"Understood, Captain!"
Hearing Gawain's thunderous voice transmission from afar, Rayleigh smiled knowingly.
Even if the Dark Bird Ship is a large ship that is generally upright and honorable, in order to achieve the cause of a king, someone must do some dark things.
Even Doflamingo and Crocodile, two of the Shichibukai, were unaware of these matters.
Although those people were suited for dirty work, Gawain didn't want to make them consciously work and encourage their... more cruel lifestyle.
Therefore, Gawain only discussed this matter with the monsters on the ship and Shakky, who was in charge of gathering intelligence.
The monsters were aware of this, and even the most persistent one, Yixiao, understood what he should do after being persuaded by Gawain.
After all, although Gawain raised the sword, he was still quite lenient towards ordinary people.
As for the nobility...
Whether it's the nobles of the World Government or the nobles of Wano Country, killing a bunch of them is no big deal for Yixiao.
As for Gion...
Well, Gion doesn't care how many people die in Wano Country, since Wano Country isn't within the protection zone of their Navy.
Wano Country isn't even a member of the World Government, so the Navy has little incentive to protect a country like that.
Therefore, in Gion's view, as long as Gawain does not harm the lives of children and women, she would not care even if Gawain killed all the men in Wano Country.
Having witnessed the state of too many non- Affiliated Nation, Gion had absolutely no confidence in their Affiliated Nation conditions.
Therefore, after receiving Gawain's order, Rayleigh reached into his pocket, pulled out a card, and nodded with a smile.
"Let me see, the locations that need special attention are... Flower Capital, the territory controlled by the Kurozumi Family."
Kuri, Oden Castle, the secret contact point with the Kozuki Family, and some of the Nine Red Scabbards.
There's also Kibi, Nekko Port, and the core territory of the Fugetsu Family.
Udon, Tokage Port, the core territory of the Uzuki Family.
Ringo, Kaeri Port, one of the core territories of the Shimotsuki Family, and the Hakumai Ebisu Town, which also belongs to the Shimotsuki Family!!!
At this point, Rayleigh raised his head, glanced in the direction of the target, and then rubbed his beard.
"Hmm, this is a bit tricky, haha."
These locations are just too far apart!
Let me see who's closer to me?
It's Doflamingo! Haha, this guy's really lucky!
Rayleigh sprang to his feet, swept across the street, then planted his foot on a rooftop and charged straight into the sky!
Moments later, near the area where Doflamingo and King were locked in a fierce battle in the clouds.
Rayleigh drew his longsword by stepping on the air, and with a cold laugh, he transformed into a black curtain of sky and charged towards Jin!
In the distance, King is burning Doflamingo's strings with his flames. Although Doflamingo is no match for King overall, given that Doflamingo is aware of the difference in strength and is sufficiently cautious, it will be difficult for King to determine a winner without a fight lasting a day or two.
There's no way around it; King is, after all, the Yonko's first mate, and even with Kaido's suppression, he still has a bounty of over 1.3 billion.
Doflamingo is still young and far from reaching the peak of his future strength.
Being suppressed by Jhin was already the result of Doflamingo's best efforts.
It continuously shatters the omnipresent lines extending from the clouds in all directions.
Jin suddenly widened his eyes!
"This aura is actually Conqueror's Haki!"
According to intelligence, there are actually more than six people on your ship who possess Conqueror's Haki?
This is only the current information; the actual number may be much higher!
However, someone who possesses Conqueror's Haki and can exert such pressure on me, while whose speed doesn't exceed my judgment...
It really is that Dark King!
At this point, Jin suddenly turned around and pointed his flaming broken sword at Rayleigh, who was charging towards him!
At the same time, seeing that old man Rayleigh had come to his rescue, Doflamingo breathed a long sigh of relief.
After becoming Shichibukai and ruling Dressrosa, he was no longer pursued by the Navy and was actually no longer used to this kind of suppressed war!
With Vice Admiral Tsuru no longer pursuing him, and Doflamingo himself skilled in business, fighting and killing were almost a thing of the past; peaceful dealings were the way to go in business.
As a result, he not only showed weakness in front of Gawain and Zephyr, but was also chased down and attacked by Jhin.
