The arrival of King, King's death, had no impact on the battlefield, on the sky, or on the Marines.
Because everyone knew that as soon as this guy appeared before Kong Tai, his life had actually entered a countdown.
As the Marines had predicted, Kong Tai easily killed King in just two moves.
It was as simple as crushing an ant.
King, with a bounty of 1.39 billion Berries, was dead. Honestly, in the past, the Marines would have been surprised, even shocked. But now, they felt it was only natural.
After all, lying on the ground was a Yonko, a Yonko with a bounty of 4.6111 billion Berries, a Yonko that King couldn't compare to, Kaido!
"Truly terrifying!"
Kizaru once again voiced the thoughts of the many Marines behind him.
By now, no one doubted Kong Tai's strength anymore. After all, they had witnessed with their own eyes how Kong Tai, with his peculiar black blade, had easily severed Kaido's arms, easily severed Kaido's neck, and easily killed Kaido, the strongest creature on land, sea, and sky!
"Marines."
Just then, a white figure appeared silently in front of the Marine formation, hovering in the air.
His appearance was like the center of the universe, instantly drawing all the Marines' attention.
Except for Garp and Kizaru, all the Marines, upon seeing this figure, immediately gripped their weapons, full of wariness.
"Silver hair."
Garp looked up, staring at Kong Tai, and asked calmly, "What are you doing here?"
"Isn't it just seeing old friends like you, so I came over to say hello!"
Kong Tai chuckled, then turned to look at Kizaru, whose face was not lazy but rather serious, and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Uncle Pikachu."
As he spoke, he took a step forward, instantly appearing beside Kizaru.
Kizaru had been staring at Kong Tai. When he saw Kong Tai disappear, he instinctively retreated, and his body instantly elementalized.
"Hmm... why so serious!"
Kong Tai extended his hand, hovering awkwardly in mid-air.
He had intended to pat Kizaru's shoulder, but now he could only retract his hand and scratch his head.
Kong Tai looked at Kizaru, who was re-forming his body, and pouted, "I say, Uncle Pikachu, we're old friends, aren't we? Is this how you treat old friends? Honestly, it hurts my feelings!"
As he spoke, he even clutched his chest, feigning great pain.
Kizaru looked at Kong Tai, his lips twitching. He thought to himself, "Who's your old friend! If you say that, how can I get by in the Marines, in the World Government, how can I get a promotion and a raise!"
"Alright, kid, enough with the jokes. Tell me! What do you want by coming here?"
Garp stepped forward, staring at Kong Tai, and said seriously.
This kid in front of them was someone who could kill a Yonko!
No one could afford to be careless when facing him, including himself.
Although they all knew that this kid seemed to have a good impression of the Marines, and the number of Marines he had killed along the way was negligible compared to pirates.
But that wasn't a reason for them to face this guy with ease.
Hadn't they seen Kaido's corpse still lying there, looking at them?
Even in death, those glaring eyes were reminding them, reminding them that this seemingly harmless kid was the most dangerous person in this world.
"Sigh~"
Kong Tai tilted his head to look at Garp and shrugged helplessly, "Mr. Garp, why are you so boring too!"
He put down his hand, pulled off the gourd hanging from his waist, and took a big gulp.
Everyone watched Kong Tai, waiting for him, without disturbing him.
"Hoo~"
Putting down the wine gourd, Kong Tai exhaled a breath of alcohol and then turned to look at the Stoutheart standing by the side.
"What do we call you, young man?"
The moment Kong Tai's gaze fell on Stoutheart, he felt a tightness in his chest. Although Kong Tai carried no aura and his tone was relatively gentle, the aura of having just killed the Yonko Kaido still made him feel immense pressure.
He swallowed, and replied with slight nervousness, "My name is Stoutheart. I'm the captain of the Marine's Science Division, Vegapunk's bodyguard, and 'the man with the world's tightest lips'."
"Oh!"
Kong Tai looked at Stoutheart, a hint of amusement curving his lips, "The man with the world's tightest lips."
"That's right! I am the man with the world's tightest lips."
Stoutheart, seeing Kong Tai's doubt, quickly puffed out his chest and replied.
"Then do you know where Vegapunk is now?"
"That's a secret. How could I tell you!"
Stoutheart looked at Kong Tai with a serious expression. Before Kong Tai could ask further, he directly said, "The Doctor is on Egghead Island, conducting experiments."
As he spoke, he turned around and patted the metal behemoth behind him, proudly saying, "This is the armored weapon the Doctor developed based on Bartholomew Kuma's body."
"Uh!"
At this moment, everyone, including Kizaru and Garp, stared at Stoutheart with utter bewilderment, at this man who kept calling himself the man with the world's tightest lips.
The other party only asked two questions, and didn't ask for any specifics, yet you spilled everything. Is this what it means to have the world's tightest lips? I've really learned something today.
"Alright, Stoutheart."
Seeing that Stoutheart was about to continue, Kizaru quickly interrupted him and then stared seriously at Kong Tai, asking, "Kid, what are you asking about Doctor Vegapunk for?"
"What for?"
Kong Tai withdrew his gaze from Stoutheart and the metal behemoth behind him.
That metal behemoth was already a precursor to the Pacifista of one year later. It was likely the experimental subject for the true Pacifista.
In that case, Vegapunk should now be able to create Seraphim, which are more powerful than Pacifista.
I wonder if they are already cultivating them, or if they haven't started yet.
After all, this thing is cultivated using bloodline factors, not like the Pacifista, which are just metal contraptions.
Thinking of Seraphim, he thought of the Lunarians, and of King, whom he had just slain.
Because Seraphim are special life forms cloned using the bloodline factors of the Lunarians.
Not only do they possess all the functions of a Pacifista, but they also have the Lunarian trait of igniting fire, and the characteristics of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. They are special weapons created by Vegapunk at the behest of the World Government to replace the Seven Warlords.
Well... why think so much?
No matter how powerful Seraphim are, they have nothing to do with him.
It's just that this thing appeared in the latest update of the One Piece manga, which he saw after leaving his previous world, so he was thinking a bit too much.
He raised his head, looked at Kizaru, and said with a smile, "Actually, it's nothing. I just want to go to the Doctor and learn some knowledge that is insignificant to him."
"Is it really that simple?"
It was obvious that Kizaru didn't believe it, nor did the Marines.
Kong Tai didn't care. Whether the Marines believed him or not was none of his business.
He glanced at Stoutheart again, then at the metal behemoth behind him, a smile playing on his lips, and his figure vanished.
"Goodbye, young man with the world's tightest lips. Thank you for the information, thank you."
"Why is he thanking me?"
Stoutheart looked utterly perplexed, then turned to Kizaru and asked doubtfully, "Old man, why is he thanking me?"
"How should I know."
Kizaru's lips twitched, and he replied speechlessly.
After thinking for a while and unable to figure it out, Stoutheart simply stopped thinking about it. He puffed out his chest, looking proud.
After all, even Silver Hair praised his discretion, so he was naturally proud.
However, he didn't realize that the Marines behind him were looking at him with strange expressions.
He didn't know what they were finding strange.