Seeing the massive warships lined up in the sea ahead and sensing the chilling murderous intent emanating from their cannons, Katakuri pupils contracted.
Even as a top officer of the Big Mom Pirates and a core member of the Charlotte Family, he dared not act recklessly now.
He personally wasn't afraid of these warships, but the members of the Charlotte Family behind him would struggle to escape unscathed.
Most importantly, with all of the Big Mom Pirates' warships trapped in the port, if the naval fleet launched an artillery barrage, the entire port would be engulfed in flames.
At that moment, the Den Den Mushi in Katakuri arms began to ring.
"Lord Katakuri!"
"I'm reporting the latest developments. Fleets from the Marine First and Fifth Branches have left their bases. Most of the ships are from the headquarters, led by the newly appointed Admiral Gion, along with Vice Admiral Yamakaji, Tokikake, Strawberry, Momonga, and Bastille!"
"Admiral Gion fleet has headed to another sea, while the other Vice Admirals are making their way directly to the waters of Totto Land!"
"The report is complete."
As the intelligence officer's voice faded, the Den Den Mushi fell silent.
After a brief moment of silence, a cold wind suddenly rose, whipping Katakuri scarf into the air behind him.
On the ice, less than two hundred meters away, Kuzan admiral cloak billowed in the wind, flapping loudly.
The two men stood facing each other across the frozen sea, unmoving, as the cold wind howled across the icy surface.
"Kuzan—"
Suddenly, a deep yet commanding voice echoed from the castle of Whole Cake Island.
It carried a certain magic, resonating clearly in the ears of the Charlotte family members and their allies, as well as reaching Kuzan himself.
"Has the Marine become so bold now? Daring to block my doorstep!"
"Do you really think you and those ships behind you can conquer Totto Land?"
Before the words filled with boundless anger could fully fade, a dark cloud covered in dazzling lightning rose from the castle, hovering above it.
Within the cloud, a silhouette with a demonic grin quickly formed.
Zeus!
A special Homie summoned by the Yonko Charlotte Linlin, unlike other Homies, Zeus was created from a fragment of Linlin own soul, making it her trusted confidant and weapon.
Crackle, crackle, crackle—
The lightning covering Zeus surface grew increasingly frenzied, wildly dancing as an overwhelming pressure silently swept across Whole Cake Island, heading straight for Kuzan, who stood over three hundred meters from the port.
At the same time, the castle doors quietly opened.
In the dimly lit castle hall, Charlotte Linlin, wearing a pirate hat and with her massive frame, slowly rose like a moving fortress.
The unique aura of a Yonko erupted instantly and in that moment, a terrifying pressure surged out of the castle hall like a raging tidal wave.
The next second, Charlotte Linlin, who had been inside the castle hall, now stood outside the castle doors. The pirate hat on her head had vanished, replaced by a longsword exuding an overbearing aura.
Like an emperor making her presence known, her unrivaled kingly aura was on full display.
Just standing before the castle gates caused the surrounding space to tremble slightly.
Though separated by hundreds of meters, the oppressive presence of a Yonko made Kuzan, a Marine Admiral, take the situation seriously.
He immediately activated his Devil Fruit ability, erecting a wall of ice in front of him.
Boom—
The ice wall had barely formed when it collided with the oncoming pressure, shattering into countless fragments that scattered into the air.
"Charlotte Linlin, your era is over!"
As the fragments flew, Kuzan stepped forward leisurely, his lazy tone carrying an unprecedented confidence.
"From now on, the Marine will establish a new order in the New World. All who stand in our way will be destroyed!"
As he spoke, Kuzan, who hadn't stopped walking, pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and flung it out.
Huh?
The moment Kuzan threw the paper, a flash of crimson suddenly appeared before Katakuri eyes, who was standing opposite him.
In the next second, the paper whizzed past him, heading straight for Charlotte Linlin in front of the castle gate.
"Not good!"
As soon as the paper flew past him, Katakuri, who had caught a glimpse of the future through his Observation Haki, turned around urgently and shouted.
