Being controlled by someone
"The same dream world?"
Shanks's face fell, "Are you saying that our dreams last night were manipulated?"
Beckman nodded. "That's right. It's impossible for so many people to experience similar scenes at the same time in an ordinary dream. Also, did you notice that we woke up at almost the same time? Too many coincidences are no longer coincidences."
Everyone looked thoughtful.
A flash of memory flashed in Gulishati's eyes: "So, I seem to have seen a small town in my dream."
Jesus frowned and said, "I think I saw some people fighting, and I saw all kinds of animal balloons floating in the sky."
Hongo asked doubtfully, "But we don't seem to be in any danger. Who is controlling all this? What's their purpose? Are they just trying to scare us?"
Merry: "No, I think Beckman broke the dream before the other party could do anything dangerous to us."
Monsta nodded in agreement: "Haha~~"
"So, it was Beckman who saved us? Thanks, First Officer."
"As expected of Beckman! I didn't notice anything wrong at all."
"I didn't find anything either."
"Me too."
......
Shanks stroked his chin, excitement flashing in his eyes.
In his dream, Shanks was just a hospital bed, but when he thought about it now, he could still see the scene he saw at that time.
He smiled widely and suggested excitedly, "This sounds very interesting. There must be something really fun here. Let's go on an adventure to the island."
"Good idea! We must find out who's behind this." Rhyme Jones agreed immediately. Damn it! He had to find the person who dared to turn him into a pig!
"I agree too!"
"Take me with you too!"
Everyone responded and was eager to try, eager to uncover the secrets of the unknown island and find out who was behind it.
These guys~ Beckman smiled helplessly, they are so excited and have no sense of crisis at all!
However, Beckman had no intention of stopping everyone. After all, this kind of unknown adventure was the greatest fun of being a pirate.
Beckman: "In that case, let's go to the island and take a look. However, everyone should be careful, there may be greater dangers hidden on the island."
Shanks smiled and patted Beckman's shoulder, assuring him, "Hahaha, Beckman, don't worry, I'm here."
Snake was a little worried: "This place is so strange, the shore may not be safe. We must leave enough people on the boat to guard it and prevent anyone from destroying our boat."
Staying on the boat? It feels a bit boring~
A hint of pity flashed in everyone's eyes, but no one objected.
Beckman: "Everyone seems eager to go ashore. In that case, let's draw lots to decide the candidates."
"Yes."
The results of the draw came out: Shanks, Gulishati, Meli, Beckman, Gab, and Lime Jones drew the lots to go to the island, while Jesus, Hongo, Lachi Lu, Uta, Snake, Punch, and Monsta stayed on the boat.
"Everyone who stays on the boat should be careful. If anything goes wrong, signal immediately."
"No problem, Captain, just rest assured."
"Okay, let's go, guys."
“┗|｀O′|┛Ah~~”
Shanks and his group walked towards the island. Merry, as usual, climbed onto Shanks' head and perched on his straw hat.
The sky grew brighter and brighter, and the rising sun cast its light all over the island.
Shanks and the others walked along the ill-formed path and climbed to the top of the hill, where their view suddenly opened up.
Not far away, a village came into view.
After seeing the layout of the village clearly, Meli couldn't help but exclaimed.
Gulishati asked with concern: "Meli-chan, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Merry pointed at the village in front of him with his tentacle and said uneasily, "This...this place looks exactly like in my dream!"
What?
A hint of surprise flashed in everyone's eyes, and their expressions became solemn.
"It seems that there is a great connection between our dreams and this island."
"Everyone, cheer up. We must not fall into the same trap again this time."
Shanks and the others continued to move towards the village, staying extremely alert along the way and carefully observing everything around them.
Strangely, along the way, Meli and his friends did not encounter any of the dangers they had imagined.
When they entered the village, nothing dangerous happened.
Melidong looked around and took in everything around him. He found that the villagers on the island seemed to be even more frightened than he was. They were all hiding in their homes, secretly looking at them through the cracks in the windows.
Occasionally, a few whispers were heard, but they were quickly suppressed, as if Shanks and the others were regarded as a flood and beast, and they were afraid to avoid them.
Shanks and the others continued forward with serious expressions until they reached the middle of the village, but still no danger occurred.
Apart from being very quiet, it looks like any other village.
What is going on?
Logically speaking, the person who controls the dream should come from this island, and the other party will not let them go easily.
But why, after so long, no action has been taken against them?
Beckman looked around warily and whispered, "The person behind this might be hiding nearby, secretly observing us, waiting for the right moment to strike."
"No matter what the other party is going to do, since the enemy won't move, then I will move." Shanks didn't like being led by the nose and waiting passively, so he decided to take the initiative.
