Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Da da da.

The sound of military boots pounding the ground rang out, and Kaido looked towards the smoke-filled area.

Two figures appeared and disappeared from within.

"As expected of Kaido of the Beasts, his physical abilities are truly astounding."

A voice of praise came from the smoke. As soon as the words were spoken, the tall Luo Li stepped out of the smoke first.

Kaido looked at the handsome and dashing Raleigh with a puzzled expression.

He didn't recognize Raleigh, but judging from his actions just now, the threat Raleigh posed was obvious. "A Marine I've never seen before, who are you?"

Kaido was puzzled.

At this moment, King flew to Kaido's side and whispered in Kaido's ear;

Kaido's older brother, his name is Christian Rory, a newly promoted vice admiral in the Marine Headquarters. It's said that the recent shocking assassination of Shiki the Golden Lion is related to him.

After hearing King's words, Kaido became even more wary.

Kaido knows exactly what kind of person Shiki is.

That guy was a proud and arrogant, ruthless and cunning figure.

Putting everything else aside, Kaido planned to go to Shiki's territory to get a share of the spoils because of Shiki's fall.

Now that they've encountered someone who seems to have killed Shiki, even if this person wasn't a key figure in the major events, it's enough to make Kaido wary.

Navy, it seems I have no grudge against you.

How about this, let's pretend we've never met and call it a day.

Jin stepped forward and addressed Raleigh and Enel.

As the vice-captain of the Beasts Pirates, he certainly has this much power.

Kaido enjoys fighting, but now is not the time to set off to seize territory.

However, Kaido's pride wouldn't allow him to stop the war, so King stepped forward, hoping to establish a temporary truce with the Navy.

"Heh, when did the garbage at sea become worthy of trading with the navy?"

Enel said dismissively.

Thanks to Raleigh's relentless education, Enel now regards pirates as mere trash on the sea.

Things that must be eliminated when encountered.

"you!"

Upon hearing this, Jin couldn't contain his emotions and became somewhat annoyed.

Kaido stopped King and said:

"In that case, let's settle things with the weapons we have."

Kaido gripped the massive spiked club tightly with both hands once more, his hands now covered in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.

The constantly flickering lightning demonstrated Kaido's seriousness.

"Thunder! Roar! Eight Trigrams!"

Kaido roared, and his spiked club slammed down on Raleigh's head with unstoppable speed.

The howling wind and the broken air currents all demonstrated the terror of this move.

A confident smile appeared on Raleigh's face as he swiftly drew Mikazuki Munechika with his right hand.

The blade was covered in Armament Haki, and then it slashed at Kaido's spiked club.

clang!

The sound of metal clashing echoed continuously in the space.

It subjectes people's ears to inhuman torment.

Immediately afterwards, both sides unleashed their full power.

Countless black and red lightning bolts constantly appeared and disappeared within this area.

Then, violent air currents and lightning swept in all directions. Kaido's face turned a rosy pink, flushed with excitement from the battle, and he shouted loudly.

"Aaaaaaahhhhh, again!"

Kaido felt that the battle had ignited the passion within him, and endless power surged from all parts of his body, seemingly inexhaustible.

Relying on his physique and strength, Kaido relentlessly launched attacks on Raleigh.

Raleigh could clearly sense that Kaido was like a tireless beast, charging around with brute force and defense.

Although Raleigh was confident he could break through Kaido's defenses, Kaido's power was not to be underestimated, so Raleigh could only look for an opportunity to attack Kaido.

Kaido, frustrated by his repeated failures to hit his target, was getting a little impatient.

"Hey, damn navy, is all you do is hide like a rat?"

Then, Kaido lifted the Eight Precepts high and smashed them down on Raleigh's skull with his club.

want.

Raleigh instantly moved away from where he stood.

The powerful stick slammed into the ground, instantly creating countless spiderweb-like patterns on the hard surface.

Before Kaido could reclaim the Eight Precepts, Raleigh reappeared before him.

At the same time, the Mikazuki Munechika in Raleigh's hand gleamed coldly.

"A meteor falls with a single strike!"

As swift as a shooting star streaking across the sky, Mikazuki Munechika also hurtled towards Kaido's chest at an almost imperceptible speed.

