Because of the enormous difference in downward acceleration, once Kaido had been accelerated to a certain extent, the temporary Press-Press Fruit users could no longer keep up with his rapid descent.
They had long since used the power of the Press-Press Fruit to brake their fall in midair, leaving themselves suspended high above.
But Kaido had already been accelerated beyond the point of no return. The immense kinetic energy made it difficult for him to control his body, and he could only crash heavily into the sea like an out-of-control rocket.
The hurricane still raged across the surface of the sea. Though the winds had weakened somewhat, they could still raise waves dozens of meters high. It was no place for ordinary people to fight.
And the sea contained a special energy that suppressed Devil Fruit Abilities, making it unsuitable for the temporary ability users to enter.
The only one who continued chasing downward was Garen.
Relying on his senses to lock firmly onto Kaido's position, he used Geppo, skills, the borrowed Wind-Wind Fruit, and every other means of acceleration he had to increase his diving speed with all his strength. In the end, he pursued Kaido straight into the sea in a manner that looked suicidal to everyone else.
Another towering white wave erupted from the sea, but Garen, who had activated his shield and damage reduction, did not suffer much injury. He was in far better condition than Kaido, who had been slammed down by multiplied gravity.
Kaido's situation was far from good. The moment Garen entered the sea, he saw Kaido's miserable state:
He looked like a salted ribbonfish hauled up from the deep sea, half-dead as he drifted with the current. Tons of blood spilled from his body, dyeing the surrounding seawater crimson.
Even worse, because