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

The New World, the Land of Harmony.

The core area of ​​Kaido's territory.

Kaido, who had been sitting calmly, planning to fleece Shanks and Charlotte Linlin, suddenly changed his marching route, revealing to him who their true target was.

However, Kaido is not afraid of two admiral-level opponents, as he also has the Three Disasters and the Flying Six, among other executives.

After gathering everyone, Kaido frowned and scanned his subordinates below.

The cadres didn't know what was wrong with their leader, so everyone nervously looked around.

"What's with all those expressions? Are we, the Beasts Pirates, afraid of the Navy?"

Kaido was angry because he noticed that many of his officers had strange expressions.

Although he was a bit reckless, he was still very sensitive to this kind of atmosphere.

We don't! Lord Kaido!

"Lord Kaido, we'd give our lives for just the word!"

"Captain, we're not afraid of Sakazuki or Raleigh!"

The underlings who caught Kaido's attention immediately began to express their loyalty.

"You'd better be careful. If I find out you have any plans to defect, you know what will happen."

With the activation of Conqueror's Haki, Kaido's aura pressed down on everyone present.

"King, gather all the pirates and bring them to Wano Country. Also, tell Shanks and Charlotte Linlin that if they want to completely eliminate the Marines from the New World, they must come to Wano Country."

Kaido gave a domineering order to King beside him.

"Yes, I'll go inform them right away, Brother Kaido."

Jin nodded, and then prepared to contact the other two emperors to come and help after the meeting.

Kaido's side doesn't have many strategists; the only one who's somewhat intelligent is King.

The Beasts Pirates' garrison duties were all arranged by King.

At Kaido's call, a large number of Beast Pirates members abandoned their territory and sailed to Wano Country.

Wano Country is now teeming with pirates, which is probably the most luxurious lineup they could ever have.

On an island about 100 nautical miles from Wano Country, Sakazuki and Raleigh successfully met up.

Raleigh, how did your attack go?

Sakazuki sat on the stool, looking at the sand table in front of him. Raleigh planted the flag of his attack direction on the sand table and said;

"Everything went smoothly; at least most of the elite pirates were dealt with before the Red-Haired Pirates could react."

Currently, the Red-Haired Grand Fleet has no more troops to send out. The only uncertain factor is when the Red-Haired Pirates will arrive here.

Sakazuki smiled; his attack was going very smoothly.

They fought their way to one of Charlotte Linlin's core areas before encountering Katakuri and Cracker, two of the Sweet Commanders.

There wasn't any earth-shattering battle.

It was mainly Sakazuki who took direct action, and with the help of Vice Admirals Doberman and Kasakatsuyama, they easily killed Cracker. If it weren't for Smoothie, another member of the Sweet Commanders, suddenly appearing and taking away the seriously injured Katakuri, the situation would have been much better.

Then, of Charlotte Family's proud Sweet Commanders, only Smoothie remains.

Charlotte Linlin still has a few decent pirates on her side. If they weren't desperately holding me back, I could have killed Katakuri too.

Sakazuki was somewhat dissatisfied with his results, but Raleigh felt alright after hearing them. He reasoned that the current strength of pirates wasn't as high as in the original story, and most pirates were still in a period of rapid growth.

The Sweet Commanders, despite their rising fame among pirates and being considered among the newest members, are no match for an admiral like Sakazuki, who is known for his powerful attacks.

Perhaps only when the original story's timeline is reached, the three Sweet Commanders combined can hold off Sakazuki for a while.

That's it.

The strength of admirals and emperor-level pirates is overwhelming to others; it all depends on whether they are serious or not.

"I didn't get enough of that battle, so I'll be the main force in attacking Wano Country. You don't have any objections, do you?"

Sakazuki expressed his thoughts frankly.

Raleigh didn't even consider objecting to Sakazuki's idea.

It doesn't matter who goes to Wano Country. Since Sakazuki has this idea, then let him go.

As for military merits?

