Chapter 692: 692 Landing on Egghead Island

WTF?!!

Seeing those two "elemental animals," Sherwin subconsciously widened his mouth.

He had been freeloading off Vegapunk all this time, but he didn’t expect to be hit with a taste of his own medicine...

Wait, this technology was originally researched by Vegapunk in the first place, and wasn’t the first one to create an "elemental animal" actually the already-deceased former Science Division member, Caesar Clown?

Then it was fine.

Speaking of which, it was also Sherwin own carelessness.

The technology to grant Devil Fruits to non-living objects was no secret even that goofy fat guy under Crocodile back then had a dachshund gun, so smart people would naturally perceive the true nature of the Brewery squad and take some inspiration from it.

And honestly speaking, after snapping out of it, Sherwin felt that the World Government response was truly too slow. After all, Shirley had been following them for a very long time, and during Big Mom Tea Party, she had even been specifically mentioned by Caesar.

However, based on the circumstances of Sherwin clashes with the World Government, these two elemental beasts were most likely whipped up by Vegapunk only after they had witnessed Jin formidable strength back on the Gran Tesoro.

Otherwise, the surge in value for Zoan Fruits probably would have happened a significant period ahead of time.

As for the Devil Fruits used by the two elemental beasts in the footage, Sherwin was naturally not unfamiliar with them either. The Chopper Fruit was originally sold to them by him in exchange for an Orihara Lulu Fruit.

And that metal leopard likely used the very Devil Fruit eaten by Rob Lucci—the CP agent who would be able to go back and forth in a fight against Nika Luffy in the future, but was currently still holed up in Water 7 looking for the Pluton blueprints.

Anyway, since Kaku Giraffe Fruit had already been eaten by the shark raised by them, it was no big deal if Lucci couldn’t turn into a leopard in the future.

"Oh! Someone is finally using Zoan fruits like that again meow!"

(=ω=)

Seeing the two elemental beasts, Haibara Meow eyes lit up, "I thought the people of the World Government were all idiots. There are already examples like Shirley and the others, and it was originally developed by members of their science unit, yet they’ve just been foolishly not using it, meow."

Sherwin recalled the content of the original manga and stroked Haibara Meow little head meaningfully.

Darling, they really are actually just idiots...

Although the existence of "Smiley" might have been hidden by Caesar all along, with the brain of the "world smartest man," he shouldn’t have failed to think of such a usage. Moreover, the combat strength of these elemental beasts was much higher than those Pacifistas or whatever.

"Roar—!"

Kuma, who had been lazily lying at Sherwin feet, immediately "puffed up" upon seeing the metallic leopard in the screen that looked somewhat similar to himself, letting out bursts of low growls toward the projection on the wall.

"Don’t cause trouble, we aren’t going there to fight this time. There will be an opportunity in the future for you to compete with it."

Sherwin tapped Kuma head.

"Woo..."

The little metal tiger whimpered aggrievedly, but still obediently lay back down.

After soothing Jinx, Sherwin then turned his head and spoke to Morgans on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, "I already know about the situation. Rest assured, I don’t plan to fight them when I go over this time."

Morgans: "Heh heh."

Tsk...

Hanging up the phone with an annoyed look on his face, Sherwin, just as planned, took the four Felynes and climbed into the Angler, which had already been lowered onto the sea surface by the Dodo Advance.

Although the Marine reinforcements had not arrived yet, however...

The pirates also had Morgan informants!

What did the CP organization amount to? When it really came to infiltration, you still had to look at our World Economy News Paper!

Sherwin couldn’t help but think of a very classic line—our colleagues from the World Economy News Paper are all over the four seas and grand line, and have even broken into the enemy interior.

The speed of the Angler naturally could not compare to the Dodo Advance, and since Sherwin and the others were on a covert operation this time, it was naturally impossible to activate the Klee Meow power.

In addition, the Vivre Card was not as easy to use for directing the way as a Log Pose after all, so it still took Sherwin and the others some time to arrive at Egghead Island.

However, it wasn’t a big deal, because most of the day had passed, and although those pirates had successfully landed on Egghead, they had failed to break through Egghead upper defenses.

And very fortunately for Sherwin, those weaponized sea beasts living in the waters around Egghead had already been completely scrapped by the pirates, so the Monkfish submarine they were riding in wasn’t detected at all.

Additionally, it was already getting dark, making it the perfect opportunity to fish in troubled waters!

Sherwin and the others were in no hurry to land. Because that visual Transponder Snail from before had been left behind in Elegia, they weren’t particularly clear on the current battle situation. Therefore, he chose to first send out a small drone made by Purah Meow to check out the situation...

"Kaido and BIG MOM have both arrived, and the three Admirals—Akainu, Ryokugyu, and Kizaru—are all here. The previous generation Zephyr, Garp, and Sengoku have also come... Oh, Smoker is here too."

Just scanning the area from a distance, Sherwin saw quite a few acquaintances and "acquaintances." However, he didn’t see those Warlords, and he didn’t know if it was because of the previous ambush on BIG MOM that made the World Government lose trust in them.

But even without the involvement of the Warlords, the scale of the current Battle of Egghead was already much larger than the Summit War in the manga, and new pirates and even other factions were constantly rushing here.

Furthermore...

Where were the Pacifistas? 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Although Kuma in his own timeline had not come to Vegapunk to treat Bonney, theoretically, Vegapunk should have manufactured something similar to replace him, right? Or was Vegapunk planning to skip the Pacifistas and go straight to the Seraphim?

Sherwin, who had accidentally guessed the truth, had Huamei control the Monkfish to bypass the clamorous frontal battlefield and arrive at the other side of Egghead Island.

Although there was also some fighting on this side, the intensity was much smaller than in other places.

So Sherwin and the Felynes changed into the latest Saint Cloth style combat suits, activated the Stealth Black technology from Germa, triggered the Air Soul possession, and then swaggered onto Egghead Island.

Sherwin was not in a hurry to run up to the upper layer, because he did not believe Vegapunk would be completely unprepared. If it were really that easy to get in, Kaido and BIG MOM, who could also fly, wouldn’t still be entangled with several Admirals over there.

Therefore, it was better to wait for this group of pirates to test out more things before considering entering the upper research layer. Furthermore, Sherwin vaguely remembered that there should be an elevator or something similar to safely reach the upper layer.

Before that, however, Sherwin intended to go look for that giant robot from nine hundred years ago...

Even if it wasn’t an Ancient Weapon, there was still a chance it could be recorded by his Hunter manual. If all else failed, he could let Purah Meow try to dismantle it and see if she could find any useful technology inside, or technology that interested the Felynes.

That ancient technology from hundreds of years ago was not inferior at all to the technology tinkered with by the genius scientist Vegapunk.

However, trying to dismantle that robot right under the noses of a group of pirates, the Marines, and Vegapunk seemed a bit difficult...

A miscalculation. He should have brought Suika Meow along, then compressed, packed up, and carried that robot away!

Sherwin, only now realizing this, lamented with deep regret.