Kaido!
Kaido snorted coldly. "I have no interest. Do you think I want to be enemies with that bunch of lunatics from the Phantom Organization?"
It's not that he's afraid of the Phantom Organization. The key point is that the BIG MOM Pirates were defeated and wiped out—most likely by the captain of the Phantom Organization, Vladimir Emperor.
Before confirming anything, Kaido didn't want to act rashly.
Remember, even the Sea King could hold his own against him back then. Outside, there's a Great Angel at the same level as Sea King, and he's gone completely nuts, thinking of rescuing someone from another Four Emperors-level powerhouse.
"Stop wasting time. Find the real Red Stone, and you might survive. Otherwise, just go with your brother. If the Phantom Organization kills you, so be it. If it falls into the Navy's hands, you'll spend your whole life in the Deep Sea Prison, never coming out again."
Nini Poland's face was full of despair. Had she known the Red Stone was fake, she would have realized this was a trap. The Unicorn Pirates wouldn't have ended up in such a dire situation.
"I got it. I'll find it for you," she said, her voice trembling.
...
Meanwhile, outside the darkness space.
Vladimir suddenly turned his head, his gaze piercing through the space itself, clearly perceiving a small disturbance inside.
"How is this guy here, coming to stir trouble?"
"What's going on?" Kizaru put away his Den Den Mushi and asked. "Who is that?"
"Four Emperors—Kaido!"
...
Kaido!
Vladimir's voice was soft but clear.
Everything happening inside the darkness space was almost impossible to hide from his perception. Suddenly, Kaido's aura appeared—like a bright moon in the darkness, so glaring that you couldn't miss it, even if you tried.
"Kaido?" Kizaru frowned. "How is he here? Last time, he escaped!"
Last time, at Sabaody Archipelago, Kaido was defeated and captured by them, only to escape afterwards—an utter disgrace.
"Probably coming for the Red Stone," Vladimir guessed. "Not that fake one, but the real one, which is hidden somewhere unknown."
He glanced at Kedaruk, who was unconscious. "Most of the pirates have been subdued. You should start cleaning up the mess. I'll go meet him myself."
As soon as he finished, Vladimir's figure suddenly vanished, streaking into the darkness space at incredible speed.
The Birdcage had already disappeared. Its duration wasn't as long as Doflamingo claimed.
Seeing Vladimir leave, Kizaru finally turned his gaze toward Shiki. "Hand over Kedaruk."
"Here you go," Shiki chuckled. "This guy's value is already gone anyway."
He casually tossed the unconscious Kedaruk away, then ascended rapidly into the sky, fleeing far away.
"Marine! You messed with my plans this time—I'll wipe out Marineford next! Just wait! Heh heh heh…"
His wild laughter gradually faded into the distance.
Kizaru frowned, hesitating for a long moment before he chose not to pursue.
It wasn't that he didn't want to catch Shiki—it was that he couldn't. The other side was a legendary pirate at the level of Roger during his peak, a true Four Emperors-level powerhouse, even stronger than most Four Emperors—he could even push Roger to the brink of defeat.
Even now, though aging and without legs, Kaido's Flutter-Fruit ability remained extremely dangerous.
"First, deal with the fleeing pirates!"
Thinking this, Kizaru quickly caught Kedaruk and took out his Den Den Mushi to contact his forces.
...
Inside the darkness space.
Kaido, with Nini Poland, hurriedly left the ice cave, swiftly fleeing from the scene.
At this moment, the entire floating island was slowly descending, as if gravity's reversal was beginning to revert.
Not only that, the eternal darkness was receding like a tide, gradually disappearing.
These shadows from all directions were absorbed by the holy clouds above the sky.
The sacred, pure light of the Holy God shone once again across the land.
Boom!!
The floating island fell, smashing into the ground and filling a massive crater.
The ice mountain at the bottom was the first to land, shattered into pieces. The pirates who had been suppressed beneath were all buried alive.
"Nini!"
Just then, a giant black-furred ape roared. It sprinted over, directly reaching the point where the ice mountain had fallen, frantically digging through the dust, desperately trying to find its sister.
(This person is Andy Poland, captain of the Unicorn Pirates.)
"Where?! Where?! Where?!"
Andy's face was frantic—though his skin was dark, his agitation was obvious.
Because in his Observation Haki perception, Nini Poland's aura had disappeared.
When that happens, it usually means his sister is dead.
At that moment, a six-winged angel suddenly appeared overhead.
"Archangel!" Seeing him, Andy's eyes turned bloodshot. "It's your fault! Nini is dead! I'm going to kill you!"
"Your sister is still alive."
Vladimir's tone was calm. "She's buried here, along with 6,278 other pirates. Your sister, Nini Poland, is not among them."
"What?! Where? Why can't I sense her presence?" Andy's eyes widened in shock.
"She was taken. The one who took her has a higher level of Observation Haki, capable of 'group concealment.' With your level, you absolutely wouldn't be able to detect him."
Vladimir seemed like a deity, guiding the confused. He pointed toward the north.
As a Four Emperor, Kaido's Haki level was naturally higher than Andy's. His Observation Haki could conceal his aura completely.
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