"Old Master Rayleigh, you've arrived just in time! Boom boom boom boom!"
Laughing, Doflamingo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then charged forward, controlling the clouds to send out more threads, sealing off all possible hiding places for Jhin.
At the same time, Rayleigh, wielding two swords, descended from the sky and slashed at King!
A thick layer of Conqueror's Haki swirled around Rayleigh's blade, while an endless amount of Armament Haki hovered around Rayleigh body. The black aura, like a great river, surged towards Jin along with Rayleigh's blade!
Looking at the increasingly heavy lines beside him, Jin held his sword in both hands and shook his head disdainfully.
"Hmph, I'm not some piece of trash who can run away, Heavenly Yaksha, who do you think you are!"
At this point, Jhin gripped his sword with both hands and swung it fiercely, with endless flames following his blade, growing stronger with each swing!
"Imperial Guardian: Heavenly Dragon King!!!"
King roared, and the flames he unleashed instantly formed a giant dragon that covered half the sky. This dragon even made Kaido, who was constantly pressing Gion, pause for a moment!
"So you've already resorted to this trick after such a short time? Hmph, there are just too many monsters on your ship!"
But it's alright, hahaha!
After this battle, all the beasts under my command will grow much stronger, hahaha!!!
With a loud laugh, Kaido raised his spiked club and smashed Gion, whose face was covered in blood, flying away.
Immediately afterwards, his muscles tensed, and he frowned as he spoke.
"However, it seems I have to deal with you and that blind man waiting for me to devour you in the distance as soon as possible!"
Otherwise, if you guys come at me like that, my little brothers might not be able to handle it!!!
Buzz!
In that instant, Kaido's muscles swelled considerably, and even bluish-green scales sprouted from his arms and other parts of his body.
Even Kaido's head has transformed into something resembling a dragon!!!
Dragging his body, which was several times larger but appeared more agile, Kaido leaped high into the air and raised his spiked club.
"The Three Realms, Naraku is Drawn!!!"
"Great move!!!"
Seeing Kaido's unparalleled power, Gion's brows furrowed slightly. She gripped the Konpira tightly with her slightly torn hand, slashed the Konpira Gion, and uttered a soft shout.
"Sobek - Rift Tooth Devouring!!!"
As the tearing sound rang out, Gion soared into the air, heading straight for Kaido's Naraku.
In that instant, a gigantic image of Crocodile God suddenly appeared behind Gion, its mouth wide open as if it could swallow everything.
Unfortunately, facing Kaido's Shenron -like figure descending from the sky, Crocodile God was only able to hold out for a few breaths before being repelled and vanishing completely!
Seeing that Gion couldn't resist, Gion immediately used the momentum to spin downwards, letting her body fly backwards in the air at such a speed that her cloak even showed signs of burning!
Gion frowned as she looked at the cloak, which was faintly glowing with sparks.
Clearly, under Kaido's pressure, she no longer had the strength to protect her cloak!
With that thought in mind, Gion reached out and scooped up the cloak, throwing it off her body.
She even slightly unbuttoned two buttons at her collar to make it a little easier for her to breathe.
However, before Gion could even adjust, Kaido had already roared in pursuit!
Facing the flying Gion, Kaido grinned, revealing his dragon-like humanoid form, and then let out a soft shout.
"Kundali Longsheng Army!!!"
Wow!!!
In a mere instant, at a speed far exceeding even Gion's blink of an eye, Kaido's spiked club was enveloped in Conqueror's Haki!
The next instant, the spiked club, imbued with a heavy, Conqueror's Haki, was about to smash into Gion's chest!
Seeing this, Gion quickly withdrew her left hand, preparing to use it, now covered in Armament Haki, to defend herself!
Just as Gion was bracing herself to take the hit, Issho's purple figure suddenly appeared in front of Gion.
"I'm so sorry, Lady Gion, although I really didn't want to interrupt your enjoyable battle with Kaido."
But as a subordinate, I cannot tolerate the sight of my mistress being seriously injured before my eyes!
After giving a brief explanation, Issho instantly raised his sword and pressed down, causing the gravity in front of him to surge, directly slowing Kaido's speed down by more than 50%.
