One Piece, I'm just an adventurer.

"Brother Lin Yi, why are you doing this?" Huang Yuan said to Lin Yi with a wry smile.

"Admiral Kizaru, you know me. I never cause trouble. It's just that this skinny guy spoke rudely to me," Lin Yi said, seriously shifting the blame.

"You lowly thing, you killed a noble Celestial Dragon and still dare to spout such nonsense! There will be no place for you to live in this world! Kizaru, what the hell are you waiting for? Go and take them down!" Saint Verri first said venomously to Lin Yi, then roared at Kizaru.

Hearing Verri's dog barking, Kizaru frowned deeply, filled with contempt for this fool who was oblivious to his own mortality and couldn't see the bigger picture. He cursed inwardly, "Damn it, if I could beat them, would I need you yelling here?"

Kizaru completely ignored the barking dog beside him. He looked at Lin Yi with a serious expression and said slowly, "Brother Lin Yi, the support from the Navy and the World Government will arrive here soon. You can still escape now."

However, before Kizaru could finish speaking, Verri, standing nearby, exploded like a powder keg. His face contorted with rage, he roared at Kizaru, "No! We absolutely can't let them get away! Kizaru, what the hell are you doing? Are you trying to betray us? You bastard! We're the ones who pay your Navy's annual budget, and this is how you do things? If you don't make a move, I'll send you straight to Impel Down!"

Faced with Verri's insults, Kizaru's face darkened. Especially when he saw Lin Yi's mocking smile, a murderous intent rose involuntarily in his heart. As a powerhouse who was about to break through to the King level, he had pride in his heart. How could he not be angry when he was insulted by an ant that he could crush at will?

However, remembering this guy's identity, Kizaru forcibly suppressed his displeasure and coldly said to Vilri, "If I make a move, then no one can protect the two of you. Do you still want me to fight?"

After being told off by Kizaru, Verri finally regained some of his remaining rationality. However, Kizaru's tone annoyed him, so he snorted and stopped talking.

Seeing that the idiot had quieted down, Kizaru breathed a sigh of relief. His top priority now was to stabilize Lin Yi and the others and wait for reinforcements. Of course, he didn't intend to do anything to Lin Yi and the others; he just wanted to protect the two fools behind him.

"If you ask me, why don't you come with me, Kizaru? Aren't you frustrated working for those idiots? They only make so little a month, why risk your life?" Lin Yi said with an expression that said, "I admire you."

Kizaru's expression changed; wasn't Lin Yi's words a blatant attempt to sow discord?

Sure enough, when Kizaru turned around, those two idiots were staring at him intently, as if he were a traitor.

Kizaru gave a wry smile: "Brother Lin Yi is joking. I'm quite content in the Navy and have never thought about changing jobs."

"Really? That's a pity. I quite admire you," Lin Yi said with some regret.

Kizaru's lips twitched, unsure how to respond.

Just then, two more figures streaked down from the sky like shooting stars, carrying a powerful aura and oppressive force that seemed to shake the entire world.

The two figures landed steadily on the ground in the blink of an eye, like ghosts, stirring up a violent gust of wind that made the surrounding grass and trees rustle.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that the two men were tall and imposing, with bulging muscles that exuded a chilling aura. They wore black, close-fitting outfits, and two gleaming longswords hung at their waists, making them look imposing and arrogant.

The two men's gazes were as sharp as eagles, sweeping across the entire area. Wherever they passed, everyone felt an invisible pressure bearing down on them, making it hard to breathe.

When their gazes fell upon Lin Yi, the two men's pupils constricted sharply, a deep sense of apprehension flashing in their eyes. Clearly, they recognized Lin Yi and his companions, knowing these people were definitely not to be trifled with.

However, Verri Saint seemed oblivious to this. Seeing reinforcements arriving, he felt his confidence return. He swaggered past Kizaru, walked up to the two men, and shouted with a beaming smile, "Red Steel, Black Copper, you've finally arrived! Quick, go and arrest those despicable scumbags over there! Today, I'll make them suffer a fate worse than death!"

