Chapter 224 Survivors of the Valley of Gods

South China Sea, Kingdom of Sorbey.

The sky is gray, and withered snowflakes are falling to the earth, dyeing the world white.

Sobel Kingdom, royal castle, top.

A tall, burly, bear-like figure sat on the top edge of the castle, with its legs hanging casually in the air.

He wore a trapezoidal weird spotted hat with two bear ears on it, black woolen curly hair sprouting from the hat, and a black coat.

He has a serious expression and looks about 20 years old, but he has a unique maturity and calmness.

Cold snowflakes fell from the sky and landed on his hat and body, but he remained indifferent and just concentrated on reading the thick-covered book in his hand.

Next to him lies a newspaper.

The world is completely silent, except for the occasional sound of a man turning the pages of a book.

"I didn't expect the king of Sobel Kingdom to be so young."

A deep voice with a smile suddenly sounded from behind.

The man paused while turning the pages of the book.

He adjusted his rimless glasses, closed the book, and turned around slowly with a dull expression.

The air at the top of the castle suddenly distorted strangely, forming a small hurricane visible to the naked eye, and a figure quickly gathered together.

Wearing a dark green hooded windbreaker, he is tall and exudes a majestic and deep domineering aura.

"First meeting, His Majesty the King of Sobel Kingdom, His Excellency Bartholomew Bear."

The mysterious figure let out a mellow laugh, raised his hand and took off the hood that covered his face, revealing a domineering square face.

He had no eyebrows, and there were criss-crossing bloody tattoos on his left face, which looked extremely dazzling in the wind and snow.

"I know you."

Bartholomew Bear calmly stared at the world-famous wanted criminal in front of him, and spoke in a hoarse voice:

"'Son of the Hero' Monkey D. Dorag."

Dorag smiled:

"I'm not a 'son of a hero' now."

He pointed to the bloody tattoo on his face.

"Now I am just a world-class criminal with a high bounty on my head from the World Government and the Navy Headquarters."

Bartholomew Bear pursed his lips and said calmly:

"So, Mr. Dorag, why did you find me?"

"The Kingdom of Sobel has finally ushered in peace and stability. To be honest, it's not easy for me to handle a world-class criminal like you rashly coming to this peaceful country."

Dorag bowed slightly:

"I deeply apologize for my unexpected visit."

He glanced at the thick book in Bartholomew Bear's hand with the word "BIBLE" printed on it, and suddenly said:

"Does Mr. Xiong believe in the existence of gods?"

Bartholomew Bear said expressionlessly:

"In this sea, gods stand high above the clouds. Isn't Mr. Dolag very clear about this?"

Dorag was silent for a moment.

Bartholomew Bear put down his book and said to Dorag:

"Please also ask Mr. Dorag to explain your purpose of coming and leave as soon as possible... If the government knows that you have come to the Solbe Kingdom, I am afraid that this country will never have peace."

Dorag looked at him deeply and suddenly smiled:

"Mr. Xiong, I would like to invite you to join me...to change the world."

Bartholomew Bear's expression did not change at all.

He slowly took off his gloves, revealing a bear-like hand.

There are pink fleshy balls on the palms.

But it was such a "cute" hand that made Dorag's pupils shrink suddenly.

Bartholomew Bear said calmly:

"Sorry, I refuse."

"Mr. Dorag, it's time for you to leave."

"If you want to travel, where do you want to go? Maybe I can give you a ride."

Dolag frowned and said:

"Won't you listen to what I think?"

Bartholomew Bear shook his head and said:

"There is no need. I just want to protect the people of this country. I don't want to care about other things and I can't care about them."

As he spoke, he looked into the distance, his eyes exuding softness.

In the climate of Dongdao, you can vaguely see the smoke rising from every house on the island, and there is peace and tranquility everywhere.

"Yeah……"

Dorag laughed.

He suddenly said something seemingly unrelated.

"Half a month ago, a slave ship that was supposed to be escorted from the South China Sea to the Holy Land Marie Joa was sunk. All the slaves on the ship disappeared, but all the guards died;"

"Two months ago, the slave exchange in Lockport, South Sea, was destroyed and more than five hundred slaves disappeared without a trace;"

"Five months ago, a slave trader in the South China Sea was killed at home, and his human trafficking fleet was completely destroyed on the same day..."

Dorag looked at Bartholomew Bear with deep eyes and smiled:

"There are many, many similar things, but do you need me to continue?"

Bartholomew Bear was silent for a while and said in a deep voice:

"It seems Mr. Dorag has done a lot of homework."

