Battle Power Suppression, All-Out Melee

"Hahaha~~ Straw Hat Kid,"

The rest of the Straw Hat crew were holding off the Blackbeard Pirates' warship outside, but in turn, they were also tied down. Meanwhile, Neo, the 'White Knight' and the second-in-command who devised the plan, was banished to Darkness-Dark Space; he was lucky to even survive, with no chance of escape! So:

"Today is your death day—!!"

Blackbeard invited Ace, took in Aokiji, and tried to persuade Katakuri to surrender, but only with Straw Hat Luffy did he harbor absolute killing intent! Because Luffy is a man just like him, unwavering in the face of any external force or condition. Therefore:

Two tigers cannot share one mountain; they must be killed as soon as possible!

"Air Quake - Collapse!"

As Teach unleashed his punch, his fist was enveloped in a dazzling sphere of light, carrying immense power and whipping up the sand in its path. Seemingly slow yet incredibly fast, the sphere of light rushed towards Luffy in the blink of an eye! A tidal wave of vibrations, hundreds of millions of times per second, blasted the air with his fist, creating glass-like cracks and shattering everything in its path.

"Hateful--"

Luffy was forced to immediately retaliate with a fist imbued with Conqueror's Haki and covered in Armament Haki! However, Luffy's Armament Haki was clearly inferior to Teach's, who had trained for decades, and the Conqueror's Haki coating was neutralized by the Tremor-Tremor -Tremor Devil Fruit ability, resulting in:

Bang!

Wow~~

After one punch, Luffy was blasted backward by Teach! The violent shock made him spit out a mouthful of blood, clearly indicating that his internal organs had been injured.

"If only we could drive in Fourth Gear..."

Having access to Fourth Gear, Luffy is completely unafraid to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Teach. However, every time he enters Fourth Gear or even Gear Second, he is immediately interrupted by Lia's Dark-Dark Fruit ability! His own powers are restricted, while hers can freely use her Devil Fruit abilities—this fight is simply impossible!

"Peerless Mochi Bullet!"

She transformed her arm into a six-barreled Gatling gun, then coated it with Armament Haki! A barrage of 'Mochi Bullet' rained down on Teach, who was preparing to give chase, forcing Lia to erect a dark wall to block them.

"Use ranged attacks, Straw Hat!"

In response to Katakuri's words, Luffy's lips twitched a few times.

"Um... um... I don't have any ranged attack methods..."

In Gear Second, Luffy's punches and guns look like 'air cannons,' but they are still punches that are so fast that they are difficult to see with the naked eye! However, once Luffy's punches and kicks enter a certain range around Blackbeard, they will be suppressed by the Dark-Dark Fruit ability of the Rubber-Rubber Fruit, thus forcibly deactivating Gear Second.

This is troublesome.

Faced with the trinity of Teach, the Straw Hat crew should have Roman, Nami, and Zoro deal with him.

Roman's 'Super Electromagnetic Sword 3.0' possesses extremely powerful physical striking capabilities, Nami can use the Infinite Lightning Abyss for saturation bombardment from a distance. In particular, Zoro, as a non-Devil Fruit user, is not suppressed at all, and theoretically, he is the best candidate to deal with Teach.

However, the three people who could have held off Teach were not present, causing the Straw Hat crew and Charlotte Family to suffer repeated defeats.

"Luffy, hang in there! Nami are on their way!"

Although Jinbe's Fish-Man Karate is slightly suppressed by the Dark-Dark Fruit's power, it's still much stronger than other Devil Fruit users who don't even dare to get close. Right now, he and Luffy are the ones holding off Teach.

"Katakuri— "

At the same time, Jinbe turned to look at Katakuri, who had already nodded.

"Understood, we will cooperate fully."

Future Sight Observation Haki one to foresee the future, is incredibly useful; you can learn the rest of the information just by saying the beginning. However:

"Hehehe~~ Although I don't know what you're planning to do to stall for time, there are no 'miracles' in this world! Katakuri, I'll ask you one last time, do you want to board my ship?!"

Faced with Teach's questioning, Katakuri raised his new 'Earth Dragon', demonstrating his stance through action.

"That's such a shame, Annie!"

"Why,"

The long-haired girl with black hair, perched on Blackbeard's right shoulder, sighed.

"Actually... I really didn't want to use this trick. Go ahead:"

With a gentle wave of the girl's hand, the rocks representing the 'earth element' surrounding her flew forward, transforming into limbs and a head, gradually turning into the shape of a human as they fell.

This rock doll appeared to move slowly, but its imposing presence instantly overwhelmed the other three Homies of lightning, fire, and ice! It generated a tremendous gravitational pull, more than ten times stronger than normal gravity, constantly drawing in everything around it: dust, gravel, and rocks...

This caused its size to grow rapidly, like a snowball rolling downhill, and as it grew, its attraction to everyone increased, giving Luffy and the others the illusion that this rock giant had become the core of the earth, the foundation upon which everything rests, and that this core was relentlessly crashing and crushing towards the Straw Hat crew and the Charlotte Family with the force of a collapsing mountain! Even more importantly:

"How is this possible?!"

"Mother····"

"Could it be that you—"

Even the usually composed Katakuri's expression darkened! Because as it absorbed more and more matter, the towering rock giant, initially just a blurry mass, slowly became 'clearer'—its obese body, ferocious features, pirate-style bandana, and the massive stone scimitar it wielded—it looked just like:

"Hey! Isn't that an 'Big Mom'? How could this be!?"

