Betrayal and Memory Reading (4)

Vergo stood in the crater, watching Jack twitch. He was about to deliver the final blow. Mercy had never been his strong suit, and he never hesitated when it was time to kill.

"Leave him alive. I need to know where the Soul-Soul Fruit is."

Nitro Fire gathered, and Ye Chen appeared beside Vergo to stop him.

"All right." Vergo showed no surprise at Ye Chen's arrival.

Ye Chen frowned at Jack. The man was covered in wounds and looked ready to die at any moment.

"Heal him."

Vergo nodded and lifted Jack. He pressed a palm against Jack's chest, and a translucent pale-red paw print the size of a house appeared behind him. Jack's breathing began to steady.

"Take us to the Soul-Soul Fruit."

"Not a chance."

Jack's face was deathly pale, but he glared at Ye Chen and Vergo with bloodshot eyes, defiant to the end.

"Kaido is dead, and the Beasts Pirates will soon be destroyed. Holding out won't do you any good."

Vergo dropped Jack and looked down at him calmly.

"No one can kill the captain. Just you wait, God. The captain will avenge us."

Clutching his chest, Jack lay on the ground with blood all over his face and murder in his eyes.

"You think I can't find it without you telling me?"

Ye Chen's face turned cold. He stood over Jack and gripped his head with his right hand. His Observation Haki surged, and moments later, Jack's memories appeared in his mind.

Beside them, Vergo watched Ye Chen close his eyes, intrigued.

After a while, Ye Chen opened his eyes, a red glint flashing through them. He activated his explosive power. Blood burst from Jack's mouth as his organs ruptured and turned to pulp.

Jack's life faded. He collapsed into a pool of