Chapter 173: Adventure, Cutting the Island with One Sword

The outer deck of Arthur's ship's galley, at the only pier in the Welsh port city.

Under the moonlight, there was a simple spliced ​​table on the deck.

Olbia personally brought the hot cooked dumplings to the table for the two of them.

"It's surprising that you can still laugh." Mihawk, who had been hungry and cold for a long time, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating.

He doesn't care about his cool image at all.

"Does laughter also have to be restricted?" Arthur was speechless at his comment:

"As I grew up, I kept killing different parts of myself, and I started to become calm and gentle."

"It's impossible to find any flaws, and it may even produce..." Arthur paused and carefully examined the expression on Mihawk's face before continuing:

"The invisible aura intimidates others."

The experience was extremely tragic, but he was not deprived of the ability to manage his facial expressions and pretend.

In addition, Arthur committed various pirate incidents that were unheard of in history.

His calmness is even more frightening.

Mihawk, who was eating frozen dumplings, said: "I just feel that when you smile with a cold face, it makes me want to be on guard with a knife for some reason."

He placed the black knife, Night, on his left thigh, completely unprepared for Arthur.

In a short while, the dumplings made by Olbia herself were brought to Arthur. She shouted angrily:

"Here! I wrapped it for you myself!"

"Why are you so angry?" Arthur asked her calmly why she was angry.

"I am your savior," Olbia said, angrily, explaining:

"I just asked you to take me back to O'Hara, but you made me a money-maker and a babysitter at the same time!"

"Did I force you?" Arthur asked again after hearing her complain.

"No..." Olbia replied immediately.

"Did I threaten you?" Arthur continued to ask.

“No…no…” Olbia was a little at a loss, as if she had done it all voluntarily.

"Then what are you angry about?" Arthur frowned and spoke seriously about O'Hara:

"As for your matter, even if you can rush back by yourself, you can't change the facts. You should just enjoy the wonderful life in the next few months." Arthur said, and started eating the dumplings she cooked.

Olbia's breathing became rapid, and her chest rose and fell rapidly, and she seemed to be completely unable to do anything about it.

Like a child, he sat down weakly on the side of the boat, with his back to Arthur, Cooper and Mihawk.

She also had a bad feeling in her mind about the events in the historical text that the World Government banned from exploration.

Mihawk glanced at her who had suddenly become silent, and said to Arthur:

"I didn't expect that the only surviving scholar from the O'Hara expedition team who escaped from the navy earlier would hide from pursuit here..."

Arthur was eating the dumplings in the bowl. His appetite made him happy and he replied:

"During the battle of Aurora Islands and Farah Island, I was captured by the Navy and the Knights of God, but I escaped. She saved me when I was shipwrecked."

Mihawk was slightly shocked to learn of the two's deeds and responded, "That's why you saved her. It seems you're not completely cold-blooded."

Arthur asked Mihawk, "Who betrayed you? I'm curious, who are you, a guy who looks so noble at first glance? What noble family are you from?"

"You are more powerful than your master. Do you understand?" Facing Arthur's straightforwardness, Mihawk asked him:

"I am not a noble. I am just an orphan who was abandoned when I was young. I make a living by picking up trash in the gym."

Abandoned nobles? Arthur wasn't so sure, nor was he very interested.

He glanced at the empty bowl and called to Olbia behind him, "Continue, continue!"

Olbia glared at Arthur and reluctantly stood up to take the bowl from him:

"You're right. I should enjoy the moment. Because I believe you can save O'Hara."

She figured it out.

Even if I go back early, I won't be able to change anything in such a short time.

There are camouflaged navy soldiers on the island, and they are likely to be arrested if they go there.

"You think too much." Arthur thought to himself, staring calmly at Olbia's face that suddenly showed a smile of self-comfort.

I feel that the other party is a little too naive.

"When the crew's reputation and strength surpass the captain, I will definitely be feared." Mihawk told Arthur about his experience:

"The pirate group I was in before was reported to have been betrayed because I was too dazzling on stage."

Arthur was not surprised by his experience and asked curiously:

“Was the Navy involved?”

"Yes, that's why I killed the navy. I came to this sea area to hunt Vice Admiral Akainu, but I lost him."

"Akainu..." Arthur muttered, holding his chin in his hands.

"Have you seen him?" Hearing Arthur's sinking tone, Mihawk asked curiously.

"It doesn't matter." Arthur didn't plan to answer Mihawk.

"Maybe I hunted too many navy ships and the government was helpless. They recently sent me an invitation agreement to stop attacking warships and join the Seven Warlords of the Sea." Hawkeye said again.

"Do you agree?" Arthur asked. He didn't expect Mihawk to be invited again.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea are not very stable now. The newcomers who took office were defeated one by one by the rising supernovas within less than a month.

