Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

That huge shark almost swallowed the ship whole.

The next second, Luffy threw a punch, and the shark was blasted out of the water.

This is definitely not an ordinary shark; its parts can even float in the air.

Vivi's gaze swept across the surrounding sea. "It seems we have officially entered the warning waters of Egghead Island."

As soon as she finished speaking, large amounts of bubbles began to rise from the sea around the Sunshine.

The seawater surged, and one after another, enormous black shadows rose from the deep sea, breaking through the surface and revealing their terrifying true forms.

The giant mechanical octopus waved its eight tentacles covered in metal armor.

The mechanical sea serpent has a long, winding metal body.

There's also a mechanical killer whale.

There are also mechanical turtles.

They're about the same size as mechanical sharks!

There were many; Luffy even saw a giraffe-shaped sea monster.

Franky watched all this with excitement, not afraid at all.

"Amazing! These are works of art!"

Franky is now very confident. He has intercepted the consciousness within Kuma's program, and Vegapunk can definitely use that bit of consciousness to restore Kuma to normal.

But at this very moment...

A loud noise came from afar.

The roar of cannons, the shrill sound of clashing metal, and shouts and screams mingled together, echoing from the direction of Egghead Island.

Luffy's eyes flickered slightly. "It looks like the Marines have arrived as well."

Stusey and Morgans were right; the navy had already made its move.

Moreover, judging from the commotion, it was definitely not a small-scale operation.

That would be a large-scale operation involving at least several warships, thousands of soldiers, and multiple lieutenant generals.

Perhaps it would be more accurate to describe it using the word that still gives Robin nightmares to this day... Buster Call-level forces.

......

Future Island, Technology Island, Egghead Island.

Different factions call this island by different names, but at this moment, no matter what it is called, everything here has been swallowed up by war.

The war spread haphazardly across the island.

The civilians and researchers who should have been living on the island were now paralyzed with fear by the sight before them.

Many of them are not even researchers, but ordinary people living here.

Why do people become pirates?

Isn't it all about being able to eat well, sleep well, and have some peace and quiet for a while?

Egghead Island had met their expectations perfectly until today.

Mechanical sea monsters patrol the surrounding waters, while pacifists patrol the island.

But now, the navy, which was once part of the same faction, has landed on the island.

Shells poured from the warship's cannons and exploded among the island's buildings.

Flames burned on the ruins of the buildings, and thick black smoke rose up, gathering into suffocating clouds in the sky above the island.

The naval soldiers who were supposed to be protecting civilians were now charging into the buildings with guns at their sides, hunting down anyone who tried to escape.

Their orders were to arrest everyone on the island who had any connection to Vegapunk.

The vice admirals have led their troops to land in all the major areas of the island.

These elite naval officers are all seasoned veterans of the New World's brutal trials, each possessing the strength to dominate the first half of the Grand Line.

Their soldiers are all elites handpicked from major naval bases, with rich combat experience and ruthless execution of orders.

However, the resistance they encountered exceeded everyone's expectations.

The pacifists are attacking them.

Those white bear-shaped war machines were originally among the most powerful conventional weapons in the Navy's arsenal.

They possess the physique and strength of a bear, and the laser attack capabilities of a juvenile.

On the battlefield, a single pacifist can alter the balance of power in a local conflict.

Now, these war machines, which should be under the command of the navy, are launching indiscriminate attacks against the navy.

"Vegapunk has seized command! What is that guy trying to do?!"

A vice admiral roared angrily.

He swung his longsword, slicing through a laser beam aimed at him, but the impact still forced him back several steps.

He knew about the pacifist authoritarian chip control sequence as a vice admiral.

That was a permission system personally designed by Vegapunk, arranged from low to high, originally intended to ensure that these powerful war machines would not be abused.

The lowest rank is the ordinary authorized person who holds an authoritative chip, followed by Vice Admiral Sentomaru, Vegapunk's personal bodyguard, who has command authority beyond that of an ordinary vice admiral.

Then there's Vegapunk himself, who, as the creator, has all control except for the highest authority.

