Chapter 189 O'Hara Incident: Dulong
Overseas, on the warship where Sakaski is stationed.
"Orders not to bombard refugee ships, Admiral!"
"There are children, women, and babies on that refugee ship!"
On the deck, Sakaski listened to his subordinates' objections with an indifferent expression.
However, he just pressed down the brim of his navy hat and said firmly:
"It is because of orders like this that many evils that could be eliminated have escaped!"
He continued to tell his subordinates:
"O'Hara's group of smart scholars used the refugee ship as a cover to escape because they knew the government would rescue civilians!"
"Aim at that ship and fire!" he ordered angrily, "or I'll come myself."
A most promising vice admiral blatantly disobeyed orders.
Everyone was at a loss and looked at each other in horror. They had no choice but to obey the orders from their superiors and start turning the guns.
O'Hara Eastern Coast
"It used to be pure, but now it's not as pure as it used to be."
Arthur came in the rain with a knife in hand, reciting: "After experiencing the sad things in the world, it is difficult to warm or cold the heart."
Cooper flew in the rain, following closely beside him.
What happened just now made it and Arthur feel particularly heavy.
“Is this regret?” He looked up and caught the raindrops: “No… it’s powerlessness, the powerlessness of being unable to control everything.”
At this moment, he really wished he had the fantasy of defeating the whole world.
But the only thing that can drive him is his body and will.
At the edge of the coast, Nico Robin knelt there in despair, reaching out to grab the refugee ship that had already left the coast.
"I haven't gone up yet..." She choked and turned to look at Arthur who was behind her, and the Demon Slayer Hellfire behind him.
Homes were destroyed and lives were annihilated.
She didn't understand why the navy that protects the world would create such a thing.
"It's a good thing you didn't go on board. You saved your life." Arthur said to her, glad that Robin didn't get on the ship.
Otherwise, the course of history would have been changed too much by his appearance.
As soon as he finished speaking, the next second, Sakaski's warship opened fire at the refugee ship.
Boom! The huge shells hit the refugee ship accurately, and flames and screams were transmitted to the coast at the same time.
"Ah!" Robin was so scared that he collapsed to the ground, grabbing the wet mud and grass.
Her uncle, aunt, and cousin were also on the ship, which completely sank to the bottom of the sea under the impact of several huge shells used by the Demon-Slaying Order.
All parents and relatives died, leaving only a fragile 8-year-old body alive in this cruel world.
"Come with me, Robin." Arthur was very heavy-hearted. He held out his hand to her and said, "If you want to live."
"I... don't want to live anymore." Robin sat on the ground in a daze, her lumbar spine seemed unable to support her current feeling of powerlessness.
After reuniting with my mother whom I hadn't seen for many years, I only received a brief moment of warmth before being ruthlessly abandoned again.
Now, the refugee ship carrying all the civilians of O'Hara also sank into the sea under the bombardment of the navy warships.
Hometown, family...
At this moment, Robin realized that she had lost everything. The despair she felt made her unable to find the meaning of living.
"Under such a rule, my future life has no meaning..." Robin said again, having given up hope of living.
Every word Robin said at this moment made Arthur feel extremely heavy.
If he hadn't come earlier, if he hadn't had an affair with Olbia, the situation inside O'Hara wouldn't have changed.
He never thought that such actions would make things even more tragic.
He also didn't tell Robin about the overseas world like Sauro did, and instill hope in her...
In order to save the relationship, he put aside his indifference and came to the desperate Robin:
"You need to live as a member of O'Hara. One day, let the world know the truth about O'Hara's destruction due to the conspiracy of public opinion. That will deal a heavy blow to the World Government."
"When the truth comes out, someone will have to stand up and explain to all the innocent people who died in O'Hara."
"Otherwise, in the eyes of the world, even if another hundred years pass, O'Hara will only be a demon who was destroyed in order to revive the ancient weapon!"
"O'Hara's true intentions and history will forever be buried under this bombardment."
He smiled gently and extended his right hand to her again: "At least, there are still people who care about you now, right?"
Let an 8-year-old girl bear the fate of the entire O'Hara destruction truth...
Arthur really didn't know what he was saying, he just wanted her to find the meaning of life first.
Desperate Robin stared at Arthur's healing smile, which was completely different from his previous cold appearance.
Stimulated by those words, the luster in her eyes returned: "Do you care about me? Can I really bear this fate?"
"Of course, now get up and stay with me, I will get you out of here safely." Arthur continued.
Suddenly, a chill came into his mind from the other side of the island.
A murderous aura like the arrival of creatures from hell enveloped the entire island in an instant.
Arthur suddenly turned his head and looked towards the southern part of the island, where the aura was coming from, with a look of surprise on his face.
Instantly, he heard the sound of a horse neighing, and a towering and huge skeleton horse instantly appeared behind Arthur, biting his head decisively.
The speed was so fast that Arthur almost couldn't react.
"Kill!" Arthur shouted loudly, predicting the attack in advance.
He drew his sword with all his strength and slashed at the horse's bones and teeth with all his might, wrapped in domineering aura.
Bang! The domineering impact instantly spread, and the horse skull was forcibly knocked back by him.
Robin was so shocked by the scene before him that he didn't see clearly what was happening.
All you see is a tall drum tower, wrapped in black flames, that suddenly appears in this place.
"Cooper, take her away!" Arthur shouted to the sky, looked straight ahead and said, "I will let you find me."
In front of him stood a skeleton horse that was bigger than a giant, with black flames lingering around its neck, like a sign of the awakening of the fruit's ability.
Cooper, who had no time to react, swooped down from the sky at an extremely fast speed, grabbed Robin and flew hundreds of meters into the air.
"Wait..." Robin was in shock, looking at the huge skeleton horse below: "I...I...!"
"Cooper!" (What a noisy little girl!) Cooper scolded her.
Robin sensed Cooper's emotions and quickly shut his mouth, staring at Arthur who was gradually turning into a small black dot below.
Just now, when it was overlooking the entire O'Hara Island from the air, it saw with its own eyes the bald man who had just landed at the southern dock transformed into a skeleton warhorse.
It crossed the entire island in an instant, and in less than a few seconds it arrived in front of Arthur and launched an attack.
This kind of enemy is unheard of... Even its eagle-like sharp eyes couldn't catch the opponent's speed just now.
Cooper felt that staying here would only be a burden to Arthur.
On the island, on the coast...
Arthur held the knife and clenched his teeth, standing at the feet of Nasu Shoulang's mythical beast type, beast form.
"Lord Yimu infused so much power into my body, but he actually blocked it..."
"Has his Observation Haki reached the point where he can predict my speed?" Nasu Shouran was extremely shocked.
He quickly regained his pride and looked down at Arthur at his feet.
"Five Elder Stars!" Arthur became serious and alert, staring at the other party calmly with a knife in hand.
The speed that Nassulang showed just now is not comparable to that of Satan and Garin a few years ago.
"Do you know me?" Nasu Shoulang said as his body gradually shrank and transformed into a human-beast form, pulling out the black knife at his waist that had grown larger along with his body.
Holding the supreme sword, the First Generation of Kitetsu, he confronted Arthur with murderous intent.
There were also ten navy ships and one government ship surrounding O'Hara outside the island.
Arthur took off his wet shirt, looking gloomy: "Why am I left alone again?"
The domineering black flame in the horse bone slowly wrapped around the blade of the Daidai Kitetsu sword in his hand, and said to him: "You will not escape today, little ghost."