There are dozens of islands in the Golden Lion's sky. Some of these islands are surrounded by sea water, some are densely covered with jungles, some are thousands of miles of wilderness, and some even have deserted towns. Beyond these islands, there is another island where many people live. towns.
The town is surrounded by a strange ring of cypress trees, which looks like a city wall.
"Daisy, how are the people you rescued yesterday?"
A slightly stooped old woman stopped a girl on the road.
Daisy is a very ordinary girl in the village, with a few freckles on her face and short hair to facilitate work. And she saw this group of marines outside the protective forest yesterday.
Shaking her head, Daisy felt regretful, "The situation is not optimistic. They... most of them have been obviously poisoned. However, the female navy named Isika is in good condition. She woke up last night, but maybe because she resisted those Beast, she is covered in wounds now.”
"Hey, it would be difficult to do this..."
"Yes, if there are only one or two people, we can still think of a way, but with so many people...the navy will be dead if this continues." Daisy was a little absent-minded, and her voice sounded a little more lonely.
Faced with the choice of life, she could do nothing but blame herself.
"What are you talking about?! What is poisoning? Didn't you say they only need to recover for a few days?"
Isika suddenly rushed out from the house next to her, looking slightly excited.
She originally just wanted to go out for a walk and observe the surrounding situation, but she didn't expect to hear such news.
Looking at Iska Daisy, who was covered in bandages, she was a little surprised, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But there was still some hesitation.
"Hey, since I already know it, let's tell her."
My mother-in-law, who is several decades old, revealed the matter immediately. "There's no need to hold it back now."
After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Daisy was completely relieved and relaxed a little.
If she kept hiding it, she would always be uneasy. Now that she knows, she doesn't have so much burden anymore.
"In that case, let me tell you."
After saying that, Daisy took Isika to the fields to handle farm work and explained to Isika at the same time.
The more Isika listened, the more she frowned, and the self-blame lingering in her heart became heavier.
Three days ago, she saw the legendary golden lion for the first time. Before she could contact the headquarters, she was taken directly to the sky by him.
Everything happened so suddenly that she didn't even realize that the person was the Golden Lion.
Then she thought about why the golden lion wanted to take them to the empty island. If we just prevent them from getting in touch with the headquarters, it doesn't need to be so complicated at all. According to the power of the golden lion to move mountains and reclaim seas, we can just bury them directly.
But soon she had no time to think deeply about the problem, because they were quickly attacked on the island above, and the attackers were animals with abnormal strength.
The powerful physique, the body of a giant, the agile skills, and the movements that people can't see clearly are all light. Some animals have even mastered domineering, and their fighting power is difficult for even her to teach.
In two days, just two days, less than a third of the ship of marines she led was left. They had also been chased from the ship to the protective forest of this village.
"Hey, as you can see, the forest outside is a special kind of cypress. This kind of tree emits a smell that animals are very disgusted with. As long as you get close to it, the animals will feel extremely uncomfortable. But humans can't smell it. , but the side effect is that humans are not aware of the toxicity of the tree. It will emit the kind of poison I mentioned before, and then be inhaled by humans unknowingly, allowing the toxin to accumulate in the body, eventually leading to death ."
Isika looked at the guard trees outside the farmland with a complicated expression, "Is there no way?"
"There used to be, but now it's very difficult. A plant we call iq originally grew on the island. This plant can neutralize the accumulated toxins. This is how we used to be able to live here. The reason is that after they came, they searched the iq again, and those animals gradually became very manic. In the past ten years, the animals here have become much stronger than before. "
"This place has become a gladiatorial arena where fighting is going on all the time. Their desire to attack is constantly amplified, and their strength is still growing..."
As she spoke, Daisy looked at the circle of cypress trees outside with a worried look, "I don't know how long they can last."
Of course, although animals are always changing, it does not mean that humans have not changed. The humans living here do not know when they started to grow bird-like feathers on their arms, and maybe they will be able to transform into real birds in a few years. The feathers then spread out like a bird. Maybe this thing is just a decoration and will never be useful.
Suddenly Iska asked, "Daisy, the Golden Lion's base is also in the sky."
"What's wrong?" Daisy suddenly had a bad premonition.
"I can't give up on them. Since I am a commander, I have to bear their lives. I can't let them die in a place like this in vain...or wait for death in such a frustrating way."
Isika said a lot, but she only meant one thing.
Go to the Golden Lion to grab the medicine.
And Iska knew clearly that if you want to get in touch with the headquarters, you must go to the Golden Lion. This island in the sky seems to have blocked external phone bug signals, but it is impossible to use the Golden Lion's base, so You can definitely get in touch with the headquarters there.
During the two days on the island, she had already made some guesses about Golden Lion's plan. As long as the location could be confirmed, the headquarters would definitely try its best to eliminate him.
Daisy seemed to sense Isika's determination from Isika's eyes. Daisy was silent for a long time. In the end, Daisy didn't even dare to look directly into Isika's eyes. Then he let out a long sigh, "I can take you there, but your injury..."
Isika shook her head indifferently, "Although I am also a woman, don't underestimate me. This injury is nothing serious."
What he said was righteous, but he was still frowning in pain just now.
Daisy sighed inwardly. But he didn't say anything to stop him. Sometimes one look could tell that this person would no longer be affected by other words.
That look is called...
The will to die.
There is no point in blocking anymore.
"I will help you, but please go back and take a rest first. There are many people during the day, and many animals are also very active. We will move at night."
At night, Daisy woke up Isika who was sleeping lightly, changed her medicine again, and then set off with her wearing a mask.
