Ink Tide Island's sky had been dark for half a day.
Thunderclouds pressed down upon the sea, and black tides churned.
At last, a massive Azure Dragon wreathed in black flames burst miserably out of the thunderclouds, with streaks of purple-black lightning chasing after it.
Boom!
Boom boom boom—!
The Azure Dragon was struck by lightning for several nautical miles, its scales charred black and its Flame Clouds shattered as it howled in agony.
Roar—!!!
"Rock!!!"
"I'll remember this!!!"
Beside him, a Pteranodon desperately shielded him, its flaming wings blocking the residual lightning several times and nearly getting blasted into the sea alongside him.
Moments earlier.
After Rock and Bullet joined forces to blast Kaido deep into the island, he had relied on the terrifying recovery of his awakened Mythical Zoan to claw his way out of the ruins.
Chunks of black rock rolled off his body, while smoke still rose from the caved-in portion of his chest.
The dragon scales across his shoulders and back had split apart, blood streaming down amid blackened burns.
But the instant he crawled out, he saw Rock standing before him.
Rock stood atop the shattered ground.
His justice cape was torn, and he too was covered in blood, yet purple-black lightning still coiled around his body.
Elsewhere.
Bullet flexed his fists, his knuckles cracking sharply.
The Multiplication power of the More-More Fruit still surged wildly through his body, his Haki boiling like a demon that had just broken free of its chains.
"Kaido."
Rock's voice was quiet.
"Didn't you want to fight?"
"Then we'll fight until you die."
Kaido bared his teeth in a wild laugh.
"Worororo!"
"Fine!"
"That's exactly what I've been waiting for!"
But laugh as he might.
Once the fight truly began, Kaido quickly realized something was wrong.
This