“Marshal William…”
Naval Headquarters, Marineford.
Inside the majestic and imposing Naval building, in the Marshal’s office on the highest floor.
Mark, the Lieutenant Junior Grade aide, saluted and said, “Currently, all the Giant Vice Admirals, except for the first Giant Vice Admiral to join the Marines, John Jaindo, have submitted their resignations and left Naval Headquarters despite our attempts to dissuade them!”
“We tried to stop them and arrest them… but due to our lack of preparation, these Giant Vice Admirals are incredibly powerful and simply seized several warships to escape!”
“Really? I didn’t expect that the Giant strength we recruited with so much effort would be so easily influenced by those Elbaph fellows… Our painstaking efforts were ultimately in vain, and we’ve failed!”
Hamans William’s face was clouded with gloom.
He clenched his fists and said coldly, “The Marines’ justice cannot be desecrated. They cannot come and go as they please…”
“Immediately issue their bounties and put out warrants for these naval traitors!”
“Yes— ”
Lieutenant Junior Grade Mark saluted.
“Also, currently, Steelbone, the Air Vice Admiral of the G-11 branch, and Vice Admiral Beil of the G-13 branch, have successively led their fleets to reinforce the G-12 branch and discovered that the entire branch fortress has been destroyed, and there are no survivors… G-12 branch’s Vice Admiral Modi was burned to a crisp, unfortunately, he perished!”
“Some Marines were bound by a large number of vines, their deaths were terrifying, and others were drained of all their blood and turned into corpses. It is suspected that this was done by different Devil Fruit users… We suspect that there are other Devil Fruit users among the Elbaph Giants besides Kukulkan Ail, the surviving Lunarian!”
“Giant Devil Fruit users are rare, but not unheard of!”
Hamans William said indifferently, not surprised at all.
Known as the “Sea’s Treasure,” Devil Fruits are scattered throughout the vast ocean.
Even though the World Government has a vast influence and has firmly controlled and ruled this ocean for over seven hundred years, they cannot possibly recover and keep all the Devil Fruits.
Moreover, after a Devil Fruit user dies, the power will randomly regenerate and may appear anywhere in the ocean, uncontrolled and untraceable.
Human Devil Fruit users are more common because humans are simply a larger population.
But occasionally, Giants or other minority races happen to obtain a Devil Fruit and become Devil Fruit users, which is not surprising.
“Have Kong and Beil send out surveillance ships to monitor Elbaph’s every move and maintain vigilance… They must be wary of those Elbaph Giants, preventing them from continuing to attack other branch fortresses!”
Hamans William said in a deep voice, “But until Vice Admiral Hack arrives in the second half of the New World to take command, try to avoid conflict with them as much as possible!”
It’s not that he doesn’t want to strike back with swift and decisive action.
If it were just the Giant Soldier Pirates, then it would be okay.
But this is clearly not just about the Giant Soldier Pirates anymore.
Elbaph, as the world’s strongest nation, is unlike ordinary countries, they cannot be easily manipulated.
If the Marines really wanted to assemble their forces and launch a Buster Call on Elbaph, they could easily summon tens of thousands of Giant warriors.
Giants have a natural talent.
They are born with enormous size, strong physique, and incredible strength.
Even children have considerable combat strength, they are truly a nation of warriors.
Adult Giants, with a little training, become incredibly strong and powerful warriors.
Even ordinary Naval Headquarters Rear Admirals, except for a few special Devil Fruit users, may not be able to match an adult Giant warrior.
The slightly stronger ones can even rival Naval Headquarters Vice Admirals.
To deal with or restrain a Giant warrior, you need at least hundreds or thousands of elite Marines to be able to subdue them. Even then, it’s not necessarily possible to find an opportunity to defeat them one by one.
Hundreds of Giants assembled can easily break through the G-branch directly subordinate fortresses of Naval Headquarters. If there are thousands upon thousands of Giant troops, just thinking about it makes your scalp tingle.
Even the Naval Headquarters, the rulers of the ocean.
If they want to wage war against the Giants, they must be prepared for a devastating loss on both sides.
Moreover, the lifespan of Giants is more than three times that of humans.
No one knows if there are any terrifying monsters among the Elbaph Giants.
Maybe there will suddenly be some incredibly powerful guys.
They might even get the support of all the Giants in the world.
One move can set off a chain reaction.
“Right, Marshal William, regarding Kukulkan Ail…”
The Lieutenant Junior Grade aide remembered something and said solemnly, “For the past few months, CP has been trying to capture him… But because he is hiding in Elbaph and is protected by the Giants, and the World Government has recently reconciled with the Giants, they have been hesitant and unable to act!”
