"If you want to continue making trouble, feel free."
"Everyone, don't be impulsive." Charlotte Linlin raised her hand to stop the others, "Even I can't catch him with my Soul-Soul Fruit, what's standing here now isn't his real body, maybe it's some kind of clone, or a projection, or maybe, just a phantom with consciousness..."
Hearing her words, everyone in the hall was greatly surprised.
"Even Mama can't catch him!"
"No wonder he dares to appear here so brazenly!"
"Damn it, what kind of ability is this?!"
Among them, many had already heard that Shadow Fiend was just an ordinary member of Phantom, and yet, this ordinary member was standing right in front of them, and they didn't seem to have any way to deal with him.
Only the three-eyed little girl showed curiosity, constantly looking Shadow Fiend up and down with her three eyes.
At this time, Charlotte Linlin said in a deep voice, "Speak, what's the meaning of your appearance this time?"
"To bring a message from the captain." Vladimir said softly, "Our captain 'Vladimir' has lost patience, please hand over the 1 billion ransom as soon as possible."
"Heh, do you think that's possible?" Charlotte Linlin grinned, "Think that one son can threaten me?"
"No one thinks so, maybe that son, in your eyes, is a pawn that can be discarded at any time."
Vladimir spread his hands, saying: "But you have to save him."
Charlotte Linlin had more than forty sons, and in the foreseeable future, she would have even more, a mere incompetent son wasn't worth 1 billion at all.
But things in the world weren't that simple, as a Four Emperor, she couldn't let her own son die without saving him, that was impossible.
She could execute her own son, but she couldn't let her son be killed by someone else.
"You're very good! Daring to threaten me, besides that Red Hair brat, you're the second!" Charlotte Linlin revealed a cruel smile, but didn't take action: "Is your Phantom Pirates short on money?"
"Of course," Vladimir said frankly: "We're willing to do anything for money, for example, for 500 million Berries, I killed a Celestial Dragon."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was greatly surprised, even BIG MOM couldn't help but change her expression slightly.
Shadow Fiend killing a Celestial Dragon wasn't a secret, it could be deduced that someone had hired him to kill.
But just for 500 million, that was very terrifying!
He could kill a Celestial Dragon for 500 million, which meant that these madmen would not hesitate to target their Charlotte family for 1 billion.
Thinking of Shadow Fiend's elusive ability, many people present felt a chill in their hearts, unless their strength was strong enough, otherwise ordinary people really didn't have the confidence to dodge the assassination.
One had to know, there were countless people in the New World who didn't like their Four Emperor BIG MOM pirate crew.
"Y-you... are you telling the truth?" Suddenly, a family member of seventeen or eighteen years old asked.
"What, you also want to kill a Celestial Dragon?" Vladimir looked at this person, saying: "Give me 500 million, and you'll hear the news of that person's death in a day or a week at the latest."
Hearing these words, many people gasped.
This wasn't just arrogance, it was simply ignoring the defenses of the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
It was as if that wasn't a Holy Land, but a pigsty, raising a group of well-fed meat pigs, ready to be slaughtered and enjoyed at any time.
"Don't worry about me failing the mission, we Phantom do business with credibility." Vladimir looked at the other party playfully, "I don't need a member to take action, I alone can turn the Holy Land upside down, killing Celestial Dragons is nothing, I slaughter them like pigs and dogs."
Everyone's hearts were chilled, there was no way to deal with such a ruthless character, unless necessary, they really didn't want to provoke him.
Suddenly, Charlotte Linlin laughed loudly: "Phantom is truly a mysterious organization, to be able to have someone like you work for it, I'm very interested in your captain 'Vladimir'. How about this? I have 39 daughters, excluding those who are already married, you can choose any one, and form an alliance with my BIG MOM pirate crew through marriage?"
Hearing this, Vladimir was speechless.
"I'm not interested."
"Is that so?" Charlotte Linlin narrowed her eyes, a fierce light flashing, but for a full ten seconds, she still didn't take action.
Honestly, she couldn't do anything about this Shadow Fiend either, the other party had escaped from under her nose last time, and after thinking about it, it was probably some kind of teleportation ability, and the distance was very far.
Thinking of this, Charlotte Linlin suddenly said: "1 billion to redeem my son, this deal isn't worth it. How about this, 100 million, I can give you."
"That's too little," Vladimir curled his lips, "Do you think we went to all this trouble, just for this mere 100 million?"
"Hehehe, besides that, I can give you 10 billion!"
Then, he heard Charlotte Linlin say cruelly: "This 10 billion requires your Phantom Pirates to do something for me."
"A transaction?" Vladimir became a little interested.
"Consider it a transaction," Charlotte Linlin said: "With your power, you probably also know that we're about to start a war with Whitebeard, I'll give 10 billion, in exchange for your Phantom Pirates' assistance, to annihilate the Whitebeard Pirates together."
After a pause, he said again: "Your members have Admiral-level fighting power, just 3 people are enough."
"I see, as expected of a Four Emperor, you have a good calculation."
Vladimir laughed, saying: "However, 10 billion is too little, if you want us Phantom to go all out, 50 billion is more like it."
"50 billion!?" Charlotte Linlin's expression was ugly.
"Do you think we Phantom only have three members?" Vladimir said calmly, "Of course, even if you offered 50 billion, our captain wouldn't agree."
"What do you mean? You little brat dare to play with me!"
"That's not it, I can't say the specific reason," Vladimir's expression was calm, saying indifferently: "However, 1 billion to exchange for a member to take action once, is possible."
"You really are playing with me!" Charlotte Linlin was furious, and with her anger, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky, dark clouds gathering, "What's the use of a mere member?"
"Hmph, do you think our Phantom's members are as useless as your high-ranking members?"
Saying this, Vladimir glanced at Charlotte Cracker, "I'll just tell you some information, the Navy has already targeted you, Nine-Lord participated in the Shichibukai meeting last time, and the Navy was preparing to use the fleet, the three Admirals, the Shichibukai force, to deal with you, while you and the Whitebeard Pirates were fighting among yourselves. Do you think, facing this top-tier force all at once, how many of your Charlotte family can survive?"
Hearing these words, there was a commotion in the hall.
Charlotte Linlin even widened her eyes, revealing an unbelievable expression.
"What did you say? The Navy and the Shichibukai are going to take action against my BIG MOM Pirates?!"
"That's right."
Vladimir grinned, laughing: "1 billion, we Phantom will send a member to help you stop the Navy's fleet. Including the three Admirals, the Shichibukai."
"Hahaha, there's a limit to arrogance, do you think your members have Four Emperor-level power?" Charlotte Linlin laughed loudly, but at the same time, her anger was hidden, she was gradually losing patience.
Seeing this, Vladimir wasn't flustered.
"Ignorance. The one we're sending is... the Ruler of the Ocean - Lord Sea Dragon!"
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