An Unexpected Solo Kill

Is Crocodile bad at this?

Objectively speaking, they are definitely not bad.

Although his bounty is only over 80 million, he is definitely severely underestimated.

Aside from the most mysterious and unpredictable Hawk-Eye Mihawk, Crocodile is currently the most senior of all the Shichibukai.

Although he was only a few years older Doflamingo, Crocodile was able to hold his own against the 19-year-old, green Bullet at least 23 years ago.

He was thus invited by the World Government to become Shichibukai. As for his provocation of Whitebeard and subsequent beating, that happened after Crocodile became a Shichibukai.

Meanwhile, Doflamingo, who lived in the same era as him, was still being hunted by his "nemesis," Ms. Tsuru, after failing to compete with the Navy and pirates for the Op -Op-Op Fruit 10 years ago, and could only flee in panic.

This means that Doflamingo has been Shichibukai for less than 10 years.

Therefore, Crocodile's bounty of 81 million Beli was from twenty years ago, and Doflamingo's bounty of 340 million Berries was from ten years ago.

The actual difference between the two is far less than the numbers suggest.

Of course, Crocodile's formidable strength has no conflict with the fact that he is currently being chased around by the Big Mom, with Zeus under her feet, Prometheus on her head, and Napoleon in her hands.

After all, at this moment, even if Doflamingo were to come, things would only get worse.

Doflamingo might be stronger than Crocodile, but he's not Logia user, so he's a bit less adept at escaping.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

Driven to madness by Perospero's attempts to shift the blame, the Big Mom became convinced that Crocodile was the thief who hid the food and launched a frenzied attack on him.

Mr. 5, who just wanted to throw booger bombs from afar to check in and quietly be a minor internet celebrity, has been made incredibly famous by Prometheus's fireball.

Mr. 1, a man who barely survived a sword strike from Hawk-Eye during the Paramount War, escaped with his life thanks to his sharp blade against Big Mom's Napoleon- like cleaver.

Mr. Valentine, holding a lemon tea umbrella, was trying to escape using his levitation ability while crying his eyes out, but was immediately pulled back by the Big Mom's Iron Balloon Siphon.

Just as this scheming woman was about to be devoured by the Big Mom's gaping maw, Ma Qiao appeared in time and kicked her in the butt, sending her flying to the safety of a small island.

There, the injured members of the Baroque Works were being cared for by Miss Doublefinger.

Blackbeard Teach also played the role of a kind-hearted and helpful person at this time, busying himself with taking care of the wounded.

Miss Valentine, she plunged headfirst into the sand, only managing to avoid any wardrobe malfunction thanks to her anti-gravity bodycon skirt.

Teach is one of the few lecherous pirates in Pirate King. Even after becoming one of the Four Emperors, he still couldn't forget to find beautiful women to be his wives.

Upon seeing the long legs on Valentine's Day, he immediately went forward, but before he could even take two steps, he was knocked to the ground by a charred humanoid object, followed by a sack of watermelons and a large fried chicken.

"Brother Teach, this wounded soldier is about the same skin color as you, probably from the same hometown. I'll leave him to you. Here, take these things and help yourselves recover."

Ma Qiao helped the badly injured Mr. 1, Daz Bones, over.

Teach glanced at Miss Valentine's round, full thighs and her small, perky buttocks, then at Mr. 5, whose skin was already dark but was now even darker from the fire, and nodded with tears in his eyes.

"But..."

Teach asked curiously, "Brother Ma Qiao, how did you know I love watermelon and fried chicken?"

Didn't you say so?

Ma Qiao gave a vague answer, "Maybe Ace mentioned it..."

Teach scratched his head, picked up Mr. 5, and walked to the side.

"Thank you so much, Mr. 7!"

Miss. pulled Miss Valentine out of the sand with Miss Doublefinger while thanking Ma Qiao.

Hearing this rather nostalgic code name, Ma Qiao sighed, "They're all old colleagues, there's no need to thank me."

"You wouldn't happen to be... Mr. 0, would you?"

Miss Doublefinger and asked softly, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

She had reason to be suspicious.

After all, ever since Mr. 3 kidnapped the Celestial Dragons, Mr. 0 has almost stopped issuing orders. Then, it was this old acquaintance in front of him who funded the acquisition of the nearly bankrupt Baroque Works.

