One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

Makuro was enraged and charged forward: "You despicable human! You think you can kill me so easily?"

Makuro's arms are thick, especially his forearms, which are several times thicker than a normal person's, making him look just like Popeye.

In addition, being a fish-man, his physical abilities were 10 times stronger than humans. His enormous fist was fast and heavy, bringing with it a sharp gust of wind as it slammed into Aaron.

Aaron flashed and was already behind Makuro.

Makuro's two fish-man henchmen reacted a little too slowly; their bodies were already flying backward, crashing into the auction house wall and embedding themselves in it, instantly dying.

Makulo lost sight of Aaron and stared wide-eyed around. Hearing a noise behind him, he was about to turn around when he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Looking down, Aaron's right index finger was being pulled out of his left chest, near his heart.

Makulo also fell.

The other human traffickers then realized, "He's trying to double-cross us! Kill them!"

Three or four hundred men hurriedly drew their knives and guns, but in their haste, their hands and feet became somewhat unresponsive.

When the pirates saw that a fight had broken out, they quickly retreated to both sides.

Because they were wearing explosive collars around their necks that would automatically detonate if they moved out of a safe distance, they dared not run away for the time being.

With a worried expression, Yun Que had already pulled a gun from her skirt, ready to provide support at any time.

Seeing Aaron's godlike performance in battle, Finbdi was also fired up and shouted wildly, "Go, Boss!"

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen more human traffickers fell.

Aaron was like a tiger among sheep; every time he struck, someone would fall.

Those human traffickers were originally operating independently, with little cooperation among themselves, and could not form an effective defensive formation.

The auction hall was cramped and crowded, making it difficult to move around freely.

However, some human traffickers remain clear-headed, such as Duval.

"Come with me, let's subdue those two, the man and the woman!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his dozen or so henchmen rushed toward Lark and Finbdi.

A figure blocked their way.

Aaron wasn't worried about Lark and Finbuddy getting hurt, but rather about the more than one hundred civilians who had been kidnapped behind them.

To prevent these human traffickers from detonating the collars around the civilians' necks in their anger, Aaron knew he had to act quickly; every second that passed meant another second of threat to these civilians' lives.

Moreover, pirates have already started entering through the entrance to the auction house.

The earlier explosions naturally alerted the pirates outside, who saw that the bridge had been blown up.

Several pirates who had come in to gather information saw that a fight had broken out inside and quickly went out to report the news.

Finbuddy shouted, "Boss, hurry up! It'll be troublesome if the pirates outside rush in!"

Aaron didn't speak, but answered with his fist.

"Hellish Whirlwind!"

A pillar of fire, several meters thick, appeared and crashed into Dibaru.

The dozen or so human traffickers were instantly engulfed in flames, their hair and clothes immediately catching fire.

Screams suddenly erupted, filling the auction hall.

The lark turned its head away and covered its ears.

Seeing the pitiful state of those human traffickers, Finbuddy couldn't bear it and frowned.

Aaron shouted, "Leave the key to the collar, and I'll spare your lives!"

The remaining human traffickers were terrified. Their lives were at stake, so they didn't care about the "goods" anymore. They dropped the keys and fled up the three staircases to the exit above.

Some couldn't wait any longer, so they flipped over the chairs, stepped on the backs, and jumped toward the door.

The pirates wearing collars had just shown a look of joy when they immediately realized what was happening.

Once they fall into Aaron's hands, a fate worse than death awaits them.

Aaron smiled and said, "You are supposed to be brave men who roam the seas, yet you were captured by these human traffickers. It's truly shameful. Now, I'll give you a chance for revenge. Take off the collars around your necks and go kill those human traffickers. How about it?"

The pirates were overjoyed and clamored for revenge.

They removed their collars, picked up weapons, stool legs, and planks from the ground, and charged out.

Aaron said, "Lark, Fombard, you stay here to protect these civilians and remove the collars from their necks."

"Boss, that was a brilliant move!"

Finbdi picked up the keys from the ground and called to the civilians, asking them to help each other.

"Listen up, everyone! We're Marines. It's dangerous outside, so don't go out yet. Understand?"

The civilians wept uncontrollably, crying, "It's the Marines! We're saved!"

They never imagined that their capture was largely caused by the three marines in front of them.

The lark, feeling awkward, chuckled at the commoners and helped remove the collars from their necks.

By the time she finished her work, Aaron was nowhere to be seen.

Lark said worriedly, "Major Finbdy, I'm going to help Senior Aaron. Please take good care of them!"

"Huh?"

Finch was taken aback. "The boss said... running so fast while wearing a skirt..."

The lark couldn't wait any longer and used "Shave" to reach the doorway.

"Skylark, up there."

Lark looked up and saw Aaron sitting on the roof, holding a bag of snacks, eating as he watched the chaotic battle below.

The lark hopped onto the roof and sat down next to Aaron.

Aaron took out another bag of snacks and handed it to Lark: "Here, have some."

Lark took the bag, opened it, took out a chocolate, put it in his mouth, and let it slowly melt.

There were only about 100 human traffickers left standing below, surrounded by thousands of pirates, with more pirates constantly coming from both sides.

The human traffickers were in a panic, huddled together.

"Captain, it's them! They've kidnapped our crew!"

"That's right, the one over there!"

The pirates pointed at the human traffickers who had kidnapped their companions, wishing they could rush up and kill them immediately.

"Hey, Lightning Schwarz, how come even someone as capable as you has their underlings kidnapped?"

Schwartz snorted, "Barrow, don't make fun of me. I saw it clearly; five of the men who came out just now were yours, weren't they?"

Barrow, the Steppenwolf, stroked his short hair, not feeling embarrassed at all: "So, should we hack them to pieces, or take them back and torture them slowly?"

Schwartz said, "I'd like to bring them aboard the ship and have them do hard labor so they can experience what it's like to be slaves. But we're pirates, not human traffickers. I can't do something so despicable."

Barrow chuckled. "Then kill them?"

The surrounding pirates surged with excitement, shouting, "Kill them!"

The human traffickers were terrified of Aaron at the auction house, but who knew that outside they would be facing so many pirates, including several high-ranking pirates with bounties of tens of millions.

With a few clanging sounds, some human traffickers trembled like leaves, unable to hold their knives.

Some human traffickers were already kneeling and begging for mercy: "Please, don't kill me! I'm willing to be a slave! Don't kill me!"

Schwartz raised his right hand and waved it forward: "Men, kill them!"