Charlotte Linlin had no ability to quickly defeat a top-tier powerhouse aside from her opening King's Fist and Elbaf Spear: King's Spear, as well as Athena and Prometheus's one-use fused fire breath.
So Charlotte Linlin had not truly broken through that ceiling of top-tier powerhouses.
But this natural-born monster had indeed reached the pinnacle of the top-tier level. Even if those three instant-kill moves failed to land, she still held a clear advantage in a prolonged battle. She might not be guaranteed to win, but it would be very hard for her to lose.
"Kaido's Drunken Thief doesn't do much against a stat monster like Mom. His other moves, at the end of the day, just raise his output. Mom isn't even afraid of that bug exploit, so these are even less of a concern."
With Observation Haki active, Mousse watched and commented at the same time. Just as he had predicted, the scales of victory gradually began tipping toward Charlotte Linlin.
When the battle had just resumed, Kaido had briefly held the upper hand. The Haki he spent on exploiting the bug was effectively extra profit and did not prevent him from using Conqueror's Haki infusion afterward.
Charlotte Linlin's King's Spear, on the other hand, had used up her reserves. After nearly draining them in a single move, she could only wait for them to slowly recover. For the time being, all she had left was the low-consumption Armament Haki hardening.
Yet even under such favorable circumstances, Kaido still could not inflict any real damage on Charlotte Linlin. He could only watch as her Haki gradually replenished itself. Who was stronger and who was weaker was obvious at a glance.
Although Charlotte Linlin had likewise failed to seriously injure Kaido so far, she had not even had Athena fuse