Kaido seethed with frustration.
He had always been the one using his powerful body to bully others like this.
He had never imagined that one day, someone would do the same to him.
Now he finally understood how the people who had faced him must have felt.
At this rate, wouldn't his only option be to challenge his opponent to a battle of endurance?
At that thought, he once again felt the urge to retreat.
This fight is just too damn frustrating. It's not that I can't win!
Having found an excuse for himself, Kaido promptly made his decision.
With a thought, his body suddenly swelled, transforming into an Azure Dragon a thousand feet long.
Caught off guard, Randall was shoved aside.
He thought Kaido had decided to stop fighting physically and switch to playing a caster.
Instead, the Azure Dragon craned his neck, spat out a blast of Bolo Breath, then turned and flew away.
"Damn it! Kaido, have you no shame?! Running because you can't win—is this what a Pirate Emperor amounts to?!"
Seeing Kaido flee without the slightest hesitation left Randall furious.
"Kaido actually ran away?"
"So this is a Pirate Emperor? What a joke!"
"Seems like one measly Kaido isn't such a big deal after all.
The other two so-called emperors aren't this pathetic too, are they?"
The base's soldiers pointed and commented, their faces full of mockery.
Aequus glanced at them and rolled his eyes.
These people are really getting full of themselves. They actually dare to look down on a Pirate Emperor.
Whatever Kaido's personality was like, his strength was the real deal.
He might look like this against Randall, but against you lot? Hah.
Kaido turned a deaf ear to Randall's taunts.
What a joke. If he cared about saving face, he would