Bang!
A dull impact exploded as a kanabo came crashing down with tremendous force, instantly knocking Charlotte Linlin senseless.
The palm-sized Devil Fruit flew from her hand, and just as it dropped into midair, a huge bull-headed face suddenly thrust forward and caught it in its mouth.
Crunch, crunch.
The sound of fruit flesh being bitten apart rang out with unusual clarity amid the slaughter.
"Ah, seriously. How did we run into this kind of scene the moment we came in?"
Cain raised a hand to his forehead.
Kaido was currently chewing on the Azure Dragon Fruit, juice running down the corners of his mouth as he ate with obvious relish.
Compared with the future Kaido, who carried an overwhelming majesty, the goofy idiot in front of him made it extremely hard for Cain to imagine that his own ability had actually originated from this guy.
He glanced at Charlotte Linlin, who was still fighting Kaido not far away, and ignored them for the moment, turning his gaze toward Uta instead.
After entering this space, Uta had originally been able to bring everyone out.
It was just that Rayleigh's side was fighting so happily and clearly did not seem to have any intention of leaving, so they decided not to disturb him.
The only one in real danger was Gloriosa, who had ended up on Whitebeard's head.
Without even thinking, Uta directly sent her to the nearby ship of the Roger Pirates.
She had heard this part of the past from Shakky.
This time, not only would Rayleigh save Shakky, but the Roger Pirates would also pick up Shanks.
Because of that, Uta had no intention of leaving. Instead, she wanted to take part in this chaotic battle and have a proper bit of fun teasing Shanks when he was still a baby.
Cain also felt the urge to join in.
This was a top-tier battlefield.
A battle royale of this scale was something even the Summit War could not compare to.
The two looked at each other and simultaneously curled their lips into mischievous smiles.
After Uta made Cain's invisible figure appear, she vanished in a flash.
Cain looked at Kaido in front of him, who had just obtained his Devil Fruit and was still yelling as he fought Charlotte Linlin.
The other party was clearly already planning to transform into his Azure Dragon form and escape.
Seeing this, Cain helplessly shook his head.
"You really are still too young, Kaido."
"You just got your Devil Fruit ability and you're already this pleased with yourself? You're in that much of a rush to show it off? There are monsters outside who can use Conqueror's Haki everywhere, and it looks like you haven't realized the importance of Haki at all. As expected, you're still lacking some harsh lessons from society."
If the real-world Garp had heard this, he would probably have immediately retorted, asking who it was that had flaunted his Devil Fruit ability everywhere the moment he obtained it.
Seeing that Kaido had already flown away, with Charlotte Linlin standing on Zeus and chasing after him, Cain stopped hiding.
His body shifted, and he leaped high into the air, transforming into his pink dragon form as he pursued.
"Kaido! You bastard!"
Charlotte Linlin cursed furiously from behind, only for the corner of her eye to suddenly catch sight of a giant pink dragon that surpassed her in the blink of an eye.
She froze on the spot.
'The Fish-Fish Fruit had a second one?'
'If that was the Azure Dragon Fruit, then could this possibly be the Pink Dragon Fruit?'
Cain paid no attention to Charlotte Linlin and focused only on chasing Kaido.
"Hm? What's going on? Where did another dragon come from?"
Kaido, who had been planning to show off everywhere, naturally noticed the figure chasing from behind as well.
His heart was full of confusion, but anger also rose inside him.
Which bastard dared to possess the same ability as him?
At this moment, Kaido's confidence was climbing to its peak. Having obtained such a powerful ability, he felt he was already invincible.
And what Cain wanted was precisely to make Kaido understand that an ability was not invincible.
A pair of iron fists could still beat him to the ground.
With that thought, Cain shouted loudly at Kaido.
"KAIDO! DON'T GET TOO ARROGANT! ONLY HAKI CAN TRANSCEND ALL!"
"Six Paths of Reincarnation: Asura Path—Great Torch of Fire and Thunder!"
He said Haki transcended all, then immediately used his Devil Fruit ability.
