Chapter 136: The Thunder God Arrives!
Center of the Deserted Island
The battle between Zephyr, Luffy, and Kaido raged on!
"Kuina?!"
Zephyr's Observation Haki swept across the island like radar. Suddenly, a drastic change in one aura made his pupils shrink.
That presence was eerie, cold, and violent, like a sealed power fully awakening!
"Her aura has transformed? Could it be..."
Just then—
"GETTING DISTRACTED WILL GET YOU KILLED, STINKY OLD MAN!!!"
Kaido's roar exploded like thunder!
He was wreathed in deep purple Haki, Hassaikai raised high, Conqueror's and Armament Haki merging into a blade of lightning!
"THUNDER BAGUA—!!!"
"BOOM—!!!"
The air tore apart as black lightning shot forward!
Zephyr's eyes widened, but before he could defend, a streak of pink light flashed in front of him!
"DON'T YOU TOUCH GRANDPA ZEPHYR!!!"
Luffy roared! His massive pink Dragon-Human form intercepted the blow, crossing his Haki-coated arms to block!
"BANG—!!!"
With a deafening crash, Kaido's fury-filled strike slammed down. Luffy was smashed into a bloody meteor, crashing into a distant cliff face, shattering rock and sending dust billowing!
"LUFFY!!!" Zephyr roared, his eyes bloodshot. He stomped the ground and charged!
"I'VE PUT UP WITH YOU FOR TOO LONG—!!!"
"SMASH: BUSTER!!!"
Zephyr held nothing back. His arm muscles swelled, Armament Haki surging wildly, his fists black enough to swallow light!
"BAM! BAM! BAM—!!!"
He punched again and again, each blow heavy as a mountain, actually forcing Kaido back over ten meters!
"Wororororo—!" Kaido's eyes burned with battle lust, laughing maniacally. "Finally getting serious, old man?!"
"Come on!! Fight me to the death!!!"
Sparks flew, fists met club, and the battlefield erupted like a volcano, shaking the entire island!
On the Other Side
The night wind howled over the scorched earth, where shadows danced and blades clashed!
Kuina swung a bloodstained Wado Ichimonji, her Mythical Zoan Vampire form unleashing endless blood energy!
She moved like a blur, attacking frantically like a night hunter!
King, however, showed no fear, his eyes calm.
"This woman... her strength is increasing, but her moves are repetitive. She hasn't developed her fruit abilities enough!"
"She must have eaten it recently. She's fighting purely on instinct!"
Killing intent flashed in his eyes. "This kind of monstrous talent... must die before it truly awakens!"
King suddenly took flight, transforming into his Pteranodon form!
"Tempura Udon!"
"SWISH—!!!"
He dove like black lightning, his wings like blades, aiming to slice Kuina's throat!
Kuina flapped her bat wings, barely dodging, but King's attack didn't stop—
"Imperial Deep Stake!!!"
He pulled his head back violently, compressing his crest deep into his neck!
"BOOM—!!!"
A terrifying shockwave shot out like a laser beam! Kuina hastily crossed her arms and sword to block, but was still blasted back dozens of meters, smashing into the scorched earth!
"Guh-AAH—!!"
Dust rose, a trench carved into the ground!
King hovered above, a sneer of disdain on his beak.
"Trying to get close to drain my blood and recover? In your dreams!"
His Pteranodon form swept across the high sky, a phantom of the night using flight superiority to launch tricky guerrilla attacks.
Scorching flames gathered between his wings, bombarding the ground with wave after wave of fire blasts, sealing off Kuina's advance, retreat, and survival like falling meteors!
BOOM—! BOOM—!
Every impact roared like a beast, tearing the ground and kicking up heat waves!
Kuina knelt on the broken earth, chest heaving violently. Her bat wings trembled in the flames, fangs clenched, blood running down her forehead.
Even with the Vampire form's amazing regeneration, she couldn't withstand King's relentless bombardment.
—He gave her no chance to approach, no chance to feed.
Her gaze swept across the distance—
Among a pile of collapsed rocks, Zoro lay half-buried, covered in wounds, but still struggling to look up at her.
His face was bloodied, but he still wore that familiar, stubborn grin.
In that moment, a burning conviction seemed to transmit through his silent gaze.
Kuina took a deep breath, her eyes shifting from struggle to resolve, the crimson light reigniting.
