To be honest, no one had expected this.
Zoro, who had always served as the backbone of the fighting, had actually unleashed such terrifying power.
This power had practically stepped into the Emperor tier. If it were used against Kaido, even if he did not die, he would lose a layer of skin, right?
After all, it was the power of Austin and Kozuki Oden...
And because of their blind trust in Austin's power, everyone began to wonder what the outcome of that clash would be.
Could he do it?
Could he take down that monster among monsters?!
Countless gazes converged on the center of the battle. As the violent shockwaves gradually dissipated, the figures within were revealed.
Zoro's figure, wrapped in a black bandana, gradually came into view. He stood there with his back to Luo and King Luffy.
Seeing this, the weakened King Luffy's worried expression eased, and he forced out a smile.
"Th... that's great... Zoro's okay."
Luo looked equally bewildered.
"Could it be? Did he really win??"
But from another angle, Kaido and Big Mom silently watched the scene, their expressions grim.
Because they could see clearly.
The blood at the corners of Zoro's eyes, his nostrils, and his mouth had nearly dried.
He had not won. He had clearly lost consciousness while standing there; no one knew whether he was dead or not.
Luo and King Luffy evidently noticed this soon as well.
Their mouths hung slightly open in disbelief.
"How could this be..."
Dark lines fell across Luo's forehead, and his expression turned indescribably ugly.
"Could it be that even Mr. Austin's Haki from his youth can't suppress this monster?!!!"
"How is that possible!!!"
"That was Mr. Austin!!!"
From his childhood in the Donquixote Family, to the later Corazon incident, from the Sabaody Archipelago