'That's right, Kaido. You taught this.'
Massive lightning and flames wrapped around Cain, transforming him into an even mightier dragon of fire and thunder as he crashed straight into Kaido.
In an instant, a violent wave of light exploded across the sky with an astonishing display of force.
However, Cain did not use Haki.
The two Fruits came from the same source to begin with, so this kind of attack naturally could not truly injure Kaido. It only left him stunned in place by the powerful impact, unable to come back to his senses for a moment.
By the time Kaido reacted, Cain had already transformed into his human-dragon form and was standing steadily on his head.
"Stop spacing out. Didn't you see something's happening over there? Hurry up and go."
Cain had already noticed that Imu had descended over there.
He had to go join the fun and lend a hand as soon as possible.
"You bastard!"
Kaido growled furiously.
"I should've known not to stop you just now. Forget it, I'll go first."
As Cain spoke, he stomped hard on Kaido's head, shaking him so badly that he nearly plunged toward the ground.
In the next instant, Cain leaped up and landed beside Whitebeard and Rocks, his gaze falling on the two of them.
At this moment, powerful figures from all sides had already gathered.
Garp had brought a squad of Marines and forced his way through, while Roger had arrived right behind him.
Kaido, enraged, opened his mouth toward Cain's direction, gathering scorching energy within it.
Charlotte Linlin hovered behind him on Zeus, Napoleon in her hand already storing power, its sharp edge fully revealed.
Cain laughed loudly, gripping his weapon with both hands and spinning it in a sharp arc.
While steadily holding his position and dodging Kaido's attack, he unleashed his own move.
"Hahaha! That's more like it!"
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Strike!"
"Abyssal Curse!"
"Fist Bone Impact!"
"Divine Departure!"
"Ikoku Sovereignty!"
"Sky-Rending Strike!"
"Dragon!"
Seven attacks smashed into Imu at once, shattering most of their body on the spot.
Even though the attacks were wrapped in layers of Conqueror's Haki coating, Imu's body showed no abnormality at all. In the blink of an eye, it completed its reconstruction.
Seeing that this regenerative power far surpassed the members of the God's Knights, Cain's expression could not help turning grave.
Almost at the same time, Imu suddenly released an overwhelming shockwave, forcing even Cain to instinctively retreat several steps.
Cain did not dare to delay.
Seeing Garp, Roger, and the others below still arguing, he immediately shouted.
"STOP ARGUING AND KEEP ATTACKING! CAN'T YOU SEE THAT THING CAN REGENERATE?"
He had not forgotten that this was when Rocks would be blackened.
Yet in the very instant Cain turned his head, Rocks had already charged out.
Cain's heart tightened, and he hurriedly opened his mouth to spit out a blast of heat, but the attack ultimately failed to interrupt Imu's movement.
Seeing this, Garp, Roger, and Whitebeard immediately launched their attacks again and tried to rush forward, only to be blocked by three spider legs, slowing their movements.
With Rocks' final roar, he was ultimately controlled by the black transformation, just as in the original.
According to Cain's memory, Rocks would next begin attacking indiscriminately before going after his own wife and child.
But the moment Rocks got back up, his gaze locked straight onto Cain.
"Bastard, I was thinking about your safety first just now! Why are you charging at me? Is it just because I'm closest?! Then can I just run farther away?! I don't want to be used as your speed bump!"
While Cain was being tangled up by Rocks and could not easily break free, Uta was leisurely wandering around elsewhere.
She had originally come to look for Shanks, but as she walked, she could not help reaching out to save people along the way.
After all, Uta had always been extremely prone to empathizing with others.
Otherwise, in the movie version, she would never have come up with the idea of letting the entire world live inside Uta World.
And so, while using her ability to save people, Uta continued searching for Shanks.
As she walked, she ran into a tall woman with sharp horns and fangs, sunglasses on her face, and a crying baby in her hand.
That unmistakable red hair let Uta recognize the baby at a glance.
This baby was Shanks!
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