Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 313 Refusing to Be a Slave

Chapter 313 Refusing to Be a Slave
"So, what's your choice?"

"Are you going to surrender obediently and come with us... or do you want to put up a token resistance?"

"Judging from your appearance, you must be at your last gasp, right?"

Standing on the small boat that came with the warship, Albury waited patiently for the fishman in front of him to make a decision. At this distance, the fishman had no chance of escaping.

"..."

Lahail remained silent, holding the baby tightly in her arms.

Time ticked by, and finally, before Albury could no longer contain himself and urged him on, LaHale reluctantly spoke up, asking the question that concerned him most:
"...Navy, if I go with you, what do you plan to do with my child?"

"Ah~ you mean this~"

"I don't know either~"

Albury adjusted his stance slightly, saying nonchalantly:

"You're a slave of the Celestial Dragons, aren't you? That little fish in your arms is, in principle, the property of the Celestial Dragons, and how they deal with it is their business. We, the Navy, have no right to interfere."

"I can only guarantee your safety during the time before you meet the Celestial Dragons..."

Swish-!
"……Complete."

Just before he finished speaking, Albury suddenly appeared behind LaHail, followed by a downward knee strike.

boom!
The blow landed squarely on La Hire's cervical spine, and the unsuspecting murloc nearly fainted as his vision went black.

"Huh~ Is it a little too light?"

"The instructions are to bring you back without hurting you as much as possible, but it's really hard to gauge the right amount of force~"

The sneak attack was not entirely successful, and Albury couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

Because of the need for 'beast fighting', the Celestial Dragons ordered that La Hire's body should not be damaged or crippled. This is also why Albury chose to use words to lower La Hire's guard before launching a sneak attack.

As for the so-called persuasion to surrender, he never considered from the beginning that Lahail would really surrender... The other party wasn't stupid, and there was no need to think about what would happen to him and the child in his arms if they really surrendered.

Even Albury was too lazy to make up lies to deceive the other party.

Now that the first strike failed and the opponent didn't pass out immediately, it's time to change our strategy...

Snapped!
Using his legs to propel himself across the water, Albury twisted his body to La Hire's side and reached into the other's arms, trying to snatch the baby away.

Given how much the other party values that baby, if we threaten its life, it will surely surrender and be captured!
[Sorry, only those without weaknesses can survive on this vast ocean...]
[With such a weakness, you had no chance of winning from the start~]
After much deliberation, Albury reached out and grabbed the swaddling clothes...

"Eh?!"

Something doesn't feel right—is it empty?!
Albury, sensing something was wrong, immediately tried to pull away, but LaHale grabbed his arm... He instinctively looked up and met a pair of scarlet eyes.

!!!

Madness, anger, despair, pain... countless emotions transformed into bloodshot veins that intertwined on those eyes filled with a death wish, staining them blood red.

No living being could remain unmoved after seeing those eyes.

Let's go to hell together!

"?!"

"You, what are you going to do?!"

Albury, who had been acting with complete ease, finally panicked when he saw those eyes.

thump!
Before he could react, the seawater suddenly engulfed his face, and the sudden chill and suffocation made Albury panic... He was being dragged into the deep sea.

Gulu gulu~
"Well--!"

[Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!]
[Let go!]
After a few seconds, he finally realized his situation and began to struggle frantically!

At this moment, Albury no longer cared about the Celestial Dragons' orders, and he frantically punched and kicked La Hire's vital points.

Neck, heart, head... He used his remaining hand and legs to smash into these parts with all his might.

[Storm Kick! Storm Kick! Storm Kick! Finger Gun! Die, die, die!]
[Let go of me right now, you lowly murloc!!!]
For the first time in his life, Albury felt the threat of death and roared inwardly. Countless deadly attacks struck the fishman who was holding his arm, and the seawater was instantly stained red with blood...

But the other side showed no sign of letting up. No matter how hysterically Albury attacked La Hire, there was no reaction; it just kept sinking, and sinking...

Gudu Gudu~
The seawater grew darker and colder... La Hire's originally blood-red vision was gradually shrouded in darkness, his perception of the outside world was gradually stripped away, and his consciousness was gradually dissipating.

Lahail closed his eyes with a smile as he caught a glimpse of a faint golden light out of the corner of his eye.

The revolving lantern of life did not fail to appear at this final moment—

Run! Run! Run with the food—!!!

'elder brother!'

'Damn it! Chop this brat up!'

'...'

'La Hire? That's a very formal name~ Did your parents name you that? My name is Bulfat, and I chose it myself. Not bad, right?'

"Hey! Is your face alright? Who did this? I'm going to find them!"

'You want to leave Fishman Street…that's perfect, I've been wanting to set sail for ages!'

'...'

'Whoosh! Finally, I'm away from that wretched Fishman Island! From now on, the sky's the limit! Ocean, here I come!' 'Damn it! Why did a storm suddenly start?'

'That's... a Sea King?! La Hire, watch out! ...La Hire?'

'...'

'Hehehe~ Big brother, we're pretty lucky this time, we actually found a merman~'

'Let's go! We're going back to Chambord!'

'...'

'Fifty million Berries, three bids! Sold! Congratulations to the esteemed Saint of Natania for winning this merman slave!'

'...'

'Hehehe~ That's amazing! No matter how I hit it, it doesn't shake at all~ No wonder it's my strongest slave~'

'Get out of the way, I want to personally mark my strongest slave, hehe~'

'...'

'What a serious injury! Don't move, let me bandage it for you...'

"La Hire, so you're from Fishman Island too? My name is Katie, and I used to live in Fishman Harbor~"

'...'

'Haha~ How interesting! I didn't know there were such interesting places on the high seas!'

"I really want to see it with my own eyes!"

'...'

"Ugh, I'm fine, La Hire, don't worry."

"Oh, really, it's okay, don't worry... you silly girl~"
'...'

'I miss home, La Hire, I want to go home so badly…'

'Don't let our children be enslaved anymore. Please take them home.'

'...'

Run! Run! Run with the children—!!!

'boom! '

……

[sorry.]
[sorry.]
[sorry.]
Darkness completely enveloped the flame of life, and La Hire's consciousness continued to fall, fall... until it sank to the bottom of the abyss, where a ray of light was calling to him.

Tranquility, peace... that's the feeling that the light gave him. Lahail's soul followed his instincts and moved closer to the light, finally stopping in front of a door.

"This is……"

Looking at the pure white door in front of him, and the pure white light shining through from the other side of the door, Lahail vaguely knew where he was.

Guided by the pure white world beyond the door, La Hire's soul calmly stepped into the light...

wow~
Stepping through the door and bathed in radiance, La Hire's soul arrived in another world, where the light gradually faded... and before his eyes appeared the person he had longed for day and night.

“Brother, Katie, and…”

"Bourfat?!"

……

Calm Belt, nameless desert island.

"Bulu Bulu~"

Click~
A Den Den Mushi with a pale gold casing was connected.

"What's wrong, Obey?"

"Something's wrong, big sister! Ossie has gone mad!"

"..."

"I see."

The sound of the pull remained unchanged, still calm.

"That……"