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Upon seeing this, Kai frowned slightly.
Although he didn't like Smoker, he didn't want to see him die at the hands of a naval traitor.
Furthermore... if "653" can seize this opportunity to thoroughly expose Vergo's undercover identity and eliminate him, it might... be beneficial to his own future development within the Navy? (At least it would eliminate a potential internal threat and spy?)
More importantly... he could sense that Trafalgar Law seemed to... still have a trump card up his sleeve! Was he waiting for some opportunity?
Just as Vergo was about to kill Smoker!
Luo suddenly... laughed!
“Mr. Vergo… your biggest mistake was… underestimating me!” Although Luo’s voice was weak, it was full of confidence and… the satisfaction of a successful scheme!
Immediately afterward! Kai clearly sensed that Law had actually... taken advantage of the instant Vergo's attention was focused on Smoker! Using his incredible Op-Op Fruit ability! He had instantly snatched his own heart back from Vergo's hand (or perhaps hidden somewhere in Vergo's body?)!!!
"What?!" Vergo's expression changed drastically!
Having retrieved his heart, Luo's strength instantly returned to its peak! He suddenly unleashed a massive ROOM! This time, the ROOM's range and energy intensity far surpassed what it had been before!
"ROOM—Gamma Knife!!!"
In Luo's hand, a scalpel-like short blade formed from pure energy! It possessed a terrifying power capable of destroying any living structure! It stabbed fiercely towards... Vergo, who had shown a slight opening due to shock!
Vergo immediately used his strongest Armament Haki to defend himself! But Law's attack seemed... not to be a pure physical attack! Rather... it directly affected the interior?!
puff!
Vergo let out a painful groan! Although he appeared outwardly unharmed, Kai could clearly sense... that his internal organs seemed to have suffered extremely severe and devastating damage from this attack!
Immediately afterwards! Law didn't stop! He activated his ability again!
"ROOM—Amputate!!!"
This time! Without the constraint of the heart! Law's Op-Op Fruit ability was brought to its fullest potential!
Accompanied by a sickening cutting sound!
That arrogant Vice Admiral Vergo of the Marine Headquarters, a master of Armament Haki hardening... was actually... sliced into several pieces by Law like cutting tofu! The pieces scattered on the ground!
Although, due to the nature of Law's ability, the severed body parts did not die immediately.
But Vergo... has clearly lost all ability to fight!
A once-powerful naval spy, thus... suffered defeat!
Kai, hidden in the shadows, "saw" everything clearly.
His heart was once again greatly shaken!
Trafalgar Law... this guy's cunning and strength are indeed... unfathomable! He actually managed to turn defeat into victory in this way!
At the same time, Kai was deeply shocked and... somewhat alarmed by the extent to which the Navy had been infiltrated! Even a Vice Admiral at headquarters and a commander of an important base could be an undercover agent! How many more unknown darkness and secrets are hidden within the Navy?! It seems that he must be... much more careful and cautious as he walks this path in the future!
Just as Vergo was defeated by Law and Smoker and the Marines (of G-5) brought the situation under control, a new and even more terrifying event occurred on Punk Hazard Island!
Kai suddenly sensed it! In the central area of the island, in the direction of the massive laboratory where he had previously fought Caesar! A terrifying energy... extremely vast, extremely evil, filled with deadly poison and death, erupted suddenly like an ancient demon god awakening!
Then! A gigantic, eerily purple, slime-like monster of poisonous gas rose from the laboratory ruins! And... it began to spread across the entire island at an alarming speed!
Wherever it passed! Whether it was icebergs or flames! Whether it was steel or rock! Whether it was plants or animals (including those gigantic children and Caesar's minions)! Even... the air itself! was instantly... petrified?! upon contact with the purple poison gas, turning into a... bizarre state like a death sculpture!
"The Land of Death" (Shinokuni)!!!
It was Caesar Courant! That scientific madman! He actually...detonated his most prized, and also most terrifying, biological weapon! Attempting to drag all life on the entire island into a realm of death! To wipe them all out!!!
"Run! It's a 'land of death'! You'll die if you touch it! Spare skirt! Land feed 4 slip 0!"
Kai sensed that the Marines, the Straw Hat crew, and Law were all gripped by immense panic! They began desperately fleeing in the opposite direction of the spreading poison gas!
Kai's expression instantly turned extremely grim! He could clearly sense that the terrifying toxicity and petrifying power contained in the purple gas were no joke! Even with his current strength, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand it for long!
He immediately ordered his special forces soldiers (if they were still alive and nearby) to retreat! And using his senses, he pointed out relatively safe escape routes for them!
As for himself... he certainly wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die! He immediately spread out and retreated at full speed in the opposite direction of the spread of the poisonous gas, which was closer to the coastline!
At the same time, he also diverted some of his perception to keep an eye on the movements of others.
He sensed that the Straw Hat crew and Law, among others, were also using their respective abilities (such as Law's ROOM, Franky's modified body, and Sanji's Moonwalk) to struggle to escape the poison gas, and... they seemed to be trying to find a way to neutralize or stop its spread? (For example, using flames to burn the poison gas?)
The entire Punk Hazard instantly transformed from a chaotic battle between four sides into a... race against death, a desperate escape!
