A Droplet Shaking the World: A Terrifying New Weapon That Instantly Killed a Five-Hundred-Million Bounty Pirate

Vice Admiral Onigumo and another vice admiral led their men to charge forward, while Sai, Boo, and the others hurriedly brought their own men to meet the attack.

Yet before the battle had even truly begun, its outcome was already decided.

The droplet completely transformed into a dark blur, executing all sorts of eerie, twisting turns as it slammed into Sai and the others one by one.

No one could withstand the impact of a droplet possessing admiral-level power; even Chinjao himself, after being sent flying and surfacing shortly afterward, was directly subdued by Onigumo before long.

The bones in Chinjao's arm were already fractured, and blood seeped from his mouth and nose, clearly having suffered severe injuries under the droplet's impact.

Of course, this was also because Onigumo was unaware of just how strong Chinjao truly was. After all, so many years had passed, so he simply controlled the droplet to charge at full force.

This ultimately led to Chinjao's direct defeat, leaving him powerless to counterattack.

Hina and Golden Divine Punishment-Bone rushed over with the marine soldiers, yet they were utterly shocked because they could practically be said to have hardly participated in the battle at all.

Everything had been settled by the two vice admirals and the droplet!

The hundreds of men from the Happo Navy, under a single charge from the droplet, were left completely incapable of resisting; those who fell into the water went into the water, and those who collapsed hit the ground.

The Happo Navy was easily defeated!

"Why do I have such a surreal feeling? Clearly, I was quite apprehensive before we came here..."

Golden Divine Punishment-Bone swallowed hard, looking at the large ship that had been smashed through with a massive hole by the droplet, and said awkwardly.

"Indeed, I completely didn'Golden Divine Punishment expect the battle to end this quickly."

Hina bit down on her cigarette even harder, speaking with astonishment.

That droplet was simply a ultimate weapon of mass destruction; whoever touched it went down, and even the two vice admirals hadn'Golden Divine Punishment actually expended much great effort to finish the fight.

"What is this..."

At that moment, Onigumo walked over, dragging the handcuffed Chinjao and the others, and Chinjao asked unhappily.

Having dominated the seas for so many years, although he was a "loser," he never would have imagined that in his old age he would actually be defeated by such an incomprehensible thing.

"A technological weapon—one that even the Four Emperors cannot break through."

Onigumo smiled faintly, then paid Chinjao no further heed.

Even the Four Emperors couldn'Golden Divine Punishment break through it?

Shock flashed through Chinjao's eyes, and he finally understood why the marines dared to come cause trouble for the Happo Navy with this meager force.

The droplet possessed flawless offense and defense, and it was unexpectedly a technological weapon!

Sai and the others had even attempted to attack the droplet, yet they couldn'Golden Divine Punishment even manage to shake it, let alone leave a scratch.

Sabaody Archipelago.

The latest newspapers had already reached everyone's hands, and major gathering places such as bars and restaurants were packed with people staring at the papers in utter astonishment.

"Look at that, the Happo Navy of Kan A has been wiped out!"

"That's Chinjao the Drill, the leader of the violent pirate crew who made a name for himself on the seas back in the old era! He actually got captured by two vice admirals?"

"Read the paper, it says the marines utilized a technological weapon—the Droplet!"

"The Droplet, a secret marine weapon? Even a five-hundred-million-bounty great pirate couldn'Golden Divine Punishment resist it?"

In an instant, the entire Sabaody Archipelago was in an uproar, shocked by this news.

The droplet also officially entered the public eye starting with the defeat of Chinjao, and everyone learned that the marines possessed a droplet-shaped weapon.

And it didn'Golden Divine Punishment stop there; spreading from Sabaody Archipelago all the way to the Four Blues and the New World, the entire Grand Line was abuzz, effectively triggering a shockwave across the world.

"Such a formidable weapon must be Vegapunk's latest invention, right?"

