"Looks like you're not as important as you thought, satellite York."
Doflamingo teased York, then looked at Ian. "Mr. Ian, it seems you're here for more than just Vegapunk! Can I ask what brought you here? Don't worry, I mean no harm. If there's anything you need me to do, just tell me. I will do it diligently."
Ian: "…"
No sooner had Doflamingo finished speaking that Vegapunk, anxious, spoke up again. "Ian, are you really not going to act? The Five Elders are here. That kid is truly the legendary Sun God Nika. We absolutely cannot let him die here…"
However, Vegapunk hadn't finished speaking when Ian interrupted him.
"Don't worry, just wait a little longer…"
Just as Ian was about to continue, he paused, then a smile spread across his face. "Has it already begun?"
Vegapunk: "...?"
At these words, Vegapunk looked puzzled.
Begun? What has begun?
Hadn't it already started?
But before he could react, the drum-like sound came again. No, this time it wasn't coming from outside, but…
Vegapunk immediately looked up, staring in disbelief at the still motionless robot.
Th-this… has it really been activated?
...
"It seems the so-called Nika Fruit is nothing special after all!"
Unlike the other fellow elders who treated the situation cautiously and with great fanfare, the one known to the world as the King of God Valley, who had only recently taken over the position of Warrior God of Science and Defense, St. Figarland Garling appeared extremely indifferent from the very beginning.
He raised his head coldly, every word and movement exuding the bearing of a king, as he looked toward the Straw Hat Pirates who had already fallen into a desperate situation.
"They are indeed just a bunch of pirates who have only just entered the New World. Why would it require all of us to mobilize? The weapons created by Vegapunk alone are enough to deal with them."
The Four Elders: "…"
As soon as these words fell, compared to Garling's calm and arrogant demeanor, like a true noble and a supreme king, the other elders who had directly used their Devil Fruit abilities instead appeared somewhat lacking in grace.
Rather than World Nobles, the four elders at this moment looked more like monsters.
But even they had not expected… that things would proceed so smoothly.
It seemed that the consecutive failures at the Water 7 incident, the Sabaody Archipelago incident, and the public execution incident had made them somewhat overly cautious.
But now that those troublesome people were no longer interfering, no one would be able to escape from the hands of the World Government.
Even though the Straw Hat Pirates had also displayed quite impressive abilities, such strength was still far from enough to threaten the World Government.
Of course, after experiencing so many things, the four elders were not as arrogant as St. Figarland Garling.
Although Vegapunk had already been captured by CP0, the Marines had completely sealed off Egghead, and both Borsalino and Sengoku were watching from the side, they absolutely could not afford to be careless before the incident was truly over.
The accident that occurred during the Ohara incident must never happen again.
And regardless of anything else, that Straw Hat kid had not only inherited the Will of D, but had also developed the Nika Fruit to such a degree. They absolutely could not allow him to continue growing.
"Roooar!"
Roars suddenly rang out one after another.
"Don't get careless."
Transforming into a gigantic horse skeleton, St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro spoke coldly. "Capture them first."
"Nasujuro is right!"
In his Beast form, St. Shepherd Ju Peter also snorted coldly. "No matter what, we cannot allow another failure to happen this time."
"We must capture every member of the Straw Hat Pirates!"
"Garling, take this seriously as well!"
As the voices of the four elders fell, Garling could only curl his lips in disdain.
But as someone who had once been active at God Valley and who had ended Rocks, he was not the type to feel dissatisfied over a few words from colleagues.
He also raised the weapon in his hand and charged toward the swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates.
"Lowly pirate, you are not worthy of using a sword. Surrender obediently!"
Even so, every word and movement still displayed the demeanor of a king and an elegant bearing.
…
Meanwhile, facing the suddenly enraged Five Elders, the members of the Straw Hat Pirates were already panicking, cold sweat streaming down their foreheads.
They had never expected that simply arriving on this island by accident would lead to something like this.
The World Government had directly surrounded them?!
Come on, they hadn't even done anything yet!
"Miss Lilith, when will that so-called Frontier Dome be lifted?"
Sanji hurriedly dodged an attack from the Five Elders and shouted loudly at Lilith with an anxious tone. "If this keeps up, we're really going to die!"
"The password was changed, but don't worry. Pythagoras and the others are already cracking it. Just hold on a little longer!"
Lilith shouted through gritted teeth as she fled while using the inventions they had created to block the enemy. "Damn, traitor! Is that bastard really planning to let the World Government kill all of us?!"
Facing the joint suppression of the World Government and Marine Headquarters, aside from Luffy, who was still foolishly laughing in midair, none of the others were having an easy time.
Even Teach was the same.
Damn it, did his father… Rocks… really attract this much hatred from the World Government?
They actually dispatched such a lineup just to capture him?
No, not just him. Even the entire Straw Hat Pirates seemed to be people the World Government had no intention of letting go.
Just because… he, the one who inherited the blood of Rocks, had joined the Straw Hat Pirates?
To be honest, even Teach felt a little despair at the sight of such a terrifying formation.
If this continued, even his pops showing up would probably end up finished!
He had heard that the Umbrella Corporation once faced an even larger formation like this. But how exactly had they managed to repel these monsters that could not die?
The situation was getting worse and worse. If they did not find a way soon, even if the Frontier Dome were lifted later, it would still be impossible for them to escape, especially since the fleet of Marine Headquarters had already sealed off the surrounding seas.
The battle had moved from the east side to the west side, then from the west side to the south side. Wherever they passed… everything was destroyed. This island, known 500 years into the future, had already been engulfed by the flames of war, and the surroundings had long turned into ruins.
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