Sakarski's indifferent voice rang out:
"Take them away."
Several soldiers tremblingly carried them off.
The remaining ones had already been dealt with by Enel, thrown into nutrient tanks as raw material and carried away.
Sakarski then looked at Rosinante on the ship:
"Anything else?"
Rosinante blinked:
"No more..."
Sakarski raised an eyebrow:
"Then come down."
Rosinante snapped back to reality:
"Oh, oh."
"Let's go, Law."
He directly grabbed the leg-weakened Law, who looked bewildered:
"Wh... what?"
"Ahhhhhhhh!!!!"
Carried by Rosinante, they leaped directly from the deck of the warship.
The moment they landed on the ground, Law collapsed onto the ground, unable to help but yell at Rosinante:
"Are you an idiot!!!"
"So high up! You just jumped down suddenly!!!"
Rosinante reacted:
"Ah! Sorry!"
Suddenly, a large shadow fell over Law.
Law turned his head and saw the shadow of Sakarski's tall figure enveloping him.
Swallowing a gulp, he directly grabbed onto Rosinante's trouser leg.
Sakarski looked at Law:
"This is the kid who ate that 5 billion bounty fruit, isn't it."
Rosinante said somewhat sheepishly:
"Yes..."
After all, he had snatched this fruit for Law without authorization.
Moreover, the information came from his adoptive father, Sengoku. In a sense, he had betrayed Sengoku.
Although Sengoku later took responsibility for the failed transaction and didn't blame him.
But deep down, he still felt he owed Sengoku, and felt guilty whenever this matter was brought up.
Sakarski shook his head and smiled:
"Don't worry, Sengoku won't blame you."
"Children will have their mischievous moments."
"Does Sengoku's feelings for you not even compare to a fruit?"
"Don't overthink it."
"There's not much to explore on the island."
"Regarding medicine..."
"You can go and check out Research Institute Three."
"The researchers there are all studying anatomy and bacteria."
"There should be common ground."
"I'll have Enel lead you there later."
Rosinante nodded:
"Thank you, Admiral Sakarski."
"Get up, Law."
Saying that, he bent down and pulled Law up.
Law also stood up and, like Rosinante, thanked Sakarski.
Sakarski gave a soft 'hmm' and turned to leave with Carol.
Enel smirked:
"Let's go."
Law, who had just stood up, was picked up again...
Swish!
"Ah—!!!"
Rosinante smiled helplessly:
"Soru!"
He dashed towards Research Institute Three.
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Research Institute Three.
Upon entering Research Institute Three, Law, who was somewhat dizzy from Enel, was stunned.
What met his eyes were neatly arranged giant tanks, with iron at the bottom and glass on top, filled with nutrient solution.
Countless varieties of creatures were slumbering within.
Law even saw many bizarrely shaped humans...
Looking at this place that resembled an evil organization, Law was so shocked he stammered:
"This... this..."
"Are you really Marines!"
"This is too..."
*Slap!*
Enel flicked Law's forehead:
"What are you thinking."
"Most of the creatures in here were cultivated from cells."
"They don't have life."
"They're just for analysis and record-keeping."
"As for those people, they are all scum from the sea."
"Each one of them has committed enough murders to warrant the death penalty."
"This is the only contribution they can make to the world."
"Dying in experiments is also a form of atonement."
*Swish—*
Rosinante appeared at the entrance and looked at the stunned Law:
"Why aren't you going in?"
He looked at Enel somewhat doubtfully. Enel tilted his head to the side and indicated:
"Perhaps... he can't accept it."
"You were like this too, weren't you?"
Rosinante looked at the giant tanks:
"Is that so..."
He scratched his head; indeed...
When Enel had brought him here before, he had also found it difficult to accept.
But...
After Enel showed him the crimes committed by the people experimented on.
He even felt... dying in experiments was too lenient for them!
"Let's go, Law."
"They are all heinous pirates."
"You wouldn't want to see the shocking crimes they committed."
"Research Institute Three gathers a group of the world's most outstanding scientists in biology and bacteriology."
"Most of them are engaged in biological and bacterial research."
"You can learn from them, and it will broaden your understanding."
The matter of the experiment tanks was instantly forgotten. Law's eyes lit up:
"Really!!!"
For Law, who loved to learn since childhood, he was impatient!
Rosinante smiled:
"Let's go, I'll take you to find them."
He led Law deeper into the laboratory:
"Brother Enel, aren't you coming?"
Enel waved his hand:
"No."
"I'm going to find that bastard Caesar."
Thinking of this, Enel's anger flared.
He had asked Rosinante afterward.
The virus, once activated, hadn't spread. Even after escaping on Zoan Sword, they were quickly caught.
If Zoan Sword hadn't blocked a few shots and bought them some time.
They wouldn't have lasted until Enel arrived.
*Swish!*
Enel vanished instantly.
He didn't turn into lightning... after all, the scene of him blowing up the laboratory last time was still fresh in his memory.
Not long after...
In the deepest laboratory, earth-shattering screams and wails echoed.
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In the highly technological laboratory.
The surrounding researchers kept a distance.
They watched the two people in the middle.
Caesar, with a bruised and swollen face, was pinned down by Enel:
"Damn it!"
"What's going on!"
"Give me a reason!!!"
"You lightning bastard!"
Enel snorted coldly and threw out the pendant:
" this thing doesn't work at all."
"You gave me a fake, huh?"
Caesar, pinned beneath Enel, jumped up:
"Impossible!!!"
"You can question my character!"
"But you can't question my scientific achievements!"
He reached for the pendant and pressed a tiny button, instantly activating it.
*Hiss—*
A stream of compressed gas was released. The pupils of both men constricted. Caesar immediately turned off the button.
Caesar shouted:
"Everyone out! Seal the laboratory!!!"
Only after everyone, including the two of them, had run out.
They closed the large door and turned on the air purification device, then breathed a sigh of relief.
Caesar held the pendant and looked at Enel:
"Bastard! This thing does work!!!"
Enel's face darkened:
"Are you saying I lied to you?"
Caesar scoffed:
"Tell me the specific sequence of events."
As Enel described, Caesar's face gradually darkened... he discovered the cause of the problem:
"Alright, no need to say more."
"I know where the problem lies."
"It's the temperature..."
"A common problem for most bacteria."
"The higher the temperature, the faster bacteria reproduce."
"If the temperature is suitable, they can sweep across an island in a short time."
"But the activation scene was on an island with sub-zero temperatures..."
"Damn..."
He turned to all his experimental personnel:
"Everyone! Stop your current projects."
"Research how bacteria can reproduce in low temperatures!!!"
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Late at night, Punk Hazard.
Deep underground, nearly a hundred meters below the center of the island...