Kaido looked up, his face contorted, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints. Fear, shock, rage, and countless other emotions filled his eyes.
Reflected clearly in his pupils was River, along with the streamlined sheath of air around his descending right foot as it tore through the atmosphere at extreme speed.
It was impossible to imagine the terrifying destruction that kick would cause if it truly struck them.
Vmmm!
The air pressure abruptly rose. The atmosphere became suffocating as all the oxygen vanished, leaving a vacuum.
River's kick was too fast, too fierce. In almost an instant, it was already above the heads of the two Emperors.
The crushing air pressure descended, freezing even them in place. Only the rapidly shifting distortions of their expressions remained visible.
At last, the kick slammed down.
BOOM!
A tremendous explosion erupted. A powerful shock wave pierced downward, striking their heads and bodies directly.
Almost instantly, Kaido and Big Mom shuddered violently. Their skin split open and turned crimson, as though seared by intense heat, wisps of smoke rising from it.
The next moment, the shock wave tore through their bodies and struck the ground. Only then did another enormous tremor erupt.
RUMBLE!
An immense shaft of unfathomable depth opened directly in the ground.
Kaido and Big Mom's massive bodies were blasted away, landing on the distant ground and rolling over and over, kicking up great clouds of dust.
Pfft!
Once he finally steadied himself, Kaido threw his head back and spewed a mouthful of blood, his entire body trembling.
He abruptly sprang to his feet, his eyes fixed on the figure ahead, who had landed on the ground amid swirling blood-red mist.
By now, River's true appearance was completely obscured. His skin resembled scorching, red-hot steel, covered in tiny fragments, and intense heat radiated from