stonecrandall Chapter 373 This is my divine kingdom now.
Chapter 373 This is my divine kingdom now.
Chapter 373 This is my divine kingdom now.
At this moment, Kaido had obviously noticed the actions of his three opponents—their intention to attack had clearly weakened, and instead, their movements began to move intentionally or unintentionally toward Charlotte Island.
"Is there some other plan...? How naive!"
Upon seeing this, Kaido let out a low snort of black smoke.
"This island will be destroyed today—I don't keep my word."
Just as mentioned before.
Although Yamato believes that this attack on Totto Land was Kaido's idea—after all, logically and emotionally, it would be the best choice for Kaido to test his skills on Totto Land after obtaining the special weapon "Pillar of the Abyss".
But that's not the case.
Only Kaido himself knows.
"He did indeed intend to start a war"—that's right, but his first choice was actually Shanks—he was never one to be afraid of a strong opponent; in fact, the stronger the opponent, the better.
The reason he chose to attack Totto Land today is simply because it was at the request of his partner, the World Government.
As Kaido said at this moment, although he did not know exactly where Totto Land had offended the World Government, he was not a man who did not keep his word.
He has no intention of breaking ties with the World Government until the world is dragged into war as he wishes.
So soon, Kaido's huge, jet-black dragon body roared and flew away, chasing after the three of them.
Meanwhile...
"laugh!"
On the naval battlefield, Katakuri once again cleaved down an enemy who was trying to board the ship to fight.
After some time, the situation of the war clearly worsened—not long ago even the second line of defense on the south side of Charlotte Island had been declared lost, and the war situation was quite dire.
"This can't go on..."
Katakuri's gaze turned to the distant core battlefield, his Observation Haki sensing the auras of those people, his brows furrowed.
His Observation Haki told him that his mother and the Zodiac's helpers were currently at a disadvantage, just like them.
Therefore, he now only has two choices.
First, lead the Charlotte family and the people of Tottoland to break out immediately and completely abandon the Tottoland waters.
Although they will inevitably suffer considerable losses during their breakout, Katakuri is confident that they can break through successfully without Kaido's personal obstruction.
Of course, as a price, his mother and the twelve constellations' helpers will be surrounded.
Second, we must continue the fight.
But at present, he cannot see any hope of victory.
But it was precisely during this time that Katakuri was lost in thought.
"!!!"
The next moment, his expression changed slightly.
Because of his Observation Haki, he could sense that his mother was transmitting information to him through her Haki.
The information caused Katakuri's pupils to shrink suddenly—clearly, even for him, this information was extremely astonishing.
"6
'
But after only a moment's hesitation, Katakuri's eyes hardened.
He immediately pulled out the "Commander Den Den Mushi" from his pocket, which was used to contact members of the Charlotte family, and dialed the number.
Once the Den Den Mushi connected, he issued the order without hesitation.
"Smoothie, Perospero, issue orders to the others: everyone immediately withdraw to the island's third line of defense."
"The third line of defense!?" *2
Upon hearing this, Smoothie and Perospero both exclaimed in surprise.
They were naturally aware of the current situation on the battlefield, so they were not surprised that Katakuri had contacted them.
However, their judgment was the same as Katakuri's: they believed that in this situation, one should either break through or fight to the death; there should be no third option.
"Katakuri-nii, if we retreat to the third line of defense, and the Beasts complete their encirclement of the island," we'll almost certainly have no chance of breaking out!
Smoothie couldn't help but say something at that moment.
She naturally knew that the so-called "third line of defense" was actually a defense line built on Charlotte Island itself and the Homies in the nearby sea. The reason it existed was because Charlotte Island itself was formed by the glued-together formation of several islands from the former Totto Land. Therefore, special fortifications were intentionally set up around the island from the very beginning.
Under normal circumstances, this defensive line is the most impenetrable iron wall, ensuring that even if the war outside is fierce, the people of Totland can still be guaranteed a certain degree of safety.
However, under the current circumstances, retreating to the third line of defense could certainly stabilize the situation in the short term.
But once the Beasts Pirates complete their encirclement of the island, there will be no way to break out.
"6
""
In contrast to Smoothie, Perospero remained silent at this moment.
Being older and also serving as a strategist, he clearly understood Katakuri better.
Therefore, he knew very well that Katakuri was not the kind of person who would choose to wait for death in this situation—to be precise, the thing he liked to do most was to prevent problems before they occurred, as he "could foresee the future".
There can only be one person who could make Katakuri make such a decision, which is completely out of character for him.
"Is that Mom?"
"Um?
Thus, in a very short time, Kaido noticed the unusual behavior of the Charlotte family below.
Large numbers of Homies and ships began to gather on Charlotte Island.
Not just the ships and the members of the Charlotte family.
"What exactly is it...?"
At this moment, a sense of gloom rose in Kaido's heart.
So he immediately stopped what he was doing, which was spewing out evil winds and heat breath to attack Lingling and the others.
"Whatever you plan to do, just stop it!"
Amidst the roaring sound of wind being cut, he let out this low growl, and with a turn of his massive, jet-black dragon body, he headed towards the main island of Charlotte Island.
Clearly, he had an extremely keen sense of war and adhered to one principle—war is war.
In war, any means and process are permitted as long as victory can be achieved.
Just like Kozuki Oden back then, the swordsman who was regarded as Kaido's rival ultimately suffered a rather shameless defeat.
He originally had a chance to win, but because the previous user of the Imitation Fruit, Kurozumi Higurashi, imitated Momonosuke, he became careless in the battle and was ultimately defeated by Kaido.
