Chapter 269:

a day ago

The fortress island after the battle between the White Luo Alliance and the Blackbeard Pirates. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

It is now in ruins, and the ruins everywhere are a testament to the great battle. There were many corpses on the ground that had been rotted by the scorching sun, and some of the corpses that had been sucked up by the black hole of Titch and fell into the sea were also washed up by the waves, and the beach was also strewn with corpses.

In a small shady part of the fortress, where the sun was blocked by the ruins, lay two people.

"Ahem!" Rhodes coughed heavily, it didn't matter if he didn't cough, this cough was pulled in his chest, and the pain spread all over his body, making Rhodes, who had just woken up, couldn't help but scream a few times.

"Na......" came from a lazy voice with a little excitement, "you guys are awake, if you die, how can I explain to them." ”

Rhodes tried to open his eyes when he heard the voice, but he didn't see the light for a long time, which made his eyes hurt when he opened them: "Horse...... Marco ......"

Marco crossed his hands on his hips, and Chigo's upper body was wrapped in bandages that were wrapped in circles and circles, and there were several places on the bandages that were red—he was inevitably injured in that war, and he was extremely lucky to be the least wounded in that war.

"Ah...... How's it going......" Rhodes didn't know how long he had been asleep, so he had countless questions to ask Marco. But when all the questions come to your mouth, it's hard to decide which one to ask first.

"I don't know anywhere else, but here, except for you and me, and the one lying next to you, everyone else is dead. Marco was expressionless, his eyes were half-open, and this usually calm man did not like to shed tears in such things.

Rhodes turned his head and looked at X lying in the muddy water next to him: "It's X...... This guy is a man who wants to be the world's No. 1 sniper, and he really has a big fate. ”

Now X's breath is quite stable, and there should be nothing to do in a short time, so Rhodes is also relieved.

X was already dying, but was temporarily pulled back from the ghost gate by Marco, and now he was still hanging on his breath, saying that the reason for hanging his breath was that X's injuries were still quite serious, and one side of his neck was rubbed by Van Ogga's bullet, and the bleeding was nonstop, and Marco had to get all the bandages he found on him at that time. Despite this, if he is not treated within a few days, X will still be bound to die.

"Others...... Are they all dead......" Rhodes turned his head again, his clear eyes looking at the sky, his voice trembling, this was a rare question he didn't have enough confidence to ask. Whoever it is, after hearing that most of their companions died in one day, they must have collapsed.

“…… Well. Marco was equally reluctant to accept this fact, "all ...... He's dead...... If it weren't for the fact that Tiqi seemed to have something important to do, and left in a hurry, I'm afraid the three of us would be in danger. ”

"Jean, Bellivy, Crocodahl, Kano, Kaki...... There are so many people who have died in this war. The partners around him died one by one, and Rhodes's heart was a little empty, "You Whitebeard Pirates are the same...... Hit hard one after another. ”

"I'm getting used to it. Marco sat down next to Rhodes, smiled and sighed, "We are still too weak, our companions are far away one by one under our feeble gaze, we are gradually getting used to our weakness, and the life and death of our companions are instantly downplayed. ”

Rhodes remembered Ah Jin, during Satantine's escape, Ah Jin went to the back of the palace alone to drag the yellow ape, and then Rhodes felt that he was too weak, so weak that the person who should have protected himself protected himself: "That's right." I'm glad I can feel a sense of panic when I realize that my heart is changing, which means that I can still be saved, right, ha......"

"Find a way to contact them. Marco asided the subject, "I haven't been in touch for days, and I don't know what the hell the world is like now." ”

"Phone bugs...... It's broken......" Rhodes sniffled, suddenly realizing that his eyes were getting red, "Damn...... I'm going to cry. ”

"Haha......" Marco forced a smile, "Right?

"Yes!" Rhodes didn't wipe his tears, he let the tears that hadn't been shed for a long time flow on his face, "I won't allow myself to go on like this anymore, I want to be strong, I want to be strong, I want to become the strongest in the world, I want to dominate the sea, I want to protect the people I want to protect, I want to be the freest person on the sea with everyone." ”

Marco nodded: "Me too! Since I am fortunate not to die in this incident, I have to cherish this hard-won life and become stronger, and the Whitebeard Pirates can't fall because my father is gone." ”

"Marko. Rhodes' vision blurred with tears, "Be a Witness, right?"

"Witness what?" Marco asked.

"I will not let any of my loved ones die again. Rhodes said slowly, this is the biggest promise he has made in his life, "A man's promise will never be broken, you are a witness to my promise." ”

"Good. Marco readily agreed, "I will." ”

"I'm a little tired all of a sudden......" Rhodes' eyelids jumped, then heavily.

Marco glanced at Rhodes, "Are you going to sleep, I'm going to get you some food, and X, that guy won't be saved if he doesn't eat anymore." ”

"Thanks, Marco. Rhodes' voice lowered.

Marco stood up, and by this time, Rhodes was already snoring.

"This guy ......" Marco walked towards the wreckage of the ship on the side, where some supplies might be found, and although he had searched these places many times, he still planned to seriously look for them again.

Just as he had just taken a few steps, Rhodes opened his eyes, and from just tears to a whimper, he cried incessantly: "Ahem, ahem, abominable, Kim! Jean, Bellivi, Kano, Kaki! I'm so sorry! I'm so incompetent! I've done so much for my wayward actions over the years! I've made you pay a huge price for me! I'm sorry! In the future, I'll absolutely, absolutely, never go on like this again! I will definitely protect everyone! I must take everyone to the end of the sea! Defeat anyone in your path who wants to stop us and hurt us!