Nuo Xia shrugged and pointed to the sky, "In that case...could it be that it is in a low-Earth orbit a thousand kilometers away and is monitored 24 hours a day by space-based satellites?"
"Or, in fact, all the phone bugs in the world are your eyes and ears, including the one I'm carrying in my arms right now?"
"That kind of thing is too exaggerated."
Im's eyes curled up and he raised his index finger, "Look."
Buzz!
The surrounding air suddenly trembled slightly at this moment, and everything in front of him seemed to be covered with a misty mirror.
Im, who was so close, seemed to be separated by a layer of something. His slender willow-like figure was swaying slightly outside the sparkling light.
"Gululu..."
Nuo Xia subconsciously opened her mouth, but spit out a bunch of bubbles.
His expression suddenly changed, and he realized what the almost transparent filter membrane was.
look around.
My body was suddenly trapped in a five-meter-square "water prison" at this moment. It was salty, wet... what I felt on my tongue and nose was an extremely familiar taste.
"Natural series, fruits of the sea."
Im held her chin up and admired the change in his expression, "As long as I think about it, the seawater in the entire world is a medium for me to extend my knowledge. I don't know... are you satisfied with this answer?"
Nuo Xia did not answer, but just tried to pass through the compartments of the seawater prison with his hands.
But the touch from the palm was like hitting an extremely hard wall. With a little force... it was difficult to break through it with physical strength alone.
"You're not the first person to break into this place."
Im ignored Nuoxia's futile attempts and walked around the prison with his hands behind his back, the sound of laughter surrounding the latter's ears.
"There was a pirate five hundred years ago, and I suppressed him at the bottom of the East China Sea Trench. There was also a navy marshal a hundred years ago, and now he has turned into a cute little turtle, guarding the door obediently."
"Whether it's a navy or a pirate, whether it's for justice or the so-called freedom... they always like to hang out among my flowers, as if they always feel that they can escape unharmed even if they are defeated. But unfortunately, those with devil fruit abilities are doomed. There’s nothing in front of me...eh?”
Halfway through his words, he stopped abruptly, and Im suddenly turned around as if he sensed something.
Just at this moment.
The dazzling blue flash almost obscured all sight, followed by the sound of sizzling electricity, like a huge bubble being burst from it, and the ocean cage shattered!
Broken silver splashed, the lightning dispersed, and a figure stepped out.
Under his feet, the seawater gurgled around, wetting the luxurious red carpet and soaking the rose bushes. With the morning light falling in the atrium, Im's delicate face with slightly narrowed eyes was reflected on the water.
After a long silence.
"What a surprise..."
Imcai slightly raised her swan-like elegant chin, as if meeting Nosha for the first time, and looked at him from head to toe with great interest:
"Seawater doesn't seem to have any restrictions on you? You can breathe, move freely, and forget it, you can still use devil fruit abilities..."
"This cannot be explained by the fact that the physiological structure is different from ordinary people."
Im paused, then raised his index finger again with a smile, and a faint blue light bloomed on the fingertip:
"It's getting more and more interesting, little guy. It seems you have more secrets than I expected..."
…
boom!
The sound of fierce collision suddenly resounded throughout the flowers.
Blue lightning shot into the sky, and over Pangu City, dark clouds gathered, lightning roared, and suddenly strong winds blew, and seawater flooded...
The entire holy land was shaking violently.
"strangeness……"
Outside the wall, a rickety old man was lazily basking in the sun. He looked back, his sharp eyes full of confusion.
But the next moment, feeling the increasingly exaggerated movement, he still shook his head, and his figure suddenly grew sharply, transforming into the form of a giant turtle again.
The sides of the turtle shell on the back stood up strangely and spread rapidly in all directions, quickly forming an inedible wall that completely separated the flowers from the outside world.
Although I don’t know how that kid did it...
But anyway...
Now the owner can have fun, right?
The giant turtle yawned, raised his head and glanced at the darkening sky, then lay down on the ground again out of boredom.
…
I don’t know how much time passed.
Maybe two hours, maybe three hours.
Until the sun climbed to its highest point at noon, struggling hard, it finally poked its head out from the dark clouds, and the roar of the earth finally subsided.
The thunder faded and the sea water receded.
Among the flowers, there is no longer the tranquility and tranquility before. Everywhere you see are ruins, damp, messy, and dilapidated.
Im, with disheveled hair, casually took off his tattered robe and threw it aside, sat back on the Void Throne, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth expressionlessly.
And under the steps.
Nuo Xia, who was covered in bruises, was lying half-reclined in front of the pillar. Even though the hideous wounds on his chest were healing at a terrifying speed visible to the naked eye, they could not hide his dying state at this moment.
"Ahem..."
He kept coughing, and his breathing was like blowing a bellows, but even so, when he raised his head with difficulty, he could still grin at Im... and smile?
"Hehehe..."
Snapped!
With a snap of his fingers, a water bomb accurately penetrated his shoulder blade, and the blurred flesh and blood exploded, revealing dense white bones.
"why are you laughing?"
Im said coldly, his voice was a little hoarse, and his face no longer had the calm and joking smile before.
"Why are you laughing? Of course... things are much better than the worst-case scenario I expected."
Nuo Xia seemed not to notice the tearing pain coming from her shoulder blades. Instead, she smiled even more happily, "You are not that strong, not that invincible..."
"Without the ability to restrict people with devil fruit abilities, even if you want to completely defeat me, you have to go all out and it will take two or three hours..."
