Chapter 123

The earth began to shake, and spiderweb-Move Move Like cracks began to spread rapidly.

The others, who were fighting heatedly on the other side, were also attracted and cast their gazes over.

“Mama will definitely win!” / “Shanks will definitely win!”

After a ten-second stalemate, a loud bang erupted, releasing an unprecedented shockwave that swept across the entire Whole Cake Island. No building was spared.

Even Karl, who was observing from the edge, had to release his Armament Haki to form a shield to block the powerful shockwave.

“Two monsters...”

He shook his body to shed the building debris and pulled out Raven, walking toward the center of the battlefield.

The battle can’t end just Move Move Like this!

Shanks and Big Mom stared “affectionately” at each other, as if the previous collision hadn’t had any effect on him.

In reality, his slightly heaving chest already exposed his current state; he was starting to get tired.

Big Mom wasn’t much better off, with over a dozen sword marks on her body, but overall she was fine, and her combat power remained at its peak.

“Not bad, Red-haired brat!”

“You too. So many years have passed, and your strength is still this strong!”

“Mama mama~ Seriously, Red-haired boy, join me! Let’s rule this sea!”

Shanks shook his head with a faint smile: “Same answer as before. I won’t join anyone, because what I pursue is ultimate freedom!”

“So, are we going to keep fighting?”

Big Mom gritted her teeth, making a grinding sound. Clearly, Shanks’s strength was somewhat unexpected. She had thought she could easily handle him, but she hadn’t expected it to turn out Move Move Like this, and he still refused to submit.

“You think you can just leave after destroying my territory Move Move Like this? Heh, don’t dream!”

Shanks sighed: “Then come on! I’m not afraid of you, Charlotte Linlin.”

“AUDACIOUS!!!”

Big Mom grabbed Napoleon and slashed at Shanks. The battle was far from over.

On the other side, Karl was wearing a “pirate outfit,” once again disguised as a member of the Red Hair Pirates, and was locked in a fierce battle with a Charlotte family officer.

As for who it was, Karl didn’t really know; he looked strange, Move Move Like a scarecrow, and his strength wasn’t much to speak of. After putting on a little act, he cut him down.

“Hafat! You actually killed Hafat!”

Seeing Hafat die, his brothers and sisters were instantly enraged, and several people rushed over, surrounding Karl.

“What, only you are allowed to kill our people, but your people can’t die?”

Seriously, if it weren’t for me helping you, you’d have lost many more people! You still owe me a thank you!

Not only are you ungrateful, but you’re also threatening me—a bunch of ingrates!

“Don’t listen to his nonsense, kill him and avenge Hafat!”

“Kill him!”

A group of people swarmed him. Karl sighed, condensed a dazzling golden holy light, and slapped it into his body.

“Courage Blessing!”

If one were to check his stats now, they would find that Karl’s physique had temporarily risen from A+ to S-, a qualitative leap.

“One-Sword Style: Instant Brilliance!”

Raven’s blade glowed with a dazzling golden flash. The pirates who rushed over subconsciously closed their eyes, and at that moment, Karl moved.

A golden arc precisely swept across everyone’s necks. Karl twirled his blade to sheath it, only to realize Raven didn’t have a scabbard...

In the next second, six corpses fell, their heads hitting the ground.

“Catin!” “Bavarois!”...

Six brothers and sisters died at once, and even Katakuri was enraged.

“None of you are getting away today! I want you to pay for my younger brothers and sisters with your lives!!!”

Beckman looked toward Karl’s direction in astonishment. This man really wasn’t one of theirs!

“Did you see that, you Charlotte pups? This is the price for going against our Red Hair Pirates! Come again! I’ll kill one for every one that comes, and a pair for every pair!”

Karl intentionally deepened his voice, and with this disguise, no one should associate him with the Marines.

“Kill him!!!” “Kill that arrogant guy!!!”

The real Red Hair Pirates looked at each other, completely confused. Who the hell is this guy?

They had been focused on fighting the Charlotte family and hadn’t noticed Karl’s existence at all.

But the Charlotte family was different. From the beginning, they had believed Karl was a member of the Red Hair Pirates, and a very cunning one at that.

Whether it was the Red Hair Pirates or the Charlotte children, all eyes were on Karl. Karl was suddenly under immense pressure; he feared his identity had already been exposed to the Red Hair Pirates.

“Brothers, charge! The Charlotte family are all just small fry, easy to kill. Wipe them out, and we can go help Shanks!”

“Damn! How arrogant!” “Brother Katakuri, forget about that guy, kill this arrogant jerk first!”

Seeing the situation was bad, Karl hurriedly unleashed several flying slashes at the Charlotte children.

“Oh no, dodge!”

Some dodged, some didn’t. Life and death hung by a thread.

Seeing it was time to quit while he was ahead, Karl shouted: “Vice-Captain Beckman, hold on! I’m going to bring the ship over!”

Karl then repeated his old trick, releasing a dazzling flash. He called this move a “Continuous Flashbang,” which was very suitable for escaping.

Unless you were Fujitora, you’d be blinded.

“Damn! I can’t see, where is that guy?”

“He seems to have run away! He ran into the sky!”

“Damn it, I can’t see clearly!”

“I heard him say he was going to the ship, send people to block him!”

By this time, Karl had already mounted Raven and was flying toward the outside of Whole Cake Island. If the situation isn’t right, retreat immediately—no, wait, it’s just “avoiding the limelight” for a bit, he’d sneak back later.

“Huh, is this the Red Hair’s ship? Hmm, it should be.”

Karl jumped directly off Raven’s back and onto the Red Hair’s ship.

“Who are you?”

The people guarding the ship were no longer Red Hair Pirates, but Charlotte family members.

Come to think of it, the Charlotte family wasn’t that stupid. Since their main forces were all in the heart of Whole Cake Island, they just sent a few people to control the Red Hair’s ship.

Karl didn’t speak, simply slashing with his blade. The person who spoke clutched his neck and fell.

“Noisy~”

Looking at the tied-up Red Hair Pirates grunts, Karl didn’t say much, preparing to kill all the Charlotte family members first.

*Swish, swish, swish~*

Karl’s blade rose and fell, rose and fell. He killed over twenty Big Mom Pirates grunts in a row without blinking an eye.

Karl then leisurely walked up to a tied-up pirate, pointed his blade at his throat, and said: “Where do you keep the treasure?”

“Don’t dream! I won’t tell you!”

Karl shrugged, sent him to meet Roger, and then moved to the next one: “How about you? Are you going to talk?”

“I won’t be a trai...”

“You, are you going to talk?”

“I’ll talk, I...”

Karl looked at the pirate he had just stabbed to death and scratched his head, showing an apologetic smile: “Sorry, I didn’t hear you clearly. Remember to speak louder in your next life.”

“How about you? Are you going to talk?”

The pirate pointed at by the blade hurriedly said: “I’ll talk, I’ll talk! If I tell you, will you let us go?”

“Don’t worry, I’m a man of my word. As long as you tell me, I absolutely won’t kill you.”

“Alright! Keep your word!”

Red Force treasure room.

Karl kicked open the door and looked at the dazzling array of treasures with a happy smile: “I didn’t expect this guy Shanks to be quite rich!”

Then I’ll accept this without any politeness!