Chapter 306: Shackles · Uninvited Guest
New World Waters · Totto Land Fleet
Three massive tart ships, resembling moving cake castles, broke through the waves. Their candy and cake decorations gleamed with a bizarre luster under the sun.
With every wave that crashed against the hulls, the air seemed to fill with a cloying, sweet aroma, yet it couldn't suppress the killing intent surging beneath the surface.
Upon the throne of the flagship, Charlotte Linlin sat as steady as a mountain. Her massive body trembled with her deafening laughter.
She pinched a broadcast Den Den Mushi in her hand, her eyes locked dead onto the screen showing Kaido being blasted deep into the ground.
"Mamamamama——!!!"
"That idiot Kaido... was actually sent flying by a single punch from Kuzan?!!"
"And you call yourself the 'World's Strongest Creature'! You've completely disgraced the Yonko!!!"
At the bow, Cracker, his entire body covered in biscuit armor, gripped his twin swords tightly, his voice full of disbelief:
"Mama! Are Marine Admirals really this strong???
That punch looked... like it was going to knock Kaido's soul right out of his body!"
Smoothie stood with one hand on her hip, her other hand lightly gripping her juice sword. Her cold gaze never left the broadcast screen:
"Kuzan's strength has never been something to underestimate... but what's even more terrifying is—"
"That punch just now clearly carried the shadow of Garp!"
At this time, Katakuri's Observation Haki had already spread out for several nautical miles, scanning the surroundings.
Suddenly, his pupils shrank violently, gravity appearing between his brows: "Mama, something isn't right!"
He spoke in a deep voice, "From the moment we left Totto Land until now, there hasn't been a single interception along the way! Not even a trailing Marine surveillance ship has appeared!"
Hearing this, Cracker froze slightly: "What do you mean?"
Katakuri's voice was deep: "This is absolutely a trap... Someone is waiting for us!"
Charlotte Linlin's laughter abruptly stopped. Her eyes instantly turned as cold and sinister as a snake's, the corners of her mouth curling into a ferocious arc.
"Those immortal old geezers..."
"Do they want us and the Marines to tear at each other on Hachinosu, depleting each other's strength?!"
She suddenly stood up, her massive body casting a giant shadow. Conqueror's Haki swept across the entire ship like a tsunami, suffocating the lower-level pirates on the deck.
"Mamamamama——!!!"
"Since they aren't going to stop us..."
"Then we'll give the Marines a 'surprise'!!!"
"Full speed ahead!!!"
"Target, Hachinosu!!!"
Katakuri's Observation Haki was still frantically warning him. He lowered his voice and said to Smoothie and Cracker: "Be careful..."
"I have a premonition... Roy must be pulling the strings from the shadows!"
Smoothie nodded, her gaze sharp: "Roy is far more insidious than Kuzan."
Cracker snorted coldly: "It doesn't matter. My Biscuit Soldiers are endless!"
The sea breeze carried a mixture of cloying sweetness and killing intent. The Totto Land fleet, like three moving fortresses of death, roared toward the sea where the fires of war were raging.
...
Meanwhile, Holy Land Mary Geoise
A scorching heatwave permeated the spacious office, the air distorting from the extreme heat.
Sakazuki's fists were clenched so tight his knuckles popped. Magma oozed through his fingers and dripped onto the carpet, emitting ear-piercing hissing sounds as it burned, leaving behind scorched craters.
His gaze bore like a blade into the CP0 agent wearing a pure white mask standing opposite him—Guernica.
"The Five Elders mean to... demand an Admiral to garrison the Holy Land?"
Sakazuki's voice was low like muffled thunder, resembling a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.
"Are you blind to the situation on Hachinosu?!"
"Kaido and the Marines are locked in a death match!"
"At a time like this... you're telling me the Holy Land needs a guard?!"
Wearing his pure white mask, Guernica's voice was so calm it bordered on apathy: "Admiral Sakazuki, I am merely relaying the orders of the Five Elders."
