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After eating the Azure Dragon Fruit, the power within Beltz's body expanded rapidly.
Along with it, his abilities as a Quincy also grew.
Previously, he could only open a Schatten Bereich of one square kilometer at most, but now he felt the space he could develop was even larger, and the speed of construction had become much faster.
Previously, it had taken him an hour to barely open a small area in the very center of the island, but now, after dragging all the treasures in the warehouse into the shadow space and starting to try to open up the space outside the island, he found that he quickly extended a path of one kilometer ahead!
"This is bad! The treasures in the warehouse have disappeared!"
Suddenly, a Marine's shocked voice came from above.
Apparently, they had discovered the dead Marines in the warehouse during their shift change, and the several full warehouses of treasure had all vanished.
"What?!"
The Celestial Dragon was furious upon hearing this: "What are you useless trash doing?! There was a piece of jewelry in there that I liked very much!"
"You Marines are truly a bunch of useless trash!"
"A capital offense!"
Bang!
The angry Celestial Dragon directly fired his gun and blew off the head of the Marine who had come to report!
They were already filled with rage toward the Marines because the Rocks Pirates were attacking, and now, hearing that their treasures were gone, their anger could no longer be suppressed.
The Marine fell backward onto the ground, the sound of his fall striking fear into the surrounding Marines, who were terrified that they would be the next to be killed.
Celestial Dragons were unreasonable to begin with, and an angry Celestial Dragon was even more so.
"What about Shakky? She isn't lost too, is she?!"
"Shakky is still here; she hasn't been taken!"
"Oh no! The Roger Pirates are also attacking!"
"What a bunch of useless things. Marines, go protect the Celestial Dragons! The the Knights of God, you deal with them!"
The Celestial Dragons, who were fuming over the lost treasure, didn't care about gold and silver anymore once they heard the Roger Pirates had arrived. After all, what use was money to them?
They had plenty of money, but only one life!
So it was better to run away quickly now.
The Rocks Pirates were attacking from the southeast, and the Roger Pirates were attacking from the northwest, sandwiching the Celestial Dragons right in the middle.
It seemed a massive free-for-all was about to begin.
After watching the Celestial Dragons and Marines move in a panic, Beltz found a relatively hidden spot with few people that was very close to Shanks and Shamrock, and slowly emerged from the shadows.
Now is the time!
While the Knights of God had already set out and the Celestial Dragons were still shouting at the Marines, Beltz, who had emerged from the shadows, struck instantly!
"Who's there?"
The surrounding Marines, who were preparing to fight the pirates, were shocked to see Beltz suddenly appear wearing the uniform of the Wandenreich!
But Beltz directly activated Hirenkyaku and vanished from their sight in an instant.
Hirenkyaku is a movement technique similar to the Shinigami's Shunpo or the Hollow's Sonído. Through special Reishi techniques, it allows one to move at ultra-high speeds over short distances.
To some extent, it is also similar to 'Soru' from the Six Powers in the One Piece World.
Using Hirenkyaku, he appeared directly in front of the two infants. Near the infants was another Marine who seemed to have also intended to take them away during the chaos, but he was surprised by Beltz's sudden appearance.
"Don't move. I also received a request from their mother to rescue her sons."
Beltz knew that this Marine was actually Dragon, so he said to him, "With your strength, you can't save them. Leave it to me!"
Beltz's words reached Dragon's mind, making him pause for a moment.
After arriving on the island, he discovered it wasn't a simple field trip for the Celestial Dragons but a brutal massacre, and then he encountered a red-haired woman.
That woman had begged him to rescue her two sons.
He had already agreed, but he didn't expect her to have asked someone else as well?
And this person seemed even more powerful than himself.
Leaving it to him might be the best choice.
At this thought, he gritted his teeth and simply pretended to be wounded, lying flat on the side!
Dragon let Beltz pass, and he immediately scooped up the two infants.
The two infants, suddenly held by the stranger Beltz, surprisingly didn't cry or fuss, but just looked at him with curious eyes.
"Fire!"
"Shut up! Don't fire! Those two infants are Saint Garling's children! If they are harmed, you will all die!"
Saint Garling clearly held a very high status among the Celestial Dragons. When the Marines wanted to fire at Beltz, the surrounding Celestial Dragons spoke in a panic.
But how could they stop Beltz without firing?
Beltz used two consecutive Hirenkyaku and rushed straight toward the south!
"Ah!"
The nearby Marines were easily knocked down by Beltz. Some of them weren't just fodder but were likely at the rank of commissioned officers, yet at this moment, they couldn't display their true strength.
Because they didn't dare to strike Beltz while he was holding Saint Garling's children!
Beltz easily bypassed them, but just as he was about to break through the encirclement, he found a particularly tall woman appearing in front of him!
This woman was a member of the Knights of God; Beltz had seen her earlier when the contestants were being introduced.
Satchels Maffey!
A member of the Knights of God who was killed in one strike by Whitebeard in the manga, she was tall, had black and white hair, wore black sunglasses, and had a long sword at her waist.
"Saint Maffey, stop him quickly, or we'll definitely be killed by Saint Garling!"
Even the Celestial Dragons were terrified of Saint Garling; seeing help arrive, they immediately shouted as if they had found a savior.
Someone from the Knights of God!
Beltz frowned slightly, feeling that things were getting a bit troublesome.
Shanks and Shamrock didn't have Quincy blood; it wasn't that they couldn't enter the Schatten Bereich, but getting them in was a bit troublesome, unlike himself who could just dive in.
In that case... I'll just have to fly!
Saint Maffey opened her mouth, and light began to condense within it; this was her ability—she could fire lasers from her mouth.
But in that instant, Beltz transformed directly into a giant dragon!
Roar!
The Beast Form of the Azure Dragon Fruit, the Azure Dragon!
Beltz instantly transformed into a massive azure dragon. He clutched the two infants with his right claw, causing the two previously quiet babies to burst out crying.
He couldn't worry about them and flew straight up and forward with the two infants!
?!
Even Saint Maffey was shocked; she seemingly hadn't expected Beltz to have eaten the Azure Dragon Fruit.
Aiming at Beltz, she was about to spit out the laser from her mouth.
But Beltz's speed was even faster than hers!
Bolo Breath!
Boom!
Beltz spat out a dragon breath, instantly engulfing Saint Maffey's figure!
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