"Brother Kaido!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Jin hurriedly descended from the sky.

Having transformed into a pterosaur, he kicked at Raleigh's head, tearing through the air currents and propelling him downwards. If Raleigh were hit by Jhin's kick, his head would surely explode.

however.

Just as Jhin was about to kick Raleigh, a golden trident appeared in his path.

Clang!

With no other choice, Jhin could only kick the golden trident.

Then, its arms, which had transformed into wings, flapped forcefully as it fled backward.

Enel, shirtless and wielding his golden trident, grinned smugly and said:

"Birdman, with me here, don't even think about ambushing Brother Raleigh."

"Let's go to the sky, that's our battlefield!"

Enel raised his hand and summoned the miniature Ark Maxim, which Vegapunk had built for him.

Previously, Enel was somewhat reluctant to use it, so he kept it on a warship and carefully maintained it.

Now that they were about to engage in aerial combat, Enel naturally didn't hesitate to stop worrying. He was also confident that King couldn't possibly damage the Ark Maxim under his defenses. He looked down at Kaido with some concern, wanting to say something.

Kaido naturally realized what King was thinking, and he shouted loudly!

"Jin, don't worry about me."

"If you can't beat Thunder Boy later, run away quickly, he can't catch you."

"Even if they could defeat me, they couldn't kill me."

Kaido spoke with great confidence.

Raleigh gripped Mikazuki Munechika's right hand, then glanced cautiously at Kaido before him.

Just as he had expected, the deep, bone-revealing wound on Kaido's chest had stopped bleeding.

Upon closer inspection, one can even see tiny granulation tissue slowly growing.

What terrifying recovery ability!

No wonder Vegapunk wanted to study Kaido's body structure; such abnormal regenerative ability would be terrifying if it were used to create Pacifistas or Seraphim.

Raleigh was having a bit of a headache; dealing with a tank like Kaido was really giving him a headache.

This was also the first time I truly understood the monstrous power of a tanky character with high attack and defense.

Fortunately, Raleigh himself was one of them.

The ground battle was paused because Raleigh wanted to study Kaido's weaknesses.

The battle in the sky has only just begun to intensify.

Whoosh whoosh!

Several whooshing sounds rang out in the air as Jin, transformed into a pterosaur, displayed his superb flying skills in the sky, dodging the lightning strikes from Enel.

Enel sat cross-legged at the bow of the Ark of Proverbs, looking down at Jin like a god judging the world.

While dodging the lightning attacks from Ark Maxim, Jhin pondered how to attack Enel. Suddenly, Jhin's arms jerked violently, dodging another divine punishment attack from Enel and quickly ascending.

Enel raised an eyebrow as he saw King ascend.

It's safe to say he's worthy of being the strategist of a future Yonko pirate crew; his combat awareness is truly exceptional.

The biggest problem with Enel's Ark Maxim is its attack frequency and direction. Although Vegapunk has modified it, and the attack speed has now doubled, the attack direction has not changed for the time being.

In other words, the Ark Maxim is only suitable for attacking from a high position downwards.

For Devil Fruit users whose abilities allow them to fly, the pressure is reduced by half once they climb to a height higher than the Ark Maxim.

However, a sly smile crept across Enel's lips.

Did you figure out Ark Maxim's attack method so quickly? No wonder you're the first mate.

"Unfortunately, how could I not take seriously a weakness that even you know?"

Enel remained completely calm. Under his control, the Ark Maxim rapidly ascended into the sky, its speed no less than that of Jhin.

In fact, Jin also sensed that Enel was following him upwards, but he was confident that he could be faster than Enel.

Kami Kami...

"Inazuma!"

Enel sat cross-legged at the bow of the Ark of Truth, his hands constantly unleashing lightning attacks on Jhin.

Jhin dodged several bolts of lightning that could have struck him down, quickly turning around in the sky.

"Emperor Dan Gong!"

This is Jhin's signature move.

Armament Haki covered Ran's broad wings, and the speed at which he swooped down from the sky made his iron wings incredibly sharp.

In the blink of an eye, Yu had already swooped down in front of Enel.

"Two hundred million volts of Thor!"

