I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Kowell calmly watched Dracula darting through the naval ranks, but suddenly felt something was amiss.

"Something's not right. There seems to be something off about their eyes."

"That look in his eyes doesn't seem like the same man who used to be a womanizer..."

During this battle, Kowell could only temporarily suppress his doubts and not think about it too much.

"Dracula, spare those delicate marines, come at me."

Kewell's powerful and righteous voice rang out on the battlefield.

"Oh?"

Dracula paused slightly, then asked softly:

"You've washed your ass clean and are ready to die?"

This brought tears to the eyes of the panicked naval personnel.

"Is our Iron Chrysanthemum Lieutenant General planning to heroically offer up his chrysanthemum?"

"Lieutenant General Tie Ju is truly a selfless and kind person!"

"Lieutenant General Kewell! We will always support you!"

Amidst the moved gazes of the sailors, Cowell's face remained ashen:

"Three years."

"Dracula, it's been three years since you disappeared. Do you know how I've spent these three years?"

Before Dracula could reply, Cowell reached out and unbuttoned his cloak and coat.

There was a metal groin protector clearly visible in his crotch area!

"In the past three years, the Iron Crotch Army I led has been demobilized and returned to their hometowns, but I myself have never relaxed for a moment and wear iron crotch guards at all times!"

"Not only that, I also used my own salary to fund the World Government's military engineers, enabling them to upgrade the eighth-generation universal iron groin guards used by the Iron Crotch Army to the tenth generation!"

Kewell's face darkened, but his expression gradually turned smug.

He tapped the metal groin guard, which produced two crisp sounds.

"The tenth-generation A10-α type iron groin protector is made of a new generation of titanium alloy metal, which is not only very hard, but also has the characteristics of corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance, and low temperature resistance!"

"This eighth-generation titanium steel alloy groin protector has an additional insulating coating on its surface, so even if you use something electrified, I won't be afraid anymore!"

"The only two drawbacks are the weight and the cost... but it's worth it!"

"I've finally waited for you, Dracula!"

Kewell burst into laughter, his smile growing increasingly arrogant.

"Dracula, your Flying Thunder God Technique has a weakness. You are no match for me now!"

This sudden retort left Dracula somewhat shaken.

"What exactly did Tieju Kewell go through in those 12 years...?"

Despite his shock, Dracula's hands moved quickly.

He aimed at Kewell, already launched the Flying Thunder God technique, his figure flashed, and he quickly swooped forward to Kewell's back.

However, the shot missed its mark!

"shave!"

Just as Dracula was about to stab him, Cowell activated Shave, stomping his feet dozens of times and flashing behind Dracula.

"What's wrong, Dracula?" Cowell laughed provocatively.

"You seem to have slowed down. Have you been neglecting your exercise during these past few years?"

"Ha." Dracula sneered.

"How dare you talk to me like that? I bet you've been working out your sphincter muscles a lot these past few years!"

"Flying Thunder God!" Dracula's figure flashed once again, appearing behind Kewell, but this time it was still a wasted effort.

"shave!"

"Flying Thunder God!"

"shave!"

"Flying Thunder God!"

"........"

The figures of both sides flashed and changed repeatedly on this battlefield. Their movements were so rapid that even ordinary navy personnel were somewhat dazzled and could hardly see them with the naked eye.

"Is this the world of the strong?"

"They moved too fast!"

After both sides flashed and circled around hundreds of times, the navy gradually realized that something was wrong.

They could already hear Kewell's heavy breathing.

Even Lieutenant General Kewell, who was skilled in hand-to-hand combat, had his breathing disordered after wearing heavy titanium alloy groin protectors and using the Shave high-speed movement hundreds of times in a row.

finally----

Kowell's movements were a little slow, and before he could dodge, Dracula's spear had already pierced deep into him!

A sudden piercing of the Deathly Fly Spear!

"It's no use. So what if you keep up with my speed? I'm wearing iron groin protectors!"

Before Kewell could finish speaking, there was a crisp clang!

His titanium alloy groin guard had been pierced by a single shot; he could even feel the cold tip of the crimson demonic spear...

"Broken...broken?" Kewell's eyes widened, and his once calm mind was suddenly filled with turbulent waves!

.........

Outside the battlefield of Dracula and Cowell, in the darkness of night.

At the start of their battle, Sig had already been stealthily moving towards the research institute on the island under the cover of night.

Dracula is a new shadow clone created by Sigurd using the Shadow Clone Technique.

This Dracula is not the real Dracula; it simply uses the same appearance and voice as the fictional character Luffy.

Sig's original intention was simply to use his shadow clone, Dracula, to attract the attention of Cowell and the other marines. Unexpectedly, the effect was outstanding, and everyone was restrained by a single shadow clone, Dracula.

Meanwhile, Sig's main body planned to take advantage of the situation to infiltrate the research institute and, before the Navy arrived, take away a small batch of research data and researchers, excluding Vegapunk, to report to Rocks.

only....

Sig's stealth journey, though it fooled the Navy, did not escape the surveillance of the research institute's Den Den Mushi.

Inside the research institute, Vegapunk looked at the figure crouching in the night through the monitor screen and smiled slightly.

"Looks like I'm in luck this time."

"The person who came from the Rocks Pirates was indeed King Higash, and he arrived even faster than the Marines."

Chapter 720 A Man 500 Years Beyond Human Wisdom

Research Institute Center.

Vegapunk looked at Sig on the monitor screen and smiled slightly.

"This is only the first time, and Wang Xige has already come. We're lucky this time; it seems we can save a lot of energy."

Prior to the event, Vegapunk's backers had informed him that the Rocks Pirates and the Navy would be coming.

Therefore, Vegapunk had been keeping a close eye on the surveillance cameras during this period.

Once Sieg had infiltrated the monitored research institute area, he immediately confirmed Sieg's identity through the bounty poster.

The research institute's surveillance, of course, did not cover the entire island, but he was still aware of the battle between the Rocks Pirates and the Navy fleet along the island's coast.

"The battle between the Navy and the Rocks Pirates is unlikely to be decided anytime soon and will continue for some time."

"Is this the time I can have to contact Wang Xige...? I need to hurry."

Vegapunk stared intently at the monitor screen and issued a series of orders to the research institute's security personnel via Den Den Mushi.

........

Sig's infiltration went very smoothly.

The security patrols at this research institute had obvious loopholes; he could always find an unattended passageway and sneak in.

"I'm lucky this time."

Sieg thought to himself with admiration:

"So it really is related to the Blazing Death Spear? As long as this cursed spear with an E-rank luck is given to the shadow clone, the curse will be transferred to him..."

Sieg felt a little disappointed.

The power of this demonic spear was obviously remarkable. Although he did not use it himself, he could feel the smooth and unhindered motion of his shadow clone using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

But this is precisely the kind of demonic spear that can bring misfortune; its side effects are considerable.

Sieg focused his mind, stopped his wandering thoughts, and continued his stealth, gradually penetrating deeper into the research institute.

"The security measures at this research institute are really poor."

"Could it be because they don't have the money to hire security guards? Well, Vegapunk isn't a scientist under the World Government yet, nor is he the world's greatest scientist in the future, hailed as someone who surpasses human wisdom by 500 years."

"It's normal that he's just starting to gain fame and doesn't have enough money right now."

Following the loopholes in the patrolling security guards' route, Sig gradually penetrated deeper.

Of course, although he was curious about Vegapunk, he did not intend to meet him here so as not to interfere with history.

Sieg's goal was simply to take away some researchers or data to appease Lockes.

As he was pondering this, Sieg frowned.

He noticed footsteps coming from around the corner of the passageway ahead.