Beasts' Lament and... the Beginning of a Major Event

"Boss Kaido, be careful, the one who fought Red Hair last time was just his..." Jack tried his best to get up from the ground and warn Kaido of the terrifying monster in front of him. However, before he could finish speaking, he saw Kaido being blasted away by a terrifying force, crashing through several walls before being buried in the ruins. "...A clone!"

"Ah!" The rubble that had been burying Kaido was instantly ejected, shooting off like bullets into the surrounding walls and creating countless tiny holes.

Kaido was still roaring angrily. For his monstrous physique, this injury was nothing. What angered him was that he had been sent flying by that brat with a flick of his finger.

He could accept being defeated by his opponent, but he absolutely could not accept being defeated by Nightmare in such a flimsy and almost insulting way.

All Four Emperors are proud, and he is even more so. Otherwise, he wouldn't attack the Marine Headquarters or other Four Emperors pirate crews by himself every time. That's a crazy thing to do only by someone who is extremely proud and confident.

Therefore, Kaido, enraged, had no time to pay attention to Jack's words. He hurled his spiked club with the force of a mountain being uprooted, instantly shattering the air and causing it to wail under the weight. The shockwave transformed into a raging torrent that swept across the surroundings. Kaido himself compressed his legs and leaped forward with tremendous force, the terrifying recoil causing the ground to crack open instantly, splitting the prison in two.

Seeing Roy standing there indifferently, seemingly unmoved and completely disregarding his attack, Kaido was furious. "I am Kaido of the Four Emperors! What kind of attitude is this? Nightmare Brat!"

"It's a pity that the era of the Four Emperors has passed, and the new era is called God!" Roy put his left hand behind his back, raised his right hand slightly, and suddenly slammed it down. Kaido's spiked club turned into dust for the third time, and he himself was slammed into the ground by an indescribable force.

Kaido struggled and roared in despair. Despite having nothing on him, he seemed to be weighed down by an entire world, and he couldn't even stand up.

"It's over, it's all over..." Jack had long since degenerated into a lazy bum, was even more desperate as he watched this scene. Kaido, the leader of the Four Emperors, couldn't even stand up in front of this monster. Who in this world could stop him? Perhaps it really was as Nightmare said, that the next era would be the Age of Gods.

Jack suddenly felt a pang of envy for the ignorance of others. Indeed, the more you know in this world, the more hopeless you become!

"How is this possible? Why is this happening? You weren't this strong last time!" Kaido roared in frustration. He had never felt so humiliated, being so easily pinned to the ground by his enemy. All his previous defeats had resulted in devastating blows to his enemies, leaving him exhausted and captured amidst their pained and desperate gazes. But this time, the outcome was completely different.

"Don't you understand?" Roy shook his head, looking at him with pity. "This is my true power. Before, I was just playing your boring pirate games."

Kaido was struck dumb. The power he was so proud of was nothing more than a game to others. This was a huge blow to him. Fortunately, he had an iron will. After a moment of confusion, he calmed himself down and said with a sinister smile, "That's fine. If you have the ability, then try to kill me. Let's see if your strength is stronger or my life is tougher, hahahaha!"

"I could kill him, but there's no need." Under Kaido's horrified gaze, Roy stared at his body as if he were a pervert, then revealed a lecherous smile. "Such a perfect body is simply a masterpiece of heaven. How could I bear to destroy it so easily?"

Kaido felt a sudden tightness in his anus. "You bastard, what are you trying to do to me?"

"It's nothing, I just want your body." Roy smiled knowingly.

"You bastard, don't come any closer, get the hell out of here... Ah!!!" Kaido experienced fear for the first time in his life, and even Drought Jack, in his relaxed state, widened his eyes in disbelief. He never expected this Nightmare to be like this...

Countless spiritual tentacles pierced Kaido's body, causing him to scream in pain. Jack, standing nearby, swallowed hard, sensing something was amiss.

It must be said that Kaido's soul is indeed incredibly resilient. This is the first time Roy has encountered any real resistance since he controlled so many bodies. Unfortunately, it only caused a few ripples. After all, he was facing a world, a complete dream world.

The next moment, Roy's figure disappeared from the prison and returned to the underground Royal Palace to continue sleeping, leaving only Jack, who looked like a frightened bird, and Kaido, who was panting heavily.

"Boss Kaido, how are you?" Jack asked tentatively, a little puzzled. He felt that the Kaido who had been tortured suddenly seemed unfamiliar. Could it be that torture made him grow?

Kaido stood up from the ground, took a deep breath with a look of intoxication, and exclaimed in Jack's infinitely terrified eyes, "The fusion of the strongest physique and the strongest soul, this feeling is wonderful."

Kaido walked indifferently out of the prison. With each step, his giant-like body shrank a little, and the muscles on his face twitched. By the time he reached the prison, he had become a "freshly baked" Nightmare, and the Four Emperors Kaido had become history!

Waters near Banaaro Island.

"The situation in the New World is becoming increasingly unpredictable, and even I can't understand the surging tides of this era... Perhaps, the next enemy of Nightmare will be our Whitebeard Pirates." Looking at the news of Red Hair' defeat reported in the newspaper, Marco, unusually serious, put away his lazy expression and said solemnly.

"That's right, Old Man needs our help now. We can't afford to waste any more time. We have to catch that traitor Teach as soon as possible," Vista nodded and said.

"Then you all hold on tight, I'm going to speed things up." Jozu moved his arms like the wind, and the oars spun like windmills. Under his control, the small wooden boat reached a speed faster than a warship.

Boom!

Suddenly, a thunderous explosion came from afar, and scorching waves swept across their faces. Hundreds of meters high, towering waves raged wildly on the sea, and two terrifying auras even dispersed the drifting clouds in the air.

Marco and his two companions quickly looked in the direction from which the fluctuations came. It was Banaaro Island, where orange flames and all-consuming darkness divided the small island into two distinct halves.

The next moment, darkness completely suppressed the flames, as if shrouding the entire island in night.