Currently, it is a high-risk profession, but the salary is extremely generous.

"Not yet." Mihawk finished his frozen dumplings, stood up and walked towards his boat: "We talked too much, I never thought you were this kind of person, you seem so easygoing, but also scary."

After dinner, Mihawk returned to his boat, looking forward to tomorrow's duel.

Arthur was left sitting in front of a simple table, slightly tipsy and in a daze with a dull look on his face.

Easygoing? He laughed inwardly, not expecting Mihawk to say that about him.

"I can't help being called easygoing every day." Arthur put down the bowl and called to Olbia, "Please clean it up, big sister."

"Auntie!" When Olbia heard these two words from Arthur's mouth, she was so angry that she ran to him.

He pressed his head against Arthur's forehead, looking so angry that he seemed to want to swallow him in one bite.

"I'm only 30, what did you call me!"

"Oh...sister." Arthur said expressionlessly, reaching out to grab her face and pushing her away from him.

"30 years old. No wonder he looks exactly like the Robin in my memory. His figure, height, and appearance are exactly the same, except that his hair is white." Arthur put his chin in his hands and thought as he walked into the bedroom cabin.

Seeing Cooper sleeping soundly on the only bed, he kicked it down, then lay on it himself, staring at the ceiling and said:

"Phew, a peaceful life...it really makes me relax."

Arthur closed his eyes and rested for a while. Then he heard the clacking sound of high heels outside the cabin.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and a fragrance wafted into his nose.

Olbia squatted beside the bed, put his hands on the bed, put his face close to Arthur's face and asked:

"Do it, Arthur? I...seem to like men like you."

"I don't touch other people's shapes or second-hand goods." Arthur stared at her with his eyes open, without any feeling.

"You risked O'Hara's life for your husband's legacy, and now you want to be with another man..."

"This is a normal need between living things!" Olbia's face turned red. After being rejected, she broke down and cursed at Arthur:

"You are such a wooden person with an expressionless face. It's really annoying. It hurts my self-esteem!"

"I just said that because I felt happy when we were together. I said that to you because we have a good resonance with each other. I don't like people like you!"

Seeing that Arthur didn't say anything, Olbia strode towards the closet, cursing:

"Who would want to wear something like this? Damn it, it's really incomprehensible!"

She cursed angrily while changing her clothes.

"Adaptable? You talk about sex in such an elegant way. That's just different for cultured people." Arthur complained to her while taking a break.

Olbia changed into Arthur's womanly clothes, took some Bailey and strode out of the cabin.

I put the rest on the bedside table and looked at Cooper and Arthur:

"A piece of iron wood that doesn't understand romance."

With that, she strode away from Arthur's boat.

Landing on the dark dock, I walked alone on the street towards the city.

In Arthur’s artistic conception space——

In a blue world of extreme ice, the Ice Dragon sat bare-legged on a tree branch and laughed:

"Second-hand goods, hahahaha, your words are really interesting."

"Isn't it a second-hand item? I bought it myself, why should I give it to her second-hand? Does she deserve it?" Arthur stood under the tree, looking up at the woman who had been with him in honing his swordsmanship for a whole year.

Entering this place now, it seems like you can come in at any time.

"Haha... okay, this is your own thought and I can't change it." The Ice Dragon quickly understood.

A guy like Olbia doesn't seem to be a good match for Arthur.

She has given birth to a child and has a casual personality, but she is also an older beauty.

The Ice Dragon was dressed in a black dress and said to Arthur, "I never doubted your determination, but I did not expect you to be so decisive at Toritoma."

"Wake up, something strange has appeared on the island, Arthur."

At the ice dragon's reminder, Arthur in the cabin suddenly opened his eyes.

The blade in his hand was shaking violently, so he slapped Cooper to wake him up and walked out dragging his neck.

"Cooper!" (My sweet dream...my good thing) Cooper was just having a good dream when it was forcibly interrupted by Arthur.

It was somewhat unwilling, but was still dragged out of the cabin.

At exactly twelve o'clock late in the night, the streets of the island were brightly lit.

Countless creatures of various races and dressed in strange costumes live on the island.

"What is going on!" When Olbia arrived at the island, he was shocked by the scene before him.

Shouldn't everyone be asleep at night?

Why are there so many people?

Soon, she realized something was wrong. There were more than just humans in the crowd before her.

There are also bear heads, tiger heads, dog heads, cat heads, and various standing humanoid animals.

There are many stalls on the street, selling various seafood and delicious dishes.

"Hmm? The time should have been switched. According to the contract, living people cannot hang around at this time."

"A living person? Where is she? Let's make her a sacrifice for us to enjoy!"

"Drain her soul and eat her flesh and marrow!"

"Anyone who violates the rules of this island will never be able to stand up again!"

