Immediately after, their bodies began to move uncontrollably. They slowly straightened up from the bowing position and assumed a kneeling position.
"Clang~"
Kid and Law trembled as they involuntarily drew out their weapons.
Gripping their swords tightly with both hands, they slowly pressed the sharp tips toward their hearts.
As the sword's tip drew closer to his chest, Kid tried his best to resist but could only slightly slow down its speed. Anxiety consumed him, causing the veins on his forehead to throb violently. He spoke urgently.
"Hey!! You two, come up with a plan quickly! If this continues, we'll really die here!"
"Don't order me around! How many times do I have to tell you?!" Trafalgar Law was also irritated.
At that moment, even he couldn't control his own body. He was in the same situation as Kid.
"Ah? Are you guys in trouble?" Luffy's voice suddenly rang out.
Kid and Law instinctively turned their heads to look.
There stood Luffy, strangulating his own neck with both hands.
However, as a rubber man, choking his own neck seemed to have no effect on him.
Observing Luffy's relaxed expression, they contemplated the situation where they had exhausted themselves resisting the swords with all their might.
Furiously, both of them yelled at Luffy.
"What the hell are you doing?!"
Just as Kid, Law, and Luffy were arguing, an untimely gunshot echoed through the air.
"Boom!"
The three of them turned their heads to see a Marine soldier's head pierced by a bullet.
Crimson blood mixed with white fragments splattered around.
The Marine soldier collapsed to the ground without any further movement.
"Thump!"
At that moment, the three of them noticed.
The many Marines who had surrounded the auction house, much like themselves, were either kneeling or pointing their guns at their own heads, or positioning their swords against their hearts.
Death loomed before them, enveloping their bodies and minds with fear.
They gritted their teeth, desperately attempting to halt their own actions. But no matter how hard they struggled, they couldn't prevent the impending doom!
"This is unbearable!"
"Ah!!!"
They screamed in horror, tears streaming down their faces.
In the next second, one after another, they pulled the trigger or thrust the sharp blades into their hearts.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...."
In a mere moment, Marines fell apart at their own hands.
Some resisted stubbornly, but their resistance was short-lived. Eventually, they succumbed to their own demise.
"Bang!"
"Puff!"
Witnessing this horrifying scene, Kid, Law, and Luffy felt terror gripping their hearts!
Once fearless, they now wore expressions of fear.
Their trembling eyes conveyed the boundless terror they had buried deep within.
"This... This can't be real!"
"Are you kidding me?! How can I die here?! Stop, damn it!" Kid roared at the sky, veins bulging all over his body.
Nevertheless, the sword in his hands continued to press against his heart, slowly piercing his skin.
Meanwhile, inside the auction house...
Rayleigh carried the injured Hatchan on his back and directed Camie, Nami, and the others to evacuate through the path he had cleared.
Just as Nami and the rest stepped into the opened passage, Rayleigh prepared to follow.
Suddenly, a calm voice resonated from the entrance, reaching every corner of the auction house.
"Where do you think you're going, Rayleigh?"
Upon hearing this sudden and unfamiliar voice, Rayleigh, who was about to enter the passage, and Nami and the others who had already entered, turned around instinctively, their gazes fixed on the entrance.
No one appeared before them.
However, Rayleigh and the others distinctly heard approaching footsteps, growing louder with each passing moment.
Soon, Carnes and Albedo emerged one after the other onto the raised platform at the entrance of the auction house.
Upon seeing Carnes' appearance and recognizing his familiar face, Rayleigh furrowed his brows.
Carnes, who was at the entrance of the auction house, peered down at Rayleigh and the others below. He spoke slowly.
"Long time no see, Rayleigh!"
Upon hearing Carnes say, "Long time no see," Rayleigh's memory instantly clicked.
He had come across newspaper articles about this person not long ago, but he hadn't expected Carnes to confront him so soon.
With a faint smile on his lips, Rayleigh entrusted Hatchan, who was on his back, to Sanji by his side.
"Hatchan, I'll leave him to you for now."
"Rayleigh, what are you doing?" Hatchan asked in surprise.
Nami, Sanji, and the others looked on, puzzled.
Rayleigh didn't offer much explanation, but instead turned to face Carnes.
A solemn expression settled on Rayleigh's face as he gradually stepped away from the passageway.
"It's him!" Robin suddenly spoke up amidst the perplexed group.
Everyone turned their attention to Robin, wearing questioning expressions.
"Him? Who is this 'he' that you're referring to?"
"Robin, do you know him?"
Robin glanced at Brook before calmly responding.
"That person is the Carnes mentioned by Brook earlier, the captain of the Gale Emperor Pirates!"
Upon learning Carnes' true identity from Robin, Nami was taken aback. She turned abruptly and gazed at Carnes, who stood in opposition to Rayleigh.
"That's him?! Carnes, captain of the Gale Emperor Pirates, with a bounty of 1,093,000,000 Berries?!"
Taking two steps forward, Robin arrived at Nami's side and leisurely observed Carnes.
"He knows, Rayleigh, and said it's been a while since they met. Now it seems that Brook's recollection was correct."
"This man named Carnes is one of the remnants from the old era, that had been erased from history!"
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As Robin spoke, Sanji, Hatchan, and the others were slightly taken aback.
"The old era...?"
"The remnants?"
"What's this?"
"Brook? Do you know that guy?" Sanji turned his head and looked at Brook beside him.
Brook shook his head slightly.
"No, I don't really know him. I can only say that I've heard of him! He was a great pirate who had already made a name for himself when I was still alive!"
Upon hearing this, Sanji's expression immediately changed.
He looked at Brook in disbelief, then turned his head to look at Carnes standing at the entrance of the Auction House.
