Overwhelming Power!

"What on earth happened here?"

Seeing the Biscuit House in complete disarray, Merry was dumbfounded.

Why does it look like this place has been the site of a massive, terrifying explosion?

"That voice... is it Merry?"

Looking back at Nami by the Great Gate in the distance, she smiled and said, "You've arrived."

"What's going on here, Nami?"

Sanji walked in, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and looked around in confusion. "It looks like it's been blasted by something," he said.

"And that terrifying thunder just now...?"

"Ah, I did it all."

Nami crossed her arms and said with a grin, "I used Thundercloud to do all of this."

Upon hearing this, the navy personnel standing behind immediately showed expressions of shock.

What the heck?

Thundercloud?

In other words, does this woman possess the ability to unleash large-scale, powerful lightning strikes?

This is terrifying...

Sanji, however, had a look of Satori on his face and said, "No wonder there was such a terrifying thunder; it was you who did it."

That's right, Nami, having eaten the Cloud Cloud Fruit, does indeed possess the ability to unleash large-scale lightning.

"And what about the enemy?" Merry asked.

"It's already taken care of," Nami said.

After saying that, Nami glanced at Sanji, who was looking around, and said, "Alright, stop looking, let's hurry up and go catch up with Zoro and the others."

"Profound!"

Sanji upon hearing Nami's words, and then quickly led the Marines to follow Nami and the others away from there.

"What's the situation here?" Sanji asked.

"We've found the children," Nami said. "Now, they're heading towards R-66 with Perona and the others."

Have the children been found?

Sanji thought for a moment, then continued, "What about Luffy?"

"Did they capture Caesar?"

They've now completed half of their mission; once they finish the other half, they can leave.

"I don't know about that," Nami shook her head and said, "I haven't seen them since we parted ways."

She got into a fight with this woman as soon as she arrived, so she's unaware of what's happening on the other side.

Sanji paused for a moment upon hearing this, then rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "Hopefully Luffy and the others can get here soon."

"What's wrong?"

"I'm afraid that bastard Caesar will release the Poisonous Gas here."

Upon hearing this, Nami's expression immediately darkened.

Yes, that bastard Caesar wouldn't care about the research institute, so it's possible he let the Poisonous Gas in.

Thinking of this, Nami said, "Then we need to hurry."

"Profound!"

"You bunch of idiots, hurry up and keep up!"

"Understood, Black Leg Big Brother!"

"Buzz~"

"Buzz~"

"Buzz~"

Hearing the incessant wailing of the alarm overhead, Xi Yan frowned subconsciously, then asked, "Why hasn't that guy come over yet?"

"Luo, are you sure your plan is okay?"

They waited for ages, but the person didn't dare to come.

"My plan is definitely working," Luo said calmly, leaning against the fence. "They care about these things a lot, so there's no way they won't come."

After saying that, Luo paused for a moment, then continued, "As for why he hasn't come yet... it's probably because he's too far away."

"It's quite far?"

Xi Yan looked at Luo with a puzzled expression. How big could this base be?

"This base is actually quite large," Luo explained. "So it's not an easy thing for him to get here from another area."

This is why he is able to remain patient.

"Alright."

Xi Yan leaned against a metal plate with a hint of helplessness and said, "Then let's wait a little longer."

Hopefully that guy will arrive soon.

After shaking his head, Xi Yan turned his gaze to the huge Water Tank behind him.

'What exactly is this thing?'

Poisonous Gas gas?

Or something else entirely.

Thinking of this, Xi Yan was about to ask Luo, but before he could speak, he heard Geppo's signature sound of stepping through the air.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"They're here," Luo said, looking up abruptly.

Xi Yan also turned his attention to the doorway, intending to see what kind of person this guy who made Luo feel so threatened was.

"This is really annoying."

Vergo walked in from outside, looking at Luo expressionlessly, and said, "This is what they mean by being bitten by your own dog, isn't it?"

"Luo!"

