With Kaido's roar, his enormous dragon-man form crashed down on Gawain like a meteorite!
Looking at the spiked club that descended from the sky, shrouded in endless Armament Haki, Hassaikai.
Gawain frowned and had no choice but to pick up his knife!
Of course, he wouldn't use Shusui, and he's already explained why!
So he drew his Rokumei Kotetsu, then raised the blade with both hands and used all his strength to slash upwards!
Clang!!!
Click click!!!
As the blades clashed, the piercing metallic scraping sound filled Gawain's ears, causing him to clench his teeth involuntarily.
Kaido's downward slash, carrying the force of a towering attack, was so powerful that Gawain could hardly withstand it!
After holding on for a moment, Gawain gently turned his shoulder to the side, releasing much of the pressure he was applying to the knife!
As a result, Kaido's spiked club fell diagonally to the ground, and Gawain took the opportunity to kick out with his right leg. A flying kick surrounded by lightning, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki accurately struck Kaido's chest!
In the past, Kaido wouldn't have cared much about attacks like this one.
Although this attack is far more powerful than Luffy's non- Nika form, it is clearly still within Kaido's tolerance range.
But now...
Thinking of the wound on his chest inflicted by Mihawk, Kaido genuinely wanted to dodge Gawain's kick.
He was not afraid of the pain from being kicked in the wound.
Instead...
He must cherish his current Armament Haki and physical strength as much as possible in order to try and live as long as possible!!!
But...
Even though Kaido's Observation Haki was already at its maximum.
Even though Kaido clearly sensed Gawain's attack trajectory.
Even with all those "evens, "Kaido's body simply couldn't keep up with his Observation Haki!
Gawain's incredible speed, derived from the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, truly gave him an unimaginable advantage after he reached the monster level!
One step ahead, and you'll be ahead every step of the way!
Most monsters may be able to sense the presence of a speedster, but not everyone's body can keep up with the speedster's all-out movements!
So far, the only one known to rival Gawain in speed Kizaru, and the only known individual capable of keeping up with Kizaru's speed and gaining lead time to wait for him to strike...
There's only one Red-Haired Shanks who appeared in a theatrical film.
The key issue is that Shanks and Kizaru only exchanged one move in the movie; Shanks certainly didn't use his full strength, and Kizaru was just playing around.
It's impossible to compare who is faster between two people who aren't taking it seriously at all.
Some might say that Kizaru is definitely faster because Borsalino is light.
Red-Haired Shanks most likely used his Observation Haki to predict Kizaru's movements and landing points in advance, which is why he was able to intercept Kizaru's actions in time!
But...
There is another issue here, which is...
Why can't Shanks eat Devil Fruit?
If he ate a Devil Fruit with abilities like teleportation, wouldn't it be easy to understand why he'd be faster than Kizaru?
This could even explain why Red-Haired Shanks had his arm bitten off by the Lord of the Coast.
If Red-Haired Shanks is Devil Fruit User, then it would be easy to understand why he would lose his arm after falling into the sea and being bitten off by a weak Sea King from the East Blue, right?
As for Red-Haired Shanks' claim of inheriting Roger's tradition...
This refers to the Roger Pirates' tradition of not eating Devil Fruit...
This tradition can also be explained!
What if Red-Haired Shanks, after learning the story behind the Nika Fruit, genuinely felt regret for Roger's life?
What if he stole the Nika Fruit from Fuzman's guards so that he could eat it in his own time?
After all, this is the only way to truly inherit Roger's dream!
To complete the great task that Roger was unable to accomplish because he missed the opportunity presented by the times!
However, since they hadn't found the Nika Fruit, Shanks ate another incredibly powerful Devil Fruit instead, such as the Paramecia Instant Transmission Devil Fruit.
Shortly after Shanks ate the Devil Fruit, the Nika Fruit suddenly appeared on the sea. Wouldn't this be a perfect opportunity for Shanks to experience the dramatic nature of the Nika Fruit?
As for why Luffy ate the Nika Fruit?
As the Five Elders have said, that Devil Fruit has its own consciousness and destiny, and it always manages to escape from the hands of those it doesn't like due to various coincidences!
What if Shanks, upon returning to the East Blue that Luffy, had hesitated about whether to seek the ability to eat a second Devil Fruit and then consume the Nika Fruit, only to have Devil Fruit inexplicably eat it instead?
Shanks himself is Celestial Dragon, so given his status, he naturally knows the properties of the Nika Fruit. Therefore, it's because Luffy ate the Nika Fruit that Luffy became the torch he ignited.
Otherwise, would anyone really believe that Shanks deliberately sought out a six-year-old to give him the Nika Fruit, and that a six-year-old could change the world?