To be honest, that was a victory that Kaido despised, and he was so enraged that he killed Kurozumi Higurashi with his own hands afterward.
But a victory is a victory.
"To obtain something at any cost and by any means necessary, that is the principle that Kaido follows."
That's why Kaido has now chosen to turn around without hesitation and head towards Charlotte Island.
He will use his heat and evil winds to completely destroy the island and kill everyone on it—no matter what plans Lingling and the others have hidden on that island, they will all ultimately fail.
But it is quite obvious.
Kaido, who was speeding towards Charlotte Island at that moment, did not notice.
As he made his choice, the three of them abruptly stopped moving.
But at this moment, there was no sign of panic on their faces.
"Just as Miss Lingling said..."
He smiled thoughtfully and said.
"Kaido hasn't changed at all after all these years!"
Lingling, on the other hand, was furious.
As the senior member of the Rocks Pirates who was closest to Kaido in the past, although she is no longer the same Linlin she once was, she still knows Kaido very well.
Therefore, Kaido's choice at this moment is actually within their plan.
"Let's begin."
At this moment, Kuma looked at Kaido, who was constantly approaching Charlotte Island, and said in a low voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, he unhesitatingly ripped off the sleeve of his right hand.
At the same time, Yixiao and Lingling also hummed in agreement, and then did the same thing, lifting up their right sleeves.
On the right arms of all three, a mark resembling a constellation of stars was clearly visible, radiating a dazzling light.
That was none other than...
【Star Mark】.
As the three of them revealed the "Mark of the Stars".
Countless starlight also began to spread outwards from within the mark.
at the same time...
"Buzz!"
Kaido, who was flying towards Charlotte Island, saw it.
The entire island before him, and even the surrounding seawater, were bathed in starlight.
Previously invisible patterns began to spread across the entire sea area, and in just a moment they formed the pattern of a magic circle.
【Star Array】
"This...this is..."
Kaido's pupils suddenly contracted, realizing that something was wrong.
After cooperating with the government, he also complied with the government's request and carved an abyss magic circle inside Ghost Island.
Therefore, he naturally knew the effect of this formation, which could remotely teleport certain things into the formation's range.
The key issue is that the formation that has appeared in this sea area at this moment not only completely surrounds the giant island "Charlotte Island", but also completely covers the surrounding sea area.
This not only proves that the formation was already inscribed before his attack, but also that something enormous was about to be teleported over!
And that is indeed the case.
The next moment...
"Boom!"
Kaido had already noticed the sudden change in the surrounding light.
The lightning and moonlight that were originally in the sky were completely obscured at this moment.
Kaido subconsciously looked up and saw something above him, in the sky above the area affected by the huge array.
A massive, unbelievably huge island ship, radiating starlight, was sailing in the sky... and hurtling towards him!
That was none other than the Starlight Ark, which had recently become famous on the high seas—the Esther!
Even Kaido's enormous dragon body seemed as small as an insect in front of that giant ship.
At this moment, Kaido saw Charlotte Island and the ships of the Charlotte Family members in the waters near Charlotte Island slowly floating in the starlight, flying towards the Esther.
Just moments later, Charlotte Island, like Fishman Island before it, became completely integrated with the Esther.
"!!!"
Therefore, Kaido naturally understood what would happen next.
After Charlotte Island was merged, there were no more friendly forces in this area for the Esther.
In other words...
This colossal ship, almost the size of a continent, can now finally crash down without any hesitation!
"boom!"
The sheer force of the crashing ship created an immense pressure that caused the air to whistle as it broke free.
The clouds shattered, the sea split apart, and even the sky seemed to be falling down along with that enormous figure... towards the fleet of beasts below!
Meanwhile...
"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"
The drums of liberation sound.
Boundless bloodline factors and endless starlight converged, instantly dispelling the abyssal power that had originally enveloped the entire sea area.
"My strength has been restored!"
"Did Kaido's weapon malfunction?"
At that moment, Lingling and the others also instantly felt that their abilities had returned to normal.
It may even replace it.
In the entire sea area, only dense starlight drifted like mist.
"Hey! Our abilities..."
"Run! Change course immediately!"
"It's...it's too late. With a size and scale like this, there's no way they can escape!"
At the same time, the members of the Beasts Pirates also realized that their abilities seemed to be sealed and could not be used at this moment.
Kaido was naturally aware of this situation.
The black color on his body was fading, and he was returning to his original azure dragon form.
His gaze was fixed on the massive island ship crashing down above, and the figures faintly visible on its surface.
"really..."
Meanwhile, at the very front of the Esther.
Wearing a ram's head mask, Wei Yang led Lingling and the others back to the Esther while also looking down at Kaido.
"The so-called Pillars of the Abyss" should be a way in which ancient technology utilized the source energy of bloodline factors. Or rather, the extraordinary technology of ancient kingdoms and even older nations was essentially the application of the source energy of bloodline factors.
For him, who now has almost a complete understanding of the secrets of the world, these things are not difficult to guess.
"The bloodline factor energy is an all-powerful wish-granting machine. If used properly, it can theoretically fulfill almost any wish or idea."
The same applies to the Pillars of the Abyss.
[The source of lineage factors has been discovered—the Pillar of Creation]
[Its essence is a small amount of bloodline factor source energy - Abyss - Binding]
Completely transform the environment of the nearby sea into one bound by the abyss, instantly weakening the enemy's abilities while simultaneously strengthening one's own.
But unfortunately—
"The Esther, and the Star Garden connected to it, is essentially the place where my bloodline factor energy converges."
Beneath the ram-head mask, Wei Yang whispered.
"The place where this ship is is my divine kingdom, which belongs to me—the Flower Garden."
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