Upon seeing Kaido appear, Sig immediately used "Battle Hypnosis" to momentarily distract Pawa...
And at this moment, he deliberately made his eyes flash with a scarlet light, so that someone who didn't know better... might think it was the power of the Vampire Fruit!
At the same time, Sig immediately withdrew from the battlefield, weaving through the shadows of trees, people, and zombies, and arrived at Yunlai and Kaido's side.
First, he ambushed Captain John, then Sig used Shape-Shifting —a technique inspired by Moria's "Shadow Warrior," where he swaps positions with his shadow—to unexpectedly approach Kaido...
Although Sig is no match for Kaido in close combat, at the moment their shadows intersected, Sig left behind a weakened version of "Fallen Shadow".
Kaido's Conqueror's Haki has already been able to be applied to physical attacks...
If it were the true Fallen Shadow Sequence 4 "Black Knight," interference could be attempted, but Sig's current counterfeit Fallen Shadow would be utterly unable to shake its will. Sig hadn't expected it to be that simple.
After Kaido attacked him, Sig retreated, but used the Shadow Power he had merged with in Kaido's shadow to activate the Awakening ability of the "Prison-Prison Fruit"!
Transforming external objects into instruments of torture, restricting the opponent's movements...
By combining Sig's shadow abilities, one can directly use the opponent's own shadow to apply the binding effect of the Awakening Prison-Prison Fruit!
After Kaido was entangled by his own shadow, his movements were somewhat restricted, since he would feel pain if he tried to break free by brute force.
However, Kaido thought for a moment and immediately changed his approach, using Conqueror's Haki to intimidate and instantly eliminate the "foreign object" from his shadow.
Sig knew he couldn't hold Kaido long; he was just using this as a surprise tactic to buy some time.
They then left, carrying the unconscious Moria and Yunlai, using the ability of "Hide in Shadow + Psychological Invisibility"...
Kaido is now approaching fifty, almost ten years older Moria, but Sig believes that his strength is still on the rise—after all, he is a war maniac who has always pursued the expansion of his power and his own strength, and is always actively preparing for war.
Furthermore, in terms of current fame, Kaido is on the same level as other powerful figures like Captain John, Ochoku, and Cloud. In the public's perception, he isn't ranked alongside Whitebeard or Big Mom...
Rather than facing a middle-aged master who might be on the rise, Sig would much rather face an old guy like Whitebeard who is beginning to decline.
After shaking off his shadow, Kaido revealed an annoyed expression and "walked" into the air step by step—not with techniques like Geppo, but with each step, a dark blue fiery cloud appeared beneath his feet, supporting him...
However, even though it was only for a fleeting moment, Sig had already vanished without a trace with Moria and Yunlai.
Kaido then sneered, transforming into a massive, deep blue dragon hundreds of meters long, each scale the size of a human, and hovering in the air...
The dragon that Kaido transformed into was clearly an Eastern dragon, or rather, a blue dragon, and its fruit was the "Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon Form".
If there truly were a dragon in this world with wings resembling a Western dragon, Sig would think it would be a "Lizard Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Dragon Form".
Although the Azure Dragon has no wings, it can still fly.
Sig observed from the shadows and discovered that he was flying by grasping the fiery cloud he had released with his dragon claws...
After transforming into dragon form, the enormous Kaido circled in the air a few times, and then... flew towards the port.
Sig realized that Kaido was planning to cut off everyone's escape route.
Yunlai led Sig to a "secret base" on the island—a place where the rest of the Crying Pirates were recuperating.
The Crying Pirates arrived here half a month earlier, but suffered a major defeat due to Pawa's reinforcements, and their ship was also damaged, so they had no choice but to stay here for the time being.
Yunlai discovered the Zombie Army attacking Captain John today, and that's why he took advantage of the chaos to strike again. But who would have thought... Kaido was lying in ambush here?
Upon arriving at a small hill, Yunlai struck a stone, which immediately moved aside, and the people inside welcomed Yunlai and Sig inside.
Because the door was too small, the unconscious Moria had some difficulty getting in. Sig grabbed his neck and pulled hard for a long time before finally getting him through the stone door with a "pop".
"Waaaaah, Boss John, you're finally back!"
"Slurp, slurp... I thought... Boss, you've already..."
"I can still fight! Damn it! Waaaaah..."
As soon as they entered, the three young pirates burst into tears in front of Yunlai. Moreover, the number "one", "two", and "three" on their Captain hats revealed that they were the three Captain of the Crying Pirates.
Sig could sense that the eldest was crying with excitement, the second was crying from fright, and the third was shedding tears of passion—just as rumored, all three Captain were prone to crying.
But that's not the point. The important thing is...
"Boss John?" Sig looked at Yunlai in surprise.
He was also called John?
Yunlai's expression darkened, and he said to Sig, "Let's come in and talk..."
Sig estimated that the Crying Pirates must have some kind of digging ability. This secret cave has already been dug into many "rooms," which doesn't seem like something that could be done in just a few days. Moreover, all three Captain do have a Devil aura about them.
Yunlai then led Sig to a private room.
Moria was entrusted to the care of the Crying Pirates by Sig, whose third Captain was the Ship Doctor...
After entering the room, Yunlai asked with a mixture of expectation and guilt, "You... went to Angel Island?"
"No..."
Before Yunlai express his disappointment and confusion, Sig continued, "It wasn't 'we,' it was 'me.' Moria and I were only temporarily cooperating. Near Angel Island, in the Shandorian's stronghold, I met your two daughters. Ritasha asked me to find her father, and for some reason, I agreed."
Because Yunlai's identity was questionable, Sig did not immediately reveal his identity or his connection to the Red-Hair Pirates.
Yunlai hearing this, Yunlai's wariness towards Sig lessened considerably, though he remained cautious about the vague answer. He then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I dragged you into this as well."
"So... who exactly are you?" Sig asked directly.
Upon Yunlai's expression was a mixture of resentment and inner conflict. After a slight pause, he replied, "Me? To Ritasha and Aisha, I am Yunlai... However... the title and body of 'Captain John' will never allow him to continue impersonating him!"