The sunshine just now seemed like a dream to them, and now their dream has awakened.
As everyone fled, on the distant horizon.
Countless pirates held high their pirate flags and rushed into the Water 7 like locusts, devouring everything in sight.
The leading man was extremely tall, holding a trident, and pressed towards the Galley-La Company step by step.
His eyes were extremely calm, and the sense of oppression he exuded was stronger than that of everyone present.
"That guy is… Charlotte Katakuri, the leader of the Four Sweet Commanders under the Big Mom Pirate, with a bounty of 1.57 billion Belly!"
Lucci, who led the defense team to fight, looked at Katakuri in the distance with a very solemn expression.
"How much?!"
Franky was shocked by the number; he raised his sunglasses on the bridge of his nose and looked at the figure in the distance absent-mindedly, thinking that he had hallucinations.
In Paradise, where a bounty of over 100 million is already an astronomical figure, a bounty of 1 billion can be said to be a myth.
What made him shiver even more was the meaning of the bounty.
That is incomparable power!
At this moment, Franky had only one word in his mind…
Run!
The farther, the better!
"Lucci, we..."
"I'll stop that guy; you take the president and the others to retreat!"
Lucci took a deep breath, and in an instant, he used his Life Return Paper Art Fighting Form. With a step, he turned into an afterimage and disappeared into the air.
The next moment.
Bang!
The leopard claw and the trident collided in the air, making a deafening explosion.
Katakuri firmly blocked Lucci's attack, the overwhelming force flowing down his body and into the ground, causing the ground to instantly sink and spider web-like cracks to appear.
Feeling the power from the trident, Katakuri suddenly became interested: "Heh."
"No wonder the Water 7 could hold out for so long under the siege of so many pirates. It turns out that there is a person like you here?!"
"Not bad power, but it is far from enough to be my opponent."
"Hand over the Pluton blueprint, and I can promise to spare your life."
Lucci gritted his teeth. The oppression from the man in front of him almost made him think that he was facing Gawain.
The feeling of being completely seen through only made him feel a chill.
But what he knew more clearly was that he had no way out at this moment.
In the years he was lurking here, although he was carrying the mission of the CP organization, his bond with several shipwrights, such as Paulie and others, could not be faked.
Iceburg had also nurtured him, so he couldn't just stand by and watch these people die at Katakuri's hands.
"There's nothing here that you're looking for. If you want to attack them, you have to get past me first!"
"Fearless courage!"
Katakuri shook his head, his tone gradually cooling down: "If it were normal time, I might still have time to play with you."
"But now my first priority is to seize the Pluton blueprint and then leave quickly."
"I'm sorry."
"Your luck is not good."
He raised his hand and clenched it, and the surrounding land seemed to come alive, turning into countless pitch-black rice cake fists, smashing toward Lucci with an overwhelming force.
"This is…!"
Lucci pulled back violently, but his retreat was blocked by Katakuri's fist the next moment.
Then the dense rice cake fists covered Lucci and everything around him!
… … …
At the same time, in the sea near the Water 7, thousands of meters above the sky, several floating islands quietly hovered in the clouds.
Golden Lion stood at the bow of the ship, overlooking the vast ocean below.
"Captain, according to the information we have obtained, the Pluton blueprint has flowed into the hands of White Knight Gawain."
"That little brat?"
The corner of Golden Lion's mouth curled up a hideous smile.
The battle at the Nanohana city with Gawain left him with a very deep impression.
He also saw in the latter the shadow of the powerful man who competed with him for hegemony in that era.
"Interesting."
"Tell me more about it."
Spandine continued: "Gawain and his gang disguised themselves as Marines and clashed with Snack, one of the Four Sweet Commanders under Big Mom Pirate, in the outer sea area of the Water 7. They also snatched away two CP agents lurking in the Water 7 from Snack."
"These two people are very likely to have the blueprint of Pluton, or at least have information close to the truth."
"Big Mom Pirate… That woman Linlin?"
Golden Lion's eyes showed a trace of nostalgia: "When she was on the ship of that bastard, Rocks, she had a very good relationship with that brat, Kaido."
"Times have changed. Has the brat become a big shot who can call the wind and rain on the sea?"
Spandine's eyes flashed with fear.
The current, most powerful pirate on the seas, in Golden Lion's eyes, is nothing more than a woman and a brat?!
If someone else had said this, Spandine would only think that person was crazy, but there was nothing wrong with it coming from Golden Lion's mouth.
He has such qualifications and strength.
"The pirates entrenched around the Water 7 are gradually dispersing. I think this should be true."
"Then our next step is to track down White Knight Gawain or..."
"Wait!"
Golden Lion paused slightly, turned his head, looked at Spandine, and said: "What did you say?!"
"Then our next step-"
"Previous sentence!"
"The pirates entrenched around the Water 7 are gradually dispersing… Are you saying this may be a trap?!"
Spandine reacted instantly: "Someone is using this to set up a trap?! White Knight Gawain is… being used by others?!"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out."
Golden Lion nodded: "The Water 7 is now wide open. If the Pluton blueprint is still in the Water 7, now is the best opportunity."
"Without the interference of other pirates, with our strength, we can completely flatten it in half a day at most!"
Spandine couldn't help but remind: "But it is also possible that it is in the hands of White Knight Gawain. We may go to Water 7 for nothing."
"Do you know where White Knight Gawain is now?"
"This..."
Spandine was left speechless for a while.
Golden Lion continued: "Since we are all gambling, we naturally have to choose the one with a greater possibility!"
"Besides, if this is really a trick of that woman Linlin, then they must be acting in the Water 7 at this time."
"And if it is in the hands of White Knight Gawain, then we still have a chance. If that guy really wants to hide, the worst that can happen is dispersing on the spot and reuniting in other sea areas under a new appearance."
"That guy's strength is certainly not a match for mine, but escaping isn't hard for him."
With this thought in mind, Golden Lion has made up his mind: "You… Forget it. I will go to the Water 7 myself to see it!"
"Understood!"
As his voice fell, there was a roar at the island floating in the clouds.
Countless violent beasts active in the forest suddenly felt their bodies lose weight, and then the ground under their feet rushed towards the distance at an astonishing speed.
Law slowly sheathed his sword and turned to look at the palace on the central floating island: "Is that guy finally going to take action?!"
"The situation in Water 7 should not be optimistic."
"But."
"This has nothing to do with me. I have only one goal: to take Golden Lion and that guy's head!"