Carlos spent half a day settling the battle on Flowing Cloud Island, then used the island's supplies to reward his subordinates properly and let them rest well for the night. After their continuous forced marches, everyone's nerves had been stretched too tight. They needed to relax before setting out again.
At the peak of Paradise Island stood the Charlie Family's headquarters. The Charlie Family occupied a vast area atop the island's mountain as their base. Backed by mountains and facing water, with beautiful scenery and hot springs of all sizes, it was truly a blessed place of pleasure.
Although the Charlie Family had suffered consecutive defeats and lost several islands in succession, they were not overly panicked. They had merely raised their assessment of Carlos's threat significantly and, through various connections and immense financial resources, invited many experts to defend Paradise Island.
The Charlie Family had already set up numerous lines of warning around Paradise Island. The moment Carlos approached, the Charlie Family would quickly learn of it.
Tonight, a lavish and grand banquet was being held within the Charlie Family's territory, specifically to entertain the powerhouses they had invited.
There were even powerhouses from the Grand Line, whom they had brought in through connections and immense wealth. Aside from these experts, many powerful figures from the West Sea who had good relations with the Charlie Family had also arrived, along with the experts within their own family.
Thus, even after Charlie Eagle, the Charlie Family patriarch and one of the Five Mafia Families' five godfathers alongside Carlos, learned that Flowing Cloud Island had fallen, he felt nothing beyond anger, disappointment, and heartache. There was no panic or despair...
His anger was easy to understand. Charlie Eagle was furious at Carlos's actions. Carlos seemed like a mad dog, heedless