One Piece: The World's Strongest in Roger's Era

Chapter 176 A Life of Betrayal

Lex walked on the battlefield with dried blood, and Barrett stopped and stared, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

Suddenly, he seemed to see something and lost consciousness for a moment.

In a trance, he suddenly prostrated himself on the ground, hugged a mutilated corpse and cried bitterly.

"... Yas!~"

Although Barrett is young and strong-hearted, he is undoubtedly an extremely good soldier with a very strong heart.

When he learned that the general had colluded with the king's army to betray him, he showed no anger or hatred, but only silence.

When he saw the bodies of his former comrades lying on the ground, he could no longer suppress his emotions, and all the memories of the past flooded into his mind.

"Yas...~"

Barrett was still crying, his eyes were bloodshot, his head drooped and buried in Yas's broken chest.

The coagulated blood stained Barrett's military uniform, the wind mixed with the smell of blood lifted Barrett's hair, and endless pain enveloped the poor boy soldier.

As time passed slowly, Barrett discovered more bodies of his former comrades.

"Everyone was fine before I went to the Expo, but..."

Barrett held Yas's body weakly, his eyes were red and bloodshot, and in an instant, he seemed to have aged a little.

What would these images and experiences be like for a 13-year-old boy?

Lex stood beside Barrett and said softly:

"This is how the world is. Your general is afraid of your power and wants to use you, but he dares not. He can only use the World Expo as an excuse to temporarily expel you from the country. Then he secretly unites with the King's Army and pushes your colleagues and brothers into the meat grinder of the battlefield one by one—"

Before Lex could finish his words, Barrett shouted in pain:

"But this is a losing war!!!~"

Yes, the leaders of both sides have secretly joined forces. How can we win if our generals join forces with local leaders to trap and kill our own people? How can we win?

How similar, the same thing happened in Pentletes a few years ago.

Lex said softly:

"Instead of being immersed in sadness, it is better to seize the time and see if there are any of our people still alive."

As soon as these words came out, Barrett came back to his senses in an instant, and he murmured:

"Yes! Yat, Xiaofei and the others are the logistics troops. The logistics troops will not go to the battlefield! ~ Maybe they are still alive!"

Barrett quickly asked Lex:

"Please take me to the rebel camp."

With Lex's teleportation ability, he would definitely be faster than himself. It seemed that Barrett had not been completely dominated by his emotions.

Lex said nothing more. A flash of azure light appeared and his observation Haki instantly covered the entire kingdom, identifying the location of the rebels.

next moment--

The two appeared in the city where the rebels were stationed.

As the name suggests, the rebels rose up one after another because of the sharp internal conflicts in the kingdom, the people were living in poverty and hunger, and they launched an attack on the royal family and the nobility with their last rage.

During this period, after various alliances, conspiracies, annexations and expansions, only Barrett's army held high the banner of justice and continued the war of resistance.

But who knows——

The supreme leader of the rebel army, the general, had actually colluded with the royal family in secret and betrayed everyone!

The general was once an ordinary man who rose up in rebellion because of injustice, but after gaining power and status, his heart was constantly corrupted by power and wealth, and he degenerated into the king's camp.

And Barrett, a 13-year-old national hero, a war genius, a young man renowned throughout the army, naturally became the biggest thorn in the general's eyes!

Getting rid of it as soon as possible becomes the only option.

Therefore, the general deliberately sent Barrett to Pentles Wanbo, and then took advantage of the war to eliminate Barrett's followers, and then took advantage of the opportunity to secretly harm Barrett.

In a hidden alley.

Lex grabbed Barrett:

"If you just walk out like this, even if your companions are still alive, your general will use them as hostages to threaten you."

Barrett was puzzled:

"He doesn't know that I already know his conspiracy."

"But he didn't let you return to the kingdom without permission. Normally, you should be in the arena of the World Expo now."

Barrett paused when he heard this:

"What should we do?"

"How is your observation Haki? As long as your observation Haki can lock the general range, I can take you to find your companions in the different space."

After a pause, Lex continued:

"Of course, there is another way, that is, I can take action directly and use the Conqueror's Haki to stun everyone in the country, so that I can slowly search for it."

I have to say that Lex's method is simple and crude.

Barrett thought about it:

"Use the Overlord Haki!"

Instead of searching one by one slowly in the alien space, it is better to knock everyone out.

Lex smiled, and the next moment, a domineering black lightning as thick as a bucket broke through the air with his body as the center!

For a moment——

Thunder rumbled in the sky, as if the world was about to be destroyed. The sky above the country of endless war was filled with red and black thunder!

Like an invisible shock wave, it covered hundreds of miles across the country and enveloped the sky in all directions!

In an instant, before their brains could even react, everyone was stunned by this domineering look. Their eyes turned white, they foamed at the mouth, and they fainted on the ground!

The domineering divine power at the top of the sea was slightly revealed at this moment.

On the other hand, Barrett, who was closest to Lex, was still able to stay awake, although his steps were slightly unsteady and his breath was weak.

You know, it is impossible for an ordinary vice admiral of the navy to stay awake in front of Lex's domineering color.

And the 13-year-old Barrett actually did it!

What a genius! This is why Lex is willing to spend a lot of time on Barrett.

Because he does have that value.

"Hmm, it seems I found one."

Lex suddenly spoke, and Barrett asked curiously:

"They were all passed out, how did you find them?"

Lex replied nonchalantly:

"It's just that at the moment of releasing Conqueror's Haki, you release Observation Haki at the same time, and then read everyone's mind. It's that simple."

"…Mind reading?!~"

Lex waved his hand:

"You will find out slowly in the future. Go and see your companions first."

After that, a blue light flashed and the two disappeared into the alley.

-

This is the logistics department of the rebel army, and many people have fainted and are lying everywhere.

Barrett quickly approached a blonde girl and woke her up:

"Xiao Fei, where's everyone?"

The blonde girl named 'Xiao Fei' leaned in Barrett's arms. She just woke up and looked at Barrett's anxious face in confusion. Then she realized something in an instant and said in a crying voice:

"Everyone, everyone..."

Barrett's heart sank and his face darkened.

Lex stood in the corner, and habitually used his observation Haki to read the girl's thoughts in front of him. Then, he looked at the good-looking blonde girl with a strange expression.

This girl——is an actress?! ~

However, Lex did not speak, but watched the conversation between the two with interest.