"ROAAAR!"
A tiger's roar and a dragon's cry echoed endlessly over the ice, rattling everyone's eardrums and making countless faces pale with horror.
No one dared approach the area where the two fought. A terrifying presence radiated in every direction.
"Woooo!"
As River plunged downward, the air currents he stirred grew chaotic, producing a low wail like the sobbing of a vengeful ghost.
The air pressure shifted, crashing down on Kaido's head like an enormous mountain. He felt as though countless blades were slicing across his body, his scales trembling violently with a sharp rustle.
In the blink of an eye, River had descended directly above his head.
An even greater crushing pressure bore down, making the ice beneath Kaido crack and splinter, fissure after fissure spreading across it.
"ROAR!"
Kaido roared, his eyes glaring and his slit pupils narrowing to threads.
Suddenly, River swung his fist straight at Kaido below.
"ROAAAR!"
A tiger's roar rang out. A crimson, pillar-shaped shockwave shot downward toward Kaido, as fast as lightning.
"Whoosh!"
A piercing whistle cut through the air as the shockwave reached Kaido's head in an instant.
"RIVER!!!"
Kaido bellowed, lightning swirling around the Kanabo in his hand as he swung it fiercely at the shockwave overhead.
"BOOM!"
The two attacks collided in an instant.
The Daytime Tiger shockwave visibly deformed, caving in and twisting. After two breaths of stalemate, Kaido roared and drove more force into his Kanabo.
"BANG!"
An astonishing sight unfolded: a single swing knocked the shockwave off in another direction.
"Buzzzz!"
But another shockwave came howling down, reaching his head in the blink of an eye.
Kaido grinned savagely and swung his Kanabo backhanded.
"BANG!"
The same scene repeated. The crimson shockwave caved in and twisted under the blow, shooting skyward in an arc before falling into