Illegal Research Team MADS

Everyone praises Buggy the Clown as the chosen one, but in reality, isn't he also a man of good fortune? Let's take a look at everything he's been through.

First, he was involved in the incident involving the illegal research group MADS, which is no ordinary group; their research projects are shrouded in mystery and danger. Next, he became connected with the World Government's Science Division, an extremely powerful organization with complex and intertwined forces behind it.

However, fate always seemed to be on his side. Although he was arrested by the World Government because of an explosion, he actually managed to escape! This is something that not everyone can do.

After that, his luck didn't seem to run out. He was first captured by the Straw Hat Crew and the Heart Pirates, but miraculously escaped again. Both escapes were astonishing, considering that neither of these pirate crews were easy to deal with.

But who could have imagined that his adventure was far from over? Next, he fell into the hands of the Big Mom Pirates! The Big Mom Pirates are one of the Four Emperors, a powerful force, and those captured by them usually don't have a good ending.

However, Buggy the Clown once again demonstrated his amazing escape skills. After the Whole Cake Island incident, he not only successfully rescued the Vinsmoke siblings but also followed them to the Germa Kingdom. Here, he formed the research team "NEO MADS" with Vinsmoke Judge.

What kind of people are these? MADS, the World Government Science Division, the Straw Hat Crew, the Heart Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, the Vinsmoke Family, and the Germa Kingdom —each of them is an extremely influential force. If an ordinary person were captured by these forces, they would probably have very little chance of escape.

But Buggy the Clown escapes time and time again, which cannot be explained by luck alone. How could someone like that be a fool? He must possess extraordinary wisdom and insight, able to quickly grasp the crux of the situation and find a way to escape.

Seeing the look in Caesar's eyes, Monet immediately became wary.

Meanwhile, in a secluded corner, someone was silently hiding, like a ghost. His gaze was fixed on two people not far away, as if they were the only focus of his attention.

This person was none other than Luo, who had been following them all along. The reason he was being so cautious was because this was exactly the scene he had been dreaming of. If he weren't so confident in defeating two Logia Fruit users in a one-on-two situation, he probably would have already lost his temper and attacked.

However, just as he was intently observing the two people, a sudden voice broke the silence.

What are you looking at?

The voice seemed to come from behind him, carrying a hint of curiosity and doubt. Luo's body stiffened abruptly; he had not expected anyone to suddenly appear behind him at this moment.

After all, he had always acted alone, and there was no trace of anyone else around. So, where did this person who suddenly appeared come from? What shocked him even more was that this person was able to approach him so silently, without him noticing the other person's presence at all.

If the other person hadn't spoken up, he probably wouldn't have known how long it would have taken him to even notice this person's existence.

"Call..."

Luo took a deep breath, his heart pounding with tension, as if it were about to leap out of his throat. He knew perfectly well that if the person in front of him harbored ill intentions, he would probably be dead in that instant.

However, years of experience as a pirate had honed Law's ability to handle various dangerous situations. He quickly calmed down and brandished his signature move, "ROOM," with one hand. As he moved, a hemispherical space gradually appeared in his hand and expanded at an astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye, the diameter of this hemispherical space had reached an astonishing 100 meters, enveloping everyone within it. At the same time, Luo's other hand was not idle either; he gripped the hilt of his knife tightly, ready to deal with any possible situation at any moment.

However, at this critical moment, Luo suddenly felt a force coming from behind. Before he could react, he felt as if the knife in his hand was being pressed down tightly by an invisible force, making it impossible for him to move.

"Like those two people before you, I possess the ability to transform into Logia Elementalization." A deep voice came from behind. "Therefore, your ability is of little use to me. Give up resisting; futile struggles will only cause you more pain."

Upon hearing these words, Luo's body seemed frozen in place, completely unable to move. His mind went blank for a moment, as if he had lost control of his body. After a long while, he slowly turned his head to look behind him.

