Woli's Overwhelming Strength

"Who did you say you were going to kill? You bastard!" a deep and resounding voice shouted.

The CP0 masked man had barely turned his head to look when he caught sight of a massive fist heading straight for his face!

The newcomer was none other than Woli, who had rushed over upon seeing the signal flare.

He had not expected Swain to be facing the notorious CP0, and right upon encountering them, it was a situation that even surprised him.

After all, being able to track them down here also left Woli feeling puzzled.

"Hmph!"

Woli let out a cold snort! The sound traveled into the masked man's ears and instantly felt like an exploding cauldron, ringing so painfully!

"Who are you? This is the World Government conducting business, clear out if you know what's good for you!" He was filled with extreme terror, and never expected that the person Swain called over would be so formidable.

Just a single face-to-face exchange had already put him at a disadvantage.

Woli first checked Swain's injuries, seeing that he was merely unconscious; aside from his elbow joint being dislocated from a blow, his other injuries were just some missing flesh, and his internal organs were undamaged.

This allowed him to put down his hanging heart, as he was simply passed out.

Only then did he stand up, staring fiercely at the enemy ahead.

Hearing the masked man's repeated questioning, he did not answer, but instead mocked:

"Ten years, is the efficiency of you lackeys really this low?"

Someone capable of becoming a spy naturally did not lack intelligence.

In an instant, he understood what Woli's words meant!

The masked man said in astonishment: "You're the Wise Ape who hijacked the fruit back then!"

CP0 personnel naturally experienced replacements of old and new, and the masked man before him was naturally a later newcomer.

He had not participated in the fruit transport case of that year, but every time he returned to report on missions, a case like this was naturally pinned on the CP0 mission wall as an unresolved matter.

Ten years ago, after the Sea Fruit was hijacked, the Five Elders were furious and drew a portrait of Woli, having all their spies search the world for him.

They even issued a bounty of 1,000,000,000 Beli, only the specific bounty details were never made public, merely stating that he stole government secrets.

"I didn't expect you to still remember these old bones of mine. How come the one who came today isn't your squad leader?"

"Could it be that he has already been made a mount for the Celestial Dragons?" Woli said without showing any mercy.

"Even if he was reduced to a mount, that would still be our honor!"

The masked man said shamelessly.

"Besides, the squad leader has already died in battle, reportedly beaten to death by King the Conflagration underling while investigating the Four Emperors Kaido."

"You're quite honest, knowing you won't be able to walk out of this island, are you."

Amidst their conversation, Woli suddenly flicked his middle finger forward, striking the masked man's hand with a "pop" sound as he made a covert move.

The masked man instantly let out a miserable scream: "Old fellow! Don't really think I'm afraid of you."

He then quickly threw out something resembling a pill, releasing a massive amount of smoke.

"Hahaha, this is new technology that can block and guard against others' Observation Haki!"

This was naturally a new creation of the great inventor Vegapunk, and also an essential item for every CP0 member.

One must know that strong fighters did not even need eyes when fighting, or they used their eyes merely to see clearly what an enemy looked like.

Observation Haki was a potential human ability capable of foreseeing the future.

This was a powerhouse's true "eyes."

Just as the masked man smugly ran backward, Woli's voice truly made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

"Useless! You won't get away today!"

The tides turn.

Now the situation had reversed, and it was the masked man's turn to start panicking.

The conversation with Woli just now to stall for time was meant to send out a distress signal by surprise.

As a result, he was caught by Woli, who had been on guard against him all along, leading to the scene that just occurred.

"Dawei!" Woli unleashed a fatal blow the moment he moved.

A Western sword appeared in his hand at some unknown point, and he swung the blade single-handedly, sweeping out with an irresistible and peerless momentum.

Sensing the invincible sword slash behind him, the masked man hurriedly spun around.

"Soru!" His body shifted slightly to the side, but unfortunately he still failed to dodge completely, getting slashed on the arm.

His arm was instantly sent flying into the air, with blood spraying wildly.

Without any superfluous movements, Woli teleported right in front of him.

Terror gripped the masked man's heart; facing such a powerhouse, no matter how he tried to escape, it would be a waste of effort.

He simply raised his sole remaining right hand and shouted loudly, "I surrender!"

Woli's blade was already close to his neck, the sharp edge having already broken his skin, and blood trickled down the blade.

Utter silence! The masked man held his breath and concentrated, terrified that this single sword strike would sever his head.

Woli was also stunned upon hearing him surrender, and then mocked:

"Weren't you acting all tough? Besides, aren't you dogs of the Celestial Dragons supposed to commit suicide if you fail your mission?"

"You certainly know a lot, but after all, I'm still young." Under Woli's gaze, the masked man slowly removed his mask.

Beneath that terrifying Blue Ogre mask was unexpectedly a young and delicate face, creating an extremely sharp visual contrast.

"My name is Back, and I'm a member of the two hundred and seventeenth batch of CP0, codename: Blue Ogre."

"Senior might as well spare my life first; I might still have value to you." Back suggested to Woli.

Woli was not in a rush at the moment. Since he had interrupted his cry for help and severed his arm, the man was nothing more than an ant to him right now.

He chuckled, "You're quite clever."

"Many thanks for the senior's praise!"

"Cut the useless chatter and hurry up and confess everything you know from start to finish."

"I can, but Senior must spare my life!"

Woli was growing a bit impatient now; it was his first time running into such a life-cherishing CP0 member.

In the past, he had encountered other CP members, and they would usually commit suicide immediately if things went wrong and they couldn't escape.

He swept his gaze up and down Back.

He said coldly:

"You have no choice!"

The man is the knife and cutting board; I am the fish and meat.

Back naturally understood this logic, and he had no choice but to lay the matter out.

As it turned out, Back's position within CP0 was very awkward because he was a newcomer and had no illustrious achievements to speak of.

Yet during the course of his missions, he repeatedly made mistakes, leading him to be cast aside, and even his peers began to isolate him.

His batch of members was not like Lucci's group of the future; they were true comrades of life and death who could entrust their lives to one another.

The members of his squad were merely selected as standout individuals, layer by layer, from bottom-tier spies.

There were no bonds of affection to speak of between them.

Moreover, their lineup was only hastily assembled because they lacked time to cultivate personnel to face changes in the global situation.

And because they offended the upper echelons, they were given a death order: go find the missing Sea Fruit.

Who knew where it would end up, let alone that it had been snatched away by Woli—the changes were simply too massive!

After searching for months without results, he accidentally heard that an extremely accomplished fortune-teller had appeared on Fish-Man Island.

This fortune-teller was none other than Shyarly, the fortune-teller Luffy's crew encountered when they came to Fish-Man Island later, who prophesied that Luffy would destroy Fish-Man Island.

Thus, Back rushed without stopping to Fish-Man Island, found the fortune-teller, and figured out the location where the Sea Fruit appeared.

From back and forth to this uninhabited island, it took a full year just to get some clues.