After assigning tasks to the members of the Charlotte Family, Vegapunk set off directly with his group to find Charlotte Linlin.
This time, in addition to Hancock, Vegapunk also brought Charlotte Katakuri and Charlotte Smoothie from the Charlotte Family, to see if they could directly persuade Charlotte Linlin to surrender, although in Vegapunk's view, that possibility was slim.
Even though they were very dissatisfied with their Mama, blood is thicker than water after all, so Charlotte Katakuri and Charlotte Smoothie were prepared to make an effort; the treatment for surrendering voluntarily would be much better than being beaten into submission.
Relying on his electromagnetic abilities, Vegapunk could teleport through wormholes within the planet. Hancock also possessed Space-Time Ninjutsu. Although she didn't use it often, in reality, their travel speed was incredibly fast. After adjusting the space gates a few times, they quickly arrived at Dressrosa.
This was only because they hadn't been here before and needed to attempt positioning multiple times; otherwise, the two of them could have arrived in mere minutes.
Having experienced the sensation of shifting stars and changing space-time, Charlotte Smoothie and Charlotte Katakuri undoubtedly became more respectful. This kind of mobility combined with such combat power caused their deterrent force to increase almost exponentially.
It could be said that if Vegapunk wanted to hunt someone down on the ocean, that person would have nowhere to hide and would surely die regardless of where they fled.
"We've finally arrived... So this is Dressrosa... But what is going on here?"
Charlotte Smoothie glanced at the city—or rather, the city ruins—still emitting smoke before her, a strange expression on her face.
Dressrosa was known as the Kingdom of Love and Toys and was considered a famous tourist destination throughout the New World. It had its own unique cuisine and scenery, as well as a colosseum and various toys—features that other countries did not possess. Charlotte Smoothie had actually visited a few times before.
The scale of a Four Emperors-level Pirate Crew far exceeded that of an ordinary country, and they no longer lived by plundering. As one of the Sweet Commanders, Charlotte Smoothie actually had quite a lot of free time to herself.
Coupled with her interests as a woman, traveling to Dressrosa was a normal thing. As long as she didn't bring her own fleet, even Doflamingo would turn a blind eye to Charlotte Smoothie.
When she last came here, Charlotte Smoothie remembered that the scenery was beautiful and picturesque, the pedestrians on the streets were all smiling, and the entire city was prosperous and stable.
As for now... has it gone to war with some Pirate Crew?
No, although the Donquixote Family's strength couldn't compare to the Four Emperors, they were still at the top of the second tier in the New World. Plus, Doflamingo, that flamingo, was very good at handling people and would never provoke an opponent he couldn't handle.
Therefore, the possibility of Dressrosa being invaded by a Pirate Crew was actually very small. On the contrary, if her Mama was really here... then the greatest possibility was that her Mama had gone crazy here!
Thinking of this, Charlotte Smoothie and Charlotte Katakuri... were not in a hurry at all. They glanced at Vegapunk unhurriedly and asked:
"Sir, have you determined a more specific location for our mother now?"
These two were certainly not in a hurry. After all, Dressrosa wasn't their territory, and with the terrifying Hancock following behind them, so what if their Mama had gone crazy?
Anyway, as pirates, they didn't have much sympathy. If Dressrosa was unlucky, so be it. Were there few countries that had been destroyed by their Mama?
"I think there is no need for me to determine the location specifically!"
Vegapunk rolled his eyes and pointed to the liveliest part of Dressrosa—terrifying roars, the rumbling sounds of buildings being flattened, as well as explosions, combat, and various other noises were echoing from there.
"The Donquixote Family's resistance is actually quite good; they haven't been flattened by Mama yet?"
Charlotte Smoothie said, somewhat surprised.
"Don't underestimate that Heavenly Yaksha... In terms of Devil Fruit, the Donquixote Family might even have an advantage over our Charlotte Family!"
Charlotte Katakuri said calmly.
Although the Charlotte Family could be called the leader of the entire Underworld, theoretically, the quantity and quality of Devil Fruits they obtained should still be above the Donquixote Family.
But in terms of connections, the Charlotte Family couldn't compare to the Donquixote Family. After all, the Heavenly Yaksha was originally a Celestial Dragon and had inextricable ties with the World Government, which gave them an inherent advantage in collecting certain precious items.
Additionally, because of Charlotte Linlin's own preferences, many of the Devil Fruits collected by the Charlotte Family were related to food or culinary arts, which undoubtedly had a great impact on the composition of Devil Fruit User in the Charlotte Family.
Under normal circumstances, even some strange Devil Fruit abilities wouldn't have much of an effect on Charlotte Linlin, but under the condition of Charlotte Linlin going crazy, that was hard to say.
Perhaps Charlotte Linlin wouldn't be in life-threatening danger, but barely trapping her was still achievable. Of course, the time couldn't be too long; after all, wanting to trap such a crazy monster would definitely consume a lot of stamina from the Devil Fruit User.
At this moment, on the chaotic battlefield in the center of Dressrosa, a chubby, bespectacled middle-aged woman was panting heavily, hot sweat streaming down her forehead.
In her hands, she was gathering clusters of Pink mist, constantly throwing them at the monster demon before her. That terrifying monster would turn into the appearance of a distorted work of art one moment, and then transform back into Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, the next!
"Damn it! Why can she break free from my Art-Art Fruit!"
Finally, that middle-aged woman, who was Jora of the Donquixote Family, couldn't help but speak out. She felt like she was about to collapse from exhaustion. Did people really think using Devil Fruit abilities didn't require stamina?!
"Someone who has trained Haki to the limit, relying on the massive amount of Haki in their body, has a powerful resistance to Devil Fruit abilities... However, this is my first time seeing it to such a powerful degree..."
Standing beside Jora, a bald old man with bulging veins and reading glasses said with a serious expression.
"Stop making sarcastic remarks on the side!!! Hurry up and help deal with this monster!"
Deal with this monster? Lao G glanced at Charlotte Linlin, then looked at himself...
Uh, with his own scrawny arms and legs, wouldn't he be eaten alive by Charlotte Linlin if he rushed up there?
Although Lao G was very confident in his own strength and had a brave personality, even a world-class boxing champion wouldn't have the confidence to challenge a Tyrannosaurus Rex from Jurassic Park!
As for the other officers, Diamante and Trebol, who were closest to Doflamingo at the time, had already been taken out. Gladius wanted to confront Charlotte Linlin head-on, but the result was that he was instantly beaten into a bloody mist; his all-out explosion didn't even scratch Charlotte Linlin's skin.
Senior Pink, who could travel underground, took the Young Master away during the chaos and was still in emergency treatment, and it was unknown if he could be saved.
The Snow Woman Monet wanted to use her Logia-type ability to freeze Charlotte Linlin, but if it weren't for the fact that Charlotte Linlin's mind wasn't working right when she was crazy and she didn't use Armament Haki, she would probably have already become a popsicle by now.
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