Chapter 41 Severely injured in an instant

"If I don't have a goal, I will become a living shell, without soul, without purpose... What's the point of living like that?"

"It's time for me to live for myself. The purpose of becoming stronger is to experience all kinds of exciting battles and enjoy all kinds of wonderful life!"

Arthur, who was in confusion, slowly drew out the blade from his waist, and the luster in his eyes no longer existed as it did in the Rapeseed Village.

But he was very excited at this time, and even though he understood the gap between him and the Golden Lion, he didn't want to run away.

He wanted to try...the so-called gap.

"What are you doing? Get away!" When Cap saw Arthur drawing his knife, he shouted at Arthur at the top of his lungs.

Only he understood that even if Arthur could defeat the captains under the Golden Lion, if he fought against a top-notch warrior like the Golden Lion himself, who was far superior in strength...

He will be killed instantly in one move.

But it was too late. Arthur was swallowed by six mountain-like lions. He sighed deeply in horror:

"Arthur..."

Arthur, who was swallowed, exploded with a sword, cut off six lion heads that looked like small mountains, and escaped from them.

"My future...is still very exciting!" Arthur raised the blade high, and the cold air on the blade bloomed brilliantly.

The cold air quickly condensed and lingered around his blade, spinning faster and faster.

"Huh? Are you going to attack me?" Seeing this, the Golden Lion laughed and clenched the handles of his two swords: "You are so brave!"

"Bloom, ice dragon." Arthur swooped down towards the golden lion with a knife in his hand with full momentum, not fearing the golden lion's strength at all.

Bang, he stepped on the air, creating a sonic boom cloud in mid-air, which served as a propulsion force for the sprint.

The cold air on the blade quickly solidified into an extremely cold ice dragon during the sprint. It was extremely huge in size, roaring like a dragon and slashing towards the golden lion.

"Arthur!"

“Cooper…!”

The ice dragon swung down and hit the golden lion. In an instant, under the terrifying force, it turned into countless shattered ice chips, followed by an extremely fast cutting wave that rushed into the sky.

Puff-!

Arthur's moves were shattered by the Golden Lion's sword, and his entire left arm was pierced by his slashing wave.

Blood splattered everywhere, and Arthur staggered back, eyes wide open, unable to believe what had just happened.

"Genius?" The Golden Lion immediately stabbed Arthur's body with another knife, heading straight for the neck, with incredible speed.

Even with the use of Observation Haki, Arthur was unable to completely avoid his attack, and the left side of his neck was pierced by the famous sword Sakuragi in the hand of the Golden Lion.

"Body coordination..." Arthur's eyes widened, his body suddenly stiffened, and the moment his neck was pierced, he found that he had lost control of his body.

His body was blown away by the strong impact - he almost lost his resistance.

What shocked him even more was that he never thought that he would be killed by the Golden Lion with one sword.

"Stop pretending in front of me. I have killed so many navy brats like you!" The Golden Lion roared at Arthur.

Looking at the biting coldness wrapped around his hands, he immediately used his domineering aura to dispel it.

"How cold is this? My skin is tingling."

Boom! Cap suddenly appeared beside the golden lion and knocked him back hundreds of meters away from Arthur with one punch, causing him to continuously crash into the rocks and terrain on the island.

Bulu Bulu——! Garp looked solemnly at the direction Arthur flew, but the Den Den Mushi on his body started to ring.

He answered immediately.

"Garp!" Sengoku's voice came out: "Whitebeard's ship has landed on the coast, what are you doing? Don't just enjoy the battle!"

"Sengoku, Arthur was pierced through the neck by Shiki... He flew towards the Flying Pirates' camp, I have to go save him..." Garp was interrupted by Sengoku before he could finish his words.

"The overall situation is important, Garp, don't fall in love with him just because he is a genius who can be cultivated!" Sengoku's cold voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi: "There are still many soldiers who are in danger, waiting to be rescued!"

