vladimir paused, then without saying a word, he plunged into the water.
A moment later, he rushed out of the sea again, with a small wooden box in his claws.
The wooden box was exquisite and small. Vladimir gently broke the golden lock, and immediately, the small treasure chest opened, revealing a Devil Fruit inside.
"It really is a Devil Fruit!"
Seeing this, Vladimir couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Celestial Dragons are Celestial Dragons. They probably have a lot of these Devil Fruits. Maybe there are quite a few in the Holy Land's treasury."
Thinking of this, Vladimir put away the treasure chest, thinking to himself, "Mistake, I shouldn't have killed them. I should have left one alive, let the Banshee possess him, and then put him back..."
He had been so focused on killing that he hadn't thought of this. If he had a Celestial Dragon helping in secret, collecting a mere twelve Devil Fruits would probably be very easy.
"However, it doesn't matter. I'll just find a chance to grab another Celestial Dragon!"
Looking again at the wreckage of the fleet, and the remaining soldiers who were fleeing and desperately seeking survival, Vladimir didn't attack. He turned and returned to the Kuja pirate ship.
The light converged, as if a shooting star had been cast down. Vladimir transformed back into his original form and stood on the deck.
He tossed the Devil Fruit in his hand, smiling slightly, saying, "Not a bad harvest."
Hearing this, the Empress looked at him with a complex gaze, sighed, and said, "Marigold, I'm tired. Prepare warm water. I want to bathe and change."
"Yes, Sister."
Seeing this, Vladimir rolled his eyes, saying, "I basically did all the fighting, and you just launched a few cold arrows. How dare you say you're tired?"
The Empress, who was walking towards the cabin, couldn't help but stop, her delicate body trembling slightly, as if she was trying hard to endure.
"Hmph, I won't lower myself to your level, you mixed-blood dragon!"
After a moment, she grunted, not wanting to pay attention to Vladimir, and quickly left.
Once she left, Sandersonia shook her head helplessly, saying, "Guardian God, that's just how Sister is. In her early years..."
"I'm not interested in hearing about your three sisters' dark history."
Vladimir waved his hand, entering the cabin in a unceremonious manner, saying, "Instead of that, hurry up and get me some food."
Hearing this, Sandersonia was speechless, saying, "Guardian God, can you give Sister a little face?"
As she spoke, she followed closely, and also ordered her subordinates to prepare food.
A moment later, Vladimir walked into the restaurant, and a group of female pirates brought in a sumptuous meal.
He sat there enjoying lunch, and a group of women stood opposite, watching as if they were looking at a novel species.
Vladimir ate quite uncomfortably, couldn't help but saying, "Are you all very free?"
"Guardian God, some sisters have already gone to clean up the battlefield."
"Lord, you're so strong!"
"Lord, I heard that you ambushed a Navy fleet by yourself some time ago. Is it true?"
A group of women were twittering, probably realizing that Vladimir wasn't very pretentious, and they became more and more bold.
"Hmph!"
At this time, a light grunt came, and the Empress entered the restaurant at some point, sitting in the main seat.
"What are you all doing? Go back to your own positions!"
"Yes..."
A group of female pirates reluctantly walked away, and the scene finally quieted down.
Vladimir wasn't interested in paying attention to these, burying his head in replenishing his strength.
The Sea Dragon's combat power was indeed strong enough, but the consumption was also huge.
He had fought with all his strength, and to recover, he would have to eat at least a hundred servings of food.
Seeing him not saying a word, sitting there and eating voraciously, the Empress felt that she was being ignored. Her eyebrows twitched, and after a long time, she couldn't help but open her mouth, saying, "You..."
"You what? Don't talk to me. Can't you see I'm eating?"
"Hmph, all of this is me 'treating' you!"
The Empress glared at Vladimir, her face full of dissatisfaction, saying, "You killed two Celestial Dragons. The trouble afterwards will be very big."
"The trouble is yours."
Vladimir chuckled, saying playfully, "The world is so big, the Navy can't do anything to me. As for you, good luck."
Hearing this, the Empress's eyebrows stood on end, her heart full of anger. She really wanted to beat up this mixed-blood dragon, but she couldn't beat him.
Vladimir had killed the Celestial Dragons, and had also conveniently picked up a Devil Fruit. Although she hadn't specifically attacked, she couldn't escape the crime of being an "accomplice."
However, thinking about it carefully, it didn't matter. Anyway, she had wiped out the other side, and the news wouldn't leak. No one would know who did the killing.
"Hmph!"
Thinking of this, the Empress let out a light grunt, saying, "Shameless! Stupid dragon!"
She muttered in a low voice.
Just then, a pirate walked in, holding a newspaper.
"Empress, the latest wanted poster is out."
Seeing this, the Empress reached out to take it, casually flipping through it. With just one look, she couldn't help but be a little stunned.
Lich King.
Extremely vicious.
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