The Navy's Fury, Bounties of 1.08 Billion
"I want all your research data— Lineage Factor, cyborgs, clones—nothing is missing. Don't even try to resist me, or you'll die!"
Ye Chen didn't take Judge's submission to heart.
Only now did Judge understand why he had been targeted by such a powerful person.
"Yes."
"Bege, Enel, follow him. I need all the data and important equipment."
Ye Chen turned around and gave instructions to Enel and Bege. Now Bege's abilities were finally showing; he was just a miserable porter.
Half a minute later, accompanied by a tremendous roar, a huge shadow vanished in an instant from the thick white clouds.
Meanwhile, the Germa 66 Kingdom was deserted, even attracting the attention of the World Government.
On the Grand Line, a massive fortress belonging to the Marine Branch G18, guarded by a veteran Vice Admiral, is now engulfed in flames, its buildings collapsed, and the ground littered with the remains of naval corpses with severed limbs.
The G-18 Branch is a research facility of the World Government, home to many world-renowned scientists. Even outsiders are unaware that this branch secretly houses a research facility where inhumane human experiments are conducted.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack"
In a single exchange, the entire group flipped over, countless bolts of lightning struck down, and amidst the charred corpses of the navy, they stood on the ground.
"Who are you people, daring to attack the navy?"
The leading naval officer exuded a powerful aura, followed by ten rear Rear Admiral. The surrounding naval officers were at least ensigns, demonstrating just how much importance the World Government placed on this location.
Beneath the mask, the pupils glared slightly, radiating an overbearing will.
With a series of thuds, everyone except the Vice Admiral collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
"Overlord 'Conqueror's Haki." The Marine Vice Admiral, sweat beading on his forehead, looked at Ye Chen with some fear.
Behind him, Judge, Reiju, Bege all looked at Ye Chen with drastically changed expressions. Only Ichi and the others were confused, but their eyes revealed disbelief.
Because the man they submitted to didn't move an inch, yet the enemies opposite them fell one by one.
Half an hour later, it soared into the sky. The entire naval branch was in ruins. The vast Underworld and all the scientists had vanished into thin air, turning it into a dead zone.
Almost simultaneously, the Navy received news that G18 division had lost contact.
Meanwhile, not long after, another branch of the Grand Line, G0, was also looted by Ye Chen, who packed up and took away all the scientists and research data.
This time, the navy began to take it seriously, and Sengoku convened a meeting after the destruction of the third division, G48.
In the council hall of Marineford, Sengoku was furious, his face extremely grim.
Below, Garp is not present, but Sakazuki, Borsalino, Tsuru, and Vice Admiral such as Hōshō are.
"Outrageous, utterly outrageous!"
He slammed his hand on the table, revealing several photographs that shocked the Sengoku.
"Only one thing: our navy's secret scientific research sites, G18, G0, and G-48 Branch, have suffered unprecedented destruction. This is a provocation against our navy."
Sitting below, Borsalino and the others held the documents in their hands and looked at them silently.
The document included several photos, which appeared to have been taken secretly.
"Two people inside are of unknown identity, but others have been identified: the Vinsmoke Family, Vinsmoke Judge, the ruler of the Germa 66 Kingdom, and his four children; the other is Capone Bege, the second son of a West Blue Mafia family."
"Most importantly, this shirtless man might be the long-lost owner of the Logia Rumble- Rumble-Rumble Fruit."
The Sengoku was somewhat somber because the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, often compared to the strongest Logia, is more than just that.
"Judging from their positions, this masked man is the real leader; these two suddenly appeared some time ago, attacked the Mafia, then wiped out the Vinsmoke Family, and only then did they set their sights on the Navy's branch. Their appearance was too sudden."
Looking at the figure in profile in the photo, He felt a strange feeling for some reason, but unfortunately, the mask covered all the details.
"The most terrifying one is this masked man, because he possesses Conqueror's Haki."
His face was grim, and Sengoku gritted his teeth.
"A new Conqueror's Haki user, a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit —why haven't I heard of him before?" Sakazuki spoke for the first time, his face expressionless, his eyes filled with righteous indignation.
"Most importantly, the specific abilities of this Conqueror's Haki user are still unknown. Cheng only released Conqueror's Haki; the rest was handled by the Rumble-Rumble Fruit Devil Fruit User."
"Could it be those guys from the New World?" a Vice Admiral speculated.
"Impossible. It doesn't fit their style at all. These two people seem to have appeared out of thin air, without any warning. Most importantly, they attacked the Navy branch as soon as they appeared. They are obviously enemies." Tsuru was the first to deny it.
"The Mafia, the Vinsmoke, the Navy—what's the connection? They've been watching them since their very first appearance."
Rubbing his forehead, He thought for a moment, then his expression suddenly turned serious.
"These guys are targeting scientists."
The sudden emergence of this force, which has its sights set on scientists and is hostile to the navy, is detrimental to the navy from any perspective.
"Investigate, we must investigate thoroughly."
Everyone's heart sank.
The following day, countless News Coo scattered across the sea, creating towering waves.
"A mysterious person, possessing Conqueror's Haki, with a bounty of 1.08 billion."
"Thunder God, Logia -type Rumble-Rumble Fruit Devil Fruit User, Rumble-Rumble Fruit, bounty 730 million."
"Vinsmoke Judge, bounty of $120 million."
"Vinsmoke Ichi, bounty of seventy million."
"Vinsmoke Niji, bounty of sixty million."
"Vinsmoke Yonji, bounty of sixty million."
"Vinsmoke Reiju, bounty of fifty million."
"Capone Bege, bounty of ten million."
Newspapers covered the world, and among them, the most attention-grabbing were those about the mysterious man Thunder God.
Before this, no one knew who these two people were. They just appeared out of nowhere, and there was very little information about them.
Afterwards, an investigation revealed that these people had attacked the Mafia, the Germa 66 Kingdom, and the Navy branch as soon as they appeared.
Most importantly, the mysterious man is actually a user of Conqueror's Haki, and his subordinates are Devil Fruit User the Rumble-Rumble Fruit- Rumble Fruit, which is rumored to be the strongest Logia Fruit user.
The Four Seas, the Grand Line, the New World, various kingdoms, the Revolutionary Army, and the Four Emperors all paid attention.
A user of Conqueror's Haki power is unknown, and the strongest Logia user—even just the two of them are like depth charges, enough to stir up the ocean.
Of these, the navy attaches the greatest importance to it.
Because threats lurking in the shadows are far more powerful than threats made in the open.
Most importantly, Ye Chen's actions have accelerated one of the Navy's ideas: the Shichibukai Plan.