Chapter 1671 Fire and Gold
CP0 actually chickened out one day. As dogs who are absolutely loyal to the Celestial Dragons, they didn't want to risk their lives here for nothing.
After all, they were just there for routine questioning and had not received any explicit orders from the Five Elders to kill or keep them alive.
Since these CP9 members have already demonstrated such dangerous capabilities, a direct confrontation is definitely not the best strategy. Letting them go is perhaps the wisest choice at the moment.
The death of a CP0 agent can be a big or small matter.
Judging from the strength that Lu Qi had just displayed, and considering his aloof attitude in recent years, he has clearly grown too powerful and there is no way he will obediently return to the Holy Land.
Their intention to betray is now crystal clear.
Are the two CP0s going to eliminate the traitors here?
The two CP0s exchanged a quick glance, both reading the same meaning in each other's eyes—no matter what.
After all, government agents defecting to the World Government and those defecting from within the Navy to become pirates are, in a sense, supplying talent to the pirates, not to mention the second-in-command.
If government stipends aren't appealing, then go enjoy the value of freedom.
It's not uncommon in history for CP0 employees to want to retire by taking this route when they can no longer continue.
As for whether or not to clean house, that depends on how bad the impact of the defection is and whether it's worth risking their lives for it right now.
Clearly, facing an unknown monster capable of instantly draining people into dried-up corpses, coupled with the unknown strength of Kaku and that mysterious woman, the cost of upholding justice at this moment is far too high.
"You all better watch yourselves."
The CP0 leader squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth, his voice hoarse.
He then winked at his companion, "Let's go!"
Without further hesitation, one of them quickly picked up his companion's light, desiccated corpse from the ground, and with a swift movement, used a combination of Shave and Moonwalk techniques to instantly disappear from the spot.
For many CP0 members, beneath their absolute loyalty lies a sense of opportunism and a willingness to work for the people. They just usually hide it better.
In Lucci's eyes, the dark golden halo slowly faded, restoring his original pupil color.
He didn't give chase, but simply stared indifferently in the direction where CP0 had disappeared until he was sure the aura had gone far away.
Turning to Kaku and Ada, he said in his usual calm voice, "Let's leave first, and then try to find out where Bruno and the others are."
The immediate priority is to leave this place, not to linger in the fighting.
Without another word, the three of them also used the Six Forms, their figures flashing a few times before disappearing near the coastline, quickly vanishing from sight.
Even if one of the Five Elders notices the brief conflict here, they will not be distracted at this moment, unlike the legendary sun god Joy Boy.
Even those traitors like Lucci who displayed bizarre abilities are just minor characters who can be eliminated at any time.
Capone Becky spat in the distance, his brows furrowed on his massive head. He hadn't expected CP0 to be so cowardly as to back down so easily.
He had originally planned to drag Lucci's group into the chaotic battle against the Five Elders, increasing the chaos and his bargaining power. Who would have thought that Lucci would so strangely defeat one CP0 member in a single encounter, scaring away the other two.
"Mythical Zoan type: Anubis Fruit..."
He muttered to himself, "It really is a powerful mythical beast. For someone whose talent was already top-notch, it's a qualitative leap."
He sat steadily on the metal disc. As long as Kidd continuously provided magnetic force, Capone Becky could maintain this state of mid-air levitation, allowing him to attack or defend as needed.
"Even the Five Elders aren't going to do anything about the traitor? Looks like Lucci won't be able to be a secret agent in the future..."
The combined burst of Conqueror's Haki from the Five Elders had shaken Capone Bege's mind and caused his blood to surge.
Fortunately, his telepathy worked very well, allowing him to stay clear-headed, though his body was in considerable discomfort.
Kidd, standing nearby, had his hair disheveled by the powerful gust of wind, his expression extremely ferocious and displeased, as if he wished he could rush up right now, twist off one of the Five Elders' heads, and kick it like a ball.
White steam began to rise from Eren's body, his muscles bulged slightly, and yellow arcs of electricity faintly emanated from beneath his skin. He looked ready to transform into a Titan at any moment and join the battle.
The most eye-catching figure on the field was still the white figure. White Luffy was still happily jumping around on the ruins, his rubber body stretching and contracting, full of endless elasticity and vitality.
He pointed to the sky and kept shouting excitedly, "They're here! They're really here!"
Just then, a huge black shadow, carrying an ominous aura, arrived in the airspace above this area.
Maz Saint in his Itsumade form, a giant monstrous bird, circled in the air, his sharp gaze sweeping over the crowd below, and also glancing in the direction where Lucci and the others had disappeared.
But clearly, Joy Boy and these troublesome new-era pirates are the primary targets.
"You traitors, you will die here tonight. There will be no second chance," Itsumade cried out in a sharp, piercing voice.
Before it could finish speaking, it suddenly flapped its enormous wings, which were burning with eerie flames.
The next moment, countless feathers burning fiercely fell from the sky like a torrential downpour of fire.
Its scope was so vast that it covered almost the entire area of ruins.
Itsumade intended to use this scorching rain of fire to indiscriminately cleanse the earth, ignite all rebels along with this ruin, and re-establish the inviolable majesty of the Five Elders in the flames.
"Hmph! I'm not that pushover who could only take a beating anymore!"
Kidd grinned maliciously, raised his remaining arm high, and the magnetic power within him erupted.
The earth trembled violently, the nearby seawater churned wildly, and countless metal-containing ores, even metal minerals buried underground, were forcibly drawn out from the ground and from the seawater under his powerful magnetic force.
These metallic minerals converged frantically towards the top of everyone's heads, and in the blink of an eye, a huge, semi-circular metal dome instantly solidified tens of meters above everyone's heads.
With a thickness of several meters and a rough, uneven surface, it shimmered with a cold metallic luster, resembling an inverted giant pot that enveloped Kid, Capone Bege, Allen, and even Luffy in the distance.
Chi Chi Chi -!
Blazing fiery feathers rained down on the metal dome.
The high temperature colliding with the metal produced a piercing burning sound and an explosion.
Sparks flew and black smoke rose as molten metal flowed down the edge of the dome like iron, filling the air with the pungent smell of burning metal and smelting ore, and causing the ambient temperature to rise sharply.
However, regardless of the circumstances, the first wave of terrifying fire rain was successfully withstood by the giant metal barrier that Kidd conjured out of thin air.
Under the dome, temporarily safe