Luffy was taken aback, after all, Big Mom's ferocity was no less than Kaido's. Even if Luffy couldn't remember people, he could never forget the honor of this World's Strongest!

"Damn it, they actually used my mother's soul—"

"Piracy is a profession where the winner takes all and the loser loses everything."

Facing Smoothie, who was distracted by the sudden appearance of Big Mom 'Homies' during their battle, Shiryu smiled coldly and vanished from Smoothie sight in an instant. Even her Observation Haki suddenly lost all perception of Shiryu! In a battle between masters, this fleeting moment is crucial:

Puff!

With a flash of light, a stream of blood spurted from the waist of the tall Smoothie!

"Don't fall down so soon, I haven't chopped enough yet~~"

"Then let's give it a try!"

With a flick of her wrist, Smoothie absorbed the blood flowing from her waist, smeared it onto her longsword, and used her own blood to enhance the weapon's power before Shiryu Smoothie more! She was already slightly weaker than Shiryu, and now, weakened and exhausted...

But now it's not a question of whether she can hold on, it's that only she can hold on!!

Whether it's the Straw Hat crew or the rest of the Charlotte Family, they're all caught in the Blackbeard Pirates' siege! If she can't hold off Shiryu, the battle will likely collapse instantly.

On the other side:

"Charge! Biscuit Army!"

With a swift swing of Cracker longsword, a group of Biscuit General wielding swords and shields leaped into the air, charging towards the surrounding enemies and holding them back! However, Krieg's face was extremely grim, because:

"Hehehe, how does it feel to have your former brothers and sisters as your opponents?"

Amidst the deep laughter of Death's 'Vajirus', the group besieging Krieg was none other than members of the Charlotte Family! Among them, the quadruplets Charlotte Counter, Charlotte Cardantz, Charlotte Cavallette, and Charlotte Gala were clearly visible.

"Bastard! I'm going to kill you!"

Krieg gritted his teeth, and despite his usual fear of pain, he personally charged forward with his longsword, vowing to kill Vajirus with his own hands.

Killing someone Guotou falling to the ground; which pirate doesn't have blood on their hands? Even if they fail and are killed, there's nothing to complain about, but:

These Charlotte Family members were covered in stitches, and their muscles were spasming, trembling, and swelling violently. The weapons that the Biscuit General had already slashed into their bodies were blocked and clamped by their extremely taut muscles, making it difficult for them to advance even an inch!

As their muscles swelled to an abnormal degree, their strength increased several times over in an instant. With a backhand grab, they actually tore the Krieg Biscuit General, who was wrapped in Armament Haki, into a pile of fragments.

"You actually used my family as puppets! I won't let you get away with this!!"

"Kill... kill me..."

"Krieg... do it..."

Not all of the Charlotte family executives who were turned into combat puppets by Vajirus are dead. Some of them still retain their last bit of will, but after their muscles and nerves have been modified, there is no possibility of saving them.

That's right:

'Death' Vajirus is actually an embalmer by profession; being a doctor is just a side job for him.

"Ha, they're just a bunch of dying people and corpses."

"Even if we treated them, death would be the only outcome. So I gave them the strength to stand up again—"

Wearing a black feather coat and a wrinkled top hat, Vajirus, looking sickly, chuckled as he looked at the subdued Krieg.

"Struggle all you want. When you're too badly wounded to be healed in battle, you'll join my 'Legion of the Dead.' That's your fate."

"What an ugly fight,"

Katrin Demi glanced disdainfully at Vajirus's army of the dead. Although the principle seemed similar to Moria's Zombie Army, these corpses were actually still 'alive'! Vajirus's biochemical modification technology gave these experts temporary vitality to their bodies. Although they were just a group of walking corpses, their well-forged bodies were enough as tools.

"Die!"

Facing Charlotte Custard's sudden sword strike from the side, Katrin Demi simply placed one hand on the hilt of her rapier at her waist, and then:

Puff,

Two figures passed each other, and Charlotte Family's sixth daughter was suddenly startled. Then, she felt a sharp pain in her chest and abdomen, as if she had been stabbed.

This sword strike came without a trace and went without a shadow, almost impossible to catch. It not only cleanly and decisively broke through Custard's Armament Haki, but it was also a counterattack launched while dodging her attack! This shows that her opponent is superior to her in both Haki and swordsmanship.

"Without power, let alone revenge, you can't even save your own life. Mūru hūhū~~"

"Caw! Caw! Caw!!"

In the sky, a flock of birds frantically flapped their wings, fleeing in the opposite direction from Whole Cake Chateau! That place was terrifying; lightning, storms, flames, ice, and gravity surged into the sky, and an aura capable of instantly destroying the mind swept back and forth, causing all living beings to flee for their lives, except for:

Swoosh—

A strange 'lion' flew past these panicked bird plug-ins.

Standing aboard the approaching Sunny Merry, gazing at the distant, raging battle on Whole Cake Chateau, Nami couldn't help but frown. Although she had informed the Charlotte Family of her plan, whether it would succeed remained uncertain...

"Don't worry,"

Zoro, standing beside him, held the three swords at his waist, while Usopp and Franky on the other side were also fully armed.

"Roman has never let us down."

This time is no exception!