Ultimately, after paying a considerable price (such as some naval soldiers and members of the Franky family being unfortunately engulfed and petrified by the poison gas), most people managed to escape the core coverage area of the "Death Kingdom" unharmed.
The culprit who caused all this disaster—Caesar Clown—seems to be in a weakened state due to overuse of his abilities or exhaustion from previous battles.
at this time!
Kai sensed it! Straw Hat Luffy! That guy who's like an unkillable cockroach! He's... reappeared in front of Caesar! And... he seems to have found some way to counter Caesar's power?! (Perhaps by using Armament Haki to directly attack a physical entity?)
"Caesar—!!!" Luffy roared furiously!
And a massive fist, brimming with all his strength and will, covered in jet-black Armament Haki!
"GrizzlyMagnum!!!"
boom--! ! !
A loud bang!
The arrogant, self-proclaimed god-like mad scientist, Caesar Clown… was sent flying from the ruins of his laboratory like a kite with a broken string, blasted away by Luffy's punch! He crashed heavily onto the ice in the distance, completely losing consciousness!
Caesar...was defeated by Luffy!
Seeing this, Kai's eyes (and mind) flickered uncertainly.
As required by the mission, he should immediately step forward and arrest the unconscious Caesar! This would be a great achievement!
Smoker clearly thought so too! Kai sensed that Smoker was leading his men, rushing rapidly towards the direction where Caesar had fallen!
however……
Someone is faster than them!
It's Trafalgar Law!
Law's figure appeared beside Caesar like a ghost, and with a simple "ROOM," he instantly teleported the unconscious Caesar, along with his extracted heart (which Smoker had taken earlier?), away! Their whereabouts are unknown!
Immediately afterwards, Kai sensed that the Law-Luffy alliance (the Straw Hat crew and Law and his companions) was also rapidly gathering in a certain direction, and... it seemed they had found a ship that could leave the island (perhaps their own ship, or... stolen one?)!
They... actually... beat the navy to it and took Caesar, this important "trophy" and "bargain"?!
"Damn it! Law! Straw Hat Boy!" Smoker roared angrily, immediately leading his men to give chase!
But Kai... stopped him.
"Don't pursue a desperate enemy, Brigadier General Smoker."
"Kay's voice was cold and calm, "Our people have suffered heavy casualties, and... the poison gas on the island has not completely dissipated."
Catching up now might not necessarily bring any advantage.
"
Although Smoker was unwilling, he knew that what Kai said was true.
Moreover, he could not forcefully disobey Kai, a "colleague" whose strength far surpassed his own and whose attitude was tough (although he distrusted him extremely).
In the end, the Navy could only watch helplessly as the Law-Luffy Alliance, with their most important "trophy," Caesar Clown, successfully left the hellish Punk Hazard Island.
Kai stood atop the ravaged ruins of ice and fire, silently sensing the fading presence of the Luo-Lu Alliance.
His mission... failed.
Although they uncovered the secrets of Punk Hazard, revealed Vergo's undercover identity, and even clashed with the Straw Hat Pirates and Law.
But he failed to achieve his ultimate goal—to arrest Caesar and Law and prevent the formation of the Law-Law alliance.
Instead... it allowed the Law-Law alliance to successfully reunite and take away Caesar, a key figure capable of stirring up the New World!
For Kai, who was determined to maintain "order" and eliminate "chaos," this was undoubtedly a setback, though not insignificant.
His gaze (in his heart) grew even colder and...deeper.
It seems that... in order to truly control the situation on this even more unpredictable chessboard of the new world, his current strength and methods are far from enough...
He needs... greater power! And... a more meticulous plan!
Law-Luffy alliance... Kaido... Doflamingo...
The grand scheme of the new world has only just begun... with the first moves made.
The chaos in Punk Hazard did not seem to end immediately with the successful withdrawal of the Lo-Lu Alliance.
Just as Kai was directing the remaining special forces members to help Smoker deal with the mess on the island (such as rescuing the petrified naval soldiers and gigantic children, and collecting remaining evidence from Kaiser Labs), an extremely powerful, evil, insane, and terrifying aura, like a puppeteer manipulating everything, suddenly descended upon the island of ice and fire like a dark cloud!
Kai's "Mind Network" jolted! This aura... he was not unfamiliar with it! In fact, one could say... it left an extremely deep impression on him!
It's "Heavenly Demon"! Donquixote Doflamingo!!!
This powerful figure, who is also one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the King of Dressrosa, and the biggest middleman in the underworld known as "Joker," has actually... come to Punk Hazard in person?!
What is he doing here?! Is it to hunt down Trafalgar Law, who betrayed him, and Luffy, the Straw Hat who disrupted his business? Or is it to... deal with the "mess" left by his two important subordinates, Vergo and Monet? Or perhaps... to destroy the evidence on the island that could expose his secret dealings with Caesar, or even with Kaido, one of the Four Emperors?!
Whatever his purpose was, Kai knew that the personal arrival of this Shichibukai meant... absolute danger!
Doflamingo's strength has always been a mystery.
Although both were Shichibukai, Kai could clearly sense that the unfathomable, sinister, and insane aura emanating from him was absolutely...far superior to Crocodile, Moria, and even Jinbe! Perhaps...he had even touched the threshold of becoming a Marine Admiral?!