His gaze was firm, without a hint of hesitation.
This was his responsibility as a captain, and also his belief and will to protect his companions.
No matter how much the Nika Fruit's will interfered, this was something deeply ingrained in his bones that could not be changed.
"Don't say such foolish things. How could we let you fight alone?"
Sanji extinguished his cigarette, exhaling the last puff of smoke.
The continuous battles within the Reincarnation Game and on the East Blue battlefield had made him completely acknowledge this seemingly foolish captain.
"My sword has not yet slain a giant dragon!"
Zoro took a deep breath, biting down on the white sword hilt.
Ghostly aura surged around him, forming several ghostly deity phantoms, and his own aura manifested as three heads and six arms.
"Idiots, can't we just run together?"
Nami, without her usual gentle demeanor, had a mouth full of sharp teeth and delivered three consecutive punches to their heads.
Kicking their butts and grabbing the unconscious Usopp by his collar, she herded them like donkeys, running wildly into the distance.
"Seriously, a bunch of muscle-brained guys. Is running away that embarrassing?"
Nami complained incessantly.
Being a former thief, she was best at running away. When encountering an insurmountable strong enemy, one should temporarily avoid their edge.
The Straw Hat Pirates' idiots must be instilled with the idea that running away is not shameful in the future.
Rumble.
In the sky, a purple-black lightning bolt struck down.
Kaido had transformed into a giant blue dragon, coiling and winding like a mountain range in the sky above Shiroppu Village, his dull yellow eyes like moons, emitting a shimmering glow.
"You're kidding, right?"
"There's no escape at all!"
Putting everything else aside, the Blue Dragon Fruit Kaido ate, just from its appearance, was incredibly oppressive.
A monster whose body could obscure the sky, looking down at its opponents like this, made some weaker individuals unable to even muster the courage to fight.
"Boro Breath!"
The blue dragon opened its mouth, and a scorching breath spewed out, striking the ground like a beam of light.
The Blue Dragon Fruit allowed control over flame clouds, wind, and lightning, possessing terrifying, disaster-like abilities. The breath in its dragon form could instantly evaporate an entire mountain peak.
"Everyone, get behind me!"
Seeing no way to avoid it, Zoro directly drew his blade, his ghostly aura boiling, condensing the strongest Ghost God he could currently bear.
Kalo of the Blazing Nether!
Strikes were unleashed towards the sky, countless purple-black flame clouds shot out, colliding with the scorching breath.
Compared to Kaido's breath,
the Nether Flame Zoro unleashed was very small, completely covered in an instant.
But it wasn't swallowed; instead, it was as hard as rocks embedded in a river, blocking the impact of the breath.
"This is interesting. I've never seen a flame that can actually counter my breath?"
Kaido's face was filled with excitement.
The more troublesome these players were, the more interested he became in the Reincarnation Game.
To say it was a counter was really just flattering himself.
Those strange purple-black flames, both in temperature and aura, far surpassed his own breath.
Most crucially,
they even had adhesive properties, constantly corroding his breath.
If he hadn't stopped his breath in time, the Nether Flame might have scorched his own body.
Though strange,
the disparity in strength simply couldn't be compensated for by these skills.
It was like a child with a peerless sword fighting an adult; one would be defeated if they weren't careful.
Bang.
Kaido swung his body, his thick, mountain-like dragon tail directly slapping the ground, like an earthquake.
Luffy slammed his Straw Hat onto the ground, leaping high.
His fists glowed with a dazzling blue aura, swinging at an incredibly fast speed, stirring up a hurricane circle.
Extreme Speed Hurricane Punch.
The core technique of the Blue Fist Master, even the largest Sea Kings would be beaten into a pulp.
However,
he was now facing the strongest creature that even the Marines couldn't execute, Blue Dragon Kaido.
Rumble.
The ground collapsed, forming a huge trench.
Luffy's eyes rolled back, and he lay on his back in the center of the shattered, spiderweb-like deep pit, losing consciousness in a single hit.
"He's really not durable, Monkey D. Luffy."
Kaido's gaze was disdainful.
He didn't know how many such foolish dreamers he had defeated each year; he had long lost count.
"Luffy!"
His companions cried out in alarm.
They had just been blown out of Kaido's attack range by Luffy's Sacred Fist Hurricane, which was why they were unharmed.
Luffy's fate was unknown, all to save them!
"The power of a fist?"
Kaido glanced at the unconscious Luffy, not particularly interested.
Many people in the Pirate World used their fists as weapons, but very few could break his defense.
Such a person was not worthy of being taken in by him.
He turned his head to look at Zoro, who could unleash strange flames, and Nami, who created strange instruments, and said, "Surrender to me, and I can spare your captain, Monkey D. Luffy."
"He's the Pirate King, Luffy!"
Zoro's eyes burst with extreme ferocity, like a beast about to hunt.
Although he wasn't sure why,
Luffy had been giving him a very strange feeling lately, as if he was being controlled by someone pinching his brain, but one thing wouldn't change.
That was, Luffy was his captain!
Whether he was the Pirate King or the Adventure King, a captain's dream must never be ridiculed!
As for those strange feelings of control, he would ask Luffy himself after defeating the evil dragon in front of him!
"Pluto's Invasion!"
"Kazan's Soul!"
"Dark Moon Descends!"
Several magic circles condensed from ghostly aura spread across the ground.
Seeing this, Sanji immediately exclaimed, "Condensing several Ghost Gods at once, Moss-Head, are you trying to die?"
Nami also reprimanded him with a worried expression, telling him to stop.
As companions, they had naturally seen Zoro's full power unleashed in the Reincarnation Game.
Ghostblade.
Essentially, it was a profession that controlled Ghost Gods. Only by using one's own ghostly aura to suppress the Ghost Gods could they be controlled.
But if too many Ghost Gods were condensed at once, they would instead devour one's spirit and flesh.
In the Reincarnation Game, death allowed for revival.
But this was the real world. Once the critical point was surpassed and he was devoured by Ghost Gods, Zoro would truly die.
That's why they were so worried.
Zoro gritted his teeth and said, "If we don't fight with our lives, will Kaido let us go?"
"Do you know this evil dragon?"
Sanji and Nami were stunned, not expecting Zoro to know this guy.
Zoro didn't say anything.
As a former bounty hunter, he had naturally seen these top-tier bounty pirates.
The Governor of the Beasts Pirates, the Four Emperors Kaido, with a bounty of 4.6 billion!
If they didn't fight with their lives, there would truly be no chance of survival.
"Very good, it's this strange ability!"
Kaido was surprised to find that his defenses were inexplicably weakened while he was coiling on the ghostly aura magic circle.
He had been executed over forty times, all without injury, and even the execution tools would break.
His control over his own physique was very strong, so he could detect even the slightest changes.
His body had indeed become a little more fragile.
Though not by much,
it was enough to shock Kaido.
"Tornado Demolition Wind!"
Kaido didn't care, still unleashing his techniques with wide, sweeping movements.
Even with his weakened body, the moss-headed swordsman on the ground would find it difficult to break his defense.
Unless he released that special purple flame, but judging by his opponent's appearance, he seemed to be planning to unleash a technique, which was truly foolish.
A fierce wind swept around his dragon body.
Countless emerald green wind blades condensed in his dragon mouth, tearing through the air like kamaitachi, all falling down.
"Bring it on!"
Zoro roared.
With his entire body amplified by the ghostly aura formation, all his stats surged. He charged forward in a drawing stance.
His figure suddenly vanished.
When he reappeared, he had already passed through the wind blade zone and reached Kaido's side.
Ghost Slash!
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