Chapter 126

"I'll leave the rest to you."

Vergo knelt on one knee and respectfully accepted the order:

"Yes, my lord Luo Xing 897."

Luo Xing called Jack, who was betting his body on the volcano's crater, went around to the back of the island, and left by boat.

Not until the volcanic island was out of sight did Tashigi realize she had been taken away by the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing, this terrifying and mysterious man!

"Ah!!"

Little Tashigi let out a scream.

"Let me go! I want to return to the Marines! I want to return to Vice Admiral Smoker!"

Luo Xing looked at the flustered little loli before him, somewhat speechless.

Realizing this only now? Could you be any more adorably clueless?

Luo Xing grabbed Little Tashigi's slender white arm and said:

"That won't do. From now on, you can never return to the Marines."

Fearful expression filled Little Tashigi's eyes as she trembled and said:

"A-are you a human trafficker?"

Tashigi had heard before that in the New World, many pirates liked to traffic people to earn vast amounts of money.

Could this mysterious Fifth Emperor Luo Xing be such a pirate?

If so, she was truly doomed this time!

Thinking of the miserable fate awaiting her if sold into slavery, Tashigi's eyes instantly filled with tears.

Indeed, women are made of water; that saying is no lie.

Luo Xing flicked Little Tashigi's forehead, becoming even more speechless (bjce) as he said:

"I wouldn't stoop to something so tasteless."

"Then why did you capture me?"

Little Tashigi touched her swollen forehead and pouted.

Hey, this little girl is unconsciously acting cute.

Luo Xing became even more satisfied with this Marine nightingale and smiled:

"Since you know Vergo's identity as a spy, how could I possibly let you return?"

Tashigi's eyes widened.

Soga, so that's the reason.

Tashigi immediately showed an angry expression and drew the small Yoru from her waist.

But her body had shrunk to only seven or eight years old, and it took great effort for her to even lift the small Yoru.

Tashigi shouted angrily:

"Do you think I would obey your pirate's orders? Even if I die, I will never submit to you!"

She truly looked extremely resolute.

Luo Xing, however, was in no hurry at all. He leisurely took a sip of tea and said:

"I won't kill you, nor will I let you die. If you try to commit suicide, I guarantee Smoker will die before you."

Tashigi shuddered all over, and the small Yoru clattered to the ground.

Vice Admiral Smoker had done her great favors; for these years, she had always been under Smoker's care. How could she harm her benefactor?

Tashigi knew the man before her was not lying; he had the full ability to crush Vice Admiral Smoker as easily as an ant.

He wouldn't even need to act personally.

He would only need to order Vergo, the base commander of G5 Branch, and Vice Admiral Smoker would die without a sound.

Tashigi slumped to the ground, her eyes full of despair, staring at Luo Xing and shouting angrily:

"You are a demon, a villain, a bastard!"

Luo Xing sipped his tea leisurely and said calmly:

"Don't say that. I am merely a collector driven by interest, fond of collecting various types of flowers and various beautiful birds."

Volcanic Island Coast.

With Vergo's return and the announcement of Black Arm Zephyr's death, NEO instantly collapsed; some were injured, some died, and the rest were all arrested by G5, including the Mochi Mochi no Mi user Binz.

Binz cried out in anguish:

"Where is Teacher Zephyr's body? Where is Ain?!"

Vergo said indifferently:

"Zephyr used the Explosive Rock, causing the volcano to erupt. They were both burned to death by the lava, destroying all evidence."

Upon hearing this, Binz was struck as if by lightning.

The other person struck as if by lightning was Smoker.

Without a word, Smoker rushed to Vergo, grabbed Vergo's tie, and roared:

"What about Tashigi, you son of a bitch!"

Vergo stared coldly at Smoker and continued indifferently: "She was burned to death by the lava as well."

Smoker's eyes instantly turned blood-red. He swung his fist at Vergo's face, roaring in fury:

"You damn son of a bitch! You didn't even save Tashigi and just ran back by yourself!"

But before his fist could land on Vergo's face, he himself flew out, crashing heavily onto the ground dozens of meters away.

Vergo withdrew his right foot, brushed the dust off his shoe, and said in a cold tone:

"Assaulting an officer. If it happens again, I will sentence you to death directly!"

Assaulting an officer is a grave crime.

Vergo killed Smoker for this, and even the Navy Headquarters had nothing to say.

Immediately, Vergo's majestic gaze swept over every G5 soldier, and his stern voice declared:

"Take the prisoners, form up, and return to base!"

"Yes, Base Commander Vergo!"

The Marines' response was louder than ever before.

Because in their eyes,

Base Commander Vergo had single-handedly defeated the former Admiral Black Arm Zephyr; how terrifying was that!

Unconsciously, Vergo's prestige among the G5 Marines rose another notch, far beyond what Smoker, who was kicked away by Vergo with a single kick, could compare to.

Three warships of the G5 branch set sail, returning to base.

Vergo then had people send the prisoners to Navy Headquarters Marineford, along with a victory report he had written himself.

The Marshal's office.

Sengoku looked at the victory report before him in disbelief, so surprised that he couldn't even hold his teacup steady.

Tsuru, who was in the office as well, asked:

"What happened? Did G5 suffer a great defeat?"

Garp also spoke up: "Was the damage to G5 severe?"

It was no wonder the two thought so; being old-timers from the same era as Zephyr, they knew Zephyr's strength all too well.

A mere branch base commander could not possibly win; at the very least, an Admiral would have to be dispatched.

However.

Sengoku's next words made them both tremble with shock.

"No, G5 did not fail; they succeeded and annihilated the Neo Navy!"

Sengoku slammed the victory report heavily on the table, letting out a heartfelt exclamation:

"Base Commander Vergo is brave in taking responsibility, possesses considerable strength, and has the bearing of an Admiral!"

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The G5 branch successfully annihilated the Neo Navy?

Base Commander Vergo has the bearing of an Admiral?

Sengoku's words greatly exceeded Tsuru and Garp's expectations; the two took a long time to react.

Garp said: