Outside the collapsed lion's head, Luca squinted at the Marine soldiers searching for the advancing formation. His eyes glanced at a corpse lying in a pool of blood on the ground. The throat of the corpse was pierced by a sharp blade, and there was a broken rudder next to it. It should be the one on top of Golden Lion Shiki's head.
"Stop, who are you?" A sharp-eyed Marine yelled.
Lucasca turned his head. The half of his face that was exposed was horrifying. His pair of bright green eyes swept over, giving off an indescribable demonic, strange, and powerful aura.
Seeing that Luca didn't say anything, the Marine immediately raised his gun and aimed at him. Almost without thinking, he pulled the trigger. The Marines who heard the sound also rushed in the direction of Luca.
Bang!
Luca raised his foot, and the bullet hit the ground under his feet, revealing a burning bullet mark. He looked coldly at the Marine soldiers who surrounded him. "It's really troublesome. Can't you just pretend that you didn't see anything?"
"Binding Vines!"
He raised his hand and grabbed the air with his five fingers. All the Marines who rushed over paused, and they were shocked to find that the green plants on the ground seemed to come alive. The roots broke out of the soil and frantically wrapped around their ankles, like a snake climbing up their waist.
The roots were covered with dense barbs, and they pierced into the bodies of the soldiers as they wrapped around them. The Marine uniform was twisted into rags, and red blood overflowed. The faces under the gas mask were full of horror, but they couldn't even make a painful howl because the vines had already wrapped around their necks and were twisting backward inch by inch.
Kacha!
The Marine soldier who fired first had his head strangely bent backward at a strange angle, and his body was twisted into a terrifying twist, dripping with blood.
Then the second, the third … The corpses of the surrounding Marine soldiers were twisted and nailed to the ground one by one, but the vines were still twisting inward, and the dead muscles and bones were making creaking sounds that made people's teeth ache.
The sound of something breaking through the air cut through the air, and a silver light swept over and appeared in front of Luca. The green plants under his feet lifted him up, and he quickly retreated to avoid it.
A gully more than ten meters long cut straight into the ground. Lieutenant General Doberman, who had a hideous scar on his face, exuded a terrifying murderous aura. He said fiercely, "Are you the remnants of Golden Lion Shiki? Tell me where the body of Shiki the Golden Lion is. Also, where was Indy? Then, obediently surrender and I can spare your life! "
"You've got the wrong person. I don't know any Golden Lion. I just happened to pass by." Lucca spread out his arms and shrugged helplessly. "Please believe that I'm telling the truth!"
Chi!
A corpse of a Marine was finally crushed by the rattan vines. Broken bones and muscles spilled all over the ground. The rattan vines stained with blood seemed to have not eaten enough. Following the smell of blood, they rushed towards Doberman from all directions.
"It's not that I'm controlling them. These naughty little fellows just haven't eaten their fill!" Lucasca sighed deeply and squeezed out a sincere smile on his face. However, he didn't know that in the eyes of the other party, he appeared even more sinister and callous.
"Despicable bastard, do you think human lives are worthless?" A terrifying murderous aura erupted from Doberman's body, and the sweeping airwaves tore the vines to shreds. He tapped his foot and his body left a long trail of afterimages in the air as he aimed his blade at Lucasca's glabella.
In the distance, Sakazuki, who was giving orders, frowned and looked over.
Lucasca's heart trembled. He felt that the skin all over his body seemed to be faintly burned. He stood still, and his bright green eyes were the first to fade away. His empty eyes reflected the blade directly into his glabella.
His head exploded like a ripe watermelon, green juice and leaves splashed in the air, and his body also turned into a pool of green mud. It was all withered wood and rotten moss.
Doberman sheathed his sword and stared at the pool of mud that he had killed with a gloomy expression. But there was not even a shadow of Lucasca around.
Outside the island, on the floating remains of the battlefield at sea, there were charred or smashed planks everywhere. There were also some pirate ships that were swaying, their hulls full of cracks as if they would disintegrate at any time. Among them, on an inconspicuous merchant ship, a figure stood upright like a lifeless sculpture.
In the next instant, Lucasca abruptly opened his eyes. Green suddenly emerged from the depths of his white pupils. He touched the wrinkled skin on his face and the slightly stinging space between his eyebrows. Then, with a wave of his hand, seeds that were hard to see with the naked eye fell onto the deck. Then, green plants grew along the cracks of the deck. In one or two breaths, they covered the deck and seeped into the cabin. Some long vine-like tentacles penetrated the hull and floated into the sea. Then, they quickly rippled back and forth like countless green oars swaying under the sea. The ship immediately accelerated and sailed away from this sea area like an arrow leaving a bow.
Sakasugi's face darkened as he stared at the corpses beneath his feet. These were all the corpses the navy had found on the island: a few severed fishman corpses, a relatively intact human corpse, and a broken rudder.
"And that guy hasn't been found. It seems that he has left the island!" Doberman squatted down and carefully looked at the broken rudder. There were some blood stains on it, and there were also cracks that were burned by high temperature. He looked up at Sakasca and confirmed. "It's the rudder on Shiki's head."
"Since the rudder was found, it can be judged that Shiki is dead. Otherwise, it's impossible for him to remove the rudder. It can only be torn off after death." Weasel added. "But the body was not found. Dr. Indian's whereabouts are also unknown."
"Someone was one step ahead of the Marines. They went to the island and took Shiki's body and Dr. Indian!" Sakasca made a judgment in his heart. His eyes were gloomy and cold.
"Send someone to investigate the identity of this body, and the one who manipulated the plants!" Sakasugi picked up the broken rudder as he spoke, his fingers cracking as he clenched them. "Report to headquarters that I've smashed Shiki the Golden Lion's head and that his body has fallen to the bottom of the sea and is unsalvageable. This rudder is proof!"
Whether or not they could find Shiki's body, his death was already confirmed. Sakasca was not willing to go back to headquarters to argue.
"Understood!" Doberman and Weasel nodded in unison, understanding Sakasugi's meaning.
"The Golden Lion Shiki's corpse was taken away by someone. Then, Dr. Indian Go is probably still alive." Sakasca stared at the clouds that were dispersing. The island below his feet was set ablaze, and the smell of burning plants filled the air. "Secretly search for Dr. Indian's tracks!"
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