The dragon head at the corner of Kaido's man-beast form's mouth revealed a ferocious smile.
While cooperating with Sakazuki would bring immense benefits, but... they were all ancient foxes, who didn't know who was who.
It was nothing more than cooperation, betrayal, cooperation, betrayal...
And this time, the gamble was on Sakazuki's appetite.
Indeed, he was going to make a big scene in the Land of Wano.
Then don't blame me... Sakazuki.
The clouds ten thousand meters above were gradually infused with lightning and began to darken.
Kaido's aura also hid itself, confined within a certain range... preparing.
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New World, Fegara Island. /
Above the ruined island, King hung up the Den Den Mushi and prepared to leave.
He didn't bother with the ruins below; they were merely a prelude.
If so many deaths could trap a future Marine Admiral... it was more than worth it.
Flapping his wings, he tucked the Den Den Mushi into his pocket.
*Whoosh*—
A laser beam instantly pierced through the Den Den Mushi.
*Boom!*
The Den Den Mushi was destroyed and burst into fragments by the laser.
King's pupils constricted:
"Kizaru..."
As soon as this thought crossed his mind.
Golden light condensed not far in front of him, and Borsalino's figure appeared:
"Oya oya~"
"Such an astonishing piece of news I've heard~"
King's mind went blank for a moment; when did he arrive...
But his body's movements were not slow. He flapped his wings vigorously, turning into a black stream of light and charging towards Borsalino.
His body turned sharply, using the rotational force to kick towards Borsalino.
Borsalino raised his right arm.
Haki-infused, he blocked the incoming wing-dragon claw.
The flames attached to King's body instantly pierced Borsalino's arm and shot into the distance...
Borsalino's eyes shifted slightly:
"Kowainee~"
"As expected of the top executive of the Beast Pirates~"
"I almost died~"
King's eyes narrowed:
"Stop lying!"
His leg muscles bulged and exerted force.
Sensing the increased immense power.
Borsalino's pupils constricted, and his mouth opened:
"Oh~~~"
His tone was somewhat shocked...
*Whoosh*—
His entire body turned into a golden light and was kicked towards the sea.
As he approached the sea.
This golden light exploded like a scattering of heavenly flowers, a myriad of light points tracing a perfect arc and rushing towards the sky, converging and condensing above King's head.
Borsalino extended his index finger, pointing it at King's forehead:
"Speed is power~"
*Whoosh*—
A compressed laser, shot at King's Haki-infused forehead, stretched infinitely.
King was pushed by this golden light, also shooting directly towards the sea.
*Boom!!!!*
Just above the sea, the laser and flames exploded.
A huge expanding fireball appeared. King stabilized himself in the center of the flames, shook his wings, broke through the fireball, and charged towards the sky.
But when he returned to the high altitude, he found something was wrong:
"Damn it..."
Borsalino's figure had already vanished...
King instinctively reached for the Den Den Mushi to tell Big Brother Kaido.
He fumbled and remembered the Den Den Mushi had been destroyed.
The island below was already completely destroyed, with nothing left...
He didn't dare to delay.
He directly turned into a stream of light and flew towards the nearest island...
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New World, Kalga Islands.
The islands were densely scattered like pieces on a chessboard, rich in ore.
It was also one of the important arms manufacturing locations under Helknock's command.
At some point, a massive floating fleet appeared in the sky thousands of meters above.
Sott, in the control room, looked at the wind direction and calculation results from the giant equipment.
He controlled the fleet's deployment and picked up his communication device:
"All personnel enter designated positions."
"Target clarity observation."
"Prepare for bombardment."
Responses came in order from the communication device.
After the last voice replied.
Sott picked up the communication device:
"Bombardment, all personnel prepare for combat."
Then... dense cannonballs rained down like raindrops.
The archipelago below was struck everywhere, and panic and blood filled the islands.
"You're asking for death!!!"
A roar traveled up to the sky.
Seven or eight blue slashes, tens of meters long, spun and charged towards the sky.
Following closely below the slashes was a tall and slender figure, a great swordsman carrying a long sword, who charged into the sky.
Sott looked at the approaching figure with a hint of interest.
He floated up and dived down.
Scattered parts followed behind him, accelerating and attaching themselves to his arms.
*Boom boom boom*—
The sword energy was smashed by Sott's iron fist, and he charged towards the pirate great swordsman... *Boom*!!!!
At this moment, the entire fleet also turned its direction and dived down.
Vice Admirals Doberman, Momonga, and others organized their forces to harvest pirates and supplies on the islands below...
Sakazuki divided his forces into two paths.
To deal with Kaido's side, Enel, Law, Drake, and others formed a group, with these agile individuals engaging Kaido's forces, used for deception and acting.
To deal with Helknock's side, it was Sott, Doberman, Momonga, and others, who steadily attacked their targets, which was the main objective of this operation.
Sott and the pirate great swordsman collided and were sent flying apart.
Many weapons flew around behind him...
Following Sott, they would occasionally interfere with the opposite side...
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New World, Land of Wano.
*Rumble*—
Enel's figure appeared in the sky above Onigashima.
Not long had passed since Enel's last visit.
But the large chimneys on the island had visibly increased several times.
It was clear that after reaching a cooperation agreement with Sakazuki, they had immediately organized the expansion of the arms factory...
Enel condensed a thunder spear in his hand, scanned with Observation Haki, and frowned:
"All forces are out..."
"Something's not right."
The golden rings on his wrists and ankles slowly melted and gathered on the outside of his right arm. Without further thought, he shot the thunder spear towards the dense arms factory.
Even if it was a trap... the arms factory was the primary target.
Thunder spears were condensed and shot out one by one...
Suddenly, he discovered something.
Enel's pupils constricted, and he didn't look up.
He was still condensing thunder spears in his hand, but his body had already begun to elementalize.
Elementalization was an instantaneous matter, but the attack also came in an instant...
Ten thousand meters of distance, for lightning, was merely a fleeting moment...
*Boom*!!!!
A lightning bolt struck Enel directly, connecting to the sky, lingering and unwavering.
Within the lightning, there was Haki far more powerful than Enel's, which interrupted Enel's elementalization.
Kaido's dragon eyes were ferocious, and he gripped the Hassaikaiju tightly with both hands.
Merged into that lightning, he slid down rapidly from the sky:
"Sandanze Jōkōgeki!!!"
Enel in the sky above Onigashima was covered by the lightning infused with powerful Haki, unable to expel or break free, thus unable to elementalize.
With a wave of his right arm, the liquid gold beside him formed a golden shield, which he placed above, imbued with Armament Haki.
All of this happened in a mere instant.
Even though Kaido slid down from ten thousand meters high... with the augmentation of lightning, it was still an instant.
The Hassaikaiju, flashing with dark red lightning, directly deformed the golden shield... pressing Enel down into the island's ground...
*Boom*!!!!