"H-how... how is this possible?"
"The Governor... was... sent flying again?"
The members of the Beasts Pirates, who had just been boosted in morale thinking Sakazuki had been defeated, now thought they were hallucinating.
Their expressions froze as they stared at the sky, where their leader had been severely wounded by the combined efforts of the two Admirals.
"Ugh—"
As blood sprayed into the sky, Kaido roar of defiance echoed through the heavens.
Immediately after, the sound of cracking filled the air, followed by streaks of lightning crisscrossing the sky.
An invisible pressure, like a galaxy pouring down continuously fell into the sea making the members of the Beasts Pirates and the Marines on their respective ships feel as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on them.
Some even suffocated and collapsed on the spot.
"A cornered beast last stand?"
Sakazuki, who had teamed up with Gion to deal a heavy blow to Kaido, returned to the nearly wrecked battleship.
With a cigarette in his mouth, he gazed at the sky, his eyes sharp.
At that moment, a fierce wind suddenly swept across the sea, churning the waves wildly.
Both the battleship and the pirate ships began to shake violently, as if in a state of unrest.
High above, Kaido, who had been struck by Sakazuki "Meigo" and Gion slash, stood on a flame cloud.
Blood continued to pour from his body as he frantically created more flame clouds, covering the sky.
In no time, the sky above the sea was shrouded in flame clouds.
Under the illumination of lightning that tore through the void, Kaido looked down from above, his gaze fixed on the peoples below.
Even Sakazuki had to admit that Kaido, despite receiving such a heavy blow, was still capable of causing trouble.
Truly, he lived up to his title as the strongest creature on land, sea, and air.
Before Sakazuki and Gion could react, an unexpected scene unfolded before their eyes.
Above the sea shrouded in flame clouds, accompanied by streaks of lightning descending from the sky, the warships of the Beasts Pirates were swiftly engulfed by the encroaching flame clouds.
In the blink of an eye, one after another, the warships were lifted into the air by the flame clouds.
In an instant, all the pirate ships that hadn't been destroyed, except for the one carrying Gion and a few other Vice Admirals like Tokikake, were hoisted high into the sky by the flame clouds.
"This is bad!"
Seeing the pirate ships suddenly ascending, Gion didn't hesitate to shout to the Marines aboard those ships.
"Get off the pirate ships now!"
On the deck of one of the ascending warships, a captain of the Momousagi Corps forced his opponent back with a slash before turning his head to look at the sea.
"Admiral Gion, Kaido can take their ships, but he'll never take the pirates on board!"
Before his words even finished, the captain turned to face the members of the Beasts Pirates and shouted to the Marines, who remained calm despite the ships being lifted into the air.
"BROTHERS!"
"GLORY DOESNT HAVE TO BE MINE, BUT I WILL SURELY BE A PART OF IT!"
"LET KAIDO ESCAPE WITH AN EMPTY SHIPS!"
"KILL THEM ALL!"
"YESSSSSSS!!!!!—"
All the Marines roared in unison, then charged even more fiercely toward the pirates.
As the Marines on this pirate ship unleashed their final glory, deafening roars erupted from the other ascending pirate ships.
None of the Marines feared their fate aboard the rising ships, all of them ready to face death in a final showdown with the pirates.
Seeing that not a single Marine jumped off the ascending pirate ships, Gion grew increasingly anxious.
She immediately stepped into the air using Moon Walk, her golden blade, Konpira, slashing through the air toward the nearest pirate ship.
With a flash of brilliant sword light, the pirates aboard the ship were cut down before they could even react.
Amid the rising mist of blood, Gion landed on the deck of the pirate ship, blade in hand.
Just as Gion boarded the ship, the vessel lifted by the flame clouds suddenly accelerated and surged out of the area.
On the sea, Sakazuki stood motionless on the deck of the warship, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his gaze fixed on the sky as if facing a formidable enemy.
High above, an invisible, overwhelming pressure cascaded down in waves.
At the center of this pressure, Kaido transformed once more into his Azure Dragon form.
The moment the dragon body appeared, an intense heat enveloped it, as if it could ignite the entire sky.
An extreme sense of oppression spread across the sea for hundreds of meters.
"Shoryu: Kaen Hakke!"
With a deafening dragon roar that echoed across the sky, the ferocious dragon head wreathed in scorching heat, shot down toward Sakazuki.
The sheer speed caused continuous explosive sounds in the sky, and shockwaves rippled outward as the dragon head plunged downward.
Standing proudly on the warship, Sakazuki allowed the endless pressure to bear down on him, his admiral's cloak billowing in the wind.
He unleashed the full power of his Magma-Magma Fruit and molten lava poured down at an astonishing rate, covering the entire warship and forming a towering volcano of magma, a sight that struck fear into all who beheld it.
"Is this your final struggle, Kaido?"
Before the words could fade, Sakazuki leapt into the air, his massive fist transformed into molten lava, roaring as it collided with the menacing dragon head descending upon him.
BOOM—
The moment they clashed, an earth-shattering explosion erupted.
In the next second, a shockwave akin to a nuclear blast surged out, detonating the void within a hundred Kilometer radius.
The sea surface collapsed violently from the cataclysmic impact, appearing as if it had been pierced, creating an indescribable visual spectacle.
"Trying to stop me so the Beast Pirates can escape?"
Sakazuki, having withstood Kaido strongest attack, faced the ferocious dragon head and said in a deep voice.
"You're as naive as ever, Kaido. Our target has always been you. Once you're dealt with, where can your underlings possibly run?"
"Do you know why Fleet Admiral Orion executed Whitebeard Jr instead of waging war with Whitebeard himself? Why it was you?"
"Because what Fleet Admiral Orion truly desires is Wano Country, rich in resources and possessing advanced seastone processing technology!"
Before he could finish, Sakazuki unleashed the full power of his Magma-Magma Fruit.
As molten lava surged from his fist, Kaido menacing dragon head was instantly engulfed in the torrent of magma.
At the same time.
The Beast Pirates' ships, lifted by Kaido flame clouds and flying a thousand meters high, began to lose balance as Kaido dragon body was enveloped in magma.
One by one, they plummeted from the sky.
With a series of crashing sounds, all the ships returned to the sea teetering on the turbulent waves.
On the decks, pirates and Marines alike thrown off balance by the sudden weightlessness, were flung into the air.
Some fell into the sea, while others crashed back onto the decks.
In an instant, screams of agony intertwined into a symphony of despair echoing in the sky.
On one of the pirate ships, after stabilizing herself Gion immediately dashed to the bow, gazing into the distance.
Seeing the awe-inspiring dragon body suspended in the sky a thousand meters away, Gion face lit up with joy.
Though unsure if Kaido had been defeated, Gion knew this was the perfect opportunity to annihilate the Beast Pirates.
Without hesitation, Gion turned decisively, charging forward with her sword raised as she shouted.
"NOW'S THE TIME! FINISH THEM OFF!"
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