The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

Satan Saint swallowed hard.

"I almost forgot!!" He suddenly realized.

"This guy... he's a monster who's mastered physical skills, Haki, and Devil Fruit abilities all at once!!"

"Even if the Dark-Dark Fruit's abilities are temporarily partially countered..."

"But if all that's left is physical skill and Haki..."

"This man himself... is a carbon copy, or perhaps even more terrifying... 'Iron Fist' Garp!!"

Chapter 685 The Worst Result of Satan's Holy Thought

"You..."

A sudden tremor erupted from the ruins where Blackbeard was!

"asshole!!!"

"Buzz—Crackling sound!!"

Centered on the ruins, the air was covered with countless pale cracks, like a shattered mirror, spreading wildly outwards like a spider web!

The rubble and broken walls pressing down on Blackbeard

Everything shattered indiscriminately, turning into dust!

Smoke and gravel were blasted into the sky, forming a brief cloud of murky air.

From within the cloud of air, a disheveled figure staggered out.

It was Blackbeard.

He covered his bloodied face with his left hand, thick blood dripping from between his fingers.

"It really hurts..."

Blackbeard slowly lowered his hands from his face, revealing a face that was now utterly miserable.

The nose is crooked and sunken, and the cheekbones are broken and sunken.

The already sparse front teeth were made even worse, and the lips were cracked and swollen.

Looking at Gern, he was about to open his mouth to roar, but the movement aggravated the injury on his face, and more blood and foam spilled from the corner of his mouth.

So, I instinctively wanted to raise my right hand to wipe my face with my sleeve or do something else.

As soon as he moved his arm, the excruciating pain from being pierced by the "Eight Desolations" made him gasp again, his movements freezing in mid-air.

For a moment, the expression on his face was distorted to the extreme.

He wanted to roar, to unleash his power in retaliation, but with a little force...

The double pain in his body and the taste of blood in his mouth reminded him that he couldn't continue.

“Heh…” Saint Satan glanced coldly at Blackbeard, then quickly looked away.

The plight of this "ally" did not elicit much sympathy from him; instead, it strengthened a certain idea in his mind.

Then, looking back at Gern, the eight spider legs slightly adjusted, ready to respond to an attack or retreat at any time.

The power of the Abyss Pact completely healed the wounds on his body.

“Heavenly Tremor,” Satan Saint said, his tone still official, “Vegapunk’s core data must belong to the World Government.”

Everything concerning Eghelm, including the island's fate, the navy... or more precisely, you, Field Marshal Gern, should no longer interfere.

"Oh? So confident?"

Gern, holding the "Eight Desolations," raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, a half-smile playing on his lips.

"In your current state, along with that half-crippled 'Emperor' over there, do you think you can negotiate with me?"

As the tip of the blade lightly touched the ground, particles leaped on the blade, and an invisible pressure spread out.

Satan Saint seemed to have anticipated Gern's reaction. Although his expression was somewhat skeptical, his tone remained almost rigidly confident:

"Tianzhen, I admit that in terms of individual combat strength, you are indeed at the pinnacle."

Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit somewhat limits your ability to unleash the power of the Heaven-Warp Fruit and utilize elemental transformations, forcing you to rely more on Haki and physical techniques.

"but......"

Satan paused, then slightly pressed down with his eight feet, stepping onto the ancient patterns of the five-pointed star array.

Although some of the array patterns were damaged due to the battle just now, the core area still emitted faint energy fluctuations.

"Don't forget, the World Government isn't just me alone."

Satan Saint raised one foot, the sharp toe pointing towards the faintly shimmering array patterns beneath his feet:

"This 'five-star array' is one of the coordinate anchor points jointly laid out by the five elders when Egherd was built."

Although partially damaged, the core functions remain intact.

With just enough 'Abyssal Contract' power to guide it, it can be briefly activated for precise teleportation over extremely long distances.

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Gern's expression changed, but he was secretly overjoyed.

Because someone is dancing step by step towards their plan.

"What do I want to say? Hehehe..." Satan then suddenly shouted.

"If the five of us, plus Blackbeard who, though injured, is still capable of fighting..."

It's six people working together!

"I don't believe you can kill all six of us by yourself before you run out of stamina and power, do you?"

