Chapter 21: Chapter 21 The Horror Of The Marine Executives
Of course, the angriest one was Dauberman's direct subordinate, Admiral Akainu!
When the news of Dauberman's death reached him, Akainu almost returned from the New World.
In the end, it was Sengoku who intervened and suppressed his fury.
Soon, Kizaru arrived at the meeting room.
The conference room was already full of Marine executives, and when they saw Kizaru enter, several people displayed strange expressions.
Especially Marshal Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru.
"Oh, the old man is late; I'm really sorry," Kizaru said with a lazy grin as he walked to his seat and sat down.
"Okay, everyone is here. The meeting officially begins," Marshal Sengoku announced, looking around as he tossed a stack of documents onto the conference table.
At the same time, the adjutant behind him turned on the projection screen, and a picture of a young man appeared.
"I called you here this time because of the death of Vice Admiral Dauberman."
"The intelligence agency has discovered that the murderer of Vice Admiral Dauberman is this person!"
Many Marine executives in the meeting room looked at the projection screen, while a few picked up the documents to examine.
"This person's name is Lucifer. He is 23 years old and was born in the first half of the Grand Line."
"We have thoroughly investigated his life. He is nothing special—just an ordinary person."
"But not long ago, he suddenly emerged and displayed extremely powerful strength."
"We suspect he must have obtained the power of a Devil Fruit!"
Only a Devil Fruit can enable an ordinary person to become stronger so quickly; this is not difficult to deduce.
"What are his abilities?" a Marine Vice Admiral asked.
"What fruit could make him so strong? In less than half a month, he managed to defeat Vice Admiral Dauberman and kill thousands of Marine soldiers?"
The power of Devil Fruits is well understood by everyone here; although they can be terrifying, it is not so exaggerated.
They are all high-ranking Marines, experienced in hundreds of battles, having dealt with over a hundred Devil Fruit users.
They are confident they can calmly face anyone with any ability.
They had never heard of a fruit that could allow an ordinary person to suddenly become so strong.
Devil Fruits need to be developed.
Even Logia-type fruits, which can enhance a person's power rapidly, wouldn't allow an ordinary person to surpass a Marine Vice Admiral overnight.
Remember, Dauberman was an elite Vice Admiral at Naval Headquarters, a master of both types of Haki.
Even if he faced someone with Logia abilities, he wouldn't lose easily, let alone be killed.
"That's the point of today's meeting."
Marshal Sengoku waved, and the adjutant immediately displayed a new photo.
When the new photo appeared, a series of exclamations erupted in the meeting room.
"This... how is this possible?"
"Am I seeing things?"
"Are you kidding me?"
Many Marine executives stared at the photo on the screen, stunned and incredulous.
Even Admiral Aokiji's pupils widened. "Hey, hey, this is a big joke!"
At that moment, Kizaru finally understood why Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru had looked at him so strangely when he entered the conference room earlier.
"Hmm, this is truly alarming!" Kizaru remarked with a wretched expression, though a hint of shock flashed in his eyes.
What appeared before everyone was a photo of Lucifer using his lightning powers.
Countless bolts of flashing energy poured down, striking the three warships at sea.
The Marine executives present were all familiar with this scene and recognized the technique.
Because it was 90% similar to Admiral Kizaru's special skill, Bachi Qiong Gouyu!
It could be said that except for the shape of the light, everything else was the same.
"Are you kidding me? There is only one Sparkling Fruit!"
"There's no way anyone else can access the Flash!"
Many Marine executives looked at Kizaru in unison, filled with doubt.
If it weren't for the accurate photo of Lucifer's face, they would have suspected that the murderer was Kizaru himself.
"Everyone, don't look at the old man with such dangerous eyes; I have nothing to do with this person," Kizaru said, raising the corner of his mouth with a lewd expression.
At this moment, Marshal Sengoku spoke.
"Marine has confirmed that Lucifer is using lightning powers, which are nearly as powerful as Kizaru's."
"However, this is not the only power Lucifer possesses."
Then, the photo on the screen changed again.
Three new photos appeared.
These displayed Lucifer using his flying sword, sharp blade storm, and wind blade techniques to devastating effect.
Just by looking at the photos, one could tell that the power of each move was terrifying.
(There is a legend in the Grand Line that newspaper reporters are the strongest spies, even surpassing the CP organization. No matter how secretive the photos, they can capture them.)
"At present, we are still unable to determine what kind of fruit ability Lucifer possesses. It should be a new fruit."
"But from these photos, we can see that Lucifer has a wide range of powers at his disposal."
"He can control metal, wind, and lightning. These are formidable abilities, and all are concentrated in one person."
"I have to say, he's a significant threat!"
"If he is not eradicated as soon as possible, he will undoubtedly become a serious problem for Marine in the future."
After Sengoku finished speaking, a dead silence fell over the conference room.
Many Marine executives looked serious, and a dangerous murderous aura permeated the room.
Although the information currently available is incomplete, Lucifer's danger had become clear.
The consensus among many Marine executives was unanimous: Lucifer must be eradicated as soon as possible!
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