One Piece: Rayquaza of the Beasts Pirates

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an unquestionable tone of command.

The CP0 squad leader in charge of intelligence gathering quickly responded: "Sir, today is the Beasts Pirates' annual Fire Festival. There's a very high probability that Dr. Vegapunk, our target, is currently at the festival..."

"Extremely high probability?"

Shamrock frowned slightly, interrupting the report, his tone turning cold: "I need 'certainty,' not 'possibility'! Is this all the intelligence work your CP0 does?"

"Yes! I have failed in my duty!"

The CP0 squad leader instantly broke out in a cold sweat, straightened his body, and dared not offer the slightest explanation.

"Alright, Shamrock, they just arrived recently."

Saint Somaz, standing to the side, smoothed things over, looking with interest at the brightly lit and bustling Ghost Island Skull in the distance.

"Since the most likely place is there, why don't we just go and explore that 'skull'? Perfect, I've never personally attended a pirate festival before, I wonder if there are any unique delicacies inside."

He licked his lips, as if he were truly looking forward to the pirates' feast.

Shamlock glanced at Somaz and pondered for a moment.

A direct assault is definitely not an option; infiltration and reconnaissance are the best choice at present.

He stopped hesitating and agreed to Somaz's suggestion.

"Remember our primary objective: bring back Vegapunk. But—"

His eyes suddenly turned icy cold: "If the situation gets out of control and it becomes clear that we can't safely take the target away... then the top priority is to completely eliminate Vegapunk! We absolutely cannot allow him and his technology to remain intact in Kane's hands. Understand?"

"Yes!!"

This time, it wasn't just CP0 that responded; the newly arrived members of the Knights of God also straightened their faces, their eyes flashing with the same resolute killing intent.

Thanks to the infiltration capabilities of CP0 elites, they quickly pinpointed Vegapunk's exact location.

"How to say?"

Somaz crossed his arms and gazed with great interest at the brightly lit and bustling main banquet hall in the distance.

The figures of the Beasts Pirates' executives, drinking and reveling, could be vaguely seen there.

Shamrock's face appeared as hard as iron in the shadows.

"Let's launch a full-scale attack."

No matter how confident he was, he wouldn't believe he could secretly kidnap Vegapunk right under the noses of two pirate emperors.

Only by creating enough chaos can the goal be achieved in a very short time—whether it's taking or destroying.

Once the order was given, Chiringom took the lead.

Large swaths of white clouds appeared out of nowhere in the square without warning, rapidly expanding and spreading, instantly covering a large area.

Then, a chilling scene unfolded!

"Roar--!!!"

"Hiss—!!!"

Accompanied by inhuman roars and hisses, several hideous monsters suddenly struggled and burst out from the clouds!

Some resemble giant lions with scorpion tails, some look like multi-headed pythons, and others resemble rotting flying dragons...

They are not creatures of nature, but rather twisted creations that have stepped directly into reality from the most absurd and terrifying nightmares.

Upon their arrival, they began a frenzied attack on all living things and buildings within their line of sight.

This sudden attack instantly plunged the square into extreme chaos!

"Enemy attack—!!!"

The shrill, piercing alarm sounded and echoed in every corner of Ghost Island.

Inside the banquet hall, the atmosphere also took a sharp turn for the worse.

The explosions, monster roars, and pirate screams coming from the outside world were like ice water poured into a boiling pot of oil.

"You bastard! Which reckless scum dares to invade Ghost Island at a time like this?!"

"Having just acquired new power, it's the perfect opportunity to test my skills against these fools!"

"Roar! Let them see the terror of the beasts!"

The six pirates who had just obtained artificial Devil Fruit abilities (four of whom failed to awaken them) were immediately enraged and roared as they rushed out to meet the enemy.

Compared to these guys who were blinded by power, the others were much more sober.

The moment the commotion began, their eyes all turned to the highest point.

To everyone's surprise, Kane on the throne showed no sign of shock, anger, or surprise, but rather a calm that seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

There's nothing we can do about it; he has a CP0 center in the paint.

Chapter 204 The Chaotic Battlefield

"Since we have uninvited guests, let's go and treat them well."

Kane smiled calmly.

"Great!"

Yamato was the first to respond. With a cheer, she grabbed her spiked club and dashed out the door like an arrow.

