One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Kizaru waved his hand, walked to Rorschach's side, squatted down, reached under his nose and felt it, making a sigh of relief expression.

"He's still breathing, he's not dead yet. Now we don't have to listen to those old guys' nagging."

Muttering to himself, Kizaru took off his cloak and draped it over Rorschach's body.

However, in reality, as soon as he arrived over Albana, Kizaru had already sensed Rorschach's presence from a distance of more than ten miles using his powerful Observation Haki, and knew his specific situation.

However, although he was not dead, the extremely weak life force of Luo Xia and the terrible injuries all over his body still made Kizaru's face show a headache.

I don't know whether to be glad or not, but Kaido's purpose in coming here was simply to capture Rorschach and take him to the New World.

Otherwise, what's lying here now might just be a lifeless corpse.

Shaking his head, Kizaru stood up, glanced at Law who was still treating Moria's wounds, and scratched his cheek, wondering, "How did this guy get so badly injured?"

He was fighting Kaido just now and didn't have time to pay attention to what was happening here.

Luo manipulated the surgical space to forcibly heal the terrible wound under Moria's armpit, stopping the bleeding. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, wipe the copious sweat from his forehead, and turn back to say, "Although he was already severely injured by Rorschach when we arrested him yesterday, most of his current injuries are from just now. He used his own shadow as a bridge to transfer some of Rorschach's injuries to his own body, which is why he looks like this now."

As he spoke, Luo shook his head in confusion: "I really don't know what happened before. Yesterday, this guy came to us with a fierce look, looking for revenge."

"Is this even possible? Has the sun risen in the west? Gecko Moria is actually doing a good deed and helping our navy instead."

Kizaru pouted.

As he was talking, the sound of a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) rang out from his body.

"Puff puff..."

Kizaru raised his hand and touched his shirt pocket, but didn't find a Den Den Mushi.

He checked his pockets again, but couldn't find a Den Den Mushi.

"Pulling pulling".

The Den Den Mushi kept ringing, making Kizaru pout in confusion. "That's strange. I can hear the sound, but I can't find the Den Den Mushi."

Seeing Kizaru searching his body for Den Den Mushi, Law's lips twitched, his throat bobbed, and he cautiously pointed to Kizaru's wrist, whispering, "Admiral Kizaru, it seems like the Den Den Mushi you're wearing is ringing."

"So that's where it is. No wonder I heard a sound." Kizaru looked at his left wrist in surprise, where he was wearing something that looked like a watch.

He reached out and opened the watch case, revealing a miniature Den Den Mushi (snail phone).

Press the answer button, and Sengoku's voice immediately comes through.

"Kizaru! Have you arrived in Alabasta yet? How is Rorschach? Are Enel, Hibari, Law, and Tina alright? Where's Kaido? Did you fight Kaido? What's the situation in Alabasta now?"

In the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku's barrage of questions practically drove Kizaru's CPU to the brink of exhaustion.

He scratched his head, looking exasperated. "Marshal Zhan Guo, could you slow down a bit? I just arrived myself. Oh, that kid Luo Xia isn't dead yet, but he's not alive either. In any case, he shouldn't die anytime soon."

"What do you mean you won't die in a short time? Did you even bother to confirm?" Sengoku, on the other side of headquarters, was furious at Kizaru's perfunctory answer.

However, upon receiving the news that Luo Xia was not dead, he was relieved.

Where is Kaido?

"Kaido must have retreated."

"You forced Kaido to retreat?" Sengoku exclaimed in surprise. "Wow, Borsalino, you traveled thousands of miles and single-handedly defeated that tough-as-nails Kaido? You've been hiding your true strength."

Kizaru, still in his usual slow and deliberate tone, said listlessly, "No, when I arrived, Kaido was fighting Dragon."

"Dorag? Which Dorag?" Sengoku was stunned.

Kizaru was also taken aback. "Are there many Dragons?"

"I mean, are you sure you're not mistaken, is it really Doraga?"

In the Fleet Admiral's office at Marine Headquarters, after receiving a definite answer from Kizaru, Sengoku's relaxed brows furrowed again.

Why did Dragon suddenly appear in Alabasta? Is there something there that interests him?

People say that a thief never leaves empty-handed, let alone a revolutionary leader who sees every minute and every second as if he is saving the world.

Since leaving the Navy to create the Revolutionary Army and gradually expand it, the World Government and the Navy have been keeping a close eye on Dragon's movements.

Every trip and every action of that man had its own purpose; he would never waste time on meaningless things.

Based on this, it can be inferred that Dorrag's presence in Alabasta must have a purpose.

"Is he going after Rorschach like Kaido, or someone else? Or is there really information about the Ancient Weapon Pluton in Alabasta?"

Sengoku looked at Lieutenant General Tsuru in the office and whispered, "Tsuru, have the intelligence department compile all the intelligence on the recent events in Alabasta and analyze it to find out what Dragon's purpose was in going there."

Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded slightly, a smile appearing on his face: "Judging from Borsalino's words, it seems our Navy might owe him a favor. I reckon if he hadn't intervened to stop Kaido, Rorschach and the others might have been taken away."

"Don't talk nonsense. The revolutionary army is our mortal enemy. There's no question of owing favors to anyone."

Sengoku said something in a deep voice and then had Kizaru hand the Den Den Mushi to Law.

On Albana's side, Hibari and the others, who had been in a coma for a while due to the loss of their shadow, finally woke up.

