"Charlotte Linlin?"
"You jinx."
Sengoku looked at Garp with a face full of exasperated anger. He knew he could not blame Garp at a time like this; he was merely using Garp as an outlet for his frustration.
Garp wore a bitter smile. He had not expected Charlotte Linlin to come here either.
"Heaven-Filling Great Freedom Heavenly God!"
Charlotte Linlin arrived at the battlefield and, upon seeing Carl in the middle of it, thought she was already dead.
She first controlled Zeus to launch indiscriminate attacks on Garp and Sengoku. In an instant, the entire island was filled with lightning.
Garp and Sengoku had gone through an intense battle and had severely depleted their stamina. Facing Charlotte Linlin was not the issue; the issue was that the Rocks Pirates might already be right before them.
The two exchanged a glance, their expressions grave. Knowing the seriousness of the situation, they hurriedly flew toward the shore and ordered the Marines to set sail at once and return to Marine Headquarters.
Seeing Garp and Sengoku retreat, Charlotte Linlin did not pursue them. Instead, she jumped down in front of Carl.
When she came before Carl, she looked into those vacant eyes.
"You're not dead, are you?"
Sorrowful tears streamed from Charlotte Linlin's eyes.
"Thump!"
"Hm?"
Charlotte Linlin could hardly believe it. She could faintly hear Carl's heartbeat.
She stretched out a trembling hand, utterly unconcerned by Carl's blood-covered body, and slowly pulled her into her arms.
"Thump, thump, thump!"
"You're alive. That's wonderful."
Charlotte Linlin immediately broke into a smile. She had not sensed wrong—Carl's heart was still beating, though it had become extremely weak.
This was actually Carl's body's emergency response. After she had fully awakened her Titan talent, her body could not quite withstand it, so her instincts triggered an