Elsewhere, in the airspace where Kaido was located.
Because Kaido's vitality had reached an absurd level, fighting him could last for days and nights. So Garen had devised a plan: swiftly eliminate his wings first, then gather their forces to besiege his main body.
The strongest, Garen, would handle Kurozumi Orochi. Golden Lion and Evil King would work from within and without to take down Shiryu, while Sabo and the other Revolutionary Army higher-ups would use their superior numbers to eliminate King and Queen.
The one responsible for holding Kaido back was the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon.
"Dragon."
Kaido looked at the dozens of airships in the distance, each bearing the mark of a brilliant golden greatsword. Then he shifted his gaze back to Dragon, who stood silently in the sky atop a swirling tornado, his expression turning exceedingly grave.
"The Revolutionary Army has teamed up with Garen too?"
Dragon was a powerful Wind-Wind Fruit user, the embodiment of a humanoid natural disaster. His strength was absolutely no weaker than Kaido's.
Kaido possessed an unkillable Dragon Form body, so he was not afraid of fighting Dragon.
But he was afraid of Dragon and Garen appearing together.
Especially now, when his fleet had been wiped out, his companions had gone missing in the skies, enemies surrounded him, and he stood utterly alone. Kaido could no longer summon the imposing spirit of the World's Strongest Creature, nor could he muster even the slightest desire to fight.
"Lord Kaido?"
"W-what do we do?"
Even Kaido himself was beginning to panic, and the underlings around him were frightened pale by the sight before them.
Although the pirates aboard Kaido's flagship were all elites of the Beasts Pirates, unlike Queen and the others who commanded entire divisions, they were at best