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Chapter 111 The Gladiator Showdown the Day After Tomorrow (Please Subscribe)

Chris raised his thick arm and reached for the gladiator lying on the ground in front of him.

Just then, Kitahara Kou, who was sitting on Little Gold Mountain, moved.

He kicked the gladiator's arm with incredible speed.

"Bang""

A loud bang was heard.

With a clearly visible cloud of blood, Chris stared blankly at his outstretched arm.

He noticed that his arm had disappeared without him noticing, leaving only a gruesome and bloody wound.

It wasn't until then that he realized what was happening.

The intense pain made him roar, and his eyes instantly turned bloodshot.

Kitahara Tsune had already picked up the unconscious gladiator with one hand and casually tossed him onto the stands.

Gladiators were merely following orders; they were not inherently heinous criminals.

In fact, some of the spectators in the arena at this moment are his fans.

The audience quickly lifted the unconscious gladiator and helped him to the side, then turned their attention back to the ring.

It is clear that Chris, who is known as the "Bloody Executioner," is a vicious prisoner with a mental illness.

Even though one of his arms was kicked into a pool of blood by Kitahara Tsune, he showed no fear. Instead, he roared and charged towards Kitahara Tsune.

Blood gushed from the severed arm like a fountain, leaving a shocking, bloody path on the arena.

Kitahara Tsune remained calm, not even bothering to look at the other person directly, and simply slowly pulled out the ordinary longsword that was tucked into his waistband.

The sword's edge reflected a cold light in the afternoon sun.

Facing Chris's rapidly approaching figure, Kitahara Tsune flicked his wrist, and a bright blue slash burst forth from the longsword, directly striking Chris.

"Pfft"

Chris showed no sign of backing down, wanting to break through the massive slash and get close to Kitahara Tsune.

As a result, he was directly hit by the massive slash, as if he had been hit by a cannonball, and slammed hard against the wall of the arena.

The blood gushing from the severed arm gushed out even more violently, attracting the piranhas in the tank. They gathered around the crater where Chris was, waiting for a delicious meal.

However, Kitahara Tsune's slash did not seem to cause any effective damage to Chris.

Instead, they severed all the armor and shackles binding Chris.

"Wow"

An arm slowly emerged from the crater where Chris was.

He stood up and threw the armor binding him into the water.

The piranhas in the water were struck by the heavy armor, their eyes rolled back, and they floated to the surface.

Seemingly attracted by the piranha floating on the surface, Chris bent down, used his only remaining hand to scoop up the piranha and put it in his mouth.

"Hehe" 6

Upon tasting the long-awaited food, he let out an excited roar, then looked up at Kitahara Tsuneo in the center of the arena.

This guy brought him back to the pain he hadn't felt in so long, and he was determined to tear him to pieces!

Chris leaped across the wide water area and landed around the ring, looking directly at Kitahara Tsuneo.

That slash just now was just something Kitahara Tsune casually unleashed; he didn't use much force at all, and he didn't even use any Haki.

The purpose was simply to sever the armor and chains binding this guy.

After all, as opponents on the competition stage, it's best to let them give it their all.

"But—even without any constraints, is this all the strength you've got?"

Kitahara Tsune gently shook his head.

Chris roared and, just like before, charged straight at Kitahara Tsune without any skill.

This time, without the constraints of armor and chains, he was even faster.

The bleeding from the severed arm had stopped at some point due to the surrounding muscles.

Because of the pain, Chris felt that his power was greater than ever before.

He swung his right arm back and then grabbed Kitahara Tsuneo's face like an iron clamp.

Kitahara Tsune could even see that the fingers reaching for him still had bits of flesh and blood from the previous execution stuck in their nails.

From the audience's perspective, Chris's speed was incredibly fast, far beyond what one would expect from a person with a missing arm.

However, in Kitahara Tsune's eyes, that speed was like that of a tortoise.

He simply turned slightly to the side and deftly dodged Chris's attack.

Kitahara Tsune delivered another harmless slash, sending Chris flying once again into the water.

