Settsetse! The Pirate Nemesis

"He can betray the World Government, so why wouldn't he betray Antwerp... no, why wouldn't he betray Sett? Are you really that comfortable with that, Mr. Sett?"

Upon hearing the agents' voices, everyone present temporarily focused their attention on CP9 and their group—just as the CP0 agent had said, although Lucci and the others had nominally joined Arms City, they were, in reality, still outside the group and not truly recognized by everyone. This even included Tina, who was also from the World Government—as a Marine, Tina had no liking for these agents.

"Betrayal? That sounds perfectly normal, doesn't it?" Hearing the agent's words, Sett's face was filled with disdain. "Betrayal and loyalty are nothing more than bargaining chips at the negotiating table. But there's one thing..."

As he spoke, Sett made a fist in mid-air. A powerful force erupted from his arm, creating an air explosion with just a clenched fist. It felt as if an air bomb had exploded in Sett's palm—"provided you can protect him."

When he said this, Sett wasn't looking at Lucci, but rather at the agent beside him. Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone present understood the hidden meaning in Sett's words—if you've made the decision to betray, you must be prepared to escape. On the high seas now, no one would question Sett's efficiency. For example, Whitebeard Jr., who killed Zeff's family and students, was already imprisoned in the lowest level of Impel Down, but Sett still rushed in without a word, chopped off his head with a chop, and sent it to Marine Headquarters.

Betraying Sett? This isn't a question of whether it's a foolish choice, but rather a question of whether one's brain has been spun out of control—anyone with eyes can see that Sett City is about to rise to prominence. Outsiders only know that Sett City possesses top-tier combat power on the high seas, such as Sett and Fujitora. But those who have lived within Sett City for a while know that what Sett City now possesses is far more than just its surface strength.

The Anti-Magic Stone, Hextech Crystals, and the entirely new tech tree derived from them have already shocked those who know of Arms City from multiple perspectives.

Even someone like Lucci, who knows many of the World Government's secrets, has to admit that the future that Armor City possesses is beyond the comprehension of the outside world...

Let's take the simplest example.

Ark Maxims – After the Maxims Fleet was exposed to the world, people gained a new understanding of the power Sett wielded. The reason for this was that the people of this world finally realized that air supremacy still existed.

The World Government has numerous informants, but even after the Proverbs Fleet ascended above the clouds, they remained completely in the dark, utterly unaware of Sett's next move. They only learned of the situation when Sett arrived at Impel Down—if Sett had been there during that time, even if he had dropped a couple of piles of excrement, the World Government probably wouldn't have known when he did it.

But this is merely the limit of what outsiders can imagine regarding the technological power of Armstrong City—Rob Lucci, while flying aboard the Proverb Fleet, heard Judge complain more than once: "This is a complete waste!" "This is the greatest desecration of Hextech Crystals!" "You actually treated the Key to the Future like an ordinary battery?" "Give me some more time, and I can double the speed!" and many similar remarks…

Even just a few words are enough to tell you that the current state of the City of the Wrist is not yet taking off—but rather just beginning to take its first steps.

Betray Armor City now? The others wouldn't feel angry; they'd only laugh—they don't even have that much foresight. Staying here would only make them stepping stones. They should just get out of here and go somewhere cool.

Of course, this is only what those familiar with Sett think. To the agents nearby, it's simply Sett's unique arrogance. Undeniably, Sett does possess the capital to back it up. Putting aside everything else, Sett's terrifying strength alone gives him the confidence to look down on everyone.

As mentioned before, Sett would indeed be at a disadvantage against Im in a direct confrontation. But so what? Can Im kill Sett? After witnessing Sett's terrifying vitality, no one can guarantee they can kill him.

Indeed, even Sett couldn't control his rampaging killing instincts—but it's like a nuclear bomb; as long as it exists, no one will try to detonate it.

"Alright, what exactly is the purpose of your visit?" Sett said with a bored expression; "Don't tell me it's just to sow discord like this... If that's the case, I'll have to laugh at that Im guy."

"of course not."

Upon hearing Sett's question, the agent beside him nodded and said, "This time, we're here to show Sett the World Government's latest technology—the Android X, the Pacifista."

As he spoke, the agent snapped his fingers. Immediately afterward, the several burly men trembled slightly, then simultaneously tore off their cloaks. Upon seeing the men's true appearance, everyone except Fujitora, who could only perceive the general outline of objects through Observation Haki, showed expressions of shock.

At that time, Sett was nothing more than Sett of Steel.

