Thirty-Six Hours

The battle continues.

In the deep sea, the two were still locked in battle, having fought for thirty-six hours. Both Xia Qiu and Kaido had reached their limits.

Xia Qiu was covered in wounds, and his head was blown open, leaving a large hole that exposed the bone.

Xia Qiu only had two or three teeth left on the outermost row of her mouth, and her upper jawbone was fractured.

All the wrists and feet were shattered, three of the six legs were twisted, and the leg bones were broken.

It even had a large hole rotted in its side, and the end of its tail was torn off; it was severely injured.

As for Kaido, both of his horns were broken off, his left hand was useless and he couldn't lift it, his body was covered in bloodstains, his sternum was broken, one leg was broken, and he was limping, only able to stand there on one leg.

"Again."

Xia Qiu roared and, despite the pain in his limping leg, charged towards Kaido, crashing headfirst into Kaido.

"Good timing."

Kaido laughed loudly and limped towards Xia Qiu. When he got close, he raised his fist and smashed it into Xia Qiu's head.

Bang.

Xia Qiu was knocked to the ground, while Kaido staggered a few steps and collapsed to the ground.

"It won't work."

Xia Qiu shook his head, slowly straightened up, walked to the side, lay down on the Sea King's corpse, and began to chew voraciously.

In this sea area, the Sea King's corpse has been reduced to three pieces, lying across the seabed like small mountains.

"Take a break."

Kaido, limping, also arrived at the Sea King's corpse, tore off a piece of flesh, put it in his mouth, and chewed it greedily.

The two were now at their physical limit and their strength was extremely weak, so they couldn't even break through each other's defenses.

After eating, the two did not immediately begin fighting, but continued to rest.

"Hurry up, hurry up."

Xia Qiu waited anxiously. Ten minutes later, the food in her body began to transform into powerful Evolution Energy, flowing outwards from her body.

The injury has healed somewhat.

But physical strength is still lacking.

Xia Qiu continued to rest, and the heat flow gradually weakened after reaching its peak, finally disappearing completely after twenty minutes.

Half an hour of rest allowed Xia Qiu to regain some strength and repair some of her injuries.

"Bring it on."

Xia Qiu looked at Kaido sitting in the distance and planned to take advantage of his illness to kill him.

He has already lost one hand and one leg, and has lost the ability to escape. If we continue to attack and cripple his leg, he will become meat on the chopping block, at our mercy.

"That bastard has amazing stamina."

Kaido felt pain all over his body. He regained some strength and his injuries healed somewhat, but it was all in vain.

"Your injuries..."

He looked at Xia Qiu in the distance, his expression narrowing, displeased.

Did you notice?

Xia Qiu asked with a smile.

"Hmm, your healing ability is truly surprising."

Kaido noticed that Xia Qiu's wounds had shrunk considerably, especially the head wound, which had previously revealed large areas of bone but had now shrunk considerably.

"My self-healing ability is far superior to yours."

Xia Qiu grinned maliciously and said, "So you're destined to die here."

"Yeah?"

Kaido also felt that things were getting difficult. He had already reached his limit, and if he suffered any more injuries, he would not be able to hold on any longer.

clang.

But at that moment, a dark object fell from the sky and crashed behind Kaido.

"Um?"

Xia Qiu frowned upon seeing this.

"This is?"

Kaido, beaming with delight, immediately went over to find a massive Spiked Club. "They actually delivered my weapon! It's a bit late, but..."

"Damn it."

Xia Qiu's face turned ugly. He hadn't expected the Fish-Man to bring Kaido's weapons. He immediately charged towards Kaido, yelling, "Die!"

"Hey-hey."

Facing Xia Qiu, Kaido grabbed his Spiked Club and swung it back.

"Come on, let's continue."

The two were once again locked in fierce combat, and the scales slowly tipped in Kaido's favor.

Some island in the New World.

"Knew."

Heckle hung up the Den Den Mushi, looked around at the people, and said, "Kaido and the president haven't decided who's the winner yet."

"That's good."

Cecilia sighed and said, "Although it took a long time, being able to hold out for so long is enough to prove that we have the ability to fight Kaido."

Even though they hoped for Xia Qiu's victory, they believed that Xia Qiu was not Kaido's match for the time being.

However, the longer he can hold out, the more he will be able to see that the difference in combat power between the two is not that great. Kaido still have the upper hand in the subsequent battle, but the outcome is even more uncertain.

"Let's wait here for now."

Heckle said, "Mr. Long has prepared a base for us. We will rest and recuperate and wait for the war to end."

"Yes, we do need a rest."

Ace stood up, looked into the distance, and said, "If the president really loses the match, let Mr. Christmas investigate Kaido's whereabouts. As long as he is seriously injured, we will immediately attack the Beasts Pirates."

Count me in.

Luo, holding his long sword, spoke from a distance.

"Me too, we'll go together then."

Sabo walked back from a distance and said, "Then we'll crush the Beasts Pirates together."

The others agreed to the decision. If Xia Qiu were to lose to Kaido and Kaido were to be severely injured, it would be the best time for the zombie to attack.

Because the Beasts Pirates left Wano Country on their own initiative, the fleet they brought was only a portion of their original fleet. With half of it destroyed, now is the best time to attack.

After killing Ken and Queen, the remaining forces of the Beasts Pirates will likely be suppressed by the Shogun of Wano Country.

This is the perfect opportunity to annihilate the Beasts Pirates.

In the distance, the dragon, who had just finished speaking with Sabo, stood in the woods with a gloomy expression.

"I never expected the president of Baroque Works to last this long," Koala said softly from the side.

"Yes."

Long nodded, and then said, "Moreover, they also plan to avenge Mr. Xia."

"So what should we do?"

Koala looked at the dragon and said, "In that case, even if Mr. Xia dies, we won't be able to recruit the rest into the Revolutionary Army."

"Then let's help defeat the Beasts Pirates."

Dragon, with his hands behind his back, said, "Our initial goal was to help Wano Country open its doors, so let's focus on achieving that goal. Now it seems that it's easier to achieve."

Koala nodded and said, "I understand."

"I'm leaving now. Let me know if anything comes up."

The dragon planted its feet on the ground, bent its legs slightly, and then suddenly sprang up, its body flying into the sky.

Koala walked back into the crowd, Ace asked, "Has Mr. Dragon left?"

"Um."

Koala said, "He's been here long enough, he had other things to do, and he's gone."

"Yes, thank you very much, Mr. Long."

Ace said with a smile, "Without the dragon's help, they would probably be dead by now."

Next, all we need to do is wait for the president and Kaido to decide the victor.

Alabasta, inside the royal palace.

King Cobra stood by the window, looking at the bright starry sky, and his expression was full of sorrow as he recalled the wanted poster.

Vivi took the blame for Alabasta, after all, this was not just his responsibility; the entire Alabasta Kingdom's leadership was actively cooperating with Baroque Works.

The thought of the dangers Vivi might face next made Cobra feel extremely distressed.

"Your Majesty the King."

Icarum's voice sounded from behind, "Everything is ready. Brigadier General Tina is already waiting in the city of Airuma. We will depart tomorrow afternoon."

"Alright then."

Cobra nodded and said, "Tomorrow morning, we'll head to the port to meet Brigadier General Tina, and together we'll travel to the World Government."