Chapter 77 Infant
Daset's family originally helped noble lords build Palaces. Later, after helping a noble lord complete the construction of a Palace, his Parents disappeared. Realizing something was wrong, Daset fled almost overnight and, after drifting on the Grand Line for a while, became a Pirate.
Because his Parents had once cultivated him as a successor and placed high expectations on him in architecture, he had a better understanding of the secret layouts within some Buildings. This also allowed him to gather a group of Pirates around him and become a small leader.
In contrast, the other members of the small group around Daset were either unable to bear the oppression of the local Nobles, or had accidentally killed someone in a conflict and had nowhere to go, so they simply joined the Pirates.
Or they were young people who went to sea with dreams of getting rich.
Daset only briefly observed the Great Hall and then stopped looking closely. Afterwards, he led the Pirates around him to a luxurious Room.
Along the way, several Corpses had already fallen in these Houses. There were Pirates, Navy, CP Members in Uniform, and Slaves.
It could be said that forces from all sides had engaged in a free-for-all here.
"Tsk, tsk, Daset, it seems we're not the only group who has set their sights on this place?"
A Pirate poked at the Corpse on the Ground with the Sailor Knife in his hand and said with some regret.
Daset didn't answer, but instead observed the layout of the Room for a while. Soon, he clapped his hands to attract the attention of those around him and said triumphantly, "Found it."
"A Secret Chamber?"
The crowd immediately perked up. After all, in this kind of luxurious Building, if a Secret Chamber appeared, it was likely to be a treasure room.
"Mm."
Daset nodded, then went to the luxurious big bed in the Room. After pushing aside the Corpse lying on the bed, he reached out and twisted something on the headboard a few times. With the sound of gears turning, the Dressing Table in the Room moved directly to the side, revealing a Passage.
After the Dressing Table moved, it revealed a narrow Passage behind it, which was pitch black inside. Daset wasn't in a hurry to go in. He just stood there, squinting at the Passage inside.
The Pirates behind him were itching to move, but seeing that Daset hadn't acted, they all suppressed the restlessness in their hearts.
After all, since the establishment of this small group, it wasn't that no one had disobeyed Daset's words, but those people were ultimately buried under various Traps.
Having the best examples, these Pirates, who were originally of an impetuous nature, had also developed the habit of patiently waiting before Daset acted. After all, Life is only once, and if it's gone, it's really gone.
They waited like this for a few minutes. The Pirates behind him were getting a little impatient. After all, there were still quite a few Navy around them. If they got blocked, it would mostly be over.
Just then, Daset signaled to the Pirates behind him to pick up a bench and throw it into the pitch-black Passage.
Almost at the same time as the bench fell into the pitch-black Passage, a "bang!" Rumbling Sound suddenly came from inside the Passage. Even the light from the Gunpowder being ignited allowed Daset to see the scene inside the Passage.
The Rumbling Sound startled several Pirates. Immediately afterwards, they saw Daset wave to them, and then several Pirates quickly rushed into the Passage.
In this kind of narrow Passage that can only accommodate one person at a time, there is no Space to dodge at all. If someone is hiding inside, just one Gun can hold it. He deliberately waited a few minutes to make the person possibly hiding inside keep their nerves tense. When the person inside fired the first Gun, it would be the best opportunity to take the offensive.
After all, at this time, the mainstream Weapon was still the old-fashioned Flintlock Gun. Loading a Bullet once required a lot of effort. After firing one shot, Daset wouldn't give the opponent time to reload.
Of course, if the opponent had other loaded Flintlock Guns in their hands, then he could only avenge the Companions who rushed in first with tears in his eyes.
"Ah! Bang! Bang!"
Accompanied by a shrill female voice, two more gunshots rang out in the Passage, followed by a muffled groan. Obviously, an unlucky fellow had taken two shots alone.
The Passage was actually only about ten meters long. Almost immediately after the first unlucky fellow who took two shots fell to the Ground, the other Pirates rushed past, stepping on the unlucky fellow's Corpse in the blink of an eye.
After Daset went in, he discovered that the End of the Passage was a Room. Inside, there were many Gold and Silver Treasures, as well as many Weapons inlaid with various Gems and beautifully decorated.
At this time, three Flintlock Guns, engraved with patterns and inlaid with Gems, were thrown on the Ground. Obviously, these three Guns were used to fire just now.
And the person who fired these three Weapons was now pinned to the Ground.
Looking at the beautiful face of the woman pinned to the Ground and the Companion beside him who was starting to unbuckle his belt, Daset didn't have much of a reaction.
In his years as a Pirate, his conscience had been almost completely abandoned. Under the woman's despairing gaze, Daset slowly walked to the innermost part of the Room, where there were traces of something being moved.
After pushing aside everything blocking there with the Sword in his hand, a smile appeared on Daset's face.
After spending some effort, he finally found the Hidden Compartment. When Daset opened the Hidden Compartment.
There was no Secret Treasure as expected. Accompanied by the "wah~ wah~ wah~ wah~" crying sound of an Infant, the smile on Daset's face froze.
"Daset, do you want to have some fun? No wonder she's a woman from a noble lord's family, that skin, that Flavor."
"Sigh, how come there are still two kids? Forget it, they won't survive anyway, might as well liberate them now."
Saying that, he raised his Sword to chop down.
Daset didn't hesitate and directly raised his Sword to block the opponent's attack.
"Being hidden with so much effort, they might be descendants of some big shot. Maybe whether we can escape smoothly or not will depend on them..."
Boom!
Before Daset could finish speaking, he heard a Rumbling Sound coming. Then, sunlight suddenly poured into the Secret Chamber that should have been sealed. A tall and Haki-filled figure, like a god in the sunlight, revealed a bright smile.
"Yo, hello there."
All of this happened in a flash of Lightning. At this moment, Daset and the others were completely dumbfounded, staring blankly at the man who suddenly appeared.
But after all, they were all vicious and evil Pirates. No matter who came, they directly chose to strike first to gain the advantage. Even before one Pirate could draw the Gun at his waist, he pulled out another Gun and shot at the Enemy.
And in the originally despairing gaze of the woman pinned to the Ground, hope reappeared with Roger's appearance.
Then, with force and a "pop" sound, she overturned the Pirate behind her, and picked up a delicate object from the side and smashed it towards the Pirate's head. Bang! With the gunshot, the woman's Corpse fell limply onto the Pirate.
And the battle on the other side also ended almost instantly. As a Top Expert on the Grand Line, dealing with these Cannon Fodder didn't even require a single move.
"This is really troublesome. I guess I'm going to be scolded by Rayleigh again when I get back."
Looking at the two little guys and listening to the huge shouts of killing, the whistling of Shells, and the sound of explosions outside, Roger was also a little helpless.
He could choose to leave these two Infants here, but in this chaotic situation, the survival rate of these two children was almost zero. And handing them over to the Navy? Just kidding, the Navy would rather kill the people handed over by a Great Pirate than let them go.
(End of Chapter)