"Queen, how dare you flee the battlefield! Just wait until I beat you to death!"
After routinely threatening Queen, who was about to flee due to his cowardly nature, Kaido hung up the Den Den Mushi in his hand, though he wasn't as angry as he sounded.
After all, Kaido had always viewed this Great Signboard under his command more as a scientist than as a fighting force.
Hmm, at most, after dealing with that Vegapunk, he would beat Queen, that spineless coward who fled the battlefield, half to death!
As Kaido thought to himself, he also gathered his subordinates. The fact that Vegapunk had come here probably meant he wasn't visiting, especially since Kaido had invited him several times before.
Of course, what Kaido had in mind back then was definitely nothing good; he just wanted to get his hands on this genius scientist.
But judging from those few encounters, that Vegapunk was clearly no pushover. Otherwise, Kaido wouldn't have been so accommodating later on; it was because he realized Vegapunk was genuinely difficult to deal with.
Now that this guy who had faked his death suddenly appeared in his lair, even Kaido himself didn't believe the opponent was here to deliver himself gift-wrapped.
"Soro-rorororororo! But this is what makes it interesting! My little ones! Follow me! Let's see just how terrifying the guy who scared Queen, that soft egg, into running away really is!"
Amidst his wild laughter, Kaido transformed into a giant dragon and soared into the sky. King, who was behind him, also spread his wings without hesitation and flew beside him.
At the same time, large numbers of wicked and vicious Pirates on the ground brandished their weapons, roaring "Ah, ah, ah!" as they followed the giant dragon in the sky, charging toward Onigashima's prison.
The fastest was a massive woman with a pair of wings and a Pterodactyl head. This was Maria, who originally ate the Ancient Species Spider Devil Fruit but had now switched to the Pterodactyl Devil Fruit.
Well, one can only say that pillow talk is quite useful. The Pterodactyl Devil Fruit is much stronger than the Spider Devil Fruit, possessing flight capabilities in addition to superior physical strength, power, and defense compared to the Ancient Spider Devil Fruit.
At the entrance of the prison, Vegapunk smiled as he watched the massive Beasts Army rolling in from afar:
"It truly is magnificent! Worthy of being called the Beasts Zoo. Now that I think about it, there must have been two or three hundred Artificial Devil Fruits traded back then!"
"But now, everything that was taken from me must be returned!"
"Let's cool these animals down first!"
"Activate the Devil Fruit Ability Disruptor!"
Receiving the message transmitted via electromagnetic waves from Vegapunk, four Floating Battleships suspended in the dreamy interlayer of the sky immediately began to operate. First, a complete semicircular Sealing Formula covered the entirety of Onigashima.
That was a powerful seal far exceeding the Four Red Sun Formation, even utilizing partial spatial power. Unless they were certain special Devil Fruit Users, even monsters like Kaido and Whitebeard would absolutely not be able to break it.
A certain fat man who was preparing to leave Onigashima crashed his ship and himself into the sealing wall. His entire face was stretched into a comical, grotesque expression, like a husky hitting a glass door, and he slowly slid down, nearly falling into the sea.
"Damn it! Are you trying to wipe us all out, Vegapunk?! You will regret this!"
Queen roared twice, then sheepishly got back on his ship and headed toward Kaido's main force.
The surrounding seal made Kaido frown, but then a strange power enveloped the entire Onigashima. The majestic, flying giant dragon Kaido suddenly paused, reverted to his original human form, and fell straight down.
Of course, Kaido wasn't the only one who fell. Maria, who was also flying in the sky, cried out in surprise, reverted to her human form, and then fell down, weak in the limbs.
At the same time, the Zoan-type Devil Fruit Users within Kaido's Beasts Army seemed to have drunk too much; they all went limp, and their original hybrid forms reverted to human form.
Although King, flying in the sky, also felt weakness in his limbs and difficulty breathing, as if he were soaking in seawater, he was still considered a top-tier fighting force. He forcibly suppressed his physical discomfort, flew down, and grabbed Maria.
It wasn't that King was disloyal to Kaido; rather, he knew very well that given Kaido's physical constitution, a fall from over a hundred meters was no different from falling on flat ground, perhaps even a flat fall cushioned by sponges.
Although Maria was also a Pterodactyl Devil Fruit User, her actual physical strength was among the lowest of the Tobi Roppo. If she were to fall to the ground, even if she didn't die, she would sustain serious injuries.
Crashing onto the ground with a loud bang, Kaido angrily climbed up, only to find that his Artificial Devil Fruit army was now scattered, soft as noodles.
And the general Devil Fruit Users weren't faring well either. Although they managed to stand, their condition looked wrong, appearing as if they had difficulty even moving.
It could be said that throughout the entire Beasts Pirates, aside from himself, who wasn't too affected, and King, who barely maintained some fighting strength, all other Devil Fruit Users were completely useless.
Kaido's face was dark. It should be known that almost all the strong individuals in the Beasts Pirates were Devil Fruit Users. With this move from Vegapunk, Kaido essentially had no capable personnel left besides his minor subordinates.
"This feeling... it's similar to seawater. Is this Vegapunk's confidence in daring to run wild here?!"
"However... if he thinks that these petty tricks can defeat the Beasts Pirates, then he is gravely mistaken! The reason the Beasts Pirates is a Four Emperors Pirate Crew is because of me, Kaido of the Beasts!"
Kaido clenched his fist and said coldly.
In this state, even he couldn't transform into his Half-Dragon form. But that was all—it was just that he couldn't transform.
The effect of the Devil Fruit Ability Disruptor on his strength was neither small nor large.
It should be noted that even Luffy and Kid were able to maintain most of their stamina while mining Sea Stone minerals for a period, under the suppression of low-purity Sea Stone.
Let alone a monster like Kaido; even the highest purity Sea Stone couldn't completely restrict his fighting power.
The seastone factor released by Vegapunk's machine certainly couldn't reach the level of high-purity Sea Stone; otherwise, he wouldn't need to plunder Wano Country's Sea Stone resources.
Generally speaking, the purity of these seastone factors only approached that of seawater, or was even slightly lower, similar to ordinary fresh water.
This level of seastone factor was sufficient for ordinary Devil Fruit Users, and even for the average Three Disasters.
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