“Thunder Dragon!!”

Enel swung his staff, striking the drums on his back. He unleashed a dragon-shaped lightning bolt that blasted Charlotte Oven and Charlotte Daifuku away in an instant.

Cracker managed to block the lightning with his biscuit armor, but Crocodile suddenly appeared beside him, placing a hand on his armor!

The once-hard biscuits instantly lost their remaining moisture under Crocodile’s dehydration ability. Unable to maintain their form, they crumbled into sandy flour that scattered to the ground…

Mr. 1 clashed with the Ghost Lady, Charlotte Amande. One wielded the famed sword “Shirauo,” while the other had blades all over his body. Sparks flew as they battled fiercely.

Charlotte Opera was attempting to suffocate Doroni with his cream. However, upon smelling the sweet aroma, Doroni opened his big mouth and devoured all the cream Opera produced, eating as much as was made…

Raideen, who harbored a strong dislike for Big Mom’s eldest daughter Charlotte Compote due to her resemblance to Big Mom, immediately targeted her, swinging his huge longsword.

Zick faced off against Charlotte Galette, the Minister of Butter, but he seemed to be no match…

Charlotte Brûlée was nowhere to be seen; it appeared she had gone after Caesar…

As for Smoothie, she seemed to have encountered significant trouble because her opponents were Reiju, Robin, and Nana. This was a battle of four women—utterly terrifying!

On the outskirts of the battlefield, the Fire Tank Pirates, led by Capone Bege, were blocking the Big Mom Pirates’ reinforcements. Capone Bege transformed into a fortress castle, extending several cannons from his body and continuously firing into the crowd. ” Monster Gun ” Vito cackled as he fired his pitch-black revolver. Nearby, three Pacifistas stood together, constantly firing lasers from their palms or mouths. Wherever they attacked, explosions and flames erupted…

The war with the Big Mom Pirates had instantly reached a fever pitch. On the side of the Dragon Hunter Pirates, some were defeating their opponents, while others were being suppressed. Overall, it was still unclear which side held the advantage.

At this moment, Ian had already arrived in front of Katakuri. Mondor, crouching beside Katakuri, was about to open a newly summoned book to pull Ian into his book world. But Ian pointed his sword, and a pitch-black disc flew along a strange trajectory, directly hitting the book. In the next second, Mondor’s book emitted a sound like shattering glass, breaking into countless fragments and disappearing.

His book, essentially a space, was struck by Ian’s spatial black particles. Mondor immediately suffered a backlash from his ability, spitting out a mouthful of blood before collapsing backward.

Ian raised his leg and kicked the injured Mondor away, then stood before Katakuri. Blood flowing from under Katakuri had already stained Ian’s shoes red. Coughing up two mouthfuls of blood, Katakuri lay on the ground, looking up at Ian. He already knew what Ian intended to do and said resentfully, “I didn’t… expect that we… were all fooled by you… giving you the chance… to step over the Big Mom Pirates to rise…”

Ian shrugged and said, “You’re wrong. The moment your Big Mom Pirates set their sights on me, the opportunity arose!”

“Huh… that’s right!” Katakuri smiled weakly. “Mama shouldn’t have… sent you the invitation… The invitation… brought a… Shinigami!”

After speaking, Katakuri shifted his gaze from Ian to the sky. “This… is fine. All along… my siblings called me the man who overlooks the earth, but now… I too have a day to look up at the sky…”

“……” Ian remained silent. Amid the noisy battlefield, it seemed that only the area around him and Katakuri had a moment of tranquility.

“I have… a request. May I?” Katakuri stared motionlessly at the sky.

“Speak,” Ian nodded. “But if it’s about sparing your siblings, there’s no need to say it.”

“Don’t worry, it’s not… that,” Katakuri replied. “As pirates, we’ll all… eventually die at the hands of an enemy. I… never doubted that. I just want to say… end it with one strike. Bleeding like this… hurts…”

Ian said nothing, merely nodding. He raised the Great Black-Winged Demon in his right hand and plunged it into Katakuri’s heart with a single thrust.

