The Siege of Kaido, Sanji Awakens

"Rise!!"

With Kaido's roar, the entire Onigashima suddenly came to life like a monster awakening! Immediately afterward, the earth shook violently, and the sea surged and churned, startling everyone on the battlefield into stopping once again to steady themselves. Many began to curse.

"What the hell are they up to now!?"

Are you trying to stop people from fighting properly?

"Hey, hey, Onigashima going to sink?!"

"No, it's Onigashima that's rising! We're all in mid-air..."

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, the entire Onigashima rose directly from the sea... up from the ocean! It was carried upwards by rings of clouds. And the culprit behind all of this was, of course:

"Aurororo, my little ones!!"

Kaido's domineering voice echoed throughout Onigashima, which had begun to take off. Now that Charlotte Linlin had left with her daughter, then:

"The duel arena has been set up, and no one will leave until I fall!"

"Abandon all reason, abandon all schemes, abandon all extravagant hopes, and fight to your heart's content!!"

"Today, if the Beasts Pirates cannot tear open the throats of all our enemies, then let this Onigashima be our coffins!! Fight! Roar! Because we are—pirates!!"

Ha, no wonder he's one of the Four Emperors.

The All-Rounder Knight, who had already arrived, glanced up at Kaido, who was announcing his arrival with Haki in the air. Clearly, his intention in immediately raising the banner over Onigashima after the BIG MOM Pirates left was twofold: firstly, to guard against CP0 intervention in the battle, and secondly, to...

"Oh, oh, oh, Kaido, boss!"

"Hahaha, I love this kind of fighting where I don't have to think about anything!"

"Come on, let's show this guy what 'beasts' really mean! I'll go first—Awooo!!!"

As Kaido's voice echoed across the battlefield, the Beasts Pirates, whose morale had been low due to the departure of the BIG MOM Pirates, were instantly revitalized, their spirits soaring! This caused Roman to raise an eyebrow.

A desperate battle with no way out!

Thanks to Roman's two years of scheming, the Beasts Pirates, who should have been dominating the Straw Hat crew Pirates, were instead being overwhelmed by the Straw Hat Grand Fleet! They even needed Kaido to use tactics and persuasion to get them to fight to the death. It's truly:

"Very good, that's more like it."

Boom! The towering All-Rounder Knight landed next to Luffy and the others. Roman, who had just fought Big Mom, was itching for another round, leaving Nami on his shoulder speechless.

"What's so good about this—"

"Heh, since the captain needs to step forward to boost morale, it means that Kaido has already acknowledged that we are a formidable enemy on equal footing."

Ace, shirtless beside him, answered, black markings spreading from his chest to his limbs, the exact opposite of Luffy Fourth Gear. His two years as captain had also given him more composure and rationality, and less recklessness and impulsiveness.

"Since they're going to fight with their backs against the wall, then we'll defeat Kaido!"

Roman nodded. Strategy is part of the battle, but in the end, strength determines the outcome.

"That's right, I can only move forward if I beat him up."

Luffy patted his straw Straw Hat. To insist on a one-on-one fight when your strength is insufficient isn't heroism, it's just suicide. Now, with Luffy, Roman, Ace, Yamato facing Kaido, there's no reason they can't win—

"Come on then, you brats!"

"Unquenchable Bolo Breath!!"

As Kaido, transformed into a giant azure dragon, opened his mouth and unleashed a domineering burst of light, accompanied by a raging torrent of flames, hurtling towards the crowd. Kaido's high-temperature breath could easily topple a mountain with a single breath; now, unleashing its full power, it seemed capable of scorching the earth and igniting the heavens, shaking the very void!

Unlike Ace, who used various techniques from the 'Mera Mera no Mi' to develop his abilities, Kaido's Bolo Breath completely abandons any techniques, focusing solely on extreme destructive power and speed! It is even more chilling and terrifying.

"Ice Fang!"

Yamato immediately tilted her head back and unleashed a blast of icy breath, but compared to Kaido at full power... it was nothing.

"Let's go!"

However, Yamato was not fighting alone. The Yamato, All-Rounder Knight rushed in front of her, his longsword slashing upwards at Yamato's freezing breath, carrying a double-compressed domineering Haki and a swirling gust of wind that instantly formed an extremely powerful icy vortex!

At the same time, Nami skillfully controlled the icy breath that originally belonged to Yamato, bypassing Kaido's Bolo Breath. Roman's greatsword, covered with double Haki, blocked the attack. Meanwhile, 'Ice Fang' and 'Destroying Bolo Breath' did not annihilate each other, but instead, under Nami's control, they intertwined and turned into a whirlwind that swept back!

This sword strike combined Roman's Haki swordsmanship, Yamato's freezing breath, and even a portion of Kaido's own breath, instantly transforming into a massive whirlwind of ice and fire that flew back.

"Combination Technique: A Song of Ice and Fire!"

?

Yamato: Forced to merge...

A raging tornado of ice and fire instantly trapped Kaido within it, unleashing a burst of both ice and fire Haki! It created a massive, swirling force, and Kaido, caught in the whirlpool, was tossed about like an eel. And just then:

Swish, swish—

Two figures leaped up from the left and right, and in the instant the icy, fiery, and raging sword energy weakened, their attacks simultaneously struck Kaido:

"Rubber Lion King Gun!"

"Air Quake - Dark Shake!"

