Chapter 188 Torture of Cracker

"Brother!" Brulee cried out in alarm.

Cracker staggered forward a few steps, his boots carving two deep furrows in the ground.

Before he could adjust his balance, he suddenly felt a suffocating pressure coming from above.

Onoki's figure floated in mid-air, blinding white light gathering in his palm: "Dust Release: Particle Style!"

"Damn it!" Cracker's muscles tensed instantly. The opponent's timing was perfect, hitting him when he was off his feet and most vulnerable.

Without thinking, he slammed his palms into the ground, using the impact to flip his body backward.

At the same time, the power of the Cookie-Cookie Fruit erupted, and thick walls of cookies instantly rose from the ground.

"You think you can stop Dust Release with this?" Onoki sneered, and the white light in his hand slashed down like a sharp blade. The cookie wall didn't even last a second before turning into countless fragments.

Seeing the situation was turning against her, Brulee pressed her hands against the mirror beside her: "Mirror-Mirror Fruit - Reflection!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

A deep voice came from the side, and Brulee turned her head sharply, only to see that Yagura had appeared on her left at some point.

His hands moved rapidly, forming hand seals. The moisture in the air condensed instantly, transforming into a ferocious dragon that roared and charged towards Brulee.

"Damn it!" Brulee's pupils shrank, and before she could react, the water dragon had already slammed into her chest.

"puff!"

She spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if her internal organs were about to shatter. The water carried her body through the air, tumbling and finally crashing heavily to the ground.

Dirt flew everywhere, and her body carved a deep furrow in the ground.

"How is it possible to control water?" Brulee gasped, her eyes filled with disbelief. "This ability..."

Just then, a piercing tearing sound interrupted her words, and Onoki's Dust Release pillar of light had already enveloped Cracker's upper body.

When the white light dissipated, Cracker's upper body seemed to have been erased out of thin air, leaving only his legs standing straight in place.

"One's taken care of." Onoki's voice carried a hint of coldness.

At that moment, a sudden change occurred.

A cold light shot out from Cracker's remaining lower body!

With her long purple hair fluttering in the air, Cracker appeared like a ghost, her long sword, imbued with terrifying sword energy, aimed straight for Ai's throat.

"Armament Haki!" Cracker roared, and the sword was instantly covered in a layer of black.

He gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, and in the next instant, his whole body spun at high speed like a top.

"Pretzels!"

Ai's eyes narrowed, lightning burst from his body, and the muscles in his right arm swelled instantly.

"Thunder Armor!" he shouted, his right arm blocking in front of his throat.

"clang!"

The sword clashed with the arm, sparks flying! The shockwave spread outward from the two of them, the ground cracking instantly. Ai's feet dug a deep trench in the ground, but his body remained as steady as a rock.

"Sizzle—"

A bloody gash appeared on Ai's right arm, and blood slowly trickled down the bulging muscles.

"What?!" Cracker stared in disbelief at the scene. "An attack imbued with Armament Haki only left this level of injury?"

Cracker gripped the sword hilt tightly, cold sweat beading on his forehead. The man before him, his body wreathed in lightning, possessed a physical resilience far exceeding his expectations.

"This is troublesome," Cracker said gravely. "Where did these guys even come from...?"

"That level of attack," Ai flexed his right arm, muscles tensing, lightning surging, "is far from enough!"

Before she could finish speaking, Ai suddenly moved.

The ground exploded beneath his feet, and rubble, as if swept away by an invisible hand, scattered in all directions.

Just as Cracker was about to draw his sword, all that remained before his eyes was a streak of azure lightning.

"Oh no!" Cracker's vision blurred, and Ai had already rushed in front of him.

At the critical moment, he slammed his left hand forward with a bang: "Biscuit Shield!"

A cookie shield, even taller than him, materialized in front of him, its surface shimmering with black Armament Haki that gleamed metallically in the sunlight.

"boom!"

The fist slammed heavily into the shield, instantly compressing the air and sending a terrifying shockwave radiating outwards from the point of contact! Spiderweb-like cracks instantly appeared on the shield's surface.

"Snap!"

The next second, the shield shattered in front of him, and countless cookie crumbs flew through the air.

"What?!" Cracker's pupils shrank, but it was too late to react.

Ai's fist slammed into his face without any resistance!

boom!

A burst of lightning struck, and Cracker felt a buzzing in his head, his vision spinning.

Before the excruciating pain even arrived, he was already flying backward like a cannonball.