I'd rather ask you a few more favors; I know you won't refuse me then. Consider this a favor I owe you.

Sakazuki excitedly said, "Rory, this time I'm going to directly attack Wano Country. You know how destructive my Devil Fruit ability is, so wait for me to give you a signal before you take your warships up."

Raleigh nodded.

Although Sakazuki was ruthless enough in the past, he actually went easy on Sakazuki quite a bit.

If his Magma Fruit were used to its full potential, it could undoubtedly sink an island or render it completely uninhabitable.

The Ice and Fire Island in the original work is proof of the all-out war, as even the island's climate can be permanently altered.

"Okay, Brother Sakazuki, you can unleash your full potential. I'm waiting for your signal."

"Hahahaha, I'm going first."

Sakazuki's body transformed into a ball of blazing flame, streaking through the sky towards Kaido's stronghold, Onigashima. Just meters above the island, where the sky had been overcast, a massive fireball suddenly appeared.

Sakassky took a deep drag on his cigar and slowly exhaled a thick cloud of smoke.

Looking at the pirates gathering below, his eyes flashed with intense contempt and disgust.

His body continued to burn, and plumes of black smoke billowed from his back, crashing straight into the center of Ghost Island like a meteorite from outer space.

"Popular volcano!"

As Sakazuki's main body passed through the dark clouds, soon after, enormous magma fists followed Sakazuki's figure and fell from the sky.

Swearing to turn Oni Island into a sea of ​​lava and fire, Sakazuki, in his invincible form, heard some piercing sounds from the pirates on the ground in the middle of the palace.

At the same time, some of the more perceptive pirates suddenly sensed the approach of death.

They all looked around, searching for what was giving them this feeling.

Only after the sound of Sakazuki falling could be clearly heard did they look up at the sky.

"Is this—divine punishment?!"

A pirate looked up at the sky and was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and didn't move.

Meanwhile, the other pirates frantically searched for a place that could protect their lives.

Kaido, King, and the others were still inside the island discussing their plan to resist the Navy when Sakazuki's sudden attack forced them to flee the island.

Kaido instantly unleashed his Observation Haki, frantically probing the sky.

"How did he get here? That was fast!"

Jin's Observation Haki has already detected who the target is.

However, after learning who it was, sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Damn it, Sakazuki!"

Kaido gritted his teeth, glaring at Sakazuki swooping down from the sky. He instantly transformed into his Azure Dragon form and charged into the air to meet Sakazuki's attack. "Sakazuki!!!"

The island is full of Kaido's loyal followers. Losing one or two is fine, but if too many are lost, even Kaido will feel the pain.

The enormous dragon's body was engulfed in flames, which Kaido concentrated all over his body and focused on his head.

With his gaping maw wide open, a destructive aura brewed within Kaido's mouth.

"Heat Breath!!!"

Rumble!

Kaido unleashed his signature long-range attack, followed by a burst of heat from his body to meet Sakazuki's attack.

Luo, observing from a distance using a telescope, couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

The scene, resembling two fiery red meteorites colliding, is truly a rare sight.

Sakazuki in the air also heard Kaido's roar, but he did not respond at all, instead silently increasing the amount of magma.

thump.

At the moment of impact, no sound was transmitted because the sound was inaudible to the human ear in a battle of this level.

The sound of the explosion was transformed into a high-energy shockwave that spread in all directions.

The three calamities underground and the Flying Six had to unleash their Armament Haki to fight off the aftershocks from the sky.

*Crunch crunch...*

One after another, the sound of bones breaking echoed among the Beasts Pirates' officers, but not one of them retreated, because they all knew that retreating would mean certain death.

The pirates on the island, who had no time to hide, were struck hard on the back of the head as if by a sledgehammer, and instantly lost consciousness.

Even the pirates hiding deep in the cave felt as if they had been hit hard three times in the chest by a giant hammer.

