Chapter 117

Vergo's next words answered Luo Xing's doubts.

"Lord Luo Xing, ever since you killed my former superior Doflamingo, there has been one less position among the Warlords of the Sea."

"Our Beasts Pirates have recently defeated the Marines and the World Government twice in the wars at Dressrosa and Punk Hazard, making them lose face!"

"The World Government is eager to save face, so they need more combat power, and they want to fill Doflamingo's Warlord position."

"At this time, a guy who claimed to be Whitebeard's son entered the sight of the Marines and the World Government."

"He took the initiative to ask to join the Warlords of the Sea, and the World Government agreed."

"And it just so happened that this guy named Edward Weevil had killed Admiral Zephyr's family and students, and Zephyr's right arm was also cut off by this person."

"Former Admiral 'Black Arm' Zephyr was therefore filled with anger and defected from the Marines."

Luo Xing then understood.

He hadn't expected that because of him, the Marines would recruit Weevil into the Warlords of the Sea early, leading to "Black Arm" Zephyr leaving the Marines early.

And for such a major event, the reason Luo Xing hadn't received relevant intelligence, and other great powers like the other Four Emperors didn't know about it, was because the Marines and the World Government had been trying to hide it.

After all,

a former Marine Admiral defecting was not a glorious thing.

Especially since this former Admiral had extremely high prestige within the Marines.

Just think about it: "Black Arm" Zephyr was a veteran of the same era as "Buddha" Sengoku and "Hero" Garp.

He had made great contributions throughout his life and had suppressed countless great pirates.

Moreover, "Black Arm" Zephyr was also a person who didn't hide his secrets and liked to teach all his skills to the next generation.

Currently, the three Marine Admirals, Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji, were all Zephyr's former students.

Including Smoker, Hina, and many elite Vice Admirals of the Marine Headquarters, they had all studied under Zephyr.

Such a highly respected senior Marine, yet the World Government completely disregarded his feelings and recruited his enemy Weevil into the Warlords of the Sea; one wonders if the Five Elders' brains were broken.

Vergo was able to be the first to know about this, naturally because of his status as the G-5 base commander.

This also showed how important it was to plant a spy within the Marines.

Luo Xing said:

"The defection of 'Black Arm' Zephyr is indeed extraordinary; the Marines cannot be without a response. What do you plan to do, Vergo?"

Vergo said:

"As Lord Luo Xing said, the Marines originally planned to send one of the three Admirals to capture 'Black Arm' Zephyr. But due to the tense situation in the New World, as well as the movements of Whitebeard and Shanks, Fleet Admiral Sengoku hasn't made up his mind to send an Admiral yet."

Sengoku hadn't made up his mind, partly because of the situation in the New World,

but a bigger reason was probably that Sengoku couldn't bear to issue a kill order for Zephyr, his old comrade-in-arms.

"Lord Luo Xing, your subordinate is prepared to apply to the Marine Headquarters to hunt down 'Black Arm' Zephyr. If this can be done, my status within the Marines will definitely rise by several levels!"

Luo Xing was very satisfied with Vergo's enterprising and proactive attitude.

He praised Vergo a few times and agreed to Vergo's plan, but added one point:

"I will handle this matter with you; once you confirm the location of 'Black Arm' Zephyr, notify me immediately."

Vergo was overjoyed.

Lord Luo Xing saying this was equivalent to treating him as a trusted subordinate.

"As you command, Lord Luo Xing!"

He hung up the phone.

Luo Xing's eyes flashed with thoughtful light.

The reason he wanted to participate in this operation to hunt down Zephyr was mainly to see if those Dyna Stones really had power comparable to Ancient Weapons.

In addition.

As a transmigrator, Luo Xing knew that "Black Arm" Zephyr's goal was to kill all the pirates in the world.

He wanted to use the Dyna Stones to destroy the three Endpoints of the sea, causing the submarine magma to erupt and ultimately destroy the entire New World!

Luo Xing certainly couldn't allow such a thing to happen!

At the same time.

Somewhere in the New World.

Several huge warships were sailing.

The warships looked like they belonged to the Marines, but on the fluttering flag, a sword was inserted into the Marine symbol.

This meant that this army did not agree with the Marine philosophy.

They were none other than the Neo Marines created by "Black Arm" Zephyr after he defected from the Marines, and their goal was to kill all pirates in the world!

At this moment.

On the deck of the warship, "Black Arm" Zephyr, with purple hair, wearing sunglasses, and a mechanical arm made of Seastone on his right arm, was looking at this sea with a gloomy expression and hateful eyes.

"Marines, World Government, your justice is too hypocritical! It has no meaning to this world at all!"

"I will use my own methods to kill all the pirates!"

"Wait for it, you scum!"

Behind Zephyr stood three Neo Marine officers, all of whom were Zephyr's students.

The beautiful green-haired girl was named Ain, a user of the Mado Mado no Mi (Reverse-Reverse Fruit).

The one in colorful clothing was named Binz, a user of the Mosa Mosa no Mi (Growth-Growth Fruit).

The last black-haired strong man was named Shuzo, a former Marine Brigadier General.

The three formed the core of the Neo Marines created by Zephyr.

The green-haired girl Ain said:

"Teacher Zephyr, we are still two days away from the nearest Endpoint; should we rest for a while before continuing?"

Zephyr said in a hoarse and deep tone:

"No, the dream of killing all pirates is right in front of us; how can we stop for even a moment?"

"Advance to the target location at full speed; whoever dares to block our path, whether they are pirates or Marines, crush them all!"

110. The extremely hypocritical World Government, the high-defense and high-health "Meat Tank" Jack

Marine Headquarters Marineford.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku looked at the report in his hand, a relieved smile that hadn't appeared for a long time on his face, and sighed:

"G-5 Base Commander Vergo is a person who is willing to get things done."

Great Staff Officer Tsuru asked:

"What did he report and take the initiative to do this time?"

Sengoku said: "He wants to capture Zephyr."

The office suddenly became quiet.

At this time, besides Sengoku and Tsuru, there were Garp and Aokiji in the office.

They were either Zephyr's old comrades or Zephyr's students.

Garp clenched his fists and said angrily:

"The World Government is too hateful; why let that Edward Weevil join the Warlords of the Sea? Don't they consider Zephyr's feelings at all!"

Aokiji agreed:

"Teacher Zephyr is highly respected in the Marines and has many students. Isn't the World Government afraid of chilling the hearts of us Marines by doing this?"

The biggest reason for Zephyr's defection was the World Government, the Five Elders.

Not caring about Zephyr's feelings at all and recruiting his greatest enemy into the Warlords of the Sea, this was really too much!

Sengoku had also argued with the Five Elders about this, but Zephyr had already defected, and the matter could only be left unsettled.

Sengoku sighed:

"Things have come to this; we have no other choice but to issue a capture order for Zephyr. Otherwise, once he destroys the three Endpoints, the whole world will be destroyed!"

Sengoku scanned the three people in front of him and continued:

"Originally, I was prepared to send an Admiral, but you all know about the movements of Kaido, Whitebeard, and Shanks; the combat power of the Marine Headquarters cannot be reduced at this time, just in case."

"Since Base Commander Vergo has taken the initiative to ask for battle, let him go."

"It just so happens that Smoker, whom you recommended, Aokiji, is also Zephyr's former student; maybe he can make Zephyr change his mind."

Garp, Tsuru, and Aokiji defaulted to Sengoku's decision.

After all, they didn't have any better ideas.