[Luffy instantly activated his Nika form!!!]
[Not only did he rubberize his surrounding companions and Vegapunk, but he also immediately enlarged his hands, turning them into rubber shields to block the front!!!]
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
[Four powerful radiant light waves suddenly landed in Luffy's palms, kicking up terrifying mushroom clouds...!!!]
"Whoosh!!!"
[Zoro's three blades were unsheathed. He was about to make a move, but he was startled by the four figures charging over!!!]
"What's going on???"
[He saw that the four charging figures were actually children, but their aura...]
[To be precise, they were child versions of Hancock, Mihawk, Bartholomew Kuma, and Jinbe!!!!]
[They were all former Warlords of the Sea!]
[However, recently, news from the newspaper said that the World Government had already abolished the Warlord of the Sea system.]
[And now, four mini versions of the former Warlords of the Sea suddenly appeared, which truly surprised everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates beyond belief!]
[However, after a brief shock, Zoro wasted no time in charging over~~~]
"Since you've already made a move, what do I care if they're adults or children...???"
[Swish!!!]
[Zoro's sword slash landed on S-Hawk, instantly splitting him open~~~]
[However, with this single cut, Zoro looked at S-Hawk in disbelief, exclaiming, "What's going on? He's not human!?"]
[This powerful slash would leave a wound even on Kaido~~~]
[But there wasn't a single mark on this kid's body. This was too outrageous, right!!!]
[At the same time~~~]
[Sanji and S-Shark started fighting!!!]
[Buggy and S-Bear started fighting!]
[Luffy and S-Snake started fighting!!!]
"What's going on??? Why did the Seraphim suddenly attack???"
[Vegapunk, witnessing this scene from nearby, immediately looked greatly shocked and dismayed~~~]
"What does that mean? What Seraphim? Aren't they your enemies?"
[Nami loudly questioned, while quickly activating her Smooth-Smooth Fruit ability, coating all her companions with a smooth protective film~~~]
[Vegapunk hastily explained: "These are all war weapons invented by the old man, but the highest command authority on Egghead is in the hands of the old man and his six clones. Just now I tried to command them to stop attacking, but my command couldn't override the command they received earlier! This means the authority of the person who issued the command to them is not lower than mine!"]
[Usopp shouted loudly: "Hey, hey, hey!!! What exactly are you trying to say? Are these things you invented? Is there someone else whose authority is higher than yours??"]
"On the surface, the Five Elders are at the top. I only rank second. But in reality... I still have a trump card in the zeroth layer. But I just tried it, and it still can't override the command!" Vegapunk said.
[Sanji angrily said: "Simply put, the command for these Seraphim to attack can only come from your six clones, right??"]
[Since the Five Elders are excluded, then the authority not lower than Vegapunk's main body can only be his six clones. Sanji quickly deduced this.]
"That's right... but my six clones won't betray me! And... if they had any thoughts of betraying me, I should have received them, right!!!"
[Vegapunk scratched his head, his face filled with bewilderment~~~]
"Don't think so much!!! Since you have a trump card against the World Government with the Seraphim, why did they give you so many resources and this island to be your research facility? How could they possibly not have a trump card?! Now quickly tell me, how can I control or destroy these Seraphim???"]
[Luffy said, fighting S-Snake.]
"Mero Mero Mellow!!!"
[S-Snake suddenly unleashed her ability~~~]
[The pink light waves landed on Luffy's body, and were directly slid off by his smooth protective film!!!]
"Gum-Gum King Kong Gun!!!"
[Luffy's fist suddenly enlarged. He didn't care about cherishing or pitying anything, and with one punch, he sent S-Snake flying into the ground...]
"Ah... Luffy-kun... He... he... touched me..."
[Vinsmoke Sanji: "Hey! Luffy, can't you be a little gentler with your hands!!"]
[Capone Bege: "No matter which Straw Hat Luffy it is, he treats women the same way... always the same, huh~~~"]
[Donquixote Doflamingo: "Hee hee hee...! Women only affect a Straw Hat's punching speed~~~"]
[Gol D. Roger: "Hahahaha!!"]
"No need to think about destroying them. As long as their energy isn't depleted, the flame on their back won't disappear, and their defense will be very strong!"
