Chapter 663: Can't Think of a Good Title
Elbaf Spear: Country, named after the giant tribe's war god Elbaf, is a powerful technique that even among giants, only elite warriors can use!
It can be seen as a spear-like sword aura, but unlike ordinary sword aura, the user concentrates all their power at the tip of the spear point, making it capable of piercing anything.
And now, the one unleashing this move is one of the Four Emperors, BIG MOM!
A thick beam of sword aura light shot straight toward Ian, who was floating in midair, arriving so swiftly and fiercely.
No dodging!
Ian made his judgment in an instant. Without time to think further, he gritted his teeth, gathered all his strength into the blade of Thousand Cherry Blossoms, and slashed fiercely at the incoming Elbaf Spear!
Boom! The blade collided with the incoming Elbaf Spear. A massive shockwave, like a raging tsunami, erupted in an instant without any buildup!
"Hahaha! Fool!" Seeing Ian dare to directly confront Mama's Elbaf Spear, the eighteenth daughter, Charlotte Galette, while struggling to withstand the fierce gale, still shouted in delight, "No one has ever survived Mama's attack! That brat is dead!"
Not just her, most of Charlotte's children thought the same. BIG MOM had instilled such fear in their hearts for so long that they believed Mama was invincible.
However, when the surrounding dust and smoke cleared, Galette suddenly fell silent, like a duck with its neck grabbed.
The power of the Elbaf Spear had vanished, but Ian's figure still remained in midair. Behind him, in the distance, a tower of the Whole Cake Island castle had two neat semicircular gaps cut into it.
Cracker and the others nearly had their eyes pop out. How could they not understand what had happened? Ian had actually split Mama's Elbaf Spear in two!
He... actually cut through the sword aura!?
"No, look at him!" Perospero suddenly shouted.
Everyone focused and saw that Ian's clothes had become tattered, and both his arms were dripping with blood!
They immediately understood: although Ian had split the sword aura, he had also been injured by it. They just didn't know how severe it was.
Ian panted slightly and looked down at his arms. They had been cut by the chaotic sword aura after he split the Elbaf Spear.
However, while outsiders might see his arms covered in blood, only Ian knew that beneath the blood, the messy wounds on his arms were rapidly healing.
Relying solely on the boost from Super Saiyan state is still a bit tough... Compared to Hawk-Eye's world's greatest slash, which is stronger, this Elbaf Spear of BIG MOM's?
Thud! Thud! Hearing the heavy footsteps, Ian looked up ahead and saw a tall, obese figure appear before everyone.
This was Ian's first real look at BIG MOM, and she was even taller than he had imagined. If he didn't know she was a true human, he might have suspected she was a giant.
Just her appearance alone cast a shadow that almost covered Cracker and the group standing there...
BIG MOM wore her dress, holding the captain's hat Napoleon in her hand—it was actually a sword. She was extremely angry now, her face dark and gloomy, her eyes slightly bloodshot, exuding a terrifying aura as she walked step by step toward them. Above her head, a white cloud wearing a small baseball cap and an orange-yellow fireball like a small sun followed her closely, both with human-like faces.
"Ian!" BIG MOM roared at him, "What do you think you're doing to my lovely son!?"
"Mama is here! Mama is here!" A clamor of voices arose as all the objects imbued with life around them stopped hiding and revealed themselves.
Perospero and the others now stood beside BIG MOM. Stussy and the other guests had retreated further away. Reiju, in her Germa combat suit, had her butterfly-wing-like cape slightly fluttering, her jet shoes keeping her hovering in midair behind Ian. However, BIG MOM's pressure made her heart race, so her face was pale as she looked at BIG MOM.
As for Caesar, that guy was crouching in a corner with his hands over his head, trembling like a rookie...
Ian didn't answer BIG MOM's question. Instead, he tore off his shirt, which had been shredded by the Elbaf Spear, revealing his muscular upper body. He stuffed his hat into his pocket, lowered his hand holding the sword, and surveyed the scene below.
Since BIG MOM had appeared, her other children naturally showed up as well. The corner of the Whole Cake Island castle had been destroyed by Ian, and the towering black flames earlier were impossible to miss. So when BIG MOM appeared, countless strange individuals emerged with her.
"Four hundred... no, at least five hundred or so!" Ian glanced and quickly got a rough estimate.
