Following.

The hanging lights above Dick City are still there.

It was early in the morning, and a thin layer of water vapor floated on the stone pavements around the neighborhood.

The soft yellow light penetrates the water vapor, reflecting a hazy sense of light.

On the street, pedestrians walked back and forth, making ripples in circles of hazy water vapor.

At this point, there were still two hours before the final of the Beast Fight.

However, many people on the long street were already heading towards the Colosseum.

After all, it is a large arena capable of holding more than 100,000 spectators.

If you go early, you won't have to wait in line.

Here's what they think.

Law walked through the crowd, squinting at the pedestrians hurrying by.

Bei Bo hugged [Ghost Cry] and walked side by side with Luo.

In the game some time ago, Bebo lost to Pele, and it was a heavy defeat.

The harsh reality has depressed him until now.

For this reason, he just wanted to get out of this sad place as soon as possible.

And today, his own captain is finally going to make a move on the national treasure of the Ahab Kingdom.

As long as they can get a lot of hanging lantern vine roots, then they can leave Leviathan today.

Leave this sad place!!

Bebo shouted inwardly.

"Captain, when are we going to grab ...... Hmm, take away the hanging lantern vine roots? ”

"Heh......"

The corners of Luo's mouth twitched slightly, looked up at the hanging lantern vine, and said lightly: "When the cheers in the Colosseum are the most enthusiastic......

"Oh."

Bebo nodded.

"That...... Would you like to say hello to Modgo before we go? ”

"Modgo ???"

Luo tilted his head and looked at Bebo with an unbelievable gaze.

"Can't you call him brother~?"

Bebo wrung his fingers shyly.

“……”

Luo had nothing to say.

Before leaving, he didn't plan to say hello to Maude.

Without going to catch Bebo, Law walked forward.

This bear in the family is good for everything.

I just can't stand the boast.

Sometimes, he wondered if the bear might one day be abducted by rhetoric.

Two hours passed.

The hazy water vapor on the road dissipated, leaving a trail of water.

Outside the Colosseum, a large number of soldiers were stationed.

In the distance, a square with a huge broadcast screen was also crowded.

Almost all the eyes of everyone in the city are focused on the upcoming beast fighting final, which can be described as unprecedented.

Inside the Colosseum, the crowd in the audience was staggered, except for one area where a small number of empty seats were vacated.

There, Maud, Lafayette, and Jim sat three.

With them as the center, no one dared to sit in the dozens of seats around.

Strange phenomena make them very conspicuous.

In this regard, Maud is also helpless.

"Boss, isn't the game going to start yet?"

Bailey squatted on Maude's lap, yawning in boredom.

"It's coming."

Maud looked up at the VIP box standing at the apex of the Colosseum.

High in the air directly in front of the box, a square transparent crystal box hung out.

The bottom of the crystal box is lined with a soft red cloth.

A Devil Fruit with a dark green wavy pattern on the surface and three sharp horns on top rests on a soft cloth.

That Devil Fruit is the prize of the champion of the Colosseum.

Maud stared at the Devil Fruit in silence.

In the auditorium, most of the audience were people from Dick City.

Their attention is basically focused on the iron fence gate at the end of the two stone paths in the north and south of the ring, wanting to see the contestants appear as soon as possible, and then bring them a hearty beast fight.

And there are not a few viewers like Maud who come for the Devil Fruit.

They were also silently watching the Devil Fruit in the crystal box hanging high in the air.

Buffalo and others such as the Don Quixote family did not intend to win the Devil Fruit by competing in the first place.

Snatching it directly is the fastest and most brutal way.

There were only a lot of pirates in the audience who had the same thoughts as Bafaro and others.

The malice that was brewing was hidden in the warm atmosphere of the venue.

Maude withdrew his gaze from the Devil Fruit, his expression calm, and said, "Next, how will it begin?" ”

"Naturally...... Violent. ”

Lafayette smiled coldly.

Just glance at the surrounding auditorium, and you can easily find a group of ill-intentioned peers.

And their goal is self-evident.

At that time, the robbery will only be expected.

Maude said lightly: "The chaos that the revolutionary army wants to see, it seems that there will be someone to serve us." ”

"Ho ho ...... Not only that, but that Devil Fruit is really in a good position. ”

"That's right."

Maude smiled.

Like him, there are moon steps.

Lafayette, on the other hand, also has the ability to fly.

In this way, no matter how those eager colleagues will start the prelude to snatching the Devil Fruit, he and Lafayette can also get close to the Devil Fruit as soon as possible with their empty walking ability.

Now, they just have to be patient and wait for the time to come.

As for whether or not that Devil Fruit was an ancient seed, it was meaningless in the current undercurrent situation.

"Ancient species, huh......"

Maude's eyes glistened.

This type of Devil Fruit, in terms of rarity, is not compromising compared to the natural system.

There will be no shortage of people who are mad and heartbroken by this kind of existence.

What kind of "grand occasion" will it lead to at that time?

