Beating Them Down

"Queen, how dare you desert your post! You'll be beaten to death by me!"

Kaido Queen, who was bullying the weak and fearing the strong and was about to run away, a routine threat, and hung up the Den Den Mushi. He wasn't as angry as he claimed.

After all, Kaido had always regarded his Great Signboard more as a scientist than as a fighter.

Well, at most we can deal with Vegapunk and then beat Queen, that spineless coward who ran away in the face of battle, half to death!

As Kaido pondered this, he also gathered his subordinates. Vegapunk's arrival here was probably not as a guest, considering he had invited him several times before.

Of course, Kaido's thoughts at that time were definitely not good; he simply wanted to control this genius scientist.

But based on those few encounters, Vegapunk was clearly not a nice guy. Otherwise, Kaido wouldn't have been so easy to talk to later on. It was because he found that Vegapunk was really not easy to deal with.

Now this guy who faked his death has suddenly appeared in his lair. Even Kaido himself doesn't believe that the other party came to deliver him here.

"Slurp lurp lurp lurp lurp! But this is what makes it interesting! Men! Follow me! Let's see just how terrifying this guy is who can scare that coward Queen so much that he runs away at the mere mention of his name!"

Amidst his maniacal laughter, Kaido into Giant Dragon and soared into the sky. King, following behind him, also unhesitatingly spread his wings and flew to his side.

Meanwhile, on the ground, a large number of wicked pirates, brandishing their weapons and yelling wildly, followed the Giant Dragon in the sky and charged towards the prison on Onigashima.

The fastest was a huge woman with wings on her back and a Pterosaur's head; she was Maria, who had originally eaten the Ancient Spider Fruit but had now replaced it with the Pterodactyl Fruit.

Well, I have to say that pillow talk is quite effective. The Pterodactyl Fruit is much stronger than the Spider-Spider Fruit. In addition to being superior to the Ancient Spider-Spider Fruit in terms of physical enhancement, strength, and defense, it also has the ability to fly.

At the prison gates, watching the approaching Beasts Army, Vegapunk smiled.

"How spectacular! No wonder it's called the Beasts Zoo. Now that I think about it, there must have been two or three hundred Artificial Devil Fruit in that trade!"

"But now, it's time to return what you took from me!"

"Let's cool these animals down first!"

"Activate the Devil Fruit Ability Disruptor!"

Upon receiving the message transmitted by Vegapunk's electromagnetic waves, the four Floating Battleship in the dreamlike interlayer immediately began to operate. The first thing they did was to form a complete semi-circular Sealing Array to trap the entire Onigashima.

That was a powerful seal far surpassing the Four Red Yang Formation, and it even utilized some spatial power. Unless one was a special Devil Fruit User, even monsters like Kaido and Whitebeard would never be able to open it.

A fat man who was about to leave Onigashima crashed into the sealing wall with his boat. His face contorted into a grotesque expression, like a husky crashing into a glass door. He slowly slid down the wall and almost fell into the sea.

"Damn it! Are you trying to wipe us out completely, Vegapunk?! You'll regret this!"

Queen roared twice, then slunk back onto the ship and ran towards Kaido's main force.

The seals around him made Kaido frown, but then a strange power enveloped the entire Onigashima. The once Giant Dragon Kaido, who was flying in mid-air, suddenly paused, transformed back into his original human form, and fell to the ground.

Of course, it wasn't just Kaido who fell; Maria was also flying in the sky, cried out in surprise, transformed back into human form, and then collapsed due to weakness in her arms and legs.

At the same time, the Zoan Devil Fruit users in Kaido's Beasts Army seemed to have drunk too much, their bodies went limp, and their original half-beast forms reverted to human forms.

Although Jin, who was flying in the sky, also felt weak in his limbs and had difficulty breathing, as if he were soaking in seawater, he was still considered to be one of the closest to the top level of combat power. He forcibly suppressed his physical discomfort, flew down, and grabbed Maria.

It wasn't that King wasn't loyal to Kaido, but rather that he knew very well that with Kaido's physical abilities, falling from a height of over 100 meters was no different from falling on flat ground, and might even be the kind of flat ground fall with a sponge padding.

