Chapter 196: The Only Chance

"Damn it!" Charlotte Smoothie saw Onoki's intent at a glance. "He's going to drop the island!"

Onoki flipped his wrist, palm down, and his chakra instantly reversed throughout his body: "Super Added-Weight Rock Technique!"

"Boom!"

The entire island instantly went from floating to plummeting! Countless bricks, tiles, and rubble fell like raindrops, and the terrifying descent speed even created an air explosion in midair.

"You think I can't deal with you just like that?!"

Killing intent surged in Big Mom's eyes as she raised the Emperor Sword high, the blade instantly infused with terrifying Haki: "Emperor Sword!"

"Mom! Wait!"

Perospero in the distance shouted hoarsely: "You can't split the island! There are still citizens of Whole Cake Island on it!"

At this moment, Big Mom heard countless shrill screams coming from above; countless people were screaming in weightlessness, some clutching lampposts, others gripping the edges of walls tightly, but these buildings were constantly crumbling.

"Save us!"

"Big Mom Adult!"

"I don't want to die!"

"Damn it!" She gritted her teeth, and the Emperor Sword in her hand stopped instantly. As long as she wished, this strike could split the entire island in half, but the consequence—"Mmm mmm mmm." Big Mom let out a low laugh, "This is my territory; no one is allowed to destroy it!"

She lowered the Emperor Sword, then raised her palm to the sky; instantly, countless points of light surged from her hand,

each ball of light carrying a wisp of soul power, flying upward like fireflies.

"Soul-Soul Fruit, grant life!"

Instantly, a strange fluctuation swept over the entire falling island.

Countless soul power was injected into the rock strata, and twisted faces suddenly appeared on the surface of the hard rock, preventing it from shattering into pieces upon impact.

"Zeus!" Big Mom barked lowly.

The storm clouds beneath her feet rapidly expanded, in the blink of an eye turning into a huge cloud mass over a hundred meters in diameter.

"Mom!" Zeus's voice was filled with worry.

"Shut up! Hold it for me!" Big Mom raised both arms violently, stepping onto Zeus's body.

Black Armament Haki instantly wrapped around her arms, muscles bulging, veins popping.

Onoki hovered in midair, a smile of success on the corner of his mouth. This was exactly the effect he wanted!

Given how much Big Mom valued her territory and citizens, she would never let the entire island be destroyed.

"Yagura!" Onoki suddenly spoke, "Now!"

Voice Not Fall, Onoki's figure had already turned into a Body Flicker, rushing toward the distance.

At the same moment, Yagura's body merged into the sea water, kicking up a white splash, rapidly fleeing in the opposite direction.

"Boom!!!"

Amidst the Deafening roar, half of the island heavily slammed onto Big Mom.

The terrifying shockwave spread outward from the contact point, and the stirred-up Air Wave lifted the surrounding sea water several meters high.

"Ugh!"

Big Mom let out a low growl. She could feel the intense pain coming from her arms, but she still held on desperately.

"Stop for me!"

Seeing the distance to the sea surface getting closer and closer, Big Mom violently infused more Haki.

A powerful force suddenly erupted beneath her feet, and the falling speed began to slow.

But the weight of the island was simply too great.

The storm clouds began to collapse, countless electric snakes raged wildly within the Cloud, Big Mom's figure kept sinking, finally "Boom—" she plunged into the sea.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In a series of explosions, the sea water was instantly squeezed into a huge vacuum area; Big Mom's arms were completely numb, but she still held up the island desperately.

Although the island shook violently and the buildings on its surface kept collapsing, under her support, it never shattered.

The next moment, a sky-reaching giant wave shot up, forming a water wall tens of meters high, pushing in all directions.

"Not good!" Charlotte Smoothie's face changed drastically, "If this continues, the surrounding islands will all be destroyed!"

He hadn't finished speaking when the first wave of giant waves came howling. The sea water roared as it advanced; everywhere it passed, small boats were overturned, and even large warships docked at the Port shook violently.

"Leave it to us!" Charlotte Oven roared, the Naginata in his hand instantly turning bright red, "Hot Wind Slash!"

Charlotte Oven let out a violent shout, the Naginata drawing a crimson arc. Scorching Blade Qi tore through the air, emitting a sharp whistle, and heavily struck the incoming giant wave.

"Sizzle!"

The giant wave was split in two by this terrifying high temperature, a vacuum area over ten meters wide appearing in the middle. But more sea water kept surging in.

"Candy Tsunami!" Perospero shouted, the Candy Stick in his hand heavily striking the Ground.

