Chapter 89: Some People Are Ahead of the Meta
Because Dold refused to let the Royal Army cooperate with the CP agents and the Marines, the Marines and the CP agency appeared somewhat short-handed in investigating this matter.
Most of the Marine manpower was responsible for escorting the pirates. Even though Cormac could divert some troops to assist the World Government's CP agents, it was a drop in the bucket.
The area of Dressrosa was by no means small. After these personnel dispersed, their work was like looking for a needle in a haystack; most of them obtained no news whatsoever.
"Sir, suspicious person found... but..."
A small number of personnel did discover Amphelite's trail. Even dressed as a bandaged weirdo with the flames on her back extinguished, the wings behind her couldn't be made invisible.
Although the wings could be some kind of decoration, upon seeing such a target, it still had to be investigated as a priority.
"But what?"
On the circular stone wall on the outskirts of Dressrosa, that CP0 agent was sitting there wearing an oddly shaped mask, gazing at the urban area of Dressrosa.
"There is a pirate next to the target..."
"Does a single pirate make you afraid to act? How did your instructor let you graduate?"
"Sir, that pirate... is the daughter of that 'Vampire'... Should we still proceed?"
Hearing this, the thinking of the CP0 agent on the other end of the phone seemed to stall. He hadn't expected that a Lunarian would drag out this kind of issue.
regardless of which department of the World Government it was, even if the God's Knights came, they wouldn't want to face Nereus.
Although they possessed unkillable abilities (referring to the Gorosei/Imu context or just resilience), they couldn't defeat him either. Having one's body destroyed time and again was not a comfortable experience.
"Is he there himself?"
"We haven't found any trace of him yet..."
"Report the location. All hands rush there immediately to confirm if the target is a Lunarian. If the information is true, launch an operation at all costs. Retreat immediately after capturing the target."
"Sir, this is the downtown area of a member nation..."
He understood what his superior meant by "at all costs." Whether it was the lives of Marines, agents, or innocent citizens, they were insignificant in the face of the mission.
As long as the goal could be achieved, even total annihilation of the unit was acceptable.
"So what if it's a member nation? It's not the World Government begging them to join; it's these member nations that need to rely on the World Government for protection. As long as the Government's goal is accomplished, none of this matters.
If it is not our target, retreat immediately and return to Mary Geoise."
Since Nereus wasn't there, as long as they moved fast enough and brought the target back to the Holy Land before the opponent could react—no matter how strong the opponent was, he couldn't possibly attack Mary Geoise, right?
He remembered clearly that Nereus had become a King a few months ago. A King should stay in his own country; this was the perception the member nations of the sea gave this CP0 agent.
In the face of missions, people from the CP agencies always had great audacity. For example, intervening in battles between the Four Emperors, or claiming they would take down a mere Emperor.
Such risky behavior meant nothing to them. In the hearts of these brainwashed agents, the interests of the World Government had long outweighed their own lives.
When they did things, they were even more serious than some Celestial Dragons.
"As long as we are fast enough, we should be able to do it... I hope that guy isn't nearby."
Saying this, the CP0 agent also stood up, intending to join the operation. But at this moment, a hand rested on his shoulder.
"Congratulations, your dream has come true. I am indeed not over there~"
The voice was very enthusiastic, yet it made the CP0 agent feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
He hadn't realized at all how the other party had come to his side. If the other party hadn't put a hand on his shoulder, he wouldn't even have realized there was someone else nearby.
Nereus indeed wasn't with Nanamo; he was right beside him. If Hermes could detect something wrong with those people, the sentries Nereus left on the ship naturally could too.
When the World Government and Marine ships had just docked, he had already received the report and set his sights on this CP0 agent.
"When..."
"While you were directing others to execute orders. What a pity. This is Dressrosa. If you were smarter and ordered them to retreat upon hearing my name, perhaps you could have survived."
After all, this was an old friend's country. If these CP agency people were sensible and pretended they didn't see anything, Nereus could have chosen not to act against them.
But in this situation...
As if making a friend, after this greeting, Nereus walked into the distance. The CP0 agent, however, made no move to stop him.
Not because he didn't want to or didn't dare to, but because he couldn't.
A huge hole had appeared in his chest at some point. The heart that should have been beating inside was now in Nereus's hand.
As the strongest muscle in the body, it was still beating vigorously, but it could no longer supply blood to its former owner. That blood followed a bizarre pattern and entered Nereus's body.
After the CP0 agent's corpse fell into the sea, the lingering smell of blood attracted some Fighting Fish remaining in the nearby waters, and he soon vanished from the world.
Meanwhile, on Nanamo and Amphelite's side, the number of CP agents was gradually increasing. It seemed that once the personnel were assembled, they launched an attack directly on Amphelite.
To confirm if she was a Lunarian, they just needed to check racial characteristics. In that case, simply breaking the bandages on her body would suffice.
As for hitting the wrong person...
It didn't matter. If they were wrong, they were wrong.
Most CP agents wouldn't care about such things. Rob Lucci could directly kill hundreds of hostages captured by pirates just so the pirates would have no hostages to use.
In a sense, Lucci was "ahead of the meta/version." After all, in the "Supreme Hostage" version of the game, Lucci already stood in an invincible position.
If the hostages knew that the one coming to save them was Rob Lucci, they would probably turn on him and form a united front with the kidnappers in minutes.
"These guys really don't care about anything... Let's retreat first; don't fight here."
After blocking the opponent's attack, Nanamo didn't counterattack. Instead, she directly had Hermes transform into a flying carpet, taking the group high into the sky.
She was afraid she couldn't control the shockwaves of the battle well and would affect the people of Dressrosa. These agents weren't CP9, but ordinary agents from other departments; only some members had mastered a few Rokushiki (Six Powers) techniques.
Therefore, only a few people used Geppo (Moon Walk) to chase after them, while the rest chased on foot below.
This caused quite a commotion on the originally bustling streets. After a chase, the CP agents on the ground encountered the Royal Army of Dressrosa.
However, these Royal Army soldiers weren't here to assist them; they were here to arrest them.
This wasn't King Riku's order. Those CP agents were wearing plain clothes and causing chaos in the market, leading the public to mistake them for pirates, which led to this situation...
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