Chapter 218: Man-Made Disaster! (Two in One)
After successfully repelling the Beasts Pirates, the navy temporarily settled down in Migo Town.
The seriously injured Kuzan was sent to the hospital, but when they rushed to the hospital, the medical staff in the hospital were affected by the domineering aura that overflowed when Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Kaido fought before, and temporarily lost consciousness.
Jiguo Yuanyi was able to get the half-baked military doctor on his ship to help Kuzan with some emergency treatment. With the help of Yuanyi's transparent world, although it was an emergency treatment by a half-baked military doctor, the effect was quite good. All Kuzan had to do was recuperate for a period of time.
The humans in the pirate world are quite resilient. Not only is Kuzan a soldier with years of training, but even an ordinary person like Usopp can do sit-ups under the hands of those far stronger than him. Although Kuzan's injuries are serious, he will probably be able to recover in a few months.
When the navy was stationed in Miguo Town, Kaido and King, whose followers had been cut off, were flying quickly towards the Water Star Island.
Fortunately, important items such as the recording pointer were carried by Jin. Otherwise, Kaido and Jin, who had hurriedly escaped from Miguo Town, would have to drift on the sea for many days before reaching land.
At night, a green dragon swam quickly above the clouds. The bright moonlight sprinkled above the sea of clouds, illuminating the figure of the green dragon.
On top of the Azure Dragon's head, a white-haired young man was sitting cross-legged. When alone with Kaido, Jin didn't need to wear his mask to hide his hair color.
"Brother Kaido, what should we do next?"
Looking at the endless sea of clouds in front of him, Jin's thoughts couldn't help but drift away. He felt unprecedented confusion about the future of himself and Kaido.
It has been many years since he was brought out of the World Government's laboratory by Kaido. After going around in circles, he has become the two of them again.
Jin has always thought that Kaido is the one who can change the world, but in recent years, he has suffered setbacks in Wano Country and Miko Town. Even someone like Jin can't help but feel confused.
"Let's go back to Shuixianxing Island first."
"There are still a few pirates left there."
"After we get there, we'll temporarily leave Shuixianxing Island."
"Those navy officers are very powerful, and we are too short-handed. I plan to recruit some powerful men and then seek revenge!"
"This matter absolutely cannot be let go like this!"
Kaido's voice rang out from the Blue Dragon's mouth, and even as he spoke, he felt waves of pain from his dragon claws. He didn't know why Tsugikoku Yoriichi had slashed him, and even though the bleeding had stopped, he could still feel the intense burning sensation.
Although such an injury is not considered a "serious injury" for Kaido, the severe pain that is transmitted to his brain at all times makes Kaido's mood become much more irritable. That is to say, the person talking to him now is King. If it were someone else, Kaido would not even bother to pay attention to the other person.
Listening to Kaido's plan, Jin nodded slightly, raised his head and looked at the bright moon.
"Revenge?" Kaido's words gave Jin a new goal, giving him some hope for his future life.
Shuixianxing Island.
After the Beasts Pirates wreaked havoc, all the supplies on the Water Star Island were collected by the Beasts Pirates. When Kaido left, he only left a portion of the food for his subordinates, and the rest of the supplies were taken away by the pirate fleet.
As the Beasts Pirates' fleet was destroyed by Haiju in Miguo Town, all the food was submerged in the sea.
After squandering for these days, the dozen or so pirates who stayed on Shuixianxing Island had already eaten up more than ten days' worth of food in advance. Looking at the empty food warehouse, the pirates gathered together and discussed, then landed on the shore and headed towards the town.
Their idea was very simple. When the Beasts Pirates looted, they only cleaned up the place "roughly". Some smart townspeople still kept some food for themselves.
This can be seen from the fact that the townspeople have not run out of food in the nearly one month since the arrival of the Beasts Pirates.
The pirates came to the island this time with the intention of "taking away" the rations that the townspeople had hidden away.
Walking on the messy streets, the pirates entered the town. This once prosperous town has now become dead silent.
The shops along the road had long been looted, their dilapidated doors and windows swaying gently in the breeze, creating a desolate scene. Even the walls were stained with messy knife marks and blackened bloodstains.
The air was filled with a faint burnt smell, which blended with the smell of blood and the smell of the sea to form a pungent smell, which made the pirates who entered the town frown.
