Eve of War

At that moment, the dormant bloodlust and war factor within Kaido, which had been suppressed for seven or eight years, were stimulated once more, boiling into madness.

However, just then, the furious voice of Red-Haired Shanks rang out.

"Madman! Aern, you bastard, you're insane! What are you trying to do? As a Navy hero, don't you understand what destroying Marine Headquarters would mean? It would mean the complete collapse of order on the seas—the beginning of absolute chaos. When that happens, everything on the seas will spiral completely out of control!!!"

Yaen glanced toward Shanks, but his expression did not stir in the slightest at Shanks's solemn words. He merely said,

"That will only represent the collapse of the old era."

"Bastard!"

Red-Haired Shanks glared at Yaen and said, "Your evil will drag this entire sea into the abyss. You will pay the price."

Yaen only smiled faintly in response, completely unconcerned. Instead, he looked toward Kaido once more.

At that moment, Kaido's mouth split into an expectant, crazed grin. "Brat, just this once, I'll lend you my strength!"

Immediately afterward, Kaido's body suddenly swelled. As his terrifying brute strength erupted, the layers of Seastone chains wrapped around him instantly tightened.

In the blink of an eye, the Seastone chains, hailed as the hardest substance in the sea, were forcibly snapped one after another.

"Clatter, clatter~"

As the Seastone chains fell to the ground, Kaido wore a look of relief and constantly moved his joints, producing a series of popping sounds.

Then Kaido glanced toward Shanks and said gleefully,

"Gurururu~ Shanks, it's your turn to stay here now. Let's see how many years this little bastard plans to lock you up. I'm heading out to stretch my legs first."

"What? So even Kaido, hailed as the 'Strongest Creature in Sea,