Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

The appearance of Katakuri and his group caused quite a stir among the extraterrestrial visitors. However, Reina did not order the captains to launch a counterattack immediately. Instead, he pretended to be weak and said, "Great! You've come at just the right time. Let's attack them from both sides!"

Chapter 726 Post-War

Katakuri's appearance not only blocked the extraterrestrial visitors' retreat but also caused a disturbance among them.

Knowing they might not have reinforcements this time, the moment Katakuri appeared, all the extraterrestrial visitors abandoned Reina and the others and attacked Katakuri and his group.

Reina did not choose to counterattack at this moment, but deliberately waited a while, letting Katakuri make contact with the opponent before leading his men to attack.

"Damn it!" A red light flashed in Katakuri's eyes. He understood what Reina meant, but at this moment he could no longer make arrangements. He could only slow down his movements to prevent the extraterrestrials from getting entangled with him and give them the possibility of breaking out, so that they wouldn't drag the Big Mom Pirates to their deaths.

He had already foreseen what was about to happen through his Observation Haki.

As expected, Katakuri's actions caused the extraterrestrial visitors to change direction, attempting to break through the gap in the Big Mom Pirates' formation.

"Mr. Reina, if we can't work together, we're afraid we'll get nothing!" Katakuri shouted as he blocked the enemy.

"As expected of Katakuri... Let's go!" Reina exclaimed, then ordered the captains to go all out. As for who would ultimately gain the most benefits, that would depend on their individual abilities.

Reina doesn't want to fall out with Big Mom right now, since the machine and the doctor are still in the Mirror World, and angering Big Mom would be very disadvantageous for them.

The battle lasted all night, and the extraterrestrials finally retreated after leaving behind more than a dozen corpses.

On the Whitebeard Pirates' side, in addition to acquiring the machine, they also gained seven or eight strands of luck power.

The biggest winners were the Big Mom Pirates, who not only captured the island, but Big Mom also annihilated the extraterrestrials who resisted them. Katakuri led his team to block the enemies attacking Reina and also gained a lot of luck power.

Once everything had settled down, when Reina and the others returned to Big Mom's reception room, Reina immediately took his leave. This was because almost everyone among them was injured. Like Katakuri and his group, the extraterrestrial visitors had suffered the most casualties and inflicted the greatest damage during their retreat.

“We still need Miss Brûlée to accompany us. The item is still in her mirror world. To avoid any accidents during transport, it’s best for her to come back with us! I will tell Brûlée the secret directly when she leaves. What do you think, Lingling?” Reina asked with a smile in the meeting room.

"Well, well... can't we just tell you the secret now? After all, it's all over, and we can't go back on our word!" BIGMOM said with a glint in his eyes and a smile.

“Of course not!” Reina shook his head and said, “What if Lingling wants to leave the things behind? Wouldn’t we have to fight another battle? Besides, the extraterrestrial visitors suffered such a big loss here, they certainly won’t let it go so easily. So, Sister Lingling, you should save your strength to deal with them!”

Big Mom's expression changed. Reina had reminded her that, in the eyes of the extraterrestrial visitors, all of this was orchestrated by Big Mom. Therefore, if they wanted revenge, they would definitely seek out Big Mom, not the Whitebeard Pirates.

Thinking about this, Bigom felt she had been cheated, and now she had to give what she had already obtained to Reina, which made her even more unhappy.

“Mom, if you’re worried, Smoothie and I will accompany Brûlée!” Katakuri suddenly said as Big Mom’s expression shifted between light and dark.

Big Mom was taken aback. She understood Katakuri's implication and said, "In that case, you can come with Smoothie! But I have something else to tell you, so come with me!"

With that, Big Mom left the conference room, while Katakuri nodded apologetically to Reina and the others before following Big Mom away.

After Big Mom and Katakuri left, the Whitebeard Pirates looked grim. Clearly, the other side had designs on their spoils.

"Everyone, we've been fighting all night. I've already given the order that food be brought over immediately!" Since Big Mom and Katakuri were both absent, Smoothie naturally took on the task of entertaining them.

In their Big Mom Pirates crew, other foods might not be available immediately, but desserts could be obtained at any time, so Reina and the others quickly began to eat.

Before long, the barbecue and drinks arrived one after another. Reina and the others didn't stand on ceremony. After fighting all night, it was indeed time to replenish their energy.

Meanwhile, after Big Mom entered another room, she directly asked Katakuri, "You should know that we already have the item, right?"

“Yes, Mom!” Katakuri nodded and said, “Not only do I know, but I’ve also been to the Mirror World! That machine is beyond our current capabilities. It’s not worth turning against the Whitebeard Pirates for something useless to us, or even causing unavoidable losses!”

"Oh? How do you know we can't research anything with that machine?" Big Mom looked at Katakuri with surprise and asked.

