Pirates: Your emperor has returned!

But at the same time, the abandoned people also discovered something.

The crystal ghost viruses did not disappear from their bodies, but remained in them in a "dormant" state.

However, as long as the abandoned person's body meets a certain "condition", the dormant inert crystal ghost virus will become active again!

Specifically, this manifests as follows:

The abandoned person will consume some of their physical strength, and as a result, the solid crystal will once again adhere to their body surface.

At the same time, the abandoned person's physical fitness will be further enhanced, and their strength and mobility will be greatly improved.

Turning misfortune into blessing—that's probably what it means.

……

Ok?

What are the "conditions" that trigger this characteristic of the abandoned?

Ok.

Yes—anger.

That is one of the most sublime emotions of life, and its effect on the life force itself is enough to awaken the dormant Crystal Ghost Virus!

At this moment, every member of the Forsaken Legion, without exception, displayed a deep-seated rage as they faced the Big Mom Pirates attacking their homeland!

……

Click! La la la...

A series of distorted, strange noises rang out; these were the sounds produced when the inert crystal virus was activated and solid crystals began to spread again across the abandoned person's body.

One after another, enormous and imposing crystal demons appeared at the merman village's dock.

Their entire bodies were covered in a thick layer of solid crystal armor, and each of them looked like a crystal demon!

Every muscle in his body exuded an unusual explosive power, the force within transforming into an incredibly strong presence that made it impossible for anyone present to look away.

"Gudu..."

One of the merfolk warriors couldn't help but swallow hard.

Even knowing that the other party was one of their own, these merfolk warriors couldn't help but feel a tremor from the very core of their being.

Even Cobra couldn't help but swallow hard and exclaim:

"Our ancestor has truly found an incredible group of helpers..."

A legion that can go toe-to-toe with the Big Mom Pirates and whose momentum is not weak is probably something that everyone on this sea would want to have!

But among them, there was one person whose eyes showed not the slightest wavering.

It's that little princess with sky-blue hair—

Neferutari Vivi.

This little princess went through many things with Ryan Rowan in the Drum Kingdom.

Afterwards, although she didn't experience it firsthand, Vivi still left her mark on places like Sky Island and the Kingdom of Aden.

In other words, although she is still young, Princess Vivi has already developed courage and boldness that are no less than those of kings from other countries.

Moreover, this little princess was born with her own unique talents.

"Father, and everyone else, there's no need to be afraid."

Vivi smiled and said slowly, "They are no different from any of us; you can tell just by looking at their 'eyes'."

Eye?

Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction Weiwei had indicated, and their tension suddenly eased considerably.

Yes, just as Vivi said, a person's eyes can reveal their soul.

At this moment, what filled the eyes of the Forsaken was not the ferocity and violence of the Crystal Demon state in the Kingdom of Aden, but a firm and peaceful gaze.

But within that firm and peaceful gaze lay a visible anger!

It was precisely this anger that caused the Abandoners' sense of presence to rise rapidly, eventually reaching a point where they could rival the Big Mom Pirates!

……

The aura emanating from the Forsaken Legion is becoming increasingly astonishing.

Just like in nature, animals are wary of other animals that suddenly appear around them.

Faced with the hundreds of abandoned people who suddenly appeared, the members of the Big Mom Pirates couldn't help but frown slightly.

The Big Mom Pirates did not deploy their entire crew for this operation.

In fact, apart from Charlotte Linlin herself and her eldest son, Charlotte Perospero, who is a user of the Lick-Lick Fruit and has a bounty of 700 million Berries, the Big Mom Pirates did not send out any other heavyweight characters.

On one hand, it was because the Big Mom Pirates were afraid of Kaido's diversionary tactic.

After all, a proposal like "surprise attack on a country" does seem rather absurd.

But that was Kaido of the Beasts, after all.

He's unpredictable and can do anything!

However, to be on the safe side, the Big Mom Pirates stationed most of their forces in Whole Cake Island and sent another group to Alabasta to participate in the alliance with Kaido of the Beasts.

Those stationed in Whole Cake Island included the formidable second son Charlotte Katakuri, as well as Charlotte Cracker, Charlotte Smoothie, and others.

On one hand, this was to guard against Kaido's diversionary tactic, since it wouldn't be surprising if that man did anything.

On the other hand, the Big Mom Pirates are not worried that their ally Kaido will be unhappy with their actions.

After all, Charlotte Linlin herself was involved in this operation!

With one of the Four Emperors personally taking action, what could Kaido possibly be unhappy about?

That said, is there really anyone on this ocean who can remain intact while being attacked simultaneously by two of the Four Emperors?

The so-called "Four Emperors" are themselves a synonym for disaster!

No one can stop one of the Four Emperors; even the Navy has to struggle to deal with him.

Once the Four Emperors truly make their move, it will mean a large-scale war that could change the world order!

The same is true for the two Emperors!

……

That's what the older woman originally thought.

But just now, a force that appeared out of nowhere suddenly intervened and directly blocked Charlotte Perospero's attack!

At the same time, a similar feeling welled up in the old lady's heart.

She turned her head and looked in the direction where Kaido and she had agreed to attack together.

From that direction, the woman heard a sound that she found "very strange".

Yes, that should be correct.

That was... the sound of Kaido being "severely injured".

Kaido?

Severely damaged?!

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not right...

Something's definitely not right!

An extremely strange feeling rose in the middle-aged woman's heart.

As one of the Four Emperors and one of the strongest beings on this sea, Big Mom's sensory abilities are naturally extraordinary.

……

That feeling is like "gravity".

A scientist once conducted such an experiment.

If you put a group of people in the same room, after a while, the smaller people will unconsciously gravitate towards the larger ones.

This is what is known as "presence" and "attraction"!

This is one of the many characteristics of life.

……

As Yonko, both Charlotte Linlin (BIG MOM) and Kaido (Beasts) possess an exceptionally strong presence due to their immense power.

In fact, the moment Kaido appeared in Alabasta, the soldiers in Alabasta and the civilians in the underwater sanctuary all looked in the direction where Kaido was.

Even across half a country or across the ocean, that strong presence can still be felt by others.

It was an incredibly strong "gravity" that passively attracted everyone's attention!

……

"Is that... Kaido of the Beasts?"

In the distance, a new recruit from the Four Seas Alliance murmured to himself, swallowing hard.

The initial fervor and ambition to defend their homeland have cooled considerably due to the intense presence of that being unlike anything else.

Seeing this, the veteran wanted to go over and offer some words of comfort, but before he could even speak, the veteran's eyes suddenly widened considerably.

Because another strong sense of presence suddenly emerged in his heart.

The veteran suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of the fishman village.

That moment was the instant that BIG MOM landed in Alabasta!

"The...second one?"

The veteran didn't know how to describe the feeling; he spoke entirely on his own.

He wasn't very familiar with the powers on this sea, and could only vaguely name the Four Emperors, so he couldn't analyze anything as complex as the "Pirate Alliance."

The only thing the veteran could feel was a powerful presence that was in no way inferior to that of Kaido of the Beasts!