What are you all doing here?
Upon returning to the Little Ul, Cifer was surprised to find that the original CP9 members, Rayleigh, and Shakky were all on board. He was somewhat puzzled.
"Brother Cifer, you really have a bad memory. You just destroyed my tavern along with it."
Shakky exhaled a puff of smoke, her words laced with mockery, but the shock she felt inside remained undiminished.
From the moment the World Government began clearing out the entire Sabaody Archipelago, she and Rayleigh sensed that something was wrong.
They guessed that the navy intended to use the entire archipelago as a battlefield, and in order to avoid harming innocent people, they could only try to drive people to the most remote areas.
Shakky originally thought that with Rayleigh around, it wouldn't matter even if the war spread to Area 13, but the latter had a completely different idea.
Rayleigh believed that the area where Cifer and the others' ships were located was the safest place, so they brought the original CP9 members to the ship to wait.
Fortunately, Rayleigh was right.
Even from such a great distance, that towering flash of light still terrified her.
"We must send a warning to the World Government."
Before Cifer returned, things had already returned to normal.
The Second Resurrección seems to have a heavy emotional impact on me; that loneliness seems to be threatening to consume me.
"You bastard, what's so special about the third form?"
Surrounded almost entirely by his own people, Enel finally couldn't hold back any longer. He rushed forward and hugged Cifer's neck, his eyes twitching.
I finally managed to force out his second form, and I thought I could catch up with him one day.
Then he was suddenly told that the other party hadn't even tried their best?
"That form is the first time I've ever used it... It's too much of a burden!"
Cifer laughed it off, but in reality, he wasn't burdened at all.
"So, what are you going to do with these guys?"
Lucci stepped forward and asked.
At this moment, the severely injured Supernovas were awakened by the overwhelming power of the Lightning Spear and were sitting in a corner of the deck.
Cifer glanced at them and saw that five of the six Supernovas were ability users, so they could be of some use.
"Ulquiorra, where are my companions?"
Kid, whose arm had been severed and simply bandaged by Chopper, spoke aggressively.
"They? They were already killed by the residual force of the fight with the Admiral just now."
Cifer wanted was his ability and the Bounty; those small fry had nothing to do with him.
I'm going to kill you!
"Kid!"
Ignoring Killer's advice, Kid forced himself to stand up, his mind filled with shame and resentment, and his eyes filled with the hatred of losing his comrade.
He clenched his teeth, and the entire ship began to shake, with faint flashes of lightning appearing on his hands.
"Don't cause trouble here!"
Standing to the side Lucci didn't tolerate his violent temper. He kicked him to the ground and then stepped on his chest.
Judging from their captain's attitude, the other party couldn't possibly be one of their own.
"No need to rush, it's not your turn yet."
Cifer ignored his arrogance and turned a blind eye to Lucci's violent behavior.
He walked up to the other Supernovas.
"You two, would you like to become my subordinates?"
Cifer pointed at Urouge and Drake, saying that the two of them could be used.
Urouge's abilities are quite good, and he doesn't seem to be a bad person. If we take him in, it would be good to send him to guard a certain territory in the future.
As for Drake, he was an undercover agent, so we used him as a mouthpiece to occasionally pass on false information to the World Government.
"Even the God of the Sky Country are willing to become your subordinates, so naturally I am willing to become your subordinates!"
Urouge smiled, his gaze shifting between Cifer and Enel.
When he was on Sky Island, he once thought of going to defeat that man and save all the residents, but Enel's suffocating power made him hesitate.
In the end, they could only flee to the Blue Sea, hoping that one day they would become strong enough to return and liberate the Sky Country.
Unexpectedly, just as he was making a name for himself, Ulquiorra had already solved the Sky Island problem.
"Yay! Hahahaha!"
"Unexpectedly, among the ignorant people of the Sky Country, there are some intelligent ones."
Enel was very pleased with his attitude, and his eyes held a hint of appreciation.
"I have no objection."
Anyway, Drake was planning to go undercover anyway, and by infiltrating this man's inner circle, he might be able to uncover even more astonishing things.
"What about me? What about me?"
At this point, Apoo couldn't hold back any longer. There were so many people, yet they only asked two of them. He had a bad feeling.
