The commanders standing outside John door were seething with rage, their anger almost tangible.
Seeing the expressions on the three commanders' faces, John heart sank, and he immediately guessed their purpose.
Such a fierce approach could only mean one thing: the three had lost money and were already suspecting him.
"Damn it, John! Did you deliberately screw us over?" Wang Zhi anger flared up the moment he laid eyes on John, clenching his fists as he questioned him.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand!" John quickly defended himself, knowing that if he admitted it now, he would be carried out on a stretcher.
But how could these commanders believe John words?
"Screw this! Why waste time talking? Let's beat him up first! he'll confess after that!" As soon as Shiki finished speaking, he lunged at John, with Wang Zhi and Silver Axe immediately following suit.
John could fend off one person, but not the two behind him.
And so, in no time, John was subdued by the three commanders.
Two of them held him down while the third unleashed a barrage of blows, interrogating him as they struck.
"Are you going to talk or not?"
"Damn it! If you don't spill the truth today, you'll be swimming in the sea!"
Wang Zhi, consumed by anger, showed no mercy, using both fists and feet, causing John to scream in pain.
This bizarre scene left the pirates who had followed them utterly stunned.
"Holy crap! What did Commander John do to provoke the wrath of the three commanders?"
"Three commanders ganging up on one commander, this is..."
"Hahaha! This is amazing. I've never seen a commander get beaten up like this before. Totally worth it!"
"Should we call the captain over? Commander John is getting beaten up pretty badly!"
"Don't bother. Matters between commanders are none of our business. And in our pirate crew, the captain wouldn't bother with this kind of thing anyway!"
...
The pirates watched as the three commanders pummeled John, most of them enjoying the spectacle. John, who had always been a prominent figure in the Rocks Pirates, now had his clothes torn and was covered in blood in some spots.
Especially on his face, there was a massive shoe print, a mark left by Wang Zhi distinctive footwear.
The pirates' expressions varied—some were worried, some confused, some excited—but most were simply enjoying the show, cheering and egging the commaders on, wishing for more chaos. Some even shouted encouragement, urging the captains to hit harder.
In contrast, the members of John own crew remained silent, retreated to the back.
They feared that if the three commanders got too carried away, they might be dragged into the beating as well.
Inside John room, screams akin to a pig being slaughtered echoed throughout the Rocks ship.
Even on the deck, Bob could hear the intensity of the three-way beating. Without needing to see it, he could sense John condition through his Observation Haki.
Under the relentless interrogation and beating, John finally cracked and confessed everything.
Instantly, the surrounding pirates erupted in uproar.
"Turns out John was just bragging about winning five hundred million from Bob. He really doesn't fear his tongue getting twisted from all that boasting!"
"Damn! John actually had the nerve to say that! Commanders, please hit him harder!"
"Saying that Bob lost, when in fact he lost nearly 300 million Berry to Bob, what a shameless bastard!"
"Hahaha! He even set up a trap to trick Wang Zhi and Silver Axe, no wonder he got beaten so badly!"
"I told you! What kind of person Commander Bob is he was definitely acting on purpose back then, losing 30 million Berry, who would believe that! Surely no one actually believed that rumor at the time, right?"
"You Bastard! You were the one shouting the loudest back then, saying you could get rich overnight if you're the one who play!"
...
John misdeeds were all exposed, and now everyone knew about them.
From gambling with Bob on the island and losing nearly 300 million Beri, still owing Bob a huge debt, to bragging to Wang Zhi and Silver Axe that he had won 500 million, and finally setting up a scheme to get them to gamble with Bob.
Within the Rocks Pirates, backstabbing brothers was nothing new, but it was rare for such things to be brought out into the open, especially among the commanders.
In John room.
The three commanders, Shiki and the others, saw that John had confessed everything. They continued to beat him for a while, and only when their anger had mostly subsided did they gradually stop the one-sided beating.
By then, John was completely unrecognizable.
His clothes were torn to shreds, and through the tattered fabric, you could see bruises all over his body. His face was covered in blood, and he had fallen into a coma.
The shiny Western sword he had polished so meticulously was now lying on the side, covered in dust, with several different-sized footprints on the blade.
"Get some medics over here and drag John to the infirmary!"
Wang Zhi, looking at the unconscious John, shouted to the surrounding pirates.
Although John was in a coma, the three commanders hadn't gone for the kill. They had only inflicted injuries that could heal in the short term.
After all, as a commander of the Rocks Pirates, no one dared to make a discussion about his life or death except Rocks himself.
Killing an ordinary crew member was one thing, but if a commander were to die or suffer irreversible injuries, it would be a huge loss to the overall strength of the Rocks Pirates.
Hearing this, a few pirates emerged from the crowd and, under the watchful eyes of the three commanders, carried John away.
At the same time...
At the top of a massive room, a man with an octopus-like head sat.
Using his advanced Observation Haki, he had been closely monitoring everything that had just happened, from the start of the gambling to the end, and then to John beating. But compared to John beating, Rocks seemed more interested in Bob current strength.
"In such a short time, his Armament Haki has reached the advanced level, and his Observation Haki is showing signs of a breakthrough. He truly is a monster in every sense of the word!"
Rocks muttered in a voice only he could hear.
A glint flashed in his eyes, and a strange smile crossed his lips.
"How interesting."
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