The body, forged from synthetic organic matter, was interspersed with a steel skeleton. Its outer layer was painted the color of flesh and blood, and a rich aura of life emanated from the power source in its chest. Although it was in human form, a distinctly mechanical feel was palpable—at which point everyone's gaze immediately turned to Sett. This included even the agent.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Sett didn't fly into a rage. Instead, predictably, Sett stroked his chin with a hint of interest and began to examine the object.

"This was... Vegapunk's doing?"

"...Yes." In response to Sett's question, the agent beside him nodded and said, "Dr. Vegapunk couldn't find a body of suitable strength...until we collected fragments of your flesh. They possess a life quality far exceeding that of an ancient sea king of the same size."

Hearing this, he nodded. Sett wasn't angry; he simply waved to someone nearby and said, "Enel, come test the strength of these fan-made figures~"

Although he didn't understand what fan-made figures were, the word "strength" was easy to grasp. Without saying a word, Enel's eyes gleamed with excitement, and in the next instant, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and flashed onto the field.

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Today's update quality is lower, only 4k words. A minimum of 6k words is guaranteed tomorrow.

I've finished watching the Battle of the Two Cities, and all I can say is that it was great. Viktor's run and tragedy, and the Super Ultimate Death Bomb—my mind went blank! The characters are so well-developed, not just one-dimensional stereotypes. I'm looking forward to season two!

I heard that Ike's Mandarin dubbing was terrible, I wonder what's going on. I personally dislike celebrity cameos, so I watched it with the original English audio...

Boom is really dead, and Jinx means Jinx!

259·Biotechnology

Sett's eyes gleamed with amusement as he looked at these robots—though he knew this world possessed some rather outlandish technological advancements, like Judge's creation of androids through genetic modification. But robots built around himself as their core were a first for him.

Sett didn't feel offended at all; on the contrary, he was even a little curious about what kind of power these robots, modeled after him, possessed.

Upon hearing Sett's order, Enel didn't suspect anything. However, unlike Sett, Enel's gaze was filled with disdain—as a pure warrior, Enel harbored a certain aversion to technological creations. Technology like the Ark's Maxim was acceptable, and Hextech was alright too. But these fake androids… Enel felt a deep-seated distrust.

Even now, after entering the arena, Enel's eyes were filled with deep suspicion: "Don't blame me if I break you!!"

Before the agent beside him could speak, Sett leaned back in his chair and said nonchalantly:

"Whatever, I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

Upon hearing this, the agent beside him opened his mouth but ultimately chose to remain silent. As an agent of the World Government, although he shouldn't think this way, the agent couldn't help but think—even if Sett didn't choose to take responsibility, the World Government wouldn't dare to pursue the matter.

Sett's power is enough to shatter the balance of this world.

Upon hearing Sett's words, Enel's lips curled into a smile. Then, a serious look appeared in his eyes—disdain aside, this didn't mean Enel would be careless.

In fact, after joining the boxing match at the Sett, Enel realized one thing: never underestimate any strong fighter who dares to step into the ring—the arena has a ranking system. Only by constantly leveling up can one challenge the reigning champion. Those who reach Enel's level are all seasoned fighters who have experienced numerous battles. It can be said that carelessness only occurs in newcomers.

Although he disapproved of this kind of stolen, imitative power, Enel could undeniably sense an aura similar to Sett's from these pacifists—especially their powerful blood energy fluctuations. Enel was certain that the vitality within them far surpassed his own!

At this thought, a cold glint flashed in Enel's eyes. Immediately afterward, the golden staff in his hand swept out like lightning. A crackling thunderous sound filled the air where it passed. Receiving the command, the Pacifista didn't hesitate for a moment; its strong arm rose sharply to take the blow head-on. With a thunderous sound, a charred mark appeared on the robot's arm.

After witnessing this scene, the onlookers silently shook their heads—just as they had guessed, these so-called pacifists were far inferior to Sett. At least, if Enel's attack had been aimed at Sett, he would have been lucky to escape with a single punch, let alone leave a charred mark.

However, it's undeniable that these robots do have their merits—a blue lens appeared inside the golden helmet. As numerous numerical values ​​appeared on the lens, Judge analyzed, "Enel's basic skills are probably around that of a Marine Rear Admiral. Combined with the unique properties of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he can rival a Marine Vice Admiral. And in terms of speed, even some Admirals can't match him… If these robots could be mass-produced, they would indeed be a formidable force."

After hearing Gaji's analysis, the people around him nodded in agreement.

Everyone was aware of Enel's strength—although not as strong as top fighters like Fujitora, his Rumble-Rumble Fruit alone was enough to secure his place on the leaderboard of the Arms Fighting Arena.