"How did you become like this?"
These pirates were partying on the ship after the robbery. This was their first time here in nearly a month.
However, the scene before them was very different from the town they remembered. Although they were pirates, they considered themselves to be "merciful" and only took things without paying when they robbed. They would only kill those who tried to resist.
Of course, this doesn't rule out the existence of some extremely vicious individuals within the pirate group, but those who delight in killing are ultimately a minority, with the vast majority driven by money and sex. While a town may not retain its former prosperity after the pirate group's rampage, it shouldn't be as dilapidated as it is today.
After walking only a dozen meters, the pirates saw many burned houses and even charred corpses in some corners of the ruins.
In the dark corners of the streets, there were several emaciated corpses with marks of being torn by wild dogs on their bodies. The whole town gave them a gloomy and desolate feeling.
“Wow—”
A light sound came from a house on the side. The pirates, who were already extremely nervous because of the environment, drew out their swords and looked in the direction of the sound.
Inside the broken window was a little boy, currently looking out with his head poking out. His face was like that of a demon, the skin on his cheeks tightly attached to his jawbone, his eye sockets sunken, his eyes hollow.
The moment the boy saw the pirates, a look of hope appeared in his eyes.
"What? It turned out to be a little ghost. You scared me. Hahaha!"
When the young pirate saw that it was a little boy, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and put the knife back into the sheath. The group ignored the boy and continued walking towards the town.
However, at this moment, the door of the house opened, and a skinny boy walked out of the room tremblingly and walked slowly towards the pirates.
The pirates who heard the noise turned around and looked at the boy intently.
"Hey, kid, get away!"
The little boy, wrapped in a thin blanket and barefoot, walked towards the pirates. Seeing the boy's empty eyes, several pirates frowned and shouted.
However, the boy seemed not to hear the other party's scolding, and stumbled to the front of the pirates. Just as the pirates pressed their long swords with their hands, the boy fell to his knees on the ground, his head banging deeply on the ground, and he said hoarsely:
"Please, please, please"
"Take me with you!"
Looking up, the emptiness in the boy's eyes disappeared, replaced by fanaticism.
What happens when a town is starved of supplies? Undoubtedly, existing social systems will be completely destroyed. Human reason will gradually disappear as hunger deepens, and the instinct for survival will take over. At this point, every decision they make is driven by a single purpose: survival.
"Take you with me?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, little devil?"
Looking at the skinny boy crawling on the ground, the pirates sneered, ignored him, and continued to explore the town.
Hearing this, the boy raised his head, the enthusiasm and hope in his eyes quickly extinguished. An unpleasant smile suddenly appeared on his skinny face. He struggled to stand up, then sprinted forward, hugged one of the pirates' thighs, opened his mouth, and bit the other's leg fiercely.
"Ahhhh——" A sharp pain came from the leg. The bitten pirate screamed in pain and punched the boy directly on the head, trying to pull the other person off his legs.
But the boy not only did not loosen his arms, but hugged them even tighter. The pirates could even hear the sucking sound coming from the boy's mouth.
This guy is drinking blood!
"Little devil!"
Although it was just a half-grown child, the pirates' faces showed a hint of fear. The bitten pirate was terrified and punched the child's head again and again. Blood flowed down the child's cheeks, blurring his eyes.
But the boy was very happy now. He didn't feel any pain at all. Instead, he felt a deep joy in his heart. The familiar salty and fishy taste in his mouth made him feel that he could live again!
And I can survive again!
Consciousness slipped from the boy's brain, and he never loosened his hands until his death. A fierce glint flashed in the terrified pirate's eyes, and he drew the long sword from his waist, slashing at the boy's arms. Only then did he finally break free from the grasp of this "evil-eating demon."
The pirate sat slumped on the ground, gasping for breath, looking at the corpse not far away, the feeling of shock could not dissipate for a long time.
"Are you okay?" His companions gathered around and asked with concern.
The pirate shook his head and slowly stood up with the help of his companions.
"Let's take you back first, and then we'll check out the town later."
As they were talking, the pirates slowly retreated out of the town along the street they came from.
Not long after they left, the quiet town suddenly became "lively". Several doors of the houses on both sides of the street were opened, and skinny figures walked out and rushed towards the boy's body.
