Chapter 1777

"You... are actually still alive?"

Just as Su Xiao's voice fell, the deck was dead silent. Even Whitebeard himself was slightly surprised, and a large number of bubbles emerged in the respiratory support device behind him.

"Of course I'm still alive, Gurararara..."

Whitebeard laughed loudly, holding the wine bottle that was at least half a meter high, and tilted his head to drink heavily, the wine dripping down the corners of his mouth.

The tense atmosphere around eased somewhat, but the members of the Whitebeard Pirates still looked unkind.

"Don't surround this place."

Marco's somewhat lazy voice came. Although the members of the Whitebeard Pirates all treated each other like family, some things could not be fully disclosed, and that was that Whitebeard's situation had become so bad that he could collapse at any time.

The pirates leaning against the ship's rail didn't leave immediately. They were all worried about Whitebeard's physical condition, but were powerless to help.

"Ten years ago, doctors said I wouldn't live past five years. It's all bullshit."

Whitebeard tossed the bucket-sized wine bottle in his hand. The wine bottle rolled to Su Xiao's feet and was stepped on by him.

As Su Xiao hooked his foot, the empty wine bottle was flicked up. He brought the bottle mouth to his nose and smelled it. Whitebeard wasn't drinking the cheap rum that pirates liked, but strong liquor.

This only had two possibilities: one was that Whitebeard wanted to die sooner, and the other was that the pain from his injuries and illness was unbearable, requiring alcohol to anesthetize himself. Right now, Whitebeard clearly didn't dare to use painkillers to avoid his liver being unable to bear it; any medicine entering the body ultimately required the liver to metabolize it.

The Whitebeard Pirates certainly had doctors, and Su Xiao also saw four very beautiful little nurses beside Whitebeard. They were observing Whitebeard's life-support equipment at all times. Only a few people on this ship knew that after turning off these devices, Whitebeard wouldn't live for three days.

As for where the Whitebeard Pirates' doctor was, Su Xiao hadn't seen him yet, or rather, his doctor had been left in the New World. Whitebeard should be clear that his own injuries and illness had become irreversible, or perhaps that doctor plus the Moby Dick was the key to attracting the other Four Emperors. If the doctor and the ship were both there, then he himself might not have left the New World.

Judging from Whitebeard's current state, those four little nurses were also very good doctors; at least they had no problem helping Whitebeard stabilize his current state.

Although the pirates on the deck were reluctant, they all walked toward the stern of the ship. Seeing this scene, Whitebeard took a deep breath, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. A cramping pain was coming from his chest, and his heart felt like it could twitch and stop beating at any time.

A blonde little nurse beside Whitebeard began to adjust those portable medical devices. A moment later, Whitebeard let out a long breath, and fine cold sweat appeared on his cheeks.

"Alcohol cannot relieve your pain, and if you continue to drink heavily, your liver will get even worse."

Su Xiao was somewhat hesitant now. After perceiving Whitebeard's injuries and illness, he confirmed one thing: his chance of 'curing' Whitebeard was actually not high. 'Curing' here didn't mean making Whitebeard fully recover. Whitebeard had been drinking year-round while injured; even if his vitality was as strong as a monster's, he couldn't withstand such lack of restraint.

As someone from the same era as Whitebeard, Garp was clearly much healthier. That old man basically didn't drink, and his worst dietary habit was eating senbei while drinking tea, and he also had Sengoku keeping him in check, which made Garp's physical state far exceed his peers.

Even if Su Xiao's surgery was successful, Whitebeard would at most recover his state for a period of time. As for what would happen after the Summit Battlefield, Su Xiao couldn't guarantee.

There were less than ten days left until the Summit Battlefield. Whitebeard clearly needed a major overhaul—no, rather, several consecutive surgeries. If any one failed, it could lead to Whitebeard's death. If Whitebeard died, Su Xiao would have to fight his way off this ship, and whether he could fight his way out was still an unknown.

The risk and reward were equal. Su Xiao hesitated for a moment and prepared to try.

"Relieving your injuries and illness for a short time is possible. As for a complete cure, it's basically impossible."

"Relieve?"

Whitebeard was clearly interested.

