Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

"Oh?"

CP0, who was forced back by the ice spear, waved his hand to launch an attack to drive back the cold air that was attacking him.

Then he looked at the tall figure in front of him with a playful expression:

"It seems that your Starfire interrogation skills are quite good. You got Doflamingo to speak so quickly. Commander Kuzan of the Prairie Army."

Kuzan smiled upon hearing this, and said with a more playful expression:

"In fact, Starfire didn't use any tricks."

"Doflamingo took the initiative to reveal this information. Do you know why, Pano?"

Kuzan not only refuted CP0's words lightly, but also revealed his identity.

"[There is no place for me in the new era, but I am looking forward to seeing the destruction of Marijoa.] That's why I know your identity."

"The former Shield of the Celestial Dragons, now the captain of the Guard of the Knights of God, Roderick Pano."

As Kuzan spoke, he walked towards Pano, and endless cold air spread from the deck under his feet.

Like a poisonous snake, it keeps approaching.

"Now, do you leave on your own, or—"

"Come back with me?"

Kuzan's voice was soft, but it revealed an unquestionable attitude.

In fact, from the moment Kuzan appeared, Pano knew that things were going to go wrong.

"Hmph, the former admiral of the navy defected and became a bodyguard for a group of pirates?"

The bad guys always start talking nonsense when they are at a disadvantage.

Pano was no exception, but his words also indirectly expressed that he was not prepared to take action.

"So much nonsense. In that case, you should stay."

【ice time! 】

Kuzan turned into a shadow and rushed towards Pano, and the cold air behind him turned into an ice bird, full of momentum.

Pano thought Kuzan would retort, but he didn't expect that this usually lazy guy would be so irritable now.

Judging from his current condition, there is a high possibility that he will be left behind by Kuzan.

So he made a split-second choice.

【Tearing Claw! 】

As he launched the attack to block, he also left the deck of the Merry and flew away until he disappeared.

As for the navy, he didn't care at all.

After Pano left, Kuzan, who was originally aggressive, fell down on the deck under the unexpected gaze of everyone.

The chill in his body subsided rapidly, and cold sweat broke out on his head.

"Ah, I almost got exposed."

As Kuzan spoke, he took out a pill from his arms and swallowed it.

"Are you injured?" Huoshaoshan came to Kuzan and soon noticed his trembling left arm and the blood oozing from his right ankle.

"Who did you fight with to get such a serious injury?"

Kuzan was lying on the deck without any image and said:

"Kaido and Teach."

Hearing these two names, Huoshaoshan’s eyes widened instantly.

"Blackbeard and Hundred Beasts? What's going on? Are they going to attack the Liaoyuan Army?"

The series of problems at Huoshao Mountain made Kuzan quite overwhelmed. He waved his hand and said:

"It's not that serious. Those two guys are allies. As for their simultaneous appearance outside the territory, judging from the direction they were heading, they should be heading for Red Hair and White Beard."

"As for me, I just happened to run into them."

"Ah la la, Kaido alone is crazy enough, and with Blackbeard added to the mix, it's really hard to deal with him."

After hearing this, Huoshaoshan felt relieved. No matter what, Kuzan had successfully arrived here.

"I have a question."

Merry suddenly stepped forward and said, "Uncle Kuzan, you just said that man was the previous Shield of the Celestial Dragons and the captain of some knight order. What does that mean? How can he be so strong?"

"The Shield of the Celestial Dragons."

Kuzan sat up and scratched the back of his head, carefully choosing his words and trying to explain to Merry in the simplest way:

"The CP Department, like the Navy, is a violent agency directly under the World Government, and is only responsible for assassinations and gathering intelligence."

"Among them, CP0 is the highest level of the department, and CP1~9 are subordinate organizations of CP0."

"The CP0 that possesses this supreme power is called the strongest shield of the Celestial Dragons. Only the world's noble Celestial Dragons have the right to call upon it. Their only duty is to obey orders without any bottom line."

"And the strongest of each generation of CP0 is usually called the Celestial Dragon Shield. If we really talk about strength, it is comparable to the admiral."

"As for your doubts about their strength, it is actually your misunderstanding of CP0. CP0 is directly responsible to the Celestial Dragons and is more trusted by the Celestial Dragons than the Navy. Its strength has always been very strong."

"In fact, the CP0s who are still carrying out missions at sea are all those who have just been promoted from subordinate agencies. Strictly speaking, they are not real CP0s."

"The three CP0s who appeared in Marinford before are considered the core members of CP0."

"As for the Celestial Dragon Shield, it will rarely appear outside of Marijoa. After all, their mission is to protect the lives of the Celestial Dragons."

Kuzan, who was saying this news, was actually not at peace in his heart.

These were all said by Doflamingo. They were core secrets that he had never come into contact with even as an admiral of the navy.

He did not doubt the authenticity of the news, or rather, such a CP department was reasonable.

How could the World Government entrust its life to someone weaker than the Navy?

Of course, this news is also extremely bad news for Xinghuo.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the world is now divided between Xinghuo and the World Government on the surface, but if you add in the hidden power of the World Government.

Starfire had no chance of winning.

How could a world government that has ruled the ocean for eight hundred years be as simple as it seems?

"What about the Knights of God? Uncle Kuzan."

Seeing Kuzan lost in thought, Merry tilted his head and reminded him.

"The Knights of God are an army stationed deep within Marijoa."

"There aren't many of them, but they are all the elite among the elite."

"The ordinary members of the Knights are all death warriors trained by the World Government since childhood, and their captain and leader are the retired Celestial Dragon Shield."

"We will only be dispatched when a major incident occurs in Marijoa."

After listening to Kuzan's explanation, everyone present fell silent.

It turns out that they know nothing about the power of the world government.

"You just said that neither the Celestial Dragon Shield nor the Knights of God would leave Marijoa. How could that guy appear here?"

At this time, Jinbei, who had recovered some strength by taking the pill, asked:

"Are the Straw Hat Pirates a higher threat than Starfire in the eyes of the World Government?"

Although it was a question, Jinbei already had the answer in his mind.

"Unfortunately, from what we can see right now, the World Government is indeed carrying out a plan against you."

Kuzan's words also confirmed his guess.

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There is only one update today, sorry everyone.

I just returned to work recently and have been working overtime in the company for two consecutive days. It’s really unbearable.

By the way, let me explain the strengthening of the world government cp0.

In the plan of this book, the Emperor of the New World is not the final boss, but the World Government, or the creator of the World Government I designed, is.

As for the strength of CP0 and the Knights of God, it can be considered a reasonable adaptation.

If a navy with traitorous tendencies is the strongest force in the World Government, then it is unreasonable for the World Government to rule the ocean for 800 years.