Chapter 225 The Army's Back-up Plan
Chapter 225 The Army's Back-up Plan
It is obvious that Cyborg Sora and Borsalino are now tied to the same rope. If we were to say who in the world most hopes that Borsalino's plan will succeed, Cyborg Sora would definitely rank quite high.
After the key plan failed, Borsalino could just continue to be the Admiral of the Navy. As long as he did not immediately lead the Navy Headquarters to launch a rebellion, the World Government, which had been severely weakened in a short period of time, might not dare to touch him.
But Cyborg Sora, the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces who became a traitor, would probably be hated to the core by the Five Elder Stars. If the world government had any spare energy after the war, it would most likely be invested in hunting down Cyborg Sora.
Even though Cyborg Sora has not been exposed until now, it only takes a few years for the Five Elders to find that Cyborg Sora has no signs of aging. Even if their cerebellums are atrophied, they can at least guess that Cyborg Sora has pure gold in his hands.
It is known that during the rise of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates, there was a traitor with a very high status within the World Government. Then, there was an extra piece of pure gold in the hand of Cyborg Sora, who met all the conditions. The only thing left was the question of how much trust the Five Elders had in Cyborg Sora.
"I don't know. Didn't I tell you that I'm here to find a strong opponent and enjoy the fun of fighting... Other than that, Borsalino didn't tell me any so-called plan."
While Esdeath was speaking, she glanced in the direction of the city gate, where Kaido and Iron-Fisted Ryuluo were fighting passionately. It was the most intense fight in the entire Marijoa battlefield.
Even from a distance of several kilometers, one could feel the ground shaking slightly.
If Cyborg Sora hadn't come up and brought up Borsalino, given Esdeath's personality, she would have gone over to get involved no matter what.
"How is it possible that there is no time to make a move..."
Before Steel Kong finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly came from the direction of the city wall. The army that had retreated to the last artillery position saw that the city wall was about to fall, so they chose to detonate the explosives buried inside the city wall.
It is extremely difficult to break through the city wall covered with alloy bricks from the outside, but there will be no such problem with the internal blasting prepared in advance. The army does not want to let this solid line of defense fall into the hands of pirates.
Even though the fortress guns on the city walls have been destroyed and many defensive facilities cannot be used inside, the city walls themselves are excellent shelters.
"Boom! Boom boom boom boom..."
There was only a loud earth-shattering explosion, followed by a series of explosions that continued like a relay.
The solid city walls looked like dominoes collapsing from a distance. The pirates who had already climbed onto the city walls suffered heavy casualties in the explosion, and even the collapsed city walls killed thousands of pirates.
The casualties caused to the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates by the Army's bombing of the city wall in desperation even exceeded the total number of pirates killed by the Army in its previous resistance.
Especially the BIG MOM Pirates, who had the largest number of members. They were the main force attacking the city wall. In order to quickly clear out the army that was resisting stubbornly in the fort, at least 40,000 pirates from the BIG MOM Pirates climbed onto the city wall. As a result, nearly half of the pirates were killed on the spot in this round of explosions.
Charlotte Lingling's eyes suddenly turned red when she saw this scene. In fact, she didn't care much about the life and death of her subordinates, and even the life and death of her children were not particularly important in her eyes. Only children who were among the four dessert generals or had enough potential could get her attention.
But the casualties of more than 20,000 pirates is definitely a serious blow to the BIG MOM Pirates. These are the capital for her to compete for the throne of Pirate King in the future!
"Hmm? Did you feel it?"
Flamingo, who was joining forces with the other five Seraphs to fight against the Pirate Emperor, discovered that Charlotte Linlin's aura suddenly became extremely terrifying. However, he suddenly felt something and turned his head abruptly to look in the direction of the city wall.
"Maybe that fellow called Spandine is dead?"
The crocodile replied casually.
The feeling of the 'shackles' all over their bodies suddenly disappearing, the only possibility is that there is a problem with the authoritarian chip used to issue orders to them.
Considering that Spandain had given them orders from time to time before, it was estimated that the guy thought that the wall built by the army was strong enough, so he hid in some "safe" place inside.
As a result, the senior members of the CP organization never imagined that the army would bury explosives inside the city wall when they built it.
