Buggy VS Kaido (Part 1)

It has been raining for several days, turning from a light drizzle into a downpour. Wano Country has four seasons, and every time the seasons change, there is a lot of rain to nourish the land. Fortunately, it is currently the rainy season.

The battlefield was covered in mud and swollen water; when you stepped into it, the water was almost up to your knees. Genji and Kozuki were well aware that in such weather, the army had no morale or fighting power whatsoever, so they wisely chose to temporarily cease hostilities.

It's now the third day, and the heavy rain shows no sign of stopping or lessening; it pounds against the tent with a constant "patter, patter, patter" sound...

No, if you listen carefully, you can hear soldiers shouting in between.

"What's going on!" Kozuki Oden, inside the tent, looked up in surprise. "The Genji... would they really choose to attack in this kind of weather!"

"There's only one person. This shouldn't be the army..." After Buggy's Observation Haki dissipated, he sensed the abnormality outside even more clearly amidst the sound of rain. He walked out of the tent, saying as he went, "Kozuki, notify the army to prepare for a retreat. I'll handle the situation from here on out... If I'm not mistaken, he's here."

Kozuki Oden paused slightly, and a name involuntarily escaped his lips, "Kaido!"

In Kozuki's camp, Kaido, like a demon god, charged in alone. In just a few moments, he slaughtered hundreds of soldiers and razed the surrounding tents to the ground. His face remained as cold as ever. "Bring out Kozuki Oden!"

"Kill!!" Three officers wielding spears shouted as they thrust them toward Kaido's back.

The spear tip pierced Kaido's back, but it was as if it had struck the toughest armor, unable to penetrate even an inch.

"How could this be..." The three stared in horror at Kaido as he turned around, watching helplessly as the latter stretched out his large hand and easily crushed the three spears made of high-quality iron. Their hearts turned ice-cold.

"Overestimating yourselves." Kaido glanced coldly at the three of them, and in an instant, his indestructible fist blasted the three heads into red and white shards, and the three corpses fell to the ground.

Without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and threw another punch!

The dense raindrops were whipped up by the chaotic gusts of wind generated by the collision, and blown in all directions. The powerful airflow created an invisible barrier around the area, preventing any raindrops from getting in.

Snort!

Kaido exhaled two puffs of white breath, and his over nine-meter-tall body was forced back three meters by the punch he received!

"Who are you?"

Kaido looked at Buggy, who had been blasted back more than eight meters, with a puzzled expression. He hadn't expected that, apart from a few people he remembered, this seemingly tiny guy could withstand his punch.

Buggy flexed his right hand, which was still aching from the impact. Even with Armament Haki covering it, he couldn't withstand Kaido's terrifying punch. He looked at Kaido and calmly replied, "My name is Buggy, and I currently hold the title of Shichibukai."

"Buggy... Buggy..."

After muttering twice, Kaido's usually indifferent expression changed. "Oh... that bastard who made a big splash at Marineford War, I know you."

Buggy said, "That's for the best, it saves me the trouble of introducing myself."

"I have no interest in wasting my breath on you. Tell Kozuki Oden to come out; I need to see him."

"But I'm interested in you... You should know that Jack had his ship capsized and Queen was defeated, all of which I did. As the leader, you shouldn't be indifferent, right?" Buggy smiled.

"I originally thought it was just some third-rate pirate opportunism playing house..." Kaido's expression darkened slightly. "Since you've done all this, then you'll die today too."

Can you do it?

Buggy spoke as he backed to the right.

As expected, Kaido, enraged by Buggy, shifted his attack target to the latter and gave chase.

Seeing this, Buggy didn't hesitate and ran at full speed. If he were facing an opponent who was simply skilled and strong, he might not need to go through all this trouble. He could have used the water on the ground and his Devil Fruit ability to create a muddy terrain that would trap the opponent's legs, then used the nets thrown by the soldiers to control the opponent's body and launch various attacks.

Unfortunately, the enemy was Kaido. Such tactics were child's play for him. His brute strength could easily absorb all the damage and wipe out all the surrounding soldiers. As the World's Strongest Creature, he could be so unreasonable.

Therefore, Buggy needs to lure Kaido out of the battle to prevent the aftermath of the battle from accidentally injuring Kozuki Army soldiers and disrupting the formation. Otherwise, the morale of the army may collapse, giving the Genji Army an opportunity to attack and launch a counterattack.

The two were in a chase, and just as Buggy was about to leave the position, Kaido 'Buggy speed suddenly increased dramatically, so fast that even Buggy didn't expect it and was sent flying by a powerful punch!

His body hurtled forward like a cannonball, his blood and qi surging as he flew over a hundred meters before the force applied to him subsided.

He tumbled through the air, about to land, when Kaido reappeared beside him as if by teleportation, his enormous hand pressing down as if to crush his body into dust!

Boom!

The palm struck the ground, and the enormous sound carried even louder through the accumulated water, causing the surrounding area to shake violently as if an earthquake had struck!

"Um?"

The instant he realized something was wrong, Kaido flipped over and slammed his fist straight down towards the sky.

The collision of forces generated a tangible shockwave that spread out in a circular pattern in all directions!

Buggy's offensive didn't stop. He seized the opportunity to kick out a whip kick wrapped in Armament Haki, which struck Kaido's cheek in the blink of Lightning Flash eye!

His Haki whip kick, capable of shattering a steel plate over ten meters thick, only slightly dented Kaido's cheek, and his body remained completely still as he reached out to grab Buggy's leg.

In an instant, Buggy's entire body split into tiny fleshy particles, which then reassembled into a physical form in a safe location.

He stared at Kaido, feeling the overwhelming pressure emanating from him... This man truly deserved to be called the World's Strongest Creature.

Kaido touched his cheek, then opened his clothes to reveal his muscular physique. The dragon-scale-like tattoos on his left arm exuded an intangible, domineering power. If nothing unexpected happened, this should be the mutation resulting from the fusion of the [Uranus Gene].

Kaido chuckled coldly, "You're much more interesting than those Supernovas, Buggy, aren't you... Now I'm getting serious!"

"People often say that, in heaven and on earth, the strongest in a one-on-one fight is Kaido."

Buggy's aura was in no way weaker, "However, starting today, I will take the title of strongest in one-on-one combat from your hands!"