Unless Shanks had seen Luffy in his Nika form, who had traveled from the future to the past, in a past era.
Otherwise, Shanks would never have done something so irrational!
In short...
Having set aside all the issues surrounding Shanks, Gawain also determined the most important standard for measuring strength among monsters.
This standard is the limit!
It's not the limit of a monster, but the limit of a certain aspect of a monster.
Whether it's the ultimate in speed, the ultimate in strength, or the ultimate in physical strength.
Anyone who reaches the pinnacle in a certain area will always surpass ordinary monsters like Gion, becoming an enemy that ordinary monsters cannot defeat.
Kaido is clearly the pinnacle of physical strength, Big Mom the pinnacle of defense, Whitebeard the pinnacle of destructive power, Red-Haired Shanks... who knows, he might truly surpass Kizaru in terms of speed?
Of course, a more likely explanation is that Red-Haired Shanks represents the pinnacle of Conqueror's Haki, Roger represents the pinnacle of Observation Haki, and Garp represents the pinnacle of Armament Haki!
This statement sounds more accurate and better illustrates the difference in strength between the monsters.
Those who reach the pinnacle in a certain area are indeed stronger than most ordinary monsters!
After Whitebeard's death, Akainu became the epitome of destructive power. As a being of the same calamity-generating nature, he clearly inherited Whitebeard's past strength and position in terms of definition.
After Roger's death, he may have become someone with the ultimate Observation Haki, transforming into the blind man with a fierce heart.
Mihawk represents the pinnacle of swordsmanship. Just by looking at the proportion of swordsmanship in Pirate King, it's clear that Mihawk's ultimate approach is definitely one of the more advanced approaches.
As for Blackbeard, it's clear that he represents the pinnacle of Devil Fruit abilities!
So far, only Blackbeard has been able to eat two Devil Fruits!
And then Luffy in his Nika form. If we're talking about what made him one of the new Four Emperors, then it's clear that he's the pinnacle of Zoan Devil Fruit!
As the host of the Zoan Human-Human Fruit the Sun God Nika form, no one among the Zoan can surpass him!
Before Gawain appeared, Kizaru was clearly the ultimate speedster.
As for now...
Gawain delivered a powerful kick to Kaido's chest, sending Kaido flying hundreds of meters away and causing him to cough up far more than three liters of Gawain.
It has clearly already possessed a certain foundation that surpasses that of a monster!
Furthermore, considering Gawain's domineering Haki as the world's number one, even far surpassing that of Red-Haired Shanks, he was truly formidable.
Gawain now possesses two qualities that qualify him to stand at the highest level!
Although his speed cannot reach its best effect because his Observation Haki is not yet fully developed.
Although he hasn't mastered Conqueror's Haki to the point of complete control, it doesn't yet allow him to crush other monsters.
But there is no doubt that after possessing the talent and potential of countless subordinates.
Gawain was certain that sooner or later he would stand at the top of the world as a hexagonal warrior!
But daydreaming about the future is pointless; Gawain still has to get past Kaido first!
Although Kaido injured, the more he is injured, the more he resembles a trapped beast!
A dying beast is the most dangerous, let alone a dying Shenron?
Kaido was only kicked away for a moment before he immediately got back up.
"Pooh!"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Kaido swung his spiked club at Gawain from afar.
"Thunder Arrow!"
A column of air surged toward Gawain, but was ultimately stopped firmly by Gawain's Rokumei Kotetsu.
But the Thunder Arrow was just the beginning. What followed was as if Kaido was unleashing a chaotic yet rhythmic hammer technique, wildly swinging his spiked club.
One after another, Thunder Arrow swept towards Gawain, filling the sky.
No!
That's not all!
Rather than saying that the Thunder Arrow was rushing towards Gawain, it would be more accurate to say that the Thunder Arrow had already quietly enveloped every direction around Kaido's body!
That's right!
At this moment, Kaido was like a hedgehog, surrounded by flying Thunder Arrow, and amidst the force of those Thunder Arrow were many King Kong Arrows!
As everyone knows, Kaido is called the Guardian King of Wano Country!
It was because Kaido used the Ming Dynasty techniques in his battles against powerful opponents.
The Great Vajra Raimei Hakke corresponds to the Yamantaka.
Kundali Rangjun corresponds to Kundali.
Trailokyavijaya term "Three Realms -san-sū-yū" corresponds to "Kōsai-san-sū-myōō".
King Kong -Dapora corresponds to Vajrayaksha!
He watched as the King Kong -Daggers surged toward him relentlessly.
Gawain held the knife in both hands and pondered for a moment, then sheathed the long sword back at his waist.
