Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 399 The Heart of Project Origin, A Voyage Nearly Ended

It is precisely because it is no longer a unique product and the production cost has dropped significantly that it has become a mass-produced machine.

Once the formal testing phase begins, more than one pacifist will be deployed.

Even the Four Seas were allocated a small number of slots, allowing pirates who had not yet entered the Grand Line to experience the intensity of the Grand Line in advance.

Although Doro was only assigned one Pacifista, he was still a vice admiral, and he had more than one navy officer with him.

Although Doro encountered a problem and was defeated by Ace, who had just awakened his Haki, the other Marines continued to carry out their military duties as usual, surrounding the Sabaody Archipelago.

Ace and his crew wanted to escape directly, but they already had to deal with the Navy, which would take a lot of effort. Now, they had encountered another pacifist unit.

Gaspard and Rosinandi's voyage to the East China Sea back then cleared up many stains on the Navy. It seems that the Navy Headquarters thinks that the two of them have a lot of talent in this area, so they have carried out many similar missions over the years.

Dolo was the one who slipped through the net, discovered while reviewing the case files.

Battles inevitably affect innocent people, and casualties among ordinary citizens are unavoidable. Under normal circumstances...

They wouldn't make a big deal out of it, but Dolo's situation is different.

To defeat the pirates, they had no choice but to engage in battle, but Doro did it intentionally.

When faced with a problem, he would set a fire without hesitation, burning everyone in the area to death first. Every mission he carried out would involve a large number of innocent people, and there were even a few instances of him silencing witnesses.

After all, as long as things are done cleanly enough, everything can be blamed on the pirates, and the ferocity of the pirates can be highlighted by burning ordinary civilians, thus gaining more merit for oneself.

Under the raging fire, corpses would be unrecognizable, and no one could say for sure whether the dead were pirates or civilians. Doro had also done things like killing innocent people and claiming credit for them before.

If Doro always wipes out both pirates and civilians along with him, then Rosinante really can't do anything to him. A simple "accidental injury" would perfectly avoid the problem and would also garner a lot of support from hawkish marines.

If you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place. Dolo eventually revealed some clues, and Rosinandi noticed something was amiss.

For example, the contradictions in the Dolo Report.

While the number of pirates on the high seas is rampant, they don't spawn endlessly 24/7; even game NPCs...

Even refreshes have cooldown periods, let alone on this vast ocean.

In some places, there were never any pirates at all, but the villages were still destroyed in fires caused by "pirates".

Because of this act of slaughter, Rosinante followed Dolo's trail to this place, intending to investigate him.

Unexpectedly, Dolo was defeated in his battle with Ace, and Rosinante discovered some "victims".

According to Navy regulations, Doro will be temporarily suspended and detained pending a more thorough investigation before further action is taken.

Now, the pacifists who were with Rosinante and his group have also come into contact with Ace and his crew.

"Naval hero Garp... If this is him now, then what was that just now?"

"Even if this place is close enough to Marine Headquarters, this is still too strange! How many Garps are there in the Marines anyway?!"

Seeing a "Garp" who looked exactly like the one from before appear in front of them, the Spade Pirates couldn't help but be puzzled.

During the battle with Dolo, many people were rescuing people from the fire and didn't pay attention to what Dolo and Isca were saying.

"Forget it, no matter who it is, nothing can stop us from setting sail!"

"That's right, even Garp is the same. Defeat him, then set sail for the New World!"

Pirates who arrive at Sabaody Archipelago all possess a certain arrogance, especially these Supernovas. Their ability to win despite arduous battles instills in them a strange confidence that makes them willing to fight anyone, no matter who the enemy is.

During this time, Ace's gaze remained fixed on "Garp" further back. Whether it was Garp himself or the Iron Garp from his childhood, it was not good news for him.

However, for some reason, after announcing the end of the voyage, he seemed to enter standby mode and didn't move at all, while the other Garp started moving instead.

"Let's do it!"

Osamondo's tall body also moved, swinging his fist at the pacifist. With a muffled thud, the pacifist's body did not change at all, but Osamondo felt a sharp pain in his arm.

