Chapter 141 – [141] : [BONUS] – Dimensional Beatdown on Marine HQ! The Great Staff Officer Loses Her Cool!

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Marine Headquarters!

BANG!

Sengoku slammed his fist violently onto the desk.

“Doberman and Strawberry are dead!!! Half the Buster Call fleet—annihilated!” Sengoku’s eyes were bloodshot with fury.

Doberman and Strawberry were Elite among the HQ Vice Admirals. They had rendered distinguished service to the Navy, absolute pillars of Marine strength—Yet they died just like that!

Less than ten minutes since the Buster Call passed through the Gates of Justice and engaged Sky Sovereign Rowen—Two Marine HQ Vice Admirals dead, half the Buster Call fleet lost!

Such catastrophic losses—even Sengoku hadn’t anticipated this.

This was a Super Buster Call led by Akainu himself!

Akainu’s strength was undoubtedly the greatest among the three Marine Admirals. Not only did he possess the Magma-Magma Fruit, but his iron will and ruthless dedication to Absolute Justice had forged the strongest Armament Haki among the Admirals…

Akainu’s physique, further enhanced by the top-tier Magma-Magma Fruit and being in his prime, was arguably the strongest in Marine HQ—even stronger than Sengoku’s own Buddha Form.

Sengoku had believed that with Akainu leading, even if they couldn’t capture Rowen, they could at least seize several core members of the Straw Hats with the Buster Call’s overwhelming numbers—like Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro!

During Aokiji’s brief clash with him, Aokiji noticed something strange about Zoro—a bizarre, demonic power that allowed him, even without mastering Haōshoku Coating, to channel a sliver of Conqueror’s Haki’s might into his attacks…

Displaying such terrifying aptitude without even mastering Haōshoku Coating! Once he did master it, Zoro would become a great enemy of the Navy! He too had the potential to possess Emperor-level power!

They couldn’t allow another Shanks to emerge!

Such horrifying potential absolutely could not be ignored!

The bottom line for this Buster Call, in Sengoku’s mind, was the capture of Roronoa Zoro!

As for Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy—Garp’s damn grandson—capturing him would be best, but if not, they could deal with him later.

The primary target of this Buster Call, in reality, wasn’t Rowen or Straw Hat Luffy—it was Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro.

For this, Sengoku had already given orders to the five deploying Vice Admirals: Kill or capture Zoro at all costs!

Sengoku believed that once the battle began, Rowen would be in for a big surprise! And the combined might of five Vice Admirals and ten Buster Call warships should be more than enough to achieve this objective!

But who could have known???

Sky Sovereign Rowen—had Awakened CP9’s Door-Door Fruit!

An Awakened Door-Door Fruit—was completely outside their pre-battle planning!

Because of this ability, Akainu’s Meteor Volcano, instead of causing any damage or trouble to the enemy, sank three of their own Buster Call warships!

Even worse—the appearance of this ability completely nullified all long-range attacks against Rowen and the Straw Hats. The ten Buster Call warships, originally an advantage in firepower, had become a liability!

Akainu’s long-range attacks couldn’t be used; the fleet was reduced to taking a completely passive beating!

And Sky Sovereign Rowen was also an Ultimate Human with an Awakened Human-Human Fruit. Through a series of schemes, in less than ten minutes of engagement, Doberman and Strawberry were killed in action!

The Buster Call warships had become useless decorations!

Originally, in Marine HQ’s war plan, these warships, in conjunction with Akainu’s Meteor Volcano, were supposed to unleash prolonged, long-range fire barrages on Rowen and the Straw Hats’ location!

Not necessarily to defeat Rowen, but to exhaust his stamina and Haki—that was the objective. But the appearance of the Door-Door Fruit ability rendered their entire war plan useless paper—

Now, what was once an absolute numerical superiority against the Straw Hats had become an even match.

The casualties from this Buster Call against Rowen and the Straw Hats would definitely exceed their original projections!

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“The Door-Door Fruit… Awakened… The Door-Door Fruit CP9 possessed was not Awakened! Even based on Aokiji’s intel—though Rowen could acquire Awakened fruits by stealing them—an unawakened fruit, upon being stolen, also instantly Awakens in his hands… just as we suspected earlier—Rowen’s power isn’t just about stealing others’ powers! There’s something else… something far more mysterious!”

Across from Sengoku, Aokiji and Tsuru sat, Tsuru frowning, her eyes also bloodshot.

Less than ten minutes into the battle, and such terrifying attrition!

Even against a full Emperor crew—a Super Buster Call led by Akainu shouldn’t have suffered this level of attrition!

All of this, including Aokiji’s earlier defeat—stemmed from the same fundamental problem: information asymmetry.

They were completely outmatched in intelligence!

How ironic… how completely unacceptable and incredibly bizarre!

Marine HQ, the strongest force on the seas—Yet, outmaneuvered by a rookie pirate who had only been active for a few months.

Outmaneuvered, no—dimensionally crushed in intel.

Their enemy seemed to know Marine HQ inside out—including Sengoku’s ability, even Marine deployment strategies—yet they knew almost nothing about Sky Sovereign Rowen.

Much of their intelligence came from Rowen’s own deliberate reveals.

And each new revealed ability heralded a massive power surge—It seemed like Rowen was using this intel to misdirect and delay the Navy’s strategic responses while he steadily advanced his own plans!

An Ultimate Human’s strategic thinking… was incredibly annoying.

Even Tsuru, whose Wash-Wash Fruit cleansed her mind of distracting thoughts, allowing absolute calm analysis, couldn’t help but curse inwardly at the situation.

