"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
A fierce wind howled toward River from behind, making his back sting-the warning of a vicious attack about to land.
"You damn brat!"
Kaido roared, already swinging his Kanabo as he charged.
River spun around and crossed his arms in front of him.
"Bam!"
The dull impact sent him flying backward, but he quickly steadied himself.
The three combatants drew apart, and the atmosphere grew even more tense.
"Mamamamama!"
Big Mom's laughter rang out as her enormous body moved again, striding toward the center of the battlefield.
"Is this the power you were so afraid of, Kaido?"
"It doesn't look like much to me!"
At her words, Kaido snorted again, staring at River. "He's still nowhere near using his full strength, Linlin."
After a pause, he added,
"These are only probing attacks between the three of us!"
Big Mom strode over, stopping when she was only twenty or thirty meters from River.
"You're facing both of us, and you're still taking us so lightly, River!"
"What an arrogant bastard!"
River grinned at her words. "Of course. We have to play around first!"
"After all, it's a rare sight to see two of the Four Emperors gathered together in this day and age!"
His attitude clearly showed that he was utterly unconcerned about the two Emperors joining forces.
Kaido and Big Mom, however, were plainly displeased, their expressions darkening.
"Let's show him what we're made of, Kaido!"
Big Mom bellowed.
With that, her enormous body rushed forward like a gale. Holding the greatsword Napoleon in her right hand, she brought it down toward River's head.
As the blade swung down, Armament Haki coated it, lending the strike tremendous power.
"Of course!"
Kaido moved at the same time, swinging his Kanabo at River as well.
In an instant, the