[Vegapunk shook his head, then said, "If I can get the one who issued the command to lose consciousness, then our lives can be saved."]
[But he again scratched his head helplessly: "But I don't want to hurt my own clones!"]
"But my own clones won't betray me! And they have no reason to betray me! I can't just let my clones all go down with me..."
[Luffy, while fighting, asked: "What are your clones, respectively???"]
[Vegapunk then said: "Clone No. 1 is Shaka, representing justice. Clone No. 2 is Lilith, representing evil. Clone No. 3 is Edison, representing thought. Clone No. 4 is Pythagoras, representing wisdom. Clone No. 5 is Atlas, representing rampage. Clone No. 6 is York, representing desire."]
[Upon hearing Vegapunk's introduction, Luffy said without hesitation: "It's York who's doing it!"]
[Robin: "As expected of him... The answer can only be accurately guessed by the three of us..."]
[Chopper: "Guessed? You mean an accurate judgment, right!"]
[York: "Ahhh!!! Why is that Red Hair so hateful!!!"]
[Vegapunk: "York, you fool!! I won't give you a chance to betray me!"]
[Jewelry Bonney: "This damned viewing system...!!!"]
[In the white frame video just now, Bonney and others had already witnessed the power of the "Mother Flame"!!!]
[But the problem is... this is something that will only happen in the future, two years later~~~]
[At this point in time, the Mother Flame has not yet been manufactured!!!]
[But because of the early exposure by the viewing system, all of the World Government's methods have been exposed...]
[It even made Vegapunk rebel in advance, not planning to research the Mother Flame anymore!!!]
[This, for the World Government, is an unforgivable mistake!!!]
"Nami, you cover for Buggy!"
"Buggy, you go find York and make him lose consciousness in the shortest time possible!"
[Luffy immediately issued the command.]
[Although Nami is a girl, Nami has now truly awakened her Conqueror's Haki. Her armed Haki has also entered the advanced level, and her Conqueror's Haki is only a step away from advanced!!!]
[She can completely hold her own!]
"Alright!"
[Buggy saw Nami come to cover him, and immediately flew towards the direction of the dome~~~]
[Just then, in front of the spherical door above the dome, York's figure appeared here~~~]
[Through the glass door, she stuck out her tongue at Vegapunk below: "Bubu! Sorry, old man, I think one Vegapunk is enough!! As for you and your other clones, you might as well die~~~"]
"Bang!!!"
[Buggy slammed into the glass door with a punch, making a huge, earth-shshattering sound!!!]
[However, this glass door, made of unknown materials, was incredibly sturdy~~~]
[Even under Buggy's advanced (mastery) armed Haki attack, not a single crack appeared~~~]
"It's useless. That material, even if struck by a demon's cannon attack, cannot be destroyed..." Vegapunk sighed, his face filled with worry.
[After all the calculations, he still ended up with this result...]
[If he enters the dome, then he won't be able to take away the 'Punk Records' nor the fusion furnace that manufactures Mother Flame...]
[In that case, as long as he is willing to obey the World Government, relying on Punk Records and the fusion furnace, she will eventually be able to create the Mother Flame!]
"Wahahahahaha!!! You idiot Red-Nose! This is a super-polymerized material made by the old man using 800-year-old high-tech! If you want to destroy it, you'll need to cultivate for another 500 years, bubu~~~"
[York, standing one meter away behind the glass door, taunted Buggy mercilessly...]
"Red-Nose...!!!"
[Upon hearing this highly distinctive taunt, Buggy's blood pressure instantly spiked~~~]
[He didn't know just now that this glass door was so sturdy, so he intended to use a clean punch to break the glass door and hit York together!!!]
[If he had known, he wouldn't have used that kind of attacking method~~~]
[Nor would he have given York this opportunity to taunt him...]
"You're looking for death!!!"
[Buggy's eyes instantly turned cold. His right hand reached out towards York's neck!]
[York seemed to enjoy taunting others and even intentionally thrust his neck towards Buggy~~~]
[However, the next moment, Buggy's hand touched the glass door, and the glass, which was blurry just a moment ago, instantly shattered into countless sand-like particles~~~]
"Ugh...???"
[York was stunned, then the smug expression on her face abruptly solidified~~~]
[Then...]
"Ah!!!"
