A figure suddenly appeared, followed by a sudden attack.
Before Saitama’s fist could land on Golden Lion Shiki’s head, his body was struck by the sudden assault, accompanied by thunder, and sent crashing into the sea with a roar.
Even so, under the deterrence of Saitama’s punch, Golden Lion Shiki’s face remained contorted in a ferocious grimace, his entire body feeling an unprecedented pressure, as if his face had been flattened.
Despite suffering such a powerful squeeze, the Golden Lion, true to his legendary status and being one of the few survivors with the Benedict Eight Gates Released fully open, endured.
“Hahahaha, Golden Lion, have you gotten this old?”
“To be beaten like this by a brat.”
Kaido, in his Azure Dragon form, poked his massive head out from the clouds, his gaze falling upon the pathetic-looking Golden Lion, and he couldn’t help but mock him.
Following Kaido’s appearance, the next to arrive was the Calamity ‘King’, transformed into his Pterosaur form.
“Kaido has also appeared.”
“King, one of the Three Calamities, has also come.”
“Have the others from the Beast Pirates arrived as well?”
“No, only Kaido and the Calamity King can fly here.”
“Hiss! Golden Lion Shiki, plus Kaido. No matter how strong that bald guy is, he can’t possibly fight these two monsters.”
“Not only that, but Sasaki Yūnen and Kūrai Kōtarō of the Flying Pirates, both possess the strength of an Admiral’s subordinate, and are extremely powerful. Furthermore, Golden Lion mentioned earlier that he has Four Guardians, meaning there are two more powerful existences. Even if they aren’t Admirals’ subordinates, they won’t be far off.”
“Heavens, if that’s the case, coupled with the Calamity ‘King’, one of the Big Mom Pirates’ allies, what’s the difference compared to them attacking Marineford?”
“Damn it, listening to you guys say that, the Genbu Marine Base really can’t hold on this time.”
“No matter how strong that bald guy is, facing such a large number of powerful individuals attacking him, he’s simply unable to fight back. Moreover, if Kaido and Golden Lion can just tie down that bald guy, everyone else can easily destroy the Genbu Marine Base.”
“What a pity. Facing such strong opponents, Marshal Benedict is absent, and Admirals Hokuto and Kenshi are also not here. If they were, they might be able to repel the combined forces of the Flying Pirates and the Beast Pirates.”
“Not necessarily. Doesn’t the Genbu Marines also have a secret force? I wonder how many people they have and what their strength is. If they are here, there should be a chance to turn the tide.”
…
Compared to the viewers watching the live broadcast, above the Genbu Marine Base.
After being mocked by Kaido, Golden Lion Shiki, despite the pain all over his body, still roared angrily, “Kaido, are you looking for death?”
“I can fulfill that for you.”
He might not be able to defeat this monstrous bald guy, but he was confident he could defeat Kaido.
During the time they were in the Rocks Pirates, the two had fought before. Even though Kaido became stronger as they fought, Shiki still managed to suppress him.
At that time, Kaido could only fight Wang Zhi, and was even suppressed when facing Whitebeard.
Even now, nothing had changed.
“Hahahaha!”
“Looking at you now, how can you fight me?”
“If you keep yapping, I’ll pound you to death!”
After roaring with laughter, Kaido then stared coldly at Golden Lion Shiki and said in a deep voice.
With Kaido’s strength growing increasingly formidable, he didn’t take anyone seriously except for a select few, and this included Golden Lion Shiki, who had already been defeated by Benedict.
Golden Lion Shiki’s expression was extremely grim.
If he could, he really wanted to take the IQ Rage drug.
However, it had only been a little over two months since the last time he took the Rage drug.
Even now, the injuries from that battle had not fully recovered.
If he were to take it again at this moment, it would inevitably cause severe side effects.
Therefore, after a slight hesitation, Golden Lion Shiki chose to remain silent in the face of Kaido’s provocation and threat.
Compared to Kaido, Golden Lion Shiki’s greater desire was to destroy the Genbu Marine Base, and if possible, even kill Benedict.
However, the latter was currently unrealistic.
Seeing their captain threatened by Kaido, Sasaki Yūnen, Kūrai Kōtarō, and the others naturally looked displeased.
In fact, they even had the thought of taking action.
After all, based on the current situation, only Kaido and the Calamity ‘King’ from the Beast Pirates had appeared here.
Without Golden Lion’s incessant chatter, Kaido’s gaze shifted towards the Genbu Marine Base.
More accurately, it landed on the bald man who had swum ashore.
Although that last attack was a surprise attack, its power was not weak at all.
After taking a solid hit, this bald man, apart from his clothes being slightly torn, looked completely unharmed.
Saitama looked up at the sky, gazing at the massive Azure Dragon before him, and said seriously, “You reptile up there, you’d better come down quickly and let me punch you.”
“Otherwise, I’m not done with you for attacking me by surprise just now.”
It hurt a bit, but not excessively.
But what was unacceptable was being attacked by surprise.
Being called a ‘reptile’ by Saitama and insulted in such a manner, Kaido, despite being angered, examined Saitama with his massive dragon eyes, a hint of solemnity in his gaze.
Although Kaido often appeared reckless, even brainless, he also had moments of shrewdness, being surprisingly subtle despite his rough exterior. He understood things clearly.
To have beaten Golden Lion Shiki so miserably, and to have taken a hit from him without any harm, his strength was likely not weaker than Benedict’s.
“This old man does not kill unknown individuals. State your name, brat.”
A somewhat chuunibyou line.
However, like Kaido, many people were curious about who this bald man was.
Why had they never heard any legends about a powerhouse capable of dominating Golden Lion Shiki on the seas?
“Saitama!”
Saitama, without much thought, stated his name.
Then, Saitama looked at Kaido, clenched his fists, and slightly bowed, saying, “Come down and let me punch you, did you hear me?”
“Reptile!”
Kaido heard this, and thought that this bald guy was truly ungrateful.
He had tolerated him for a while, but that didn't mean he would let him get away with it.
“You annoying brat, if you want to fight me, then come up here!”
“If you can’t come up, then you die.”
Kaido opened his mouth, and a fiery red light flashed across his maw.
“Breathtaking!”
Seeing Saitama’s stance, Golden Lion Shiki shuddered, recalling Saitama’s punch from an extremely long distance not too long ago, its terrifying power making him tremble.
Now, the dialogue was so similar.
Without any hesitation, Golden Lion moved away from Kaido.
As Kaido unleashed his scorching magma flames, Saitama’s seemingly ordinary punch moved with genuine seriousness.
BOOM!
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