Wood vs. Seraphim S-Hawkeye!

It wasn't just Wood and his crew, or the pirates and Underworld figures present who were shocked by the Seraphim's strength. Even the Marines and Lucci's CP0 agents looked astonished.

Vegapunk had only said that the new Pacifista model, the Seraphim, would be somewhat superior to the mass-produced models in both combat ability and performance.

But Lucci and the others hadn't expected "somewhat superior" to mean this superior!

This wasn't just a little stronger. It was a whole lot stronger!

"No wonder the Marine Special Science Group asked the World Government for so much funding. If the Seraphim are this powerful, then every last Berry was worth it."

A single mass-produced Pacifista already cost as much as several Marine warships. The new Seraphim models far surpassed them in both performance and technology, so their manufacturing costs were easy to imagine.

Word was that to build S-Snake and S-Hawkeye, Vegapunk had drained the Special Science Group's entire operating budget and even applied to the World Government for a huge sum.

The World Government had hesitated at the time, since it was no small amount of money. It could have covered the Marines' expenses for an entire year.

But after seeing the power S-Snake and S-Hawkeye had displayed, Lucci figured the World Government wouldn't refuse Vegapunk's later requests for funding to build the remaining Seraphim.

In fact, they might not just approve the funding—they might even give him their full support.

The new Pacifista model, the Seraphim, was powerful enough to replace the original Shichibukai. Some of them might even be stronger than the Shichibukai they were modeled after!

More importantly, as mechanical beings, these Seraphim who replaced the former Shichibukai were obedient. As long as someone with the proper authority issued an order, they would follow it.

They were far more