"Stinking woman, give up. You're far too weak!"
"You want to kill me? You're a hundred years too early!"
Kaido kept mocking Chloe for overestimating herself. Though Chloe's expression remained calm, a silent, terrifying aura began spreading around her.
"Shut up!"
Dawn manipulated the atmosphere again, creating a near-vacuum prison around Kaido's head. This made Kaido feel even worse.
Suffocation could not kill him, but it undoubtedly affected him. And Chloe's invasion required him to remain conscious in order to resist it.
As his consciousness repeatedly drifted between sleep and wakefulness, Kaido grew increasingly irritable with the passage of time.
And clearly, Kaido had no idea how terrifying a woman could become when she was truly ruthless. Chloe stubbornly battled him head-on, and before long, an entire day had passed.
Dawn had long prepared for this, having Ouroboros keep a "Healing Aura" active to replenish Chloe's stamina.
Meanwhile, Zephyr and the others did not remain idle. With the mindset that every bit of exhaustion counted, they took turns relentlessly pounding Kaido.
They had completely turned Kaido into a punching bag.
Emmm...
Not just anyone got to eat, sleep, and beat up one of the Four Emperors. Everyone here got a taste of the treatment usually reserved for an overpowered protagonist.
After battering Kaido all night, they had beaten him until he kept vomiting blood. But because they had to consider the Fortress Space, it was only meant to wear him down.
"Then let's begin the second phase."
Dawn stood before Kaido again and smiled. "You really are difficult to deal with, and difficult to kill. But I hope your soul is as sturdy as your body."
As he spoke, Dawn released the vacuum prison around Kaido's head and reached out with his right hand.
"I've actually wanted to try this."