And the only mysterious woman who knew Mr. 0's identity, Miss. allsunday, immediately became completely obedient to him...

Most importantly, judging from his skill in rescuing Miss Valentine and escaping unscathed, this is something that a mid-level agent like Mr. 7 could never possess.

Even his partner, Daz Bones, couldn't do that.

All signs indicate that the veteran office worker in front of us, who has been slacking off for years, is the real boss of this company.

"I'm not some Mr. 0."

Ma Qiao glanced at Crocodile, who was being chased around by Big Mom and occasionally getting hit by Big Mom Armament Haki Riot Games or Armament Haki slashes because he couldn't activate his Sand Element in time, and sighed softly:

"I think Mr. 0 must have encountered some trouble..."

"Oh, I see!"

Miss Doublefinger.

Today, she's still dressed like the kind and approachable coffee shop owner, not with the blue afro hairstyle she sported during the battle of the capital in the original story.

This is mainly because Miss Doublefinger also believes that today is just a fun trip to check off the Four Emperors' territory.

The photos were meant to be uploaded to her Weibo account, and she didn't want to ruin her "girl next door" persona.

Upon hearing Ma Qiao's somewhat perfunctory reply, Miss Doublefinger, a coffee shop owner who considered herself well-informed and experienced in dealing with people, immediately noticed the hint of panic in Ma Qiao's words.

However, she forgot that although she was the owner of a coffee shop, she was far from being someone who had seen countless people; her Spider-Man Cafe never had more than a dozen customers a year.

"If you say no, then it's no..."

Miss Doublefinger: "But as a company employee, it's only natural to work for the person who pays your salary, right, 7-chan?"

Ma Qiao:...

7-point sauce it is.

At least the name sounds auspicious; it suggests longevity.

Having saved his former colleague, Ma Qiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the real crisis is far from over.

His former boss and future father-in-law both play battle royale games.

Cobra was deeply moved.

I underestimated my sworn brother.

I used to have reservations about him because of his past as a pirate.

In retrospect, that was a huge mistake.

He dared to venture deep into the lair of Four Emperors to rescue his older brother...

As expected of Shichibukai!

Cobra, risking being eaten, shouted, "Crocodile, go! Don't worry about me! Support Vivi well; she'll be a good queen!"

Crocodile had just been slashed again by the Big Mom and whose forehead was gushing blood, almost fell headfirst into the sea upon hearing this.

You old fool, if you were truly moved, shouldn't you be saying something like, "If Vivi is capable, assist her; if she is incompetent, you may take her for yourself"?

That's how it's written in the novels I read online!

Why did you just send me, the old man, to assist that little wench? You bastard!

Fortunately, Crocodile's own blood can also turn into sand; otherwise, the blood he was bleeding from due to Cobra's anger would have filled his entire body, rendering him powerless.

Cobra's shout nearly broke Crocodile's defenses, and even Big Mom, who was relentlessly chasing and attacking Zeus, suddenly stopped.

She lowered her head, her two huge eyes focusing between her breasts.

Cobra felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Like Nezumi being stared at by a cat's large, round eyes, he froze completely.

"I remember you..."

The Big Mom's voice was like a demon's, as she said viciously, "Your tonkotsu ramen... is delicious... you must be delicious too..."

As she spoke, the Big Mom grabbed Cobra in her hand as if she were picking up a Nezumi and shoved it into her mouth.

"Mochi Giant Blade Bullet!"

Just as Ma Qiao was about to make his move, at the critical moment, a giant rice cake pellet was shoved into the Big Mom's mouth.

The human bite force is quite powerful.

However, due to the physiological characteristics of the temporomandibular joint and physical laws such as the lever theorem, when the mouth is opened to its maximum, if something is used to block it, the powerful biting force cannot be exerted.

In addition, rice cakes are very chewy, so the Big Mom couldn't bite through the rice cake in her mouth for a while.

Charlotte Brulee helped Katakuri, whose body was wrapped in bandages, to the scene.

"Brother Ma Qiao, thank you so much!"

Katakuri was too badly injured to thank Ma Qiao before, and was now filled with gratitude.

Ma Qiao shook his head dismissively, glancing at the struggling Big Mom: "Your rice cakes won't last much longer, will they?"

"Yes!"

Katakuri nodded. "The head chef of the Streusen is already at the cake factory preparing backup cakes. It should be ready soon, but for some reason we haven't heard anything."

