Five minutes before the All-Stars set out...
Werther sat atop a pile of corpses and flicked the blood from Intent Blood.
Kaido had plenty of Artificial Devil Fruit Users under his command, so Intent Blood had absorbed a great deal of energy.
Intent Blood's ability seemed complicated, but its principle was simple: it absorbed energy and evolved.
Absorption was Intent Blood's core ability. Whether it drew in Life Force or the "Devil" within a Devil Fruit, both were nothing more than energy.
In its later stages, absorbing Life Force alone was no longer enough to fuel its evolution. That was why Intent Blood had developed the ability to absorb the "Devils" inside Devil Fruits.
Intent Blood converted every "Devil" it absorbed into energy.
Intent Blood had started from humble beginnings. At first, it was merely a well-made longsword. Now it ranked among the top five Supreme Grade Blades and had become a notorious Cursed Sword.
Even Tie Yi, who had forged Intent Blood, had made his name through it.
"We're just going to charge in? Shouldn't we make a plan?"
Golden Lion held a sword in each hand, smiling. He was in such high spirits because repeated treatments from Tuski had restored some of his strength.
For Golden Lion, who wanted to rule the world, that was undoubtedly good news.
Even in helping Werther deal with Kaido, Golden Lion had his own aims.
Once Kaido died, his forces would fall apart. Golden Lion could seize that chance to build up his own forces quickly.
A ruthless man like Golden Lion would never help Werther without a reason.
"Of course we need a plan, but it's simple. You three just need to cause as much chaos as possible. We didn't hide our presence after landing on the island, so Kaido already