Not long after Carlos and the others left, the World Government noticed something was wrong. The two sides had gone far too long without making contact.
Vegapunk was simply too valuable. At regular intervals, the people around Vegapunk would contact designated personnel from the World Government. Such a long period without contact meant that something must have happened.
The World Government hurriedly dispatched people to investigate. When they arrived, they were utterly dumbfounded—the enormous island had vanished without a trace.
The investigators were completely baffled. They thought they might have taken the wrong route, but after confirming it again, there was no mistake. They had taken the correct route, yet the island was gone. It was downright bizarre!
The investigators reported the matter again, and it was passed up through layer after layer until it finally reached the Five Elders. This situation sent all five into a rage. How could Vegapunk be lost? Where was the island? Where were the people on it?
Thus, a second and much larger investigation team set out, gathering personnel and experts from every field. After arriving, they conducted another meticulous investigation. But with nothing left at the scene but an endless expanse of seawater, how much could they possibly uncover? Unless someone in the World Government possessed a temporal rewind ability, there simply were not enough clues to find anything.
The only thing they learned was that the island had been directly erased by some terrifying power. The people on it were likely doomed. Beyond that, they found practically nothing!
After expending such enormous manpower and resources, this was all they got?
How could the Five Elders accept that?
They gave the order to mobilize every resource they could and investigate all information from the surrounding area. At any cost, they did manage to