"asshole!"

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

As the cracker flew backward, it clapped its hands frantically, each clap accompanied by a large number of cookie fragments gathering in the air.

The cookie fragments quickly reformed, transforming into burly cookie soldiers, each wielding a weapon.

"Stop him!" Cracker staggered as he landed, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze fixed on Ai ahead.

Dozens of cookie soldiers charged toward Ai, weapons in hand! The air was thick with the aroma of cookies, but each soldier exuded a chilling aura.

"Brûlée!" Cracker wiped the blood from his mouth, his eyes sharp. "Go tell Katakuri! These guys are too dangerous!"

"But brother." Brulee's expression changed.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Cracker clapped his hands again, and more cookie soldiers materialized in the air. "Go! I'll hold them off here!"

"I'm going right now." Brûlée placed her hands on the mirror beside her, causing ripples to spread across its surface. Just as she was about to step into the mirror, a cold snort came from above her head.

"Trying to run?" Onoki's figure hovered in mid-air, hands clasped together, "Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique!"

Boom! A massive rock fist instantly erupted from the ground, directly interrupting Brulee's movements.

She cried out in pain as she was sent flying into the air toward Onoki. Before she could regain her footing, Onoki had already finished his hand seals and placed a palm on her body.

"Earth Release: Super Weighted Rock Technique!"

boom!

Brulee felt a sudden heaviness all over her body, as if she were carrying a heavy burden, and she collapsed to the ground. She struggled to get up, but found that she could not move her limbs at all.

"Damn it. What kind of ability is this?" Brulee's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and her eyes were filled with terror.

Meanwhile, before Cracker's newly summoned cookie soldiers could fully charge in front of him, a low shout rang out from Yagura's mouth.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

Yagura formed hand seals, and the moisture in the air condensed instantly. With a thunderous roar, a curtain of water that blotted out the sky descended, like a flash flood.

"What?!" Cracker watched helplessly as his carefully crafted biscuit soldiers softened rapidly under the impact of the water.

"How is it possible that someone in this world can manipulate water at will?"

The biscuit warriors crunched and softened rapidly under the impact of the water.

Just then, Ai's voice boomed in the water.

"Hell Thrust - One-Shot Punch!"

Ai's figure vanished from the spot in an instant! A dazzling bolt of lightning flashed past among the biscuit soldiers.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment, and the next instant, every one of the biscuit soldiers had a penetrating wound in their chest.

"boom!"

In the instant the lightning exploded, all the cookie warriors shattered simultaneously. Cookie fragments scattered in the air, mingling with moisture, filling the air with a sweet, burnt aroma.

In the next instant, Ai was already in front of Cracker, and the lightning at his fingertips shot out a dazzling light!

"Armament Haki!" Cracker wrapped the sword in jet-black Armament Haki and thrust the sword straight forward.

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clang!!!

The sword clashed with his fingers, sending shockwaves through the air! The ground instantly cracked, spiderweb-like fissures spreading outwards, and Cracker's boots plowed two deep furrows into the ground.

"It can't be just one finger." Cracker gritted his teeth, the veins on his arm bulging like a dragon, but Ai's attack did not diminish at all, but became even more ferocious.

Just then, a chill ran down his spine from behind! Cracker's pupils contracted, but it was too late to turn around.

Yagura had appeared behind him without him noticing, and gently placed his hand on his back.

"The Art of Water Prisons"

In an instant, a large amount of water gushed out from his palm, instantly enveloping him in a huge water sphere!

"Gurgle!" Cracker tried to struggle, but the longsword in his hand slipped out of control, making even the most basic movements difficult. His Armament Haki was forced to fade under the water pressure, revealing his original skin color.

"Brother!" Brulee struggled to get up, but Onoki's Super Heavy Rock Technique rendered her unable to move, and she could only watch helplessly as Cracker was trapped in the water prison.

She gritted her teeth and roared at the three men, "You despicable bastards! When Katakuri arrives, none of you will escape!"

Ōnoki slowly landed and stood with the two of them.

"You guys are really strong!" Pound crawled out of the ground, dusted himself off, and exclaimed in amazement, "Even Little Brother Cracker and Little Sister Brulee were no match for you."

"You bastard, you just said you were Big Mom's husband?" Ai withdrew the lightning around him and stared sharply at Pound.

Pound scratched his head and gave a bitter smile: "Ah, yes. I am Lily's twenty-fifth husband."

