"Shurororo, Zephyr, you're nothing special!"
"Thunder Bagua!"
In the Oran Sea, at the first defensive line Lind had arranged, champions from Lind's side and the Marines were dueling.
Kaido, who had long wanted to fight a Marine powerhouse, had eagerly volunteered to go first. Relying on the immense power of his mythical Zoan, he had managed to fight Zephyr to a standstill.
Zephyr's expression darkened as some unpleasant memories surfaced. It seemed he was becoming the opponent rookies from the Rocks Pirates used to build their reputations.
Especially when he saw Kozuki Oden itching to fight beside Lind, Zephyr clenched his fists harder, and the Armament Haki coating them grew considerably stronger.
His Armament Haki, imbued with internal destruction, kept penetrating Kaido's battle suit and scales, attacking his internal organs.
For a time, Kaido howled under the beating, his eyes turning bloodshot.
Once Zephyr used a special enhancement technique to increase his speed at little cost to his stamina, Kaido's lack of agility became glaringly apparent. Zephyr's attacks kept landing all over his body.
"Tsk, tsk, looks like Zephyr hasn't been idle this past year. His Taijutsu just keeps getting better!"
Watching Zephyr's performance from below, Lind clicked his tongue in admiration and spoke with a smile to Kozuki Oden and Zhang Liang beside him.
"Oden, things don't look too good for Kaido. He can hold out for now, but who knows how much longer he'll last? Want to go help him?"
"Haha, Lind, I trust Kaido. He wouldn't let me interfere anyway. We should just stay here and back him up!"
Kozuki Oden had barely finished speaking when Kaido changed tactics overhead, transforming straight into his Azure Dragon Form.
"Bolo Breath!" With Kaido's roar, countless blades of wind shot toward Zephyr from every angle, forcing him to evade them