"That's right, relieve. For example, allowing you to support a fierce battle in a relatively good state. As for what happens after that, I don't know."

"……"

Whitebeard looked at Su Xiao silently. He was the pillar of the Whitebeard Pirates. If an accident occurred during the treatment, it would be bad. Moreover, Su Xiao, full of blood energy, didn't look like a doctor no matter how one looked at him.

"Don't worry about the trust aspect. It will act as a hostage. And if an accident occurs during the treatment, the possibility of me escaping this ship is not high. I don't care whether you live or die, but I don't want to die yet. I can at least solve your heart and spine problems."

Su Xiao patted Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, meaning to let Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang act as a hostage.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang could blend into the environment; clearly, it was the most unreliable kind of hostage. From this, it could be seen that Su Xiao's upcoming surgery wasn't as reliable as he said.

"If my treatment level wasn't high enough, those Celestial Dragons who are afraid of death wouldn't believe me, so you can rest assured about this point."

As Su Xiao spoke, he looked Whitebeard up and down, and finally took a needle out of his storage space and tossed it to a blonde little nurse. The little nurse looked at Whitebeard. Whitebeard didn't say anything, and only then did she take the metal needle and enter the cabin.

About half an hour later, the blonde little nurse walked out of the cabin and whispered something to Marco.

"Is it impossible to analyze its composition using another method?"

"It's impossible, but what can be determined is that its nature leans toward..."

The two whispered for a moment, and the blonde little nurse returned the metal needle to Su Xiao. Su Xiao walked to Whitebeard's side in a few steps.

"This is a meeting gift."

Su Xiao pulled off all the infusion needles on Whitebeard's arms. The rough method made the blonde little nurse's brows lock tightly, and she wanted to step forward to stop him several times.

Su Xiao ignored the blonde little nurse and performed an intravenous injection on Whitebeard's forearm.

As soon as the medicine was injected into Whitebeard's body, the blood vessels on his arm surged. Whitebeard's eyes widened slightly, his gaze looking at Su Xiao. He now felt that his entire left forearm had lost sensation.

The surging blood vessels spread upward along Whitebeard's arm and finally dissipated at his neck.

A few minutes later, Whitebeard closed his eyes tightly and leaned against the medical equipment behind him, losing all sound.

Seeing this scene, Marco's scalp went numb with a brush, and horror emerged in his eyes.

"You... my Pops..."

"Snore~"

The sound of snoring came. Marco subconsciously looked at Whitebeard, only to see that Whitebeard was actually sitting there asleep.

Su Xiao picked up the stethoscope on the side, listened to Whitebeard's heartbeat frequency for a while, and then tossed the stethoscope aside.

Whitebeard suddenly falling asleep was completely within reason. The pain had made him unable to sleep peacefully for the past few months; at most, he would be exhausted to the point of being unable to bear it, and only after drinking heavily could he take a short nap. Right now, the pain suddenly disappeared, and that feeling of comfort and relaxation made his exhausted body instinctively enter a sleep state. Moreover, he had just drunk heavily.

Slap, slap, slap...

Su Xiao snapped his fingers a few times beside Whitebeard's ear. Whitebeard waved his hand, as if disturbed by mosquitoes while sleeping soundly.

"Don't disturb him for the next ten hours. Before the surgery begins, his mental state and physical state must be restored as much as possible. Also, Marco, you need to prepare some things."

"What do you need?"

Even if Marco didn't understand medical knowledge, he could see that Whitebeard's state was quite good, at least he was sleeping very soundly.

"I'll give you the specific list in a while. You guys move him into the cabin first. Don't touch the back of his neck. Don't ask me why."

"No problem."

Marco soon called people over. More than a dozen people carried Whitebeard into the cabin and placed him on the bed, letting Whitebeard lie flat. Now Whitebeard slept even more soundly, his snoring like thunder. Seeing this scene, a group of pirates were happy, but they didn't dare to speak loudly.

【Whitebeard Pirates reputation has increased by 180 points. Current reputation is Indifferent: 180/50.】

【Reputation has increased to Neutral: 180/230.】

【Detected that the Hunter's Charisma attribute is too low. The Whitebeard Pirates and the Hunter are extremely mismatched. Reputation can be increased to Friendly at most.】