"While Brook was still alive... a pirate who was already famous? Does that mean he existed forty or fifty years ago?"
"Is this... a joke?! His age seems to be about the same as ours?!"
Sanji couldn't believe what he had heard so far.
His eyes trembled slightly, and he had a look of disbelief on his face.
"We aren't joking, you can tell from the fact that Rayleigh knows him." Robin turned to Sanji and continued.
"But more importantly, I want to know what he did in the first place to make the World Government erase every trace of his existence."
Rayleigh walked to the edge of the stage, looked up at Carnes directly above, and smiled again.
"I never expected you to still be alive. How have you been, my "old friend"?
It's been forty years since we last saw each other, and how did you got so young, it would be really helpful if you shared your secret with me, living in this old body is really tiresome."
Rayleigh's words went unanswered.
Carnes looked at Rayleigh and whispered instructions to Albedo.
"No need to intervene."
"I understand." Albedo closed her eyes and nodded respectfully.
Then, Carnes began to descend the stairs slowly, heading towards Rayleigh below.
"Clang~"
As he walked, there was a crisp sound of a sword being unsheathed.
The Eclipse on Carnes' waist was drawn in response.
Witnessing this scene, Rayleigh shook his head helplessly and smiled, then turned to Hatchan and the others.
"You all go first! I won't be able to join you for a while, but Hatchan knows where to take you."
Upon hearing Rayleigh's words, everyone suddenly snapped out of their daze. The situation in front of them seemed more complicated than they had imagined.
After giving Rayleigh a deep look, Robin turned to her comrades and said, "Let's go! we can't be of any assistance here."
Sanji, Nami, and the others glanced at Robin and nodded in agreement.
Immediately, they stopped hesitating and ran out of the passage.
Seeing everyone leave, Rayleigh turned his head, picked up a weapon from the ground that was relatively handy, and then looked at Carnes once again.
"Then, let's begin!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Rayleigh dashed towards Carnes with a long sword in hand.
At the same time, Carnes made his move, pulling out the "Eclipse" and meeting Rayleigh head-on!
In the blink of an eye, their swords clashed, producing a resounding sound as the sharp blades sliced through the air.
What followed was a tremendous roar, the result of their swords colliding with terrifying power.
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!"
Even the solid slate beneath them couldn't withstand the aftermath of their intense battle and cracked, collapsing layer by layer.
"Boom! Boom..."
The gravel and dust were shaken by the tremendous shockwaves, and a thick cloud of dust enveloped the two combatants.
But the dust cloud quickly dissipated as their attacks continued.
"Swish Swish Swish!!"
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
The sound of iron clashing rang out continuously, and sparks flew around them, yet their swords never truly met!
Their movements were so fast that only a few afterimages remained in their wake.
With Haki enveloping his blade, Rayleigh's eyes focused as he seized an opportunity to strike at Carnes.
Carnes reacted swiftly, swiftly retracting his body and evading Rayleigh's attack.
"Clang!"
Rayleigh's missed blow struck the ground with a crisp sound.
In the next moment, the tremendous force contained in Rayleigh's strike descended.
Followed by a loud
"Bang!"
The ground split open, forming a terrifying chasm over a meter wide!
"Boom!!"
Witnessing this, Carnes also took a step forward and retaliated.
The Eclipse emitting a faint red light swung directly towards Rayleigh's head.
Although Carnes' sword was incredibly fast, Rayleigh leaned down sharply and narrowly dodged the strike.
However, the slanted wall behind him wasn't as fortunate.
With an ear-piercing clang, Carnes sliced through the entire ceiling of the enormous Auction House!
"Boom~"
"Boom!"
Meanwhile, in the escape passage...
Robin and the others, upon hearing the intense battle behind them, instinctively halted and looked back...
They observed the indiscernible movements and felt the terrifying aura emanating from each clash between Carnes and Rayleigh.
Sanji and the others couldn't help but feel a wave of fear surging through their hearts.
Their bodies trembled involuntarily.
"Are these two... Are they even human?" Sanji's eyes quivered, and his voice became hoarse.
Chopper, Usopp, Nami, and the others were similarly affected, their bodies trembling in response to the immense energy released by the fight between Carnes and Rayleigh.
Even though they weren't on the battlefield themselves, the overwhelming presence was enough to instill a profound sense of dread within them!
"So fast! I can't see their movements at all!"
"Are these two... monsters?"
"Just the faint aura emanating from this battle is enough to make me tremble. If I were facing them... I'd probably be killed instantly, right?"
Everyone murmured softly, their faces pale.
At that moment, they truly grasped their own insignificance and comprehended what it meant to face a truly formidable opponent!
They were witnessing a level of power that they couldn't fathom, an unreachable height!
Outside the Auction House...
The moment when battle raged within the Auction House,
Kid, Law, and Luffy suddenly felt a weight lifted from their bodies.
In the next second, Kid and Law withdrew the sword that had already pierced into their chest and almost pierced their heart at the same time, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow.
Without hesitation, they tossed the weapons aside and collapsed onto the grass, gasping for air, experiencing the sensation of narrowly escaping death.
It was the first time they had felt the fear of death so deeply.
"We... we survived?!" Law's eyes trembled, his voice quivering.
Kid, on the other hand, clenched his teeth tightly and muttered under his breath, filled with anger.
"That... bastard!!"
Even now, his body continued to tremble slightly.
He had no control over it, nor over the vivid image of Carnes that appeared in his mind.
Whenever he thought about the encounter with Carnes earlier, Kid would shudder, overwhelmed by an intense fear of the figure in his mind.
It was an opponent he could never hope to defeat!
A terrifying adversary whose strength far surpassed his own, rendering him utterly helpless and unable to resist!
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