"Wait a minute," Onoki suddenly turned his head, his face full of shock, "You mean, Big Mom got married 25 times?"

Upon hearing this, even the usually composed Yagura wore an incredulous expression.

"Shut up!" Cracker suddenly struggled violently in the water dungeon, stirring up ripples. "You traitor, how dare you do this in front of outsiders!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yagura clenched his fist, and the increased water pressure rendered him speechless.

“That’s right,” Pound continued, “Lily has more than forty husbands. But after she gives birth to her children, she abandons us husbands.”

His voice was filled with helplessness, "I just want to go to the castle to see my daughter, I'll do anything for her."

Cracker, inside the water prison, struggled violently upon hearing this, but was quickly subdued by the stronger water.

Onoki said thoughtfully, "In that case, you should be very familiar with Big Mom. Tell us, what are Vivre Cards?"

Pound paused, looking at the three with a strange expression: "You...don't know about the Vivre Card?"

He scratched his head. "This is the most basic thing in the New World. A Vivre Card is a piece of paper that can sense the location and life status of a specific person."

"What about the castle's layout?" Ai pressed. "Where would Big Mom keep the Vivre Cards?"

Pound shook his head: "I'm sorry, I wasn't of high status before, and I haven't been able to go back in since I was driven out of the castle..."

"Well then, it seems the only answer will come from you two." Ai's gaze swept over Brulee and Cracker, lightning crackling around him, and a suffocating atmosphere filled the air.

Yagura's hand seals changed, and ripples appeared at the edge of the water prison, revealing Cracker's blood-covered face.

"Heh," Cracker sneered, "Use whatever means you want, but dream on trying to get information out of me!"

"Is that so?" Ai raised his right hand, the lightning at his fingertips flickering like a snake's tongue.

"Sizzle—"

The electric current instantly spread throughout the water prison along the water flow. Cracker's body stiffened abruptly, his muscles twitching wildly, but he bit his lower lip tightly, managing not to utter a single scream.

Cracker spat out a mouthful of blood, but a mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth: "Is that all you've got?"

"Brother!" Brulee was so anxious that tears were about to flow, but her body was unable to move due to the earth-based technique.

"It seems we need to try a different approach." Onoki observed Brulee's reaction. "Perhaps your sister will understand the value of life better."

Onoki slowly descended in front of Brulee: "Tell me the location of the Vivre Card, and I might consider letting your brother go."

"I," Brulee bit her lip, her eyes filled with struggle.

"Don't say it! Brulee!" Cracker roared at the top of his lungs. "For Mom's sake, you absolutely mustn't!"

"One-shot kill!"

A burst of electricity! Ai's arm, like a bolt of lightning, pierced through Cracker's abdomen in an instant!

"puff!"

Cracker spat out a mouthful of blood, but before he could react, the next second, Ai Leng shouted.

"Discharge!"

A blinding blue light erupted from the wound, and an electric current instantly swept through Clark's entire body!

In an instant, the entire water prison was enveloped in blue electric light. The current raged wildly in the water, ionizing the surface and creating countless bubbles that hissed and crackled.

"Aaaaaah!!"

A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the forest as Cracker's body convulsed violently in the water prison.

"Stop! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!" Brulee cried out in despair.

Cracker gasped for breath, "Bubulay, shut up!" He forced his head up, but then lowered it again in a sharp pain. "If...if I betrayed Mom...you know the consequences."

"Enough, brother," Brulee's voice trembled with tears, "Are we just going to watch you be killed by them?"

Ai immediately withdrew the lightning, the electric light in the water prison dissipated, and Cracker collapsed, his chest heaving violently.

Brulee took a deep breath, her voice trembling, "We used to each have a Vivre Card. But ever since someone escaped from Whole Cake Island, Mom was furious and took all of everyone's Vivre Cards away."

"Take them all back?" Yagura frowned slightly.

"Only one copy remained, which Mother always carried with her," Bry said, her voice trailing off, "She hid it behind the picture of the Virgin Mary. At every tea party, she would place that picture on the long table in the hall."

"A tea party?" Onoki narrowed his eyes. "When exactly is it going to be held?"

"It's tomorrow." Brûlée's words had barely finished when...

Yagura immediately followed up, "Wait, you said you were waiting for someone here, but who were you waiting for?"

"It's the Kid Pirates. They're planning to attack Whole Cake Island during the tea party. We received intelligence and assumed you were Kid's men."

Onoki and Yagura exchanged a glance.

(End of this chapter)

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