I collect everything in the One Piece world.

Beside her, the lion and the owl were also packing their things, seemingly organizing intelligence and reports.

Gabra, Lucci, Kaku, and Bruno were all absent, so the room felt somewhat empty.

"Today's work report has been completed. Remember to send it back encrypted through special channels." Kalifa pushed up her glasses, her voice calm, but her pace slightly faster than usual.

"The iceberg's whereabouts are currently being covered up by our announcement that the mayor is unwell. I have arranged everything in Water Seven and the shipyard, and there are no issues at the moment."

"The Franky family is temporarily leaderless, but there haven't been any major disturbances, and everything is still under control."

After she finished speaking, she paused, her brows furrowing even more: "Strange, according to the original plan, Lucci and the others should have contacted us an hour ago to exchange intelligence and arrange the next steps for transfer or interrogation."

"But why haven't we heard anything yet? The emergency den Den Mushi we used to contact them isn't responding either. This is very unusual."

Otori unzipped his mouth and said, "I think I just heard a lot of loud explosions coming from the direction of the shipyard on the edge of the city. It lasted for several waves, and it didn't seem like an ordinary accident."

After speaking, he looked at Kalifa and Weiqu, his face, which looked like it was seriously ill, showing obvious worry and unease.

The lion, who was fiddling with his exaggerated hairstyle, said in his unique tone, "Yo yo yi~ Could it be that you've encountered some troublesome resistance?"

"Franky, that cyborg, may have some skills, but he shouldn't be a match for Lucci and Kaku. Galabow is more than capable of dealing with Nico Robin, not to mention the threat we've planned..."

"At worst, we still have Bruno's Door-Door Fruit. Given the chance, we can bring them over directly..."

Kalifa shook her head, the ominous premonition in her heart growing stronger.

She took out a delicate little metal box from the inside pocket of her suit jacket.

Open the box, and inside are several neatly arranged white pieces of paper. These are life cards, which can display the owner's life status and general direction. When the owner's life force weakens, the paper will burn and shrink, and when life ends, it will burn completely.

She placed the box on the table, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on it. Then, they were suddenly startled, their bodies instantly stiffening.

Because the Vivre Card belonging to Jabra had been burned to ashes, leaving only a small, almost invisible clump of ashes, lying there quietly, silently announcing the death of the object it represented.

Even more shockingly, the three Vivre Cards representing Lucci, Kaku, and Bruno were now only the size of a fingernail, with charred edges, and were visibly continuing to burn and shrink, like candles flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment!

"This...this is?!" The lion's face, already covered in white powder, turned even more bloodless, and he even forgot to say his signature "Yo yo ee~".

Otonashi Owl was startled, and the zipper on its beak trembled.

Kalifa felt a shadow loom over her, and the scene before her was almost unbelievable.

Lucci is the strongest member of CP9 in eight hundred years, along with Kaku and Bruno...

The three of them together were actually on the verge of death?!

“No…this is impossible…” Kalifa murmured to herself, her voice trembling without her even realizing it.

She stared intently at the three life cards that were slowly and steadily turning to ashes, as if trying to stop their burning with her gaze.

However, the reality is cruel.

Under the watchful eyes of the group, the three life cards, which were already nearly depleted, burned even faster!

laugh……

With a barely audible sound, the Vivre Card representing Kaku was the first to turn into a speck of black ash.

Next up was Lucci's Vivre Card.

Finally, it's Bruno's.

In just a few moments, all three life cards were burned to ashes.

The room fell into a deathly silence, with only the dim yellow light weakly illuminating the three people who stood there dumbfounded.

Lucci, Kaku, Bruno... are they all dead?

Adding to the already extinguished Jabra...

Of the CP9 squad sent to Water Seven on a mission, almost the entire team was wiped out, except for the three members who were more focused on support and intelligence?!

The impact was so great that they couldn't accept it for a while.

That's Lucci! That ruthless and powerful man, considered the next leader of CP9!

And then there are Kaku, Jabra, and Bruno, who were already quite powerful! How could they all have perished in such a short time?!

Who is it? Who on earth has this kind of power?!

The answer wasn't too hard to guess, because currently there is only one person with the ability, the motive, and the most likely ability to do such a thing: the collector Blackmores!

at this time

"Puff puff puff... puff puff puff..."

A rapid ringing of a Den Den Mushi broke the suffocating silence; it was Kalifa's personal encrypted Den Den Mushi.

The Den Den Mushi was now transforming into a man with purple hair wearing a strange mask, who was none other than their direct superior, Spandam, the commander of CP9.

Hearing the Den Den Mushi's voice, Kalifa snapped back to reality, forcing herself to calm down, but her hand still trembled slightly as she picked up the Den Den Mushi.

"Moshi moshi~ This is Spandam." Spandam's distinctively neurotic tone came through the Den Den Mushi.

"Kalifa? How's things going over there? Lucci should have dealt with Iceberg and that cyborg by now, right? What about Nico Robin? Did Jabra succeed?"

Spandam seemed to be in a good mood; in the background, you could hear him leisurely drinking something, probably coffee.

"With such a powerful trump card as the Buster Call in hand, that coward Iceberg should be scared into confessing everything, right?"

"And that woman Nico Robin, she definitely won't dare to play any more tricks in the face of the Buster Call threat."

"How's it going? Is everything alright? Quickly bring me back the Hades blueprints and Robin. The Five Elders are waiting! This is a great achievement! Hahaha!"

Listening to Spandam's expectant and smug words, Kalifa felt her throat go dry and her palms sweat.

