"Heat Breath!"
After being sent flying by a punch, Kaido hurried back to the battlefield and exhaled with all his might.
The imposing pillar of flame instantly pierced the sky, blasting a huge hole through the magma fountain.
"Anger, I see you!"
Roa locked onto that furious flame in the sky and activated his ability once more.
Above the clear blue sky, dark clouds instantly gathered. "Myriad Lightning!"
Thunder immediately poured down like torrential rain, yet strangely, it all struck toward the same target.
"This!"
Under the illumination of the lightning filling the sky, Abel's dark-brown skin turned pale. He saw the lightning converging into a sea.
A natural disaster!
Was this the Boss's ability? It was ridiculously over the top!
"Whew—"
Roa let out a long breath.
Whether turning the ground into a field of volcanoes or creating a sea of lightning, both consumed a tremendous amount of stamina.
His body kept bouncing back and forth between exhaustion and vitality. It was incredibly uncomfortable.
Still, fortunately, the results were quite significant.
A smoking figure fell from the sky.
"Wororororo!"
Kaido laughed wildly. "Not bad, Roa! Keep it up and take down that old mad dog!"
"I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
Roa tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"Wahahaha! That hurt like hell! You two brats really are something!"
The black figure falling from the sky suddenly stopped descending. He stepped on the air and shot over like lightning. "Now, it's my turn, right?"
Garp was in a sorry state.
His clothes had been burned away completely, his head had become a gleaming bald dome, and his body was covered in black marks from severe burns. He almost looked like a black man.
Yet he was still full of life.
"You didn't even die? Do you have an immortal body too?"
Roa clicked his tongue. "Haki really doesn't play fair!"
Big Brother Kaido had said that haki was the power that stood above everything else. He hadn't been completely spouting nonsense. There was some truth to it.
The essence of haki's defense was an invisible armor. It was absolutely not true absolute defense and could not completely block elemental attacks. Otherwise, Logia users might as well stop playing.
But judging from the current situation, when haki was powerful enough, its resistance was also astonishing.
Under normal circumstances, an ordinary human body would have melted the moment it fell into magma.
"Keep going, just like before, Roa!"
Big Brother Kaido had already charged forward.
"Got it. Then, let the wind rise!"
Roa activated his ability again.
As Garp shot toward him, a tornado swallowed him once more.
But—
"The same trick won't work on me!"
Garp threw a punch directly behind himself.
The air exploded with thunderous booms. Using the recoil, Garp shot out of the tornado like lightning, then swung a backhand punch at Kaido, who was caught somewhat off guard.
"Thunderclap Eight Trigrams!"
Kaido hurriedly met the attack, but he was naturally no match for it. He was punched straight into the magma pool below, enjoying a magma bath thirty-two years ahead of schedule.
"Big Brother Kaido, you're way too unreliable!"
As Roa retreated, lightning once again crashed down.
Only—
"I told you, it's useless!"
Red light flickered in Garp's eyes.
Just as Kaido would weave through Luffy's punches like a rainstorm thirty-two years later, Garp moved through the rain of lightning like a swift swallow, dodging with ease.
Holy crap! Observation Haki that sees the future!
Your build is maxed out too, huh?!
To break through this kind of Observation Haki, he needed attacks with a wider range and no blind spots!
"Thunder Welcome!"
Dark clouds suddenly rose. The dense black cloud layer instantly covered the entire sky, swallowing both Roa and Garp.
Then lightning leaped wildly through the clouds, bombarding everything inside indiscriminately.
"Wahahaha! Fist Bone: Galaxy!"
The pitch-black clouds exploded apart in the next instant. The white lightning was ultimately no match for the black lightning of haki.
"That's absurdly strong!"
Are you One-Punch Man or something?
Roa had to admit that haki experts only played with stats.
Their bodies were tough enough, their speed fast enough, and their fists powerful enough.
That alone was enough for them to run rampant without restraint.
He couldn't win.
He had to retreat.
"Fire Dragon Great Torch!"
A flame dragon hundreds of meters long shot from the magma straight into the sky. Large amounts of magma rolled down its body, making it seem as though it had been condensed from molten rock.
