Chapter 151: Young Soldier No. 09

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The huge sense of oppression made Barrett, who was already 5 meters tall, look even taller. Everyone felt like they were facing a prehistoric beast. Their hearts were about to jump out of their bodies and even breathing became difficult.

Douglas and Barrett are just like the novice pirates who have just decided to set sail and run into a vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters as soon as they turn the corner.

"Take the wounded with you! Retreat immediately! Get away from this island! Now!!"

They were all elites who had graduated from the Navy Recruit Camp. They naturally understood what Vice Admiral Gion meant by this, and they also knew that the most important thing they should do at this time was to obey orders!

"But, Lieutenant General! You..."

Peng En wanted to say something else but was interrupted by Zhiyuan.

"Obey orders! You are all the future pillars of the navy. Even though you are just young saplings now, there is no need to break them here meaninglessly. Work hard to grow!"

"Don't worry, I'm strong!"

After saying this, Zhiyuan turned around and showed a reassuring smile.

"Yes!"

After everyone responded with a loud roar, Peng En led everyone to retreat quickly. They didn't even look back, but the tears in their eyes could no longer be held back and kept falling.

The Marines knew very well that with their current strength, staying would not only be of no help, but would also restrict Vice Admiral Shizono's actions in battle.

However, this feeling of despair and powerlessness once again made them fall into deep self-blame. In these short few hours, the shock and blow brought to them by the enemy's strength was really too great!

"Quick! Follow up!"

Peng En ran towards the direction of their ship, carrying the injured little Yan Jing on his back, secretly wiping away tears along the way:

Damn it! Damn it! Why is this happening?

He is a man! But he needs to be protected by a woman. Vice Admiral Gion is younger than him. People like her who are young and strong are the real pillars and future of the navy. How can he be considered the future of the navy!

However, if they were asked to hold back the enemy and give the Vice Admiral a chance to retreat, would they be able to do it? They couldn't even beat the 5100 million Black Hand Dirk, so facing a pirate like Douglas Barrett, they probably wouldn't be able to last even half a minute!

Reason told him that it was indeed the best way for the lieutenant general to cover the retreat alone. He should not make meaningless sacrifices impulsively. He also obeyed the orders of his superiors and there was no need to blame himself too much. However, no matter how much he comforted himself, Peng En still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart. In fact, he was forced to become a deserter because of his weakness and incompetence! How could he feel at ease?

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On the battlefield, the young soldiers and their officers were faced with the situation of who would stay behind to cover their retreat. This scene suddenly made Barrett feel somewhat familiar.

Barrett, who was a little drunk, looked down at the medal of honor and armband on his chest, and was attacked violently by the memory of the dead in a daze: the figure of the young soldier who had no name and only the number 09 suddenly appeared in his mind.

That's right!

He had experienced this scene countless times!

The only difference was that every time, the ones left behind were these young soldiers who didn't even have a name! And later on, he was left alone to cover the retreat every time!

Barrett shook his head, unwilling to think about those damn past events.

After coming to his senses, he looked at the recruits who had retreated a long distance and did not take any further action.

Seeing that Barrett had no intention of chasing him, Zhiyuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his heart was finally at ease.

If Barrett insisted on attacking Peng En and the others, or using their lives as a distraction, not only would she not be able to save any of them, but she might also be defeated even faster. Fortunately, it now seemed that Barrett's target was only her, and he was unwilling to use other means.

"Gudong, gudong!"

Barrett picked up the bottle in his hand and took a few more sips of whiskey, then casually said:

"The top commander stayed behind to cover the retreat of his subordinates. It seems that you are the navy."

"Oh? I didn't expect you to have such high regard for our navy."

"No, don't get me wrong. I don't agree with it. I just know that the disgusting people in the World Government will never do such a thing."

"But I didn't expect that the so-called bounty hunter Death was actually a play directed and performed by the navy. Haha, they always like to play some conspiracies and tricks. It seems that you are not much better!"

There was a hint of surprise in Zhiyuan's beautiful eyes, and she was somewhat surprised that Barrett would say such a thing.

Although she had never come into contact with Barrett before, based on everyone's surprisingly consistent statements, this guy should be a brainless battle maniac.

Is he drunk? Why does he seem to be quite smart?

In fact, this is really a misunderstanding of Barrett. He is not a brainless madman. He just realized that his own strength is everything after repeated intrigues and betrayal by the most trusted companions around him. So he only wants to pursue the most powerful power and is used to using force to solve all problems!

"Sha, can we start now?"

"Bang!"

Barrett casually threw the empty bottle in his hand to the side, pinched his knuckles and made a crisp sound, and a sense of oppression instantly came over him like a tide!

Gion also took off her hat and sunglasses. She slowly drew out the Kinpila, with the tip of the blade pointing directly at Barrett, and the sharp aura unique to a swordsman suddenly rose.

"Come on! Former Roger Pirates crew member, Devil's descendant, Douglas, Barrett! In the name of Vice Admiral Gion of the Navy Headquarters, I declare that you are under arrest!!"

"Hahaha! Very impressive! If I kill a young general like you, the navy will definitely come after me like a mad dog!"

"Haha, I can't wait!"

Barrett licked his lips. If someone else said this, they would probably be afraid of the navy's revenge. But Barrett was different. He hoped that the navy's revenge would be more violent.

Zhiyuan suddenly fell forward, and when he was about to hit the ground, he took a step forward and instantly accelerated forward, his figure so fast that it could not be seen with the naked eye.

Barrett narrowed his eyes slightly, and directly used his waist to punch to the left. When the fist and the sword collided, the fist and Kinpira collided instantly! It looked as if Gion himself had hit the fist.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, Zhiyuan was instantly bounced away. She inserted her sword deeply into the ground and continued to slide for dozens of meters before stopping, plowing three deep grooves on the ground.

"What a rude man! He has no sympathy for women at all."

Gion stood up and said, then swung his sword to clear the mud and water off the Kinpila.

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