Invasion of the Research Base

A large number of Navy battleships sailed out from Punk Hazard. Seeing the scene before them, the members of the Charlotte Family's group looked quite grim.

"What in the world is going on? Is this a secret base set up by the Navy?"

"What kind of secret base requires the Navy's new Admiral to guard it? I think... we might have stirred up a hornet's nest."

Charlotte Daifuku and Charlotte Oven spoke in unison, but their faces showed serious expressions.

A Navy Headquarters Admiral was a top-tier powerhouse who could contend with their Charlotte Pirates' captain, Charlotte Linlin.

Even though it was ten years before the start of the story, and Kizaru had just taken over as Navy Headquarters Admiral, his strength was not yet at its peak. Moreover, even though the original Navy Headquarters Admirals were half a step weaker than the Four Emperors, their strength was absolutely not to be underestimated.

At the very least, Katakuri alone was definitely no match for Kizaru. Even if Charlotte Oven and Charlotte Daifuku were added, they still wouldn't have much of a chance of winning.

As for escaping, looking at the vast Navy fleet before them, it was clear that the hope of escaping was not very high.

Minos also understood this point clearly. He didn't want his first voyage as a pirate to end in Impel Down; that would be too tragic.

He turned to look at everyone, and his gaze suddenly stopped on Baby5. He frowned slightly and thought of an idea.

Fighting them now was definitely impossible. Perhaps they could only rely on some method to make these Navy soldiers hesitate...

After a flash of thought, Minos looked towards Katakuri. Katakuri was slightly startled and also looked towards Minos.

These two, whose Observation Haki were both outstanding, completed a certain exchange in the instant their eyes met, without saying a word.

"Baby5, you can transform into weapons like missiles, right?" Minos asked in a low voice.

Baby5 had been a little nervous seeing Kizaru just now, but after hearing Minos's words, she still perked up and nodded with a hundredfold increase in confidence: "Of course, I can transform into a super missile and blow up that guy in the sky..."

"Good, listen to me," Minos interrupted Baby5's wishful thinking. "You transform into a missile immediately and fly to that island in the distance! I'll pull you along, and we'll go to that island together!"

"Ah-heh-heh, with Master Minos..." Baby5's face was flushed, and she seemed to be lost in fantasy again.

Minos rolled his eyes. "Hurry up, we don't have much time."

"Okay, leave it to me!" Baby5 replied energetically, transforming into a black missile and shooting out from the ship with a 'whoosh'.

Before that, Minos had already grabbed one of the missile's fins. The two instantly took off and headed towards Punk Hazard.

"This path is blocked, no entry!" Kizaru shouted, his hand flashing with light. However, at this moment, a giant black fist smashed towards Kizaru. It was Katakuri's Mochi Fist!

Forced to do so, Kizaru could only concentrate on dealing with the attack launched by Katakuri below.

Just a moment later, the missile had already streaked across the sky and was about to smash into Punk Hazard below. Minos, standing on the missile, leaped forcefully. The entire missile landed on the ground, exploding with a 'boom'. Under the impact of the strong airflow, Minos was sent flying another dozen meters, tumbling to the ground.

"That was close..." He patted the dust off himself. Minos looked around. "There don't seem to be any other strong opponents. I hope Katakuri can keep Kizaru busy for a while longer."

However, thinking of Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit, Minos had no confidence in that and could only speed up his actions.

Fortunately, with the evil eye on his head, his ability to find people was unparalleled. Even if he didn't know what Dr. Vegapunk looked like, he could just head towards the area with the most guards, right?

The current time was ten years ago. Vegapunk shouldn't have been able to create his own clones yet, right?

"Master Minos, what should we do next?" Baby5 had already returned to her human form. She looked at Minos and asked.

The explosion from transforming into a missile state, while it didn't completely obliterate Baby5, had still consumed too much of her Stamina. At only 14 years old, Baby5 was already panting heavily.

But now was not the time to rest. Although the vast majority of the Marines on the island had gone to besiege Katakuri and the others, there was still a certain defensive force. If they dragged this out, even if Kizaru didn't return, both he and Baby5 would be surrounded.

With Minos's current strength, encountering even an elite-level Navy Headquarters Colonel would likely be a tough fight. He was far from the realm where he could disregard numbers.

Moreover, the Marines stationed in the New World were already elites. The Marines defending Vegapunk on Punk Hazard were elites among elites.

"I'll lead the way, and you'll blast through the walls directly. I'll go and capture that Scientist!" Minos said directly.

Baby5 didn't know who this Scientist Minos was referring to. Of course, she might not even know Vegapunk's name right now! Regardless, after hearing Minos's instructions, she energetically got to work.

The Arms-Arms Fruit's direct combat ability was actually very powerful, especially in terms of destructive power. Even though Baby5's strength was far inferior to Minos's, her destructive power was several times greater. Walls, pillars, doors, and the like were all smashed open with a single blast.

Occasionally, when they encountered Marines trying to block them, Minos would instantly defeat them with a Drawing Sword Slash – this attack, which emphasized speed, was incredibly effective against weaker opponents.

Rumble, rumble, rumble. By smashing through walls, the two advanced at extreme speed, catching the Marines off guard. Who would have thought that the enemies wouldn't follow the paths within the Research Institute but would instead smash through walls to get in?

Halfway through, Minos asked Baby5 to stop for a moment. He ran into a Warehouse, smashed through a pane of Glass, and took out a rather strange-looking pink fruit.

"I didn't expect such an unexpected gain, an Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit... I was just worrying about not having anything to trade!"

Using Clairvoyance to survey the surroundings, Minos estimated that it would take another minute or two before the Marines found this place. He immediately told Baby5 to alert him if any enemies arrived. Then, he simply closed his eyes and went to conduct a trade with the Golden Scales.

In the space of the Golden Scales, Minos placed the Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit on one end of the scale. Instantly, many light orbs rose from the other end. Minos immediately looked through them one by one.

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