"Die!"
"Genie Slash!"
Under Daifuku's furious command, the lamp genie floated before Kai and raised its great sword to slash downward with devastating force.
Kai tilted his head slightly. The great sword cut through the air and struck heavily on his shoulder.
CLANG!
The sound of metal clashing rang out with bright sparks flying.
Kai's form didn't move even an inch, with only a faint white mark on his shoulder that quickly faded away.
"You want to avenge your brother but only have this much pathetic strength?"
Kai sneered with obvious disdain: "You're even weaker than Oven."
"AHHH! Damn it! How dare you look down on me!"
Daifuku howled toward the sky, frantically commanding the lamp genie to attack Kai with renewed fury.
Storm-like slashes continuously bombarded Kai without end.
At the same time, Snack, who had just seriously wounded Who's-Who, also rushed over to team up with Daifuku in attacking Kai.
"Burning Oil Blade!"
A sword blade burning with astonishing heat and blazing flames slashed toward Kai.
Another flame-type technique?
Indeed, even dogs wouldn't eat the Flame-Flame Fruit!
"Dragon Claw!"
A pitch-black dragon claw blocked the sword blade's path with precise timing.
Just as Kai was caught in the siege, a massive warship approached from the distance.
"We finally made it!"
Ulti stood at the bow, looking at the lively battlefield in the distance with both excitement and obvious irritation.
"That bastard Kai went too far! Why didn't he take us along!"
"Kai-aniki was probably worried we'd encounter danger," Page One said, scanning the main officers on the ship. "Except for Jack, probably none of us could be of much use on that level of battlefield."
"What are you saying, Little Pay-Pay!"
Ulti instantly exploded, putting her brother in a chokehold: "Are you saying your sister isn't strong?"
"Strong, strong, strong! I was wrong!" Page One's eyes rolled back as he frantically patted Ulti's arm: "Big sis, punishment aside, give me some air!"
While the siblings were roughhousing, the Rayquaza entered the naval battle's range.
"East by northeast 15 degrees, fifteen hundred twenty-eight meters, there's an enemy vessel."
On deck, Violet used her ability to guide the Rayquaza's gunners with precision.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The Rayquaza's side cannons flashed with fire, several cannonballs whistling out to precisely hit the enemy ship, exploding in brilliant flashes.
Before long, that ship began taking on water and sinking, with dozens of pirates jumping overboard to escape.
"Hit! Next ship, east by southeast..." Violet suppressed her excitement and continued observing the next enemy vessel.
"That guy Kai has decent judgment," Ulti commented with her arms crossed, acting like a big sister boss.
With Violet's presence, they didn't need to worry about missing or hitting the wrong targets with their cannons.
But this alone wasn't enough to satisfy her.
"Speed, prepare a small boat for me!"
Close combat was much more exciting.
"Yes, Ulti-sama!"
Speed didn't dare delay and immediately prepared a boat capable of carrying over ten people for Ulti.
Since they were fighting at sea and Ulti was a Devil Fruit user, the careful Speed also thoughtfully provided other crew members in case of accidents.
"Excellent! Little Pay-Pay, come with me!"
Ulti dragged Page One onto the small boat and headed straight for the center of the naval battle.
There, the Beast Pirates and Big Mom Pirates had already begun boarding battles.
Jack didn't rush to show off. As the strongest fighter on the ship, Kai had assigned him the task of protecting the Rayquaza.
As the Ulti siblings charged onto enemy ships, Charlotte Family pirates also discovered the Rayquaza's presence and began firing cannonballs in their direction.
Jack drew his two curved swords and began intercepting the cannonballs.
With the Rayquaza's powerful artillery support and Violet's precise guidance, the scales of this naval battle began tipping toward the Beast Pirates.
On land, Kai's battle had also entered its most intense phase.
The weaker Daifuku had already been sent flying by Kai, leaving only Snack still entangled with him.
Snack unleashed slash after slash, carrying high temperatures, attacking Kai relentlessly.
Kai's eyes were sharp as his claws slashed rapidly.
"Air Blade!"
Countless slashes formed by highly compressed air roared out like a devastating storm.
Both sides' attacks collided violently in the air, producing countless explosive roars.
"Damn it! Doesn't that guy ever get tired?" Snack cursed internally.
From continuously swinging his great sword at high frequency, his arms began to ache and swell, and his sword speed involuntarily slowed down.
Perfect opportunity!
"Extreme Speed!"
Light exploded in Kai's eyes as the tall dragon-man instantly vanished from his position, leaving only a distorted air ripple.
Not good!
Snack's pupils contracted. His battle instincts made him ignore his arms' numbness and position his great sword horizontally in front of him.
BANG!
A teeth-grindingly heavy muffled sound.
The portly Snack was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, tracing a miserable arc as he disappeared from the battlefield.
WHEW!
Kai stood in place, slowly exhaling.
With one less Sweet Commander, the turning point of this war had arrived.
Just as his mind relaxed for an instant!
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
Countless dazzling light bullets fell from mid-air, striking Kai's position with perfect accuracy.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Countless explosions instantly erupted at that spot.
Countless fighters from both the Beast Pirates and Big Mom Pirates were shocked by this sudden scene.
What was happening?
"KAI!" Yamato was the first to react, roaring in fury.
The enraged Yamato no longer wanted to tangle with Cracker. Abandoning defense, she used all her strength to swing her kanabo at the already disadvantaged Cracker.
With a bang, Cracker was sent flying like a baseball hit for a home run, shooting backward at speeds barely visible to the naked eye.
"Imperial Pride Stake!"
Almost simultaneously, King directly abandoned his entanglement with Katakuri, reached behind his head to pull himself back like an arrow, and shot toward the uninvited guest.
However, before King could arrive, Kizaru, who had been watching King's movements, elementalized.
Countless light particles were scattered by the impact, then reformed into a human shape the next second, completely unharmed.
But Kizaru had to stop his light bullet firing motion.
"Kowai ne (Scary)!" Kizaru exaggeratedly patted his chest, using his thumb and index finger to indicate a tiny distance: "I was almost hit there."
"Stop lying, Borsalino."
King's gaze was cold as ice: "Your actions just now... can I consider them the Navy declaring war on the Beast Pirates?"
On the ground, Katakuri held his trident and shouted loudly: "The Navy interfering in the war between us and the Beast Pirates! Do you want to offend two Sea Emperors simultaneously?"
Faced with the external enemy of the Navy, the two Emperor crews naturally stood together.
This was exactly what the Navy feared most.
"No, no, no! I was just passing by on vacation," Kizaru waved his hands repeatedly, saying words no one would believe. "I just saw young Kai displaying such prowess and got an itch to have a friendly spar."
"Is that so? I'd also very much like to spar with you, Admiral Kizaru!"
Kai's voice suddenly rang out from the smoke and dust below.
"Dragon Pulse!"
The next second, a dazzling shockwave blasted toward Kizaru at lightning speed.