The truth proved that incompetent teammates were always harder to deal with than formidable enemies.
Even Ron probably had not expected that what he had coaxed out of Kurozumi Orochi would happen to connect with Kaido's own suspicions. The one who had exposed this base's location was not Oric at all, but Kurozumi Orochi.
But...
What did it matter now?
Listening to the sounds of battle coming from the other end, Kaido set down the Den Den Mushi with a grim expression, utterly ignoring the desperate cries for help.
Then...
Rumble!!!
An incomparably powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted. The sea instantly exploded into hundred-meter waves as though tons of explosives had been detonated beneath it.
The massive ships swayed from side to side amid the tsunami, and heaven and earth changed color.
Countless pirates collapsed to the ground, struggling to breathe. Terror filled their eyes as they looked toward the cabin in bafflement.
"K-Kaido-sama?"
This Conqueror's Haki was not a simple outburst of frustration. It encompassed all of them, annihilating everything!
Crack... crack...
Heavy footsteps pounded against every heart like war drums. A towering figure, godlike and demonic, stepped out of the cabin one stride at a time. Looking at the pirates sprawled across the deck, Kaido's expression was icy.
"Go. You're free."
"..."
The pirates' eyes widened in shock as they stared at him, unable to comprehend what they had heard.
The deck was silent enough to hear a pin drop. The pirates did not move, doubting everything they had heard.
Kaido acted as though he did not see them and continued.
"Do whatever you want—rob, plunder, wage war against the Marines, or retire into the mountains. I don't care!"
"From today onward, the Beasts Pirates are disbanded!!"
Rumble!
One stone stirred a thousand waves. Towering waves lashed