The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

John, clad in armor, walked among the pirates, controlling them to fire their guns while he remained silent, acting as a mascot.

As the gunshots ended, the last guard in a beige protective suit fell. The pirates, their faces numb, stepped over the corpse and walked out of the jungle to see the silver-white building standing behind the lake.

John removed the helmet hood, lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, finally deciding not to take the detour and to walk directly across the lake.

Just as the pirate crew was about to step onto the lake under control, a dark tunnel appeared behind the silver-white building, and a tall figure walked out with heavy steps.

As its tall figure stood in the sunlight, its true form came into John's view.

This is a monster about five meters tall, with a bare upper body and bulging muscles. Its skin is bluish-gray, it has a bald head, bulging pupils full of blood vessels, and its arms are huge mechanical arms similar to an exoskeleton. Judging from the texture, it may be made of seastone.

Because the robotic arm was so long that it dragged on the ground, it looked like a giant, hairless gorilla.

"Ok?"

John raised an eyebrow. The "Mind Network" had captured the other party's mental activity as nothing but "kill, kill, kill," making him as simple-minded as a machine that only knew how to execute orders.

"Interesting. This is a good opportunity for me to test the current level of your scientific research."

John immediately focused his mind on the one-eyed man, controlling him to step onto the rippling lake and walk across the water toward the modified soldier.

Meanwhile, inside the restaurant.

Judge, Quinn, Stussy, and the others, who had just returned to watch the battle after releasing the test subjects, were all wide-eyed when they saw that the other side was walking on water.

"Isn't he a user of the Ink-Ink Fruit? How can he stand on the water?!"

"Could it be a special technique similar to 'Moonwalk'?"

Chapter 78 Divide and Conquer

"Slayer Primal, charge! Kill them!"

Not to be outdone, Judge immediately picked up the microphone and gave instructions to the modified soldiers via broadcast.

As the command sounded, the modified soldier standing on the opposite bank of the lake twitched on his back, and a dual-hole jet tore through his skin and emerged.

Orange-yellow flames erupted, lifting the modified soldier into the air and causing him to swoop down towards the one-eyed creature on the lake's surface, raising his mechanical arm.

Just as the giant mechanical arm was about to grab Cyclops, John immediately controlled Cyclops to move to the left, dodging the attack and narrowly missing the modified soldier.

Immediately afterwards, One-Eyed suddenly stretched out his right hand, grabbed the modified soldier's ankle, and spun him around at high speed like a top.

The jetpack spewed fire wildly, generating tremendous force to try and break the modified soldier from the one-eyed man's grasp, but instead, it used the rotational force to accelerate the spin.

As the strong winds swirled, eddies rose on the lake's surface, growing larger and larger until they gradually transformed into waterspouts, revealing the silt at the bottom of the lake beneath the hollow interior.

"Falling to the bottom of the lake!"

Once the rotation speed reaches its maximum, the one-eyed man suddenly pulls the modified soldier's ankle downwards, causing him to transform into a cannonball and shoot rapidly towards the bottom of the lake.

With two loud "thuds" and "booms," the mud was splashed everywhere, but the modified soldier, undeterred, plunged deeper into the solid rock layer below.

The powerful impact sent shockwaves through the area surrounding the lake and even the research institute.

"This……"

Inside the restaurant, Stusi opened his mouth, then silently put the video phone into his twin peaks.

This defective product is not worth promoting!

Judge caught a glimpse of Stussy's subtle movements and gritted his teeth, defiantly saying:

"Don't rush, although it's the Primal One, I've poured my entire life's effort into it, it's not so easy to defeat!"

"Is that so? Then let's wait and see."

Stussy remained noncommittal, but showed no intention of taking out the video denial-of-call mushi again.

Across the table, Bergabank, who had been staring at the projection for a long time, shook his head and silently got up and left the restaurant.

He wasn't interested in weapons; he only wanted to create an inexhaustible supply of energy so that everyone in the world could have enough to eat.

"If resources were plentiful, there would be no more wars in the world..."

Begabank didn't think his ideas were naive; he simply believed that a world where everyone is equal would eventually come to pass.

However, before that, he still had to study the "blueprint of life" to report back to his investors and secure more investment.

Although he doesn't consider it a weapon, the financier behind it, Feld, would use it in the fight.

"Just bear with it a little longer!"

Outside the research institute

The lake water, swept up by the tornado, poured down. One-Eyed floated upright in the downpour, seemingly unaffected, but his limp tongue betrayed his weakness.

