The sudden incident instantly attracted the attention of the entire Marinford!
Immediately afterward, the shrill sound of alarm sirens rang out across the sky without warning, echoing through every corner of Marinford for a long time!
In an instant, the Marinford that had been peaceful just moments earlier was shrouded in a shadow. The oppressive atmosphere made everyone feel as though they could barely breathe.
Then, countless Marine soldiers rushed out from their respective posts and all looked toward the Marine Headquarters building!
Behind the towering Marine Headquarters building, a massive cloud of smoke was rising into the air, spreading at an astonishing speed and engulfing the entire headquarters building!
"W-What the hell is going on?!"
"Enemy attack... Enemy attack! Marine Headquarters has been invaded!"
"Quick! Prepare for battle!"
While Marine Headquarters descended into complete chaos, Sengoku was standing before the window in the Fleet Admiral's office, staring at the billowing smoke outside with a grim expression.
At that moment, a Marine communications officer hurried into the office and shouted at Sengoku, "Fleet Admiral... Headquarters has been invaded by an unidentified creature!"
Sengoku stared at the rolling smoke outside and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
"An unidentified creature fell onto the town's streets!"
The communications officer swallowed nervously and spoke with a trembling voice.
"It's not far from Vice Admiral Garp's residence!"
Meanwhile.
In front of the entrance to Garp's residence, Momousagi stared in horror at the enormous cloud of smoke spreading across the area before her. She and Tsuru cried out almost simultaneously, "W-What is going on?!"
Drawing upon her experience from countless battles and a woman's intuition, Tsuru calmly stared at the ruins hidden beneath the smoke.
"Prepare for battle, Gion. Marinford has been invaded!"
On the rooftop of a nearby building, Tashigi was still being held in Kairo's arms. Looking at the smoke billowing into the sky and the destroyed buildings beneath it, she asked in a trembling voice,
"Mr. Kairo, what... what exactly fell from the sky?! It's... it's so scary!"
The shockwave unleashed when the unidentified creature struck the ground had destroyed all the buildings around the grassy field. Standing on the rooftop, Kairo now had an unobstructed view.
Although the surrounding area was shrouded in thick smoke, he immediately spotted the enormous crater that had appeared in the field.
Staring intently at the crater, which radiated an astonishingly terrifying aura, Kairo's expression turned solemn.
"It's not some 'thing.'"
"It's the strongest creature in this world."
"Kaido of the Hundred Beasts!"
Although nothing had emerged from the crater yet, Kairo was certain that the man who had fallen from the sky could only be that reckless bastard, Kaido.
After all, the moment Kaido had appeared in the sky, Kairo had already used his Observation Haki to hear his voice.
Sure enough!
The instant Kairo finished speaking, two enormous hands suddenly reached out from the smoke-filled crater.
Before Tashigi could react, a gigantic head emerged from the crater.
Seeing the head rise from the crater, Garp, standing on the roof of his residence, as well as Momousagi and Tsuru standing by the entrance, all tensed up.
Momousagi immediately cried out in a trembling voice,
"Damn it! It's Kaido!"
"This is going to be troublesome!"
Likewise, even Garp—despite being a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral who had once chased the former Pirate King Roger all over the world and had become a Marine hero after the Rocks incident—couldn't help but rub his forehead in frustration when he saw the head emerging from the crater.
"So he still hasn't died after all!!"
A rough voice suddenly rang out from the direction of the crater.
Then, a gigantic figure resembling a small mountain leaped out of the crater!
Looking at the figure that had jumped from the crater, Kairo narrowed his eyes, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
He hadn't expected that his very first trip to Marinford would bring him face-to-face with this reckless bastard who loved attempting suicide.
His appearance was exactly as described when he first appeared in the original story.
Black hair grew from Kaido's head and shoulders, a pair of horns protruded from his head, and he had an extremely long mustache. Scaled tattoos covered his left arm.
His upper body was completely bare, while his lower body was clad in loose trousers. A shimenawa rope was tied around his waist, and he held an enormous iron kanabo in his hand.
He looked exactly like some tyrannical demon king who had descended upon the world—an overwhelmingly imposing sight!
According to the original story, this man's temperament was highly unpredictable. He loved drinking and attempting suicide.
Although he possessed countless subordinates and wielded an enormous amount of power, he was essentially a lone wolf. He enjoyed traveling alone to various places around the world to attempt suicide, to the point that even his own subordinates often had no idea where he had gone.
He also loved taking on large numbers of enemies by himself and frequently went after the Marines alone without bringing any of his subordinates.
Of course, Kaido had the capital to act so recklessly!
Even when he challenged the Marines and lost, they couldn't kill him.
That was precisely what tormented him.
He couldn't even die when he wanted to, so all he could do was continue living.
And under the leadership of this reckless bastard, his subordinates were each more reckless than the last!
The Three Disasters were the most outstanding examples.
Jack of the Drought had recklessly gone after Zunesha and nearly been obliterated by a single sweep of the elephant's trunk.
Queen the Plague was equally outrageous, transforming directly into his brachiosaurus form and going head-to-head with one of the Four Emperors, Charlotte Linlin.
King the Wildfire had even kicked the Big Mom Pirates into the sea before openly mocking the entire Big Mom Pirates crew.
It was no exaggeration to say that the Beasts Pirates led by Kaido were nothing more than a massive organization of reckless lunatics.
They recklessly charged into heaven and earth and even seemed determined to stir up the air itself!
"Ohhh... You're really going all out, aren't you?"
Just as Kaido leaped out of the crater, a lazy voice suddenly came from behind him.
Immediately afterward, a flash of light shot over from the direction of the headquarters building.
Before Kaido could react, a man wearing a Marine Admiral's coat and a pair of glasses appeared in midair before him.
The man who had suddenly appeared before Kaido was none other than one of the Marine Headquarters' greatest combat powers—the user of the Glint-Glint Fruit and Marine Admiral Kizaru!
"Challenging the Marines again and again, and this time you've actually come all the way to Marinford."
"Kaido!"
"Your death has come!"
The instant Kizaru appeared before Kaido and stood facing him, a voice filled with a hint of raspiness and overwhelming authority rang out.
A man wearing a cap and a Marine Admiral's coat, with a red suit underneath and his fists tightly clenched, slowly approached Kaido.
His cold eyes were devoid of even the slightest trace of emotion, radiating a chilling intensity that made one's blood run cold.
Sakazuki, better known as Akainu.
A Marine Headquarters Admiral, one of the organization's greatest combat powers, and the user of the Magma-Magma Fruit!
Following closely beside Akainu was another of the three greatest combat powers of Marine Headquarters—a tall, seemingly lazy man who possessed the power of the Ice-Ice Fruit.
Kuzan, the Admiral Aokiji!
Between Aokiji and Akainu, Sengoku strode forward with steady steps, proudly wearing the Marine Fleet Admiral's coat, his expression solemn.
Following directly behind the three of them were Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals Onigumo, Doberman, Momonga, Smoker, Bastille, Maynard, and the others!
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