The sensation transmitted from the tip of his fist told him that it felt as if he had hit a solid block of iron. On the contrary, the pacifist's punch made Osamondo feel nauseous and he knelt down helplessly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The fall of his comrade was saddening, but they were currently in the midst of a battle. Yaki 68 raised his left arm.

Three armor-piercing rounds were fired at the pacifists.

Yagi 68 is also a semi-cyborg; his left arm has been replaced by a three-barreled howitzer, making him the firepower provider for the Spade Pirates.

As the three consecutive shots hit, the other members of the Spade Pirates also launched a combo. Leonero, dressed as a missionary, thrust his trident straight into the Pacifista's head, while the fish-man Vores swung his twin swords at the Pacifista's neck.

All the attacks hit their targets squarely, but the result was not ideal. As the pacifist raised his arm, a laser cannon shot towards his own feet.

boom!

With a violent explosion, the Spade Pirates were all blown away, while the Pacifistas emerged from the smoke and dust as if nothing had happened.

It can't be said that nothing happened; at least now a gap can be seen in the pacifist's neck, revealing a metallic shell beneath the broken bionic skin.

Since it's a mass-produced machine, cost must be considered in both design and manufacturing, so it wasn't designed like Project Garp.

The entire body is made of a new type of Britz steel, which is simply an optimized version of the metal used to make naval guns, and several other versions are currently being tested.

The series includes the standard digital version, the beta version designed for ability users, the alpha version with specialized physical skills but no bloodline factor, and so on. This one is the standard digital version.

"Is there a steel plate hidden in his clothes? Well then, I'll deal with him. One-Sword Style: Empty Slash!"

A man dressed in the style of a samurai from Wano Country drew his sword and slashed at the gap left by the previous group.

His name is Kukai, a warrior of the Spade Pirates, whose main profession is swordsmanship.

Clang!

With a sharp metallic clang, a thin cut appeared on the pacifist's shoulder.

You can even see some of the internal wiring.

The captain is a supernova. He is the strongest swordsman under the Demon King and can usually cut through iron. If it were ordinary iron, even a whole iron pillar could be cut through by Kukai, but now he only managed to cleave a crack.

boom!boom!

"Boss Ace! We're here to help you!"

At that moment, several more gunshots rang out from the side, and specially made bullets passed right through the gap that Kukai had cleaved open.

The person who fired the shot was Mikhail, who, in addition to being a teacher, was also a sniper with excellent marksmanship.

The men who were originally on guard of the ship noticed that Ace had not returned for a long time and also noticed the fire on the Sabaody Archipelago. Fearing that something had happened to Ace, they came looking for him.

If they were attacking a human, attacking the vulnerable interior after the defenses were breached would have been quite effective. Unfortunately, this is a combat weapon, with an iron shell inside and out.

Even for the mass-produced version of the bow, the cost of one unit is almost the same as that of a military aircraft carrier.

After a flurry of actions, the damage was negligible. After a brief pause, the machine locked onto the most threatening target and launched a fierce attack on Kukai, who possessed the ability to cut through iron.

"Fire Fist!"

Ace didn't know why the other Garp was still in a daze, but he couldn't just stand there in a daze. After the other Pacifista started moving again, he launched an attack on it.

"Be careful, everyone! This thing is a combat weapon created by the Navy based on Garp's design; it's not human! Losing limbs won't affect it! We must not let our guard down until it completely stops!"

"Ace, how did you know about this?!"

"My idiot brother let it slip... But that's not important, let's deal with this first! Crossfire 2"

With the captain's addition, the Spade Pirates truly demonstrated their fighting power. Faced with the combined attack of all members, the mass-produced Pacifistas eventually lost their ability to fight due to circuit damage caused by high temperatures and the destruction of some joints.

"We won!"

"This guy's too much trouble, but it's time to get out of here..."

Pop, pop, pop.

A round of applause came from the side, and "Garp," who had been watching the show from the sidelines, finally made a move.

He was merely observing and recording the battle situation for use in a new round of upgrades against the pacifists.

