Hearing this, Crocus's eyes moved slightly.
"But giving him hope like this randomly will only double his disappointment. He still has a long life ahead."
"If his hope is shattered, he will no longer have the courage to live."
"The only way now is to destroy the old and create the new, to make him completely forget those people, so that he can live!"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere around them suddenly became heavy.
Raynor turned his head and looked into Laboon's eyes.
At this moment, a hint of anger appeared in Laboon's eyes.
Obviously, he felt extremely angry about what Crocus said.
His whole body started shaking wildly, and the surrounding seawater surged.
Seeing this, Raynor frowned. The next second, Laboon's entire body began to arch upwards.
Then, howling waves instantly lifted Raynor into the sky.
Earlier, in order to calm Laboon's emotions, Raynor's Haki bar was already very low. Now, trying to suppress Laboon with Haki again was no longer possible.
Laboon's body was so huge.
If they really fought, he might not be a match for him.
After breaking free from Raynor's control, Laboon continued to ram his head against the Red Line.
This time, he used even more force, as if he was no longer trying to break open the Red Line, but simply seeking death.
Seeing this scene, Crocus bit his teeth tightly and angrily scolded Raynor.
"It's all because of you that Laboon is so angry!"
Before Crocus could finish speaking, Raynor directly and coldly said:
"Please get this straight, it's you who are lying, so you angered him!"
Hearing this, Crocus's chest trembled with anger, and he said angrily:
"Then weren't you deceiving Laboon just now?"
"Even if Laboon believes what you said now, he will still be sad later."
"When that time comes, it won't be as simple as hitting the Red Line."
Hearing this, Raynor's face became serious, and he said word by word:
"I never said that I was lying to Laboon. I really can bring his friends back."
Raynor's eyes were firm, causing Crocus's heart to tremble.
He even started to believe a little that Raynor wasn't lying.
But in the end, he shook his head.
"How is this kind of thing possible? That was fifty years ago."
"The Grand Line is a very dangerous place. If they didn't escape, they must have died in some sea."
"You are destined to lie to it!"
Hearing this old man's stubborn words, Raynor didn't want to pay attention to him anymore.
Right now, Laboon's head was already bleeding non-stop from the impact.
If this continued, Laboon would definitely die, and he wouldn't be able to wait until later.
Thinking of this, Raynor directly said silently:
"System, extract the Ox Talisman!"
Instantly, a round stone appeared in Raynor's right hand.
Then, the muscles on Raynor's arm bulged, and he suddenly sprang up, coming to Laboon's back.
Then, he grabbed Laboon's lips and actually pulled them apart.
Seeing this scene, all the crew members showed expressions of shock.
This whale couldn't even be measured in tons. Unexpectedly, Raynor actually used one hand to pull it apart.
Was this something humans could do?
Raynor used one hand to press Laboon down, but Laboon's huge size made it difficult to suppress even with the power of the Ox Talisman.
Then, a towering wave instantly arched upwards.
Laboon used his own strength to turn his body over.
At this moment, Laboon seemed to treat Raynor as the object of his anger.
Then, he opened his bloody mouth and bit towards Raynor's direction.
Raging seawater poured into Laboon's body, increasing the burden on Laboon's internal organs a lot.
But this could not stop Laboon's desire to vent his anger in the slightest.
Seeing this scene, Raynor held the Ox Talisman tightly.
He now only had to trust the power of the Ox Talisman to have a chance to survive.
Seeing that Laboon was about to hit him, Zoro's three swords were already unsheathed.
Sanji had already jumped into the air, ready to attack together.
Even Usopp was trembling with both hands, pulling back his slingshot, preparing to rescue him, although they all knew that this was useless.
Laboon, wrapped in powerful force, instantly slammed into Raynor's body.
Tens of thousands of tons of force hit Raynor's body, causing Raynor's body to distort.
But under the blessing of the Ox Talisman's powerful power.
In the end, Raynor still took this blow head-on.
The huge thrust emptied the surrounding seawater in an instant.
The waves poured out in all directions wildly.
Zoro and Sanji, who had just gotten up, were knocked away by the seawater at this moment and fell back onto the Merry.
Luffy's outstretched arm was also beaten back, directly breaking the sail in half.
Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded.
Nami was just about to go up and teach Luffy a lesson.
But she saw only Luffy grabbed the ship's pole, instantly jumped up, and came to the top of Laboon's head.
He directly swung down with great force, inserting the ship's pole into the top of Laboon's head.
The intense pain made Laboon's body writhe violently.
Powerful waves spread to the surroundings, and the Merry was almost overturned.
Nami and Usopp both fell into the water.
If it weren't for Sanji and Zoro's rescue, they would have likely died.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Raynor regained the dominant position.
He tightly pressed Laboon under him.
Raynor checked his Haki bar, it had recovered to ten seconds.
Ten seconds was enough time for him to suppress Laboon again.
Thinking of this, Raynor directly activated Haoshoku Haki.
The surrounding sea area began to vibrate violently, and the Red Line swayed precariously.
Laboon's body returned to calm again.
Taking this opportunity, Raynor grabbed Laboon's eyelid with force and said loudly:
"Listen carefully, everything I said to you just now is true!"
"I will definitely bring your friends back. This is a promise between the two of us!"
"Before that, you can no longer harm yourself, otherwise your friends will be sad!"
This sentence successfully touched Laboon's heart.
Laboon's tears, like a tide, poured into the seawater.
It was as if his friends had already appeared before his eyes.
Although they didn't understand why, Nami and the others were also a little moved.
They didn't expect that Raynor, who was usually cold and didn't like to talk, actually had such a warm-hearted side.
Nami had always kept her distance from Raynor, but at this moment, her opinion of Raynor seemed to have changed somewhat.
Seeing this scene, Crocus's heart shook. At this moment, he even believed that Raynor would really bring Laboon's friends back.
But why was this young man so determined?
Thinking of this, Crocus sighed.
Sure enough, he was getting old.
His way of handling things was too stubborn.
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