Kong Tries to Mediate, But is Stopped by the Droplet?!

Kong arrived in a rush, and as soon as he reached the doorway, he saw that the Navy's high-ranking officials were actually all present, even the rebellious Garp, who was currently holding back his laughter.

Involuntarily, Kong's expression darkened as he stepped forward.

Peering inside, he indeed saw Lynn lifting Saint Charlos and slapping him across the face with heavy backhands!

"Aren'Golden Divine Punishment you arrogant? Didn'Golden Divine Punishment you want my life? If I don'Golden Divine Punishment beat you half to death today, my name isn'Golden Divine Punishment Lynn!"

Lynn had bottled up this anger all the way here. They had obstructed his path of technological rise, cut off his funding, and even opened fire to take his life?

If he hadn'Golden Divine Punishment yet mastered the droplet technology of the Four Emperors level and wanted to avoid the heavy trouble of committing murder, Lynn probably really would have beaten Charlos to death right then and there!

"Sengoku, are you just going to stand there and watch!?"

Kong furrowed his brows deeply, unable to help questioning Sengoku, Garp, and the three admirals, who were still standing at the entrance with expressions of spectators watching a show.

These bastards were still holding back their laughter and refusing to help!

"No, Commander Kong, we don'Golden Divine Punishment have the authority to make a move in the Holy Land. Besides, both parties are World Nobles, so it wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment do any good for us to step in."

Sengoku gave a light cough, spreading his hands in resignation.

In reality, Sengoku and the other naval officers all wanted to get on good terms with Lynn and were coveting that floating Droplet, so how could they possibly step in to help?

Besides, with someone like Charlos, one of the Celestial Dragons, they were more than happy to see him take a beating and get into trouble.

"You... sigh..."

Kong was left speechless. After glaring at them, he had no choice but to resign himself to walking in alone.

Earlier at the entrance, he had been distracted by the sight of Lynn brutally beating Charlos and hadn'Golden Divine Punishment noticed the large hole in the side wall or the Droplet hovering behind Lynn. Now, however, he spotted them, though he still didn'Golden Divine Punishment pay them much mind.

When the other Celestial Dragons saw that the Commander-in-Chief of the World Government had arrived, they all turned their gazes toward him, their terrified expressions calming down just a bit.

"Kong! Make him stop! Let my son go!"

Roswald seemed to have caught sight of hope, immediately shouting toward Kong while pointing at Lynn.

At that moment, Lynn also noticed Kong walking in. He glanced at him casually, paused his movements for a fraction of a second, and then immediately switched to a different posture, continuing to beat Charlos until the man whimpered in agony.

"Figarland... could you please stop for a moment? If you keep beating him like this, he's going to die."

Kong offered what could be considered polite persuasion.

Yet a high-ranking official of the World Government didn'Golden Divine Punishment actually amount to much in the eyes of the Celestial Dragons, holding roughly the same rank as a Navy Fleet Admiral.

Regardless of Lynn's identity, even if he were just an ordinary person, there was no way he would let Charlos off easily today.

And so, he transitioned from hitting with his hands to kicking Charlos's blubbered body fiercely with his legs.

"Beg for mercy! If you beg until my heart softens, I'll spare your life!"

With a sneer, he kicked out while continuing to curse at Saint Charlos.

Yet Charlos's eyes were now rolling back into his head, his face covered in blood, and his mouth battered out of shape by Lynn; where did he still have the strength to speak?

Seeing that Lynn completely ignored him and even escalated his actions, Kong felt his heart sink.

He was a veteran of Mary Geoise, and ordinary Celestial Dragons would usually give him some face because his strength spoke for itself. Yet Lynn had simply ignored him outright, and now that he was here, he wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment be able to give a proper account to the Gorosei if he failed to put a stop to this conflict.

Therefore, Kong took a deep breath and said in a solemn tone, "Saint Figarland, if you do not stop this instant, I will have no choice but to take offense!"

