"Orororo!"
"What's wrong, Straw Hat Boy? Is this all you can't handle?"
Kaido, his face flushed, shouted at Luffy.
Meanwhile, Luffy was pinned down by countless rocks, and his figure could no longer be seen.
The next moment--
boom!
The pile of rocks where Luffy was located exploded, and Luffy's figure jumped out from it.
"Cough cough!"
Luffy couldn't help but cough twice, then burst into laughter again.
"Hahaha... That was a powerful blow, Kaido!"
Although he was laughing, a hint of seriousness was visible in Luffy's eyes.
If he had been hit by Kaido's club in his normal form, he would have lost consciousness again without any surprises.
It was only because of the characteristics of his form that he could reduce most of the attack power of physical attacks that he only suffered minor injuries.
" Kaido! You try taking my attack too!"
Luffy laughed loudly and shouted at Kaido, then his figure shot out instantly, rushing towards Kaido.
"Bring it on!"
Kaido shouted, gripping his spiked club tightly, and purple lightning instantly erupted from his arm.
However, at that moment, an unexpected event occurred.
Thump!
Suddenly, a drumbeat came from Luffy's body, and a few drops of sweat immediately rolled down Luffy's face as he ran, and his body involuntarily stopped in place.
Then the white on its body began to fade rapidly, returning it to its normal appearance.
And that's not all; Luffy's transformations continued even after he returned to his original form.
The color of its body surface began to turn gray, its skin began to wrinkle, and its body swayed as if it had no strength left.
A moment later, Luffy, whose skin was covered in wrinkles and who looked old, appeared before Kaido as if a Luffy of wind could blow him over.
"Ah!"
Luffy knelt down on the ground, his body drooping slightly, and let out a weak sigh.
(⊙o⊙)...
This sudden turn of events left Kaido completely stunned. His staff hovered in mid-air, and the next second he yelled at the top of his lungs:
Who are you?!
"Ugh! I'm so tired!"
Luffy, his head on the ground, couldn't help but say another word.
"Hey! Straw Hat Boy! You'll die if you keep doing that!"
Kaido suddenly spoke to Luffy, realizing that Luffy's current form was extremely taxing on his stamina and even consumed a large amount of his life force.
It's okay if you're physically exhausted, but if you're depleted of your life force, that's a big problem.
If Luffy uses this form too often, his lifespan will be drastically reduced.
Do you think... I'm afraid of dying?
Luffy chuckled, then slowly stood up.
At this point, Luffy's aged appearance had improved somewhat. Although he still looked a bit old, his face was no longer covered in wrinkles like before.
"Phew~"
Luffy exhaled deeply and a smile appeared on his lips.
His gaze was fixed on Kaido, his eyes filled with determination.
"I will not fall until I defeat you!"
As he spoke, white mist rose around Luffy again, enveloping him and turning him completely white once more.
Upon hearing this, Kaido narrowed his eyes and said calmly:
"In that case, I have no choice but to defeat you one more time!"
"Maybe I'll be the one to beat you!"
Luffy replied with a smile.
The two of them were staring intently at each other, as if the whole world had shrunk to just the two of them.
The atmosphere between the two became increasingly tense, but at this critical moment, they both paused, then simultaneously turned to look in a certain direction.
A dozen or so figures sped through the air and came into view, each radiating a powerful aura.
Kaido's eyes narrowed, and he murmured:
"People from the World Government? Cipher Pol or something else?"
Kaido's tone was tinged with doubt; he had never seen World Government intelligence agent in a gold suit before.
"The aura emanating from these people... is so powerful!"
Luffy's eyes revealed a seriousness; he could clearly sense that these people were no ordinary individuals.
Before long, they arrived at a point in the sky not far from Luffy and his companion, looking down at them from above.
Most of their attention was focused on Luffy, their eyes glued to Luffy Nika Form.
" Zoan, Mythical Zoan, Human- Human-Human Fruit, Nika Form..."
"I never imagined that someone would be able to Awakening it after all these years!"
Standing at the head of the group, Chen Dragon looked down at Luffy and murmured softly.
"No wonder Lord Imu sent us to deal with him! This mission is definitely not something those useless CP0 agents could handle!"
A man wearing a tiger-shaped mask behind Chen Dragon spoke calmly, his tone filled with disdain for CP0, which was touted as the World Government's strongest intelligence organization.
Hehehehe...
"The fruit bearing the name of a god, Sun God Nika! Let me meet him!"
A man wearing a monkey-face mask chuckled from the crowd, then darted forward and Luffy towards Luffy below.
" Shen Monkey!"
Chen Dragon shouted, trying to stop Shen Monkey's actions, but Shen Monkey had no intention of listening to him and did not stop moving at all.
"That disobedient brat!"
Chen Dragon's tone was low, and one could vaguely hear the hint of anger within it.
"Harmful!"
" Chen Dragon, calm down! You know Shen Monkey's personality; he can't sit still at all. Otherwise, why would he be a monkey?"
"Besides, our original intention was to target Straw Hat Boy, so letting Shen Monkey test the waters first wouldn't be a bad idea!"
"Anyway, with us here watching over things, nothing unexpected is likely to happen, right?"
Zi Rat looked at Chen Dragon and said calmly.
Hearing this, Chen Dragon remained silent for a while, but ultimately didn't say anything more, though he felt slightly helpless.
Although he is nominally the leader of the twelve, he actually has little control over the others in normal times.
After all, although he was stronger than them, his strength was limited and he couldn't completely crush them, so it was normal for them to be unruly.
Chen Dragon could understand this. As the World Government was directly under the jurisdiction of Imu, their status within it was sometimes no less than that of the Five Elders.
Aside from Imu, they basically don't listen to anyone, including him, their nominal leader.
But it doesn't matter anymore. That's how it's been all these years. Although he's a little annoyed, there's nothing he can do about it.
Shaking his head, Chen Dragon turned his gaze back to Luffy.
Since Shen Monkey is in such a hurry, let him go first and test the strength of Straw Hat Boy.
Let him see just how powerful the so-called Sun God Nika really is, that Imu is so wary of him.
Shen Monkey had already reached a distance of several dozen meters from Luffy. He slashed his right foot through the air, unleashing a massive Flying Slash.
" Rankyaku!"