The highest authority belongs to the Five Elders.

In theory, if the Five Elders give the order, these pacifists will immediately stop attacking the Navy and turn their attention to Vegapunk.

The problem is that the Five Elders are not currently on Egghead Island, and the highest authorities in Mary Geoise are unable to respond to any emergencies in real time.

Vegapunk used this time difference to override the control systems of all the pacifists with his authority, turning these war machines into a force that protected him.

"If you want to take Vegapunk away, you'll have to get past me first!"

Sentomaru stood blocking the only way to the core area of ​​the research institute, showing no intention of backing down.

"Sentomaru! You're on the Navy's side!"

The lieutenant general roared, "What do you think you're doing by disobeying orders? Do you know the consequences of disobeying military orders? Are you trying to defect?!"

Sentomaru remained silent.

To be honest, she didn't know how all of this happened either.

Everything was fine yesterday, but suddenly the navy fleet appeared on the horizon, bringing orders to fight.

It's even more terrifying than the Buster Call's forces.

why?

Sentomaru didn't know.

But she could guess that Vegapunk must have done something in private that terrified the World Government, which was why the World Government took such extreme measures.

Although she didn't know, she stood unconditionally on Vegapunk's side.

Before joining the Navy, she was Vegapunk's bodyguard!

“I will never allow you to take Vegapunk away,”

Sentomaru gripped his battle axe tightly and said in a deep voice, "Even if the opponent is you, it won't make a difference..."

She raised her head, her gaze passing over the naval vice admirals in front of her and landing on the high sky not far away.

"Old man!"

A man floated silently in the air above a building not far away.

He was wearing a yellow and white striped suit and the iconic justice cape of a naval admiral.

His face appeared somewhat nonchalant, but the subtle yet palpable sense of pressure emanating from him was impossible for anyone to ignore.

Marine Admiral Kizaru, Borsalino.

"Oh, what a pity."

Kizaru, drawing out his words, glanced around the battlefield and said, "Sentomaru, I don't want to be your enemy."

When he said this, his expression did indeed show a genuine sense of regret.

Sentomaru and Vegapunk are both his friends of many years.

Now that they are about to fight, even someone like him who seems indifferent to everything can't help but feel a little uneasy.

"And why are there pirates appearing in this place? Did Vegapunk foresee this?"

On the battlefield, the Pacifistas were locked in fierce combat with the elite navy, while pirates appeared out of nowhere and took advantage of the chaos to fight as well. Vegapunk himself was hiding in the core area of ​​the research institute, which was enveloped by an energy shield, concealing himself like a turtle.

Sentomaru glanced at the pirates and snorted coldly.

"Some time ago, Vegapunk started having mechanical sea monsters increase patrols in this area, and all the pirates he captured were imprisoned on the island, instead of being sent directly to the Navy as before."

I was puzzled at the time why he did that, but now it seems the old man had foreseen this situation all along.

These pirates originally thought that being captured on Egghead Island meant certain death, that they would be used as experimental subjects by a scientist, and that their fate would be even worse than being captured by the Navy and sent to Impel Down.

Unexpectedly, the navy suddenly attacked, and the pacifists actually stood on their side, or at least it could be said that the pacifists' enemy was also the navy.

This instantly ignited the pirates' innate survival instincts and fighting spirit.

"Hahaha! I thought I was going to die!"

A one-eyed pirate laughed loudly and swung his sword, cutting down a marine soldier.

A mad light flashed in his single eye, and his hand was covered with Armament Haki. His jet-black fist sent another Marine flying backward.

"It seems that defeating you marines will allow me to leave alive!"

Armament Haki was a rare and advanced skill in the first half of the Grand Line, but in the New World, those who do not master Armament Haki are not worthy of living.

The pirates here are all fierce warriors who have survived the harsh environment of the New World. Each of them has experienced countless life-and-death battles and possesses the strength to dominate the four seas.

Although none of them are high-ranking pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million, they are more than capable of dealing with ordinary marines.

"wishful thinking!"