【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 359 Trapped

Ace's arms were tense, his muscles numb from lack of blood flow. He pulled at the chains tied to his arms in vain. The familiar feeling once again told him that it was seastone. He banged his head against the wall behind him in frustration, not caring about the possibility of getting new bruises.

He twisted his wrists to try to break free, but it was no use. He had tried countless times in the past two days, but the tense muscles only brought him a numb tingling pain, which clearly reminded him that he was trapped.

He looked up at the dim light coming from above his head and sighed. From the tiny light leaking out of the porthole above his head, he could tell that two days had passed since the Banaro Island incident, but he was not sure how long he had been unconscious after being trapped, so maybe it was three days.

Ace glared gloomily at the navy guarding outside the cabin. If he could find a way to unlock the chain, he would definitely destroy this place completely. And that navy admiral, he would definitely beat him to death. If he hadn't suddenly gotten involved, they would definitely have completely gotten rid of Teach and would not be trapped here.

He couldn't remember the last time he was so scared, but ever since Lucci appeared in Banaro, he had been so scared that his heart almost stopped beating several times.

The time he feared the most was when he became the weak point. When Lucci forcibly changed the direction of his attack in order not to hurt him, and saw him being hit in the neck by Blackbeard and lying on the ground lifeless like a rag doll, there was a moment when Ace's heart stopped beating. Really, at that moment he thought his brother was dead, and he didn't breathe again until he stood up again.

If he hadn't mentioned Blackbeard's interest in Luffy while they were escaping, Lucci wouldn't have lost his focus, he wouldn't have been hit, he wouldn't have stopped, and he wouldn't have been trapped with him. He would rather be caught than have Lucci get hurt so badly.

Lucci was lying on the floor on the other side of the cabin. In the two days since he woke up, Lucci had just been lying there. No matter how he called out, there was no response, no movement, no struggle, and no opening of his eyes. To be honest, he was very scared. He desperately needed him to wake up. He was almost driven crazy. Only the faint rise and fall of Lucci's chest allowed him to retain a little sanity.

He begged those bastard marines to treat Lucci, but those marines were like puppets. No matter what he said, they seemed not to hear him. No matter how he roared or struggled, they ignored him, as if they didn't care about the life or death of the locked people at all, and just wanted to trap them here.

A faint groan came from the other side. Ace immediately turned his head and saw Lucci's body moving. He shouted anxiously, "Lucci! How are you!?"

Ace waited for a while, but Lucci didn't respond immediately. In fact, except for the initial movement, he didn't move for a long time. He almost thought he was dazzled, but soon he moved again, although slowly, but it meant that Lucci was awake.

"Lucci!" Ace called softly, watching him turn his face towards him. Although it was difficult, he still did it. This was the first time he saw Lucci's face in the past two days. It was very pale, and there were dried blood on his face.

Then Ace noticed an unusual flush on Lucci's fair face. His heart skipped a beat. Was Lucci ill? He looked sickly, as if dazed. Even his eyes were still closed, he was just breathing with difficulty through his slightly open mouth.

Ace pulled hard at the chains that locked him. He was eager to get closer to Lucci. He wanted to check on his weak brother. He desperately wanted to touch his face to see if he had a fever and to know how serious his injuries were.

He knew he wasn't a doctor and couldn't help much in this situation, but that was what he wanted to do. Because he had to take care of Luffy, he could at least do some basic first aid, at least do some proper assessment, but the chains that locked him didn't loosen at all, and he couldn't even touch them.

Ace began to feel angry with himself. For the first time, he felt that he was too weak. If he were stronger, he could defeat that marine, he could defeat Teach. He was too impulsive. He should have waited for Lucci. He was too weak.

Ace quickly came back to his senses. Now was not the time to think about these things. What mattered now was Lucci's injuries. He tried to judge the condition of Lucci's wounds in the dim light to see if there was any infection, but everything looked so dark that it was even difficult for him to judge whether Lucci's wounds had healed.

"Ace..."

Ace breathed a sigh of relief at Lucci's hoarse mumbling. The voice was below a whisper, but loud enough for him to hear. At least Lucci responded to him. This was the first time he had responded to him in the past two days, and it was definitely the best voice he had heard in the past two days.

"Lucci, are you feeling okay?" Ace asked carefully, looking at Lucci whose face was flushed and seemed to be about to fall asleep again.

"pain……"

"Where does it hurt?" Ace asked anxiously as he looked at Lucci lying on the ground on his side, but it was a long time before Lucci's voice sounded again, and the voice was still weak.

"head……"

"Just the head?" Ace asked, looking at the possible wound on Lucci's body. He waited patiently for a moment. "Lucci."

But Lucci didn't respond. Ace looked at him anxiously, feeling a little restless. He hoped to reach the destination quickly so that they could get treatment for Lucci.

He knew their destination, or rather, he knew without thinking that anyone caught by the navy would only be imprisoned in Impel Downs, the underwater prison. Impel Downs was a sword hanging over the head of every pirate. Once captured there, no one could escape, so it was called Impel Hell.

But now he just hoped that Lucci could get treatment as soon as possible. His current state made him uneasy. He couldn't be sure how far they were from Impel Down, but for the first time he hoped that they wouldn't have to sail for too long.

……

Seven Waters City Carrera Headquarters

Three days had passed since the barbecue party attended by the entire city. During this time, they had truly experienced the beauty and enthusiasm of the Seven Water City. Their record pointers were full, and they were just waiting for the new ship to be completed.

However, Franky, who was helping them build the new ship, said that the new ship was expected to be completed ahead of schedule on the morning of the fifth day. However, due to the addition of Uncle Aspago and Carrera's foremen, the construction of the new ship will be completed ahead of schedule, that is, tomorrow.

Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the new ship tomorrow, and they will sail on the sea again tomorrow. Everyone is a little excited, especially Sanji. When he heard that the next island is Fishman Island, he was in a state of excitement, more excited than anyone else, and completely immersed in his own fantasy.

"Fish-Man Island is a famous attraction on the Grand Line!" Sanji's eyes turned completely into hearts, and he was completely immersed in his own fantasy. "Beautiful mermaids draw graceful arcs on the sea! Playing and frolicking with the fish..."

"Well……"

Granny Kokoro's voice successfully pulled Sanji out of his daydream. Sanji looked at Granny Kokoro in silence. After a moment, he pounded the ground in despair and said, "Can't you just let me dream?"

Everyone looked at Sanji helplessly. It was obvious that the mermaid version of Kokoro last time had left him with a huge psychological trauma. Perhaps only when he saw the real mermaid of Fishman Island could he forget it.

"You have to pass through a dangerous area, the Devil's Triangle, before you reach Fishman Island!" Grandma Kokoro pretended to be horrified as she looked at the timid Chopper and Nami. Her voice was low and slow, creating an extremely terrifying atmosphere for everyone.

"Over a hundred ships disappear in that sea every year... Empty ships are later discovered without crew members, and there are also constant sightings of ghost ships drifting on the sea carrying the dead!"