"Captain, are you all right?" Nami frantically held the medicine and reached for Ling Donglai's arm and back.
Crocodile's method of attack was far too terrifying. He could directly drain the water from a human body. The shriveled muscles left behind looked horrifying, while the wound on Ling Donglai's back was even more exaggerated. His battle-hardened body had been stripped of a layer of skin by the sand.
Bloody wounds were exposed, with fine sand still embedded in them, making them extremely difficult to treat.
Ling Donglai clenched his fists. Current Drive began operating unconsciously, and the air twisted strangely, as if an invisible force field had appeared around him.
This was a humiliation, one he would remember deeply.
Ling Donglai was someone who disliked failure, even though he had failed many times in his life.
"I'm fine..." Ling Donglai grasped Nami's wrist when he saw how flustered she was.
Don't fail a second time!
Humiliation turned into flames that burned in his heart.
Ling Donglai was an ordinary person. Unwilling to fail too often, he would also bow his head and admit defeat when faced with things like talent, luck, background, and the times.
People truly were different. Some were beloved by the heavens from birth, naturally gaining power that others could never attain in their entire lives.
Take Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors. When she was young, even her unconscious use of strength could easily kill a giant warrior hero.
That was why, despite not wanting to become a pirate, he had once become one. Only by borrowing the power of pirates, borrowing the power of this mad age and going with the tide, could he possibly find the strength to change everything.
When one lacked power, one could always find countless excuses to hide one's