Apart from the three who had been killed, the remaining eight jumped onto a Motorboat. Only then did Ye Chen understand why they hadn't worried about the warship being destroyed: they had kept a spare Motorboat hidden in the hold all along.
Ye Chen leaped into the sea and used Water Walking to pursue them, but before long, he fell into the water.
His injuries were too severe. Intent on catching them, Ye Chen had forgotten that his body was already near its limit.
Sheer determination had kept him going. After so much exertion and blood loss, he could no longer race across the water for ages without even losing his breath, as he once had.
"Damn it..."
After falling into the sea, Ye Chen watched the motorboat speed away. Furious, he struck the Sea Surface with his palm. He hated letting them escape, but there was nothing he could do.
Smoker watched Ye Chen from afar, his anger still burning. Several times, Smoker clenched his fists and considered going after them to help, but in the end, he stayed where he was.
Smoker didn't want anyone thinking he and Ye Chen were on the same side. Even though Sang Biao's group had just tried to kill him too, he refused to help Ye Chen of his own accord.
Smoker was deeply conflicted. He knew Ye Chen had saved him in the Holy Land, and he was grateful. But his hatred of Pirates ran too deep for him to change his mind so quickly, no matter how loyally Ye Chen had treated him.
If it had been only his own concern, Smoker would have chased them. But with Ye Chen involved, he abandoned the idea. Going after them would not only settle his own score; it would also help Ye