Three thousand meters above the Pidoka Kingdom.
The azure dragon hovered among the clouds, Kaido's neck lowered as his slit pupils surveyed the island through thin gaps in the clouds. When he saw the full extent of the coastal kingdom, his thick black dragon brows abruptly knitted together.
"Hey, Linlin-"
His dragon throat rumbled, his voice suppressed like muffled thunder:
"Are you sure... you want to do this here?"
Boer stood by the reverse scales along the dragon's spine, his Extrasensory Vision already spreading silently. His sixteen-kilometer-radius field of perception enveloped the entire island like an invisible net, pouring vast amounts of data into his mind:
Population: approximately ninety-seven thousand.
Town layout: typical circular defensive structure, with a central castle and residential areas radiating outward.
Port size: medium, with twenty-three merchant ships docked and no warships.
Armed forces: approximately eight hundred royal troops, with outdated equipment.
Anomalous energy sources: three. Two were ordinary Zoan users with weak Life Magnetic Fields. The third-
Boer's gaze locked onto a white building at the island's northwestern corner. The Life Magnetic Field emanating from it displayed a rare, symmetrical twin structure, like two hearts beating in perfect rhythm.
"The balance-balance fruit...?"
He murmured to himself, then looked up at Linlin, a rare trace of helplessness appearing in his azure eyes:
"Queen, your target—that 'underground doctor'—is currently treating patients at a clinic on the island. Next door is an orphanage, and two hundred meters farther on is a marketplace. It's peak shopping time right now."
He paused, his voice calm but every word clear:
"You want us to charge into Whitebeard's territory in front of nearly a hundred thousand civilians and turn a doctor who saves lives into a weapon while he's still alive?"
Above the clouds, the air abruptly froze.
Kaido's whiskers trembled slightly