"Oh?"
Garp lowered his head. His gaze pierced through the dragon's outer shell and saw the azure dragon inside, whose scales had also been burned black by the magma.
"Ascending Dragon: Flame Eight Trigrams!!"
The dragon's head turned pitch-black, wrapped in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, and charged straight toward Garp.
"Fist Bone: Comet!!"
His iron fist descended like a comet.
Boom!!
Black haki blasted into the sky.
After struggling for two seconds, the black dragon head was smashed to pieces, and the entire flame dragon exploded along with it.
The enormous blue-and-black dragon was knocked into the sea of magma once again.
"Big Brother Kaido!"
Roa shouted at the top of his lungs. "That's enough! Let him go this time!"
The magma exploded, and the black dragon Kaido shot into the sky. "Roa, are you telling me to run away?"
Roa rolled his eyes. That's enough already. Now you're putting on an act?
"How can you call it running away? This is a strategic retreat!"
Roa spoke with complete seriousness. "Being able to rescue you two is already our victory this time. Now, we're merely turning toward another victory!"
"Wahahaha! Do you think you still have a chance to run?"
Garp twisted his neck. "There's only one place you can go, and that's Impel Down!"
"Is that so?"
Roa drew a deep breath.
The black aura filling the air instantly gathered toward him like a vortex.
"Then let me show you a very interesting move."
The horns on Roa's forehead were practically glowing.
Rumble!
The entire island below began to shake violently.
The ground heaved without end, and huge cracks appeared one after another.
"Another earthquake?"
Garp frowned. "But what use is an earthquake right now?"
All the survivors had already left the buildings!
"No, it isn't an earthquake."
Roa smiled innocently. "The island's bedrock is collapsing. Soon, the entire island will sink beneath the sea."
"What?"
Garp's expression changed drastically.
There were tens of thousands of residents on this island!
"So hurry up and handle the disaster, Marine Hero,"
Roa said with a grin. "You don't need to see us off."
Garp subconsciously clenched his fists.
But amid the continuous deafening booms, the island, already split into pieces, truly began to sink slowly, just as Roa had said.
Screams rose one after another.
"You bastard!!"
Garp nearly ground his teeth to pieces. "What exactly is your ability?"
Could he even do something like this?
"I told you."
Roa's smile did not fade. "Call me a natural disaster."
A natural disaster?
Garp stared fixedly at Roa, then turned and shot away.
Taking down these flying fellows would take time.
But he couldn't just watch everyone drown!
He would save as many as he could!
"Oh, good. He really is a hero."
Roa patted his chest, looking as though he had narrowly escaped a disaster.
No matter how much he despised the Marines, Roa had to admit one thing: a considerable portion of the Marines were willing to give their lives for civilians.
Much respect.
"Damn it!"
Magma was still dripping from his body as Kaido glared at Garp's departing figure.
"All right, Big Brother Kaido. Time to go."
Roa said, "Are you planning to stay and rescue people? If so, I'd really admire you."
"Hmph!"
Kaido snorted again and flew away without even looking at Roa.
"Big Brother Kaido, you're going the wrong way. This way."
Roa called out to him and pointed behind himself.
Kaido paused, then silently turned around.
And so, the plan to rescue the tactical genius Kaido was successfully completed.
It really was still the T0 version!
I can use this move for the rest of my life!
A while later, Roa sat atop the giant dragon Kaido, stretching out his long legs. Without turning his head, he asked, "Well, Abel? How's the free air?"
Standing behind Roa, Abel gazed at the clouds along the distant horizon. A faint smile appeared on his indifferent face. "It's wonderful."
How could it not be wonderful?
You had a great time back there.
You'll have to work hard and make it up to me later.
"You two brats, get down here!"
Kaido's displeased voice rang out.
"Don't be so stingy, Big Brother Kaido."
Roa spoke lazily. "I came all the way back from the North Blue specifically to save you."
"Hmph. What did my subordinates use as payment?"
"Hahaha, they insisted on giving it to me. It would've been rude to refuse."
Roa grinned, then decisively changed the subject.
"By the way, Big Brother Kaido, do you want some territory?"
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