Chapter 139 Hope Born From Despair

North Sea, the white town of Freifans.

The sun rises as usual on a new day, but for the people in this town, whether doctors or the public, no one wants time to pass so quickly.

When the end of life is already visible due to the disease, the emotions are maintained only because hope is placed on the doctors in the hospital.

Three months have passed, and every day is a torment for everyone. They hope that the doctors in the hospital can bring good news and save themselves who are lucky enough not to die yet.

There is no hope for this country. They just want to live, or let the children at home live.

The appearance of white spots means that Perkins disease has begun to attack. There is still time, but maybe a few months, a year, a year and a half...

It's not just the disease.

Three months ago, the guards of Freifans found that the nobles had all evacuated the country, and the surrounding neighboring countries surrounded the entire border with barbed wire and soldiers with guns.

The whole Freifans has been abandoned by the whole world.

There is a great terror between life and death. Under the emotional collapse, the loss of order has plunged this once rich white town into chaos.

If the doctors in the hospital had not stepped up, perhaps as early as three months ago, the people in this country would have died quickly, without the need for this devilish disease.

But three months have passed, and the doctors still have not found a clue to cure it.

Someone cut the barbed wire again, trying to leave the blockaded country, but just took a step, he was shot on the spot and his body was burned.

Two months passed again.

More and more people died, and every household in the country could hear the sound of crying every day.

The middle-aged man looked at the white spots on his arms, and then turned his eyes to the children at home who were sick.

Perkins disease, the previous generation can live to fifty years old, but the next generation can only live to less than thirty years old, and the next generation is before fifteen years old.

But there is no fifteen years old!

My child is only eleven years old, and there are still four years left, but why...

Theory is just theory, eleven years old... is also before fifteen years old.

"Bang bang bang."

There was a knock on the door.

After opening the door, a couple stood at the door.

"Go to the hospital."

"Yes."

After a simple conversation, the three of them did not say anything extra. After settling the child, they went to the door of the hospital together, hoping to get the latest news.

However, at the door of the hospital at this moment, after five months, there were too many people like them who came with hope.

There was no chaos or noise. Everyone waited quietly at the door of the hospital, because they knew that the noise would affect the doctors. They came here just for today's hope.

Soon, a young doctor with bloodshot eyes and trembling steps came out.

Just raised his head, and his red eyes met everyone's eyes.

Everyone at the door of the hospital looked at this young doctor who would come out every day to tell them about the progress, and their hearts tightened, their hands clenched, and the hope in their eyes oppressed the doctor's emotions.

"Sorry... sorry."

Just one word broke everyone's hope for life.

There was no complaint, but the huge pressure made the young doctor collapse on the ground.

He couldn't stand it anymore!

This job was just to go out the door and announce today's results. But the pressure and emotions brought to him were even worse than the exhaustion in the hospital!

Everyone left silently, and no one helped the limp doctor.

It was not because of cold-bloodedness and ignorance, but because everyone's hope was further reduced today, and despair and collapse were approaching again.

On the way out of the crowd, a woman led a group of children to stand on both sides of the road, with her hands crossed and clasped together in prayer.

Pedestrians hurried by, and compared to two months ago, fewer people would give them food.

Yes. For five months, after the blockade of Ferefance, food and a series of supplies were at risk of shortage.

And the church, which was originally an orphanage, a nun with a group of children could not get enough food.

Things like Bailey have become waste paper in this country. Even the soldiers of neighboring countries who blocked the border are unwilling to risk their lives to get the money.

Because the notice given above is that Perkins disease is contagious.

"Bang!"

The door of the hospital was pushed open.

This sound made everyone who left stop.

Is there a cure?

Is there a new result?

…

For a moment, the crowd that was gradually dispersing stopped, but no one dared to look back.

For several months, countless pursuits of hope finally turned into despair. They didn't want the flame that had just been ignited to be extinguished the next moment.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo..."

In front of the hospital gate, a doctor was panting, but a smile appeared on his face.

"Perkin...disease...is not contagious!"

In an instant, everyone turned around and looked at the doctor.

It is not contagious.

Although there is no news of cure, this conclusion means that they can leave here, leave this country that made them suffer from Perkin disease.

