Chapter 236: To Elementalize the Arm
Chapter 236: To Elementalize the Arm
"By the way, you created the Seraphim, why did you only make seven? With your technical level, if you can make one, you can make a hundred, right? If they were the same level of Seraphim, and a hundred or eighty of them suddenly appeared, I really wouldn't be able to handle it..."
Borsalino, who punched Vegapunk, had no intention of pursuing the matter further. Instead, he asked with some curiosity.
"When did you become so strong?"
Vegapunk found it a little bit unbelievable, but just as he had absolute confidence in his own technical level, Vegapunk would not question Borsalino's judgment on strength.
Since Borsalino felt that it would take a hundred or eighty Seraphim to pose a threat to him, it only proved that his strength was most likely even higher than that!
But Seraph is already Vegapunk's most perfect creation at present. Although there is also the Mother of Fire which is more powerful in terms of pure destructive power, if we only talk about potential, the Seraph that can theoretically surpass the prototype is the best.
Even those Seraphim that have not yet grown to the level of their original forms are considered strong ones in the sea. Most of the lieutenants-admirals in the headquarters are probably no match for the weakest ones.
When Vegapunk thought of the scene of a hundred or eighty Seraphim gathered together, he would not even doubt that they had the ability to destroy the world.
When Borsalino claimed that he was stronger than a hundred or eighty Seraphim, even with Vegapunk's trust in Borsalino, he was a little skeptical for a moment.
"Well, I just stayed in the sun more often. I became so strong without realizing it."
Borsalino touched his chin. He did not lie to Vegapunk. Although the main credit went to the stand, sunbathing was indeed the reason why he became stronger.
Looking at the universal tool in his hand and the half-modified assembly line, then looking at Borsalino who was yawning, Vegapunk suddenly felt that all his efforts were in vain.
"You are so strong now. What's the point of transforming the robot army? Why don't you just go to Marijoa and kill all those Celestial Dragons?"
Vegapunk complained unhappily that no matter how confident he was in his own skills, he could not use the foundation of those ancient robots on the moon to transform them into a robot with combat power comparable to that of Seraphim.
Not to mention that with Borsalino's ten points of strength, he can only show three points of his character at most. A hundred or eighty Seraphim are probably not the limit for this guy.
"That won't do. Who knows what other cards Marijoa and the Celestial Dragons, who have ruled the world for eight hundred years, have hidden..."
Borsalino spoke very cautiously. He would never underestimate any enemy, especially in this pirate world with countless devil fruit abilities. God knows what Im's real trump card is.
"How could there be someone stronger? Even the Holy Mother Flame can't threaten you. Besides, what else can the World Government hide from you, a Marine Admiral?"
Vegapunk couldn't help but complain. Although he knew limited about Borsalino's arrangements, even the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates that were about to occupy Marijoa were Borsalino's people. Vegapunk couldn't imagine what else could be hidden from Borsalino.
Once upon a time, Vegapunk thought that the World Government was a behemoth that could not be defeated. The reason why he stood on Borsalino's side was just for the justice in his heart. When he followed Borsalino to leave Egghead Island, Vegapunk was even ready to sacrifice himself.
To this end, he did not hesitate to seal up all the clones that might be traitors, and also went against his own ideals and took the initiative to help Borsalino transform the robot corps on the moon.
As a result, before Vegapunk could finish transforming his robot army, he received a series of news that the World Government, under Borsalino's plan, was fighting a life-and-death battle with the pirates of the New World.
After the incident, Borsalino revealed that his true strength was enough to crush the World Government, which made Vegapunk feel like all his efforts had been in vain.
"Who said that nothing can be hidden from me? Didn't Seraph hide it very well? Some people say that they treat you as a good friend, but secretly clone your girlfriend without telling you..."
Borsalino said in a roundabout way that poor Vegapunk had a brain that surpassed human technology by 800 years, but he was powerless to fight back under Borsalino's moral offensive.
He could only apologize again with a bitter face, and signed a series of "humiliating" clauses, promising to help Borsalino research a lot of things, before he received a light-hearted "forgiveness for the time being".
