"Doflamingo? Tsk tsk, I never expected him to be such a coward, choosing to abandon his pawn so decisively!"
Lin Xuan gazed from afar at Disco, who sat slumped on the ground with a vacant look in his eyes, and a peculiar smile curled at the corners of his lips. "But it's a shame—even if you want to avoid this, you're destined to fail!"
As it turned out, Disco had thought his phone call was discreet, but in reality, both Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara had seen and heard everything. Their conversation hadn't escaped the two in the slightest.
Uchiha Madara, with his formidable strength, had naturally overheard everything, while Lin Xuan, after successive physical enhancements, now possessed hearing far superior to ordinary people. Thus, he had also caught every word.
And so, Doflamingo had quite "luckily" drawn Lin Xuan's attention.
In Lin Xuan's eyes, all the top fighters in this world were prime targets for him to farm reputation points!
Just moments ago, he had been wondering where to go next to continue racking up reputation points after wrapping things up on Sabaody Archipelago. Then, by sheer coincidence, he overheard Disco's call with Doflamingo.
Naturally, he began plotting how to farm the "Heavenly Yaksha."
This could only be described as fate—or perhaps Doflamingo's sheer misfortune!
After skimming through the newspapers earlier, Lin Xuan had mostly pieced together the current timeline of this world.
The timeline wasn't as advanced as he had initially thought. The newspapers mentioned Alabasta offering hefty rewards for anyone who could solve their drought crisis, which meant the Straw Hat Pirates hadn't yet arrived in Alabasta or defeated Crocodile.
Though he couldn't pinpoint the exact timeline, this was enough to give him a rough framework for his next steps.
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from a distance, reaching Lin Xuan and the others:
"Attention, everyone inside! You are surrounded! Release the Roshwald Saint and his family immediately, surrender your weapons, or face annihilation!"
Hearing this, Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara glanced around and saw rows of marines in perfect formation, their guns and cannons aimed squarely at them, their expressions stern and murderous.
Uchiha Madara turned to Lin Xuan and asked calmly, "We're surrounded. What's your plan?"
Lin Xuan smirked lightly. "Just a bunch of small fry, nothing to worry about. I'm more curious why the Marine Admirals haven't shown up yet. I'm getting impatient!"
In truth, it wasn't just him—Uchiha Madara was also growing restless. He wanted to see this world's so-called Devil Fruit abilities sooner rather than later. Waiting around like this was a waste of time.
Meanwhile, among the marines encircling them, a black-bearded officer stared intently at Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara.
The sight of the two men standing there calmly, holding ropes tied around the necks of the three Celestial Dragons—like leashing three dogs—made his heart race with dread and fury.
During his tenure as the officer in charge of Sabaody Archipelago, such an incident had occurred. Even if the situation was resolved smoothly, he wouldn't escape blame and might even face demotion. Naturally, he was furious.
Of course, if things took a turn for the worse, demotion might be the least of his worries.
The thought made him itch to charge forward and kill Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara on the spot.
But the problem was—he had zero confidence in his ability to take them down. All he could do was suppress his rage.
Gritting his teeth, he asked a subordinate in a low voice, "Have you identified these two yet?"
The marine shook his head. "No, we couldn't find any records on them. There's not even a trace of them entering Sabaody Archipelago."
The black-bearded lieutenant colonel snapped, "So they just appeared out of thin air?"
The marine hesitated before replying, "The only possibility is that the auction house captured them as slaves and brought them in directly, bypassing any records. Based on the information we have, the man named Uchiha Madara was even listed as a auction item at one point. This theory holds up."
The lieutenant colonel was speechless.
So, in the end, the Celestial Dragons were the ones who caused this mess?
But if the Celestial Dragons dug their own grave, why should we be the ones to clean it up?
The thought made his mood even worse.
Taking a deep breath, he turned to a communications officer and asked solemnly, "Any response from Marine HQ?"
The officer immediately replied, "Yes, sir! HQ has dispatched Admiral Kizaru to handle the situation personally!"
"Admiral Kizaru?"
The lieutenant colonel's eyes lit up, and he exhaled in relief. "If that man is coming, he should arrive very soon!"
However, the moment the words left his mouth, his expression suddenly changed.
Because he saw Uchiha Madara suddenly step forward—heading straight toward them!
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