“It’s simple, we lack scientists! And even if we had scientists, that kind of machine isn’t something ordinary people can figure out! I believe even the Whitebeard Pirates probably couldn’t figure it out! They must have gotten information from somewhere that the machine is important, so they tried every means to get one back to study it!” Katakuri said, revealing his guess.

BIGMOM pondered for a moment, then said, "Is there really no hope for us at all?"

Katakuri shook his head and said, "We can't even figure out the direction, so it's impossible for us to research anything. We might as well hand the machine over to them and let them study it. After we get the intelligence, we can decide on our next step!"

BIGMOM nodded and said, "Alright! In that case, you and Smoothie will accompany Brûlée on this trip!"

"And...maybe I can even get more information from them!" Katakuri said with a slight smile.

"Oh?" Bigom immediately became interested and asked, "What are your plans?"

“I plan to take Pudding there secretly. They already know a lot about Pudding’s abilities, so they will definitely be wary of her. But… Pudding’s abilities can also provide a lot of information!” Katakuri said with a smile.

“Don’t be careless. They must know about Pudding’s abilities!” Big Mom said, frowning.

"Don't worry, Mom, I'll know what I'm doing!" Katakuri replied confidently.

Chapter 727 Speculation

After Big Mom finished her negotiations with Katakuri, she didn't go out to see Reina again. Instead, she let Katakuri take charge of everything. This way, if things got out of hand in the end, she would still have some room to maneuver.

So, with Katakuri's intervention, he led Smoothie and Brûlée to Reina's group and headed to the Whitebeard Pirates' base.

Once back on his own turf, Reina immediately had Brûlée retrieve the doctor and the machine from the mirror world.

"Everyone... are you all alright?" When Reina and the others returned, even Whitebeard was alarmed.

The main reason is that when they launched their operation yesterday, all the extraterrestrial forces were alarmed. Any place that had contact with the extraterrestrial forces was attacked. Even the Whitebeard Pirates lost a small island.

Moreover, intelligence came in today that several small factions were completely wiped out by extraterrestrial visitors, who directly breached all their territories.

In just one night, the extraterrestrial visitors expanded their territory, and the land they had painstakingly reclaimed was basically driven back by them once again.

"It was a close call, but we ultimately achieved our goal. We just didn't expect their counterattack to be so swift! They must have launched their counterattack immediately after learning of our objective last night! Their strength is probably greater than we imagined!" Reina sighed and replied.

He never expected that the extraterrestrial visitors would launch such a counterattack last night. He believed that it wouldn't be long before major powers such as the navy and the revolutionary army would come to question them.

Their collaboration with the Big Mom Pirates will definitely not be hidden from these forces, and how to explain it will be a troublesome matter!

Before they could come to a conclusion, Katakuri arrived with Brulee and Smoothie.

"Captain Whitebeard, we have returned your people and belongings as agreed. Can we now fulfill our promise?" Katakuri asked Whitebeard.

Whitebeard looked at Reiner. Reiner was in charge of these matters, so he wouldn't usually give random answers.

“Of course, please rest in the conference room for a bit, I’ll be right there!” Reina nodded and replied.

Upon hearing this, the three of them didn't say much and, guided by Frank, headed towards the conference room next door.

After explaining the situation to Whitebeard, Reina headed towards the conference room.

“Even if I didn’t say it, you should have guessed that the information we obtained is related to the machine we seized this time!” Reina said directly after sitting down.

“That’s right, I’m very curious. What exactly was that thing? It actually provoked such a strong reaction from the extraterrestrial visitors! Lord Reina should already know about the attacks on the major forces last night, right?” Katakuri nodded and replied.

Katakuri's words were actually a way of telling Reina not to try to deceive him, because anything that could cause an extraterrestrial riot was definitely not a trivial matter!

As for why he didn't try to use his Observation Haki to foresee the future and peek at Reina's answer in advance, it's because it wouldn't be very useful here. Putting aside the fact that Reina is so powerful, it's questionable whether he could even foresee the future.

If he were to use his abilities, Reina would definitely discover it, which would cause Reina's dissatisfaction, and the consequences would be too severe.

“That’s right, this was actually somewhat unexpected!” Reina nodded and said, “We don’t know much about that machine, but we can still deduce some clues from certain things! That’s why we planned this operation!”

Katakuri didn't speak, but looked at Reina, pretending to be all ears.

"Have you ever thought about this? No matter which direction we attack from, as long as our strength exceeds the strength of their frontline defenders, their reinforcements often appear immediately!" Reina asked with a smile.

"This..." Katakuri and the other two were shocked and looked at each other. Could this be a kind of ability from extraterrestrials?

"I don't believe anyone could have such an ability. Even if they did, they should be very rare. But no matter which direction we attack from, their reinforcements always appear immediately, as if they know our plans in advance! Even without a plan, I've tried invading any small island by myself alone, and they still manage to send out an opponent of equal strength to me!"

