I Call You the Strongest, And Also...

Bang bang bang bang...

Black shadows whirled through the air as thousands of black Hollows surged forward. Kaido wore a savage grin, swinging his iron club again and again, sending frenzied lightning serpents scattering in every direction.

With every swing, a Menos Grande exploded from within. In mere moments, over a hundred Menos Grandes had been reduced to mangled flesh and shattered corpses.

"Amazing! Lord Kaido truly is the strongest creature in the world—the strongest Emperor of the Sea!"

"Lord Kaido, tear that bastard who destroyed Onigashima to pieces! We'll love and respect you forever!"

"Well? See that? The trash under your command is worthless before Lord Kaido..."

Watching from afar, the Beasts Pirates began showering Kaido with praise while shouting provocations at Hanazuki in the distance, looking utterly imposing.

However, King's expression changed drastically, and his voice carried an intense urgency.

"Lord Kaido, look!"

Before his words had even faded, the shattered Menos Grandes turned into shadows under everyone's watchful eyes. Moments later, they restored themselves to their former massive bodies.

At that moment, the Beasts Pirates who had been shouting from afar froze in place, their arrogant laughter cutting off abruptly.

"W-What kind of joke is this? Those guys were smashed to pieces, yet they can actually revive? Are they even living creatures?"

"Hey, hey, hey... don't you feel like their auras have changed?"

"Don't joke around. Reviving after death is already absurd enough. How could there possibly be... even stronger ones!"

In the blink of an eye, another astonishing change took place. The Hollows, which had already resembled animals, transformed into all manner of bizarre and varied Zoan-type ability users.

"Ability... users?!"

"No way. Two thousand ability users? Are you sure this isn't an army of ability users?"

"If they're all ability users, aren't we in deep