She glanced at the pale-faced Weiqu and the owl beside her, then at the clumps of ashes from the Life Cards on the table, and reported in her voice, which was as steady as possible but still dry: "Commander Spandam, the situation... has changed."

"Hmm? What's wrong? Is Iceberg that stubborn?" Spandam's voice carried a hint of impatience.

“No…no, sir.” Kalifa took a deep breath and spoke faster. “It’s Lucci and the others who got into trouble.”

“Gabra, Lucci, Kaku, Bruno… their Vivre Cards… have all just burned out.”

"puff!"

"You... what did you say?!" Spandam's voice suddenly rose, filled with disbelief and astonishment, even becoming somewhat distorted.

"Completely burned?! All of it?! Are you sure you didn't see that wrong?!"

“That’s Lucci! And Kaku, Galab, and Bruno! How could they possibly…”

“The Vivre Cards…they really did burn out completely, sir. The three of us just saw it with our own eyes,” Kalifa confirmed, pursing her lips.

"Based on the intelligence we currently have, the person with the capability and motive to simultaneously target all four of them is likely 'The Collector' Blackmores and his associates."

“The Collector… Mosen…!!!” Spandam’s voice gradually changed from astonishment to a trembling mix of disbelief and rage.

"That ungrateful bastard! How dare he! How dare he kill my men! Four of them! Does he even know what this means?! He's declaring war on the World Government!!"

Spandam's roar came through the Den Den Mushi clearly, and even from a distance, Kalifa could imagine him furious and enraged on Enies Lobby.

This mission was personally ordered by the Five Elders! It's Spandam's biggest chance to curry favor with the Celestial Dragons and consolidate his position!

Success was within reach; the Hades blueprints and Nico Robin's achievements were practically in his grasp. But then, his strongest force was almost completely wiped out?! How could he possibly explain this to the Five Elders?!

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash! Lucci, that piece of trash! He claims to be the strongest in eight hundred years! He can't even handle a guy who just debuted not long ago!"

"And Gabra, Kaku, Bruno! They're all useless trash!!" Spandam began to curse without any restraint, venting all his anger at his defeat on his dead subordinates.

After hurling his insults, he still seemed unsatisfied and turned his anger towards Morsen and Iceberg: "That damn Morsen! Who does he think he is?! How dare he protect Nico Robin and even kill people from the World Government! He's dead!"

"And that idiot Iceberg! What power does he have? How dare he not cooperate! Such a ungrateful wretch! They all deserve to die!"

After venting for a while, Spandam seemed to have calmed down somewhat, but his voice was still unsteady, carrying a hysterical ferocity:

"Listen! All three of you, abandon all further operations immediately and return to Enies Lobby! Report everything you know to me! Right now!"

Kalifa immediately replied, "Yes, sir! We'll prepare to evacuate right away."

Then, Spandam added sternly, "After you get back and rest for a bit, come with me immediately. We'll set off for Water Seven together with the naval fleet!"

"Naval fleet?" Kalifa paused, repeating the question instinctively.

"Otherwise what?!" Spandam's voice suddenly rose, filled with ferocity and rage: "Such a huge mess, four CP9 elites dead, and not a single mission objective captured!"

"Damn Blackmosen! This is no ordinary criminal! This is a blatant provocation and declaration of war against the authority of the World Government!"

"I obtained the authorization for the Buster Call, not to put it in a safe and fool people!"

"Since these ungrateful bastards insist on going against the World Government, insist on protecting that devil's son, and insist on preventing me from obtaining the blueprints for Hades..."

Spandam paused for a moment, then said sharply, word by word, "Then let them all go to hell!"

"I will use towering flames and cannon fire to show the world what the consequences of opposing the World Government truly are!!!"

Buster Call! Destroy Water Seven! Annihilate everyone!

Hearing the orders coming from the Den Den Mushi, even Kalifa and her two companions, who were members of CP9, felt a chill run down their spines.

The Buster Call... that's a truly indiscriminate and devastating attack!

"Did you understand?!" Spandam demanded sharply before they could think any further.

“…Yes, sir! We understand!” Kalifa suppressed the chill in her heart and immediately replied.

She never expected that Spandam, who was usually cowardly and incompetent, would issue such a crazy order.

"Retreat immediately! Don't interfere with my subsequent plans!" Spandam shouted one last time, then impatiently hung up the phone.

With a "poof," the Den Den Mushi returned to normal and slowly closed its eyes.

The safe house fell silent again, but this time the silence was filled with a sense of impending doom and fear.

“The Demon Slayer Order…” the lion murmured, his tone no longer carrying its usual strange lilt.

Otonashi Owl also covered his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but he forced himself to keep the zipper on his mouth closed.

After a moment of distraction, Kalifa also stood up abruptly. Although the shock of the sudden change in the situation still lingered in her eyes, her face had regained the professionalism and coldness of a secret agent.

"Quickly! Pack up all important items, destroy all traces, and leave Water Seven immediately according to the highest emergency evacuation plan!"

She dared not delay for a moment. Lucci and the others were all dead, and the three of them dared not stay here any longer; they had to evacuate quickly.

Otherwise, if that terrifying "collector" Mosen came knocking on our door, we would definitely be doomed!

The three acted swiftly, destroying documents, erasing traces, changing into inconspicuous civilian clothes, and like frightened birds, hurriedly left the safe house, sneaking towards the pre-prepared secret escape point.

They didn't even dare to walk on the main roads, only daring to wander in the shadows and alleys, afraid of attracting any attention, afraid that the "collector" who was like the Grim Reaper would appear in front of them at any moment.