In the instant he awoke from his confusion, seeing the devastated state of the desert under the night sky, a deep sense of panic rose within him.

Her heart pounded as if it would leap out of her throat, and her petite body transformed into a white cloud, rushing towards the high ground that no longer resembled the royal city.

Behind them, the naval soldiers who were gradually waking up looked at the crowds lying all over the open space as far as the eye could see, and everyone fell into a long period of stunned silence.

Tina's pupils contracted sharply, her mind in turmoil.

What exactly happened here? Could it be that all these people are dead?

"Father!"

From the crowd came Weiwei's painful cries.

"Where is the Major General? How is the Major General?" Pamel shouted anxiously.

"The lieutenant colonel is gone, and Enel is nowhere to be seen either." Bepo was so anxious that tears streamed down his face.

In the sky, the lark, in the form of a white cloud, rushed all the way and finally flew to the sky above the royal city, where it saw Kizaru standing in the center of the ruins.

She felt reassured and was about to speak when she saw Rorschach covered by a white sheet on the ground next to Kizaru...

In that instant, Hibari's psychological defenses completely collapsed.

Her eyes were vacant, and she swooped down, throwing herself onto Luo Xia, who was covered with a white sheet. Tears streamed down her face like a kite with a broken string.

"Brother Luo Xia! You...you wake up! Didn't you promise me...you promised you wouldn't die? You liar, wake up! Waaah..."

Lark lifted Rorschach's body with both hands, sat him on the muddy ground, hugged him tightly, and cried loudly.

Kizaru, who was standing to the side, was stunned. He stretched out his hand and opened his mouth.

"Little Lark, that kid..."

"Waaaaah, Brother Luo Xia, you can't die! Didn't you say you'd protect me? Didn't you say you'd protect everyone? You liar..."

"Uh, listen to me, this kid didn't..."

"Waaaaah, that damned Kaido! I'll definitely tell my father and make him avenge you! I... I'll take you home, back to the North Blue, back to your village..."

Kizaru, his face darkening, walked over to the weeping Hibari and squatted down beside him. A ball of light shone from his fingertip, illuminating Rorschach's face. "Little Hibari, don't cry. I told you, this kid isn't dead yet."

"Not...not dead?"

Lark froze, staring blankly at Luo Xia, who had his eyes closed and remained motionless.

"If you don't believe me, you can listen to his heartbeat. A dead person's heart doesn't beat."

Upon hearing this, Lark immediately pressed his ear to Rorschach's heart.

Thump, thump...

Although faint, Rorschach's heart was indeed still beating.

Yun Que's tears flowed even more freely as she hugged Luo Xia tightly, choking back sobs, "Thank goodness, Brother Luo Xia isn't dead, thank goodness, thank goodness..."

Before she could finish speaking, her eyes rolled back, her body went limp, and she collapsed onto Luo Xia, unconscious once again.

Seeing Hibari suddenly faint, Kizaru was sweating profusely and frantically called out to Law, "No, no, doctor, come quickly and see what's wrong with little Hibari. She can't be hurt, otherwise Sakazuki will kill me."

Law, who was holding a Den Den Mushi and talking to Sengoku, watched this scene with a blank expression.

"General, please rest assured, Major Hibari simply fainted due to excessive excitement during her extreme joy and sorrow. This is actually the body's instinctive response to crisis, which is a good thing. It's better than her becoming mentally unstable due to excessive excitement."

"Now, I think we need to find a new place to settle them."

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More than an hour later, as the crowd that had filled the open space gradually woke up, the immense panic that had permeated the surrounding area slowly subsided.

A fully conscious Kobra straightened up, turned his head and looked around at the shattered desert landscape under the moonlight, his expression somewhat numb.

“Father…” Weiwei, who was standing beside him and reaching out to support him, showed a worried expression on her face.

At this moment, Cobra seemed to have aged considerably in an instant.

Vivi's worried voice made Cobra's expression soften slightly. He turned around with a wry smile, patted his daughter's hand, and comforted her, "Don't worry, Vivi. At least, there weren't too many casualties. As long as people are alive, the capital can be rebuilt at any time. By the way..."

Kobra turned to look at the Kirin warship, which was now ablaze in the distance, and asked in a deep voice, "How is Rear Admiral Luo Xia?"

Upon hearing Luo Xia's name, Weiwei's eyes reddened, and she bit her lip and gently shook her head.

"Still in a coma, has not yet woken up."

In Vivi's heart, Luo Xia was so strong, confident, and gentle.

But at this moment, everyone who was unconscious woke up, except for him, who remained asleep.

Recalling Kaido's resolute departure and his imposing figure as he faced the enemy alone when he attacked that afternoon, Vivi felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart, causing her immense distress.

And silently prayed for Rorschach in his heart.

Hearing that Rorschach was still unconscious, Cobra breathed a sigh of relief.

His opponent was Kaido, one of the Four Emperors who dominated the New World. It was already Rorschach's good fortune that he survived such a fierce battle.

But seeing her daughter's sad face, she comforted her, "Don't worry too much. Admiral Kizaru has arrived. Rorschach is blessed by heaven and will surely turn danger into safety."

After saying this, Kobra turned to look at the bewildered citizens of the royal city behind him, raised his hand, and said loudly, "The temperature in the desert is very low at night. Everyone, come with me to the city to collect some wood and light a fire to help keep warm. The crisis has passed, and dawn will eventually come. We cannot afford to lose the people around us again."

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