Crack… crack…

Cracker was instantly constricted by the white threads, leaving him with no ability to resist. Blood splattered, bones shattered, seeping through the threads in a blinding crimson.

From the moment Lance became an Ajin, the word "fear" had been erased from his dictionary forever!

Kaido of the Beasts? Big Mom? To Lance, they were nothing more than targets to be slaughtered sooner or later!

As for Jack the Drought and Cracker, they were merely gifts—no, more accurately, challenge letters—to the two Emperors, to let them know that their positions as Yonko were facing an enormous and unknown threat!

"Ahhh—!"

"No… don't kill me! Don't kill me! Whatever you want, my mama will give you something of equal value. I beg you, please spare me!"

Cracker had always been afraid of pain. The agony of broken bones and crushed flesh nearly made him pass out on the spot.

But he was still a pirate with a bounty of 860 million berries, so he wasn't going to be taken down that easily. Holding on to his last shred of consciousness, he pleaded for his life.

"I remember when you first saw me, your attitude wasn't like this at all!"

"Save your strength… You're a gift for Big Mom! You were the one who didn't know your place and came running to your own death!"

A cold light flashed in Lance's eyes.

This time, he didn't hold back. The threads constricted again.

Squelch!

Cracker was completely strangled by the white threads, killed on the spot!

"Little Black, come back and devour him."

At Lance's command, the small black creature that was feasting on Jack the Drought bolted toward him, pouncing on Cracker's exposed corpse after Lance removed his threads, and began to devour him in huge, ravenous bites.

"That leaves you, Caesar."

"Any last words before you die?"

Lance's cold gaze fell on the frozen Caesar. The moment Caesar felt that stare, a shiver ran down his spine, like he had fallen into an icy abyss, instantly snapping him back to reality.

"Sir! Hero! Great one!"

"Spare me! I'm just a poor man being used by others. Please, with your magnanimity, let me go!"

Caesar didn't hesitate to wail loudly, his cries and tears looking very real.

Thunk!

A bullet thread, coated in Armament Haki, pierced Caesar's thigh, sending blood spurting out.

Caesar instantly shut his mouth, too afraid to keep screaming, fearing that another move from Lance would execute him on the spot.

"Kill him first!"

At that moment, Monet, who had been watching from the side, flew over on her snowy wings and landed beside Lance.

"Caesar's artificial Devil Fruit experiments are already near completion. If you give him a little more time, mass production of artificial Devil Fruits will no longer be a problem!"

"Keeping him alive could bring you enormous wealth!"

"You said you wanted to dominate the world, right? With enough wealth, the entire world will bow to you!" Monet said earnestly.

"Finished talking?" Lance glanced at her.

"You need money. Caesar's existence will make it much easier for you!" Monet insisted.

"She's right! I'm the only one in the world who knows how to make artificial Devil Fruits! I'm willing to work for you—I guarantee I can make you a fortune!" Caesar quickly added.

Squelch!

Before he could finish, Lance raised his hand and shot another bullet thread from his fingertips, piercing Caesar right between the eyebrows, ending his life instantly.

"You still killed him…" Monet sighed.

"I told you before—don't use your common thinking to measure me," Lance said indifferently. "Money, power… those things are at my fingertips."

"I don't need to rely on anyone!"

With that, Lance turned and left.

He knew Monet was only trying to help him by persuading him to keep Caesar alive, using the profits from the artificial Devil Fruits and other experimental results to dominate the underworld.

But as Lance said, getting money was never a challenge for him.

As long as he wanted something, there was nothing in this world he couldn't get!

Returning to Jack the Drought, he found him already covered in jagged wounds, bleeding heavily, his legs trembling.

Countless intersecting cuts covered his body like whip marks, each one feeling like a slap across Jack's face, filling him with endless rage.

But no matter how furious he got, he couldn't break free from Lance's bindings and could only endure as the IBMs continued to carve wounds into his body!

"Bastard… if you have the guts, just kill me!"

Jack's bloodshot eyes glared at Lance, almost bursting with rage. If looks could kill, Lance would have been obliterated on the spot.

"Kill you?"

"No… that would be too easy on you. You've only got just over ten thousand wounds right now—you're still far from the hundred twenty-three thousand six hundred you owe."

Behind Lance, a throne made of stone rose up. He sat down casually, gazing at Jack with a lazy posture.

"Hmph… aahhhh!!!"

"Damn you!! If I have even a single breath left, I'll tear you apart without hesitation!"

Jack felt like an animal in a zoo, being watched by Lance like a pet. His pride and dignity were being trampled, and his entire body trembled with rage.

"Don't worry," Lance said calmly. "You won't have a single breath left… and not even your corpse will remain."

"While you're still alive, take this time to repent for your past crimes… you don't have much time left."

Then, a familiar surge of energy rose within Lance.

"Life energy has reached its limit. Breaking the boundary. Congratulations, you have obtained 1 IBM. You can now summon: 9 IBMs!"

"Life energy has reached its limit. Breaking the boundary. Congratulations, you have obtained 1 IBM. You can now summon: 10 IBMs!"

"Life energy has reached its limit. Breaking the boundary. Congratulations, you have obtained 1 IBM. You can now summon: 11 IBMs!"

"Life energy has reached its limit. Breaking the boundary. Congratulations, you have obtained 1 IBM. You can now summon: 12 IBMs!"

The system notifications rang out one after another—Cracker had just provided him with four extra IBMs!

"As expected from one of the Sweet Commanders, way more generous than Doflamingo. All at once, four IBMs!"

"In that case, I won't hold back—twelve at once! I'm going to carve one million, two hundred thirty-six thousand wounds into Jack the Drought!"

"Jack… enjoy your thousand-fold punishment!"

(End of Chapter)

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