"I'm going to send them all flying!"

"Don't try to steal the spotlight! I'm going too!"

Runti, not to be outdone, followed closely behind, her small body bursting with astonishing speed.

With a leader in place, the Beasts' executives, who had been unable to contain themselves any longer, unleashed their full potential!

"Hahaha! Let me see which blind fool is this!"

Quinn twisted his massive body, a ferocious smile spreading across his face.

Having just suffered a beating, he was worried about having no one to vent his anger on.

Jack, Fozfolk, Page Van... a group of executives picked up their weapons, their faces contorted with savage smiles and murderous intent, and surged toward the chaotic battlefield outside the door like a raging torrent of ferocious beasts.

In an instant, the banquet hall was empty, leaving only a few key figures.

Kaido tilted his head back and gulped down a mouthful of wine, the liquid dripping from the corner of his mouth. With his drowsy, drunken eyes, he looked at Kane, who remained seated motionless, and asked in a muffled yet curious tone, "Hehehehe... Kane, aren't you going to stretch your legs?"

Kane simply tilted his head slightly: "No rush. Let's just consider it as letting our subordinates get used to the war with the World Government in advance."

Upon hearing this, King, who was sitting next to Kaido, had his pupils contract.

A war with the World Government?

Is the great war that he and Mr. Kaido have been looking forward to so soon about to begin?

A surge of electricity, a mixture of trembling and exhilaration, instantly coursed through Jin's spine.

The plaza outside the main building has now been transformed into a chaotic battlefield and a playground for monsters.

"Extreme Ice Eight Trigrams!"

With a fierce shout from Yamato, the spiked club, wreathed in icy cold air, crashed down like a meteor, striking the very center of the head of a multi-headed serpent.

The extreme cold instantly froze the snake's head and neck into an ice sculpture, which was then shattered into countless ice crystals under immense force!

Within minutes, the monsters born from nightmares were severely injured by the relentless combined attack of the Beasts Pirates' high-ranking officers.

The scorpion-tailed lion's carapace shattered by Rumti's headbutt, sending it tumbling away; the rotting dragon had its chest pierced by Ace's flames, emitting a burnt stench; the bizarre gargoyle had its wings torn apart by Who's-Who's claws...

"Hmph, these scary-looking things are nothing special!"

Runti clapped her hands, looking at the manticore she had knocked to the ground, which was temporarily unable to get up, her little face full of pride.

However, before her smile could fully bloom, a sudden change occurred!

As the fallen, maimed, and dead monsters disappeared, another group of enormous monsters emerged from the clouds.

In fact, the number of monsters this time has doubled.

"how so?!"

Runti stared wide-eyed at the seemingly endless waves of monsters before her.

She gritted her teeth and charged forward again.

"I refuse to believe that your numbers are infinite!"

"If I can kill you once, I can kill you a hundred times!! Let's see if you show up faster or I can kill you faster!"

Other cadres also sensed that something was wrong.

These monsters are not individually a fatal threat to the Flying Six's level executives, but their seemingly endless nature has become the most troublesome problem.

No matter how many monsters they defeat, more monsters will appear after a short while.

"No! This won't go on forever, we'll be completely exhausted!"

Ace blasted back the swooping bird with a "Fire Fist," his brow furrowed as he shouted a warning.

"We must find the person behind this!"

Sanji kicked away a gorilla monster that had ambushed him, quickly scanned the chaotic battlefield, and fixed his gaze on Violet, who possessed superhuman vision. "Violet! Find them!"

"Don't rush me! I'm looking!"

Violet widened her eyes and unleashed the full power of her "Gaze-Gaze ​​Fruit," her vision sweeping across every corner of the battlefield like radar.

Suddenly, her body stiffened, and a look of joy appeared on her face: "Found it..."

"what--!"

Violet's report came to an abrupt end, turning into a painful scream!

She felt a sudden weight on her shoulder as a hand pressed against it. Immediately afterwards, a sharp, stinging pain, like being bound and entangled by thorns, spread throughout her body!

She looked down and saw that there was nothing in front of her, but the sharp pain and the distinct feeling of being bound were real!

"Got you!"

A voice with a sinister laugh rang out like a ghost from very close behind Violet.