Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

Reiner covered his chest and coughed up two mouthfuls of blood. He couldn't help but feel frightened. He gritted his teeth and looked up at Kaido.

Fortunately, the undead heavy shield blocked most of the power.

If these two moves were to connect head-on, he would have to lie down for a while even though his body functions were greatly enhanced by his semi-undead form.

boom!

Kaido's feet also went weak, and his mace hit the ground to support his body. His chest heaved violently and he gasped heavily. The continuous extreme bursts forced him to stop and catch his breath.

"Ho-"

Soon, Kaido exhaled and stood up again. He waved his hand to throw away the broken mace. The momentum that had descended on his body rose again. He shook his arms on both sides of his waist, and a gust of turbulent wind rushed out.

Suddenly, an inexplicable aura rose from the opposite side, and the heaven and earth seemed to be frozen.

Kaido frowned and looked at Reiner with a serious look.

A large amount of green flames surged out of Reiner's body, wrapping his entire body. A terrifying aura gradually spread out, making the surrounding air tremble.

All of a sudden.

The clouds changed color, and the sky became darker, as if even the thunder was afraid of the figure below.

The ball of green flame was leaping, and a human figure could be vaguely seen standing with legs apart and half squatting, his arms clenched into fists and resting on his waist, leaning forward slightly.

next moment.

boom! !

The earth cracked and a deep pit appeared. The green flame turned into a beam of light, which passed through the earth and quickly shuttled through the stone forest.

Kaido sank his body and prepared to attack. When the ball of green flame came to him, the two of them punched out at the same time and collided with each other!

boom! !

The air made a muffled sound and a gust of wind rushed out violently.

As soon as the punch landed, Kaido's pupils shrank into needles!

He had already understood the terrifying power coming from the opponent's fist, but what shocked him was that it was actually a bony arm!

"What form is this? Is this your trump card?"

After being surprised, Kaido raised the corner of his mouth and looked at it with interest.

In the ball of green flame, Reiner no longer looked like a human anymore. He had turned into a cold skeleton, and no emotion came out of his dark eye sockets.

"If I remember correctly, you're in the form of a mythical beast-type undead lord, right? So this ghostly appearance is your true form as an undead?"

boom!

Kaido said jokingly, shaking his arms.

The two men each stepped back a few meters, then rushed out again!

“Black Bone!!”

Covered in Armament Haki, Reiner's skeletal body turned from white to black, with a faint light flowing, as if emitting matte black steel!

boom! !

boom! !

boom! !

The two exchanged four frantic punches! Kaido's body was beaten like the surface of water, with ripples of flesh and skin rising and falling. Reiner was also blasted so that the flames wrapped around his body flickered rapidly.

After being kicked back two steps, Reiner quickly raised his foot and counterattacked with a whip kick, hitting the opponent's waist violently and digging into the flesh.

"Pfft-!"

Kaido opened his mouth and spurted out blood. He clenched his teeth, and the blood couldn't stop squeezing out from between his teeth in pain.

What's wrong with this guy? Ever since he became like this, he has been giving people a weird sense of incongruity.

Kaido was surprised and took the opportunity to hold Reiner's leg tightly with his left hand. He raised his right hand and suddenly elbowed the skeleton leg wrapped in green flames.

The skeleton covered with powerful Armament Haki is very hard. When hit, it is as painful as being hit by steel directly on the bones, but the skin and flesh are also very important parts to protect the body.

In Kaido's view, Reiner's behavior of giving up physical defense in exchange for a tiny increase in power is undoubtedly stupid.

Click! !

As expected, as Kaido's elbow struck down, a crack appeared, bone fragments flew, and the hard black bone with a faint glow broke directly!

In a battle of equal strength, a broken leg would undoubtedly have a huge impact on the battle.

However, before Kaido could feel proud, the next moment.

Chi! !

As the sound of a sharp weapon piercing into flesh began, Kaido's pupils shrank, his eyeballs became bloodshot, and blood gushed out of his abdomen.

Reiner put his five fingers together and used his palm as a knife. The whole black bone arm pierced Kaido's abdomen from bottom to top, broke through the skin and flesh and broke out from the back!

How can it be!

Kaido stared with eyes full of disbelief.

Not to mention that his hard scales and Armament Haki were easily broken, how could the opponent launch such a powerful counterattack while breaking his leg bones?!

Doesn't this guy feel pain?!

That’s right, it’s pain!!

Kaido was secretly shocked, and in an instant he understood where the sense of disharmony lingering in his heart came from.

