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As Carmen watched the sailors surround her, she did not panic. Calmly, she said, "I'd like to, but I'm afraid you won't get the chance!"

"Ha! Ha! Ha! We're doing just fine, little girl!" The sailors around her burst into arrogant laughter at Carmen's words.

"What, you don't believe me? Look behind you."

"What?" The sailors turned around in confusion.

A group of ragged people had suddenly appeared behind them. They held wooden clubs and stood at the sailors' backs. The moment the sailors turned to look at them, they raised their weapons and struck.

Before long, all the sailors aboard the ship had been beaten to the ground. Yet those people did not stop. They continued attacking them with their weapons. There were simply too many of them—each sailor was surrounded by seven or eight people, while those who could not squeeze in stayed outside and kicked whenever they found an opening. They looked as though they wanted to grind the sailors' bones to dust.

"Alright, everyone, stop for now!" Carmen watched as the sailors were knocked down one by one and then beaten by the crowd. Seeing that it was about enough, she called out loudly.

Only after seeing that the sailors were barely breathing did the people slowly stop and turn to look at the girl who had just saved them.

"Thank you, everyone!" Carmen said to the crowd.

"Benefactor, what are you saying? If it hadn't been for you, who knows what would have happened to us!"

"Exactly. We only escaped because of you, Benefactor."

"That's right!"

"..."

The crowd all spoke at once.

"However, there's one more thing I need to ask of you." Carmen looked at the crowd and spoke again.

"Whatever it is, Benefactor, just say the word! We'll do it without hesitation."

"That's right, Benefactor. Just tell us!"

"Alright, then I'll say it." Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Carmen continued, "My captain and this guy's captain are stopping the captain of this slave ship. I'm afraid he might be in danger, so I hope you can help look for him." As she spoke, she pulled Yun Zhinnan, who was lying on the ground, to his feet.

"No problem at all, Miss Benefactor."

"Exactly. Leave such a small matter to us."

"Miss Benefactor, what does your captain look like?"

When Carmen heard someone ask what Locke looked like, she did not know how to describe him for a moment. She could only say, "He's very handsome, but he looks a little foolish when he smiles. Anyway, he's the most handsome man on this island."

"..."

The crowd was speechless at Carmen's description. Still, since it was Miss Benefactor's request, those among them who were relatively healthy disembarked and headed toward the island.

Only some women remained behind to care for the slaves who were more seriously injured. These people had not been hurt in the recent fight; they had already been severely injured when Carmen found them. Earlier, in their desire for revenge, they had ignored their wounds completely. Now that their revenge was taken, they all collapsed one after another.

Seeing the people lying aboard the ship, Carmen instinctively began searching for the kitchen, planning to cook them a meal. Judging by their condition, they probably had not eaten their fill in quite some time.

Meanwhile, the people who had gone ashore to search for Locke came across the three Kuma brothers.

"Hey, brothers, have you seen a man who's very handsome but looks foolish when he smiles?"

"A very handsome man?"

"Yes!"

"Never seen him!"

"Oh." Hearing the brothers' answer, the man who had asked nodded and walked away to search elsewhere.

However, after taking only a few steps, he realized something was wrong. He had carefully inspected this island earlier and had found absolutely no signs of human habitation. So where had these three people come from?

Besides, these people did not look like the handsome man Miss Benefactor had described. Could they also be crew members of the slave ship?

"You three, stop!" Thinking this, the man called out to them again.

"Oh! What else do you need?" Hearing the shout, the three stopped once more, turned around, and asked.

"Tell me, who are you? Are you from the slave ship?" the man demanded, putting on a fierce expression. If his legs had not been shaking, it might have been more convincing.

"No," the three answered honestly.

"That's good!" Hearing their answer, the man breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the man's reaction, the three said nothing and continued toward the shore.

Why does this still feel wrong? the man thought as he watched the three gradually walk away.

Right! One of those three had someone on his back, and that person was pretty handsome. Could that be the captain Miss Benefactor mentioned? I have to follow them and take a look.

With that thought, the man hurried after them.

The three Kuma brothers soon arrived at the shore and saw the slave ship. But to their surprise, the man they had encountered on the road had brought a group of people chasing after them from behind.

"You three in front, stop!" he shouted as he ran.

"What is it?" The three turned to look at the crowd rushing toward them, completely unable to understand what was happening.

Very quickly, the crowd surrounded the three of them.

"You, go notify Miss Benefactor so she can identify him. I'll keep watch here," the man who had led the charge said to someone beside him.

The person he called nodded and ran toward the ship, which was not far away.

"Why are you surrounding us? Looking for a fight?" the fourth brother asked arrogantly as he looked at the people encircling them.

"Fourth, quiet down." The eldest brother reprimanded him, then said to the ragged people around them, "May I ask if we have ever offended any of you?"

"Don't ask so many questions. Once Miss Benefactor gets here, we'll know."

"Alright, we'll wait." Seeing that the people around them were nervous but unwilling to take even a single step back, the eldest brother could only reply helplessly.

The injuries on the three of them were too severe. They simply were not in any condition to fight the crowd around them again. Though these people all looked malnourished, there were far too many of them.

Fortunately, they did not have to wait long. The man who had left earlier came running back with Carmen.

"Miss Benefactor, over here! Come take a look. Is the person you're looking for the one on their back?"

"What?" Carmen had just arrived and had not yet understood what was going on when the man pulled her over to look at the person on the third brother's back.

"What did you do to Locke?" Seeing Locke on the third brother's back, Carmen rushed over and grabbed the third brother by the collar.

"Wait! I think you've misunderstood!" The eldest brother hurriedly explained when he saw the woman rush over and question them.

After the eldest brother explained, Carmen finally understood what had happened. She then led the three of them toward the slave ship.