One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 356: A Mighty Army Presses In!

Meanwhile, on the island of the future...

It was already a complete mess.

It's obvious there was just a fight here.

In the center of the ruins.

Seven translucent spheres are suspended in the air.

There are seven cages.

Inside each bubble ball is a seraph.

S-Eagle, S-Bear, S-Shark, S-Flamingo, S-Shadow, S-Crocodile.

Only S-Snake... was holding his face in his hands and twisting his body.

Seraphim.

The most powerful biological weapon.

At this moment, it is temporarily suppressed by the bubble shield.

Zoro made a "click" sound.

Yama returns to his sheath.

The sound was exceptionally clear in the hall.

He pulled off his headscarf and wrapped it around his arm, glancing with his one eye at the S-Eagle in the bubble.

That guy is still hacking at the inner wall with a black knife.

"Hey, Vegapunk."

Zoro's gaze was fixed on Vegapunk.

"Did you create these troublesome brats?"

Vegapunk's large head shook, and his tongue stuck out and then retracted.

"You're their biological father, how come they won't listen to your orders?"

Zoro's tone was very displeased.

"I almost got chopped down by one of those little eagles just now."

"This guy's swordsmanship... tsk."

"She's a bit too young, but her wild instincts are exactly the same as any man's."

"Well... this..."

Vegapunk rubbed his hands together, his face contorted as if he had swallowed a bitter melon.

"Lord Sauron, biologically speaking, I am indeed their 'father'."

"But when the world government ordered me to rewrite the underlying logic in order to gain absolute control, it wrote the 'authoritarian pyramid'."

He stretched out his finger and made a triangle in the air.

"The Five Elders are the highest."

"Then it's me and my clone."

"Then comes Sentomaru."

"Finally, there's the CP0, which holds authoritarian chips."

Vegapunk pushed up his sunglasses.

"My instruction was rejected."

"This means... at this very moment, there are people on the island with higher authority than me."

"You mean...?"

Zoro frowned.

"That's right."

Vegapunk's voice was trembling.

"My permissions have been physically overridden."

On the other side of the hall, the atmosphere was completely different.

It's even a little...pink.

The trapped S-Snake, the clone with Hancock bloodline factors.

Her big eyes were glued to Luffy.

Her cheeks were flushed.

They even made a heart shape with their hands while wriggling in the bubbles.

"Luffy...❤"

Through the bubbles, everyone seemed to hear that sweet call.

Zoro pointed at the infatuated S-Snake, his brow furrowed so deeply it could trap a fly.

"So what's up with this guy?"

"During the fight just now, she was the only one who didn't attack Luffy, and she even helped us break free from petrification."

"Did you set this up too?"

"No...this is not a program."

Upon hearing this, the fear on Vegapunk's face disappeared.

Instead, scientists became fervent.

He strode to the S-snake bubble, as if admiring a perfect work of art.

"This is precisely the mystery of 'bloodline factors'!"

"S-Snake used Hancock's genes! I originally thought memories and emotions weren't hereditary, but I was wrong! Utterly wrong!"

He suddenly turned around and pointed at Luffy, who was picking his nose.

"Hancock's love for Straw Hat Luffy! That kind of intense, extreme emotion is etched into her DNA!"

"It's a biological instinct! When a clone sees someone the original is infatuated with, the body reacts before the brain!"

"An amazing discovery! Love is also a heritable pheromone!"

"Damn it—!"

A wail broke the silence of Vegapunk's speech.

Sanji twisted into a seaweed and knelt on the ground.

The handkerchief in my hand was almost bitten to pieces.

He looked at Luffy with teary eyes, his whole body radiating resentful black energy.

"Damn Luffy! Why! Why are even your clones so devoted to you?!"

He jumped up, grabbed Vegapunk by the collar, and shook him violently.

"Hey! You old geezer! Give me one of these genetic settings too! I want to be written into the DNA of beautiful women! Even something like an S-shark will do... no, that won't do! Anyway, I want it!"

"Let go...let go! I'm going to suffocate!"

Vegapunk's eyes rolled back as he was shaken.

Luffy tilted his head to look at him.

"Sanji, what are you doing? Are you hungry?"

Just as this farce was unfolding...

"Ugh—!"

The piercing alarm cut off all other sounds.

The entire laboratory began to shake violently.

Rumbling--

Dust fell from the ceiling.

The lights changed from white to a blinding scarlet.