Immediately afterwards, an unparalleled gust of air swept out from the center of the explosion, forcefully pushing the seawater around the island several kilometers outward. Only after the gust of air dissipated did the seawater slowly surge in to fill the gap.

Rumble!

After being weakened by layers of air, the energy was finally converted into an audible explosion when it reached the warships led by Luo Li.

Is this what a battle between the world's top experts looks like? It's terrifying.

Enel stood beside Raleigh, swallowing hard.

He had never seen an admiral or one of the three emperors of the sea go all out, let alone seen an admiral or emperor fight at full strength.

So, Enel, now you know what it means to be outmatched, right?

Raleigh laughed heartily.

He had high expectations for Enel, hoping that Enel would become a Marine Admiral after he had worked his way up.

Leaving aside Raleigh and his crew who were casually discussing the battle situation, the pirates on the island were in a very bad situation!

If the high-energy shockwave from before had been largely blocked, it wouldn't have been fatal.

Then Sakazuki's Meteor Volcano was the real killer move.

The pirate, enduring excruciating pain, got up from the ground and looked up to see a magma fist filling the entire sky.

In the chaos, someone cried out in fear:

"Run!!!"

Only then did all the pirates realize what was happening, and they all desperately fled into the distance.

They simply couldn't bear this torment any longer.

Even if a powerful being doesn't target ants like them, the aftershocks alone could kill them all.

Jin and the other officers stared at each other, neither having any good ideas.

"Let's retreat. Leave Onigashima to Kaido and Sakazuki. We'll wait at sea for their support."

Jin sighed and began arranging the pirates' retreat.

He smashed several falling magma fists, and the other officers above the True Fighter level followed suit, all taking action to buy time for the pirates' retreat.

Jhin is a very powerful opponent; if you fight him, you must not lose your composure.

If we can defeat him, it would be best to kill him immediately, even if his fruit ends up in the sea.

Raleigh turned and told Enel, who was eager to try.

"I see, Brother Raleigh. How come you've become as long-winded as Instructor Zephyr at such a young age?"

Enel curled his lip; all he wanted to do right now was fight Jhin.

There will be opportunities.

Raleigh saw through Enel's thoughts and said something.

The atmosphere in the air above Ghost Island was anything but relaxed.

After the violent explosion subsided, two figures emerged.

One of Kaido's dragon horns has been broken off, and a large chunk of his scales has been burned away by Sakazuki's magma.

The head was so severely impacted that the person lost control of their body and could only maintain their gaze by instinct.

Sakazuki was in better shape than Kaido; his injuries weren't serious, only a little blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

But Sakazuki actually knew that he had suffered a great loss in the collision just now.

Kaido's physical body is much stronger than his, so Kaido can withstand far more injuries than he can.

A few seconds later, Kaido regained consciousness and took control of his body.

"Sakazuki!!! You deserve to die!!!"

Large swaths of flames re-condensed on Kaido's dragon body, and the severe injuries he had just suffered began to stop bleeding in the face of Kaido's powerful physique.

!!!

The two engaged in combat in mid-air, while their bodies continued to descend.

After half an hour.

Ghost Island has become completely uninhabitable.

Everything—buildings, trees, mountains, even the skull that marked the shape of Ghost Island—was destroyed by the two men's attack.

Everything in sight was covered by Sakazuki's lava, and Ghost Island was no longer what it used to be.

In response to all this, Kaido attacked Sakazuki like a madman. He transformed into a half-dragon, wielding the Eight Treasures, and rushed in front of Sakazuki, raising his hand to unleash the Thunder Bagua.

Sakazuki transformed the magma into a giant rock and began a fierce battle against Kaido.

Even with his weapon, Kaido ultimately shattered Sakazuki's magma-formed cleaver.

Babaozhai slammed heavily into Sakazuki's chest, and half a second later, Sakazuki's body crashed into the distant rocks like a cannonball.

A tremendous explosion rang out, sending clouds of dust billowing into the air, and the once-hard rock shattered into seven or eight pieces in an instant.