One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, opening the Eight Gates

That brat's eyes were so cold, so cold that he couldn't feel any life in them.

At this moment, Loxda slowly woke up.

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Blackbeard's gruesome face and Burgess's crippled arm.

"You... you..."

He suddenly remembered everything that had happened before he lost consciousness.

That tiny figure, those eerie eyes, that terrifying domineering aura!

"My letter! My letter!" he exclaimed, instinctively reaching for his chest.

Empty.

“It’s over…” Loxda’s face turned ashen.

The important letter entrusted by Captain Shanks has been stolen!

And it was taken by a little baby!

What made him even more desperate was that even a powerful figure like Blackbeard was beaten half to death!

"I...I must go back and report to the captain immediately!" Rockstar struggled to his feet, not even bothering to say goodbye to Blackbeard and the others, and staggered toward the depths of the island. He had to find a ship or send out a distress signal.

Blackbeard watched Rockstar's departing figure without stopping him.

He's barely able to take care of himself, so how could he possibly care about others?

“Kaido…Lynn…” He gritted his teeth, engraving those two names deep in his heart.

He'll settle this score sooner or later!

but not now!

……

The next day.

The Red-Haired Pirates, aboard the Red Voss.

"What?! Loxda! You got defeated by a little kid?!"

Lucky Rue, with a chicken leg dangling from his mouth, stared in disbelief, almost spitting out the bone.

"And the letter was stolen?!"

Yasopp's eyes widened, and he whistled, "Hey, Loxda, have you been slacking off in training lately? You can't even handle a little kid?"

Loxda looked frustrated and ashamed, his face bruised and swollen, and his body wrapped in bandages.

"He's not just any ordinary kid!" he hurriedly retorted.

"It's that 'Demon Child' Lynn! Kaido's son! That monster with a bounty of one billion!"

"Lynn the Demon Child?"

"Kaido's son?"

The atmosphere on the ship instantly became heavy.

Shanks sat on the ship's railing, his smile vanishing, and his hand holding the wine glass froze in mid-air.

Ben Beckman, a cigar dangling from his lips, frowned slightly. "Kaido's son... why did he steal your letter?"

"I...I don't know either!" Loxda said with a mournful face.

"The moment that brat appeared, he demanded the letter in my arms! I refused, and he attacked me without warning! His Conqueror's Haki... it was terrifying! I didn't even have time to react..."

As he spoke, his body involuntarily trembled, clearly recalling that despairing pressure.

"Conqueror's Haki?" Shanks' eyes flickered slightly.

The Conqueror's Haki that could render Rockstar powerless was no ordinary strength.

“That’s not all!” Loxda’s face turned even paler as if he had remembered something even more terrifying.

"There were two other capable people present at the time... They saved my life."

"But when I woke up, they were in a much worse state than me. They were both coughing up blood and looked like they were half-dead..."

“Wait, Loxda.” Ben Beckman frowned. “And what about the other two?”

Lockstar recounted the entire story in detail.

Shanks' expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

"You mean... one of them has a full black beard? And he's missing a tooth?!"

"Yes Captain!"

"black beard!"

Shanks's expression darkened, and he gently traced the scar on the man's eye with his fingers. "It's him, there's no mistake!"

"But... even he was defeated by the demon child Lynn?!"

The red-haired corps cadres also showed a slight change in expression.

No one knows Blackbeard's strength better than them.

It can leave scars on red hair.

It can kill Captain Sachi.

They were able to escape Whitebeard's wanted pursuit.

Even someone of such strength was defeated!

"That Lynn... is he really just a one or two-year-old baby?" Yasopp felt his worldview being shaken.

“Absolutely true! He was wearing open-crotch pants!” Lockstar said firmly, as if afraid they wouldn’t believe him.

Ben Beckman took a deep drag on his cigar, slowly exhaling the smoke, his expression extremely grave.

“Kaido’s son… ‘Demon Child’ Lynn… It seems we all underestimated how dangerous this brat is.”

"To have almost killed Blackbeard... this level of strength cannot be summed up by the word 'potential' alone."

