Chapter 377: The Five Elders' Resolution
Chapter 377: The Five Elders' Resolution
Feng Ye was not a robot, and the pirates imprisoned here were all insignificant small fries. Naturally, he couldn't recognize their specific identities.
But that didn't matter.
The slaves under the World Nobles were also categorized. Pirate slaves were one category, and female slaves were another. The pirates usually wore their old pirate clothing, making them easily identifiable, and their appearances also gave them away.
There were a handful of lucky ones who looked frail and dressed simply, but since they were once pirates, Feng Ye didn't bother about them.
As he freed more and more slaves,
The underground area fell into greater chaos, and the disturbance had reached the upper levels of the Holy Land of Mary Geoa. Hordes of guards rushed in to quell the unrest.
The passage Feng Ye punched through led directly to the forest outside the Holy Land of Mary Geoa.
At this moment, Hancock and her sisters had already fled into the forest, running further and further away. They didn't know exactly how to escape the Red Earth Continent, but they knew that getting as far away from the Holy Land of Mary Geoa as possible was the right thing to do.
"Sister..."
"Over there... It looks like chaos has broken out."
Running for their lives, Sandersonia, panting and struggling to catch her breath, managed to utter a few words.
Hancock was also breathing heavily, but she stopped and turned to look back, her chest heaving as she heard the sounds of chaos spreading throughout the Holy Land behind them.
"We need to get out of here quickly..."
"The World Government's forces will gather soon, and the Marines will likely be mobilized as well..."
This was the Holy Land of Mary Geoa, the center of the world. Feng Ye's rampage in the slave holding area would undoubtedly attract the attention of the entire Holy Land, and even the Navy Headquarters would soon dispatch their forces!
"What about... that benefactor? Will he be alright?"
Marigold, breathless, voiced her concern.
Hancock also clenched her fist slightly, grateful beyond words for Feng Ye, who had rescued her and given her the chance to escape that hellish place.
"With his incredible strength, he should be able to escape."
"Mmm..."
Sandersonia nodded in agreement.
Feng Ye, who could punch through a passage stretching for hundreds of meters, leading directly to the forest outside the Holy Land, would undoubtedly find it much easier to escape than them.
"Sister, do you know how to leave the Red Earth Continent?"
"No..."
Hancock shook her head, noticing that guards from the Holy Land seemed to be entering the forest to search for them. She took a breath and started running again, urging her sisters, "Come on! Keep running! Let's put some distance between us and Mary Geoa first!"
She continued her escape, with her two sisters closely following her at full speed.
Back at the Holy Land.
The commotion was growing louder.
In a secluded conference room at the top of Pangge Castle, the Five Elders sat around a round table, their faces contorted with anger as they discussed the recent events.
"Damn that punk!!!"
"He completely disregards the authority of the World Government and even dared to kill a World Noble!"
The news of Camayel, the World Noble from Shabondy Archipelago, being killed by Feng Ye had just reached them, enraging the elders who were already discussing the matter of reassigning the Marines.
"In that guy's eyes, the authority of the World Government means nothing!"
Now that a Celestial Dragon had been slain,
sending an admiral to pursue Feng Ye was a mere joke!
"The Traveler's power has become increasingly uncontrollable. According to our intelligence, he seems to possess multiple abilities, including gravity manipulation, wood manipulation, meteor summoning, and animating the dead. These powers certainly exceed what a single Devil Fruit could offer!"
One of the Five Elders, his face grim, spoke up, "He likely has an unusual body composition, allowing him to possess the abilities of multiple Devil Fruits..."
As the World Government that had ruled for eight centuries, they had amassed a wealth of intelligence on Devil Fruits and various abilities over the years. In those eight hundred years, there had been rare instances of individuals consuming two Devil Fruits without dying and acquiring the powers of both.
The government had captured and studied such individuals in the past.
"A body capable of harnessing multiple Devil Fruit abilities is even rarer than those with the King's Haki. Why must one appear again in this era..."
The white-robed Elder, leaning on a sword, grit his teeth as he spoke.
Devil Fruits were already incredibly powerful, and even weaker fruits could be developed to exhibit formidable might in the hands of a strong user. Those who possessed the abilities of two fruits would typically wreak havoc during their era! Looking back at the eight hundred years of history, only a handful of individuals had displayed such prowess, and each time, they had stirred up tremendous waves in the world.
"Given his circumstances, even if CP0 and the Navy join forces, capturing him would be extremely difficult. We must carefully devise a trap if we are to have any chance..."
"Are we to just sit idly by and do nothing?!'
"For now, that seems to be our only option.
The faces of the elders were filled with dismay.
If the Navy headquarters couldn't suppress Feng Ye, then the only way to restrain him would be to include their forces, along with those of CP0. But that was an impossibility.
Unless Feng Ye caused a ruckus in the Holy Land, they wouldn't dispatch all of CP0, the Navy Marshal, and the admirals to pursue a single individual. Doing so would leave the Holy Land of Mary Geoa and the Navy headquarters vulnerable to invasion and incur tremendous losses without sufficient combat power to resist!
A Celestial Dragon had been killed,
and the government was powerless to act.
This situation hadn't occurred in centuries.
"It seems we must report this to Im-sama."
One of them spoke in a deep voice, "The time has come to determine our future course of action. The Traveler poses too great a threat to the Navy and the government."
The others exchanged glances upon hearing this, each of them taking a deep breath.
"I agree."
"I concur. It's time to leave this matter in Im-sama's hands."
Just as the Five Elders reached a consensus and prepared to report the matter to Im, someone burst into the conference room.
"Elders! Emergency! The Traveler has appeared in the Holy Land!"
"What did you say?!"
The Five Elders' faces drained of color simultaneously.
(End of Chapter)
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