Chapter 382: Totto Land Shrouded in Dark Clouds! The Sleeping Empress and the Call from the One-Armed Overlord
The Totto Land sea area had lost its usual melodious, cheerful singing and dreamlike fairy-tale colors.
For days, thick, gloomy dark clouds, like heavy leaden blocks, had been pressing low over this once-prosperous sea area.
On the sea surface, cold winds whipped up layers of gray waves.
The main fleet of Totto Land, which had originally set out in grand fashion, carrying the supreme majesty of the Four Emperors, was now reduced to just a few remaining ships flying tattered pirate flags.
The hulls of these warships were charred and broken.
The main masts were broken, and the decks were covered in horrifying scars from being blasted by lightning and fire, and sliced by terrifying sword qi.
Like Ghost Ships crawling out of a deep-sea hell, they slowly sailed into the central port of Cake Island, accompanied by the dull sound of rushing water.
On both sides of the port, the citizens of Totto Land had gathered early to welcome the triumphant army with cheers.
But the moment they saw the miserable state of the ships, the smiles on everyone's faces completely froze, turning into deep shock.
"My god... could that be Smoothie's flagship?"
"How could it be broken into such a state?"
"What on earth happened? Could it be... that we were defeated?"
The citizens covered their mouths in terror, the sound of sharp intakes of breath rising and falling throughout the port.
They watched the heavily wounded soldiers being carried off the ships on stretchers, covered in bandages and wailing incessantly.
They looked at the Homies, who were usually lively but now had abandoned their armor and weapons, looking listless.
They even saw the Royal Ministers, who were usually high and mighty, now looking pale as death, covered in blood and in a sorry state.
There were no cheers, only a deathly silence.
An unprecedented panic, like an invisible plague, spread rapidly through the heart of Totto Land.
A moment later, in the deepest part of the Cake Island castle.
In a heavily guarded intensive care unit, a strong smell of medicine permeated the air.
The most skilled doctors of Totto Land were sweating profusely as they moved around a huge, specially made hospital bed.
Various precision medical instruments around them were emitting rapid and monotonous ticking sounds.
Big Mom's massive, mountain-like body was wrapped in thick, white sterile bandages.
She was wearing a life-support ventilator, her eyes tightly closed, having fallen into a deep coma.
The pressure that once was enough to intimidate the entire sea was gone, and now only weak breathing remained.
The attending physician's legs were trembling uncontrollably; he knelt on the cold floor, face pale, reporting the desperate injuries to the grim-faced high-ranking family members around him:
"Perospero... Mama's injuries are truly too severe."
"Her internal organs have been ruthlessly destroyed from within by an extremely violent force, causing extensive internal bleeding and organ failure."
The doctor wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued, his voice trembling:
"Combined with the terrifying burns left by that strange black flame..."
"To be honest, that she is still alive is only because of Mama's monstrous constitution holding on."
Perospero clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Answer me, when will Mama wake up?"
The attending physician broke out in a cold sweat, his voice tinged with a sob:
"I am incompetent..."
"This is already a realm beyond the reach of current medicine."
"Perhaps a miracle will happen tomorrow, perhaps... never... perhaps..."
By the end, he didn't dare to look up at all, biting his lip and knocking his head deeply against the floor, not daring to say another word.
Luffy's "King Kong Gun," which fused Ryuo and Conqueror's Haki, had driven its destructive power directly into the interior of her vaunted "Iron Balloon," causing irreversible internal injuries.
Added to that was the ruthless devastation of Tatsuya's various strange abilities.
When this Four Emperors, who had ruled the seas for decades, would wake up was completely unknown.
Although the doctor didn't explicitly say the words "she might never wake up," everyone in the hall obviously already knew, aware of the cruel answer.
In the adjacent conference hall, the atmosphere was suffocatingly oppressive.
Having lost the protection of the towering tree that was Mama, and with their strongest sweet commander and the family's most reliable brother, Katakuri, having already died in battle...
The Totto Land Pirates were now like headless flies that had lost their backbone, plunged into deep despair and confusion.
