Chapter 726

A light breeze brushed by.

It stirred the pure white navy justice coat draped over Lu En's body.

The words "Justice" were utterly striking and blinding!

Gradually,

his steps came to an abrupt halt.

Upon closer inspection,

he had already arrived at the spot beside Dandan.

Excellent!

The young figure strolling forward was none other than Lu En, who had raced all the way from Windmill Village!

Aside from him alone, there was no one else accompanying him.

It had taken him roughly three minutes to travel from Windmill Village to Garbage Mountain.

Clearly,

he had gone all out.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to cover dozens of kilometers from Windmill Village to Garbage Mountain in such a short time.

Although he knew full well that Little Lufei and Ace wouldn't be in danger, Lu En had still sprinted here at full speed, frantic with worry.

Fortunately…

upon arriving here,

he saw that no one had died on the scene.

With that, he could finally relax.

No corpses,

meant he hadn't arrived too late.

"Good thing I got here in time."

"Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Lu En exhaled in relief.

He hadn't arrived too late!

Just in time!

As Lu En arrived on the scene,

every single person's gaze converged upon him without exception.

Among them,

were Ace, Little Lufei, and Sabo.

When they saw Lu En's figure,

Ace's pupils shrank, his expression changed.

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His lips trembled slightly, his throat dry, and he blurted out involuntarily: "I-I'm hallucinating? How could he be here?"

"Could it be that I'm too desperate…"

"And have started hallucinating?"

"Do I long for this guy so much?"

Ace knew well.

If it really was that guy,

then

their current dire predicament would be resolved in an instant.

He knew better than anyone how strong that guy was!

Even over a year ago…

that guy had already been terrifyingly powerful!

Moreover,

with over a year having passed, that monster must have grown even stronger!

Resolving this current predicament…

would certainly not be difficult!

"Is it him?"

"Or just a hallucination?"

Ace's eyes glazed over, his mind dazed.

He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

In his mind,

that monster shouldn't appear in the East Blue.

Nor should he appear in Windmill Village.

He should be at Marine Headquarters, Marineford!

Noticing Ace's unusual emotional shift,

Sabo couldn't help asking: "Ace, what are you thinking?"

At a time like this, how could Ace still be dazed?

Is today truly going to be the day we die in this hellhole?

He couldn't accept it!

"I'm wondering if I'm hallucinating."

"That person…"

"Did you see him?"

Ace asked.

"A person?"

"The boy beside Dadan? Do you know him?"

Mentioning the boy, Sabo couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. "We've dragged one more person into this mess. It seems he came to rescue us. Too bad we've endangered him too."

"Facing over eight hundred bandits on the garbage mountain, even a naval warship arriving to crush them might not guarantee victory."

"Moreover…"

"By the time the navy arrives to reinforce us, we may already be cold corpses."

Sabo believed.

The boy who suddenly appeared on the garbage mountain was merely there to die.

"Y-You can see him?!"

Ace was stunned.

Could it be…

Is this not a hallucination?!

The moment he thought of it, his face filled with shock.

His eyes widened fully, fixed without moving a single inch on the figure of the white-robed boy ahead.

"N-Not a hallucination?!"

Ace was dumbfounded.

"Ace, what's wrong with you?"

"Is there something strange about that boy?"

Seeing Ace so uncontrolled, Sabo was utterly baffled.

They were all about to die.

Why was Ace fixating on something so trivial?

"You don't understand!"

Ace took a deep breath; his face flushed with uncontrollable excitement.

The despair in his heart vanished completely at that moment.

Rekindling his confidence, Ace's eyes blazed with fervor as he stared ahead.

After a long pause,

he spoke: "I think… we're saved!"

"Saved? Why?"

Sabo froze.

"Because…"

Ace's eyes gleamed, filled with trust and awe as he gazed at the white-robed boy ahead, his voice full of solemnity: "He's here!"

With those words spoken,

Sabo's face went slack.

What?

What's going on?

He's here?

Who's here?

His gaze shifted,