Shichibukai Alliance

Let's go back to the present.

Dimon instructed Azshara to continue spreading the message, leveraging the influence of the Queen of the Pleasure District to further expand her impact.

On the other side...

Wano Country, Onigashima).

The battle between Nika and Kaido is nearing its end. The intense fighting that has lasted for several days has almost leveled the area behind Onigashima.

Kaido, in his human-beast form, stood on the cratered battlefield, breathing rapidly, his face grim as he stared at the white figure not far away.

Nika held the back of her head with both hands and hopped and skipped on the rubberized ground as if she were playing on a trampoline.

"Yawn~ Looks like your stamina is almost gone, Little Azure Dragon."

Upon hearing this, Kaido grim.

In the past few days of fighting, he had knocked down his opponent more than once, but every time the guy was about to run out of energy, the "thump-thump" of his heartbeat would sound, making the guy get up again and again.

"Your stamina isn't limitless. You started out fat, but now you're just a skinny monkey. How much longer can you keep this up, you brat!"

"That's just the energy I've stored up. I ate too much earlier, so this post-meal activity is a good way to digest it."

Fighting me is just an after-dinner activity... Kaido said with murderous intent, sneering:

"Don't get too cocky, you brat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly rushed forward, raising his spiked club high in both hands and slamming it down hard on Nika.

"Roaring Thunder Bagua!"

Nika was caught off guard and hit in the neck, bending her neck completely and causing her eyes to pop out a meter away.

"Hahaha... it doesn't hurt at all, Little Azure Dragon!"

Nika's neck suddenly stretched out like a winding snake, his head suddenly swelled hundreds of times, and he opened his huge mouth and swallowed Kaido.

"Hmm!?"

Nika covered his mouth, his face gradually turning pale, and finally spat out the beast-human Kaido with a "pui" sound.

"You stink! How many days have you not showered?!"

Kaido, covered in saliva, felt humiliated.

It's that fighting style again, a ridiculous, haphazard battle. While it can't inflict a fatal wound on him, it's enough to annoy him.

After being spat out by Nika, he rolled a few times on the ground, then roared and transformed from human-beast form into beast form.

The azure dragon coiled upwards, soaring straight into the sky.

"My stamina is running low... I also have to keep my eyes open to suppress the 'black flames' on my body during the fight."

Kaido gradually calmed down and had to admit that he could not defeat his opponent.

If the fight continues, his chances of defeat are even greater.

"Flame Dragon Torch!"

Suddenly, Kaido released his suppression of the black flames, and orange flames ignited around him.

Black and orange flames intertwined on his body, and he completely transformed into a fire dragon.

The firelight illuminated the dark clouds in the sky, almost turning half the sky red.

The dragon head turned its direction, looking down at the white figure on the earth.

"I admit you're very capable. If you really are the Sun God, then prove it to me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fire dragon swooped down, seemingly intending to sink the entire Onigashima.

"I told you I'm not some Sun God, I'm Gluttony, the little fire dragon of the Seven Deadly Sins!"

Nika's tone was dissatisfied.

A white giant rose from the ground, hundreds of meters tall, and punched the fire dragon in the face.

"White Bajrang Gun!"

Boom!!

The giant's fist and the fire dragon collided violently high in the sky. The two Conqueror's Haki's Haki tore through the sky, and Shockwaves swept across the entire island, like a hurricane rising from the ground. The earth was overturned and the waves surged skyward.

A blinding light shone in the sky, and even those far away on the main island of Wano Country could see the second "sun" reflected in the sky if they looked up to the south.

What is that?

The closest area to Onigashima is the Udon quarry.

The prisoners enslaved by the Beasts Pirates stopped what they were doing and looked up at the distant flames.

"There's another sun in the sky?"

Someone gasped in surprise.

But then, everyone's faces showed horror.

The second sun in the sky was growing larger and larger in their field of vision, as if it were walking towards them.

As they drew closer, the firelight dimmed, the orange flames quickly went out, and the sun turned black.

"No, that's... Kaido!"

Someone shouted something, and the prisoners scattered in terror, ignoring the overseers' attempts to stop them.

Boom!!

A blue dragon engulfed in black flames descended from afar, crashing through the quarry walls before finally landing in the center of the empty plaza.

"It's Kaido of the Beasts!"

"What on earth happened? Who threw Kaido here? From the direction of Onigashima!"

"How is this possible... That's the ocean over there, at least a hundred kilometers away from Onigashima!?"

The prisoners fell silent.

The pirates at the quarry were filled with terror.