Enel leaped from the bow of the ship, gripping the golden trident with both hands to face the swooping King.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

A series of popping sounds rang out as sparks flew from the point of their clash. Jin's wings and Enel's golden trident clashed fiercely, neither willing to concede an inch.

Jhin's moves were fast; his sharp wings had already created a series of afterimages.

Enel's speed was by no means slow.

In Thor form, every attack of Jhin was under Enel's control.

Both sides flew downwards while fighting.

As the battle intensified, the two figures were enveloped by the constantly flying sword beams and lightning, making it impossible for anyone to discern the outcome.

Finally, the battle was decided when they were only a few dozen meters from the ground.

Jhin's right wing slashed at Enel's shoulder, nearly severing Enel's left arm.

Meanwhile, Enel's golden trident pierced through Yu's abdomen, sending him flying. Both had lost their minds; seeing their opponent injured, they intensified their Haki attacks.

!

The two unleashed their domineering power simultaneously, blasting a bloody hole in each other's bodies and separating them.

At this moment, Enel's bare upper body was covered with fine scars.

The most serious injury was his left arm, which was almost cut off.

On the other hand, King was in a worse state than Enel, his entire body charred by lightning, and he even had a large, bloody hole in his abdomen. Luckily, he was a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user; if he had been a different Devil Fruit user, he probably would have died long ago.

Neither side had the strength to fight again for the time being, and could only recover their strength and prepare for another battle.

At that moment, Kaido's dragon roar suddenly echoed from the distant battlefield.

Kaido transformed once again into a blue dragon hundreds of meters long, attempting to crush Rory with his body.

However, Raleigh's speed meant that Kaido's idea was just wishful thinking.

He had already put away Mikazuki Munechika by this time, because he realized that the opponent he was facing was so tough and resilient.

Sometimes fists are more effective than swords.

Just as Kaido's heat breath was about to hit Raleigh, Raleigh transformed his body into an elemental form to evade the attack.

Then, wisps of wind condensed above Kaido's head and formed Raleigh's body.

Raleigh grinned cruelly!

"Kaido, this is the first time you've reaped what you sowed!"

Raleigh grabbed one of Kaido's dragon horns, then used his other hand, covered in Armament Haki, to vigorously pound Kaido's head.

!!!

Each syllable was audible to everyone present.

"Brother Kaido!"

Ignoring his still-healing wounds, Jin hurriedly flew into the sky, his eyes filled with anxiety.

With a solemn expression, he drew his longsword and channeled the flames from his body onto the blade.

Then, aiming at Enel who was rushing towards him, he unleashed a giant fire dragon that was a full hundred meters long.

"Fire Dragon Emperor!"

The roar of the dragon echoed throughout the world. The flames on the fire dragon's body were the special flames of the Yu race. With its enhancement, the fire dragon's aura became even more terrifying. Enel was on high alert as he faced the flying fire dragon. However, if Enel could dodge, he would rather be hit and die.

The golden trident had transformed into a golden bracelet and was wrapped around Enel's wrist again, while an extremely terrifying bolt of lightning was born between Enel's hands.

"Two Hundred Million Volts - Thunder Dragon!"

Another dragon roar resounded through the heavens and earth, and a thunder dragon, no less powerful than the Fire Dragon Emperor, appeared in the sky.

As soon as the two dragons met, they pounced on each other.

They are proud creatures, and naturally they would not allow another dragon as powerful as themselves to exist in this space.

The blazing flames collided with the destructive lightning.

The bodies of the two giant dragons became intertwined.

Boom boom boom boom!!!

Countless roars echoed from the sky into the far distance.

The two dragons collided, their bodies constantly canceling each other out until they completely collapsed.

The sound of explosions echoed continuously through the clouds.

!

Finally, after a loud bang, a mushroom cloud appeared in this place.

This forced both King and Enel to leave the place with no other choice.

Meanwhile, the battle between Raleigh and Kaido had reached its climax.

After Kaido transformed into a blue dragon, Raleigh seized the opportunity to grab his dragon horns and stand on top of Kaido's head.

One punch, two punches, three punches—

Raleigh slammed his fist into Kaido's forehead!

Kaido's forehead was bleeding profusely from the impact, and he was in excruciating pain. He could only slam down from the sky to the ground, trying to shake Raleigh off his head.