Chapter 468 Awakening Vic
Rebecca can quickly patrol the entire island on her flying sword, and with the help of her Observation Haki, it won’t take long. She can stand high and see far, and she can see any situation on the seashore at the first time.
Rebecca's suggestion was moderate and no one else had any objection, so Rebecca let go of Ian's hand and made a finger gesture. The sword box behind her opened and a flying sword popped out and landed at her feet.
Rebecca walked up, and the flying sword carried her to a certain height before flying away quickly in one direction.
Barnett and his companions were already very familiar with Rebecca's way of traveling and did not have much feeling about it. However, it was different for the marines who were newly assigned to the warship. It was the first time for them to see such a way of flying. They were immediately shocked and could not take their eyes off it for a long time. Fortunately, Barnett and his companions were present, so they did not shout out in exasperation.
After rising into the sky, Rebecca looked around the entire coast of the island. Except for the warships that did not approach the island, she did not see any large ships. There were only some small boats docked in several villages near the sea.
She no longer paid attention to the seaside and flew towards another town. When she approached the town, she did not stop, but released her Observation Haki and flew over the town. Now she only needed to roughly detect whether there was any human breath.
Unfortunately, there was no human presence in this town. Just like the previous town, the anchor and the dog were still there, but there was no trace of people.
Rebecca frowned even deeper and continued to fly to the next place. She flew to places with buildings one after another. However, as time went by, the hope in her heart became increasingly slim, and was completely filled with disappointment.
It seems that only the people in the fishing village have existed on the entire island, as if they were brought to this deserted island by shipwreck and have reproduced there.
However, the buildings in other parts of the island indicated that the island had a large and prosperous population. The gap was too great, and the exploration yielded no results, indicating that so many men, women, and children had been taken away.
As for what would happen to these people who were taken away? Rebecca didn't dare to imagine it anymore. This feeling of powerlessness almost made her cry. She didn't return to join Barnett and the others, but flew directly to the warship on her flying sword. She wanted to find Vic. She was not afraid of disturbing Vic now.
"Vic! Wake up, something big has happened!"
After Rebecca flew above the warship, the flying sword under her feet made a circle and flew into the sword case. After Rebecca landed on the deck of the warship, she quickly ran towards Vic, came to Vic, shook his arm and said with a trembling voice.
Vic was lost in his own perception at the moment, oblivious to what was happening in the outside world, but the physical contact brought his consciousness back to reality.
After coming back to his senses, he looked at Rebecca beside him and found that Rebecca's eyes were red, as if she had cried and was about to cry. Vic knew that something must have happened. Rebecca was no longer the little girl she used to be and would not cry at every turn.
"What happened!"
Vic asked softly, and stood up and reached out his hand to gently stroke Rebecca's head. Although Rebecca interrupted his thoughts, he had no other emotions except concern for Rebecca.
People who often meditate and gain insights are at a high level, and their emotions are not so easily aroused, let alone someone like Vic who has lived two lives and knows a lot about the future.
"We originally came to this island for supplies, but after we got there, we found that except for the fishing village where we landed, all the people on the island had disappeared. It seemed like they disappeared at the same time.
He was even cooking and eating before he disappeared. I checked and there was no trace of human on the island. Could it be that the Celestial Dragons did it like last time?"
Rebecca briefly explained it to Vic and even told him her own guess. Excluding those with special abilities, there are only a few forces in this world that can accomplish this in a short period of time.
But if we only look at the benefits, the Celestial Dragons are the most suspicious. The Navy can also do it easily, but the Navy will not do so. Even if they want to do it, it is under the order of the World Government. Then Vic will definitely receive orders not to get close to here.
As for the big forces among pirates, they would not mobilize so many troops to kidnap people in the first half. The cost of doing such a thing for the underground forces is greater than the benefits, and they would not do business that is not profitable. Therefore, Rebecca's suspicion was locked on the Celestial Dragons. After all, they had experienced it once some time ago.
"The entire island is empty, and only the people from the fishing village are left. Isn't that suspicious? Why didn't you check again?"
After hearing what Rebecca said, Vic turned his head and squinted at the fishing village on the island. The only survivor of the entire island was the fishing village, which aroused his suspicion.
"There can't be anything wrong with the fishing village. The islanders disappeared en masse around lunch time. We were in the fishing village at that time and the villagers were cooking. They didn't have time, so there's nothing wrong with the fishing village!"
Rebecca shook her head and said that according to the clues they got in the town, the population disappeared at noon. At that time they were still staying in the fishing village, and the people in the fishing village had an alibi.
Moreover, how could the fishing village make so many people disappear with its manpower? The gap in manpower was too big, and it was impossible to do it.
"Don't you know there are special powers like devil fruits? There is clearly a shadow of someone with special powers here!"
After Vic finished speaking, he ignored Rebecca and flew towards the fishing village using the Moon Steps. After Rebecca heard what Vic said, she was stunned for a moment and then quickly followed him using the Moon Steps.
"Let's go! Back to the fishing village."
Barnett, who was still waiting for Rebecca at the town entrance, suddenly said something to everyone and walked back. He did not explain that Vic had already sent a message to him to go back.
There are many new faces around, and the matter of domineering voice transmission cannot be explained openly. Wendy and Fredek saw that Barnett didn't even wait for Rebecca, so they knew that Rebecca might have made a discovery. Indeed, there was a discovery, but it was not made by Rebecca.
Vic arrived at the fishing village at an extremely fast speed, bringing with him a gust of sea breeze. The villagers in the fishing village had already had lunch, the children were still playing, and the elderly also had their own ways of entertainment, such as playing cards and chess.
Some middle-aged women were sitting at their doorsteps mending their fishing nets. When they saw Vic suddenly appear, they looked over, with surprise written all over their faces.
Vic looked around without paying attention to the crowd. He picked up a medium-sized stone from his feet, walked to the open space, put it down and sat on it. The word "Justice" on his back faced the people in the fishing village. Next to him was a model of a sailboat. Vic didn't say anything and just reached out to touch the model of the sailboat as if he was bored.