A Stalemate and the Decisive Key

Bigmom's body is so abnormal that even though he is dead, the chaotic air currents caused by his unconscious 'madness' just now failed to tear his remains apart... but even Whole Cake Island no longer exists.

Bigmom's body still has some value.

It was used to 'push the boat' and help the Joker rise to power.

Even if people outside might not believe it...

After all, the attack was made public because it was carried out by the Donquixote Family.

The group has returned to the Blood Pluton. Some are recovering from their injuries, while others are resting. Things are much simpler now. Although some of the Big Mom Pirates' forces are not yet gathered on Whole Cake Island, they are no longer a threat.

"It's been over a year..."

On the way to the other islands of the Totto Land, Oboro murmured.

He fell into deep thought.

That's about enough... It's time to kill Luffy.

If nothing unexpected happens, Doflamingo becomes Yonko, Shanks' side will definitely take action.

And with Shanks's intelligence, it's impossible to fool him... The latter should be very smart and know that it was the Hell Pirates' doing.

How well Luffy is training in Haki, whether he has awakened Gear Fourth... none of that matters.

The important thing is that as long as you don't become a 'Nika', everything will be fine.

Giving them too much time might cause unforeseen circumstances, and it would be a good opportunity to use Luffy as a threat to counterbalance Shanks' next move.

Another point is Rayleigh, the Pluton.

The old man is with Luffy, and if he Luffy, it would be equivalent to completely breaking ties with Rayleigh... The reason he is taking action now is partly due to the current situation, and partly to maximize his resource points.

In Hisoka's words, it's time to pluck the 'delicious fruit'.

Boom boom boom.

The massive Blood Pluton glided through the night sky. At each island it passed, a crew member would disembark to help their island comrades conquer Big Mom's territory. Looking out, the entire sea was ablaze with the remains of several neighboring islands, engulfed in flames and smoke, explosions echoing everywhere... Countless corpses floated on the sea, many citizens of the Totto Land, awakened from their nightmares, unable to escape.

These are all ordinary people.

Screams, cries, and wails echoed under the night sky.

However, although the Hell Pirates and the Donquixote Family chose an excellent time for their surprise attack, completely destroying Big Mom's power was not so easy. Even though most of the ministers of Totto Land were dead, some still remained. Furthermore, there was the Yonko's truly prized lower-level fighting force... the chess pieces, and the forces summoned by other Big Mom Pirates after hearing of the upheaval in Totto Land Island, who then attached themselves to the Big Mom Pirates.

Most of these were also One Piece.

The ocean area of Totto Land is extremely large, so the battle situation on Whole Cake Island cannot be reported to other areas in time... At present, the people on the various islands are unaware that their Sea Emperor is dead and that the entire Charlotte Family has been wiped out.

These low-level personnel are still fighting hard against the foreign enemy.

Therefore, even though the battle was chaotic, neither the Hell Pirates nor the Donquixote Family could gain a decisive advantage for the time being.

The Hell Pirates' temporary crew numbered several hundred, and the underground forces Doflamingo gathered, including those he himself mobilized, totaled only two to three thousand. In other words, their total fighting strength was less than four thousand... spread across each of Totto Land Island's islands, that's only about a hundred people. Meanwhile, the Big Mom Pirates' total strength was at least thirty to forty thousand. These were the mobile forces deployed within Totto Land, plus the One Piece alliances maintaining close proximity to the Totto Land.

Because of the hasty preparation for the battle, the number of participants has been limited to a minimum.

Besides Whole Cake Island, the entire Totto Land consists of thirty-four other islands.

It's important to understand that during the Summit War, the Whitebeard Pirates' entire fleet numbered fifty to sixty thousand. As Yonko, the Big Mom Pirates would have even more. It was only because of the surprise attack that they achieved such an effect. If it hadn't been an Inazuma, but instead a direct confrontation with Charlotte Linlin, giving her time to prepare, then... now that Oboro and Doflamingo have joined forces, the number of troops they might have to eliminate would likely be at least double.

Many forces affiliated with the Big Mom Pirates are still outside or on their way.

Don't underestimate these ordinary soldiers; even a lot of ants can kill an elephant.

The current predicament perfectly illustrates this point.

Almost every island in Totto Land Cake Island is surrounded by a large number of ships, all belonging to Totto Land... However, now that the Hell Pirates' executives have flooded into the islands, the situation may change, but it is unrealistic to end such a large-scale battle in a short time.

There were so many people that it would be impossible to kill them all... unless Oboro personally took action and destroyed one island after another.

But these islands are all assets of Totto Land... quite valuable. If they are destroyed on a large scale, then even if Doflamingo becomes the ruler of Totto Land, he won't gain any 'legacy'.

At this point, Big Mom's corpse came in handy.

Once Charlotte Linlin's remains are publicly displayed and toured, it means that... the fighting power of Totto Land will be completely destroyed.

After a while, Oboro arrived alone by boat at Milk Island in the territory of the Totto Land.

This is where Dover is located.

The battle on the island had ended by then, and the effect of a powerful figure like Doflamingo personally participating in the battle was quite evident.

However, the number of islands where the war has ended is not large.

On the island's dilapidated streets, Dover sat cross-legged on a rock.

The entire street was littered with corpses and pools of blood.

From the shadows of distant buildings, sporadic sounds of fighting could still be heard.

Doflamingo was resting, surrounded by some of the One Piece leaders from the Big Mom One Piece Alliance.

They were also the main fighting force that went to Milk Island to fight against them.

However, one One Piece was still alive. Instead, he knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, pleading with Doflamingo, "Kill me, please, kill me!"

"Fufufu..."

His response was Dover's wicked grin and his constantly twitching fingers.

As Doflamingo moved, the One Piece was like a puppet, wildly waving his weapon.

This person has completely lost control of their body.

He was being mocked and toyed with by the Joker.

"Um?"

At that moment, Dover stopped moving, sensed something, and looked up.

Then I saw a familiar large ship slowly descending from above.

Seeing this, he flicked his finger, and the One Piece in front of him was immediately decapitated, rolling on the ground.

Dover was also waiting for Oboro. He knew the latter would come to find him, but he didn't expect it to be so soon!

According to the plan, Big Mom's body was to be handed over to him.

"Unbelievable, truly unbelievable... Fufufufu..."

The Blood Pluton hovered less than 100 meters above the town, and then Oboro descended from the sky with Big Mom's corpse.

Upon seeing this, Dover was overjoyed, yet also filled with shock.

He thought that Oboro and the Hell Pirates' executives would take until dawn to defeat Big Mom, but he never expected it to be resolved so quickly! This God Slayer... or rather, the entire Hell Pirates, is frighteningly strong...

"Hey, hey, hey... He was one of the Yonko, how could you take him down so quickly?"

Dover laughed strangely.

"Otherwise what?"

Oboro landed on her feet and said softly, "If you don't even have this much ability, how can you fight against the Five Elders... how can you kill Imu and overthrow the Celestial Dragons?"

"I really want you to be completely devoted to working for me..."

"Fufufufufu..."

Dover grinned.

"As for what happens next with the Celestial Dragons... I hope they don't disappoint me..."

Long said meaningfully.