The Vanished World Government

"That's right, I am Vegapunk!" The Blond Young Man Vegapunk had no intention of hiding anything and readily admitted it.

Rayleigh looked at Vegapunk with a look of surprise. This was a true legend! A super madman who had slapped the World Government in the face several times and even killed two Marine Admiral!

Despite being the Pirate King's right-hand man, Rayleigh is actually a little intimidated by this mad scientist.

Spending all his time in that Rip-off Bar, Rayleigh's intelligence network is incredibly well-informed. He's basically only a little slower than the World Government and that albatross from the press to know about major events on the high seas.

It was precisely because he knew so much that he understood how many great things Vegapunk had done, even daring to destroy the World Government's headquarters and leaving the World Government helpless and forced to swallow their anger – something even their Roger Pirates could never do.

"So..."

Rayleigh abruptly turned his head to look at the dragon:

"Your biggest trump card must be teaming up with Dr. Vegapunk, right?! Only a monster-level scientist like Vegapunk has the power to fight against the God's Knights!"

Long nodded silently and said:

"Of course, it is precisely because of Dr. Vegapunk's help that I have the confidence to directly confront the World Government."

"The God's Knights are no longer an obstacle for us!"

Rayleigh remained silent, though his expression still held a hint of disapproval.

Although he knew Vegapunk was very powerful, even Vegapunk wouldn't dare say he had much of a chance against the God's Knights!

That's one of the World Government's ultimate trump cards, the true strongest force that surpasses even the outer navies. Being too careless is not a good thing!

Hundreds of nautical miles away from the Revolutionary Army, Rayleigh God's Knights, one of the World Government's ultimate trump cards and its most powerful individual combat force, was now in a sorry state.

The White-Haired White-Eyed Woman standing in the sky simply stretched out her hand, and stirred up nearly towering waves that almost submerged all the ships in an instant.

If it weren't for a member of the God's Knights using his Devil Fruit ability to completely freeze the sea, most of the God's Knights would probably be dead by now!

The woman standing in the sky is Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki. In addition, there are many other powerful figures from the Ninja World, who are directly standing on the water and fighting against the members of the God's Knights.

Normally speaking, excluding the Otsutsuki Kami, the highest combat power of ordinary people in the Ninja World is somewhat inferior to that in the Pirate World.

However, after being modified by Vegapunk, these ninjas also possessed some characteristics of the Pirate World, and could even cultivate Haki. In addition, the Ninja World is developing rapidly, and the strength of almost all ninjas has increased by more than one level. Even when facing the strong God's Knights, they can still gain the upper hand!

Most importantly, the God's Knights intervened during the last upheaval caused by the Whitebeard clone, and Vegapunk already has some basic information about them.

Ninja battles are battles of intelligence. Compared to pirates, these ninjas are much more cunning. With general intelligence, they can devise a unique tactic for each member of the God's Knights.

With Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki, an exceptionally powerful figure, also present, the entire God's Knights were severely suppressed and suffered greatly.

A spatial fluctuation flashed, the black opening appeared, and the peerless Hancock stepped out, her gaze sweeping over the battlefield.

"You guys are too slow. In the end, I'll have to do it myself!"

Upon hearing Hancock's words, Kaguya Otsutsuki trembled slightly, somewhat shrinking back. Then, as if going berserk, she reached out and launched a massive, Expanding Truth-Seeking Orb.

Seeing this, the other ninjas immediately intensified their attack. Hancock slightly curled her lips, pink light flickering around her, and looked at the struggling God's Knights with ill intent.

Meanwhile, with the Revolutionary Army, Vegapunk was asking Rayleigh some questions, but ultimately didn't get any useful answers.

"So, you're not quite sure what Roger saw on the Final Island?"

Vegapunk looked at Rayleigh with a strange expression, while Rayleigh shrugged with a wry smile:

"I don't have the ability to Voice of All Things, so how could I possibly unravel the secrets of the Last Island?"

"As for why Roger didn't tell me... it seems the World Government has special Devil Fruit User who can obtain the names of everyone who knows the secret of the Last Island."

"Under these circumstances, Roger wouldn't tell us the secret for our safety... After all, everyone knew that Roger was seriously ill at that time, and the pirate crew was about to disband."

"To be honest, if it weren't for Roger's insistence, we wouldn't have cared much about the so-called Final Island... In fact, before that, we all thought it was just an absurd legend."

So many pirates before Roger had never found the so-called Final Island. Even the other members of Roger Pirates at the time didn't initially believe that Final Island existed.

However, they all trusted Roger, which is why they were willing to embark on this journey with him. As Roger gradually uncovered the secrets of the Poneglyph, these people truly came to fully understand the existence of the Final Island.

Even the rest of Roger Pirates didn't know what was on the Final Island... they only knew that Roger had learned a lot from Final Island.

"By the way, besides Roger, Kozuki Oden might also know something. He seems to possess some special abilities, like Voice of All Things, and he also knows the correct way to translate the Poneglyphs..."

"So in the end, he didn't even go back to the Whitebeard Pirates, but went to Wano Country to make some preparations... What a pity for Oden..."

Vegapunk didn't care about Kozuki Oden; he simply frowned and looked at Rayleigh, asking:

"So in the end, you members of the Roger Pirates knew absolutely nothing?"

"Well... I wouldn't say that, at least I know two things!"

"The first thing is—the so-called Final Island is actually a huge piece of the Poneglyph!"

"On that vast, island-like Poneglyph, the text is composed of mountains and valleys, and anyone with the ability to Voice of All Things can obtain information directly from that island!"

