Because he was standing at the edge of the Sky Island observing, when Big Mom and Ian started flying over, Trafalgar Law saw them. But when Ian and Big Mom reached the cloud layer beneath the Sky Island, Law couldn’t see them at all.

To be honest, when Law discovered that the Airborne Thunder Cannon had little effect on Big Mom and instead drew her attention to the Sky Island, prompting her to fly up, he was extremely fearful at that moment.

He knew that it was his idea that led the Sky Island to attract Big Mom’s wrath. If Big Mom came to the Sky Island and caused any unacceptable destruction, the responsibility would definitely be his!

He didn’t want to be a burden to his team, but he really hadn’t expected Big Mom to be so powerful. The Airborne Thunder Cannon had taken out Perospero, who had a bounty of 700 million, yet Big Mom was completely unharmed. This was beyond Law’s understanding.

“She’s a Monster!”

This word is generally used by people to describe the Four Emperors. Whitebeard had been called this, Kaido had been called this, and Big Mom had also been called this. Law certainly knew and had heard of this, but before, as one of the Supernovas and full of ambition, he hadn’t paid much attention.

However, when Big Mom suddenly jumped up from beneath the cloud layer and stood before Law, he truly realized how accurate this description was!

In normal times, Big Mom’s aura was already terrifying, but now, in the midst of a food craving-induced rampage, she was even more terrifying. Not being able to get the food she wanted brought about an irritable and violent aura. Being stared at by Big Mom, Law felt as if he were being watched by a terrifying giant Sea King. In an instant, cold sweat broke out!

“Cake… where is it!!” Big Mom walked toward Law step by step, her shrill voice questioning him. She couldn’t recognize who Law was; she only knew to ask this question to whoever she caught.

But Law was already so intimidated by Big Mom’s terrifying aura that he couldn’t even speak, so how could he answer?

This naturally made Big Mom even more furious. She stretched out her hand and grabbed toward Law.

At this moment, if Law were caught by Big Mom’s hand, his lifespan would probably be directly taken by her, because he had already developed fear and terror toward Big Mom in his heart.

However, at this moment, Law suddenly saw a figure rapidly approaching behind Big Mom.

That was… the captain!?

For some reason, at that instant, Law’s fear suddenly disappeared! Courage returned to him once again. The wisp of soul that had drifted out of his body due to fear instantly retracted!

Big Mom’s grab failed to catch Law’s soul. It felt as if, at the moment she grabbed, the soul slipped away.

Just as Law narrowly escaped, Ian’s figure flew in from a distance, delivering a fierce kick to Big Mom with his right foot wrapped in black Armament Haki!

With a loud boom, Law could see Big Mom’s fat cheek being dented by the kick, and then her massive body flew out, crashing into a distant ancient building. A huge sound came, and that building, which had been preserved for who knows how many years, collapsed just like that!

Ian landed in front of Law, looked at him somewhat surprised, and then asked, “Are you okay?”

When he rushed over earlier, he had seen Big Mom attacking Law. He just hadn’t expected that Big Mom hadn’t grabbed Law’s soul!

“I’m fine!” Law shook his head. Only he himself understood that at that moment, when he saw Ian appear, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of relief. It was a feeling that even if the sky were falling, everything would be okay as long as the captain was there. It was precisely because of this feeling that he suddenly forgot his fear and terror toward Big Mom.

Law himself was the captain of the Heart Pirates, but at this moment, he suddenly understood how his loyal crew members viewed him. And now, the roles were reversed; he was viewing Ian as the captain from the perspective of a crew member of the Dragon Hunter Pirates…

A captain is the backbone of a pirate crew; this is not just talk. Ian had already established a strong sense of trust in the hearts of all his crew with his strength.

“You step back a bit; you probably can’t intervene in this battle!” Ian said to Law.

In the past, perhaps Law would have felt rebellious upon hearing this from Ian. After all, he was once one of the Eleven Supernovas, proud in his heart. How could he accept being looked down upon? However, now, after hearing Ian’s words, he accepted without even thinking, nodding, “Then, Captain, be careful!”

“By the way! Go to the kitchen and see if there are any snacks left that Matthew made! If there are, bring them to me!” Ian said.

Although Law didn’t quite understand why Ian wanted snacks, he wisely didn’t ask too much and directly turned around, running toward the island.

Big Mom had already gotten up, but apart from being covered in dust, she wasn’t injured at all. Ian didn’t expect that the kick just now could cause any harm to Big Mom, because he knew that Big Mom was a natural-born destroyer!

