Kaido: This Thing Looks Familiar

Hearing Lin Ye's words, King's face beneath his mask darkened even further.

The pain of having his wings severed, the rage in his heart, and the humiliation of being toyed with twisted his features.

King ripped off his mask and hood, rose to his feet, and glared at Lin Ye with bloodshot eyes.

"You think I'm no match for you just because I can't fly?"

Hearing King say that, Lin Ye halted mid-step and raised an eyebrow at the figure whose body was once again wreathed in flames.

"Then show me what you've got. Moria and Kaido probably haven't run into each other yet, so we still have some time."

Lin Ye spoke with a smile, without any killing intent or threat in his words.

But King's pupils constricted at those words.

"Moria? You're Gecko Moria's subordinate? No, how can someone like you be this strong?"

King's constricted pupils abruptly widened as he stared at Lin Ye in horror.

If this guy was a member of Moria's crew and was already this strong, then just how strong was Gecko Moria?

Could Kaido really defeat Gecko Moria?

Lin Ye had not expected what King was thinking.

"More or less. I've been on Moria's ship for a year, so calling me his crewman wouldn't be wrong."

Lin Ye nodded.

The fighting spirit on King's body vanished in an instant.

No. This information had to be reported to Kaido as soon as possible.

Moria's group could not be underestimated.

As King thought this, Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted from afar.

"It's Kaido's Haki!"

Sensing that Haki, King abruptly turned toward its source.

It had erupted from there.

Ringo.

Lin Ye naturally sensed the burst of Haki as well and lifted his eyes toward that direction.

Looks like there's no need to ask for directions.

"You bastard..."

King turned back again, the fighting spirit around him surging anew.

King did not know how strong Moria was, but he had just experienced firsthand how strong the man before him was.

He absolutely could not let him pass.

If he did, it would definitely put Kaido at a disadvantage in his battle.

If Moria was even stronger than this man, Kaido would likely have to go all out to deal with him.

Lin Ye withdrew his gaze and looked at King, whose fighting spirit had returned.

There was no time. He had to get there quickly.

Otherwise, he would miss this grand show.

If he arrived too late, those people fighting would have died for nothing.

With that thought, Lin Ye gripped his sword in both hands, his gaze locking onto King.

"You're not weak. If you hadn't met me today, you would have become a major figure someday. But today, you die here."

King's expression turned grave. He too gripped his sword in both hands, Armament Haki coating its massive blade as flames from his body poured into it.

The flames roared, turning the great blade in his hands crimson.

Dripping flames fell to the ground and melted it.

"Imperial Flame Dragon!"

King pulled his sword back with both hands, then shot forward and unleashed the attack he had been charging.

The Flying Slash transformed into a blazing dragon and flew toward Lin Ye, reaching him in the blink of an eye.

Lin Ye stomped forward with his right foot. Black lightning erupted from the Black Blade in his two-handed grip as he met the incoming fire dragon head-on with a slash imbued with Two Types of Haki.

"Divine Departure!"

Boom!

The two slashes collided with a thunderous explosion.

The enormous fire dragon was cleaved in two. The force of the slash did not diminish in the slightest as it flew toward King, who had unleashed the fire dragon.

King's eyes filled with horror as he desperately tried to move his body aside.

But that attack had been his full strength.

After unleashing it, he had no time to withdraw his power or make any other response.

The slash fell.

Boom!

King's body was sent flying directly away, toward Ringo.

Lin Ye had not held back with that attack.

King's body streaked across the sky, leaving an afterimage behind.

The ground beneath Lin Ye's feet exploded. Amid continuous sonic booms, Lin Ye pursued the flying King toward the battlefield at Ringo.

Ringo.

The two Giant-like figures faced each other, one holding a spiked club and the other a great sword.

Behind them, weapon-wielding pirates stared at their opponents with cruel, fanatical eyes.

Conqueror's Haki surged from his body as Kaido stared at Moria, who stood not far away.

"You bastard, you actually dared to come!"

Kaido's eyes were bloodshot, and his body reeked of alcohol.

"Hey hee hee hee! Kaido, I've crossed the Grand Line. How long have you been hiding away in Wano Country?"

Moria threw back his head and burst into wild laughter, then swung his great sword down at Kaido's head.

"Men! Kill them all!"

As Moria swung his sword, he laughed and shouted in a shrill voice.

Kaido raised his spiked club to block the descending blade and threw back his head in laughter as well.

"Kill them all!"

At the orders of their captains, the two pirate crews crashed into each other.

The sounds of clashing weapons and screams immediately filled the air.

The spiked club and great sword, both coated in Armament Haki, struck each other with an ear-piercing crash between the two Giant-like figures.

There was never any hesitation in slaughter.

When pirates of this era clashed, it was either kill or be killed.

Their massive bodies moved at astonishing speed.

Moria, who had not yet become a fat shut-in and was in his prime, was indeed no weakling.

At the very least, while Kaido was not going all out, he did not fall behind.

Their battle affected quite a few pirates.

Boom!

The spiked club crashed down onto Moria's head.

Then Moria's enormous body exploded outright.

A great sword coated in Armament Haki emerged from the shadow behind Kaido.

Bang!

The blade struck Kaido's back, only to be blocked by the Armament Haki covering it.

Kaido staggered several steps forward before abruptly turning to look at Moria, who had emerged from the shadows.

"A Devil Fruit user!"

Kaido narrowed his eyes as he examined Moria.

Though he had not hurt Kaido, Moria was clearly quite pleased with himself.

"Hey hee hee hee! The Shadow-Shadow Fruit. As long as there are shadows, I'm invincible."

Moria cackled as his figure merged into the shadows once more.

Using the shadows of the countless pirates on the battlefield to move, he reappeared before Kaido.

Kaido let out a cold laugh.

"Interesting. Then die. Thunder Bagua!"

Boom!

Seeing the spiked club swinging toward him, Moria raised his sword to block it just as he had before.

But when the sword collided with the spiked club, he realized that this attack was different.

Black lightning burst forth.

Moria's arms went limp as he held his sword with both hands, and he could only watch as Kaido's spiked club reached his face.

Boom!

Moria was struck squarely in the face by the club, his massive body sent flying out of the battlefield.

Kaido burst into laughter as Conqueror's Haki erupted from his body, and the battlefield instantly grew much quieter.

A large number of pirates rolled their eyes back and collapsed unconscious.

Kaido, with Conqueror's Haki surging around him, raised a foot and walked toward Moria. Then, from the corner of his eye, he spotted a black dot flying toward him from afar, hurtling straight down in his direction.

Kaido narrowed his eyes and was about to swing his club when he realized that the black dot seemed strangely familiar.

This thing looked like he had seen it somewhere before.