An Intricate Future

"However, it is true that there is no reasoning behind such a thing as a talent, and even I, as the one who benefits from it, can't figure it out at all." Longinus did suddenly remember what Aloof Red had once said to him.

This world is inherently unfair; natural talent creates a gap that many times more effort can not make up.

"I was able to learn his method of reading memories by touch because I was born with the same Kenbunshoku Haki as Red Count, but BIG-MOM's steel body ..." Longinus mused, even for him, some of the visions were too bizarre.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The rocks are collapsing, the darkness is breaking, more and more light is casting in, and a powerful aura is looming.

"Not even willing to give time to wait for me to go out, it seems that I guess I can honor the first place in the BIG-MOM hate list!" Longinus wasn't nervous and was even in the mood for a joke.

Because, he has seen a certain future!

"BIG-MOM, are you looking for me?" Longinus began to accelerate in the darkness quickly, and the King's Domain under the radiation of Kenbunshoku Haki allowed him to lock firmly on his target.

"Don't try to escape! Stinky brat!" BIG-MOM followed the voice and ran wildly through the ground, causing the ground to collapse with every step.

Finally, the two met again.

"Elbaf's Gungnir!" It was the shockwave that BIG-MOM hit with her thick arm.

"Iron Fist - Big Bang!" Longinus also did not retreat at all.

Boom~Rumble~Rumble~

The whole of Dressrosa is trembling; many places even have magma bubbling up; this is because the two fight practically deep into the heart of the earth.

Wow~Wow~

It is the sound of rushing seawater.

Longinus threw a fierce punch toward the rock wall. First, a small stream of waves squeezed in, then a raging tide crushed the remaining rock wall all in.

BIG-MOM's remaining sanity allowed her to make the right choice at the most critical moment, running frantically along the same path, even though Longinus always obstructed behind her, still let her wretchedly fled back to the surface.

"It's a pity! How come the key moment had stopped being reckless?" Longinus sighed slightly; it was not an easy task to leave the opponent completely behind at their level.

Not to mention, that "woman" was already above him in strength.

"Why is it not shaking? Is it a split?" Smoothie asked, looking into the deep earth.

"There is movement under the ground, it seems to be ..." Oven listened carefully, then his face changed dramatically, "It's the sound of seawater, run away!"

Most of their family are ability users; if they fall into the seawater, there is no need to fight this next battle.

The next moment, the violent waves pounced after BIG-MOM buttocks, as if a fountain, spraying seawater to the surrounding surface.

Longinus is like a swordfish flying out of the tide, the right fist covered by Busoshoku Haki directly on the back of the BIG-MOM so that she fell straight into the sea below.

Pffft!

The BIG-MOM did fall, but not into the sea, but onto the waves formed by the candy.

"Perorin♪, this is the candy wave I made ..." Perospero was laughing with glee and enthusiasm when he suddenly noticed Longinus' icy eyes looking toward him and couldn't help but get all his laughter stuck in his throat.

This wretched escape, in turn, cleared up BIG-MOM's chaotic consciousness, "Stinky kid, you're really capable! It's been years, years since anyone has been able to cause me this much pain!"

"You've got a thick skin too! Over the years, you are the only one who has only suffered a broken face after so many kicks from me." Longinus replied, "sympathetically".

"Well, well, well, you want to provoke me again? This time, I won't fall for your trick again!" BIG-MOM's one eye showed a palpitating cold light, "Speaking of which, how much more of that potion can you have?"

Longinus' face changed slightly, but he soon calmed down, putting on a confused yet determined image, "It's enough to defeat you!"

"Well, well! When you are qualified to break my defense, then you can say such boring big words!" BIG-MOM harnessed the candy monster and started hunting all-around after Longinus.

Although the battle between the two is still evenly matched on the surface, those with discerning eyes can see that, since Longinus cannot do all the means to break the real defense, his end is almost doomed.

"The situation should have been clear by now, so why didn't he escape?" Katakuri's face was gloomy, and there was always a lingering shadow in his heart.

"That man is a famous heroic Rear Admiral in the Marine, it is normal that he is not willing to run away when facing us!" Smoothie said without thinking.

"It still feels like something is wrong." Katakuri mused, "But it's not like there's anything in the future I see ..."

Just then, Katakuri's eyes snapped open as a fragment of the future flashed before his eyes.

His old mother's two fat arms grabbed Longinus's hands ... No, it should say that Longinus grabbed her old mother's arms, to be right.

Then a scorching magma and a blinding light cooperated to penetrate the giant-like body of his old mother.

"How is it possible? They should take at least half an hour to arrive even at full speed, but it's not even ten minutes since the battle started, and reinforcements from the Marine Headquarters have already appeared in the vicinity."

"Moreover, we have clearly scouted in advance that there is no movement in the Marine Headquarters!" Katakuri gritted his teeth and said, "Unless, this is all a trap that they have set up beforehand!"

"Katakuri-niichan, what are you talking about, anyway?" Smoothie listened with some shock.

"The limit of the future I can foresee is ninety seconds, just wasted another two seconds, there is no time to explain more to them!" Katakuri shouted, " Mama, run, the Marine Headquarters reinforcements will soon arrive!"

"What kind of bullshit are you talking about? Katakuri, are you asking me to run away in front of this brat?" BIG-MOM forcefully refused.

"Did you really notice it after all?" Longinus sighed slightly, "Foretelling the future is indeed good in your own hands, but in the hands of others, it can be quite troublesome!"

"The good thing is, his control of the future is much weaker than mine. Just ninety seconds then, maybe we can try to stop them!"

"Reinforcements from the Marine Headquarters? How can it be so fast?"

"Katakuri-niichan is not wrong, quickly prepare to retreat!"

A group of members of the Charlotte family was shouting in panic.

"Don't panic." Katakuri started with a low bark, then said to the side, "Brûlée, bring them all to your mirror world!"

"I understand!" Brûlée nodded good-naturedly, "What about you, Katakuri-niichan?"

"Too many people fell in during the previous collapse and I have to find them in a hurry." Katakuri said with a deep breath, "And, I also have to think of a way to get Mama to leave with us to do so."

"Doflamingo, stop ..." Longinus' voice abruptly stopped because he found that Doflamingo had taken refuge in a large cocoon with a very faint breath inside.

"Wasn't this guy fine before? How come in the blink of an eye, he seriously injured?" The corners of Longinus' mouth twitched as he shook his head, "Pirates are unreliable!"

Published in Qidian, June 12, 2019