Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 260 The Battle of Egerhead Erupts!

February 14, 1522 (Haiyuan Calendar)

Admiral Benn of the Navy Headquarters arrived in Melvure and held a press conference there, which was broadcast live.

During a live broadcast, Admiral Bane publicly announced that the Marine Headquarters would launch a full-scale war against the pirate alliance formed by the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates, with the fundamental goal of pacifying the pirate scourge of the New World!

At the press conference, General Bane spoke eloquently, and Lieutenant General Ian and Brigadier General Nami also attended the live broadcast.

In an instant, it seemed as if all eyes on the sea were focused on Melvure.

After the live broadcast ended, in General Benn's office.

A group of bigwigs from Melville were gathered here.

Compared to the dashing General Benn at the press conference, the "General Benn" now appeared much more timid and hesitant, surrounded by people in his office.

"So what exactly happened? Where are the Bane people?" Zephyr asked Ain, looking on in confusion.

"He's gone to Egherd. He's going to hunt down one of the Five Elders, Jaigolusia Satan Saint," Ain said succinctly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Sengoku, who was drinking tea, almost spat it out. He exclaimed in shock, "The Five Elders? Why are you suddenly going to attack them?"

"That's not the plan, is it?" Kuzan said, somewhat surprised.

Soon, Ain and Nami began to explain Bane's thoughts and intentions to them.

Meanwhile, around the sea area of ​​Egherd.

The massive fleet of eleven warships destroyed all the modified sea monster weapons around the Eighard Sea, gradually forming an encirclement and sealing off the entire Eighard.

On the flagship, Satan Saint sat on a sofa in the cabin, one hand on his cane and the other holding a cup of red tea.

After waiting for a moment, Borsalino walked in from outside the cabin.

"Still unable to make contact?" Saint Satan asked calmly.

Borsalino shook his head and said, "Aighard still has no intention of communicating with us."

"They're really stubborn." Saint Satan frowned, somewhat displeased. After a moment, he said with some doubt, "That shouldn't be the case."

According to his plan, once he arrived, the mole York should immediately activate Eghead's defenses and take control of the situation, awaiting their support.

When the results came, there was no rioting at all in Egherd, and York had completely lost contact.

Moreover, the CP organization members who were supposed to be the first to arrive in Egherd to carry out preliminary work have all become unreachable, which has left Satan Saint very puzzled.

Egerhard, no, has Vegapunk already nipped all potential threats in the bud?

"Something is definitely not right. Normally, when our fleet arrives at Egherd, the naval personnel stationed on the island should prioritize following our orders after observing us. That would make things much easier. But now, it seems there are no naval personnel on the island?" Borsalino said with a frown and some concern.

"It seems Vegapunk is more difficult to deal with than we imagined. Sending five more vice admirals to support you in the Navy was the right choice," Satan said after a moment of silence.

Satan was quite decisive. Although the situation in Egherd was somewhat unexpected, he had no intention of wasting time and immediately ordered, "Since that's the case, there's no need to harbor any more illusions. Prepare for a strong attack. You will be the first to land in Egherd and assess the situation inside. At the same time, the naval fleet will conduct a forced landing!"

Borsalino didn't object, nodding and saying, "I understand, I'll go arrange it."

Soon, Borsalino's orders reached the other warships. Then, five standard-issue warships of the Navy Headquarters, each carrying five vice admirals, broke out of the blockade zone and began to approach Eghad, clearly to cooperate with Admiral Borsalino in a strong attack.

Standing at the front of the warship's deck, looking at the transparent light membrane that enveloped the entire Eghad, Borsalino naturally knew what it was.

The dome defense system, also Eghard's first defense system, can block most physical attacks before its energy is depleted.

The energy system of the entire Eghardt is quite terrifying, and it is almost impossible to break through this protective layer by relying on physical attacks.

However, Borsalino, as the commander of the science unit, was very clear that the "Dome" meant nothing to them, as Logia-type Devil Fruit users.

"Yata no Kagami." Borsalino raised his hands and crossed them in front of him, and golden light elements quickly gathered out.

A moment later, he transformed into a golden ray of light and shot towards a building in Egherd.

In his elemental form, he encountered no obstacles whatsoever and, almost in the blink of an eye, broke through all of Egherd's defenses and arrived directly atop the building.

Then, the light elements quickly coalesced into the shape of Borsalino.

The instant his figure solidified, Egherd's alarm system was activated, and a piercing alarm blared throughout the entire island.

But it was too late.

Borsalino floated in mid-air, crossed his arms, clenched his fingers together, and whispered, "Yasakani no Magatama."

Behind him, a cluster of light elements, resembling a rain curtain, instantly condensed in the air and then bombarded the buildings below in a continuous barrage.

Intense explosions continued one after another, and the billowing smoke and flames quickly covered Egherd.

A moment later, the dome defense system began to flicker, and after a few breaths, it completely collapsed and disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, five figures leaped up simultaneously from the five warships that had approached Egherd.