The instant he turned around, a towering figure appeared in his field of vision like a ghost. This figure was exceptionally tall, like an insurmountable mountain, giving off an indescribable sense of oppression. Luo's eyes widened to their limit; he recognized the figure's owner at a glance— the Fifth Emperor of the New World Moke!

Moke released his grip on the knife in Luo's hand, a faint smile playing on his lips. His voice was deep and magnetic, seemingly capable of penetrating the soul. "I've conveniently avenged you, shouldn't you say thank you?"

However, Moke sighed Dark-Dark Fruit. Looking at Luo before him, a complex emotion welled up within him. Luo, you really are a headache! You must die today; this is a decision I cannot change.

Luo seemed oblivious to Moke's inner turmoil. He deactivated his powers and slowly stood up. His movements were somewhat stiff, clearly not yet fully recovered from the shock. Then, he bowed respectfully to Moke and said, "Thank you!"

However, the instant Luo thanked him, his pupils suddenly contracted to pinpoints. His gaze passed over Moke and landed on several people in the distance. Among them were several people he actually knew!

Sugar and Baby-5—these are Doflamingo's most capable henchmen! Information about these two flashed through Law's mind. His brow furrowed, and he thought to himself, "This guy actually managed to subdue them?"

Luo's gaze swept quickly over Caesar and Monet standing to the side, and he instantly Satori. He immediately understood Moke's purpose for coming, and his heart tightened as if an invisible hand was gripping his heart.

He felt a surge of panic, especially when he thought about Sugar's astonishing abilities. If he were Moke, he would definitely try every means to reduce the number of people who knew of Sugar's existence. After all, the consequences of such abilities being leaked would be unimaginable.

Just then, Luo noticed that Moke was looking at him, seemingly observing his reaction. A faint smile appeared on Moke's face, but the smile conveyed a sense of helplessness.

"If you were me, what would you do?" Moke asked softly, a hint of contradiction in his voice. "Kill, or not kill? Or rather, can you give me a reason not to kill you?"

Luo's eyes flickered slightly; he understood the implication in Moke's words. The man before him clearly didn't want to kill him, but was forced to for some reason.

"Call..."

Luo took a deep breath. If someone else had said those words, he would have acted without hesitation, after all, he also had his own pride. However, he was also a very clear-headed person.

The Empress is indeed very strong, but she hasn't shown it yet. This is because Luffy is usually Luffy when she appears, and she naturally has to act like a demure young lady in front of Luffy, trying to please her lover. Her few outbursts of power were either because Luffy wasn't around, or because Luffy was beaten so badly that he was blinded by rage and revealed his full strength. Therefore, our Fleet Admiral Sengoku was right. "That woman is very strong."

At this moment, his strength was worlds apart from that of the Pirate Emperor. To fight would be tantamount to suicide. After careful consideration, Law finally made up his mind and said, "I'm willing to join your pirate crew and serve as your ship's doctor."

However, at that moment, Moke suddenly interrupted him and asked, "Then why should I believe you?" Faced with this question, Luo fell silent, because he really didn't know how to answer.

After the Navy decided to publicly execute Ace, the Marine Headquarters prepared for war with the Whitebeard Pirates. Therefore, the World Government ordered the members of the Shichibukai to come to Marine Headquarters, Marineford, to assist the Navy in resisting the Whitebeard Pirates' attack.

The person in charge of summoning the Empress was Vice Admiral "Momonga" from the Marine Headquarters. Initially, the Empress refused to go to Marineford because she had been a slave to the Celestial Dragons when she was young, so she had always been very resistant to the Marine Headquarters, which was very close to the Celestial Dragons' residence.

However, later, when Luffy asked Boa Hancock for help in rescuing Ace, she eventually agreed to the World Government's summons. But in order to help Luffy, she made a condition to the World Government: before assisting the Navy, she had to go to Impel Down to see Ace. In fact, all of this was to prepare for Luffy's prison break.