"Who else besides him could possess this kind of technological might... The world's balance of power is about to start changing!"

As everyone knew, Vegapunk was a super scientist leading the world by five hundred years, providing the World Government with an unknown amount of terrifying technology.

For instance, warship that could cross the Calm Belt.

Of course, the World Government wouldn'Golden Divine Punishment immediately broadcast that the droplet technology came from the hands of the Celestial Dragons, so having this kind of misconception was entirely normal.

Moreover, routing the Happo Navy with merely two vice admirals plus the droplet was an entirely too startling feat; one had to remember that this violent syndicate was a universally renowned entity, considered by some to be no worse than a Shichibukai.

The news spread far and wide.

Among the Shichibukai, aside from Kuma and Doflamingo who were closely tied to the World Government, the remaining Shichibukai also received news regarding the droplet and the vice admirals defeating the Happo Navy.

Inside a desolate ancient castle, the world's greatest swordsman, Dracule Mihawk, held the newspaper, gazing at it with an indifferent expression before standing by the window in deep thought.

Had the World Government gained yet another major weapon of mass destruction?

Upon learning the news, Gecko Moria wore a puzzled expression, developing a profound interest in the droplet and even contacting the World Government.

"Ze-ha-ha-ha... Tell me, what was that thing that defeated the Happo Navy?"

Gecko Moria truly picked up the Den Den Mushi and made the call.

Yet the official on the other end didn'Golden Divine Punishment show the Shichibukai any courtesy at all, responding coldly, "This is a secret of the World Government; you Shichibukai do not yet have the clearance to know."

Gecko Moria was dumbfounded, growing even more irritated as he listened to the sound of the opposite end hanging up.

"Perona! Go investigate, find out precisely what this droplet is! How does it possess such formidable offensive power, and confirm whether it was invented by Vegapunk."

Gecko Moria cared little for so-called state secrets, instantly ordering Perona, one of the Mysterious Four, to investigate in person.

"Understood, Master Moria."

Amidst the darkness, the figure of a little girl flashed past and vanished.

Meanwhile.

Among the Shichibukai, Empress Hancock's Amazon Lily.

The royal palace was gathered with the officers of the Kuja Pirates, including Hancock and her two younger sisters, and Gloriosa was also participating.

"The Happo Navy—we've never fought them, but their strength is reputed to be immense. To be able to defeat them, this droplet is no simple matter."

Hancock furrowed her brows, a trace of anxiety resting upon her delicate features.

For the World Government to actually master a technological weapon capable of launching direct attacks was by no means good news for pirates; everyone had to consider their future, and she, a Shichibukai, was a pirate as well.

"You attach this much importance to it? Could it be you think this droplet will threaten the balance of power?"

Gloriosa was truly surprised, not only by the news in the newspaper, but also by Hancock's attitude.

She had never been like this before.

"I don'Golden Divine Punishment know, but it feels bad. This thing looks just like a drop of water, yet to think it's actually a weapon belonging to the World Government."

Hancock shook her head, unable to articulate her thoughts for a moment.

She merely had a feeling, but it was an exceedingly bad one! A woman's sixth sense was always very accurate.

"Shall we then place a call to the World Government to inquire?"

Gloriosa pondered for a moment and spoke up.

"They refused, saying it's a top-tier secret."

At that moment, someone nearby spoke up to explain.

"We have no choice but to investigate it ourselves..."

Hancock shook her head, saying helplessly.

Yet she did not know that within the Holy Land of Mary Geoise—the place she despised— Lynn's assault on the Roswald Family had already occurred long ago, and the droplet had made its appearance at that very time.

Aside from Kuma and Doflamingo, it truly wasn'Golden Divine Punishment so easy for other pirate factions to gather information on it.

Even the Four Emperors had only intercepted word of Kaido's raid on Marineford being blocked by the droplet, an incident that had not yet circulated widely nor become known to the Shichibukai and other factions.