The vast battlefield of ruins fell into dead silence.
Everyone's expressions stiffened.
As they watched the scene before them, disbelief filled their faces.
If they had not seen it with their own eyes, who would have been willing to believe it was real?
"Joker—Joker actually died? Then who's going to avenge Jack?" Kaido of the Beasts roared.
The Conqueror's Haki dormant within him erupted in that instant like a raging tidal wave.
Feeling the violent aura rushing straight at him, Orochi's face turned ashen. He hurriedly urged, "Kaido, don't act rashly. First, find out where that guy came from. If you act impulsively, I'm afraid you'll bring trouble upon Wano Country!"
"Find out?" Kaido's furious gaze shifted as he roared in a deep voice, "Find out what? He killed my subordinate Jack. If I, Kaido, don't do something about it, who in these seas will respect me in the future?"
"King, spread the word. Whether it's the Skeleton Archfiend, the Sin of Arrogance, or the One-Punch Monster, anyone who dares lay a hand on the Beasts Pirates is declaring war on me."
"Contact Big News Morgans. I have something to say!"
His thunderous words echoed across the heavens.
After glancing at Orochi, whose face was full of desperate pleading, King still took out a Transponder Snail and handed it over.
In his eyes, as the foremost of the Three Calamities, if even he refused to obey Kaido's orders, it would be even harder to command respect once word got out.
"Big news—this is truly big news! The outcome has already been decided."
Above the ruins of King's Plateau, Big News Morgans flapped his wings and held up the Transponder Snail, taking the lead in breaking the silence and jolting the stunned crowd awake.
"In the Devil Fruit tournament organized by