"Mine!!! I got it first!"
"Asshole! Stealing my food is like taking my life. Go to hell!"
Before long, the ruined street became "clean". Except for the pool of blood in the middle of the road, the boy was no longer there.
It takes an ordinary ship about a week to travel from Miguo Town to Shuixianxing Island, but Kaido and Jin took less than three days to cross the sea and return to Shuixianxing Island.
The pirate ship he left behind was still docked on the coast, but after boarding the ship, Kaido did not see any of his subordinates.
"I don't know where these guys go to have fun."
"Brother Kaido, there's no more food. It's all been eaten."
Jin had just finished inspecting the cabin and returned to the deck to report to Kaido. The entire ship was empty, not only was there no one, but even the granary was empty, with only some fresh water left.
After these days of traveling, he and Kaido were both hungry. Now that they had nothing to eat, Jin couldn't help but feel irritated.
Kaido did not respond to Jin's words, but released his Observation Haki, staring towards the town, and remained silent for a long time. After a while, Kaido waved his hand and said to Jin:
"Don't worry about those guys, Jhin, go find the Eternal Record Pointer."
"Let's go to the island of Redchiled."
Redchiled Island is the second-tier island in the New World. Why is it called the second-tier? That's because Redchiled Island is one of the three islands after Fishman Island.
In the New World, navigation between islands requires recording pointers. Fishman Island, which is the starting point of the New World, has a special magnetic field that can point to three islands at the same time. This Readchiled Island is one of them.
It is not on the same route as Dressrosa where Yoriichi Tsugikuni is.
Kaido chose this place because he planned to use Readyled Island as the starting point for his "re-sailing". After the Great Pirate Era began, Readyled Island became more and more prosperous. Almost every day, outstanding new pirates gathered here to look out to the sea.
Kaido felt that if he wanted revenge, he had to build a force that could compete with Yoriichi Tsugakuni. It was far from enough to rely on just him and King!
"good!"
Although Jin didn't know what Kaido had discovered with his Observation Haki, he immediately left the deck after Kaido made his decision and went to the control room to retrieve several Eternal Record Pointers. These pointers were from islands they had visited before, or pointers taken from other ships, there were more than a dozen of them.
While Jinn went to get the pointer, Kaido also went to the warehouse to fill his gourd with water. After meeting Jinn on the deck, Kaido transformed into a blue dragon and soared into the sky. Jinn spread his wings and flew directly to Kaido's head.
The man and the dragon quickly disappeared into the sky.
Just two days after Kaido and King left, a slender warship docked at Shuixianxing Island.
Not long after the warship stopped, a figure flew down from the warship and landed on the shore.
Ji Guoyuan glanced around the empty dock, and his observation Haki quickly spread out. Soon, a look of shock appeared on his calm face.
After a while, Tsugikuni Yoriichi walked towards the town with a gloomy expression.
Not long after Tsugakuni Yoshiichi arrived on the shore, Ichisho, Mihawk and others, along with the navy, got off the boat one after another. Ichisho seemed to have noticed something, and his face looked very bad. He followed Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's footsteps and walked towards the town.
Dead silence.
The huge town was dead silent.
As Jiguo Yuanyi just stepped onto the street of the town, he saw the door of a house on one side being pushed open. A young man with a bandage on his leg and a ferocious face walked out, holding a bloody knife.
The man was filled with murderous aura, and no one knew how many people had died under his butcher knife.
When their eyes met, Yuichiro Tsugikoshi saw excitement and madness on the other's face.
However, this excitement and madness quickly dissipated after the other party saw Tsugikuni Yoshiichi and turned into astonishment.
"Navy?"
The man opened his mouth and muttered in disbelief.
As soon as he finished speaking, a slashing attack suddenly filled his vision.
“Plop—”
A muffled sound was heard, and a headless corpse fell directly to the ground, with blood seeping into the broken stone slabs.
Ji Guoyuanyi stepped over the other person's body with an indifferent expression, walked towards the town, and explored the surrounding environment.
"My observation Haki was not wrong."
"There are no more survivors."
After walking for a long time, Tsugumi Yoshiichi stopped at the end of the street. Looking at the ruined town, he couldn't help but let out a low sigh.
(End of this chapter)
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