Upon hearing Vilri's words, Red Steel and Black Copper exchanged a glance, a hint of embarrassment appearing on their faces. They knew very well that with their ordinary general-level strength, they might not be able to defeat Lin Yi, let alone his comrades.

However, they were, after all, henchmen trained by the World Government, and directly refusing Lord Verri's request was clearly inappropriate. Therefore, after a moment's thought, Red Steel said in a tactful tone, "Lord Verri, there is more than one of these thieves whose strength is equal to ours. If a fight really breaks out, I'm afraid we won't be able to protect the two of you. So, I think it would be better if we retreated first."

Upon hearing this, Saint Verli was instantly enraged. His eyes widened as he roared at Red Steel, "What? Red Steel, you piece of trash! Do you want me to slink away like a stray dog?" His voice echoed in the air, filled with anger and disappointment.

Verri Santos grew increasingly furious, feeling betrayed by these wicked servants. He had invested vast sums of money in them every year, yet now, at this crucial moment, they had surrendered without even daring to fight back. Had all his years of investment gone to waste?

Faced with Verri's anger, Red Steel and Black Copper were not as tough as Kizaru, and could only cautiously explain.

At this point, Da Pan got fed up. These guys kept babbling on and on, but he was still waiting to smash those two guys' heads.

So he yelled, "Stop talking, none of you are leaving today, I'm telling you!"

After saying that, he charged towards the two Celestial Dragons again.

Helpless, Kizaru could only block Da Pan again, while shouting to Akagane and Kurogane, "I'll hold them off, you two escort the two lords away first."

"Block? You think you can block it, old man? I'm not the panda I used to be who could only passively defend anymore." Da Pan shouted after exchanging blows with Kizaru.

He immediately unleashed his full power, and for a time, even Kizaru, the user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, was struggling to keep up.

At this moment, Red Steel and Black Copper were somewhat bewildered. Two? Weren't there supposed to be three? No, where's the last one?

Chigang and Heitong searched around and soon found the headless corpse lying on the ground in front of Lin Yi.

"Holy crap, we're doomed, Barbie Q is dead! What do we do? How are we supposed to explain this? Take the body back?" Chigang and Heitong glanced at the smiling Lin Yi and his eager companions. "Well, there are still two left. Taking them back will at least give us some explanation."

Red Steel and Black Copper exchanged another glance. Good, they had reached a consensus.

Without saying a word, the two of them each picked up one and ran away, so fast that even Lin Yi didn't have time to react.

"Did they run away?" Dotai asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Idiot, they must have run away,” Simon retorted to Dote.

Lin Yi kicked each of them and said irritably, "Knowing they were going to run away, why didn't you hurry up and chase after them?"

"Oh, okay, Captain," Dote and Simon replied quickly after they realized what was happening.

Then his figure rushed quickly toward the four people.

Fiona was a little worried about the two of them, so she took Reiju and followed them.

Lin Yi didn't care much about the four who escaped. With his Observation Haki, he knew that the four couldn't escape no matter what, and Lin Yi also believed that Dotai and the others would bring the four back.

Lin Yi's eyes were as cold as stars. He slowly swept his gaze over the thugs of the auction house and the navy of the Sabaody Archipelago, but a chilling, bloodthirsty smile appeared on his lips.

With a slight thought, an invisible force surged in the air, and in an instant, the Space Blade was activated.

A series of cold glints silently sliced ​​across the necks of the auction house's thugs and employees. Before they could even scream, their heads were severed. Blood gushed out like fountains, splattering onto the ground and forming pools of crimson blood.

The bizarre and bloody scene stunned everyone present. Especially the navy personnel who had fired the shots earlier; they were pale with fright, their hands trembling so much they could barely hold their guns, and some even emitted a foul stench from beneath them—clearly, they had lost control of their bladders from fear.

