Sailing: I was falsely accused of watching Nami bathe, but I'm blind.

Zoro's three swords transformed into a deadly tornado, engaging in a breathtaking sword duel with a CP9 member (Kaku?) skilled in "Storm Kick"! The sword energy crisscrossed, slicing through countless walls and beams!

Although Nami and Chopper are relatively weak, they still use their abilities to harass and provide support from the edge of the battlefield.

Various powerful energies collided and erupted wildly in the confined space! The sharpness of the Six Powers, the strangeness of Devil Fruit abilities (Kai sensed Lucci's Zoan-type ability and Kalifa's bubble ability), the sharpness of sword energy, the resilience of rubber bodies... all intertwined to create a death symphony filled with destruction and devastation!

Kai, sensing all of this from afar, was filled with awe! This was a true battle between powerful beings! Its intensity and energy level far surpassed any battle he had ever experienced before!

He knew he absolutely could not get close to that place! Otherwise, the aftershocks of the battle alone would be enough to tear him to pieces!

He forced himself to withdraw most of his senses from the mayor's mansion and refocus his attention on tracking down the rogue agent.

Although the battle in the capital was exceptionally fierce and had attracted everyone's attention, this might also be... the perfect opportunity for him to complete his mission!

The storm is coming.

The storm of human emotions has already been fiercely colliding and burning in this water city!

While Kai was focused on tracking the rogue agent and carefully avoiding the chaotic battlefield of the mayor's mansion, "620" still keenly sensed the fragments of information coming from inside the mansion that were enough to shock the world.

He "heard" it!

He "heard" the masked intruders, and in the fierce battle, they finally tore off their disguises, revealing their true colors as they had been lurking in the Carrera Corporation for many years!

That swift, cheetah-like gunner was none other than Lucci, one of the finest shipwrights at Carrera Company's No. 1 dock!

The swordsman who used the Tempest Kick like a giraffe (Kayi sensed that he had transformed) was actually another highly respected shipwright, Kaku!

Kalifa, the sexy and charming secretary who uses strange bubble abilities!

There's even that taciturn, seemingly harmless tavern owner, Bruno!

They... were all secret agents of the World Government! Members of CP9! They had been infiltrating Iceberg's inner circle for years, their sole purpose being to find and seize the blueprints for the legendary... ancient weapon, "Pluto"!

This chilling truth, like a sharp blade, pierced through the peaceful and prosperous facade of Water Seven, revealing the sinister conspiracy and darkness hidden beneath! The World Government, this massive organization that claims to uphold world peace and justice, actually resorted to such despicable means in order to obtain power sufficient to destroy the world, sending its top-level agents to conduct years of infiltration and espionage!

Kai felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart.

This was far more terrifying than any of the brutality and chaos he had encountered with pirates before! Because this kind of ruthless conspiracy hidden under the banner of "justice" was more covert, more difficult to guard against, and more... hypocritical!

Immediately afterwards, he perceived something that made him even more uneasy.

Nico Robin! She really is with CP9! Or rather, she made some kind of deal with CP9 for some purpose!

He sensed that in the midst of the fierce battle, Robin seemed to have taken the initiative to walk towards CP9, and... in order to protect the Straw Hat crew from being implicated and to allow them to leave Water 7 safely, she actually voluntarily gave up resistance and agreed to leave with CP9!

Kai could clearly sense the deep, despairing, and painful feeling in Robin's heart when she made this decision, a feeling that was like the deep sea, yet also filled with a sense of determination and a kind of... self-sacrificing resolve! She seemed to be carrying an unbearable past and secrets, and in order to protect the companions she had just found, who might be the only light in her life, she was willing to fall into the abyss of darkness again!

Watching (and sensing) Robin's lonely figure, and hearing Luffy and the others' cries filled with shock, confusion, anger, and despair, Kai's feelings were extremely complicated.

He had never quite understood Robin.

Her erudition, her mystery, the innate aloofness and faint melancholy she possessed… now it all seems to have a solution.

She has always lived under the pursuit and shadow of the World Government, burdened with the crime of being the "Devil Child of Ohara," and possessing the ability to decipher the Poneglyphs and potentially touch upon the World Government's most core secrets... Getting involved in events of this magnitude may truly be part of her destiny.

As for the Straw Hat crew... Kai thinks it's almost "natural" that they'll be caught up in this mess.

Given Luffy's reckless and daring personality, how could he possibly stand idly by while Robin "betrays" (or so he might think) and is arrested? This group of people seems to be born with the "attribute" of attracting trouble and challenging the world order.

Kai shook his head, shaking off these chaotic thoughts.

He felt disgusted and wary of the World Government's clandestine and unscrupulous actions, but he also felt that neither Robin's unfortunate fate nor the Straw Hat crew's constant troubles were his concern.

He has his own tasks to complete.

While the battle at the mayor's mansion drew almost everyone's attention and all of Water Seven's security forces were focused there, Kai finally found the dying target agent in an abandoned warehouse district on the outskirts of the city, half of which had been destroyed by the impending storm!

This guy is really lucky; he managed to escape from CP9 and evade pursuit all the way here.

But at this moment, he was indeed at his wit's end.

He was huddled behind a stinking pile of garbage, covered in blood, his breath as faint as a candle in the wind, and he didn't even notice Kai's approach immediately.

Without the slightest hesitation, Kai appeared before him silently, like a ghost.

The former CP agent suddenly looked up, his eyes (which Kai sensed) filled with terror and despair.

He recognized Kai (perhaps he had glimpsed Kai's figure during the previous chase, or sensed Kai's unique, cold aura).

