"Waaah—!!"
"It's burning! Aaaagh!!"
A series of heart-wrenching screams echoed across the island.
A blast of Bolo Breath from the Azure Dragon tore a gaping hole in one corner of the giant skull-shaped rock that Pizarro had transformed into. The edges of the hole glowed red-hot.
Inside a stone chamber within the skull, a statue resembling Pizarro, connected to the ground, had also been blasted apart at one corner. It wailed loudly, its face contorted in agony.
The Island-Island Fruit allowed him to merge with the entire island. While controlling the island gave him immense power, it also came with an obvious drawback: any damage to his transformed body was transferred to his real one.
From what he knew, that Azure Dragon was undoubtedly Kaido's spirit. Against an opponent of such overwhelming strength, his ability would be difficult to use—instead, it would only expose his greatest weakness to the enemy.
"Damn it! Damn it!!"
"Why?! Why do I have to face an opponent like this? Straw Hat Crew! What the hell are you trying to do?!"
Pizarro's eyes nearly bulged from their sockets as he glared down and roared through his rocky skull.
"Gomu Gomu Whip!!"
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Luffy stretched his leg and whipped it across, knocking aside more than a dozen pirates charging at him. He looked up at the enormous skull and shouted:
"Hey! You rock-headed bastard, hand Hancock over!"
"Hancock? I see."
Pizarro froze for a moment. Once he understood, he glared furiously at Luffy.
"Are you crazy?! You're going to start a war over one pirate? Besides, she isn't even here, you idiot!"
Take it up with the one responsible! Teach captured Hancock, so why are you attacking me?!
"Shut up! She's in your hands, isn't she? If you don't let her go, we'll tear