A moment later, he clenched his fist and forcefully charged into the turbulent air column created by King Kong Di.
After dodging for a long time with his Superman Observation Haki, Gawain finally managed to touch Kaido's body. From that moment on, the two abandoned their fancy tricks and instead clashed repeatedly, using their fists and Haki to thoroughly test their limits!
One punch!
Two punches!
Countless punches!
In the eyes of the officers on the Dark Bird Ship who were constantly taking turns to rest...
In the eyes of Red-Haired Shanks and his crew, who were also engaged in battle, as well as Luffy and a host of other young people.
Kaido and Gawain fought from around 8:40 in the morning until around 11:20, which was close to noon!
On the gunwale of the Dark Bird Ship, Luffy and Lucky Roux stood together, gazing at the incredibly exciting Wano Country from afar!
In the eastern part of Wano Country, there is the battle between Gion and Big Mom.
In the western part of Wano Country, Mihawk and Mihawk are engaged in battle.
In the southern part of Wano Country, Rayleigh and Beckman are engaged in battle.
In the northern part of Wano Country, it's a battle between Issho and the rest of the Red-Haired Pirates!
Right in the middle of these four directions lies the central area that encompasses Flower Capital and Onigashima.
The battle between Gawain and Kaido is intensifying!
Luffy clearly saw that all the metal contained in the land of Wano Country was now floating to the center of the island, gradually forming the shape of an inverted bell!
Looking at the giant metal bell that blocked out the sunlight, Kaido's eyes grew increasingly agitated, and the blood flowing from his mouth and nose began to gush out even more profusely!
Facing Kaido in such a state, with his upper clothes already torn and several bruises on his body, Gawain dodged Kaido's attack and made a gesture of hugging the air from afar!
As he made this move, the enormous metal bell that rapidly formed in the sky crashed down on Kaido!
In that instant, all of Gawain's remaining Armament Haki, mixed with his Haki, enveloped every corner of the giant metal bell's surface.
Seeing the giant bell crashing down on him, Kaido angrily charged at Gawain, forcefully breaking through the barrier of countless metal chains and tightly embracing Gawain's body!
With all his might, Kaido tightened his grip on Gawain's waist, then roared at him while spitting Gawain.
"If I were in a better state, and given three days at most, I could beat you to death!"
However, there are no "what ifs" in the world. It's just a pity that Lao Tzu occupied Wano Country for too short a time, not enough to develop more weapons related to Seastone.
Haha, this is fucking... pfft... this must be fate!
At this point, Kaido revealed a carefree smile, his face covered in blood.
Laughing loudly, he raised his head and rammed it hard into Gawain!
Just as Kaido rammed into Gawain's head, Gawain also rammed into Kaido with equal force!
With a loud bang, Kaido and Gawain were both stunned for a few seconds.
In those few seconds, the giant metal bell crashed down, completely engulfing Kaido and Gawain!
Looking at the surrounding darkness, Kaido spat out a mouthful of blood and let out a cold laugh.
"Is this the coffin you prepared for us?!"
"It's for you, not for us."
Gawain responded coldly, then couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. After spitting out the blood, his body scattered into lightning, smashed into the metal bell through the air, and instantly appeared outside the bell.
And the instant Gawain's figure reappeared in the high sky.
It seems that all the monsters in Wano Country sensed this historic moment!
Gawain stretched out his body with incredible speed, and then rapidly expanded into a thunder giant nearly two thousand meters tall!
Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki instantly spread across Thunder's entire body, dyeing the azure and even purplish-blue Thunder Giant into a pure black and gold color!
In the next instant, the giant Gawain raised his hands high and then clenched them tightly.
He swung his enormous, thunderous arm and slammed it down on the gigantic metal clock that was holding Kaido!
Inside the clock, sensing the presence of the outside world, Kaido opened his arms and roared.
"I will absolutely not fall at this moment, because I belong to the future, I am the future!!!"
At this point, Kaido's body rapidly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, he was about to transform back into a scarred Azure Dragon.
But just before Kaido had fully transformed...
Boom!!!
The giant Gawain's hands finally slammed down on the giant bell!
A brief pause...
At this moment, even time seemed to stand still...
And the next moment...
Buzzing!!!
The dull bell tolled loudly, quickly spreading throughout the entire island. Even the Sea King in the waters near Wano Country were stunned by the immense shockwave and floated up from the sea.
As for the land surrounding the metal clock...
Those lands were as if they had never existed!
They didn't even make a ripple; instead, they simply vanished into thin air like ashes!
Right now...
Gawain's giant body slowly dissipated...
As his body disintegrated, he let out a long breath and then said softly.
"Let's call this move... Eastern Emperor."