"Damn it!"
Being tricked by Ross, Qingzhi showed a hint of anger on his face and chased after Ross without hesitation.
But before he could rush far, the ice in front of him suddenly cracked strangely. Under the power of Ross's remote stimulation, it was like two continental plates cracked, one rising and the other sinking.
After being blocked for a while, Ross's back had disappeared into the mist. Only the sight and sound Haki could still sense Ross's position, and it was getting further and further away.
"Don't even try to escape!"
Qingzhi's expression was horribly depressed, and she continued to chase Ross.
After awakening the fruit ability, Ross not only had the ability to throw out the power of distortion from a distance like Whitebeard, but his power of distortion also increased a lot.
Correspondingly, the effect of distorting gravity has also been improved a lot. In conjunction with Moon Step, his speed is only slightly slower than Qingzhi's full-scale explosion.
As for why it needs to be slower...
Because Qingzhi didn't just use the Moon Step. Every time he took a step, a square ice cube would condense in the void, and he would step on it and use the momentum to jump forward.
Even this method was used. On the one hand, Qingzhi was extremely angry. On the other hand, the purpose of this trip was to destroy the Ghost Hand Pirates on the sea. But now not only did Lafitte and others escape, but also Ross was about to run away, there was no way he could accept it!
In the blink of an eye, the two of them rushed out of the terrifying three-masted sail and chased farther and farther in the fog.
Qingzhi's speed is still slightly faster than Ross's, but when Ross's twisted power can be released remotely, he has too much room to slow down Qingzhi's attacks, and there is no need to fight Qingzhi head-on. .
The two of them chased and then fled, eventually disappearing into the sky.
…
A few days later.
In the mist, a combination of wooden blocks about four to five meters wide and seven to eight meters long was slowly floating on the sea. It was extremely weird, as if it was heading to hell.
On this wood-like combination, Luo was sitting in a corner holding the demon sword Guiwei, Robin was also sitting there, and Lafitte was standing on the edge holding a mahogany cane, trying to catch fish in the sea.
laugh!
He suddenly thrust the mahogany cane into the sea water, and a sharp thrust penetrated the water, instantly piercing a fish swimming several meters below.
Lafitte fished out the fish, created a flame, and began to do simple processing.
More than three days have passed since escaping from the terrifying three-masted ship. Robin and Luo finally recovered and did not die from the freezing.
"It's been three days. The food is fine, but fresh water can't help."
"My ability can break down a little fresh water."
Luo opened his eyes and spoke in a deep voice. With his current ability and physical strength, although it was extremely difficult, he could still create a little fresh water needed to sustain the lives of the three people.
"That's okay. I don't know when the captain will come."
Lafitte shrugged and spoke while handling the fish in his hand.
Robin took out a white, slowly moving card from his pocket, stared at the card for a moment, shook his head slightly and said, "The direction has not changed for a long time."
That card is naturally Ross's life card.
The life card represents a person's sign of life and will move slowly in the direction of that person. After conquering CP9, Ross specially collected the materials for the life card and prepared them for himself, Robin, Luo, and Lafitte. and Xilu made one each.
The five life cards produced were all torn into four, with their names written on them, and given to different people for storage, so that they could know the life status and location of the crew members.
Xilu's life card has been completely destroyed and disappeared, while Ross's life card was damaged by a small part a few days ago, but then stopped being damaged and has remained in its original state.
and.
In the past few days, the moving direction of Ross's life card has been changing, which means that Ross's position has been changing, and he is probably entangled with Qingzhi.
Until four hours ago, the direction of movement of the life card no longer changed, so there were only two possibilities, one was that Ross remained stationary, and the other was that Ross was rushing towards them.
Either way, Rhodes should be out of danger.
"Well, it seems that the captain has got rid of the admiral. He is indeed our captain... Hoo ho ho ho ho."
A smile appeared on Lafitte's face.
Having a captain who can escape the pursuit of the admiral is an exciting enough thing anyway. It means that they have the capital to establish a foothold on this sea.
"However, this time we still suffered a disastrous defeat."
Robin's delicate fingers gently closed together, holding Ross's life card in the palm of his hand, and then sighed. The Ghost Shadow was frozen into an ice sculpture by Qingzhi. It may still be usable after recovery, but it is impossible for them to return to the horror. The barque went to retrieve the Ghost.
Moreover, the destruction of Xilu's life card also shows that Xilu should have died in the hands of Qingzhi. As for the other crew members and handymen, they were either eliminated by Qingzhi, or they should have all fallen into the hands of the navy.
"We're still alive, that's enough."
Luo, who was sitting on the other side, spoke in a deep voice and said calmly and calmly: "Still surviving the encounter with the admiral is considered a victory."
Lafitte raised the corners of his mouth, smiled, and said, "That's right. The fish is ready, let's eat it."
After sharing the fish, the three of them continued to drift in the mist.
I do not know how long it has been.
A black shadow appeared in the fog. The black shadow flew in the air, gradually approaching, and fell into the perception range of Lafitte and others.
Lafitte had just crossed his cane, showing a hint of caution, and then his expression suddenly relaxed and he smiled, because he had clearly seen the appearance of the black figure.
Whoosh!
The three of them looked much more embarrassed than Lafitte, their clothes were torn everywhere, and there were many condensation blood stains on their bodies. Ross broke through the fog and landed on the ship.
"Welcome back, Captain."
Lafitte smiled at Ross, held up the corner of his hat, and bowed to Ross.
Robin's face, which had been depressed for several days, also showed a smile.
"Hey… "
Ross looked at Robin and the others. Although everyone was more embarrassed than the other, he still showed a smile and laughed loudly without hiding it.
Luo sat in a corner and smiled lightly, Robin smiled, and Lafitte laughed along with Ross. The laughter swayed in the mist and spread to the depths of the mist.
Laughed for a while.
Rhodes and others regained their composure.
Although the Ghost Shadow was lost and Xilu died at the hands of Qingzhi, the four of them were still alive, which was enough. It was impossible to meet the admiral without paying any price.
"We are alive and well."
"Then the government and navy will have a hard time living next!"