Sticky syrup spurted from the Ground, in the blink of an eye turning into a Candy Tsunami that charged to collide with the sea water.

"Boom!"

Sea water and syrup collided, emitting a Deafening roar. The syrup kept solidifying under the impact of the sea water, forming a tough Barrier. The sea water was forced to divert, splitting into several streams rushing to both sides.

But the power of the tsunami was simply too great. Even the diverted sea water still rushed toward the surrounding islands with astonishing momentum.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

In a series of explosions, houses near the Port were smashed to pieces. Stalls and goods on the Street were swept into the water, and the residents' screams rose and fell.

But fortunately, with Charlotte Oven and Perospero intercepting, the power of the tsunami was greatly reduced.

Although the island was in a mess, houses collapsed, and the Street was flooded, at least a greater disaster was avoided.

"Plop! Plop!"

The sea surface suddenly churned violently, and a huge figure emerged from underwater.

Zeus's figure rapidly condensed beneath Big Mom's feet, the Electric Light emitted by the storm clouds illuminating the surrounding sea water brightly.

"Mama!" Smoothie, seeing Big Mom safe and sound, finally let out a breath of relief.

But the next moment, she felt a suffocating oppressive feeling. Only to see Big Mom's whole body emitting terrifying Haki.

Her eyes flashed with scary killing intent, her expression twisted to the point one almost dared not look directly at her.

"To dare on my territory." Her voice was terrifyingly low, "Play this kind of trick!"

"Oven!" Big Mom suddenly shouted, "Fire!"

Oven immediately understood, his hands fiercely clapping together, a blinding firelight erupting from his palm, turning into a giant fireball in the blink of an eye.

Big Mom pointed a finger, a wisp of soul power shooting from her fingertip, injecting into the fireball.

The flames instantly underwent a violent change, the originally rampaging fire tongues beginning to twist, gradually condensing into shape.

"Apollo!"

With Big Mom's angry shout, a new flame homie took shape in midair.

Different from the previous Prometheus, Apollo's flames were even more blazing, even carrying a hint of golden light.

"Mother Visit Cannon · Three Thousand Li!"

Big Mom swung down a sword, terrifying energy instantly exploding.

Lightning, fire, sword, three forces intertwining in midair, erupting with blinding light.

The light dispersed, a giant female illusion composed of pure lightning appearing in midair, she was about a hundred meters tall, her whole body flashing with gloomy blue electric light.

She slowly raised her head, electric-light-composed eyes sweeping toward the direction Onoki left. A cold light flashed in her pupils. "Tsk!"

The Lightning Giant fiercely stepped out a step, her whole person turning into a blinding lightning bolt, charging toward the distance. | While at this time Big Mom stood atop Zeus, watching the Lightning Goddess's departing back, a hint of gloomy coldness flashing in her eyes: "Go. Let them know the price of provoking a Four Emperor!"

At this time Onoki was flying with all his might, chakra nearly exhausted, cold sweat continuously sliding down his forehead.

Suddenly, he felt the air behind him stagnate. A suffocating oppressive feeling instantly enveloped his whole body, even breathing becoming difficult.

Onoki fiercely turned his head, pupils sharply contracting.

Only to see a lightning bolt already right before his eyes, that giant Lightning Goddess stretching out a hand, grabbing down at him. Electric light condensed in her palm, emitting a teeth-aching sizzling sound.

"Not good!"

Onoki instinctively wanted to dodge, but it was already too late. A blinding electric light descended from the sky, so fast there wasn't even time to react.

"Boom!"

The lightning pierced through Onoki's right shoulder, violent electric current instantly sweeping his whole body. He only felt all his muscles spasming, bones feeling like they were about to be roasted and melted.

"Ah!"

Onoki let out a miserable scream, his whole person like a kite with a cut string falling from midair.

Spear tip pointing straight at Onoki, the next instant, the lightning spear whistled out. The sound of air being pierced clearly audible.

Just at this moment, the Lightning Giant appeared again. She raised a hand, countless electric snakes condensing in her palm, forming a lightning long spear.

"Bang!"

The lightning spear struck true on Onoki's abdomen, terrifying electric current again sweeping his whole body. He could even feel his internal organs spasming under this power, fresh blood continuously surging from his mouth.

Yagura, seeing this scene, face drastically changed. His hands rapidly formed hand seals, chakra surging wildly in his body.

"Wind Release · Typhoon Passage!"

Howling gales condensed before him, in the blink of an eye forming a high-speed rotating wind wall. Wind blades cutting the air, emitting sharp whistling sounds.

