"Lu, look at me..."
Ye Chen swayed, on the verge of collapsing, but Lucci still refused to meet his eyes. Ye Chen roared.
"You... you've disappointed me so much."
When Lucci still would not look at him, Ye Chen sighed. He could no longer hold himself up.
"I..."
Lucci opened his mouth, then turned to leave. Hina spun around and ordered, "Seize Ye Chen. Now!"
"Hm?"
Lu whipped around and glared at the Marines trying to approach Ye Chen. Gritting his teeth, he lashed out with a kick. "Get away from him!"
"What...?"
No one could make sense of what Lucci was doing. But as Ye Chen lay on the ground, his eyes about to close, a smile appeared on his lips.
Lu sent more than a dozen Marines flying. When he saw Ye Chen close his eyes, he hesitated, then bent down, hoisted him onto his back, and charged through the crowd.
"Damn it, Lucci! Whose side are you on?"
Hina stamped her foot in fury, but Lucci was too fast. Even if they gave chase, they could not catch him.
Hina led her men after him for a while before giving up. However many Marines she had, catching Lucci was next to impossible. By the time they turned back, Kuina and Gin had vanished too.
With no other choice, Hina took Krieg into custody and left. Smoker's injuries were severe, and she did not dare delay any longer. If they failed to find Ye Chen and something happened to Smoker as well, the loss would be too great.
But when they reached the shore and were about to set sail, they spotted Ye Chen's battered little boat.
Hina's barely contained anger flared again. She ordered the Marines to open fire, blasting the boat to pieces.
For some reason,