Blackbeard's Pawn

Thunder Bagua!

Yamato raised her Wolf Fang high, then brought it down savagely toward Kin'emon's head! She put all her strength into this strike, her intent obvious: to kill the samurai before her who had tried to murder her father!

Armament! Kin'emon did not dare let his guard down. He drew his katana, coated it in hardened Armament Haki, and desperately blocked her attack!

As Kaido's daughter, Yamato had perfectly inherited her father's strengths! Not only was she incredibly gifted in battle, but she also carried Oni blood! It granted her formidable defense and vitality, and combined with the extensive combat experience she had gained from constantly challenging Kaido in the past, even several Emperors of the Sea now spoke highly of Yamato!

As the leader of the Nine Red Scabbards, Kin'emon's strength was naturally not to be underestimated either! His Foxfire Style possessed the power to cut through flames. Though it was useless against Yamato, when facing Kaido, he could nullify the latter's Bolo Breath. At that point, he would be qualified to die in a way that sounded much more impressive!

Neither of them dared lower their guard. On one side of the battlefield, Yamato faced Kin'emon, while on the other, the Beast Pirates' three Calamities jointly held back the Straw Hat Crew!

In fact, not all of the Straw Hat Crew were present. There were only Luffy, Sanji, Nami, Chopper, Brook, and Jinbe at the moment—plus the little rabbit, Carrot!

The three Calamities were extremely powerful. With the tacit understanding they had developed through years of fighting side by side, even if the entire Straw Hat Crew attacked together, they would not gain much of an advantage against them!

However, they had not gone for the kill! After all, Straw Hat Luffy was Ace's younger brother. With