Just then, Jack suddenly drew his Shotel blades, attempting a sneak attack from behind Kaidou. But to his utter disbelief, Kaidou caught the incoming blade in his bare hand. Under the pressure of Kaidou's monstrous raw strength, the blade was crushed into powder in seconds.
Kaidou's lips curled into a faint smirk as he let out a cold snort. "How utterly helpless... The weak have no rights. You were once the one I favored most, yet I never expected you to pull a stunt like this on me."
Though a shockwave of terror rippled through Jack's chest, he took a deep breath and quickly composed himself.
"To hell with all that! If I don't move against you today, you're going to kill us all anyway!"
"He's right, Captain... We had no choice. This is purely for our own survival," Queen added, shaking his head.
Kaidou's jaw twitched. "The three of you combined aren't even a match for me. Did you really think a sneaky ambush would work?"
Having said that, Kaidou shook his head dismissively.
The three All-Stars looked grim. When King and Queen turned their eyes toward Jack, Jack slowly hung his head, clearly feeling embarrassed.
My attempt was way too embarrassing... Jack groaned internally.
Taking another deep breath, Jack stared directly at Kaidou and spoke slowly, "Then please forgive us, Lord Kaidou!"
"It doesn't matter... I never took the three of you seriously to begin with," Kaidou sneered.
To Kaidou, the three of them were nothing more than disposable pawns. Losing them meant losing three reliable laborers at most.
At that moment, Queen's body rapidly transformed, taking on the massive shape of a Brachiosaurus!
"We all know you ate the Dragon-Dragon Fruit... But it doesn't matter. The outcome isn't set in stone yet, so let's see how this plays out," Queen said deliberately. "Even if the three of us can't beat you, we can at least drain half your energy, right?"
Kaidou let out a cold snort and nodded slightly. "Then bring it on... All of you, at once!"
Before Kaidou could finish, Queen thrust his colossal claw forward, aiming directly to snap Kaidou's neck from behind!
Queen assumed that even if he failed to break Kaidou's neck, the blow would at least pin him down for a moment. But who could have anticipated that Kaidou wouldn't even flinch? Instead, Kaidou nonchalantly reached back and caught Queen's massive claw mid-air!
Queen gasped, his face turning pale with horror as a single thought echoed in his head: We're done for.
Over the next thirty seconds, Queen experienced a living hell firsthand.
His hand was crushed into splintered bone on the spot!
Immediately after, Kaidou hurled Queen's massive body across the room like a ragdoll!
With his arm completely shattered, Queen's mind broke under the absolute power gap.
Watching this unfold, Jack transformed into a giant Mammoth. With a deafening roar, he charged at Kaidou with lightning speed, two curved blades gripped firmly in his trunk!
Yet the blades coiled around Jack's trunk couldn't nudge Kaidou even an inch!
Exerting just a fraction of his strength, Kaidou grabbed Jack and casually tossed him aside!
Jack instantly realized the situation was spiraling out of control!
He had no choice but to ride the sheer momentum of Kaidou's terrifying force as he was flung sideways!
BOOM!
Jack's massive body struck the wall like a giant cannonball, sending spiderweb-like cracks spreading across the stone surface.
The impact knocked Jack unconscious on the spot.
"Die!"
King suddenly vanished and reappeared behind Kaidou, his two massive, powerful wings flexing to strike! But sensing danger at the last split second, he abruptly pulled back and disengaged!
Although King escaped unharmed, the flames blazing from his wings hadn't dealt a single scratch to Kaidou either.
In his Pteranodon form, King was formidable against ordinary foes, but against Kaidou, his defenses felt fragile—his massive wings appeared paper-thin in the face of Kaidou's overwhelming presence.
He let out a sigh, relieved to have avoided Kaidou's direct retaliation for the moment.
However, the second King turned around, he found Kaidou's glare locked directly onto him. Kaidou reached out and snatched King out of the air like a helpless chick, slamming him violently into the ground!
The entire exchange—from start to finish—took less than a single minute. Kaidou hadn't even bothered to transform or show a hint of effort against the three Lead Performers.
Kaidou's lips curled into a cruel smirk as he lightly clapped his hands. "I have to say, you three are utterly pathetic... I don't even know what to say to you. Absolutely ridiculous. Sometimes, you need to understand your own place and strength, get it?"
"Lecturing your subordinates... takes more than just a big mouth."
Just then, a man stepped into the main hall from outside. With every step he took, the ground seemed to tremble beneath his feet, though he barely made a sound.
Kaidou instantly felt the man's imposing aura. Frowning, he turned his head—only to find Ryuma standing behind him!
When Ryuma had arrived, the guards outside tried to block his path, but Ryuma simply unleashed his Conqueror's Haki as he walked in, leaving the guards powerless to stop him!
Taking a deep breath, Ryuma fixed his calm, water-like gaze directly on Kaidou. "Kaidou... You've committed countless atrocities and ruined Wano Country. Today is the day you pay for it."
Hearing this, Kaidou froze for a second before bursting into laughter as if he had just heard the most absurd joke. Clapping his hands loudly, he roared, "WAHAHAHA! Are you pulling my leg?! Do you really think that's possible? The person capable of killing Kaidou hasn't even been born yet! Hell, even I can't kill myself..."
Kaidou laughed, clapping his hands together.
Seeing Kaidou's arrogance, Ryuma swallowed hard and spoke in a steady tone, "Be that as it may... now that things have come to this, neither of us needs to put on an act... I'm giving you one last chance to pack up, turn over a new leaf, and get the hell out of Wano Country. Go wherever you want."
Kaidou burst out laughing again, mocking Ryuma's sheer audacity. "You little punk... You're clearly an imposter, yet you sure talk big, don't you?"
Laughing, he clapped his hands together once more, but his expression suddenly flipped into pure, menacing seriousness. "You're the very first person who's ever dared to speak to me like that... You really don't know when to quit, do you? Today, I'm going to ruin you completely!"
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