Chapter 103: The Sword Stabbed in the Back
Blood, sliding down the silver sword.
"Why?" Whitebeard looked ahead, his burly body standing, as if asking the person behind him, and as if he was asking himself, "Xia Mang, tell me why." ”
Xia Mang was silent, but the original reason was indescribable at the moment. The sword in his hand stabbed Whitebeard's body from behind, staining it a little red.
"What nonsense are you talking about him, kill him!" Blackbeard lay not far away and yelled at Xia Mang, a poisoned dagger falling from his side. Just taking advantage of the situation of the battle, Xia Mang and Blackbeard attacked Whitebeard at the same time, although almost all of his attention was on the battlefield, Whitebeard still blocked Blackbeard's attack and knocked him away, but left Xia Mang with his back.
The silver sword, pierced deep into it, penetrated completely.
But that's the end of it! Although he was seriously injured under the sneak attack, he is still whitebeard! With a drum, he suddenly burst out with a powerful force and shook Xia Mang away. Turning around, he pulled out the bayonet sword that pierced his body, and threw it away, his eyes locked on Xia Mang's body, and he didn't look at Blackbeard on the other side at all.
Blackbeard, and Shamang, are recognized as the two heirs of Whitebeard at sea. However, the three people present all understood that there was only one heir to Whitebeard, and that was Xia Mang.
Compared to Blackbeard, who had been with Whitebeard on the Moby Dick for a long time, Chamang had only been exiled from Demacia to Bilgewater less than ten years ago, because he had joined the Whitebeard Pirate Corps by accident, and his qualifications were far worse than Blackbeard's. The strength of the two is almost the same, and it stands to reason that Blackbeard and Whitebeard are closer to each other, so he should be Whitebeard's heir. But it turned out to be the other way around.
When Xia Mang and Blackbeard were separated by Whitebeard to lead a boat, Blackbeard, who was good at scheming, understood the meaning. Ran to question Whitebeard. Whitebeard has a heroic personality and does not bother to hide it, and he shows his attitude on the spot. Blackbeard has been scheming since he was a child, and although it doesn't seem to Whitebeard to affect the father-son relationship between the two, he will never hand over his inheritance to Blackbeard. The reason why he was also sent out was just to give Blackbeard a way out, because Whitebeard knew that Blackbeard would definitely not be willing to submit to Xia Mang.
Compared with Blackbeard, Whitebeard admires Xia Mang more, calm, resolute, and faithful, both in terms of personal strength and overall strategy. Although his appearance seems cold, he cares about the person he recognizes, and is actually a person who is affectionate, which is very suitable for Whitebeard's appetite. With such a Xia Mang, what reason does Whitebeard have not to entrust everything to him?
So by this time, Whitebeard didn't care about Blackbeard at all, because of Blackbeard's character, he had long thought of this day. But he never imagined that Xia Mang would betray him.
Indeed, Whitebeard could not have imagined. Because he didn't know about that period of the past, he didn't know that there was such a person in the deepest part of Xia Mang's heart. Xia Mang's appearance is as cold as an iceberg, but his heart is as blazing as a flame, such a person is the greatest pursuit in his heart. Even sacrificing everything to do anything incredible is not inconceivable.
Indeed, Bilgewater, the most chaotic escape from the family's defeat, Whitebeard gave him a fatherly warmth in the despair of Chaman. But for Xia Mang, the most important thing in his heart is still that person. The young lady who spent his childhood with him, grew up together, laughed and cried together, and the woman he had regarded as the only woman - the high nobleman of Demacia today, the female swordsman famous in Valoran, and Fiona, who was known as the "Peerless Sword Queen".
Chamang has its own pride. Fleeing from Demacia in disgrace and reduced to a pirate who he looks down on, what face does he have to see Fiona again? Only by establishing the city-state of New Bilgewater and becoming a high-ranking nobleman recognized by the world can Chamann return to Demacia in dignity to meet the most important woman in his heart.
And all this is something that Whitebeard, who prides himself on being a pirate and admires free adventures, cannot give him. Therefore, he chose to betray, even if he would lose a lot, if not everything, for it.
Xia Mang couldn't say such a reason, and Whitebeard would never know.
"Battle! Those old guys are coming! Blackbeard roared loudly, and pounced on Whitebeard with a bloody whip of black magic. Dealing with a powerhouse of Whitebeard's level, most of Blackbeard's black magic is useless, and the main force in this battle is still Xia Mang.
