vncnus Chapter 434 Are you hiding from me?
Chapter 434 Are you hiding from me?
Ace looked at the bloodstains in the shallow lake ahead, frowning with some worry. The three marines lying on the ground only exacerbated his worries. Ace grabbed one of the men in a marine officer's uniform, beat him awake, and demanded in a stern voice, "What just happened here?"
The Marine stared at the man in front of him, his pupils suddenly shrinking "Fire...Fire Fist Ace!?"
"Ask again what happened here?" Ace shouted impatiently.
"We encountered Lucci, the Dragon's Son, and he escaped."
"What do you mean by escaped!?" Ace raised his fist angrily and pointed at his marines. "What did you do?"
"We found him in the lake and were about to arrest him by taking advantage of the fact that users with special abilities are powerless in water, but he escaped." The marine replied fearfully. Ace the Fire Fist's notoriety was much worse than Lucci the Dragon's Son.
"What's with the blood on the ground?" Ace asked with a frown.
"We shot him once, with a seastone bullet." The Marine, watching the increasingly enraged Ace, swallowed hard and quickly added, "No fatal hits."
"You bastard!" Ace punched him without mercy, threw the marine's body down in anger, and turned to look at the forest. "Lucci! Come out!"
What on earth was Lucci doing? How could he have gotten himself hurt? And even though he was injured, why didn't he go back to Mobi? And what was going on with his aura?!
Ace had a bad feeling something was up. Why couldn't he sense Lucci's presence? Judging by the color of the blood, he should have left not long ago. How could he not sense it at all? Was Lucci deliberately avoiding him?
Thinking of this speculation, Ace angrily punched a nearby tree. In any case, if this continued, it would soon be dark. Ace took out the Den Den Mushi and immediately said as soon as the call was connected, "Marco, Lucci is still in the forest. He encountered the navy and may have been hit by the seastone bullet, but I can't sense his presence at all. Can you send someone to help find him?"
"Honestly, Ace, you should practice your observation Haki," Marco said calmly. "But, do you suspect Lucci is hiding his aura?"
"Yeah, I think he's trying to avoid me. I sensed his presence nearby, but it disappeared the next second. I think he lowered his presence." Ace frowned and said, "I don't know why Lucci did that, but it's getting dark. If we're any later, we might not be able to find him."
"I'll be there right away," Marco said immediately.
"Remember to bring his life paper!" Ace reminded.
After hanging up the phone, Ace continued to search around here. He really didn't understand why Lucci did this and why he had to hide from him. Ace frowned and thought, was it because of Luffy? He knew that Lucci was very worried about Luffy, but he didn't know that Lucci would worry so much. It was even Lucci who persuaded him when he was pushing into the city. Logically, he shouldn't be so worried, or was it because of other reasons?
They would have to talk about this later, but the most important thing now was to find him, Ace sighed.
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"This tree hole is okay." Lucci nodded, and suddenly looked up at the sky. Oh, what a big roast chicken. Okay, it was Marco. It took a lot of effort to find a suitable tree hole. Lucci sighed and stroked his blond hair with his hand in annoyance.
"Lucci! You bastard, what are you doing here!" Ace rushed to Lucci as soon as he landed, grabbed him and shouted angrily, while checking his wounds. Although his clothes were stained with a lot of blood, it seemed that only the blood on his abdomen was his own. "How are you?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Lucci sighed and refused Ace's support. "I was planning to stay here for a while."
"Why? Wouldn't it be better to go back to the Moby?" Marco asked in confusion.
"I like the atmosphere of this forest, but let's go back now. We can ask someone to bring the prey tomorrow." Lucci said calmly. "By the way, Marco, can you give us a ride?"
"Your ship still has to go back," Marco replied.
"Well, what a shame." Lucci shook his head.
"Lucci, were you avoiding me just now?" Ace has been frowning unhappily since Lucci refused his help.
"Your observation ability is too poor." Lucci said calmly.
"You must be avoiding me!" Ace said dissatisfiedly.
"Why should I hide from you?" Luffy asked the same question.
"That's what I wanted to ask you too." Ace frowned.
"Stop talking, yoi." Marco rubbed his brows. "Lucci, are you okay with your injuries?"
"It's okay, it's not a fatal injury. I can handle it myself when I get back."
Lucci looked down at the wound on his abdomen. It had stopped bleeding. Apart from the feeling of weakness brought by the seastone, he didn't feel any other problems. It might still be a little painful, but it wasn't unbearable, or perhaps it diverted his attention to a certain extent.
"Go to the infirmary, I'll help you take care of Yoi." Marco frowned.
"No, Luffy can't see this," Lucci said with a frown, "Go to Ace and my room, or I'll handle it myself."
"Can you develop the good habit of going to the infirmary on your own initiative when you are injured?" Marco complained. He was almost used to the stubbornness of these two guys.
"Marco, how many days will it take us to reach Shampoo Land?" Lucci suddenly turned to Marco and asked.
"Two days, but we won't be staying in Shampooland. We plan to stop at a summer island in the Shampooland area," Marco said. "That way we won't attract the navy's attention."
"Two days? That's fast." Lucci nodded. "By the way, haven't you received the newspaper recently? The marine who attacked me said that the latest newspaper reported about us in Impel Down."
"Then we'll probably receive it tomorrow morning. The navy usually knows the news before us."
"Lucci, are you going to Shampoo Land for something?" Ace suddenly asked.
"Well, I want to meet Rayleigh." Lucci said with a smile. "The last time I saw him was when he was helping you coat the Spade."
"Do you know Rayleigh?" Marco asked doubtfully.
"By the way, you guys don't seem to know that Ace also ran out to look for food at that time, so you didn't seem to see him." Lucci seemed to be thinking about something.
"That Pluto Rayleigh?" Ace frowned and asked, "Why do you want to see him?"
"Oh, he is my master. He saved me when I was a child." Luffy said with a smile.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Ace looked at Lucci in shock, then realized what was happening and frowned. "Lucci, you seem to have never told me stories about your childhood?"
"Mainly, there's nothing to say." Lucci smiled. "As for that, Ace, you didn't ask me. Deuce and the others should know."
"So we're the only ones who don't know." Ace complained unhappily, then looked at Lucci seriously, "You should also share your story with us. Whether it's good or bad, we will be with you."
"Let's talk about it later." Luffy said with a smile, avoiding the topic.
Ace frowned at Lucci, but said nothing more.