Chapter 382: Unexpected Incident
This operation yielded the biggest gain for the Kronos Kingdom, which hid its achievements and fame.
And for this incident to truly become an accident, they needed to wait for Ignis's operation.
Without sufficient evidence, this could only be an unexpected incident.
An accident caused by Vegapunk's death.
As for Vegapunk's cause of death, it was the high bounty placed on him in the Underworld, worth that of a Sea Overlord.
By the third day, a piece of news quickly spread throughout the entire Underworld.
A mysterious man wearing a black hooded robe brought Vegapunk's head to the Hunter Guild Stronghold on Dark Island.
After confirming the authenticity of Vegapunk's head, he directly claimed the sky-high price bounty of 1.5 billion Beli.
Upon receiving this news.
Who is Vegapunk? He's actually worth 1.5 billion Beli!
This was the question of many people, after all, few had paid attention to this matter.
This was a 1.5 billion Beli bounty, and they actually didn't know?
Nowadays, under the leadership of "Hunter King" Besoro, the Hunter Guild has completely established a foothold in the New World Underworld, becoming a massive neutral force.
As long as someone completes a mission, they can come to the Hunter Guild's Stronghold in the Underworld to claim the bounty.
The bounty is provided by the bounty setter(s), it could be one person, or it could be many people.
After all, a person's bounty at the Hunter Guild is the accumulation of all bounties placed on them by everyone.
The Hunter Guild relies on its strong credibility and strength, possessing enough strength to safely keep the bounties paid by various factions and individuals.
Generally speaking, for convenience, various individuals will register an identity at the Hunter Guild.
This way, they can receive double the bounty: the Hunter Guild's mission amount and the Underworld's bounty.
The reason why many people didn't know about the mission to hunt Vegapunk is because due to Vegapunk's powerful scientific research capability and the research mission regarding the life design blueprint.
The various top powers who supported the Hunter Guild's development and growth did not wish for Vegapunk to be targeted too early.
However, the Hunter Guild's rules could not be abolished, so they deliberately hid Vegapunk's mission information in a corner of the Hunter Guild's bounty task board, where it was just blocked by other missions.
Now it seems, this long-hidden bounty mission was discovered by someone.
This is the main reason leading to Vegapunk's death; the 1.5 billion Beli bounty is enough to make many people disregard everything.
The various factions only reacted then, they could only say that Vegapunk had bad luck and was targeted.
Since the matter has happened, there is no chance for regret.
It's just a bit of a pity.
Dark Island is the island in the New World Underworld where many factions gather.
There are quite a number, including the Dark Bank, the "King of Arms", the Hunter Guild, and many other factions, all having established Branch Strongholds on Dark Island.
Within it contains a large amount of illegal business, arms trade, and can be considered belonging to the Underworld's Trade Island.
Some Pirate Crews are also frequent visitors to Dark Island.
Before Ignis left Dark Island, he was already targeted by many people.
When claiming bounty at the Hunter Guild, especially upon completing an S-Rank mission with a bounty exceeding one billion Beli, an announcement will be made.
Therefore, this news cannot be concealed.
Even as Ignis just walked out of the Guild Stronghold, someone immediately followed closely behind.
But in the blink of an eye, that mysterious man disappeared.
Relying on the Void Fruit's ability, virtually no one could detect his whereabouts.
Another two days time passed.
A piece of rumor spread from the famous Sigri Auction House.
At the Sigri Island auction held in October this year, the auction items will include Vegapunk's brain.
World's Top Scientist Vegapunk is a paramecia type Brain-Brain Fruit ability user; his brain is a super brain enhanced by a Devil Fruit, its size far exceeds that of ordinary people.
At that time, Vegapunk's brain will be sliced into two hundred and forty portions for auction.
This news was not particularly eye-catching, but when learned by someone with intentions, everything was connected.
Someone wanted Vegapunk's life, someone wanted Vegapunk's brain, a Brain-Brain Fruit ability user's super brain.
This incident thus appeared.
This way, no one will bother to pursue the root cause of the MADS Research Institute destruction incident.
That was originally a meaningless matter; Vegapunk is confirmed to be dead.
Originally, they were still worried that this matter was caused by Vegapunk himself, just to fake his death and escape.
A dead Vegapunk, what is there to care about?
However, to be able to break into the Research Institute and assassinate Vegapunk without anyone knowing, such stealth capability is very terrifying.
In the Underworld, the mysterious hunter with the codename "God" also completely made a name for himself.
"God" is the identity codename Ignis registered at the Hunter Guild; when unaware of his true identity, and even unclear of his appearance, this "God" also became Ignis's codename.
However, more people are willing to call him the "Faceless One", as his entire body is covered by a black hooded robe, and his face cannot be seen at all.
Moreover, the level of the title "God" is too high; this guy who appeared out of nowhere has not yet proven his own strength, meaning he is not yet qualified to bear it.
Some people also sarcastically remarked that he is a person who hides his head and tail, merely getting lucky by learning of this mission in advance.
A weak scientist, even they could easily deal with.
If they had known earlier, the huge amount prize money of 1.5 billion Beli would have been theirs.
Some people have already rushed to Sigri Island; in less than a month, the highly anticipated Sigri auction will begin.
And the "Faceless One" will definitely appear there; if they are lucky, maybe they can even capture him and plunder that 1.5 billion Beli.
Regarding this auction, a large amount of good things appear every year, and the various factions have been looking forward to it for a long time.
The total auction amount will basically exceed fifteen billion Beli.
Even just watching the excitement is also a kind of psychological enjoyment for them.
(end of chapter)