Chapter 123: Viral news!
Facing the murderous intent emanating from Kaido and Charlotte Linlin across from him, Nicholas propped himself up with his sword and stood up.
Obviously, the electromagnetic field he had just used had placed a considerable burden on his body. Otherwise, if he hadn't used it against the " Ocean Sovereignty," it wouldn't have been just a slash; there would have been terrifying lightning as well.
"That's enough for today; I've had my fun."
After uttering those words, "I've had my fun," Nicholas intended to turn around and leave under the gaze of countless eyes.
Stopped playing?
Leaving?
What's the meaning of this? After causing such a commotion at Whole Cake Island, is he just planning to leave after wreaking havoc and rubbing Big Mom's face in the dirt?
With Nicholas's words falling, Charlotte Linlin's anger surged instantly.
After all, she had invited him to the tea party, but this guy came to Whole Cake Island just to cause chaos, not only ruining the tea party but also almost beheading her. And now he's not playing anymore? He wants to leave?
Did he consider her feelings at all?
Although Charlotte Linlin didn't speak, everyone seemed to sense her boiling rage, perhaps partly due to Prometheus hovering over her head, creating a sense of illusion.
Nicholas didn't care about the reaction of the enemies. For him, his purpose had already been mostly achieved, and the battle had yielded quite good results. At least in terms of Armament Haki, he had already felt signs of a breakthrough.
Nicholas's thoughts stirred slightly, and he saw Kaido transforming directly into a giant dragon, angrily opening his huge mouth in the air, glowing with deep red light, obviously gathering energy.
At the same time, visible whirlwinds emerged around the dragon's body.
This was Kaido's response, more powerful than any words.
Charlotte Linlin was the same, raising her left hand, covering it rapidly with Armament Haki.
Then.
With Napoleon in her right hand and her left fist covered in Armament Haki, Charlotte Linlin charged towards Nicholas riding on Zeus.
The body containing terrifying power exuded an aura that warned people to stay away.
Obviously, for the two of them, it wasn't so easy to cause chaos and then just leave!
As Charlotte Linlin stepped over the deep pit left by their collision, her body in the air, Kaido, transformed into a dragon, had finished gathering energy.
A hot breath containing terrifying heat gushed out from his wide-open mouth, while the wind blades around his body also rushed towards Nicholas with a whistle. The hot breath and numerous wind blades merged along the way, forming a high-speed rotating fire tornado, even distorting the air with its high temperature.
From top to bottom, it swept towards Nicholas.
Facing Kaido's attack, Nicholas looked up, his eyes reflecting the scorching light of the spiraling hot breath.
Facing this terrifying blow, Nicholas made no movement. Instead, he looked up at the sky behind the dragon.
At some point, the originally cloudy sky had unexpectedly cleared up, and a warm sunlight was shining through the cracks in the clouds.
"The sun feels nice."
As Nicholas's words fell, a tall figure descended from the sky, directly blocking in front of him. Then, this figure raised the giant axe in his hand and struck directly at the spiral hot breath coming towards them.
The spiral hot breath, infused with wind blades, was split in half by the axe from the middle and flew past Vista and Nicholas on both sides.
The scorching airflow blew their clothes rustling.
"Boom!"
The split spiral hot breath eventually landed far behind Nicholas, causing a violent explosion.
Nicholas remained unaffected, just calmly watching the dragon flying in the sky.
"Are you sure you want to continue this?"
As Nicholas's words fell, the momentum on Vista's body continued to rise, even giving Kaido and Charlotte Linlin a feeling that Vista was constantly getting stronger.
Facing the calm Nicholas and the rising momentum of Vista, Charlotte Linlin fell silent.
It could be said that Nicholas had already proven with his actions that he was as formidable as their powerful enemies. He could even contend with the combination of herself and Kaido alone.
Now, with the sudden appearance of Vista, who was strong enough to match Kaido, Charlotte Linlin hesitated.
After all, while she and Kaido might be able to keep Nicholas on Whole Cake Island at the cost of themselves, with another powerful ally, she had no confidence in a two-on-two situation.
In the end, Nicholas and his group were able to easily retreat aboard the Sea Sovereign.
Watching the Sea Sovereign sailing away on the sea, Charlotte Linlin felt like a volcano about to erupt in her chest but had nowhere to vent.
Intense anger, intense discomfort.
Her once-beautiful face twisted into a grimace.
"Nicholas!!!"
Almost grinding her teeth to the point of creaking, her roar echoed over the broken island.
And all the onlookers who witnessed the entire process could be said to be shocked, looking at each other in silence.
Apart from Charlotte Linlin's angry roar, the scene fell into dead silence.
[AN- Mc just casually arrives at bigmom's home, Casually picked a fight with her, Destroyed whole cake island, Refused to elaborate, Leaves... 🗿]
Soon, the battle that erupted on Whole Cake Island finally spread throughout the world through various major powers' intelligence networks and newspapers one night after the other, starting from dawn the next day.
The speed at which this news appeared in newspapers was quite fast.
Similarly, the related reports about this battle were also very detailed, not only explaining the causes and consequences of the entire war and its final outcome but also featuring many firsthand high-definition photos.
These photos contained too many shocking messages, not only scenes where Big mom almost got beheaded by a single sword, but also photos of Nicholas and Big Mom, Kaido launching the combined technique " Ocean Sovereignty," Vista splitting Kaido's hot breath with an axe, photos of the devastated Whole Cake Island...
For a while.
The whole world was in an uproar!
...
Marine Headquarters, Mariejois.
In the office at the top of the fortress, after reading the newspaper in his hand, Sengoku tossed it back onto the desk in front of him. At this moment, a pile of scattered photos lay on the desk.
Sengoku's expression could be described as extremely ugly:
"What the hell are those guys in the Intelligence Department eating!? If it weren't for our spies taking photos, we would have to rely on newspapers for our information???" "Can't help it."
Sitting across from him was Admiral Tsuru. At this moment, she also looked helpless, rubbing her temples:
"The scale of the battle erupting on Whole Cake Island was too astonishing. Ordinary people couldn't even approach the battlefield. And if it weren't for Big Mom's pirates being distracted, the people from the Intelligence Department wouldn't have been able to get the news out."
"Sengoku."
At this moment, the other figure sitting silently on the sofa finally spoke, his tone low and slow:
"Let's put aside the issue with the Intelligence Department for now. Let's focus on the matter at hand."
"Well, indeed, the matter at hand is more important."
Sengoku nodded slightly, and then pushed his glasses up,
with a somewhat complicated expression, he said: "The situation in the New World has become more chaotic with Nicholas's entry. By directly crippling Big Mom, even resisting the combined forces of Big Mom and Kaido, and reducing Whole Cake Island to ruins, causing heavy casualties to the Charlotte family... And most importantly, being able to withdraw safely in the end."
Hearing Sengoku's words, Tsuru didn't waste words either, speaking in a low voice: "Nicholas's actions undoubtedly indicate that he intends to intervene in the power struggle in the New World. If this continues, a new formidable force may emerge in the New World."
"In my opinion, regardless of what Nicholas does in the New World, his impact on us is minimal. As Dragon said before, in the New World where those monsters roam, the Navy's power is ultimately limited. Instead of that, let those guys wreak havoc in the New World, and what we need to do is to stabilize the first half of the Grand Line and the Four Blues.
As long as we control the Four Blues and the first half of the Grand Line, the pirates won't be able to make much trouble." Tsuru spoke calmly.
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