The Empress's request was approved by the World Government, and the then Fleet Admiral "Sengoku the Buddha" breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the Empress's approval to accept the summons. Sengoku even said at the time, "It's good that she agreed. That woman is very strong. For the Fleet Admiral to describe her as 'very strong' shows that the Empress's strength is indeed not weak."

To be honest, after hearing Sengoku's assessment of Boa Hancock's strength, and then looking at her battle record, it's truly appalling! During the Summit War, aside from fighting Smoker for a while and dodging Sentomaru's attack once, she basically spent the rest of the time clearing out mobs. And once she sees Luffy, she's even worse; she instantly transforms into a lovestruck girl, a lovesick fangirl. So, it seems like Boa Hancock isn't all that impressive after all.

However, a closer look reveals that the Empress's strength is by no means weak. When Momonga was ordered to summon the Empress, he was attacked by her. At that time, all the soldiers on the warship were controlled by the Empress's charm and petrified by her Devil Fruit Ability. The only one who was not petrified was Momonga, who survived by stabbing his own palm with a knife.

This means that the Empress's strength has reached the level of Vice Admiral, and she is one of the best among Vice Admirals. Otherwise, the Momonga would not have needed to use such a self-destructive method to resist the Empress's attack. This attack is also the Empress's strongest achievement.

But if you think the Empress's strength is only this much? You're wrong. Alright, keep reading!

The Empress truly displayed her power in this movie. She first used her own pirate ship to bombard Foxy's pirate ship, and then an interesting scene unfolded: Foxy's ship was instantly petrified after being hit. This showed that the Empress had imbued the cannonball with her Devil Fruit Ability —a very powerful ability. Imagine if an enemy pirate ship were hit by a cannonball imbued with the Empress's power in a naval battle; the ship would sink rapidly. That's incredibly strong!

During the ensuing battle, Luffy was repeatedly knocked away by Bullet, which enraged Luffy Bullet, who deeply loved him. At this point, Hancock had completely lost her mind, ignoring Crocodile and Law who were discussing battle plans, and charged forward alone. Hancock rushed towards Bullet at an extremely fast speed, even breaking the speed of sound (because a sonic boom was generated when Hancock ran).

When the Empress reached Bullet, she used her "Perfume Femur" to kick Bullet entire body was covered in Armament Haki, causing him to bend over and stagger backward. If Bullet's Armament Haki hadn't been so strong, the Empress's kick might have broken Bullet in the waist. Therefore, many people online commented that the Empress's kick directly elevated her from the bottom of the Shichibukai to the top three.

Of course, there was another way to make Moke believe him: hand over his heart. However, this would put his life entirely in someone else's hands. A chill flashed in Luo's eyes at the thought.

Rather than live without dignity, he might as well take a gamble. Although he knew perfectly well that he was no match for Moke, he still felt he had a chance of escaping.

Without hesitation, Law activated his ability again. "ROOM!"

Just then, to everyone's astonishment, he slowly lowered his palm, as if an invisible force was gathering in his palm. Then, a hemispherical space miraculously appeared beneath his feet.

The area of this space was even more astonishing than before, no longer limited to just a hundred meters, but extending for several miles! It was as if he had completely controlled this space.

However, in the next instant, something astonishing happened—the location where Luo was standing suddenly changed, and he turned into a hard stone!

Seeing this, Moke, who was standing still, curled his lips into a strange smile. There was no surprise on his face, as if he had expected all of this.

Five miles away, Luo Zheng stood quietly behind a huge rock, his body slightly leaning forward as if to conceal his presence. His gaze was fixed on a spot not far ahead, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

Only he himself truly knew the danger and excitement of that breathtaking scene. He secretly rejoiced that he had so skillfully avoided the crisis. However, his joy did not last long, because just as he was immersed in self-satisfaction, a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

He suddenly felt that the sunlight overhead was partially blocked by something, and the originally bright light became somewhat dim. This subtle change gave him an ominous premonition, and his body trembled involuntarily. Then he instinctively looked up.

When his gaze fell upon the rock above, his face instantly froze, as if frozen by an invisible force. Moke stood steadily atop the rock, looking down at him with a mocking and sarcastic gaze, like a cat toying with Rat.

