I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Not bad, but it's too early to defeat me."

Barrett grinned.

He activated the power of the Fusion Fruit once more, causing the steel covering his entire body to flow like water towards the opening created by the wind blade. In no time, the submarine man, who was tens of meters tall, had returned to his original form, only slightly smaller in size.

Barrett's Armament Haki level was simply extraordinary; even Kaido's wind blades couldn't completely break through her defenses with a single strike.

"A tricky ability...the same type as mine."

Kaido frowned.

He not only has thick skin and a strong ability to recover, but Barrett is no less capable.

With the Fusion Fruit's power combined with a massive amount of Armament Haki, as long as his armor isn't penetrated, he can continuously draw upon steel to "heal his wounds" through the Fusion Fruit's abilities.

Similar to Kaido, Barret is also the type with such high health and defense that it's almost despair-inducing.

"It seems that Barrett is not the breakthrough point."

Kaido then turned his attention to the others.

Um...

Whitebeard, Shanks, Rayleigh...

Each of them was already a well-known figure, and none of them were easy to deal with.

What worries Kaido even more is that Higuma is still watching this side with predatory eyes from afar.

The shadow of death still loomed over him, a predicament he had never faced before.

"Kaido!"

Barrett gave Kaido no time to think, and charged forward with a roar. Her giant steel fist, accompanied by a whistling sound, struck and completely destroyed a building next to Kaido.

At the critical moment, Kaido's dragon claws climbed onto the clouds and soared into the air, dodging the powerful and heavy blow.

But as soon as he took off, his Observation Haki gave him a strong sense of danger, and he turned around in horror.

"Kaido...."

The white-bearded man let out a low shout.

He stuck the naginata in front of him, raised his hands high, and grabbed at the air with his fingers slightly bent as if he were digging into the air, his arm muscles bulging.

Whitebeard's eyes widened, and he gripped the air with both hands and swung them downwards.

Snap, snap, boom!

The air shattered with a deafening roar, and a massive crack spread into the sky. An invisible shockwave traveled rapidly through the air and struck Kaido, who had just taken off.

Aww---

Kaido couldn't help but let out a low growl. The powerful shockwave caused blood to seep from his scales and stars to appear in his eyes.

He was briefly knocked unconscious after taking off, his body went out of control, and he was once again struck down to the ground by the force of the shockwave.

Boom!

As he landed, another sword light swept past, its sharp blade aimed at his long neck.

Kaido was still a little dizzy and only had time to raise his claw to block. A long, narrow wound appeared on his dragon claw and neck. The fine scales were torn open, the flesh was turned inside out, and blood gushed out like a spring.

Kaido's pupils dilated slightly, and the sharp pain in his neck instantly brought him to his senses. Only then did he see Rayleigh standing beside him, holding a long sword.

"Although it's been a long time since I've held a sword... it still feels pretty good." Rayleigh turned around, looked up at Kaido, and smiled slightly.

"You couldn't have just cut open the skin, could you?"

Kaido did not answer.

The persistent pain in his neck, coupled with the alarming amount of bleeding, made it impossible for him to utter a word of boasting, even if he wanted to.

"you------"

He had barely opened his mouth, and the flames had barely lit up, when a sense of alarm arose in his heart once more.

Looking up, Shanks held his famous sword Griffin high, pointing it towards the sky. His powerful and sharp Conqueror's Haki rose step by step, tearing open huge holes in the clouds. He was like a volcano about to erupt, and even before he had fully released his power, the surrounding ground trembled and tiny cracks appeared everywhere.

Locked in by this terrifying pressure, even Kaido's body stiffened briefly at this moment.

"The Conqueror's Haki that has reached the advanced level is always in a state of activation... It can even be combined with swordsmanship?"

Quinn's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he stared at the enormous hole torn open between the clouds in the sky, his mind reeling.

"it's over!"

Shanks' gaze suddenly sharpened, and as he swung down the famous sword Griffin, his extremely refined aura and sword light erupted simultaneously.

boom!

