The terrifying thing about the Ice Emperor was that he could create enough low temperatures to instantly freeze seawater. If it were 20 years ago, Trajan could still fight him with his speed and defense advantage, as the Ice Emperor could not achieve such high efficiency at that time.
But now, his skills had become instantaneous, persistent, and even impeccable. The real "Ice Follows the Mind"!
The Ice Emperor looked at Trajan in the block of ice and pointed a finger at the heart.
The part of the ice block touched by the Ice Emperor quickly melted. This way, the Ice Emperor opened a hole in the ice block, while other parts remained frozen.
"Alloy, right? After the intense exercise just now, you should have very little stamina left. I think you won't be able to hold on for long. How about I help you a little?"
The Ice Emperor raised his hand, and a slender ice spike rose under his foot. He broke the ice spike and pressed it against Trajan's chest.
"People say that dripping water can penetrate the stone. As for me, I want to see if ice can penetrate your alloy!"
With that, the ice spike began to spin rapidly like an electric drill, with the pointed tip in front turning into ice shards due to friction. But under the control of the Ice Emperor, it quickly re-condensed.
This process repeated itself, constantly drilling into Trajan's chest.
At first, Trajan didn't feel much, but as the drilling continued, his face gradually changed.
The massive energy consumption had already made it impossible for him to maintain his alloy form for long, and now the Ice Emperor's torture was rapidly depleting his energy.
Once the alloy state completely disappears, he would undoubtedly perish!
The Ice Emperor's greatest opponent had already been easily subdued by him, and the other crew members ambled over, looking contemptuously at Trajan who was still holding on tightly.
"Old man, why did you bother coming here? You're already so old, wouldn't it be better to stay on Pandora Island? Must you show off your strength?"
"Legendary Captain? He's not even worth mentioning."
"If you join our leader, it would be much better for you. Look at your current situation...oh, where's your captain? Oh, right, he's long gone with his tail between his legs!"
"They say your bounty group is really tough, but the truth is, you're just a bunch of trash. The only strongest fighter is you, an old guy, who just recruited, and the rest of you don't even have the courage to fight. Not only are you trash, but you're also cowards!"
Trajan could hear what they were saying, but he couldn't respond to them.
...
Raine finally rescued Old Bai, who was badly injured but should be okay once Avril and the others arrived. When he saw that all of his people were on the ship, Raine finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, at that moment, he saw a damaged Yamato sailing toward them.
"Hmm? What's going on?"
Raine looked at the ship in confusion. Avril and the others were on board.
"Why are they here?"
They should be fighting the Ice Emperor, shouldn't they?
Raine said to Onebear, "Onebear, take care of him. I'm gonna see what's going on."
"Go ahead, Captain. I got this."
Raine jumped into the sea and quickly approached Avril's ship, standing on top of Little Black's head.
"Why are you here?" Raine asked after boarding the ship. "Where's the Ice Emperor?"
"Captain, Trajan told us to retreat immediately. The Ice Emperor's strength is terrifying!" Avril replied in a hurry.
Raine was a little confused, "So, where's Trajan? And Olivia?" What was even stranger was that these people all seemed very low-spirited. Avril, Arthur, and Trajan's old subordinates had red-rimmed eyes.
No one spoke.
Raine began to realize that something was wrong. He rarely raised his voice, but now he shouted at them, "I'm talking to you! Why aren't you speaking? Avril, speak up! Shobe!"
At this point, Arthur spoke, "Captain, don't blame them. Trajan asked us to leave. I knocked out Olivia, and now she's in the captain's room. Trajan...he's covering our retreat!"
"What!" Raine was instantly furious.
"What kind of joke is this? How could we let Trajan go and die!" Raine roared, "All ships, turn around now!"
"Captain!" Avril exclaimed urgently, "Trajan said that the Ice Emperor now is not the same as the one 20 years ago. Even the Hurricane anti-ship missiles are useless against him! We can't let Trajan's sacrifice be in vain!"
"Who said Trajan will sacrifice himself!" Raine exclaimed, "Back then, I didn't abandon you, and today, I won't abandon Trajan! Return!"
Arthur was also angry and rushed over, grabbing Raine's collar, "You can't let Trajan die in vain!"