The Azure Dragon lying in the center of the square has only its upper half inside the quarry, while its lower half is still hanging on the wall, with its tail dangling outwards.

Everyone stared intently at the Azure Dragon, whose body was engulfed in black flames that seemed never to be extinguished.

Suddenly, the dragon's body began to shrink, eventually transforming into Kaido's appearance.

Kaido lay sprawled on the ground, motionless, seemingly dead.

"Kaido!"

A large, fat man rushed over, and upon seeing Kaido engulfed in black flames, he couldn't help but gasp.

"Hehe, Little Azure Dragon, you can't do it either?"

Suddenly, a burst of laughter rang out.

Queen shuddered and abruptly turned to look at the white figure crouching atop the broken wall.

Nika scratched his head and grinned:

"Looks like I'm pretty strong after all."

Chapter 257 The Shichibukai Alliance

"What did you do to Kaido brat?"

"It's just a friendly sparring match, why are you so nervous?"

With a whoosh, Nika leaped down from the broken wall.

Seeing him walk towards him, Queen trembled with fear. The strength of the Seven Deadly Sins' executives varied greatly.

Last time, Samael was no match for Kaido, but this time, Nika's strength surpasses even Kaido's.

"What do you want? I'm warning you, don't come any closer!"

Cold sweat dripped down Queen's forehead. As one of the All-Stars, the "Plague," he believed that his direct combat ability was inferior to Jhin's, and estimated that he wouldn't last three rounds against Nika.

He is skilled at using various plagues, viruses, and biological weapons, which are clearly not suitable for the current situation.

"I heard you're a scientist?"

Nika looked at him curiously. If the fat man were a chef, there would be nothing strange about him, but the scientist couldn't see it at all.

"That's right, I'm a scientist. What are you trying to say?"

"I just don't think you're like it. What scientific achievements do you have? Can you Artificial Devil Fruits?"

As an Artificial Devil Fruit, Nika still has a favorable impression of scientists.

Queen was speechless. Artificial Devil Fruits were Vegapunk's area of research; he focused on bio-weapons and human modification.

As a former member of the MADS organization, he was once a colleague of Vegapunk, and together they deciphered the "mystery of the Lineage Factor".

"I don't know anything about this."

Nika looked disappointed; his master still had a portion of "Nidhogg's Blood," which could be used to create artificial Nidhogg Fruits.

Unfortunately, Vegapunk is currently under the surveillance of the Five Elders, Saturn, and has no time to help.

"Forget it, you don't seem reliable at all."

Nika moved closer to Kaido, looking down at the unconscious Kaido, and noticed the continuously burning black flames on his body—this was Samael's ability...

Regarding this fellow countryman known as "Wrath," he only knew that such a demon existed, but he had never seen him before, and heard that he had gone to carry out a secret mission.

"Hey, Little Green Dragon, stop pretending to be asleep. I can hear what your body is saying."

Kaido suddenly opened his eyes, staring coldly at the face so close to his.

"Wow! You're so sneaky! You pretended to be unconscious just now, you were definitely trying to ambush me, weren't you?"

Nika remarked that Kaido, despite appearing to be a reckless brute, was actually full of wicked schemes.

"You won, brat!"

Kaido sneered, "I don't even have the power to suppress the black flames on my body anymore, what do you want?"

This isn't the first time we've been defeated.

In his younger days, he was frequently arrested by the navy, who tried various methods but could not kill him.

He was bound to Seastone and sunk to the bottom of the sea? He's Devil Fruit User, so he can breathe underwater.

If you cut him with a guillotine, only the guillotine will break.

The navy even tried feeding him a second Devil Fruit, and he still survived.

Nika squatted down and laughed heartily:

"I came to Wano Country to find something: the Paramecia Time- Time-Time Fruit. I need the assistance of your Beasts Pirates to find it for me."

Now that things have come to this, Kaido has no choice but to comply.

"Okay, but I have a question."

"What questions? Ask away, I'll answer anything I can, Little Azure Dragon."

"Among the Seven Deadly Sins' executives, are you the strongest?"

"... I think so?"

Nika wasn't entirely sure either.

Greed - Mammon, Wrath - Samael, Lust - Sigma, Pride - Belial, Envy - Kuranos...

Including himself, there were actually only six people.

He had never met Samael or Mammon, and was not entirely sure if he was stronger than either of them.

Furthermore, he didn't know the exact strength of the other three, as they had never sparred with each other.

Wolf Brother said he's the strongest, so if he says so, he probably is.

Kaido narrowed his eyes slightly, "Someone as strong as you would believe in God?"

Upon hearing this, Nika smiled: