Chapter 196: The Pursuit of BIG MOM (Part 1)
"Mom!" Zeus hurriedly descended, trying to catch BIG MOM, but still arrived too late. BIG MOM's massive body fell into the sea, splashing a large wave.
"Ahhh!" Prometheus, who was fused with BIG MOM's hair, quickly detached from her hair upon touching the seawater. He shouted in worry from the surface of the water, "Mom!"
A photographer aboard the Navy ship picked up a high-powered lens, snapping photos frantically.
It wasn't every day one could catch a photo of the Empress of the Seas getting into trouble!
Esdeath looked at the ripples expanding outward on the sea's surface and asked, "This monster can't be so easily drowned, can she?"
"The 'Empress of the Seas' will not die from falling into the water. Full speed ahead, let's leave this place!"
"Da Vinci, prepare the cannonballs. We need to take care of BIG MOM!"
During this time, Deidara tossed a detonating clay jellyfish into the sea.
The Fearless ship, which had been maintaining a certain distance from the Navy fleet, immediately began to accelerate and flee the Totland waters.
...
Katakuri asked his sister, "Brulee, did you find the mirror on the Dawn Pirate ship?"
"No... Why doesn't their ship have a single mirror?!" Brulee, sweating profusely, struggled to find the target.
"..." Katakuri recalled what had been said during the previous battle, "Their captain said before, 'My sister once said, Katakuri never lets his back touch the ground.' He knows very well what's going on within our family, and it seems like close sibling conversations."
"Brother Katakuri," Brulee said in surprise, "Are you implying that there's a traitor among our family members?!"
"No," Katakuri responded calmly, "There can't be any traitors among us siblings. He must have acquired such information through some special method."
Katakuri looked up at the sky, where dark clouds gathered, and violent winds blew. It was the aftermath of BIG MOM's powers. "If he knows such intimate details and is so familiar with your abilities, Brulee, it makes sense that he was prepared in advance."
Katakuri turned to face the army that had gathered behind him. "Since the strategy of attacking from within failed, we can only pursue them by sea."
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"Admiral Sakazuki, their ship has increased speed suddenly, and our fleet can't keep up!"
"Damn bastards!!" At this moment, Akainu finally realized that they had been led on the whole time.
"Mom!" Prometheus and Zeus, both Homies, were still calling out for BIG MOM from the surface of the water.
Seeing that they had already distanced themselves from where BIG MOM had fallen, Deidara smiled with a smirk, "The distance is enough. Hmm."
He manipulated the detonating clay jellyfish, which swam beneath BIG MOM's body. His right hand made a sign with his two middle fingers—
"Ha!"
The deep blue sea beneath Zeus immediately turned shallow, as if a large amount of air had been injected into it.
The sea water mixed with air, and after a brief moment, it exploded upward toward the sky. A massive amount of water splashed over Prometheus and Zeus.
At that moment, a dull explosion from the water reached the ears of everyone.
"Did you see it? My art! Hmm."
Unexpectedly—
"Ahhhhh!" A woman's scream suddenly rang out from the sky.
"Mom!" Upon hearing the scream, Zeus, soaked in seawater, quickly gathered his energy and rushed toward her.
The massive body in a pink dress landed softly on Zeus, bouncing a few times.
The Navy ships approaching from the distance were also startled by the underwater explosion, and the photographer seized the opportunity, snapping pictures rapidly.
"Admiral Sakazuki, BIG MOM is now within cannon range!"
"Fire!" Akainu, who had been frustrated from not catching up with Eric , was now taking out his anger on BIG MOM, who was lying on Zeus.
"Hi!"
The ship's large cannons roared as round cannonballs flew toward BIG MOM.
It was impossible to miss a stationary target...
BIG MOM, lying on Zeus, groggily opened her eyes, staring blankly at the dark clouds in the sky. The shrill whistle of the flying cannonballs and the sounds of explosions on the surface of the sea gradually brought her back to her senses.
Her brows furrowed, and her confused expression turned to one of intense fury.
BIG MOM propped herself up and angrily stood up, "Well, well, well, nice job, Dawn Pirates!"
At that moment, BIG MOM was completely drenched, her long hair tangled and messy due to the seawater, making her look like a madwoman.
Seeing BIG MOM's massive body being launched into the air by Deidara 's detonating clay, everyone looked at Deidara with a strange gaze.
"I saw it," Akame nodded, "I saw your art save the drowning BIG MOM."
Esdeath , with her chin resting in her hand, pondered seriously, "Very suspicious. It seems like we need to interrogate this. Did he switch sides?"
Eric quipped, "Are you the bang-saving cannon? But I have to admit, it was a bang (explosion)."
"Not at all!" Deidara argued loudly, pointing at the other side, "With such a violent explosion, there's not even a scratch! What on earth is this thing?!"
"A natural monster," Eric explained, "Charlotte Linlin has always had a body as tough as 'steel balloons,' impervious to knives and guns. At just five years old, she even almost destroyed the world's strongest nation, Elbaf."
"With our current strength, we can't break her physical defenses, let alone kill her. So we need to train hard and improve our strength."
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"So noisy!" BIG MOM angrily turned her head, glaring at the Navy fleet that was still firing at her.
"Flame Jet!" She reached for the weakened Prometheus, and immediately, Prometheus regained energy, with flames intensifying, as he swung his right arm, sending flames toward the Navy.
"Ha!" Akainu also threw a punch at BIG MOM in mid-air. His fist turned into lava, growing larger and colliding with the flames heading toward him.
"Boom boom boom!"
The sound of flames burning continued, and the heatwaves from the explosions spread out.
"So hot!" The Navy soldiers on the ship retreated, "Is this the power of the Empress of the Seas, 'BIG MOM'?!"
"You Navy dared to step into my Totland, don't even think about leaving!" BIG MOM shouted in fury, her flames intensifying.
"Eradicating pirates is the Navy's duty! Come here, BIG MOM! Oh, oh, oh!" Akainu, with his fiery temper, pushed even harder, more lava flowing out.
The powerful force of the clash created waves upon waves on the sea's surface.
Eric , laughing from a distance, said, "Just helping Akainu out a bit, so he doesn't lose so easily. Da Vinci, aim at BIG MOM, fire!"
"OK~"
The strong contrast with the Navy's accurate hits, high-explosive shells exploded on BIG MOM's back!
"Boom boom boom!"
BIG MOM staggered from the explosion. Akainu seized the opportunity and increased his strength, "Oh, oh, oh!"
The flames shot from BIG MOM were pushed back by the lava, and her entire body was slammed into the giant fist formed from the lava.
"Ah!" BIG MOM was sent flying by the fist.
The heavy makeup on her face was burned away by the lava, leaving her face darkened.
"Nice work, Akainu!" BIG MOM twisted her face, sticking out her tongue in anger, "None of you will leave my territory alive!"
"AHHH!" The Navy soldiers aboard Akainu's ship screamed, terrified.
"Watch me catch all of you!" BIG MOM stepped on Zeus and flew over the Navy ships.
"Eh? What does she want to do? She's not chasing us anymore?" Kurumi was confused by BIG MOM's unusual actions.
"Whoosh!"
A massive splash of water erupted.
BIG MOM stirred up a huge purple tidal wave, heading straight for the rear of the Navy ships.
"I'm going to bury all of you at the bottom of the sea!"
(END CHAPTER)
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