Zoro, Fubuki, Dol, Penn, and Smoker arrived at the main island of Eghard at incredible speed, using either their abilities or Moonwalk.

Inside the flagship's cabin, a naval captain immediately reported: "Satan Saint, Admiral Borsalino has led five vice admirals aboard Eghad."

Satan remained calm as he sipped his tea, saying serenely, "The landing force will proceed to the island immediately to gather the latest intelligence."

"Yes, sir!" the naval captain replied immediately.

Soon, a large number of naval personnel boarded assault boats and began to land in Egherd in an orderly manner.

In a dark cabin on the lowest deck of the warship where Vice Admiral Zoro had been, Bane and Garp sat facing each other, with a small wooden box in front of them containing some tea and snacks.

Bane smacked his lips as he ate his tea and snacks, saying, "It's starting."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Borusalino's warships are currently undefended. Isn't this a great opportunity?" Garp raised an eyebrow.

"No rush." ​​Bane kicked the small wooden box they were using as a 'dining table' and said, "I suspect that Satan has some special means of communication with the other Five Elders, so let's wait until he gets to Eghard. When he does, we can activate this complete cutoff device. This will not only further shield the signal waves that are practically nonexistent, but also block the transmission of Devil Fruit abilities, sealing off everything in Eghard. Only then will it be the best time for us to make our move."

Upon hearing this, Garp stopped urging him. Instead, he looked at the small wooden box with a hint of doubt in his eyes and asked, "Is this thing reliable?"

"Although this is my first time using it too, how should I put it?" Bane grinned, "This is the work of my chief scientist, Dr. Genus. It combines the abilities of two Devil Fruits, a perfect blend of technology and power. It certainly won't disappoint!"

Just as Vegapunk was able to bestow some of Borsalino's Light-Light Fruit powers upon war weapons such as Pacifistas and Seraphim.

Dr. Genus has now fully mastered these technologies, and this special shielding device, known as the "black box," contains the power of two Devil Fruits.

The first one, needless to say, is Bane's dark elemental power, which is also the main force blocking the internal and external transmission of Devil Fruit energy.

The second is the String-String Fruit ability of Donquixote Doflamingo.

Long before Doflamingo was defeated, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he left behind some samples because of the Seraph Project, and Dr. Genus also had some.

Based on the "Birdcage" developed by Doflamingo using the String-String Fruit, similar abilities were also applied to this black box.

Once this black box is activated, it will unleash the combined power of the Birdcage and the Dark-Dark Fruit, sealing off the entire Eghard and completely severing all possible connections between the inside and outside!

This black box, of course, was brought from Melvure by Nicole Robin at Bane's request when they met at G-5 some time ago.

"I hope it's really as amazing as you say, otherwise, once this gets out, we'll be in big trouble," Garp said, stroking his chin.

"It's just detonating a powder keg prematurely, nothing unacceptable," Bane said nonchalantly.

Meanwhile, the navy's attack on Egherd was facing tremendous resistance.

The PX-Pacifistas have appeared and seem to have been stripped of their original authority as the scientific force commander Borsalino. They completely disregard the commands of others and follow Vegapunk's orders, constantly attacking the Navy.

A laser beam flashed past Zoro's ear, but Zoro remained calm as he looked at the pacifist who had suddenly appeared in front of him.

"It's said that this thing is worth two to three hundred million Berries. It's really a shame to cut it off," Zoro said softly.

Fubuki, who was walking with him, said, "That's nothing. It's said that among the Seraphs, there are still three who remained in Egerhard and haven't moved. I guess they're now completely under Dr. Vegapunk's control."

"Ah, there's one of your seniors in there. I wonder if he has an ability similar to the Sand-Sand Fruit?" Zoro teased.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Borsalino's figure flashed into the air ahead, seemingly preparing to precisely destroy a building with special properties using his ability.

However, before Borsalino could activate his ability, a powerful burst of Haki suddenly erupted, knocking Borsalino down from the sky.

Even though they had only experienced this overwhelming power once, Zoro and Fubuki's expressions changed drastically as they exclaimed, "Drag!?"

Although Borsalino was caught off guard and shot down from the sky, he was not seriously injured. Soon, golden light gathered in front of the navy's formation, and he looked solemnly at the figure that appeared behind the pacifists in the distance.

"Monkey D. Dragon," Borsalino said with a hint of helplessness, "So that's how it is. It was your Revolutionary Army that orchestrated all of this?"

At the same time, Satan Saint on the warship immediately received a report from the front lines in Egerd. When he heard that the revolutionary leader, Dorag, had also appeared, his expression turned furious.

Then, Satan stood up, and strange, peculiar patterns began to appear on the floor beneath his feet, resembling a magic circle.

"We must not let the revolutionary army take away that history!" Satan murmured in a somber tone, and then his figure disappeared from the warship.

(End of this chapter)