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Jack looked behind Will worriedly, and he asked Will, "How did you get here?"
"Turtles, man. A pair of turtles, tie them to the feet." Will references a famous legend about Jack, who escaped alone from an island sitting on the back of a turtle.
Jack grinned at Will's scorn: "It's not that easy, is it?"
"But I really have to thank you, Jack." Will said, "Since I was tricked into that boat by you to help you pay off Jones' debt..."
"What?" Elizabeth said, looking at Jack.
"...I was able to reunite with my father."
Jack swallowed: "You're welcome."
"Everything, every word you told me was a lie?" Elizabeth said, glaring at Jack.
"Yes, dear, always." Jack nodded, unapologetically.
It wasn't until he saw Will kneeling next to the treasure chest that he put away the arrogant expression on his face.Will held the key in one hand and the dagger his father had given him in the other.
"What are you doing?" Jack asked.
"I'm going to kill Jones," Will replied.
In an instant, a cold sword edge pressed Will's throat, it was Jack's sword.
"I can't let you do this, William." Jack said. "If Jones is dead, who else can control the sea monster? Please give me the key."
Will sent Jack's sword flying with lightning speed, and he jumped back, snatching the short sword that Elizabeth had been carrying since she went to Tortuga.
"I'm going to keep my promise." He confronted Jack, "I'm going to get my father out."
But Norrington suddenly pulled out his long sword and raised it towards Will: "I'm sorry, but I can't let you do that either."
Jack looked at the ex-commodore and smiled.
"I knew you'd move me in the end," he said, glad to see things suddenly turn around.
Norrington quickly pointed his sword at Jack and revealed his true intentions.
"Lord Beckett is very eager to get what is in the box. If I give him the treasure box, I can regain my original life."
"Ah, so it's the dark side of ambition." Jack said coldly with a sigh.
The three leaped forward suddenly, their swords intertwined, and there was a sound of steel clashing.
"Will," Jack said urgently, "We can't let him get the treasure chest, you can trust me on that!"
Will held the sword firmly, with distrust in his eyes.
"He's less trustworthy than I am," said Jack at last.
Will stopped his sword and thought for a moment, then he looked at the scruffy Commodore Norrington and said, "You look terrible."
"Even so," replied Norrington, "but you're naive. Jack just wants to keep Elizabeth to himself."
"Huh, fifty steps laugh at a hundred steps." Jack said, he summed up the current situation in six words.
The three men raised their swords at each other again and hit one place.
"Keep an eye on the box." Will told Elizabeth when Will, Norrington and Jack were fighting.
"No! You are so barbaric! This is not the way adults solve problems at all!" Elizabeth yelled, but no one paid attention.
Rajetti, who had safely left the beach and walked through the palm grove, watched the scene.
"Hey, why are things so chaotic?" Pantel came to Rajti, knelt down and asked.
They both saw the treasure chest.
Rajetti sighed: "They all want to take that treasure chest to themselves. I think Mr. Norrington wants to regain his dignity. Jack hopes to exchange it with Jones to save his life. Turner is trying to solve his and his own two-time suffering. Unresolved issues between the cursed pirate fathers."
"It's really tragic." Pantel commented: "That treasure chest must be very valuable. If we have any conscience, we should help them get rid of this temptation that stands in their way."
The two pirates glanced sideways at each other and approached the treasure chest quietly.
Elizabeth was still trying to stop the frenzied sword fight, but to no avail.
She collapsed on the sand, pretending to faint, hoping that the men would stop their confusion and come to her aid.
She lay on the ground for a long time, and when she opened her eyes, she saw that Pantel and Rajti were running into the jungle dragging the box.
She jumped up, unable to decide whether to tell Will or run after the box, squinted and saw three men fighting each other in the distance, and decided to run into the jungle after the two pirates.
This scuffle escalated in an all-round way, fighting across the entire island, from east to west, from north to south.
Norrington pushed Will back sharply, and the key fell out.
"Ha-ha!" Jack laughed, and saw the key fall from the air, and landed just in his hand.
Seeing Jack running towards the beach with the key, Norrington and Will stood in astonishment, but they quickly regained their composure and ran after Jack.
Jack ran towards the old church, and he ran into the bell tower, and with the key in his hand, he climbed up the wooden stairs.
On the beam high above his head hung the skeleton of the legendary hanged priest. Jack nodded quickly to the skeleton and continued to climb.
Norrington and Will quickly catch up to Jack on the stairs.
Norrington slashed at Jack with his sword, but Jack dodged in time.
The sword whizzed past his arm, and with a grunt, Norrington slammed the hilt of the sword at Jack, snatching keys one by one, and pushed Jack down the stairs.
When Jack was falling, he reached out and grabbed the rope tied to the priest's skull by the clock tower.
Jack falls with the skeleton, but Will grabs the second rope, and Will is hoisted while Jack is falling.
Will passed Norrington near the top of the tower and took the key from Norrington's hand.
When Will reached the top of the tower, the church bell began to ring.
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Chapter 268 Jones' Heart!
Down the beach, there was a slight ripple on the water.
The heads of Jones' men emerged from the pale blue water, slowly and eerily.