Chapter 95

But Luo was unwilling to show weakness, saying:

"Your current status is the Base Chief of the Navy's G5 Branch. You used so many warships and troops to capture me, only to hand me over to the Beasts Pirates. Aren't you afraid the Navy will suspect you?"

Vergo had already considered this point and replied without hesitation:

"I will announce your Op-Op Fruit ability to the Navy. The Navy surely knows better than I do just how miraculous this Devil Fruit, worth five billion, truly is."

"It is not impossible that you used the Op-Op Fruit's power to escape secretly."

Luo's complexion grew even uglier.

In front of Vergo, who was as cunning as an old fox, he was completely outmatched.

"Yo, you're here!"

A young, muscular man with dragon horns on his head and standing several meters tall walked toward them.

Upon seeing this person, Vergo no longer displayed the condescending attitude he had toward Luo, but instead said with a respectful posture:

"Lord Page One."

The person who arrived was none other than Page One of the Beasts Pirates' Flying Six.

Although Vergo was older than Page One, Page One, having consumed a Monster Cell, possessed strength far superior to Vergo's.

Therefore, Vergo dared not be the slightest bit negligent.

Even when he came here last time and was called a liar by the other party, and even threatened with death, Vergo had not dared to get angry.

"Hurry up and go; the Young Master has been waiting for you for a while."

Page One didn't waste words and said directly.

The three of them boarded an elevator, which was pulled by iron chains and moved continuously upward.

With every bit they ascended, Vergo's mood grew a point more tense.

As for Trafalgar Luo, his heart sank a point further; his hope of escaping was becoming increasingly slim.

The elevator did not stop until it reached the very top floor of the Dressrosa Palace.

Page One led Vergo and Trafalgar Luo to a luxurious grand hall.

On the high throne at the head of the hall sat a tall young man with black hair, black eyes, and a refined appearance.

Vergo only glanced at the young man once before he suddenly felt a sense of heart-palpitating dread; he was far from comparable to his former master, Doflamingo.

Vergo immediately knew that this person was definitely the legendary Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law, the Fifth Emperor, Luo Xing!

Without a word, he knelt down, pulled Trafalgar Luo down to kneel as well, and bowed respectfully:

"Greetings, Lord Fifth Emperor!"

Luo Xing walked down from the throne step by step, arrived before Vergo, and said calmly:

"Rise."

The calm voice seemed to contain a certain terrifying majesty.

When Vergo stood up, his back was soaked with cold sweat without him even realizing it.

Trafalgar Luo was the same.

Although he had not yet mastered Observation Haki, his intuition told him that the man before him was a terrifying existence beyond his imagination. No wonder he could kill Doflamingo in an instant!

Luo Xing's gaze swept across the faces of Vergo and Trafalgar Luo one by one.

Since receiving Page One's call, Luo Xing had traveled from Wano Country to Dressrosa without delay.

There were two very important reasons why he had to make the trip himself.

One reason was that Vergo himself possessed considerable strength, was both brave and resourceful, and was qualified for Luo Xing to meet.

Furthermore, Vergo's identity as a mole in the Navy was also critical.

To this day, the Beasts Pirates had not a single person embedded within the Navy; Vergo's addition made up for this deficiency.

The other reason was Trafalgar Luo.

To be precise, it was Trafalgar Luo's Op-Op Fruit.

Legend had it that this fruit could perform the Perpetual Youth Surgery on people.

When Luo Xing was on Sky Island, he had wondered if he could use Senzu Beans to have Luo perform the Perpetual Youth Surgery many times, and at that time, he had already considered searching for Trafalgar Luo.

Unexpectedly, Vergo had delivered him; it truly was no effort at all.

Oh right, there was also an unspeakable reason: Luo Xing missed the aunt-niece pair of blossoms, Viola and Rebecca...

Although Luo Xing's tone was plain, his attitude was gentle.

Vergo felt a great sense of relief in his heart, and at the same time, he was ecstatic.

The Fifth Emperor's attitude clearly showed he had accepted him; he had successfully joined the Beasts Pirates and become a part of the strongest Four Emperors crew!

Luo Xing had Page One take Trafalgar Luo away, to be sent to Wano Country later.