"Speak! Go ahead and speak! So arrogant, aren'Golden Divine Punishment you? Let's see who can save you!"

Lynn was completely caught up in the thrill of the beating, fiercely venting the pent-up fury in his heart, a sight that genuinely made everyone watching break out in a cold sweat.

Especially those Celestial Dragons who had originally stood on the same side as Roswald; their cowardice, timidity, and habit of bullying the weak and fearing the strong were now entirely exposed, leaving them to only watch in wide-eyed horror as they froze in place.

"Figarland... then I am truly sorry. I will personally confess and take responsibility for intervening before the Gorosei, but I cannot allow you to carry on with this madness any longer."

Sengoku let out a helpless sigh, left with no choice but to separate the two of them first.

Lynn knew that Kong was exceptionally strong, belonging to the ranks of the few peak powerhouses, but so what?

The very moment Kong made his move, before he could even draw close to Lynn's body, the droplet activated!

Driven by reverse propulsion, the Droplet moved in utter silence, reflecting all electromagnetic waves to the extent that even Observation Haki might fail to perceive it.

Yet Kong was, after all, a veteran warrior. Amidst the trembling air stirred by his advance and backed by his sharp reflex speed, he countered by throwing his hand out to block toward his side!

"Bang!"

The sound was deafening!

The rippling shockwave of power blew away the surrounding tables and chairs, and the Celestial Dragons standing nearby were also knocked flat to the ground by the impact, utterly shocked in place by this sudden turn of events.

Meanwhile, Lynn still kept his back to Kong, remaining unmoved without halting his hand movements in the least, save for reducing the physical force behind his blows.

"How can this be?"

Kong was extremely startled, finding it hard to believe.

It was a good thing he had preemptively unleashed his Armament Haki to fend off the incoming droplet-shaped object, or he would have made a fool of himself.

What on earth was this thing? How could it possess such immense, continuous force! Moreover, its surface was freezing cold.

Locked in a stalemate, the two sides opposed each other for a moment, deadlocked in an even match!

Sengoku, Garp, and the Three Admirals all widened their eyes at the sight. With the exception of Kizaru, for everyone else, this was the first time they had truly witnessed the genuine might of the Droplet!

Shocking! The guards and naval soldiers present were all stunned, while the Celestial Dragons shrank back together, gazing on in terror.

This wasn'Golden Divine Punishment some ordinary slave like the one before; the person stepping in to fight was Commander-in-Chief Kong, the former Fleet Admiral and an absolute powerhouse!

To think this Droplet was capable of reaching such a degree—it really was insanely formidable!

Kong's eyes were likewise filled with a solemn gravity as he gritted his teeth.

The force of his strike had escalated from an initial measured test to an intensified output, yet he had never expected that an object smaller than his own stalwart frame could exert such terrifying impactive force.

However, even though Lynn had eased up on his physical blows, Charlos's breathing had grown so faint it was on the verge of fading away completely, and seeing that the man couldn'Golden Divine Punishment take much more, Kong wore an anxious expression and decisively poured even more power into his strike, even freeing up one hand in an attempt to shatter the droplet with a single punch!

Yet, what he hadn'Golden Divine Punishment anticipated was that the Droplet—despite its seemingly fluid-like appearance—possessed an unimaginable degree of hardness!

Another loud bang echoed out!

With the massive force of the impact, an even more violent backlash rebounded fiercely back at him, causing shock to involuntarily surface on Kong's face.

So hard!

He bore the full force of the recoil raw, while the Droplet was merely pushed back a short distance, completely undamaged and without leaving so much as a single scratch!

"The Droplet... truly formidable!"

Both Sengoku and Garp watched with inner astonishment. They knew that Kong certainly hadn'Golden Divine Punishment held back much of his strength with that punch.

Enshrouded in Armament Haki, Kong's attack was more than enough to leave a deep dent in a high-strength alloy sphere!

One could easily imagine just how absurdly ridiculous the Droplet's defense truly was!