The sound of Sakazuki's voice reached Kaido's ears.
Kaido turned his enraged gaze towards the source of the sound, staring intently at Sakazuki, their Conqueror's Haki clashing violently.
The objects in the room vibrated frantically.
At this moment, Vegapunk, enduring his discomfort, arrived.
Upon witnessing the scene, he let out a wry smile:
"As expected, Vice Admiral Sakazuki is needed."
Sakazuki replied:
"It's nothing."
As he spoke, he activated his ability.
Lava erupted from the ground, covering Kaido's body in various places, leaving only his eyes and nose exposed.
It was coated in black Armament Haki.
He then turned to Vegapunk:
"Do you have any berserk potions here?"
Vegapunk blinked in surprise:
"Yes, but they are with the research teams of the Third Lab, with Queen and Caesar."
"They primarily research bacteria and microorganisms."
"They have a considerable stock."
Sakazuki nodded upon hearing this:
"Bring some and force-feed it to him."
"Otherwise, he won't cooperate with the experiments so easily."
Vegapunk suddenly understood:
"Understood."
Before long, the potion that induced berserk rage was brought forth.
Following closely behind were numerous scientists from the Third Lab.
Hearing about such rare experimental material had an immense appeal to them.
Even Queen and Caesar, who were at odds with Vegapunk, rushed over.
Everyone looked down at the prone "test subject."
Sakazuki took the berserk potion.
He created an opening in the lava covering his mouth and poured it directly in.
Following this, a berserk aura erupted from Kaido's body.
*Crack—Crack—*
The sound of chains snapping echoed.
The specially alloyed chains, mixed with Sea Prism Stone, could no longer restrain Kaido.
Sakazuki grabbed Kaido's shoulder.
His Observation Haki swept across the entire island, locating a desolate valley devoid of any human presence.
He directly carried Kaido towards this location.
With a powerful throw, he hurled Kaido into the valley.
*Boom!*
A deafening roar, followed by the complete snapping of Kaido's chains.
He roared, devoid of reason.
Driven by instinct, he transformed into a colossal dragon, attempting to soar into the sky.
Sakazuki raised both hands:
"Inferno Dragon Restraint."
Several lava chains surged from the ground, ensnaring Kaido.
Then, a multitude of lava chains, infused with Armament Haki, wrapped around Kaido's Azure Dragon form, binding him from all sides.
This left him only able to writhe on the ground instinctively.
Although he could writhe, his movements were not extensive.
It was sufficient for the scientists to collect samples.
When Vegapunk and the others arrived,
The once desolate valley had been transformed.
The ground was cleared, leaving only the bound and writhing Azure Dragon.
Not far away stood a massive black stone monument.
Upon it were inscribed the three characters "锁龙谷" (Suo Long Gu - Dragon Locking Valley).
Sakazuki, who had been waiting below the monument,
Saw Vegapunk approaching and said:
"Let's not delay, begin the sampling immediately."
Vegapunk nodded, wasting no time, and directed his team to work through the night.
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The following afternoon.
Vegapunk stretched beside the weakened Azure Dragon, who was past its berserk phase.
Sakazuki, seeing this, knew that the task was nearing completion.
He walked over and asked:
"Is it finished?"
The mention of it invigorated Vegapunk:
"Yes, sampling from all parts of this divine dragon is complete."
"Only the research remains."
He smiled as he spoke.
Such rare experimental material was something he had never dared to dream of before.
Although he had lost his freedom... alas...
Sakazuki placed his hand on one of the chains,
Infusing it with a large amount of Armament Haki.
He said to Vegapunk:
"Let's rest for a while."
Vegapunk nodded, then suddenly remembered:
"Right, we still need to have people from the other two research institutes come to collect samples."
"This place needs to be tidied up first."
He then directed his team to move the samples and equipment.
Before long, personnel from the two research institutes swarmed in.
They almost came to blows over the chance to collect samples.
At this moment, Queen stumbled as if tripped by something,
And rolled near the Azure Dragon's head.
Kaido had already regained his senses.
However, to find an opportunity to escape, he had been feigning weakness all along.
His eyes, gleaming with a faint light, observed his surroundings.
Suddenly, he saw Queen rolling towards him.
He noticed Queen's fully modified arm, and something seemed to dawn on him.
His breathing quickened slightly.
He quickly composed himself, fearing Sakazuki might notice.
Unbeknownst to anyone, Sakazuki, who had been leaning against the massive stone monument,
His lips curved into a slight smile.....
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Evening.
Sakazuki suddenly received a transmission from Vegapunk.
He then reinforced the chains binding Kaido before walking away.
Once Sakazuki had disappeared,
And he sensed that Sakazuki was sufficiently far away,
Kaido suddenly erupted.
The Conqueror's Haki and strength he had accumulated all day exploded forth,
Breaking through the chains directly.
The surrounding scientists fell like wheat before a scythe.
Sakazuki's aura was rapidly approaching from afar.
Kaido had no time to think.
With greed and desire, he looked at the mechanical parts of Queen's body.
He grabbed the unconscious Queen and shot into the sky in the opposite direction.
Simultaneously, he gathered energy in his mouth.
Just as Sakazuki was about to catch up, he fired towards a spot on the island where a dense aura was concentrated.
Sensing that Sakazuki was following as expected,
He turned his body to intercept the heat beam.
Kaido, in his Azure Dragon form, bared his fangs in a sinister grin.
"Just you wait, Sakazuki!!!"
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On the other side.
He had dispersed the heat beam from Kaido.
Upon investigation, Kaido had vanished.
Sakazuki gazed leisurely into the distance.
"It's not yet time for you to offer everything... Joy Boy's goalkeeper..."
Then, his figure flickered,
And he rushed back to the valley to commence rescue operations. 138 Reading Network.
Another sleepless night.
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Due to the special nature of this location,
The events that transpired were immediately reported to the Five Elders.
Given the unique positions of Sakazuki and Vegapunk, the situation was difficult to handle.
Ultimately,
A seemingly casual disciplinary order was issued.
Sakazuki was fined three years of his salary.
Vegapunk's research tasks were doubled.
These were inconsequential punishments for both of them.
However, Vegapunk felt some guilt that Sakazuki had also been punished.
After all, he had asked Sakazuki for help in capturing the experimental material.
It was also because he had summoned Sakazuki that this incident had occurred.
Therefore, he repeatedly apologized to Sakazuki.
Sakazuki smiled wryly and shook his head, indicating it was nothing.
He told Vegapunk not to worry, that three years' salary was a trivial matter.
Finally, the matter was settled after Sakazuki made a casual request.
The next morning.
After bidding farewell to Vegapunk,
Sakazuki returned to his warship and suddenly thought of something:
"Carrol, has the spring recruitment already begun?"
Carrol nodded:
"Yes, Vice Admiral Sakazuki."
"Is something wrong?"
Sakazuki shook his head:
"Nothing."