Werther struggled to his feet. His hands were almost numb from the shock.
"Phew, phew..."
After catching his breath, Werther looked toward Kaido in the distance.
Kaido's face was twisted into a snarl, black markings covering it.
Seeing Kaido like this, Werther suddenly thought of Luffy in Gear Fourth.
Similar markings appeared on Luffy when he entered Gear Fourth, though Kaido's appeared only on his face.
And while Gear Fourth gave Luffy greater elasticity, it gave Kaido strength—overwhelming strength.
Werther had wondered why Doffy feared Kaido so much, given the strength Kaido had shown before.
Now he saw that Kaido hadn't been fighting at full power.
"So he's finally using it. I wonder if the Thunder Swordsman can keep fighting Kaido now."
Watching Kaido from afar, Sengoku remembered the time they had surrounded him and he had suddenly entered this state.
Kaido had stormed Marine Headquarters alone. At the time, three top fighters had been stationed there: Kizaru, Aokiji, and Sengoku himself.
At first, the three of them had beaten Kaido so badly he could barely fight back. Then, without warning, he had entered this state.
Instead of continuing to fight them, Kaido had charged at the Marines surrounding the battlefield.
Two minutes. In just two minutes, the Marines had lost three Rear Admirals and one Vice Admiral.
At the memory, Sengoku clenched his fists.
Kaido walked slowly toward Werther. At some point, he had retrieved his Spiked Club.
"I wanted to see if you could kill me. What a disappointment."
Holding the Spiked Club in one hand, Kaido gave the ground before him a casual swing.
Boom.
That effortless blow blasted a crater three meters wide into the ground.
"Phew..."
Werther steadied his breathing.
"One last try. If I can't kill you this time, I may be stuck in