"Is that so? ... Heh."
Lucci gave a cold laugh and turned to Ye Chen. "You can escape on your own, can't you? Put me down and get out of here."
"What? Lucci, what are you doing? He'll kill you. If I leave you behind, you'll die."
Even if Strawberry did nothing, Lucci was finished. They were out at sea.
"Quit talking and let me go. I want to kill you myself, but I promised I'd wait until we got somewhere else. Right now, I'm the one dragging you down. I, Rob Lucci, won't die with that regret on my conscience. Go. If you don't die by my hand, consider yourself lucky."
Lucci sighed softly. The situation was obvious: if Ye Chen kept carrying him, neither of them would survive. Lucci wanted to kill Ye Chen himself, but not like this. Even in death, he couldn't accept Ye Chen dying because of him!
"Heh. How ridiculous. Even with death staring you in the face, you're still looking out for each other. Lucci, I'm beginning to question where your loyalties lie. Not that it matters anymore."
Strawberry's hands shot to his waist. A moment later, two dazzling flashes of steel appeared. With a sword in each hand and his long beard whipping across his chest in the wind, he cut an imposing figure.
Just then, the Celestial Dragon's impatient voice rang out behind him. "Strawberry, what are you waiting for? Kill them already."
Strawberry's eyes narrowed, and he swung at Ye Chen. A terrifying slash tore through the air, sending a blue blade of energy straight at him. Ye Chen had no intention of taking it without a fight. His hand was already at his waist. He swept Oto across his chest, then slashed at Strawberry's midsection.
"Hm?"
Strawberry was startled