They can take their children to other places, places with more advanced medical technology, to find hope!

"Woo..."

"We...will not be abandoned."

"The Grand Line... The Grand Line has great doctors! As long as..."

"Hurry up! As long as we can leave, we have hope!"

"Please, please take my children with you, okay? I have money, I have saved a lot of Baileys, leaving here to go to the Grand Line, it must take a lot of money!"

...

Everyone ran, they wanted to go back and take their children out of the country, go out to find hope for survival.

In the chaos, the nun protected a group of children to prevent them from being trampled.

A girl was protected in her arms, looked up at the nun and asked: "Is Coco saved? Should we take Coco and the others to find a new doctor?"

The crowd quickly dispersed, and the nun was stared at by the children, some of whom had white spots on their bodies.

"Yeah."

The nun showed her usual smile and nodded heavily: "Coco and the others will get better, don't worry."

Seeing the nun's smile, most of the children breathed a sigh of relief.

Adults... won't lie to children, right?

They are sick, but the nun will find a way to make them better, because adults will not lie to children.

Only the little girl, Anne, lowered her head.

Anne was already eleven years old, almost twelve years old. Compared with other children, she could sort out the logic of the incident.

There were six sick children in the church, fifteen dead, and thirteen still able to move.

And white spots had already appeared on her body.

It was too difficult to take the nineteen children away and find a doctor who could cure Perkins disease.

Soon, the crowd that had originally gathered in front of the hospital had all left, and everyone was busy going back to prepare their luggage and flee the country with their families.

The nun also took the children back to the church. Although she promised the children, she knew very well that she had no way.

But judging from the current food, leaving here can continue to live, and only by continuing to live can these children have hope of recovery.

That night, all the children took their own small bags, and the sick ones were arranged on carts and went to the border.

They walked and stopped until late at night before they approached the border.

"Bang!"

Gunshots rang out, and there were shouts.

"Perkins disease is not contagious..."

"Bang!"

"We are harmless, this is the hospital's report..."

"Bang!"

"No!!"

"Don't kill us... Please, please save my child, he won't..."

"Bang!"

...

All the pleading and shouting stopped, and then a raging fire burned the people who were shot, and only a part of them escaped back.

The nun took the child to look in the direction of the barbed wire. Those soldiers in protective clothing, no one was willing to listen to their explanation, only shooting and killing.

"Sister... Sister..."

"Let's go back! Quick, go."

The children turned around and ran in the direction they came from. In the chaos, Anne fell to the ground while pushing the cart.

A heart-shaped fruit fell out of the backpack.

The food in the church was getting scarcer and scarcer. Although she didn't recognize this beautiful fruit, she picked it up and wanted to leave it for the sick Coco.

"Annie!"

The nun shouted, but Anne, who knew that food was precious now, still turned around and picked up the only fruit, and stood up again to push the cart.

This scene was just seen by a soldier in protective clothing outside the barbed wire.

That is... a devil fruit!

Just as he was about to make a move, the guy from the World Government next to him also looked over.

After the two looked at each other, they stopped their steps just now.

...

The white town of Frevans.

In fact, as early as 100 years ago, the World Government had already discovered that this platinum lead was a poison.

But in order to gain benefits and continue to manufacture weapons made of amber lead, the government and the nobles concealed the truth and deceived the people to continue mining platinum lead ore.

In a hundred years, amber lead disease has already broken out, and the destruction of Frevans is a foregone conclusion.

And the World Government will not allow ordinary people in Frevans to leave alive, otherwise, it will have unnecessary impacts.

The lives of ants are not worth mentioning, what is important is the majesty of the World Government.

The soldiers on the border are from the surrounding countries, but the ones who supervise and instill the fact that amber lead disease can be transmitted are the agents of the World Government.

Barrelus is a captain of the North Sea Navy and was also recruited by the World Government in this operation, so he recognized that what he just saw was a devil fruit.

Devil Fruit, no matter what kind it is, even the most common animal type, can be worth 100 million Baileys.

This is a fortune that he, a member of the North Sea branch navy, has never thought of.

But now... there is another person who knows this secret!

And Barrerus knows that the other party's silent attitude is the same as his intention.

