Ignoring the Vinsmoke Family's domestic dispute, the Toot Toot Forward continued toward Uranus, which hovered silently in the air, while the Charlotte Family members sensibly made no attempt to stop them.
Then...
"Zzz-"
Just as the Dudu arrived above Uranus and was about to land, the Prism Towers that had survived the explosions fired beams of light at her.
"Heh..."
Xie Wen chuckled, not surprised in the slightest.
When Charlotte Linlin had tried to seize Uranus with the Soul-Soul Fruit's power and suffered a backlash, Xie Wen had guessed that Imu could still "observe" or "sense" what was happening to Uranus. He had long expected a counterattack.
However, whether its power had been depleted by the other Little Girl or Charlotte Linlin, or the damage to Uranus had caused a poor "signal" or insufficient energy, the beams fired this time were not only rather sparse but also noticeably thinner. Even the thickest was only as wide as an arm, barely a drop in the ocean compared to Uranus's enormous body.
So Xie Wen and the others did not even need to act. The Dudu easily dodged every beam herself, even finding time to open her figurehead's mouth and spit a fireball or blast some lightning at the Prism Towers.
Of course, the Dudu's attacks were just for fun. The Felines were still the real heavy hitters.
Meanwhile, Xie Wen held Klee Meow, who wanted to keep "planting mushrooms," and rubbed her head to soothe her. "That's enough, that's enough. If you use a Little Girl, we'll have to evacuate again. Just use some 'ordinary' bombs and set a few fires, okay?"
"All right, then..."
(=ω=)
Klee Meow blinked, not particularly unhappy. After all, she had detonated two Little Girls today, which had been enough to satisfy her craving.
So Little