chapter 72

"Hunter Guild, what little pirate group!? I haven't heard of it. Do you dare to block my mother's way? Then let my mother die... Well!? Rayleigh!?"

Charlotte Linlin, clearly spotting Rayleigh standing next to Mu Feng, ignored Mu Feng and addressed Rayleigh directly: "Pluto—Rayleigh!? I didn't expect to see One Piece's right-hand man here. Why!? Are you here to help the Red Hair stop me!? With just you and the last kid, do you think you can do it!? Hehehe... Just to catch you here and force you to reveal Lavdrew's secret."

"Rayleigh!? 'Pluto' Rayleigh!?"

"The deputy captain of One Piece, how could he appear here!?"

"I heard that the Red Hair used to be a trainee pirate on Pirate King Roger's ship. Naturally, it has something to do with 'Pluto' and 'One Two Three' Rayleigh. He should be here to stop Mom."

"Huh! How is this possible!"

"Even Whitebeard can't stop us, BIG·MOM, alone."

"He should have gone to Lovedrew."

...

The crew surrounding BIG·MOM became very excited.

If they could capture Rayleigh, they could learn the ultimate secret of ONE·PIECE. As pirates, there was nothing more thrilling than that.

"Fire in the sky!!!"

Charlotte Linlin waved her hand towards the sky.

Suddenly, numerous flames fell from above.

Charlotte Linlin possessed the power of the Paramecia Soul Fruit, which allowed her to manipulate people's souls at will. She could extract souls in the form of life and transfer them into various objects, granting them terrifying powers.

"Really, why does it seem like I did it?" Rayleigh said helplessly.

He then unsheathed his long knife and struck it towards the sky. Instantly, all the flames in the sky dissipated, and the remaining sporadic flames fell into the sea.

"Senior Rayleigh, you truly are a legendary pirate," Mu Feng said with a smile, his hands swiftly forming hand seals.

"Wood Style·Finoki!!!"

Without warning, numerous cuboid wooden columns descended from the sky.

Each wooden pillar carried tremendous force and crashed into BIG·MOM's pirate fleet. Caught off guard, everyone on board could only defend themselves passively.

Fortunately, the ships with Armament Haki masters or powerful Devil Fruit abilities managed to parry Finoki. However, nearly half of BIG·MOM's ships were unable to defend themselves and were directly pierced through by the wooden columns.

In just one encounter, BIG·MOM lost half of her fleet.

"Damn kid! Snug, go kill him!"

The pirates, having suffered heavy losses, naturally enraged Charlotte Linlin. However, her attention was solely focused on Rayleigh, leaving no time to consider Mu Feng. In her eyes, Mu Feng was just a young kid accompanying Rayleigh.

"Charlotte Snug!!"

As one of the four dessert stars, although he was defeated by the "weird monk" Urji in the original story, he was undoubtedly one of the strongest executives in the BIG·MOM Pirates. With the power of the Cheese Fruit, he could transform his entire body into sticky cheese to restrain and suffocate his opponents.

"What a fool," Mu Feng said nonchalantly.

A Devil Fruit user like you dares to jump into the ocean.

If I don't kill you, it would be a waste of the Devil Fruit you consumed.

"Wood Style·Sunro Vientiane!!"

Countless roots suddenly emerged from beneath the sea's surface, entangling Charlotte Snug and pulling him deep into the ocean floor. The consequences of being dragged into the sea for those with Devil Fruit abilities were well-known, and since most of BIG·MOM's stronger members possessed Devil Fruit powers, no one could dive into the water to save Snug.

"Congratulations, Host, for killing Charlotte Snug, one of the four dessert stars of the BIG·MOM Pirates. You have been rewarded with 35 advanced experience scrolls, 27 Armament Haki exclusive experience scrolls, and 21 Observation Haki exclusive experience scrolls. Additionally, as a special reward for defeating a special life, you will receive 10 delicious cheesecakes." The system's voice sounded.

This confirmed that Charlotte Snug, who had been dragged into the water by Wood Style, was dead.

As someone who had consumed the Soul Fruit, Charlotte Linlin was particularly sensitive to the loss of life and immediately sensed Charlotte Snug's death. This sent her into a furious rage. Killing her child so brazenly in front of her infuriated Charlotte Linlin, who shouted, "Damn boy, I'm going to kill you first!"

"Thundercloud Zeus!!"

Charlotte Linlin raised her left hand high into the air, and between her fingers, a dark and eerie soul condensed and infused into the clouds beside her.

Rumble, thunderous sounds echoed.

In the sky, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, black clouds swirling ominously.

"Mom! Mom is angry."

"Now, the person who killed Snug is definitely dead."

"Stay away, or we'll suffer too."

...

Within the endless black clouds, the violent power of lightning seemed to be reaching its limit, ready to explode at any moment.

Suddenly, a thick bolt of lightning descended and struck Mu Feng at 2.9.

"Good, it's coming!" Mu Feng's eyes gleamed with fighting spirit.

"Wood Style·Wood Expulsion Jutsu!!"

As he spoke, a wooden shield shaped like a grimacing face with fangs materialized in the air. The intense thunder and lightning struck it, leaving only a scorched black mark, unable to penetrate the Wood Expulsion. Meanwhile, Mu Feng stood safely beneath the Wood Expulsion, unaffected.

"Wood Style·Wood Dragon Technique!!"

A massive wooden dragon roared to life, rising from the sea and charging towards the black clouds in the sky.

Clouds followed the dragon, wind followed the tiger!