Dorag bowed sincerely again:

"I deeply apologize for any offense caused."

He raised his head and looked at the young man who looked like a giant bear in front of him with burning eyes.

"But Mr. Xiong, the reason why I came to you is because I know that you are the same kind of person as me."

"This world is already extremely dirty, full of darkness and dirt...Only radical change can bring real change to this world."

He glanced at Bartholomew Bear's bear paw.

"If I'm not wrong, those hands of yours... are the "liberating hands" that can bring people freedom, right?"

Bartholomew Bear's face changed slightly.

This was the first time his expression changed.

——Even when Dorag told all about his actions of saving slaves, he never showed the change in his expression.

"What do you know!?"

He stared at Dolag warily.

Dorag sighed.

"I don't know much. My old man was too protective of me before. He tried hard to prevent me from knowing too much about the darkness of this world... But what he didn't expect was that there are some things that cannot be avoided."

He raised his head and looked up at the clouds, his eyes cold and mocking.

"Who would have thought that the most terrifying demon in this world is not in hell, but in heaven?"

…

Half an hour later.

It's snowing heavily.

I don't know when, Dorag and Bartholomew Bear were sitting side by side, looking at the quiet Kingdom of Sobel.

"I see……"

Dorag exhaled a long breath, which condensed into white mist in the cold air, looking lonely.

"The Battle of the Valley of the Gods... This so-called "hero's" battle to become famous turned out to be a genocide that was inhumane..."

His smile was full of indescribable bitterness and deep shock.

"No wonder every time I ask, the old man seems unwilling to mention it..."

The Battle of the Valley of the Gods 9 years ago turned out to be a "hunting game" where the Tianlong people massacred the aborigines of the Valley of the Gods! !

They sealed off the Valley of the Gods, held hunting games there, slaughtered the natives and various slaves as prey, and took the extremely precious Devil Fruit as the winner's prize!

The prizes even include the fish-fruit phantom beast species, the blue dragon form!

During the Battle of the Valley of Gods, this Devil Fruit was snatched away by Big Mom and given to Kaido!

And Bartholomew Bear was a "slave" who was captured to the Valley of the Gods. He and Ivankov teamed up to snatch one of the Devil Fruits as prizes...the Meat Ball Fruit!

Using the ability of the Meat Ball Fruit to knock people away, he constantly saved the slaves in the Valley of Gods, and finally escaped with narrow escapes.

Bartholomew Bear whispered:

"There's not much Mr. Karp can do."

He looked down at his hands, his eyes slightly red.

"Just now you asked me if I believe in the existence of gods...I don't believe it."

"I pray because..."

"Guilty." Drago took over his words.

"Yes."

Bartholomew Bear lowered his eyes and clenched his fists.

"It doesn't matter if it's just one... If there really is a God, I want to pray to Him. Even if it allows me to save one more, I'll be satisfied."

"But...I couldn't save everyone in the end."

He said with a lonely face.

What a gentle person... Dolag stared blankly at Bartholomew Bear's dull face, and couldn't help but clenched his fists.

"Mr. Xiong, there is no god or savior in this world... Even those Tianlong people who think they are gods, their blood is just like ordinary people."

"If you want to save everyone, you can only rely on yourself."

"Become my partner and let's save the world together!"

He held out his hand.

The eyes are firm.

Bartholomew Bear looked at the young man in front of him with a sincere smile.

At this moment, many bloody images seemed to flash through his mind.

Escape, blood, corpses, screams, the evil smiles of the Celestial Dragons...

Bartholomew Bear took a deep breath.

Then……

Stretched out his hand.

Their hands were held tightly together.

It seems like the most noble promise in the world.

…

"So where do we go next?"

Facing the bear's question, Dorag pondered and said:

"We don't have enough manpower and must gather all the forces we can rely on and trust... Since Ivankov is your friend and partner, we should go see him."

Bartholomew Bear nodded.

The Kingdom of Sorbe is just a small country, and its government affairs are very relaxed. You can safely leave government affairs to administrative officials.

"I know where he is."

Dorag smiled and nodded.

He casually glanced at the newspaper on the ground next to him, and suddenly his eyes widened as if he saw something.

"this……"

Dorag took a deep breath and murmured with a dumb smile:

"As expected of you, Darren... It seems that I have to speed up my pace, otherwise I will really be left far behind by you."

Bartholomew Bear glanced at him curiously,

"Do you know this Brigadier General Darren?"

Dorag looked away from the newspaper with a mellow smile on his face.

"he's mine……"

He clenched his fists.

"Best friend."