Hawkins remained silent, simply watching Cifer. He wanted to live, but he couldn't bring himself to speak.
"You two can leave now."
Cifer ignored him, simply waving his hand to let Urouge and Drake leave. The latter returned to the Sabaody Archipelago after saying goodbye.
Then Cifer took out another card from his pocket and tossed it to Rayleigh.
"There are 50 million Belly inside. Let's move to another island and reopen the tavern. Also, help me train them well."
The original CP9 members are considered to have some potential, and like Urouge, they could be sent to some protected islands in the future.
Moreover, the development of underground forces also requires trustworthy personnel.
Let's go!
Rayleigh realized that the other party was giving him the boot, and he was happy to leave. It wouldn't be pleasant to stay with such a monster-like brat.
Moreover, the Sabaody Archipelago incident is very serious, and we really shouldn't stay here for the time being.
"Lucci, we'll catch up with you soon!"
The others remained silent. Kaku stepped forward and gave Lucci a hug, after which the group followed Rayleigh away.
"Bon Voyage."
Only after they had gone ashore and were far away did Lucci speak softly, while Hadley on his shoulder waved goodbye in their direction.
"Now, it's your turn."
With only Bater around him, all his companions were already there. Cifer turned his gaze to the remaining Supernovas.
Hawkins and Apoo were two opportunists; there was no benefit in keeping them around, not to mention those two stray dogs.
Even now, Kid's gaze still carries a strong killing intent.
"Bater, you can be considered one of our own now, so it's fine for you to know."
Based solely on his previous refusal of the invitation and his heartbroken tears after being abandoned by Mingo, Cifer felt that he was at least not a treacherous person.
To Bater's incredulous gaze, Lucci took action, and four members of the "Worst Generation," with Bounty exceeding 100 million, met their tragic ends.
Subsequently, through Cifer's manipulation, the three ordinary fruits next to them slowly transformed and eventually became three Devil Fruits!
"This fruit might be helpful to you."
After a moment's Cifer, Xifa tossed the Scarecrow Fruit into his hand.
"This... is this for me?!"
Bater couldn't believe it; this was Devil Fruit Supernovas had once eaten, and its preciousness and power were beyond doubt!
More importantly, Mr. Cifer actually let me see even such a confidential ability!
He has me in his heart!
This was an honor he had never received even after following Doflamingo for so many years, Bater's heart felt as if it had been subjected to countless shocks at this moment.
"Bater hereby swear that as long as Mr. Cifer does not abandon me, I will follow you forever!"
"Please let me watch you reach the highest point!"
Bater wept bitterly, kneeling before Cifer, his heart pounding wildly, screaming for life.
"Then you'd better not fall behind."
"Yes!"
A simple answer earned him loyal subordinates.
After imposing restrictions on the development of Bater, Cifer threw the four corpses onto the shore.
"Consider the Bounty on these guys as funding for your underground operations."
"How can this be..."
She had only just become this man's subordinate; how could she accept his money? Bater wanted to refuse, but was interrupted by Cifer.
"We are not short of money for the time being. What you need to do is develop your power as soon as possible. That will be in our best interest."
Bater didn't know was that Cifer had already found a way through Whitebeard to exchange for Golden Lion's Bounty with the Navy.
The ship is now incredibly wealthy.
"Clear!"
Standing on the shore, Bater, carrying his luggage, raised his hand in salute, his eyes filled with reverence.
Although he has been abandoned by Doflamingo, how could he not have his own network of connections and resources after years in the Underworld?
On the other side.
Inside a certain Dog-Head Warship.
Three humanoid rice dumplings, their bodies completely wrapped in bandages, lay quietly on the hospital bed.
"Luckily I made this trip, otherwise..."
"You bunch of idiots..."
Looking at the unconscious group, Garp felt a wave of fear wash over him.
While he was in Marineford, he felt uneasy looking at the intelligence about Ulquiorra.
Furthermore, since the liaison department had been unable to contact his eldest disciple, he couldn't help but take action.
And then, I witnessed that astonishing scene.
He didn't believe that adding himself would be enough to counter a man with that kind of aggressive personality.
Fortunately, the other party seemed to have given them a glimmer of hope.