In the frenzied melee, hardly any pirate could last a single exchange against Kaido.
Having awakened Armament Haki, Kaido ignored the other pirates' attacks and kept swinging his Spiked Club, sweeping aside everyone who came at him.
Neither blades nor bullets could threaten his life.
A monstrous physique, astonishing powers of recovery, an iron will to fight, and a terrifying hunger for battle.
Under the unrelenting pressure, Kaido only fought harder, an excited grin spreading across his face.
It was as if he had returned to the war.
Back then, he had crushed the enemy army single-handedly.
But those were hardly fond memories. The Kingdom had never valued him and would have cast him aside at any moment.
That was why he craved greater strength. That was why he had come.
"Get the hell away from me!"
With one swing, Kaido sent several pirates flying.
A red glint flashed in his eyes. A terrifying force burst from his body, knocking the pirates around him unconscious one after another.
His Conqueror's Haki had awakened in the heat of battle.
But it was still too raw. It had only cleared out a batch of small fry.
Pirates with real strength would not fall so easily to Conqueror's Haki.
That was especially true of the Rocks Pirates' members, who had endured its force more times than they could count.
Even so, seeing Kaido awaken Conqueror's Haki and show the bearing of a king left them shaken.
That surge of Conqueror's Haki also caught the attention of the island's true monsters.
In half a day, the newcomer had turned Hachinosu upside down.
The fighting went on, and more and more members of the Rocks Pirates joined in.
Even though they were only ordinary members, they kept raising the pressure on Kaido.
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