The Skull Mountain on Ghost Island was completely torn apart by this sword, splitting it in two. When the dust settled, a wide, giant ravine appeared on the ground, as if the entire earth had been ripped apart by this sword.

Enveloped in smoke and dust, the enormous dragon's body had vanished, gradually falling silent.

"Boss Kaido!"

"Brother Kaido!"

Many pirates couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The relentless attacks from Whitebeard and his crew left Kaido with no chance to catch his breath, completely overwhelming him. Dodging or parrying was extremely difficult for him.

In the eyes of these pirates, it only took a dozen seconds for Kaido to be knocked from the ground to the sky and then back down again, completely overwhelmed.

The giant snake watched this scene from afar, its entire body stiff as if petrified.

"That monstrous Kaido actually..."

In reality, he was the true ruler of Wano Country, but the pirates didn't take him seriously. Everyone's attention was mainly focused on the Beasts Pirates, so the Oniwabanshu weren't under much pressure.

He had previously felt somewhat resentful at being ignored, but now he felt incredibly fortunate.

"Run!" He trembled slightly as he gave the order in a stern voice.

"Oniwabanshu, and Kyoshiro, protect me as I leave!"

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Queen also gazed at the spot where Kaido had been shot down, his heart pounding with anxiety and his back drenched in sweat.

Just then, a pirate came running over:

"Lord Quinn, something terrible has happened! Yamato has escaped again in the chaos!"

"Yamato... I understand." Quinn nodded perfunctorily.

The pirate who made the report was taken aback:

"Yamato is, after all, Kaido's son. Shouldn't Kaido be informed about his escape?"

"Heh..." Quinn sneered.

"Who cares about Yamato right now...?"

He pointed to the battlefield on Kaido's side and gestured with his lips:

"Or, why don't you go there and inform Brother Kaido?"

The pirate who made the report lowered his head silently and said nothing more.

...............

"Is Kaido dead?"

Kin'emon, who was receiving treatment, looked up and gazed in the direction of the battlefield, somewhat incredulous.

Kaido in his dragon form was shot down once again and fell silent.

"It's not that simple." Crocus glanced at the distant battlefield and shook his head.

I guessed so.

Footsteps sounded from the side, and Sieg, Hale, and the others disembarked and strolled over.

Sieg did not participate in the war, nor did Hale.

In Hale's words... Sig's safety is the most important thing on this battlefield, so he will stay by Sig's side to protect him.

Regardless of whether what he said was true or false, Sieg found it quite pleasing to the ear.

He has quite a few powerful people around him, but almost all of them go their own way.

Moreover, he shared the same idea as Hale.

Sig glanced sideways at the battlefield in the distance.

The center of the battlefield.

Amidst the rising dust, Kaido, now back in human form, emerged panting, his body covered in blood and his flesh torn open.

Although the flesh and blood are wriggling and beginning to heal, the lost blood cannot be restored.

"So close..."

Kaido's eyes showed surprise, and he was slightly out of breath.

It was only because he was thick-skinned and had transformed into human form in time, rapidly shrinking his size, that he managed to dodge Shanks's slash.

Kaido's dragon form is too enormous. Although it can also have the ability to breathe fire and wind over a wide area, in this one-sided battlefield, Kaido doesn't actually have many opportunities to fight back.

Instead, it became a tough, fleshy target.

Barrett, on the other hand, is the opposite.

With the cover of Whitebeard and others, he can fully unleash the astonishing power that comes with his gigantic body without having to worry too much about being defeated by Kaido's attacks.

"The taste of being on the verge of death... It's been so long since I've tasted that."

Kaido, his face grim, wiped the blood from his face, looking somewhat dazed and breathing slightly heavily.

Although Whitebeard, Rayleigh, Shanks, and others were ganging up on him, they still had some dignity to maintain.

Apart from the unruly Barrett, Whitebeard and the others did not attack simultaneously, but rather took turns striking.

This was a relentless barrage of attacks, something no ordinary person could withstand. But ultimately, at any given moment, Kaido was only facing the attack of one enemy.