“Even if there aren’t strong individuals like me sometimes, there are still a large number of level 30 experts, making it impossible for me to have any impact on the battle! So I’ve been thinking, what is the reason for this? How did they discover me?” Reina’s words made Katakuri and the other two fall into deep thought.

"Later, I finally discovered a secret!" Reina smiled and, without keeping her in suspense, continued, "That is, on every island controlled by extraterrestrials, there is a tent! But when we conquered the island, we found that the tent was gone, as if it had never been there! So I kept an eye on that tent! And then I discovered something interesting!"

"What did you find?" Smoothie couldn't help but ask.

"I discovered that the personnel they stationed on each island were actually fixed! But once we increased the number of strong individuals, the enemy would continuously send strong individuals out of that tent! After the mission was over, they would return to that tent!" Reina's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he said, "I can guarantee that normally, the strong individuals stationed on the islands do not include those reinforcements, and after completing their missions, they return to their tents and never come out again!"

"So... so you suspect there's something in that tent?" Katakuri asked, puzzled.

“That’s right!” Reina nodded and said, “Miss Smoothie and Miss Brûlée came with me to investigate the other side’s tent. Before what happened last night, could you tell that there were many people hiding in that tent?”

“No!” Smoothie and Brûlée shook their heads in unison.

“Yes, so… I suspected from the beginning that those people had a machine in the tent that could teleport instantly! Once an island was attacked, the enemy's strongest members could quickly reach that island using the machine. Only in this way can it be explained why they could always come to the rescue immediately no matter which island I attacked!” Reina nodded and said.

Chapter 728 Mutual Schemes

"A teleportation device?" Katakuri and the other two's expressions changed immediately upon hearing this. Big Mom had intended to keep the machine, but it was Katakuri who suggested that Reina take it. If it really was such an important thing, they were afraid they wouldn't be able to explain it to Big Mom when they got back!

“Not really! It’s just my speculation. And I estimate that besides the equipment here, there’s another device on the first island where the extraterrestrial visitors landed, or even on their planet!” Reina shook his head and said, “It’s very likely that what we got is just a one-way receiver, but we can’t figure it out until we’ve studied it!”

Upon hearing what Reina said, Katakuri and the others breathed a sigh of relief. They thought Reina's words made a lot of sense; a machine like this probably couldn't achieve instantaneous teleportation.

However, as Reina said, this machine is still very important. If we can research something from it, we might be able to trick the extraterrestrials again in the future.

"So... this is all the information you have? This is just your guess!" Katakuri said, very dissatisfied.

They paid a high price for this intelligence!

If I bring back such a speculative message, my mother probably won't agree.

“You’ve already gained quite a bit in this operation, haven’t you? We even lost a small island, but you’ve expanded, and you’ve basically absorbed all the luck and fortune this time! This machine is completely useless to you!” Before Reina could speak, Ace stepped forward and said.

“But… this was our agreement beforehand, wasn’t it?” Smoothie replied calmly.

“So! We’ve already told you the news, haven’t we? We’ve fulfilled our agreement! As for whether this news is true or false, that’s for you to judge! We’ve only told you what we know!” Marco stepped forward and said.

The atmosphere in the meeting room immediately turned cold.

“Alright, I understand what you mean. You just think this news hasn’t been confirmed yet. But even if it hasn’t been confirmed, the discovery of the local tent alone is enough for you to gain something! After all, your Big Mom Pirates are known for their intelligence. It’s easier for you to confirm something than for us!” Reina waved his hand and said.

Katakuri nodded and said, "I understand! So, according to our previous agreement, we hope your group will also demonstrate your true capabilities in cooperation during our operation!"

"Don't worry, I, Reina, will definitely keep my promise!" Reina nodded and replied.

“In that case, we’ll take our leave!” Katakuri said, standing up.

"Ace, see them off!" Reina said with a slight smile.

At the port, after Ace and Katakuri said goodbye, the three went straight to the cabin.

"Katakuri-nii-san, shall we go now?" Brulee asked excitedly.

"Okay!" Katakuri nodded and said, "Take Pudding with you, be careful not to get discovered by them, and then use Pudding's ability to target that former head butler of the Whitebeard Pirates! He's not very strong, but he's a core member of the Whitebeard Pirates and should know a lot of secrets!"

“Yes, I understand!” Brulee nodded, then opened a passage connecting to the mirror world through the mirror in the cabin.

"Bree, why did you take so long?! I'm so bored!" As soon as Bree entered the mirror world, Pudding immediately stepped forward and complained in a slightly coquettish tone.

"Sorry, Pudding... I've kept you waiting, but this is the Whitebeard Pirates' territory. If something goes wrong, even Katakuri won't be able to protect us!" Pudding said apologetically. "Don't worry, let me look for the target!"