As expected of a Four Emperor pirate crew, so many subordinates appeared in an instant...
"Reiju, once the battle starts, leave immediately!" Ian said without turning his head. "Go back to Skypiea and call for reinforcements!"
"Understood!" Reiju didn't say much and nodded in agreement.
As a Four Emperor pirate crew, besides having many subordinates, they also had many Devil Fruit users. Ian couldn't fight so many ability users alone. Even if he used Sunshine to take out some first, the rest would still be troublesome.
Fortunately, the Dragon Hunter Pirates were not weak either. When it came to subordinates fighting subordinates, Ian only needed to focus on dealing with BIG MOM.
Actually, both Ian and Reiju could fly. With Ian's speed, if he wanted to leave, no one could stop him. But the opportunity was too good—the battle was right in the enemy's heartland. Ian felt it was necessary to clash with the Four Emperor crew, test the waters, and see how much gap there was between the Dragon Hunter Pirates and the BIG MOM Pirates.
Seeing Ian ignore her, BIG MOM grew even angrier. She also noticed the destroyed banquet hall and pointed her sword at Ian, screaming, "Bastard! I kindly invited you to the tea party, and you start a fight on my turf!? And you ruined the place where I was going to hold the tea party!?"
"Hmph, ask your sons!" Ian snorted coldly. "Since you don't want to reason, I'll just be a troublesome guest!"
"What happened, Perospero?" BIG MOM looked down and asked. "Why did the fight suddenly break out!? Don't you know the tea party and wedding start tomorrow?"
"Well... well..." Perospero found it hard to explain because he knew that no matter what happened, it was less important to Mama than the upcoming tea party.
Fortunately, Katakuri, who had recovered, said to BIG MOM, "Mama, let me explain!"
Then, his legs suddenly stretched out, lifting his body up to BIG MOM's ear, and he whispered the explanation to her.
Since it involved his sister's reputation, he couldn't publicly announce Ian's rejection of the marriage, so he used this whispering method.
When BIG MOM heard that Ian had rejected the marriage she had arranged, her face grew even darker.
"He really refused?" BIG MOM glanced sideways at Ian's direction, but she was actually looking at Reiju behind him. She whispered to Katakuri, "Is it because of that little girl from the Vinsmoke family?"
"Maybe... but Mama, don't forget the real reason you invited him to the tea party!" Katakuri's face was equally dark. He had been knocked down for the first time, and the myth of the "man who looks down on the earth" was shattered, which was also a humiliation for him. But his mind remained calm as he reminded BIG MOM.
Reminded by him, BIG MOM snapped back to reality: "Right, that ability of his to directly take souls..."
Ian, hovering in midair, watched Katakuri and BIG MOM whispering and frowned. What's going on? BIG MOM was shouting so fiercely, but why hasn't she attacked? Isn't she supposed to be moody?
Actually, Ian had misjudged. To sit on the throne of a Four Emperor, how could BIG MOM be stupid? She was moody, yes, but only under specific conditions, like when her craving for sweets acted up. But now, BIG MOM was in a normal state. At this moment, she was a true pirate! When thinking about things, she definitely prioritized interests...
Damn it! Ian was getting impatient. Fight or not? If you won't make a move, I'll make the first move!
With that thought, countless electric currents burst from Ian's body, surging down his limbs to the ground below. Under the powerful electromagnetic effect, countless iron sands began to rise from the ground.
Ian was about to fire a railgun...
His movement startled BIG MOM's children. Ian had blocked Mama's Elbaf Spear, proving his strength, and even Katakuri had suffered in their fight. So seeing Ian move, the members of the BIG MOM Pirates below immediately raised their guns, aiming at Ian.
Reiju also prepared to fly back to Skypiea as soon as Ian made his move.
The atmosphere was now extremely tense. The BIG MOM Pirates members aiming at Ian watched as the black iron sands gradually gathered in front of him, slowly forming a bullet in the electric light. They couldn't help swallowing saliva, cold sweat seeping from their bodies, their fingers tightening on the triggers...
Just as it seemed a stray shot might trigger a full-scale battle between Ian and the BIG MOM Pirates, a voice suddenly rang out: "Stop! Everyone, stop!"
Hearing this voice, everyone couldn't help looking toward the source. Ian did the same. But when he saw who had spoken, he was somewhat stunned.
It was Gaji?
The Vinsmoke family had arrived...