Shanks randomly chose an ordinary house and strode forward. He raised his hand and was about to knock on the door when he suddenly felt dizzy and the surrounding scenery became blurry.
not good!
Almost everyone realized something was wrong in an instant, but there was still no time to react. They just felt their eyes go dark and they lost consciousness.
However, they are experienced pirates after all. Since they have long known that there are dangers lurking on the island, they are naturally prepared to deal with this special situation.
The dizziness did not last long. When Meli opened his eyes again, he found that he and his friends had left the village without realizing it and were returning to the beach along the same route.
!
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. They recalled their state before they fainted and found that they had not noticed anything unusual beforehand. They couldn't help but feel shocked and puzzled.
What exactly happened just now?
When exactly did they get tricked?
What methods did the other party use? What was their purpose?
"I didn't expect that the other party could control our bodies. How come I didn't notice it at all?"
"Did you feel something was wrong just now?"
"No, I didn't notice anything unusual beforehand. Suddenly, everything went black, and when I woke up, I was here."
"I didn't find anything either. The other party's methods are very covert."
Everyone was discussing what had happened, but they found that no one had noticed anything and everything happened without any sign.
"This is very dangerous!" Beckman's face turned extremely grim. He raised a terrifying thought, "If the enemy controls our bodies, making us commit suicide or attack our companions, and we are completely unaware and unable to resist, it would be too dangerous."
As soon as these words came out, everyone gasped.
This feeling of having one's body controlled is indeed more terrifying than facing any enemy!
"Hiss!" A figure hidden in the shadows couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon hearing Beckman's analysis: "So it's possible to manipulate others to kill each other?" As expected of a brutal pirate, his methods were truly brutal.
Beckman keenly identified the unfamiliar voice from everyone's exclamations, and his eyes instantly became sharp.
“Who is it?”
Before he finished speaking, Beckman had already rushed towards the direction of the sound.
There was a rustling sound in the grass in that direction, and a figure suddenly jumped out and fled in the opposite direction.
However, Beckman was extremely fast and soon caught up with him. He grabbed the figure and pulled him back with force.
"Let me go! Let me go!" The figure struggled desperately in Beckman's hands.
Everyone reacted and gathered around. When they saw the figure in Beckman's hand, they were stunned.
He was a teenager, his face covered with dust and weeds, his eyes were big and bright, and still had a hint of childishness.
Is such a young child the terrifying person who can control their bodies?
Eh? Beckman took a closer look and found that the boy looked exactly like the humanoid Merry in his dream.
What's going on? Beckman couldn't help but frown.
The girl kept struggling, but Beckman was much stronger than her and she couldn't struggle at all. She suddenly pulled out a dagger from her waist and stabbed Beckman's wrist.
Beckman had been watching the boy's every move cautiously. The moment the other party attacked, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He easily avoided the blade, grabbed the boy's wrist with his backhand, and took the dagger away.
Everything happened in an instant.
"Don't move!" Beckman held the dagger across the boy's neck and demanded, "Who are you? Why are you attacking us?"
"Let me go! You damn pirates! Get off this island now, otherwise, I will never let you go!" The boy's eyes were full of anger.
Beckman raised his eyebrows slightly, and a possibility suddenly flashed through his mind: perhaps they had all made a mistake.
The young man yelled, "Anyone who dares to make trouble here will not have a good ending!"
Beckman suddenly felt dizzy again and his vision became blurry in an instant.
Meli saw his companions' abnormal behavior and thought to himself that something was wrong.
"puff!"
Beckman, Shanks and others were in a trance when they suddenly felt a chill on their faces. The cold sea water brought them back to consciousness, and they realized that they had been tricked again without realizing it.
Damn, this is the third time! This ability is really hard to guard against!
Thanks to Merry who shot a few water arrows at them in time, they were pulled out of the dizzy state in time.
The young man Beckman had just caught had somehow broken free and ran several meters away.
"Stop!" As soon as Shanks regained consciousness, he shouted at the boy's leaving figure.
A powerful domineering aura erupted from Shanks' body and swept towards the boy.
The young girl's feet stopped and she lost her balance involuntarily, falling to the ground. After sliding a meter on the grass, she reacted extremely quickly and immediately wanted to get up and continue running away.
But the powerful domineering aura pressed down on her, making her unable to move.
Shanks slowly walked towards the boy, each step carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.
He stood in front of the young girl, looking down at her, his voice cold: "Are you the one who just controlled our bodies?"
"Yes, it's me!" The boy stared at Shanks fiercely, without showing any sign of weakness.
She recalled the discussion she had just heard and said mysteriously, "I possess incredible power that can render you powerless to fight back. If you don't want me to control your bodies and kill each other, then leave this island immediately. This is not a place for you pirates to plunder at will."
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