There are many strong people in this world, and their strengths are varied. Some are strong because of their Devil Fruit abilities, some because of their Haki, some because of their physical skills or swordsmanship, and so on. However, Big Mom’s strength, in Ian’s view, probably lies in her extraordinary physical strength!

Yes, the strength of Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, cannot be attributed to her Soul-Soul Fruit ability, because Big Mom is a natural-born monster. Even when she was a child, she already possessed tremendous strength. Without Haki or physical skills, she could kill a bear with a light slap, and after falling into a food craving-induced frenzy, she killed the elder of the Giants. Which child can do that?

Having such terrifying physical strength as a child, now grown up, with Haki, Devil Fruit, and other enhancements, it’s not hard to understand why Big Mom is so terrifying…

After being kicked away by Ian, Big Mom got up and naturally looked at Ian. Although her mind was in chaos, she wasn’t so foolish as to not recognize who the enemy was.

“You… you! Did you steal the cake!?” The Napoleon hat on Big Mom’s head had been taken off and held in her hand. She roared at Ian with a ferocious face, then swung a sword at Ian from a distance!

Another immensely powerful Spear of Elbaf!

“Good timing!”

Holding Black Winged Demon in his left hand and Senbonzakura in his right, Ian crossed the two swords over his head, then swung them sharply. A cross-shaped sword energy slashed out as well!

The Spear of Elbaf instantly collided with Ian’s slashing sword energy. With a loud boom, a strong blast of air erupted at the collision point, and the two slashes actually completely canceled each other out!

You should know that Ian was only in Super Saiyan mode now. The Senbonzakura in his hand hadn’t been released, and Black Winged Demon hadn’t entered Resurrección, yet relying solely on sword energy, he actually tied with Big Mom’s Spear of Elbaf!

This was all thanks to Arest, because after defeating him, Ian had leveled up! He had smoothly advanced to Master-level Swordsmanship!

*[Master-level Swordsmanship]: Attack speed +100%, destructive power +100%, all sword energy slashes’ power doubled!*

And this Master-level Swordsmanship manifested in Ian as a mysterious feeling, as if the blade in his hand had merged with him. A casual slash could break through the air at the most precise angle, unleashing the greatest power with the most accurate force.

After the Spear of Elbaf was blocked, Big Mom charged toward Ian. At this time, Prometheus and Zeus had also returned, floating above Big Mom’s head. When she arrived in front of Ian, Big Mom suddenly raised her hand, grabbed Prometheus above, and smashed it down toward Ian!

At the moment when Prometheus was grabbed by Big Mom, its size instantly expanded to the maximum. The face on this flames became ferocious, bringing scorching heat as it smashed toward Ian.

Facing Big Mom’s move “Heavenly Fire,” Ian raised his left hand, using Black Winged Demon’s blade to block Big Mom’s fist, while his right hand’s Senbonzakura stabbed toward Big Mom, and a Black Dragon Wave spiraled along the blade, flying toward her!

Clang! Big Mom’s strength was astonishing. Ian’s left hand alone couldn’t block this force, and he was punched into the cloud layer below. Prometheus’s flames had no effect on him, but the Black Dragon Wave he released with his right hand bit into Big Mom!

“So hot! So hot!” Big Mom screamed in pain. The temperature of Ian’s Black Dragon Wave was no joke. Although Prometheus was passively absorbing Ian’s flames, the immense heat of a Black Dragon Wave wasn’t something that could be absorbed easily. The remaining high-temperature flames still caused Big Mom harm!

Her steel-like body was naturally impervious to blades and bullets, but high temperatures were not included. Ian’s Black Dragon Wave was fired at close range, leaving no time to dodge. Although it didn’t instantly burn Big Mom to ashes, when Ian flew back up from beneath the clouds, he found that Big Mom was already covered in blisters!

At this moment, Big Mom could be said to be extremely unsightly, with countless large blisters caused by burns covering her body, making her skin look like that of a toad.

But Ian’s first reaction upon seeing Big Mom was not to almost vomit but to wish he could poke his own eyes out!

Because Big Mom’s clothes had been completely burned off by the Black Dragon Wave just now, which meant that what was presented before Ian was a completely naked, obese woman covered in blisters…

“Damn! This is courting death!”

Ian deeply regretted it. He felt that after this battle, both his eyes might end up with styes! (T/N: consider pouring bleach on your eyes)

Damn it, where’s the promised indestructible divine underwear!?

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay Read