Chapter 153 Albana at Night

Like a magnet, the Devil's Son attracts hunters with different purposes and intentions. Unknowingly, Alabasta has turned into a whirlpool, with visible and invisible dangers gathering towards the capital Albana. There are already careerists who are relatively close to the palace and have sneaked into the palace to try to take action against Nico Robin.

Naturally, the fate of these daring guys will not be good. As one of Elus's strongest attendants, Dylan has received multiple miracles from the 'Bengyu', raising his limit to the current level.

It can be said that unless the top powerhouses such as the admiral and the four emperors take action, or use rare and powerful poisons to temporarily incapacitate him, otherwise there is no way to snatch people from under his nose.

The flowers of blood blooming in the palace only bring extra workload to the maids and attendants.

In addition,

There is no other use.

King Kobra was a compassionate and benevolent monarch to his people, but he was not weak. He was very courageous. The flowers of blood blooming in the palace not only did not scare him, but made him deeply moved again. Feeling helpless anger.

He cannot protect the guests he invites to the palace.

The attackers sneaked into the palace openly, even if the operation failed in the end and they were all killed by Dylan, this had nothing to do with the final result. It was Dylan's own ability to kill the attackers, and he could not protect the guests. Even his safety requires Dylan's help.

Under the night,

Cobra didn't sleep well. After dealing with the piled-up documents, his active brain had not calmed down yet. He stood on the balcony and used the cold night wind to cool down his over-working head... This was the plan, But if you are used to using your brain, it is so easy to let it go.

Looking at the city with shining lights, Cobra thought of the blood flowers blooming in different places every morning for the past few days.

Dylan did not hold back when he took action. In order to deter the enemies hiding in the dark as much as possible, he deliberately created a bloody scene. Maybe some secretly ambitious people were scared away, but there are many people in the world where desire overwhelms reason. Crazy people, besides, the messengers will not do it themselves...

In short,

In the past few days, every night in the dead of night, attackers from different forces would break into the palace, and as time went by, the attackers who broke in became stronger and stronger. At the beginning, the palace guards were still Can barely deal with some attackers.

But as time went by, the guards gradually showed their powerlessness in the face of increasingly powerful attackers.

The 'Jackal Gaga', who is as famous as the 'Falcon Bell' and is known as the two patron saints of the kingdom, was defeated by an attacker last night and suffered serious injuries. He is still lying in the hospital. Here, this result undoubtedly proves that the attacker's power is beyond what Alabasta can handle.

At the very least, Alabasta's 600,000 standing army would be of little use in a small-scale struggle between masters.

"Bell, you have to hurry up."

Slapping the cold stone railing, Cobra once again strengthened his determination. Alabasta needs strong men of its own. Perhaps Alabasta can only protect the one and three-quarter acres of the paradise and will not provoke anyone who exceeds the upper limit of its strength. enemy, Crocodile's matter was just an exception in the final analysis. If he hadn't discovered the information about Pluto by chance, Alabasta would not have suffered such a disaster.

After all, in Alabasta's eight hundred years of history, there was only one enemy like Crocodile.

But the changes in the world today made him smell the taste of drastic changes.

Speaking of which, it has been almost twenty years since the Great Pirate Age began. The young people have almost grown up, and it is indeed time for a spurt of development. Today's pirate world is full of old people from the past. Faces, the endless emergence of new pirates are impacting and shaking the world order.

but,

These newcomers are just steps paving the way for those who come after.

Until now, those who are at the top of the world are still those people, the old people of the same era as the Pirate King. Even the youngest Pirate Emperor, Red Hair, is strictly a legacy of Roger's era. He was born after Roger's death. He grew up quickly and became one of the four emperors, but his foundation had been laid long before Roger was alive.

Whitebeard, Beasts, Big Mom... Maybe Beasts and Big Mom are not as strong as Whitebeard, but they are still the overlords of the last era that have survived to this day. , countless new challengers challenge the Yonko every year.

Coupled with the uncertain variable of the revolutionary army, there are also those lurking careerists, such as... the Black Prince.

Yes,

King Kobra is indeed an ordinary person. Although he learned swordsmanship when he was young, he lacked talent and interest and never practiced seriously. He also did not have any natural domineering power. In terms of physical fitness, Look, he is just an ordinary person who is not very healthy but does not have serious diseases.

The only unusual thing is the wisdom brought to him by knowledge and experience. There is no need to be domineering. After a face-to-face conversation, he discovered that Elus is also an ambitious man who is uneasy with the status quo. Of course, he will share his findings with others. I kept it well hidden in my heart and didn’t reveal it to anyone.

All of this gave Kobra a premonition that an era of drastic changes might be coming in the near future.

Cobra didn't know what the future would be like, and his brain power was not enough to predict the future direction. His intuition only told him that no one could stay out of the great changes in the future, and the whole world might be affected. Involved in it...

A rather absurd intuition.

but,

Cobra decided to trust this intuition. Alabasta could not continue to sink like this.

"Your Majesty the King, it's time for you to rest."

Ikarem, the captain of the Kingdom Guard with strange curly hair, walked slowly over.

"It's Icarim!"

Kobra didn't look back. He sighed softly and asked, "How is Jaka's condition? It's not getting worse, right?"

"The wound on the thigh is a bit deep, but Gakata is a user with animal devil fruit abilities and has very strong recovery power. According to the latest test report, the doctor said that at this recovery rate, it will probably take less than a week for a person to be able to walk on the ground. Within a month, you will be back to your original state and able to move around freely.”

Ikarem is making a report.