However, the outcome of this battle was already determined after Blackbeard's miss. If the poisonous dagger made by condensing Blackbeard's lifelong learning stabbed Whitebeard, Whitebeard would definitely die, but now Whitebeard is still Whitebeard although he was seriously injured by Xia Mang's chest. With Xia Mang and Blackbeard alone, it is impossible to deal with Whitebeard's reinforcements before he arrives - even if Xia Mang uses his killer weapon and "repents"!
The penance, one-handed flint musket, which looks ordinary on the outside, is actually one of the two components of a one-piece twin outfit. The name of this piece of equipment is unknown, but many people in the Sea of Watch know where its other component is - the gun on Planck's waist in the Scourge of the Seas, and its name ambition. (Who knows where these two guns came from?) Hint: The starting point is a novel that was very popular at the beginning and we liked it very much. )
The equipment of the one-in-one twins, generally speaking, can only show true power when they are combined, just like the mantis twin sickles before Fang Yan. However, repentance and ambition are completely different, the two guns can still be used separately, and they have a lot of power, but as long as they are within ten meters, the two guns not only do not have the slightest rune power to emerge, but they will also be dumb in unison and can't even shoot. If it weren't for that, Planck would have found a way to get repentance.
This is also the reason why Blackbeard traded with Xia Mang in the first place, borrowing a scabbard that he couldn't use in exchange for Xia Mang's confession, and when he tore his face with Planck, he could abolish half of his personal strength.
However, although the power of repentance was very strong, there was not much chance to show in front of Whitebeard, and the situation was stalemate for a while, and when the reinforcements on the Moby Dick were about to arrive, Blackbeard and Shamang tacitly jumped into the water and fled, each rushing to their own ship. Whitebeard stood at the bow of the ship, looking in the direction of the Stabbing and sighed.
Subsequently, Holly, Fang Yan, and Little Fishman arrived, knowing what had just happened Holly was nervous for a while, and scolded the two traitors, but Whitebeard just waved his hand to show that he didn't care, and he was extremely open-minded. At the same time, the Spike and Blackbeard attacked the Moby Dick at the same time, but they were quickly overpowered by the ships of Whitebeard's faction who reacted, and the two ships rushed out before the encirclement and joined Planck's Abyss.
On the Moby Dick, after learning that Xia Mang and Blackbeard assassinated their old brother Holly, who had followed him for many years, and was finally rescued by Fang Yan, Whitebeard completely decided to cut off relations with the two in his heart, and at the same time laughed to express his gratitude to Fang Yan and was willing to give something in return. Of course, Fang Yan refused, for him Holly was a friend who had to help, but he couldn't refuse under Whitebeard's strength, so he could only shake his head helplessly and agree.
Forcefully supported his body and took Fang Yan to his treasure room, and after explaining the rules, he went to treat with Holly and them, while the Moby Dick was temporarily under the command of the deputy captain, leaving Fang Yan alone in the treasure room. Whitebeard's treasure room didn't look like a treasure room at all, the room was small and empty, the only thing was a huge square pillar against the wall. The pillar is cut off from the middle, and the lower part is more like a table, on which is a glass fish tank, and there is a strange-looking white fish in it - Whitebeard explained before that this is his "baby son" Moby Dick, and he is also the guardian and manager of his treasure room, and what Fang Yan can get depends on the heart of the white fish Moby Dick.
The upper part of the column is more like a bizarre contraption than a column. The upper section of the column in the direction of the fish tank is neat and smooth, and it is densely divided into hundreds of small grids, each of which is marked with a number, each of which represents a treasure of Whitebeard. According to Whitebeard, if Fang Yan wants to get something, he needs to please the white fish Moby Dick, let Moby Dick spray a small column of water from the top of his head, and if the water column hits the upper grid, Fang Yan can get the corresponding thing. Moby Dick is highly intelligent, and as the keeper and guardian of Whitebeard's treasure room, he knows what is of average value, what is particularly valuable, and which numbers represent a small treasure trove that is empty. If Moby Dick sees that Fang Yan is pleasing to the eye, it will give good things, and if it sees that Fang Yan is not pleasing to the eye, it will deliberately spray water jets into the empty numbers in the treasure house.
When Fang Yan heard Whitebeard say this rule with an interesting look on his face before, Fang Yan was stunned, and instead of caring about the treasure, he focused on another thing: a small fish that can spray water columns? What kind of strange fish is this...... Then, Fang Yan thought of something.
So, the question in front of Fang Yan now is how to please this little white fish? (To be continued!)