The reason Enel's speed is said to be unmatched even by an Admiral is quite simple. Similar to Kizaru, Enel's maximum speed in his elemental form is limited by his reaction speed. However, unlike Kizaru, Enel's movement within an electrical conductor is not limited by reaction speed, but only by electrical resistance. In other words, given a suitable electrical conductor, Enel can indeed travel at the speed of light—but only at that speed. He cannot surpass it.

Even so, that's enough to make me proud.

A single, explosive bolt of lightning like this would have caused anyone else, even someone as physically strong as Urouge, to feel a tingling, throbbing pain. But the pacifist, aside from the charred marks on his hands, appeared completely unharmed.

Seeing this, the agent beside him explained, "The Pacifista's materials are special organic matter from ancient sea kings and synthetic fibers developed by Dr. Vegapunk. The muscles composed of these synthetic fibers have excellent insulation properties, and with sufficient energy, neither flames nor lightning strikes can cause effective damage. At the same time, they have good endurance, able to quickly disperse the damage received and expand their stress-bearing area."

"Sounds good... If that's the case, the power source must be extraordinary, right?"

Upon hearing this, the agent paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes..."

Upon hearing the agent's words, Sett casually stroked his chin and didn't press the matter—he'd just see for himself later.

Upon hearing the agent's words, Enel's lips curled into a sneer—"Ineffective attack? What if that's the case?"

As he spoke, Enel grasped one end of the golden staff. Accompanied by crackling and intense lightning, the originally hard golden staff began to turn golden, and in just a moment, it was heated by Enel's electric current and transformed into the shape of a sharp razor.

Then, another burst of lightning struck, accompanied by a fleeting glimpse of Enel, leaving a slash wound on the Pacifista's shoulder.

Just as Enel had guessed, while Sett's version of the Pacifista possessed unimaginable resilience, these special synthetic fibers were equally ineffective against slashing attacks. However, before Enel could even feel his excitement, people immediately sensed a surging life force coursing through them.

A hint of astonishment flickered in his eyes. Looking back, Enel saw the scar on the Pacifista's arm begin to heal at a visible speed. In just a moment, the severed cut was completely restored by the undulating movement. Although a few white marks remained, there was no denying that the wound had indeed healed.

With its vigorous vitality, even the onlookers couldn't help but widen their eyes in surprise.

Amidst this confusion, Sett sensed a familiar presence. Without waiting for the agents beside him to explain, and ignoring Enel in the room, he appeared beside the Pacifistas in a flash.

Sensing the sudden presence, the pacifist attacked according to its programmed instructions. But before it could even reach out, with a creaking sound, its limbs were instantly severed. Without any attempt to conceal anything, Sett directly confronted the pacifist's body, twisting its head and rummaging inside. Seemingly identifying something, it suddenly pulled out—a pulsating, patched-up, somewhat eerie ball of flesh.

The fleshy mass is connected to many channels, and you can feel that the synthetic fibrous muscles are constantly being supplied with energy through these channels.

"Not bad, you actually thought of this method?"

Weighing the ball of flesh in his hand, Sett didn't seem particularly offended. In contrast, the agent beside him was sweating profusely, quickly explaining, "This is Mr. Sett's flesh collected in Mary Geoise. Although it has lost its vitality, Dr. Vegapunk's research confirms that it can store a large amount of energy. This is absolutely not an intentional offense; we're only here to know if Mr. Sett is comfortable with this kind of use. Of course, there's a price to pay..."

Slightly nervous, but the agent's words remained crystal clear: "If Mr. Sett agrees, the World Government is willing to pay you a satisfactory reward!"

Ignoring the agent's words, Sett simply examined the ball of flesh in his hand. Besides Sett's own flesh and blood, it contained many other substances. After a series of modifications, the ball of flesh now resembled a bio-battery to Sett… However, not being very knowledgeable about biotechnology, Sett simply tossed the ball of flesh to Judge, who was standing nearby.

"Tell me your thoughts."

Hearing this, he nodded. After a brief observation and simple analysis, Judge said, "It should be a similar tissue created by genetically modifying the embryos of Sea Kings, and then manufactured using a petri dish... Hmph, Vegapunk is as annoying as ever."

As a semi-competitor, Judge doesn't have much affection for Vegapunk—of course, if Vegapunk had chosen to work with Judge, Judge might be a completely different person now.

Sett nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly noticed that the progress of the long-running quest "Kingdom Mech God" on the system interface had changed from 0/10 to 1/10.

Goodness, I almost forgot... I think I found this quest when I had just set sail, right? Because I had no clue what to do, Sett almost forgot about it. But now, as he stroked his chin, a new idea flickered in Sett's eyes.