"Um... brother..."

Brûlée, standing nearby, cautioned, "That old chef Mommy's got is a rival to Streusen... Streusen might even be hoping Mommy kills him..."

"Damn it, does he really dare to do that?"

"If the Hunger Pangs don't get better, they'll shorten Mom's lifespan!"

Perospero and the others appeared out of nowhere, looking at their mother struggling to swallow the rice cake, feeling both heartache and anxiety.

To be fair, the vast majority of the Big Mom's children, like the Whitebeard adopted son, are truly filial sons and daughters.

Ma Qiao advised Perospero, "The only way forward is to rescue Cobra; his cooking skills are top-notch."

"It's useless."

Perospero shook his head. "Mom's Hunger Pangs is because she can't eat the giant cake. Even if your friend makes the best ramen, it won't cure her Hunger Pangs..."

How will you know if you don't try?

Ma Qiao thought to himself, "Cobra isn't good enough, then there's still Curly Eyebrows. If Curly Eyebrows isn't good enough, then there's Tahm Kench."

Ma Qiao has already summoned his loyal battle mount.

The most important thing is to get my Cobra back.

Thinking this, Ma Qiao snatched the bandage from Brûlée's hand, rubbed it on Tahm Kench's body, and applied the toad oil, a very popular medicine in the Amit Economic Special Zone of Wano Country!

Then, Ma Qiao threw the Cobra.

This move is called "Little Brother Licks Me," oh no, it's called "Bandage Toss."

[Bandage Toss]: Amumu's signature skill.

Throws a sticky bandage at the target area. If it hits an enemy, it pulls Amumu towards the target, stunning them and dealing 70/100/130/160/190 (+0.85 AP) magic damage.

A maximum of two charges can be held at the same time.

Actually, there are other ways to save Cobra.

While Ma Qiao didn't recruit Blitzcrank and thus don't know his signature move, [Rocket Grab], Ma Qiao did recruit Thresh and Pyke.

These two guys' hooks can also pull people out.

However, considering the Big Mom's grip strength and Cobra's physical strength, Ma Qiao abandoned the idea.

I can't be like Darius, who went to rescue hostages, only managed to save half of them, and ended up with his backside still in the Big Mom's hands.

This is so unfair to Vivi.

So after much deliberation, Ma Qiao decided to give up using the hook skill.

[The Bandage Toss] was said to have been thrown at Cobra.

However, as is well known, Amumu's Q is a non-targeted skill with a relatively narrow projectile width, making it quite likely to miss.

However, Ma Qiao's real target wasn't actually Cobra.

After all, [Bandage Toss] can also cause harm.

Cobra's old arms and legs probably can't handle it.

Ma Qiao's plan was to hit the Big Mom's big hand with a Q, then pry open Big Mom fingers, pick up Cobra, and then Teach, who was also a huge target, with a second Q, before returning safely.

Teacher Ma's plan is perfect.

As expected, the Q skill missed its mark and landed squarely on the Big Mom's wrist.

Ma Qiao was immediately pulled by a tremendous force and flew towards the Big Mom.

At the same time, even though Big Mom is one of the Four Emperors and has high magic resistance, she is currently in a state of madness, and her resilience has significantly decreased.

The dizziness effect of [Bandage Toss] activates instantly.

The Big Mom, who had finally managed to forcefully stuff the rice cake down her throat and was about to swallow it whole, instantly went into a state of "dizziness".

In League of Legends, "stun" is an extremely powerful form of crowd control, second only to "knock-up."

The Big Mom was "dizzy" was actually in a state of absolute muscle stillness.

As is well known, in order to keep up with the evolution of the vocal cords, the human esophagus and airway have not been completely separated, and both open into the pharynx.

When swallowing, the trachea closes to prevent food from entering the airway. Sometimes, people talk and laugh while eating. If you swallow too quickly and the trachea doesn't close in time, food can enter the airway, causing anything from severe coughing to immediate death.

There are numerous cases of children and adults dying from foodborne illnesses such as bubble tea pearls and orange jelly.

Although the Big Mom was called the Iron Balloon, her body was so strong that she didn't seem human at all.

But clearly, even the toughest woman has a soft spot in her throat.

The rice cake, which should have slid down the esophagus, was instead, due to the "dizziness" caused by Ma Qiao, slowly slid towards the tracheal inlet under the influence of gravity and inertia...