Chapter 337
A pack of domestic dogs, how dare they bark at me?
Chapter 337 A pack of domestic dogs dared to bark at me?
Sabaody Archipelago, Star Hunting Force Headquarters.
A large number of ships are setting sail, and the base is bustling with activity.
Inside the harbor, warships coated with bubble wrap bobbed wildly on the violently rocking sea, like leaves falling into the tide.
"Hey! Lieutenant General Roy Amos, what do you mean by this!?"
Inside the base, several CP0 members, wearing masks and white suits, were looking at the rising star of the Navy who was holding a Coca-Cola bottle.
"The commander's orders are..."
“I heard you very clearly, you don’t need to repeat it.”
Before they could finish speaking, they were interrupted by Roy's calm words.
At this time, just as rumored, there were indeed a large number of ships in the Star Hunting Force's port that had already been coated.
But as mentioned before, even in ports where the seawater flow is relatively constant, ships are constantly rising and falling.
So one can imagine the situation of the entire Sabaody Archipelago at that time.
"Boom!"
The sky is no longer azure.
Dark clouds shrouded the red earth continent not far from the Sabaody Archipelago.
Below the clouds lay a sea that could only be described as 'crazy'.
Giant waves, reaching heights of tens or even hundreds of meters, appeared almost continuously, forming enormous walls of water that crashed against the sea surface.
The massive whirlpools that are everywhere are enough to swallow any ship.
Even more frightening is...
"Creak!" "Creak!"
This is an overwhelming sound that can be heard throughout the entire Sabaody Archipelago.
Everyone knew what that sound was—it was the sound emanating from the foundation of the Sabaody Archipelago, the world's largest 'Yalkiman Mangrove Forest'.
They are already overburdened, and all the islands of the Sabaody Archipelago even have a very obvious sense of tilt.
This directly led to panic and cries being heard throughout the entire island.
Roy knew why all of this happened.
The Sun Tree Eve is a colossal tree no less magnificent than the Jewel Tree Adam, and its very existence forms the basis of this surrounding sea.
In fact, there is no clear evidence.
However, most scholars believe that the unique 'Yalkiman Mangrove Forest' near the Sabaody Archipelago was able to grow to this size and form this unique ecosystem because of the presence of the sun tree Eve.
Now, Yangshu Eve is critically injured and on the verge of death from Shamrock's attack.
So it's easy to imagine.
The entire Sabaody Archipelago, and even the surrounding seas, will face an unprecedented 'natural disaster'.
With this thought in mind, Roy slowly turned his head.
"Aren't I just following orders?"
His voice was calm, and he even casually directed Hans and the others to launch the already coated 'Black Loyalty' while speaking.
If someone familiar with Roy were to get closer, they would notice that his eyes seemed to carry an inexplicable coldness.
However, it is clear that the CP0s did not notice this.
"No, that's not what we're asking!"
The CP0 agent in the lead raised his voice.
He pointed to the Starhunter fleet ships in the harbor that were busy but clearly not planning to dive to the seabed, and gritted his teeth, saying, "What we want to ask is, why are the nearby Starhunter fleet ships not planning to go to the seabed to carry out orders, but instead dispersing?"
"what?"
Upon hearing his question, Roy picked at his ear and blew on it.
"Isn't that obvious?"
He said with a serious expression, "Since we are carrying out the government's 'critical mission,' we must, of course, clear out the surrounding waters and ensure that no pirates or other ships interfere with the mission."
CP0: "."*N
Do you want to see what you're saying?
In the current sea conditions, only coated ships have the potential to navigate through natural disasters of this magnitude.
However, as Luffy and his crew already knew, the coating craftsmen had been working under the World Government's orders for quite some time, specifically to coat government warships. Recently, none of the merchant ships and pirate ships that arrived at Sabaody Archipelago could find any craftsmen to coat them.
In such a situation, who could influence the mission?
"You bastard, you're clearly trying to disobey Commander Shamrock's orders to rescue those lowly people, aren't you!?"