Even the promise that Vegapunk wanted not to pursue the matter was evaded by Borsalino by saying that it depended on his subsequent performance.
"Really? I told you I didn't mean it..."
Vegapunk was very depressed. At first, he just had an obsessive-compulsive disorder of pursuing perfection in everything. He thought that to create Seraph, he had to use the best materials, so he set his sights on the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
After the Seraph was created, Vegapunk's unparalleled brain was able to spare a tiny bit of computing power to think about what the existence of the Snake Girl meant.
But at this time, the Seraph project had already been noticed by the Five Elders because of its demonstrated potential, and even Vegapunk could not destroy a perfectly functioning Seraph without any reason.
In addition, he was afraid that Borsalino would come after him if the plan was exposed, so Vegapunk subconsciously chose to conceal the Seraph Plan. Before he could think of a solution to the problem, the Battle to Defend Marijoa broke out.
Then, Borsalino somehow found out about the existence of Seraphim, and Vegapunk not only got punched for his suicidal behavior, but was also grabbed by Borsalino's pigtails.
"Let's get back to the point. Why did you only create seven Seraphs? With your technology, there shouldn't be a situation that cannot be replicated, right?"
Borsalino would not want to destroy the Seraph Project just because it was created at the request of the World Government.
Being able to mass-produce combat power at the level of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is a remarkable technology even for Borsalino, who has joined the Dimensional Chat Group.
"Because there are only seven prototypes... Do you want me to kill my inspiration and do repetitive and boring work that is no different from an assembly line?!"
Vegapunk was horrified. No matter what kind of technology or creation it was, he would never do it a second time after doing it once. In Vegapunk's view, this was a blasphemy against his own technology and inspiration.
As a person with super obsessive-compulsive disorder who pursues perfection, Vegapunk would even think that the Devil Fruit he copied was a failure just because the color of the Animal-type Mythical Beast Devil Fruit he copied was wrong!
You have to know that it is the Animal-type Fish-Fish Fruit, the Mythical Beast-type Blue Dragon-form Devil Fruit that made Kaido the Pirate Emperor. Just because the color is wrong, it is regarded as a failure by Vegapunk. How could such an obsessive-compulsive person who pursues perfection be willing to repeat his previous work?
Therefore, there are only seven Seraphim, and there will only be seven. Even the orders from the Five Elders were perfunctorily dismissed by Vegapunk at that time with the excuse that Seraphim still needed improvement.
"Okay, as long as you're happy."
Borsalino also roughly understood Vegapunk's idea. He was unwilling to do repetitive work, so he would not replicate Seraph.
Fortunately, the robot corps only needs to modify the production line, otherwise, if they have to modify each robot one by one, Vegapunk, who has super obsessive-compulsive disorder, will be extremely upset.
Just as Borsalino and Vegapunk were arguing on the moon, the combined fleet of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates, as well as the large fleet of the Revolutionary Army, broke into the waters near Marijoa one after another.
If it was before the Battle of Marijoa, any pirate or revolutionary ship that appeared near the Holy Land would be immediately surrounded and destroyed by the navy fleet stationed in Red Harbor. However, at this time, not only the Holy Land but even Marijoa was reduced to ruins, so there was no sign of the navy fleet.
Logically speaking, the pirates and the Revolutionary Army are not a match for each other, even though the Revolutionary Army fought side by side with Whitebeard and the Red Hair Pirates not long ago. But at this sensitive juncture, no one knows how to distinguish between friend and foe.
Fortunately, the locations where the Revolutionary Army and the pirates appeared at this time were different. Dragon's Revolutionary Army fleet set out from the first half of the Grand Line, passed through Marinford and finally arrived at the holy land of Marijoa.
The combined fleet of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates set out in the second half of the Grand Line and eventually arrived at Red Port on the New World side.
However, no matter which side of the Red Harbor, the garrison that was supposed to be stationed there had disappeared.
The defenders on the New World side were completely wiped out by the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates, and the defenders on the first half of the side were transferred to Marijoa to participate in the battle, and now they have been completely wiped out.
"Whitebeard Pirates! Assholes! Why did these escaped pirates appear here?!"
