Three days later, G-5 Base, Vice Admiral's Office.
Pushing open a hidden wall in the office, Vergo walked into a dark passage, took a special communication frequency Den Den Mushi out of his pocket, and dialed a number.
The Den Den Mushi rang a few times in the dark, soundproofed room before a familiar voice answered.
"Fufufufu, Vergo, is something wrong?"
Hearing the voice from the Den Den Mushi, Vergo's face immediately showed an extremely respectful expression, and he said in a deep voice:
"Young Master, I encountered a CP0 agent stationed by the World Government in the New World. She is being hunted by the Big Mom Pirates. I want to ask for your opinion on how to leverage this relationship to help me advance further and gain more power in the Marines."
"Fufufu, interesting. A CP0 agent being hunted by the Big Mom Pirates? Who is she?" Doflamingo was instantly intrigued.
"It's the Queen of the Pleasure District, Stussy. Before she fainted, she was holding the CP0 identity tag, so it should be correct."
"It's Stussy? Fufufufu, interesting, this is getting more and more interesting. It's a good move by the World Government that even we didn't know about. Did you find out why she's being hunted by the Big Mom Pirates?" Doflamingo asked.
Vergo shook his head. "Not yet, the woman is still unconscious."
Doflamingo thought for a moment, then nodded:
"Hmm, I see. Find out why she's being hunted as soon as possible.
As for using her to help you advance further, there is indeed a chance.
The World Government's CP0 has many resources and intelligence that even we don't know about. If you can use Stussy to strengthen your relationship with the Five Elders, you still have a chance to be promoted to an Admiral candidate.
Fufufufu, you know, although the Marines are a subordinate organization of the World Government, they don't do everything for them wholeheartedly. So, no matter what, the Five Elders need a few loyal and useful dogs to do things for them."
"In short, first find out why she's being hunted from her, and then contact me. I will devise a perfect plan for you to rise in the ranks of the Marines. Fufufufu, no one understands the minds of those five old men better than I do. Marines, pirates? They are just tools in the hands of those in power to manipulate the balance."
Doflamingo's words made Vergo nod continuously.
As expected of the Young Master, he was indeed the most intelligent person in the world. This brief analysis enlightened Vergo.
After a pause, Vergo's tone became more respectful. "Young Master, is there anything else you want to say?"
Doflamingo on the other end of the Den Den Mushi was silent for a moment before he said in a deep voice: "Vergo, I want you to pay attention to that Marine Rear Admiral, Rorschach. If you have the chance, send me all the intelligence and information you can gather about him."
"Rorschach?" Vergo frowned slightly, a hint of killing intent in his eyes. "Is that the Marine kid who killed Gladius and Machvise and ruined many of our Donquixote Family's businesses? I understand. When he enters the New World, I'll make sure he knows the consequences of offending our Donquixote Family."
"No." Doflamingo warned him, which was rare. "Don't touch him. That kid's strength might have grown to a rather troublesome level. You might not be his opponent. You just need to collect information about him. I will handle the rest."
Although Vergo was a bit unwilling in his heart, he would never disobey his Young Master's orders. He nodded solemnly in agreement.
Then, he was about to hang up the Den Den Mushi.
But at that moment, the ground beneath him shook violently. In a violent tremor, cracks appeared in the dark room, and a blinding sunlight penetrated from the outside.
Doflamingo on the other end of the Den Den Mushi also heard the loud noise and was about to ask Vergo what was happening.
The two on the call simultaneously heard a loud bang that shook the heavens and the earth.
This was followed by a ferocious shockwave that swept in from the distance like a tidal wave, hitting Vergo, who was holding the Den Den Mushi.
"Cough!"
Vergo's chest felt a sharp pain, and blood spurted from his mouth. He crashed through the thick wall and flew out. The Den Den Mushi flew out of his hand and rolled in the dust on the floor.
Doflamingo's voice was still coming from the Den Den Mushi, but Vergo, who had sat up from the ground, seemed not to hear it. His eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked at the shattered square of G-5 Island, and the huge figure that was slowly rising from the rolling smoke and dust.
"Mamamamama, you Marine scum are too bold. You even dare to kill my son. What Shiki said is completely right, the New World can only belong to pirates. From now on, I will drive out every single Marine in the New World, leaving none behind!"
An eight-meter-eight-tall, bloated woman, like a walking mountain of flesh, wearing a pink floral dress, with a small decorative umbrella in her thick hand, stepped out of the swirling smoke and dust under the horrified gaze of the G-5 Marine soldiers.
The pupils behind Vergo's sunglasses trembled violently, and his entire face was distorted from the shock.
"Big Mom!!"
"It's... It's the Emperor of the Sea, Charlotte Linlin!"
Vice-Admiral Bilich and the other Marine officers were also scared out of their wits by Charlotte Linlin, who had landed in the center of the island from the sky, cracking half of the base. The color drained from their faces, and they almost couldn't hold on to their weapons.
Charlotte Linlin opened her cavernous mouth, her crimson eyes staring at the horrified Marines. A ferocious smile appeared on her big face as she spread her two thick arms.
