Screech!
A streak of blood sprayed across the sky.
Even with Roy's warning, Kaido had still been a step too late when he tried to evade.
The black tail pierced straight through the Haki around Kaido's arm, slicing away a large chunk of flesh with a swish.
"Hiss!"
He sharply sucked in a breath.
He stared in disbelief at the black arrow that flew away stained with blood, then curved back around.
"Such powerful Haki. Is this the method of that rat hiding inside Pangaea Castle?"
At that moment, Kaido felt nothing but relief. If Roy had not warned him just now and he had not dodged in time—
Then if that black arrow-like tail had struck him, the consequences would have been almost unimaginable.
His powerful Life Return allowed Kaido to control his body and reduce the loss of blood.
Yet the arrow-like tail in the air seemingly had no intention of letting Kaido go.
After turning in midair, it shot fiercely toward Kaido's head again.
Kaido, who had been left somewhat dazed by the sudden ambush—
Let out a muffled grunt.
The black kanabo in his hand, stained with blood, was once more coated in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.
He went all out without holding anything back.
"Rising Dragon Bagua."
Boom! Two attacks carrying unmatched Haki collided in the air.
At that moment, the black lightning seemed to transform into pillars of black thunder. The force that erupted from them directly shattered the clouds overhead.
Everything had happened in the blink of an eye.
Whether it was Roy's sudden eruption of Conqueror's Haki or the mysterious attack that had ambushed and wounded Kaido—
Both left the Five Elders and everyone watching through the broadcast Den Den Mushi in disbelief.
What shocked the Five Elders was, on one