"Oops, my bad. I used a little too much force just now and accidentally kicked his cervical spine. He's probably out of breath by now, right?"
Ye Jia retracted his foot, saying casually, "He's probably dead now, right?"
"You... who are you?!"
The sudden uninvited guest greatly startled Dresrosa. He hastily retreated a few steps, putting distance between himself and Ye Jia, and asked with a trembling voice.
"Me? You can call me the Grim Reaper."
Ye Jia smiled, turned his head to glance at the Swordsman Qiuli, who was equally shocked but didn't know what was happening. "This Swordsman, he's mine."
Swordsman Qiuli's eyes widened in surprise.
He felt a surge of curiosity towards this uninvited guest.
What kind of person would openly defy Dresrosa?
He himself had wanted to kill Dresrosa, but ended up tied here, his life almost gone.
Grim Reaper?
In these waters, he had never heard of that name.
"Where did this guy come from?! Soldiers! Open fire! Kill this unknown bastard!"
Dresrosa shouted frantically.
The soldiers, already aiming, received the command and were about to open fire—
Boom!
Hundreds of lightning bolts suddenly descended from the sky, striking the soldiers with a furious roar!
The soldiers were instantly charred on the spot. They didn't even have time to pull the trigger before their breaths ceased, and they toppled to the ground.
"Wh-what's going on?! Soldiers! Soldiers! Where did that lightning come from!"
Dresrosa was too shocked to speak. His ugly head darted around, trying to find the culprit who unleashed the lightning.
He searched and searched, finally his gaze fixed on Ye Jia, whose hand still had a faint trace of electric current.
"It's you! You killed my soldiers!"
Dresrosa cried out in alarm.
"Yes, that's right, it was me. What about it? It's just killing a bunch of your running dogs, why are you so scared?"
Ye Jia shrugged indifferently. "Oh right, don't you know Bloody Sword Passis? Call him out, I'm currently short on goods!"
Bloody Sword Passis, in Ye Jia's eyes, was just a "money-bringing child."
He was just worrying about not having new strong individuals to provide him with Devil Fruits. Perfect, Bloody Sword Passis's bounty of 33 million Beri certainly wouldn't disappoint him, right?
"Nonsense! How could I possibly know a great pirate like Bloody Sword Passis!"
Dresrosa heard Ye Jia mention Bloody Sword Passis's name, but there was no fear on his face. He knew the other party was definitely prepared, so he couldn't help but feel a bit timid.
"You don't know him? If you don't, then I'm very curious, how did you manage to capture Swordsman Qiuli? He's a hero who has slain a great pirate with a 28 million bounty. Without Bloody Sword Passis's help, do you honestly think your group of trash could capture him?"
Ye Jia glanced at Dresrosa with disdain.
"I... I..." Dresrosa stammered, unable to speak for a long time.
"What? You have the guts to collude with pirates, bully the commoners of Moscov Island, but you don't have the guts to call him out to clean up your mess?"
Ye Jia narrowed his eyes and smiled. "If he doesn't make a move, your life might be forfeit... Think about the lightning that just struck your soldiers. How many times do you think you can withstand it?"
Saying this, Ye Jia deliberately stepped closer, a cold glint in his eyes.
Dresrosa was so scared that he stumbled backward, losing his footing and falling off the execution platform, landing face-first!
"Passis! Come out! Come out, Passis! If you don't come out, he's going to kill me!"
Dresrosa finally couldn't overcome the fear in his heart and shouted Passis's name loudly.
The many commoners of Moscov Island present began to stir upon hearing Dresrosa's words.
"Dresrosa is an idiot!"
Among the crowded people, a group was hidden. These people all had a bloody sword mark on their chests.
The leader was a guy with a "pineapple head," looking like a thug. With his hands in his pockets, he gritted his teeth and said angrily upon hearing Dresrosa shouting his name.
This person was Bloody Sword Passis.
A famous great pirate in the nearby sea, with a bounty of 33 million Beri, he had killed many Marines and committed countless acts of arson, murder, and plunder, truly an evil person who had done all sorts of bad deeds.
If it weren't for the recent heightened security, Bloody Sword Passis wouldn't have gone to great lengths to plunder and seek adventure, so how could he have cooperated with an idiot like Dresrosa?
As it turned out, he had indeed chosen the wrong partner.
"That guy's provoking him, and I can't believe he's so impatient, directly exposing me!"
Bloody Sword Passis wished he could chop Dresrosa to death with a single strike.
Couldn't he see such an obvious trap?
Was that ugly head of his just for holding water?
"Captain, that guy is an ability user!" one of the Bloody Sword Pirate Crew members said. "And he can summon lightning out of nowhere. He's very likely a Logia-type ability user... We'd best not provoke such a person."
The Bloody Sword Pirates still had some self-awareness.
Ability users, in their eyes, were all troublesome individuals, especially the rumored Logia-type ability users, who were extremely powerful. Encountering one casually could lead to a major disaster.
They certainly didn't want to provoke a Devil Fruit user; it was too unwise.
"Of course I understand that!"
Bloody Sword Passis said, "This guy can appear on the execution platform without anyone noticing, and kick the executioner away with one kick... Judging by his strength, he's on the same level as me. Plus his elusive Devil Fruit ability, tsk! Dresrosa has truly provoked someone formidable this time!"
After speaking, Bloody Sword Passis turned around and waved his hand.
"Let's go. Let that idiot Dresrosa leave his life here. We'll find other partners."
He wouldn't risk his life for a mere Dresrosa.
What was Dresrosa anyway?
Even if he had connections above, he had no personal strength whatsoever. His only power was being able to command the soldiers he summoned.
Those soldiers... weren't even enough to pick his teeth.
Such a weakling, if he lost his life, then so be it!
As the few people turned to leave, their movements suddenly froze.
"Looks like I guessed right. You guys are hidden on Moscov Island, and with such a big commotion here, if you don't join in the fun, how else are we going to pass the boring time?"
Ye Jia was now sitting in front of Bloody Sword Passis on a tiger-skin stool, crossing his legs, a subtle curve on his lips, smiling as he spoke.
Actually, Ye Jia had finally found Bloody Sword Passis after running a full circle around the plaza at extreme speed.
No choice, Bloody Sword Passis and his crew were so high-profile, even tattooing the bloody sword mark on themselves. It was hard not to recognize them.
So Ye Jia immediately went back to his ship, brought his tiger-skin stool, and put on a big show.
"Kid, don't be too arrogant!"
The members of the Bloody Sword Pirate Crew saw the suddenly appearing Ye Jia, and their alarms blared. They quickly drew their weapons, adopting a stance ready for battle, their eyes becoming sharp.
"Arrogant?"
Ye Jia laughed indifferently. "If I'm in front of a strong person, this is called arrogance. But in front of a weak person, this isn't called arrogance... it's called mockery!"
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