Rowen smirked and pulled himself out of the pool of blood.
The reason why the giant ape was lying down was naturally that its entire body was shattered, like a torn bag, and there was no good flesh to be found… As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the harder you fall! Falling from a kilometer high, the mortal body couldn't bear it at all.
"Ace was rescued, and it would be hard to absolve Mozambia of his negligence of duty. Now, even toppling Vergo won't be that hard and he only needed to inform Zephyr about this and let him arrange everything. He can also leave the Base Head position temporarily."
"When I come out of the shadows, we can begin the next phase of the plan!"
Strength is the only pass in this world!
He is scheming and knows how to use his scheming nature, but that doesn't mean he relies on it completely.
Like physical skills and devil fruit abilities, in Rowen's eyes, intelligence is just a kind of "strength." However, in this world, problems cannot be solved solely by intelligence. Strong people can completely ignore rules and tricks and bulldoze their way through.
Only strength is eternal!
He is like a liver emperor with compulsive disorder and a pay-to-win gamer, giving his all in each stage to achieve each stage's goal.
Previously, Rowen thought that his current strength was already enough, so he began to prepare plans to increase his reputation.
But Shanks' inexplicable Sword Technique showed him that "there is always someone out there who is or would be better than you"!
Rowen recognized his weakness and now just wants to crazily grow stronger.
The first step is to improve the power of the Devil Fruit!
Perfecting the Violent Ape of Hell Form and developing the 200 million Volt high voltage!
…
A few days later, Marine Headquarters, Dock No. 7.
Knock, knock, knock!
"Come in!"
Vegapunk put down the paper in his hand and frowned.
He had said not to disturb him unless it was a big deal. Caesar had been upgrading the Thunderbolt Stimulus Device for half a year and had been studying electromagnetic aspects increasingly. If he didn't take it seriously, he might really lose this competition.
"Scientists also have a desire for victory and defeat! And, clearing pirates is not like playing video games where you can just brush through levels.
Recruit camp's real combat exercises do not have a specific schedule; sometimes they can return in one or two weeks, but it's also possible to stay for several months.
Therefore, meeting with Rowen can be postponed for a bit, and the current focus is only on improving the Plasma Cannon.
"Mr. Vegapunk!"
As soon as the man in black entered the door, he nodded in salute and said, "Zephyr's internship ship has returned!"
"Really?! That's great!" Vegapunk's eyes lit up when he heard this news and he stood up without thinking about his image.
"But…"
The man in black was sweating profusely, estimating the probability of being killed for the next sentence he was about to say, "But Rear Admiral Rowen did not come back with them."
Vegapunk, who was excitedly preparing his materials to meet Rowen, froze, and he robotically turned his head and said: "What the hell did you say just now?"
At the same time, in another laboratory in the Number 7 port, after receiving the notification, Caesar was shocked but also very happy.
"Shurororo" (Caesar Clown Unique Laugh style)
"Vegapunk never expected this, did he? Rowen Rear Admiral is a Freak who can stay at home for three months to grow stronger. You can wait for him slowly! "Shurororo"
On the other hand, after arranging for the recruits to return to camp, Zephyr was immediately called over by Sengoku.
When he arrived at the office, he noticed that one of the regular people was missing and frowned silently before asking, "Sengoku, what's going on?"
"Garp met Shanks at the Sabaody Archipelago, and after fighting, both disappeared."
Sengoku spoke seriously, "Our intelligence indicates that Shanks' Red Force has already infiltrated the New World underwater, but Shanks himself did not appear on the ship."
"Nani (What)?!"
Zephyr's eyes widened, and his mind was in turmoil as he quickly picked up the documents on his seat and began to read them.
The straight-line distance between Jaya Island and the Sabaody Archipelago is not far; with an Eternal Pose, it takes only about ten days to arrive there. However, it is even closer to travel from Marineford to the Sabaody Archipelago, taking only a few hours!"
Therefore, even though it took the Marines a day or two to discover that Shanks had saved Ace, Garp had ample time to wait for them at Sabaody Archipelago.
As expected, today at noon, Shanks had to come to Sabaody Archipelago to coat his ship before returning to the New World. Garp appeared and demanded that Shanks hand over Ace.
Ace refused to be a lapdog of the Marines and the World Government and was prepared to travel to the New World with the Red Hair Pirates.
To cover their escape, Shanks and Garp engaged in a brief battle. The fight was short but caused extensive damage to areas 10-50 of the Sabaody Archipelago, resulting in heavy losses.
However, when Kizaru led the Marine reinforcements to arrive, they discovered that they had lost track of Garp and Shanks.
As world-class top-level powerhouses, neither Shanks nor Garp could have emerged victorious over the other in such a short amount of time.
The only possibility was that they both stopped fighting for some reason and deliberately avoided the Marines' detection!
Garp went too far in this matter, even for himself!
"He still hasn't forgotten about the past?" Zephyr finally put down the information, looking grim.
It was something that happened before he and Sengoku became Admirals. It was because of that incident that Garp was hailed as the "Marine Hero."
"Let's not dwell on that for now, Zephyr. Where is Rowen now?" Sengoku suddenly became serious.
Klunk…
Zephyr's heart skipped a beat, and he had a sense of foreboding for no reason.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Saint Nibelung Orrick wants to see him. Zero has been waiting for a long time…" Sengoku spoke with a grave expression on his face.
Nibelung Orrick!
Apart from the Im who holds the Void Throne unknown to outsiders, Nibelung Orrick is the strongest, most powerful, and most prestigious member of the Tenryubito. His words could even decide the life and death of Allied Kingdom Members who have had a good relationship with the World Government for hundreds of years!
Zephyr's pupils contracted, shocked and speechless.
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