Chapter 195 Resistance
As the azure dragon soared into the sky, Lox instinctively looked up.
Of course, Rocks couldn't possibly fail to recognize the fruit he had painstakingly collected. Looking at the azure dragon's wobbly flight in the sky, Rocks couldn't help but twitch his lips in pain.
Only after the azure dragon had adapted to its flying posture and disappeared into the air did Lockes slowly turn his gaze away.
"Selfish people like us, when we're in a bad mood, we always have to make others feel bad too before we feel better."
Lox looked up at the tree trunk in front of him: "You agree, right?"
A figure slowly emerged from behind the tree. It was an elderly man dressed in a black suit and tie, wearing a small black cap, and leaning on a cane. He had a thick, white beard covering the lower half of his face, as well as equally white, curly hair, beneath which was a distinct lightning-shaped scar.
"Lox D. Gibbek".
Jaigolusia Satan slowly uttered the name of Lox.
Lox raised an eyebrow, stroked his chin, and said arrogantly, "Oh, you are..."
"Heh, sorry, I really can't remember the name of a little bug. You bunch of defeated wrestlers, how dare you show yourselves in front of me?"
insect……
Satan, who always thought highly of himself and considered the lowly people of the lower realms as nothing more than insects that could be killed without consequence, looked grim.
He couldn't bear the way Lox saw him, just like the lowly people he saw in the lower realms.
“A guy who only knows how to talk big.” Satan sneered as he thought of something. “Soon, you will be able to reunite with that woman and that brat with evil blood flowing through his veins underground.”
"...Very well, you've successfully angered me."
Lox slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his expression was cold.
"Go to hell!"
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"Whoosh—whoosh—"
The woman holding the young child hid behind a tree, panting heavily.
Behind her were two Celestial Dragons wearing bubble headgear, walking back and forth on the grass, carrying weapons representing the pinnacle of modern technology.
"Damn it, the grass here is so tough, it almost scratched my leg!"
"Haha. Who told you not to prepare your hunting clothes in advance? Did you see my shot just now? That lowly commoner actually knelt on the ground and begged me to spare his son."
"So you let that guy go?"
"How could that be? I tossed them a small knife and told the man I only needed one point, so as long as his son killed him, I'd let the brat go." A smug, mocking laugh escaped the Celestial Dragon's lips. "Haha, idiot, why would I give up two points!"
"So, the lowly are just lowly, born to be trampled under our feet like vermin!"
"He actually believed that saying and dragged his son to stab himself in the stomach with that knife, haha!" He commented, shaking his head like a wise man. "If that guy had charged at me with the knife, he might have really startled me, but he foolishly chose to commit suicide, so he can only watch me kill that little bug before he dies!"
"My goodness, Oswat Palace, you're so clever!" Another Celestial Dragon exclaimed with admiration upon hearing his words. "That's so much fun! I want to try it next time."
"By the way, wasn't that woman we just saw holding a small child in her arms?"
Thinking of the interesting hunting game, the Celestial Dragon from the Oswat Palace revealed an excited expression: "Yes, that's right, that woman is holding a small child... But I won't let you have this prey. Same rules as before, whoever finds it first gets it!"
Hearing the cruel words of the two Celestial Dragons, Alice, hiding behind the tree, closed her eyes and gently stroked the trembling little boy in her arms.
Are you scared, Teach?
"Mom..." Teach, whose wrists were tightly bound by chains, looked up in horror at his mother, whose body was covered in wounds. "Dad, when are you coming to save us?"
Rocks...
Alice recalled that figure in her mind—the one who struck fear into the hearts of people on the sea, yet sulked outside the door because she hadn't made him a sword tassel.
Being favored by a maritime tycoon like Rocks, Alice was certainly not the kind of woman who could only cry and wait for his rescue. After realizing that something had happened on God Valley that she was unaware of but that was definitely beneficial to her, Alice immediately rushed to another cage, smashed the chains with a stone, and escaped with Teach in the chaos.
Unfortunately, the Devil Fruit that Rocks had found for her became a burden under the effect of the Seastone handcuffs. Coupled with the muscle atrophy caused by more than a year of restricted movement and the inconvenience of carrying a child, Alice was still unlucky enough to be discovered by two Celestial Dragons.
Hearing the approaching sounds behind her, Alice lowered her eyes and quietly hid the nails she had just pulled from the broken wooden box under the hem of her clothes.
As a woman, a good-looking woman with a child, Alice knew all too well how the Celestial Dragons would react when they saw her.
They would look down on her, laugh at her, and waste their time making fun of her because they didn't think a beautiful woman with a child could put up any resistance.
This will be an opportunity for Alice and Teach.
She wouldn't beg and wait for Rocks' rescue; she would fight for her own survival. Even if she couldn't leave the slaughterhouse, even if she couldn't see Rocks again, she would resist to the very end!
Regardless, before Rocks' wife and women, she was a pirate too!
"Teach, are you scared?"
Hearing his mother's still gentle but firm tone, young Teach seemed to realize something. His body, trembling with cold and fear, buried itself tightly in his mother's arms, then he raised his head and looked at his mother with innocent and childlike eyes.