Roy stood by, witnessing the horrific scene, his heart filled with fear and regret. Now he realized just how terrifying Lin Yi's strength was. Looking at his men, he felt a pang of despair and could only pray that Lin Yi would show them mercy.

Without hesitation, Roy stepped forward to the naval soldiers, his voice low and firm: "Lord Lin Yi, I gave the order to fire just now. These soldiers were only following orders and did not intend to target you. Please be merciful and let them go. I am willing to atone with my death."

As soon as he finished speaking, Roy swiftly drew his sword and, without hesitation, slashed it horizontally towards his own neck.

However, just as his sword was about to touch his neck, a powerful force suddenly emerged, gripping the sword tightly in his hand. No matter how hard he tried, the sword could not move forward an inch.

“I didn’t intend to kill you all, otherwise I would have done it just now. I only wanted to kill some of the accomplices among you, so you don’t need to do this,” Lin Yi said calmly to Roy.

Before Roy could react, about a third of the naval soldiers present met the same fate as the auction house thugs. These were people with red glowing heads, and Lin Yi felt no guilt in killing them.

Roy gave Lin Yi a bitter bow, then led the remaining terrified navy personnel out of Area 15.

Having resolved the Navy's issues, Lin Yi turned his attention to the battle between Kizaru and Daipan.

At this moment, Kizaru was completely at a disadvantage. His speed, which he was so proud of, was useless against Da Pan. Instead, he was hit by Da Pan's staff from time to time.

After being struck in the kidneys by Da Pan again, Kizaru cried out in pain, "Stop, Brother Da Pan, I admit defeat."

Da Pan was very dissatisfied with Kizaru's surrender. He could sense that the old man hadn't even used his full strength. He said angrily, "You made me lose two of my best heads, and now you're saying you're not going to fight anymore? How is that possible?"

After saying that, Da Pan was about to take up his staff and go forward to fight again.

"That's enough, Da Pan. If we keep fighting, you'll destroy District 15," Lin Yi said, stopping Da Pan.

Da Pan looked around and found that, just as Lin Yi had said, Zone 15 was now a mess, and the area centered around the auction house had become a ruin.

Fortunately, Lin Yi had teleported the civilians away while they were fighting, and he also took away the men and women who were being auctioned off as merchandise.

"Mr. Kizaru, I have a question for your Navy," Lin Yi asked Kizaru.

"Brother Lin Yi, what do you want to say?" Huang Yuan said seriously, which was unusual for him.

"I've wiped out all the underground forces in the Sabaody Archipelago," Lin Yi said with a smile.

Kizaru frowned slightly. He hadn't expected Lin Yi to be so ruthless this time. There were quite a few of them, and Lin Yi had killed them all, which showed how much he hated them.

"Tell me, in your navy's eyes, am I right or wrong?" Lin Yi said with a smile. But to Kizaru, that smile was utterly detestable.

Kizaru smiled wryly, "Brother Lin Yi is still giving me difficult problems as always."

"What, Mr. Kizaru, can't you even face your own heart?" Lin Yi said, raising an eyebrow.

Kizaru gave a wry smile. This was a difficult question to answer. If he said it was right, it would inevitably offend the Celestial Dragons. If he said it was wrong, it would violate the justice that the Navy had always upheld. And if the Navy didn't have justice, would it still be the Navy?

"I am a Marine," Kizaru said earnestly, before transforming into a golden streak and disappearing from the scene.

Seeing Kizaru leave, Da Pan said angrily, "Brother, are we just going to let him leave like that?"

"Haha, it's alright, this old guy isn't really an enemy," Lin Yi laughed.

But in his heart he thought: The Navy, huh? It seems you're not so hopeless after all.

The reason he asked for the Navy's opinion, rather than Kizaru's own, was to confirm the Navy's high command's stance through Kizaru. Kizaru understood Lin Yi's meaning. Although he didn't give a clear answer, he did say that we are the Navy, and the Navy was born to uphold justice. If we lose justice, then we are no longer the Navy.

