28 Chapter 28: The Slave Traders Who Don't Know the Meaning of Death

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Hiro and Tetsuro rowed the boat together towards the Sabaody Archipelago. Fortunately, the Sabaody Archipelago was not far from the Holy Land Mariejois, and along the way, there were many slaves escaping to the Sabaody Archipelago, some of whom knew the direction to Sabaody. So they didn't have to worry about rowing in the wrong direction, as long as they followed the others. After three long hours of rowing, the five of them finally reached the Sabaody Archipelago.

However, when they landed, they found themselves on Island No.13, a lawless area of Sabaody and a gathering place for pirate criminals. As soon as they landed, a group of slave traders approached them. "Hahaha, big business today! What's going on? So many people have delivered themselves to us, and there are many fine goods. It looks like we're going to make a fortune!"

Hundreds of slave traders, armed with guns, surrounded thousands of slaves. However, these slave traders did not know that they had provoked public anger. Almost all of the slaves had been sold to the Celestial Dragons by the slave traders, leading to their life in hell. Now, having just escaped, the slave traders had returned, igniting everyone's fury! "Brothers, these bastards want to send us back to hell. Tear them to pieces!" "Tear them to pieces!" Bang, bang, bang... A round of gunfire rang out, hitting the ground in front of the slaves, forcing them to retreat.

"Hahaha, tear us to pieces? You think you can? Just surrender obediently, and I might let you suffer less. Otherwise, you'll regret it!" At that moment, a few powerful slaves walked out of the crowd and charged at the slave traders. "We've just escaped from hell, we won't let you send us back!"

However, as quickly as they charged forward, they were sent flying back just as fast. The leader of the slave traders practically kicked each of the slaves back with one foot. "Heh, I already told you, surrender obediently. Can't you understand human speech?"

The slave trader leader kicked at a slave, but halfway through, a handsome young man blocked it with his foot. "Is tearing you apart difficult?" The slave trader's leader's eyes widened in shock at the sudden appearance of the young man, but in the next second, he pulled out a gun and aimed it at the young man's head.

Bang— Countless tiny bullets were shot at the young man's head, but they all strangely stopped in front of the young man, not hurting him in the slightest. "You...you're a Devil Fruit user?" The young man grinned, "You guessed right. There's a reward!"

The young man lightly slapped the belly of the slave trader's leader, and a large hole blew open in the leader's stomach as if he had been shot. The young man grabbed the leader's hand with one hand and his foot with the other, and with a hard pull, he tore the leader into two. "So, is tearing you apart difficult?" After the young man finished speaking, he looked at the other slave traders and showed a murderous smile. "Run, this guy's too terrifying!" "The boss was torn into two..." "Run—"

Upon seeing their boss killed, and killed in such a terrifying manner, the slave traders were frightened and scattered in all directions. The person who killed the slave trader's boss was of course Hiro. He was already a bit annoyed that he hadn't been able to kill Charlos, with his murderous intent having nowhere to vent. Then these slave traders came to stir things up, essentially running headfirst into his gun.

Moreover, when it comes to slave traders, Hiro held the same belief in both his past and present life, no matter what caused these scum to become slave traders, they deserved to die. "Rapid-fire!" Hiro's figure flashed behind the slave traders, fired a Finger Pistol, disappeared, appeared behind the next slave trader, continued firing, until he had killed over a hundred slave traders.

At this time, an old man was drinking wine while watching Hiro. The old man shook his head and said, "His talent is good, but unfortunately, he's too ruthless!" However, these slave traders had done so much evil, the old man had no interest in saving them.

Then, when he saw Hancock in the crowd, his eyes suddenly brightened, and then he disappeared as if he had never been there. Even Hiro, who had a good grasp of Observation Haki, did not notice the old man's appearance and disappearance.

After wiping out the human traffickers, Hiro returned once more to Hancock's side. The surrounding slaves expressed their gratitude to Hiro before dispersing. Once everyone had left, Hiro turned to Hancock and her sisters, and Tesoro.

"What are your plans now?" Hiro asked.

Tesoro looked at Hiro admiringly before resolutely responding, "I want to become as strong as you. I also want to make money. I want to be the richest man in the world, richer than the Celestial Dragons!"

Hancock, somewhat conflicted, turned to Hiro, "Hiro, I... I want to go home!"

Hancock knew that Hiro's long-standing goal was to eliminate all Celestial Dragons. In this world where the Celestial Dragons reign supreme, achieving such a feat is an immense challenge, necessitating Hiro to amass his own force. As soon as she leaves the Holy Land Mary Geoise, she fears she'll be recaptured, so she wishes to return to what she considers the safest place, Amazon Lily - her home. Once there, the Celestial Dragons won't be able to seize her again. However, her decision inevitably means she'll have to part ways with Hiro.

Hiro could spend some time with her on Amazon Lily, but he can't stay there forever, which is why she's conflicted. Seeing Hancock's troubled expression, Hiro couldn't help but laugh.

He ruffled Hancock's hair, reassuringly, "It's alright. You're still young, you can go home to train first. Tesoro is also weak right now and needs some time to get stronger, and I too need to train more. When I return, I will find you, and then we can venture into the New World together, okay?"

Hearing Hiro's words, Hancock finally relaxed, a radiant smile on her face. It was then that Hiro remembered Hancock's home was on Amazon Lily, which is located in the Calm Belt. How are they going to navigate through the Calm Belt?

It's known that the Calm Belt is full of Sea Kings. Any ordinary ship passing through might get swallowed by them, along with the crew.

A bit worried, Hiro asked Hancock, "Hancock, didn't you tell me your home is in the Calm Belt? How are we supposed to get there? The five of us, all except Tesoro, are Devil Fruit users. The risks of going directly to Amazon Lily are too high!"

Hearing this, Hancock became flustered. Her two sisters ate the Snake-Snake Fruit, she herself consumed the Love-Love Fruit, and even Hiro, their only fighter, ate the Deflect-Deflect Fruit. On a sea voyage, four out of five are Devil Fruit users, and the remaining one lacks the ability to save them at sea. With such a team, a single wave might wipe them all out!

Just then, a shrill cry echoed.

"Hancock, Marigold, Sandersonia, where did you all go?"

"Granny Nyon!!!"