Chapter 167

Seeing Oden, Whitebeard's face showed no joy at all. Instead, he shouted in fear,

"Don't come over here, Oden!"

Whitebeard already had a rough idea of Carl's strength, and because of that, he knew that Oden could never be Carl's opponent.

In addition, Carl was known for his speed, so Oden would only cause more trouble. After hearing Whitebeard's warning, Oden had no intention of stopping. In his opinion, it was only because of his carelessness that Carl took away his sword. He didn't believe that Carl had surpassed him in just three years.

On the Moby Dick, Momonosuke put his hands on his mouth in a trumpet shape and shouted excitedly at Oden,

"Come on, Dad!"

Hearing his son's voice, Oden raised the corners of his mouth. He raised the Ame-no-Habakiri wrapped in Haki to his chest, stomped his only remaining right leg on the ground, and shot toward Carl, shouting angrily,

"One Sword Style..."

Before Oden finished speaking, his eyes suddenly widened. He lowered his head and looked at his waist in disbelief.

Carl turned his back to Oden and whispered,

"One sword style, country-protecting."

As soon as the words fell, the sound of flesh tearing rang out, and Oden's body was broken at the waist, his upper body falling heavily to the ground.

Toki and Momonosuke in his arms witnessed this scene with their own eyes. Their faces turned pale in an instant, and they shouted at the top of their lungs,

"Oden!!!"

"Dad!!!"

Whitebeard finally arrived, his eyes red with fury, and he swung his Murakumogiri to chop at Carl's waist. Carl, with his back to Whitebeard, had no intention of dodging, letting Murakumogiri pierce through his body.

He put his hands in his pockets, squinting at Toki on the Moby Dick and Momonosuke in her arms.

Whitebeard trembled with rage, slashing at Carl's body with Murakumogiri like a madman, the dense blade winds scattering and leaving several dark cracks on the ground.

Oden, lying on the ground, suddenly groaned and spat out a large mouthful of blood, murmuring in pain,

"Dad..."

This sound immediately stopped the furious Whitebeard. He quickly squatted down to feel Oden's breath, and a hint of relief appeared on his face.

Carl turned his head and glanced at him, without any intention of finishing off his opponent. He just smiled and said,

"The vitality is strong. Just right, you will have a good show soon."

Oden's consciousness was already blurred, and he immediately felt a strong sense of unease when he heard Carl's words.

He opened his eyes with great effort and spoke weakly,

"You, what do you want to do?"

Whitebeard asked hurriedly.

"Oden, stop talking for now. I'll call Marco over now!"

Whitebeard then shouted to Marco, who was fighting with Warcury, and then protected Oden to prevent Carl from suddenly attacking.

Marco's face changed drastically when he saw Oden's situation. He immediately burst out with all his strength to force Lucia back, then turned and flew over.

Carl looked away, moved his body, and appeared in front of Toki in her horrified eyes.

The next second, Toki felt her arms go empty as Momonosuke was lifted into the air by Carl's grip. Momonosuke was so scared that he wet his pants. With a little struggle, he felt a tearing pain in his head.

Toki lunged at Carl like crazy, but as she took two steps, a dark vortex appeared on Carl's hand. Momonosuke's eyes nearly popped out of his sockets, a hoarse sound escaping his mouth.

Seeing this, Toki froze and fell to the ground with a plop. When she raised her head again, Momonosuke's face was distorted and deformed, then—

"Poof!"

Momonosuke's head exploded like a watermelon, red and white splattering everywhere. His body bounced twice on the ground, finally rolling to a stop in front of Toki.

Toki stared at the headless corpse before her with empty eyes. After a moment of silence, she let out a heart-wrenching cry,

"No!!!"

Oden was receiving treatment from Marco, and with the healing effect of the Phoenix Flames, he barely managed to cling to life.

But before he could recover, he heard Toki's scream.

Without his lower body, he struggled to get up to see what happened on the Moby Dick, but he couldn't do it. He could only ask Whitebeard weakly,

"Dad, what happened to her?"

Whitebeard's body trembled slightly. He couldn't bear to tell Oden about Momonosuke's death, so he stood there silently.

However, the more he stayed silent, the more uneasy Oden felt. He put one hand on Marco's shoulder and struggled to lift himself.

Marco hurriedly stopped him, saying,

"Oden, your condition is still very dangerous, don't move!"

Oden ignored Marco, veins bulging on his arms as he used Marco's shoulders to lift himself into the air.

What he saw was Toki holding something with tears streaming down her face, kneeling on the deck of the Moby Dick, with Carl standing not far in front of her.

Seeing Oden in mid-air, Carl greeted him with a smile.

Oden no longer had the strength to stay in the air, and before he could speak, his body began to fall rapidly. Fortunately, Marco flew up in time to catch him.

Marco, holding Oden, immediately wanted to turn around and fly away.

Oden refused, grabbing Marco's collar tightly, saying,

"Marco, take me there, she's in danger!"

Whitebeard had already rushed toward the Moby Dick, but Carl had reached Toki, savoring the desperate expressions on the Oden family's faces.

Toki slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with hatred, and said,

"You will die a miserable death!"

Carl shrugged, then stretched out a finger and pointed it at Toki's forehead. It seemed her end was near.

At that moment, someone finally arrived, pulled Toki into their arms, and stepped aside.

It wasn't Whitebeard but Roger.

It was Roger who saved Oden in the past, and now it was him who saved Oden's wife.

After a glance at the headless body in Toki's arms, Roger turned to Carl and said in a deep voice,

"As a Navy, you are too cruel!"

Carl sneered and said,

"You came just in time. Anyone would think this was your wife."

As he said this, Carl suddenly stretched out his hand into the air, releasing a Universal Sky Attraction toward Marco, who was still struggling with Oden, pulling him closer.

Carl smiled and said,

"How can such a good show be without the most important audience?"

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