"What happened? An earthquake?"

Usopp clung to the pillar.

"No...it's not an earthquake."

The expression on the clone "Shakyamuni" changed.

"A powerful energy reaction pierced through the fog!"

"It's an enemy attack!"

"And on an unprecedented scale!"

"Open global monitor!"

Shakyamuni gave a command.

A huge holographic monitoring screen was unfolded in front of everyone.

then.

No one spoke in the hall.

Everyone's pupils shrank to pinpoints.

The scene shows the sea surrounding Future Island.

The azure sea is now filled with steel.

The island was completely surrounded by a dense array of warships.

All the cannons on the warships were aimed at Egherd.

One hundred ships?

No.

There are definitely more than one hundred ships.

This is a force ten times more terrifying than the legendary "Buster Order".

The camera zooms in.

flagship.

Several figures were standing at the bow of the ship.

That sense of oppression could be felt even through the screen.

In the very center is an old man with a cane.

Flat cap, white beard.

The Five Elders, the God of Scientific Defense, Jaigolusia Satan Saint.

To his left is Admiral Kizaru.

To his right is Admiral Green Bull, Aramaki.

Next to him was Admiral Fujitora, who smiled.

There were two more people behind them.

He was naturally a general who had just been promoted exceptionally not long ago!

Gion, codenamed "Momo Rabbit".

With the codename "Tea Pig" (加計).

A military force capable of destroying a nation.

In addition, there were countless lieutenant generals and warships.

This is not arresting scientists.

This is a war that will destroy the world.

"Hey...you're kidding, right..."

Franky's chin slammed to the ground, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

"With this kind of lineup... is the World Government going to wipe this island off the map?"

"Five...general-level combatants?"

Nami's legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with despair.

"How can we fight this? There's no way we can fight this!"

"Is this... the true power of the World Government?"

Jinpei placed his hand on the stunt uniform at his waist.

In the midst of this deathly silence, a soft laugh seemed out of place.

Ace pulled down the brim of his hat, a cold smile playing on his lips.

The flames in his eyes burned even brighter.

"Hey, this is quite a show of force... they really think highly of us."

Ace stared at the old face of Satan Saint on the screen, a scorching heat emanating from his body.

"Five general-level combatants? Looks like these old guys are terrified and have to gather so many people for a sense of security?"

"Luffy".

Ace turned to look at his younger brother and grinned.

"It seems we've really messed things up this time."

Luffy also put away his playful smile.

He stared at Kizaru and Satan on the screen.

His gaze carried the imposing aura of one of the Four Emperors.

"Ah, no matter how many people come, I won't let them take Big Head away."

But Vegapunk was completely lacking in composure.

"It's over...it's all over, it's all over!"

Vegapunk clutched his head, sweating profusely, and paced anxiously in circles.

"Satan himself has come! His authority is higher than mine! No wonder the Seraphim are disobedient!"

He suddenly remembered something, grabbed the golden Den Den Mushi, and roared.

"Sentomaru-kun! Can you hear me?! Something's happened! The worst has occurred!"

There was a loud explosion on the other end of the phone.

The battle has begun.

A few seconds later, Sentomaru's panting voice came through.

"Grandpa, I saw it. This lineup... it's making my legs weak."

"Listen! I'm transferring command of all the Pacifista Mark IIIs on the island to you! This is our last trump card! You must use them to hold off the landing forces!"

"But... Sentomaru-kun..."

Vegapunk's voice choked with emotion.

"Faced with the Five Elders and the General, you..."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then came hearty laughter and the sound of axes chopping.

"Stop being so wishy-washy, sir! I'm your bodyguard, that's something I've decided on since I was a child."

"Even though the opponents are Saint Satan and Uncle Kizaru... no one can cross this line before I fall!"

"Click."

The phone hangs up.

Vegapunk's hand holding the microphone was trembling.

But he quickly turned around abruptly.

He looked at one of his clones, Shakyamuni.

"Quickly! To the core control room!"

He roared.

"The 'Border Dome' defense system must be activated immediately!!"

"Since they want to turn this place into a tomb, then let them see what kind of fortress the world's number one brain has created!"

"Everyone, get moving!"

The Straw Hat crew, Ace, and all of Vegapunk quickly sprang into action.

On the screen.

On that enormous "Divine Punishment" ship.

Saint Satan slowly raised his cane and pointed it toward the future island ahead.

It was as if Death had raised his scythe.