At the same time, Issho, wielding two swords and lightly alternating between his wooden clogs, charged towards Kaido.
As he sprinted, he smiled and closed his eyes, shouting in admiration.
"You flatter me, Beasts Pirates!"
"I am Blind Tiger, and I am honored to be a lackey of Gawain. I must make this a disturbance!"
At this point, he smiled slightly, and suddenly spun the long sword in his hand.
"Tiger's Roar - Fallen Star!!!"
"Good timing, hahaha!!!"
Boom!!!
Kaido's Kundali Ryushin Army clashed violently with Issho's Tiger Roar.
In just a moment, both of them were thrown backward uncontrollably!
As he flew backwards, Yixiao easily regained control of his body, flipped back to his original position, and casually grabbed Gion was also flying backwards.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Seeing Issho standing side by side with Gion, Kaido's heart truly turned ice-cold!
Yes, this feeling is all too familiar!
He's on the other side... he's ganged up on me again!!!
On this vast ocean, aside from Garp and Whitebeard, Kaido believes he can't lose to anyone in a one-on-one fight!
Even so, Kaido was defeated and captured a total of eighteen times in his life, and was executed as many as forty times!
How did you lose?
It's all about being outnumbered and outgunned!!!
Kaido was used to this kind of treatment; he really was.
Especially during the years when they were at war with Shanks!
In his quest for the power of one of the Four Emperors, that young Red-Haired Shanks bastard was utterly ruthless, tearing apart his defenses alongside Beckman and snatching a large piece of territory from him.
In a one-on-one fight, neither of them could defeat him, but they would be enough to slightly hinder him and buy him time.
If they both free up their hands at the same time, then I really have no chance of fighting them!
Moreover, Kaido couldn't bring himself to do something as shameless as reuniting with Linlin for the sake of a mere Red-Haired Pirates!
Although back then, his relationship with Linlin was comparable to that of Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl... cough cough!!!
In short, if Linlin were here, no one in the entire ocean would be qualified to take on the combined attack of the two of them... cough cough, combo moves!
That is, the legendary modified version of Elbaf, the Nation Conqueror, the Sea Conqueror!
But Linlin, ugh!
That woman is so promiscuous!!!
He could never ask her for help. Even if he were to ask, it should be that older sister who used to take care of him on the ship, that woman who stole his love and then turned around and threw his precious love away, that wild horse who needs a whole grassland to graze, who humbly begs for his help!!!
Thinking of this, Kaido angrily picked up the large gourd at his waist.
He pulled out the gourd stopper and drank the specially prepared strong liquor inside in one gulp!
Fueled by alcohol, Kaido, his blue dragon face flushed, panted heavily as he looked towards Issho and Gion.
Kaido grinned as he gently lifted the spiked club in his hand.
"Wine... Drunken Dragon Bagua!"
"Drunken Slaughter!!!"
With a roar, Kaido charged towards Issho and the other two with a strange, almost unpredictable gait and a peculiar trajectory!
Listening to the Drunken Dragon Bagua, Yi Xiao was genuinely bewildered. This kind of attack, which Kaido himself didn't know where to strike, was putting immense pressure on someone like him who lacked a first sense.
However, in Gion, the seasoned older sister, who was well-versed in drinking, frowned.
"Be careful, Yixiao, this guy isn't really drunk!"
The instant Gion finished speaking, Kaido's previously drunken eyes suddenly lit up.
He quickly changed his posture, transforming from a staggering charge into a powerful swing of his spiked club!
"Thunderclap After Drinking - Inoaku!!!"
"Hmph, just as I thought!"
Gion frowned and quickly raised her Konpira.
"Osiris the Sky Hunt!!!"
At the same time, Yi Xiao pursed his lips thoughtfully and raised the sword in his hand high.
"Extreme Tiger Hunt - Black Hole!!!"
Boom!!!
The collision between the three tore the sky apart once more, and then a hurricane swept through the Flower Capital like a hurricane.
Originally, there was still a chance to escape the damaged Flower Capital, but more than 20% of the buildings were destroyed by this hurricane!
