Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"I never imagined those extraterrestrial visitors were so powerful. They've even mastered space. I really want to see it for myself!" Vegapunk said with envy after receiving the memories.

"Doctor, what we see is what you see!" Shakyamuni replied, somewhat speechless.

"Hehehe..." Vegapunk chuckled and said, "That's different. Those two didn't come back, right? It must be because what they saw was too shocking!"

Shakya nodded and said, "I was truly shocked when I first saw it. It's really lucky to be able to participate in such research! Doctor, when will we bring all the equipment and equipment from here over? Once the defense system of Xuan Yue Island is completed, it should be very safe. Even the Navy and the World Government won't dare to easily attack the Whitebeard Pirates. Then we can focus on researching what we want to research!"

"Hehehe... I also want to go there as soon as possible! But once we get there, there will be no more funding from the World Government, and we won't have enough resources to do any research!" Vegapunk replied helplessly.

"But... I see the Whitebeard Pirates have plenty of resources! If all else fails, we can just join them! Neither Mr. Reina nor Captain Whitebeard has ever interfered with Dr. Asie's research! However, whenever they need to conduct research, Dr. Asie will put aside his own affairs and wholeheartedly help the pirate crew with their research!" Shakya said calmly.

"You know, Dr. Assie once developed a kind of pure gold that could slow down the aging process, but because it had side effects, he was unwilling to use it or spread the word. When the Whitebeard Pirates found out, they didn't even want the doctor to make it! Later, when the doctor wanted to build a research lab, he developed a weight loss product himself, which I heard sold very well, and only then did he get the funds to build the research lab!"

"Huh? Didn't the Whitebeard Pirates help him? What kind of scientist is he if he can't even build a research lab?" Vegapunk asked curiously.

“Dr. Assie said that he is first and foremost a pirate, and only then a scientist!” Shakyamuni smiled slightly and replied.

"Pirates? That seems like a waste of time!" Vegapunk scratched his head and said, "But now's not the time. I need to finish all the projects I have on hand first!"

"In short, Mr. Reina has already entrusted the task of building the defense system for Xuan Yue Island to me and Dr. Asie. We still have some time, so let's refine my plan together!" Shakya nodded and said.

“No problem, this shouldn’t take much time. You can start construction as soon as you get back. But your idea is pretty good: establish a regional model, and then combine all the regions to form a larger region!” Vegapunk said with great interest.

"I'll probably set off around this time tomorrow. The teleporter's energy is running low, so I'll need to replenish it!" Shakyamuni replied calmly.

"There's nothing I can do. I don't know what's going on with the World Government lately. The resources I requested haven't arrived yet, and I can't just ask for the resources the teleporter needs. I can only deduct them from various experiments!" Vegapunk shrugged and said, "Anyway, it's still usable for now. We'll replenish it slowly later!"

Unbeknownst to them, Jegalsia Satan Saint, one of the Five Elders, had already led a fleet toward them.

Soon, when Jegalsia Satan Saint's fleet entered the waters around Future Island, the mechanical sea monsters that had been patrolling the waters around Future Island discovered them.

However, the Five Elders have higher authority than Vegapunk, so when the Five Elders intervened, the mechanical sea monsters obediently let them pass.

Meanwhile, Vegapunk Evil, who was on the island, looked at the anomaly report sent back by the sea monster with a surprised expression.

If it encounters an enemy, the sea monster will send a report and then attack.

If it's a World Government ship, the sea monsters will notify us in advance and follow the ship around, both to protect it and to monitor it, giving Vegapunk's side enough time to make arrangements.

However, Vegapunk Evil was somewhat confused when he saw the report sent back by the sea monster, because the report said that a ship had been spotted and then the report was canceled. This situation could only be caused by a World Government ship passing by briefly and then disappearing.

However, such a thing is practically impossible. Apart from the fishermen from the surrounding islands, the only people who could accidentally wander into this place are pirates. Therefore, Vegapunk Evil is considering whether the pirates used some method to deceive those mechanical sea monsters.

When Vegapunk Evil receives the news, all of Vegapunk's clones on the island will receive it immediately, and Vegapunk himself will also know. So, for such strange things, he usually orders Vegapunk Evil to go and take a look. But for some reason, Shakya always has a bad feeling.

"Lilith, be careful when you go to check!" However, Shakya was a meticulous scientist incarnation, so he only told Vegapunk Evil to be careful, rather than canceling the check.

So, not long after Vegapunk set off, they received a report from Lilith.

"A large fleet of World Government and Navy forces has been detected! It is suspected to be the fleet led by the Five Elders who appeared in the North Blue earlier. I'm being watched, and now..."

"Boom!"

Before Lily could finish her report, all of Vegapunk's clones heard a violent explosion—the sound of Air Force One, piloted by Lilith, exploding.

Chapter 1131 Taking Action

With the explosion of Air Force One, piloted by Vegapunk Evil, the battle between the World Government and the Navy to attack Future Island officially began.

