Brigadier General Aiden, who was the first to rush closer, looked up at the enemies on the pirate ship and was almost moved to tears.
"Great, you are still alive!"
"???"
Hearing Brigadier General Aiden's words, the pirates who had just prepared for the battle were slightly confused.
The man below who looks like a naval admiral, could he be ill
Just as the two sides were about to start a decisive battle, a tall man appeared out of thin air on the shore.
The moment he appeared, a cloud of smoke and dust swirled around the man's feet, which never dispersed.
"Hmm?! Qiwukai Tyrant Bear, how could..."
Looking at the man who appeared out of thin air, a look of shock suddenly appeared on Brigadier General Aiden's face.
The visitor was surprisingly Bartholomew Bear, one of the current Shichibukai.
Ignoring the shocked reactions of the navy, Xiong slapped the pirate ship next to him with his backhand.
Snapped-
After a slight popping sound.
The large-scale pirate ship that was parked safely on the shore, as well as the pirates on board, just disappeared out of thin air.
"No!"
The scene that happened before his eyes caused Brigadier General Aiden to let out a heart-rending cry.
The right hand that stretched forward could only catch a meaningless ball of air, showing his deep feeling of powerlessness at this moment.
After Xiong slapped away the obtrusive pirate ship, he never took a direct look at the group of marines on the shore.
He walked heavily towards the direction of Xia Qi's Bar.
The navy could only watch the bear's retreating back in despair.
It’s the Shichibukai again…
But,
Shouldn't it be a happy thing for the Shichibukai to punish pirates
The navy silently looked at Commodore Eden who was crying silently, and couldn't help feeling sad.
... ... .
ten minutes later.
The bear came to the base of the tree on Tree Island No. 13, raised his head slightly, and reflected the architectural outline of Sharkey's Bar in his lens-like eyes.
call out-
A soft sound.
Comes like a gentle breeze.
Maude ducked over and looked at the bear who came first in surprise.
"Xiong, I'm about to go to the Navy Headquarters to find you..."
"You would take the initiative to contact me because you have something important, right?"
The bear looked down at Maud, his voice as gentle as ever.
"Um."
Maude nodded.
Xiong then calmly said: "Since it is an 'important matter', it is not appropriate to be in such a place, even if you and I are both from the Shichibukai..."
The place mentioned in the words refers to the Navy Headquarters.
"Too."
Maude smiled, ignored the topic lightly, and raised her hand to point above her head.
"Go there and talk."
"good."
The bear nodded.
After a while,
The two of them came to the top of the Arqiman mangrove tree.
"I'm in a hurry to get somewhere."
After reaching the top of the tree, Maud went straight to the point.
The bear looked at Maud calmly and asked: "Where?"
"Alabasta, to be more precise, is where the Straw Hat Pirates are located."
“…”
Xiong couldn't help but remain silent after hearing this.
Seeing the bear's reaction, Maud felt slightly uncomfortable, thinking that the bear's [airline ticket queue] did not have the coordinate point of Alabasta.
If that's the case...
"Can it be done?"
Maude's eyes became slightly solemn as she asked.
"able."
The bear nodded.
The rather certain reply made the solemn look in Maud's eyes fade away like a tide.
It startled him.
Maud's brief reaction was all seen by the bear.
The silence just now was not because Mod's request was too difficult, but because he heard the words "Straw Hat Pirates".
In the Revolutionary Army, only a handful of people knew that Luffy was the son of Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army.
Even high-level cadres such as Ivankov, who are very close to the dragon, know nothing about it.
Xiong, on the other hand, is one of the people who knows everything.
"Why are you rushing to find the Straw Hat Pirates?"
It was precisely because of such a relationship that Xiong asked his doubts face to face.
If Mod wants to harm the Straw Hat Pirates, Bear will never help.
Mod looked at Xiong's questioning gaze and said calmly: "Because of me, Doflamingo wants to attack the Straw Hat Pirates."
When Xiong heard this, his expression remained calm, but his eyes looking at Maud were filled with obvious doubts.
"Usopp, the sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates, is my apprentice..."
Maud explained.
The bear was startled.
During this period of time, he had been cooperating with Dr. Vegapunk's research on pacifists, but on the contrary, he had no information.
And he was very aware of the grudge between Mod and Doflamingo, and he immediately understood Doflamingo's motive for attacking the Straw Hat Pirates.
After asking about the motive, Xiong silently took off his gloves and went straight to business.
"Maud, I don't have much 'time'. If you are in a hurry to set off, it's best to do it now."
“…”
Maude seemed to hear another meaning from this sentence.
In fact,
He knew exactly what the bear would face in the near future.
"Xiong, do you want to leave a 'sliver of hope'... With my ability, maybe... I can do it."
Chapter 234: Who can withstand this
The words are divided into two parts.
Alabasta is a big country with a long history, but now it seems that its building is about to collapse.
The rebel army of more than 100,000 people is looking towards the capital of Alabasta one by one.
Just waiting for a fuse, war will come at any time.
In order to prevent the war from happening, Vivi and the Straw Hats trekked in the desert, trying to get to the rebel stronghold as quickly as possible.
This trek lasts for several days.
Although food is exhausted, it can be obtained by hunting desert creatures.
On the contrary, it is pure water. Once it is used up, it is difficult to replenish it in the desert.
Although Weiwei, who was experienced in traveling through the desert, had made careful plans before setting off, she couldn't resist the fact that there was a spirited young man named Luffy in the team.
There were still about two days to go before arriving at the rebel stronghold, but there was not a drop of clean water left in the team.
"I want to drink water, I want to drink water..."
Under the scorching sun, Luffy stuck out his tongue and shouted weakly.
"Shut up."
Nami glanced at Luffy who was chattering away.
"I want to drink water, I want to drink water..."
Luffy ignored Nami's warning and continued chanting.
A crossroads suddenly appeared on Nami's forehead.
Weiwei lowered her head, bit her thumb and said guiltily, "It's all my fault. I didn't think carefully enough about supplies. I should have brought more purified water."
"Yeah, there's not enough water to drink. It's all your fault, Weiwei."
Luffy first looked at Vivi, then sighed and shook his head, picking a booger out by the way.
Weiwei suddenly felt even more guilty.
The others stared at Luffy, who looked completely aloof, with murderous eyes.
"Of all the people, you drink the most water!"
"Others only drink one sip at a time, but you would be better off drinking a small bucket at a time!"
"Idiot, if you hadn't poured the water on a dried toad, we wouldn't be without a sip of water now!"
Except for Weiwei and Bartolomeo, everyone else didn't care about conserving their strength. They swarmed up and beat Luffy hard.
Suddenly, smoke and dust were everywhere.
But it didn't affect everyone's kicks towards Luffy at all.
"I... was... saving the toad... and... the toad came back to life after drinking water..."
Luffy's weak counterattack was instantly drowned out by the punches and kicks.
After a while, Luffy was holding a bag on his head.
As for the others, they looked even weaker after Fatty beat Luffy.
Among the team, only Weiwei, who is more adaptable, and Bartolomeo, who doesn't waste much energy, are in better shape.
"Seniors, there is a rocky mountain ahead!"
Bartolomeo's eyes were sharp and he saw a group of rocks in the distance.
Everyone was shocked.
If there is a rocky mountain, it means a shelter, and if you are lucky, you can also find some water sources.
"Just rest there for a while."