The heat breath, like a pillar of light, had an attack range of several kilometers and was incredibly powerful, capable of instantly vaporizing a mountaintop.
Now, a distance of several hundred meters was but a blink of an eye.
However, facing such an attack, Saitama neither dodged nor weaved, merely throwing a serious punch.
That was enough!
Before Kaido could even react to what was happening, he saw his heat breath rapidly vanishing.
Thus, while he was bewildered, an immensely powerful and terrifying force descended upon him.
*Gag!*
The heat breath he was about to expel lost its flame and exploded within him.
Accompanied by the smell of roasted flesh, his greenish body turned significantly red.
Even his colossal form vanished from everyone's sight at an astonishing speed.
This scene felt so familiar!
Benedict looked up at the sky, a smile gracing his lips.
Why couldn't these people learn from their mistakes?
Well, when Shiki the Golden Lion was defeated, Kaido was still en route and hadn't witnessed the live broadcast, so it was understandable he wouldn't know.
Therefore, he deserved to be beaten.
And beaten seriously at that.
He wondered what the outcome would be for Kaido, given his monstrous physique.
It was unlikely he would be killed by a single serious punch, but defeating him was certainly possible.
Not long ago, he had been the one sent flying, and Shiki the Golden Lion knew that pain best.
Now, witnessing Kaido being sent into the sky, and feeling an even more terrifying power, Shiki the Golden Lion no longer cared about Kaido's previous transgressions.
In fact, Shiki the Golden Lion was inwardly chuckling.
Ah! So this is what it feels like to watch someone else get beaten.
It feels so good!
Compared to Shiki the Golden Lion's inner delight, King of Calamity, King, was utterly bewildered.
What was going on?
Where was Kaido?
Why was he looking at the sky?
Where was he?
With a whoosh, accompanied by a terrifying blast of air that grazed past him, his pterosaur form was buffeted and sent flying backward.
By the time he reacted, Kaido had already vanished.
He vaguely recalled Kaido suddenly ascending into the sky, to a very, very high place.
At this moment, looking up at the sky with effort, he could faintly make out a tiny figure.
As time passed.
The tiny figure was continuously growing larger, larger.
Then, King finally saw clearly that it was their Governor-General, Kaido.
"Governor-General!"
Only when Kaido fell to within a few hundred meters of him did he quickly shout.
Kaido, who had been struck by immense power and was disoriented, on the verge of losing consciousness, heard King's voice echoing in his mind.
His body's instincts made him force his eyes open, and amidst the confusion, a sliver of clarity returned.
Shaking his head, he controlled his body and floated in mid-air.
But at this very moment, the intense pain surged like an unleashed flood, assaulting his mind.
With excruciating pain everywhere on his body, Kaido's massive frame writhed and twisted in the air, emitting pained cries.
Seeing this, King's eyes were filled with panic, wanting to comfort him but not knowing how.
His gaze subconsciously flickered towards the Xuanwu Navy Base.
King's eyes widened again, and he quickly rushed towards Kaido, shouting, "Governor-General, run!"
It turned out Saitama was currently swinging his long-awaited left fist.
*Boom!*
Immense power was unleashed instantly.
The target was Kaido, who had not yet fully regained consciousness.
"Ah!"
A scream rang out.
King, with the utmost speed, pushed Kaido aside.
The terrifying power instantly enveloped him.
Faintly, Shiki the Golden Lion and others watching from the sidelines clearly saw King's body being seemingly crushed by the immense force.
Although Kaido was pushed away, his tail was still grazed by the terrifying power, scales shattering, bones breaking, and his long tail fell powerlessly.
Stung again by the immense power, Kaido's consciousness cleared considerably.
Kaido looked at King, who had been sent flying in a perfect arc and vanished into the distance without resistance, his eyes filled with terror.
"Sorry, I missed a bit!"
"But I should still be able to find the body."
Seeing King being sent flying, Saitama narrowed his dead-fish eyes and said apologetically to Benedict beside him, very regretfully.
Benedict found this somewhat speechless.
He had specifically instructed that if any Devil Fruit users appeared, they should be knocked out, crippled, or even beaten to their last breath, but not killed.
Now, whether King would survive was unknown, but finding King anytime soon was impossible.
It was even possible that by the time he was found, he would have already kicked the bucket.
"Benedict!"
"How did you get here?"
Shiki the Golden Lion was the first to notice Benedict's appearance and exclaimed in shock.
As Shiki the Golden Lion exclaimed, the camera also focused on Benedict.
Not only Shiki but also the viewers watching the live broadcast were astonished.
"What's going on?"
"Isn't Xuanwu Navy Fleet Admiral Benedict in the North Blue?"
"Hiss! How is that possible? Just ten minutes ago, Benedict had just defeated the Germa Alliance in the North Blue! At most, he'd be on his way back to the East Blue, but now he's at the Xuanwu Navy Base. Are you kidding me?"
"This is terrifying, can someone tell me what happened?"
"Even Borsalino with the Glint-Glint Fruit couldn't do this."
...
While everyone was marveling, at Marineford, Navy Headquarters.
Sengoku looked at Borsalino and asked, "How long would it take you?"
"How fast is the speed of light?" Borsalino inquired.
...
Everyone fell silent.
Who knew how fast the speed of light was?
Did they know?
They knew jack squat!
"It would take at least an hour," Borsalino replied calmly.
The use of Devil Fruits consumes stamina and mental energy, or more directly, mana. If there isn't enough mana, you can't use any skills.
The distance from the North Blue to the Xuanwu Navy Base in the East Blue spanned countless kilometers.
Flying was out of the question.
Hearing Borsalino's answer, everyone's gaze returned to the live broadcast.
Xuanwu Navy Base.
Benedict ignored Shiki the Golden Lion and looked at Kaido, smiling, "Kaido, you've got some nerve."
"To come here alone!"
"Are you looking to die?"
Kaido, enduring the severe pain, felt countless alpacas stampeding in his mind.
I didn't come alone, I came with two people, two people, two people.
But obviously, this explanation was extremely weak.
The terror of Saitama, combined with Benedict's return, made him realize he stood no chance.
"Benedict, you just wait."
"I'll be back!"
Without looking back, he left those words and quickly fled in the direction King had been sent flying.
Those words sounded somewhat familiar.
Benedict's mouth twitched slightly, then he looked at Shiki the Golden Lion on the floating island, a cruel smile gracing his lips.