Free Web NovelChapter 1308: Chapter 19: Biscuit Soldiers
Charlotte Cracker is one of the Four Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirate Group, second only to Charlotte Lingling among the strongest in BIG MOM’s crew.
This time, only two of the Sweet Commanders have arrived in Dressrosa, while the other two remain to guard against the Beast Pirates.
Charlotte Cracker’s armor is very special; it is not made of metal, but constructed from biscuits.
Do not underestimate this armor made from dozens of biscuits. Ordinary firearms in the Pirate World are basically ineffective against it, and a knife can only leave a thin scratch.
At the port, no one can stop Charlotte Cracker. As for Doflamingo, he has already clashed with Charlotte Katakuri, and the situation is not looking optimistic.
Su Xiao observes Charlotte Cracker killing enemies on the battlefield through the scope. At nearly over 4,000 meters distance, hitting such a fast-moving target is almost impossible, unless the bullet’s speed exceeds ten times the speed of sound.
The strength of the Duke of Extinction lies in its destructive power, not bullet speed, so to hit Charlotte Cracker, Su Xiao can only rely on the locking function.
If the Duke of Extinction locks onto an enemy, it takes a full 10 seconds. During these 10 seconds, Charlotte Cracker will sense that he is being locked on.
Su Xiao is waiting for an opportunity, a chance for Charlotte Cracker to be pinned down. Like a patient hunter, he silently waits on the fourth floor of the villa.
Either he doesn’t fire to avoid exposing his location, or once he does, it must heavily injure or directly eliminate the enemy.
As the war continues, Su Xiao’s Pirate Reputation steadily rises. He climbs back to fifth in the reputation ranking, currently holding 1970 Pirate Reputation points.
Not all pirates give 1-2 Pirate Reputation points. When an Alchemy Bomb kills certain elite units, Su Xiao can even gain 3-5 Pirate Reputation points, and even more for Big Bosses.
However, Su Xiao has also discovered that when the Donquixote Family uses Alchemy Bombs to kill enemies, treasure chests do not drop.
Though Su Xiao’s Pirate Reputation has reached 1970 points, he discovered a few seconds ago that Kudu’s Pirate Reputation has already reached 6255 points, increasing at a terrifying rate.
Su Xiao is not surprised by the rapid rise in Kudu’s Pirate Reputation. On the contrary, it’s a good sign for him. From Kudu’s latest reputation increase, Su Xiao realizes that Kudu’s reputation has been growing in leaps and bounds, meaning there’s no long-term and stable channel for Kudu to gain Pirate Reputation, but Su Xiao has one.
Su Xiao no longer focuses on Pirate Reputation but turns all his attention to Charlotte Cracker, aiming to assassinate strong opponents. Plus, with the Donquixote Family using Alchemy Bombs to kill enemies, he believes that before the war ends, Pirate Reputation will still pose a threat to Kudu.
The battlefield continues to rage, with the cries of pirates heard across half of Dressrosa.
On the battlefield, Charlotte Cracker uses one hand to clasp a pirate’s neck, gradually increasing the power in his hand.
"Please... let me... go."
Snap! Charlotte Cracker breaks the pirate’s neck with his hand. Compared to his size, the pirate in his hand is like a ragdoll.
The slightly heavy footsteps approaching make Charlotte Cracker turn his gaze, and he sees a big man, nearly three meters tall, with a bare upper body—it’s Pika.
Cracker charges directly at Pika, slashing forward with his longsword, and Pika immediately raises his blade to meet him.
As their blades clash, Cracker staggers backward several steps, barely avoiding a fall to the ground.
Seeing Charlotte Cracker’s reaction, Pika pauses, having seen the bounty order for his opponent. Before engaging, Pika is already prepared to die.
Yet after the actual clash, Pika discovers that Charlotte Cracker seems somewhat weak, making the bounty of 860 million clearly inaccurate.
Even stranger is that neither side has uttered a word since the battle started, not even the most basic provocation. Pika remains silent due to personal vocal issues, as for Charlotte Cracker, the reason is unknown.
On the fourth floor of the villa, Su Xiao observes the scene below through the scope. He also detects the abnormality of Charlotte Cracker, but he quickly realizes what’s happening.
The big man on the battlefield is most likely not Charlotte Cracker’s true form but a biscuit soldier created by the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit.
Cracker’s Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit sounds useless, only able to generate biscuits, but that’s not true. After generating biscuits, Cracker can shape them, and currently, the ’Charlotte Cracker’ on the battlefield is likely a biscuit soldier and not Cracker’s true form.
Su Xiao starts searching for Charlotte Cracker’s true body on the battlefield. That guy is very cunning; even the bounty order photo is his figure hidden within the biscuit soldier, never showing his true self.
The advantage of intelligence lets Su Xiao know Cracker’s true appearance, but unfortunately, Cracker seems not to appear on the battlefield.
In less than half a minute, Cracker’s biscuit soldier is shattered by Pika, who also realizes this isn’t Charlotte Cracker’s true form.
Just at that moment, a group of biscuit soldiers emerges from the port’s outer edge. A conservative estimate puts them at dozens, advancing towards Dressrosa in a bulldozer-like fashion.
In terms of individual strength, Cracker is weaker than his brother Katakuri, but in terms of overall value during war, Cracker is clearly more valuable than Katakuri.
Cracker can nearly endlessly create biscuit soldiers, forming a large army, and the stamina consumed to produce them is nearly negligible.
If the Big Mom Pirate Group is wise enough, Cracker wouldn’t appear on the battlefield. He just needs to create biscuit soldiers endlessly from the shadows.
Su Xiao also thinks about this but doesn’t believe Cracker can control these biscuit soldiers over long-range. If that’s the case, the Big Mom Pirate Group wouldn’t need to send pirates to attack Dressrosa; Cracker alone would suffice.
Ruling out long-range control, Su Xiao adjusts the scope, locking the target on the ships outside the port. The Big Mom Pirate Group has come with dozens of ships, and Su Xiao can see about 30 vessels.
If he can’t snipe the enemy, sinking ships is also a good option. Sinking an enemy ship can earn 50 Pirate Reputation points.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao places his finger on the trigger, activating the Adaptive Scope to 53x.
Shooting moving targets at over 4,000 meters is tough, but Su Xiao is confident in sinking ships.
Boom!
The entire villa of the Donquixote Family shudders as the bullet is fired. This time, ordinary ammunition is used.
The bullet breaks through the air, rippling through the sky, and after a distance of over 4,000 meters, the 19.67mm bullet pierces through the deck at the front of a ship, causing wooden fragments to fly as the bullet exits from the ship’s rear, creating a barrel-thick hole before vanishing into the sea.
The pirates stationed on the ship look baffled, not knowing where the attack came from, as they haven’t even heard any sound.
The ship breached by the bullet slowly sinks, and at this rate, it won’t take more than 30 seconds to sink into the sea.
The first ship is sunk, but the Big Mom Pirate Group pays no attention. Yet, in just under 30 seconds, seven more ships are breached.
