Kaido froze, then flames of fury rose in his eyes.
"Red-Haired!!!"
He had been confident that he could take Whitebeard's head and step over his corpse to reach a new peak in life.
But the man before him had interfered.
"The war against the Marines is imminent. We have no time to waste on you!!"
"From this moment on, the Whitebeard Fleet, with its hundred thousand troops, and the Red Hair Pirates..."
"Will all be your enemies, and we'll attack you together!"
Shanks spoke coldly.
The aura of his Conqueror's Haki surged, pressing down on the enormous dragon below with overwhelming force.
"What?"
Kaido's pupils abruptly contracted.
Then he saw Benn Beckman and the others aboard the Red Force below drawing their weapons, their cold gazes locked on him.
On the Moby Dick, phoenix flames formed wings behind Marco, while Diamond Jozu, Vista the Flower Sword, and the others watched him like predators.
Clearly, Shanks's words had prompted them all to act.
Kaido's heart sank despite himself.
He was confident he could defeat the aging Whitebeard one-on-one. But if he had to face over a hundred thousand elite troops and fight the entire Whitebeard Fleet alone, he could only turn and flee.
Even the strongest Emperor had to exercise extreme caution when facing another Emperor's crew.
None of the Whitebeard Pirates' officers might be his match individually, but if they swarmed him, even he would struggle to withstand them.
And that was before adding the Red Hair Pirates, renowned as an iron wall.
For a moment, Kaido's eyes flickered, and he dared not make a move.
After a long silence, he suddenly sneered.
"A war against the Marines?"
"What a dramatic spectacle. You're going to sacrifice the entire Whitebeard Pirates just for one stupid little Fire Fist Ace."
"And a