As one of the Big Mom Pirates' most senior members, Streusen was quite strong. He moved extremely fast, reaching Perospero and the others in the blink of an eye.
But once he arrived, he froze.
The battle between Zesi and Big Mom was simply too intense.
He could not even intervene, much less get Big Mom to eat the cake in his hands.
"Big Mom, it's time to end this!" Zesi shouted just then.
Pitch-black Armament Haki spilled from his body, and a terrifying aura radiated from him!
This was not the intimidating presence of Conqueror's Haki, but an aura born of sheer strength and combat power.
The aura was so terrifying that even Big Mom, in her current state, tensed when she sensed it.
"Ha!" At the same time, the surrounding air began to tremble. Shock waves surged around him like flowing water-the Tremor-Tremor Devil Fruit Awakening.
The next instant, Zesi charged toward Big Mom at tremendous speed.
"Overfrequency Vibration, Awakened Dragon's Roar!"
Armament Haki, vibrations, and shock waves formed a gigantic black dragon.
The dragon opened its jaws, and a terrifying dragon's roar thundered from its mouth.
Beneath that tremendous roar, space, air, and the atmosphere all twisted.
Some would call it a distortion of space.
Others would say only the air was distorting.
More precisely, it was a distortion of the surrounding field.
Beneath the dragon's roar, a massive, distorted field enveloped Big Mom.
This distorted field was incomparably terrifying.
An ordinary person would have been crushed by the distorted field alone.
Even Big Mom could not help raising both hands to defend herself beneath it.
Enveloped by the field, she could not move or dodge.
And by then, the dragon was already charging toward Big Mom with unstoppable force.
"Oh no!"
"This... this pressure is terrifying!"
"Even Observation Haki can't sense anything in that area."
"Is this Natural Disaster's strength?"
At the sight of that overwhelming attack, everyone in the Charlotte Family cried out.
Boom! Amid their cries, the dragon-shaped blast reached Big Mom and slammed into her with unstoppable force, unleashing an explosion of unimaginable energy.
Like an atomic bomb detonating, it lit up heaven and earth. Terrifying energy swept outward, forming a gigantic mushroom cloud.
"Is this... really a human's power? This guy really is a monster!"
The terrifying explosion of power sent Feiluo flying far into the distance.
Only with great difficulty did he steady himself.
When he looked back toward the explosion, he saw that towering mushroom cloud.
Feiluo looked as though he had seen a ghost. He stood utterly dumbfounded, his mouth hanging wide open, unable to close it for a long time.
His entire worldview had been shattered once again!
Was this really a power humans should possess? Feiluo had serious doubts!
"Mama!"
"How is Mama?"
"To think such a terrifying move exists!"
"Natural Disaster Zesi's attack was far too terrifying. Even Mama would probably be in grave danger after taking that head-on!"
During the violent explosion just now, the Charlotte Family members had been forced back again and again.
Many had even been buried directly beneath the rubble.
After finally steadying themselves, they looked at the towering mushroom cloud, their faces filled with horror and fear.
Even with all they had seen and experienced, an attack of this magnitude left every one of them shocked and terrified.
Then anxiety appeared on their faces.
The Big Mom Pirates were like an ant colony.
Everything revolved around their queen, Big Mom.
If the queen died, then the entire Big Mom Pirates would...
"It's over! The cake's been destroyed!"
Misfortune never came alone. Just then, a startled cry rang out.
Everyone looked over and saw that the cake Streusen had been holding was gone.
The impact just now had destroyed the cake in his hands.
"Now it's all over. Even if Mama survived that attack unharmed, we have no way to bring her back to her senses. The Big Mom Pirates really are finished!" The Charlotte Family members turned pale.
Just then, the mushroom cloud formed by the explosion gradually dissipated.
An enormous crater slowly came into view.
The crater occupied what had originally been Whole Cake Chateau and the town on Whole Cake Island.
But now, Whole Cake Chateau and the other buildings were nowhere to be seen.
The buildings on Whole Cake Island had vanished completely, without even a trace of their existence remaining.
In their place was a crater covering roughly a third of Whole Cake Island.
Gradually, two figures emerged in the center of the crater.
"Zesi!" Just then, Big Mom's furious shout rang out.
"Mama's all right!"
"Thank goodness! Mama's all right!"
"That's Mama for you! She's fine even after an attack like that!"
Hearing Big Mom's voice, the Charlotte Family members spoke joyfully.
But as the smoke dispersed, they finally saw the scene at the center of the explosion.
"Mama!"
"How is this possible?"
"This is the first time I've ever seen Mama in such a sorry state!"
"Even against Roger, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion, the very strongest in the New World, Mama has never been in such a sorry state!"
"Just how terrifying is Natural Disaster Zesi?"
When the Charlotte Family members saw Big Mom's condition, they all cried out in disbelief.
Big Mom was in an utterly wretched state.
Her clothes were torn in many places, and the exposed areas were covered in wounds and blood.
There were bloodstains in several places on her head and face.
Her forehead was split, and blood showed at her ears, nose, and the corners of her mouth.
They had never seen their Big Mom in such a sorry state.
"Did you do all this?" Big Mom suddenly asked.
"Mama's come to her senses!" the Charlotte Family members exclaimed in delight.
"You contributed quite a bit yourself!" Zesi said mildly.
"Oh, is that so? Then never mind. Mamamama! Natural Disaster Zesi, let's work together. If we join forces, the entire New World will be ours. Even that Golden Lion won't be a match for us!" Big Mom said.
"Join forces? Would you be captain, or would I? The only cooperation possible between us is on desserts. You need flour and other ingredients for desserts, and our Brunei Family supplies those ingredients. That's all."
"Mamamama! If you don't want to join forces, then forget it. As long as you tell me the secret of Laugh Tale, I'll agree to any request!"
Seeing that she could not seize it by force, Big Mom changed tactics and began tempting Zesi.
"You want to know the secret of the One Piece? If you want to know, go find it yourself. All I can tell you is that we went too early, so we didn't take the One Piece. The captain left everything there!" Zesi said!