Chapter 932: Gathering at the City Gate
An hour has passed since the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates launched their attack on Cake Island.
As the battle line continued to advance, the pirate coalition suffered heavy casualties. Of the original 20,000 troops, only less than half were left. Even the well-known cadres, such as the Minister of the Big Mom Pirates, and the Numberers, Real Fighters, and Givers of the Beasts Pirates, were also killed.
On the other hand, the magicians didn't see a single person from beginning to end.
Such a huge disparity in the casualty ratio aroused great interest among the bigwigs who were paying attention to this battle in this newly emerged maritime force.
Ever since they learned a few days ago that Big Mom was defeated by a group of guys who called themselves wizards and was kicked out of Cake Island, they began to investigate this force.
You don’t know until you check, and you’ll be shocked when you do.
Until two months ago, these people had never appeared under the eyes of the whole world, as if they appeared out of thin air.
So they had several guesses about the origins of these people: an empty island that the people of Qinghai knew little about, a dangerous doldrums, an unknown little place in the world, or an ancient civilization with a long history but always closed to the outside world.
After further investigation, they discovered that this group of people who suddenly appeared and called themselves wizards had footprints all over the four seas and dozens of islands on the Grand Line. Moreover, these people did not know Haki, did not know about Devil Fruits, the navy, pirates, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Four Emperors and other forces, and they used a magical power called "magic".
This phenomenon that suddenly appeared all over the world reminded them of a person, that is, the 'Tyrant' Bartholomew Kuma, one of the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea'.
Rumor has it that the Meat|Ball Fruit can send the target flying to any place in the world.
But according to intelligence, the 'Tyrant' Bear is cooperating with the World Government in conducting a secret experiment and has disappeared for a long time.
Could it be that the secret experiment is related to these wizards?
Among the pirate coalition, the smarter cadres began to realize that something was wrong, so they personally took control of their subordinates and gradually gathered together according to the path that Kira had predetermined for them.
It was not until they exchanged information with their partners on other attack routes that they finally realized that they had fallen into the enemy's trap from the very beginning.
But now it is too late. The losses in the counterattack on Cake Island were huge beyond expectations. Even if they win in the end, it will probably take several years to recover.
"What did you say?! Mom met the 'Pirate King' Roger? And she won??!"
After reuniting with the team led by Big Mom, Katakuri learned about his mother's "great achievements" from his younger brothers and sisters, and was immediately amazed.
When Roger came to Cake Island to steal historical texts, Katakuri was less than 30 years old, but he was already very strong and was in a period of rapid growth. However, during the pursuit, he was knocked down by the opponent from hundreds of meters away.
The last time they went to war with the wizards, he met Roger.
I thought that after many years, my strength had greatly improved. I had practiced my Observation Haki to the point where I could predict the future, and I had also learned the Conqueror Haki to entangle. I should be able to deal with the opponent for a while longer, or even defeat him.
Unexpectedly, the resurrected Roger's strength did not decline, but became even stronger, as if he had returned to his peak. And he only used one move from a distance to knock him and the other three generals down!
In the following days, in order to maintain the perfect image he had created over the years in front of everyone, and to prevent his brothers and sisters and subordinates from seeing his injured and miserable appearance, Katakuri could only lock himself in the room and lie alone on the bed to rest...
At that time, Katakuri was lying on the bed recalling the battle, his mind like 'He really is the Pirate King', 'It's not shameful to lose to him', 'Maybe only my mother can defeat him'.
Unexpectedly, Roger was actually defeated by his own mother!
The moment he heard the news, Katakuri immediately understood one thing: that Roger definitely did not have the full strength of the real Roger!
Even his own mother might not be able to defeat Whitebeard, the silver medalist of the previous era, as well as his younger brother Kaido, and Red Hair who just became one of the "Four Emperors" a few years ago. How could he possibly defeat the "Pirate King"?
After thinking this through, Katakuri fell into deep worry again: he was worried that his mother would become more arrogant and do things more willfully! By then, they really wouldn't be able to persuade her...
"What's wrong, Katakuri?"
The aunt, who was furious because of the failed attack, looked at her most satisfied son and said, "You have been silent since you heard that I defeated Roger. Is there something on your mind?"
Katakuri was silent for a moment, but in the end he did not say anything to ask his mother to sober up. He believed that with his mother's experience, she would be able to tell how strong the resurrected version of Roger was. Since she chose to immerse herself in the joy of victory, if he exposed her directly in front of everyone, the consequences would definitely be bad!
"I wonder if Brulee is safe. She has lost contact with everyone since she arrived on the island. I suspect she was kidnapped by those wizards!"
Big Mom thought about it and felt that what Katakuri said made sense. She immediately got angry: "That girl is really useless. She couldn't even disappear. She caused us to suffer heavy losses! When she comes back, I won't let her off easily!!"
"..." Upon hearing this, all the brothers and sisters lowered their heads instantly, not daring to speak loudly , and carefully suppressed the dissatisfaction and fear in their hearts.
"In addition, I am also concerned about the situation of the Beasts Pirates. However, we have suffered heavy casualties, and they are playing away from home, so they should not be much better than us..."
The aunt said indifferently: "Don't worry about them, it doesn't matter how many of them die anyway!"
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Some people in the crowd who didn't see the truth and didn't know Kaido's real intentions immediately complained in their hearts: I heard that you were defeated, so I led 10,000 pirates to avenge you, but you turned out to be so heartless and ungrateful? ?
Katakuri suggested again: "Those wizards transformed Cake Island, causing us to confuse the direction of attack and the opponent, which led to heavy losses. But now our people have basically assembled, so their tactics are useless!"
"So what's the plan now?"
"I propose to launch a general attack on the castle immediately! Because..."
"Sure! You arrange it!"
As an old woman who has been addicted to sugar for decades, the aunt has basically lost the few brains she had to deploy troops and command battles. Now, she completely believes in the abilities of her son.
“…”
Under Katakuri's order, the Big Mom Pirates were reorganized and divided into two teams. One team was led by the 'Four Generals' and some ministers, and the other team was led by the commander Big Mom herself. Both sides pushed forward all the way to the central castle.
On the other side, the situation of the Beasts Pirates was similar. He let the "Double Disasters" lead the way for the front wing, while he himself led the army to follow behind, feeling like a master walking his pet.
Half a day later, the two sides, one in the south and one in the north, arrived at the central castle at the same time, at the "battlefield" specially opened up by Kira.
"Kaido?!"
“Lingling?!”
"It seems like your situation is pretty bad too... How much did you lose?"
"How dare you ask?! What's wrong with the terrain of this Cake Island? It's more dangerous than my Onigashima!!"
"This is not what Cake Island originally looked like! Oh, by the way, you know what? I just met Roger! And I defeated him!"
"I also encountered a dead undead... Wait! You can defeat Roger? Are you kidding?!!"
The two of them chatted back and forth as if they were chatting about family matters, and neither of them showed any sadness at all about the loss of a large number of their men.
"We've been talking for so long, where are the wizards who occupied Cake Island?"
"Why didn't I see a single person along the way?"
"We've all arrived here, but they still haven't come out. Are they too scared to fight, or have they already run away?"
Just as Kaido asked these questions, a dazzling white light suddenly burst out from the castle in front of him.
The white light rushed up to the sky and illuminated the entire island at the same time, dispelling all the haze in the sky of Cake Island, as well as the thick fog and various traps inside the Cake Island. The sky and the earth became clear in an instant.
The white light continued to grow, making it impossible for everyone to open their eyes.
After a long time, the light faded, and everyone opened their eyes again, only to be shocked to find that the place they were in had changed drastically!
This place has become an arena!
