Pirate's Swordsman

"interesting."

After scanning the three tarot cards, Xia Nuo looked at Hawkins thoughtfully, "It seems a bit complicated. Can you explain it to me?"

"I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do, my lord."

Hawkins shook his head and said softly: "The fate of others is like a mist. All I can see is the glimmer of light leaking through the crack of the door. What is hidden behind the door can only be revealed when you open the door yourself. , to get a glimpse of the true face.”

"never mind."

Xia Nuo didn't bother to listen to this kind of magic words. He also knew that such a request was a bit overwhelming when he had almost nothing to explain, so he put away the three tarot cards and said with a slight smile:

"Okay, that's it. Thank you for your divination. I hope that when I see you next time, you have entered the new world and are qualified to join my command."

Xiao Luo was full of food and full of wine, and it was time for him to hit the road.

"Have a pleasant journey, my lord."

Hawkins leaned forward slightly and said respectfully.

The rest of the crew on the deck also bent down and saluted. It was not until they saw the black light disappearing into the sky that they withdrew their gaze in awe and stood firm again.

…………

After parting ways with the Hawkins Pirates, Shano continued his journey to Alabasta.

The rest of the journey went quite smoothly. While drinking, he thought about the meaning of the three tarot cards. Time passed unknowingly. When the dusk gradually became darker in the evening, he finally saw the outline of Shengting Island in his sight. .

This island hosts Alabasta, a country with a long history, and is quite large in area, almost ten times the size of the Wind Island.

Xia Nuo originally did not plan to stay in the outer area, but planned to go directly to the royal capital [Alpana]. Although Crocodile's whereabouts were mysterious, his main scope of activities was basically near the royal capital.

But the plan couldn't keep up with the change. When he passed a small town in the sky at night, he suddenly heard the screams coming from the small town. When he followed the sound and looked down, he discovered that this small town was a small town. A layer of eerie black mist shrouded the low altitude of the town.

"Ok?"

Xia Nuo frowned, thought for a while, and then ordered: "Go down and take a look."

Xiao Luo understood, changed his direction, and swept downwards. The violent air flow stirred up by his wings dispersed all the black mist wherever he passed, and finally landed firmly at the intersection of the main road of the town.

Turning off the back of the eagle, Xia Nuo looked towards the alley on the right, and happened to see two slender and thin girls, stumbling towards this side, looking frightened, looking back from time to time, as if behind It seemed like something terrible was chasing me.

"Sure enough, that's not quite right."

Although the light was dim, Xia Nuo could still clearly see what was behind the two girls. They were a dozen black zombies with glaring scarlet eyes and low and terrifying roars from their mouths. He chased after the girl closely.

At this time, the two girls also saw Xia Nuo standing at the intersection. They were startled at first, and then shouted eagerly: "Hey, run quickly, what are you doing here?"

"If we don't leave, we will all be killed by these monsters later!"

Xia Nuo's eyes flashed slightly, and he did not answer the two girls. Instead, after glancing at the group of zombies, he put his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

laugh!

The sound of breaking wind sounded, and the next moment, the zombies that were originally chasing were cut off at the waist. They stopped, fell to the ground and stopped moving.

"Eh?"

The two girls originally planned to drag the stupid big guy in front of them and run away together, but suddenly they heard no footsteps behind them. When they looked back, they saw only body fragments on the ground, and they froze in place.

"Don't worry, it's alright."

Xia Nuo's voice rang out at this time. He walked from the street to the two girls, looked at the zombies here and frowned: "Can you tell me what is going on here?"

Only then did the two girls clearly see Xia Nuo's appearance in front of them. First they blushed subconsciously and took half a step back. Then one of the older ones calmed down and asked, "Are you not from this country?"

"Well, I just happened to pass by here."

Xia Nuo nodded slightly.

"This is not the place to talk."

The older girl looked around and saw that no other zombies were chasing her, then she lowered her voice and said to Xia Nuo: "Please come with us."

The three of them walked around several alleys and finally came to the door of a building. Xia Nuo noticed that this building was different from the rest in the town. Not only were the doors and windows welded with steel, but the stone material was also extremely strong.

The older girl arrived at the door and knocked on the iron door three times. After a moment, a faint light suddenly lit up behind the door. A muscular bald man poked his head out from the crack of the door. After seeing the two girls, He looked relaxed at first, but then he saw Xia Nuo following behind him, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Kuba, don't be like this, this is our savior."

The older girl hurriedly whispered, "Anyway, let us go in first and meet the mayor."

The bald man frowned, and after thinking for a while, he opened the door and let the three people walk in one after another. However, it was obvious that he had not let go of his guard against Xia Nuo. He kept holding a sword and watching vigilantly.

Under the leadership of the girl, several people walked through the dark corridor and arrived at the hall in the center of the building.

The light suddenly became brighter. Xia Nuo looked around and found that there were two to three hundred people gathered in this hall, which was only about a hundred square meters, including men, women, old and young.

On the main seat of the long table in the middle, sat a white-haired old man wearing glasses, looking down at a document and looking exhausted.

"Thea, Leah!"

A voice of surprise sounded. Xia Nuo looked around and saw an old woman about sixty or seventy years old. She rushed out of the crowd in the corner with an excited expression. When two girls saw this, they also ran over. He ran into the old woman's arms and sobbed slightly.

"My children, my children..." The old woman stroked the heads of her two granddaughters, tears streaming down her face. "As long as it's okay, it's okay. Grandma was almost worried to death before, for fear of you two. Can’t come back.”

"We did almost not come back."

The older girl tried hard to stop her tears. She raised her head, pointed at Xia Nuo not far away and said, "On the way back, we were discovered by a group of zombies. If it hadn't been for the help of this benefactor, we might have lost our lives." I won’t be able to see you anymore…”