Above, King circled, flames pouring from his wings, gathering into a red spiral.
He grinned, the firelight reflecting in his cold, beastly eyes. "Imperial Archer!!!"
The fire turned into a dense barrage of bullets, pouring down like a furious ocean storm, swallowing the entire area!
DADADADADADA—!!!
"BOOM—! BOOM—!! BOOM—!!!"
Fire bullets exploded on impact, kicking up massive clouds of dust and scorched earth.
Heat scorched the air, charred cracks spreading like spiderwebs!
Kuina moved through the fire net like a ghost, clothes flapping, but her movements grew heavier.
Despite her best efforts, several fire bullets hit her left shoulder and thigh, burns spreading, flesh charring!
"Guh...!"
She fell to the ground, breathing hard, vision blurring.
"No... if this continues, I'll be worn down bit by bit..."
In a flash, her eyes changed. She paused, deliberately leaving an opening between the fire blasts—
King laughed, his Observation Haki sensing the discord instantly.
"Foolish ploy."
He dove, bursting through the clouds, folding his wings into a black lightning bolt!
"DIE—!"
Kuina snapped her head up, blood-light exploding in her eyes. She gripped Wado Ichimonji, releasing her charged strike!
"Blood Moon: Shadow Sever!"
SLASH—!!!
A slash of light like a bloody crescent moon shot up, aiming straight for the incoming dragon head, the sound piercing!
However—
King, in his high-speed dive, shuddered, instantly transforming back into human form mid-air!
Flames condensed into a giant katana in his hand, wrapped in red fire, slashing down like divine judgment!
"Imperial Guardian Fire Dragon—!!!"
A roaring fire dragon blasted out, colliding violently with the Blood Moon slash!
"BANG—!!!"
The sword light shattered! The fire dragon roared through the remnants of the slash, slamming straight into Kuina's chest!
"AAAAAH—!!!"
She was sent flying like a meteor, smashing into the earth with a heavy thud that echoed across the island!
The ground cracked, rocks flew, dust covered the sky!
In the deep crater, Kuina struggled to push herself up, kneeling and panting heavily, blood dripping from her mouth.
Her bat wings were mostly burned away. The blood aura receded like a tide, revealing pale skin as fangs and claws faded—
Vampire form, deactivated!
King landed, walking slowly forward. His giant flaming sword pointed at her, his eyes cold and empty.
Every step was like lava crushing scorched earth, heat waves rolling, forcing the air to whine.
"It's over."
Kuina prostrated on the ground, gritting her teeth, Wado Ichimonji heavy as lead in her trembling hand.
She jerked her head up, the last embers of life burning in her eyes.
"Not... yet..."
Her vampire power was gone, blood stained her clothes, her body tottered.
King stood firm, raising his giant flaming sword high. The fire blocked out the sky like an eclipse, reflecting his merciless gaze.
"Marine seedlings... cannot be allowed to grow any further."
Scorching flames gathered on the blade, threatening to incinerate the entire island in one strike!
"DIE—!!!"
—Just at the moment of life and death!
BOOM!!!!
A beam of blinding lightning crashed down from the nine heavens! Like a spear of divine punishment tearing the sky, it descended with thunder and pressure!
A golden light swept across the ground. A golden staff, wrapped in ten thousand volts of thunder, fell from the sky, blocking the flaming giant sword!
BOOM!!!!
Fire and lightning clashed violently in mid-air, exploding with a deafening roar!
A massive energy storm swept the battlefield, carving a deep trench in the scorched earth. Heat and electricity wove together madly, erupting in blinding light!
King's pupils contracted sharply. He was forced back two steps, his face darkening!
In the lightning, a tall figure slowly materialized—
Golden hair flowing with the current, gold earrings trembling in the thunder. A Rear Admiral's coat flapping, the word "Justice" on the back shining brilliantly in the lightning!
He stood holding his staff in his right hand, left hand in his pocket. He looked like a god descended, surrounded by wild thunder, his presence terrifying!
—Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral, Thor Enel, had arrived!!
"Hey, hey, hey..."
Enel looked up, his golden eyes cold and piercing, lightning flickering in his pupils. He locked onto King, his voice low like rolling thunder:
"What do you think you're doing... to our Marine sprouts?"
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