Maud doesn't care.

What he wants is prey and Devil Fruits.

That's all.

..........

With the Colosseum finale kicking off.

There are significantly fewer pedestrians on the streets.

At this moment, most people are watching the live broadcast at home or in a tavern.

Luo took the [Devil Cry] from Beibo's hand and headed straight for the [Manpower Ladder Box] in the center of the city.

Those royal nobles who have only been active in the royal capital above the whale's head for a long time are basically in the VIP box in the Colosseum at the moment.

With them came seventy percent of the soldiers who had been drawn from the royal capital.

Other words.

The current defense of the royal capital is not strong, and it is also a suitable time to snatch away a large number of hanging lantern vine roots.

If it weren't for the strict requirements for the [activity] of the roots, Luo would not have to go to the top of the whale's head to face the forces of the royal capital, and directly attack the inactive roots in the Colosseum.

Listening to the enthusiastic cheers coming from inside the Colosseum, Luo smiled disdainfully and came to the central stone pillar where the [Human Ladder Box] was located.

Having stepped on the point in time, he was ready for battle.

However, what caught my eye was a group of soldiers who had fallen to the ground.

"Someone got ahead of the game?"

Looking at the soldier who fell to the ground, a strange color flashed in Luo's eyes.

At this moment, an old sneer came from the back of the other side of the stone pillar.

Hearing the rather familiar laughter, Luo's face was slightly gloomy, and he looked coldly at the side of the stone pillar.

The sneer that came from the back of the stone pillar gradually stopped.

Immediately afterwards, Rao. G trembled out from the back of the stone pillar.

"I didn't expect it, Luo ......!"

"Rao. G。 ”

Looking at the comer, a chill surged in Luo's eyes.

Pointing the hilt of the [Ghost Cry] knife at this group of soldiers who fell to the ground, Luo asked indifferently, "What did you do?" ”

"It's not."

Rao narrowed his old eyes.

He wasn't lying.

Before he even arrived, the group of soldiers had been defeated.

Luo's peripheral vision glanced at the [Manpower Ladder Box] hanging on the stone pillar, and he could see many traces of destruction.

That means that he won't be able to go to the royal capital above the whale's head through the [Human Ladder Box].

Isn't Rao. What G does, it doesn't seem to matter anymore.

After the silence, Luo used his thumb to push open the hilt of [Ghost Cry].

"Bebo, step aside."

"Good!"

Bebo stepped back decisively.

Rao looked at Luo, who made an attack gesture, and said coldly: "Luo, don't you think you can defeat me?" ”

"How can you know this kind of thing if you don't try it?"

Luo smiled coldly.

When Rao heard this, he raised his head and laughed, and even almost flashed his old waist.

There was contempt in that laughter.

And he also has the capital to contempt and ridicule Luo.

After all, he had trained Luo, but he had beaten Luo into a swollen bag countless times.

"Bang ......!"

At this moment, a violent explosion suddenly came from the Colosseum, interrupting Rao's contemptuous laughter.

"Here we go."

Rao reined in his laughter and looked past Luo to the billowing black smoke that billowed from the Colosseum.

As soon as his words fell, there was another violent explosion.

Luo frowned slightly, and did not look back to look at the situation in the Colosseum, his eyes always fell on Rao's body.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

In just a few seconds, more than a dozen explosions sounded one after another.

As the sound of the explosion died down, a loud sound of panic screams was heard from inside the Colosseum into the streets.

Causing an explosion in the Colosseum with such a dense flow of people, even if Law was not at the scene, he could almost imagine the tragic situation there.

"It's also ......"

Luo turned his back to the Colosseum with billowing smoke and looked at Rao with cold eyes. G。

"The Don Quixote family has always been keen to collect Devil Fruits, and the prize of this Colosseum Contest is said to be an ancient Devil Fruit, so it's no surprise that you will be here."

"Call the family by name! Luo, now you have really lost your sense of awe. ”

Rao, who was short and withered, held his old waist with both hands and twisted it lightly twice, as if he was warming up.

"However, you're right, we did come for the ancient planting, and it was a surprise to find you here."

"Unexpected ......?"

Luo Ba let out a ghost cry, his tone was full of cold murderous intent, and said, "Don't be an unexpected surprise that makes you breathe here." ”

"Wow!"

Rao's bald head had several green tendons, and his upper body leaned forward, and his hands, which had left his old waist, were each in the shape of a "G" with his fingers.

"You stinky little ghost! Don't forget who taught you how to do it! ”

“……”

Luo didn't say more, and waited for it.

Rao. G glared at Luo's offensive and defensive posture, and sneered: "Don't worry, in order to pry out the surgical fruit in your body, I won't kill you directly here." ”

Hear Rao. G's confident words, a gleam flashed in Luo's eyes.

Since leaving the Don Quixote family, he has been secretly following everything in the Don Quixote family.

And Rao. G's words inadvertently revealed a message to him.

