The sky was covered with dark clouds, and lightning, like silver snakes, roamed between the black seas, occasionally letting out angry roars.
A pitch-black pillar of cloud descended from the sky. Kaido emerged with a sinister expression, scanning the crowd whose expressions varied. His eyes immediately burst forth with a sharp light, and the corners of his mouth twisted into a grin, revealing his menacing fangs.
"Long time no see, Silver Axe, Gan Zhui... and a loser!"
"'And a loser'?! What the hell is that?! I have a name, you know?!"
Kaido couldn't help but mimic Kaido's tone, exasperated.
Kaido glanced at Kaido, a playful smile on his face, then his gaze fell on Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru: "You've sent two Admirals... It seems even you Marines take the so-called 'Most Evil Pirate Alliance' very seriously."
Zephyr met Kaido's gaze without fear: "Hmph, since you're here, stay, Kaido!"
"Wororororo!"
Kaido couldn't help but burst into laughter, his shoulders shaking: "Quite arrogant, aren't you, Marine!"
His eyes shifted, and with a cunning smile, he looked at Silver Axe and Gan Zhui: "So, what do you plan to do? Do you want to team up with the despicable Marines against me... or deal with the Marines in front of you first?"
Kaido, whose name wasn't mentioned by Kaido, was fuming, his eyes spitting fire: "Did he just completely ignore my existence?!"
Silver Axe and Gan Zhui exchanged glances. Silver Axe weighed the pros and cons; compared to the Marines, who had always been their sworn enemies, Kaido, who they had once bullied, was clearly more familiar in terms of personality.
Moreover, humans always tend to look at others with colored glasses.
In their opinion, even if Kaido had defeated Kaido, it was only because Kaido was too weak, not because Kaido had become stronger.
In terms of strength, Kaido would always be the junior.
Silver Axe and Gan Zhui nodded. Silver Axe said in a deep voice: "Let's form a temporary alliance and deal with the Marines first, Kaido!"
Kaido's eyes flickered, and he smiled slightly, remaining silent.
"Hey, it's your business if you want to team up with Kaido, but I won't let this bastard go!"
Kaido's eyes were bloodshot, his pupils dilated with rage, and his whole body was trembling: "I'm going to defeat you here!!"
Sengoku and Zephyr secretly breathed a sigh of relief, especially Zephyr, who knew how difficult Kaido was to deal with.
Zephyr and Sengoku swapped positions.
Judging by the situation, it seemed Zephyr would confront Kaido, Sengoku would face Silver Axe, and Tsuru and the other Marine Vice Admirals would deal with Gan Zhui.
Silver Axe said coldly: "Kaido, don't do anything foolish!"
"This is the only thing I can't agree to, Silver Axe. No matter what, I will crush Kaido here!"
Ever since his defeat by Kaido at God Valley, Kaido had become an obsession in Kaido's heart. Now that this obsession stood right before him, if you asked him to pretend not to see it, he wouldn't be Kaido!!
"Speaking of which... among your subordinates, who stole my Devil Fruit?"
Kaido stared at the few trembling pirate rookies behind Silver Axe and Gan Zhui.
Gu De was mixed in the crowd, his face pale with fright.
He only learned it was the Beasts Pirates' Devil Fruit after he had stolen it, but he was in too deep. There was no way he could meekly return the Devil Fruit in front of his subordinates; he was a Captain after all.
So Gu De thought of offering the Devil Fruit to the great Pirate King Kaido, whom he admired... and in return, he could get the protection of the Most Evil Pirate Alliance.
After all, these three were all super formidable figures from Rocks' crew, certainly much stronger than Kaido, who was just an apprentice.
"Devil Fruit..."
Silver Axe murmured, glancing at the pale-faced Gute. He was about to say something when he suddenly found Kaido laughing loudly.
"It was you, wasn't it? How dare you steal my things... Today, every single one of you, don't even think about leaving here alive!!!"
Boom!!!
A terrifying aura spread from Kaido's body, and Conqueror's Haki instantly swept across the entire scene!
The ground trembled, the wind howled, and an eerie crimson color instantly spread beneath people's feet, covering the entire island in a blood-red light!!
In their eyes, the world was left with only a sea of blood!!
Cracks appeared in the ground, buildings collapsed and exploded, and people fleeing in panic all fainted.
Even Marine Vice Admirals and many rookie pirate Captains all foamed at the mouth, their pupils dilated, and fell to the ground!!
If one were at a high altitude, they would notice that the moment Kaido released his Haoshoku, even the sea near the town's coast surged with roaring waves!
Zephyr, Sengoku, Silver Axe, Gan Zhui, Kaido, and others trembled slightly under this pressure. Vice Admiral Tsuru was so stunned that she slid back several steps, her face extremely grim.
"Such powerful Conqueror's Haki... This kid, after not seeing him for a few years, has he really grown to that level?"
Gan Zhui was shocked, seeing the shadow of Rocks from back then in Kaido!
Kaido deliberately left Gu De with clear consciousness. He let out a cruel, ferocious grin, then lunged forward, starting with Haoshoku coating!
"Thunder Bagua!!"
Boom!!
Gu De's eyes widened, and he was instantly blasted into a bloody mist by a single strike.
The pressure of the Conqueror's Haki disappeared. Kaido twisted his neck, a pool of blood foam at his feet particularly striking.
Kaido turned his face to the shocked Kaido behind him, and sneered: "Well then, Kaido, let me see if you've made any progress these past few years!"
Kaido's face turned pale with fright, and a hint of panic even appeared in his eyes.
Silver Axe warned: "Hey, Kaido, don't be impulsive. No matter what, deal with the Marines first!"
"Are you giving me orders?"
Kaido covered his face and laughed loudly, his body swaying, and he appeared in front of Kaido, who was so scared his tongue went stiff!
"Don't do anything stupid!!"
Silver Axe and Gan Zhui shouted simultaneously, flying over to stop Kaido.
Zzzzz!
Two streaks of crimson-black lightning shot from Kaido's spiked club, instantly locking onto Silver Axe and Gan Zhui, "freezing" them in mid-air.
"This... is Conqueror's Haki!?"
These two were no ordinary individuals, but the instant they were "frozen" was enough for Kaido to kill Kaido.
Kaido raised his spiked club, the conspicuous Conqueror's Haki coating crackling around the club. With a fierce roar, Kaido brought it down directly onto Kaido's face.
The blade Kaido raised instantly shattered, and the spiked club, its momentum unchecked, with devastating force crushed Kaido's skull, causing his entire head to indent towards his neck.
And the swollen fat on his neck, like a full jelly forced to contain a hard object, oozed outwards.
Boom!!
The spiked club smashed into the ground, two eyeballs, still attached to flesh, shot out, the ground collapsed, and the surrounding streets and buildings were instantly leveled by the energy unleashed by the impact.
Silver Axe and Gan Zhui landed on the ground, their faces grim. Looking at the figure in the large crater, their eyes were filled with deep wariness and annoyance.
While it was indeed impressive that this kid had grown to such a degree in just a few years, Kaido's disregard for their warnings and his forceful killing of Kaido showed that he didn't put them in his eyes.
Zephyr and Sengoku's expressions were also shifting, their faces uncertain. Kaido's power displayed at this moment far exceeded their expectations. Could Haoshoku coating truly achieve such a level?