Time passed quickly, and three days went by in the blink of an eye.
Because he could fly, Lancelot chose to cross the Calm Belt directly and reached the New World immediately.
He quickly found Punk Hazard, the location of Caesar Clown, also known as the Laboratory of Death.
On Punk Hazard, the strongest opponents were just two Logia Ability Users: Caesar Clown and Monet.
The rest were just small fries.
Therefore, everyone Lancelot encountered along the way was easily dealt with.
Lancelot arrived smoothly before the fortress where Caesar Clown was located.
Looking at the fortress before him, Lancelot was quite surprised because it was built extremely discreetly.
It was nestled between mountain peaks.
If you didn't get close, you simply couldn't discover it.
"Crack..."
At that moment, the fortress door opened and a person walked out from within...
This person had a tall, sturdy build with well-developed muscles. He wore a white checkered coat and sunglasses, had short black hair, and sported lightning-shaped sideburns on both sides of his face.
"Well now... What a coincidence."
Lancelot looked at the person before him, feeling genuinely surprised.
He recognized at a glance that this person was Doflamingo's right-hand man.
Vergo!
This guy could absolutely be called legendary.
He had been sent by Doflamingo to infiltrate the Navy as a spy.
He spied extremely successfully, rising all the way to the position of Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral and even becoming the base commander of the Navy's G-5 Branch.
In front of outsiders, Vergo always put on a kind, graceful, and approachable appearance. In the Navy, he had strength when strength was needed, status when status was needed, power when power was needed, and reputation when reputation was needed.
Even among genuine Navy personnel, few achieved what he did.
It could be said that he was once the model for the entire Navy because you couldn't find any flaws in him.
But once this guy revealed his true personality, he would become extremely cruel and ruthless, even killing his own subordinates without hesitation.
He was very loyal to the Donquixote Family, showing extreme brutality towards those who betrayed the family, and similarly hesitating to use violent methods against those who showed disrespect.
Therefore, he was a very distinctive character.
His popularity among the fans was naturally quite high... Because this guy not only successfully infiltrated the Navy but also fully demonstrated the power of Rokushiki, while simultaneously being the first character in One Piece to use full-body Armament Haki.
Moreover, it was a special Armament Haki.
Combined with his condescending arrogance... it was truly unforgettable.
When Lancelot saw Vergo, Vergo naturally saw Lancelot as well. With just one glance, he recognized him.
After all, as Doflamingo's mole within the Navy, he naturally paid close attention to Lancelot, the Marine who had confronted Doflamingo.
"This is troublesome..."
Vergo's brow furrowed, his eyes turning cold, the killing intent on his face completely unconcealed.
Because the moment he saw Lancelot, he understood: Only one of them would walk out of here alive.
"Soru..."
Vergo was truly a decisive man!
Without uttering a single unnecessary word, he launched his attack directly.
His right leg stomped the ground like lightning, and in an instant, his entire figure vanished from his original position like a phantom.
No, to be precise, he had entered a state of astonishingly high-speed movement.
Lancelot, standing opposite him, narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze tightly locked onto Vergo's rapidly moving figure.
It had to be admitted that in terms of true strength, Vergo ranked among the top Vice Admirals in the entire Navy, fully deserving a place in the top three.
This was no exaggeration.
After all, Vergo not only wielded Rokushiki with mastery and perfection but also possessed the highest level of Armament Haki.
With such a terrifying combination of abilities, he could easily overwhelm the vast majority of Vice Admirals... though legendary figures like Garp and Sengoku were naturally exceptions.
Recalling the original storyline, if this guy hadn't been so arrogant and overconfident, blindly relying on his formidable Armament Haki to withstand the devastating power of Law's Devil Fruit ability, the outcome would likely have been entirely different.
Both Smoker and Law would have died at his hands.
After all, in his grasp, those two were truly like children, easily crushed.
Such a record was enough to prove his overwhelmingly powerful strength should not be underestimated.
However, the opponent he faced today was no longer the Smoker and Law from the original story.
Standing before him now was Lancelot, who already possessed the strength of an Admiral!
A peerless powerhouse equally proficient in Rokushiki!
Because of this, the "Soru" technique Vergo usually wielded with such mastery and ease was now completely ineffective against Lancelot.
Before Vergo could even reveal his position, Lancelot's formidable Observation Haki had already keenly locked onto him.
Moreover, the corner of Lancelot's eye followed his movement trajectory like a shadow, never letting up for a moment.
With a loud "Boom..." that erupted precisely the instant Vergo reappeared—before he could even launch an attack—Lancelot had already struck first, delivering a thunderous kick with overwhelming force straight into Vergo's abdomen.
This kick contained a terrifying, bone-chilling power, erupting with the unstoppable force of a volcanic explosion.
Vergo felt an immense, crushing force assault him, leaving him utterly defenseless.
His entire body instantly curled up like a shrimp.
The next moment, under the impact of this violent force, Vergo was sent flying backward like a cannonball...
"Pfft..."
Accompanied by a dull sound, a large mouthful of shockingly crimson blood gushed from Vergo's mouth, forming a terrifying blood mist in the air that resembled a blooming blood-red flower—both tragically beautiful and grotesque.
At this moment, his eyes were filled with disbelief.
Even though he had learned that Lancelot had defeated Snack, Broye, and Jack, he never believed he would lose to Lancelot.
Because he was brimming with confidence in his own strength.
Yet now, under Lancelot's foot, he was so utterly defenseless.
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