The guards and the common people all looked despairing.
Newgate had no interest in slaughtering civilians.
His main priority now was to find the king’s treasury.
Then, he would frantically charge!
Charge!
Charge!
Ignoring Aquila, he walked straight towards the palace.
He moved through the surroundings as if no one was there, and no one dared to come forward to stop him.
Just as he was about to step through the palace gates, a blood-stained figure rushed towards him at high speed.
Aquila looked at Whitebeard with a determined expression, blood dripping in a stream along his greatsword.
He held the sword with both hands, blocking the gate like a guardian deity.
“If you want to enter the palace…
you’ll have to step over my corpse!”
Facing a pirate infinitely more powerful than him, he did not flee, nor did he retreat.
Instead, he fulfilled his duty as the captain of the guard with his life.
“Quite courageous, aren’t you!”
Newgate looked at the man before him, who was ready to die, and felt a hint of admiration.
But their positions were different; anyone who blocked his path to wealth would die!
Terrifying power coalesced on Murakumogiri, and Armament Haki instantly wrapped around it.
Newgate wasted no words, and swung his blade fiercely!
“Crack!”
The greatsword snapped in response!
A shocking gash burst open on Aquila’s chest, and blood gushed out like a spring.
“I…
am ultimately not enough?”
Aquila held the broken sword, his body going limp.
Just as he was about to collapse, he painstakingly propped the broken sword into the ground, looking up at the figure that resembled a god.
“Damn it!”
A wave of powerlessness washed over him, and his trembling hands could no longer support his body.
Aquila’s eyes rolled back, and he fell into a pool of blood.
“M-Master Aquila…”
“Even Master Aquila was defeated!”
It was as if they couldn’t believe the scene before their eyes.
The strongest man in this country, the captain of the King’s Guard, couldn’t even withstand a single move against this terrifying pirate.
The warriors weakly lowered their hands, dropping their weapons one after another, giving up resistance in despair.
The common people also slumped to the ground in despair.
Their faith, at this moment, had been shattered by absolute power.
Newgate strode into the palace; now, nothing could stop him from finding the treasury!
Newgate had a clear objective; after entering the palace, he ran towards the top floor.
Along the way, aside from some servants who were already scared witless, and crying women, he didn’t see any trace of the king.
When he stepped into the most luxurious room on the top floor, what greeted his eyes was a large office desk and a magnificent golden throne.
The entire room was empty.
Only scattered documents lay on the floor, and an overturned crystal cup had left winding tea stains on the desk, freezing the disarray that hadn’t been tidied up.
“Tsk.”
He shook his head in puzzlement, red light flickering in his eyes as he activated his Observation Haki to its fullest, but it was useless.
“Damn it!”
He cursed, swung Murakumogiri, and smashed it fiercely into the ground.
“Boom—!”
Debris flew, dust rose, and a huge hole was instantly smashed into the floor.
A maid fleeing for her life, who happened to be passing by the door, was so terrified by this horrifying scene that her eyes rolled back, and she fainted directly.
Newgate was speechless for a moment.
Through the dust-falling hole, he vaguely saw a small figure curled up in a corner on the floor below, trembling.
That brownish-yellow hair…
why did it look a little familiar?
Could it be?
Newgate stomped on the floor, and the hole instantly widened.
Then, he leaped down directly.
Indeed!
After clearly seeing that tender face, he revealed a smile.
“Hey, kid!”
His broad hand gently patted the kid’s shoulder.
Thatch’s body trembled violently, and he turned his head fearfully.
All he saw was a face with a gentle smile.
How to describe it?
Since he was sold to Flevance, this was the first time he had seen such a heartfelt, familial smile.
“Be my son!”
“Bear the name of Edward Newgate and roam freely across this vast sea!”
“…O-Okay.”
Thatch nodded involuntarily, he didn’t even know how he had inexplicably agreed to this seemingly unreasonable request.
[Ding!
Congratulations, Host, for completing the ‘Be a Dad’ mission!
Unlocking Thatch’s favorability and loyalty!
System lottery chance × 1]
“Kid, lie on my back, I’ll take you!”
Without paying much attention to the system’s prompt, Newgate, without explanation, picked Thatch up like a chick and placed him directly on his shoulder.
Thatch lay on his shoulder, full of pleasant surprise, feeling an infinite sense of security from those broad shoulders.
No matter what, he could finally escape this hellish place.
“Gurararara!
Newgate jumped violently, returning to the king’s floor.
“By the way, kid, do you know where the king’s treasury is?” Newgate asked, turning his head.
“Um…
I don’t know.”
Thatch laboriously turned his small head, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him.
“But I know there’s a place in the palace that’s heavily guarded, and no one is ever allowed to approach it!”
“Oh?
You point the way, and take me there!”
Whitebeard’s heart rejoiced—a heavily guarded place, besides the king’s private chambers, could only be the treasury!
“It’s in that building next door!”
“No one is ever allowed near there; if I even pass by a little when I go out to buy groceries, the guards chase me away!”
Thatch pointed to the inconspicuous spire-topped building outside the window.
“Alright, kid, hold on tight!”
Newgate looked at the small building, then directly punched the palace wall, and amidst rising dust, bricks and stones crumbled down, revealing a huge hole.
Whitebeard, carrying Thatch, leaped directly down from the opening.
Thatch nervously covered his eyes, the wind whistling past his ears, but when he landed, he didn’t feel any violent impact, as if he were just running or walking normally.
When he opened his eyes, Whitebeard was already next to the spire-topped building.
A massive, load-bearing gate made of fine iron stood before them.
Newgate struck it fiercely with his blade, and the heavy gate was cut open like tofu under Murakumogiri, without even making a sound.
Beyond the gate, a long corridor came into view.
At the end of the corridor was a fork, and Newgate turned his head and ran towards the left fork.
Not long after turning, another heavy iron door blocked their way.
“Clang—!”
Murakumogiri’s cold gleam flashed, and the iron door let out a cracking sound of unbearable strain, then collapsed with a crash.
Behind the door, what met their eyes were tightly sealed wooden crates.
He casually opened a wooden crate, and inside it was full of white powder.
Newgate, who was familiar with the history of Flevance, knew that this was high-purity amber lead powder after purification.
Besides being used in various daily necessities and building materials, this substance could also be used to produce powerful explosives.
Newgate was tempted to take this valuable item, but he was alone; even if he gave his all, how much could he take?
He shook his head helplessly.
Just then—
[Ding!
Congratulations, Host, for discovering a plot item!
High-purity amber lead powder!
Do you wish to collect it?]
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