Chapter 246: Wendy's First Battle
The human auction house hadn't changed much on the outside, but the inside was filled with signs of destruction and burning.
After some effort, Eric and the others finally rescued the slaves imprisoned in the back of the auction house, finding the keys to unlock their heavy shackles and the slave collars around their necks.
Click.
The moment the slave collars fell to the ground, each rescued slave felt like they had been lifted from hell to heaven, their emotions skyrocketing.
The freed slaves expressed their gratitude to Eric and his group, and a few even knelt down on the spot to show their thanks.
"Don't… don't do that. I'm just following Eric 's arrangements," Wendy hurriedly pulled up the people who were kneeling in gratitude and tried to comfort them.
"You all leave now, and be careful not to get caught again."
After they left, full of thanks, Kuina and Wendy, the two girls, felt their spirits lift as well.
After all, the way Eric had slaughtered the nobles earlier was a bit ruthless.
"Hmph, didn't expect you to do a good deed too," Carla said, her words seeming like a compliment, but they came out with a different tone.
[Carla 's affection slightly increased, bond level unchanged.]
Eric looked at Carla and began thinking: Does her bond level need to reach level 3 before the next summon can be triggered? What if she misunderstands when I start licking her…
"What, what are you staring at me for?!" Carla quickly hugged her chest and asked.
"I was just spacing out. I'm not that perverted."
"You really weren't thinking about good things, were you?"
...
After looting the auction house for money, Eric and Genos each carried a large bag of gold, silver, and jewels.
"Eric , isn't it a little wrong to take the money from the dead?" Wendy, being kind-hearted, hesitantly raised her objection.
"No, Wendy. If this money falls into the hands of the people behind the human auction house, they will use it to buy more slaves, and there will always be slave traders who will risk kidnapping ordinary people and selling them at auctions."
"If they go bankrupt, they won't be able to pay the slave traders. If the slave traders don't make money, they'll turn to other trades, and this evil practice of slave trading will be curtailed." Eric explained, maintaining his image in Wendy's eyes.
"As long as one link in the chain of this industry is broken, the entire evil industry chain can be suppressed."
"Eric , you know so much…" Wendy's eyes started to shine.
"Hmph, but the main reason is still your greed for money," Carla added, not as easily fooled as Wendy. She then warned, "Wendy, many things can't be judged by appearances; you need to see the essence of events."
"I... I understand now." Wendy, still young and attending elementary school, found it difficult to fully understand these matters.
At that moment, Genos suddenly reported:
"Eric -sensei, there is a large group of biological reactions approaching."
"Really? With so many people, they must be the navy."
Kuina and Wendy perked up their ears as they heard the sound of footsteps approaching from outside the auction house, growing louder as they came closer.
"Let's go. I want you to see the so-called representatives of justice in this world, who turn a blind eye to these filthy, dark deeds—the navy."
Eric was the first to head for the door, with Kuina and Wendy quickly following. Genos , with his mechanical eye, unemotionally scanned the auction house and then followed them out.
As soon as they stepped outside, they saw the navy had surrounded the human auction house.
The navy colonel had just pulled out a loudspeaker to speak but choked upon seeing Eric coming out of the building, coughing uncontrollably.
The navy soldiers were shocked. "The Four Emperors? Why is the Four Emperor here?!"
"Hm?"
Hearing the navy's shocked shout, Eric muttered to himself, "I've been recognized? Didn't Scáthach 's runes stop working?"
"Ugh..." The navy soldiers' hands were trembling, and even their swords and guns needed to be gripped tightly to keep them from falling to the ground.
"Don't panic!" The navy colonel finally calmed down. "They are only four people. Now that the Dawn Pirates' subordinates aren't with him, we can capture Darren Eric !"
...
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku!" A navy officer shouted. "We've discovered the Four Emperor Eric 's whereabouts on the Sabaody Archipelago!"
"What did you say?!" Sengoku widened his eyes and rubbed his forehead. "Did he go trouble the Celestial Dragons again?"
"No, he slaughtered a 'slave shop,' no, the workers of the occupational stability office and the customers who came to buy slaves, 'goods.'"
"How terrifying." Kizaru, who had been drinking tea, put his cup down. "A Four Emperor who specifically goes after slave shops, that's truly terrifying."
"The Four Emperor has appeared so close on the Sabaody Archipelago, our Navy Headquarters can't just ignore it, right, Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"
"Kizaru..." Sengoku, with a headache, turned to Kizaru.
"I'll go take a look, hopefully there won't be any more massacres of Celestial Dragons."
"Don't worry, I'll try not to end up like Sakazuki and get knocked into the sea."
"…"
Sengoku gritted his teeth and said to his officer, "Contact Mariejois, tell the Celestial Dragons that Darren Eric is on the Sabaody Archipelago. If they still want to go to their deaths, let them."
...
Before this, "Where are the Celestial Dragons?" Esdeath was searching all over Sabaody Archipelago for the Celestial Dragons and stopped a local to ask.
"What do you want with those guys?" Scáthach asked from beside her.
After receiving an unclear answer, Esdeath shrugged. "If we strike against the Celestial Dragons, a Navy Admiral will be dispatched. 'The Dark King' Rayleigh won't fight to the death with us, there's no fun in that kind of fight. But if it's against a Navy Admiral, that's different."
"That's why Eric told me to keep an eye on you," Scáthach sighed and then her Akame glowed.
"Using [Eyes of the Thousand Miles] again…"
"Looks like you don't need to search for the Celestial Dragons anymore."
"What do you mean by that?"
"It means... they're here."
The communicator in their ears transmitted Eric 's assembly order.
...
"Wendy, do you want to fight?" Eric asked quietly, seeing the navy lining up opposite them.
"...Mm." Wendy, who had already made her decision, took a deep breath and nodded firmly.
She stepped forward, walking ahead of the group.
"Wendy." Carla called out worriedly.
"I won't let Wendy get hurt, I promise."
"A little girl?" The navy, even facing Wendy, raised their rifles without hesitation.
"Electromagnetism!" Seeing the navy's move, Eric got angry and pulled all their weapons toward him with his power.
"What?!" The navy, now weaponless, stared at their empty hands in confusion.
"Grantine, lend me your power." Wendy's arms stretched out to her sides, and the air visibly began to condense, creating a breeze. White gusts of wind rose upwards, causing her skirt and hair to flutter.
Wendy's young face, with eyes full of determination, took a deep breath, puffed out her cheeks, clenched her hands tightly, tilted her head back, and then suddenly sprayed forward:
"Dragon Roar of the... Celestial Dragon!"
A huge tornado, starting from thin and growing to thick, erupted from Wendy's mouth!
The navy on the other side was stunned.
The light blue storm rushed toward them!
(END CHAPTER)
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