The reason for this turn of events was the mysterious Black-Robed Man.
His terrifying fighting strength had given them that confidence.
On the surface, he did not seem all that frightening.
He gave off no overwhelming aura, nor did he display any terrifying power.
Many people lost the ability to fight just by standing before Kaido of the Beasts. His unseen presence crushed their spirits and left them unable to move.
At least with the Black-Robed Man, his strength was hard to sense at a glance.
But true experts understood just how terrifying he was.
He had absolute control over his strength and presence.
An instant defeat. Another instant defeat.
It was precisely how ordinary the results looked that proved how frightening he was.
With a single blow, he rendered an opponent unable to fight while making sure not to take their life.
Once his group made a name for itself, every opponent who faced the Black-Robed Man remained on high alert, ready to defend at any moment with Armament Haki coating their entire body.
Even top Great Pirates could not necessarily defeat such opponents in one move unless they fought in earnest. Yet the Black-Robed Man did it every time.
They knew what was coming, but when the moment arrived, resistance was useless. Rather, they could not even resist.
They did not even know how they had lost.
By the time they realized it, they had already lost consciousness.
That was Kaz.
He was the "ultimate life-form," created from countless cellular genes and even the Lineage Factors of all kinds of ability users.
Like Typhon, the King of Monsters, he could transcend the limits of age and reach the pinnacle of the seas while still young.
And he had the vast resources of the Kronos Kingdom behind him.
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