Crack! Bone snapped as Lafitte crashed into the huge pit atop Gold Mine Mountain.
"What happened, Lord Lafitte? What's wrong? Who hurt you this badly?"
Several guards rushed over and helped Lafitte up.
"Get me into a mine. The more branches it has, the better. Hurry! The Thunder Swordsman, Werther, will be here to kill me any moment."
At the mention of the Thunder Swordsman, the guards looked terrified. He was a ruthless figure of the New World, someone they had only seen in newspapers.
"Quick, Mine Number Five! Its tunnels are the most complicated. Even if the Thunder Swordsman follows us, his Observation Haki won't be able to find us."
The guards hurriedly carried Lafitte toward the mine. Moments later, they disappeared into Mine Number Five.
The laborers stared after them, unsure what to do.
"Are we... free? Run! The Thunder Swordsman is attacking this island. If we get caught in it, we're dead."
"Hahaha! I'm finally free! Blackbeard, just you wait. I'll get my revenge!"
The laborers shouted as they ran down the mountain. These men had been pirates. When had they ever suffered the humiliation of being treated like slaves?
But they had not gone far when a Giant Eagle flew overhead. Its enormous wings stirred up a powerful gust, sending snow flying and forcing the laborers to stop.
"How can a bird of prey like that be on Winter Island? We're finished. That's the King of the Sky, isn't it? We're dead this time."
The laborers had only just escaped the Blackbeard Pirates before stumbling into another crisis. The swing from elation to despair was more than they could take.
"Where did Lafitte go? If you know, I can tell you where to find a ship. It has everything you'll need to set sail and leave