Golden Lion was fighting with Barrett. After hearing this, Zhan Guo's first reaction was that someone was having a seizure.
That troublesome guy had just been sent to Impel Down a few months ago. It was an iron-clad deep-sea prison, and no one had ever escaped from it.
"Well, Mr. Sengoku, this matter cannot be explained in a few words. Perhaps Dr. Sidiliel should answer this question for you."
Amidst the smoke and lightning, Barrett was fighting fiercely with Shiki, and it seemed that the winner was unclear for the time being.
The only thing that is certain is that Barrett is very angry now.
"Forget it, go and inform Dr. Sidiliel that they can evacuate now, and the navy will handle the rest.
The demon extermination order begins immediately, and they must withdraw from the bombardment range as quickly as possible."
Zhan Guo knew very well that artillery fire would have no effect on people like Barrett, even the heavy firepower of the Demon Slayer Order would be the same. In the end, other high-end combat forces would still be needed to take him down.
With him in charge of leading the team and Garp participating, the Buster Call was already of a high standard, all for the sake of stability.
In the first demon slaying order after the Great Pirate Era begins, it is necessary to ensure that the enemy is eliminated or captured.
Something had gone wrong with Roger's execution, and if it went wrong again, the Navy's reputation would be rubbed to the ground.
Indiscriminate and devastating attacks on the areas that emit the signal are an essential element of the Buster Call. From the moment the decision was made to launch the Buster Call on Limestone Island, the island was destined to be razed to the ground by artillery fire, which can be considered a procedurally correct thing to do.
"Yes, I understand."
Borsalino hung up the phone and, with the help of the refraction of light, came to Orlan in an instant.
"Dr. Sidiliel, I am Vice Admiral Borsalino of the Marine Headquarters. Admiral Sengoku orders you to leave the bombardment area immediately. The Demon Slayer Order is about to begin."
Looking at the several "wounded" in front of him, Borsalino conveyed Sengoku's words truthfully, and then looked at Shiki who was still fighting fiercely with Barrett.
"Excuse me, is that your new invention, Doctor? Dr. Vegapunk is very impressed with your technology, but I haven't seen anything like it from him."
Borsalino often appears near Punk Hazard. He is responsible for the public security issues in the area and also cooperates with Vegapunk's research. He is currently the general in the navy who has the closest relationship with Vegapunk.
As an old friend of Orlan, Vegapunk occasionally mentions Orlan during his research.
If Orlan were still here, this wouldn't be such a hassle.
If we work together, this project will go much faster.
This is the little information Borsalino got from Vegapunk.
Although Borsalino doesn't like Zeff and is the graduate who gets along the most with Zeff, and Zeff is the Navy that Oran is most familiar with, this does not affect Borsalino's attitude towards Oran. The two things are completely unrelated.
"It's just a minor breakthrough in research. Punk and I mentioned you. What do you think of this thing?"
"I don't understand technical matters. Let the generals of the Warring States period make such comments."
"The Navy? That's really infuriating."
Barrett saw the situation on Oran's side out of the corner of his eye. Borsalino's navy coat was too conspicuous. Since a navy appeared here, the navy's large force must have arrived.
Sizzle!
A sound of electricity rang in his ears, and Barrett dodged sideways, but the attack still left a bloody mark on his face. Unlike the previous electric laser, this time Shiqi's shot had a projectile.
The electromagnetic cannon on his head is a modified version. It can fire high-speed projectiles like in the real world, and can also directly fire electric lasers.
From the moment Shiqi entered the scene for the second time, he seemed like a different person, his reaction speed and strength increased a lot.
At this moment, Shiki completely disregarded his injuries, and even when Barrett's heavy punch landed on his chest, Shiki did not hesitate at all.
In ordinary battles, exchanging injuries for injuries is an issue that needs to be carefully considered, but the combat bodies of the Source Project do not need to consider this issue.
Even if the neck is broken, it is just a matter of returning to the factory for repair.
As long as logistics don't cause problems, Shiki can be resurrected indefinitely, unless you smash him to pieces without giving him any chance to repair him.
Barrett had just been tricked by Ski. Barrett had not expected that Ski's hilt was inlaid with seastone.
Although powerful ability users can resist Seastone to some extent and won't become weak and powerless upon contact, it can still affect the flow of the battle.
In the battle of Egghead in the original timeline, Rob Lucci's strength was much higher than Stussy's, but he was also unable to react after being attacked by Seastone.
Barrett's powerful defense faltered at that moment, and Shiki slashed a scar across his chest.
"Barrett, I regret to tell you that your performance has come to an end."
At this moment, Shiki, who had been mute throughout the battle, suddenly began to speak, but the voice that came out was Oran's.
"You despicable coward, all you can do is hide behind!"
