Chapter 105
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"What do you mean?" Rayleigh frowned in confusion. It was a moment of life and death, yet Dragon was still playing puzzles.
Kaido's goal... Isn't it Luffy and them? Luffy is lying in the rubble. They are all dying; how can they lose their target?
"Ahem... I don't know why, but Kaido's goal should be Luffy alone. We are just tools he uses to torture Luffy," Dragon paused, his face hurting as he breathed. "So, as long as Luffy is gone, it can sabotage Kaido's plans. It's just us who will definitely die."
"Luffy... How are you going to move him? We have already been chased by Kaido for several kilometers." Rayleigh watched the green dragon approach, took Dragon again, and began to run for their lives, buying a little time for the two.
He doesn't care about his death. He is already a man of the last era. For the new era, Shanks' trust, and Raftel's prophecy, he is willing to die for Luffy as long as Luffy survives.
"That's why I didn't use this trick in front of Kaido. He is defenseless, and this is Luffy's best chance to escape." With the blessing of the secret medicine, Dragon's pain was gradually paralyzed, making him feel a little more comfortable.
"Which move?" Rayleigh asked, glancing at Dragon under his arm.
Dragon's voice fell. The whole heaven and earth started whistling without a violent wind. It seemed that an irresistible wind was generated nearby, blowing in one direction.
The violent wind ran over Kaido, and even he couldn't help but feel a huge resistance. His hair stood up backwards, and when he opened his eyes, he felt a tingling sensation.
"Isn't this still awakening, Dragon?" Kaido felt it instantly and knew that this was the power of awakening, turning the entire space into a windy environment for Dragon alone. However, the awakening could only slightly slow down Kaido's flight speed, delaying the death of both Rayleigh and Dragon.
Kaido stared at the figures of the two with vertical eyes. His tail flicked out a sound that broke through the air, and he continued to chase them.
On the island of Sabaody, the sudden storm made the houses shake. The foundations began to tear and almost float into the sky. The huge Yarkiman mangroves were bent by the wind.
The citizens outside were immediately blown into the sky, walls, and tree trunks. The island suddenly erupted in chaos with screams everywhere.
A sailboat with a lion's head docked at a port wobbled and rose from the sea, supported by a faint cyan air current. As if finding its own path, it mounted a wind shell and galloped towards a spot, hitting flying materials, lives, and rubble along the way.
Soon, it crossed a field of ruins. Under Hancock's astonished gaze, it fell into the sea closest to there with a splash carried away by the wind.
In the ruins, a red figure full of scars gradually floated up. Luffy opened his tired eyes and found himself moving by an invisible force.
"What happened..." Luffy muttered weakly.
"This is... Dragon?!" Hancock said, her face becoming ecstatic. That way she didn't have to make a move, and Luffy could be saved! Kaido would have no reason to blame her people anymore!
"This is your father's strength! He must be sending you to the sea! Don't resist!" she said quickly.
"Father..." Luffy repeated, then became excited. His physical strength was forced out a few more points.
"Where is he?! Where did Kaido go?!"
"What about Sabo?! What about Rayleigh?!"
Luffy shouted, looking around and finding no one other than Hancock.
No... There was one more! The richest man in the world!
Tesoro was gritting his teeth, supporting his golden shield. His feet dug two long ditches in the ground.
"Don't think you can escape!" Tesoro's face turned red. Veins popped out on his forehead as he fought against the wind.
Instantly, the ground around him turned to melting gold.
Tentacles of gold emerged, helping him hold up his shield. Some gold climbed onto his body, forming armor from head to toe, making it hard for him to be blown away by the wind.
With his shield on his back, Tesoro struggled toward Luffy.
The wind grew stronger, and his shield wobbled up and down, left and right.
Hancock, however, did not face such wind pressure.
She quickly jumped in front of Luffy and was about to help but stopped, conflicted.
Asking for flowers... Making enemies with Kaido...
Even if Luffy escaped, her Kuja would surely be destroyed!
"Think of what Kaido said, and get out of the way!"
Tesoro sensed the positions of the others. Even without seeing their moves, he knew what Hancock intended to do.
His area of control expanded, and he commanded the gold to rush toward Luffy like a waterfall.
He intended to cover Luffy in gold. Then, no matter how strong the wind, it couldn't take him away!
Hancock's heart beat wildly, and her rapid thoughts slowed down everything around her.
After weighing her important considerations, she finally made a choice.
Luffy is the person I love the most! I will save my people too! Let Luffy escape first!
"Big Perfume Femur!"
Hancock braced her hands on the ground, her legs in a near split, and hit a large piece of Tesoro's gold, turning it into stone.
Then she kicked, sending stones flying, opening a passage between Luffy and the Sunny.
"Damn! Empress!" Tesoro's eyes widened, and his gums bled from biting down hard.
"Do you know the consequences? Everyone in Amazon Lily will die because of you!"
The Empress was determined to send Luffy away. She wouldn't miss this chance.
She needed to return quickly to move her people to another island. Kaido wouldn't easily find them on the vast sea.
"Let's go, Luffy!" she said, signaling to Dragon, who controlled the wind.
She flipped her hair and snorted coldly.
"I don't need you to remind me, Tesoro."
Their eyes met, sparks flying between them.
"Hancock..."
Luffy stared at Hancock, realizing the sacrifice she made to save him.
His heart was moved, though he couldn't cry anymore from exhaustion.
Soon, the wind carried him away to the Sunny.