One Piece: A Warlord's Path

Chapter 937: Chapter 937: The Charlotte Family Mobilizes!

Along the coastline, several two-meter-tall full-length mirrors stood perched at the precipice of the gargantuan impact crater.

Charlotte Perospero, Charlotte Smoothie, Charlotte Moscato, Charlotte Compote, and Baron Tamago, among other executives and combatants, stepped through the reflective glass surfaces one after another. They were accompanied by several high-ranking Homies, including Randolph the Crane Rider.

When their eyes fell upon Charlotte Linlin, slumped heavily inside the debris of the crater as it rapidly filled with water, appearing grievously wounded, every single one of them froze, their expressions frozen in absolute shock and horror.

"Mama! Are you alright?!"

"Hurry, pull Mama out of the water!"

"To think someone could push Mama to this extent... Damned Golden Ring brat!"

"..."

"Candy Giant Hand!!!"

Perospero was the first to act. A massive surge of viscous, orange syrup erupted from his Candy Cane, pouring onto the edge of the crater closest to Charlotte Linlin. Within a few breaths, the liquid rapidly solidified into a pair of twenty-meter-long candy arms.

The massive candy appendages flexed, scooping underneath Charlotte Linlin from both sides to lift her heavy, water-logged frame completely clear of the rising lake.

Meanwhile, a few non-Devil Fruit users dove straight into the water, recovering Napoleon’s drenched, original bicorne hat form from the surface.

"Whew... Hah..."

"I actually thought I was going to die... Huff..."

Charlotte Linlin panted heavily, sitting down on the damp earth as her massive frame relaxed. Drops of fresh crimson leaked from the corner of her mouth, staining the ground beneath her.

Perospero scanned the ruined landscape before walking up to her, asking with deep concern, "Mama, where is that man?"

The moment Aeridar was mentioned, the relief on Charlotte Linlin’s face instantly vanished, replaced by an expression of pure malice.

"He took a direct hit from my Ikoku Sovereignty. I don’t know if he’s dead or alive!"

Right before her final descent, she had seen her devastating flying slash obliterate the exact coordinates where Golden Ring Aeridar was standing. Even though the brat had used his instantaneous movement to warp away at the final millisecond, she had distinctly caught the sight of one of his arms being blown to a bloody pulp.

"Mama, since there has been no sign of movement for this long, perhaps that man..." Moscato stepped forward, carrying a massive blade shaped like an ice cream cone on his back. He said hesitantly, "If he isn’t dead, he must be completely incapacitated!"

Smoothie, hoisting a massive longsword, stepped over with long strides and added loudly, "Mama! The reinforcements from the outer islands have arrived through Brûlée’s Mirror World. Saint-Marc, Dosmarche, and Custard are currently leading the vanguard in a massive grid-search for that man. What’s more, Cracker has already headed straight to the front lines!"

Hearing this, Perospero’s expression changed drastically, and he couldn’t help but snap angrily, "Are they insane?! With that man’s monstrous strength, sending mid-and-low-tier grunts out there is nothing short of suicide! No matter how many go, they’ll just be cannon fodder. They’re going to get our brothers and sisters killed!"

Given that Golden Ring Aeridar possessed the terrifying power to heavily injure Mama, those low-level troops stood absolutely no chance.

And what is that idiot Cracker thinking? He was already grievously wounded by that man during their last encounter. What is he trying to accomplish by throwing himself into the fire now? Is he that eager to find an early grave?

Smoothie shook her head, pointing her finger toward a distant clearing as her brow furrowed. "Cracker said he saw several figures diving from the floating islands in the sky, heading straight toward Golden Ring Aeridar’s last known coordinates..."

"Brilliant!"

Before Smoothie could even finish her sentence, Perospero cut her off, his face lighting up with pleasant surprise as he reasoned rapidly, "It seems the executives of the Chris Pirates have been observing the battle from their floating islands all along. That man must have been critically wounded by Mama’s Ikoku Sovereignty. If he weren’t completely helpless, his subordinates wouldn’t have broken formation to rush to his side the instant the fight ended. Cracker must have realized this as well!"

"Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma!!!"

Charlotte Linlin’s eyes flared with renewed malice as a wide grin stretched across her face. "So that brat is on his last legs, is he? Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma!!!"

"Mama, please rest here and recover. Smoothie and I will take the main force to reinforce the front. We might just be able to take his head right here and now!" Perospero said, his voice trembling with dark excitement.