"For a kid's prank, you've gone a bit too far."

At this point, Vergo stopped in his tracks, then glanced at Xi Yan with his eyes.

However, he only glanced at it before looking away, after all, to him, a pirate with a bounty of 100 million Beli was just a nobody.

Then, Vergo looked at Luo and said, "Who gave you the audacity to do these things?"

"Luo!"

"Vergo ..."

"Call me Mr. Vergo!" Vergo shouted.

After saying that, Vergo activated Shave and appeared in front of Law, raising the bamboo in his hand, which was wrapped with Haki, and struck him.

"Bump!"

With a single blow, Luo coughed up blood and was slammed hard into the ground not far away.

After doing this, Vergo said, "Although I could crush your heart and kill you, I don't intend to do it."

"I'm going to make you experience the cruelest death!"

"Hateful..."

"R..."

Seeing that Law was about to activate his ability, Vergo activated Shave and appeared in front of Law, striking him down with his staff.

"Puff!"

The heavy wooden stick struck Luo so hard that he coughed up blood and screamed in agony.

"That's more like it!"

Staring at Luo, who was lying on the ground trembling, Vergo sneered, "This is the posture you should be in!"

After letting out a cold laugh, Vergo turned his gaze to Xi Yan, who hadn't moved an inch, and said, "Is this the ally you found?"

"They didn't even dare to move a hand when they saw me..."

"How ridiculous!"

At that moment, Vergo's eyes were filled with mockery.

In his eyes, Xi Yan at this moment was someone who was afraid of his strength and dared not make a move.

Unfortunately, even if the other party doesn't dare to attack him, he will kill that guy after killing Luo!

Luo glanced at Xi Yan upon hearing this, but he didn't answer Vergo's question, since it was already part of their plan.

Then, Luo said, "You seem very impatient, Vergo."

"It seems I was right, this thing is really important to you."

Staring at Vergo, who was staring at him expressionlessly, a mocking smile appeared on Luo's face.

That smile infuriated Vergo.

"Aren't you getting a little too cocky, you brat!" Vergo snapped.

After saying that, he took out Luo's heart without hesitation, and then planned to pinch it to teach Luo a lesson.

But before he could even clench his fist, he discovered that the heart in his hand had suddenly vanished.

Vergo:???

Looking down at his empty palms, Vergo was immediately filled with question marks.

Where is Luo's heart?

Was it taken away by Law's power?

But that doesn't make sense. This kid was beaten so badly he didn't even have a chance to use his abilities, how could he possibly have had a chance to steal the heart?

Then, as if he had just realized something, Vergo suddenly turned his head to look behind him and discovered the culprit who had stolen Luo's heart.

"It's you?!"

Looking at Xi Yan holding the heart in his hand, Vergo's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Is this man's speed terrifying? How could he remove the heart without the boy even noticing?

Damn it, I was careless.

If he had known this man's speed was so terrifying, he would have activated his Observation Haki.

"That's right, it's me." Xi Yan looked at Vergo with a smile and said, "The person you ignored stole your most important bargaining chip. Aren't you feeling frustrated?"

As he spoke, Xi Yan handed his heart to Luo, who had used his powers to come to his side, and gestured for him to put the heart back.

Upon seeing this, Vergo's pupils contracted, and he charged towards them without hesitation.

"I can't let you bother Luo," Xi Yan said.

As he spoke, Xi Yan raised his fist and punched Vergo, their fists meeting.

"Bump!"

"Varied...?!"

Vergo's expression immediately changed upon feeling the force of the punch.

The opponent's strength is actually that great?

With that thought in mind, Vergo flew backward and slammed hard into the instruments behind him.

"Boom!!"

"Cough cough..."

After coughing, Vergo got up from the ground and said, "With your strength, the bounty shouldn't be only 100 million."

"I never said I only had the strength of 100 million Beli," Xi Yan said with a chuckle.

He doesn't know exactly how much the bounty can be set now.

