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Chapter 259 Never to be a slave!

David D. Jones: ? ? ?

Before David D. Jones could speak, Kyle's voice came again.

"You old codger, how dare you laugh? Who gave you permission to laugh?"

David D. Jones frowned immediately and retorted:

"You little rascal..."

Bang! !

A dull thud rang out, and before David D. Jones could finish speaking, Kyle punched him in the stomach.

A terrifying force emanated, slamming Davy D. Jones back into the sea, creating a massive splash.

After a long time, David D. Jones emerged from the sea again, with a large hole in the spot where he had been hit, but it was being "stitched up" at an extremely fast speed.

That's right!

Mend it!!

The way David D. Jones recovered from his injury was like this; it didn't feel like a rapid recovery. Instead, it was like a tattered piece of cloth being constantly patched up. In short, it was very strange.

However, David D. Jones didn't seem to have learned his lesson, and the moment he came out, he started swearing at Kyle again.

"Small……"

But this time it was even faster; he had barely uttered a single word when Kyle blasted him back into the sea, creating a huge splash.

At this point, some people might ask:

David D. Jones hadn't even finished speaking, how could Kyle know that the other person wanted to insult him?

At this point, Kyle will quote a famous saying.

Your eyes and expression are off!!

Do you always have to listen to the whole thing before you know the other person is going to scold you?

That's definitely unnecessary, right?

After some time, David D. Jones rushed out again, and he still didn't seem to have learned his lesson; his expression was still off.

This time, Kyle didn't even give him a chance to speak, and once again blasted him into the sea.

He has just mastered divine dominance and broken through to the demigod level. He is in a good mood and has plenty of time to play with his "great benefactor," David D. Jones.

Kyle has always believed in the principle that whoever has the bigger fist has the right to speak.

Before breaking through to demigod status, his strength was almost on par with Davy D. Jones. At that time, he tolerated Davy D. Jones calling him a brat.

After all, at that time, he was not strong enough to overwhelm Davy D. Jones.

But now that he has broken through to the demigod level, his strength has increased dramatically. David D. Jones, who used to be able to fight him to a standstill, is no match for him at all.

This feeling is just like when Luffy first activated Gear Second in the original manga.

Before activating Gear Second, Luffy fought the Minotaur to a standstill, but once Gear Second was activated, the Minotaur was no longer a match for Luffy.

His situation is similar to that one now.

and so--

At this point, it would be inappropriate for David D. Jones to still call him "kid," it would be extremely inappropriate!!

However, Davy D. Jones was a stubborn and resilient guy, and when he came out again after a while, he still looked unconvinced.

As expected, Kyle once again blasted him into the sea.

David D. Jones is unkillable; this is a conclusion Kyle has drawn from his battles with him over the past few months.

The curse of immortality is no joke. Although it is a curse, it also grants Davy D. Jones the ability to live forever.

No matter how severe the injury, it can heal given time.

But as mentioned before, Kyle already felt that it was no longer an injury for Davy D. Jones. Apart from his appearance still barely resembling a human, Kyle couldn't find any trace of "humanity" in him.

To Kyle, the other party's method of "restoration" seemed more like the restoration of the dead in a certain movie he had seen in his previous life, where the deceased were resurrected through Edo Tensei.

Like I said, it's a bit eerie!

Moreover, the price of immortality is rather high.

Not only are they forbidden from leaving the sea, but according to David D. Jones, they are also subject to a period of time each day when they are afflicted by the power of the curse, a period that causes deep-seated pain in their souls.

This kind of pain is unbearable for most people.

Even though Davy D. Jones experiences this every day for over 800 years, the time of day when pain strikes is still the time he least wants to go through.

That's just too much to bear!

However, Kyle never believed that anyone was truly "immortal"; the so-called "immortality" was only relative.

Kyle is unable to kill Davy D. Jones simply because he is not strong enough at the moment.

Or perhaps he now has the opportunity to kill Davy D. Jones, but simply hasn't found the weakness in the other's "immortality".

But this didn't have much of an impact. Kyle didn't really have much of a desire to kill David D. Jones, after all, the other man was his "benefactor," wasn't he?

And... who knows when this guy might come in handy.

He was a contemporary of Im, so he certainly knew more about Im than he did.

After a long period of time, when David D. Jones emerged from the sea again, his eyes had become completely clear.

"Hmm! Not bad~"

Seeing this, Kyle nodded in satisfaction.

It seems his training was quite successful.

David D. Jones looked at Kyle expressionlessly, his face calm, the arrogance from before gone from his eyes.

But this was all just on the surface. Only David D. Jones knew that he was cursing Kyle in his mind, and every single word was different.

Although he is indeed immortal due to the curse, the problem is that he will be in pain!

Kyle's attack hurt him terribly, even more so than a normal chest being pierced, which was also part of his curse.

If he could, he would rather die.

For him, this alternative form of immortality was not a blessing, but a punishment, turning him into the inhuman and monstrous creature he is today.

So while Kyle couldn't kill him, he could inflict great damage and cause him immense pain.

The most crucial point is that Kyle is a bit of a jerk. He had already retreated back into the sea and was planning to leave Kyle alone, but Kyle came down to the seabed and dragged him back.

He really wants to call someone to judge the matter, but isn't that a bit too presumptuous?

He's already backed down, yet they still treat him like this.

There are no human rights here!!

Therefore, after being repeatedly tortured, David D. Jones finally gave in.

Of course, as I said before, he only outwardly obeyed; to truly obey him? That's impossible!

He, David D. Jones, will never be a slave!

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