"Stop that piece of paper!"
"Don't act rashly~" Kuzan continued walking, his tone carrying a hint of warning as it reached Cracker ears, who was about to dash forward to intercept the paper.
"That's a letter from Fleet Admiral Orion to Charlotte Linlin. If you dare to intercept it, people will die!!"
"Cracker!"
Katakuri didn't have time to think too much.
While shouting a warning, he dashed after the paper.
It wasn't that he was overreacting, but in the fragments of the future he had glimpsed through his Observation Haki, their mother would suddenly fall into a frenzy after reading this letter.
Compared to Charlotte Linlin madness, the damage caused by a mere piece of paper was insignificant.
Naturally, Cracker wasn't intimidated by Kuzan words.
As one of the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates, he knew that if his brother Katakuri was so concerned about the paper at this moment, he must have seen something terrifying in the future.
Without hesitation, the moment the paper came flying toward him, Cracker leaped into the air, grabbing the paper just as it was about to fly over his head.
Boom—
The moment Cracker caught the paper, a deafening explosion rang out.
Immediately after, a terrifying surge of energy erupted from the small piece of paper.
In the next second, Cracker couldn't hold back a scream!
"ARRRGGGHH—"
Amid the scream, an even more overwhelming pressure burst forth from the paper, instantly causing the surrounding air at the port to vibrate at a low frequency.
Then, as if a towering mountain was pressing down on his head, Cracker could no longer hold on.
With a thud, he fell to his knees, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his expression twisted from the immense force he was resisting.
"This is—"
"Conqueror's Haki!"
"How is this possible!"
"The paper actually released Conqueror's Haki!"
Smoothie, who was standing on the deck of the warship and Katakuri, who had quickly turned back, were both stunned by the sudden surge of Conqueror's Haki.
Before anyone at the port could react, the paper, which had released Conqueror's Haki to suppress Cracker, suddenly accelerated, carrying the residual power of Conqueror's Haki straight toward Charlotte Linlin.
Facing the paper that was rapidly enlarging in her pupils, even someone as powerful as Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, didn't dare to be careless.
She immediately released her Conqueror's Haki, wrapping it around her palm and then grabbed the speeding paper.
Boom—
The moment Charlotte Linlin caught the paper, the air around her exploded followed by a massive shockwave from the collision of Conqueror's Haki, spreading out in all directions for a hundred meters.
"Mamamamama, it's really not just any ordinary domineering force!"
After suppressing the Conqueror's Haki sealed within the paper with her own powerful Conqueror's Haki, Charlotte Linlin eyes gleamed with intensity.
Her authority as one of the Four Emperors had been severely challenged and her gaze sharpened as she unfolded the paper in her hand.
As soon as the paper was unfolded, Charlotte Linlin pupils instantly dilated.
"Charlotte Linlin!"
"Let Kuzan land on the island, or I will come personally!"
The two short lines on the paper left Charlotte Linlin staring for a full ten seconds before she snapped back to reality.
Immediately after, an overwhelming aura of pressure erupted from her body like a raging torrent.
Zeus, hovering above the castle, expanded and grew in size at that very moment, the lightning covering its surface gradually descending into chaos.
"I AM BIG MOM CHARLOTTE LINLIN!"
"HOW DARE YOU UNDERESTIMATE ME—"
"ORION!"
Accompanied by a sharp, eerie roar that echoed through the sky, a black-and-red Conqueror's Haki burst forth abruptly, forming a dazzling ring of light around Charlotte Linlin.
The space within a hundred meters of her was thrown into complete disarray, with low-frequency vibrations surging one after another.
"Oh no, Big Mom hunger pangs have kicked in!"
"What's going on? What on earth was written on that piece of paper?"
"Why are you all standing around? Run! We are going to die!"
Amidst the panicked voices of the Charlotte family members echoing throughout the harbor, Charlotte Linlin, in the throes of her hunger pangs, made her—Glamorous! Dazzling! Entrance!
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