The residents watching from behind were now kneeling in two rows, trembling with their heads down, not daring to look directly at the center position.
Seeing those people kneeling, Bonney was taken aback for a moment and exclaimed, "The Heavenly Celestial Dragons are here!"
As she spoke, she ran to a corner to hide.
At this distance, kneeling shouldn't be necessary.
Not just him, all the Super Rookies found places to hide.
Law even considered taking this opportunity to leave, but when he turned his head, he saw Sage standing boldly in the center, looking eager.
Even the subordinates behind him didn't show any signs of wanting to leave.
Renedia adjusted the Mechanical Hammer and was curiously looking in the direction of the kneeling residents.
Marika had her subordinates bandage her wound, remaining as cheerful and smiling as usual.
Hawkins maintained a calm expression, occasionally glancing at Sage.
Lily held the hilt of her sword with her left hand, her expression icy and silent, just watching.
Heavenly Celestial Dragons...
She was curious too.
After all, back then, the guy who Sage occasionally called 'ghost father' wanted to give her to the Heavenly Celestial Dragons.
She didn't expect to actually encounter them today.
"Hey, aren't you going to hide?"
Sage curiously asked Lucci, "Aren't you still aspiring to serve the World Government?"
The other subordinates standing here made sense because they all knew Sage's plan, and with the captain covering them, they naturally had nothing to fear.
But Lucci was different, and Sage himself was very lenient with this guy.
After all, while working for him, the intelligence was limited, but if he also worked for the World Government, the intelligence Sage could get was much more extensive.
So he didn't stop Lucci's private movements, as long as he completed his tasks when required.
"You are the captain."
Lucci replied coldly, "I have been removed from the World Government and have no obligation to help the Heavenly Celestial Dragons."
Most importantly...
He wanted to see!
He wanted to see what kind of pleasure Sage was talking about!
After all, they were the most noble people; what would their blood be like?!
In the middle of the kneeling crowd, there was first the sound of faint chains clinking, followed by a few people swaggering onto the street.
Five people.
Two guards in full armor holding long spears, one slave wearing a huge collar about five meters tall, connected by chains, being led like a dog.
And accompanying their appearance were two people, one man and one woman, one old and one young.
They wore white robes similar to diving suits, with hoods on their heads, setting them apart from everyone else.
World Nobles, Heavenly Celestial Dragons.
It is said that they wear hoods to emphasize their difference from humans and avoid breathing the same air.
"Annoying, it exploded again and broke another one."
The female Celestial Dragon smiled lightly and, even though she hadn't seen the explosion, said just by hearing the sound, "Father, please buy me a new one."
"Is there a daily injection of sedatives?" The older Celestial Dragon asked.
"Yes, but it seems useless for this fool, to even run so far when it's bound to explode... buy a Giant next time." The female Celestial Dragon said.
"You should start raising them from human children. This way is too wasteful, these are all my 'Captain' series slaves; collecting them is quite a hassle."
The male Celestial Dragon tugged on the chain, taking steps forward, but soon his expression showed surprise.
The runaway slave was seen lying on the ground, scorched all over, but in front of this slave, there were still people standing.
Standing...
"How dare anyone stand before me?"
The female Celestial Dragon was stunned, unable to react at first, quickly walking forward and shouting, "Inferior peasant, how dare you block the way of Charlilia, kneel!"
"Saint Rosward..."
The two soldiers behind said, "That seems to be 'Calamity' Sage."
"Calamity? Heaven?"
Rosward clicked his tongue, "Daring to call himself a disaster in front of me, a descendant of the Creator and a Heavenly Celestial Dragon? Hmm... is this guy the captain?"
"Yes, Saint Rosward," said a soldier respectfully.
"Then make him a slave. Coincidentally, a captain slave just died; let's replace him." Rosward nodded.
"Seems there's no difference..."
Sage glanced at the two Heavenly Celestial Dragons with bubble hoods and said to his subordinates, "Just like normal humans, what's there to fear?"
"Inferior peasant! How dare you ignore my words!"
Bang!
With a vein popping on her forehead, Charlilia unhappily pulled the trigger, the bullet shooting out of the gun barrel, with a puff of smoke, heading straight for Sage.
Sage slightly tilted his head, dodging the bullet, then looked over and frowned, "Don't interrupt me when I'm speaking; are you so eager to be caught by me?"
Charlilia widened her eyes slightly, repeatedly pulling the trigger, shouting, "Peasant, just die!"
"Look, look, you never learn from your mistakes."
Sage grinned and walked straight ahead. The bullets fired only brushed past him, not a single shot could hit.
"I remember there was a Divine Valley, wasn't there? Clearly, it taught you people a lesson. Have you forgotten? Or is it that you can never remember the lesson learned?"
"You..."