"Another one... Why didn't this guy attack earlier? Was he charging up?"

"Who cares, as long as I can hit the first one, I can..."

They seemed to have gained confidence just now, but reality quickly dealt them a heavy blow. Before the Longarm Tribe's Rockflow could finish speaking, another "Garp" appeared in front of him and punched him away.

The blade that Kukai swung at him was snapped in two by his bare hands, and then he added a kick. In terms of both strength and speed, he was not even in the same league as the pacifist.

Ace's intuition was correct; this was indeed Project Garp himself. Both the Alpha and Beta types were copied from him.

Because of its outstanding autonomy, Project Garp can not only execute orders, but also lead other pacifists to execute orders independently.

"Run! This one is different from the last one!"

"Captain Ace, what are you saying?! How could the Righteous Ones abandon you and run away at a time like this?!"

"This is an order, not a request. Go online!"

Ace raised his hand and waved it behind him, and a wall of fire rose from the ground, separating him from the rest of the Spade Pirates and leaving Project Garp alone in front of him.

"What? Scared?"

"Your fists aren't like those imposters'; they're the same iron fists as that old geezer's... And this isn't out of fear. I'm just letting my brothers go first, but I won't leave. I will never... run away!"

Just like back then, Ace stood alone before an invincible enemy, with the people he wanted to protect behind him.

"Captain Ace! Turn on the firewall!"

"Let's fight together!"

"Ace! Don't be silly. It took so many of us to take down the previous one. How are you going to deal with this thing all by yourself?!"

Behind the wall of fire, the Spade Pirates spoke with a strong sense of sadness, with Deus being the most agitated.

"You idiot! You've always been like this! Charging forward alone, carrying everything on your own shoulders!"

Stop acting like a little kid and getting worked up over nothing! If you keep doing this, the people following you won't even be able to see your back anymore. What's the point of you standing in front then?!

In a situation like this, run first and think later!

call!

Ace's wall of fire suddenly went out, but it wasn't that Ace deactivated it himself; rather, it was the force of Garp's punch that extinguished Ace's wall of fire.

"Fist Bone Impact!"

Before the rest of the Spade Pirates could react, Project Garp's second punch followed immediately.

Without Garp's Conqueror's Haki, there's a significant difference in the potential of their Fist Bone Impact, but it's sufficient for the current situation.

Under the terrifying impact of the machine's explosion, a terrifying airflow began to spread across the tree island, even causing the island, composed of resilient mangrove roots, to cave in.

Apart from Ace, no one else in the Spade Pirates was able to stand up, and Ace was knocked to the ground by the third punch. It seemed that the Spade Pirates' voyage had come to an end at this moment.

"What do you consider your own life to be?"

"What did you say...?"

"You've always been like this, always standing straight in front of the enemy, never running away no matter how strong the enemy is. This kind of persistence will only cost you your lives in the new world."

People don't live for others, but for their own reason for being. Portgas D. Ace, you're not qualified to protect others in the New World yet.

If you don't want to die a miserable death along with your companions, then you'd better get stronger.

The strength of the New World is vastly different from that of the Paradise. The pinnacle of the Paradise cannot even obtain a ticket to compete for supremacy in the New World.

Project Garp, whose special module was preserved by Oran, clearly awakened something that did not belong to the conventional Project Garp combat body.

It was this very thing that brought Project Garp here at this moment.

From the battle just now, he was certain that if Ace didn't change his personality in the New World, he would eventually bring disaster upon himself, which was why he stepped in to teach him a lesson.

In theory, Ace is not suited to enter the New World now. It is a good place to temper a person, but also a deadly place.

However, Ace has now refused the recruitment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and has defeated a Vice Admiral and a Seven Warlord of the Sea in succession. If he does not enter the New World, he will inevitably be subjected to a fierce attack by the Navy.

The Navy's policy has changed somewhat recently, and its main forces have begun to shrink. Most of the navies in the New World rely on naval bases for fixed-point defense, where Ace will be relatively safe, provided that he can put away his pride.