Luffy's body fell downwards under the influence of gravity, eventually crashing to the ground and kicking up clouds of dust.
A pool of blood slowly flowed from Luffy's head, falling towards the ground and staining the surrounding area red.
Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that Luffy's eyes are white, indicating that he has clearly lost consciousness.
" Luffy!!"
Sanji and Zoro roared in unison.
Thump!
Thump!
Kaido, carrying his spiked club, approached Luffy by step, his head slightly lowered, exuding a terrifying aura.
Seeing this, Sanji and Zoro immediately panicked and shot towards Kaido together.
" The Mighty Drum!!"
Two enormous bolts of purple lightning poured down from the sky, striking Zoro and Sanji.
A dazzling flash of lightning illuminated the scene, and the two of them groaned simultaneously as their bodies convulsed under the onslaught of the lightning.
"Snort!"
A short while later, when the lightning dissipated, the two bodies fell to the ground amidst black smoke, their charred marks clearly visible.
The Big Mom stood atop the black cloud Zeus, purple lightning crackling around her right hand, and calmly watched Zoro and Sanji fall downwards, saying:
"You're distracted while fighting me? Don't you think you're taking me too seriously?"
"Bang! Bang!"
Two sounds of things landing came one after the other.
Zoro and Sanji lay side by side on the ground, their chests rising and falling slightly.
Kaido stopped about ten meters away from Luffy, his eyes downcast, lost in thought.
A moment later, Kaido slowly raised his head and looked towards Big Mom on the other side.
"Hey! Linlin!"
"Um?!"
Upon hearing this, the Big Mom narrowed her eyes and looked at Kaido, only to find that Kaido was winking at her.
Having been familiar with Kaido, she naturally knew what Kaido meant.
Kaido: " Linlin! What do we do now?"
The Big Mom said, "How should I know?"
Kaido: " Straw Hat Boy is down now, should I go and finish him off?"
The Big Mom, "Go ahead if you're not afraid Xia Chen will cause you trouble!"
Kaido:...
Kaido and Big Mom communicated these things through their eyes; they didn't say them aloud.
Kaido, looking at Luffy lying on the ground, was also somewhat troubled.
What should he do now?
What should we do next?
Just pretend to have a few drinks? Luffy recover a bit before the second round?
Hmm...
This is so troublesome! I feel like I need to develop a brain!
In contrast, the Big Mom wasn't too bothered. Luffy was the one who lost consciousness, but Zoro and Sanji weren't.
They were simply lying on the ground, and even though they had been struck by lightning, she could sense that their auras hadn't weakened much.
Sure enough, the next second Sanji and Zoro both got up from the ground.
"Mama mama!"
"You two are really healthy! You were struck by my lightning and you're not seriously injured!"
The Big Mom looked at the two of them, her tone filled with surprise.
Upon hearing this Zoro and Sanji exchanged a glance, then, as if in unison, said:
"The more times you get struck by lightning, the higher your resistance becomes!"
The two then realized that their resistance to lightning had indeed increased significantly.
Back when they were fighting Enel on Sky Island, his lightning could still cause them considerable trouble.
But now, if they were to face Enel's thunderous power again, it probably wouldn't pose much of a threat to them.
While their physical strength has increased significantly, an even more important reason is Nami's contribution.
Ever since Nami obtained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, they've been electrocuted by Nami countless times.
It's no wonder he's so resistant to electric shocks!
"Hey! Perverted Cook! Can you go and hold off Kaido for a while to give Luffy a chance to recover?"
Zoro suddenly said something to Sanji, who was standing next to him.
"It has to work, right?"
Sanji said calmly, then instantly charged towards Kaido.
"Huh? You don't even respect me anymore?"
Seeing this, the Big Mom narrowed her eyes, raised the Napoleon sword high, and slashed it fiercely at Sanji.
" Ikoku!"
A massive wave of sword energy shot out, hurtling towards Sanji.
The next instant, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Sanji.
The image of three heads and six arms aroused a hint of curiosity on the Big Mom's face.
"Demon Aura: Nine-Sword Style!"
" A-Shura - One Mist Silver!"
Zoro slashed fiercely towards Ikoku, and the next second, the huge sword wave dissipated like mist, scattering between heaven and earth.
" Big Mom! I'm your opponent!"
Zoro let out a low growl and shot towards Big Mom.
Sanji also let out a loud roar.
" Kaido! I'll be your opponent from now on!"
"Oh? A new person? Interesting! I'll play along with you then!"
Kaido smirked and charged toward Sanji.
He's currently at a loss for what to do, so it would be great if someone could give him a beating.
At that moment, high above Onigashima, on a cloud of unknown height, Xia Chen leisurely gazed down, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"These guys... their strength has improved pretty quickly!"
To be honest, even though he had mentally prepared himself for the speed at Luffy and the others grew, he still couldn't help but be amazed when he actually saw how much they had grown.
In less than two months, these guys have actually gotten to this point.
Not only them, but everyone else fighting on the next level was the same.
Sometimes Xia Chen wondered if it was really because the Straw Hat Pirates had high talent or some other reason that they were able to grow so quickly.
That speed is only slower than his cheating.
Take Luffy for example, although he is still knocked unconscious by Kaido, just like in the original story.
But he held out for much longer than when he was first knocked unconscious by Kaido.
Moreover, the Kaido of today is not comparable to the Kaido of the original work.
Kaido, having achieved a breakthrough in his Haki, is now a level stronger than he was in the original manga.
Even so, Luffy was able to briefly hold his own against Kaido.
This shows just how strong Luffy is now.
"All Three Types of Haki have reached the highest level, and they are not far from the King Level!"
" Luffy! Is this all the strength you have now?"
Xia Chen murmured softly.
"So it seems... you're almost ready to Awakening Nika's power, right?"
Xia Chen's pupils flashed with golden light as he stared intently at Luffy, who was lying prone below.
At that moment, Xia Chen's gaze seemed to pierce through everything, seeing Luffy's heart pounding in his chest.
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
Luffy's heart rate gradually slowed down, but each beat became stronger than before.
As time goes by, each heartbeat is like the sound of a war drum.
"Knock knock!"
"Knock knock!"