109. Stranded

The bare chested man was shocked when he saw a golden sphere appear out of nowhere.

He waited cautiously as the golden glow faded. What stepped out were two humans, one man and a woman.

The man was well built and handsome. He had the aura of a scholar to him which added a point of mysteriousness to him.

The woman next to him was breathtakingly beautiful. She had hair flowing down her shoulders and bright eyes. Her skin was like a new born baby's with a light flush colour to it.

The bare chested man's eyes sparkled when he saw the woman.

"Hehe, who knew I would get such a haul. You are worth a fortune. Those guys from the underworld will be happy when I return. Haha!"

Leo and Shinobu ignored him and looked around. The place was literally burning.

Shops, houses... everything was on fire.

The bare chested man was annoyed when he was ignored, he stepped forth and grabbed Leo's collar.

"You got balls kid. I hate pretty boys like you, always acting mighty just cause you are good looking. Now that you are in my hands let me give you a little gift."

The man placed his bloody knife on Leo's cheek and grinned, "What do you think about a long scar here, I think it looks good."

Leo turned his eyes towards the man and said indifferently, "I too think it's good."

Hm?

The man wasn't expecting a calm acknowledgement to his question. He was about to say something when the knife in his hand disappeared.

A scorching pain hit his face the next moment.

Aah!

He screamed and fell down. Blood oozed out from a long wound on his cheek like a spring.

"Kill this fucker! Kill him!"

The pain was so overwhelming. Blood threads covered the man's eyes as he glared at Leo, he yelled at his men while rolling on the ground.

The men immediately surrounded Leo and attacked. However in a split second they all fell down.

Blood spilled out of their limbs, they couldn't move!

In that split second Leo cut their tendons and immobilised them. He punched towards the bare chested man.

Bang!

The bare chested man was struck by a tremendous force. He felt as if a mountain was crashing down on him.

A pit appeared where he was and he laid inside like a boneless chicken.

Leo turned to Shinobu and said, "Let's split up and check what's going on. We will think about the rest after sorting this mess."

Shinobu nodded and dashed off.

Leo jumped on top of a tall building and looked afar.

Sea?

He saw water as far as the eye can see. And this seems to be a small town near the coast.

Turning his sight he released his spiritual sense and everything within ten miles was laid bare before him.

34 men.

He saw 34 men causing destruction to this small down. He immediately went for these men.

Several men wearing white shirt and blue pants which looked like a uniform were fighting against these men. But their numbers were far less than their counterparts and the battle was one sided.

"Haha! These guys are so weak!"

"Yeah, I can't believe we ain't aiming for the Grand line if that place is these guys turf!"

"Haha"

The men attacking the uniformed men laughed wildly. Their attacks got even crazier knowing they were gonna win.

"Sir, we can't hold on!"

One among the uniformed men reported to a middle-aged man. He wore the same uniform but had a badge to his chest. He seems to be their leader.

"Hold on and fight till your last breath! Know that behind you stands men, women, children and elderly! If not you who will defend them! Fight!"

He yelled loudly and charged forward. He alone held of three attackers. However as the battle progressed he was accumulating injuries.

The other men were also getting beaten back. Some of them were injured and retreated to the back while the others covered their retreat.

The middle-aged man knew they couldn't win but he was no coward. And he wouldn't retreat as that would be a blemish to the uniform he was wearing.

Goodbye Melissa.

He bid farewell to his wife and was ready to die.

However a figure suddenly fell towards them from the sky. He moved like lightning and disabled every single pirate in a split second.

The middle-aged man was shocked and stared with his jaws almost hitting the floor.

His men however cheered when they saw the pirates fall like dominos. They were happy to be alive.

Leo scanned the uniformed men, they looked like navy from his previous life.

The middle-aged man woke up from his shock and limbed towards Leo, "Thank you sir!"

He bowed deeply. His men also followed suit and bowed.

Leo waved his hand and raised him up, "Sir, what I did is not worth mentioning."

The middle-aged man shook his head, "To you, sir, it may be nothing. But to us it's a great favour. All of us have family, I myself have a wife back home, you not only saved my life but also helped my family."

Leo knew this kind of people who were righteous at heart were stubborn like a mule so he quickly changed the subject, "Sir, can you tell me where this place is?"

The middle-aged man was surprised. He wondered how someone could come here without knowing where it was, however he still answered.

"We are in East blue, this is Ash island."

East blue? Ash island?

Leo never heard of East blue or Ash island.

The middle-aged man excused himself and barked out, "What are you mongrels standing around for!? Go help put out the fire and tend to the wounded!"

His men scurried off like scared rabbits.

Leo left the group and found Shinobu. She was currently with a group of people who seems to be doctors and nurses.

She was giving out instructions while treating some seriously wounded islanders. He wasn't surprised that she won over these people in a strange land so easily. After all her medical standards were at the top from where they come from.

Seeing Leo she gestured from him to wait.

After a while she was finished with her work and walked upto Leo.

"So?"

Leo said, "We are somewhere called East blue and this island is called Ash island. You?"

Shinobu pulled him to a corner and said, "Leo... I know this might sound incredulous but I think we might not be on the same planet anymore."

Leo didn't refute her and said solemnly, "We are definitely not on the same planet."

He was sure of it. Why? Because he himself had traveled once before, to the world of demons and demon slayers.

Shinobu panicked, "What should we do? How can we get back?"

Leo held her hand and calmed her down, "It's alright, we will find a way. Everything lies with this."

He raised his palm, a light flashed.

The Dragon - Tiger Medallion.

"This brought us here. It can definitely take us back as well."