It's Over, Kaido.

Kaido's anticipated opening to victory never came.

How could anyone show no signs of fatigue after such an intense clash while simultaneously mobilizing such a massive number of shadows?

This guy...

What in the world was going on?

And how had he managed to do it?

Kaido's heart shook, filled with疑惑.

He could state with certainty that even if Charlotte Linlin came, she couldn't possibly hold out this long.

Or perhaps it was better to say—

This was absolutely not something a Paramecia ability user could accomplish.

Only an awakened Zoan possessed such power.

But...

Kaido stared fixedly at Maud.

Unwilling to accept this, he attacked with all his might, barely raising the intensity of his attacks another notch.

He had to find the opportunity to turn this battle into a victory...

Maud immediately sensed Kaido's acceleration.

"Starting to panic...?"

Maud muttered inwardly.

In beam clashes,

the Hakoku: Breaking Barrier he and his Shadow Clone unleashed together was superior.

In direct exchanges,

with the help of his Shadow ability, he could suppress Kaido's attacks.

In a battle of endurance,

the shadow supplies in his Shadow Box ensured that his stamina was no weaker than Kaido's.

So—

What could you possibly use to win?

In Maud's eyes, the battle had reached a point where the outcome was already clear, without the slightest suspense.

However, Kaido was ultimately an awakened Mythical Zoan ability user. So even though Maud held the upper hand in every aspect, he still needed some time to end the battle.

The scales of victory began tilting toward Maud.

Yet among the spectators, aside from a few old veterans like Rayleigh who could see this, everyone else could only marvel inwardly at the fierce exchange between Maud and Kaido.

Not to mention the Straw Hat Pirates and Bonney, who