The ship was completely silent.

Everyone was stunned by the news.

The fact that a one- or two-year-old baby possesses such terrifying power completely overturns their understanding.

Shanks remained silent for a moment, then downed the drink in his glass.

"It seems the new world is about to be thrown into turmoil again," he said slowly, his voice low.

"Loxda, you should go and rest now."

"Yes, Captain." Lockstar felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly withdrew.

“Captain, that letter…” Ben Beckman looked at Shanks.

Shanks shook his head: "The letter was stolen, and there's no way to pursue the matter for the time being."

"That Lynn, since he is Kaido's son, acts so domineeringly, he is probably not someone who can be reasoned with."

"The most urgent thing is to go see Whitebeard first."

"We need to let Blackbeard know about this as soon as possible. Ace, we need to recall him immediately... otherwise things will get really serious!"

Chapter 24 The Beasts Crew's collective shock: Lynn's strength is already at the second-to-top level of the Ocean Realm?!

Inside the palace on Oni Island, the atmosphere was so oppressive it was almost palpable!

"You brat! Where have you run off to again?!"

Kaido's thunderous roar shook the entire palace, causing dust to fall from the rafters.

His enormous dragon claw slammed into the ground, instantly covering the hard rock surface with spiderweb-like cracks!

King, Queen, Jack, and all the other officers of the Beasts Pirates were trembling with fear, not daring to even breathe loudly.

It's Young Master Lynn.

That little tyrant they both respected and feared had slipped away again without a word!

What if something unexpected happens...

They had no doubt that Governor Kaido would turn the entire Onigashima upside down!

"Find him for me! Dig three feet into the ground and find him for me!" Kaido roared, his terrifying pressure making the surrounding air thick and sticky.

at this time.

"Yeah?"

A childish voice, tinged with a hint of doubt, suddenly rang out at the palace gate.

Everyone froze instantly!

Kaido's massive body shuddered violently, and his enormous dragon head spun around at an incredible speed.

At the palace gate, Lynn's small figure stood there, her delicate face showing a hint of confusion, as if she didn't understand why everyone looked so wary.

He was still wearing his signature open-crotch pants, and his little feet were covered in a little dust.

"Lin...Young Master Lin En?!" The flames behind Jin flickered violently, his voice filled with unbelievable surprise.

Quinn's obese body shuddered violently, nearly swallowing the cigar in his mouth: "My God! My little darling, you're finally back!"

Jack breathed a sigh of relief, a silly grin spreading across his honest face.

Kaido's furious dragon face vanished instantly upon seeing Lynn, as if doused with a bucket of cold water.

Instead, there was a deep sense of lingering fear and a barely perceptible feeling of relief.

He strode up to Lynn in a few large steps, his huge shadow completely enveloping Lynn's small body.

"Kid! Where have you been?!" Kaido's voice was still loud, but those who knew him well could hear that his tone had lost some of its brutality and gained more urgency.

The surrounding cadres also gathered around, looking at Lynn with complicated expressions.

There was relief, lingering fear, and a tiny bit of... resentment.

Next time you go out, could you please let me know?

Lynn blinked her big, dark eyes, stretched out her chubby little hand, pointed outside, and then pointed to herself.

Then, he squatted down and used his little finger to write a few words crookedly on the dusty ground.

[Just browsing.]

Just browsing around?

Everyone's lips twitched simultaneously.

You were just casually strolling around here, and you almost caused Kaido to tear Onigashima apart!

Kaido's enormous dragon eyes stared at those words, and two thick plumes of white breath billowed from his nostrils.

"Go for a stroll? Do you know what I'm doing..." He stopped mid-sentence.

Forget it, how old is this kid? Trying to reason with him is like casting pearls before swine.

Lynn seemed to sense Kaido's displeasure, turned his little head, and continued writing on the ground.

[I ran into a red-haired guy.]

A red-haired person?!

Jin's pupils suddenly contracted!

Kaido's eyes sharpened: "One of Shanks's men?"

Lynn nodded.

Then he wrote:

There was also a black-bearded guy.

Blackbeard?!