"Is the Final Island a massive Poneglyphs?"

Vegapunk was slightly surprised. So, the so-called Final Island must also be man-made!

Of course, knowing this doesn't seem to be of much use. The Final Island is a taboo of the World Government, and the Poneglyph is also a taboo of the World Government. It's perfectly normal for the two to be related.

However, what Rayleigh said next finally contained some real information:

"And there's another point, as Roger mentioned... we only have about 20 years left!"

"Based on the timeline at that time, more than 20 years later, which is roughly now or in two or three years, the whole world will undergo tremendous changes! These changes could very well alter the world, or even destroy it!"

"And this change is closely related to the World Government... This is precisely why Roger used such radical methods to ignite the Great Pirate Era..."

Upon hearing this, Vegapunk's expression finally softened slightly.

From the very beginning, Vegapunk did not believe that the so-called Final Island would contain any dark history of the World Government — the World Government was already dark enough, Vegapunk really couldn't imagine what other dark history the World Government couldn't withstand.

This is what they mean by "I'm bad enough as I am," meaning that so-called bad things don't harm me.

Besides, so what if they have a dark history with the World Government? Without a channel for propaganda, they will only be suppressed and smeared by the World Government, just like Dragon, the world's most vicious criminal, Nico Robin, the Devil Child!

"So... the Poneglyph on the Final Island might not be about history, but about the future?"

"No, it may indeed be history, but it is still closely related to the present... What has happened will inevitably happen again... Perhaps the lost history from 800 years ago is closely related to what is happening now!"

After hearing Vegapunk's words, Rayleigh sighed:

"Perhaps you're right! But it's a pity we arrived a bit too early... If only Roger were still alive!"

"Don't worry, even without Roger, someone else will go to the Final Island, and it's hard to say whether the World Government can even survive this calamity!"

"Regardless of the World Government's intentions, overturning the chessboard is the best response!"

Rayleigh smiled noncommittally. Dealing with the entire World Government was no easy task. Of course, he wouldn't directly discourage Vegapunk and the Revolutionary Army; he just wasn't entirely optimistic about their chances.

Just then, another black portal opened in the sky, Hancock, accompanied by a group of ninjas, slowly walked out.

Hancock was already eye-catching enough, but Rayleigh did not focus his attention on this stunning beauty. Instead, he focused on the ninjas behind her, or rather, the stone statues that the ninjas were carrying!

"These... these stones are..."

Looking at the stone statues, Rayleigh spoke with some disbelief. Hancock, raising her head, said arrogantly:

"So this is what the World Government calls the God's Knights! They weren't that hard to deal with, they're all turned into a bunch of stones now!"

Rayleigh's face showed a mixture of shock and embarrassment. Although he hadn't said anything, he didn't think much of the Revolutionary Army, and this was more or less reflected in his expression.

The fact that the truth came out so quickly made Rayleigh deeply suspicious. Could it be that this so-called God's Knights was just something the World Government had made up?

Hmm... The God's Knights have a long history, but Rayleigh has never heard of them having any impressive achievements.

Given the World Government's normal practices, even if the God's Knights had any achievements, they obviously wouldn't publicize them extensively, which led Rayleigh to have a slight misunderstanding.

"However... these guys' Devil Fruit abilities are indeed troublesome. Fortunately, they're not dead after turning into stone statues. Darling, you can extract their Devil Fruit abilities!"

Vegapunk nodded. If they could become members of the God's Knights, their Devil Fruit abilities would certainly be quite impressive. After all, the World Government is known for its wealth and power, and these ultimate trump cards would certainly not be ordinary Devil Fruit!

Of course, these guys are still stone statues right now. We'll have to wait until we get back to Dream Star to talk about extracting their Devil Fruit powers. Right now, the most important target should be Mary Geoise!

"So... Mary Geoise just disappeared like that?"

At the very top of the Red Line, a group of people looked at the huge pit in front of them, exchanging bewildered glances.

Whether it was the Revolutionary Army, Dark King Rayleigh, Vegapunk, or Hancock, no one expected that when they arrived at Mary Geoise, the entire World Government would vanish without a trace!

Just then, a huge rock fell from the sky, and there were several figures on the rock.

The blind man dressed in purple Wano Country traditional clothing, the Marine Garp the Hero, the Fleet Admiral Sengoku, and now the only remaining Admiral Aokiji all stand on the stone.

But when they saw what was below, their eyes widened in surprise, and Garp immediately shouted:

"Where is Mary Geoise? Has the World Government been wiped out by the Revolutionary Army? Are all the Celestial Dragons dead? This is truly gratifying... no, it's utterly disappointing..."

"Shut up, Garp!"

Veins bulged on Sengoku's forehead as he looked seriously at the Revolutionary Army, Vegapunk, and others. Finally, his sharp eyes fixed on Rayleigh.

"Dark King Rayleigh... what have you done?!"

Rayleigh:...

Hey, hey, hey?! Why are you staring at me, Sengoku?! I didn't do anything! I was captured too, I'm innocent!

"Mary Geoise is not finished yet. In fact, Mary Geoise disappeared when we arrived here. I believe that the Celestial Dragons and the World Government used some kind of power to escape."

With a serious expression, Long looked at his father and Sengoku, and spoke calmly.

The Celestial Dragons and the World Government have escaped? Several naval leaders looked at each other, finding it hard to believe such an outrageous thing.

That's the World Government! It has ruled the entire Pirate World for 800 years. Countless pirate fanatics have risen and fallen on the seas, but none of them have ever truly threatened the World Government's position!

Before things had even reached a dead end, the other party had already fled for their lives.