The spring breeze of February blows from the sea, still carrying the cold of spring.

Chen Senran stood alone on the bow of the boat, sniffing the morning air.

Bilgewater is almost there.

It was the tenth day they had left Ionia, and it had been long since that blood-smelling night.

It was supposed to be a night of grief for all pirates.

For on that foggy night just ten days ago, an expeditionary force of more than sixty pirate ships was wiped out.

Only one Abyss remained, and some of the remnants of the defeated army barely escaped from the siege.

According to the aftermath of a pirate who escaped by chance, it was a hell on earth from which he could never escape.

In the depths of the night, when all the pirates were drowsy, the attack was first launched in the northwest corner, and several small three-masted galleons guarding the area were directly bombarded by powerful artillery.

Before everyone could react, a second wave of attacks erupted in the northwest corner.

Several four-masted galleons that reacted fairly quickly were ready to make some counterattacks, but the fog was too big, and the opponent's attack was too fast, and they only resisted for less than ten minutes, and the northwest corner was also broken through.

Although the alarmed pirates have entered a state of full defense, but the enemy's attack is too abrupt, and this group of pirates who accompanied Luffy's expedition are not elite, once they face such an attack, they instantly fall into a state of collapse.

And because of Luffy's departure, the entire fleet does not have a unified command, and under the leaderless dragons, no one wants to listen to anyone, and everyone fights separately, which leads to the final terrible consequences.

The chaotic pirates are flanked by their own enemies in a foggy environment with poor vision. In less than half a spell, they were almost wiped out.

By the time the Abyss, which was in charge of overseer, learned the news, the tide had turned, and the acting captain of the Abyss, Jack. After gathering some of the remnants of the army, Sparrow reluctantly broke out of the siege and crossed away.

Of course, this is the official statement. Otherwise, the pirate wouldn't be alive.

As for what the truth is, no one will remember it anymore, because those who remember it will either die or never dare to speak.

What is not known is that in the Noxus Military Department, a promotion order was also transferred from the General Staff to the Navy Headquarters, which reads:

Major Puerto Rico, the former captain of the 3rd Brigade of the Naval Transport Group, was able to avoid a pirate attack by the military headquarters at Ionia 3 Base because of the timely handing over of information. In order to reward his bravery, he was promoted to the deputy commander of the No. 3 base with the rank of major general, effective immediately. Long live Noxus.

"Good morning, Proto." Chen Senran smiled and let out a long breath. He greeted Proto, who was approaching behind him.

"Good morning, Captain Jack." Proto was silent for a moment. He bowed very respectfully to Chen Senran.

He was already very accustomed to this way of saluting, and that kind of skillful movement was becoming more and more like Chen Senran.

And his captain shouted extremely seriously.

He finally agreed with Chen Senran, this person. This blind man.

He's really, better than himself.

Strong and terrible.

Proto still remembers that terrible night, when he learned that the fleet had been attacked, and was about to direct his men to counterattack.

It was this blind man who slowly came out of the captain's room and said to himself, "Don't move. Don't move anyone, and whoever moves, I'll kill whomever I want. ”

He said that with a smile.

At that moment, Proto felt like he had fallen into the coldest of waters.

He felt a chill down his spine.

Not because of Chen Senran's words, but because of the huge, terrible layout behind what this sentence represents.

Price.

There were more than sixty pirate ships and thousands of lives.

In this way, he was easily cleaned by the blind man in front of him.

He didn't even do much.

Proto believed that if he could see Chen Senran's eyes at that moment, it must be bloody.

"Captain, I'm almost home." Proto walked to Chen Senran's side, glanced at the boundless sea, and said.

"yes, I'm almost home, and I really miss the taste of Blue Flame Island." Chen Senran stretched out his arms and stretched his body.

"But......" said Proto, after a moment's hesitation, "aren't you afraid?" They ......"

"Proto, why do you care about me? Shouldn't you be hoping that I'll die soon? Then you'll be able to be seen by Captain Planck again. Chen Senran smiled and turned his head, as if he had inadvertently glanced at him, of course, blindfolded.

Of course, Proto should be happy, because although Chen Senran completed Planck's mission this time and cleaned up all the pirates, he definitely provoked the anger of the public, for the pirates.

Although it is not difficult for smart people to guess that the main messenger behind the scenes is Planck, the person who leads the team is Chen Senran, even if the most difficult one can make an excuse to say that it was Luffy's mistake that led to the counterattack of the Noxians, and finally caused the entire expeditionary fleet to collapse.

But Chen Senran survived, he was still the representative of the envoy, and he became the target of public criticism, and all the pirates would think that he killed the people on the more than sixty pirate ships, and he killed Luffy.

Chen Senran never wanted to establish any prestige among pirates from now on, and it was impossible for him to get involved in any pirates' power.

He has been removed by the pirates.

So unless he also dies in Ionia, he will have to bear the black cauldron for Planck.

So lo and behold, the only big winner was Planck, who cleaned up those pirates without much effort, and also suppressed Chen Senran by the way.

It was impossible for Chen Senran to have a chance to betray him.

What a great idea to kill two birds with one stone.

What a great Planck.

But originally, with such a plan, it was impossible for Chen Senran not to smell the taste.

In fact, he understood Planck's intentions long in the beginning.

But he did it anyway, and he had to.

Because, he had to put Planck at ease, he had to get his footing.

His time on Blue Flame Island was simply too little.

He needs time.

So......

"Why don't you smile?" Chen Senran patted Proto's shoulder for the first time.

"I ......" Proto frowned, smiling reluctantly.

He really couldn't see through the man next to him, this blind man.

He felt that he would never understand him for the rest of his life.

But it has to be said that he admires him.

Pure, pirates admire pirates. (To be continued......)

PS: While I may have lied to someone, I would say that men always have something that men have to do.

I'm sorry.