"King is dead, and now Queen is dead too..."
"That damned Marine brat actually dared to go for the kill and murder my two most capable All-Stars!"
Kaido growled through gritted teeth, his chest heaving violently.
He could feel a dull ache in his chest.
It was the injury left by Lorne's Haymaker, which had severely wounded him at Marineford.
"That damned little brat!"
"If it weren't for the damned lingering injury from that punch, how could I be so weak that I can't even maintain my divine dragon form?!"
Kaido roared inwardly, filled with humiliation and fury.
Just then, the Den Den Mushi at one side of the hall suddenly rang.
"Purupuru, purupuru..."
Kaido snatched up the Den Den Mushi and roared.
"Who is it?! Spit it out, or get the hell lost!"
"B-Boss Kaido, it's me, Orochi!"
Kurozumi Orochi's terrified voice came through the Den Den Mushi.
"That Lorne is a complete lunatic! He's already reached Kuri!"
"His people slaughtered all my Oniwabanshu like chickens!"
"Send someone to save me! Any later and I'll be dead!"
"Get lost, you useless bastard who ruins everything he touches!"
Kaido roared into the Den Den Mushi.
"You can't even handle something this simple! What the hell am I keeping you around for?!"
"Boss Kaido, you can't just abandon me to die!"
"We're allies who swore an oath in blood!"
Kurozumi Orochi shouted on the other end.
"Besides, all those precious ingredients for the Yamata no Orochi Secret Medicine you urgently need are in my mansion!"
"If that bandit Lorne steals them, you'll never regain your peak strength!"
At the mention of the Yamata no Orochi Secret Medicine, Kaido's expression darkened further.
"Where are those damned ingredients?"
"Why the hell haven't you delivered them yet?!"
Kaido demanded.
"The roads... Lorne's men have