Moke's figure appeared exceptionally tall in the sunlight, his long black robe fluttering in the wind, giving him an air of mystery and majesty. A barely perceptible smile appeared on his face, as if he was quite satisfied with Luo Zheng's reaction.

Luo's pupils contracted sharply, as if struck by a powerful earthquake. He stared at the other man in disbelief, a wave of despair washing over him.

"You can't escape, because I possess spatial abilities. Spatial movement, too..." The other party's words struck Luo's heart like a heavy hammer, turning his face as pale as paper.

Luo took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He stared intently at the other person and said, "So, you should think about what I just said!" His voice trembled slightly, but it revealed a firmness.

He paused abruptly, as if carefully considering his next words. Time seemed to freeze, and the air around them grew heavy. After a moment, as if finally making up his mind, he added, "Remember, you only have this one chance. If you run again, I'll consider it a voluntary forfeit."

Luo's silence was like the calm before a storm, sending a chill down one's spine. His mind raced like Inazuma across the night sky, a flurry of thoughts flashing through his head. He knew perfectly well that the other man was no joke. With his unique spatial abilities, escaping his control was virtually impossible. Yet, faced with this desperate situation, Luo was not consumed by fear. He gritted his teeth, constantly telling himself that he absolutely could not give up so easily.

Time ticked by, seemingly for an eternity, until Luo finally slowly raised his head. His gaze, like a burning torch, stared directly into the other's eyes, as if trying to see through those deep pupils to discern the deepest thoughts in the other's heart.

"Isn't your concern about Sugar?" Luo's voice was slightly low, as if shrouded in heavy pressure, revealing a hint of helplessness and bitterness. He took a deep breath and continued, "Actually, you don't need to worry about it at all. If I really wanted to expose her, I probably would have done so already."

Moke listened quietly to Luo's words, his gaze fixed on Luo, lost in thought. When he heard Luo's words, he nodded slightly, indicating that he understood Luo's feelings.

Law took a deep breath and continued, "My desire to kill Doflamingo is entirely based on my personal strength and methods. This is not an impulsive decision, but a well-considered one." His tone was firm, as if he had made up his mind to achieve this goal no matter how many difficulties and obstacles he encountered.

Moke was silent for a moment, seemingly pondering Luo's words. After a while, he slowly spoke, "Well, what you said does touch me somewhat. However, I still want to hear your explanation."

Law's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile. He knew his words had piqued Moke's interest, so he continued, "Doflamingo, that man, his crimes are simply countless. He not only manipulates the dark dealings of the Underworld but also cruelly treats innocent people. His very existence is a sin, and I, as a person with a conscience, cannot tolerate such evil forces continuing to exist."

Luo's voice gradually lowered, but the determination within it became increasingly evident. He paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, I am fully capable of dealing with him. I know his strengths and weaknesses inside and out. Give me a chance, and I will definitely be able to kill him."

Moke looked at Law, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. He asked, "But Doflamingo is, after all, a very powerful enemy. Are you really confident you can defeat him?"

Luo smiled slightly and replied, "Of course I'm confident. I'm not a rash person; I've made ample preparations for this. Moreover, I have some secret weapons that he doesn't know about." He continued, "I'm not blindly pursuing revenge; I have a clear plan and strategy. Doflamingo's actions have not only brought me immense pain but have also implicated many innocent people. I cannot stand idly by; I must end his evil in my own way."

Moke frowned slightly as he began to re-examine the man before him. The resolute tone in Luo's words made him realize that Luo was not someone easily swayed by emotions.

However, some doubts remained in Moke's mind. He couldn't help but wonder, was Law's determination to kill Doflamingo solely due to personal grudges? Or were there other, unknown reasons at play?

Just then, a thought suddenly flashed through Moke's mind, "Wait a minute! This guy doesn't seem to care too much about Sugar's ability being leaked. So why is he so determined to kill Doflamingo?"