Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 195 Two Days and Three Nights of Fierce Battle Against Kaido!

In the night sky, feeling the increasingly scorching heat, Bane couldn't help but curse, "Even dogs wouldn't eat the Flame-Flame Fruit, so how come anyone can use this fire-type ability like it's nothing?"

The temperature emanating from Kaido's fire dragon form is quite terrifying. Bane had just rolled around in magma, although it wasn't a Logia-type ability like Sakazuki's, it was indeed magma, but it didn't put much pressure on him.

But Kaido's fire dragon form is completely different. Even from a distance, Bane could feel his skin burning. If he hadn't used his Haki to protect his pants, they would have caught fire on the spot!

Indeed, that was the case. Kaido hovered high in the sky, but everything in Dressrosa that could be ignited had already been set ablaze.

This country was completely engulfed in flames, like hell!

Kaido coiled his dragon body, continuously spreading the intense heat of the flames. In just a few breaths, his entire dragon began to spin at high speed. At the same time, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a gale arose, whipping up the surrounding flames and turning them into a catastrophic fire tornado that swept across Dressrosa and continuously compressed Bane's space to move.

"Dragon Disaster - Infernal Flames!" Kaido roared.

Bane stopped dodging and quickly landed, slamming his hand on the ground and cursing, "So you think you're so capable, huh?"

A surge of darkness erupted from his hands. The immense energy output of his Logia-type powers was far faster and more ferocious than Kaido's flames. In the blink of an eye, the surging dark power soared into the sky, transforming into boundless waves that rushed in all directions. Relying on its powerful characteristics, it devoured and absorbed all of Kaido's tornadoes, flames, and evil winds into the boundless darkness.

At that moment, in the port area, Fubuki, who was manipulating large amounts of yellow sand to continuously send unconscious sailors from various places onto warships, looked back and saw the terrifying scene of Dressrosa being split in two by flames and darkness.

On the deck, Webber and the others splashed water on the unconscious sailors to wake them up, while shouting for the warship to weigh anchor and escape the island.

The sun rose and set, and two days later, at the horizon of Dressrosa, eight warships gathered to protect some refugee ships. As for why there were only eight, it was because two of the warships were ultimately unable to escape Dressrosa and were destroyed by the massive clash of powers unleashed by Kaido and Bane.

At this moment, Nami was standing on the observation tower at the top of the warship's mast, holding a telescope and observing the situation in Dressrosa at the horizon.

However, because the distance was too far, she could not see the current situation on the island clearly. Even so, she could still observe that there were intense energy collisions and conflicts of various elements such as power, strength, and domineering aura erupting on the island.

The still turbulent sea proved that the battle on the island had lasted for two days and three nights and was not yet over.

At the very front of the deck, Roronoa Zoro stood motionless with his arms crossed in front of him and his eyes closed. He had maintained this posture ever since the evacuation from Dressrosa. The occasional bursts of electricity from his hair around his ears proved that his Observation Haki was unstable and was often defeated.

That's right. Although he withdrew from Dressrosa, he continued to use his Observation Haki to sense the battle there. However, due to the entanglement and collision of Kaido and Bane's respective Haki powers, Zoro, even with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's ability, was unable to clearly perceive everything.

However, he persisted, not only because he was worried about Bane, but also because he found that this observation was making his Observation Haki grow extremely fast, which was an excellent way to train.

Behind Zoro, Ain and Fubuki were both holding Den Den Mushi (snail communication devices) and constantly reporting the situation to the other side.

Fubuki's Den Den Mushi was connected to Grand Inspector Sengoku, while Ain was contacting Professor Zephyr.

"Yes, the battle is still ongoing, but we can no longer get close enough to observe," Fubuki said with some concern.

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku said in a deep voice, "There's no need to worry too much. The fact that there are still signs of fierce fighting on the island means that Bane's situation is relatively stable, which is good news for us."

As Sengoku said this, he was also amazed. How long has it been? From being defeated and crushed by Kaido at Marineford in the first battle, to now, fighting Kaido with all his might for two days and three nights without a clear winner, although he had overestimated Bane's potential as much as possible, he still did not expect him to become so powerful so quickly!

He had initially assessed him, saying that he had only just stepped into the threshold of becoming a top-tier expert, and that it would take him at least two or three years to become a true top-tier expert. However, in just six months, he had taken this step, which truly shocked the Warring States.

"I'm currently traveling day and night, and it will take at least six more days to reach you. What about Zefa? How is he?" Sengoku asked after regaining his senses.

Fubuki looked at Ain beside her. Ain had also heard Sengoku's question and replied, "Teacher Zephyr is currently maintaining continuous communication with us. He also..."

