Alice, holding Teach, and Gick, with two swords at his waist,
these two figures whose fates were tied to the world were now desperately fleeing outward.
Behind them, the Knights of God member pursuing them with a blade had no idea what a devastating blow killing people like them would deal to the World Government,
but for now, they were being hunted.
"Damn it..."
Gick gritted his teeth and ran madly alongside Alice, sensing the enemy behind them drawing closer and closer.
If only he were a monster...
Even if he did not possess the invincible power of Captain Rocks or Captain Austin, if he merely had the monstrous strength of the other captains, he could have protected this pitiful mother and son without effort.
Gick stared straight ahead, while Alice, burdened with the child in her arms, was running far slower than him, panting heavily.
If this continued, Alice and little Teach might be able to draw the enemy's attention and let him escape successfully.
But Gick deliberately slowed down,
letting Alice run ahead of him with the child.
"You..."
Alice's eyes widened as she looked at that figure, her gaze trembling slightly.
"You go first."
Gick did not want to trade the lives of a woman and a child for his own miserable survival. His steps slowed.
He assumed a Two-Sword Style stance.
"From my years of observing monsters, the child in your arms is going to become someone extraordinary. He can't die young in this era!!!"
Perhaps he had seen the resemblance between Teach and his captain, or perhaps he simply no longer wanted to run from powerful enemies,
Gick stood where he was.
"Clang—"
Black Armament Haki coiled around both his hands, instantly dyeing his twin blades black.
"Actually..."
"After joining the Rocks Pirates, I came