Although in theory this killing move that can only be used in desperate situations does need to be kept secret, the Army never thought that a high-ranking member of the CP organization would be killed by them in this way.
"Hehehe, does that mean we can be free?"
The bat grinned with excitement. In order to ensure that the potential of the Seraphim were not affected, Vegapunk did not add any subconscious requirement that the Seraphim must be loyal to the World Government when he created them.
The World Government, relying on its authority to directly command Seraph, did not care about this. After all, as long as it had the authority, Seraph could not play any tricks.
No matter how much trouble the Seraphim make, any CP agent with an authoritarian chip can easily control them.
But no one expected that the Seraphim did not suffer any casualties in their fight against the Pirate Emperor. Instead, Spandine, who held the authority chip and hid in the 'safe' area, died first.
"Freedom? Are you kidding? As long as you have the return device, you will still have to come back even if you escape, right?"
The crocodile glanced at the bat coldly. He was too lazy to waste time and energy on "escaping". For the sake of being a companion, he just gave a brief word of advice and said no more.
A signal device is installed in the body of every Seraphim. As long as the signal from the authoritarian chip is not received for a period of time, it will constantly "urge" the Seraphim to return to where the signal is.
Therefore, even if the authoritarian chip is destroyed, it does not mean that the Seraphim can take the opportunity to escape.
“Fufufufufu, it’s not like we have no chance at all. The Authoritarian Chip really can’t do anything about it. Only by finding Vegapunk can we release the control. But that signal device wasn’t made by Vegapunk…”
The flamingo had been thinking about how to break free from control for a long time. Although it was impossible for it to gain true freedom in a short period of time, many researchers had the ability to simply dismantle the signal device.
The crocodile couldn't help but reveal an interested expression when he heard this. His prototype was the unruly and ambitious Crocodile. How could he be willing to obey others and be a dog?
Marijoa is in chaos right now. If they can seize the opportunity to capture a researcher and force him to help them dismantle the signal device, they can gain freedom for a short period of time.
In the future, just be careful to avoid the holder of the authoritarian chip and hide in a place where the world government can't find you...
"Call Eagle along! He definitely doesn't want to stay here any longer!"
The crocodile made a decision in a very short time, and even considered that the bats and flamingos might be in the same group, so he specially called the strongest eagle to join him. In this way, even if he fell out with the bats and flamingos later, these two guys would have to consider the existence of the eagle and could not directly join forces to deal with him.
Flamingo was a little reluctant. After all, if three of them formed a team, he was confident enough to defeat both Bat and Crocodile in a one-on-one situation.
But if another Eagle comes, unless he joins forces with others, the other side can chop him into eighteen pieces in minutes.
However, considering that this was a rare opportunity, it would not be easy to escape if he didn't seize the time. Flamingo had no choice but to nod and agree.
"Hehehe, since the crocodile and the eagle have already joined us, why not call the bear and the shark as well? There is strength in numbers, and even if there are pursuers later, we can team up to kill them!"
Bat suddenly suggested. Just like his prototype Moonlight Moriah who had a collecting habit, Bat also instinctively wanted to attract more powerful companions.
If he had enough companions, he might be able to escape from Marijoa without even having to take action.
"Don't talk nonsense! The more people there are, the bigger the target will be, and the more people will chase us! Besides, those two weird guys, Shark and Little Bear, might not even plan to escape. Taking them with us will only hinder us!"
Flamingo rejected Bat's proposal without hesitation. He could still barely take control of the small team of four Seraphim.
If Shark, a nasty guy who always picks on him, and Bear, a guy no one knows what he's thinking, were allowed to join the team, it would be a good thing if they didn't fight on the spot.
"That guy is right. If we run together, no one will be able to escape in the end. Besides, without the shark and the bear, who will help us stop the old woman?"
The crocodile also took the initiative to speak up and, like the flamingo, he also wanted to take control of the team.
But unlike the flamingo who was only thinking about finding a scapegoat, the crocodile, whose prototype was an ambitious man, was still thinking that after he escaped, these companions might still be useful to him.
If he could get Eagle's approval, he would have nothing to fear even if he met the original prototype, since he had such a tough guy as his thug.
