A Promise
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Lightning flashed and thunder roared, the sky was filled with swirling winds and clouds. The two figures seemed to be bound together by transparent threads, separating and intertwining again with each tremor and pressure spike.
Surrounded by storms, the Foosha Village was engulfed in riots, reaching unprecedented levels.
Like a streak of light with a long tail, Slap crashed onto a mountain peak. As the earth shook and rocks fell, Slap rolled on the ground like a ball, leaving a deep chasm before lying in the ruins.
"Puff"
Hot blood spurted out, Slap, pale-faced, rolled on the ground.
A whooshing sound came, and where Slap had been lying, a bottomless pit appeared, with a trembling spear still buzzing.
As Ye Chen's figure materialized, he kicked down, Slap rolled on the ground again. As the bottom shell was pried open, Slap not only did not relax but became even more tense.
With his left foot deeply embedded in the ground, Ye Chen stared at Slap in deathly silence. Behind him, a large ripple of shadow appeared like a ghost in front of Slap.
With a single punch, the force seemed to shatter mountains and rivers; Slap gripped his longsword and fought back desperately.
The surrounding ground, which had been in turmoil, suddenly rose up, and a hurricane shot into the sky.
With his feet firmly planted on the ground, Ye Chen bent his right leg, enveloped in boiling Armament Haki, and kicked out at Slap with the sharpest attack.
Shocked, Slap gripped his longsword with both hands, gritted his teeth, and kicked out as well.
The pain was excruciating; Slap groaned and was thrown backward once more.
The shadow rippled and shifted, Ye Chen appeared behind Slap first, sweeping out a kick like a mountain range.
Forcibly controlling his body, Slap put his hands in front of him to block, and with a tremendous force, Slap was sent flying backward in pain.
Reappearing behind Slap, Ye Chen swept out again, accompanied by a sonic boom.
"Click"
The sound of bones breaking echoed as Slap was kicked around by Ye Chen like a ball.
Rising abruptly from the ground, lightning flashed in the dim sky. Ye Chen watched as Slap flipped over and hooked down, Slap arching like a boiled shrimp, his face covered in blood as he crashed to the ground.
In an instant, the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, the entire Foosha Village was torn apart, a huge crater appeared on it, and the surrounding barren mountains formed a canyon that was about to collapse.
Drifting down gracefully, Ye Chen hovered above the crater, looking at Slap, whose body was abnormally twisted and buried in the mud, and with a wave of his hand, a huge explosion occurred.
The cracks widened again, Nitro Fire raged on.
After dispersing the Nitro Fire, Ye Chen landed on the ground, holding the dying Slap in his hand, and his figure returned to normal.
Looking at Slap covered in blood, Ye Chen could easily guess that he was a martial arts expert in his youth, most likely at the level of Admiral.
But it doesn't matter to Ye Chen now.
Ye Chen casually tossed Slap on the ground and waited, sensing through his Observation Haki that Bege and Kaku were on their way.
Not long after, Bege arrived with his soldiers, bringing along some villagers and bandits. Many of the villagers looked terrified and stunned.
And their numbers were reduced by half; unsurprisingly, they had all become corpses.
"Village head."
"Village head."
Pressed down by soldiers, Makino, her hair disheveled, looked at Slap on the ground, on the verge of death, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Damn it, let us go if you dare!"
With one arm severed, Dadan, her face weak, shouted.
"Boss, everyone who's still alive in Foosha Village is here."
Ignoring Dadan's roar, Bege looked at Ye Chen.
"Damn God, Garp is coming soon, he's going to catch you."
With a detached gaze, Ye Chen looked at Dadan, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"Bang!"
Blood and flesh flew everywhere, Dadan's body suddenly swelled up, and finally exploded.
The surrounding people were overwhelmed by a rain of minced meat and blood; the pungent smell of blood was nauseating.
With a pale face, Makino reached out and touched the bits of flesh on her face. Her pupils widened, and a scream echoed through the sky.
"Dadan."
"They were all executed."
Looking at these people as if they were ants, Ye Chen coldly gave the order.
The gleaming longswords were raised, and the surrounding soldiers raised their blades to wipe everyone out.
Turning to leave, Ye Chen had only taken two steps when he suddenly stopped and kicked to his right without warning.
"Bite"
A dazzling light shone upon the world, a storm erupted, and people around were blown away. When the dust settled, Ye Chen squinted and kicked a sword hard with his right foot.
The wide cloak was blown away, revealing a head of short red hair. Three scars were visible around her left eye. An extremely powerful aura of a king swept through the air, causing the entire sky and clouds to turn upside down.
"Click"
Black and red lightning struck down, densely packed like a fishing net, filling one with despair.
Beneath their feet, cracks stretched out, and the surrounding area was in ruins.
"Red-Haired Shanks"
Bege got up from the ground and stared at the person who had suddenly appeared, her Big Mouth in disbelief.
He withdrew, holding his rapier at an angle. The Red-Haired looked at the kidnapped Makino, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes, before turning his sharp gaze to Ye Chen.
"God, could you please do me the favor and let them go?"
With her sleeves fluttering, the appearance of the Red-Haired did surprise Ye Chen somewhat. However, seeing that the Red-Haired immediately looked at Makino, and combining this with some suspicions from his previous life, Ye Chen roughly understood the situation.
Red-Haired Shanks loves this woman.
"I never imagined that Red-Haired, one of the Four Emperors, would be infatuated with a woman."
With a blank expression, Ye Chen looked at the Red-Haired without saying a word.
Neither confirming nor denying, the Red-Haired looked at Ye Chen with a serious expression and said, "You should understand this feeling. We don't have any major grudges between us. If anything happens to her, I'm not sure what I would do."
Are you threatening me?
With a chilling glint in his eyes, Ye Chen's figure changed; his long, jet-black hair turned white, and his eyes also turned white.
With a swift grab, Makino, who was being controlled by the soldier, was thrown into the air, only to be lifted up by Ye Chen by the neck.
Do you think I would care about being your enemy?
Ye Chen's actions made everything clear: if Red-Haired another wrong word, he would strangle Makino without hesitation.
A chill ran down his spine; the Red-Haired didn't believe this madman was joking.
What do you want?
The lightning disappeared, Red-Haired regressed.
"That depends on what you can offer."
Ye Chen then passed the question back to the Red-Haired.
"A promise."
Gritting his teeth, the Red-Haired stared intently at Ye Chen and stated his terms.
Without hesitation, Ye Chen threw the Makino on the ground and turned to leave.
Frankly, Ye Chen's current situation is not good, because he has too many enemies: the Navy, the Four Emperors, even the Revolutionary Army, and all sorts of monsters and demons lurking in the shadows. If he were to offend Red-Haired now, it would not be a good choice.
As for whether Red-Haired would change his mind, Ye Chen hadn't even considered it.
"Shanks, and everyone else."
Clinging tightly to Red-Haired, Makino watched as the village chief and the others were taken away, hoping Shanks would save them.
"Sorry."
Red-Haired held onto Makino, feeling powerless to help; he was certain that if he pushed any further, he might not be able to save anyone.
Because he came alone, a closer look would reveal that the Red-Haired's aura was somewhat chaotic, indicating that he had rushed here without regard for anything else.
As for why they appeared here, it was definitely not specifically to come from the New World to rescue Makino; perhaps it was just an unintentional coincidence.