After saying that, he stared intently at Guern, emphasizing the inevitability of this conclusion.

"When you are exhausted and can no longer fight... even if your 'Heavenly Tremor' is strong, you will probably still be doomed!"

After these words were spoken, a brief silence fell over the hall.

Guern's expression clearly froze for a moment.

Strange... This sounds like a threat, and logically it seems to make sense.

The enemy outnumbers us, and we can't fight them alone. It would be dangerous to wear them down by using a war of attrition.

but......

"Why do I feel like... something's off?" A strange sense of unease swept through Gern's mind.

Satan's words were less of a threat and more of a...

To state a presupposed 'worst' possibility for him, Gern?

On the other side, Blackbeard, who had just recovered slightly from the excruciating pain and humiliation...

His brows were furrowed, and his swollen cheeks made his expression look even more distorted.

"Pah! Damn it..." He spat out a mouthful of blood and mumbled a curse under his breath.

"What do you mean by 'I don't believe you can kill all six of us before you run out of energy'?"

"Is that a threat?!"

This sounded almost like highlighting something for Guern, reminding him of something important.

We're going to use sheer numbers to wear you down, so be careful not to let us wear you down!

Of course, you don't necessarily have to kill all six of us.

Something just doesn't sound right.

Saint Satan seemed oblivious to the subtle expressions on Gern and Blackbeard's faces, and continued in that cold, businesslike tone:

"Therefore, Tianzhen, make a wise choice."

Hand over any Vegapunk data clues you may already possess, then leave Eghad with your men.

This is for the sake of the bigger picture, and also to... avoid an unnecessary 'worst outcome' that would harm everyone.

Chapter 686 Luffy sets off to rescue Vegapunk

Meanwhile, on the other side of Egghead Island.

Luffy finally brought Robin and the other two

They successfully reunited with Nami and the others in the middle level.

The brief joy of reuniting with friends was quickly dispelled by the somber reality.

At this moment, every member of the Straw Hat crew was exhausted and wounded.

"Nami!" Luffy pulled Nami out of his arms.

"What exactly happened? Where are Sanji and Jinbe?"

And... what exactly happened with York's alleged betrayal, as you told me before?

Nami was pale, but faced with the return of her pillar of support...

It was also a way of forcing myself to calm down and recall the events at the old laboratory and York's betrayal.

Sanji and Jinbe were severely injured by the Blackbeard Pirates.

And Stussy's warning, which he repeated as much as possible.

“That’s the whole story.” Nami took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly.

According to CP0's Stussy (CP0 has parted ways with the Straw Hat crew),

York must have used Vegapunk to force him to activate the Seraph's highest authority.

They want to kill everyone on the island except her and the Doctor!

She also set a trap for us after Sanji and Jinbe left.

In short, York's betrayal... led to everything that followed!

"What?!" Luffy's eyes widened.

Those behind them, having gone to search for the Poneglyphs after landing on the island, were unaware of what had happened.

Robin, Franky, and Brook's expressions changed drastically after hearing this.

At that moment, Luffy suddenly turned his head and looked at the people who had been following them.

The two Vegapunk clones, whose expressions were equally grim at this moment...

Atlas represents "rage" and Edison represents "thought".

"Hey! Atlas! Edison!"

"The lab Nami mentioned... is where York and Uncle Apple are."

Do you really know the exact location? Can you take me there?

Atlas and Edison seemed still reeling from the shock of the explosive news of York's betrayal, and were somewhat dazed.

Atlas instinctively looked at Nami, his voice trembling: "Where is Shakya?"

"Have you...have you seen Shakyamuni?"

It's the one wearing a black helmet with a yellow "01" printed on it.

He was wearing a dark blue coat with yellow stripes and the word "Caution" printed on the left side.

The jacket has "Vega Punk 01" printed on the lower left and a "正" character printed on the back.

"A guy who's always been so calm?"

Nami was naturally shocked by Shakyamuni, so she pursed her lips, turned her head away to avoid Atlas's gaze, and whispered...

"We don't know."

At that time, Usopp, Chopper, and I were trapped on the other side by the alloy partition.

I could only see York, Dr. Vegapunk, and Shakya on the other side of the partition.

We were unsuccessful in breaking through the partition.