Vegapunk, upon receiving the news, appeared quite flustered, as he never expected the World Government to target him.

"It seems that the Five Elders' trip to the North Blue wasn't aimed at the Straw Hat Pirates, but rather at the Whitebeard Pirates' Crescent Moon Island! They probably already know about my collaboration with the Whitebeard Pirates!" Vegapunk sighed and said.

“What we need to do now is to move immediately. They probably don’t know that we have a teleporter to Xuan Yue Island. Let’s take this opportunity to leave immediately! Once we’ve entered the teleporter and left, we can destroy it and they won’t be able to track us!” Shakyamuni said in a deep voice.

"But what about all this experimental equipment and data?" Vegapunk knew this was the last chance, but he was still reluctant to abandon it.

"Escape is the best option now!" Shakya didn't say much, he just stated the best option. As for how to choose, that was up to Vegapunk himself.

"There's nothing we can do now. With the Five Elders around, his authority on the island is higher than ours, and the Seraphim will only obey his orders. Fortunately, we had already packed everything we were going to take with us!" The lecturer said as he walked deeper into the laboratory.

At this moment, besides Vegapunk himself, there are also his clones Zheng, Bao, and Yu on the island. Xiang and Zhi are on Xuan Yue Island, while E had just gone out to investigate the situation but was attacked and is currently missing.

So after Vegapunk activated all the defense systems on Future Island using his authority, he planned to retreat with Justice, Violence, and Desire.

The core of Future Island, namely the upper-level laboratory, has a defense system that can only be opened from the inside. From the outside, there is no other way to open it except by force.

However, it is very difficult to launch a forced attack from the outside, which is why Reina decided to have Shakya set up this defensive system on Xuan Yue Island.

Furthermore, Vegapunk knew that Kizaru was also present, so he immediately activated the defensive system before informing Sentomaru not to resist, as there was absolutely no need to resist.

When Lucci came before, not only were the Straw Hat crew here, but Reina was also here, so there was a need to fight back. But now that the Five Elders are on the other side, there is no need for them to fight at all.

However, he was unaware that Kizaru had no intention of attacking Future Island at this time. Before Vegapunk contacted Sentomaru, he had already arrived at Sentomaru's resting place.

"Grandpa, what brings you here?" Sentomaru looked surprised when he saw Kizaru.

"The World Government is planning to take action against Vegapunk. Come with me!" Kizaru said softly.

Although Sentomaru is a blabbermouth and a stubborn guy, Kizaru finds that such a guy would be better suited as his lieutenant.

"What? The World Government is planning to take action against Dr. Vegapunk? Did that bastard Lucci report it? We should have just killed him last time. The Doctor is too soft-hearted!" Sentomaru was shocked to hear this and said, "Grandpa, thank you for telling me. I must inform the Doctor to leave immediately!"

"It's too late. The Five Elders are leading the team this time, and I'm not in charge, so don't interfere!" Kizaru said softly.

Sentomaru was taken aback. He hadn't expected that the Five Elders would be so impulsive this time. In that case, there was no need for him to continue resisting.

"Even so, my duty is to protect Dr. Vegapunk, so... old man, I'm sorry!" After saying that, Sentomaru planned to head towards the laboratory.

Even if she can't take Vegapunk away, she must stay by his side.

But just as Sentomaru was about to leave, before Kizaru could make a move, the Den Den Mushi on Sentomaru's wrist rang first.

"Sentomaru, Future Island is under attack by the World Government. Stay where you are and don't come over. Don't get into any conflicts with the World Government. Among the people who came this time is Admiral Kizaru of the Navy. He was your former superior. Go directly to him. If you have Kizaru's protection, Lucci shouldn't be able to do anything to you!" The Den Den Mushi connected, and Vegapunk's voice came through immediately.

"Doctor... I'll go help you!" Sentomaru said in a deep voice upon hearing this.

“It’s no use, kid! Don’t come here to die! Don’t worry, I’ve already prepared an escape route for myself, so don’t worry about me!” Vegapunk sighed and said.

"But……"

"Alright, that's enough! Remember, don't come any closer!"

Before Sentomaru could finish speaking, Vegapunk interrupted him and reiterated his warning not to go over there.

Sentomaru glanced at the Den Den Mushi that had been disconnected, then looked up at Kizaru. His lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

"As I said, this time the Five Elders are leading the team themselves, so there's no way I can rescue Vegapunk from them!" Kizaru seemed to know exactly what Sentomaru wanted to say and gave the answer first.

"Is it really not possible? The doctor didn't do anything. He just wanted world peace!" Sentomaru said, somewhat dejectedly.

"He won't die so easily. Maybe he'll still be alive even after you die!" Kizaru rolled his eyes, then beckoned to Sentomaru and said, "Follow Vegapunk's orders! You'd better stay by my side from now on!"

