APJ CHAPTER 169 THE AGENT IS ON THE MOVE

Powerful magnetism and a body as strong as steel, these are the basic abilities brought by Magnemite. Magnemite can also ignore gravity by emitting electromagnetic waves from the magnets on their bodies, which is the principle of their flying.

There are many directions for development, but how far Scotch can go will depend on his own abilities. At this stage, he can only use some basic abilities, such as magnetism to attract bullets.

The bullets here are made of various materials, and pure copper bullets are rare.

Currently, the electric current gathered on his magnetic hands is his strongest attack.

Zap Cannon, a powerful attack released by gathering electric currents, requires some amount of charging time due to its great power.

“This is the territory of the Beasts Pirates. Intruders, you will pay the price for this.”

Then he released the Zap Cannon, and a massive electric current shot through the pumpkin ship, creating a large hole. The immense penetrating power pierced through the hull, causing the ammunition depot on the ship to explode, rendering it paralyzed on the surface of the sea.

The island’s coastal cannons were not just for show. They train regularly, and the parameters of the nearby waters have long been recorded. It is impossible for such a fixed target to be missed.

“Is it really that easy this time?”

Jabull, who was in charge of commanding the coastal cannons, wore an expression of disbelief. While there had been troublesome pirates in the past, some of them had at least some skills. After Kaido left, those pirates possessed the capability to break through to the main island.

That’s why he organized the previous defense team, to prevent scattered pirates from invading their village.

It is very rare to see pirates like this, who couldn’t mount any resistance as they were directly destroyed by the cannons on the sea surface.

“Can someone like this make it to the New World?”

If there existed a hierarchy of contempt among pirates, then those hailing from the New World would hold a disdainful view towards pirates from Paradise.The pirates of Paradise look down on the pirates of the Four Seas, and the pirates of the Four Seas look down on bandits, and the bandits, in turn, would look down upon all pirates.

The residents born in the New World also hold similar views.

In fact, Panguin bears a great responsibility for this matter. Not all pirates embark on their journeys fully prepared, and some set sail for inexplicable reasons. Instead of relying on a navigator, they rely on their grandmother back home.

Pumpkin Pirates are no different. The only one on their ship who understands navigation and flag signals is Panguin, the secret agent. He translated the Beasts Pirates’ flag signal to mean “provoke,” as that was his mission.

And that led to this situation. Taking advantage of the smoke from the explosion, he quietly left using Geppo. His plan has been completed, and the remaining missions have nothing to do with him.

“Mission accomplished. Number 2, prepare for action.”

“Number 2, understood.”

This is someone who had long ago infiltrated Winter Island. It is impossible for them to verify the identity of every person, so this agent had blended in with other merchants and entered Winter Island a few days ago.

As long as they don’t cause any disturbance, hardly anyone will discover their identity.

Meanwhile, Seburoro and Scotch’s battle had already begun.

“You actually destroyed my beloved pumpkin ship!”

There’s no point in arguing with fools who have just rushed out of Paradise, so Scotch immediately launched a new attack.

“I’ve cut down plenty of devil fruit users. A mere iron shell like you shouldn’t think too highly of yourself! Pumpkin Slash!”

However, as he swung his blade, a tremendous gravitational force came from the side. Influenced by magnetism, he couldn’t swing the sword as he had intended.

Then Seburoro suddenly opened his mouth and spat out pumpkin seeds in rapid succession. As they were not made of metal, Scotch’s magnetism had no effect on them, and all the seeds struck his body.

“Stop underestimating me! Don’t I even have the right to speak? Are you mute or something! Aren’t you just a devil fruit user? What’s there to be proud of!”

Upon closer look, one would notice that seeds were continuously spraying out from his feet, propelling him to fly in the air.

This is the fruit he consumed on his birth island – Pumpkin-Pumpkin Fruit. Since then, he has been using this ability and developed an obsession with pumpkins.

“These newcomers of Paradise are getting dumber and dumber. Boss Queen gave me a new body, and Lord Sacred Beast granted me great power. You simply don’t understand what it means to possess the mighty strength of god!”

A massive magnet struck his body, and in the center of the magnet, a brand new Zap Cannon had fully formed.

In Paradise, they are hailed as Super Rookies, the cream of the crop among pirates. Marines, pirates, and weather of the first half couldn’t stop them, but in New World, such pirates were as common as grass, and the destruction of the Pumpkin Pirates didn’t even catch the attention of the island’s inhabitants.

However, this time was different. Among the food merchants staying on the island, one of the young-looking porters seemed particularly interested in this event.

“Wow, they’re so strong. Are these the pirates of the New World?” he remarked, then suddenly ran towards Scotch, who was returning. The people around him didn’t stop him.

“Who recruited this kid?!” exclaimed the boss of the caravan, feeling a sense of dread as he watched him rush towards the pirates. They had been doing business with pirates for a long time, but their principle was to speak less, see less, listen less, and do more.

Having witnessed too many pirates who would betray others without hesitation, he generally avoids too much contact with them. He doesn’t care if that kid died, but he was worried that any mishap could endanger the entire caravan.

“Uncle, uncle, if I join you, can I become this strong too?”

As a secret agent, acting skills are essential, and at present, he is attempting to act as a young boy who was captivated by pirates’ strength.

Most pirates wouldn’t refuse someone like him. Pirates also needed fresh blood, and if a pirate crew turned into a elderly club, they would be eliminated by the world.

“As long as you make great contributions, you can receive blessings. Even if you’re nearly half-dead, Boss Queen can fix you up.” Saying that, he patted his own iron shell.

If it weren’t for Queen’s body modifications, he would be practically useless. That’s why, among the lower-ranking officers of the Beasts Pirates, Scotch had the utmost respect for Queen.

However, due to a large percentage of his body being modified, his words lacked some emotions, and his punctuation was odd. This created ambiguity and made the other think that his Magnemite’ abilities were also related to Queen.

Afterwards, the secret agent pretended to be envious and said a few more words before being pulled away by another secret agent.

“Sorry, sorry, this kid doesn’t know any better. We apologize for the disturbance.” Their mission was to scout for information, not to infiltrate the pirates. So once they obtained the information they needed, they left this place.

Later, after consolidating and integrating the information collected by others, a new report was sent to the Marines’ SSG.

While SSG was led by Vegapunk, he generally shows little interest in this type of information. However, when the second-in-command of SSG saw the report, an expression of astonishment appeared on their face.

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