A fiery Homie with a human face and a thick, rolling black cloud simultaneously flew from the top of Charlotte Linlin's head, expanding in the blink of an eye into a hundred-meter-diameter fire cloud and thunder cloud, radiating a soul-shaking aura of destruction.
"Dedicate all your souls and lifespans to Mama~."
Prometheus, the fire cloud soul Homie on the left, spoke as if singing.
"Fear, despair, and finally, die! This time, there will be no mercy, no hope, no future!"
Zeus, the thunder cloud soul Homie on the right, had a ferocious face, with silver lightning rolling over its ink-black body.
Before the terrified Marines could react, a terrifying energy storm erupted from Charlotte Linlin's bloated body. Streaks of black and red lightning tore through the sky and the earth, spreading over G-5 Island. The top-tier Conqueror's Haki was instantly released, sweeping across everything.
"Life and death!!"
Charlotte Linlin's Conqueror's Haki, belonging to an Emperor of the Sea at the pinnacle of the world, was like a storm sweeping across the land. Wherever it passed, the Marine soldiers on the island were knocked unconscious, and a large number of them fell down, lying scattered all over the base.
Less than 30% were still standing.
These were the ones who were farther away or were outstanding Marine officers like Bilich.
"Damn it! Attack! Attack!"
Bilich shouted hoarsely as he watched Charlotte Linlin, like a demon, extend her large hand and swat away a dozen dazed Marine officers as if they were flies. He also raised his flintlock rifle.
Bang bang bang!
Dense bullets rained down, shooting at Charlotte Linlin.
Her overly large body was a perfect target, and there was no need to aim to hit her.
Not only bullets from flintlock rifles, but also rockets and cannons fired by the Marine soldiers.
For a time, the roar of cannon fire was endless in the base.
However, a terrifying scene that sent shivers down the spines of all the Marines appeared.
Facing the countless storms of bullets and cannon fire, Charlotte Linlin simply walked straight ahead, allowing the bullets and cannons to pour onto her body.
This firepower, which could easily destroy a pirate fleet, could not even stop her from moving by a single millimeter.
Nor could it break her defenses or leave a single mark on her body.
Vergo watched as Charlotte Linlin hummed a tune, extended her huge hand, grabbed the upper body of a Marine Rear Admiral, and in the other party's terrified gaze, her five fingers gradually tightened. A large amount of blood and shattered organs spurted continuously from the Rear Admiral's mouth like a fountain.
Then, his entire upper body was directly crushed into a pulp by Charlotte Linlin's big hand, and his lower body fell to the ground with a thud.
"This guy is a monster! Only a Marine Admiral can deal with her! Escape! Escape to G-1! Admiral Akainu is stationed there!"
Bilich yelled hoarsely, leading a group of terrified G-5 soldiers to run desperately toward the warships moored in the inner bay.
However, when they rushed to the port, they saw a number of pirate ships of all sizes appearing on the sea in front of them.
As far as the eye could see, dozens of Big Mom Pirates' ships densely filled the sea outside G-5, heading toward them in a mighty fleet.
The long sword in Bilich's hand fell to the ground with a clang, and he stood frozen like a stone statue.
"It's over, it's all over, G-5 is finished."
Vergo, in the ruins of the base commander's office, thought the same thing.
So, without any hesitation, he didn't even bother to pick up the Den Den Mushi that had fallen to the ground. He used Geppo (Moonwalk) to quickly ascend into the air and fly away from G-5 Island at high speed.
Staying here was a dead end. Only by surviving could he better serve his Young Master.
At this moment, Vergo cast aside all thoughts of CP0 and the opportunity to be promoted to an Admiral candidate.
He just wanted to get away from G-5 and that demon-like fat woman.
Boom!
A thick bolt of lightning shot through the air, instantly entering his back and exiting his chest.
The terrifying penetration of the lightning easily tore through Vergo's proud full-body Busoshoku Haki.
"Aaah!"
He let out a painful scream, his entire body scorched and burned from the inside out by the terrible high temperature. His flesh and internal organs were charred, and his vision went black. He fell from the sky and crashed miserably into a pile of rubble.
"No, I can't die yet. Young Master, cough, I haven't helped Young Master enough."
Vergo propped himself up with his hands, trying to crawl off the ground. Black and red blood dripped continuously from the corners of his mouth, plopping onto the stones beneath him.
A huge black shadow enveloped his body. Vergo struggled to look up. The last thing he saw was a fleshy, big hand.
"Mamamama, life and death!"
Charlotte Linlin grabbed Vergo's head with one hand, lifting him from the ruins. With her other hand, she grabbed the top of his head. A shadow-like soul was stripped from Vergo's body, writhing, and was stuffed into her open mouth.
"Mamamama, the taste of a soul is as delicious as dessert."
A crimson look of ecstasy appeared in Charlotte Linlin's eyes as she turned to look at the remaining G-5 Marines.
"Even if it's just an appetizer before the main course, it must be savored carefully, mamamama~."
(End of Chapter)
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