What does the so-called "future" look like?

No one could answer, not even Vegapunk.

Countless lives have given birth to endless possibilities, all kinds of them.

But whatever the "future" turns out to be, everyone can be sure now that they don't want to see a future "like that"!

What does it look like?

Ancient robot A-1 looks like that.

It was the same body as the Yellow Ape Porusalino, and it was also the same face.

But at this moment, the corners of that face's mouth were torn horizontally, pulling out a few wires, and sparks flickered.

It crouched on the ground, bared its mechanical fangs, and began to feast.

And what it swallowed was the wreckage of A-2 that everyone had just disposed of!

Crunch crunch ......

The crisp sound of metal shattering sounded faintly in everyone's ears.

They looked at the scene not far away, and their expressions stiffened in place.

If you talk about blood, it's not.

It's just one machine "chewing" on another, like a grinder.

But combined with the faces of the two of them, this scene is so terrifying!

“……”

"It's really unpleasant to watch 'me' get eaten......"

Crocodall took a cigar in his mouth and stepped forward.

He was the one who had played the most with A-1, so he didn't have that many worries and stepped forward immediately.

Aiming at A-1's head will result in a slash of gravel scimitar.

But just before Klockdahl could make a move, A-1 took the lead and swallowed A-2's head completely.

Information entry complete!

A-1 suddenly opened its mouth and roared with its head back.

"Quack, oh, oh——!!!"

The deafening roar, like the roar of the [Demon], made everyone present feel uncomfortable.

"Have you leveled up?"

Klockdahl's gaze sank.

The trouble is, how far does A-1's devouring of A-2 make it upgrade and evolve?

Can it also use the [Demon's] fruit ability?!

“……”

Klockdahl pondered cautiously, hesitated for a moment.

But in the next second, a figure quickly passed by his side and headed straight for A-1.

It's [Demon] Evan Lindsay!

Ode!

The form of the Dikui is maintained, and he rushes forward all the way.

Five fingers spread, hovering in mid-air not far from the ground, but cutting a ravine on the metal floor.

Zilala-hmm!

A large hand swings out, slaps A-1 in the face, and then adds a growl.

"Roar!"

A-1 was knocked into the air in an instant, slamming into the far wall.

For a while, there was smoke and dust, and I couldn't see the situation clearly.

Klockdahl was about to pursue, but was stopped by Vegapunk.

"Let's go, to the core of the ancient machine!"

“……”

Klockdahl didn't bother to entangle with the "robot monster", so he simply nodded.

The group waited, plus the new yellow ape, evacuated again and continued to run towards their destination.

……

This scene is indeed very strange.

Admiral, World's No. 1 Scientist, [Demon], His Majesty's Seven Martial Seas, Veteran of the Revolutionary Army, Remnant of O'Hara......

Each of these has a heavy enough weight on this sea.

It would be nice if many parties gathered together and not broke out into a big war, but they could still act together?

It's weird.

What's more, whether it is [Demon], [Sand Crocodile], or [Yellow Ape], they all have ultra-long-range powerful attacks.

[Demon] and [Sand Crocodile] are fortunate to say that they don't want to make too much of a fuss and make it impossible to take Vegapunk away in the end.

But [Yellow Ape] has no such concerns.

At this moment, he could shoot a laser in the direction of the "core" in the distance, destroying everything in his path, including the ancient machines!

Why didn't he do it?

Vegapunk's gaze looked at the yellow ape beside him.

Looking at his old friend's eyes, the yellow ape hurriedly raised his hand, and said helplessly: "This is a very precious research institute, it's a pity to destroy it......"

“……”

Vegapunk said no more.

He knew very well that although the yellow ape had a strange personality and even acted a little confused, he was by no means a fool.

On the contrary, the yellow ape's sharpness far exceeded that of everyone present!

Of course, he saw Vegapunk's true intentions, but he hadn't made it clear yet.

Once it is really said, then as the "Admiral" subordinate to the Tianlong people, the yellow ape must make a choice!

"I hope that before the five old stars know about the situation here, they can smoothly solve the chaos of Punk Hazard......"

Vegapunk stuck out his tongue and his face became solemn.

……

There is not only one yellow ape who has entered the Institute of the Future.

The yellow ape's laser pierced the wall, and the navy soldiers rushed over.

Some of them stayed outside, and about a dozen people came in.

Startled by the technological inventions here, they groped their way forward, and then heard the sound of commotion not far away.

When I looked up, it was the [Demon] group, plus the combination of Vegapunk and Yellow Ape!

"General!"

"Is it a [demon]?!"

"Is the general fighting the [Demon]? What the hell is going on here?! ”

"That's Dr Vegapunk!"

“……”

Navy soldiers are ready for battle.

But what they never expected was that the [Demon] party took Vegapunk and passed by them directly, completely ignoring the existence of the navy!

“？”

The sailors were puzzled, and then noticed a dark shadow looming over them.

It's a yellow ape.

He didn't know when he appeared behind everyone, bent down, and said quietly:

"This institute is dangerous, so let's run......"

"General?"

The Navy soldiers were even more confused.

But soon, under the command of the yellow ape, these dozen or so navy ran wildly all the way until they caught up with the [Demon] party.

And behind them, A-1 is in hot pursuit!

"What the hell is that?"

"The general's face...... But why a robot?! ”

"It's scary!"

“……”

The Navy soldiers don't understand this more and more.

After turning a corner, the crowd collided head-on with another wave of replication robots.

They were a group of replicants consisting of Big Bear, Uta, Tezzolo, and many naval soldiers, and they also attacked everyone.

The only thing to be thankful for is that this group of replicants is also not perfect, and they don't have the Devil Fruit abilities of this group of people, but only physical arts.

"This way!"

Seeing that this road was impassable, Vegapunk gave an order, and then opened a floodgate, leading to the underground diagonally below.

A group of people waited to turn in.

The steel gates then closed, shielding the replicating bots outside.

Everyone went all the way, and the steel gates in various parts of the passage fell one after another, layer after layer.

In the end, everyone came to a relatively open underground secret room, and the last steel gate was completely locked.

Click!

"Whew...... Whew......"

Vegapunk gasped.

It is also not easy to control a wheelchair with a big head.

"Luckily, I managed to get here......"

Vegapunk introduced, "This is the 'Doomsday Vault', and it is also one of my inventions, and it is difficult for those replicants to enter...... Probably. ”

"Anyway, it's a hassle to deal with the replicants out there, so let's move forward from here."

“……”

……

Within the punk hassad, the fierce fight between the "deity" and the "replicant" is suspended.

The crowd marched towards the heartland.

At the same time, on the other side, the "big events" that can affect the world pattern are also advancing step by step.

Great Passage, Navy G1 Branch, Back Door——

Red Harbor!

This huge harbor is connected to the Red Earth Continent and is one of the very few paths that ordinary people take to get to the Holy Land of Maryjoya.

At this moment, the Red Port is bustling with activity.

"Look! Another ship has come in! ”

"Get out of the way, the royal family is coming!"

“……”

Amid the noise of the people, the royal families of various countries appeared one after another and entered the red port.

It's only been a little over a year -

The Interim World Conference is about to be held!

(End of chapter)