svetikya Chapter 222: Ready at any time, when the time comes to return!
Chapter 222: Ready at any time, when the time comes to return!
Chen Ye's sudden serious expression instantly silenced the noise in the secret room.
The air seemed to solidify into a cold, leaden mass, pressing down on everyone's hearts.
Rocks' maniacal laughter froze.
The curve of his lips was forcibly flattened, and all the schadenfreude in his eyes, which had been watching the show, vanished completely, leaving only the alertness of a wild beast.
Roger stopped arguing.
They could clearly sense it.
The Chen Ye before my eyes has changed.
The joke time is over.
Not that mysterious friend who can drink and joke around.
Chen Ye's gaze shifted from Roger, who was sulking, to Rocks.
His eyes were calm, yet as deep as an abyss.
Both Rocks and Roger sensed something was wrong, their gazes piercing him like knives.
It was filled with curiosity and vigilance.
Chen Ye met their gazes, his voice deep.
"Lox, I have to go back soon."
The voice was not loud.
But it was like a stone thrown into a lake.
Every word carries a heavy weight.
go back.
Although Rocks and Roger already knew that Chenye did not belong to this era, when the words "go back" were spoken so clearly, a strange sense of loss and urgency instantly gripped them.
Chen Ye didn't give them any time to adjust.
He continued to issue instructions, his tone calm, yet more authoritative than a roar.
"I will summon you at some point in the future, I don't know when, so hurry up and take care of your business."
This is not a matter for discussion.
It's a notification.
It is an absolute command based on the temporal and spatial imprint deep within their souls.
"Are you unsure?"
Lox put away all his arrogance.
He leaned forward slightly, his once arrogant face now displaying an unprecedented solemnity.
These four words are not a question, but a confirmation.
uncertain.
He must be ready at all times.
It could be a year from now, a month from now, or even the next second.
He had to get everything arranged before he was summoned away.
But Rocks did not hesitate.
Chen Ye looked at him calmly, her eyes seeming to see through all his thoughts.
Lockes understood.
There is no room for negotiation.
He nodded slowly and heavily.
That single action carried the promise of an era's hegemon.
"Then I'll hurry."
Without the slightest hesitation.
He quickly replied.
This unruly sea tyrant, at this moment, fully accepted his new role.
Roger watched silently from the side.
Looking at Lox, his archenemy who had fought him for half his life, he now resembled a soldier receiving his general's final instructions.
This scene is absurd.
It's both realistically frightening.
Chen Ye looked at him, her gaze softening slightly.
"Just remember that."
Chen Ye's tone remained unchanged.
"I should go back now."
All the explanations have been completed.
The conversation in the secluded room was coming to an end.
The moment of parting has arrived.
Chen Ye stood up from the treasure chest.
The gold coin made a crisp sound as he moved it.
He did not walk towards the stone gate.
Instead, he looked at Lox and made a request.
"Take me to a secluded and spacious place."
This request stunned both Rocks and Roger.
They thought Chen Ye would disappear mysteriously, just like when he arrived.
What are you going to do in an open space?
Does leaving require some kind of ceremony?
A fleeting question crossed Lockes' mind.
He didn't ask any more questions.
He learned not to judge Chen Ye using common sense anymore.
He nodded again, indicating that he understood.
The man turned and walked towards a stone wall deep inside the secret chamber.
The stone wall, like the surrounding rocks, was covered with the marks of time.
Lockes reached out and felt around on the rough stone wall, pressing his finger down hard on an inconspicuous protrusion.
Click.
A dull thud from a mechanism.
The rocks rubbed together with a rumbling sound.
The stone wall split open in the middle and slowly receded to both sides.
A deeper and narrower passage appeared.
A damp smell, a mixture of earth and sea breeze, wafted out of the passageway.
"Let's go."
Rocks led the way into the darkness.
Chen Ye and Roger exchanged a glance and followed.
The three of them walked out of the secret room in silence.
There were no torches in the passage; it was pitch black.
But for people like them, darkness is not an obstacle.
They could see the uneven stone steps beneath their feet and the slippery moss on the rock face.
Footsteps echoed in the narrow passageway.
No one spoke.
Rocks walked at the front, his back as steady as a mountain.
He quickly calculated in his mind.
He settled his family, united his clan, disbanded his pirate crew, and made arrangements for the future of those he trusted in the Rocks Pirates.
Each one is full of complex details.
But he had to finish it in the shortest possible time.
Because the call of the future may come at any time.
Roger walked in the middle.
He felt like he was having a bizarre dream.
The Will of D, the secret of eight hundred years ago, the existence of Im, time travel, and the call to the future.
All of this, within a few hours, overturned his understanding of the world.
Chen Ye walked at the very back.
His steps were the lightest.
He curiously examined the secret passage, sensing the earth's veins within Beehive Island.
For him, this trip from thirty-eight years ago yielded more rewards than expected.
He confirmed the truth of history.
More importantly, he personally laid out two crucial pieces for his future.
Lox D. Giebeck.
Gol D. Roger.
The two kings of the old era will reappear in his hands in the new era.
I don't know how long it took.
A sliver of light shone from ahead.
The smell of the sea breeze is getting stronger.
We've reached the end of the passage.
Rocks pushed open the last stone door disguised as bushes, and the three of them went out.
Suddenly, everything became clear.
This is an open area on Beehive Island, far from the camp.
Surrounded by a ring of huge, menacing black rocks, it resembles a natural amphitheater.
The night sky overhead was dotted with stars, and a crescent moon hung in the sky, casting a cold light.
A night breeze blew in from the sea, carrying a salty, damp scent, and ruffled the hems of the three people's clothes.
It was very quiet around.
Only insects chirped softly in the cracks of the rocks.
In the distance, the faint snoring of the drunken pirates in the camp could be heard.
Rocks and Roger automatically stood behind Chen Ye.
They waited in silence.
What exactly is he going to do?
Chen Ye did not move immediately.
He stood in the center of the open space, slowly closed his eyes, and took a breath.
It's like feeling the pulse of this era.
Feel the purest freedom and wildness on this vast sea, a feeling that dates back 38 years.
This is the final farewell.
A few seconds later, he opened his eyes.
Those eyes held only a calm, stillness, like that of an ancient well.
He turned half his face away.
The moonlight outlined his profile, and the white mask appeared mysterious and holy in the night.
Under the astonished gazes of Rocks and Roger, he revealed the ultimate purpose of his trip.
His voice wasn't loud.
It was even softer than the sound of the wind.
But it was like a brand, clearly etched into the depths of their souls.
"I'm going to open the portal to another dimension!"