Chapter 409

Upon hearing this,

Kong only slightly eased his tense mood.

He asked again: "Good that no accident occurred. Then, who exactly is this great pirate you encountered?"

"He is Whitebeard the Second, Edward Weebul! A pirate of immense power!"

Master Zefa answered seriously.

"What?!"

"You encountered Whitebeard the Second?"

Kong's pupils shrank slightly, his heart startled...

He had just been thinking.

How to deal with this Whitebeard the Second.

Unexpectedly,

Master Zefa had already encountered him.

"Did you fight him? What was the outcome?"

"Rumors from outside say,"

"Whitebeard the Second possesses the same immense strength as the young Whitebeard."

"Is this truly true?"

Kong pressed.

"Whitebeard the Second is indeed powerful, entirely equal to the strength of the young Whitebeard."

"In my view, his bounty could easily rise to three hundred million Berries—no less than the top pirates of the Grand Line."

"Extremely troublesome."

Master Zefa replied solemnly.

"Of course!"

"The rumors circulating outside are not baseless."

"This man is truly terrifying."

"So, you let him escape in the end?"

Kong took a deep breath and asked again.

In his view,

Master Zefa, tasked with protecting over seventy students, clearly could not have overcome Whitebeard the Second.

Even if he defeated him…

He could never have captured him alive!

"No, Whitebeard the Second was captured."

Upon hearing Master Zefa's reply,

Kong stared in shock.

Whitebeard the Second, with such immense combat power…

Was actually captured?!

Master Zefa…

Still has his vigor!

Quickly,

Kong recovered his composure.

He laughed loudly: "Good! Excellent! Zefa, you've unknowingly done our Navy a huge favor! I was just worrying about how to deal with Whitebeard the Second."

"Unexpectedly, you've just handed me a tremendous surprise."

"Next, I'll send someone to meet you and escort Whitebeard the Second to the Sixth Layer of Impel Down's Infinite Hell for imprisonment."

Although Kong was surprised by Master Zefa's capture of Whitebeard the Second, it was still within reason.

The Marine Headquarters' Admiral himself taking action to apprehend Whitebeard the Second—

Wasn't this the most natural thing in the world?

Kong fully understood.

"Admiral, you might be mistaken."

"I didn't say…"

"Whitebeard the Second was captured by me."

Master Zefa said.

The voice came from the Den Den Mushi.

In an instant,

Kong's smile froze on his face.

He blinked, stunned.

What?

What?

Whitebeard the Second wasn't captured by Master Zefa himself?

Who else, then,

could it possibly be?

At this moment,

Kong looked utterly baffled.

His thoughts were in disarray.

Immediately,

he blurted out without thinking.

"Wasn't it you who captured Bai Huzi II? Then who else could it be? Who has the strength and resources for this?"

"I don't recall…"

"During this period, Kapu, Aokiji, and Akainu all left the Marine Headquarters."

"So far, among the Marines who left Marineford, only you seem to possess such strength."

"Yet just now you said the one who captured Bai Huzi II wasn't you."

"Then…"

"I must ask one thing."

"Who has such immense power?"

"Who, exactly, is He Fangshensheng?!"