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Wild laughter burst from deep in Kaido's throat. He opened his mouth in a bloodthirsty grin.
His body swelled and changed in an instant, taking on an inhuman form as he raised his kanabo high.
A cold snort answered him.
Doflamingo stepped forward, his leather shoe wreathed in black lightning tearing through the air as he kicked straight at his opponent's face.
Boom-!!!
Two domineering wills clashed once more, and the shock wave hurled the surrounding rubble and seawater into the air.
At the edge of Wano Country's waters.
Waves battered the jagged reefs like furious beasts, while leaden clouds hung almost low enough to touch the sea.
Most sailors regarded these waters as **-not only because of the unpredictable weather, but also because of the steep stone peaks jutting from the sea like swords.
Stubborn green pines grew on the peaks, twisted into strange shapes by the fierce winds.
Though these stone pillars were unsuitable for mooring ships, they made excellent footholds for certain people.
"You were attacked by the Kaido Pirates?"
Rossi stood atop one of the peaks, the howling wind nearly blowing the Den Den Mushi from his hand.
His voice carried through its shell, distinctly tense.
"Everyone back home... they're all right?"
"Fufufu, just a few flesh wounds."
Elsewhere in the New World, Doflamingo sat on the wreckage of a capsized warship.
Blood had soaked through his shirt, but he paid it no mind, laughing casually into the Den Den Mushi.
"We've already driven those guys off.
Unfortunately, too many of them could fly. We couldn't keep them all here."
Not far away, Jinbe repeatedly dived into the murky water, lifting injured companions to the surface and taking them to the golden platform Diamante had hastily constructed with his ability.
At that moment, the