"It's quite lively, Kaido. Your territory."
Standing atop a thundercloud, Big Mom gripped a ball of fire in her hand and smiled at Kaido beside her.
Kaido clearly had no idea what was going on either, but dealing with these brats of the New Era was obviously the priority.
"Cut the crap, Linlin."
"Once we deal with them, we can worry about the trouble Austin brought later!!!"
Kaido roared, Conqueror's Haki coiling around his massive spiked club as he swung it toward King Luffy.
Just before it struck, King Luffy prepared to take the blow head-on, while Law readied himself to move King Luffy away at any moment.
But then, the ground began to churn.
Everyone's expressions changed at once.
Then an incomparably massive burst of light swept toward them!!!
"Are you okay?!!!"
Zoro gripped his sword hilt, ready at any moment to fulfill his role as first mate and lend a hand to his unreliable captain.
But Law raised a hand and stopped him.
"Trafalgar Law???"
Law narrowed his eyes as a few beads of cold sweat trickled down his face.
"Something's wrong. Don't make any rash moves yet!!!"
Hearing that, Zoro realized something might have happened. He could only gather his strength and prepare to strike at any moment.
After all, as the one coordinating the situation, Trafalgar Law would not stop him without reason.
Sure enough, the very next second—
King Luffy flew out of the enormous cloud of dust in a panic, then Law pulled him to his side with his power.
He looked thoroughly disheveled, but he was almost completely uninjured.
"What happened?!!!"
"There's no way that attack could have missed at such close range, right?"
Kid refused to believe that King Luffy could take a Thunder Bagua head-on from such close range and emerge