"What?! Doflamingo came again?!" The news was relayed layer by layer and reached the Five Elders in less than two minutes.
"How is that possible? Haven't the CP agents been monitoring him the whole time?"
"This... Could it be because he used an illusion?"
"That... is possible? So he truly wants to fight us to the death?"
"Something feels off. Why didn't he attack directly last time?"
Before the Five Elders could finish their discussion, the Den Den Mushi rang again.
"A false alarm? The thing that flew over was just a flying mechanical dinosaur?"
The Five Elders were instantly both embarrassed and enraged. "What the hell are you people doing?! You reported intelligence like this without even verifying it?"
"Yes! We'll make sure to verify it carefully next time." The head of CP0 wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. By the time we finish verifying it, they'll already have attacked.
"Destroy it immediately. Honestly, every stray cat and dog now thinks they can come and make trouble in the Holy Land!"
Mechanically modified creations had their limits these days. Even twenty years later, the Pacifistas created by Vegapunk were only comparable to ordinary pirates with bounties of one or two hundred million. Naturally, the Five Elders did not take the Brachiosaurus seriously.
What they did not know was that the Brachiosaurus had not been modified from an actual dinosaur. It had been modified from a Great Pirate like Queen the Plague, retaining his consciousness. His combat instincts, physical abilities, and Two-Colored Haki had all been fully preserved. With the support of those high-tech weapons, his combat strength had even improved considerably.
Even against the so-called highest combat powers, it could probably hold out for half a day.
Thus, the Five Elders soon received bad news.
"The first line