Raine grabbed Arthur's hand and said, "I said, he won't die!"
"What makes you so confident? Can you defeat the Ice Emperor? Do you know how strong he is? You're acting recklessly!"
"Even if I'm acting recklessly, I will never abandon Trajan, just like I will never abandon any of you!" Raine's eyes glowed, "I will take you to farther places, but the precondition is that none of you can drop out!"
In this argument, many people couldn't hate Raine at all.
Yes, this was his usual style as their captain. He would never abandon anyone, even if he died in battle.
Arthur's hand gradually loosened, and he looked at Raine in confusion, "But Trajan..."
"I am the captain, and this is an order!" Raine exclaimed angrily, "Full speed ahead!"
...
The metallic skin on Trajan's body gradually began to fade, indicating that he could no longer hold on. Blood gushed out from his chest where he was pierced by an ice drill.
"Hahaha, Trajan, my legendary captain, you are gonna die in my hands. From now on, whenever people speak of you, they will always think of me, the Ice Emperor!"
"How does it feel now? You sacrificed yourself to protect those who have all abandoned you."
"The war we couldn't fight 20 years ago has finally come to a conclusion today... Oh, I suddenly have a great idea!" The Ice Emperor spoke with excitement, "I can turn you into a specimen!"
"Imagine, you, a legendary captain, becoming a collection of mine, the Ice Emperor. That would be such an interesting thing."
"Hahaha, and your granddaughter, she is so beautiful!"
Speaking of Olivia, Trajan's expression finally changed. She was the person he loved most, but he could no longer protect her after his death.
"Oh, you're in a hurry, haha, but it's a pity that you are just a discarded pawn. No one cares about you anymore, and your death is worthless!" The Ice Emperor then grabbed the ice drill and pushed it into Trajan's chest himself.
"Die, useless old guy!"
At that moment, a series of cannon blasts could be heard from the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Everyone was surprised and turned around to see two warships rushing towards them at the fastest speed from afar.
On the deck of the leading ship, a young man stood facing the wind, roaring at them.
"You all will die today!"
The terrifying thing about the Ice Emperor was that he could create enough low temperatures to instantly freeze seawater. If it were 20 years ago, Trajan could still fight him with his speed and defense advantage, as the Ice Emperor could not achieve such high efficiency at that time.
But now, his skills had become instantaneous, persistent, and even impeccable. The real "Ice Follows the Mind"!
The Ice Emperor looked at Trajan in the block of ice and pointed a finger at the heart.
The part of the ice block touched by the Ice Emperor quickly melted. This way, the Ice Emperor opened a hole in the ice block, while other parts remained frozen.
"Alloy, right? After the intense exercise just now, you should have very little stamina left. I think you won't be able to hold on for long. How about I help you a little?"
The Ice Emperor raised his hand, and a slender ice spike rose under his foot. He broke the ice spike and pressed it against Trajan's chest.
"People say that dripping water can penetrate the stone. As for me, I want to see if ice can penetrate your alloy!"
With that, the ice spike began to spin rapidly like an electric drill, with the pointed tip in front turning into ice shards due to friction. But under the control of the Ice Emperor, it quickly re-condensed.
This process repeated itself, constantly drilling into Trajan's chest.
At first, Trajan didn't feel much, but as the drilling continued, his face gradually changed.
The massive energy consumption had already made it impossible for him to maintain his alloy form for long, and now the Ice Emperor's torture was rapidly depleting his energy.
Once the alloy state completely disappears, he would undoubtedly perish!
The Ice Emperor's greatest opponent had already been easily subdued by him, and the other crew members ambled over, looking contemptuously at Trajan who was still holding on tightly.
"Old man, why did you bother coming here? You're already so old, wouldn't it be better to stay on Pandora Island? Must you show off your strength?"
"Legendary Captain? He's not even worth mentioning."
"If you join our leader, it would be much better for you. Look at your current situation...oh, where's your captain? Oh, right, he's long gone with his tail between his legs!"
"They say your bounty group is really tough, but the truth is, you're just a bunch of trash. The only strongest fighter is you, an old guy, who just recruited, and the rest of you don't even have the courage to fight. Not only are you trash, but you're also cowards!"