"Is this all you can do after living for eight hundred years?"
He raised his right hand with difficulty, facing Im, whose face became increasingly gloomy, stretched out his thumb, turned it downwards, and grinned:
"How shameless, old witch!"
This sentence seemed to completely anger Im, and without seeing her move, a large amount of seawater suddenly appeared around Nuo Xia, poured in along the wound, and instantly filled his entire chest...
then.
Bang!
The heart, liver, lungs, stomach, intestines, blood vessels... all burst open, and the entire upper body instantly became tattered and unrecognizable.
But Nuo Xia was still laughing, and the more she laughed, the happier she was. Even through the fragments of her heart that were flying and exploding, she continued to poke her downwards with her thumb...
Im still sitting on top of the throne with her legs crossed, looking at the strange scene in front of her with an expressionless expression that sent chills down the spine.
She was not surprised. This scene had appeared many times in the fierce confrontation just now. Otherwise, this kid would not have been dragged from morning to noon...
"Originally, what interests me most about you is your face."
Her tone was calm, "But now, I am even more curious about your body."
"Now, you have two choices."
"Or, cooperate with me honestly and take the initiative to tell all your secrets. Then when I get rid of my anger, maybe for the sake of your face, I can spare your life and give you a companion who can serve me as my master.
Opportunities all around.”
"Either."
"I'll send you on your way now, but don't worry about being lonely. Before tomorrow, your wife, daughter...all your family members and close friends will be with you..."
"This is also called a multiple-choice question?"
Im sneered, too lazy to pay attention to this brat who was still talkative even when he was about to die.
"Tell me, which one to choose?"
"Well……"
Nuo Xia lowered his head and pinched his chin, as if thinking and hesitating.
But soon he shrugged regretfully: "It seems that I don't want to choose anyone."
"In comparison, I have a better idea."
Um?
Im's eyes narrowed slightly, and the impatient murderous intention gradually came into his heart. At this moment, Nuo Xia took out a red capsule from somewhere, raised his head and swallowed it into his belly.
What is this doing?
While Im was in shock and doubt, Nuo Xia raised his head and grinned, showing his neat white teeth:
"See you next time, Grandma Im."
…
Buzz!
In the next moment, everything in front of him shattered like a phantom bubble.
An indescribable sense of distortion came from all directions.
In a blur, the warm midday sun hanging high above the head was engulfed by dark clouds, the rolling thunder came and dispersed, among the flowers, Pangu City was quickly disappearing, and the luxurious red carpet under the feet turned into a moonlit night without knowing when.
Under the shining sea, the Red Earth Continent turns into a winding shadow just outside the horizon...
When his vision became clear again, Nuo Xia was already at home.
In front is a stone table with messy cups and plates, a blue pheasant pouring wine, and behind is a swing swaying slightly in the wind.
He was looking down at the watch. The hour hand on the dial was "ticking" just now, slowly moving the number "12".
Garden in early summer.
The night is as cold as water and everything is silent. Looking around, there are only a few fireflies shining through.
"..."
A silent smile appeared on Nosha's lips. He glanced sideways in Mary Joa's direction and suddenly stood up.
"What? Where are you going?"
Qing Pheasant never drank well and was already a little confused after drinking. At this moment, he was startled and asked subconsciously.
"Nonsense, what do you think?"
Nuo Xia lazily yawned, "It's already this time. Of course, I have to go back to bed. If you don't get out, you want to continue having breakfast tomorrow, right?"
He waved his hand and strode into his home without looking back.
Qingzhi was stunned for a long time, curled his lips, and quietly put the half bottle of sherry left on the table into his arms. When he closed the door, he was still muttering:
"As long as you still need to sleep...get some sleep, don't let the house collapse and you'll be chasing people away..."
"It's no use worrying me. I thought you drank too much and your brain was congested and you couldn't carry it properly. You were going to the Holy Land to torment..."
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the next day.
The mutiny protests in the headquarters are still continuing, and the fortress building is still besieged.
The new Marshal Weir, after being anxious all night and being angrily scolded by Wulaoxing on the phone, finally sacrificed his face and came to apologize in person, hoping to win back Nuo Xia.
However, it was rejected.
He lingered outside the hospital for a long time, and more and more senior officials came to see the fun. Finally, he couldn't afford to lose face and left in anger.
That night.
After thanking guests behind closed doors and accompanying his family for a whole day of commotion, Nuo Xia finally left Malinfando. Everything was done quietly and extremely low-key.
A few days later.
The troubles in the headquarters have not yet been resolved. Half of Weir's hair has fallen out and he is getting more and more haggard. However, at this moment, the news of Nosha's resignation cannot be contained, and it spreads to the outside world through the front page of the newspaper.
The whole sea was suddenly in an uproar!
Pirates, revolutionary troops, underground gangs... countless large and small forces were first surprised and confused, and then sent people to investigate. After confirming that the news was true, they still felt unbelievable.
Hakuryuu, who was a candidate for admiral in the navy and had made numerous illustrious military exploits, and was hailed as the most dazzling star of the younger generation, actually left the navy?
This news is really shocking to everyone.
Naval branches in various places, not to mention, from the Four Seas to the Grand Line to the New World, whether it was a large branch with a G- prefix or a small branch on a remote island, large-scale mutinies broke out.
A flood of fiercely worded letters of protest were sent to the headquarters.
The new Marshal Weir was instantly pushed to the forefront and became the biggest sinner leading to this consequence.