"Linlin!!"
Kaido cried out, his expression stunned.
Yet just as he turned to help his old friend, his body froze.
"You don't have time to worry about anyone else!"
"Kaido!"
A low voice sounded beside his ear.
Kaido looked up to see Xia Le holding his hand open, all five fingers aimed at his face.
"Divine Punishment! Two Billion Five Hundred Million Volts!"
"Judgment!"
The indifferent voice sounded like the Thunder God speaking from the highest heavens.
An instant later, a towering Thunder Pillar engulfed him completely, leaving no room to dodge.
The brilliant Thunder Pillar erupted, piercing straight through the entire island and stretching into the boundless distance.
"Captain Kaido!!"
The pirates cried out.
The towering Thunder Pillar was unimaginably awe-inspiring, but what terrified them even more was that it had struck Kaido.
Had that single blow decided the battle?
Meanwhile.
Wano Country, Kuri, the Submerged Port.
A mysterious formation of black runes appeared on the ground. Amid its dazzling light, a suffocating aura of authority swept outward.
"What is that?"
"Get away!"
The marines stationed at the port shouted in alarm.
That ominous presence was simply too terrifying.
Moments later, a burly figure emerged from the center of the rune formation.
Every marine's expression changed drastically at the sight of him.
"The Navy grows more disappointing by the day."
A low voice rang out. The newcomer stood silently, like a vast, brooding mountain.
An officer who had served in a Navy office felt his scalp prickle. Cold sweat streamed down his forehead as he cried out in a trembling voice.
"Th-the Five Elders!!!"
Chapter 374: A complicated situation
He wore a black suit, with white curls and a slightly bushy white beard. A nobleman's flat cap sat on his head, and both hands rested on a walking stick.