One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

The surroundings gradually returned to calm. Kaido and Linlin stood there in a daze, and after a few short seconds they slowly adapted to the current situation.

"What a weird guy..."

Kaido opened his arms and lay on the ground in a "big" shape. The long and fierce battle had made his body exhausted. His whole body was soaked with sweat and his breathing became turbid. "In terms of ability alone, he is the most difficult person I have ever seen. He is worthy of being called a man who can devour time!"

Lingling grabbed a Horcrux in each hand and put them back. She put a knife on her shoulder, looked in the direction where Tempaz left, and said with a smile: "Well, well, well! Although I couldn't kill him, the result was not bad. Until just now, my palms were sweating!"

"Oh ha ha ha! You also have times when you're this scared. Luckily he didn't eat the Soul-Soul Fruit, otherwise you might have to ask me for help... It hurts, it hurts!"

When Kaido was talking excitedly, Lingling kicked him hard and shouted with an unhappy look on her face: "Isn't it just immunity to soul spells? What's there to be proud of? Do you want me to show you the true power of the Soul-Soul Fruit now?!"

Kaido rubbed his aching shoulder and said in defense: "I was just joking, there's no need to be so angry..."

"That's pretty much it."

The anger on Lingling's face gradually disappeared. She put the knife back into the sheath at her waist. Thinking back to the mysterious use of Tempaz's ability, she was still frightened and murmured, "The Time Devourer... It's undeniable that he is a terrible opponent. I'm afraid he didn't reveal all his cards until the end. If we meet him alone one day, we won't be as lucky as we are today!"

"Isn't that just right?"

Kaido looked up at the clear blue sky, his eyes sparkling with excitement, "When the time comes, I will use my own strength to kill him in a fair one-on-one fight!"

After hearing these heroic words, Lingling was filled with mixed feelings, but a disdainful sneer appeared on her face: "Humph, using any means necessary to solve the enemy is the way of pirates. Should I say that you men are stubborn? Your heads are full of "glory" and "strength and weakness". Only Uno is an outlier..."

She stared blankly in the direction of the capital, muttering in a low voice: "That boy is the only one I can never see through. I don't know how he is doing now..."

At the same time as the battle on the west street ended, one hundred meters underground in the palace.

"Hurry up! Load all the gold, silver and treasures into the car!"

The huge treasury at the end of the road opened its doors, shone with golden light, and illuminated the passage outside. Several burly soldiers were working hard to carry heavy gold bars and put them on a golden cart. A fat man wearing a crown was waving his arms to give orders. Soon, he would say goodbye to the country he had ruled for many years.

This golden chariot was extremely strong and could withstand the bombardment of warships. It was large enough to accommodate thousands of people, but given the man's usual love of money, he would obviously take his most valuable treasure with him and escape.

——Damn it! The damn bounty hunter is really unreliable!

The man cursed and stomped his feet on the floor, feeling extremely angry at the thought that his carefully planned plan had almost gone wrong.

Fortunately, this vault is in a very hidden location, and no one can find it except himself and a few trusted confidants.

On the west wall of the vault is a secret door that can accommodate a sizeable army, let alone carts transporting gold.

At the end of the secret passage is a secret port behind the palace. When Tanpaz and the other went to meet the enemy, he had already arranged for his subordinates to prepare ships there. Calculating the time, it should be arranged by now.

This was his last resort when he was cornered. As long as his life and money were saved, he didn't care what happened to the country.

A guard strode forward and saluted: "Your Majesty! Everything is ready! You can leave here at any time!"

"very good."

King Pecunia glanced at the piles of gold bars on the car and nodded with satisfaction, "Before those pirates arrive, let's set off for the secret port. Remember, if anyone dares to lose a little gold bar, I will never forgive them!"

"As ordered!"

Watching the secret door slowly opening from above, King Pecunia's tense nerves gradually relaxed, and a smug smile appeared on his fat face.

-As long as the property is not lost, I can always make a comeback! I might as well go to the East China Sea and build another country. I heard that the pirates there are very weak. With my financial resources and a group of experts, it is more than enough to deal with them. I don't have to worry about those stubborn people rebelling!

"Ah! What is that?"

The soldiers' terrified shouts pulled King Pecunia back from his fantasy. Just as he was about to explode, his eyes accidentally glanced in the direction of the secret passage, his face suddenly changed, and he abruptly took back the words that were about to come out.

There were a number of people lying in the dark passage, motionless, like corpses, with either broken arms or legs, some even without heads, and anyone with a conscience couldn't bear to describe their appearance. Blood was still flowing from the broken limbs, and it seemed that they had not been dead for long.

The strong smell of blood in the air made everyone present feel sick. King Pecunia covered his nose, took a few steps back, and shouted in a panic, "Who is there?! Come out!"

"Ah, I think I went too far. The target is indeed here."

In the darkness, a figure slowly walked out. He was wearing a dark green tights, was thin, and had a handsome face. The most eye-catching thing was the exaggerated oval helmet on his head.

This man was Uno, who was in charge of chasing the king. His face was filled with emotionless indifference and his hands were stained with blood. He was completely different from the gentle man he usually was.

A soldier held up his spear and shouted bravely, "Little devil! How did you find this place?!"

"Are you surprised? I just ran to the secret port and killed the guards there, planted a bomb there, and got information about the secret passage from a living person, and then I found this place."

