Kuro took Lida, Crowe, and the group of marines who came out of the headquarters to Kortiga, which Smog said.
"Cortiga, the Hydra Islands, has a lot of residents. There is no king here. They are all based in towns and villages. It is an earthquake island."
At this time, Crowe took the investigation report obtained from G-5 and reported to Crowe.
Kuro was staring at Lida who was excitedly opening snacks in the warship office. With a flick of his finger, the snack bag floated out of her hand and flew quickly towards Kuro.
"Hey, Qrow!"
Like a tiger guarding its calf, Lida roared and jumped over. As a result, he held her head down with one hand and held snacks in the other hand. She ate leisurely before asking: "Earthquake Island?
"
When Crowe saw this scene, he twitched his lips.
There's no end to your bad fun, right?
"Yes, Earthquake Island. Originally, such an archipelago should not cause earthquakes, but since more than 20 years ago, there have been inexplicable earthquakes here. The amplitude was very light at first, but then it became more and more frequent."
Crowe said.
"So, what about the rumors about demons? Why do people disappear?"
"I don't know, it's just a rumor, without any information, but the latest emergency location is here."
Crowe came over, spread out the map, pointed to the frontmost island in the archipelago, and said: "According to the information from G-5, in the past two days, the largest population here has disappeared, all without knowing it.
When they were found missing, there were traces of fires and cooking in their homes, but the people disappeared mysteriously without any traces of fighting, so now this rumor is called 'Cortiga' by the G-5 navy.
The Vanishing Demon'."
"People nowadays like to add a little mystery and horror elements to the unknown when they have nothing to do, so that they appear to be incompetent but not so incompetent."
Qrow curled his lips and said, "What kind of devil is there? He's either an esper or a seasoned one."
There is a mystery to this world, and it is basically laid out clearly for you.
In the past, if there were giants, demons, long arms and short hands, etc., they would definitely be fantasy, mystery, and horror.
Coupled with the ability of Devil Fruit, in a more ignorant era, it would be a proper mysterious fantasy style.
But when everything is known, everything seems so normal.
The only thing that has mystery is treasure.
But the closer we get to the new world, the less pirates they look like.
All the treasure hunting, plundering, exploring pirate legends, all gone, all gone.
Especially after the Great Pirate Era.
What is popular in the New World now?
Seize territory, collect protection fees, and conquer across seas.
These are things that the four emperors often do.
It's a real swordsmanship, but it lacks a bit of adventure.
But what does this have to do with him, Kuro?
He is not a pirate.
"However, Cortiga has a good specialty. Their tobacco leaves are very good, but they are all rare and very difficult to grow. Every time a small amount is released, they are all robbed." Crowe said.
These words made Kuro's eyes light up. He ate two more snacks before returning the snack bag to Lida. The latter hugged the snack bag tightly and rushed out. She stuck her little head out at the door and was filled with excitement.
Alarm stared at Kuro angrily, eating snacks very quickly.
"Then you must go and take a look." Kuro said with interest.
There were no pirates, it was just an ordinary so-called rumor, plus the rare tobacco leaves Takuro was very interested in!
Two days later, the warship arrived at its destination.
The Cortiga Islands are a chain of islands in the shape of a long snake. The distance between the islands is not too serious and can be crossed by swimming. There are no pirate flags hanging. It is just an ordinary archipelago in the New World.
The place where they landed was a port village, with several ships parked around it. They were docked so alone, and there was no sound in the entire village.
After Kuro walked down, he took a glance and saw that there were still unloaded goods on the pier, and there were traces of manual handling. It could not have been more than three days ago. In other words, there were people moving goods here three days ago, but it was inexplicable.
's disappeared.
“It’s true that no traces of battle were found.”
Qrow bit his cigar and glanced at the silent village, "There are no people around either."
"Yes, Mr. Clow, I didn't find any human breath, or even animal breath, disappearing nearby."
A flash of red appeared in Crowe's eyes, but under inspection, he found no aura.
"Go and have a look."
Kuro took a group of marines and headed to the village ahead.
This is a small village, a very peaceful small village. Judging from the style of the buildings, this place has not been invaded by pirates. After all, it is close to G-5. The combat effectiveness of this base is very strong.
Kuro looked around and saw smoke from some houses still floating upward.
He arrived at a random building, opened the door, went in, and took a quick look.
The house is not big, with a living room and two rooms. There is food on the table in the living room. There are plates and knives and forks on the table. The forks with the food in them are thrown aside casually, as if a person is eating.
But the man suddenly disappeared, causing the fork to fall off his hand, resulting in this strange arrangement.
There is no trace, it really seems to have disappeared suddenly.
"Well, I always feel a little scary, Kuro." Lida stared at the dining table, shook inexplicably, and moved closer to Kuro.
"Are you kidding me?"
Kuro rolled his eyes, but there was a flash of red in his eyes.
The sight and sound enveloped the entire archipelago like an overwhelming force.
In his perception, sporadic and constant breath of life appeared in his perception.
There are still people in these islands.
and
"There is one with good strength."
Kuro looked in one direction and said with a smile: "Just find the strongest one. He must know it, or in other words, he himself is."
At this time, Lida also turned on her sense of sight and frowned, "There are people, but the distance is too far, so I can't feel the intensity."
"You're slacking off. You haven't made any progress in the past few years. You're all focused on food. Just be more careful. It's a new world now. If you don't improve yourself, how can you be safe?" Kuro said.
The intensity of what Lida saw and heard was no different from when he met her back then.
Although there is still a large range of perception, under a large range, you can only sense the breath of life, but cannot feel the strength.
Only by getting close can she determine the strength of a person's life breath.
Different from Kuro.
From the beginning, he has been able to tell who is strong and who is weak through sight, smell, and color, and this range has been growing.