Before Ain could finish speaking, Zephyr's strong voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi: "I'll arrive in Dressrosa in three hours. Don't worry!"

"Understood." Sengoku felt relieved after hearing Zephyr's voice, but quickly asked with some concern, "Can you hold on?"

He knew that Zephyr had been taken to the hospital by Bane, but like Kuzan and the others, he only knew about it but didn't know the specifics. So when he heard that Zephyr was going to the battlefield, he was a little uneasy, afraid that Zephyr would fall ill before he could even get a chance to participate and would be dealt with by Kaido, which would be very embarrassing!

"Hehehe," Zefa chuckled and said, "Don't worry, there won't be any problems."

"Since you put it that way," Sengoku said softly.

Just then, Zephyr suddenly asked, "What's going on with Kuzan and Sakazuki? I heard they were fighting in Punk Hazard a few days ago? Why?"

That's right. About four days ago, the day before Bane arrived in Dressrosa, Kuzan and Sakazuki finally arrived in Punk Hazard, where a fierce battle ensued.

The World News had already received news of this matter and, under the protection of the CP agency, had landed on Punk Hazard ahead of time. It is currently broadcasting the event live in the newspaper every day.

It was also because of the fierce civil war between Sakazuki and Kuzan that the attention on the high seas was drawn, and because Fubuki and the others continued to block the signals near Dressrosa, the news that Bane and Kaido had been fighting there for two days and three nights had not yet spread.

However, Fubuki and the others also took a lot of related photos as material reserves. If the final result is favorable to the Navy, such as Bane defeating Kaido, or Zephyr and Bane joining forces to defeat Kaido or severely injure and force Kaido to retreat, then the Navy will announce this matter in a grand manner to further enhance the Navy's deterrent power and link it to the strategy of returning to the New World.

If the outcome is unsatisfactory, the Navy will continue to suppress the news and downplay the battle.

At noon, the sun was shining brightly.

Dressrosa had already been transformed into an endless scorched wasteland and a scorching hell in the past two days and three nights.

At the edge of a burning, ruined city, Bane sat exhausted on the scorching hot rocks, panting heavily, his eyes dim. He was clearly in very poor condition; the blood on his forehead had congealed, like a scar, sticking to his face and making him look ferocious. Black smoke billowed from his body as he repaired his injuries.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

The injuries were indeed quite severe. The bone in his left arm was broken and pierced through the flesh, with bone spurs exposed to the air. His ribs had caved inwards, and the rhythmic frowning while breathing indicated that the broken ribs had affected Bane's lungs.

There was also a dried bloodstain on his left ear. At this moment, Bane's left ear was completely deaf, and he could not hear any sound.

However, because he had already exhausted too much energy, he could only ask the Dark Element to repair his broken arm, ribs, and lungs as much as possible, and could no longer take care of the injury of losing hearing in his left ear.

In the same ruins, about a hundred meters away from Bane, Kaido was also sitting on the ground in a very disheveled state, leaning against the collapsed ruins.

One of his horns had been broken off, and his beard, which used to hang down like a ribbon, had been torn off. There was even bloodstains above his lips from the ripped-off beard. Whether in dragon form or dragon-man form, Kaido could no longer maintain either, which proved that his physical strength was severely depleted.

From the outside, Kaido seems to be in better condition than Bane. At least his external injuries are not particularly noticeable. However, on his chest, the cross-shaped scar originally left by Kozuki Oden has been replaced by a horrifying cut. Judging from the wound, it was obviously caused by a sharp blade, probably by Bane's Heart Crossing.

In addition, his muscles were covered in bruises and blood stasis all over his body, which were clearly marks caused by Bane's heavy punches.

Before Bane's severed arm could be repaired, Kaido seemed to have recovered. He leaned against the burning wall and slowly stood up from the ground, his aura gradually rising.

Bane didn't seem surprised at all. It seemed that he had gotten used to this rhythm over the past two days. He didn't delay anything either. He stood up, took the flower tassel off the hilt of the Heart-Crossing Blade, and tied it to his broken left arm to fix the position of the bone.

Neither of them spoke, but they exchanged a glance. Kaido was about to exert force with his feet, but suddenly, as if sensing something, he turned around sharply to look at the sea behind him.

A warship is cutting through the waves!

Seeing this, Kaido, a great pirate who had been causing trouble on the seas for many years, immediately understood that the Navy's support had arrived!

He turned his gaze to Bane and asked, "Who's here?"

Bane stated quite frankly, "Judging from this timing, the one with sufficient strength and who could arrive so quickly should be Teacher Zephyr, right?"

Kaido paused for a moment after hearing this, then said, "I will wait for you in Wano Country. Then, we will put an end to this battle."

(End of this chapter)