Hearing that report, the Marine officer on the other end suddenly stopped breathing.
After staring blankly for a moment, bloodshot veins filled his eyes, cold sweat instantly covered his face, and he gritted his teeth as he demanded:
"Hey! Marine, are you sure you saw it clearly? This isn't something to joke about!!!"
Before he could hear the rest of the report, however, the Den Den Mushi's tense expression vanished in an instant, replaced by a faint smile and scarlet light in its eyes.
That change made the Marine officer's scalp go numb.
Shock kept rising in his eyes!
At that moment, atop a high-rise building,
Austin watched the Den Den Mushi that had been teleported into his hand with interest.
Within this towering building that remained untouched by artillery fire and smoke, Austin casually rested an elbow on the railing.
Despite his relaxed posture, the Marines and Cipher Pol agents surrounding the building still did not dare make a move.
The Marines were so grave because the man before them was a vicious criminal who had once destroyed half of Marineford.
Even the strongest forces of Marine Headquarters had been unable to do anything against him. His notorious name was known far and wide!
As for the Cipher Pol members directly under the World Government, they were wary because of an order once issued by the higher-ups, said to have come from the highest authority—
[If Dotol Austin interferes during a mission, suspend all actions and wait for the higher-ups' decision before continuing to carry out the order!]
On the other side of the Den Den Mushi,
the Marine officer was even more nervous than they were.
Just as he hesitated over whether to hang up and immediately report to his superior, a gentle voice came from the Den