On the deck floating on the sea.
"cough–!"
Bai Yu was lying in Luffy's arms, his face was pale and creepy, and he coughed up blood from his mouth from time to time.
There was a wound on his chest so deep that the bone could be seen, and blood was gushing out of it. There were small sword marks all over his upper body. The ring finger of his left hand was cut off, and the Yuejianjiu fell to the side.
The whole person's vitality gradually fades.
It seems like I will die at any moment.
"Don't worry."
"Your crew is still alive."
Hawkeye looked at Luffy who was crying bitterly, glanced at the straw hat on his head, and recalled meeting the red-haired Shanks who had just lost an arm. It seemed that his bet was right.
This group of people will take the world by storm.
"Iron cannot be cut!"
"It's because you still have hesitation in your heart. Your flame is not burning hot enough, and your heart is not firm enough."
"And the power in his body is too mixed."
"No matter what kind of power you carry, on the road to becoming strong, you have to integrate it into your body, penetrate it completely, feel everything, and recognize the world anew!"
"I'm looking forward to that day!"
"Step into the realm of swordsmanship! Bai Yu!"
Hawkeye stood on the boat, sheathed his black sword. His eyes swept over the two of them, finally stopping on Bai Yu.
"Ahem… ahem—"
"I am also…looking forward to fighting you again…"
As soon as Bai Yu finished speaking, he fell into a coma, and the Senzu Beans in his right hand rolled to the side. Luffy picked up the Senzu Beans with tears in his eyes.
He hurriedly stuffed it into Bai Yu's mouth.
"Straw Hat Boy."
"What is your goal?" Hawkeye's sharp eyes once again looked at Luffy who was holding Bai Yu.
"One Piece!"
When the latter heard this, he wiped away the tears from his eyes and answered seriously without hesitation.
"That's better than surpassing me…"
"There are roads that are several times more difficult and dangerous."
"I don't care."
"I just want to be one anyway!"
Luffy looked up and made a face at Hawkeye.
"A good team." Hawkeye curled up a smile, and the coffin boat slowly sailed away into the distance.
"Straw Hat Pirates…" His voice came from afar again: "I'll be waiting for you in the New World!"
"Bai Yu!" Just at this moment.
Hearing the shouts of his companions nearby, Luffy hugged Shirahisa and then stretched out his left hand, grabbed the side of the Merry, and took Shirahisa aboard.
on deck.
Seeing Bai Yu's many injuries.
And the missing part of the ring finger on the left hand.
Nami covered her mouth palely, and Zoro and Usopp were both shocked for a moment.
"Medicine…Bandage!"
Usopp quickly and carefully applied the prepared medicine to the slowly healing wound, and then performed a simple bandage, and only then did he feel relaxed.
Bai Yu's injuries were serious.
The injury takes about three minutes to heal.
As for when to wake up.
None of them knew it very clearly.
Luffy couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that Bai Yu's complexion had improved, but his expression was still solemn.
However, the straw hat on his head was pulled down so low that its shadow covered his eyes. He clenched his fists tightly and stabbed his palms with his fingertips, but he felt no pain at all and slowly fell into deep thought.
"I… am still too weak…"
"As a captain, his own strength has become a burden, and he can't even protect his own companions…"
"If only I could be stronger… a little bit stronger would be great!"
When they were sailing on the sea, Bai Yu had told him and Zoro about the Grand Line and the New World, but he only knew the truth after experiencing it himself.
The terrifying power displayed by Hawkeye.
It also made Luffy realize the strong sense of danger.
With this little strength, I can go to the Grand Line…
Then the Straw Hat Pirates will face more powerful enemies and even be destroyed in the sea.
…
Crick struggled to float to the surface of the sea.
He climbed up a deck of several meters in size in a rather awkward manner, stood up shakily, and looked in the direction where Hawkeye left and at the Merry not far away, and found that the white-haired boy was unconscious.
His face suddenly became confident.
"Hey, hey, hey—!"
"God help me! Hawkeye is finally gone, and that guy who used fire is completely unconscious!"
"Guys, take that one!"
A gloomy smile appeared on Click's ape-like face, and he stared at the Barati Restaurant.
However–
He screamed hard, but received no response.
"Hello!"
"You bunch of rubbish, get up!"
Click's face gradually became ugly. The golden armor reflected the dazzling light in the sun. He looked around, but found the pirates under his command.
No one responded to him.
On the sea.
There floated the remains of broken ships, shattered weapons, and remnants of wooden planks, as well as those——
The remains of the pirates torn apart by the aftermath of the sword energy!
"Wh…what?!"
Crick's eyes widened in disbelief.
This… no wonder there is no response.
Most of the people on the boat were about to starve to death, and now the boat has been chopped to pieces.
And not to mention before.
During the battle between Bai Yu and Hawkeye, some people had their arms cut off by the raging sword energy and black flames, while others were directly burned to ashes by the flames.
To avoid these horrific attacks.
These people chose to dive into the seabed, but as a result, more of them sank completely into the deep sea due to exhaustion and never surfaced again.
"Ship, Captain…"
A weak voice came.
Heard——
Click turned his head sharply and saw Palu, the last captain of his second team, struggling to lie on a piece of driftwood, covered in blood and with one arm missing.
"We are the only ones left…"
Click's pupils contracted violently.
But in the next second.
His expression began to twist into a hideous laugh.
At this moment he was completely crazy.
"Hahaha, but so what?! I am Click, the overlord of the East China Sea!" Then, he pointed at Barati fiercely: "Just grab this ship!"
"We can make a comeback!"
And at the sea restaurant, on the Bharati deck.
Sanji smoked a cigarette silently, but the smoke obscured his expression. Witnessing the battle between Zoro, Shirahisa, and Hawkeye touched his heart.
Through Zhepu's teachings.
He also knows how powerful the top experts are.
But that green algae-headed man was willing to risk his life for his dream.
And the deputy captain named Bai Yu is also one of them.
"Are these pirates willing to not even care about their own lives in order to fulfill their dreams?"
Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke. He seemed to have somewhat identified with this group of people. It was a very strange feeling.
"It's so noisy…"
Luffy's voice was low, but everyone could hear his anger. He slowly raised his head, his eyes colder than ever before: "Bai Yu is…resting!"
"And you guys…are so loud!"
"Straw Hat Boy?"
Click was stunned, then sneered: "Do you think you can beat me? I am the strongest in the East China Sea–"
Luffy lowered his head, the shadow of his straw hat covering his eyes, his fists clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound, his nails digging deeply into his palms, and his mind kept recalling everything that had happened before.
Zoro almost died.
Bai Yu's finger…is broken.
And I…can't do anything.
"Plop! Plop—!"
His heart began to beat violently, and blood rushed through his veins, making a dull and shocking drumming sound!