[Amidst York's terrified screams, her neck was directly seized by Buggy!!!]
"Red?! Nose?! Head!!?"
[Buggy pulled York to him. Their four eyes met, and Buggy's eyes almost shot fire!]
"Ah!! No, no, no!! Lord Red-Nose, Brother Red-Nose... I... I... I was wrong... I apologize to you... Don't... don't kill me...!"
[Instantly controlled by the other party, York could no longer maintain her smug expression from just now. She immediately turned into a sobbing 'little fairy'...]
"Apology? Heh heh... If apologies work, then what are fists for!!!!!"
[Saying that, Buggy's left hand covered in thick Armament Haki, then fiercely slammed a punch onto York's face!!!!]
"Bang!!!"
[A fist the size of a sandbag directly covered York's face~~~]
[At this instant, York only felt his brains were about to pop out, and the world before him turned pitch black...]
"Stop attacking!"
[Vegapunk immediately issued a command to the Seraphim~~~]
[As expected... the four Seraphim all stopped instantly!!!]
"Damn it!!!"
[Sanji, very displeased, kicked S-Shark again. "That guy's Swim-Swim Fruit ability just now made me a bit uncomfortable~~~"]
"What's wrong with these guys? They seem to be just humans, so why is their defense so strong?" Luffy asked with some doubt.
[Vegapunk explained: "That's because I extracted bloodline factors from the Lunarian race, granting them the Lunarian race's talent!!! Didn't you see the flames on their backs? When the flames are burning, their defense is almost invincible~~~"]
"Uh... indeed, it's very abnormal!!!"
[Zoro's lips twitched slightly~~~]
[Just now, when he was fighting S-Hawk, he felt that this flame was a bit familiar, but he couldn't recall it at the moment.]
[But regardless...]
[...the Seraphim's strong defense made Zoro feel a headache as well!!!]
"Let's hurry up!!!" York has been turned against us, which means the World Government is already very close! We need to seize the time!" Vegapunk knew that time was pressing, so he urged them quickly.]
[Upon reaching the dome, Vegapunk's other clones still didn't know about York's betrayal. They were all busy with their own things~~~]
[Vegapunk brought the Straw Hat Pirates and Joelle Bonney to the fusion reactor and told Franky to eat it.]
[And he himself only brought Joelle Bonney to the place where Bartholomew Kuma's memories were stored~~~]
[He warned Joelle Bonney once more that this memory was very painful, but Joelle Bonney was still determined to know the truth~~~]
[Vegapunk no longer stopped her!]
[When Joelle Bonney, covered in sweat, exited Bartholomew Kuma's memories (exhausted), she was completely numb~~~]
[She couldn't imagine how painful that was!!!]
[She also understood why Bartholomew Kuma willingly allowed Vegapunk to seal his consciousness away~~~]
"Bonney..." Now do you understand that I wasn't lying?" Vegapunk handed Joelle Bonney a tissue~~~]
"..."
[Joelle Bonney bit her lip tightly, trying hard to make her crying softer~~~]
[And at this moment, the Straw Hat Pirates also entered this room~~~]
"Is the fusion reactor eaten yet?"
[Seeing them arrive, Vegapunk looked up and asked.]
"That's right!!! Now I am the fusion reactor!!! Hmm~~~ SUPER!!!—"
[Franky immediately activated his fusion reactor transformation...]
[He saw that his torso immediately transformed into a massive fusion reactor, and his head became the lid...]
[He looked at Vegapunk excitedly and said: "Uncle Vegapunk, now I just need enough raw materials, and I can manufacture the Mother Flame!"]
"This fruit is truly convenient...! If only I had met you earlier, many of my researches could have greatly increased in efficiency!!!"
[Looking at Franky's form, Vegapunk couldn't help but exclaim~~~]
"Then, time is of the essence...! Now, let's go to Punk Records!" Luffy looked at Vegapunk, his eyes filled with inquiry.]
"Alright!"
[Vegapunk didn't hesitate and immediately agreed.]
[Arriving at the location of Punk Records, Vegapunk first took out a very small portion and handed it to Franky: "This is about my knowledge and memories regarding pirate games. Eat it and see if I can continue to receive this part of the knowledge~~~"]
"Alright!"
[Franky took it, then swallowed it in one gulp!!!]
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