Katakuri’s body trembled before relaxing entirely. He slowly closed his eyes…

Thus, this man with a bounty of one billion berries—the pillar of the Big Mom Pirates—finally collapsed!

Ian turned away, not casting another glance at Katakuri’s body, and charged back into the battlefield.

Swinging blades, screams, blood! It was unrelated to morality or anything else; this was merely a slaughter between pirates!

With Katakuri dead and Ian—the top combatant of the Dragon Hunter Pirates—now free, the fate of the Big Mom Pirates was evident. Setting this slaughter aside for now, let’s shift our gaze to the Sky Island.

At the edge of the Balloon Terminal Sky Island hovering above Whole Cake Island, a figure stood.

It was Trafalgar Law. His expression was grim as his nodachi hung at his waist. Holding a telescope in one hand, he peered down from the island’s edge while speaking continuously into a Baby Den Den Mushi in his other hand.

Earlier, when the Dragon Hunter Pirates performed their airdrop onto Whole Cake Island, Law had wanted to join. However, Varua had kept him back under the pretense of needing his help.

Left behind as well was Urouge. To their surprise, Varua wanted them to assist in calibrating the Sky Thunder Cannon!

This was why Law’s expression was sour. Couldn’t anyone else have done this? Why specifically leave him and Urouge behind?

He wanted to battle against the Big Mom Pirates too!

Though frustrated, Law still followed Varua’s instructions. Standing at the island’s edge, he visually located targets to help Varua calibrate the Sky Thunder Cannon.

As for Urouge, he was even more disgruntled, having been left to do the heavy lifting—helping Varua move the enormous and weighty Thunder Cannon bit by bit.

The experimental Sky Thunder Cannon was installed directly beneath the Sky Island, stretching fifteen meters and piercing through the clouds, with only its muzzle exposed. The cannon’s angle naturally pointed vertically downward toward the sea below. While the muzzle angle could be adjusted, the range was minimal.

With the Big Mom Pirates’ vast numbers, Law needed to find the area where their forces were most concentrated to maximize the cannon’s effectiveness. Since the Sky Thunder Cannon required at least thirty minutes to charge for a single shot, opportunities to fire were limited. They had to aim for the most impactful targets.

Using his telescope, Law scanned Whole Cake Island below, continuously reporting coordinates via the Baby Den Den Mushi according to Varua’s instructions. Varua received Law’s updates, calculated the adjustments, and then had Urouge modify the cannon’s angle.

From Law’s vantage point, the scene on Whole Cake Island was spectacular. The island was densely packed with Big Mom Pirates converging from all directions toward the castle. Explosions and flashes erupted continuously at the castle, indicating intense battles.

Law wasn’t sure about the Sky Thunder Cannon’s power, but he doubted it could eliminate so many enemies in one shot.

However, as he observed, he suddenly spotted a massive figure through his telescope!

“Huh!? That’s… Big Mom!?” Law quickly adjusted the telescope’s focus for a clearer view and confirmed he wasn’t mistaken.

At that moment, Big Mom, with Perospero perched on her shoulder, was wandering aimlessly under his guidance. As she walked, drool dripped onto the ground, her potent saliva corroding the surface and emitting wisps of smoke.

Above her, a thundercloud and a flame floated closely, following her every move…

Though Perospero was deceiving Big Mom, leading her in circles around the island, he was drenched in sweat, his expression increasingly anxious.

He had no idea when the hastily prepared wedding cake would be ready. The longer it took, the higher the chance Big Mom would kill him herself…

What he didn’t know was that he and Big Mom had already been spotted by Law from the sky.

Upon discovering Big Mom, Law’s mind raced. He realized that Big Mom and Perospero were gradually entering the attack range of the Sky Thunder Cannon…

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