"Quick! Sink their ships! Then seal off all of Fapoket Island! We absolutely cannot let those people escape!"
At the sight of the enormous robots that had been activated before him, Sakazuki's expression changed drastically.
Although he had never seen the ancient giant robot Vegapunk had hidden away on Egghead Island, nor did he know anything about its attack on Saint Mary Geoise two hundred years ago.
But...
Having served as a Marine Admiral for so long, and as one of the principal officers involved in the Ohara Incident back then, Sakazuki knew a little about the Ancient Weapons.
These robots had appeared alongside a Poneglyph. Even if they were not the legendary Three Ancient Weapons, they were certainly nothing ordinary.
So, after ordering his men to seal off Fapoket Island immediately, Akainu also had his adjutant notify Marineford at once.
Disagreements with Aokiji's ideals aside, Sakazuki, the Red Dog, was still very loyal to the World Government.
And these "Ancient Robots" before him were naturally the replicas Xie Wen and the others had put together.
Since they had chosen not to provoke the World Government by spreading Nika's name, they naturally needed another way to draw the Five Elders' attention. So Xie Wen had Meowrah make several smaller replicas based on the big fellow on Egghead Island.
As for making them look old, they had asked Bonney to help. Under the effects of the Age-Age Fruit's power, these robots really had undergone eight hundred years of aging.
On top of that, under Robin's guidance, Meowrah had inscribed the ancient script for "Nika" and "Joy Boy" on their bodies.
Of course, considering that most people could not read ancient script, and they were not even sure whether the Five Elders could, Xie Wen and the others had also stamped a