Wow

The turbulent lake surface suddenly exploded, and flamethrowers propelled the modified soldiers out of the explosion, hovering above the lake.

His neck and right shoulder, the two parts that first hit the bottom of the lake, showed obvious fractures. His head was tilted to the side and could not be straightened. His bare upper body had obvious abrasions that exposed the bone.

The injury was severe, but the overall shape is still intact.

"Not bad, it's already stronger than the defenses of the future 'pacifists'."

John nodded without hesitation, feeling that this was very close to Sanji's perfect exoskeleton.

However, these are ultimately external factors. If a decapitation strike is launched, no matter how many or how strong the troops are, it will be useless.

Using such technology on oneself would mean not daring to use the same drastic measures as on experimental subjects, but instead having to carefully weigh the risks, which would lead to a sharp decline in combat power.

The road ahead is still long!

The test had been completed. John raised his hand and pointed, and One-Eye was immediately controlled and raised his fist.

"what!"

The numb one-eyed man let out a painful howl, and molten iron gushed from his fist, which was crackling with purple lightning as it shot forward and smashed into the modified soldier.

The speed was so fast that the modified soldier couldn't react at all and was struck squarely on the top of his head by the lightning iron fist.

Do not!

To be precise, the fist was five centimeters away from his skull, as if it were striking from a distance, like being enveloped in Conqueror's Haki.

A terrifying pulse magnetic field erupted from the fist, penetrating the modified warrior's body from a distance and shattering his brain, nerves, and internal organs.

Dark green blood suddenly spurted from the seven orifices of the modified warrior, and he lost his life on the spot. He crashed into the lake again, creating a huge wave.

Dididi

Inside the restaurant, Judge looked at his wristwatch, which was constantly sounding alarms, and his face was extremely grim.

On the wristwatch screen, which was flashing red light, the heart rate reading was clearly "0".

died!

"Hey! Stop standing there, bring out whatever defense systems you have!"

Stussy panicked.

Although she was a former member of the Rocks Pirates, she didn't have much fighting ability. If those pirates broke into the research institute...

Her wonderful life of making money by slacking off here is about to end!

"Hehehe, my dear Stussy, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Caesar gave Stussy a greasy wink, his legs turning into pale purple as he floated up.

"I'll be right back, remember to reward me with a kiss when I do!"

"Then please."

Stussy gave a stiff wink in response, pinning his hopes on Caesar's "instant kill" technique.

As a Logia-type Gas-Gas Fruit user, Caesar has a technique called "Void World".

It can evacuate all the air in a certain area, causing all living things except itself to lack oxygen and become unable to breathe. In severe cases, it can lead to shock or even death.

If the enemy is caught off guard, this move is enough to kill them instantly!

then……

The people in the restaurant watched as Caesar triumphantly floated out of the research institute, spread his arms wide towards the pirates crossing the lake, and prepared to unleash his ultimate move.

Then, like a bolt of lightning striking from a clear sky, a thick purple bolt of lightning struck down, directly detonating Caesar's entire body.

boom

Amidst the towering flames, Caesar poked his head out in a disheveled state, his face contorted with rage, ready to unleash his ultimate attack once more.

Sizzle

Another bolt of lightning struck, detonating Caesar's gas-based constitution once more and blasting him away.

Then... Caesar got up from the ground and ran away without any hesitation.

"What a coward!"

Stussy was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder, then turned his hopeful gaze to Judge and Quinn.

Both of them had their brows furrowed as they weighed the pros and cons.

Since this group of pirates landed on the island, they have left no survivors, which shows that they are extremely bloodthirsty!

Regardless of the other party's purpose, meeting them is definitely not a good thing.

Soon, the two made a decision, stood up from their chairs, abandoned Stusi, and rushed out of the restaurant.

They're going to collect research data, and then... escape!

"You guys! Wait for me!"

Stussy realized what was happening and quickly gave chase.

The pirates entered the research institute without encountering any resistance. John used his "Mind Network" to locate Vegapunk and set off to find him.

As for Caesar, Judge, and the others who escaped, they simply controlled the pirates to chase after them and smash off their fingernail fragments to make Vivre Cards.

As for the data that was taken away, it doesn't matter. Vegapunk is a Brain-Brain Fruit user, so all the research data will be stored in his brain.

When he needs anything from Judge and the others in the future, he will approach them one by one as their benefactor, based on their Vivre Cards.

Once these guys are separated, they won't come up with any weird ideas and will become much easier to control.