Super Card System

Today on Whole Cake Island, strange phenomena kept occurring one after another. Earlier, Ian’s Black Cero had already caused a black flash over the island, and now, unexpectedly, there was another one!

This time, it was a white flash. The alternating black and white lights were noticed not only by those on Whole Cake Island but even by people outside the island.

Although this sea area was the territory of the Big Mom Pirates, it wasn’t devoid of others. Merchant ships traveling between islands, pirate ships that accidentally intruded, and ordinary people living under Big Mom’s rule—all witnessed the flashes.

People felt uneasy and buzzed with speculation, not knowing what was happening on Whole Cake Island.

At the moment when the Air-Based Thunder Cannon’s flash erupted, the Dragon Hunter Pirates and the Fire Tank Pirates, who were battling the Big Mom Pirates, also saw the flash. Capone Bege and his crew didn’t know what had happened, but Ian and his group immediately associated it with the Air-Based Thunder Cannon that Varua had mentioned earlier.

However, Ian and his companions found it strange that Varua hadn’t attacked densely populated areas; instead, this shot seemed to have hit the outskirts of Whole Cake Island.

Who exactly were they attacking?

It was precisely because of this flash that Ian and the others couldn’t help but look up at the Sky Island. At that moment, Ian saw the distant, Big Mom riding an obese cloud and ascending into the sky.

“Not good! What’s going on?!” Ian was shocked. Wasn’t Big Mom currently in her food craving rampage? How could she consciously head toward the Sky Island!?

He glanced around. Since they had just quickly dealt with Katakuri and freed up their hands to join the battle, the main combat forces of the Big Mom Pirates had been eliminated. Troublesome figures like Oven, Daifuku, and Cracker were either dead or wounded now. The remaining children of Big Mom probably didn’t pose a significant threat to the Dragon Hunter Pirates. So Ian made a gesture toward Crocodile.

Crocodile nodded, meaning “leave it to us.” After receiving his assurance, Ian immediately entered Super Saiyan mode and blasted into the sky with a roar.

King against king—the soul of the Big Mom Pirates was Big Mom herself, and only Ian could handle her. If possible, Ian also hoped to have the final battle with Big Mom on Whole Cake Island. After all, it wasn’t his territory, so even if it got destroyed in the fight, it wouldn’t have much to do with him.

But now, since Big Mom was unexpectedly flying toward the Sky Island, Ian could only chase after her.

Ian’s speed was much faster than Zeus’s. Though he set off later, he arrived first, catching up with them before Big Mom reached the Sky Island.

“Hey, Zeus! Prometheus!” After catching up, Ian didn’t immediately deal with Big Mom but instead had a quick idea. He lowered his altitude a bit and greeted Zeus and Prometheus from below.

Zeus was the first to react, looking at Ian and saying, “Ah, it’s you!”

Before the chaos at the wedding tea party, Ian had fed Zeus and Prometheus with lightning and fire. So at this moment, Ian smiled and said, “Yes, it’s me! Zeus, Prometheus, do you want something tasty?”

As he spoke, Ian gathered a ball of lightning in his left hand and a ball of black flames in his right, displaying them in front of them.

Yes, right from the start, Ian intended to entice Big Mom’s two key aides.

Zeus’s personality was that of a gluttonous child, so upon seeing the lightning in Ian’s hand, he was immediately tempted and exclaimed happily, “I want to eat! I want to eat!”

However, Prometheus was much more rational. Although it had previously tasted Ian’s flames and knew they were delicious, it restrained itself well and shouted at Ian, “Don’t think you can entice us! Mama will kill you soon!”

As it spoke, it also yelled at Zeus, “Zeus! Snap out of it! Don’t be fooled!”

Following Prometheus’s words, Big Mom suddenly spoke, “Zeus! What are you doing!? Why aren’t you continuing upward!?”

Hearing Big Mom’s words, Zeus said hesitantly, “I’m sorry, Mama! But… I want to eat something tasty…”

The anthropomorphic creatures Big Mom created using souls actually have a unified name: “Homies”! These Homies are also classified into levels. The lowest level includes ordinary pastries, plants, and animals distributed throughout Totto Land. These low-level Homies are made from the most basic soul fragments and, apart from being anthropomorphized, don’t have the original soul owner’s memories.

Higher-level Homies are likely infused with complete souls, so they retain some of the original owner’s memories.

As for the highest-level Homies, they are Zeus, Prometheus, and Napoleon. These three Homies were actually created using Big Mom’s own soul.

However, although Zeus and the other two Homies were made from Big Mom’s soul, they usually have their own personalities and can act freely.

Napoleon and Prometheus are fine; their personalities are more mature, so they tend to listen to Big Mom and are very loyal to her. But Zeus’s personality is like that of a child. Having tasted Ian’s lightning before, he immediately grew fond of it.

