Wilbur was certain that David wasn't acting; otherwise, he wouldn't have made that phone call, or rather, the call wouldn't have been so serious, and he certainly wouldn't have directly called Cass.

Judging from the weakness in his voice, he was truly injured, and his words came out in fits and starts.

"Hurry, come, save me... Everyone come, Cass, Wilbur, you all have to come, do your best, I can't hold on any longer!"

These were David's words at the time, and Wilbur didn't believe they were false.

Moreover, they hadn't communicated beforehand, so Wilbur immediately contacted Cass, and the two sailed the warship directly in the direction indicated by David's Life Paper.

Of course, Wilbur reported to Kuro during the journey.

After all, the accident happened on their flight path, and they failed Mr. Kuro's instructions, so they had to report it.

"Be careful, pay attention to the situation, and if things get too difficult, try to stall for time until I get there."

These were Kuro's last words.

After all, he is still in the East Blue. Even if Kuro flies at full speed, it would take a long time to get from the East Blue to the New World.

"Alas... our dereliction of duty!" Wilbur sighed as he looked at the silent Den Den Mushi.

"It was indeed our dereliction of duty!"

Cass walked over at this moment, his expression solemn. "We shouldn't have listened to David. This makes us fail Mr. Kuro's instructions. The mission is important, but we are the Navy, and we are Mr. Kuro's subordinates. It's too shameful to fail to complete even the most basic task!"

“You’re right.” Wilbur nodded. “We’ve lost face with Mr. Kuro and violated justice.”

He shouldn't have agreed to David's request to stall Cass. Although Mr. Kuro's mission of justice is important, or even the most important, they also need to complete the tasks assigned by Mr. Kuro.

Mr. Kuro's decision to have them protect the shipping route means that regardless of who lives on the islands within the route, as long as they are not pirates, they are all objects of protection.

This is the most obvious task. If you can't even do this well, what are you talking about justice and faith!

Wilbur felt guilty for his previous selfishness and looked at Cass.

Sure enough, he was still far behind the person who had been following Mr. Kuro from the very beginning.

Cass never hesitates; he always has a direction in what he does.

We still need to learn more and study Mr. Kuro's sense of justice more thoroughly!

"It should be just ahead!"

Cass stared at the approaching island, opened his Den Den Mushi, and instructed the naval soldiers on the accompanying warship, "Be prepared. We don't know how many pirates there are, so be careful!"

They saw two ships anchored near the island; they belonged to the Kingdom of Dressrosa!

Four warships quickly approached the area, and a large number of sailors swiftly descended from the hulls using ropes or ran quickly down the side steps, landing in unison on the shallows.

This island is a typical small island with nothing much nearby, just a shallow beach and a piece of land in front of it. The land isn't very big; although you can't see the end of it at a glance, it's not far off.

From the moment the navy landed, Cass could vaguely see the outlines of a group of people surrounding them.

And the direction the Life Paper moved was also there.

"Get ready! Right there!"

Cass shouted and led the navy forward.

At this moment, in the center of this small island, there is a high earthen mound. On the mound is a simple wooden chair, the only chair on the entire island. Sitting in the chair is a young man who looks to be in his thirties.

He sat there, propping his cheek up with one hand, looking ahead with great interest.

At the same time, in his other hand he gripped several chains—not real chains, but rather phantom chains—that stretched forward, connecting David, clad in wolf knight armor, amidst the group of richly dressed nobles and soldiers. The phantom chains pierced David's heart.

"Heh heh heh, your reinforcements have arrived..."

The young man chuckled twice, tightening the chains with his hands. "But that will only become my reinforcements, my help. David, submit to me, accept my ideas. You are the king, the greatest among the nobles. I don't know what you're hesitating about."

"You! Don't! Think about it!"

A heavy sound came from inside the armor. David knelt on the ground, his body heaving, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

"Hmph hmph hmph..."

The young man chuckled again, stood up, and slowly walked downstairs. "You've held out for two days already, David. Why bother? I think your Dressrosa development model is quite good, but unfortunately, you actually slaughtered the nobles. We are the ones who should be in charge of the rules of this world. It's alright, it's alright. Once I conquer you, you will become my king's king and spread my kingdom throughout the world."

As he spoke, he looked around and said, "Don't you all agree?"

Around him, those richly dressed nobles whom he had 'captured' all nodded in agreement: "That's right, Lord Karami, you are our king."

The soldiers belonging to Dressrosa, though somewhat distressed by David's condition, still said:

"I also want to be a nobleman, King David, no, David, if you make me a nobleman and give me land..."

"Don't talk about that! We have a new king now, and Karami will give us everything we want!"

"What Karami? That's the Karami King!"

"King Karami! King Karami!" a group of soldiers shouted.

"See, that's it."

The young man named Karami walked up to David, looked down at him, and clenched his fist, giving it a tug. "So, obediently submit."

The tugged chains made their shadows appear even fainter, causing David to grunt and instinctively lower his head.

This scene brought a smile to Karami's face.

He won't last long; sooner or later, he'll be under his control.

In terms of strength, he was certainly no match for David, and even these soldiers could have taken him down, but his abilities were simply too good.

They were too careless. They were locked in by his ability the moment they met him, and then gradually assimilated by themselves.

With a henchman as strong as David, he would have a place in the New World.

"no way!!"

Suddenly, David shouted and straightened up a little.

"I refuse to acknowledge this corrupt world of nobility. I have learned what true justice is, what true mission is. The Pansha family now has only one master! And that master is not you!!"

"Your willpower is so strong, it only makes me want to conquer you even more."

Karami smiled, looking at the gradually emerging silhouettes of the crowd on the other side of the island, and said with a smile, "You said you didn't want to submit to me, but wasn't that phone call something you made after you had your mind turned to me and your abilities were assimilated? I should thank you for giving me a group of loyal marines."