Soon, the time for rotation came.

Both of them refused to rest and rotate, and looked at each other.

At five o'clock in the evening, crossers appeared on the border again. The two rushed to the border at almost the fastest speed and searched for the group of children they saw before in the crowd.

"Get out!"

"Asshole."

He cursed in a low voice, but this time there were more people attacking, and they were armed.

Obviously, choosing this time point, this group of desperate people did not intend to reason from the beginning.

In the chaos, a short knife was inserted into the protective clothing.

Barreirus withdrew and hid in the dark night. With the knife he just stabbed, he confirmed that it had penetrated the opponent's heart.

…

Time passed quickly, and two months passed again, and Ferrevans' doctors still made no progress in treating lead disease.

Now, even doctors are no longer confident in curing lead disease.

Cure is no longer possible and food is increasingly scarce.

In this case, in order to survive and for the children at home to survive, most people began to prepare weapons.

They discussed the time and place for breaking through the border, and everyone was preparing.

At the same time, Barreiros felt that he was about to lose his patience.

Why hasn’t the little girl with that devil fruit appeared? The woman who brought them must be a nun from the church based on her dress.

But now... I can't go in yet.

The World Government asked them to seal off the entire Ferrevans. He is just a small branch officer. After entering, it is not certain whether he can come out again.

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang..."

"boom!"

A series of gunfire sounded, including the sound of artillery.

Soon, a CP wearing a mask appeared and informed the World Government of the new order.

[Wear protective clothing and enter Ferevans, kill all infected people, and burn them on the spot. 】

The opportunity... came.

Barreiros was the first to lead the team in, chose a narrow alley, shot everyone in the back, and then went straight to the church.

Unfortunately, the little girl is not here.

Facing the nervous nun, Barreiros took off his protective mask after thinking for a while.

"First... sir?"

The nun was stunned for a moment. She thought that the other party would kill them, but she never thought that the other party would take off the mask.

Barreiros said directly: "I know very well that Peri lead disease does not kill people, but because of the orders from above... we can only execute them."

The act of taking off the protective mask made the nun lower her guard, and there was hope in her eyes behind her.

"Sir...Mr. Soldier, I know this request is presumptuous, but can you...can you please take these children out?"

"They are still young and their lives have just begun. I want to beg you to take them out of here. Only by leaving here... can there be hope of living."

"Their youngest is only three years old, and they have just come into this world..."

"I promise you."

Barreiros agreed directly, pretending to smile kindly and said: "But at the latest tonight, Ferrevans' people will start armed resistance, and orders have been issued from above to kill everyone."

"It's five o'clock now. At nine o'clock in the evening after dark, I will pick you up and leave. Remember, don't trust anyone but me."

The nun nodded seriously.

All the soldiers on the border are afraid of their approach, and will directly burn those ordinary people after shooting them. Only this Mr. Soldier...

"Remember to keep all children together to facilitate evacuation."

"Well! Thank you...thank you Mr. Soldier. Can...can you tell me your name..."

Before he finished speaking, Bareirus shook his head slightly and said: "If you know my name, I may be punished and executed by the superiors in the future, so..."

The nun's eyes were red and she raised her hand to wipe her tears: "I understand. As long as the children can leave, even my soul will pray for you every day after my death..."

Barreiros left the church and waited in a hidden place for darkness to come.

As for taking those brats away, he had never thought about it.

His purpose...from beginning to end was just the devil fruit.

After such a long time, he could only bet that the devil fruit was not eaten. If it is eaten, all this time will be in vain.

And as long as it is not eaten, the fruit will be handed over to him obediently on the condition of taking them away.

This is less unexpected than threatening a group of people who are about to die.

…

At the same time, the Revolutionary Army's Northern Army stronghold was established.

Kevin looked at Karas, who was already prepared: "After all, Ferevans has no way to cure the poisonous lead disease. The people chose to take up arms to resist in order to survive, but the world government also decided to let the army enter and kill Ferrevans. Revans all."

Karas leaned forward slightly, and a low voice sounded from under his mask: "Sir, why don't we go in in advance and rescue them?"

"Karas..."