Although Maria is also Pterosaur Devil Fruit User, her actual physical strength is only among the lowest of the Tobi Roppo. If she were to fall to the ground, she would suffer serious injuries even if she didn't die.

With a loud crash, Kaido anger, only to find his army of Artificial Devil Fruit sprawled out, limp as noodles.

Even those with ordinary Devil Fruit abilities fared poorly. Although they managed to stand, their condition looked quite off, as if they had difficulty even moving around.

It can be said that, apart from himself, who was not greatly affected and King who barely maintained some fighting power, the other Devil Fruit User of the Beasts Pirates were completely useless.

Kaido's face was dark. You should know that almost all the strong Beasts Pirates are Devil Fruit User. With Vegapunk's move, Kaido basically has no one left to use except for his henchmen.

"This feeling... is similar to seawater. Is this the source of Vegapunk's confidence to cause trouble here?!"

"However... if he thinks he can defeat the Beasts Pirates with such a small trick, he is sorely mistaken! The reason the Beasts Pirates are Four Emperors Pirates 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; he simply couldn't transform.

The Devil Fruit Ability Disruptor's impact on his strength is neither insignificant nor overwhelming.

It's worth noting that even Luffy and Kid were able to retain most of their stamina after mining Sea Stone Mine for a period of time, even with the low-purity Sea Stone used to suppress it.

Not to mention a monster like Kaido, even using the purest Sea Stone wouldn't completely suppress his fighting power.

The Sea Stone Factor released from Vegapunk's machine could not possibly reach the level of high-purity Sea Stone, otherwise he would not have needed to plunder Wano Country's Pyrobroin.

Generally speaking, the purity of these Sea Stone Factor is only close to that of seawater, or even slightly lower, and is similar to that of ordinary freshwater.

This level of Sea Stone Factor is enough for ordinary Devil Fruit User, or even the Disasters.

However, for a Yonko's First Mate's caliber, it can only significantly weaken him. As for Kaido, it basically only restricts his Devil Fruit abilities and has little effect on suppressing his own power.

"Now you'll understand why we're called the Sea Emperor!"

But before Kaido could even make a move, a figure rushed over from the prison gate across the street!

"Kaido! Prepare to die! Peach Source Ten Fists - Dragon Slash!"

The swordsmanship, a fusion of Ryōma's and Oden Two-Sword Style, transformed into a perfect cross-shaped arc, striking Kaido in the chest and sending him flying more than ten steps.

Kaido was not angry at all; instead, an excited smile appeared on his face.

"Not bad swordsmanship, somewhat reminiscent of Kozuki Oden! Who are you?"

"I am Kozuki Hiyori! Kozuki Oden is my father! Today, I will defeat you, the Arlong of Wano Country, right here!"

"Hmm? So it's that little girl from back then. She's actually got this much strength now? Looks like Vegapunk has trained you very well!"

Kaido said calmly, gripping his Spiked Club tightly. At that moment, Yamato, who was standing behind Vegapunk, also stepped forward, holding Spiked Club.

"And me! Father, I will defeat you too!"

Because Yamato has worn Sea Stone Handcuffs for Yamato years, her resistance to Sea Stone Factor far exceeds her current strength, not to mention that Vegapunk even helped her remove the Sea Stone Handcuffs.

Although they are currently under the influence of the Sea Stone Factor, the pressure is only slightly stronger than that of the Sea Stone Handcuffs. For Yamato, who has long been accustomed to it, the impact on combat power is not too great.

Kaido paused for a moment, then saw Yamato standing in front of him, and an annoyed look appeared on his face:

"Idiot Yamato, do you know what you're doing?"

"Of course I know what I'm doing! I'm saving Wano Country!"

Yamato and chest puffed out, spoke with an air of arrogance that made Kaido's teeth ache with anger:

"You think Vegapunk is any better than me?! If that guy ruled Wano Country, he'd turn everyone into Cyborg the very next day!"

Vegapunk:...

What does Kaido take me for? Even if I'm a mad scientist, I'm not this crazy!

Turning everyone into Cyborg, how many resources would that take? Am I out of my mind?

