14. Laughs: You tricked me into thinking I was from Wano Country!
14. Laughs: You tricked me into thinking I was from Wano Country!
Suddenly, Broly casually raised his hand, and a light blue light emanated from his palm. Before anyone could react, it landed precisely on Doberman, who was covered in blood on the ground.
"BOOM—!" A deafening explosion suddenly erupted, and a charred crater instantly appeared where Doberman had just fallen. He himself had been blown to pieces, leaving not even a trace behind.
With a smile, he stared intently at Broly with his still-intact eyes wide open, his expression filled with disbelief, as if the question "Why?" was written all over his face.
Broly glanced at him and said lazily, "Didn't you want to save those pregnant women and babies? What do you think will happen if these marines go back alive?"
Upon hearing this, not only did Cobra smile, but he also instantly frowned.
The truth may be harsh, but it is absolutely true.
Let alone Doberman, if even one of these navy personnel survives, today's events will be reported to the World Government. At best, these women and children will be taken back; at worst, Alabasta will be expelled from the ranks of member states.
Broly added from the side, his tone completely flat: "If you want the remaining women and children to survive, you'd better get rid of them all quickly."
After a long silence, he smiled at Broly and said slowly, "The legendary demon child is kinder than I imagined. You also want to save these innocent people?"
"No," Broly answered crisply.
Her smile froze instantly, and she couldn't help but ask, "So what are your real thoughts?"
Broly curled his lip and pointed in the direction Doberman had disappeared: "He just glared at me; he's already courting death."
In his past life, when reading those online novels, he always saw that the male protagonist would be hated and subjected to crazy revenge for just glancing at the villain's woman. At that time, Broly thought that kind of plot was utterly brainless.
But now that I'm in the "villain's" position, I realize that this feeling... is fucking awesome.
I almost couldn't hold back my laughter.
It felt like he'd been speechless more times since meeting Broly than he'd been in the first half of his life combined.
The naval soldiers, who were still stunned by Doberman's death, were instantly terrified when they heard Broly's words. They no longer cared about catching the fleeing pregnant woman and ran in the opposite direction.
Seeing this, Yixiao immediately drew his cane-sword, about to unleash its gravity on the area. Broly interrupted in time: "You want to crush all those pregnant women to death?"
Yi Xiao suddenly snapped back to reality, quickly withdrew her strength, and secretly regretted, "I completely forgot about that."
Broly waved his hand and urged, "Make a decision quickly. Either let these marines get away and come back to catch them, or kill them now and let these women and children live. These are the only two choices."
This sounds cruel, but it is absolutely true.
After all, this messed-up world is inherently cruel.
Seeing that many skilled marines were about to disappear from sight, he smiled and gritted his teeth, finally raising his cane sword. The fierce sword energy was released, crushing all the fleeing marines into mincemeat.
"Gravity Blade - Fierce Tiger!"
Broly watched with great interest, a smile playing on his lips: the future admiral was slaughtering his own soldiers—this scene was quite amusing.
In just ten minutes, the eight hundred soldiers that Doberman brought were all wiped out by Yixiao.
When Yixiao returned after sheathing his sword, his purple robe was already soaked in blood, a glaring red.
He raised his cane-sword, gazing at his blood-stained face in the reflection of the blade, and muttered to himself, "These soldiers were ordered to hunt down the innocent, but ultimately they were coerced by the World Government... Now I have no choice but to kill them all; I truly feel ashamed before the world!"
Before he finished speaking, Yi Xiao suddenly pointed the knife tip at his own eyes!
Cobra and the two figures hidden in the shadows stared in shock, but just as the blade was about to touch their eyes...
"Ding—!" A crisp metallic clanging sound rang out.
Xiao looked up in surprise and saw a slender finger firmly pressed between the tip of the knife and her eye.
His pupils contracted slightly, and he turned his head to look. Broly was floating in mid-air, stretching out his small hand and casually blocking the knife.
"Why are you stopping me?" Yi Xiao asked, puzzled. "Being blind is a blessing in disguise... There are too many filthy people in this world, and today I have become one of them."
Broly flicked his wrist, sending Xiao's cane-sword flying, and said disdainfully, "That's nothing but impotent rage. Just because you can't see it, does that mean those filthy things don't exist?"
"Impotent rage?" This was the first time Yi Xiao had heard this term. She paused for a moment, and upon reflection, she felt that every word pierced her heart.
Broly continued, "I understand if you don't want to see this filthy world. But don't you want to see what it looks like after it's destroyed and reborn?"
Yi Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and she eagerly asked, "Mr. Demon Child, you actually have such ambitions?"
So delighted was he that he even added a respectful title to his address.
"No." Broly's answer was like a bucket of cold water poured over Broly's head.
"I actually quite like this messed-up world." He grinned, his tone full of undisguised arrogance. "That way, I don't feel guilty when I'm being reckless."
Having experienced a series of messed-up things in his past life, Broly was already quite vengeful.
After being transported to this pirate world, he completely let loose and embraced his true self.
While they might not indiscriminately kill innocent people, once they start, they will show no mercy.
After all, the world of One Piece is a place where scum and degenerates are everywhere, far more unrestrained than any world he had ever imagined.
If he were to go to a harmonious and friendly place like Pokémon, he would feel a little constrained.
She rolled her eyes and inwardly cursed herself for being an idiot.
How could someone like that possibly contribute to peace? It's already a great blessing if he doesn't indiscriminately kill innocent people.
Looking at the corpses of the Marines scattered on the ground, Ichiyo's face darkened: "But so many Marines dying in Alabasta will inevitably alarm Marine Headquarters and the World Government. How are we going to cover up this lie?"
Cobra was also in a dilemma.
Although the women and children were saved for the time being, a dignified naval admiral, along with eight hundred soldiers, died in his own country...
Even though he has a special status compared to the kings of other member states, those petty guys in the Holy Land will most likely still strip Alabasta of its member state status.
"Isn't that simple?" Broly spoke again, looking at him with a smile. "Why don't you just take all the blame?"
Then, with a bewildered look in Yixiao's eyes, he turned to Cobra and said, "Later, when you report to the World Government, just say that when you were about to hand them over, a madman in purple clothes with a knife suddenly appeared, killed all the Marines, and even stole the pregnant women and babies. Wouldn't that settle things?"
Yixiao was completely speechless—they really thought he was a Wano Country person and were messing with him!
"This...this might not be appropriate, right?"
Cobra looked conflicted, but he knew in his heart that this seemed to be the only way.
We can't just pin the blame on Broly, can we?
Although he already had enough blood on his hands, and one more wouldn't hurt, they dared not.
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