"We are here for..."
Before Cass could speak to Kuro's question, Wilbur interrupted him, "We have a mission in the first half of the mission. We received orders, so we came straight here, Mr. Kuro!"
"Oh?" Kuro raised an eyebrow, glanced at the two of them, nodded, and said nothing more.
Isn't it normal for these two to have missions? They're not just sitting around doing nothing like him.
Facing Kuro's probing gaze, Cass nodded vigorously: "Yes, that's it!"
"Cass, you've come at the right time. Do you see those people over there? Over a hundred thousand. They're currently undergoing a mental transformation. Let's see if you can handle it."
Kuro pointed to the crowd he had bound far ahead and said to Cass.
He was willing to wait here precisely because he knew Cass had arrived.
This guy could even give emotions to the Vinsmoke clones back then, which might have been able to counteract Brant's abilities.
"Why bother dealing with these people? Weren't we here to issue a Buster Call?" Doberman asked suspiciously. "Why haven't these people been evacuated yet? Do they want to perish with this island?"
"Do you think they're stupid? They're just influenced by their abilities. The mastermind is right there."
Kuro pointed at Brant and said, "We can't just kill hundreds of thousands of people because of one person's problem. We should resolve it if we can. The order from above is to destroy the island, not to kill people."
Doberman nodded; he agreed with that.
Although he is a hawk, it doesn't mean he's inflexible; he just acts in a more aggressive way.
Moreover, this involves the lives of hundreds of thousands of people; it's no joke.
"Yes, I understand. I did some research before coming here. The total population of Comorwick Island is currently 135,000."
Cass bluntly stated, "If it's because of the Celestial Dragons, killing so many people like this is just too much. We are the Marines, not the Celestial Dragons."
These words earned him a meaningful look from both Huoshaoshan and Dauberman.
Although this is a consensus...
But to say it so openly...
As expected of Kuro's subordinate.
Kuro didn't seem to mind. He often said those things himself, and Cass was an honest, hot-blooded idiot, so it was normal for him to say such things.
"Let me give it a try!"
Cass straightened his clothes and walked toward Brant, who was half-submerged in the purplish-black ground.
Brandt, his eyes wide and small, looked at Cass as he approached with a defiant grin and said, "The Navy, huh? Ten warships, are you planning to issue a Buster Call? Just issue it already, what are you waiting for!"
Cass stood before him, his tall figure like a thick shield, a gust of wind passing by, his cloak billowing behind him, and said in a deep voice, "Of course you're going to die."
Um?
These words left Brandt completely stunned.
Shouldn't he be here to persuade me to stop?
Aren't you afraid of angering him by talking like that?!
“What do you mean?” Brandt asked in a deep voice.
"It's very simple. You're a pirate, and the mastermind behind it all, so you're definitely going to die. I'm not lying to you about that."
Cass said directly, "But you can have some dignity. Before I came, I also looked up the history and intelligence of this country and roughly understood some things. Maybe I don't have a complete grasp of them, but that's okay. You make your request. As long as you release these people, I can grant you one wish."
"Fulfill my wish? Fulfill my wish?!"
Brant erupted in anger: "You little Marine, you dare to ask me to grant your wishes?! Can I let you destroy the Dominican Republic?! Can I let you bring down all the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise?! Can I let you make the Marines disappear?!"
"You still want to grant my wish? You even said I must die? I can't die! Because these hundreds of thousands of people are my life! As long as even one of them survives, I won't die!!"
Cass quietly watched the agitated Brant, observing his ferocious rage and the anger in his eyes. He seemed to understand something, closed his eyes, and whispered, "Such resentment?"
"I don't need your pity!!"
Brant became even more agitated. "I'm a pirate! A pirate with a bounty of 300 million! A ruthless man who came out of the sixth floor! Your goal is to destroy me, not to pity me! Why, why are you pitying me? Why?!"
Why wasn't Borsalino pitying me back then?!
If it were him, he could save the country!
Instead of watching his country fall, he was branded a pirate and even mistaken by the people of Comorike as the pirate who had been behind the scenes.
Pirates!
Pirates have always been a bad thing in their eyes. If life were stable, who would want to be a pirate?
One Piece?
Screw it!
But nobody gave him a chance!
Not a single person!
The people of Comerlikon won't give it to them, the Celestial Dragons won't give it to them, and even the Navy, which is supposed to protect the people, won't give it to them!
Who else can he rely on?!
I might as well not rely on anyone!
I want revenge. I want them to know how I felt back then. I want them to make a choice!
The choice is between either robbing the Heavenly Dragon and living a life worse than death, or watching the country fall and living a life worse than death!
Brant clasped his hands together and shouted, "Grievous Ghost of Liberation, open!!"
With his roar, those with bloodshot eyes roared back, their bodies swelling as they broke free from the muddy restraints.
At this moment, their bodies were bulging with muscles, their mouths were stretched back to reveal sharp canine teeth, and their eyes were almost bloodshot. They roared and stopped fighting each other, instead turning to face the navy.
"See? This is my power!"
Brant roared, his neck stiff, "This is my ultimate power! Once they're freed, they've lost all their senses. They're no longer human. Let's see if you still dare to lay a hand on them!"
At this moment, his body also began to fade, gradually becoming transparent.
"I'll make you feel guilty, I'll make you..."
Brant lunged downwards, his body beneath his head vanishing completely, leaving only his head on the ground. "Thinking back to this moment will never bring me peace!!"
"Ice Demon?"
Seeing this, Kuro's face darkened. "Something like the Goddess of the Luo River? But this is due to her ability..."
This state easily reminded Kuro of the poison those people were poisoned by when he dealt with Luo Shen. It should be another application of Queen's virus, but the difference is that Brant's is purely based on ability.
“Cass?” Kuro looked at Cass.
Cass pursed his lips, turned and walked towards Kuro, saying self-reproachfully, "I'm sorry, Mr. Kuro, there's nothing I can do about it. I'm not agitated, I just feel sad..."
"Yeah..."
Kuro narrowed his eyes, glanced at Cass, and then looked at the lieutenant generals who were preparing behind him. "Then let's retreat to the ship first."
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