Onigashima's Demon Skull Dome.
Kaido and Luffy, blood spilling from the corners of their mouths, slammed their Conqueror's Haki together.
Thus officially began this battle.
[Crackle!]
Kaido attacked first, transforming into purple lightning.
Luffy's eyes flashed red as he foresaw where the spiked club would land.
Yet due to the difference in speed, he was still struck in the head while dodging.
The blood streaming down his forehead made him look rather disheveled.
Zephyr sighed. "As expected, there's still a certain gap in strength."
Aramaki spread his hands. "The key is that Big Mom is here too."
Then Charlotte Linlin raised Prometheus and unleashed a surging sea of flames.
But Zoro immediately cleaved it apart with a single slash.
Newgate laughed heartily at the sight. "Gurararara—But Luffy has companions too!"
Indeed.
This was not a one-on-one duel, but five people teaming up against two bosses.
The battle between both sides was exceptionally fierce.
Garp, Zephyr, and the others stood in the middle of the battlefield without being affected at all.
From time to time, they swept their gazes over the scene, appreciating this "battle of the future."
Naturally, they could guess that if Luffy, Law, and Kid won, they would become the future Emperors of the Sea.
But as time passed.
Although Luffy, Zoro, and the others dealt real damage to Kaido in his Azure Dragon form.
They remained at an obvious disadvantage throughout.
Especially when Kaido shifted from his "Beast Form" into his "Hybrid Form."
That terrifying sense of oppression grew even stronger.
Until Kaido and Charlotte Linlin stood together and unleashed an unprecedented combined attack at Luffy.
"Ikoku Sovereignty: Hakai—"
This strike moved Garp, Zephyr, Bullet, and the others.
They had not expected Kaido and Big Mom to possess such a trump card.
With power like this, their