"It's you..." The agent's voice was hoarse and weak, filled with disbelief, "You...you actually found this place..."

He seemed to still want to struggle and resist, or beg for mercy, revealing some secrets that could save his life.

But Kai didn't give him that chance.

Kai has no sympathy for this traitor to the World Government, and he is likely to possess dangerous secrets and have blood on his hands (CP agents are rarely clean). He will show no mercy whatsoever.

The "Quiet Mind" staff-sword was drawn without any fancy movements, only a cold and precise glint of light.

puff!

The blade pierced the opponent's heart in an instant.

The agent's body trembled violently, and the last glimmer of light in his eyes quickly faded.

In the final moments of his life, Kai focused his senses intensely, trying to capture any fragments of information about mission items and World Government secrets that might exist in his fading consciousness.

Blurred images and fragments of thoughts flooded Kai's mind:

An ancient parchment scroll, carefully preserved... appears to contain some kind of complex and intricate mechanical diagram... (The blueprints for Hades!)

The ruthless hierarchy and brutal training within CP9...

Fragments of information about the historical truth of the "Void Century"...

The world government's high command's fear and desire for ancient weapons...

There's even... vague information about a mysterious entity codenamed "Im," who sits at the very top of power...

These fragmented pieces of information were disorganized and quickly dissipated with the agent's death.

But even these few words were enough to deeply shock Kai and... a little fear!

The darkness hidden by the World Government is far deeper than he imagined! And that so-called "Pluto" design seems to truly possess the power to overturn the world!

Kai slowly pulled out the blood-stained cane knife.

He didn't check if the agent had any other items on him (he sensed that the "important item" required by the mission—that is, the copy or key part of the blueprint—had been destroyed by CP9 or the agent himself).

Strictly speaking, his task was to recover the item. Since the item was destroyed, "disposing of" the target was also considered to have fulfilled the core requirement of the task (preventing the item from falling into the hands of others).

He didn't glance at the gradually cooling corpse again, turned around, and swiftly left the place like a shadow merging into the darkness.

He must find a safe haven before the "Water Gods" erupt completely.

Kai had completed the mission, but his mood was unusually heavy.

He felt as if he had glimpsed a corner of a huge and terrifying vortex of secrets that should not be touched.

World Government, CP9, Ancient Weapons... these words, like heavy chains, seem to be dragging him into that bottomless darkness.

Just as Kai finished dealing with the target agent and was preparing to find a safe place to hide from the approaching "Gods of Water", the weather suddenly changed!

Woo——!

A fierce, howling wind, like the wailing of siren, suddenly swept across the entire Water Seven! The sky was instantly covered by thick, ink-like clouds, turning day into night! Large raindrops pelted down like a torrential downpour, instantly blurring (even interfering with Kai's perception) the entire world!

Immediately afterwards, on the distant horizon, an unimaginable, colossal wall of water, like the wrathful embodiment of the legendary sea god, roared and churned, crashing down upon Water Seven with unparalleled force!

Akula Ragna! Goddess of Water! Has officially descended!

Rumble——! ! !

A massive tsunami crashed against the outer dikes of Water City with devastating force! The sturdy dikes, before the might of nature, were like fragile toys, instantly torn apart and shattered! The surging seawater, like a wild horse, roared and poured into every canal and every street of the city!

The water level rose rapidly at a visible speed! Low-lying neighborhoods were instantly submerged! Sturdy houses collapsed and crumbled like paper under the impact of the giant waves! Countless citizens who could not escape in time were swept into the turbulent and muddy flood, crying out in despair and calling for help!

The entire Water City seemed to instantly transform into a turbulent, apocalyptic inferno!

Kai was also shocked by this sudden catastrophe! Although he had long anticipated the power of the "Water Gods", personally experiencing this earth-shattering natural power still made him feel deeply insignificant and awe-inspiring!

He immediately raised his Observation Haki to its limit! Amidst the towering waves and collapsing buildings, his figure was like a feather in the raging storm, seemingly fragile, yet always able to find a glimmer of hope in the most dangerous moments!

He can sense in advance the direction and force of the next giant wave!

He can sense in advance which buildings are about to collapse and which footholds are about to be submerged by floods!

He could sense in advance the massive, potentially deadly floating objects (broken wooden beams, heavy rocks, and even the wreckage of destroyed ships) mixed in with the flood!

With his superhuman perception, agility, and unwavering will honed in extreme conditions, he painstakingly waded through the floodwaters, dodging, leaping, and constantly searching for higher, safer vantage points.

His ears (and senses) were filled with all sorts of sounds: the roar of crashing waves, the deafening crashes of collapsing buildings, the howling of the wind and rain, and... the desperate cries and pleas for help from countless citizens, and the final, mournful screams of those swallowed by the flood...

Sensing all of this, Kai felt unusually heavy-hearted.

Although he was not a compassionate saint, watching so many innocent lives struggle and perish in the face of natural disasters filled him with a deep sense of powerlessness and... a touch of pity.

But he knew that all he could do now was protect himself.

He was not a savior, nor was he able to save the city from being swallowed by the flood.

He could only try his best to survive.

As he struggled to climb upwards and avoid the floodwaters, his senses also picked up some other familiar scents.

He sensed that Mayor Iceberg seemed to have led the core crew of Carrera Corporation to retreat to the top floor of the company headquarters, where the terrain was higher and the structure was the most robust, making it relatively safe for the time being.

He sensed that the members of CP9 seemed to have temporarily given up the pursuit and were each looking for places to take refuge. Although their auras were still powerful, they also carried a hint of fear of the great power of nature.