The Journey of Freedom After the Awakening of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit

As soon as Moria retreated, Kaido immediately followed, fearing that Moria would use his powers to escape, as he hadn't had enough of fighting yet.

"escape?"

Upon hearing Kaido's words, Moria was taken aback, then a smirk appeared on his face as he looked at Kaido and grinned, "You're not qualified!!"

After saying that, he threw out punches with both hands and engaged in fierce combat with Kaido.

Chapter 56 The White-Hot News Agency's Attention

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

Top-level battles often require only the most basic combat skills.

After being busy fighting Kaido for several minutes, Moria finally understood.

The strongest fight in only one way!

That is

Straight to the point!

Kaido and Moria are currently about the same strength, speed, and both possess considerable Observation Haki.

Every attack was a full-force effort; Moria, after listening to Kaido's "Thunder Bagua" basic attack every time, said he was already tired of it.

In addition, there's the added power from high-speed movement.

There will never be a chance for me to throw a punch, lightly block it with my left arm, and then smoothly throw a punch with my right fist.

Because under immense force, you either block with all your might or dodge; you can't block and attack at the same time.

If your blocking power is insufficient, before you can even launch an attack, the immense force will blast you away, giving you no chance to follow up.

For example, right now

"bump!"

Moria tried to deflect Kaido's spiked club, which was aimed at him from above in a slashing motion, with his left hand, and slashed it to the left side of his body.

But that was impossible. The immense power gave him no chance to spare any effort. If he exerted even a little force, Kaido's spiked club could smash directly onto his head.

He could only use all his strength to pull Kaido's spiked club to the left while simultaneously moving his body to the right.

Taking advantage of this opening, Moria gathered power in his right hand and threw a punch.

But just as his fist was about to smash into Kaido's chest.

"Innocent!!!"

Kaido smiled contemptuously, and instead of waiting for Moria to distract him, he swung his spiked clubs with both hands, sweeping them from Moria's left side to his right.

"Damn it!!"

Moria's expression changed slightly, and he cursed under his breath. There was no time to block at this moment, so he could only gather his Armament Haki to defend himself while continuing to throw a punch, to see whose attack would hit the other first, or if they would hit each other at the same time.

But

"Boom!"

Kaido's spiked club, carrying immense force, struck Moria first, causing his body to deform and his right fist to deviate from Kaido's chest.

"call out!"

"call out!"

"call out!"

Another home run! Moria was sent flying by Kaido's blow. With the immense force and acceleration, three white energy rings exploded outwards in the air as he flew through the air.

This shows the immense power of Kaido's attack and how fast Moria was sent flying.

"grass!"

"Now I understand why top-tier fighters like Garp fight so directly, without the fancy moves they used when they were weaker."

"Damn it, with an attack that's as powerful as Thunder Bagua in a basic attack, there are only three options: go head-to-head, defend with all your might, or dodge."

"Aside from running away, none of the other options are good."

Moria, who had been knocked away and stopped in the air over the distant sea, muttered to himself, feeling somewhat annoyed.

He originally wanted to use the combat instincts and skills he got from Barrett to show off to Kaido, but unexpectedly, he did the opposite and showed off to himself.

"so"

"Let's just stick to the basics and fight the simplest kind of battle!"

A relieved Moria smiled, then flew at top speed toward Kaido, who was flying toward him.

"Moria!!!"

Before he even arrived, he had already roared. It seems that Kaido during this period loved to shout during battles.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Cheng!"

A new round of battle has begun between Moria and Kaido.

By this time, the battle between the two had long since moved beyond Skull Island and spread throughout the surrounding airspace.

"Is that the battle of the strongest warriors standing on this vast ocean?!"

"Terrifying!!"

Ten kilometers south of Skull Island, five strange mushroom-shaped vessels, neither pirate ships nor warships, were anchored on the sea.

They were news gathering ships belonging to five newspapers, specializing in collecting news at sea.

They were the ones who leaked the information about Moria's challenge to Garp, which is why they arrived in the waters around Skull Island a day earlier than the Navy's observation ships.

The person who made the remark at that moment was a young man in black on one of the news gathering ships.

The young man clung tightly to the ship's railing to avoid being thrown off by the rocking vessel.

"I didn't expect the actor to be this strong, able to fight Kaido of the Beasts to a standstill."

"No wonder he dared to challenge Vice Admiral Garp, the hero of the Navy!"

Beside the young man, a middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap sighed, his body as firmly fixed to the deck like a nail, unable to move an inch no matter how the ship rocked and swayed.

"What a terrifying battle!!"

The middle-aged man looked shocked as he watched the massive waves surging in due to the battle between Kaido and Moria.

"It's just the aftershocks of the attack that can create waves ten meters high; it's truly astonishing."

Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man's expression changed as he saw a dark, undulating shadow rapidly growing larger in front of him.

"Bang bang!"

However, a huge wave, several meters high, was rapidly approaching them from the sea where Moria and Kaido were fighting.

"Hold on tight to what's around you, the waves are coming and you won't get thrown overboard!"

The middle-aged man quickly grabbed the railing in front of him while turning his head and shouting angrily to remind the others to find something to hold onto.

Yes, yes! Yes!

"understand!"

The crew put down their cameras and Den Den Mushi (snail-shaped insects) and frantically grabbed whatever was around them, creating a chaotic scene.

"Boom!"

A wave several meters high crashed in, slamming violently against the hundred-meter-long ship.

Fortunately, the ship was sturdy enough that after a wave of seawater swept over the deck, the ship returned to calm.

Only a few unlucky ones were swept away by the sea and ended up in some unknown part of the ocean floor.

"Quickly! Retreat!"

The middle-aged man quickly gave orders, instructing his men to maneuver the boat back another two kilometers. The other four boats followed the same procedure.

It's not very safe here anymore; it'd be better to back up a bit.

"Clang!"

"Clang clang clang!"

High in the distance, the battle between Moria and Kaido was reaching its climax.

After Moria chose a simple fighting style, his battle with Kaido devolved into a pure clash of strength.

In the sky, the terrifying force of their attack collided, causing the air to distort and spread, forming white energy bubbles that bloomed.

From a distance, it looks like countless white dandelions floating in the sky.

"Boss!"

"How to do?"

The young man asked the middle-aged man beside him, "Their combat movement speed is too fast; the Den Den Mushi can't capture their movements!"

"I see!" The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, then asked, "Was there any footage of Kaido and Moria fighting on Skull Island?"

The young man replied, "I got the photos, but not the front; I only got the side and back views."

"enough!"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Even without looking at them from the front, people can tell what Kaido and Moria look like now. As for those idiots who can't see it, we don't need to worry about them."

"They are not our target customers!"

"Then," the young man hesitated, "I'll send these photos to headquarters."

"Send it."

The middle-aged man said in a slightly urgent tone, "We already have the photos. Get those bastards at headquarters to edit them and send them to the printing factory as soon as possible."

"Don't keep dragging your feet and let other newspapers publish it first."