Whole Cake Island Annihilated (5)
Ignoring Chairman Bread's thoughts, Long held up two fingers and calmly said, "I'll give you two choices, given your status."
"First, join us and become the head chef of the Hell Pirates."
"Second, follow in Charlotte Linlin's footsteps and sleep with her forever."
"Personally, I recommend you choose the second option. After all, given your relationship... and your age, staying in the new era is indeed a bit inappropriate," Long said.
Back at the sea restaurant, Red-Leg Zeff promised him that he would train a team of chefs for the Hell Pirates.
Now, if Longbread joins, he can lead these people to serve the One Piece crew.
However, although it seemed like she was recruiting long bread rolls, Oboro's words carried a sarcastic tone.
There was absolutely no sincerity shown.
"Oh."
The long bread also chuckled self-deprecatingly.
Judging from his act of abandoning Charlotte Linlin, Oboro was certain that he would choose the first option.
No matter how bad Oboro's attitude was.
Over the years, Longbread had indeed developed deep feelings for Charlotte Linlin, but with the formation of the Big Mom Pirates and Linlin's subsequent rise to become Yonko, many things changed. Big Mom's death was already inevitable, and as an old man from the old era, he couldn't change anything... Since that was the case, it wasn't worth sacrificing his life for her.
The smile on Longbread's face was a sarcastic jab at his own nature as a One Piece... rather than a member of the family.
When he first met Linlin, he actually had the intention of 'using' her.
If... if nothing had changed, perhaps... he could summon the courage of a 'One Piece' and desperately fight off the man before him for the sake of that little girl from back then.
"Go ahead and laugh at me..."
A tear welled up in the corner of Longbao's eye as she looked directly at Long. "I haven't lived enough yet... so I choose the first option."
"However... don't be too happy yet. The reason I joined your One Piece crew might be so that one day I can witness you fall at the hands of the World Government!"
"Is this how you avenge Charlotte Linlin?"
Long raised an eyebrow, unconcerned.
Perhaps the old man's escape wasn't simply about saving his life.
He wanted to do something... after all, he couldn't change the outcome on his own.
"You look so much like him."
The long bread said something else.
Rocks D. Xebec.
Long knew who he was referring to.
Even the mighty Rocks Pirates fell apart back then, and Rocks D. Xebec, who aspired to become the King of the World, was, from a certain historical perspective, also a 'loser'.
"Let's go... my head chef."
Long chuckled softly.
Then, using the airflow, they lifted the old man's body and flew him back to Whole Cake Island.
Meanwhile, as Oboro was pursuing Longbread, the land of Whole Cake Island had completely collapsed. Big Mom made strange noises, and thousands of red lightning bolts caused by the collision of Conqueror's Haki fell from above the entire island, creating a terrifying scene. The battle between the Hell Pirates and the Yonko had entered a fierce stage.
When Long returned to the island, he saw Charlotte Linlin, driven mad like a ferocious beast on the verge of death, fighting a pack of hyenas with her most instinctive and savage fighting style, constantly swinging her fists. Her eyes were unfocused, as if she had lost consciousness, and only the whites of her eyes could be seen; she was fighting entirely on her body's instincts and senses.
Rob Lucci, Dorans, and the others were no longer able to intervene. In this situation, if they were to take even One-Punch Man from Big Mom, they would die instantly.
They can only circle around, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack, or use some long-range attack moves.
Bare was the one who engaged in close combat with Big Mom.
Next are Shiryu, Enel, Yurivich, and Waldo.
The Yonko kept getting new wounds... each one looked almost fatal, but Charlotte Linlin's vitality was just too abnormal.
Even in this predicament, he is still alive and maintains astonishing fighting power.
Seeing this, the long bread that was following Oboro clenched its fists and its eyes filled with tears.
In a daze, the huge blood-red figure in the distance appeared in his vision as if it had transformed into the little girl who used to follow him around, holding a bunch of flowers in her hand, chasing butterflies with an innocent and adorable expression.
Suddenly, Longbread's expression froze, and he watched as Long slowly raised his arm.
He made a Pistol gesture with his palm, his fingertips pointing at Linlin from a distance.
They were at least a thousand meters away from the battlefield, standing only on the edge of the already cracked Whole Cake Island.
A tiny grain of light, accompanied by a surging airflow, formed at Long's fingertips.
The swirling air currents were like Tatsumaki, making it difficult for the long bread to stand. It was only after pulling out its weapon, a scimitar, and planting it in the ground that it was able to regain its footing, but even then, it was difficult to open its eyes.
This familiar feeling...
Longbread glanced at the 'energy' at Oboro's fingertips, a kind of danger that made his heart pound and his breath catch in his throat.
He knew... Linlin was doomed.
This power is most likely the same force that nearly destroyed the entire Whole Cake Island, literally 'shaving off a layer' of the land!
"Don't want..."
The long bread murmured silently.
Swoosh.
The next second, the light spot turned into a white line that stretched across the entire island, flashing past in the night.
It precisely pierced Big Mom's forehead, who was still frenzied in the battle.
It shot out from the back of its head and flew towards the sea outside the island with undiminished momentum.
Boom boom boom boom!
As the light faded, the shattered landmasses of Whole Cake Island began to rise from the depths of the sea, swept up by a tide as loud as rumbling thunder.
The ground beneath their feet began to shake... And in the darkness, on the other side of Whole Cake Island, where the light had vanished, the sea was split in two, cut in half.
The length cannot be determined by the naked eye.
When the tide recedes, a powerful tsunami follows.
And, even from such a distance, the torrential rain still fell.
But none of these are the most important things...
Most importantly, when the 'light' passed through her body, blood splattered from the back of Big Mom's head, and her originally 'unparalleled bravery'... came to an abrupt halt, and her life force dissipated.
Then... he fell backward.
Big Mom, one of the Yonko, is dead!
The Hell Pirates' officers, stationed in various locations, witnessed the Emperor of the Sea fall to the ground before their very eyes.
He never stood up again...
The long bread collapsed to its knees, dazed.
The figure in front of him, Oboro, disappeared.
"Even if you don't make a move, I can still kill her."
On the other side, Bare suddenly turned around, looked at the captain who had flashed over, and said with some displeasure.
"There's no need to waste time on established results and facts." Long Man walked past him, stopped in front of Big Mom's corpse, and stared at the woman who died with her eyes wide open.
This time, he did not use the system's abilities.
Instead, in front of everyone, he raised his hand and, following the wound between Big Mom's eyebrows, plunged it directly into her brain.
This woman has the 'treasure' he desires.
It could even be said that Oboro currently values the most 'resource' in the entire One Piece world.
That is... the soul! "Hehehe..."
A restless feeling stirred within him, and he couldn't help but laugh.
"Finally... finally..."
"Finally... I'm one step closer to my true self."
The others exchanged glances, looking at the captain with a strange expression, whom they had never seen before, and couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.
Although we don't know what the captain's ramblings meant.
However, the aura and pressure that Oboro unconsciously released at this moment were exceptionally terrifying.