Blame Game

Will knew what Golden Lion meant by this. 

If it worked out, then Golden Lion would have paid Will back for saving him from Impel down and they would be even. 

And if it doesn't work out, well, nothing he can do about it. 

"Good!"

Golden Lion nodded.

He took two steps forward, knelt down on one knee and pressed his palms to the ground.

An invisible force field with him as its starting point spread towards the entire Punk Hazard.

Wherever it passed, the ground trembled.

As the range expanded, Golden Lion's expression gradually became serious.

Beads of sweat began to form on his forehead.

"Boom boom boom..."

Punk Hazard's trembling became more and more intense and the rumbling voice became louder and louder.

In the end it was like a large scale earthquake had struck the island. 

The whole Punk Hazard was shaking.

When the invisible force field enveloped Punk Hazard completely, Golden Lion's back was completely soaked. Even his face was a little pale, and he was breathing heavily.

"Aahhh! "

With a snort, Golden Lion increased the output and the Punk Hazard's shaking reached an all time high before finally, it starting to float!

This is why Will called the Golden Lion!

He wants to relocate the entire Punk Hazard!

Not only does he want Vegapunk, Caesar and these other researchers. He also wants the facilities and equipments here!

After all, these things were built by the World Government and Marine with countless manpower and material resources.

But for Will, these are still secondary. Because he doesn't lack manpower and material resources!

He cares more about time!

It will take a long time to rebuild such a large and complete experimental base.

For this reason, he found Golden Lion Shiki for help.

Under the full force of Golden Lion, Punk Hazard slowly rose into the sky.

"Huff! "

He stood up again and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It was indeed a challenge for him to let such a huge island float free of the shackles of gravity.

The consumption at that moment was a bit big. But after success, there will not be so many troubles later. It doesn't take that much effort to keep the island afloat. 

"Shiki, amazing!"

Will was full of admiration for Golden Lion's ability. 

He had to admit that this ability has great strategic significance. It's just a pity that it's impossible for a person like Golden Lion to surrender. 

Meanwhile, almost at the same time, Kong led the Marine fleet to the Punk Hazard waters.

But seeing the scene in front of him, he was a little dazed. 

What unfolded in front of him was the endless sea.

What about Punk Hazard?

Where's Punk Hazard ?

Finally, after many investigations, the collected information was summarized and he came to a conclusion that made him even more confused.

Punk Hazard ran off by itself!

But of course he knew better than to think so. The island itself couldn't have done it. But it's a different story if someone else interferes. 

And the only one who can make Punk Hazard float into the air, on this sea, there is currently only the infamous Golden Lion!

He rubbed his temples with some headache.

Elbaf, Mad dragon, Golden Lion!

The three forces were mixed together, which had an unpredictable impact on the situation in the sea.

This is still secondary.

His headache now is that Vegapunk is lost!

He doesn't care if Punk Hazard gets sunk. But absolutely nothing can happen to Vegapunk. 

However, that's exactly what happened, which caught him off guard.

"Marshal, how should we report to the Five Elders..."

Sengoku reminded softly from the side.

When Kong heard this, his eyelids twitched wildly.

Sengoku said softly: "Marshal, the cause of this incident is very important..."

As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows at Kong and gave a meaningful wink.

Kong chewed on the meaning of Sengoku's words and gadually, his eyes lit up.

He patted Sengoku on the shoulder appreciatively.

And immediately afterwards, his face changed like a chameleon, serious and full of anger.

The first step, pre-emptive strike!

He took out the phone bug from his pocket and dialed it.

"Moses Moses..."

"Moses Moses what? "

Kong yelled at the phone bug.

The person on the other side was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, the voice on the other side became gloomy.

"Kong, watch your tone of voice!"

"Tone?"

Kong's tone suddenly became a little higher.

"Punk Hazard is gone, good job you guys. But Five Elders, you can't blame me for it this time!"

They were a little confused over there after hearing Kong's unreasonable words and it took the Five Elders a while to react to this news.

He snapped: "What the hell is going on, why is Punk Hazard gone?"

"More importantly, where's Vegapunk? Where is he now?"

As Kong speculated, for the World Government, it doesn't matter if Punk Hazard is gone, but Vegapunk must not be lost!

The Five Elders are clearly more concerned with Vegapunk's whereabouts.

Kong described what happened during this time.

Then he said angrily:

"I'm sorry to say this Five Elders but we were completely unaware of the CP0's private actions and now it has caused irreversible consequences."

"Now, let alone how we can retrieve Vegapunk. What's more important is how should we calm down Elbaf's anger?"

Although he said everything self righteously, but basically he was just playing blame game. Anyway, the Marines won't take the blame for it!

There was no sound from the Five Elders over there for a long time.

After a long time, a reply finally came. 

"Search for the whereabouts of Vegapunk first, and rescue him no matter what the cost!"

"Let's do this first and wait for our instructions for further actions."

Five Elders hung up the phone.

Kong let out a long sigh of relief.

It's just that he didn't feel happy about it.

No matter what he said, Marine can't stay out of this matter. After all, they were indeed responsible for guarding Punk Hazard. 

And even if they don't get blamed, they are still going to be the ones who deal with the consequences of this incident. 

After thinking about it, he said to Sengoku: "Find a way to contact Mad Dragon Will or Shiki. I want to negotiate with them!"

Meanwhile, after the Five Elders hung up the phone, they all saw each other's ugly faces.

"What should we do about this matter?"

Be it Vegapunk or Elbaf's wrath, none of it is a small thing.

The former is indispensable to the world government and many studies need to rely on Vegapunk to complete.

And the latter, if not handled well, there might be huge consequences.

Going to war with Elbaf is definitely not within their consideration.

"Go ask for instructions. This matter is no longer in our hands!"

The five looked at each other, their expressions were a little dignified.

Five Elders got up and walked towards the depths of Mariejois. 

After walking through a long corridor, they stopped in front of flower garden. 

"Squeak!"

The giant door opened slowly and inside was an extremely spacious hall.

The five of them finally arranged their appearances before stepping into it with solemn expressions.

Walk all the way down the red carpet.

Except for the light coming in from outside the gate, the surrounding area was completely dark.

The only light entering the room is just enough for people to see the situation inside.

When they came to the end of the red carpet, they stopped.

In front of them, dozens of steps stretched up. Under a buffer platform, there are all kinds of weapons showcased. 

Above, is another high platform. And on the high platform is a majestic throne.

Void Throne!

On the throne sits a half-hidden figure in the darkness!

This person is Im, the true master of World Government. 

The Five Elders knelt down in unison, bowing their heads.

"Greetings Lord Im!"