And when the Seastone chains, a specialty of Wano Country, were shackled onto Trafalgar Luo, a look of despair already appeared in his eyes.

Bound by Seastone, he now truly had no chance of escape.

Luo Xing caught a glimpse of Trafalgar Luo's despair, thought for a moment, and said to Vergo:

"What about the other members of the Heart Pirates?"

Vergo replied respectfully: "Except for those who were killed during the capture, I have brought the rest of them as well."

Vergo, possessing great insight, had already begun referring to himself as a subordinate.

This ability to read the situation was worthy of someone who could infiltrate the Navy as a mole and rise to the high position of a branch base chief.

Luo Xing showed a look of satisfaction and instructed:

"Keep them here as well; I will send them to Wano Country along with Trafalgar Luo later."

Trafalgar Luo's body shuddered, and the look he cast toward Luo Xing was full of confusion and bewilderment.

He was then dragged away by Page One.

Luo Xing did this naturally because he did not want Trafalgar Luo to be too hostile toward him.

After all, Luo Xing hoped the other party would perform the Perpetual Youth Surgery, and surely that would require the other party's willingness.

Of course,

If Trafalgar Luo did not appreciate Luo Xing's kindness, then Luo Xing would have no choice but to kill him and send someone out to the sea to find the newly reborn Op-Op Fruit.

These were matters for later.

Luo Xing encouraged Vergo a few more times, telling him to continue his undercover work in the Navy, and that the Beasts Pirates would not treat him poorly in the future.

After finishing, Luo Xing intended to go find the aunt and niece, Viola and Rebecca, but Vergo suddenly stepped forward, lowered his voice, and said solemnly:

"Lord Young Master, I have recently heard that the Navy has developed a special weapon, extremely powerful, possessing the strength to crush pirates with bounties of hundreds of millions!"

"Oh?" Luo Xing raised an eyebrow. "Do you know what that weapon is called?"

"It seems to be called... Human Weapon, Pacifista!"

Pacifista?

An image of a Warlord of the Sea, Bartholomew Kuma, shooting lasers from his hands, surfaced in Luo Xing's mind.

This human weapon, remodeled based on Kuma's body and Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit ability, was indeed quite formidable.

In the original story at Sabaody Archipelago, a single Pacifista wiped out the entire Straw Hat crew; if it hadn't been for the second uncle, Kizaru, going easy on them, the Straw Hat crew would likely have been finished.

Vergo's voice said:

"According to my intelligence, this Pacifista was developed and manufactured by Vegapunk. Fleet Admiral Sengoku has high expectations for this weapon, hoping to reverse the decline in the face of our Beasts Pirates."

Ever since Luo Xing invented the first Monster Cell, the Navy had been retreating steadily in the face of the Beasts Pirates' offensive, forced into a passive position.

Not only had more than a dozen bases and fortresses been destroyed by the Beasts Pirates, but even the Heavenly Tribute meant for the Celestial Dragons had been robbed twice!

This resulted in the World Government now not daring to easily collect Heavenly Tribute from the New World, for fear that the Beasts Pirates would go and rob it again. They couldn't send an Admiral, their highest combat power, to escort it every time, could they?

Moreover.

Even if an Admiral were dispatched, it was no longer safe.

Because the Beasts Pirates already had three Admiral-level combatants exposed on the surface!

One was naturally the strongest creature, Kaido of the Beasts himself; another was the King of Wildfire, who had stepped into the Emperor-level threshold; and the last was the combined giant of Plague Queen and Drought Jack.

This didn't even count Luo Xing and his wife, Yamato.

In short, the Beasts Pirates were now called the strongest Four Emperors crew, and even Whitebeard acknowledged this ranking; it was not without reason.

Luo Xing had also used the pretext of the Senzu Bean auction to kill Doflamingo, occupy Dressrosa, and wipe out the CP0 spy Stussy, causing the Five Elders to be furious.

Consequently, the Navy dispatched Admiral Akainu, wanting to retake Dressrosa and regain some face.

— Author's Notes —

· ·········Seeking flowers·· ···

91. Competing with me on weapons? Luo Xing's new invention, the Cybertronians! (Seeking monthly tickets)