On the large screen, a red dot was rapidly approaching.
At this speed, it would reach Punk Hazard in just a few minutes.
But the most critical detail—
Was the power level displayed by the Observation Haki radar.
What kind of concept was this?
Currently, the power levels of the Navy's three Admirals each ranged between 25,000 to 30,000.
Veteran naval legends like Sengoku and Garp were slightly stronger.
Especially Garp—rumor had it his power level was close to 40,000.
After all, the radar measured physical strength, and when it came to raw physique, Garp was undoubtedly one of the strongest in the world.
That much was officially acknowledged.
So for someone to register a power level of 37,000 on the radar… who could it be?
Whitebeard? Impossible.
He's far too old now. Physically speaking, he's nowhere near that level anymore.
Shanks?
Although undeniably strong, perhaps even rivaling Whitebeard, his power came from Haki and swordsmanship—not sheer physical strength.
So it couldn't be him either.
That left only two possible names in Luo Lan's mind.
Charlotte Linlin… or Kaido.
And considering the speed of approach and the altitude of the reading…
The answer became almost certain.
Beast Kaido.
Only he, in terms of physique alone, could rival Garp.
But why was he coming here?
Dressrosa had already been lost, and even if Kaido had gotten Caesar, Doflamingo could no longer produce artificial Devil Fruits.
There shouldn't be any remaining ties between him and Kaido.
"Relay this to Smoker: Ark Maxim is to retreat immediately!"
"Also, notify Ships 2, 3, and 4 to set sail at full speed toward Navy G5 Base!"
Luo Lan waved his hand, issuing orders.
He wasn't worried about Ship 1 or the Danaan.
Both had double-layered coating. Especially the Danaan—as long as it didn't dive below 3,000 meters, it wouldn't even need to deploy its ship membrane.
Even if they couldn't defeat Kaido, they just needed to recover everyone and dive. Kaido would have no way of chasing them underwater.
But Ark Maxim and the three battleships were a different story.
First, Ark Maxim was in the sky—nowhere to hide. The only option was to leave quickly before Kaido arrived.
Second, those three warships only had single-layer coating.
Luo Lan regretted being frugal. What a terrible time to save money.
If they had double coating too, things wouldn't be so complicated now.
Fortunately, Punk Hazard was close to G5 Base—at full speed, the ships could arrive in just over two hours.
All he had to do… was stall Kaido.
After a moment of thought, Luo Lan's eyes suddenly lit up.
He had a plan.
"Send word to Baby 5—report to the Danaan immediately!"
"Yes, Marshall (Fleet Admiral)!"
After giving the command, Luo Lan took out a Den Den Mushi.
Brrrr brrrr...
"What is it?"
A very impatient woman's voice came from the other end.
"Kaido is coming."
"Wait, what?!"
A loud shout came from the receiver, followed by booming explosions.
It lasted for a while before the voice returned.
"Continue. Who did you just say was coming?"
"Kaido!!"
"You mean that Kaido—the Emperor of the Beasts?!"
"Sister Gion, I have a special mission for you. Head to the Punk Hazard docks immediately. There, find a girl who looks about ten years old and knock her out!"
At that moment, Momousagi's brows furrowed deeply.
You want me to beat up a ten-year-old girl?
"I know what you're thinking. But she only looks ten. She ate the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, which freezes a person's appearance at the moment they consume it. That girl—Sugar—is actually 18 years old."
"And remember what we talked about before? About the third Navy Admiral that no one remembers?"
"Well, that Admiral—turned into a toy—is right there with Sugar. Knock Sugar out, and the Devil Fruit's ability will cancel out."
"Don't you get it? That'll instantly give us another Admiral-level combatant!"
Gasp…
Momousagi was stunned.
She vaguely remembered Luo Lan talking about that theory before.
But since she had no memory of the person, she forgot about it entirely.
Now that he brought it up again—it made sense. If Kaido was coming, she and the others from Jun Lin wouldn't be enough.
But with another Admiral on their side?
Even if they couldn't defeat him, at least they could hold out.
"I'm going now. Hanging up!"
After the call ended, Luo Lan turned to the big screen where the radar displayed the current situation.
Blackbeard's power level had already dropped to around 12,000.
Doflamingo's had fallen even further—barely over 2,000.
There was no need to ask. It was clearly due to injuries and exhaustion.
And sure enough…
Doflamingo was pinned to the ground by dozens of black iron spikes.
Zoro was walking toward him with a pair of Seastone handcuffs.
He was the only one in the landing party without a Devil Fruit ability, which made him the best candidate.
Before they departed, they had given him several pairs of Seastone cuffs—just in case.
Now that Doflamingo was subdued, it had to be Zoro to handle the job.
"Fufufufu…"
"Black iron spikes… You're from Naval HQ—Hina, right?"
"So that's what Jun Lin really is… Sengoku sure knows how to scheme."
After so many years with a Navy mole among his ranks, Doflamingo had naturally gathered information on numerous Navy officers.
Although Hina wasn't of admiral rank, she was still among the Navy's rising talents.
Vergo had her files flagged for surveillance.
Being exposed like that didn't faze Hina.
After all, she knew full well—Doflamingo wasn't going to survive this.
And since he was about to become a corpse, who cared what secrets he learned about Jun Lin?
"Ian, take him back to the Danaan."
Hina gave the order after Zoro cuffed Doflamingo, who immediately went limp.
Since Zoro had to remain here to continue the handcuffing duties, Ian would have to escort the prisoner.
"No problem. Just got word—Baby 5 is headed to the Danaan anyway. I'll go with her."
"Something changed?"
"Yeah. Kaido's coming."
"What!!"