"Is that the retreat signal?! Why?"
A mountain had once risen from the Island Turtle's shell, with the Mechanical Castle perched atop it. Now the mountain had been flattened almost to sea level. Not only had the ground been smashed apart, but the Island Turtle's shell had suffered the same fate.
The Island Turtle was already dead. Its enormous body was the only reason it still floated on the sea. Yet the Sand Giant, covered from head to toe in eyes, still stood before Kaido!
No matter how many times he smashed it apart!
No matter what devastating moves Kaido used!
The Sand Giant held firm, forming again and again from Verdant Sand and blocking Kaido's path every time.
This was the first time Kaido had faced an opponent so difficult to deal with!
Haki, other techniques—it took every hit, yet it simply would not fall!
In attack, Kaido held an absolute advantage even if his opponent could disperse some of the force. In defense, the Sand Giant could not leave so much as a mark on him, no matter how it struck!
That was exactly what made Kaido so frustrated he could spit blood!
Because when it came to stamina, an Undead had no such thing to run out of!
Until he found Crocodile's real hiding place, the Sand Giant was a monster that would never fall! The ravaged Turtle Island showed just how much effort Kaido had put in, and it had all been for nothing!
Once again, the Sand Giant steadied itself and opened its mouth, revealing Crocodile's grim old face. He glanced up at the fireworks bursting nearby and grinned.
"If I'm not mistaken, Lord Loa is coming back. Look, Blackbeard has already fled..."
"He's not coming back. Give it up!" Kaido's face remained cold, unmoved