As the two continued to fight, the opponent gave up all defenses. No matter which part of his body was hit, he would only counterattack at the fastest speed.

Not only was he surprised by the reckless fighting style, but more importantly, the opponent's movements were like machines that never changed, as if he would never get hurt.

But how could the other party not be hurt!

"Uhhhhh!!"

Chi! !

Kaido grabbed the bony arm tightly with both hands, gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain that almost made his breathing stop, and pulled it out. He wrapped his tail around Reiner's feet and swung him out with all his strength.

"—Hu!—Ha!—Ha!"

Cold sweat continued to seep from Kaido's forehead, his face turned pale, his legs went weak and he knelt on one knee, supporting himself with one hand, and looked up at Reiner with a fierce look.

It is impossible for the opponent not to be injured. This is his confidence in his own strength and dominance. No one can withstand such a beating without injury, not even Lingling.

The same goes for himself. When facing Reiner's beating, he has to defend himself and fight back at the same time. After being attacked, his counterattack movements will also be deformed.

There is only one possibility for Reiner's abnormal behavior: the other party really has no sense of pain!

"I see. This is the true meaning of this form, right? Feeling no pain, is this also a characteristic of the undead?"

Kaido has a high combat IQ and quickly saw through the secret of Reiner's undead form.

No wonder, the opponent's speed, strength, and defense are not much different from before, but he inexplicably feels a surge of pressure.

"Sacrificing the sense of pain in exchange for a posture more suitable for risking one's life is enough to earn my admiration, but you are too naive."

Kaido stared at Reiner with burning eyes and sneered:

"After such reckless fighting, your body must have already been overwhelmed. When you can't even lift your hands, that will be the moment of your death."

"Pain is an instinctive reaction of living things to external stimuli in order to better protect the body. Giving up pain doesn't mean you won't get hurt; it may even make you more vulnerable to injury."

He recognized the attitude of fighting at the cost of one's life, but it was ultimately just a shortcut.

Looking at the tiny cracks appearing on Reiner's skeletal body, Kaido's eyes showed admiration but also a bit of contempt.

"You are too naive, Kaido."

Reiner's tone was low and cold, and the green flames on his body gradually expanded and became more violent. The next moment.

The dense cracks on the skeleton and the broken bones and legs were miraculously restored to their original state as if they were reborn from the ashes!

How could they even do something like this?!

Kaido finally frowned.

This familiar ability coupled with the blue flames made him think of Marco on Whitebeard's ship again.

The Phoenix can quickly recover from any injury, and can rely on its flying ability to chase and cling to people. With its persistent skills, it has driven away almost all the strong men who challenged Whitebeard without even seeing him.

The difference is that no one wants to fight Marco, no matter whether they can beat him or not.

And Reiner really has the ability to beat anyone to death.

"Not only do the undead have no sense of pain, they have no concept of injury at all."

Reiner suddenly spoke, his expression still cold.

In this state, he can only be restrained by seastone or some special ability, otherwise there is only one way to defeat him.

That is to beat him until he dies of exhaustion!

Is this what the so-called undead, the immortal monsters, are?

Kaido was thoughtful.

As a fellow mythical beast, he knew that mythical beasts had more than one ability. He could not only summon wind and rain, create clouds of fire and ride on the mist, but also cause thunder, fire, and tornadoes.

He can develop any ability that corresponds to the legend of the Azure Dragon.

When it comes to legends about the dead, the first impression of most people, including Kaido, is that they are immortal.

It sounds like he is invincible, but Kaido knows that there is no unsolvable ability in the world. Even the devil fruit has its limits. Seastone is the absolute nemesis of the ability users. Apart from that, there are some means of restraint.

"Haki, as long as the Haki is strong enough, it may not be enough to make your ability ineffective, but it can slow down your recovery or consume more physical strength to recover. Am I right?"

In just a moment, Kaido thought of a countermeasure. He didn't need to answer, he knew he was right.

The undead form of fighting to death further aroused Kaido's inner frenzy, and the fighting spirit burned in his eyes.

Reiner did not deny this, but what Kaido did not know was that his only daily training was for physical strength, and he himself was an animal-type awakener, so in a one-on-one situation, his physical strength would be exhausted.

"If you only realize this, then the battle ends here, Kaido. The winner is decided."

Reiner spoke calmly, spreading his legs and lowering himself into a half-crouch. The green flames filling his bones made the aura he exuded even colder.

next moment.