Trajan could hear what they were saying, but he couldn't respond to them.
...
Raine finally rescued Old Bai, who was badly injured but should be okay once Avril and the others arrived. When he saw that all of his people were on the ship, Raine finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, at that moment, he saw a damaged Yamato sailing toward them.
"Hmm? What's going on?"
Raine looked at the ship in confusion. Avril and the others were on board.
"Why are they here?"
They should be fighting the Ice Emperor, shouldn't they?
Raine said to Onebear, "Onebear, take care of him. I'm gonna see what's going on."
"Go ahead, Captain. I got this."
Raine jumped into the sea and quickly approached Avril's ship, standing on top of Little Black's head.
"Why are you here?" Raine asked after boarding the ship. "Where's the Ice Emperor?"
"Captain, Trajan told us to retreat immediately. The Ice Emperor's strength is terrifying!" Avril replied in a hurry.
Raine was a little confused, "So, where's Trajan? And Olivia?" What was even stranger was that these people all seemed very low-spirited. Avril, Arthur, and Trajan's old subordinates had red-rimmed eyes.
No one spoke.
Raine began to realize that something was wrong. He rarely raised his voice, but now he shouted at them, "I'm talking to you! Why aren't you speaking? Avril, speak up! Shobe!"
At this point, Arthur spoke, "Captain, don't blame them. Trajan asked us to leave. I knocked out Olivia, and now she's in the captain's room. Trajan...he's covering our retreat!"
"What!" Raine was instantly furious.
"What kind of joke is this? How could we let Trajan go and die!" Raine roared, "All ships, turn around now!"
"Captain!" Avril exclaimed urgently, "Trajan said that the Ice Emperor now is not the same as the one 20 years ago. Even the Hurricane anti-ship missiles are useless against him! We can't let Trajan's sacrifice be in vain!"
"Who said Trajan will sacrifice himself!" Raine exclaimed, "Back then, I didn't abandon you, and today, I won't abandon Trajan! Return!"
Arthur was also angry and rushed over, grabbing Raine's collar, "You can't let Trajan die in vain!"
Raine grabbed Arthur's hand and said, "I said, he won't die!"
"What makes you so confident? Can you defeat the Ice Emperor? Do you know how strong he is? You're acting recklessly!"
"Even if I'm acting recklessly, I will never abandon Trajan, just like I will never abandon any of you!" Raine's eyes glowed, "I will take you to farther places, but the precondition is that none of you can drop out!"
In this argument, many people couldn't hate Raine at all.
Yes, this was his usual style as their captain. He would never abandon anyone, even if he died in battle.
Arthur's hand gradually loosened, and he looked at Raine in confusion, "But Trajan..."
"I am the captain, and this is an order!" Raine exclaimed angrily, "Full speed ahead!"
...
The metallic skin on Trajan's body gradually began to fade, indicating that he could no longer hold on. Blood gushed out from his chest where he was pierced by an ice drill.
"Hahaha, Trajan, my legendary captain, you are gonna die in my hands. From now on, whenever people speak of you, they will always think of me, the Ice Emperor!"
"How does it feel now? You sacrificed yourself to protect those who have all abandoned you."
"The war we couldn't fight 20 years ago has finally come to a conclusion today... Oh, I suddenly have a great idea!" The Ice Emperor spoke with excitement, "I can turn you into a specimen!"
"Imagine, you, a legendary captain, becoming a collection of mine, the Ice Emperor. That would be such an interesting thing."
"Hahaha, and your granddaughter, she is so beautiful!"
Speaking of Olivia, Trajan's expression finally changed. She was the person he loved most, but he could no longer protect her after his death.
"Oh, you're in a hurry, haha, but it's a pity that you are just a discarded pawn. No one cares about you anymore, and your death is worthless!" The Ice Emperor then grabbed the ice drill and pushed it into Trajan's chest himself.
"Die, useless old guy!"
At that moment, a series of cannon blasts could be heard from the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Everyone was surprised and turned around to see two warships rushing towards them at the fastest speed from afar.
On the deck of the leading ship, a young man stood facing the wind, roaring at them.
"You all will die today!"