Two fists, covered in Armament Haki and swirling with Conqueror's Haki, simultaneously struck the dragon, unleashing a deafening roar! Terrifying sound waves rippled outwards, instantly blasting Luffy and Ace away!

But amidst this roar, there was a trace of pain.

"That's an exaggeration..."

Although Roman tried to use his Observation Haki to see through Kaido's Observation Haki, in Roman's eyes, Kaido's entire body was like a sun that was constantly radiating intense light and heat, making it impossible to see through him!

This isn't some kind of superpower; it's the result of the purest and most intense Armament Haki. The Haki of weaker individuals is like the sun and a flame before Kaido —it would be devoured and extinguished in an instant! Even random Devil Fruit abilities wouldn't even qualify to break through this layer of Haki 'defense'.

"That makes sense, otherwise, wouldn't rule-based Devil Fruit be flying everywhere?"

However, in reality, none of the truly powerful beings on the high seas possessed any rule-based abilities.

"Tornado!"

With Kaido's roar, massive tornadoes spun and crashed down from the sky, accompanied by thunderous roars and the mournful cries of a thousand souls, howling down from the clouds! Their force, capable of tearing apart the sky, the earth, and everything in its path, surged forth—

Boom! Boom! Boom!

It landed on Kaido's head.

???

Shaking its massive head, the dragon Guotou All-Rounder Knight, who was adorned with jewels and crystals all over her body and wore an extravagantly beautiful long Nami.

"Kid! Want to race me against the wind?"

The enormous dragon body suddenly coiled and soared. Kaido abandoned his attempt to control the widespread weather disaster, as that would make him vulnerable to interference and loss of control by the little girl perched on the Great Knight's shoulders! Instead, he chose to compress the 'wind' and coil it around himself, and then:

"Tatsumaki Kaifū!"

Instantly, countless invisible wind blades swirled and converged around Kaido, instantly forming a Big Saber wheel that was visible to the naked eye. With a sudden relaxation of Kaido's muscles, the wheel shot out in all directions with a whooshing sound.

Puff puff puff puff puff puff!!!!!!!!

Centered on Kaido, waves of earth tens of meters high rose up around him! Everything—whether it was the huge, solid skull of Onigashima, the soil and rocks, or the metal of buildings—was all scraped by this dense barrage of attacks, like the flying slashes of a great swordsman.

After a burst of exploding wind blades of light, the battlefield, which was several hundred meters in diameter, was directly shaved down by more than ten meters! This created a basin crisscrossed with huge cracks.

"It's not over yet—"

After forcing away a few brats, Kaido his dragon form, began to roar to the sky.

Under the extreme compression of Kaido powerful that even alloys would pale in comparison—the air, already liquefied, burst forth from the dragon's mouth, forming visible, layered air waves! Simultaneously, Conqueror's Haki enveloped it, creating a true dragon's roar! With a powerful and majestic sonic wave, it spread in all directions like raging waves!

"Dead Domain Thunder Roar!!"

The intense sound waves, mixed with Conqueror's Haki, transformed into a roar from the heavens. Within a thousand meters of the battlefield, all combat personnel not inside buildings and directly exposed to the destructive power of the dragon's roar instantly collapsed to the ground, their eyes rolling back in their heads, unable to rise again. It was unclear whether they were stunned or killed by the shockwave.

The same situation occurred in many parts of the battlefield. Even combatants who were some distance away would feel palpitations, difficulty breathing, dizziness, nausea, and even their nerve reactions would become somewhat sluggish. Only samurai with the strength of a swordsman or experts qualified to be enhanced by Artificial Devil Fruit could remain calm.

Even the distant Onigashima, below Wano Country, was affected. A massive roar whipped up wave after wave of tsunamis, instantly submerging the fishing villages along the coast and sending countless broken tiles and beams flying. The violent air currents blew everything on the land into chaos, leaving a scene of utter devastation.

The reactions of those with leadership skills were quite different. The terrifying dragon roar did not frighten them; instead, it helped them understand the situation.

"Brother Kaido is still fighting! Men, follow me and charge!"

The loyal Jack immediately seized the opportunity to shout to regain his morale, while simultaneously slashing his scythe at a samurai who was dazed by the dragon's roar!

Clang!

A black leather shoe rested on the blade, and Sanji, who had just fought Cracker, appeared out of thin air. However:

"Damn, something feels off..."

?!

Using a shoe to hold a knife, do you have a problem with that?

Of course, Sanji was actually referring to his own body when he was talking to himself—in the past, whenever Sanji was injured in battle, he would be able to cook for everyone the next day. Meanwhile, the others were still wearing bandages, and at that time everyone thought it was normal.

Although Roman once complained that his physique was the worst, he stopped caring after learning Life Return. But thinking about it carefully, isn't Sanji Straw Hat crew's strongest regenerative ability? After all, he rarely even wears bandages, and after getting a severe beating, his hair is perfectly styled again...

"Damn it, could it be the modification of that 'Bloodline Factor'...?"

"I don't want to become a monster!"

Enveloped in a dark, Haki, a single kick sent the towering Jack staggering. Jack then swung his sword at Sanji's leg, creating a shower of sparks! It was practically identical to the Vinsmoke family's 'exoskeleton'...

?!

"They actually withstood Lord Jack's attack head-on!"

"Monster!!!"

PS:

Current status of King of the Pirates:

"You little devils, you dare to try!"

"Even if I carry Wano Country on my back, and need flames to support Onigashima, I, Kaido, will still be invincible in the world!"

"Linlin, save me!!"