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"Damn it! Enemy attack! Alert! Get on alert!" Kalifa exclaimed in shock, frantically calling her subordinates. This was happening in their own base!
The Lord Soul King had been ambushed! If she didn't handle this properly, she might have to apologize with her life!
In her panic, Kalifa forgot that none of the people present were weak. How could these ordinary waiters be their opponents!
Seeing a waiter charge again, Auguro simply kicked him in the chest.
Bang!
The dining table was flipped over, and the waiter instantly passed out. The other waiters were easily subdued.
However, even with their hands and feet restrained, these waiters struggled almost maniacally. Their eyes glowed with a strange red light, like senseless beasts.
"Kalifa, it seems your movements were detected a long time ago!" Auguro said, his expression grave. These guys were clearly under someone's control!
Kalifa's face was pale with shame. The hunter was hunted today. She immediately knelt on one knee.
"Lord Soul King, please evacuate now! I will find out who is behind this and make them pay the price!" She rarely led an operation, and yet such a massive blunder had occurred. She wanted to rip the skin off the mastermind.
Auguro slowly said, "I'm afraid it's too late to retreat!"
Kalifa was stunned. Her Observation Haki immediately spread out, and her face instantly grew even paler. The restaurant was already densely surrounded by people, completely encircling the entire hotel.
Before anyone could react, the air around them flickered, and a faint white mist began to diffuse inside the restaurant. In this white mist, Auguro felt an immense heaviness in his limbs; even moving slightly was strenuous.
"This is... a Devil Fruit ability!"
Auguro was startled. When did they get hit? My Observation Haki didn't give any warning!
Bang!
The door was crashed open, and a group of ruthless thugs wielding swords and knives stormed in, their eyes bloodshot as they glared fiercely at Auguro and the others.
"Kill!"
Someone shouted, and the word ignited the scene like a fuse falling into a powder keg.
Boom!
Auguro punched the enemy charging at him, sending him flying. The man suffered three broken ribs, yet still stood up and charged at Auguro again, seemingly feeling no pain!
Crack!
A whip violently lashed the man, sending him flying once more. Kalifa stood in front of Auguro, her beautiful eyes blazing with fury.
"You bastards! Watch me deal with you!"
Swoosh!
Her long whip wrapped around the man's neck like lightning. With a snap, the man's head jerked, and he instantly fell to the ground, lifeless.
"Slaughter them all!" Kalifa roared at the remaining Shadow Dragon Guards.
The Shadow Dragon Guards drew their weapons, charging into the crowd with rampant killing intent.
"Wait! Leave survivors!" Auguro ordered in a low voice.
However, the Shadow Dragon Guards completely ignored him and continued their attack, every move aimed at killing!
Bang!
Auguro used Shunpo to reach the front of the battle line, kicking several Shadow Dragon Guards back.
"Are you all crazy? Didn't you hear me?"
Auguro frowned, looking at the stunned faces of his subordinates.
Kalifa spoke frankly, "Lord Soul King! They dared to offend you! They are guilty of an unforgivable death penalty! I must ensure they are completely eliminated!"
"No! Something's wrong!"
Auguro immediately sensed the abnormality. Kalifa was not usually this bloodthirsty. Especially after an inexplicable ambush, she should be focused on leaving survivors, not killing everyone!
Most importantly, the attackers were too weak! The two men he had just engaged with were even weaker than the most common Marine soldier!
Was it a joke for people like them to attack a formal intelligence organization?
With numerous questions swirling, Auguro shouted sternly, "No killing! Leave them alive!"
Yet, despite Auguro's command, the Shadow Dragon Guards continued to fight fiercely, completely disregarding his orders.
Auguro even noticed that Yoruichi and the others had started using lethal force!
"Damn it! You won't listen to me, will you?"
A white light surged in Auguro's eyes, and terrifying Spiritual Pressure mixed with Conqueror's Haki erupted like a volcanic blast.
Boom!
Everyone felt as if a giant stone grinder was crushing through their heads. Both the attacking enemies and the Shadow Dragon Guards instantly collapsed, eyes rolled back, falling to the ground.
Kalifa was among them!
Stimulated by the Spiritual Pressure, the eyes of Yoruichi and the others instantly cleared.
"We were just... being controlled!"
Yoruichi's face was grim. She, a Captain-level Soul Reaper, had also fallen prey to it—what a massive humiliation!
"It's not quite control, more like being heavily influenced," Auguro consoled them. Because of their Spiritual Pressure, Soul Reapers had strong mental fortitude and high resistance to mind-altering Devil Fruit abilities.
In fact, if they had reacted themselves, they could have easily broken free of the influence using their Spiritual Pressure, without Auguro's help.
The group walked outside the hotel. The streets were also packed with people. At the same time, Auguro sniffed a faint floral scent.
"So that's it!"
Auguro finally realized how they had been affected! The new species of flower, the flower drink, and the special fried rice. Individually, none of the items were problematic. But together, it was different!
The floral fragrance, mixed with the drink and the spices, created a special kind of narcotic. This was how it bypassed his Observation Haki detection. The narcotic itself wasn't strong, and normally, the person consuming it wouldn't notice anything.
But once the mastermind activated their ability, the narcotic became the breakthrough point. It helped the culprit quickly influence or even control a person's mind.
Auguro and his crew, having been here for a short time and protected by their Spiritual Pressure, were only lightly affected. The people on the street, however, were residents of the capital and had clearly been controlled for a long time!
"Oh! Truly worthy of Sith Auguro, whom even the World Government defers to! What terrifying judgment and execution!"
Just then, a voice rang out, seemingly coming from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint the speaker's location.
Auguro snorted. "Playing tricks!"
His Observation Haki instantly spread out like radar waves.
The next second, Auguro opened his eyes and sneered, "Found you!"
Swoosh!
Auguro immediately shot into the air, flying toward the enemy's location.
The Royal Palace was now engulfed in blood and fire. The troops that had been covertly mobilized by the princes over the past week were now the center of the riot.
Harris stood on a high point of the palace, shouting, "Kill them all! The throne must be mine!"
As the fighting spread, the battlefield was no longer confined to the palace. Civilian homes began to collapse, and innocent residents started to die.