Silence.
The battlefield remained frozen.
No one moved.
No one spoke.
Even the sound of cannon fire had completely vanished.
All eyes stared toward the ocean where Kaido's massive body had disappeared beneath the waves.
The strongest creature in the world…
Had fallen.
A Yonko…
Defeated head-on.
Several Beast Pirates looked completely numb.
Their minds simply could not process what they had witnessed.
"That's impossible…"
"Captain Kaido lost…?"
"No…"
"This has to be a nightmare…"
Then panic exploded across the pirate fleet.
"RETREAT!"
"Save Captain Kaido!"
"The Marines are monsters!"
The Beast Pirates' formation instantly descended into chaos.
Morale had completely collapsed.
Because Kaido was not just their captain.
He was their faith.
The symbol of invincibility itself.
And now that symbol had been shattered before the entire world.
Even Big Mom's expression had become ugly beyond words.
"Mamamama…"
Her voice carried genuine disbelief now.
"That brat…"
"He actually defeated Kaido…"
For the first time since the battle began—
A dangerous feeling rose inside her chest.
Fear.
Not fear of death.
Fear of losing.
Far across the battlefield, Hawk slowly descended from the sky.
His breathing was steady.
But blood dripped continuously from his arm.
The attack that defeated Kaido had clearly not come without cost.
Still—
The pressure radiating from him remained overwhelming.
Like an uncrossable wall standing before the entire sea.
Garp burst into earth-shaking laughter.
"PWAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"He really did it!"
"That monster brat actually beat Kaido!"
Sengoku exhaled deeply.
Even he seemed shaken.
"A new era…"
"No."
He corrected himself quietly.
"The era has already changed."
Meanwhile, Marine morale exploded.
"Fleet Commander Hawk defeated Kaido!"
"WE WON!"
"Justice will prevail!"
The Marines roared with overwhelming excitement.
Some younger soldiers even cried openly.
This battle had been hopeless in their eyes.
Two Yonko alliances.
An Emperor war.
Yet Hawk had personally crushed the strongest pirate alive.
At that moment—
Boom!!!
A terrifying burst of Haoshoku Haki erupted across the battlefield again.
Everyone looked upward instantly.
Big Mom floated above the sea with a twisted expression.
"Mamamamama…"
"You think this means you've won?!"
Prometheus expanded violently.
Zeus crackled with endless lightning.
The sea trembled beneath her rage.
"I'm still here!"
Boom!!!
A gigantic wave of lightning descended toward the Marine fleet.
But before it could land—
A magma fist blasted through it instantly.
Sakazuki stepped forward with molten lava pouring from both arms.
"You old hag."
"Your opponent is us."
Kuzan appeared beside him.
Cold mist spread endlessly around the battlefield.
"Ah la la…"
"Can't let you rampage freely anymore."
Then—
Shanks stepped onto the air itself nearby.
Gryphon rested calmly on his shoulder.
"You should retreat, Linlin."
Big Mom's face darkened completely.
Three top-level monsters.
And Hawk was still standing behind them.
Even for her—
The odds had become terrible.
At that moment, Katakuri suddenly appeared beside Big Mom using Future Sight-enhanced speed.
"Mother."
"We need to leave."
Big Mom's eyes narrowed dangerously.
Katakuri rarely spoke like this unless absolutely necessary.
"The Beast Pirates are collapsing."
"Our alliance failed."
"If we continue…"
He glanced toward Hawk in the distance.
"…we may lose everything."
Big Mom clenched Napoleon tightly.
Her expression twisted between fury and unwillingness.
Retreat?
Her?
One of the Four Emperors?
But then—
Boom.
A figure slowly rose from the ocean behind the Marine fleet.
Everyone froze again.
Kaido.
But his condition was horrifying.
Half his body was covered in blood.
One horn had completely shattered.
His dragon scales were cracked beyond recognition.
Even standing seemed difficult now.
Still—
He laughed.
"Wororororo…"
"Damn…"
"What a terrifying brat…"
The Beast Pirates instantly cried out in joy.
"Captain Kaido is alive!"
"He survived!"
But Kaido ignored them completely.
His eyes remained fixed only on Hawk.
For several long seconds—
Neither spoke.
Then Kaido suddenly grinned.
"Hawk."
"You win."
The entire battlefield froze again.
Kaido…
Acknowledged defeat.
The meaning behind those words was heavier than any attack.
Because monsters like Kaido never admitted loss lightly.
Then he turned toward Big Mom.
"Linlin."
"We're leaving."
Big Mom's eyes widened instantly.
"You want to retreat?!"
Kaido snorted.
"You want to stay and die?"
"…Tch."
Big Mom's face became ugly beyond belief.
But even she understood reality.
The moment Kaido lost—
The war itself was over.
"Mamamama…"
"You Marines better enjoy this while you can."
"This sea will never truly belong to you!"
She waved Napoleon violently.
"RETREAT!"
The remaining pirate fleets immediately began pulling back chaotically.
No one dared continue fighting.
Not after witnessing Hawk defeat Kaido head-on.
The Marines watched in stunned disbelief.
A Yonko alliance…
Had been forced to retreat.
And standing at the center of it all—
Hawk slowly looked across the battlefield.
Then he spoke calmly.
"From today onward…"
"No pirate will rule the sea above the Marines again."
The storm clouds finally began to part.
Sunlight descended across the battlefield.
And for the first time in decades—
The age of piracy truly began to crumble.
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