Under the blue sky, Marco transformed into a Phoenix and carried Chen Ye through the air at high speed, but they did not return to the Moby Dick in the end.
Instead, they landed on a Desolate Island.
Chen Ye and Marco landed steadily.
Marco reverted to human form as well!
He looked at Chen Ye and asked somewhat doubtfully, "Aren't we going back to the ship? Pops and the others must be getting anxious."
"We don't have time."
Chen Ye shook his head, an impatient flame burning in his dark eyes.
"Every minute we waste puts Ace in greater danger."
His voice was resolute.
"Time is of the essence. Let's go recruit people now!"
Recruit people!
Hearing those words, Marco's spirits surged, and the hot blood in his chest began to boil.
He immediately understood what Chen Ye meant.
"Alright!" Marco nodded heavily. "Should we go to the future first and find the Peak Straw Hat Kid, or return to the past and meet... Peak Mr. Rayleigh?"
Even Marco could not suppress the excitement and anticipation in his voice when he mentioned those two names.
One was a legend of the future.
The other was a Living Legend!
"The past first."
Chen Ye gave his answer with almost no hesitation.
"Find Rayleigh."
"Why?" Marco asked instinctively.
In his view, future Luffy was Ace's younger brother. He should have been easier to persuade and more desperate to help.
Chen Ye turned around to face the sea breeze, his gaze seeming to pierce through the Mist of Time.
"Marco, think about it."
"For Luffy in the Future Spacetime, the Summit War has already happened. It's history."
"No matter whether the outcome was good or bad, even if Ace died in battle, it was still a painful past he experienced himself."
"When