"Is it you, Bavarois?!"
"It's me!"
Bavarois grabbed Snack's hand with indescribable panic in his heart.
"This… you're too badly injured!"
"I'll take you to the ship's doctor."
"Don't waste your effort. I don't have much time left."
A glimmer of light flashed in Snack's eyes, but in the next instant, it was overshadowed by fear and unwillingness: "It's no mistake!"
"The guy who attacked us during the day was not a Marine, but one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, White Knight Gawain."
"I remember very clearly that when that guy became famous, mother mentioned that she wanted to try to breed with that guy."
"Send the information back!"
"White Knight Gawain's combat power is far stronger than ours and everyone's expectations. In my memory, only Mama can do this!"
"Even brother Katakuri is probably not his opponent."
"Woo..."
Halfway through, Snack vomited a mouthful of blood, tightly grasped Bavarois's hand, and let go in the next moment as his pupils gradually became dilated.
He died.
Bavarois knew this, and at this moment, he felt a chill all over his body, but he couldn't tell whether this chill was due to seawater or fear.
In short, Bavarois knew that once this news was passed back to Whole Cake Island, neither Katakuri nor Big Mom would be able to sit still.
"We must pass the information here back!"
Bavarois took a last look at Snack's body, gritted his teeth, turned his head, and plunged into the cold seawater, swimming towards the nearest island.
…
A few hours later, somewhere in the Paradise.
Big Mom Pirate's fleet had already set off for the Water 7 more than half a month ago.
With Edwin as a hidden player, they got the news of Pluton blueprints much earlier than others.
In order to obtain Pluton blueprints and then get involved in the power of Ancient Weapons, Big Mom Pirates almost came out in full force.
The elites that were trained by Big Mom for decades, except for the two sweet commanders, Smoothie and Cracker, who stayed at the base camp; the rest of the people are basically here.
At this moment, in the center of the fleet, on a huge ship guarded by dozens of pirate ships.
A group of dessert ministers who went on the expedition with Big Mom all gathered here, and the atmosphere was solemn and depressing.
"Snack is dead."
"According to the information sent back by Bavarois, the attackers are a group of pirates disguised as Marines, and their real identity is the current's Warlord of the Sea, White Knight Gawain!"
Perospero sat next to Big Mom, repeating the information he had just received expressionlessly.
Da!
A trident tapped the ground, making a crisp sound. At this moment, Katakuri's forehead veins jumped, and his face was even more gloomy and scary: "Although Snack is impulsive and eager to prove himself, he is our brother. Anyone who attacks us must pay the price!"
"Mom~ Mom."
Big Mom put down the dessert in her hand, and her eyes fell on Katakuri. A trace of relief flashed in her eyes.
Over the years, she has been constantly marrying rare races, having had more than a dozen husbands, and has bred countless outstanding children.
Among them, there are many geniuses in various fields who hold important positions in the kingdom today.
But the most outstanding one, Katakuri, was the one who was most likely to reach her current height in the future.
He awakened his Paramecia fruit, possessed all three types of Haki, and developed Observation Haki to the point of nearly predicting the future.
Katakuri's talent in combat was visibly formidable, and even within Whole Cake Island, he had earned a reputation as the highest masterpiece.
However... He still lacks the ability to become a true monster who can shake the sea at will.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you!"
"Please wait a moment, Mama!"
Perospero suddenly spoke, interrupting Big Mom's next words.
"Hmm?!"
Big Mom and Katakuri looked at Perospero at the same time.
The invisible pressure made Perospero sweat on his back, but he still said with a stiff face: "In my opinion, there may be other room for maneuver in this matter."
"What do you mean?!"
"Don't you think there are too many pirates in Water 7 now?!"
Perospero took a deep breath and explained: "Even with the passage of time, the number of strong men gathered in Water 7 will only increase. Even if we face all opponents at the same time, it is unrealistic."
"It is better to divert their attention first, and we will take the Pluton blueprint at Water 7 in the chaos."
Big Mom's eyes lit up, and her bloated body slowly sat up and looked down at Perospero.
"Pull a scapegoat?!"
Perospero nodded: "Anyway, the two spies from CP9 are now most likely in the hands of White Knight Gawain. Who can prove that they don't have the Pluton blueprint?!"
"It's feasible."
… … …
Back at Raven, after Kaku and Blueno learned about Lucci's current situation, they were moved and immediately sent their information back to the CP organization and asked about Lucci's whereabouts.
However, there was no response from Spandam.
Seeing this, even though he knew the possible risks, Gawain could only bite the bullet and move forward to the Water 7.
Neither he nor anyone else on this ship could accept the self-sacrifice that person had made for the greater good.
Kaku and Blueno were temporarily unable to move, so they simply recuperated on Gawain's ship.
A few days later.
Gawain and his party gradually approached the sea area where the Water 7 was located, and the number of pirate ships passing nearby gradually increased.
This was what Gawain expected.
What he did not expect was the pirate ship that rushed towards the Raven and attacked without explanation.
"Is it here again?!"
"Are these pirates crazy?!"
On the deck, Gawain frowned. He had seen this kind of thing many times in the past few days.
This situation is very abnormal.
Generally speaking, any pirate with a normal mind would not choose to attack a marine warship.
The Marines have hundreds of years of technical accumulation in the world government.
Whether it is firepower or personnel configuration, the standard warships are several levels stronger than ordinary pirate ships.
Even when Gawain was building ships at Raven Harbor, he had chosen to directly modify a Marine warship instead of building one himself.
At the time, the Marine warship in front of Gawain had been an old ship with hidden issues, but its overall performance was far better than the new ships built at Raven Harbor.
It was normal for the Marines to chase after pirates on the sea. But now, as the Raven entered the area near Water 7, the pirate ships that had been wandering nearby saw the Raven's flag and attacked without hesitation.
In the past, Gawain thought it was just some crazy pirates, and a few displays of power should have been enough to deter such incidents.
But the situation was exactly the opposite of what he expected.
The pirates' attacks not only didn't retreat but grew even fiercer. Among the pirates that had recently attacked, there were even some notorious figures with bounties over a hundred million.
Kuro stood next to Gawain, his face also serious as he looked toward the distant pirate ship.
"This is the third wave of pirates we've encountered today..."
"This situation is absolutely abnormal!"
Gawain nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he abandoned the idea of handling it himself.
"This time, you go. Leave a few survivors and ask about the situation."
"Understood."
Kuro replied and then vanished into the air, heading toward the pirate ship in the distance.
His speed was already far beyond that of ordinary people, and after consuming the perfectly matched Devil Fruit, his speed reached a terrifying level, and his combat power even stepped into the level of the Warlord of the Sea in one fell swoop.
Not to mention these ordinary pirates, even ordinary Vice-Admirals wouldn't be much of a match for Kuro, so dealing with a group of pirates was naturally no suspense.