The pinnacle of the navy! It all started when Garp captured him Chapter 088

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New World·Punk Hazard Island·Vegapunk Laboratory “Swish——!”

The space suddenly twisted, and a vortex bloomed in the air. Roy, carrying Big Bear and the sleeping Bonnie, quietly appeared in the center of the laboratory.

Because they were really worried about Bonnie’s health, at Big Bear’s request, the two used their teleportation abilities to hurry up and return to Punk Hazard Island in the New World as quickly as possible.

In the laboratory, Vegapunk was concentrating on debugging a set of neural sensing devices. Suddenly, he noticed a sharp fluctuation in the environmental data and turned around to see –

“Wow!!”

The old doctor jumped up and almost jumped into the analysis table, his glasses tilted diagonally.

“Roy! Can you please stop popping up like a ghost every time?!” He roared while adjusting his laboratory glasses.

But his men were extremely skilled and had quickly entered instructions into the console. The entire laboratory surveillance was instantly frozen, and all data records entered “suspended animation” mode.

“Relax, Doc.” Roy shrugged and smiled lazily, “Look what I brought you.”

He stepped aside, revealing the tall bear behind him: “He is a real Bakannian, and a user of the Meat Ball Fruit.”

Upon hearing this, Vegapunk’s pupils shrank, and then his eyes lit up, like a child seeing the key to the toy city.

“It really exists?!”

He rushed forward at a speed totally unlike that of an old man, circled the big bear twice, and kept muttering, “Giant bloodline, muscle density far exceeds that of ordinary people, bone volume, nerve tissue reaction value… This is simply a perfect experimental reference subject!”

He excitedly reached out to touch Big Bear’s arm, but was stopped by a calm but firm voice: “Doctor.”

Big Bear spoke, his tone gentle but unquestionable, “I want you to confirm one thing for me first.”

He slowly squatted down, and with his large hands carefully lifted Bonnie out of his arms – the little figure was sleeping quietly with a childish smile on her face.

“My daughter…did she really get the Jade Scale?”

Vegapunk paused, his gaze instantly changed from a frenetic research state to a serious one, and his expression became solemn.

He leaned in to observe Bonnie’s face, “I need to draw a blood sample for genetic screening, is that okay?”

Big Bear nodded without hesitation and gently placed Bonnie on the examination table beside him. The girl was still sleeping soundly, her eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings.

Vegapunk took out a small and precise blood collection needle and gently pierced Bonnie’s finger.

“Meat ball. Pain transfer.”

A ball of soft light emerged from the palm of the big bear’s hand. Bonnie didn’t even frown, and the pain that was about to occur was accurately pulled out of Bonnie’s body.

“This ability…” Vegapunk looked at Big Bear in surprise, but quickly focused on the task at hand.

He quickly completed the sampling and dripped the blood into the analyzer. A moment later, an entire holographic projection rose from the table, and blue data flowed down like a waterfall, forming a virus map and blood structure analysis.

The atmosphere in the laboratory was so heavy that it was almost suffocating.

Big Bear stood in front of the projection, his fists clenched, his body trembling slightly. Roy leaned against the wall, his eyes as sharp as a blade, always staring at the screen.

Finally, Vegapunk sighed, his expression heavy, “It is indeed the Jade Scale Virus. The genetic map is completely consistent with Ginny’s case back then.”

Upon hearing this, Big Bear felt like he was struck by lightning. His body swayed, and his strong physique seemed to have lost all support, and he almost staggered.

“This disease…is almost asymptomatic in the early stages.” Vegapunk continued, “But the virus will gradually erode your life energy. When it reaches its active stage, your life force will be quickly depleted like burning paper.”

He paused, “Given Bonnie’s condition, she can only live to be ten years old at most.”

The air suddenly cooled.

Big Bear stared down at Bonnie, her sleeping little face so innocent and carefree, but he felt a cold knife slowly cutting his soul.

“Doctor.” Roy suddenly spoke, his tone calm but unquestionable, “You can cure it, right?”

Vegapunk nodded and said seriously: “It can be treated with stem cell transplantation, special immune induction and nano-scale recombination system. But this plan… is very expensive.”

“It starts at several hundred million Baileys, and the funds for the entire cyborg program are too tight.”

“It’s okay.” Roy walked up to him and smiled faintly, “The expenses will be charged to my account, just go ahead and treat it.”

“…Are you sure?”

Roy smiled meaningfully, “Don’t worry, I still owe you a favor.”

Vegapunk shook his head helplessly, but he still smiled in the end: “Okay, just wait and see the results.”

Big Bear stood there for a long time without moving. He looked at the tall figure, with complex lights flashing in his eyes.

He never thought that someone would invest such huge resources unconditionally for his daughter, just in exchange for a little blood sample and assistance from him.

At this moment, he truly realized—

Roy didn’t come for the experiment, but for Bonnie’s future.

His voice was low but full of respect: “…Thank you, Roy.”

Roy turned his head, looked at the huge figure, and smiled calmly.

At this moment, the cold laboratory seemed to be lit by a faint but firm light.

Vegapunk walked quickly into a heavy alloy hatch and entered multiple passwords. After a blue light scanned his entire body, the door slowly opened with a “click”.

What comes into view is a huge culture area – cold light shines on several rows of culture chambers, each of which has suspended unformed embryonic tissue, immersed in light green high-concentration nutrient solution, as if it is a silent “life factory”.

“This is the first generation of cloned cells from the ‘PX Project’.”

Vegapunk said as he walked, his tone calm but full of pride, “Originally designed for cloning soldiers, but this batch of biological containers has tolerance to extreme viruses, and can be used as ‘carriers’ for Jade Scale treatment research.”

He adjusted the parameters of the cabin in front of him while taking out a set of high-precision collectors from the metal box next to him.

“I need a sample of your cells.”

He turned to look at Big Bear and said apologetically, “It might hurt a little.”

Big Bear rolled up his sleeves without hesitation and stretched out his arms: “No problem.”

The collector was attached to the skin and pierced into the deep muscle tissue with a “stab” sound, and began to extract blood and cell samples. Big Bear remained expressionless throughout, without even frowning.

Vegapunk quickly implanted the sample into the culture core, and the entire system began to operate. The temperature, oxygen pressure, and nutrient solution ratio were quickly calibrated, and a low-frequency operating sound was heard in the laboratory.

“It will take at least two weeks for the clones to mature.”

He pushed up his glasses, his eyes serious, “During this time, I will use inhibitors to delay Bonnie’s condition and prevent her from entering the active stage of the virus.”

Big Bear nodded silently, his eyes never leaving the sleeping little face, his eyes revealing a complex mixture of fatherly love and pain.

Roy approached gently at this time, and said in a low voice: “Big Bear, let Bonnie stay here for a while, Vegapunk can monitor her various indicators more stably.”

The bear’s shoulders shook slightly.

“Are you worried?” Roy asked.

Big Bear was silent for a moment, then whispered, “No, I just… don’t want her to leave my sight again.”

That voice held the fear and struggle of a father who had lost countless times.

Vegapunk also came over at this time and patted his leg a little awkwardly: “Don’t worry, I will take care of her like my own granddaughter. Even though I am a scientist, I know my limits.”

Roy did not respond immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze to the darkening sky outside the window and said slowly: “Big Bear, I have another suggestion…”