Sengoku the Buddha—plus herself, whose Wash-Wash Fruit helped devise strategies, plus their entire staff of expert analysts at Marine HQ—all outmaneuvered by a single person!

WHAT UTTER HUMILIATION!

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“I blame myself for the insufficient intel,” Aokiji stated grimly.

Marine HQ’s war plan for this Buster Call against Rowen and the Straw Hats had relied heavily on the intel he brought back.

Now, due to that incomplete intel, the Buster Call had suffered such heavy losses; Aokiji, as an Admiral, felt deeply responsible.

A chilling thought suddenly crossed Aokiji’s mind—was that deliberate reveal of his power-stealing ability also part of this man’s plan?

Had he already begun plotting then, scheming towards this very moment today??

But how could Rowen have known about CP9’s mission in Water 7 back then?

That was supposed to be top secret!

And how could he know about the Golden Transponder Snail in Spandam’s possession??

Even for an Ultimate Human, the level of calculation was absurdly terrifying… But then—remembering Rowen’s horrifying, enigmatic nature, his constant intelligence advantage over Marine HQ—Aokiji couldn’t shake the feeling it was all part of the man’s design…

Could an Ultimate Human be that scary?

NO—it’s not just about being an Ultimate Human!

Even Sengoku the Buddha, renowned for his wisdom, was constantly outmaneuvered by this man in strategic planning.

The scary part—was Sky Sovereign Rowen himself!

This man was too mysterious, too dangerous!

You never knew what other cards he had hidden. Even the intel he revealed might very well be a carefully crafted trap turned into a weapon against oneself.

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“Should we call back Kizaru? Have him head directly to Enies Lobby? The Five Elders absolutely loathe Sky Sovereign Rowen. With this incident, they likely won’t insist on Kizaru guarding Mariejois anymore. We can stall for time while Rowen and Akainu clash, buying time for Kizaru’s arrival! With two Admirals there—Sky Sovereign Rowen can surely be captured! This man—is too dangerous!” Tsuru suggested urgently.

“Calm yourself, Tsuru!” Sengoku’s sharp retort startled Tsuru.

“That man possesses the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, fully mastered Haōshoku Coating, and now the Awakened Door-Door Fruit. If he sensed Kizaru approaching, he could easily escape with the Straw Hats under the cover of his abilities! To deploy Kizaru, we have to wait until Akainu exhausts Rowen’s stamina and Haki, or even wounds him! As a Wash-Wash Fruit user, how can you lose your composure like this?”

Sengoku looked sternly at Tsuru.

The battle was just beginning—Though two Vice Admirals died, half the Buster Call fleet destroyed, such losses were trivial for an Emperor-level powerhouse like Rowen.

Deploying more Admiral-level fighters prematurely, the moment Rowen sensed them with his Rumble-Rumble amplified Observation Haki—he would likely unleash his full power, disregarding stamina consumption, and even Akainu wouldn’t be able to stop his escape.

The combined power of Haōshoku Coating, Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and Door-Door Fruit—

“My apologies—” Tsuru’s face flushed, and she rubbed her temples.

Such terrible losses, and to be so utterly outmaneuvered by this man… even she, with her Wash-Wash Fruit’s mind-clearing abilities, had allowed stress to disrupt her calm judgment.

Tsuru activated her fruit, washing away the distracting thoughts.

“But still—put Kizaru on standby. The moment an opportunity presents itself—send him immediately to capture Sky Sovereign Rowen!” Sengoku ordered grimly.

As Tsuru said, this man was far too dangerous. The abilities he had already revealed made him the World’s Most Dangerous Man. Now, even more terrifying and mysterious powers were gradually emerging. If they got even a slight chance—they had to capture him—at any cost.

“Understood.” Tsuru nodded.

Enies Lobby, after all, was still within their sphere of influence.

Reaching Enies Lobby from Marine HQ only took thirty minutes; it was practically their home field—Waging such a large-scale battle with Marine HQ here in Enies Lobby… SKY SOVEREIGN ROWEN WOULD PAY THE PRICE FOR HIS ARROGANCE!

Tsuru’s eyes were cold, her gaze sharp and unwavering.

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At this moment, on Enies Lobby.

By now, Luffy and the others had clashed directly with the massive Buster Call force.

“Hey, hey! Aren’t there a bit too many of them?!” Usopp yelled nervously, his forehead beaded with cold sweat as he looked at the sea of approaching Marines.

Though half their ships were gone, the Buster Call force still numbered over five thousand!

Facing five thousand elite Marines, Usopp didn’t even know where to aim…

“Leave it to me!” Luffy declared, looking up with a predatory glint in his eyes.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A terrifying shockwave erupted from Luffy’s body, sweeping through the charging Marine HQ Battle formations!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Thousands of elite Marine HQ soldiers instantly went white-eyed and collapsed unconscious!

“Straw Hat’s Conqueror’s Haki! Damn it! All soldiers below Captain Rank—withdraw from combat!” Onigumo roared, his face contorted with fury and disbelief. ‘Straw Hat’s Conqueror’s Haki—this strong already?!’

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“Where do you think you’re looking?! Wielding so many swords—let’s see whose swordsmanship is superior! My Three Swords versus your Eight Swords!” Zoro roared, his swords clashing against Onigumo’s.

CLANG!

Onigumo blocked Zoro’s three blades, his expression turning grim as he felt the force behind the attack.

“RORONOA ZORO!”

This Pirate Hunter—the primary target of their operation—was even stronger than Aokiji’s intel suggested…

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