Because there are hundreds or even thousands of meters between islands, Daisy stopped moving forward after taking Isika to the edge of the island.
For the villagers in the village, these hundreds of meters of ravine have already made people lose their heart to resist.
Look at the empty space thousands of meters below. If you fall down, there will be no bones left.
But this is not a particularly serious problem for Isika. She has already mastered the moon step. Although even she is inevitably afraid of such a high altitude, as long as she doesn't look at it, that's all.
"The somewhat desolate looking island over there is the island where Golden Lion and the others are located. That... you have to be careful."
Isika nodded, but did not say any comforting words such as reassurance.
This kind of action is not reassuring no matter how you look at it. It is better to show yourself to be more cautious. If there is anything more to say I will definitely come back. If you say such words, you might not come back.
According to that annoying guy named Qishi, this is called standing lag, which is a way to die and possesses strange metaphysical power.
It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist. At least get some luck.
With a leap in the air, Isika set off on moon steps. Only she can navigate the road ahead.
The open distance of nearly a thousand meters is not close. Even if she can use the moon step, it is still a big burden for Iska, who has only obtained the rank of colonel. It should be understood that the moon step itself is an advanced technique based on high-speed explosive shaving. Its physical consumption is several times that of shaving. Although the distance of nearly a kilometer is not far, it also makes Isika's legs a bit awkward. Soft perm. If there was another wave, she would probably fall down halfway. And then...no then.
After a short rest, Iska picked up the knife and continued moving forward.
And during this distance, Isika saw those truly terrifying monster beasts. These beasts were not just ordinary physically powerful, many of them had even mastered some special powers that they should not have had in the first place.
Fire, cold, thunder and lightning, poisonous gas. If these monsters were dropped into an ordinary naval base...
It was an absolute disaster, no doubt about it. Especially the navies of the four seas, whose combat effectiveness is generally low. Except for the West Sea, which may be able to resist for a while, it is difficult for the other four seas to form effective resistance at all. Especially in the East China Sea, because of Garp's years of suppression, the slightly stronger marines here have been transferred to support other sea areas. In the entire East China Sea, perhaps only Smoker, whose headquarters was about to be transferred to Rogge Town, could see through it.
These monsters will fight from time to time even at night. Their battles are very dangerous, and some fighting skills similar to humans can even be seen in some beasts. If it is allowed to develop, the results will be a bit creepy to think about.
Isika did not dare to linger any longer, hiding herself as much as possible, and then ran towards the center with all her strength.
Although she tried her best to avoid those beasts along the way, Isika still disturbed the beasts hidden under the desert several times. However, Isika did not fight, but tried her best to avoid the fight.
When she finally saw the circle of protective forest that was exactly the same as the village, Iska breathed a sigh of relief. Because by now, the beast hanging behind him has almost given up.
Sure enough, after seeing the woods, the two huge scorpion-like creatures chasing behind Isika slowed down, hesitated, and stopped immediately. They glared at Isika angrily, and then showed no trace of nostalgia. left.
This time Isika completely relaxed.
But she only relaxed briefly, and then she became more vigilant than the jungle.
Although she no longer had to worry about attacks by wild beasts when she got here, the enemy ahead was the legendary pirate. She had already seen that kind of inhuman power two days ago, and it was not something she could face at all.
"Perhaps only the Marshal and Lieutenant General Garp can face that kind of power..." Iska sighed while trying her best to hide her aura and passed through the protective forest.
Daisy said that even after passing through the protective forest, there were many movable image phone bugs before advancing to the Golden Lion's Palace. There were actually many phone bugs in the village that could not only transmit sounds but even pictures. But now they basically only move during the day, which is why Daisy moves at night.
The Golden Lion's castle is large, but very empty. Isika can't feel any traces of human beings. A huge castle is a bit eerie because of its emptiness. The wind at high altitude is relatively strong, and the whistling wind blows here. There was a buzzing sound in the castle, which was very disturbing to hear.
With great difficulty, Isika caught a guy patrolling with a light at a corner.
Perhaps because there was nothing going on for a long time, a patrolling guy was not alert at all. He yawned while patrolling and looked weak. Isika controlled the opponent with a casual surprise attack.
"Where is iq?"
Isika didn’t want to delay and got straight to the point.
The blade was stuck in his neck. The pirate who had been at ease for more than ten years immediately softened. His teeth chattered and he returned tremblingly, "iiiiq? That thing... that thing is there... behind it, and behind it is Doctor Ingdi's iq plantation.”
Doctor Ingdi?
Study drugs?
Thoughts were connected in her mind, and Isika suddenly figured out the key. The situation on this island is probably caused by Golden Lion, and the core reason may be the drug called IQ.
After thinking about this, Isika suddenly wanted to kill the pirate with one blow, but after thinking about it for a while, she gave up.
After asking some more detailed questions, Isika knocked him out with the hilt of a knife, then packed him up and threw him in a corner. If the information was wrong, he didn't have to look for anyone anymore.
Fortunately, the guy didn't lie, and there were basically no problems with the information he provided. If there were any, it was because Isika couldn't remember so much confusing information at once. However, the line did not deviate, and Isika continued as usual. Wish to come to the plantation mentioned by the pirate.
Under the flickering moonlight, this greenhouse plantation made entirely of glass gives people the illusion of a Crystal Palace.
However, Isika didn't have any extra time to think about these unnecessary problems. After finding a slightly unobtrusive place, Isika directly opened a hole here with her knife, then took out a bag and entered it.
But Esika didn't know that not far away from her, the phone bug who had been monitoring the situation was silently watching all this.
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