Chapter 454
It had to be said that Katakuri, who had devised this scene, was truly a rare talent. He had directly solved the Big Mom Pirates' current predicament: being caught in a pincer attack between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army.
He had even leveraged his own advantage to force the Whitebeard Pirates forward and make them attack.
In Katakuri's view, with Phoenix Marco gone, Whitebeard's pirate crew was doomed to defeat. The only concern now was when the Revolutionary Army would arrive. If they came too early, the Big Mom Pirates would be attacked from both front and rear, putting them at an overwhelming disadvantage.
Thus, it was the Big Mom Pirates, despite holding the advantage, who needed to end the battle quickly—provoke Whitebeard and lure the Whitebeard Pirates into attacking.
But from another perspective, it was precisely because they held the advantage yet remained on the defensive that Big Mom was guaranteed to win.
They called it defense, but Big Mom had no desire to wait another moment for the glory of defeating Whitebeard. The Queen Mama Chanter practically flushed red with effort as it charged toward the Moby Dick.
The Moby Dick was just as massive as the Queen Mama Chanter, perhaps even larger. As it led an entire fleet in a charge, it was like a wall crashing toward them, an awe-inspiring sight.
The Moby Dick was like a wall, while the Queen Mama Chanter was like a castle. Both were surrounded by underlings and secondary warships, making the difference between pirates and military forces abundantly clear.
In battles between pirates, cannons were rarely the focus. They were usually just there to announce the start of battle and set the mood.
That was why neither side had even raised their cannons this time. They