Barrett had seen Oran bandaging Leliana before, and he was sure that Leliana's condition was definitely not to the point where she needed bandaging.
If Orlan had put the bandage on a little later, the wound would have started to heal.
"Despicable? There's no such thing as despicable in the fighting on the battlefield. It's all just part of the tactics. I'll appreciate your contribution and wish you a good position in Impel Down."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions rang out, and the silhouettes of several warships gradually became visible around the limestone island.
The triple guns at the bow of the ship roared incessantly, shrouding everything on the island in smoke.
Barrett and Shiki became targets of artillery fire, a decision made by Oran, who had already evacuated.
However, the bombardment of these shells had no effect on Shiki at all. With the self-recovery of the bio-memory alloy, even if a shell landed on Shiki, he would recover in a few breaths.
Barrett is different. Although he has a huge amount of Armament Haki, each shot from his main cannon will deplete a certain amount of his Haki.
Even an elephant can be killed by ants. Barrett couldn't keep up the high-intensity battle with Shiki indefinitely, not to mention that Shiki wasn't the only one involved in the fight.
"Fist bone impact!"
The naval bombardment had just ceased when a figure leaped from the warship and delivered a powerful punch to Barrett.
"Alright, buddy, you've done enough to hold on. Now it's up to our navy."
Barrett, who had not yet reached his peak, encountered Garp, who was at his prime. Even if Barrett hadn't been exhausted, it wouldn't have been easy for him to take that punch, let alone in the current situation.
Previously, Leliana's Elbaf Flame Dragon Spear had blasted a deep trench on the limestone island, and now Barrett has also been punched into it by Garp, further deepening the crack.
At this moment, Garp wanted to pat Shiki on the shoulder and say something. Some bio-alloys exposed in the gaps of the armor looked no different from humans, and even bled, only the color was a bit special.
However, Shiki completely ignored him. The emotionless terminal machine only executes commands, and for this kind of machine, commands are above all else.
So after receiving the order to end the battle, Shiki immediately fixed the two swords to his body, turned around, and flew towards the warship.
"He's still a cool guy."
"Stop talking nonsense, Garp. Hurry up and take care of Barrett to complete this mission! As for that guy, we're not even sure if he's even human."
Sengoku doesn't have Garp's big heart; he pays much more attention to details than Garp does.
Judging from the feedback among Borsalinos, it is clear that Sidier Oran created something special rather than recruiting any talent.
However, this ability seems to be even more troublesome than the latter.
While new powerful figures will always emerge from the vast ocean, with its immense population creating endless possibilities, these powerful figures also possess a variety of eccentric personalities.
Shiki's presence signifies that powerful combat strength has become a weapon that is simply controlled.
The battle between Shiki and Barrett is roughly 40/60. One such mobile suit is fine, but what if there are ten or a hundred?
What if there's something even stronger?
The only thing that reassured Sengoku was that Oran hadn't been conducting any special research in private, but instead had brought the weapon into the open in this way.
Sengoku had always been known as a strategist within the navy, and he had more or less guessed Oran's motives for doing this.
Meanwhile, on a naval warship, several agents of the World Government were also reporting something to the World Government.
Although the Buster Call is carried out by the Navy, the World Government does not allow the Navy to act arbitrarily in such a large-scale operation. These agents are special inspectors responsible for reporting the results of the operation to the World Government.
In Mary Geoise, a video Den Den Mushi is repeatedly playing footage of Shiki and Barrett fighting.
"Reporting to the Five Elders, this is the actual situation on the scene. According to Sidil, it is a combat unit called 'Project Source'."
After reporting the details, the agents on board hung up the phone, leaving the Five Elders to continue their meeting.
"Douglas Barrett, I remember he was pretty good."
Nasujiro wiped his sword and casually commented on Barrett, this devilish heir from the outside world, who seemed to be nothing in his eyes.
"Not bad, he's a troublesome fellow. Siddiil's technology has really made a big breakthrough."
In this respect, he seems to have surpassed Vegapunk; such power cannot be allowed to wander aimlessly.
This power shouldn't be above the law; the World Government needs this power too, Satan, what do you think?
Vochuli, who was in charge of legal affairs, rested his chin on his hand and expressed his opinion, then turned his attention to Satan, who was in charge of scientific defense.
"He's a smart man. He brought this weapon to the forefront to show it to us, didn't he? I'm afraid he's already prepared a price quote in private."
But you're right, it's not good news that such power is scattered and unused.
"So what should we give him? A seat as a member state?"
"Not enough. That's a greedy little guy, and he's just a member state. We can't easily control that power."
We need more direct control than the navy.
Satan placed a form on the table in front of him; it contained the World Government's recently proposed system—the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
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