Meanwhile, in Totto Land, on Whole Cake Island.
The subordinate forces of the Big Mom Pirates, along with members of the Charlotte Family, had gathered at the port. Over a hundred warships lined up in formation on the sea, their sails adorned with the iconic flag of the Big Mom Pirates, which billowed wildly in the wind, symbolizing Charlotte Linlin's status as one of the Four Emperors.
Under the leadership of Charlotte Katakuri, the Big Mom Pirates' Sweet Commanders boarded their respective warships. The towering figure of Charlotte Smoothie, standing over four meters tall, sat imposingly on her deck, her expression grim as she stared at the Den Den Mushi in her hand.
Katakuri stood alone at the bow of his ship, his sharp gaze fixed on the horizon. He was waiting for the signal from their "Mama." Once the order was given, his ship, along with the rest of the fleet, would set out in full force.
Brrr-brrr-brrr!
Suddenly, the Den Den Mushi in Smoothie's hand began to ring.
Without hesitation, she answered, "This is Charlotte Smoothie speaking!"
A panicked and despairing voice came through the receiver: "Lady Smoothie, it's a disaster! Admiral Kuzan of the Marine Headquarters attacked us half an hour ago. Now I'm the only one left on the island—everyone else has been turned into ice sculptures!"
"What?!"
Smoothie's pupils contracted sharply, and she demanded, "Half an hour ago? Why are you only reporting this now?!"
Before she could process the information fully, Smoothie abruptly stood up, her gaze snapping toward the horizon.
At the same moment, Katakuri, Charlotte Cracker, and other members of the Charlotte Family either turned or rose to their feet, all focusing their sights on the distance.
In the direction they were looking, the previously calm sea was rapidly freezing over at an astonishing speed. A wave of bone-chilling cold swept across the waters, silently turning the ocean into an endless expanse of ice.
Within mere moments, the sea several nautical miles from the port had transformed into a massive, open-air skating rink.
Upon this vast, frozen plain, a lone bicycle approached slowly, heading straight for the port.
Riding the bicycle was none other than Kuzan, draped in his Marine coat, his expression indifferent as always.
As Kuzan pedaled closer, the ice beneath him spread rapidly, freezing the port's waters in an instant. By the time he was within 300 meters of the port, the freezing cold had enveloped the area, turning the sea surrounding the port into a solid sheet of ice.
The outermost seven or eight warships anchored at the port were caught in the freezing wave, their hulls quickly encased in ice.
"Damn it, it's Admiral Kuzan from Marine Headquarters!"
"Quick! Get off these ships!"
"Ahhh! We're going to be frozen solid!"
The pirates aboard the seven or eight warships erupted into chaos. Amidst the panicked shouts, they scrambled to escape to nearby vessels.
But they were too late.
Before they could react further, the icy cold engulfed the ships entirely, freezing them at an astonishing speed. The pirates on the decks were caught mid-panic, their bodies encased in ice, frozen in their frantic poses.
In the blink of an eye, the seven or eight warships and everyone aboard them had been turned into a massive, visually striking ice sculpture.
The pirates on the remaining ships within the port, witnessing this chilling scene, were thrown into complete disarray. Many abandoned their ships and fled ashore in a panic.
On his own ship's deck, Katakuri remained motionless. From his elevated position, he surveyed the frozen port. Only the outermost warships had been frozen, while the rest of the fleet was merely immobilized by the frozen sea, their hulls otherwise unharmed.
However, Katakuri didn't assume this was an act of mercy on Kuzan's part. The freezing had stopped because the Marine Admiral, the highest combat power of the Marine Headquarters, had halted his advance.
At that moment, Smoothie, Cracker, and several other members of the Charlotte Family appeared beside Katakuri, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
Before Katakuri could react, Smoothie had already drawn her sword, her stance tense as she stared at Kuzan, who was 300 meters away.
With just one man and one bicycle, Kuzan had blocked the entire Big Mom Pirates' fleet, trapping over a hundred warships in the port. The oppressive aura of the Marine Admiral was palpable, almost tangible.
Even someone as powerful as Smoothie could clearly feel the overwhelming strength and confidence of this Marine Headquarters' top combatant.
To venture alone into Totto Land and arrive at Whole Cake Island, then freeze seven or eight warships and their crews into ice sculptures without hesitation—such audacity and power belonged to Kuzan alone.
"Damn it! Weren't we told that a Marine fleet was accompanying him?"
Cracker, who had just arrived at Katakuri's side, scanned the surroundings anxiously before fixing his gaze on Kuzan. His voice was tinged with desperation. "Is he planning to take us all down by himself?!"
"Yare yare~"
Before Cracker's words could fully settle, Kuzan's voice rang out from the distance, clear and calm, echoing across the port:
"If I let you leave the port, Fleet Admiral Xayuki would be very upset. So, Big Mom Pirates, I'd kindly ask you to cooperate and stay on Whole Cake Island for now."
Before Kuzan's words had even finished, a surge of bone-chilling cold erupted from him, sweeping across the frozen sea like a ferocious ice dragon. The dragon roared as it charged toward the port, its target unmistakably the group standing with Katakuri.
"Kuzan!"
Facing the oncoming ice dragon, Katakuri seemed to have anticipated it. He stepped forward decisively, releasing a surge of visible, overwhelming force from under his feet. The force formed a shockwave that collided head-on with the massive ice dragon.
Boom!
The collision produced an earth-shattering explosion.
Ripples spread through the air, rapidly expanding across the entire port.
Wherever the ripples passed, the frozen sea began to thaw rapidly.
"It's melting! The frozen sea is thawing!"
"Brother Katakuri, you're amazing!"
"Conqueror's Haki! Brother Katakuri never lets us down!"
Seeing the ice in the port melt away, the members of the Charlotte Family and the Big Mom Pirates' subordinates erupted in cheers.
Among them, the younger members of the Charlotte Family looked at Katakuri with eyes full of admiration, some even with stars in their eyes, shouting his name in support.
Amid the cheers, Katakuri, having unleashed his Conqueror's Haki to dispel the ice dragon, leapt from his deck. He landed on the still-frozen sea and dashed toward Kuzan, his trident Mogura in hand.
However, just as he charged out of the port, a fleet of Marine warships appeared several nautical miles behind Kuzan.
The warships sped across the ocean, coming to a halt just before the frozen area, lining up in a formation.
In the next moment, the cannons aboard the warships swiveled, all aiming directly at Whole Cake Island.
Two updates completed. See you tomorrow at 8 AM. Goodnight, my dear readers!
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