Instantly, the gathered executives and fighters grew ecstatic, raising their blades and firearms in a frenzy of bloodlust.

"That’s right! Let’s reinforce Cracker and hunt him down!"

"If we can eliminate that bastard, our family will reap unparalleled glory!"

"Once we seize the Chris Pirates’ advanced biotechnology, Mama’s dream will finally become reality!"

"Slaughter that bastard! Let the entire world know that Totto Land is not a place you can just trespass at will!"

"..."

Amidst the roaring cheers, Charlotte Linlin slowly stood up. Yet, there was no joy on her face. She casually wiped the blood from her chin, her voice dropping into a chillingly calm tone. "Do not underestimate that brat. During our clash, I noticed his recovery speed is abnormally high, practically on par with an Awakened Zoan user. For all we know, he might have already regenerated from his wounds!"

The moment Charlotte Linlin’s warning left her lips, the celebratory cheers vanished, and the faces of the executives drained of color.

"Hmph... But you’re all coming with me. I’m going to skin that brat alive!"

Charlotte Linlin let out a savage snort, her expression twisting into a demonic scowl as she held out her hand, roaring, "Napoleon!!! Zeus!!!"

"Yes, Mama!"

"Right away, Mama!"

Instantly, Napoleon shook the residual river water from his frame, leaping into midair as he transformed back into a colossal broadsword, settling firmly into Charlotte Linlin’s iron grip.

Meanwhile, Zeus descended from the clouds, shifting his gaseous body beneath her massive frame to carry her weight as they launched straight into the sky.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Further inland, Enel and Katakuri fought like two dark phantoms, their high-speed clash tearing directly into a nearby town. The earth shuddered continuously as the collateral damage from their exchange shattered countless structures. Buildings collapsed into dust, generating powerful shockwaves and casting massive plumes of debris high into the air.

"Takemikazuchi: God’s Hand!!!"

Enel charged forward, transforming into a streak of azure lightning that bridged the distance in a fraction of a millisecond, driving a piercing hand-blade straight at Katakuri’s torso.

However, Katakuri had already foreseen the trajectory using his advanced Observation Haki. His body became fluid ahead of time, opening a hollow cavity that allowed Enel’s lightning-infused hand to pass harmlessly through. Yet, the sheer wind pressure from the strike sliced cleanly through a heavy lamppost behind him, sending it crashing to the ground with a resounding metallic clang.

Almost simultaneously, Katakuri swept his arm outward. The ground beneath Enel instantly turned to fluid, throwing up over a dozen thick, white tendrils of mochi that wrapped around the lightning man like industrial ropes, forcefully halting his momentum.

"Flowing Mochi: Boundless Mochi Bind!!!"

Sizzle, sizzle—

In the next breath, the mochi ropes binding Enel began to emit thick black smoke, completely incinerated by the extreme voltage and blistering heat radiating from his logia body.

Damn it! Not even Haki-infused mochi can hold him down for long... Katakuri cursed internally.

Without missing a beat, his arm morphed into a massive block of mochi, expanding exponentially until it formed a colossal spiked club. He coated the entire structure in a glossy layer of jet-black Armament Haki, rendering it as hard as solid steel.

"Buzz Cut Mochi!!!"

The gargantuan spiked club began to spin at a violent, high-frequency velocity as it slammed forward. With a thunderous boom, it struck Enel squarely in the chest.

Unable to raise a defense in time, Enel was sent hurtling horizontally across the battlefield like a stray bullet. The sheer kinetic force of his displacement kicked up a violent gale, leaving several white, ring-shaped vapor cones snapping in the air behind him.

Rumble, rumble—

The azure figure crashed continuously through dozens of residential buildings, carving a long trench over half a meter deep into the earth before the collision finally ground to a halt, sending a tower of dust billowing into the sky.

"Hah..."

Katakuri exhaled a long breath of turbid air, his sharp gaze remaining locked onto the wreckage where Enel had been thrown.

BANG!

Suddenly, a deafening report, part high-powered rifle, part artillery cannon, echoed across the field. In a fraction of a second, a hollow cavity exploded straight through the side of Katakuri’s head, while the earth dozens of meters behind him violently detonated, leaving a hand-sized crater in the bedrock.

A stream of yellowish-white mochi surged into the void, restoring Katakuri’s head to its original form. His eyes darkened with cold intensity as he slowly turned his head, tracing the trajectory of the gunshot back to its source.

What a terrifying sniper.

Who is that?

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