"Caesar!" Ronglin immediately called for him. It would be such a pity for someone like Hawkins to die so inexplicably. If they handled this properly and he could be persuaded to submit, that would be far more satisfying than picking up a corpse.
Caesar reluctantly walked over. Ever since following Ronglin, Caesar's life had become incredibly fulfilling. Those once-famous pirates now treated him with the utmost respect, and Caesar had enjoyed that treatment immensely. Accordingly, Hawkins's cold attitude toward Ronglin filled Caesar with disgust.
After all, Caesar was now bound to Ronglin—if one prospered, they both prospered. Caesar could share in every bit of Ronglin's glory, but if Ronglin was tarnished even slightly, all that filth would be dumped on Caesar's head.
"Humph!" Caesar roughly examined Hawkins. Hawkins seemed to wince in pain, but he did not make a sound. Ronglin saw it all but said nothing.
After all, Caesar and Bilida were both his subordinates. Though Ronglin wanted Hawkins, before Hawkins submitted to him, Ronglin would not take his side.
"Mm! His internal injuries are severe. Coupled with excessive exhaustion and the lack of timely treatment, the accumulated injuries are quite frightening." Caesar made his judgment. "He needs to rest and recuperate properly. If he keeps overworking himself, he might drop dead one day."
"How did you get hurt so badly?" Ronglin was truly curious now. There had been no recent news about the Supernovas in the major newspaper headlines, so how had Hawkins ended up this badly injured the moment he appeared?
Ronglin was very curious about who had injured Hawkins.
"An injury left behind three months ago, when I was ambushed by the South Blue bounty hunter Erid in the Ashil Kingdom." Hawkins had no intention of concealing the source of his injuries.
"After he ambushed me,