After leaving the Sea of Mist.
Noah and his companions did not return directly to Storm Archipelago, but continued to wander in the New World.
Of course, they weren't sailing aimlessly; they were heading towards Punk Hazard Island.
Although Punk Hazard Island is an island without magnetism, meaning it has no Log Pose, that doesn't mean Noah couldn't find it.
The answer lies in Joshua's Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Using the magnetic field amplification of Raijin Island, he meticulously surveyed the sea area near the entrance to the New World.
It was around that time that Joshua discovered Punk Hazard Island without a strong magnetic field, and he marked its exact location on a nautical chart.
Using the sextant for positioning, the Nautilus, sailing at high altitudes, would not be disturbed by the harsh weather of the New World.
One week later.
The Nautilus arrived silently over Punk Hazard Island.
Under the cover of night, Noah and his group secretly descended into a forest on the island. Before the outbreak of the Blue-Red War, this was an island with a very healthy ecosystem and a large number of wild beasts.
At this time, the island was already garrisoned by personnel from the World Government and the Navy, and the research base established in the central area of the island was almost the same size as it would later become.
Using his abilities, Vic quickly led the group to quietly infiltrate the research base from the underground rock strata.
Deep underground at the research base.
Noah used electromagnetic wave sensing to hack into part of the signal system of the Den Den Mushi communication devices), thereby obtaining the surveillance footage.
The image is simulated using electromagnetic waves.
They didn't find Vegapunk, whom Noah was looking for, but that makes sense, since Vegapunk is most likely working on Egghead Island now.
Punk Hazard Island is actually not safe, because Kaido took King away from there.
The person in charge of scientific research at this time in Punk Hazard was none other than the later famous scoundrel, Caesar Courland.
Noah also saw the artificial Pink Dragon Fruit lying idle in the secret room.
"Let's get started!"
At Noah's command, everyone began to move.
Meanwhile, Noah also used electromagnetic interference to block the Den Den Den Mushi communications on Punk Hazard Island.
Shiki and Vic were responsible for eliminating Navy and CP Agent outside the research base, Ray was responsible for filling in any gaps.
Noah, along with Kuro, Robin, Accino, Daz, and others, was responsible for controlling the entire research base.
In the secret chamber where the Pink Dragon Fruit was stored, Noah and his group jumped directly out of the wormhole. He casually picked up the Artificial Devil Fruit and threw it into the memory card.
at the same time.
The entire research base is in complete chaos.
The CP Agent in the monitoring room were especially sweating profusely, because not only were their monitoring Den Den Mushi completely silent, but even their personal communication Den Den Mushi and anti-eavesdropping Den Den Mushi had lost their ability to communicate.
"Captain! What do we do?"
The CP2 agent squad leader in the black suit had a solemn expression on his face. Suddenly, his gaze turned cold, and he plunged his finger directly into the deputy captain's forehead.
The vice-captain collapsed, his eyes wide open in death.
"This..."
The CP2 squad leader explained, "This is all for the World Government. My and Philip's Vivre Card are stored at headquarters. If either of our Vivre Card burns, it means we've run into big trouble on Punk Hazard."
The other agents quickly began to flatter him.
"Truly worthy of being the captain!"
" Philip's sacrifice was worthwhile."
"Everything is for the World Government!"
Clap clap clap! A round of applause rang out from outside the monitoring room.
"You did a great job!"
The squad leader instantly delivered a Rankyaku.
However, the next moment, a figure appeared silently behind him.
Thud! Sharp fingernails pierced the squad leader's vest. The squad leader's eyes widened, and before he could even scream, his body rapidly withered away.
"Shoot now..."
Pfft...
In an instant, the five agents in the monitoring room turned into mummies.
Kuro, hidden in the shadows, wiped out all the Den Den Mushi.
He was very lucky because Vic possessed the Rock-Rock Fruit, so he naturally couldn't eat the Vampire Fruit.
Among the family members, Kuro is one of the few who did not eat Devil Fruit, has been a member for a relatively long time, has good physical skills, and is well-suited to the Vampire Fruit.
Therefore, the Vampire Fruit ended up in his possession.
This fruit truly lives up to its reputation as Mythical Zoan, instantly elevating Kuro, whose strength was already at the level of Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral, to the level of Elite Vice Admiral. And this is only the initial boost; the immense potential of the Vampire Fruit is enough to make him Admiral- level being.
A mere CP2 squad leader would be instantly killed by Kuro.
After dealing with the situation here, Kuro quickly reported to Noah that CP2 headquarters might have discovered the trouble at Punk Hazard.
On the other side.
Noah has arrived at the center of the research base.
He was stepping on Caesar Courren, who was like a puddle of mud.
Noah wasn't too surprised when he received Kuro's report, as it was within his expectations.
He packed up and sealed all the researchers, then selected some valuable research equipment and took it with him, while leaving behind a large number of time bombs.
A dozen minutes later.
Shiki appeared alongside Ray, carrying a half-dead Marine Vice Admiral.
Vic has completed his mission of eliminating the enemy.
Let's go!
The group entered the wormhole and headed to a secret base temporarily prepared in the New World.
Less than twenty minutes after Noah and his group left.
A beam of yellow light descended from the sky.
The newcomer was none other than the fire chief, Borsalino.
He looked at the Marine Base littered with corpses, a grim expression on his face. Then, he transformed into a beam of light once more and arrived at the entrance of the research base.
The research base gate was still intact, but this scene made Borsalino's heart sink.
It's so quiet!
Laser cutting open the steel plate of the gate.
However, Borsalino instantly entered Elementalization state the moment he cut open the gate.
Boom boom boom...
As if a switch had been flipped, a series of violent explosions occurred inside the research base, shattering the research facilities into pieces.
Borsalino's face darkened completely.
Moreover, this silent disappearance reminded him of the group of people he had encountered in the South Blue.
After all, given his speed, it would take him at most half an hour to get from Marineford. He couldn't think of any other organization besides The Hidden Ones Organization that could kill and silence a Headquarters Vice Admiral and several CP2 squad leaders within half an hour and then escape.
Even having guessed the enemy's identity, Borsalino could only watch helplessly as the devastated Punk Hazard Island.
Instead of continuing the search for the enemy, he immediately called Marine Headquarters to report the situation and share his own speculations.
The top brass at Marine Headquarters remained silent in the face of this news.
The Five Elders of Mary Geoise also received the news, and their expressions were extremely grim.
This Punk Hazard incident made them realize once again how terrifying the Hidden Ones Organization was.
It's not just the Logia members; their terrifying mobility allows the Hidden Ones Organization to attack Marine Base or Affiliated Nation of the World Government anytime, anywhere, while the World Government struggles to contain them.