Chapter 214: Got 'Em
In the depths of the New World, on an unknown deserted island.
In a corner of the roaring battlefield, Yasopp, wearing a rough cloth cape and with his hair in dreadlocks, held a custom rifle in both hands and moved quickly through the tree branches. As he moved, his cape whipped in the wind.
Behind him, an old woman in a special black military uniform, holding a sharp blade, was in hot pursuit.
Yasopp bent his legs, leaped high from a thick branch, and quickly turned in mid-air. In a flash of lightning, he raised his rifle, aimed at the figure chasing him, and pulled the trigger repeatedly.
BANG—BANG—BANG!
With a series of gunshots no different from an ordinary flintlock, brilliant muzzle flashes burst forth. After doing this, Yasopp turned again and began to sprint.
One after another, bullets wreathed in Armament Haki tore through the sound barrier, cutting fiery arcs through the atmosphere as they flew straight at the white-haired woman.
The gray-haired woman's gaze was sharp. She slightly lowered her head, raised the blade in her right hand, and, following the guidance of her Observation Haki, swung her sword with a seemingly light movement, accurately deflecting the bullets that were aimed at her vital points.
Ahead, Yasopp frowned slightly and pouted. "These guys are really tough!"
A sharp sound of tearing air was heard. The relatively small figure, holding a sword in each hand, attacked, swinging her famous blade and sending out a series of slashes at Yasopp.
"Why are you stopping us?!"
"This was originally the Figarland family's affair to welcome back the bloodline that was lost to the sea! You are preventing that girl from ascending to godhood!"
"She is the granddaughter of the Commander of the God's Knights! Do you filthy cockroaches understand what a noble status that is?!"
In the dense forest, the old woman berated him sternly, as if she were judging a criminal who had committed a heinous crime.
Yasopp heard her, and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. As he moved, he turned slightly, pulled the trigger again, and directly shattered the sharp slash. Then, he said with a grim face, "She is Shanks's daughter! How could we possibly let her go to a hell like that!"
"How absurd!" The gray-haired woman heard him and sneered. "If you truly care about that girl, you should let her return to the Holy Land and once again write the noble surname of Figarland before her name! She was supposed to be a high and mighty princess of the Figarland family, showered with love. But you filthy cockroaches have turned her into a pirate!"
"As expected, there's a reason why Shamrock looks down on his younger brother!"
Yasopp heard this, and his already grim face became even more terrifying.
Seeing this, a dangerous light flashed in the white-haired woman's eyes. She quietly tightened her grip on her blade, secretly mobilizing the Haki throughout her body, preparing for a fatal blow.
Suddenly, the forest to her side was pierced through. The originally towering ancient tree was turned into palm-sized fragments that scattered everywhere.
From the "rain" of wood chips, a pink figure, riding a thundercloud and gripping a blade that crackled with black and red arcs of electricity, burst into their battle without any warning.
"Big Mom?!"
"Charlotte Linlin!!" At this moment, the two who had been enemies just a moment ago had their faces change drastically at the same time, and they subconsciously spoke the name of the person before them.
Big Mom descended with a crazed smile. Her entire body exuded an extremely powerful Haki. Her tall, almost small-giant-like figure gave her an incredibly powerful presence.
"Oh no! Why is this monster here!"
The gray-haired old woman's face changed drastically. Cold sweat couldn't help but stream down her forehead. Many years ago, she had witnessed just how terrifying this monster's power was.
In mid-air, Big Mom looked at the somewhat familiar white-haired woman, a hint of surprise in her eyes. Then, she opened her mouth in a ferocious smile. "Haven't we met before?! So you people from God Valley aren't all dead and gone yet!"
However, these almost insulting words did not stir the slightest fighting spirit in the white-haired woman. On the contrary, it made her quickly make a decision. The next moment, she turned without hesitation and rushed in the direction of the others.
To face Big Mom alone, who was only not called an Emperor of the Sea because she had lost? She wasn't that stupid. Such a thing, even in the God's Knights, where everyone was a powerhouse, only a few could accomplish.
And Big Mom saw this and also controlled her thundercloud Zeus to quickly fly over, paying no attention to the other person at all.
Yasopp watched this scene, dumbfounded, his mind in a state of chaos, not understanding what was going on. "Did this group go to Totto Land for a school trip? That Big Mom actually chased them all the way here."
Several hundred meters away, Big Mom's gaze, combined with her Observation Haki, was firmly locked on the fleeing figure in front of her. The next moment, she leaped high, instantly appearing behind the white-haired woman. The Napoleon in her hand, wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, was brought down without hesitation.
"IKOKU!"
In front, the white-haired woman felt the hair on her body stand on end. An extremely intense sense of crisis instantly enveloped her, chilling her to the bone. However, before she could react and turn to meet this blow, the blade crackling with black and red arcs of electricity had already fallen.