"As for the reasons... they fall outside the scope of my explanation."
"BANG!!!"
The next second, Sakazuki smashed the heavy mahogany desk to pieces with a single punch. Blazing magma shot out like a volcanic vent, the splattering molten rock instantly scorching the walls black.
"Are you CP0 eating sh*t?!"
"The Holy Land has the Holy Knights, and your bunch of agents!"
"Transferring me here at a time like this... are you trying to send the Marines on the front lines to their deaths?!"
Guernica remained expressionless, not even stepping back half a pace: "Please mind your words, Your Excellency Admiral."
"The decisions of the Five Elders... are not to be questioned."
Scorching magma churned all over Sakazuki's body, as if he would transform into a magma giant and swallow the man before him whole the very next second, but ultimately, he didn't attack.
"Falling out with them now... will only force the Marines into an even more passive position."
He took a deep breath of the hot air, forcibly suppressing the boiling killing intent in his chest. The low growl escaping his throat sounded like rolling magma.
"These damn politicians..."
After a moment of silence, he turned and walked to the window. His gaze crossed the towering walls of the Holy Land, landing on the boundless horizon.
"Borsalino..."
Sakazuki muttered softly, his voice carrying heavy weight and unwillingness.
"I'm leaving Hachinosu... in your hands..."
...
Dozens of nautical miles away from Hachinosu
On a deserted, uninhabited island, the sea breeze howled, and waves crashed against the reefs.
The Red Hair Pirates were gathered around a broadcast Den Den Mushi, closely watching the battle on Hachinosu.
"Hahahaha! That guy Kaido actually got punched flying?!"
Lucky Roux laughed, his face greasy as he gnawed on half a roast suckling pig, almost rolling right off his stone stool.
"Marine Admirals... truly aren't pushovers." Building Snake whistled, his tone teasing.
Yasopp rested his custom sniper rifle on his shoulder, squinting one eye as he smiled: "Captain, looking at it this way...
Those guys from the Beast Pirates can't break through the Marine defensive line at all. Do we still need to head over there?"
Benn Beckman, with a cigarette clamped in his mouth, looked through the swirling smoke and analyzed in a deep voice: "There's no rush... Intelligence indicates Big Mom's fleet has also mobilized."
"Furthermore, the Marines and the World Government actually didn't intercept them halfway. Nine times out of ten, this is a trap."
Shanks didn't answer. He merely stared at Kaido and Kuzan's head-on clash on the broadcast, his brows slightly furrowed.
Right at this moment—
"SWISH!"
A deep red light suddenly flashed in Yasopp's eyes. His Observation Haki violently churned like a sea whipped up by a gale!
He abruptly raised his head, his gaze shooting toward the distant horizon like a sharp arrow.
"...!!"
The Red Hair Pirates entered combat readiness at almost the exact same instant. Hands gripped sword hilts, guns were cocked, and the air instantly pulled taut like a bowstring.
"Yasopp! What's the situation?!"
Beckman let out a low growl, abruptly flicking away his cigarette butt.
Yasopp had just opened his mouth—
"SMACK!!!"
A blurry dark silhouette, accompanied by a suffocating oppressive pressure, instantly flashed in front of Yasopp and delivered a resounding slap!
"BANG!!!"
Yasopp was swatted flying for dozens of meters, crashing heavily into a rock wall, sending shattered stone and dust flying everywhere!
The pupils of every member of the Red Hair Pirates shrank sharply. They were about to attack simultaneously.
Just then, that dark silhouette slowly walked out from the distorted spatial rift in the void, as if stepping from another world into reality.
Under the sunlight, the man wore a faint smile on his lips, his eyes carrying disdain and amusement. His deep, clear voice echoed in the sky above the deserted island—
"Yo~ Aren't these the so-called 'Guardians of Balance'?"
The air abruptly solidified, and even the sound of the ocean waves seemed to pause in this very moment.
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