Chapter 296 - 296: Imu's Recruitment

Through the vision of the City of Devouring Time, Hera saw Imu's true face. A look of disappointment appeared on her face as she sighed, "How could it be like this..."

Imu, possessing Gunko, looked at Hera on the battlefield and the surviving members of the Beasts Pirates, questioning her, "Where are Big Mom and Luffy? Where did they go?"

Hera shrugged. "I don't know. You know they have the power of the Mirror-Mirror Fruit. I don't know where they went either; it felt like they just suddenly vanished."

Imu's gaze shifted to the Mirror World surface on Perona's spirit dress; he had already sensed the aura of the Mirror-Mirror Fruit within it.

However, since things had come to this, Imu did not expose Hera's lie. He ignored her subordinates and the survivors of the Beasts Pirates, instead asking:

"Nightmare Admiral, come with me to the Holy Land."

Hera nodded. Avoiding Imu's outstretched hand, she stepped into the Pentagram array with a smile. "Since Lord Imu personally invited me, then I must certainly go."

Hearing Hera call out his true name, Imu was somewhat shocked. But despite his shock, he didn't let it show on his face, continuing to activate the Pentagram.

Hera sent a telepathic message to Kuina: "Imprison them for now. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Then, at the moment she was about to disappear, Haoshoku erupted from Hera's body, pressing down on the Three Disasters. The massive amount of Conqueror's Haki directly pinned the three of them to the ground, leaving them with no room for resistance in an instant.

"Alright, this way, it'll be easier for you to take over."

Beside Hera, Imu, who was maintaining the array, was also quite shaken by Hera's Haoshoku. He had to use all the power of this possession to stabilize the array's operation.

In the blink of an eye, Hera had followed Gunko to Pangea Castle in Mary Geoise.

The Gorosei watched the suddenly appearing Hera and the somewhat weakened Lady Gunko beside her, instantly becoming alert. All five of them stood up from their seats in unison and surrounded Hera.

Black mist faintly emerged from the Gorosei as the five of them encircled Hera.

Saint Garling frowned, his hand moving to his scabbard as he glared at the surrounded Hera. "How did you get here?"

Looking at the five people before her who were as if facing a great enemy, Hera raised her hands and looked at the Gorosei with a playful expression. "Is this the pinnacle of power in the World Government? Truly like monsters."

"However, I was invited by your master. Is it really appropriate for you to treat me like this?"

Imu's voice rang out at just the right moment: "Bring her to the Flower Room. Mu wants to see her."

Hera shrugged and said, "What do you think? Take me there."

Saint Garling still wanted to bring out a pair of seastone handcuffs, but before he could even hand them over, Hera snatched them away. The indestructible Sea Stone was like a small cracker in Hera's hands.

She crushed it directly with two fingers. If one looked closely, a faint white light could be seen in Hera's hand.

"Is this your attitude toward guests? Gorosei, if this is how it is, I'll have to reconsider whether to follow his arrangements."

The atmosphere froze for a moment until Imu's voice rang out again, this time filled with anger.

"Mu said, Mu wants to see her."

Beside them, Satan Saint still wanted to dissuade Imu: "But, the Nightmare Admiral's strength..."

Before he could finish, black smoke erupted from his body. Satan Saint's originally robust physique suddenly shriveled up, and he let out a low groan of pain.

Seeing Satan Saint's shriveling figure, the other four quickly said, "Yes, Lord. We will take the Nightmare Admiral to the Flower Room immediately."

Only then did the black mist release Satan Saint. In just those few short seconds, Satan Saint's figure had gone from being relatively robust to a frail, thin shadow.

His once somewhat portly frame was now so thin that one could even see the bones beneath his suit.

The black gas exhaled by Satan Saint drifted toward Hera, and the City of Devouring Time swallowed this energy. Feeling the life essence that originally belonged to Satan Saint, Hera nodded with satisfaction.

"In that case, I'll forgive the five of you for your rudeness. Take me there."

After the other four exchanged glances, it was Saint Garling, who had just joined and had the least seniority, who stood up and led Hera to the Flower Room.

Along the way, Hera's City of Devouring Time spread silently throughout the Holy Land, bringing all the sights of the Holy Land within her range.

Suddenly, the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land found that the slaves who used to serve them had vanished from the palaces, along with numerous treasures.

The furious Celestial Dragons sought out the World Government's CP9 members, demanding an explanation.

But those CP9 members were also at a loss in this situation; they could only endure the Celestial Dragons' anger while searching for the missing slaves.

When they reached the Prison, they discovered that even the slaves held there had been rescued without anyone noticing.

Walking along the path, Hera felt the chaos she had caused and the ugly behavior of the Celestial Dragons who were now without their slaves, and she suddenly burst out laughing.

Just as she wanted to kill a few Celestial Dragons she couldn't stand, Saint Garling beside her suddenly spoke: "Nightmare Admiral, that's enough. Don't continue with your pranks."

Hera then retracted her City of Devouring Time and nodded. Anyway, there would still be chances. Letting these Celestial Dragons die so easily would indeed not be worth it.

Before long, Hera would personally fight her way in through the front gate, shattering their hopes and making them wish for death rather than life.

This time, saving these suffering people was enough. Currently, in Sabaody Archipelago and the Four Seas under Hera's jurisdiction, there wasn't even a trace of slave criminals left.

Letting these people who wanted to curry favor with the Celestial Dragons for wealth and power experience what the slaves they had captured before went through would also be quite good.

Soon, Saint Garling led Hera to the door of the Flower Room. After pushing the door open, he stood aside like a sentry.

Only Hera entered the Flower Room and saw Imu amidst the sea of flowers.

As if already knowing that the black mist on his body was ineffective against Hera, he directly dispersed the black mist that had always been gathered around him, revealing his true form before her.

The many flowers in the Flower Room suddenly swayed as if they had life, looking as though demons had possessed the flowers and begun to dance.

Imu looked at Hera and asked slowly, "Mu can feel it... you aren't a person of this world, are you?"

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