Some members of CP0 seemed to have seen through Roy's plan and couldn't help but speak up, their tone full of sarcasm.
Yes.
These warships were clearly not intended to destroy the Sun Tree Eve, but rather to rescue civilians in the nearby waters.
For CP0, which prioritizes the mission above all else, this is naturally intolerable.
In their view, even if all the untouchables on all the islands in this sea area were to die, as long as the government's mission could be accomplished, then they would all be 'worth the sacrifice'.
not to mention.
"We've received word that you've taken in some 'fishmen' who escaped from the seabed. Lieutenant General Black Xie, what exactly is your Star Hunting Force trying to do? Who gave you the authority to act so recklessly?!"
"Are you trying to defy the government?!"
"boom!"
The CP0 agents hadn't even finished speaking.
The next moment, a golden shockwave descended from the sky, completely engulfing them.
"I apologize, gentlemen, but I would be tempted to speak nonsense at this time, as it would undermine morale."
"And in the Starhunter Force, anyone who undermines morale will die!"
"Click, click, click!"
A crisp, firecracker-like sound rang out from the bodies of all the CP0 agents—the sound of their bones shattering completely.
Blood gushed involuntarily from their mouths, and then one after another they collapsed like rotten mud.
The scene was deathly silent.
The expression beneath the mask of the CP0 leader gradually shifted from disbelief to anger.
How dare you?
His gaze was fixed on Roy through the mask—he could feel his life force rapidly draining away, and the anger in his chest made him roar out this question.
How dare they kill them?
They are CP0 agents, directly under the Five Elders, and representatives of the World Government!
Think about it and ask him if he's not afraid of retaliation from the World Government for being so daring!
Roy's expression remained calm, but the icy coldness in his eyes intensified.
How dare you?
It was as if they could see right through what the other person was thinking.
Roy chuckled, slowly picked up the cola cup, and drank the cola inside in one gulp.
"That's what I really want to ask."
"How dare a few mere pet dogs speak to me like that?"
After saying that, he casually tossed the empty cup in his hand into the trash can.
All the CP0 agents present also breathed their last at that moment.
It was precisely at the same time that the CP0 members were casually killed by Roy
"Hahaha, you're really efficient, kid Roy."
Accompanied by his signature loud laughter, the white-haired naval hero emerged from a corner of the headquarters.
That was none other than Monkey D. Garp. "Time is tight, no time to chat with these guys,"
Roy waved his hand casually.
"That's true—these guys at CP0 are all out of their minds; they don't make any sense. It's good to get rid of them first."
Garp nodded in full agreement.
Neither of them seemed to take the heinous crime of 'killing CP0' seriously in their words.
"However, I really didn't expect that."
Looking at the exaggeratedly massive natural disaster waves surrounding Sabaody Archipelago, Garp said in a deep voice, "It's actually this bad."
He clenched his fists.
Even though he already knew about the government's plan to destroy Fishman Island and Sun Tree Eve.
Seeing this scene with his own eyes now still fills him with immense anger.
He didn't know why the government wanted to destroy Fishman Island and Eve, but—whatever the reason, the creation of such a massive natural disaster was unacceptable to Garp.
Fortunately, he and Roy are still here.
"Sir, give the order first."
"Loy said softly."
"Ah."
Garp nodded, then picked up the dedicated communication Den Den Mushi without hesitation. His voice was clearly transmitted through the loudspeaker throughout the Star Hunt Force's communication network and echoed clearly in the command room.
"Cough cough cough, all members of the Star Hunting Force, I hereby issue the order—immediately devote all efforts to disaster relief in the Sabaody Archipelago and surrounding waters, with priority given to rescuing all civilians."
"If we encounter merfolk along the way, we will rescue them as well!"
It was at the same time that Garp issued the order.
Inside the port of the headquarters, the ships that had been prepared beforehand instantly accelerated and plunged into the sea without hesitation.
Seeing this, Roy nodded slightly.
Just as mentioned before—Roy and Garp knew long ago that the World Government planned to destroy Fishman Island and Sun Tree Eve, and could naturally guess that this would inevitably cause a natural disaster in this sea area, resulting in the deaths of a large number of civilians.