Although the lightning Ian produced might not compare to the thunderclouds Nami created with her Clima-Tact—after all, Zeus is a thundercloud, not lightning—he probably would prefer the thunderclouds made by the Clima-Tact.

However, the lightning power contained within is the same, and since Nami isn’t here to provide an alternative, whether it’s the plasma balls fired from the Thunder Cannon earlier or the lightning balls in Ian’s hands now, they are quite tempting to Zeus. The trap Ian had set earlier took effect; facing the lightning balls Ian produced, Zeus subconsciously forgot his hostile stance toward Ian and only thought about eating.

And the most crucial point is that Big Mom’s ability to fly entirely relies on Zeus…

Seeing an opportunity, Ian immediately threw the lightning ball in his hand toward Zeus.

Seeing the lightning ball flying over, Zeus couldn’t care about anything else and immediately bit into it, swallowing it in one gulp.

Ian retreated a bit in the air and threw another lightning ball. Zeus, already entranced by the delicious temptation, didn’t think twice and, carrying Big Mom, chased after the lightning and swallowed it again.

And so, using this method, Ian managed to lure Zeus little by little, causing him to fly away from the Sky Island.

“Yes, yes, just like that, bit by bit!” Ian felt a surge of satisfaction. As long as he could lure Zeus into carrying Big Mom away from Whole Cake Island’s vicinity, even over the sea, then at the critical moment, he could pull the rug out from under her by removing Zeus from beneath Big Mom. Then, Big Mom, who couldn’t fly, would plunge straight into the sea!

Once a Devil Fruit user falls into the sea, it’s like a widow losing her son—there’s no saving them! Unlike that guy Kaido, who has Fish-Man blood and can breathe underwater, if Big Mom falls into the sea, Ian could settle this Emperor without any effort!

Ian hadn’t seen Perospero and guessed that he might have been taken out in the earlier Air-Based Thunder Cannon attack. Without Perospero, no one could save Big Mom if she fell into the sea. In this regard, Varua and Law did a good job.

Prometheus had already seen through Ian’s “malicious” intentions and was extremely anxious, shouting beside Zeus in an attempt to wake him up. However, Zeus, entranced by the temptation of delicious food, couldn’t hear him at all.

This is what you call a bratty kid; one careless moment and he causes trouble for his mother…

As for Big Mom, she still thought there was delicious food on the Sky Island and kept staring intently at it above.

Unable to stop Zeus, Prometheus could only think of another way. His body suddenly swelled up, transforming into an enormous fireball, then, trailing flickering flames, he charged fiercely toward Ian at high speed!

Such an attack could absolutely rival one of Ace’s Fire Fists. However, unfortunately for Prometheus, Ian was also a master of playing with fire. Facing the charging Prometheus, Ian extended his left hand and pressed it against Prometheus’s face!

This was a rather peculiar situation. Because of Zeus and Prometheus’s existence, if Ian were to fight Big Mom under normal circumstances, these two Homies would definitely cause Ian significant trouble, as they could absorb Ian’s lightning and fire energy attacks, effectively serving as two protective talismans for Big Mom.

However, likewise, Big Mom couldn’t use Zeus and Prometheus to attack Ian, because these two energies had no offensive effect on him either.

It was a state of mutual restraint.

“D-Damn it!” Realizing that his momentum had been stopped by Ian in an instant, Prometheus was stunned. But then he suddenly reacted, and his form expanded once more.

“Hmm!?” Ian saw that the Prometheus he was holding seemed to show signs of self-detonation. Subconsciously, he withdrew his hands and guarded himself.

Boom! The next second, Prometheus indeed exploded. Although the flames he released had no damaging effect on Ian, they caused a massive air blast and shockwave, instantly blowing Ian away in midair.

Ian tumbled several times before stopping his backward flight. And in this brief delay, he naturally couldn’t continue producing lightning balls for Zeus.

Zeus wanted to fly over to Ian to continue asking for food, but at this moment, Big Mom, already irritable from not getting cake, finally became impatient with not reaching the Sky Island above. She suddenly stomped on Zeus’s body and leaped up, jumping toward the Sky Island that wasn’t far away!

That posture was like a flying fat pig; it was really hard to imagine how she managed to jump…

With this jump, Big Mom pierced through the clouds beneath the Sky Island and went inside! Seeing this, Ian nearly spat blood. He was so close to luring Zeus over the sea, but his plan was foiled halfway!

It was obvious that once Big Mom broke through the clouds below, she would immediately enter the island clouds of the Sky Island and then land on it.

With a swift kick, Ian sent the reverted-to-normal-size Prometheus flying, and then hurriedly flew toward the Sky Island. It seemed that a battle with Big Mom was unavoidable after all…

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