bookbashuk Chapter 175 The Beast Returns Severely Wounded? Beehive Island Shakes!
Chapter 175 The Beast Returns Severely Wounded? Beehive Island Shakes!
Chapter 175 The Beasts Return Severely Wounded? Beehive Island Shakes!
The voyage from the Sky Island where he fought Roger to Beehive Island was the longest and most tedious journey Brian had ever undertaken since he set sail.
He was carefully placed on a deckchair on the warship's deck, his body wrapped in thick bandages of medicine, which had been seized from the defeated Roger Pirates' ship.
His severely injured body couldn't even bring him any sense of pain; he only felt a hollow, weak feeling, as if his soul had been ripped away.
Beside him, the hellhound girl Boros and the ice spirit girl Coco each lay on another recliner, their bodies bearing obvious scars—marks left from being severely injured by the old madman Garp, and also medals for their heroic rescue of their master.
Besides the three "seriously ill" individuals, the surrounding monster girls, ranging from Ancient Zoan to Mythical Zoan, all bore injuries to varying degrees—marks left from their previous battles with the Roger Pirates and the intense combat with Garp and other Marines.
But in their eyes, besides exhaustion, there was even more endless worry and deep-seated anger towards Brian.
From top to bottom, the Beast Pirates, except for the ordinary monster girls who did not participate in the battle, two unofficial members, and the group of maids, were basically all injured. This sudden battle was the first time that the monster girl army had suffered such a major blow.
Fortunately, apart from the three seriously ill patients, the remaining monster girls, even if injured, mostly suffered minor injuries, and with their physical constitution, they recovered quite quickly.
"My lord, are you really alright? Your breath is weaker than ever before," Boros asked in a low voice, his voice hoarse with the burning heat of fire, filled with anxiety.
Brian shook his head weakly, a forced smile playing on his lips. "It's nothing, just that my strength is exhausted, and I won't be able to move normally for a while. Roger, that guy, has far more trump cards than I thought."
That being said, his whereabouts were still somewhat heavy.
Several days had passed since his battle with Roger, and he found that the Conqueror's Haki and the oppressive feeling from Armament Haki Ryuo had not been completely eliminated from his body.
It remained tightly wrapped around his body, hindering his automatic repair, which made it difficult for him to even move.
Brian estimated that it would take at least two months to completely eliminate this energy, which meant that he would not be able to act as he pleased for at least several months.
On the ship, Leona, temporarily acting as the leader of the monster girls, remained vigilant, protecting the safety of the entire ship. Their deterrent power remained, but their vigilance had been raised to the extreme.
For them, Brian was the world. His serious injury put the entire monster girl army in a state of extreme, volatile rage.
Fortunately, after several days of sailing, we only encountered some small-time pirates and did not face any attacks from large pirate crews. We returned to the waters where Beehive Island is located without any major incidents.
When the team arrived at the port of Beehive Island, it caused a huge sensation.
Even though the warship carrying the beasts was stained with blood and was damaged, its unique deterrent power still remained.
However, the scene of Brian's severely injured body being carefully carried off the ship by the dragon girl Yalong and the two-legged wyvern girl Feixue was like a boulder crashing into a calm lake, causing a violent tremor throughout the entire Beehive Island.
The pirates on the island, from the newly joined henchmen to the seasoned veterans who had followed Rocks for years, all stopped their noise and drinking. The air was filled with a complex mix of shock and excitement.
"That's—Lord Brian of the Beasts?" A burly pirate's eyes widened, and he almost dropped the bottle in his hand.
"He's injured? So badly injured? Who could possibly have beaten him like this?" Another pirate asked, his voice trembling with disbelief and suspicion.
"I never expected that this lord would be so badly injured. This is truly astonishing. There aren't many people in the world who could do something like this," said a chubby pirate standing nearby, stuffing cake into his mouth.
"Quickly, go and inform Lord Silver Axe! What a great opportunity!" Among Silver Axe's few remaining subordinates, there happened to be some at the port.
Putting everything else aside, upon seeing Brian's serious injuries, he immediately realized what was happening and whispered something to one of his men beside him.
"Yes, I understand." The pirate who was called out immediately realized what was happening, nodded, and quickly retreated.
"Since he's seriously injured, it means there's a huge weakness on his side. If we can take him down, the gains will be enormous." Beehive Island isn't a gathering place for nice guys; every single pirate on the island has their own agenda.
This is something that even Captain Rocks couldn't completely avoid, let alone high-ranking officers and even lower-ranking staff.
Regardless, the fact that his opponent returned severely injured means that Brian is not completely invincible; there are more than one person in the Rocks Pirates who have a grudge against him.
"Quiet! Fools! That's Lord Beast! Even severely injured, he's still the most dangerous monster on this island!" an old pirate hissed, but the hidden greed and probing in his eyes were impossible to conceal.
Whispers spread like a tide, every gaze greedily fixed on Brian's pale face and the bandages wrapped around it.
They longed to see this newly crowned overlord weaken, to soothe their crushed pride, and even more so, to seize the opportunity to see Brian erase his legacy and inherit everything from him.
Inheriting Brian's estate would make them rich overnight, and these ugly ducklings longed to rise from humble beginnings and become phoenixes overnight.
Meanwhile, deep within the castle on Beehive Island, a black-haired overlord sat on his "throne," emanating a powerful and suffocating aura.
Rocks D. Xebec, the true ruler of the pirate world, is now staring at the enormous sea chart before him, his eyes filled with fanatical ambition.
On the nautical chart, Maryjoia was heavily circled in red, along with the Marine Headquarters, key bases and branches of the World True Retro in the New World.
These are mostly in the first and second half of the Grand Line, with the only exception being in the West Blue.
There was an elusive, somewhat remote place in the West Sea that Lockes highlighted and even marked extensively.
It was as if this place was more important to him than Mary Geoise, the "heart" of the World Government.
This is also the main objective that Rocks is about to take, in order to deliver a crushing blow to the World Government.