Kaido Attacks

A Vice Admiral's strength was not to be underestimated.

Facing the densely packed Pirates aboard the ship, each Vice Admiral alone had sent them into complete disarray.

"Ah!!!"

"Boss Queen, save us!"

"Fuck! I'm still looking for someone to save me!"

Surrounded and attacked by four Vice Admirals, Queen could not stop complaining.

He could take a beating, but not this kind of beating.

Strength below an Admiral did not come for nothing.

"Roar!"

In his desperation, Queen transformed into a Brachiosaurus over ten meters tall.

Zoan? Ancient Zoan? Brachiosaurus Fruit Ability User.

With his enormous size, Queen was not in quite as miserable a state.

The current Queen was not the Queen of ten years later; he could not ignore a Vice Admiral's attacks.

"Ow, easy."

"Pain, pain, pain! My thigh!"

"Watch me gun you down!"

Queen opened his dragon maw and fired a barrage of bullets and shells.

A true madman. Even when modifying himself, he did not spare his own body.

"I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore."

"Boss Kaido, if you don't come out soon, I'm going to get beaten to death!"

Queen cried out in agony.

Not being beaten to death for the moment was one thing. Pain was another.

"Worororo~ Queen, you idiot, you can't even handle a few little flies?"

With a thunderous boom, Kaido made his grand entrance.

Kaido, having changed from his dragon form into human form, stood on the deck and casually drew his Spiked Club.

"Thunder Bagua!"

"Boom!"

Kaido swung his Spiked Club with all his might, smashing one Vice Admiral straight into the seabed.

"Queen, I'm here to save you."

"Wuwuwu, Boss Kaido, you finally sobered up." Queen tearfully clung to Kaido's leg in excitement.

"Get off me. Disgusting."

"K-Kaido!" Rudolf's legs went weak, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

Without an Admiral present, no matter how many of them there were, Kaido would slaughter them all.

"Kaido, aren't you afraid that the other Four Emperors will attack your territory while you personally come to the Grand Line?" Momonga asked coldly.

"Ararara, that's none of you trash's business."

"You beat my beloved subordinate into this state. Have you figured out how you want to die?!"

Kaido viciously brought down his Spiked Club. Rudolf's blade and half his face were smashed to pieces, and he was sent flying without the slightest chance to resist.

Truly one club, one little kid.

The moment the people aboard the Warships saw Kaido, they sent a request for aid to Marine Headquarters.

But... even Kizaru, the fastest one, would need three hours to arrive.

And whether the heavily exhausted Kizaru could defeat Kaido was another question altogether.

"Leave this place immediately. We'll hold Kaido off as long as we can."

Through the Den Den Mushi, Momonga issued the order to the Warships with the resolve to die.

Ten thousand Marine elites could not die here.

Against a ruler of the world who possessed Conqueror's Haki, a Buster Call was a joke.

The ten Warships moved at once, decisively abandoning their commanders and fleeing.

The Warships were enormous, and escaping was not so easy.

"You want to leave? Did I allow that?"

Kaido opened his mouth and blasted out a pillar of fire, piercing straight through the center of a Warship.

Raging flames erupted across the Warship.

"Kaido, we're your opponents!"

The remaining three Vice Admirals stood resolutely before Kaido.

Watching this scene aboard the Warship, Lin Qi moved.

He knew that if he did not act, he might be able to escape.

But the three Vice Admirals, nine Rear Admirals, ten thousand Marine elites—and most importantly, Sister Gion—would all die here.

"Lin Qi~"

Momousagi watched Lin Qi's departing back with concern. For some reason, panic filled her heart.

Step~ Step~

Using Geppo, Lin Qi released the Candlelight Fruit's restrictions on his body, his height returning from 1.99 meters to six meters.

Kaido's Spiked Club shattered Momonga's weapon. Just as it was about to claim Momonga's life, Lin Qi appeared!

Lin Qi blocked the fatal strike for Momonga.

The six-meter-tall Lin Qi stood before the seven-meter-tall Kaido, like two giants.

"Where did this brat come from? Interesting, interesting."

Seeing that someone had actually blocked his attack, Kaido looked at the newcomer with great interest.

"Kaido, let them go. How about I become your opponent?" Lin Qi stood in front of Momonga like a wall.

Kaido twitched his nose and suddenly caught an unusual scent. His eyes lit up. "You're a Mythical Zoan?!"

As Kaido, who dreamed of becoming a zoo director, he immediately developed an appreciation for talent.

"Yes. Let them go, and I can stay behind," Lin Qi said.

"Ahahahahaha, that's wonderful." Kaido burst into laughter.

"I can let them go, and I promise not to pursue them, but you must agree to one condition."

"If you lose, I won't kill you. But you must join my Beasts Pirates," Kaido proposed.

"Aren't you afraid I'm a Marine spy, bringing a wolf into your home?" Lin Qi asked.

"What's there to fear? As long as I treat you sincerely, even if you really are a spy, won't you eventually become loyal to me?" Kaido said openly.

It had to be said that Kaido truly possessed a peculiar charisma as a leader.

"Fine, I agree."

"You're Lin Qi!"

Only then did Momonga vaguely recall this junior disciple he had met only a few times.

The changes were simply too great. It was not merely that his height had gone from 1.99 meters to six meters.

His strength had also gone from being a weak little rookie to being able to block Kaido.

He was already stronger than Momonga.

"No. If I let you stay behind, how am I supposed to explain it to Teacher Zephyr when I return?" Momonga refused.

"Who gave you the right to speak? Get lost!"

Kaido, displeased, feinted with his Spiked Club and sent Momonga flying.

"Don't worry. I keep my word. I used skillful force, so he'll be fine."

The considerate Kaido explained it to Lin Qi.

Lin Qi nodded. "You two Vice Admirals should leave as well."

"No words can express our gratitude, Rear Admiral Lin Qi. You are a hero of the Marines."

"Rear Admiral Lin Qi, take care."

The two Vice Admirals clasped their fists and left.

Plop~

Momonga landed squarely on a Warship. Thinking of Lin Qi's sacrifice, he clenched his fists.

"We cannot let Rear Admiral Lin Qi's sacrifice be in vain. All forces, retreat." He gave the order through the communications Den Den Mushi.

"What did you say?! What happened to Lin Qi?"

Momousagi hurried over to ask anxiously.

Seeing Gion's agitated state, Momonga seemed to understand something.

With a glance from him, a Rear Admiral knocked Gion unconscious from behind.

"Take her to rest properly. When she wakes up, make sure she does not get too agitated. Admiral Kizaru is already on his way. He will definitely be able to save Lin Qi."

"If Rear Admiral Momousagi wakes up and wants to blame someone, let her blame me."

The two Vice Admirals dragged Rudolf and another Vice Admiral, whose fate was unknown, back onto the Warship.

The Warship slowly turned around and vanished over the sea.

Kaido's crushing advantage over them was just like their crushing advantage over Mornpeng Island.

"Kid, they're all long gone now. You can rest easy, right?"

Only after the Warships had completely vanished from sight did Kaido speak.