260·Monopolizing the Future

Mission: "Kingdom Mech God"

Completion condition: Defeat 10 Pacifistas

Mission Reward: Kingdom Mech God - Azure Wolf.

Sett received this mission by chance when he first set sail. However, he made no progress on it for a while and eventually forgot about it. But now, it suddenly reappeared in front of him, and the progress bar had increased. Those long-forgotten memories suddenly came flooding back, and his eyes lit up.

In the original storyline, the Pacifistas would have to wait until at least 1522 in the Ocean Calendar to emerge, but it is only 1509 in the Ocean Calendar now, so there is still a long time before the Pacifistas are born.

It's safe to say that Sett's appearance has had a tremendous impact on this sea. Leaving aside Luffy and his crew's fates—they haven't even set sail yet anyway—the Pacifistas, in the original story, were only successfully developed after the Revolutionary Army's spy, Bartholomew Kuma, became a test subject. Now, with Sett's appearance, due to the abolition of the Seven Warlords system, Bartholomew Kuma failed to infiltrate the World Government and become a Warlord. Ivankov wasn't arrested and imprisoned in Impel Down either. Instead, Vegapunk, after obtaining Sett's flesh, immediately used the world's extraordinary biotechnology to develop a bio-battery based on Sett's flesh.

Sett had originally only planned to use the robot's influence to complete some of the next steps in his plans for Sett's city. But now, after seeing this mission, Sett decided to complete the mission first!

Without hesitation, Sett acted swiftly. Before anyone present could even see what he was doing, the surrounding pacifists were instantly reduced to scrap metal. Their biological hearts were shattered.

Upon seeing this, the agent's face paled. Not only the World Government's CP0 agents, but also other officers from Sett's City, upon witnessing this scene, all believed Sett was furious because his flesh and blood had been used—which wasn't entirely incomprehensible. After all, the thought of one's own flesh and blood being inexplicably transformed into a weapon and appearing before one's eyes was infuriating. Especially given Sett's explosive temper, he wouldn't be surprised if even a CP0 agent, let alone a robot, were blasted to pieces on the spot.

Somewhat surprisingly, Sett stopped attacking after destroying the robots—the mission was complete, so there was no need to continue the destruction.

Unlike others, Sett didn't feel much resentment about his flesh and blood being used and transformed into a robot—he was more surprised.

The technology in this world has truly reached a level that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

He shook his hand, tossing aside the broken parts he was holding, and glanced at the CP0 agent—though it was just a casual glance, the agent, misunderstanding the situation, was already filled with terror and panic. But after a moment, he regained his composure. Looking at Sett, his gaze was devoid of any other emotion. Clearly, he had already prepared himself for death in those few seconds.

One has to admire the World Government's training capabilities; they seem to be pulling out handfuls of suicide soldiers.

However, somewhat unexpectedly, after the initial brutality, instantly destroying dozens of Pacifistas, Sett looked at the agents and, instead of taking action, casually said, "Not quite right."

"Tell Vegapunk that the parameters need to be adjusted. I can dismantle a robot of this size with just one finger."

Under other circumstances, people would likely be marveling at Sett's violence. After all, with his current strength, Sett could easily crush 99% of the people on this sea with a single finger. But now, people are simply surprised by the abrupt change in Sett's emotions.

Ignoring everyone's thoughts, Sett, after feeling the bio-battery in his hand constructed from his own flesh and blood, pondered for a moment. His eyes flashed with thought, then he took out a surviving core battery from a Pacifista, followed by a fragment of Hextech crystal. Before Judge's suddenly narrowed gaze, he embedded the crystal fragment into the heart of the machine.

Blood and energy surged within his palms, resonating with the flesh and blood detached from his body through immense force and vaporization—and then connecting with the Hextech shards. Immediately afterward, the bio-battery, which had previously only pulsed like a heartbeat, began releasing blue shockwaves at an even faster pace.

Seeing this, Sett directly inserted it into the pacifist's chest cavity. With each beat of the battery-powered heart, the pacifist's eyes, which had previously dimmed, regained their light. And at a visible speed, its already thick synthetic fiber arms began to expand at an astounding rate. Visible deep blue energy, transmitted through the battery connected to the heart, was continuously pumped to every corner of its mechanical body. In just a short time, its original strength nearly doubled!

Sensing the immense power, Sett unleashed a punch. As before, the robot was instantly shattered. However, everyone clearly saw a change in the process. Simply put, during Sett's attack, the robot had reacted and defended itself—unfortunately, the strength of its synthetic material was far inferior to the strength of Sett's flesh and blood. Even after successfully blocking the attack and raising its arms in front of itself, its arms and body were still instantly shattered upon contact…

"Just as I thought... even a crude use of energy is enough."