Why not just use robots to replace ordinary people at work? That would be much cheaper than Cyborg!

"Huh!? Vegapunk, are you going to turn everyone into Cyborg?"

"Don't listen to your Pops's nonsense. He's mentally unstable, but are you? Even if you sold Wano Country, you still wouldn't have enough money to reform everyone!"

"The tenant of the Bei family rolled his eyes and said."

"Did you hear that?! Vegapunk said he wouldn't turn the people of Wano Country into Cyborg, and he also said, 'Pops, you're out of your mind!'"

Kaido:...

I think you're out Yamato your mind, Yamato. How could I have given birth to a daughter like you?!

Enraged to the extreme, Kaido stopped wasting words. He wasn't exactly a gifted orator, and when faced with opposition, Kaido's most effective weapon was his Spiked Club!

"You unfilial daughter, die now! Thunder Bagua!"

The Spiked Club, accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder, slammed down directly at Yamato's head. Yamato, eager to try, swung his own club without hesitation. The two Spiked Club faced off in the air for a moment, and black Inazuma surged out of the void, causing countless tiny cracks to appear on the ground.

A moment later, Yamato finally couldn't hold on any longer and was knocked back seven or eight meters, but instead of showing disappointment, she became even more excited:

"I am no longer who I used to be, Father! With the Sea Stone Handcuffs removed, I am ten times stronger than ever before! Today, I will defeat you right here... Pfft!"

Before she could finish her boast, Kaido swung his club and smashed it into Yamato's head, making her eyes go black and blood flow freely. If Kozuki Hiyori twin swords, forcing Kaido back a few steps, she probably would have been subjected to another barrage of blows.

After only two moves, Kaido seemed to have his ferocity unleashed. He let out two loud, maniacal laughs and charged forward, brandishing his Spiked Club.

In reality, although Yamato's resistance to the Sea Stone Factor is stronger than Kaido's, the gap between the two cannot be bridged by such a small advantage.

Yamato, wearing Sea Stone Handcuffs, was instantly killed by Kaido. Without the handcuffs, she could only withstand a dozen or so more attacks at most.

However, Kozuki Hiyori, who was well-prepared, was not weakened by the Sea Stone Factor. The nanomachines implanted under her skin automatically emitted a force that repelled the Sea Stone Factor, allowing Kozuki Hiyori to fully unleash her peak combat power.

Even if Kozuki Hiyori at her peak were no match for Kaido now, she would be a formidable opponent for the weakened Kaido if she teamed up with Yamato.

However, he couldn't defeat them easily. Facing the combined attack of the two, Kaido wielded his Spiked Club with great force, using brute force to overpower their skills, and still managed to beat them both into a miserable state.

"Waaah—"

With a miserable groan, Yamato was sent flying backward, scraping across the ground for dozens of meters, creating a ditch before crashing down at Vegapunk's feet.

"Seriously, are you two even capable? You went up there full of confidence, only to get completely thrashed?"

Vegapunk's gloating voice was only halfway through when Kozuki Hiyori, who had been blasted into the air by a club, also fell down, landing in front of Vegapunk in the same way.

"Ugh... Huff..."

Yamato, his face covered in blood, staggered to his feet. "I... I wasn't beaten up... you wait... I'll beat Pops to a pulp right now..."

"Lord Vegapunk, could you please stop making sarcastic remarks? Come and help me!"

Compared to the Yamato, Kozuki Hiyori not only suffered less severe injuries, but was also very pragmatic. Seeing that she couldn't win, she immediately started asking for help.

"Okay, I thought you'd hold out a little longer!"

Seeing that Kozuki Hiyori had directly asked for help, Vegapunk couldn't just stand by and watch, so he stepped forward and blocked their way.

"You're Vegapunk? You haven't shown up for so many years just to modify your body?"

Kaido had never actually seen Vegapunk, but he knew what Vegapunk looked like from Queen's description. The Vegapunk in front of him was nothing like the big-headed doll-like figure Queen had described.

After sensing the surging energy and chilling danger emanating from Vegapunk, Kaido believed he had found the truth: the reason Vegapunk hadn't shown his face all these years was clearly because he had undergone some kind of modification.