The eldest son, Perospero, had his head wrapped in bandages that were seeping blood, and he had even replaced his signature candy cane with an ordinary wooden crutch.
He was forced to sit in the main seat symbolizing the highest power, but his bloodshot eyes were also filled with deep, undisguisable exhaustion.
Smoothie and Cracker sat on either side of the long table, heads bowed, saying nothing.
Recalling that purple giant shadow on the sea that was like a god, and the violent thunderclouds that had effortlessly destroyed the entire main fleet.
Their pride, of which they had been so proud, had been ruthlessly trampled.
Big brother Katakuri was gone, and the invincible Mama had fallen.
Totto Land's former pride and glory were gone today.
Smoothie gripped her beautiful hair tightly, her eyes filled with undisguisable confusion:
"Even the invincible Mama was defeated head-on..."
"That man named Tatsuya is simply unbeatable; he is practically a god looking down from above."
Her voice trembled: "If we talk about any revenge now, it will only be leading the remaining family members to their deaths."
"If... if big brother Katakuri were still here, he would definitely have a way to lead us out of this predicament..."
Hearing this name, Perospero, who was sitting in the main seat, stood up abruptly and slammed his fist heavily onto the solid wood table in front of him.
He roared in a hoarse, cracked voice: "Shut up, Smoothie! Don't mention that 'if' again!"
"Katakuri is dead! This is an unchangeable fact!"
Perospero gasped for air, his chest heaving violently.
His bloodshot eyes scanned the trembling younger brothers and sisters in the hall, and he shouted:
"The sky of Totto Land has collapsed!"
"Put away your weak and useless tears, and face reality!"
Perospero gritted his teeth:
"The New World is a dark jungle that eats people without spitting out the bones!"
"Do not harbor any illusions; what happened today cannot be hidden at all."
"By now, all the top powers in the world must know that Mama has fallen."
"Although that old monster Whitebeard is old, he is still an unshakable overlord of the sea."
"What's worse, Mama personally killed Kaido's subordinate, the Lead Performer Jack, on the sea!"
"That irritable madman Kaido will definitely not let this go as if nothing happened; he could take devastating retaliatory action at any time!"
"Once they, or the Marineford, like hyenas, smell the scent of our weakness and blood..."
"...Totto Land will be immediately devoured by that pack of wolves, and not even a scrap will be left!"
As the eldest son of the Charlotte Family, at this critical moment of life and death for the family, he displayed the necessary decisiveness and coldness:
"Pass on my order: immediately abandon all outer island defense lines!"
"Withdraw all scattered troops and supplies!"
"Retract all forces, return to Cake Island and the surrounding core circle, and activate the highest level of comprehensive blockade!"
"Until Mama wakes up, no one is allowed to act rashly; violators will be executed without mercy!"
Just as everyone in the hall, like frightened birds, was preparing to carry out the order, the heavy conference room door was slammed open.
A Chess soldier subordinate rushed in, scrambling and falling heavily to the ground.
In his hand, he was holding a large Den Den Mushi that was emitting a harsh "Brrr-brrr" sound.
That Den Den Mushi looked very ugly and strange.
Its wide-open mouth was missing a few teeth, and a large chunk of its right limb was eerily missing.
Moreover, the snail's eyes revealed an unsettling, sinister, and crazy glint.
"What's the rush? What's going on! Don't you know we are in a meeting!" Perospero scolded angrily.
The subordinate swallowed hard, his whole body trembling as he reported to him:
"Pe... Perospero, there is a top-level emergency communication forcibly accessing our internal line!"
"It... it's the Admiral of the Blackbeard Pirates, Marshall D. Teach!"
As the subordinate's terrified voice trailed off, the Den Den Mushi's mouth suddenly widened, and a rough laugh echoed throughout the hall.
"Zehahahaha!"
"Little brats of Totto Land, I heard your invincible Mama is sleeping now?"
The Den Den Mushi perfectly mimicked Blackbeard's expression, exuding the arrogance unique to an overlord.
"I also have an irreconcilable feud with that bastard named Tatsuya over a severed arm..."
"How about it? Since we all have a common enemy, why not take this great opportunity and make a win-win deal with me?"
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