Chapter 325: CP9
As the war rages on the ice battlefield, a few men in black suits come out of a small submarine that resurfaced near The Pearl. They are Cipher Pol agents that were given a mission to steal things on Black Pearl, mainly technologies and research data.
The group of 16 men climbs onto Black Pearl, but they can't get on it because suddenly they get shot from above. Ruff & Dela who stay on the ship have seen them coming. Buggy has anticipated this, after all, so he told them to stay on the ship.
"I don't know how many times you've tried to steal our technologies anymore. You've done this so many times that I have lost count of it," says Ruff while looking at the agents from above.
The agents are still alive because they aren't just normal agents. There's no way the World Government sent normal agents to do this mission. These agents are from CP9, and they are the main agents of the group, so they are strong.
Some of them got hit by the bullets, while the rest escaped right after Ruff & Dela started shooting their comrades. The ones who get shot also just get light injuries because they have moved slightly before getting shot. So the bullets didn't hit their vital spots.
"Hmm? I think I've seen their faces before," says Ruff.
"They are CP9 agents, the 2nd strongest group after CP0," says Dela.
"Ooh, no wonder they look familiar, we've seen their pictures many times, especially that guy, Who's Who if I'm not wrong. He is said to be the genius of CP9, right?" asks Ruff while pointing at the young Who's Who.
"Correct," replies Dela shortly.
"I see, I see. But I don't see their leader, Spandine. The Lord has ordered us to kill Spandine if ever see him," says Ruff while looking around.
"Then we will do it when we see him," says Dela.
"Hmm, alright. For now, let's take care of them," says Ruff confidently.
Ruff isn't a fan of fighting and he prefers to avoid it if he can. But he was forced to fight many times against strong opponents. So slowly, he gets stronger to the point where he can take care of a Rear Admiral. He has found confidence & skills in fighting that he didn't have in the past.
However, fighting is still not his main forte, it's still science & weapons. He shows it immediately by activating unexpected weapons. Many small gun barrels suddenly come out of the ship's railings on all sides.
It surprises the CP9 agents while Ruff is just grinning while holding a controller. It looks like a game controller because Buggy asked him to change his original design and he liked it. Anyway, Ruff starts controlling the guns and attacks the agents.
The 9 balls get destroyed very easily because they were made to get destroyed. Ruff will destroy them using his controller even if Who's Who doesn't do it. So rather than saving himself, Who's Who is digging his own grave.
After they get destroyed, the metal balls release 3 kinds of different attacks. 3 balls at the top release high-voltage lightning bolts that strike Who's Who at the same time. He can't move as the 3 balls in the middle shoot fire at him.
The 3 balls at the bottom then release a lot of oil which makes the fire bigger. He can't move because the lightning bolts have paralyzed him, so he gets burnt by the big fire. The fire won't disappear soon, so he won't survive if he can't get away.
But he isn't the current strongest member of CP9 for nothing. He can get out of the fire despite getting a lot of damage. Most of his fur has been burnt along with some parts of his skin, but he is still alive.
"Ooh, he can hold Enel's Lightning quite well. Hmm, maybe it's because the lightning bolts aren't the strongest that Enel can make. I still can't make something strong enough to store his strongest lightning, after all. Hmm, maybe I can make some improvements on these parts," says Ruff while taking notes after observing the effect of the attacks.
"Stop taking notes and focus on your enemy," says Dela.
"Sorry, I need to take the data, it's valuable data, after all. Can you hold him for a moment?" asks Ruff while still taking notes.
Dela sighs and starts shooting Who's Who from higher ground. Who's Who runs to evade the bullets even though he still feels hurt. He runs first to buy time so he can recover a bit. But he doesn't realize it yet, that Ruff wants to use him as a test subject for some new weapons.
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