[570] : Bombarding Whole Cake Island
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On Whole Cake Island, the atmosphere was particularly oppressive.
Big Mom’s children stayed silent. They all knew this was her fault, but no one was brave enough to say it out loud, let alone criticize her. Speaking up would only turn them into her next meal—being her children offered no protection.
“Where is Shin Uzumaki now?”
“At the fastest speed, he should be here by tomorrow morning.”
Hearing Big Mom’s question, someone immediately reported.
“Hmph, that bastard Kaido.” Big Mom stood up, furious. Kaido had ghosted her.
If Kaido had stood with her, Big Mom believed they could have faced even Shin Uzumaki. But now, Kaido was nowhere to be found, leaving Big Mom with two choices:
Fight a decisive battle with Shin Uzumaki, or abandon Whole Cake Island—forsaking the empire she had built and fleeing in disgrace.
She didn’t want to choose either.
Going to war with Shin offered a low chance of victory. Even if she won, it would be a pyrrhic victory at best—and that was a complete fantasy. Taking on Shin alone and expecting anything less than total defeat was delusional.
“Mama, why don’t we negotiate with Shin Uzumaki?” Baron Tamago said to Big Mom.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Just as Baron Tamago finished speaking, an explosion came from outside. Countless ships outside were engulfed in the explosion.
Big Mom stormed out, her expression turning monstrous. Her pirate ship had just been hit by a cannonball.
“YOU USELESS FOOL! DIDN’T YOU SAY SHIN UZUMAKI WOULDN’T BE HERE UNTIL TOMORROW??” Big Mom roared at Baron Tamago.
Baron Tamago froze in terror as Big Mom opened her massive, bloodthirsty maw. Before he could even scream, he was swallowed whole.
“….” The others who saw this scene felt a chill in their hearts.
“If Shin Uzumaki wants a fight, then a fight he’ll get.” Big Mom held a sword, a huge sword.
Her crew had no choice but to follow her into battle.
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On the other side, Shin nodded with satisfaction.
The cannonballs on his Pluton were indeed powerful.
Half of Whole Cake Island had been obliterated, and this wasn’t even a direct hit on the island. It was a shot fired into the sea outside, and it had destroyed half of Whole Cake Island.
“It seems that one shot to destroy an island is not an exaggeration. It really can destroy an island with one shot.” Shin said.
Pluton’s power was immense, with a long range and powerful attack. It might not be useful against those real powerhouses, but its strategic significance was great.
Especially at sea, it could destroy the opponent’s pirate ship with a single shot. If the opponent was a Devil Fruit user, even if they could withstand Pluton’s bombardment, they would definitely die.
After wiping out more than half of the Big Mom Pirates with one shot, the next step was finishing off the rest. He had promised to destroy them, and he always kept his word—the Big Mom Pirates were going down.
“Olvia, fire another shot at Whole Cake Island. This time, blow up the whole island.”
Shin turned his head and said to Olvia. If he could solve it with cannonballs, he didn’t want to act.
“We probably can’t kill Big Mom with Pluton,” Olvia noted.
“We don’t need to, just clean up the small fry around her.” Shin said with a smile.
“Alright, but one cannonball costs a lot of Berries.” Olvia felt a little pained. A cannonball capable of destroying an island wasn’t cheap.
“It’s fine. We have plenty of money now.” Shin could now be considered a big tycoon in the pirate world.
It was all because two years ago, he had killed Tesoro and become rich in one go, becoming a big tycoon second only to the Celestial Dragons.
When he had the time, he planned to settle accounts with the Celestial Dragons. That would likely make him even richer, since the Celestial Dragons were the wealthiest in the world—all treasures eventually ended up in their hands.
Pirates chasing Roger’s treasure would be better off targeting the Celestial Dragons instead.
Even if Roger had been wealthy, his riches could never compare to theirs—his fortune was dwarfed hundreds of times over. Yet the treasure Roger left behind might not be gold or wealth at all, so its true value remained uncertain.
Moreover, no one dared to mess with the Celestial Dragons. Sure, they were complete trash, but their influence was massive. Just like before—when Hancock killed a Celestial Dragon, three Admirals showed up along with someone from CP.
Of course, this was because they knew Shin was involved, so they brought that kind of firepower. If it were anyone else, they’d send one Admiral at most.
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Another cannonball was fired at Whole Cake Island.
The previous one had done its job, but this time it was blocked.
Big Mom punched the cannonball, sending it flying into the air to explode. Although she was affected by the blast, she was not injured.
“Big Mom’s defense is really unimaginably strong.”
Shin couldn’t help but say. Her skin was so thick that even Pluton’s cannonballs couldn’t break through. Of course, this was not a direct hit on her. If it had been a direct hit, she would at least be seriously injured.
“Should we continue the bombardment? I think we’d be wasting ammunition. We only have ten shells in total, and we’ve already used two.”
The main cannon’s shells were incredibly difficult to manufacture, so their supply was limited.
“Then let’s stop this attack and strike the Big Mom Pirates directly.” Shin looked at Big Mom and said.
“Hancock, Olvia, you two handle Big Mom. Momousagi, the rest are yours.” Shin decided to hold back this time, using the battle as training for the Kuja Pirates.
Now that the Big Mom Pirates had been half-wiped out by the bombardment, even without Shin stepping in, they should be able to handle the rest. Of course, this assumed that Hancock and Olvia could take down Big Mom herself.
After all, if they couldn’t deal with her, the Big Mom Pirates would never truly fall. Big Mom was their captain—the heart of the entire crew.
“Don’t worry, leave it to me. I think I can take Big Mom one-on-one,” Hancock said with confidence.
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