Countless brutal physical clashes left echoes of explosive impacts across the desolate Onigashima.
Meanwhile, the thousands upon thousands of collisions between Morning Star and the spiked club produced a grating metallic screech that set teeth on edge.
This made Michael take a closer look at Kaido's weapon.
The material was extraordinary—despite Morning Star's razor edge, it hadn't been severed, bearing only shallow scratches...
'Could this be another one of those supreme-grade clubs or something?'
But soon, Kaido's relentless, lightning-fast attacks rained down like a tempest, forcing Michael to set aside his curiosity for now.
Now, Michael and Kaido had fully transformed into pure killing machines, abandoning all defense to focus solely on trading devastating blows.
One, a modified creation of Vegapunk's, possessing the body of a Mythical Zoan beastman!
The other, a natural-born monster who had crossed worlds.
The battle between the angel and the dragon-man, merely a collision of ultimate physical prowess, was already causing the entire Onigashima to tremble.
It was as if... two towering mountains were continuously smashing against each other, their might resembling the heavens collapsing and the earth splitting apart.
Whether it was the clash of weapons or the collision of bodies, both sides left varying degrees of wounds on each other.
Michael had to admit, this might be the most pain he'd experienced in any fight since crossing over...
Yet what followed was exhilaration.
Due to the types of weapons they wielded, Kaido appeared far more battered than Michael from a visual perspective.
Countless blade marks oozed droplets of blood that gathered at Kaido's feet...
Forming a crimson stream that flowed into depressions in the ground.
Rather than affecting Kaido, this bloody scent instead rekindled long-forgotten memories from before he became a pirate - when he was the strongest warrior of the Vodka Kingdom, slaughtering mercilessly on battlefields.
The more wounded he became, the more his unparalleled ferocity was unleashed, each strike growing noticeably stronger!
Even Michael couldn't help but remark...
"Hey hey hey, you're not some cross-dimensional cousin of those Saiyans from another universe, are you? An infinitely weaker distant relative, of course..."
"I've no idea what you're talking about, but can I take that as a compliment?"
"Ahh, absolutely a compliment... Kaido, the joy you're giving me now rivals even Shiki's!"
After this exchange, both men's faces simultaneously twisted into identical expressions...
Smiles.
Both exhilarated and cruel smiles.
...
"Yamato... that smile of yours looks exactly like Kaido's now."
King, transformed into his ancient pterosaur beast-man form, brought his broken blade down in a vicious slash against Yamato's kanabo "A-Ken".
The flames enveloping his blade came from the Eternal Fire burning on his back...
Scattering in all directions upon impact.
Yamato instinctively frowned, glancing down at her body...
The sensation of being burned was truly unpleasant.
Fortunately, as a Mythical Zoan user who commanded freezing cold air, Yamato instantly coated her burned areas with frost.
Though she'd initially taken down Queen with a full-powered Ice Rend through a swift surprise attack,
after King issued orders for immediate group combat, even her superior strength couldn't overcome their numbers.
Yamato kept kicking defeated Beast Pirates out of the battle zone, but these were elites among elites - nearly all artificial Devil Fruit Users.
Any one of them could make a name for themselves on the open seas, easily earning bounties in the tens of millions.
And among this crowd of ability users were several particularly dangerous individuals...
"Tsk tsk tsk, how pathetic you look, Yamato-chan..." Who's Who tossed and caught his dagger, its pink sheath appearing particularly eerie.
"But as a rebellious daughter, you've about reached your limit, haven't you? It's undeniable you're stronger than any one of us... but unfortunately, war isn't about duels. The weak banding together to kill the strong happens all the time."
"Yamato... I admire and respect your strength, just as I revere Kaido-sama." Sasaki gripped his Machine Spiral Sword, its rotating blade resembling a drill bit.
"Once this is over, if you're willing, I'd be honored to share a drink with you."
"Though I'm only a year older than you, Yamato, I must share some delightful news..." Black Maria, the tallest among them, lazily twirled her brass knuckles—a stark contrast to her elegant oiran appearance.
"From now on... you might have to call me stepmother."
"Hey... are you all seriously fighting right now?" X Drake transformed into his Allosaurus hybrid form, wielding his quadruple-bladed axe and sword.
"Against such a formidable opponent... and you still find time for idle chatter?"
With that, X Drake suddenly charged forward, swinging both weapons toward Yamato.
Yet his true aim was to push King aside.
As an All-Star, King was content to let his Flying Six subordinates take the spotlight in this battle...
At the very least, Yamato's stamina was visibly waning under their relentless assault.
Seeing King willingly yield position, X Drake immediately hooked Yamato's kanabo "A-Ken" with his quadruple axe.
With the overwhelming strength of his Ancient Zoan form—even among prehistoric standards—Yamato was instantly sent flying, crashing against the submarine flagship's edge.
"Hey! Drake! What's your game?"
"Trying to hog all the glory, you bastard?"
"Don't get cocky now, Drake... Yamato's still dangerous!"
While the others complained, X Drake pressed his attack.
"Shutup up and listen!" he whispered as their weapons clashed. "I'm undercover with SWORD Forces—only Rosinante knows my identity!"
Yamato, who'd been conserving energy through defensive maneuvers and was preparing to strike Drake down first, froze at these words.
Instantly, the Conqueror's Haki enveloping her kanabo dissipated.
"I've confirmed it... The submarines have already passed Habu Port and entered Wano's inland sea."
"My Den Den Mushi message went through... Reinforcements will arrive soon!"
"Reinforcements?"
Just then, the flagship's helmsman—Blackbeard himself—emerged from the cabin.
"Everyone! Restrain Yamato immediately!"
"We've reached our destination!"
"Surface now!"
As the submarines began rising, everyone heard a thunderous BOOM from the sealed ceiling above.
Then...
An enormous, terrifying mammoth foot smashed through the steel roof.
"HEY! Who the hell do you think you are?!"
"DARE TO LAY HANDS ON MY LITTLE SISTER?!"
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