But the Lightning Giant merely looked contemptuously. She casually waved a hand, a lightning bolt whistling over.

"Boom!"

The instant electric light and wind wall collided, the Wind Release was torn to shreds like paper. Rampaging electric current drove straight in, heavily blasting into Yagura's chest.

"Ah!"

Yagura let out a pained cry, his whole person like a kite with a cut string flying backwards. His chest a charred black, muscles continuously spasming under the electric current's effect.

The Lightning Giant raised a hand again, even more rampaging electric current condensing in her palm, emitting a piercing sizzling sound.

Yagura barely raised his head, looking at that lightning about to pierce his skull, a hint of despair showing in his eyes.

"Minato!"

……………………

In the Mirror Space.

"Brulee!" Katakuri's voice echoed in the space, "Hurry send Cracker away!"

In the corner's shadow, Brulee's figure who had been hiding there slowly emerged.

"Understood, Elder Brother Katakuri." A hint of worry showing in Brulee's eyes, she crossed her hands before her chest, fingertips rippling with faint light.

Ripples suddenly rose in the air, a brand new mirror forming before her.

Minato half-kneeling on the ground, right hand tightly pressing his chest, that kick's impact just now having shattered his ribs, every breath like a knife cutting.

But when he saw the mirror in Brulee's hands, his pupils sharply contracted.

That was the only chance to leave here! "A!" Minato's voice hoarse, "Intercept her! Can't let them leave!"

"Understood!" Raikage's whole body lightning flaring, black electric arcs jumping on his body surface, emitting crackling explosive sounds.

Katakuri's pupils fiercely contracted, Observation Haki foreseeing the opponent's intent.

"Dream on!"

He low roared, right arm instantly swelling, large amounts of mochi wriggling like living things condensing.

"Boom!"

The ground beneath Raikage's feet instantly shattered, a ring of air wave expanding outward with him as center.

His whole person turning into a black lightning bolt, straight for Brulee: "Hell Thrust · One Finger Pierce Hand!"

"Stop for me!" Katakuri low roared, mochi giant arm smashing down from above.

Raikage neither dodged nor avoided, his whole body's black lightning suddenly contracting, densely entangling on his right arm, he faced the attack head-on, blasting out with a boom.

"Boom—!"

Two terrifying forces collided head-on, a visible shockwave expanding outward from the point of collision.

Where the air wave swept, the ground cracked inch by inch, and cracks appeared on the walls.

Sweat beaded on Katakuri's forehead; the Armament Haki on his Mochi arm deepened another shade of pitch-black: "Your strength... is indeed astonishing."

The Raikage's veins bulged, black Lightning Release Armor dancing even more wildly on his arm.

From the corner of his eye he caught sight of Brulee's figure already nearing Cracker, his pupils sharply shrinking.

"Can't let them escape!"

Just at this deadlock, a ruthless glint flashed in the Raikage's eyes. He suddenly withdrew the power on his right arm, his whole body violently leaning backward.

This sudden change of move caught Katakuri off guard.

"What?!" Katakuri's pupils contracted sharply.

The unresisted Mochi giant arm slammed heavily onto the Raikage's right shoulder, a "Crack!" — the sound of bone fracturing clearly audible.

The Raikage's whole body flew horizontally like a kite with its string cut.

But this strike gave him a chance to surge forward!

The Raikage forcibly twisted his body in mid-air, both feet stomping heavily on the wall. Amid flying debris, he kicked off violently, his whole body shooting out like an arrow from a bow.

"Get lost!"

He let out a low roar, the black Lightning Release Armor coiling around his whole body instantly contracting, all condensing onto his right fist.

"Pfft!"

The sound of air being torn rang out, Brulee's pupils shrank.

She could feel the terrifying power contained in that fist, instinctively releasing Cracker, her right hand sharply raising a mirror.

"Reflection!"

The mirror surface suddenly burst forth with blinding light, a fist likewise wreathed in black Lightning Release Armor blasting out from the Mirror World!

"Boom—!"

Two identical fists collided violently in mid-air, black Lightning Release Armor instantly exploding, scattering like blooming fireworks.

Brulee was blown away by this terrifying shockwave, her body flipping in mid-air, a mouthful of fresh blood spraying out.

"Crack!"

The Raikage flipped once and landed steadily, blocking between Brulee and Cracker.

"Want to send Cracker away" The Raikage assumed a combat stance, the black Lightning Release Armor around him even more violent, "you'll have to get past me first!"

"Bastard!"

At this moment Katakuri's gaze swept toward Cracker fallen on the ground, an unprecedented killing intent surging from within his body.

(Chapter End)