Chapter 180 Vic's Justice
Although the animal type has strong vitality and recovers quickly, it is useless to recover from continuous injuries no matter how fast you recover. Mantis's movements gradually slowed down, his attacks became much weaker, he lost a lot of blood, and had internal injuries. He was struggling to hold on under Vic's swift attack.
"Two Swords Style: White Tiger"
During a gap in Mantis's defense, a white tiger shadow wrapped around Vic and rushed towards Mantis. The two crossed swords grabbed Mantis's body like tiger claws, and then quickly crossed each other. Everyone only saw Vic holding the two swords hanging on both sides with his back to Mantis.
Mantis slowly fell down, with two huge wounds appearing on his chest. This was already his limit. With the loss of vitality and the last powerful blow, Mantis no longer had the strength to stand up.
Mantis turned back into human form, but he was no longer able to support the transformation. He did not faint. As he lay on the ground, his eyes were still clear and calm.
He did not regret giving up on escaping, not because he was confident in his own strength. He knew Zephyr and he was still no match for the admiral. He also did not resent the navy for disturbing his peaceful life. He had also done some bad things when he was young and frivolous and followed Rocks. He accepted everything calmly.
Vic turned and walked towards Mantis who was lying on the ground. Vic saw that he was looking at the sky with his eyes open. There was no despair, no pain, no regret, no resistance. It was as if the person lying on the ground seriously injured was not him. Vic couldn't help but admire him. This man's state of mind was too high. It was hard to tell that he was once a great pirate.
"Aren't you afraid?" Vic swung his right hand, and the bloody tip of the knife was pressed against Mantis' throat, less than five millimeters away.
"What are you afraid of? Death? Or lifelong imprisonment?" Mantis's tone remained calm. His shaking Adam's apple touched the bloody tip of the knife, leaving a red line and blood oozing out, but Mantis's eyes did not change.
"stop!"
Vic turned around and called out to Mantis's younger brothers who were rushing towards him. Several of them had already rushed forward, ready to fight Vic to the death, but when they saw the tip of Vic's knife against Mantis' throat, they immediately stopped, still holding their weapons above their heads.
"You are not pirates, we will not arrest you, but if you attack me, the nature of the attack is different. You will be treated as an accomplice of this pirate, and you may also face life imprisonment!"
Vic's tone was very cold, as if he was going to start a killing spree the next moment, as if imprisonment was just a joke and what he wanted to do more was to kill all the pirates.
"What are you afraid of? We are not afraid of death, so why should we be afraid of imprisonment?"
"If you dare to let our boss go, I will fight you to death!"
"Yes! Do you dare? Challenge us!"
"Shut up and go back. I'm not your boss!" Mantis' tone finally changed a little.
"But, Boss, we also want to..."
"Get away from me. Don't let me see you. You're really an eyesore. I have never treated you as my little brothers. You are just my tools hidden here." Mantis interrupted the man and his words were very ruthless.
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"Teacher Zefa, what is Vic doing?" Someone in the elite camp was looking at Vic's actions, somewhat confused.
"Just look at this. Vic is carrying out his own justice!"
Wendy and Barnett were also looking at what Vic was trying to do. The pirate had already been defeated, but he didn't just show off without catching him. Rebecca and Fredek were looking at Vic with a smile. Ian was still young and she just knew that Vic had won, so she was very happy.
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"Boss, we... wuwu..." The younger brothers dropped their weapons and fell to their knees on the ground, crying loudly, as if some kind of faith of theirs had collapsed.
"How heartless! I've followed you for so many years, and you just kick me away?" Vic was not angry at all. Instead, a smile appeared on his face.
"Marine sir! Let the boss go, he didn't do anything bad!"
"Yes, Admiral, the boss has been protecting the island for so many years and has not let the pirates take away a single thing from us! Let him go!"
"Yes, Admiral, you must investigate this matter thoroughly. The boss didn't even want the food we sent him. He only ate what he grew himself. How could such a person be a bad person?"
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All the civilians who were standing by just now knelt down and told the story of what Mantis had done on the island. Civilians who kept coming also knelt down.
The people in the Elite Camp were shocked when they saw this scene. This was something they had never encountered before: a group of civilians kneeling down to beg for a pirate.
Mantis closed his eyes, tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, and his breathing became a little rapid. He finally couldn't calm down anymore and his mood was in turmoil.
"Mantis, if I find out that you have done something harmful to civilians, I will chase you to the ends of the earth to catch you with my own hands!" Vic's voice was calm, but it revealed a strong self-confidence, as if he would catch him if he said so.
Vic sheathed his knife and walked towards the elite camp. Mantis on the ground suddenly opened his eyes, raised his head with difficulty, and looked at the back in shock. He was a little bit unbelievable. He had heard of pirates letting the navy go, but he had never heard of the navy letting go a pirate with a bounty of hundreds of millions. This should be punished!
The younger brother next to him was immediately overjoyed and rushed forward to bandage his boss. Several people dressed as doctors also rushed out from among the civilians. The other civilians were very happy. They did not expect that this navy boy was so reasonable. Vic had already returned to the elite camp.
"Vic, that's so cool!"
"Yeah, so strong!"
"Vic, great job!"
"Yes, this is what everyone wants!"
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After Vic returned to the elite camp, there was a chatter of praise from the side. Rebecca and others looked at Vic with smiles on their faces, and Ian's eyes were full of stars.
"Really not going to catch him?" Zefa asked. He suffered a loss because his wife and son were killed by the pirates he let go. Moreover, Mantis was very powerful this time.
"It doesn't matter, I believe he has reformed!" Vic said confidently.
Vic believed in his own judgment, and he showed mercy to the pirates. If Vic thought that some pirates were better off dead than imprisoned in Impel Down, he would kill them without hesitation. But Zephyr was different, he treated everyone equally, so the root of the disaster was planted.
"Teacher, let's go, let's go back and don't disturb their gathering!" Vic continued, and then walked directly towards the warship, followed by Rebecca and others.
Zefa looked back at Mantis who was surrounded by civilians, then strode towards the warship. When the others saw Zefa and Vic leaving, they followed.