Chapter 408: Dragon Breath
"Queen, I'll leave those thousands of Black Armored Guards to you. Don't kill them."
"Herbid, you handle the fifty-plus members of the Ability User Army."
"Garrosg, lie in wait in the shadows. First, disperse the Royal Capital's Resident, then find an opportunity to act."
Kaido calmly issued his orders.
Since he had decided to rule this Kingdom, he absolutely couldn't allow the Kingdom's Resident to suffer too many casualties.
Evacuating them as early as possible was necessary to avoid being affected by the upcoming great battle.
"Leave it to me."
Queen chuckled.
He knew Kaido's plan; without killing these Black Armored Guards, he had many ways to defeat them.
"Leave it to me with confidence. I also want to see how strong our future comrades are!" Herbid's eyes flashed with excitement, and intense fighting spirit erupted from his body.
It was his first time having a great battle with so many Zoan Devil Fruit Users.
"Understood."
Garrosg nodded, his figure disappearing into the clouds as he sought an opportunity to sneak into the Royal Capital.
His gaze fixed on Hamza below, he didn't say a word.
Having already made his decision, he directly attacked.
"Dragon Breath!"
Kaido's voice echoed throughout the land, like a declaration of war.
One could see Kaido open his fearsome mouth and take a deep breath, sucking in terrifying wind pressure and air pressure into his belly.
Crimson-gold terrifying energy continuously condensed.
"Run!"
That destructive energy fluctuation made countless people feel fear.
Once it fell, no one knew how many casualties it would cause.
Without needing to say more, the animals and Resident inside the Royal Capital tacitly fled towards the outside of the Royal Capital.
Especially the animals, whose perception of danger was more acute, instinctively fled frantically.
Inside the Royal Palace, it was already a bit late for some people who wanted to escape.
The scorching hot Dragon Breath descending from the sky was directly targeting "Beast Master" Hamza in front of the Palace's main gate.
Hamza had originally intended to wait for Kaido to speak, wanting to ask why Kaido was invading his Territory.
Unexpectedly, Kaido didn't say anything and directly launched an attack.
Facing the Dragon Breath's wide-range destructive power, he instinctively raised both arms, covering his entire body with Armament Haki for defense.
The terrifying Dragon Breath completely destroyed the entire Palace.
Scorching hot heatwaves continuously spread outwards.
One palace building after another within the Royal Palace was affected, continuously destroyed, collapsing, burned by flame, and turned into ashes.
The Dragon Breath descending from the sky was like a falling meteor.
Following closely behind was the Royal Palace, gradually being destroyed into a crimson expanse.
This scene fell into the eyes of countless Kingdom Resident.
Amidst the shock and trembling, a hint of satisfaction couldn't help but rise in their hearts.
The Royal Palace, symbolizing the Royal Family, and the giant statue symbolizing "Tyrant" Hamza were destroyed in the continuous Dragon Breath.
The Royal Palace was built on a small hill, so countless Resident could all see the scene of its destruction.
The incoming Pirate might be villains, but wasn't their brutal King also one?
Resistance against the King was what they wanted but didn't dare.
Looking from afar, one third of the Royal Palace buildings had collapsed, burning in the blazing flames.
Especially the Core Area hit by the Dragon Breath, it was directly leveled into a scorched mess.
Even hard metal gradually melted under the intense high temperature.
Following closely was a gust of wind blast.
Invisible waves centered on the Royal Palace spread towards the entire Royal City.
Some fleeing Resident were blown down by the wind blast.
They had no choice but to grab onto buildings to steady their bodies, or simply lie flat on the ground.
Everything ended.
The entire Royal Capital fell into a strange peaceful state.
"What do you want to do, you bastard? Kaido, do you want to die?"
From within the ruins, Hamza's roar came out.
Accompanied by the scattering smoke and dust, his figure appeared.
He looked a bit disheveled.
His clothes were damaged, scorched and blackened by the scorching high temperature.
However, he was not injured.
In pursuit of wide-range destruction, the Dragon Breath's power was inevitably dispersed and weakened.
Moreover, Kaido never thought he could finish off Hamza by relying solely on Dragon Breath.
In front of a Strongman proficient in Armament Haki, Kaido's Dragon Breath could not cause effective damage.
Furthermore, the current Kaido had only eaten the Azure Dragon Fruit eight years ago.
He was far from using his Devil Fruit Ability with the perfect mastery he would in the future.
Inherent elemental abilities, like those of Mythical Zoan Types, also require time for development.
Even if Hamza had the idea of negotiating with Kaido, this sudden strike had made him somewhat angry.
Moreover, as a King whose word was law, Hamza's dominance and desire to rule were already etched into his bones.
What's more, he had absolute confidence in the strength he controlled.
Even if Kaido was a Monster, so what?
It was clear that Hamza was very angry.
Looking at the messy ruins around him, it was simply a slap in the face.
"Hamza, I came to kill you. Just obediently go to Hell."
The Divine Dragon's voice echoed throughout the land, as if echoing in everyone's ears.
"This Kingdom belongs to me from now on!"
As soon as the words fell, his massive body plunged straight down, his target precisely Hamza.
"Run! You can't stay here."
Anyone could guess that the Royal Palace would become a Battlefield next.
Those still alive inside the Royal Palace fled outwards one after another.
They didn't even have the qualification to interfere in this war.
The future of this country was very likely to change next.
"Run quickly, everyone, the farther the better."
A pterodactyl descended from the sky, transforming into Garrosg's figure.
He continuously urged the Resident of the Royal Capital to escape.
Someone recognized Garrosg's identity.
This fleeing Prince had considerable fame inside the Mozartelt Kingdom.
To avoid a greater riot, all Resident fled outwards in an orderly manner.
It was still unknown to what degree the upcoming great battle would unfold.
Perhaps they would accidentally die if they weren't careful.
Moreover, the Beast Army controlled by the King didn't care who you were.
This had happened before.
A few years ago, after plundering a Small Town in the Mozartelt Kingdom's Coastal Area, a Pirate Crew very greedily snuck into the Kingdom's interior.
Facing the ferocious Pirate, the ordinary Kingdom Soldier were no match at all.
The Battlefield of the combat was in the Wilderness five or six kilometers outside the city.
The Royal Palace sent people to disperse a group of Resident.
However, there was simply no time for all Resident to evacuate.
The Monster Legion controlled by the King directly charged towards the Wilderness, wanting to eliminate the invading Pirate.
Along the way, countless House were brutally destroyed by Wild Beasts.
Many Resident were affected and injured by the Beast Army, some were directly trampled to death violently.
These controlled Wild Beasts, even if they obeyed Hamza's orders, their instinct never changed.
They simply didn't care about the life and death of those Resident.
After all, in their eyes, this was no different from ants.
In Hamza's eyes, they couldn't even compare to these Wild Beasts.
This matter passed just like that, but the pain it brought was always hidden in their hearts.
There was no doubt that the Beast Army would be dispatched again.
(end of chapter)