Uno looked around at the corpses around him, put his finger to his lips and said with a smile, "Some friends seem to be unfriendly and want to fight me fiercely. I have no choice but to send them to paradise. Maybe the soundproofing effect of this vault is too good, so you haven't noticed it."

His seemingly innocent smile made everyone shudder. At this moment, a deafening explosion sounded from a distance, causing the entire vault to shake slightly, and countless debris fell from the ceiling.

Uno looked upwards and exclaimed with a smile, "It seems the detonation was successful."

King Pecunia could no longer control his emotions and shouted, "There is only one enemy, why are you still standing there?! Attack together!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the soldiers drew their spears, their hands trembling uncontrollably, and no one dared to take a step forward.

"Are they just pretending? They are just a bunch of cowards who only bully the weak and fear the strong."

Before he finished speaking, Uno rushed away like lightning and suddenly flashed into the crowd. Before the soldiers could understand what was happening, their heads exploded into balls of blood mist and they fell down one after another.

"You're the only one left." Uno licked the blood that splashed on his hands and his eyes fell on the fat man who was still in shock.

"What...what do you want?"

King Pecunia rolled and crawled to Uno, knelt on the ground with a plop, and smiled charmingly, "Money or status? Pirates need these things the most, right? Or I can give them to you directly from the country!"

Uno ignored his shameless remarks, reached out and took off his helmet, revealing his long purple hair, and said coldly: "Don't you think I look familiar, Pecunia?"

When King Pecuña saw his true face, he was so frightened that his soul flew away, as if he had seen a monster. He kept kowtowing to the ground: "Please spare my life! I just leaked the information! It was someone else who destroyed the village! I was also coerced by him!"

Uno stared at him coldly, as if he was looking at a pile of garbage. After a long while, he finally asked, "Do you know the name of that man?"

"this......"

King Pecunia hesitated and said nothing, with an embarrassed look on his face.

Wu Nuo grabbed his right hand and said in a deep voice: "That person's identity or your life, choose one yourself!"

King Pecunia felt as if his arm was being clamped tightly by a pair of pliers, and his bones seemed to be broken. He felt so painful that his forehead was soaked with cold sweat, and he hoarsely said, "I say! I say! The man's name is..."

After the other party finished speaking, Uno let go of his hand and asked expressionlessly: "Is there any falsehood in your words?"

"Absolutely true!"

King Pecunia rubbed his injured right arm with a forced smile on his face. "That man came to our country as a guest a year ago. In order to live in the holy land, I bribed him with a lot of gold, and I would send people there regularly every year. Recently, I heard that he hasn't been to the world for a long time, and I don't know how to contact him..."

"I see, thank you for telling me this."

"No, no, no, please feel free to find me if I can be of service to you in the future..."

King Pecunia was only halfway through his words when a hand was placed on his face.

The next second, his entire body exploded from the inside out.

Blood and viscera were splattered all over Uno, but he didn't care. He looked at the pile of debris on the ground and said in a cold and ruthless tone: "You'd better die soon, scum."

The voice of Den Den Mushi rang out from him. After he answered it, his face regained its gentle expression: "It's me, Miss Ling Ling."

"Where the hell have you been? I called Den Den Mushi several times but there was no response!"

"I was worried about the delay, so I didn't answer it. Please forgive me."

Uno still smiled and said, "Just now, I found King Pecunia in the underground vault, but he had been killed by his subordinates. There were corpses of soldiers all around him. They probably killed each other for money."

"Is that so? Well, well, well! Thank you for your hard work. Bring back all the gold and silver treasures! We are done here too. Tell me your location and I will ask Zeus to pick you up!"

"Well, I'm currently... "

Uno put away the Den Den Mushi that was hung up, and a nonchalant smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It sounds like Tempaz has been defeated by them. That new guy named Kaido is really good. In order to achieve my goal, let me make good use of him."

He put on his silver helmet again, walked straight to the huge cart, stopped, looked at the pile of glittering gold bars, and said thoughtfully: "If you had given up these things at the beginning, you might have escaped successfully, which would be a suitable ending for you."

Uno pushed the cart full of gold forward at a steady pace, without any sign of effort on his face. When the cart was moved outside the secret door, he stopped again and reached out and pressed the wall inside the vault.

Along with the rumbling sound, long and thick cracks continued to spread outwards from the wall, and the ceiling broke into several pieces and fell downwards.

"Goodbye, this corrupt country built by greed."

Uno didn't even look back and continued to push the car forward. In the blink of an eye, his figure gradually disappeared in the darkness, and only ruins buried by debris remained at the scene.

(Note: Uno's helmet color changed from purple to silver)

New Character Life Card

Name: Tampaz

Sex: Male

Birthday: December 12 (taken from the time of 24 noon and 12:24)

Constellation: Capricorn

Age: 45 years old

Height: 235cm

Blood type: XF

Devil Fruit: Parahuman-type Bell-Bell Fruit (can manipulate time at will, long needle speeds up time, short needle reverses time, weakness is that it can only exert power on one object)

Haki: Observation Haki, Armament Haki

Favorite food: Caramel tart

Disliked food: Hot pot (because you have to wait a long time)

Born: Beihai

Introduction: Known as the world's strongest bounty hunter, he has taken away the time of countless pirates, so he is also called the "Time Eater". The first person is called "our generation". Although he verbally says that time cannot be wasted, he has a habit of talking too much. His weapon is a pair of silver needles similar to pointers.

Origin of the name: Latin for time (tempus)