Pirates to the top

Jack looked at Silas' purple face and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Are you okay?" Jack walked over and slowly helped Silas up.There was a wet and sticky feeling on the right hand that was supporting the wall. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the wall Silas was leaning against had already been stained red.

"What's going on? Are you hurt?" Jack asked hurriedly.

Phillips and others on the side also noticed something unusual and hurriedly came over.Jack looked behind Silas, and sure enough, the coat on his back was already stained red with blood.

At this time, the sound of cannons became more and more frequent, and the shooting points around the cave became more and more dense. Looking at the frightened and worried faces, Silas had to make a decision no matter how reluctant he was to give up.

"Everyone listen to me, especially you, Phillips." Silas felt his lips gradually become cold.

"The current situation is very dangerous. There is no way to return to the town, and it cannot be returned. The shelling outside has not stopped."

Monet came over with a bandage and wanted to bandage Silas's wound, but Silas refused.

"It's useless. I can feel that my lungs were pierced by shrapnel or stones in the explosion just now. It's getting more and more difficult for me to speak and breathe. I can't waste any more time."

Injury to the lungs, especially now when medical assistance is unavailable, is basically a death sentence.Silas suppressed the fear of death in his heart. He looked at the faces in front of him and thought of Henry falling into a coma and Alfred still not waking up.He must hold on and fight for a way out for everyone.

"Wait a minute, I will drive a sampan out of the cave to attract the attention of the ships outside. Then you can take another sampan and drive in the opposite direction immediately. Remember, you must be fast."

"Why why can't we go together? We agreed to leave here together. We agreed to leave together," Monet burst into tears. He understood the consequences of Silas's decision.

"Monet, don't cry. It's not a matter of leaving or not. Someone must sacrifice in this situation, otherwise everyone will die here. Henry's injury has not passed the critical stage, and Alfred is still in a coma."

"I won't promise, I won't promise," Phillips roared with red eyes.

"Ah" Silas looked at Phillips helplessly, he was worried about Phillips.Feeling that life is passing by, breathing becomes more and more rapid, and a faint suffocation emerges.

At this time, Silas was constantly fighting against his inner fear of death while trying to convince everyone.This 13-year-old boy hopes that Henry can wake up at this time and be able to lead everyone through the difficulties again.

"Phillips, do you want everyone to die here? Do you want everyone's hard work for so many years to be in vain?" Silas roared at Phillips.

"But" Phillips' eyes were red. Although he was at a loss for words, he still wanted to defend something.

"Think of Morton, think of Danny Phillips. I'm hopeless. My lungs are riddled with holes. I don't have Henry's physique. I don't have Valbo's layer of fat. I don't have strong scales like you." A, I bleed when I get hurt, I feel pain when I get hit, I’m also afraid of death but I can’t be saved, do you understand Phillips?”

"But I am so afraid of death that I am still trying my best to find a way out for everyone, and I am still suppressing the fear of death in my heart. But why do you insist on rejecting me, disagreeing with me, and trying my best to make up your mind like this? Trample why are you doing this?”

Silas's last few words were almost sobbing, and he closed his eyes and cried.It is normal for a boy who is only 13 years old to cry, but as the eldest boy in Dog Cave No. [-], he has never shed a tear in three years, which seems somewhat "abnormal".

Just because he is the eldest one, he must shoulder his responsibilities and protect everything he cherishes.

Phillips fell to the ground and kept sobbing. As a man who had been discriminated against and humiliated since he was a child just because of his fish-man blood, he regarded everyone in Dog Hole No. 9 as his family.Although he seems to be reckless and careless at ordinary times, he is more delicate and sensitive than anyone else.

"How about I go ahead? I'm not kidding." Jack suddenly said to Silas.

"No, you can't go, you must stay and accompany them to escape from here. I believe you Jack, Henry told me that you are different from others, don't let Henry, and don't let me down."

"You think too highly of me"

"No Jack, you have to believe in yourself and Henry's judgment. I don't know your past, but I believe you will be able to escape with this ship of people."

The sound of gunfire outside became more and more intensive, and the sound of rolling rocks continued to be heard from above the cave.Silas knew that there was not much time left for him and for them.

He strenuously walked to the sampan under the plank road. At this time, the suffocation in his body gradually increased. ,, suddenly his arm was wrapped around "I'll see you off." Phillips helped Silas get on the sampan.

"Before Henry wakes up, everything is subject to Jack's arrangements, you know?"

Phillips forced a smile and nodded.

Silas waved to Valpo: "Put your ear closer."

Trying his best to calm his breathing, Silas' face changed and he whispered to Valpo: "I'm telling you now, listen, don't speak, don't show other expressions or make other actions.

"After I leave, don't let Phillips mess around, but if you can determine that Jack has dangerous intentions against you, you must subdue him immediately and never give him any chance. Phillips will definitely help you once you do it. But the premise is to be sure, remember to be sure”

Silas pushed Valpo away gently and smiled, no longer lowering his voice: "Valpo, if you can eat more in the future, just eat more."

Valpo nodded while holding back his red eyes.

Silas looked at the people in front of him, and the events of the past three years seemed to flash into his mind again.The first time he came to the arena, the first time he was robbed of food, the first time he almost died in the ring, and then he was invited to join by the smiling blond boy. He watched the No. 9 dog hole gradually become lively and witnessed it with his own eyes. How that boy changed the entire arena step by step and became a legend

"Henry, it's a pity that I can't accompany you to see the world and accompany you to the end." The oars on both sides of the sampan slid quickly, and in a moment it drove away from the cave and out of everyone's sight.

Jack kept looking at the stopwatch, calculating the time they had agreed with Silas.It can't be either early or late. It is almost possible to die without rebirth.This plan itself is very dangerous, and even Silas himself is not sure whether everyone can escape in the end.But this is the only way now.

"Let's go, we're going to leave immediately." Jack picked up Henry and jumped into the sampan first. Valpo also walked over carrying Alfred, who was still unconscious.Phillips and Monet did not hesitate and came to the sampan one after another.

Placing Henry and Alfred on the sampan, everyone suppressed their emotions and quickly slid the wood pulp out of the cave.

In the distance, Silas, who had already left the cave, was riding a sampan and quickly heading towards the ship. But at this time, he discovered a ridiculous and fatal problem. The two three-masted ships in the distance seemed not to notice him at all. , seemed completely unaware of the movement he made when driving out.

At this time, it was almost time for him and Jack to arrive.