With Marlos's death, the sealed space was naturally released.

The banquet hall, which was empty on the outside, now had everything it needed, with long tables, candlesticks, fireplaces, and carvings all on display.

Of course, the corpse was also revealed along with it.

"What's going on?" Doberman asked, frowning.

"Can't you tell? I've been tricked."

Kuro gripped Shusui and pointed at Edmund, "This man is coveting my body!"

"What?!"

Lida stared in surprise at the handsome Edmund, then at Kuro, her large eyes filled with deep confusion, before she became furious and embarrassed.

She's usually so wary of other women, but now she's even wary of men?

Edmund's face darkened. He had planned so well, but he never expected that Kuro would ruin his entire scheme with just one punch and one kick!

Is the general really that strong?

"Why...why are you so strong? This shouldn't be. As a human being, you should have weaknesses. With so many ability users like me, why can't I face you!" Edmund broke down, no longer the calm and collected person he had been just moments before.

"It's obvious. Go ask Kaido and Linlin. After all this time, how come no one, even someone with great abilities, has ever made them suffer?"

Kuro, with a cigar in his mouth, tilted his head back. "Of course, Devil Fruit users are unpredictable. Kaido and Linlin can make countless mistakes, but these Devil Fruit users will die if they make a single mistake."

That's the difference.

The ability user is unpredictable, but no matter how unpredictable, the body is still the same body, and the life is still the same life.

I've never heard of someone stabbing you and then stabbing you back with an even stronger one.

Those kinds of people are already famous on the high seas. The only thing that people like them, who are from the gutter, can do is to be unethical and launch sneak attacks, trying to take advantage of others when they are careless, and use their abilities to make them suffer losses, even great losses.

But once someone takes it seriously, especially someone of Kuro's caliber, there's really nothing you can do except die.

"In short, I'm now arresting you on charges of attacking the Navy and harboring criminals." Kuro exhaled a puff of smoke. "Just stand there and don't move."

"I won't let you touch the king!"

The Hansa, a mountain of flesh, stood forward with his trembling fat arms outstretched, shouting, "No one is allowed to pass by me!"

"Flying Finger Gun - Vampire!"

Lida opened her palm, spread her five fingers, and a finger gun flew out from her five fingers, hitting Hansa and making his flesh tremble.

"It's no use, I'm using reflexes..."

Hansa was about to roar, but his voice grew softer and softer until finally his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

Lida withdrew her hand, saying with disgust, "You're too fleshy, I don't want to touch you."

She used to attach her abilities to finger guns back in the East Blue, before Clow Reed defeated Shiki.

Seeing that Hansa had fallen, Tavish quickly shielded Edmund, saying, "Your Majesty, you go first, I'll hold them off!"

"That can't be delayed any longer."

Kuro's voice came from beside him.

brush!

A flash of black light swept past, instantly lifting Tavish's head off.

Kuro tossed Qiushui aside, not even glancing at Tavish's mindless body, but instead looking directly through it at Edmund's exposed head behind him, saying, "You're captured now, but you won't die. If you resist again, I won't care about anything else."

"I'm not going to die..."

After his initial shock, Edmund suddenly realized what was happening and laughed, “Have you forgotten? I am immortal. Let me tell you, I am a ‘contractor’ who ate the ‘Contract Fruit.’ Whether it’s a verbal agreement or a written contract, once I make a contract with someone, that contract will be valid. Back when I gained my power, I made a contract with over a million people in the Dominican Republic. As their king, I allowed them to stay on this land, but they had to pay me with their wealth, power, force, and even their lives.”

"Do you know what this means? It means they will give their lives for me. You think the person you just killed was me? No, every time you kill me, someone else will give their life for me and die in my place."

Edmund spread his arms and laughed wildly, "Because they are my people, because I am the King of the Dominican Republic! Here I can have the power of life and death, and I can do whatever I want!"

After laughing, he lowered his head, staring menacingly at Kuro, and said, "Kill me! Go ahead and kill all the citizens of the Dominican Republic. Didn't you just use the Buster Call? What's wrong with using it again? More than 100,000 people have already been killed. More than a million is just a little more. If you really have the guts, then come on!"

Doberman said gravely, "A troublesome ability user?"

Huoshaoshan closed his eyes, waved his hand, and began to order the navy surrounding the area to retreat.

There's no other way; their navy simply can't get anything done under these circumstances.

"You bastard!"

Cass stepped forward abruptly and roared at Edmund, "What right do you have to be king! These are your people! Instead of working for their well-being, you exploit them and don't even spare their lives!"

"What do you know, anyway!"

Edmund was immediately provoked and said, "You don't understand at all! You think I haven't thought about why this underground station is like this? No, let me tell you, I..."

"stop."

Kuro abruptly waved his hand, interrupting Edmund, "I'm too lazy to listen to your story, I'm not interested. You can't kill me, right? Come on, get me some sea stone handcuffs."

If you can't kill people, do you think Seastone is dead?

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