He had just returned from the hospital. Jaka was his adjutant. His Majesty the King was busy with official duties and could not go to visit, so he had to come forward. Princess Weiwei had already been there and was not with him.

"Will you be fine within a month? That's good, that's good!!!"

Kobra's tense nerves relaxed a little.

"But..." Ikarem didn't finish his words, he was hesitant.

"anymore question?"

Kobra looked back.

Icarim had a complicated look on his face. He stammered a few words. Facing Kobra's increasingly sharp gaze, he sighed quietly in his heart and said bravely: "Jaka's injury will be healed in less than a month." He recovered, but this failure gave him a bit of a mental blow... a bit serious. He was depressed. He kept saying that he had failed to live up to His Majesty the King's expectations. I think he was really not in good spirits. I was afraid. If anything happens, a team of people will be sent for personal protection.”

"······"

Kobra opened his mouth, but was speechless.

I'm afraid any words of comfort at this time are useless. For Jaka's character full of sense of responsibility and honor, being injured by the thieves who broke into the palace is definitely a big blow. This is equivalent to destroying all his All pride and honor were trampled underfoot.

"Icarem, please go see Jaka more in the past two days."

"I will. Princess Weiwei also said that she will go to the hospital to visit Jaka every day."

"She should go."

It is true that Kobra dotes on his daughter, but not to the point of doting. He will accommodate small things, but in big matters, he helps Princess Vivi to create an independent and sound personality. Compared with the old man who has died in the Drum Kingdom, The two bastard sons the king raised were completely different.

Without saying more about Weiwei, he thought for a moment and said: "Ikarem, it doesn't matter if you fail once. What I care more about is whether he can stand up after experiencing failure. I believe he can't." I will be disappointed. Also... Go to the library in the palace and look for some notes about martial arts skills left by the previous generations of guard captains. Copy the last copy and bring it to the hospital for Jaka. .”

"I see."

Ikarem nodded solemnly.

With the words of His Majesty the King, coupled with the notes left by the previous generation of guard captains, Jaka should be able to cheer up again.

He also knew those notes and had read them before. However, although he was the current captain of the guard, compared with the previous seniors, he was more like the chief steward of the palace. He did not use personal force. His limited talent allowed him to read those notes as if he were reading from heaven.

As for Bell and Gaka, they ate Devil Fruit very early. As ability users, they have developed their own fighting styles through actual combat. In addition, the environment they are in has limited their vision, and they have not compared these seniors to each other. The notes left behind are treated as one thing.

If Cobra hadn't remembered that the kingdom still had such a fortune, perhaps Ikarem would have forgotten that there was such a pile of notes in the library.

"Thank you for remembering it. I didn't even remember that I had those notes." Ikarem sighed sincerely.

"You have never met your predecessor." Kobra waved his hand. He looked at the brightly lit city in the distance and said, "The last captain of the guard grew up with my grandfather. When I was a child, he He also taught me swordsmanship for a few days. He once split a rock three hundred meters away with a sword in front of me. Unfortunately, I personally have no interest in swordsmanship... Later, when Nigel Grandpa passed away, and there will no longer be such a master in the kingdom..."

Nigel.

This is the name of the last guard captain.

Ikarem has never seen him in person, but has only seen his photos in the offices dedicated to past guard captains.

He listened silently to Kobra's whispers, imagining how brilliant it would be to split a rock with a sword three hundred meters away. Perhaps he was a master similar to Mr. Dylan? His personal martial arts skills were really not very high, and his eyesight was quite limited. He couldn't tell what kind of master he was from Cobra's description.

However, he also agreed with His Majesty the King's plan.

After experiencing the crisis brought about by Crocodile, Ikarem also understood what a terrible enemy a powerful individual is. It is by no means a threat that can be leveled by relying on an army. Don't look at Crocodile being defeated by Dylan III. He was beaten away with just a few punches and kicks, but Crocodile's terrifying power in controlling the Salon Roll left a deeper impression on him than Dylan's punches and kicks.

This is also a common thing,

Only experts and enemies on the opposite side can understand how powerful Dylan's fists, which don't look very flashy, are easier for laymen like Ikarem to understand what Crocodile's moves look like. of destructive power.

"How long will Bell stay in the Kingdom of Exmundo?"

"I don't know. The last time I contacted him, he said that he still had many deficiencies that needed to be made up for. He also said that it would take several years... This is because Prince Elus is willing to help. If Aleus... If Prince Erwus doesn’t take action, there may not be any results for more than ten years.”

"By the way, tell Jaka that if those notes are not helpful... you can send him to the Kingdom of Exmundo to ask Prince Eleus for help." Cobra recalled the agreement with Eleus. , the saying at the time was "Cobra can select a few people to send to the Kingdom of Exmundo."

Several people,

Elus did not limit the number of people to a specific number;

As long as it does not exceed two digits, it is strictly within the scope.

"...Is this possible?" Icarem has never met Elus, and only created a not very positive image of the Black Prince from newspapers and rumors. Even through Kobra and Wei Wei's story has changed a bit, but preconceived notions are not easily reversed.

"Didn't I tell you? Don't believe everything in the newspapers. Today's reporters and newspapers are increasingly losing their bottom line. They publish all kinds of messy things, regardless of whether they are true or false." Cobra He casually criticized the newspaper and reporters.

"Okay! Since you said so, I will tell Jaka truthfully."

at this time,

There were bursts of noise from a corner of the palace.

However, both Kobra and Icarim stood still.

"Did you come so early tonight?"

Cobra sighed almost helplessly.

The source of the commotion was precisely where the guests lived.