Orochimaru roamed around like a ghost, wandering here and there, primarily not participating but also never missing anything valuable.
To prevent Luffy's sharp nose from discovering him, Orochimaru constantly kept his Observation Haki active, never approaching within three kilometers of Luffy.
After he had collected most of the valuable items and heard the commotion outside,
Orochimaru even took a telescope with great interest, watching the battle between Luffy and Caesar in the snow through the laboratory window.
As expected, Caesar was too weak; he went down with one punch.
Luffy wasn't afraid of physical attacks, and even because he and Magellan had already achieved toxin immunity,
Caesar couldn't even use Haki; wasn't he just asking to be defeated?
Forget it, I won't bother with Luffy anymore!
After watching for a while and finding it boring, Orochimaru started wandering around the research facility again... A moment later, Orochimaru's Observation Haki suddenly detected something interesting: Trafalgar. Ugh, that's a mouthful.
"I'll just call him Trafalgar, like Luffy does," Orochimaru murmured.
Trafalgar seemed to have run into one of Doffy's people. What was his name again?
Oh, oh, oh... he said it himself, Vergo.
Vergo held Law's heart in his hand and squeezed it hard.
"Dare to offer me advice? First, weigh your own importance.
And don't make me repeat myself multiple times: you are not to call me by my name; you must add 'Mr.'"
Hearing these words, Orochimaru's gaze at Vergo gradually became somewhat strange. This conversation seemed a bit off.
Is this some kind of training play? Wait... Orochimaru's expression instantly turned silent. How did he know that word?
Damn Doffy!!!
Before Orochimaru could continue to complain about Doflamingo,
he witnessed Vergo throwing Trafalgar Law into the cage where Luffy, Tashigi, Smoker, Robin, and Franky were imprisoned.
This sudden scene made Orochimaru's head instantly buzz.
What exactly does this guy want to do? Is he going to self-destruct in front of Luffy?
Indeed, Vergo looked at the group of people and couldn't help but make a snarky remark.
(Tashigi) Smoker glared at Vergo and angrily rebuked him,
"Vergo! Are you going to stand by and watch them die? The G5 soldiers outside were all your subordinates!"
Vergo looked at the group with indifference.
"It seems so.
However, for a single cage, this lineup is truly luxurious. What a sight."
Robin smiled calmly, "It's truly nostalgic. We're in a cage with you guys again."
Luffy laughed exceptionally happily.
"Yeah, yeah, Smoker and I were also captured by you guys in Alabasta, weren't we?"
"Shut up!" Smoker's voice came from within Tashigi's body.
Luffy laughed even more happily, sniffing hard. "Hey, Smoker, you're not missing Orochimaru, are you? He should be around here."
Tashigi looked at Vergo in front of her and roared angrily,
"Why! How dare you go to such lengths!!!"
Law's voice was a bit low, "It's not surprising that you didn't notice, because Vergo didn't betray the Marine; he was a pirate from the start.
Before he became famous, he joined the Marine under Joker's instructions, spending about 15 years climbing up from scratch. For Joker, there was no better or more trustworthy Marine than him.
Vergo was Joker's accomplice from the very beginning."
Smoker and Tashigi looked at Vergo with shocked pupils.
"Joker seems to be the name of an underworld broker, especially in the last two years, he's been stirring up trouble in the underground world. It's a miscalculation that I didn't discover this rat."
"Ever since you were transferred to G5, I set up the maximum alert network. The thought of being free from that pressure starting today is truly delightful."
Vergo, with his back to the group, took out Law's heart again and placed it in his palm.
"Speaking of which, you talk too much, Law... Is the punishment not enough? But never mind."
Vergo thought for a moment, didn't continue his action, and very gentlemanly poured himself a glass of wine, slowly swirling the ice ball in the glass.
"I've planned everything. Tashigi and Smoker, you will die here. Caesar will deal with my subordinates outside.
This is natural, after all, this is Joker's..."
Before Vergo could finish his sentence, Orochimaru instantly dropped from the ceiling at high speed, with a "boom."
Vergo's head was forcefully stomped into the concrete by Orochimaru, his foot silencing him!
If you're going to die, don't drag him down with you!
As if not satisfied, Orochimaru kicked the person in the stomach, sending him flying to the second floor.
From an angle unseen by the others, Orochimaru turned and glared at Monet.
Monet knew Orochimaru and had helped him conceal his presence from Caesar, which was why Caesar didn't know that Orochimaru was also part of the "Straw Hat." After all, Sugar had called Monet many times to curse Orochimaru.
So, Monet knew about Orochimaru's relationship with Joker.
Seeing Orochimaru's chilling gaze, Monet suddenly realized that Vergo had almost let slip a secret.
She hurriedly pretended to be a frightened little girl, trembling as she dragged Vergo away.
Finally, Orochimaru recovered his composure and brushed off his clothes.
"Yo... Luffy, you're in a cage after half a day? Do you need me to save you? (*︾▽︾)"
Law's thoughts were disrupted by Orochimaru's sudden action, and the words on the tip of his tongue were forcefully swallowed back.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Luffy wriggling his body to the front of the cage, his eyes wide as he glared at Orochimaru and shouted loudly,
"No! I can find a way to escape myself!
I don't need you to save me!
You rotten little brother who enjoys watching his older brother make a fool of himself!
You just wait until you get caught later.
I'll save you then!!!"
Law stared at Luffy again, dumbfounded. (≖╻≖‧̣̥̇) ૈ
What kind of operation is this? They could escape right now!
Robin couldn't help but laugh at the scene.
She explained to the gradually stunned Law,
"They're just like this. Luffy really dislikes being saved by Orochimaru.
Perhaps he feels it would diminish his older brother's dignity.
So, we should still try to escape on our own."
Law's eyes were somewhat vacant... He felt his biggest mistake was forming an alliance with these people.
Orochimaru shrugged helplessly and tossed Vergo's forgotten heart to Trafalgar.
"Robin-chan~ It's not that I won't save you~ It's Luffy who won't let me~ So, I'll be going now."
Robin smiled gently.
"Go ahead. With Luffy here, we'll be fine. Have fun. There should be a lot of things in this laboratory that interest you. Don't worry about us."
Orochimaru threw a piece of meat to Luffy, watched him gobble it down, and poked him.
"Remember to call me if your life is in danger. Don't forget, and don't cause too much trouble."
Luffy puffed out his cheeks and rolled his eyes.
"Nag... Just go."
And so, in Law's line of sight... Orochimaru just left... left! No!!!
Are these people crazy?! Do they really want to play extreme escape?
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