Ares's response excited Kaido. His ferocious face grew even more terrifying as he roared:
"Big Brother Ares, go ahead and fight that guy without worry!"
"I'll take care of things here!!"
Kaido withdrew his gaze, and the gentleness in his eyes turned savage and fierce.
He snarled:
"Vice Admiral Zephyr of the Marines, huh?!"
"Today, I'll make you remember my name. The one who kills you is—Kaido!!"
Kaido strode forward and charged straight at Zephyr like a maddened beast. The distance of more than ten meters was only two or three steps to him.
The bulging muscles in his arms were as black and hard as steel. Several fists were clenched and swung out.
Where the fists landed, the air rippled outward like the surface of water.
Anyone could tell with their naked eyes that those fists contained overwhelming, surging power!
"Arm Strengthening!"
Zephyr drew a deep breath. His arm instantly swelled and thickened to twice its original size, and his entire forearm was hardened with Armament Haki in an instant!
"Armament—Impact!"
With a thunderous shout, the veins on his neck and face bulged as he threw both fists forward, moving so quickly that they formed a blur of afterimages.
Waves of forceful wind erupted.
Bang—
Bang—
Bang—
Every collision of their fists produced an extremely heavy sound.
Through the direct clashes, Zephyr also felt the explosive and boundless force contained in Kaido's punches!
Cracks spread across the ground beneath their feet like a spiderweb.
As their fists collided, the cracks multiplied and widened.
They exchanged dozens of blows.
Yet neither side gained the upper hand.
Kaido laughed excitedly. "Rorororo... What an exhilarating fight!"
"Awesome!!"
At last, he had escaped the kind of battle where he was either toyed with or completely crushed.
Feeling the boundless, surging strength within his