In that instant, a giant roar suddenly erupted and, combined with a powerful shockwave, instantly pierced through the entire deserted island. A hurricane suddenly rose, and the leaves of the entire island scattered, announcing that an unimaginably powerful existence had forcefully inserted itself into this battlefield.
In the center of the island, two similar-looking men stopped their movements. While panting heavily, they cast their gazes in the direction where the Conqueror's Haki had come from.
"That's Charlotte Linlin? Why is this person here?"
After a brief thought, the man with half-long red hair and a black military uniform turned, wanting to rush in the direction of the disturbance. However, a blade wreathed in Conqueror's Haki swept over, directly cutting a bottomless canyon in front of him and blocking his path.
Shanks, wearing a black cape and floral pants, said with a blank expression, "You're not going anywhere, Shamrock."
At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield, a slightly inferior Conqueror's Haki and a deafening roar were heard, causing a subtle change in the expression of the man named Shamrock.
"Do you know what you're doing, Shanks?" The face, which was identical to Shanks's, gradually became cold, and his tone grew more and more chilling.
To this, Shanks simply raised Gryphon with his one remaining arm, his expression incomparably detached as he replied with his Haki, "Stay away from Dressrosa, or I will definitely kill you! Don't think I don't have the ability. Even he won't be able to save you."
As Shanks's words fell, a scarlet light flashed in his eyes. A powerful Conqueror's Haki burst forth, instantly spreading across the entire island and causing hideous cracks to appear on the surrounding trees.
Even in the face of such a powerful Conqueror's Haki impact, Shamrock's expression still did not change noticeably. He casually glanced at the cracked trees around him and said with a frown, "Bringing your child back to Mary Geoise is the Father's order. If he does not achieve his goal, he will absolutely not let it go."
Hearing this, Shanks's expression grew even colder. A dangerous light flickered in his eyes, his tone incomparably chilling. "Uta does not have the blood of the Figarland family flowing in her veins! Just go back and tell him that!"
As if he had long anticipated this, Shamrock was not surprised after hearing Shanks's words. "Is that important? A Celestial Dragon is a status, a class, not an independent race. Sometimes, bloodline is not the key. As long as she is your daughter, then we can also treat her as having the blood of the Figarland family—"
Shanks's only remaining hand gripped Gryphon tightly, his gaze becoming subtle. "Is there something about her that has attracted your attention?"
Shanks knew that if it weren't for this, that group of people wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to find Uta. Just as Shamrock had said, a Celestial Dragon was a status, a class privilege. Many people who truly had Celestial Dragon blood were ignored by them, and Uta had no blood connection to them at all. If there wasn't something worth paying attention to, they wouldn't have bothered.
Shamrock did not answer, but instead frowned and spread his Observation Haki to investigate the commotion from the two locations where the Conqueror's Haki had come from.
Seeing that Shamrock had no intention of answering, Shanks didn't hesitate. He raised his hand, lightly vibrated his blade, and wreathed it in Conqueror's Haki, preparing to fulfill the words he had just spoken.
"DIVINE DEPARTURE!"
The next moment, Shanks's figure instantly disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already reflected in Shamrock's eyes. The latter saw this, his pupils constricting. After reacting, he also wreathed his blade in Conqueror's Haki and slashed back to meet him.
The thundercloud Zeus quickly flew across the sky, crossing the sea and heading straight for the Queen Mama Chanter several nautical miles away.
A few minutes later, Zeus stopped on the deck. Big Mom, carrying the elderly woman who was tightly bound in Seastone, jumped down.
THUD!
Big Mom's figure, accompanied by a dull thud, appeared before the members of the Charlotte Family. As soon as she landed, she began to search for one of her daughters in the crowd.
"Where's Brûlée?! Get your ass out here for me!"
"Coming, Mama!" A tall, thin woman with an unusually aged face came forward submissively.
Big Mom lifted the woman from the God's Knights and stuffed her toward Brûlée. "Quick! Put her in the Mirror-World! Don't let them react and summon her away!!"
"Yes, Mama."
Charlotte Brûlée heard her and did not dare to delay. She quickly opened the passage to the Mirror-World and shut the old woman inside.
Big Mom watched as the woman was completely swallowed by the mirror, and breathed a sigh of relief. The frown on her brow gradually eased.
Soon, Katakuri, Cracker, Daifuku, and the others also returned, bringing with them an old man who was tightly bound. Brûlée saw this and once again took him into the Mirror-World.
With this, the urgency in Big Mom's heart was greatly relieved. The corners of her mouth turned up in a ferocious smile. "Ma~ma~mamama. The hostages for the exchange have been obtained. Then next is the time to negotiate with Sengoku!"
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