Roy raised his knife, aiming it at the White Face on his left:
" Gravity Blade - 100x"
The White Face man on the left suddenly sank, and the ground beneath his feet instantly cracked.
The terrifying gravity forced him to kneel on one knee.
"Time - Slow."
The movements of the White Face on the right became incredibly slow, Rankyaku Kick slash advanced through the air at a visible speed, like a snail crawling.
Finally, Roy looked at the White Face facing forward:
"Space Lockdown."
The person on the front White Face found themselves completely unable to move, not even to blink.
"Now, do you still think your clone is useful?" Roy asked.
The three White Face fell silent, but their eyes remained calm.
Indeed, your abilities have exceeded my expectations.
The white-faced White Face spoke slowly, his voice still carrying despite his body being locked.
"But do you think you can win like this?"
Roy frowned slightly, suddenly sensing something was amiss.
A faint light simultaneously emanated from the three White Face figures, growing stronger and stronger until it finally converged into a single point.
"Trinity - Explosion!"
boom--!!!
A terrifying burst of energy erupted inside the warehouse, and the three White Face exploded with a deafening roar!
Roy's expression changed, and he instantly retracted his domain, converting all his mental energy into defense:
"Command: Absolute Defense!"
A semi-transparent spherical barrier enveloped him, while his spatial abilities were activated at full power.
The shockwave from the explosion was dispersed in all directions.
Even so, the power of the explosion was still astonishing.
The entire warehouse was instantly razed to the ground, and the shockwave swept across half a block.
Nearby buildings collapsed one after another, and smoke and dust billowed into the sky.
Roy stood up from the ruins, looking a bit disheveled, but otherwise unharmed.
He looked around, searching for any trace of the White Face.
Just then, a weak voice came from under the rubble:
"Cough cough... As expected... it still doesn't work..."
Roy looked in the direction of the sound and saw White Face crawling out of the rubble, covered in blood and barely breathing.
His self-destruction just now was clearly his last gamble; he was now completely exhausted.
"Oh!?"
"Can a clone really self-destruct?"
"Using the self-destruction of his clone as cover, his true body hides beneath the ruins..."
Roy walked up to him,
"A very clever tactic, but you still lost."
The White Face gave a bitter smile:
"' Heavenly Dao ' Roy... you really are... very strong, but... the World Government will not let you get away with this!"
"Whispering sound!"
"If I were afraid of your World Government, how could I have become a pirate!"
"How naive!"
Roy waved his hand, and a Mental Shock directly towards the White Face CP on the ground.
The CP, who was still struggling to hold on, instantly lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
Roy sheathed ' Shusui ', propelled himself up from the ground, and soared into the sky.
Meanwhile, at the Flower Capital General's Mansion.
While Roy was dealing with the CP members, the Beasts Pirates, led by Kaido, arrived at the Shogun's mansion in a grand procession.
Kaido's massive body smashed through the gate of the shogun's mansion.
He swaggered toward the main hall amidst the horrified gazes of the guards.
"Kai... Kaido!"
The Kurozumi Orochi scrambled out of the inner room, its face full of obsequiousness.
"You... you've come without even giving me a heads-up..."
"Notify?"
Kaido grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth.
"Do I need to notify you when I come to my own territory?"
Kaido strode to the main seat and plopped down.
" Orochi, I heard you've been really busy lately."
Kaido took a swig of the sake he always carried with him, glancing sideways at the Kurozumi Orochi kneeling before him.
"Busy doing business with the World Government?"
The Kurozumi Orochi trembled, cold sweat instantly soaking through the clothes on its back.
"No... nothing like that! Kaido, this must be a misunderstanding! I am utterly loyal to you, how could I..."
"Enough!"
With a roar, Kaido unleashed a terrifying burst of Conqueror's Haki.
The entire general's mansion shook violently, cracks appeared in the walls, and porcelain shattered.
The guards were struck as if by a heavy hammer, their eyes rolling back as they collapsed unconscious to the ground.
The Kurozumi Orochi was pinned to the ground, struggling to even breathe.
"My patience is limited."
Kaido looked down at the Kurozumi Orochi lying on the ground like a dead dog.
"You have three seconds to tell me everything you know. Otherwise..."
Kaido's hand rested on the ' Hassaikai '.
"I'll show you what 'roasted snake meat' really means."
I'll talk! I'll talk!
" The World Government contacted me first! They sent a CP0 envoy, saying they wanted to cooperate with me..."
"What kind of cooperation?" Kaido pressed.
"They want the processing technology for Seastone, and are willing to exchange it for the support of the World Government..."
The Kurozumi Orochi said, trembling.
"They said that if I cooperate, they can help me completely take control of Wano Country and break free from... break free from your control..."
A murderous glint flashed in Kaido's eyes. "You agreed?"
"I... I was just pretending!"
Kurozumi Orochi quickly defended himself.
"I didn't really agree! I just wanted to gather more information to report back to you!"
"Oh?" Kaido sneered, "Did you report it?"
Kurozumi Orochi was speechless.
It seems not.
Kaido stood up, his seven-meter-tall frame casting a huge shadow.
" Kurozumi Orochi, do you think you could hold onto your position as Shogun of Wano Country without me?"
"Yes, yes, yes... Kaido, spare my life!"
Faced with Kaido's pressure Kurozumi Orochi frantically kowtowed.
"I know I was wrong! I'll never do it again! Please give me another chance!"
Kaido stared at the frantically kowtowing Kurozumi Orochi, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. Seeing that the beating was nearly over,
Kaido sat down again and took a big gulp of sake.
"Alright, stop kowtowing."
"I have another question for you—I heard that Kozuki Oden came back to talk to you?"
Kurozumi Orochi's kowtowing stopped abruptly, his face drained of all color.
"This... this..."
"How?"
Kaido's eyes turned cold.
"Trying to hide it again?"
No, no, no!
Kurozumi Orochi quickly waved his hand.
"I said! Oden did come looking for me, just three nights ago..."
He swallowed hard, his voice trembling:
"He... he barged into the general's mansion all by himself!"
Kaido raised an eyebrow. "Oh? You've got guts. What did he say?"
Kurozumi Orochi recalled the events of that night, his eyes still filled with terror:
He said... he said Wano Country has been closed off from the world for too long and has fallen behind. He wants to lead Wano Country to 'open its borders' and allow the country to reconnect with the outside world.
"Founding the nation?"
Kaido grinned.
"Interesting. And then?"
"Then..."
Kurozumi Orochi lowered his head.
"He asked me to voluntarily relinquish my position as general and hand over power."
He said that as long as I cooperated, he could guarantee my safety and that of the Kurozumi Family, and even give me a dignified exit.
A hint of surprise flashed in Kaido's eyes.
Kozuki Oden's actions were unexpected—it wasn't a secret conspiracy.
Instead of launching a rebellion, they went directly to confront each other.
"What was your answer?" Kaido asked.
"Of course I refused," Kurozumi Orochi said with a wry smile.
How could I possibly agree to such a stupid condition?