Meanwhile, the surrounding audience erupted in gasps of surprise with each of Kitahara Tsune's movements.

Kitahara Tsune's first strike severed all of Chris's armor and chains, causing them to gasp in shock.

With his hands bound, Chris's methods were already extremely cruel.

Now that Chris is free from constraints and has regained his freedom, they simply cannot imagine what cruel methods he would use against Kitahara Tsune.

Some people were even holding their breath, worried about Kitahara Tsuneo.

"This navy officer is somewhat arrogant, but his crime doesn't warrant death."

If they weren't afraid of angering the navy officer, they would have preferred him to surrender early to avoid further harm.

However, seeing Kitahara Tsune's subsequent performance, the audience breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Chris was fast, he was like a mouse being toyed with by a cat, constantly being teased by Kitahara Tsuneo in the arena.

"Where did the arena find these stray dogs?"

From the stands, Lucci watched the fight, while Chris, who was being teased by Kitahara Tsune, looked on with disdain.

"This level of skill, can it really be called a bloody executioner?"

Of course, Lucci didn't know that Chris was called the Bloody Executioner simply because his methods were extremely cruel and he wasn't responsible for the lives of his death row inmates.

Evan released him only to test Kitahara Tsune's methods.

"Ah, is that so—"

Upon hearing this, Dolly, who was standing next to him, visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, he was already infected by the atmosphere in the arena and couldn't help but feel worried for Kitahara Tsune.

Although he knew his superior was powerful, Chris's style was too ruthless; he didn't even care about losing an arm, and his bloody fighting style greatly shocked Dolly.

Sensing the worry in Dori's voice, Lucci glanced at Dori with disdain: "How could Kitahara Tsunemi keep someone like that around?"

At this moment in the arena, Chris was no longer charging around recklessly as before.

An unprecedented sense of fear even arose within me.

None of his previous opponents were as powerful as Kitahara Tsune, who even made him feel as if everything he did was predicted by the other party.

Even so far, apart from the arm that was kicked into a bloody mist by the other party, he has not suffered any injuries.

But the fear in his heart had begun to grow and was about to devour him completely.

At this moment, Chris seemed to become a normal person again, his eyes darting around as if searching for something.

That's it, the exit!

He wanted to escape this arena.

Just then, as if anticipating Chris's actions, Kitahara Tsune placed his longsword in front of him and looked directly at Chris for the first time.

A slash shot up with incredible speed; those in the audience hadn't even seen the sword's trajectory.

All they saw was a bright blue slash appear in front of Chris.

It runs diagonally from Chris's left waist to his right shoulder.

"Pfft" 6

Blood exploded in the air like spilled ink.

Chris's body split in two along the sword mark, with his upper and lower body flying dozens of meters away due to inertia.

Internal organs mixed with blood were scattered all over the ground, and his face still retained the ferocity and fear from the previous moment.

"Pupu 1"

The two halves of the body landed one after the other, leaving two long trails of blood on the arena.

Half of his body fell into the water, and piranhas swarmed up in droves.

The entire arena fell into a brief silence, with only the splashing of piranhas in the water audible.

Kitahara Tsune flicked his longsword and shoved it back into its scabbard at his waist.

He turned and walked to the center of the arena, his face expressionless, as if the strike he had just delivered was merely a casual brushing of dust off his longsword.

After a brief silence, the entire arena erupted in an astonishing cheer.

Even the most oblivious among them now understood that during the previous battle, this navy officer had clearly been toying with Chris, completely manipulating him.

"Good riddance!"

"Such a monster should have died long ago."

"Alas, that guy is finally dead."

Clearly, this bloodthirsty executioner had disgusted the surrounding audience during the previous duel.

Even with the bloodlust of the Dressrosa audience, they couldn't accept Chris's extremely cruel method of execution.

If it weren't for the fact that Chris's opponents were all death row inmates, they would have objected to His Majesty the King long ago and sent this guy to hell long ago.

This navy officer has indeed done what they wanted to do.