That is why they both chose to accept the government's call-up.
Their purpose in coming here was, from the very beginning, to rescue the civilians here.
Roy looked at Garp, who had just put down the Den Den Mushi: "Grandpa, the command is now in your hands."
"I need to get ready to leave too."
As he spoke, he put on the 'Blackmane' boxing gloves.
Upon hearing Roy's words, Garp frowned: "Roy, are you really going to destroy the Sun Tree Eve? Is it really necessary?"
He knew what Roy was going to do, but he was still very worried.
"of course."
Roy smiled and nodded: "Grandpa, trust my judgment."
He said this in his words.
What he was talking about was the next step in his plan with Garp.
Yes.
What he and Karp were doing at that moment would appear at any time to be an act of 'rebellion' against the government.
Logically, they should all be stripped of all naval and Starhunter duties and imprisoned in Impel Down or even executed.
But
"As long as the Sun Tree Eve is ultimately 'killed,' then whether we chose to rescue civilians, protect the fishmen, or kill CP0, it will all be trivial matters."
Roy said calmly.
The information he has now confirmed one thing.
That is, the Five Elders have now effectively lost most of their power—although they are still nominally the world's highest authority, responsible for managing the operations of various countries in the ocean and the world government.
In reality, however, the person in charge of the most crucial matters has become Im himself.
Roy considered himself to be one of the people who knew Lord Im the most.
“Unlike the Five Elders, Im himself launched this operation with the sole aim of destroying ‘Eve’, likely because of the changes in Elbaf and his guess that I could absorb the bloodline factor energy of other things—He was afraid that the Star Lord would catch up with Him.”
“Apart from that, he doesn’t care about anything else.”
Im was never truly human, or even a true being—His perspective dictates that his actions would not be 'humanized' like the Five Elders.
He doesn't care about the Celestial Dragons, or even the World Government. To the supreme God, they are merely pawns He has casually created over the long course of time.
The same applies to the Starhunting Force.
Even though Im knew perfectly well that Roy and Garp didn't really trust the government, He would still choose to establish it in order to gain a power that could rival the Twelve Stars.
As long as His most fundamental desires are met, Im will not care about anything else.
And this time is no different.
What He truly cared about was the destruction of the Sun Tree Eve, so that its power would not be obtained by the Star Lord.
As long as this goal is achieved, then whether Roy and Garp kill CP0 or do anything else, Im will gladly accept it.
“I think the government is even very likely to reward us.”
Roy said with a smile.
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Garp, of course, could not understand Roy's statement—although he had also witnessed the existence of Im and knew many secrets of the world, he clearly did not know as much as Roy did.
but
"Since you've made that decision, then go ahead."
Karp did not intend to stop Roy.
In fact, both he and Roy knew that, based on the current anomalies on the sea, Yangshu Eve was likely in serious trouble.
Even without Roy's intervention, this ancient giant tree would most likely not have survived.
Correspondingly, Fishman Island would also inevitably perish.
This is something Garp doesn't want to see, but he has to admit.
so.
“If Roy was involved in the destruction of Eve, then even if the government blames me, I can take the blame myself. With Sengoku’s help, perhaps we can save Roy’s life.”
"With Roy around, even if the fishmen lose Fishman Island, at least they'll have some protection."
This is what Garp really thinks.
After making the decision to have the Starhunting Forces do everything in their power to rescue the fish-men and other innocents, he ignored the orders of the World Government and that "god," and had already resigned himself to being imprisoned in Impel Down.
Saving Roy became Garp's ultimate goal.
That kid will probably try his best to help the fish people who have lost their homes!
Garp inexplicably believed it.
And it was precisely at this moment that Garp was pondering these thoughts.
"Boss, everything is ready."
Roy heard Hans's voice.
He looked up and saw the black Loyalty, already coated, standing amidst the undulating waves.
Roy nodded slightly to Garp, then leaped onto the deck of the Black Loyalty.
"Then, let's set sail."
(End of this chapter)