Has the current Don Quixote family mastered the technology of how to recover Devil Fruits?

Is that really the case......

The man who once wanted to get the fruits of the operation at all costs, after this, will only try to catch himself, right?

Thinking of this, Luo's eyes seemed to have the first chance to win.

With his current surgical fruit ability, he is indeed not sure to defeat Rao. G。

However, the difference between fighting to the death and being captured alive is very different.

“Room！”

Luo directly used the ability of the surgical fruit.

A hemispherical space appeared out of thin air, enveloping him and Rao.

"Rao. G, you've stepped into the dead realm. ”

Before the words fell, Luo drove the knife forward.

There was no sign of Rao, who was more than ten meters away. On the side of G's waist, a wave of air suddenly shook, and there was no other movement.

This knife did not kill Rao, who was in the field of the fruit of the operation. G cut in half.

The expected phenomenon did not happen, and Luo's eyes changed slightly.

Rao. Seeing this, G sneered, "It seems that my armed color is better than your 'sharpness', G's mark!! ”

Abruptly, Rao. G's old body rushed towards Luo with lightning speed.

The speed of the run was so fast that there was not a single afterimage left.

"Huh?"

Rowe couldn't see Rao at all. G's movements, without even having room to think, directly used the ability to exchange the fruits of the operation to swap himself with the body of a soldier not far away.

Swish!

Luo's body teleported to the ground more than ten meters away, and where he was before, an unconscious Ahab Kingdom soldier appeared out of thin air.

It was also at this time that Rao. G's figure suddenly appeared, and the hands that drew the shape of "G" were fiercely engraved on the soldier's body.

Burst!

Extremely powerful, it suddenly bombarded the hapless soldier into pieces.

"Good ...... Risk"

Looking at this incomparably tragic scene in front of him, Luo was secretly frightened.

If he is hit head-on, with his defense, although it will not be so miserable, it will definitely be seriously injured and unconscious.

"I dodged it."

Rao. G maintained the posture of the attack he had just attacked, and the old body trembled in a very small increment.

He slowly moved his body and looked at Luo with a solemn face.

In Rao. G, it seems, this is a battle without suspense.

Because, with the strength of Elo, it is impossible to defeat him.

.........

The Colosseum.

The auditorium was in chaos.

Just a minute earlier, Konan of the Fangs had defeated his opponent and won the Colosseum Tournament as a strong man.

The spectators who witnessed the results of the final of the beast fight all responded with the warmest applause and cheers.

In the ring, Conan in beast form squinted and enjoyed the cheers from the audience.

But at that moment, more than a dozen violent explosions without warning swept through many places in the audience in an instant.

Black smoke rolled, and nearly a thousand spectators were killed on the spot.

This sudden upheaval immediately stopped the warm atmosphere in the Colosseum.

Immediately afterwards, the panicked spectators fled, and between the pushes and shoves, countless people were swept under their feet.

The chaos around him did not affect Maude in the sitting.

Despite his expectations, Maud didn't expect that those who wanted to capture the Devil Fruit would start with such a brutal method.

Maud looked up at the crystal box still hanging quietly in the air.

After that, I am afraid that there will be thousands more victims in the Colosseum.

"Bang ——!"

In the midst of the chaos, a gunshot pierced the air.

A bullet fired from a corner of the auditorium hit the rope that held the crystal box with precision.

Whew!

The rope snapped.

The crystal box containing the Devil Fruit falls from the sky to the ground.

"Oh oh oh!"

Almost at this moment, the audience erupted in bursts of excited and excited roars.

At this moment, a slender fishing line was flung towards the crystal box that was in free fall.

The hook at the end of the fishing line actually successfully hooked the small round mouth above the crystal box.

"Haha, the Devil Fruit is mine!"

An uplifting voice suddenly resounded throughout the audience.

The people who were staring at the Devil Fruit watched in amazement as the crystal box was snatched out of thin air by a fishhook, and turned to follow the prestige, only to see a slender man struggling to pull back the fishing rod in his hand.

"It's a sea angler with a bounty of 66 million!!

Someone instantly recognized the man who had hooked the crystal box with a fishing line.

Maud saw the scene as well.

There is no shortage of strange people and strange things in the world.

As he thought about it, Maud took out the crow and pulled the trigger at high altitude.

Heat-coated buckshots shot out, breaking the slender fishing line that was moving at high speed.

"W-What!?"

Grilla, the angler, stared at the broken line in disbelief.

So thin fishing line?

How is this possible?!

Bang bang ——!

Maud stepped into the air with a burst of air, and under the gaze of many stunned eyes, she caught the crystal box containing the Devil Fruit.

At this time, the muzzle of the flintlock pistol he held in his other hand was still emitting white smoke.

It seemed to be informing the owner of the countless converged gazes of a fact.

Just now, he was the one who shot and broke the fishing line.

Therefore, it is also enough to qualify for this much-anticipated trophy.

"It's Bacardi. Hammond!!! ”