Chapter 354: Farewell to My Weakness
"Wait?"
Hearing Katakuri say this, Perospero's eye twitched.
This bastard wanted to rest while others worked—wait until Mama and Red-Hair had beaten each other down before cleaning up, right?
Though normally such a plan would seem fantastical, under current circumstances it wasn't impossible!
After all, both sides fiercely battling on the island were indeed evenly matched.
Mama and Kaido versus Red-Hair and Hawkeye. The Beasts Pirates versus the Red-Hair Pirates.
Either side winning wouldn't be strange.
But one thing was certain—whoever emerged victorious would be utterly exhausted by the end.
At that point, with Katakuri leading the siblings, they might actually succeed in cleaning up the battlefield!
Mama! Please be careful!
Perospero felt frantic.
Though his life wasn't threatened, Mama clearly trusted him more when commanding the Charlotte Family.
Yet this bastard Katakuri hadn't told him about such an important betrayal—wasn't it obvious who he should support?!
At almost the same moment, far across the sea at Mary Geoise—
The Five Elders naturally monitored this war.
"That Red-Hair kid's probably going to have bad luck soon."
Saint Saturn shook his head somewhat helplessly. "With Kaido and Charlotte Linlin working together, he absolutely can't resist."
"Kaido and Charlotte Linlin probably hope to extract Final Island information from his mouth."
Saint Ju Peter sneered coldly. "Two foolish people. Don't they realize—if that Red-Hair kid truly knew such information, how would we allow him to roam the seas freely for so long?"
"If that Red-Hair kid truly gets captured, should we help him?"
Saint Warcury said gravely. "Perhaps he could become one of the forces opposing Brett."
"After all... he is... one of our own..."
The Five Elders' conversation in their office couldn't yet affect the war on that distant New World island.
The monsters' battle continued.
The fierce fighting had lasted an entire day.
The sun had already hidden from the sky. Stars once again adorned the night.
"Haa... haa..."
By this point, even the monsters couldn't help panting somewhat.
Their stamina wasn't truly infinite. When fighting all-out against same-level experts, their spirits remained tense every moment. Power unleashed mercilessly.
Fatigue inevitably arrived.
"Worororororo! Brat!"
However, Kaido's condition was far better than everyone else's.
After all, he was a Mythical Zoan ability user—his ability had most likely awakened. In stamina, he wouldn't lose to anyone on these seas. Even monsters like Red-Hair, Hawkeye, and Charlotte Linlin couldn't compare.
"How much longer can you last?!" Kaido laughed loudly.
"Until the moment of victory!"
Though somewhat breathless, Shanks still showed no weakness. He responded with a smile.
So the battle continued.
The four fought from day to night, from night to dawn, from high noon to sunset.
Breathing gradually grew heavier. Bodies gradually grew sluggish. Even the Haki coiling around weapons gradually thinned bit by bit.
But even so, the battle situation remained deadlocked.
Kaido indeed had more stamina than the others, but he realized with shock that Red-Hair's Haki seemed even stronger than his own!
So even now, he couldn't gain any advantage.
"Damn it! Linlin!"
Kaido roared while panting. "What's going on with those brats from your family?!"
His precious daughter's rebellion was one thing, but he'd never heard of Linlin's children being rebellious!
"How should I know?!"
Charlotte Linlin roared equally furiously.
She could clearly sense it—those bastards' presence remained just offshore, not having departed!
Yet they remained indifferent to the battle situation.
Without question, those bastards had developed their own ideas!
Only one person could lead them or push them toward such thoughts!
Katakuri!!
Charlotte Linlin nearly gnashed her teeth.
This is all your doing, isn't it, you bastard?
"Though I don't know what's happening over there, it seems fortunate for us."
Shanks grinned.
"Unreliable!"
Kaido roared.
Whatever. Regardless, defeating that Red-Hair bastard was the only true victory anyway!
Continue! The battle continues!
The Beasts Pirates and Red-Hair Pirates officers had long since tacitly ceased fighting. They didn't possess the monsters' abundant stamina.
The exhausted forces simply waited quietly now—waiting for the moment the monsters decided victory.
All four continued growing weaker.
Though still forcefully swinging weapons, the Haki coating them had become extremely thin.
After all, during fierce battle, there was no time to recover Haki.
Stamina remained, but Haki diminished with each use.
From this point, Shanks began gradually falling behind.
Kaido possessed not just extraordinary stamina but also terrifying recovery.
When both sides' Haki had nearly depleted, ability factors became key to determining victory.
"Worororororo!! Brat! How much longer can you last?! Can you last until victory?!"
Kaido—still maintaining his human-beast form—laughed heartily.
His opponent Shanks's face had already paled somewhat. His famous blade Griffin barely retained any Haki.
"..."
Shanks wearily twitched his lips. He didn't reply but still showed a smile.
On the other side, Hawkeye and Charlotte Linlin were evenly matched. Charlotte Linlin held physical advantages, but Hawkeye's swordsmanship mastery was completely beyond her comparison.
But naturally, both had also grown very weak.
Then at this moment, footsteps sounded.
Dense footsteps.
The four combatants tacitly stopped their movements, turning to look.
Then they saw him—the tall man holding a trident, leading his younger siblings forward at a brisk pace.
"Tsk."
Hawkeye planted his blade in the ground, looking at Shanks. "What now?"
In this situation, if they were surrounded and attacked, things could get problematic.
"Well—"
Shanks smiled. "No need to rush. Let's see what they say."
"Hey, Katakuri!"
Seeing her children's arrival, Charlotte Linlin laughed with delight. "Hurry and finish them off for me!"
Katakuri paused.
"I'm very sorry, Mama. I no longer intend to follow your orders."
And so Charlotte Linlin's expression naturally turned grim.
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