"There's also the Red Hair Pirates' flag! Are they joining forces?"
"Prepare for battle! We must defend the ship until Brother Kaido returns!"
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The pirates of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates who were still staying on the pirate ship discovered the pirates from the joint fleet of the Whitebeard and Red Hair Pirates at the first moment.
Although they belong to the same pirate camp, there would be no fool who would think that he is in the same group with Whitebeard and Red Hair Pirates.
It would be more normal to say that it was normal for the Whitebeard and Red Hair Pirates to take the opportunity to attack them. The law of the jungle and taking advantage of others in distress are the nature of pirates. Leaving a way out for others so that they can meet again in the future is not the usual style of pirates.
Even the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates began to get restless. After their father's death, Kaido and Big Mom took advantage of the situation to rob and seize the Whitebeard Pirates' territory.
If it weren't for Marco's full support for Ace, and if Ace wasn't also competitive, the Whitebeard Pirates' territory might have shrunk by half.
As fate would have it, the main forces of the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates are gone, and only a few thousand soldiers are left in their pirate fleet. As long as the Whitebeard Pirates act quickly, they can send this super large fleet to the bottom of the sea before the opponent's main force comes to support!
"Ace, let's do it! Let those bastards from Beast and Big Mom suffer!"
"Sink all their ships! See what these bastards will do!"
"It's not a wasted trip to destroy the fleets of Beasts and Big Mom! Let's see if they dare to attack us while Daddy is away!"
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The pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates were outraged. When the Battle of Marineford just ended, the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates took advantage of the fact that the Whitebeard Pirates were leaderless and took over many of the islands where the Whitebeard Pirates had set up their flag.
Even many members of the Whitebeard Pirates and affiliated pirate groups were killed by the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates, and the Whitebeard Pirates have always remembered this grudge.
Ace, who was wearing the same windbreaker as Whitebeard, was a little hesitant. He wanted to settle accounts with the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates, but was worried about getting caught in an endless chain of hatred with these two pirate groups.
If it was a one-on-one, with the unity of the Whitebeard Pirates, Ace would have the confidence to continue even without his dad. But in a two-on-one, no matter how confident he was, he didn't think that the Whitebeard Pirates, who had lost their dad and suffered heavy casualties, could withstand the joint revenge of the Beasts and Big Mom.
When Whitebeard was around, they, the sons, didn't have to think too much, because their father would always be there to protect them.
But now Ace is the one in charge, and he has to think about whether the decision he made will lead to irreversible consequences.
"Don't look at me, you are the captain, Ace."
Seeing Ace turning his head to look at him, Marco opened his dead fish eyes and spoke very seriously.
Although Marco, as the captain of the 1st Squadron, seems to be stronger than Ace in terms of strength, qualifications and character, Marco himself is very clear that he does not have the awareness and responsibility to become a captain.
Otherwise, the position of captain would have been given to Marco long before Whitebeard was still alive.
Ace was the one chosen by Whitebeard, and he is also the second-generation captain of the Whitebeard Pirates recognized by Marco. No matter what decision Ace makes, Marco will support him.
"I understand. Then pass on my order! Destroy..."
After hearing Marco's answer, Ace turned to look at the Red Harbor which was reduced to ruins.
The main forces of Beasts and Big Mom have already attacked Marijoa. Considering the strength of the World Government, even if the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates win in the end, the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates will most likely be seriously injured.
In the past, Ace would most likely not choose to take advantage of someone's misfortune. He would rather confront his enemy head-on than stab them in the back.
But now he has the Whitebeard Pirates to shoulder, his companions and family left to him by his father. Ace can no longer bear the price of being willful.
Thinking of this, Ace stretched out his hand towards the fleet of the Space Dark Matter Pirates and swung it heavily...
'Snapped! '
Before he could wave his hand down, it was held tightly in mid-air by another hand. Sudden attack, Ace subconsciously tried to transform his arm into an element, but was forced back to its original state by the dark lightning that exploded from the arm.
'Clang!'
‘Click! ’
‘Clang! ’
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(End of this chapter)