Upon hearing Roy's words, Kaido's gruff voice echoed back through Roy's Telekinesis.
The excitement in his voice was undisguised, even carrying a hint of barely perceptible pride.
Tell her not to hold back!
"If my daughter doesn't even dare to fight, that's truly shameful!"
Roy shook his head and withdrew his Telekinesis.
He picked up his coffee cup again, glanced at the approaching ship silhouettes outside the window, and turned to walk deeper into the hall.
This father and daughter are both incredibly troublesome.
Meanwhile, below a secluded cliff on the western side of Onigashima.
Night is the best cover.
The currents around Onigashima are terrifyingly swift, and the reefs are densely packed in the shallow waters like shark teeth; a slight misstep could result in a shipwreck and loss of life.
But Kin'emon's chosen route perfectly avoided all the hidden reefs.
This is a secret passage that Kozuki Oden led him through back then, and it has never been discovered by the Beasts Pirates in the past twenty years.
Under the cover of night, a dozen or so ships slowly approached the shore, hugging the edge of the cliff.
The keel of the ship scraped against the rocks, making a faint rustling sound, but it was almost inaudible amidst the roar of the waves crashing against the cliffs.
Luffy was the first to jump off the Thousand Sunny, landing on the damp rocks and craning his neck to look up at the giant, skull-shaped island before him.
"Wow--what a strange island! It looks like a giant skull! Hehe!"
His voice sounded particularly loud in the quiet night.
"Keep your voice down!"
Nami leaned half her body out from the ship's railing and growled at him in a low voice.
"We sneaked in!"
"But this skull is really big—" Luffy finally lowered his voice, but he couldn't hide the "amazing" expression on his face.
Zoro tumbled off the ship's side and landed next to Luffy.
He looked up in the direction of the Skull Palace, his hand unconsciously resting on the hilt of his sword.
The aura emanating from that direction was as heavy as a mountain; even from this distance, one could feel its overwhelming oppressive force.
A slight smile appeared on Zoro's lips, " Kaido is in there."
Sanji landed lightly behind the two, lit a cigarette, and looked serious.
Kid, Apoo, Hawkins, Bege, and Drake also jumped off the ship one after another.
Kid's metal arm reflected a cold light in the moonlight. He looked up at the Skull Hall, his eyes burning with rage that had been suppressed for more than half a year.
" Kaido —I've come to collect my debt!"
Luo was the last one to come down.
He deployed his Operating Room to cover the entire landing area, and only retracted it after confirming that there were no Beasts Pirates patrols nearby.
"Luckily. There's nothing below this cliff—"
Before he could finish speaking, a blinding beam of searchlight suddenly swept down from the watchtower above the cliff and shone precisely on them.
"Who goes there?!"
A sentry's sharp roar echoed from above the cliff.
This was followed by a cacophony of whistles, footsteps, and the clanging of weapons being drawn.
A patrol of the Beasts Pirates peered out from the cliff.
The squad leader had a crocodile-like face and was clearly Devil Fruit User.
He looked down at the dark mass of figures below the cliff, paused for a moment, then the expression on his crocodile face changed from surprise to a sinister grin.
"Intruders!!!"
Without a word, Zoro unleashed a Flying Slash from his blade, sending the crocodile-faced captain flying before he could even scream. He crashed into the watchtower and passed out.
But the alarm had already been raised.
A piercing alarm sounded simultaneously throughout Onigashima.
One by one, the watchtowers around the Skull Palace lit up, and the sound of hurried footsteps and shouts came from the direction of the military camp.
Luffy glanced back at the people still disembarking from the ship, then looked up at the Beasts Pirates members rapidly gathering above the cliff, and grinned.
That's great, no more sneaking around.
"Charge!"
Luffy stretched out his arms and grabbed the rocks on the edge of the cliff, launching himself up like a slingshot.
Zoro and Sanji followed closely behind, one walking on the rock face as if on flat ground, and the other leaving a trail of fiery footprints in mid-air by using Geppo.
When the three of them reached the top of the cliff, the plaza in front of the Skull Palace was already densely packed with members of the Beasts Pirates.
Looking around, there were at least four or five hundred people.
There are human pirates wielding swords, spears, and clubs, as well as Zoan users who have already transformed.
"That's quite a lot." Sanji spat out the cigarette butt from his mouth, and flames erupted from his right foot.
"The more the better."
Zoro drew three swords, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Perfect timing to try out this new move."
Luffy counted on his fingers, clenching his fist until it cracked:
"Yosh--Start!"
Just as the three were about to charge into the enemy ranks, a voice came from behind them.
" Straw Hat Lord! Please wait a moment!"
Hyogoro led the samurai of Wano Country up the cliff edge.
Behind him stood five hundred warriors dressed in various old-fashioned armors, each with their swords drawn, the blades gleaming coldly in the moonlight.
Inuarashi and Cat Viper followed closely behind with the Mink Tribe warriors. The claws of the two hundred Mink Tribe warriors crackled with static Electro, and their cat eyes gleamed eerily in the darkness.
"Leave the enemies here to us."
Hyogoro walked up to Luffy, a determined light shining in his cloudy old eyes. "His target is Kaido, Straw Hat."
We can't waste our energy in a place like this.
"But--" Luffy was about to say something when Hyogoro raised his hand to interrupt him.
"I have waited for twenty years. These warriors have waited for twenty years."
Now that I've finally got the chance to take revenge on the Beasts Pirates, please allow me to indulge myself just this once.
Luffy looked at Hyogoro's wrinkled face, paused for a second, and then grinned.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
" Zoro, Sanji, let's go!"
Luffy off with his feet, launching himself like a rubber bullet towards the Skull Tower.
Zoro and Sanji followed behind him, one on each side, and the three figures tore a path through the chaotic battlefield.
Kid followed behind, his metal arms swinging left and right, smashing away all the henchmen blocking his way.
Apoo cleared a path with his sonic attacks, Hawkins transformed into a scarecrow and swept through the enemy ranks, Bege's cannons blasted the pursuers into a panicked retreat, and Drake transformed into Allosaurus Form.
The Nine Red Scabbards followed closely behind. Kin'emon wielded his katana, which burned with foxfire. Denjiro's slashes were precise and deadly. Raizo's ninjutsu left the enemy disoriented in the smoke. Kikunojo's longsword and Zoro's swords flashed side by side, creating two parallel sword beams. Ashura Doji, despite having a limp, still wielded a fierce sword. Kawamatsu's Fish-Man Karate was so powerful that every punch carried immense force.
Luo covered the rear. His Operating Room covered the area at the very back of the team.
He used spatial displacement to throw all the pursuers who rushed in back to the center of the square.