With Bailey in hand, Olbia was ready to find a bar to drink away his troubles, but was soon surrounded by a group of creatures with different body shapes.

They have transparent bodies and include giants and various races of creatures.

"Evil spirit...!" Olbia recalled the history books she had studied.

The only thing that can be associated with this island is evil spirits.

The fact that so many evil spirits appeared in this city was not recorded in the diaries of O'Hara's expeditions.

But it seemed that there was a legend that had been circulating in the sea for hundreds of years, which she had read.

The evil spirits revealed their true forms, their bodies and expressions became horrifying and distorted, and they rushed towards Olbia like crazy.

Olbia clenched her fists, ready to fight back, and punched the transparent evil spirits approaching her.

But she saw that her fist pierced through the other person's body.

She herself was entangled by the evil spirits, floating in the air, and suffering from soul-stirring attacks.

"Haha, this is really interesting. It's been nearly ten years and I've encountered such an interesting scene again." A voice echoed through the streets of the port city.

All the evil spirits instantly focused their attention and looked towards the source of the sound.

On top of a roof, Arthur stood on the edge and stared at the situation below with a smile full of interest on his face.

"Cooper?" (It's really strange, Arthur, their bodies are actually transparent, and there are humans with chicken heads)

"Two more living sacrifices!"

The evil spirits stopped their daily lives, quickly gathered another group of souls, and rushed towards Arthur again like crazy.

Upon seeing this, Arthur instantly drew his sword, wrapped in domineering aura, and swung it at the floating spirits in front of him.

Boom! A powerful blow of the knife created a strong wind.

The evil spirits seemed to be unharmed and approached Arthur, attacking him in groups.

"Even domineering power doesn't work!? Are you kidding?" Arthur was shocked and quickly put away his knife and picked up Cooper who was beside him.

He jumped into the air where Olbia was and locked her right wrist.

"Even domineering power can't hurt them. What's going on in this city?" Arthur asked Olbia, who was pale all over.

"Arthur, swing your sword at the foundation of this island!" Olbia said hurriedly, his mind a little hazy:

“The deeper the better!”

Arthur activated the power of extreme ice to create a huge ice wall, but he saw with his own eyes that the evil spirits were unrestrained and passed through it directly.

Arthur was very confused by this, but after seeing this scene, he decided to do it anyway.

He was also confused and had no clue.

If the power of extreme ice and swordsmanship are of no use, it means that these are not the real body.

Olbia seems to know something, so there must be something under the foundation!

Arthur jumped to a roof and put Cooper and Olbia down.

With a terrifying domineering aura burning all over his body, he drew his sword with his right arm and swung it towards the ground, saying calmly:

"In this world, there is an explanation for the existence of any biological form."

"Haha, it's useless! Nothing can hurt us if we don't follow the rules!"

An evil spirit laughed hideously and approached Arthur, stretching out its sharp palm to pierce Arthur's soul.

"Uh...!" It was startled, and its spirit body trembled terribly.

"The soul power... is too strong... who are you!"

The evil spirits suddenly became unable to move and floated in the air.

Arthur stared at it coldly, not understanding what it was saying.

He calmly retorted, "I don't want to be asked that by a dead person."

Boom! As soon as he finished speaking, a crack of knife light appeared on the surface of the island.

The ground in the city of Wales suddenly shook violently.

The sword light that Arthur swung just now covered the earth, extending from the south side of the island to the other side, causing the entire island to begin to separate to the left and right.

“Monster…! You monster!” Olbia lay on the edge of the roof, unable to hold on to her body, staring at the island below that had been completely cut off.

She just told Arthur to cut into the foundation as hard as he could, but she didn't expect him to just split the entire island in two.

In an instant, the city of Wales shook violently and the sea surged outside the dock.

Wherever the knife flashed, rocks collapsed, trees fell, and the entire island was split in two.

The two halves of the island slowly separated, leaving a stunningly magnificent gully.

It creates huge waves and whirlpools.

This shocking scene made Olbia fully feel the powerful strength of Arthur.

"I actually wanted to sleep with a man like this just now?" Olbia thought to herself, her body being picked up by Cooper without her knowing it.

Beneath the island's foundation, countless dead bones from tombs floated up from the seabed.

Creates a room of bone debris, causing all evil spirits to dissipate.

"Room?" Arthur jumped up strong, landed on the ground containing the skeleton, and walked to the door of the room.

In the center of the room was a devil fruit shaped like an evil spirit.

"This is... a devil fruit!" Arthur was shocked when he got closer, and grabbed it in his hand to examine it.

It looked extremely disgusting and twisted, and did not give him a very good feeling.

However, it seems to be a very powerful species.

"A mythical beast?" Arthur guessed, not sure at all what kind it was.

Mythical beast, natural type, superhuman type, animal type, he couldn't tell what it was from the appearance.

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