Kevin looked at this member of Dorag's development. He was very strong, otherwise he would not be responsible for the development of the revolutionary army in Beihai.

"Changing the world and giving everyone the right to live is the goal of all like-minded people. But equally, the lives of members of the Revolutionary Army are also lives."

"The Ferrevans were wealthy before the outbreak of the lead disease, and they would not be willing to believe us. But after the outbreak of the lead disease, they would not think of resisting without experiencing despair."

"The prerequisite for empathy is to be able to feel the same, Karas."

After the words fell, Kevin stood up and patted Karas on the shoulder.

Subsequently, the revolutionary army began to gather on this island close to Ferevans.

Each team did not wear any protective clothing, but everyone was fully armed with new firearms and protective clothing that could protect against ordinary shooting.

There are also portable mortars and communication devices for issuing combat orders.

After the order was issued, nearly four hundred combatants were assembled in just five minutes.

"Sir, you can start."

Karas retreated behind Kevin.

Kevin then opened his mouth and told all the dirty things about the World Government in the white town of Ferevans.

"For us, this is a world where life is worse than death!"

"But as human beings, we also long to live and live easily."

"There is no distinction between high and low in life. We just want to live, but it is so difficult."

"The nobles of Ferevans have evacuated. They are gaining the wealth brought by the amber lead mines, but leaving the pain to all ordinary people."

"There is no spread of amber lead disease, but in order to cover up the fact that they obtained amber lead mines regardless of the lives of ordinary people, the world government has blocked the entire Ferrevans, and is now carrying out massacres."

At this moment, the assembled revolutionary troops, after accepting ideological liberation, thought of their own experiences.

At that time, they were also eager for someone to help.

At that time, the emergence of the revolutionary army also gave them hope of survival.

And now they have grown up and become members of the revolutionary army. But there are still too many deformed places in this world, and there are too many people who are eager for their salvation.

Ferrevans, need them.

Only by uniting all the persecuted people can the world be changed!

Kevin glanced at everyone one by one.

Mr. Tinder, the founder of ideological learning, has always been their most admired object.

At this moment, just looking at each other under the masks gave them stronger morale.

"Now, everyone get ready!"

The order was given, and a phalanx of four hundred people formed a single line.

Kevin stretched out his hand, and a greater amount of heat surged through his body than before.

This is the basic improvement brought about by Cyborg's talent. After a few months, his body has become a real monster.

"Uh-huh!"

In an instant, a total of 402 people moved directly from the stronghold near Ferevans and appeared in the church of Ferevans.

Time, nine o'clock in the evening.

…

At 8:50 pm, in the church of Feifansi.

The nun was begging Barreiros, hoping that the soldier could wait a little longer, because in the afternoon, the children of Dr. Trafalgar's family found her, hoping to go back and bring her sister over and leave together.

Dr. Trafalgar and the Sisters knew each other. This family often donated to the church in the past and they were very good people.

In the afternoon, the nun told the child of Dr. Trafalgar's family that he must bring his sister over as soon as possible.

However, after such a long time, he still hasn't arrived.

At this time, Barreiros was already impatient. He looked at the girl behind the nun, the girl who was not there at five o'clock in the afternoon because she went out to look for food.

"We can wait a few more minutes."

After exhaling, Barreiros immediately asked: "Have you brought all the food with you? After leaving the border, it will take a long time to have food, so..."

The nun nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Soldier. Although there is not much left, it should be enough to endure until the end. Are you hungry, Mr. Soldier? We have..."

Before he finished speaking, after receiving a positive reply, Barreiros finally let go of the smile he had been pretending.

He waved his hand and pushed the nun away, looking at the girl behind her.

"what you do?!"

"Auntie nun!"

"Mr. Soldier..."

…

The nineteen children who were still alive were suddenly stunned. The older ones trembled and asked. Anne hurriedly ran over and helped the nun up.

Barreirus twisted his neck: "Do you know? My patience is really almost exhausted!"

After the words fell, Barreiros twisted Annie up: "Kid! Tell me, where is your heart-shaped fruit? Okay?"

Annie was stunned.

That fruit...

Barrerus pulled off the patched bag on his back, and when he opened it, he saw a heart-shaped fruit.

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