“Also, according to intelligence from CP, Kukulkan Ail is not even ten years old, but he is impervious to blades and extremely strong. He is a natural monster, a Zoan type, the mythical Zoan form of the feathered serpent god…”
“It is said that he already possesses incredible fighting strength. Even without using his Devil Fruit powers, and without using the Lunarian’s racial talent to manipulate flames, some adult Giant warriors are unable to shake him, he simply throws them into the air and plays with them like toys!”
“Even without any defense, letting Giant warriors swing their swords at him with all their might, the blades will break instantly and he himself will be unscathed!”
“What? A natural monster?”
Hearing this.
Hamans William’s pupils contracted sharply.
His expression turned serious, he couldn’t help but stand up suddenly, feeling a mixture of shock and disbelief, “He is actually such a natural monster?”
If this intelligence is true.
Then this kind of performance is truly frightening.
He thought he was already paying enough attention to this Lunarian brat, but he underestimated him after all.
If he is allowed to grow, what will happen?
“Yes, this intelligence was provided by Sister Carmel. She has no reason to deceive us!”
Speaking of which.
Lieutenant Junior Grade Mark paused and continued to report, “Also, CP has reported that a World Government ship suddenly went missing near Elbaph a few days ago. It is said that there were many government personnel on board, including three CP0 members. It is highly likely that this is related to this incident!”
“What is particularly worrisome is that the CP0 agents’ Life Cards were burned to ashes, and no information was sent back before their death. This is not their usual way of doing things!”
“CP0 are involved?”
Hamans William’s eyes narrowed.
His face was full of seriousness, his tall figure paced back and forth, “If that’s the case, then his strength is probably not to be underestimated!”
Although he didn’t like CP0, the World Government’s highest secret intelligence agency directly under the World Nobles. They always put “the Celestial Dragons first, I am second,” acted as they pleased, and completely ignored the Marines. Their arrogant and disrespectful behavior was something he disliked.
But their combat strength.
He, the Naval Marshal, is well aware of it.
Especially these CP agents. They have been rigorously trained since childhood.
They have undergone strict and brutal training and have been indoctrinated with the idea of swearing allegiance to the World Government and prioritizing the mission above all else.
Even if they know they will die, they will complete their missions and carry out their superiors’ orders without hesitation, sacrificing themselves.
Even if they suddenly encounter an insurmountable crisis during a mission, they will immediately transmit the intelligence as much as possible.
If they lose contact and don’t send back any information until their death.
It means either the Den Den Mushi signal was interfered with and could not be used, or they were subdued and even killed before they could send back any information.
If, according to CP’s report, this Lunarian mixed-blood with the Giants is indeed an extraordinary natural monster.
Plus, he is a Zoan type, the mythical Zoan form of the feathered serpent god.
It is indeed possible for him to do this.
“Marshal, should we issue a bounty for this person?”
Lieutenant Junior Grade Mark asked.
“Well, let’s set it at five hundred million…”
Hamans William pondered.
He finally made a decision and changed his mind, “No, set his bounty at six hundred million berries!”
“Six hundred million?”
The aide was stunned.
Although he is not unaware of the special nature of Kukulkan Ail, the natural monster Lunarian.
He still looked at the Naval Marshal with disbelief, thinking he might have misheard.
Up to now, no one has ever had a bounty of six hundred million berries upon their first appearance on the World Government’s bounty posters.
Even the two leaders of the Giant Soldier Pirates who suddenly disappeared, Blue Ogre Dorry and Red Ogre Broggy, were only given a bounty of one hundred million berries.
Although that was a bounty from over thirty years ago.
But, how many pirates in the entire ocean have a bounty of over five hundred million berries?
A child who is not even ten years old, actually has such a high bounty, it’s truly unbelievable.
“Marshal William, this…”
“You didn’t hear wrong, it’s six hundred million berries!”
Hamans William folded his arms, glanced at the aide and said in a deep voice, “He is a Lunarian survivor, the situation is quite special… The World Government has long issued a bounty. Once a Lunarian is found, just report it to the World Government and you will receive a reward of one hundred million berries!”
“If you can capture him, you will receive at least five hundred million berries… of course, that means you must capture him alive!”
“This Lunarian kid’s behavior at the G-12 fortress has already made it clear that he most likely harbors resentment towards the Marines, or the World Government, for the incident. He will not miss any chance to take revenge on the World Government!”
“Considering this guy’s dangerous nature, if we continue to ignore him, he will inevitably become a huge threat… Therefore, Kukulkan Ail’s bounty is different from that of ordinary pirates, it must be set higher!”
“Six hundred million berries, dead or alive!”
“Yes— ”