Chapter 22: He Takes It All
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Chapter 22: He Takes It All
Charlotte had a sharp look in his eyes; he couldn't afford any more delays. Time is life; the longer it drags on, the more dangerous it gets.
"Slash!"
Charlotte swung his famous sword, Shigure, unleashing a terrifying slash that tore through the air.
Bent Dibby jumped nimbly, the small stones in his hands swelled rapidly like balls under his devil fruit ability, and he hurled them all at the slash.
"Boom!"
A series of deafening explosions instantly resonated, causing a powerful impact on the surroundings and turning much of the buildings into rubble.
Charlotte squinted slightly. It was no wonder Bent Dibby had a bounty of five hundred million berries. This wasn't an inflated bounty from later years; just the devil fruit ability he showed far exceeded that of the guy who threw mucus bombs.
"Soru!"
With a sharp sound, Charlotte instantly closed in on Bent Dibby, unleashing a slash with his sword.
"Boom!"
Bent Dibby crossed his arms, covering them with Armament Haki, and slid back several meters while keeping his feet firmly on the ground.
Charlotte swung his sword, Shigure.
"One-Sword Style: Kamikaze: Tiger Slash."
Bent Dibby's face changed drastically. He touched the ground with one hand, "Big Explosion: Impact."
The ground swelled rapidly, instantly turning into a terrifying bomb.
"Boom!"
A terrifying boom echoed, the shockwave of the explosion spread in all directions, neutralizing part of Charlotte's sword attack.
However, three visible wound marks appeared on Bent Dibby's chest.
The pain stimulated Bent Dibby's brain, and at that moment, he looked at Charlotte with eyes full of terror.
"How is this possible?"
Looking at Charlotte, only two words came to Bent Dibby's mind: "Monster."
"How is it possible? Die!"
Both turned into shadows and began a frenzied battle.
Slashes and explosions intertwined continuously.
The battle center turned into a wasteland.
After the last blow, both separated.
From above the underground, stones began to fall to the ground.
Charlotte frowned; he didn't want to be buried alive here.
He planted one foot forward, leaned his body sharply, his cape fluttering forcefully as he adopted an attack stance.
"One-Sword Style: Lightning: Thunderbolt."
In an instant, electric sparks flickered and buzzed, a golden light shot far away.
In the blink of an eye, Charlotte was already at the diagonal rear of Bent Dibby.
Shigure emitted a soft song, and Charlotte shook his sword, leaving a line of blood on the ground.
Then, Charlotte slowly sheathed his sword.
"Splatter!"
A line of blood appeared on Bent Dibby's waist, from which an endless amount of red blood gushed out.
"You..."
Bent Dibby's eyes filled with terror. Before he could finish his sentence, his body convulsed and fell to the ground.
Charlotte approached Bent Dibby and, seeing he was on the brink of death, used his mind-reading ability.
He didn't have time to lose.
Soon he obtained the information he was looking for.
Even Charlotte was surprised.
He never would have imagined that these pirates were so ingenious, having dug a tunnel to the sea from the beginning.
And they even had a submarine ready!
What a surprise!
A smile involuntarily formed on his lips.
Charlotte quickly ended Bent Dibby's suffering, sending him to the other world.
The tradition of finishing off the enemy must not be lost.
If not for the current situation, he would have even ensured to pulverize his bones.
Getting up and seeing the stones falling from above, Charlotte used Soru and quickly headed in one direction.
"Quick, move fast."
A pirate captain was directing his subordinates to load all kinds of research data into the submarine.
Intense tremors were constantly felt, as if the place could collapse at any moment.
Soon, a pirate with a flintlock pistol on his back quickly approached to report.
"Captain, we have loaded all the materials."
The pirate captain didn't hesitate, "Take Dr. Zaga Rin to the submarine."
Soon, a blonde woman with silver-rimmed glasses and a lab coat was surrounded by the pirates, ready to board the submarine.
"What a relief, just in time!"
Finally, Charlotte's figure appeared.
The guards quickly became alert.
"Damn it, it's the intruder, kill him!"
The pirate captain shouted furiously.
Many pirates attacked Charlotte.
However, in the blink of an eye, both the pirate captain and the attacking pirates were decapitated, their heads falling heavily to the ground.
Charlotte advanced calmly, saying calmly.
"Surrender and lay down your weapons, and you won't die."
Then, a terrifying pressure was unleashed, and the remaining seven pirates felt a chill down their spines from the terrible aura.
Not to mention, the corpses of their companions were still warm. The scene was very intimidating.
"Clang...!"
When the first pirate dropped his weapon, like a signal, the other six pirates also dropped theirs.
Charlotte approached Zaga Rin.
"I've come on your father's orders to rescue you."
Zaga Rin was visibly surprised, "Really? Is my father okay?"
Charlotte nodded.
Zaga Rin, with tears of emotion in her eyes, didn't hesitate. A warrior as strong as Charlotte could easily control her; there was no need to deceive her.
"Boom!"
More and more stones were falling from above; the place was about to collapse.
"Get on the submarine!"
With Charlotte's order, the others followed and boarded the submarine. ......
At the port.
The Hiberfield family's ships left along with numerous pirate ships that had been on Ratti Island.
Ochoku's Pirates were focused on clashing with the Gourmet City Pirate and had no forces to stop the other escaping pirates.
Moreover, those other pirates weren't important to them.
Everything on the island was what Ochoku's Pirates needed.
So they let these guys escape.
Beta and the others, having left the port, waited at sea.
Everyone trusted that Charlotte would appear safe and sound.
Because the three great pirate groups were completely involved on the island, the sea was quite safe.
Soon, Barrett, who was on the edge of the ship, noticed the water stirring and forming ripples.
"Watch out, something's coming from the bottom of the sea."
Barrett roared.
Immediately, everyone became alert.
Before their eyes, a cake-shaped submarine emerged from the water.
The hatch opened.
Charlotte's figure appeared.
Those ready to attack immediately let their guard down.
"Boss, you're finally back, I was so worried!"
Charlotte smiled kindly upon seeing Beta.
He turned and looked into the distance.
The entire Gourmet City was shrouded in smoke, with flames reaching the sky, turned into a pile of rubble.
From now on, this famous Gourmet Island would be just history.
To learn about this island, people would have to look into history or fragmented stories.
Charlotte felt melancholic for a moment.
Under the fire of war, all prosperity turns into ruins.
He shook his head.
They couldn't stay any longer; he had taken all the island's most precious treasure.
When Ochoku's Pirates discovered that what they were looking for had disappeared, they would go mad.
After all, it was a costly war, and if the loot decreased, they would inevitably become hysterical.
Charlotte asked Lina to assign some people to supervise the submarine.
"Let's start heading back, let's go home!"
(End of the chapter)
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