Seeing that Iceland was about to crash down, Uta and Ain on the ship immediately panicked. The two hugged each other and shouted "No!" with tears of fear streaming down their faces. It was very similar to Nami and Chopper hugging each other when they encountered a powerful enemy!
Yamato was also somewhat at a loss, since it was her fault after all. So she quickly took out her spiked club, wrapped it with Conqueror's Haki, and flew towards the falling ice island. When she got close to the ice island, she smashed it down.
However, this was, after all, a block of ice the size of an island. Even though the density of ice is less than that of water, its weight was not to be underestimated. Yamato only managed to punch a large hole in the massive ice island before being bounced back onto the ship by the enormous recoil. The ice island continued to hurtle towards the pirate ship with undiminished force!
Seeing that Yamato was helpless against the ice island, Rebecca quickly used the power of the Float-Float Fruit to fly into the air. After touching the ice island, it stopped and hovered in the air.
Wiping the cold sweat from her brow, Rebecca flew back to the ship. It had been incredibly dangerous. The clouds were already low, and the ice floes were falling fast. With the time Yamato wasted, the ice floes were only a hundred meters away from the pirate ship. It would have crushed them in just a few seconds.
Fortunately, Rebecca's abilities were a good match, resolving the crisis, Kuina also released her hand from the hilt of the Wado Ichimonji.
Rebecca then landed the Iceland on the distant sea, but the dark clouds in the sky showed no signs of abating and continued to press down on the sea. The Inazuma in the clouds became increasingly violent, even striking the sea surface from time to time.
Looking at the endless, dark clouds, everyone on the ship was anxious. Even Rebecca dared not use her Float-Float Fruit powers to maneuver the pirate ship through the clouds.
Ain and Uta were already wishing Vic were here, while the others were trying to figure out how to escape!
Just then, Kuina walked to the bow of the ship, her left hand gripping the scabbard hanging at her waist, her right hand on the hilt of the sword. She closed her eyes, calmed her mind, and focused her Sword Qi and spiritual power.
After an unknown amount of time, Kuina finally drew her Wado Ichimonji. Rebecca and the others only saw a blinding flash of light, and then they saw Kuina raise her sword to the sky, her body rising and falling rapidly with her breath.
Looking again at where her blade was pointing, a huge crescent-shaped slash flew towards the dark clouds in the sky. Rebecca could feel the boundless momentum of that slash and couldn't help but marvel. As expected of a pure swordsman, this move was too offensive, leaving no room for maneuver. Her own sword skills were far inferior.
"Moo..."
"Quick! Now! Sister Rebecca!"
Just as Rebecca was still in a daze, Kuina's voice startled her awake, and then she saw a scene she would never forget: the pitch-black sky seemed to have been split open by a chasm, and golden sunlight poured from the chasm onto the sea, like a golden waterfall hanging down from the sky, so holy and beautiful!
But now was not the time to admire it. Rebecca quickly steered the pirate ship toward the chasm of light. The broken clouds seemed to have only a crack, but once the pirate ship got closer, it turned out to be a wide golden road!
However, the gap was rapidly closing in due to the pressure from the dark clouds. If they didn't hurry, the pirate ship might be trapped in the middle of the clouds and ultimately suffer from the lightning strikes within them.
Fortunately, the passage Kuina created was wide enough, and Rebecca's reaction and speed were fast enough that the pirate ship finally flew out of the clouds and into the sunlit sky above the clouds before the dark clouds completely closed in.
Before they could even exhale, a huge shadow loomed over the pirate ship. With a bad feeling, the group slowly looked up and saw a ferocious beast licking the wound on its belly!
It was a majestic azure Azure Dragon several hundred meters long, hovering above the pirate ship in a twisted yet natural posture, its claws treading on Flame Clouds. There was a clear slash wound on its belly, and the dragon's head was turning back to lick it lightly.
Although the dragon didn't look at the people on the ship, the ancient and ferocious aura it released put immense pressure on them. Cold sweat unknowingly broke out on their foreheads, and their throats involuntarily bobbed as they swallowed.
They truly hadn't expected such a monster to exist above the clouds. Little did they know that the mutual influence of clouds following dragons and wind following tigers perfectly illustrated certain Laws and principles.
Others might not recognize the dragon as Kaido, but Yamato would never mistake it. This drunkard always turns into a dragon when he's drunk, and he'll fly off to the Flower Capital, but she has no idea what he's doing there.
Everyone else knew what Kaido looked like in his human form, but this was the first time they had seen him in his Azure Dragon Form, so they didn't recognize him. Even Rebecca, who had some contact with Kaido, didn't recognize him either. When Vic and Kaido were fighting, she fell into a coma because she Awakening Observation Haki. She only woke up after Kaido left, so she had never seen Kaido in his dragon form.
When Yamato saw Kaido, she was naturally filled with envy. Scenes from the past flooded her mind: not giving her food, locking her up, beating her countless times, handcuffing her, and the scene of the handcuffs exploding after Vic removed them!
The bond between father and daughter was eroded by their repeated hostility, until it was completely destroyed when Vic removed the explosive handcuffs. Now that she has encountered Kaido, she naturally will not let the opportunity pass her by. It's time for her to get some of the beatings she suffered in the past.
She didn't sit idle after leaving Wano Country. With Vic's help, she became much stronger, which gave her great confidence. Today is the day to fully demonstrate the results of her training!
Yamato and the others were wary of the giant dragon before them. After licking the blood off its abdominal wound, the dragon turned to look at the group on the pirate ship's deck and immediately spotted Yamato, who was tall and had horns on her head.
Looking at Rebecca and the others, it became clear that they had encountered Vic's companions. Although Wano Country was closed off from the world, Kaido was not one of them, and his information network was still very efficient, so he naturally knew Rebecca and the others who were active in the New World.
Kaido was just passing by when he heard a loud noise and flew over to see what was going on. As a result, he was struck in the abdomen by a powerful slash, which made him let out a dragon's roar. Curiosity really killed the cat.
However, Kaido is a powerful Azure Dragon, so he naturally wouldn't be killed in one blow, but that blow still hurt a lot and he bled quite a bit. Kaido was already preparing to lick his wounds and then kill the person who attacked him, but he didn't expect to run into an acquaintance by chance, including his own eldest son.
Kaido only realized something was wrong a week after Yamato disappeared. Because Yamato was wearing explosive handcuffs, Kaido basically left her to fend for herself on Onigashima and Wano Country.
But one day he suddenly felt like beating up Yamato to liven up his drinking, but he couldn't find Yamato anywhere. Kaido finally realized something was wrong and quickly mobilized the Beasts Pirates to search for her in Wano Country.
He searched for a long time but couldn't find him. It wasn't until a year later, Yamato became famous in the New World, that Kaido found out. Along with Yamato, several of Vic's companions also appeared in the newspaper. It was then that Kaido realized that his beloved son had been kidnapped by Vic.