The other Seraphim either obtained the same fruit abilities as the original ones, or they were not devil fruit users themselves, so obtaining fruit abilities can be considered an enhancement to a certain extent.
Only the crocodile prototype was a user of the natural-type Sand-Sand Fruit that could not be replicated using green blood. In desperation, Vegapunk replaced it with the parahuman-type Kamaitachi Fruit.
Not to mention competing with the prototype, even among the seven Seraphim, he is definitely the last one, at the bottom with the bat.
Put yourself in the crocodile's shoes. Crocodile himself doesn't want to see another clone with the same thoughts as himself appear in the ocean. Once the existence of Seraph is exposed, he will sooner or later face the pursuit of the prototype.
Even if it is just to save its life, the crocodile must pull the eagle along, otherwise it will die sooner or later if it escapes.
"What a pity, sharks are actually pretty good..."
Seeing that both of his accomplices expressed their opposition, the bat had no choice but to obey the majority.
However, he was not giving up and was still muttering to himself, hoping that Eagle would stand on his side after joining.
"I'm going to find Eagle, you guys go back to the lab and arrest the guy! Make sure you don't arrest the wrong guy! If you run into someone who happens to have authority, then he'll be delivered to your doorstep!"
The crocodile only regretted that he had not eaten the Avatar Fruit, otherwise, in such a major event that might be his only chance to escape, he would definitely have taken action himself.
Fortunately, the person responsible for catching people is not only the unreliable Bat, but also the Flamingo, a conspirator whose strength and strategy are recognized by the Crocodile.
This allowed the crocodile to feel a little more at ease and complete another equally important task, which was to persuade the eagle to run away with them.
It is not difficult to ask Eagle to run together. After all, most of the Seraphim have inherited the personality of their prototypes, and no one is willing to be a dog for the World Government.
But the crocodile didn't just want the eagle to escape with them, he also hoped that the eagle would stay with him after they escaped.
Of course, the crocodile was not so arrogant as to want the eagle to be his subordinate. He just wanted to establish a long-term alliance so that he would not be powerless to fight back when the prototype came to him.
"Once we catch someone, we'll gather directly at Lab No. 3. There are surgical equipment there, and it's remote enough that we won't be discovered easily!"
Flamingo adjusted his sunglasses. Since a cooperation agreement had been reached, he would not break the contract before escaping from Marijoa.
Besides, the benefits of the eagle joining are real. Flamingo, who is born with the nature of a conspirator, has a very high level of weighing the pros and cons.
"Sure, Eagle and I will go there ahead of time to eliminate the guards of Laboratory No. 3!"
After the crocodile finished speaking, it ran towards the direction where the eagle was. The collapse of the city wall caused by the explosion temporarily interrupted the battle between the Seraphim and Charlotte Linling. Since Spandine, who controlled the authoritarian chip, died suddenly, the eagle did not take the initiative to attack, but stayed where it was as planned and waited for new orders.
Although he gained the ability of the Quick-Slash Fruit through green blood, Hawk, who inherited the original swordsmanship, was obviously not very interested in the ability of the devil fruit.
Even when ambitious and scheming Seraphim like Crocodile and Flamingo were planning to break away from the control of the World Government, the Eagle, who had gained a brief freedom, did not have any extra thoughts.
He was only interested in swordsmanship and did not have a deep obsession with things like gaining freedom.
"Hawk, do you want to escape from here with us? Flamingo, Bat and I are going to go out to sea. Maybe we can meet your prototype on the sea! Hawkeye Mihawk!"
The crocodile came closer on its own initiative, and just as he expected, after hearing the suggestion of escaping together, the eagle was not moved at all, and all his attention was on the small black knife in his hand.
Fortunately, the crocodile was prepared and immediately changed his words, using the prototype of the eagle to attract his attention.
Hearing the prototype's name, the seemingly dull old eagle finally raised his head. He inherited Hawkeye's swordsmanship as well as his persistence in swordsmanship.
The freedom that crocodiles and flamingos want has no appeal to eagles, but if they can meet the prototype, the eagle will be very interested.
As for whether he would be chopped to death by the prototype, he didn't care at all. Eagle even hoped to run into Hawkeye when going out to sea and witness the world's best swordsmanship!
(End of this chapter)