"Yes, Lord Ye Chen."
As Ye Chen gave the command, the three figures behind him split into two small teams and headed in two different directions.
One of them, Urouge, strode through the air, disappearing on the spot.
Esdese and one of the figures stood on Vergo's body, slowly disappearing in another direction.
"Mom, Im's people are moving." On a pirate ship in the middle, a pirate said in surprise, looking through a telescope.
"Let me see." Charlotte Linlin said, pushing the pirate aside, and looked through the telescope at the small island not far away.
Through the telescope, Charlotte Linlin vaguely saw a red figure and a blue figure standing on the head of a giant beast, slowly disappearing from her sight.
"Unfamiliar faces. New members of Im?"
Charlotte Linlin's face was gloomy, and her heart sank slightly.
She recognized the blue figure; it was Esdese, the Ice Empress. She possessed abilities comparable to Admiral Aokiji, but she could not elementalize, yet she was not afraid of seawater.
Compared to Aokiji, Esdese lacked the protection ability of naturalization, but at the same time, she lacked two weaknesses.
In a sense, Esdese's ability might even surpass Aokiji's.
After all, for powerhouses of their level, their Armament Haki was cultivated to extreme refinement, though still not comparable to Garp's.
"Who exactly is that red figure, wearing ancient Japanese armor?" Charlotte Linlin furrowed her brow. That faint red figure seemed to linger in her mind like a haunting shadow.
"But no matter who it is, this old hag will definitely erase Im's name." Charlotte Linlin said fiercely, a hint of triumph flashing in her bloodshot eyes.
A few days ago, they had already spoken with Kaido on the phone, and Kaido had also agreed to cooperate with them.
The cooperation of two Yonko gave them immense confidence.
Two major forces of the New World cooperating, yet they couldn't eliminate a small, upstart force?
"Give orders to the people below, old hag is going full speed ahead." Charlotte Linlin's thickly lipsticked lips parted, revealing an extremely disgusting smile.
Her smile was filled with endless killing intent and anger.
"Yes, Mom."
The people below, hearing this, immediately accelerated their ships, heading towards the small island ahead.
Over a hundred pirate ships lined up in a straight line, sailing forward majestically, like a great army pressing down, giving a sense of an impending storm.
...
Ye Chen stood on the beach, looking at the distant, vast ship shadows, and seemed to sigh inwardly.
"Koby, it seems Charlotte Linlin values you highly. To get you back, she even sent so many people."
Koby heard this, and there was no joy on his face; instead, he showed a hint of worry.
Ever since he was thrown here by Ye Chen, he had been observing Ye Chen, including Im and others who had previously stood behind Ye Chen.
They were all too calm, as if they had no worries about Charlotte Linlin's arrival, and had a taste of victory in their hands.
At this moment, Koby asked Ye Chen with a complicated expression, "What exactly do you want to do, Ye Chen, or rather, what does your Im want to do?"
"Hahaha," Ye Chen laughed a few times, looking at Koby with a smile that wasn't quite a smile: "This question depends on your old mom. Do you want to gamble?"
"When he blackmailed money from you, she had no intention of letting you go." Koby shook his head, a hint of bitterness flashing in his mouth: "Now you're fighting your mom. That won't do your Im any good."
"Whether she lets go or not is none of my business." Ye Chen shrugged, his eyes sharp: "Moreover, you're wrong. Fighting you has no harm to us."
"You underestimate the Yonko too much, and you overestimate yourselves too much." Koby's lips showed a hint of mockery.
"Just watch quietly." Ye Chen smiled indifferently.
After about ten minutes, Charlotte Linlin's numerous pirate fleets had already arrived.
Over a hundred pirate fleets surrounded this unknown deserted island, forming a tight encirclement.
At this time, on a pirate ship, Charlotte Linlin stood at the bow, her bloodshot eyes locked onto Ye Chen. She opened her mouth and said, "Ye Chen, I've brought the ransom. Bring Koby up."
"That won't do. You have to give us the ransom first." Ye Chen shook his head and laughed.
"Hmph, don't you trust me?" Charlotte Linlin stared at Ye Chen, speaking fiercely.
"It's not a matter of trust or not. This is a matter of principle." Ye Chen also shrugged, looking quite helpless.
It was as if he was saying, "Sorry, there's nothing I can do."
Charlotte Linlin's eyeballs rolled. She pondered for a moment, then said to one of her subordinates behind her, "Stussy, bring the Devil Fruit."
Stussy heard this and hurriedly handed a treasure chest to Charlotte Linlin.
"Here's the ransom." Charlotte Linlin took the treasure chest and then fiercely threw it towards Ye Chen.
Instantly, the chest transformed into a black shadow, carrying a startling whooshing sound, and flew over.
At this moment, Vergo, who was wrapped around Ye Chen, suddenly opened his eyes. His tail lashed out, tightly grabbing the chest, then he sent the treasure chest to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen opened the treasure chest and scanned it. Indeed, there were eight Devil Fruits inside. He then picked up the treasure chest and handed it to Vergo.
Vergo opened his mouth and sucked the treasure chest in.
"Ye Chen, I've already given you the ransom. Are you going to return Koby to me now?" Charlotte Linlin's face was livid, and she said coldly.
"Here, take him back." Ye Chen said, kicking Koby's backside.
Instantly, Koby, like the treasure chest, turned into a black shadow and flew onto Charlotte Linlin's ship.
"I'll settle the score with you later." Charlotte Linlin glared at Koby.
Koby, hearing this, smiled bitterly.
He deeply understood his old mom's ruthlessness. This time, after the incident ended, some would face a torment.
At this moment, Charlotte Linlin's face was livid, and her eyes were fierce. "Ye Chen, I just want to ask if Smoker is with you."
"But he was indeed captured by us," Ye Chen said calmly.
"Then where is he now?" Charlotte Linlin questioned.
"Oh, him! I already killed him," Ye Chen said lightly, his indifferent tone as if describing something so simple that it couldn't be simpler.
As his words fell.
Instantly, a massive aura erupted.
At the same time, dark clouds instantly covered the sky, a scene like the end of the world.
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