"Brother Kaido! No... that can't be." King was thrown into complete turmoil, all fighting spirit gone.
The Vivre Card had shrunk to this extent. Kaido was practically one breath away from death. In these circumstances, King finally made up his mind.
"The enemy must have set this trap long ago! Could this be the World Government's doing? No matter what, if Brother Kaido escaped, he must still be in Totto Land. I have to find him quickly!"
As for Onigashima, Wano Country, and the other subordinates of the Beasts Pirates... though it was a pity, King was already prepared to abandon them.
Wano Country might have been the Beasts Pirates' foundation, but Kaido was their true soul. Without Kaido, even if they held Wano Country, the Beasts Pirates would be nothing more than an ordinary second-rate Pirate Crew.
With that thought, King immediately transformed into his pteranodon form, beat his wings, flew out of Onigashima, and vanished beyond the horizon.
Elsewhere, in Wano Country.
Kozuki Hiyori's battle through Wano Country with her retainers was practically an armed parade.
Among the Beasts Pirates Kaido had left behind in Wano Country, the strongest was a newly recruited samurai named Kyoshiro.
That was right—the very Denjiro whose appearance had changed overnight. With Kurozumi Orochi gone, he had simply switched the target of his infiltration.
Among the Nine Red Scabbards, Denjiro had volunteered to infiltrate the Beasts Pirates because his appearance had changed so drastically.
Besides him, Kanjuro had also secretly remained in Wano Country, constantly causing trouble for the Beasts Pirates.
The original Kanjuro had been Kurozumi Orochi's subordinate, planted as a spy within the Kozuki clan. However, his personality was innately twisted, and playing other people had practically become his nature.
For every madman, Joker could be called a guiding light