RBTC: Chapter 89

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After dealing with the Snow Woman's body, the group left the snowy mountain. They headed towards the inhabited area of the island, just in case, as the Snow Woman had said, Gote was going to retaliate against the islanders.

As they got closer, they heard the sounds of fighting, along with cries of pain and screams. Hearing these sounds, everyone knew that things were already heading in a bad direction. Gote was probably already retaliating against the islanders.

Everyone sped up and quickly arrived at the scene. What they saw was carnage everywhere. Fighting figures were scattered everywhere, and bright red blood stained the paths. The wooden and stone houses were also painted a deep crimson, creating a scene like hell.

But this scene also surprised everyone. They had imagined that Gote would send his subordinates to slaughter the islanders, and it would be Gote's subordinates fighting against the islanders.

But the scene before them wasn't like that. The people fighting each other were the islanders wearing ordinary clothes. Some were holding kitchen knives, and some were holding farming tools. They were fighting with the islanders who had once been their relatives or friends, as if they were mortal enemies, fighting each other to the death.

Seeing this scene, Buggy thought about the Snow Woman's words about Gote's Devil Fruit ability related to memory. He also guessed that this might be the result of the other party's ability. Perhaps Gote had modified the memories of these villagers, causing them to fight each other.

Buggy told everyone his guess and told them to knock out the villagers who were fighting. Then, they would split up and act.

These villagers weren't very strong. Only a few elderly people, perhaps former pirates, were quite strong. But they weren't a match for Buggy and his crew. After a brief battle, they quickly resolved the fighting on the island. Everyone who was fighting was knocked unconscious by Buggy and his crew, and their movements were controlled.

But they didn't know how to solve the situation of these people for now. As for the ability related to memory, they only thought of one possible solution. Perhaps if they dealt with the Devil Fruit user, these people's memories would return to normal.

After tying everyone up, Buggy led everyone towards the center of the island. The center of the island was Gote's base, which they had learned from the Snow Woman.

They arrived there, but it wasn't as chaotic as the other areas of the island. When they arrived here, it was very quiet. They couldn't even see a single figure.

Seeing this situation, everyone realized something was wrong. Perhaps Gote had already taken the next step.

The group went inside to check. Just as they had guessed, Gote wasn't there. And there wasn't a single figure in the base. It was as if it had been ransacked. The food, clothes, and other useful things that should have been there were gone.

From this situation, Buggy had a certain guess. He immediately led everyone towards the coast.

When they arrived at the coast, just as he had guessed, most of the ships docked there had disappeared. There wasn't a single figure. Even the bodies of those who had died in the battle were gone. Only blood remained on the surface of the sea.

Buggy was sure that Gote had already taken those people, as well as the bodies of his dead subordinates, to the way out.

And he was probably preparing to leave this place. These islanders were fighting each other because of his ability. He wanted to eliminate all the residents of the island before he left. But it was possible that he didn't personally do it for some reason. So, after using his ability, he left directly.

"Captain, did Gote and his people leave?"

Kuro had also guessed this possibility, based on Buggy's arrival here and other clues. He also guessed that Gote had already left with those people.

"Yes, they already have enough bait to attract those Sea Kings. And they've probably decided to leave here directly this time."

The bodies of Gote's dead subordinates had all disappeared. The most likely purpose of these bodies was to be used as bait for those Sea Kings. And from his plan to slaughter all the islanders, Buggy was sure that he wouldn't return. And Gote must be close to his goal. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left himself without a way out. After all, if he wanted to return, the islanders could still provide him with a lot of help. The fact that he cut off all ties meant that they were going to leave completely.

"Captain, let's chase after them. With the Glory's speed, we should be able to catch up to them quickly."

Buggy nodded after hearing this. With the speed of their Glory, they could definitely catch up to those dilapidated pirate ships quickly.

"Chase."

Actually, this wasn't the best choice. If the islanders hadn't been affected, they could have waited a day or two after settling them down. They could have brought enough food and then set out to find Gote. Then, they might be able to reap the benefits. Not only would Gote help them clear the way out, but his injuries might also become more severe during the battle with the Sea Kings. When they got there, they could completely defeat everyone without expending too much effort. They could then leave this place directly.

But the current situation of the islanders didn't allow them to wait here. Their memories had been affected. If they were released and left alone here, it would be a series of battles.

If they didn't release them and kept them tied up here, their food and drink would be a big problem. They couldn't possibly make them go without food or drink for three or four days. They might starve to death here.

So, Buggy and his crew had to act quickly. They had to find Gote and his people quickly, deal with them quickly, return to settle the villagers, and then make plans for the next step.

Without hesitation, the group arrived at the corner where they had parked their ship and found the Glory. This place was very secluded. Gote and his people were in a hurry to leave. They might not have noticed the Glory and didn't have any plans for it.

They boarded the Glory, set the speed to maximum, and quickly chased towards the southwest direction.

After about half a day, a fleet of ships appeared in front of them. They were sure that it was Gote and his people, based on the dilapidated hulls.

Gote, who was on the ship, also received a message from his subordinate. The subordinate reported to him that a ship was quickly approaching them.

Hearing this, Gote frowned. He didn't expect those people to be so uncooperative. They actually came to chase after them.

He had already given them enough face. He also guessed that they were the people who rescued the Snow Woman. They were also quite strong. For this reason, he didn't go after them. And he deliberately didn't sail away with their ship. This was to prevent them from coming after him. But he didn't expect them to come anyway.

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