"Really?" Sentomaru was overjoyed to hear that Vegapunk was out of danger. He said, "It's good to be able to stay by the old man's side! Actually, I've wanted to leave here for a long time and go out to see the world! I heard there are extraterrestrial visitors in the North Blue, and I want to go see them too!"

Seeing Sentomaru's cheerful expression, Kizaru smiled slightly and took him away.

At this time, although only a short time had passed since the World Government's attack, the port and most of the island had already been captured. Only the core laboratory was still protected by the defense system. CP0 personnel and naval commanders were unable to break through the defense system's blockade, so it had not yet been captured.

If Kizaru hadn't chosen to go to Sentomaru's side from the beginning, given his speed, he might have been able to enter the lab before Vegapunk activated the defense system. However, the Five Elders didn't issue such an order, only telling Kizaru to do as he pleased, so he naturally chose to go to Sentomaru's side first.

He also overheard Vegapunk's words to Sentomaru and concluded that Vegapunk had probably been preparing for this all along.

Chapter 1132 Escape

Kizaru didn't tell the Five Elders that Vegapunk had prepared for this. He acted as if he knew nothing, because he had already achieved his goal, so he didn't care about the outcome of this battle at all.

He didn't care whether Vegapunk could escape or not.

Soon, apart from the core upper-level laboratory, the entire Future Island had fallen. With the intervention of the Five Elders, things went incredibly smoothly.

"My lord, the defense system here is a bit strange, and it's very difficult to break through from the outside!" Lucci said respectfully as he approached Jegalsia Satan Saint.

“It’s alright!” Jegalsia Satan Saint waved his hand and said softly, “It will open by itself soon, they can’t escape!”

Seeing Jegarcia Satan Saint's confident demeanor, Kizaru couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Although the World Government might have an inside man on Mirai Island, he didn't believe Vegapunk wouldn't have a backup plan.

Furthermore, the fact that the other party was still confident enough to tell Sentomaru that they could escape after learning that the Five Elders had come in person means that they must have some other methods that the other party is unaware of.

Kizaru himself didn't really believe in science, but after coming into contact with Vegapunk, he realized that scientists are also terrifying beings, especially Vegapunk, who is the world's number one scientist. If given enough resources, this guy might do something that would leave the whole world speechless.

On the other side, Vegapunk, who had already finished packing, headed towards the teleportation room with his other three clones. This place was too far from Xuan Yue Island, and even using the teleporter at maximum power, it would take more than three teleportations.

However, this route is already well-established, so there is no danger involved. All they need to do is return to Xuan Yue Island and send someone to retrieve the remaining teleportation points.

But before Vegapunk and the others could even reach the teleportation room, the defense system protecting the research lab was suddenly shut down.

"What's going on?" Shakyamuni looked up at the roof. The laboratory's defense system had been shut down, along with the power system, which was why they were able to discover it immediately.

"Go!" Although Vegapunk didn't know what had happened, he instinctively knew that they had to leave immediately.

So the group quickened their pace again and ran deeper into the laboratory, because Vegapunk had hidden the teleporter in the deepest part of the laboratory.

As the defense system protecting the laboratory disappeared, Jegalsia Satan Saint smiled slightly, waved his hand, and said, "Attack! Capture Dr. Vegapunk alive!"

"Yes!"

A large number of World Government personnel, as well as Navy soldiers and officers, rushed towards the laboratory, but Admiral Kizaru did not move.

"Is this the Sentomaru that Lucci mentioned?" Jegarcia Satan Saint glanced at Sentomaru next to Kizaru and asked.

“That’s right, he’s my adjutant now! He used to work for me, he’s just come back now!” Kizaru said softly.

“But he stopped me when I came here before!” Lu Qi said, quite annoyed.

"You're not a member of the Navy. He was sent by the Navy to protect Dr. Vegapunk. If you try to attack Dr. Vegapunk, he will naturally stop you. What's wrong with that?" Kizaru replied nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in Lu Qi's eyes, but he did not continue speaking.

"Now that you've taken back your subordinates, you'd better discipline them properly from now on!" Jegalsia Satan Saint said, then ignored Sentomaru.

Lucci can be considered the most loyal lackey of the Celestial Dragons, so naturally he is on Lucci's side. However, this is the limit of what he can say about such a trivial matter. He is not going to say anything more to Kizaru over this.

With the invasion of a large number of World Government personnel and naval commanders, the laboratory, without the protection of its defense system, quickly collapsed completely, and the Seraphim stored inside were confiscated by the World Government.

Because of the existence of the Five Elders, Vegapunk did not need to touch the Seraphim or the new Pacifistas at all. It would have been completely ineffective, as the Five Elders' authority was above his, and deploying these forces would only turn them into enemies.

Fortunately, Lilith had spotted the enemy beforehand, giving them some time, so Vegapunk was now not far from the location of the teleporter.

"They've already broken in!" Vegapunk was in charge of security on the island, so he was the first to know that the enemy had breached the laboratory.

"Faster!" Vegapunk said through gritted teeth.