Rosward was about to tell his daughter not to kill anyone, but upon hearing this, his face hidden under sunglasses immediately showed an astonished expression.
Divine Valley...
How does he know?!
Sage stepped closer, letting out a sinister laugh:
"Bloodline? No, such things are completely useless. Power? It seems you don't have much of that either, so why do you think you can be so arrogant before someone who can easily kill people like you? Hehehehe..."
"Commoner! Stop your filthy steps, do you know who I am?!" Charlilia shouted angrily.
Two soldiers quickly rushed forward from behind, spears in hand, ready to stab Sage.
Clang!
But at that moment, a cold light appeared before the two soldiers' chests, slicing through them even with armor on, blood spattering as they fell to the ground.
Lily appeared in front of the soldiers, retracting the partially drawn sword into its sheath.
Sage walked between the two soldiers, smiling at Charlilia: "Do you know who I am?!"
Buzz!
In his eyes, a crimson light flashed, forcefully and accurately striking the two Heavenly Celestial Dragons. Under this imposing aura, their faces turned pale, their bodies trembled, and their knees buckled to the ground.
Thud.
The sound of knees hitting the roots clearly echoed, causing all who knelt down to widen their eyes in extreme disbelief.
"Hey, hey, hey..."
Apoo swallowed hard, sweat pouring down his forehead, soaking half his head, and exclaimed, "What is that?!"
That feeling... Supreme King?!
Not only that, it was even more shocking!
The Heavenly Celestial Dragons knelt down!
Before this catastrophe, they knelt down, one after another!
Even Lord Kaido hadn't done such a thing...
"Strength is the true path! Pets talk about bloodlines!"
Sage looked down at the two kneeling, laughing heartily: "Pets, then you should be more humble, you should kneel to me! Hahaha!"
"Common, common, commoner!"
Charlilia's face turned blue with anger, struggling to raise her gun, "I'll kill you! Commoner! Commoner!!"
Slap!
Sage slapped Charlilia's face, breaking her bubble helmet, lifting her into the air and then slamming her to the ground, with half her face swollen and blood oozing from the corner of her mouth.
"We are descendants of the creators, insulting us, you will surely die! Damn lower-class human!"
Rosward was similarly furious, lifting his cane, which was modified into a firearm capable of shooting bullets.
Just as he was about to pull the trigger, Sage flicked his forefinger, sending a blast that shattered the cane instantly, and the remaining force hit Rosward's chest, causing him to cry out in pain, clutch his chest, and kneel forward, his head bowing towards Sage.
"Are the Heavenly Celestial Dragons always this brave?"
Sage pointed at Rosward, laughing at Lily: "In a way, I really admire their stubbornness!"
"Hey! You crazy person! If you deal with the Heavenly Celestial Dragons, a Navy Admiral will come!"
Bege could no longer hold back, shouting from his hiding spot: "You've gotten into big trouble!"
No matter how arrogant Sage was, it was a battle among pirates, he could refuse to lose or back away temporarily, pirate contests were not resolved in an instant.
As a Mafia member, Bege even thought, at worst pay them off and find an opportunity later.
But dealing with the Heavenly Celestial Dragons... that was different!
This guy was too crazy, completely disregarding the unspoken rules and tacit understandings among pirates!
"Do I need you to teach me what to do? Shorty."
Sage laughed heartily: "If you're cowardly, then leave early, the New World will only be harsher than here. If you retreat before those stronger than you, then no matter how vast the ocean, there's nowhere to retreat to!"
He walked up to the five-meter-tall slave with a collar, looking into its numb eyes: "You're no good either, clearly no hope of living, but never thought to take a Heavenly Celestial Dragon with you? His life is worth more than yours... but I'm in a good mood!"
Sage grabbed the collar on the slave's neck, his five fingers tightened, Haki penetrating inwards, and the steel collar was crushed and exploded in the air.
The five-meter-tall slave blinked, instinctively touching his neck where there was nothing, quickly feeling around, as the light returned to his once numb eyes.
Sage picked up the thick iron chain, slicing it down with his palm, severed the chain, grabbed two short chains, and with force, Haki infused directly into the internal of the chain.
Crack!
The excess steel fell to the ground, leaving only the large iron chain link in Sage's hand, the rest turned into whip-like thickness.
With a movement of his hands, the chain flew, one end looping around Rosward's neck, the other around Charlilia's, like leading two pets, he held them in his hand.
"Let's sell them... Heavenly Celestial Dragons, how much could they be worth?" Sage laughed.
"I know a place, at Tree Number 1."
Lucci approached, saying: "There's an auction going on there, I heard they're selling Giants."
On the face that should have been emotionless, there was a hint of strange excitement.
He glanced at Charlilia, who was knocked out with a slap, seeing the red blood at her mouth, he whispered: "It's the same blood, huh..."