nashuaworldcup Chapter 40 A Minute of Reality, A Greater Ambition!
Chapter 40 A Minute of Reality, A Greater Ambition!
"Alright, young me, await my call."
The elderly man with the white beard stood up, dusted himself off, and a surge of heroic spirit rekindled in his aged eyes.
The white-bearded man grinned and tossed the last gourd of wine over.
"Gurarararar! Old man, take it easy, or you'll be dead before I even get there!"
"When I get there, I'll turn the Marine Headquarters upside down!"
The elderly white-bearded man caught the gourd of wine steadily, tilted his head back and took a big gulp, laughing heartily.
"Gurarara! Same here!"
Two kings from different eras drank together amidst the ruins, everything unspoken.
Without further delay, Chen Ye summoned the magnificent golden portal to space and time, which slowly reappeared behind the three of them, radiating a soft and mysterious aura.
"Dad, Brother Marco, we should go."
Take care, young me.
The elderly white-bearded man took one last look at his energetic and arrogant self, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, before resolutely turning around and stepping into the portal of time and space.
Marco followed closely behind, and in the instant of crossing, he couldn't help but look back at his father, who was carrying a gourd of wine and watching them leave. He was filled with mixed emotions.
Chen Ye nodded to the peak-white-bearded man as a final farewell, and then stepped into the golden light curtain.
With a flash of light, the portal to time and space rapidly contracted after the three figures disappeared, transforming into a single point of light before finally vanishing completely into the air of this era.
The peak-struck white-bearded man stood still, feeling the strange soul connection, then looked at his empty arms, a wild smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
"Me in the future...?"
"Gurararararar! This is so much fun! It's so much fun!"
"The Navy... just you wait! My son isn't someone anyone can mess with!"
……
The light and shadow shift, the stars move.
When they felt solid ground beneath their feet again, Chenye, the elderly white-bearded man, and Marco had returned to the desolate island ravaged by battle.
Everything was exactly the same as when they left.
It was as if that extraordinary adventure across time and space was just a bizarre dream.
"I'm back..."
Marco took a deep breath, feeling the familiar air, and the huge weight that had been hanging over his heart finally lifted.
"Gurararara... What an incredible experience."
Whitebeard stretched his limbs, his face still showing the excitement of a satisfying battle with another version of himself.
He turned to look at Chen Ye, his eyes filled with admiration and curiosity.
"Chen Ye, your abilities are truly beyond my comprehension."
Chen Ye smiled and was about to say a few words of modesty when an unconscious action made him freeze instantly.
He raised his wrist and glanced at his ordinary electronic watch, which he had brought from his hometown.
The time is clearly displayed above.
Only one minute had passed since they left.
"How..."
Chen Ye's voice became dry and trembling due to extreme shock.
"Dad... Captain Marco..."
"I...we...we were only gone for a minute!"
What?!
Upon hearing this, Marco turned around abruptly, his face filled with disbelief.
He rushed to Chen Ye in one stride, staring intently at the watch. When he saw the numbers flashing on it, even the usually composed "Phoenix," the first division captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, lost his mind.
"One minute? That's impossible!"
Marco's voice even changed tone.
"Chenye, is your watch broken? We've clearly been in the past for at least a day! Just... just the battle between Dad and the other Dad took forever!"
Chen Ye also "perfectly" displayed a state of complete bewilderment. He shook his wrist vigorously and patted the watch face, but the time on it continued to tick steadily without any sign of error.
An elderly man with a white beard slowly approached, his massive body casting a shadow that enveloped the two of them.
He didn't look at his watch, but stared intently at Chen Ye, his eyes, which had seen it all, gleaming with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
"Gurala la la..."
His deep laughter broke the eerie silence, but it lacked some of the boldness and instead carried a profound sense of awe.
"It seems you have far more secrets than I imagined, little brat."
The flow of time is different!
This is the only explanation!
A day passed in that bygone era, but only a minute passed in the real world!
What an incredible and unbelievable ability!
Chen Ye was overjoyed inside, but his face still showed a look of shock.
Whitebeard didn't press the matter further; he knew everyone had their own secrets.
He patted Chen Ye on the shoulder, his huge hand carrying a calming power.
"Alright, whatever the case, the goal has been achieved."
"Let's go, sons, back to the ship! We need to prepare for the war to come!"
"Yes, Dad!"
Marco forced down the storm of emotions raging within him and nodded.
However, just as the two turned to leave, they found that Chen Ye was still standing there, motionless.
"Chen Ye?" Marco turned around in confusion.
Chen Ye had his head down, his body trembling slightly, seemingly still immersed in the shock he had just experienced.
But if anyone could see his expression at that moment, they would be terrified.
There was no fear on his face, but rather an extreme excitement, a kind of almost insane light burning wildly in his eyes!
A white beard at his peak!
This is indeed a trump card capable of turning the tide of the battle!
But... is that really enough?
The opponents are the Marine Headquarters, the three Admirals, Sengoku, Garp, countless Vice Admirals and 100,000 elite Marines! There are even the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
There's even a world government supporting the navy!
This is almost the entire world's power being used to strangle the bloodline of the Pirate King!
One trump card alone cannot guarantee victory in this battle!
No! Not enough!
That's far from enough!
Now that the portal to another dimension has been opened, can't we be a little bolder and a little more reckless?!
Why not give the navy and even the world government a little shock?
A single thought, like a wildfire, spread wildly in his mind in an instant, and could no longer be contained!
Chen Ye slowly raised his head.
He looked at the Moby Dick, a behemoth silently anchored on the sea in the distance, and at the white-bearded man and Marco walking ahead. A crazy smile, which made Marco's heart pound, curled up on his lips once again.
"Wait, Dad, it's Marco!"
His voice wasn't loud, but it reached the ears of the white-bearded man and Marco clearly, causing them to stop in their tracks.
The white-bearded man slowly turned around, his eyes once again locking onto Chen Ye.
He could sense that the young man's aura had changed.
"I think..."
Chen Ye faces the ambition of the world's strongest man.
"A white-bearded man at his peak might not be exciting enough."
These words made Marco's eyes almost pop out of their sockets.
What do you mean by "not lively enough"?
That was the Whitebeard at his peak! A man who could turn Marineford upside down!
That's not enough?!
Even the elderly white-bearded man looked astonished.
Ignoring their shock, Chen Ye spoke to himself, in an almost declarative tone, enunciating each word clearly.
"I'm preparing to..."
"Go find two more crazy accomplices!"