Some spectators, already caught up in the excitement, tossed their Pele into the arena as if it were free, landing it on the little mountain of gold.

That's the usual tip from the audience for the winner.

However, Kitahara Tsune was not satisfied with this.

To be precise, he was not satisfied with this kind of opponent.

"At this level, even warming up isn't satisfying enough."

"Is the Dressrosa arena really empty?"

"What about the samurai of Wano Country?"

"What about the legendary arena heroes?"

"What about the Dressrosa's number one swordsman with a three-thousand-win streak?"

Kitahara Tsune's voice, filled with obvious dissatisfaction, echoed throughout the entire arena.

Perhaps it was Kitahara Tsune's act of cutting Chris in two that won over everyone in the arena, because instead of mocking Kitahara Tsune's arrogant behavior, the audience echoed his sentiments: "Yeah, where's that Wano Country samurai?"

"I came here to see that samurai!"

"Where's the Arena Hero? Where's Evan Thorpe?"

"Let's get started! I want to see an even more exciting battle!"

The roar of the crowd filled the entire arena, making the host tremble involuntarily.

Just then, Evan Thorpe appeared on the large screen above the arena.

As the image of this arena hero appeared on the big screen, the deafening roar of the entire arena instantly fell silent.

Despite their loud cheers, they couldn't help but feel a sense of awe towards this arena hero who had genuinely achieved 1500 victories.

However, at that moment, Evan Thorpe bowed on screen, eliciting gasps from the audience.

Then, with a piercing gaze as if he were staring at every audience member, he said, word by word, "This time, it was our arena's poor arrangement that led us to underestimate Mr. Kitahara Tsune's strength and spoil the fun for Mr. Kitahara Tsune and the audience. I apologize on behalf of the arena and everyone."

"However, since Mr. Kitahara Tsune's actions were so abrupt, our arena is not yet ready."

"Please, Mr. Kitahara Tsuneo, reschedule this duel for the day after tomorrow."

"At that time, our arena will definitely send out the strongest gladiators."

"In the name of the heroes of the Dressrosa Arena, I guarantee that I will arrange a truly exhilarating and satisfying opponent for you."

With that, Evan Thorpe swung his sword forward, and the screen in the arena went dark.

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Kitahara Tsuneo, who was located in the center of the arena, and they were all waiting for the reaction of this person in question.

Kitahara Tsune nodded slowly and said in his cool voice, "I'm looking forward to the battle the day after tomorrow."

That short sentence ignited the audience's anticipation.

At this moment, the cheers in the arena reached an unprecedented climax.

Everyone is looking forward to the battle the day after tomorrow.

As Kitahara Tsune walked out of the arena, the people in the stands reluctantly left, and began to spread the news of Kitahara Tsune and the arena to those around them.

"Have you heard? A Marine has come to the arena."

"I heard he killed Chris, the bloodthirsty executioner, is that true?"

"I think he's just an ungrateful bastard."

"To think he could challenge an entire nation by himself? He's truly overestimating himself!"

"If you defeat him, you can get 1 million Berries, is that true?"

"His Majesty the King has offered a 5000 million peso reward for him."

"The match is the day after tomorrow, let's go watch it together when we're free."

At this moment, similar discussions can be heard everywhere in Dressrosa, the capital city.

Whether out of curiosity, anger, or simply a desire to have some fun.

Just as the discussions were in full swing, new news came from the arena: the King would also be personally watching the duel the day after tomorrow.

"His Majesty the King said himself that he wanted to see the strength of that navy officer."

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"All other duels in the arena have been cleared out; this is the first time."

"They're definitely taking this arena seriously. Hopefully, they won't send out guys like they did today."

"I'm so looking forward to it! I'll definitely go see it the day after tomorrow."

"I want to see how the navy is going to lose."

"He's nothing but a clown."

Seeing that even the king was taking this matter so seriously, the people began to favor the arena, believing that the overconfident navy was bound to lose.

After all—who could possibly defeat the arena that represented almost the entire fighting force of Dressrosa?