"MAMAMAMA!"
BIGMOM watched the flames engulf the eight clones, her face twisted into a ferocious grin as she shot a disdainful glance at Kaido in the distance.
Is this all you've got?
Kaido, unusually, did not lose his temper and loudly warned, "Linlin, don't underestimate these guys..."
Before he could finish, a portal abruptly opened in the air behind BIGMOM, and a figure suddenly shot out, punching her in the back and sending her flying.
The other seven clones followed, stepping out one by one, but they did not rush to pursue.
All eight clones were individuals, but the core was Reddy.
The invincible defense of the "Iron Balloon" was the only reason Reddy stopped the eight clones from chasing BIGMOM.
If Kaido could still win by grinding down their stamina, BIGMOM could only rely on sheer strength.
Without breaking through the Iron Balloon's defense, this battle was unwinnable.
"What annoying brats!"
BIGMOM snarled as she got up, her anger reaching its limit.
"Mom!"
Prometheus and Zeus quickly flew to her side.
"Linlin, stop playing around. Go all out!"
Kaido, holding his kanabo "Hassaikai" over one shoulder, walked to BIGMOM's side, his gaze fixed on the eight clones—especially Mon, who he paid extra attention to.
After the earlier exchanges, he was certain this clone was the key to the others repeatedly escaping fatal situations.
If they prioritized eliminating Mon, the remaining clones, though strong, would stand no chance against the combined might of him and BIGMOM.
"Hah?"
BIGMOM sneered. "You think I won't kill you, Kaido?"
Kaido stayed silent.
Given the strength these clones had displayed, did this old hag really think she could defeat them without using Haki, relying solely on these Homies?
What a joke!
Of course, he wouldn't say that out loud. Instead, he persuaded BIGMOM in a more tactful way: "If you don't go all out, these brats might think the so-called Emperors are just a joke!"
BIGMOM, easily provoked, scowled but silently accepted Kaido's suggestion.
The two stood side by side, facing the eight clones.
The atmosphere shifted instantly.
Black lightning crackled around them.
The ground cracked.
Clumps of dirt of varying sizes floated up before being pulverized by an unseen force.
"This is bad!"
Jinbe's face darkened, his heart sinking.
Just one Kaido or BIGMOM alone was enough to make most of the world despair.
Now, two Emperors were preparing to join forces.
Even Crocodile, who had been relaxed earlier, now retreated far back with a grave expression, unwilling to be caught in the crossfire of the two Emperors' combined attack.
Mihawk did the same.
Sakazuki, too, could no longer maintain his stance of refusing to retreat and silently stepped back to avoid the fallout.
His goal remained unchanged—he still wanted to play the waiting game.
Now, he had no choice but to temporarily withdraw.
Kaido and BIGMOM's aura had reached its peak in an extremely short time.
Dark clouds loomed overhead, thunder rumbling faintly.
The black lightning no longer encircled the two Emperors but instead coiled around their weapons.
BIGMOM wielded Napoleon in both hands, while Kaido gripped Hassaikai tightly... The two Emperors, fully charged, unleashed their strongest attack.
"Ocean Sovereignty!"
A massive shockwave shot forth at unimaginable speed.
Where it passed, the residual force split the air, carving deep trenches into the ground.
Even Jinbe and the others, who had retreated far back, couldn't help but pale.
"Can't block it!"
Jinbe was the first to make the judgment, sweating nervously for Reddy's clones.
Not just him—everyone present, including Sakazuki, came to the same conclusion.
Ocean Sovereignty was too fast!
Especially Mihawk.
After his brief spar with Reddy, he believed Reddy himself could likely dodge such a powerful strike, but these clones might not.
In everyone's vision, the attack flashed past the eight clones' position, leaving a deep trench in the ground before vanishing into the horizon.
At that moment, the sudden shockwave from the island startled the waiting Marine elites.
Even from a distance, cold sweat drenched their backs.
Was this an attack a human could unleash?
They witnessed firsthand how Ocean Sovereignty nearly tore through space itself.
Even after the attack disappeared, the afterimage remained burned into their retinas.
This scene was seared into their minds.
A Marine Rear Admiral, forehead slick with sweat, couldn't help but worry for Sakazuki and Kuzan.
"Admiral Akainu... and Vice Admiral Aokiji... What kind of monsters have they encountered?"
...
"MAMAMAMA!"
BIGMOM, having teamed up with Kaido to unleash Ocean Sovereignty, was in high spirits.
She didn't believe the clones could dodge such an impossibly fast attack—they must have taken it head-on.
Could they survive?
Of course not!
Kaido, too, was satisfied with their combined strike. Without even glancing at Sakazuki or the others, he turned to Reddy in the distance.
"Now you've lost your trump cards. Join me, or I'll drag you back to Onigashima myself."
As for the Secretary and Maid clones beside Reddy, Kaido didn't even spare them a thought.
"I—"
Bartolomeo, seeing Kaido insult his idol like this, was about to shout back when Reddy cut him off.
With his idol stepping in, the fanboy immediately obeyed.
Reddy, hands in his pockets, smiled faintly, his voice deep.
"You really think the clones I personally created would be defeated so easily?"
Of the ten clones present, only the Maid wasn't top-tier due to limitations at the time of creation. The other nine were all peak-performance models.
After mastering advanced Armament Haki techniques, their strength rivaled that of Admiral and Emperor-level fighters.
Ocean Sovereignty's power couldn't be ignored.
But in the original story, Zoro blocked it at the cost of severe injuries. Were the clones he poured his efforts into creating inferior to Zoro?
"Hah?"
BIGMOM was baffled.
Kaido, hearing her confused tone, turned to look—and froze.
The eight clones weren't completely unharmed, but they were indeed still standing.
Each one was wreathed in black smoke, bearing varying degrees of injury, but their fighting spirit was only slightly diminished.
High-level Armament Haki was their first line of defense. Reddy had also equipped the clones after Mon with exoskeletons—their second line of defense.
With these two layers of protection, even Ocean Sovereignty enhanced by Conqueror's Haki couldn't critically wound them.
Pyo, the clone who hadn't benefited from later upgrades, lacked an exoskeleton but still possessed Emperor-level strength, albeit with more severe injuries.
"Now things are interesting."
Crocodile's lips curled into an enigmatic smile, though no one knew what he was thinking.
Jinbe and Mihawk remained silent, their expressions visibly relaxing.
Both had requests for Reddy.
Seeing these clones withstand the combined attack of two Emperors head-on erased any doubts they had about Reddy losing this war.
"Kuzan..."
Sakazuki stared at the eight clones who had endured Ocean Sovereignty and issued a firm order.
"I don't care what you're thinking. We must stop him from obtaining Kaido and BIGMOM's Bloodline Factors!"