Jinn's pupils constricted:
"I refuse."
Race was his eternal pain. If only he could defeat Charlotte Linlin...
Charlotte Linlin stared at him for several seconds, then suddenly laughed:
"/"
Onigashima.
Upon the ruined skull that had been pierced through.
*Crash— Crash—*
A giant hand burst out of the debris, and Kaido, his face grim, crawled out:
"Linlin!!!"
"Are you trying to die!!!!"
Jinn felt a surge of surprise, at least he wasn't in a dazed state anymore.
Charlotte Linlin slung Napoleon over her shoulder and grinned menacingly,
"You've finally woken up."
"I thought Sakazuki had beaten you silly."
Kaido's aura surged, his body flickering with faint lightning. He raised his Hassaikai, his voice dark,
"What did you say....."
Charlotte Linlin continued to taunt,
"To be beaten like this, it's a disgrace to us Emperors."
"Fortunately, not many people know."
Kaido's furious aura suddenly calmed. He slowly lowered the Hassaikai in his hand:
"Emperor....."
"Heh....."
"A boring title....."
He waved his hand and turned towards the buried sake jars, casually snatching one from a fallen pirate, and drank it down with gulps.....
Charlotte Linlin's eyes narrowed, a sense of heaviness settling in her heart.
People like them, who had fought their way to this point, whose wills were not strong.
How had Sakazuki managed to strike Kaido to this extent.....
That day's battle.
Those who fled, those who died, and in the end, only Kaido remained, fleeing after his battle with Sakazuki.....
Therefore, to understand the cause of the incident, they could only rely on the sole survivor, Kaido.
But now Kaido was unwilling to even mention it, this.....
Charlotte Linlin's expression also turned grim:
"If that's the case."
"You, who have lost your spirit after being beaten by Sakazuki, shall be killed by my own hand....."
"It would be a shame if we hadn't known each other for decades....."
*Crack—*
He casually placed the sake jar on the ground.
Kaido snorted and looked at Charlotte Linlin:
"I'm afraid you can't do it."
"Linlin!!!"
Kaido, his face grim, raised his Hassaikai again, staring intently at Charlotte Linlin.
Mentioning that Sakazuki fellow brought a surge of regret and fury to Kaido's heart.
He was unwilling.....
Charlotte Linlin, observing Kaido's state, grinned menacingly,
"Not beyond salvation yet....."
Napoleon in her hand ignited with flames, its blade growing significantly longer, its fangs sharpening, and she swung it at Kaido:
"Emperor Sword: Pierce Pierce!"
A massive sword energy imbued with flames slashed towards Kaido.
The sake's intoxication and the sword energy's pressing killing intent surged into Kaido's brain simultaneously, all his troubles cast aside.
The Hassaikai in his hand was raised high, with a hint of drunkenness, unleashing a monstrous killing intent:
"Drunken Thunder!"
"Lead to Naraka!!"
The dark clouds above Onigashima responded to Kaido's fury, lightning incessantly striking and attaching to the Hassaikai, smashing towards Charlotte Linlin.
*Boom—!!!!*
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South Blue, Baterilla Island.
In the makeshift headquarters conference room.
All items had been removed, leaving only a table and several chairs.
Kenbunshoku Haki scanned repeatedly, ensuring nothing remained. Dragon, seated at the head of the table, shared his conjecture obtained from Vegapunk.
Everyone's expressions were astonished, disbelieving.
Sabo's mouth twitched uncontrollably, finding it hard to accept:
"How is this possible....."
"Such a thing can be eavesdropped on....."
"What's the principle....."
For them, whose industrialization had just begun, terms like signals, frequencies, and eavesdropping seemed too sci-fi.....
A hint of helplessness flashed across Dragon's face. Lindbergh, the revolutionary army's tech expert and commander of the South Blue forces, had perished in the disaster in the Kingdom of Soma.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be in such a passive situation now. Lindbergh could at least have conversed with Vegapunk, preventing them from being so lost.
Civilian technology was almost locked down. Kingdoms in the Four Seas, few had even entered industrialization, let alone eavesdropping. What could they use to crack it?
Now, the only way to crack it was through brute force.....
Dragon looked at the shocked crowd and spoke slowly,
"The logistics department will procure a batch of new Den Den Mushi."
"The offensive operations of the various base branches will be temporarily slowed, but do not stop. Continue to communicate using the old Den Den Mushi."
"Once the Den Den Mushi are procured, ensure they are personally handed over to each base commander, and explain the reasons."
"It must be personally explained....."