The Navy was aware of the illegal and criminal activities in the Sabaody Archipelago, but they were powerless to do anything about it. Therefore, Kizaru never took the matter seriously from the beginning, and even his fighting was perfunctory. On the one hand, it was because Lin Yi and his group were strong, but on the other hand, it was also because the Navy was dissatisfied with the illegal activities in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Suddenly, Lin Yi had an idea, and a smile appeared on his lips. The four people who had tried to escape still couldn't escape Fiona and her group's pursuit and were killed by the group working together.

Lin Yi was in a great mood and reached out to grab Quili. This guy had been pretending to be dead since the Celestial Dragons escaped, but how could he escape Lin Yi's senses? If this guy wasn't a Devil Fruit user, why would Lin Yi have kept him alive until now?

The reason why Quili was able to fight Da Pan for a few moves was entirely due to his Hippopotamus Fruit ability. Otherwise, even if Da Pan didn't use his full strength, he would still be a force that an ordinary vice admiral could not withstand.

Without further ado, the whole process was completed, and Lin Yi gained another Devil Fruit.

Considering his time on Sabaody Archipelago, he has already acquired three Devil Fruits. Although they are all ordinary Devil Fruits, they are still very precious in the entire pirate world.

Hehe, feeling great.

Chapter 85 Is Kizaru going to take the blame?

After killing Quili, Lin Yi saw no need to keep those three pirate crews alive. With a thought, he unleashed his Observation Haki, quickly locating the pirates. Without hesitation, a spatial blade appeared out of thin air, instantly decapitating all the pirates with red glowing heads. This terrified many who witnessed the scene, causing them to scatter in panic, but Lin Yi paid no heed.

With the matter settled and the people who needed to be killed killed, Lin Yi removed the spatial seals from those areas, and the thick smell of blood immediately dissipated.

Those who were lying in wait nearby were the first to react, as they were extremely sensitive to the smell of blood. When the strong smell of blood entered their nostrils, their faces instantly turned extremely pale, and an ominous premonition welled up in their hearts.

The men exchanged glances, seeing fear and unease in each other's eyes. They knew in their hearts that those men from the gang's territory had likely met with misfortune and were probably dead.

Despite their fear, they cautiously approached the gang's territory to investigate. However, what they saw when they actually entered the area far exceeded their expectations: severed limbs were everywhere, and blood covered almost the entire ground.

Just one glance was enough to terrify these people, their stomachs churning and they couldn't help but vomit. They looked as if they had seen a ghost, their faces as pale as the dead, and their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Only in Zone 3 are there still quite a few people alive. These people came to Zone 3 looking for thrills and there is nothing seriously wrong with them. Lin Yi would not kill them.

It was from these people that people learned what had happened last night.

With so many people dead, Roy naturally learned of the news immediately. As the only law enforcement agency in the Sabaody Archipelago, Roy immediately summoned the remaining navy personnel to the scene of the incident.

Seeing the gruesome corpses of those gang members, Roy felt a long-lost surge of excitement. These damned guys were finally dead, and it was good that they died.

Then, remembering something, he quickly summoned the adjutant who had organized the search and asked, "Have you found those arrested civilians?"

The adjutant stood at attention, saluted, and replied, "Reporting, Your Excellency, we have not yet spotted any civilians."

“Well, in that case, you don’t need to search for them anymore. Gather those bodies together and cremate them as soon as possible to prevent a plague,” Roy nodded and gave the order.

"Yes, Lieutenant General, I'll arrange it right away." The adjutant replied respectfully and turned to leave.

Watching his adjutant leave, Roy felt a mix of emotions: the lawless areas of the Sabaody Archipelago had always been a thorn in the side of the Navy, but due to pressure, they had been turning a blind eye. They never expected that a group of Navy wanted criminals would handle it so cleanly and efficiently. How ironic.