Garp, who was at the front line, was in a dilemma. On one side was the battlefield full of bullets and gunfire, and on the other side was the Golden Lion Shiki walking towards him.

If he allowed the golden lion to chase Arthur now, Arthur would surely die. He had to stop him.

"You go over to Whitebeard's side, Sengoku. I can't get away from here." After reporting the situation, Garp hung up the Den Den Mushi.

The golden lion walked towards Garp and stretched his limbs. He smiled at him as if nothing had happened after being punched:

"How's it going? Hero. How does it feel to watch the Marine Future being killed? Even if I don't chase him, my men over there will still chop him into pieces."

Garp said no more, and the crackling red lightning on his fist began to condense. He didn't intend to waste any more time talking to him.

The fierce battle between the two continued.

……

Arthur, who suffered from tinnitus, dizziness, and headache, stood up from the ground, covering the wound on his neck with his almost powerless left hand.

"My left hand...is powerless..."

He couldn't even stand steadily, his body kept swaying and his vision was blurred.

The blood on his body dripped down, drop by drop, and landed on the ground under his feet.

"Kill that midshipman!"

"He looks like he's seriously injured. Hurry up, kill him with one blow!"

"Shoot, just shoot!"

At the front line of the Flying Pirates, a large number of pirates were running frantically towards where Arthur was, in an endless stream.

Hey, hey, hey.

"Cooper!" Cooper flew from the air to Arthur, wrapped Arthur's entire body with iron wrapped around his wings, and blocked the bullets shot by the pirates.

"Eagle?" The pirates were surprised to see this scene.

Then he saw Cooper spread his huge wings and stood in front of Arthur like a personal bodyguard, protecting him closely.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Cooper..." Arthur said to Cooper. His wound was instantly frozen by the cold air, and the bleeding was forced to stop and coagulate.

The ice was as dazzling as crystal, freezing the wounds on his left shoulder and neck.

Soon, his vision began to return, and he looked around only to find that he was surrounded by hungry pirates.

"Haha, it's incredibly strong... It couldn't even last a second before the collision was shattered..." Arthur suddenly laughed, recalling the time when he swung his knife at the golden lion.

I couldn't help but feel a little scared, my scalp was numb, and I thought of a sentence...

Being in a low position but not fearing the strong, this is almost the end...

"I almost died, hahahaha." Arthur laughed crazily, not knowing what was wrong with him.

Was it because Garp was nearby that he dared to attack the Golden Lion?

Or is it because he has lost himself due to the endless praise he has received in the navy recently?

He felt that it was neither, he just simply wanted to know if he had the ability to fight someone like Golden Lion.

It was now obvious that his life was in danger.

Bang, bang, bang! Cooper waved his wings and eagle claws, constantly slashing the necks of the pirates who were approaching Arthur with knives.

"Cooper!" (Let's run, Arthur, there are many powerful humans around here, I will take you away from here!)

"I won't leave..." Arthur quickly calmed down, his eyes were confused, and his body was surrounded by an extremely cold storm.

He raised his sword with his right arm and swung it forward. The pirates who rushed over to kill him were instantly frozen into ice sculptures.

Although the range is not large, it brings a sense of oppression to the pirates.

"Fight with me, Cooper."

"Cooper..." (Arthur...why didn't I know before that you are a crazy man who doesn't care about your life...)

Cooper was very anxious, but seeing Arthur's determined look, he stopped trying to dissuade him.

"I don't know either. I'm also afraid of death..." Arthur suddenly realized that not long after he swung his sword, all the pirates who were charging towards him were running away.

His eyes gradually widened and he looked at the ground in front of him.

There were about a hundred pirates who were completely frozen and lay in front of him like ice sculptures.

"But I'm already living in reality... I can't escape it."

Just at this moment, a young man with a samurai hairstyle and wearing a gray feather robe stood in front of him and looked at him seriously.