Roar!
Kaido burst through the ice, transformed into a giant dragon, and furiously spewed Heat Breath.
Red-Haired broke through the ice alongside him, then deliberately shivered. "It really is cold!"
"Oh my, I only cooled you down because you were sweating so much from fighting." Kuzan said this casually, but his heart was filled with grim solemnity.
Whether facing Kaido or Red-Haired alone, he had little confidence in victory. Blocking both of them at once would be even more difficult.
Fortunately, his ability to control the battlefield was strong enough. If he was willing to pay the price of severe injuries, he should still be able to delay them for some time.
Red-Haired stepped forward and stood alongside the rampaging dragon. "You attack from the sky, and I'll fight on the ground. Let's clear these—"
Before Red-Haired could finish, the giant dragon sent him flying with a swipe of his tail. "Are you ordering me around, you bastard?"
"Kill every one of those nuisances!"
"This idiot!" Red-Haired rubbed his waist. Even though he had promptly covered his entire body with Armament Haki, he still felt as if his body were about to fall apart.
Kuzan silently abandoned his previous plan. It seemed completely unnecessary to risk his life just to hold them back.
"That's quite reckless!" The ice shattered, and a cold glint flashed in Apophis's scarlet eyes. It seemed that Kuzan's indiscriminate attack had enraged him.
At that moment, a sharp-eyed man blocked his path.
"Hawk Eyes, it's been nearly ten years since we last met, hasn't it?" Apophis asked, tilting his head slightly.
"To be precise, it has been nine years, seven months, and thirteen days." Hawk Eyes spoke with a solemn expression.
"Hmph! You certainly remember it clearly." Apophis was slightly surprised.
"After all, I've waited