"No, I'm not afraid of Mom."
“You are truly my child, Alice.” Alice could still feel Teach’s trembling as she placed her hand on his back, but she didn’t point it out. “Mom is proud of your courage.”
rustling, rustling...
The footsteps grew closer. Alice lowered her head with a resolute gaze and gently kissed Teach's forehead. The next second, her expression turned fragile and panicked. She hugged Teach and ran towards the bushes on the other side, but halfway there, she seemed to collapse to the ground due to exhaustion.
Such a commotion naturally did not escape the notice of the two Celestial Dragons not far away. The sight of Teach, whom Alice was holding in her arms, and her terrified and cowering posture made the two Celestial Dragons exchange a glance through their bubble hoods, and they remembered the interesting hunting method they had discussed earlier.
Isn't that incredibly lucky? And the desperate cries of a beautiful woman seeing her child die in front of her are far more interesting than those of a dirty, smelly man.
It's a pity that they found this woman and child together, so they can't enjoy the hunt alone.
"Please, please don't kill me." From the eyes of the two Celestial Dragons, Alice realized that they didn't know her and Teach's identities. This was undoubtedly good news, meaning they would despise her even more. "At least, at least please spare my child."
"He's so young, please."
A perfect start!
The two Celestial Dragons looked at Alice's trembling, thin shoulders and their excited breathing quickened.
This development was exactly as they had envisioned, and they could already foresee the interesting scenes to come.
"Cough cough..." The Celestial Dragon who hadn't been able to make a move before Oswat Palace threw a dagger with a pure gold hilt inlaid with various gems in front of Alice. "We only need one prey point. You and the child in your arms, choose one to die, and we will let the other one go."
A dagger, more like a decorative item on a table than a weapon, was tossed onto the grass, reflecting the sunlight filtering through the leaves of the trees. Alice, however, paid no attention to the overly ornate decoration; instead, she was immediately drawn to the dagger's sharp edge.
As expected of a Celestial Dragon's weapon, even though it was almost certain that it would never be used after it was created, the materials and craftsmanship used were all of the highest quality.
Let the blood of the Celestial Dragons be used to give this dagger its final tempering. Although it is dirty and greasy, at least this ironic identity does not bury the dagger.
Alice set Teach down under the satisfied gazes of the two Celestial Dragons, and with trembling hands, she grasped the heavy dagger with her pale, wounded hand.
To better appreciate this amusing scene of mother and son killing each other, the two Celestial Dragons couldn't help but take a few steps forward. If they had even a shred of common sense or a sense of danger, they would have realized that at this distance, Alice could easily pierce their hearts with the sharp dagger in her hand.
However, the success of the last plan, coupled with the generations of pampered and indulged lives of the Tianlong people, has caused them to completely lose their biological instinct to foresee danger.
As they watched Alice tremble as she raised the dagger, they all revealed twisted, excited looks, especially the Celestial Dragon who had missed witnessing the amusing scene last time, whose expression twisted with glee.
Until a flash of cold light appeared, the woman kneeling on the ground, cowering, finally raised her head. Contrary to their expectations, she did not have a desperate and painful expression, nor did she have the tears they hoped for on her face.
It was an expressionless face, with no anger or fear in its eyes. Instead, it was the eye of a pirate, the eye of a hunter.
Alice precisely plunged the dagger into the heart of the Celestial Dragon closest to her.
"Hehe..."
A sudden chill ran through him; the Celestial Dragon didn't even understand what had happened until he breathed his last.
The death of his companion terrified Oswat Palace. He looked at Alice in horror and, trembling, pointed the gun at her.
hateful!
The Celestial Dragons were indeed well-prepared for this hunt. With virtually endless money and resources, their clothing was not only light and comfortable but also provided considerable defensive capabilities.
After plunging her dagger into the chest of one of the Celestial Dragons with a powerful blow, Alice found herself unable to pull the dagger out immediately. Instead, she was pulled down by the heavy body of the dead Celestial Dragon, hindered by his clothes and bones.
not good!
Realizing that her momentary lapse in attention would expose her back to another Celestial Dragon, Alice immediately abandoned the dagger and turned to pounce on Sachi.
Oswat Palace raised his gun, pointed it at Alice, and pressed down hard with trembling fingers: "Die, you lowly commoner!"
Bang!
A gunshot echoed through the woods. Alice, who was tightly holding Teach, opened her eyes in a daze and saw the Oswat Palace slowly collapsing to the ground.
Behind him stood a young-looking sailor in a naval uniform, holding a gun.
He was panting heavily, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead, and his face looked extremely pale.
The one who fired the shot was Dragon, who had been ordered by his superiors to land on Beehive Island to protect the Celestial Dragons after Rocks and other pirates attacked the island. The things he had seen and heard along the way had deeply shaken Dragon, so much so that when he saw the Celestial Dragon pointing a gun at a woman and a child, he instinctively raised his gun and fired.
Only after the Ouswat Palace collapsed and the dragon's eyes met those of the surprised woman did he belatedly realize what he had done.
He actually shot a Celestial Dragon!
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Author's note: Tomorrow's Monday again, the weekend went by so fast! [crying emoji]
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