Chapter 282: The Snake Princess's Arrogance
Dressrosa · Central Plaza
Roy's appearance caused the entire battlefield to instantly fall into a deathly silence.
The wind stopped.
The flames extinguished, the gunpowder smoke stagnated, and even the air seemed compressed to the point where it could no longer flow.
Issho, Hanafuda, and Shakky, who had just been engaged in a fierce battle, all froze in place as if time had been frozen.
At the edge of the plaza, Viola and Rebecca got a clear look at the newcomer. Their eyes instantly erupted with an unbelievable light of pleasant surprise:
"Vice Admiral Roy!!!"
King Riku's tense expression finally relaxed. Roy turned his head and smiled faintly at the crowd:
"Rest assured, I am here."
This simple sentence was like the breaking dawn, illuminating the fear and despair at the bottom of everyone's hearts.
—Justice that is never late, had descended!
Shakky's expression changed drastically, her voice trembling. "It's over... why is he here?!"
Without hesitation, she violently retreated, sprinting wildly toward the direction Hancock had fallen.
"We must evacuate immediately! Facing this man... we have absolutely no chance of winning!!!"
At this moment, Hanafuda's Tyrannosaurus form also finally saw the newcomer clearly. His entire giant body jolted violently, his dragon pupils trembling intensely.
"Roy?! That maniac who almost beat Big Brother Kaido to death?!!"
Fear instantly swallowed his rationality.
He abruptly turned around, his dragon claws shattering the ground, and charged madly toward the distant port in an attempt to flee for his life!
—But it was already too late.
"The last Shichibukai who caused trouble here... do you know where he is now?"
The deep, icy voice seemingly exploded right next to his ear!
Hanafuda was scared out of his wits. Before he could even turn his head, his vision suddenly went dark—
A dark shadow had, at some unknown point, teleported right in front of him!
Roy's fist, wrapped in Armament Haki as pitch-black as night, smashed out with a boom!
"Rising Dragon!"
"BANG!!!"
The ten-meter-tall giant Tyrannosaurus body was actually blasted from the ground high into the air by this heavy punch!
"Flash: Void Rend!"
In an instant, Roy's figure was like a phantom, flashing rapidly in the air!
"SWISH!" Left side—
"BANG!"
"SWISH!" Right side—
"BANG!!"
"SWISH!" Above! Below! Front! Back!
Roy's figure continuously teleported around Hanafuda. Every time he appeared, it was a fist wind containing Haki and destructive power, accurately hitting the vital points of the dragon's body!
"BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG—!!!"
The fist winds kicked up sonic booms, leaving countless azure teleportation trajectories in the air. They formed an intersecting web of "air bullet scars", completely surrounding Hanafuda!
Those thick dragon scales shattered inch by inch under the continuous heavy strikes. Blood spilled across the sky like a fountain!
"ROOOOOAAAR—!!!"
Hanafuda let out a heart-wrenching, miserable howl. The giant dragon body trembled violently in mid-air, yet he didn't even have the room to counterattack!
In the distance, Issho stood quietly on a floating stone. Although his eyes were tightly closed, his Observation Haki captured every single one of Roy's attacks entirely.
His heart was irrepressibly shocked, as he muttered: "So this is... Vice Admiral Roy's strength?"
"The perfect combination of teleportation and Haki... it's simply like a natural disaster!"
He gripped his cane sword tightly, unable to conceal the shock in his heart.
"RUMBLE!!!"
Accompanied by an earth-shattering boom, Hanafuda's dragon body plummeted heavily, crashing into the center of the plaza!
Under Roy's deliberate control, all the damage had been maximized high in the air so as not to destroy the plaza too much.
As the smoke cleared, Hanafuda had returned to his human form. His body was a bloody, mangled mess, lying at the bottom of the crater at his last breath, his gaze unfocused.
Roy landed slowly, standing at the edge of the crater and looking down at him:
"The title of Shichibukai is not a talisman that allows you to do whatever you want."
...
In the distance, Shakky had already helped up the heavily injured Hancock, dragging her and stumbling toward the port to escape.
