In the New World, the Beasts Pirates were being pushed into a full siege by the Marines.
Kaido had already released his full strength, and even while facing the combined assault of two Admirals, Fujitora and Aramaki, he still maintained the upper hand, continuously suppressing them with overwhelming force.
"Artillery Thunder Bagua…"
A single devastating strike from Kaido's spiked club landed cleanly on Aramaki, sending him flying backward as he coughed up blood.
Fujitora's expression tightened. They had severely underestimated Kaido's true power.
"Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger…"
"Dragon's Breath…"
Kaido exhaled a massive stream of flames, instantly neutralizing Fujitora's attack midair. Without hesitation, Kaido closed the distance in a blur of motion and roared out.
"Great Wisdom Thunder Bagua…"
Boom, boom, boom.
The strike landed heavily on Fujitora. Even though Fujitora attempted to defend with Gambler's Fire Line, the impact still overwhelmed him and sent him crashing backward while coughing blood.
"Damn it, this monster…" Aramaki's expression changed sharply.
He had originally believed that even if they could not defeat Kaido together, they would at least be able to hold him down. However, the reality was far beyond expectations. The gap in power was too enormous, and even two Admirals combined were being pushed back repeatedly without relief.
It was difficult not to wonder just how strong Marco must be, the man who had defeated Kaido and taken command of the Emperors Alliance.
Kaido rested his spiked club on his shoulder and looked down at both Admirals with a mocking grin.
"Worororo, is this all the two of you can do? And you still call yourselves Admirals?"
Both Fujitora and Aramaki's expressions darkened.
As Admirals of the Marines, the World Government's highest combat power, failing to defeat Kaido even when working together was nothing short of humiliation.
Even worse, Kaido's stamina seemed endless. While they were gradually wearing down from prolonged combat, he remained as powerful as ever, with no sign of exhaustion.
At this point, both Admirals felt a creeping sense of danger, a genuine fear that they might be killed.
While Kaido dominated his battlefield against the Admirals, the rest of the Beasts Pirates were in a disastrous situation.
Following the Egghead Island War, the Beasts Pirates had suffered massive casualties. A large number of Gifters were wiped out, leaving their core forces severely weakened.
Their remaining high level combat strength consisted of only two All-Stars and the Tobiroppo, several of whom had been newly promoted. This left the crew critically short on elite fighters.
As time passed, the All-Stars and remaining Gifters were gradually defeated one by one by Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals. Even the Tobiroppo and the remaining top fighters were struggling heavily.
"Cough, cough, you really are something, Rob Lucci…"
Who's-Who coughed violently, blood staining his body as he struggled to stay standing.
Across from him stood Rob Lucci, former CP9 captain and now a member of CP0. His expression remained cold and emotionless.
"You've gotten stronger after becoming a pirate, but that is as far as it goes."
Who's-Who let out a bitter laugh. After hours of continuous fighting, his stamina had already reached its limit. His eyes were filled with resentment as he said,
"After joining CP0, you've become even more arrogant. But I heard you were defeated by a rookie pirate with a straw hat not long ago."
A terrifying killing intent immediately erupted from Rob Lucci's eyes.
His defeat at the hands of Straw Hat Luffy was his greatest humiliation, a memory he considered his ultimate disgrace.
He had wanted revenge, but Straw Hat Luffy had already been killed by the Gorosei, leaving him without the chance to reclaim that honor.
For Who's-Who to bring it up now was no different from courting death.
In an instant, Rob Lucci moved again.
Both men were masters of the Six Powers and Zoan Devil Fruits. Who's-Who wielded the Cat-Cat Fruit, Ancient Zoan Saber-toothed Tiger form, while Rob Lucci possessed the Cat-Cat Fruit Leopard form.
On paper, Who's-Who had the advantage in raw Devil Fruit classification. However, combat strength was never determined by Devil Fruits alone.
In every other aspect, Rob Lucci was superior.
In the end, it was Lucci's ultimate technique, Rokuogan, that decided everything. The devastating internal shockwave struck Who's-Who directly and brought him down in a single blow.
Thus, one of the Tobiroppo fell.
"Huff… huff…"
Even Rob Lucci was breathing heavily after the fight. Defeating Who's-Who had not been easy, and both fighters had pushed their martial arts and endurance to the limit in a drawn out battle.
At that moment, a long nosed man arrived on the battlefield.
"Lucci, you're done here."
It was Kaku.
Seeing him, Lucci slightly relaxed and asked,
"What about your side?"
Kaku adjusted his stance and replied,
"I also took down a Tobiroppo. But that one seemed newly promoted, with a bounty of only 257 million Berries. Not on the same level as the one you fought."
Shortly after, Blueno, Jabra, Kumadori, Fukurou, and Kalifa also arrived one after another, each carrying visible injuries.
All of them had followed Lucci into CP0 and continued to operate under his command as before.
Lucci glanced at them briefly.
"You're all injured."
Jabra clicked his tongue in frustration.
"We just teamed up and took down a Tobiroppo as well. I'll say this, the Beasts Pirates are real monsters. Even people like us would be in serious trouble if we let our guard down."
Rob Lucci responded in a low voice.
"That is expected from a Four Emperors crew."
Although they were speaking, their attention remained on the battlefield. Despite having a favorable position and strong coordination with Marine forces, the Beasts Pirates were being pushed back relentlessly by the combined strength of Marineford and CP0.
Soon after, Guernica and Maha of CP0 seized an opening and worked together to bring down Vergo, one of the Tobiroppo.
With Vergo's defeat, all members of the Tobiroppo had now been eliminated.
At the rear command position, Sengoku observed the battlefield with clear satisfaction. The Marines had achieved overwhelming dominance across nearly all fronts, with only Kaido's battlefield remaining unresolved.
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