But... for this kind of person, he possesses overwhelming power!

"Another ambitious person...?"

As he listened to Xi Yan's explanation, Vergo's expression gradually darkened.

It seems the Straw Hat Pirates aren't as simple as he thought... Looks like he needs to get serious!

"Alright, leave it to me."

After putting the heart back in, Luo looked at Vergo expressionlessly and said, "I'll give this guy a good time."

Without the restriction of his heart, Vergo was no match for him at all!

"Oh, then I'll leave it to you."

Xi Yan nodded, then walked to the side and sat down cross-legged, appearing as if he had no intention of interfering in the fight between the two.

"Now it's my turn to regroup," Luo said. "Mr. Vergo ..."

"You brat!"

Vergo looked coldly at Luo and said, "So you've finally remembered the proper superior-subordinate relationship, huh?"

"That's just what you think," Luo said. "Don't think you can stay in that position forever!"

"Can you hear me, JOKER!"

Luo, who was staring at Vergo's pocket, immediately sharpened his gaze.

"Fufufufufu~"

"That's quite a keen observation, Law," Doflamingo remarked.

He really didn't expect that Luo would be able to discover the existence of Den Den Mushi.

Was it discovered using Devil Fruit ability?

"Joker, Vergo is about to be finished," Luo said. "You'll lose an important subordinate!"

"And Caesar will be taken care of by the Straw Hat Leader!"

"That means you're about to lose all of your S. A. D.!"

"You probably never imagined this day would come," Luo said coldly. "You're too arrogant!"

"Keep laughing, because you won't be able to laugh for long."

The moment they captured Caesar marked the beginning of Doflamingo's doom!

Doflamingo, you're dead!

Vergo stared at Law expressionlessly, then took off his coat and placed the Den Den Mushi on it.

At that moment, Doflamingo's signature laughter rang out again from the Den Den Mushi.

"Fufufufufu~"

"Pretty arrogant, aren't you, brat?" Doflamingo said. "But can you really do something like this?"

"Even though that kid in Sunglasses is with you, the two of you are no match for Vergo."

"Don't forget how strong he is!"

"Fufufufufu~"

As the head of the Donquixote Family, Doflamingo knew all too well just how strong Vergo was.

He's definitely at the level of Elite Vice Admiral!

Luo and that Sunglasses brat?

They are simply no match for them!

Hearing Doflamingo's words, Xi Yan turned his gaze to Vergo, then said with some surprise, "His entire body is covered in Armament Haki...?"

A person who can do this is indeed very Haki.

But isn't using Haki like this a bit of a waste?

And... can using Haki like that really stop Law's slash?

He was quite curious.

Luo, however, stared at Vergo with a blank expression.

While it was indeed somewhat surprising that this man could do such a thing, his strength was also far beyond what it used to be!

"You two brats saw that, didn't you?" Doflamingo sneered. "Vergo's Haki is incredibly strong!"

"Neither Law's cutting ability nor the Sunglasses kid's Moku Moku no Mi ability can break through his defense!"

"This kind of thing..."

You'll only know once you try!

After saying that, Law unleashed his Devil Fruit power without hesitation, covering the entire Research Lab with his abilities!

Then, he drew his sword and slashed!

"Puff!"

"Varied...?!"

Looking at his body, now severed at the waist, Vergo's pupils shrank to their smallest size.

His body... was actually cleaved in two by Luo?

Has this kid's strength already reached this level?

Isn't this a bit too much?

Xi Yan frowned as he looked at Luo, clearly not expecting this guy's Ability Circle to have become so large.

Were they hiding their strength before?

Well, it makes sense. His heart was in someone else's hands before, so it's normal for him to be hiding his strength.

Then, Xi Yan turned his gaze to his surroundings.

The enormous research institute was sliced open with a single stroke by Law using his Devil Fruit powers!

"That was really going too far..." Xi Yan said, rubbing his temples.

Now they have even less time to be active.

What a reckless guy!