"Flee! We must flee immediately!!!"
Hancock's face was swollen, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth. Her eyes were filled with shame, anger, and unwillingness, as she gritted her teeth and whispered:
"To think I... would be in such a sorry state..."
Shakky gritted her teeth. "Stop talking nonsense! In front of him, just surviving is a miracle!!!"
However—
A figure silently appeared in front of them, blocking their path.
He stood there quietly, his eyes cold, his tone peaceful yet revealing unquestionable pressure:
"Did I say you could leave?"
The air seemed to solidify, the atmosphere oppressive to the extreme.
Hancock's expression changed slightly. She gritted her teeth, broke free from Shakky's support, and forced herself to stand up straight. Her red lips parted slightly, and a dazzling pink light condensed at her fingertips!
"Pistol Kiss!"
The pink heart-shaped bullet, carrying the power of petrification, tore through the air, aiming straight for the center of Roy's brow!
"SMACK!"
Roy didn't even shift his gaze; he merely waved his right hand lightly—
That heart bullet shattered instantly like fragile glass, turning into powder and dissipating without a trace in mid-air.
"Wh... what?!"
Hancock and Shakky's pupils shrank sharply, both shocked speechless at almost the same time:
"It actually... got swatted away?!!"
At this moment, they finally truly realized the true terror of the man before them. Not only did he not fear her charms, but even the ability of the Mero Mero no Mi (Love-Love Fruit) was completely ineffective against him!
Roy didn't respond, merely stepping forward slowly.
With every step he took, the ground seemed to tremble. Haki surged out from his body like a tide, pressing down so hard that the air itself roared.
Shakky suddenly spoke up, attempting to stop him: "Roy! You can't attack!!!"
"Hancock petrified many people! Even if you kill us, they will never return to normal!"
Her words made Roy's footsteps pause slightly.
Just then, Issho slowly descended from the sky, his cane sword lightly tapping the ground. He said calmly:
"Vice Admiral Roy, this old man did indeed see many citizens petrified..."
"If it cannot be undone, I am afraid..."
Before he could finish, Hancock had already snapped out of her dismay, seemingly rediscovering her high-and-mighty pride.
She raised her chin, scoffing arrogantly. With her iconic posture—head thrown back so far her nostrils were pointing to the sky—her tone was provocative:
"Hmph, that's right! She's right!"
"Even if you kill me... those people won't come back!"
Her red lips curled up, revealing an arc of teasing mockery. She pointed her jade-like finger lightly toward Roy's chest and drawled out a sentence:
"Kneel down and beg me... and I might consider, in my great mercy, turning them back."
As soon as these words came out, the entire plaza completely froze.
Issho: "..."
Viola, Rebecca, and King Riku, who were rushing over from behind: "..."
The guards and Tontatta warriors: "..."
In everyone's mind, there was only one thought:
—"How dare she?!!"
Even Shakky on the side looked as if she had been struck by lightning. She stood frozen in place, looking at Hancock in sheer disbelief.
"Is this woman... crazy?! Provoking Roy at a time like this?!!"
Hancock continued to maintain her haughty, nostrils-to-the-sky posture, completely oblivious to the fact that—
The surrounding air was rapidly dropping in temperature.
The ground cracked slightly, spreading rapidly from beneath Roy's feet, as if the entire world was trembling at his fury!
Shakky instinctively wanted to pull Hancock back, only to suddenly realize she couldn't move at all!
"Wh... what?!"
She looked down at her stiff limbs, then looked up at Roy in terror.
In that moment, she finally understood what his so-called "suppression" truly meant.
Roy, expressionless, slowly raised his hand.
"BANG!!!"
An invisible, massive force blasted out with a boom!
Shakky didn't even have a chance to react before she was directly flipped into the air!
She crashed into the ground like a cannonball, kicking up shattered stone and dust!
"SHAKKY!!!"
Hancock cried out in alarm. She subconsciously turned around, but in the next moment, she slowly turned back mechanically.
She finally, directly met Roy's cold, emotionless eyes.
Cold sweat instantly poured from her back, soaking her clothes.
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