Boom!
The moment Kaido appeared in his massive dragon form, everyone in the Marineford square was wide-eyed, filled with disbelief and stark fear.
"What... what is that?"
"It's a dragon, but isn't that a legendary creature?"
"So Kaido is actually a dragon?"
"How is this possible? How can we defeat such a legendary monster?!"
Hearing the panic in the Marines' voices, Sengoku's expression hardened. He quickly shouted, "Don't be afraid! Kaido only looks like this because he ate a Devil Fruit!"
"I see, it's a Devil Fruit?"
"What kind of Devil Fruit possesses such power...?"
Kaido and Whitebeard glanced briefly at Sengoku, then completely ignored him.
Whitebeard looked up at Kaido, a hint of pride in his voice. "Gurahaha, Kaido, have you forgotten the time I taught you a lesson?"
Kaido didn't deny their past connection at all. "A lesson? Of course I remember. I still miss the time when you, Linlin, and I were on the same ship."
"What!?"
These words stunned everyone present once more. Both pirates and Marines were dumbfounded.
"Hey, I didn't mishear that, did I?"
"Whitebeard, Kaido, and even Big Mom were once on the same ship?"
"How is that possible? What a joke!"
"What kind of ship could hold those three monsters?!"
At that moment, Whitebeard's eyes held a brief flicker of nostalgia, but they quickly sharpened. "Is that so? Why do I not sense any nostalgia from you, brat? You and Linlin must be running wild in my territory now, aren't you!"
"Worororo, there's no helping it, Whitebeard. You're old now. Since that's the case, why don't you just give your territory to me!" Kaido countered.
"Even so, Kaido, I can still beat you with ease!" Whitebeard asserted.
Kaido completely disregarded the empty boast. "Worororo, too bad, Whitebeard. I'm no longer interested in you. Look at you now. Even if you manage to leave here alive, how much longer can you live?!"
As Kaido's words sank in, Whitebeard's brows furrowed tightly. If not for this war, his physical condition might have lasted a few more years, but now...
Just then, the casual conversation between Kaido and Whitebeard, as if no one else was present, finally enraged the true master of the Marine Headquarters.
"Whitebeard, Kaido, what do you take this place for? Kaido, have you come here to participate in this war as well?" Sengoku's furious words finally caught Kaido's attention.
Since his reunion with Whitebeard was over, Kaido indifferently turned his massive head to look at Sengoku. "No... Eneru was right. I'm not interested in this war at all. The only reason I came here is to use the stage provided by you Marines and the World Government to announce something."
As his words fell, Kaido roared, transforming from his dragon form into his human form. He stood treading on flame clouds, holding his spiked club, Hassaikai. Seeing this, Eneru also transformed into lightning and appeared at Kaido's side, handing him the Den Den Mushi.
At this point, even Sengoku understood Kaido's intention, and his expression changed drastically. "Kuzan, Sakazuki, Borsalino!" Although he didn't know what Kaido was going to say, he knew it wouldn't be good just by thinking about it.
The Three Admirals of the Marine forces reacted even faster than Sengoku's command.
"Ara la la, I can't let you run wild here, Kaido!" Kuzan (Aokiji) leaped directly into the sky, activating his Ice-Ice Fruit ability. "Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!" A giant ice bird, flapping its wings, flew directly toward Kaido in the sky.
Meanwhile, Borsalino (Kizaru) acted swiftly. "Yasakani no Magatama!" Dense golden light shot toward Kaido. And from the ground, Sakazuki (Akainu)'s attack arrived. "Great Eruption!" A magma fist, looking like a flaming meteor, struck directly toward Kaido in the sky.
Instantly, the Three Admirals, the Marine's top combatants, simultaneously attacked Kaido.
As for Kaido, he remained unmoved by the incoming attacks, because someone had already acted on his behalf. In the dark clouds of the sky, a ball of flame pulsed.
"We won't let you harm our Emperor!"
"Protecting Fire Dragon Emperor!"
A giant roaring fire dragon, with an aura that seemed to split the entire sky in two, descended from above, striking towards the Three Admirals' attacks.
"Hey hey, I can't fall behind either!" Seeing this, Eneru excitedly raised his golden staff. "200 Million Volts: Raigo!" A dazzling light appeared. A blue lightning dragon, no weaker than the fire dragon, flew out from Eneru's body, running neck and neck with the fire dragon, striking towards the Three Admirals' attacks.
"Boom!"
At this moment, the entire Marineford, the entire sea, fell silent. Not only that, but even the light was momentarily lost. Everyone felt as if everything in their ears had paused, with only the dreamlike, colorful light in their eyes, followed by a massive impact that sent everyone reeling.
After a timeless moment, when everyone found that their ears could hear again and their eyes could see again, what met their gaze was a surreal scene: faint lightning and golden light flickered in the air; magma and fire rain fell, mixed with drops of black sewage. Above, a large hole had been torn open in the rolling thick clouds, and the sun's light shone through it, illuminating the entire sky and the Marine Headquarters.
In the sky, Kaido of the Beasts, one of the Four Emperors, stood his ground. Beside him were two men. One had white hair, black wings, and flames burning on his back, with a long katana at his waist, looking at everyone with arrogant eyes. The other was shirtless, holding a golden staff, with lightning flashing around his body, looking down on everything with disdain.
"That appearance!"
"White hair, brown skin, black wings, and those unextinguishable flames!"
"No mistake, a Lunarian!"
"It's a Lunarian, for whom reporting information to the World Government can earn a 100,000,000 Berry bounty!"
"So that's it, the Beasts Pirates' Vice-Captain, Flame Disaster King, is actually a Lunarian!"
"A dragon, a creature from myths and legends; a Lunarian, called a god on the Red Line; plus the strongest Logia Devil Fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Is this the strength of the Beasts Pirates, known as one of the Four Emperors in the New World?"
"Just two people blocked the Marine's Three Admirals. How powerful is the Four Emperor Kaido, who hasn't even made a move yet...?"
As if in answer to that question, a golden light appeared in the sky. However, this was not Admiral Kizaru making a move, but Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
In the sky, Sengoku, who could no longer hold back and had transformed into a Golden Buddha, swung his massive Buddha palm at Kaido and the two men standing there.
"Kaido, surrender! Buddha Impact!"
"Can't hold back, Sengoku? Alright, you two have warmed up. Now leave the rest to me, your big brother!" Kaido threw the Den Den Mushi to King, and holding his spiked club, he looked at the incoming Buddha Impact and unleashed his own devastating attack.
"Thunder Bagua!"
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