The Totto Land fleet received the order.
Perospero began directing the fleet to turn around, bypassing the main battlefield and heading towards Onigashima.
Katakuri stood at the bow of the ship, arms crossed, his scarf covering most of his face, but a hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes.
His Observation Haki had already detected the defensive deployments in the direction of Onigashima, and he knew that this trip would not be easy.
The Totto Land fleet accelerated its circling maneuver, the waves it cleaved through leaving long white trails on the sea.
A cold glint flashed in Roy's eyes. "Trying to get around it?"
He suddenly forced Linlin back with a slash, and Shusui unleashed a huge slash in front of him, temporarily pushing Linlin back several meters.
Taking advantage of this gap, Roy leaned back and disappeared into the spatial rift that appeared out of nowhere behind him.
Linlin's slash missed its mark, and she froze for a moment. "Spatial ability?"
Roy's figure suddenly appeared in the sky directly in front of the flagship of the Totto Land Fleet, the Queen Mama Chanter.
He stepped out from the spatial rift, and the Conqueror's Haki on Shusui Blade pulsed wildly like dark red Inazuma, distorting and deforming the air around the blade.
Roy swung his right hand and brought his sword down.
The slash, Conqueror's Haki Coating, transformed into a black crescent moon. The blade, several meters wide, whistled as it tore through the air, and slashed fiercely down towards the Queen Mama Chanter.
Where the blade flashed, the sea surface automatically parted into two white walls of waves, and the seawater evaporated into white mist from the aftershocks of the strike.
Katakuri's pupils contracted sharply.
Without hesitation, he leaped from the bow of the ship, heading directly towards the black slash.
He crossed his arms in front of him, hardened his Armament Haki to its limit, and activated the power of the Mochi-Mochi Fruit, transforming his arms into mochi shapes to amplify his defense with the fruit's elasticity.
"Everyone, stand back!!"
The black slash slammed into Katakuri's arms.
boom--!!!
The bow Katakuri's feet was shattered into pieces, with wood chips and nails flying everywhere.
The impact forced him backward more than ten meters, his feet carving two deep furrows in the deck.
After enduring the direct impact of the slash, fine cracks began to appear on the Armament Haki Hardening on the arm, spreading rapidly like ice cracks on porcelain.
A mouthful of blood spurted from Katakuri's mouth, splattering onto the shattered deck, its red hue gleaming starkly in the sunlight.
But at the last moment, he forcibly deflected the slash wave.
The black crescent moon grazed the hull of the Queen Mama Chanter, blasting a kilometer-long trench in the distant sea, the aftershocks of the strike evaporating into large plumes of white steam.
" Katakuri- san!!"
Smoothie and Cracker rushed forward and caught the swaying Katakuri.
Katakuri wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, pushed away the hand supporting him, and stood up straight. His voice was hoarse but still steady.
"I'm fine. Don't get distracted, keep going."
The scarf covered half his face, but his slightly trembling arms revealed that the impact of the blow had far exceeded his expectations.
Roy hovered in mid-air, looking down at the man who had withstood his knife blow without falling, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.
Katakuri's defense and resilience are indeed astonishing. Moreover, in that last strike, he adjusted the elastic structure of the mochi at the instant of contact, using the properties of the fruit to absorb most of the impact.
This cannot be achieved with just Haki; it requires extremely precise control over the Devil Fruit.
But despite his admiration, Roy showed no sign of stopping.
Just as he was about to strike again, a scorching wind pressure suddenly came from behind him.
Linlin caught up.
She rode Zeus, Napoleon in her hand had transformed into a blazing inferno, with Prometheus's flames coiling around its blade, turning the entire sword red-hot.
The greedy smile that had been on her face was gone, replaced by a near-mad rage.
"You dare to get distracted while fighting me— Roy!! You have absolutely no respect for me!!"
Napoleon, imbued with both flames and Lightning, slashed fiercely at Roy's back.
Roy didn't even turn his head; his Telekinesis: Barrier automatically deployed.
With a deafening roar, Napoleon struck the Telekinesis: Barrier, causing flames and lightning to explode on its surface, sending sparks and arcs flying everywhere.
Roy used the recoil from the slash to float forward several dozen meters, then turned around to face Linlin again.
And below,
The Totto Land Fleet has taken advantage of this lull to readjust its course and continue its approach towards Onigashima from another direction.
Katakuri stood on the damaged deck at the bow of the ship, his arms still twisted into mochi, but his eyes had regained their composure.
He was assessing the situation and looking for an opportunity to break through the defenses.
Roy stared at the enraged Big Mom before him, then glanced with his Observation Haki towards Onigashima. King was gathering the Beasts Pirates to build a defensive line.
Queen's Gatling guns have begun to be mounted on both sides of the Pluton ship.
The defense line is not yet fully formed; we must wait a while longer.
His gaze finally settled on the faintly visible naval presence in the distance.
That's the biggest variable.
But right now, we need to get rid of this crazy woman in front of us.
Roy and Linlin faced off again high in the sky, the air between them distorted and warped by the clash of their Conqueror's Haki.
The sea below could not withstand the pressure either; wherever the dark red Inazuma passed, waves were blasted open.
In the distance, Kaido and Golden Lion were still locked in a fierce battle in the sky.
The Azure Dragon's breath and golden slashing waves exploded continuously, turning half the sky into a color of interwoven azure and gold.
The Golden Lion's floating Sky Island continued to split during the battle, multiplying and becoming increasingly scattered.
Seven or eight small floating rocks have already broken through Kaido's interception line and are slowly but steadily drifting towards Onigashima.
To make matters worse, the Totto Land Fleet, under Katakuri's command, changed course again.
Instead of forcing their way into Roy and Linlin's main battlefield, they took a long detour, attempting to break in from the reef area on the side of Onigashima.
Roy's Observation Haki took in everything. He took a deep breath and made a bold decision.
His Telekinesis surged from his body and split into two streams.
A Telekinesis: Barrier remained in front of him to continue blocking Linlin's attacks.
The other stream extended towards the Golden Lion's floating Sky Island group, precisely targeting the three floating rocks closest to Onigashima.
The movement of the three floating rocks suddenly slowed down, as if they were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand.
Golden Lion, who was locked in combat with Kaido, immediately sensed the anomaly.
Someone is vying with him for control of the Floating Rock!
The Float-Float Fruit's power is to gain control by touching objects; once an object has been touched, he can continuously control it with minimal physical exertion.
But now an external force is forcibly seizing the Floating Rock from his control. That force is domineering and direct, completely unreasonable.
" Roy!! You little brat--"