At the same time, Rayleigh held his long sword horizontally, forcefully driving Jin, who was using the Imperial Guardian: Fire Dragon King, all the way from the sky above the Flower Capital to the Kuri!
The old man didn't even bother to call out the names of his moves; he simply slashed once, twice, three times, taking advantage of the moment when Jin's old strength hadn't dissipated and his new strength hadn't yet arisen, forcefully pinning Jin down inside the Oden Castle!!!
Just as Jin crashed down the city wall and destroyed the dojo, he finally rolled down in front of a large group of warriors who were preparing for battle and the samurai who were quickly taking cover.
Rayleigh glanced at it and gave a satisfied smile.
"Hehe, not bad, this is perfect!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh sheathed his sword, letting King slowly rise from the ruins, while turning to Doflamingo, who was rapidly following behind him.
"Alright, kid, that's all the help I can give you. I still have to go take care of little Moria, hahaha!"
Compared to you, that guy is really pathetic. I bet after this battle, Jinbe will laugh him to death!
Who told him to get beaten up by a Fish-Man who ate Devil Fruit? Haha!
Those are Fish-Man ate Devil Fruit and are not used to living on land, yet cannot return to the sea!
In short, I'm off! I'm leaving this kid Jin in your hands!!!
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh turned and left, completely ignoring Doflamingo's increasingly unpleasant expression.
Doflamingo himself couldn't gain any advantage. Even though his lines were completely countered by fire, his enemy almost couldn't withstand a single move from the old man!
This is class!
Oh shit!
This was definitely a lesson that old man Rayleigh taught himself!
That old guy isn't old at all; he truly lives up to his reputation as a legend from the previous era, the closest he'll ever come to becoming the Pirate King!!!
Just as Doflamingo was thinking this, he suddenly saw Rayleigh, who was walking away, pause and then rub his lower back hard.
For a brief moment, Doflamingo was stunned, then burst into laughter.
Is that gesture just for his own benefit, you old devil!
He actually seemed to be quite considerate of his own feelings.
The act of rubbing his lower back subtly reminded him that even if he was strong, he was already old, and would the future still belong to young people like himself?
You've got a good thought, old Rayleigh!
Thinking of this, Doflamingo's pupils suddenly contracted, and his domineering Haki surged forth!
In an instant, the Wano Country samurai who were on guard nearby fell to the ground in droves!
While gathering Conqueror's Haki on his fingernails, Doflamingo spread his five fingers and lightly swept them through the air.
"Although I no longer hold the position of a parent on this ship, I have to admit that this long-lost feeling of being taken care of isn't bad at all!"
So, Ash!
Our war truly begins now!
And everything that just happened, swish swish swish!
That was just a warm-up, it was really getting me excited!
Raging Wave White Line!!!
Instantly, the land near Doflamingo transformed into a thick and surging sea of lines, which was then covered by a layer of Armament Haki!
At the same time, facing Doflamingo's Devil Fruit Awakening attack, King quickly flipped himself up and then vigorously flapped his wings.
"The Blade-Within Twin Emperors!!!"
With his shout, endless flames immediately poured out from between his wings, then collided completely with the Raging Wave White Line.
Boom!!!
Rumble rumble rumble!!!
Bang!
Ahhh!!!
Amidst the screams of countless samurai forced to watch, the vast Oden Castle was torn apart by a violent gust of wind in the blink of an eye!
Those who were not entitled to live in Oden Castle were the lowest-ranking commoners during the Kurozumi Orochi era.
Standing in the countryside, gazing into the distance at the collapse of the towering Oden Castle...
They always felt that something heavy had disappeared from their shoulders.
For them, if that Oden Castle was Oden's Oden Castle...
Back then, after becoming the daimyo of Kuri, Oden Kuri transformed this Lawless Zone into a paradise where no one would pick up lost items and doors were left unlocked at night.
But now, Oden has been dead for decades.
And Oden Castle without Oden...
It's true that disappearing would make the people feel much better!!!
As for Rayleigh...
As he walked through the sky, he couldn't help but rub his lower back.
Shakky, oh Shakky, has it been too long since you planned a war of this magnitude?
You've been so excited lately!
This old man... this old man...
I'm fine, but my back won't listen to me!
Why...
My back hurts...