Chapter 161 Facing Kaido Directly!
This guy is so troublesome!
King flapped his wings, flying rapidly through the sky, his expression grave to the extreme.
He'd never imagined that such an unknown nobody could fight him to this extent.
Astonishing speed, astonishing strength, astonishing Haki, astonishing physique!
When had the sea gained such a powerful individual!
"Fire Dragon Emperor!!"
Flames spread along his great sword, then he swung it forcefully backward. A massive, clawing fire dragon instantly pressed forward with world-devouring momentum toward the enemy pursuing from behind.
Scorching flames rushed forward, the dragon's body viscous as if made of magma.
But Brett didn't even show any intention of dodging.
Fire—as if he couldn't use it too.
He charged straight into the fire dragon.
At the same time, his body was already covered in Haki while flames also erupted from him, fighting fire with fire!
But it still wasn't enough.
The flames created by the Lunarian race were frighteningly hot. Whether stone or steel, they'd probably be melted within seconds.
However, Brett also had adaptability.
The terrifying adaptability granted by the tardigrade allowed him to adapt to various extreme environments.
And this adaptability had evolved to a considerable degree over these two or three years.
So the final result was—
Watching Brett emerge from the fire dragon completely unharmed, King's pupils contracted.
What was up with this guy?
Was he a monster?
The flames the Lunarian race prided themselves on were completely useless against him!!
"Tempura Udon!!"
King was absolutely not a man who would give up because of an enemy's strength.
Since flames weren't working, then switch to martial arts!
He grabbed the back of his head and pulled backward until his entire face was distorted, looking exceptionally comical.
It was indeed quite comical, but Brett didn't dare underestimate it.
In the original work, Zoro described this move as being like a laser that couldn't be blocked.
The next instant, the laser fired.
So fast it was completely invisible to the naked eye.
Even Observation Haki could barely catch a shadow, and naturally sound couldn't keep up at all!
But—
Brett shifted his body, calmly avoiding this strike. What's more, he seized this opportunity, shooting forward in an instant to appear right in front of King.
"Fly!!"
He punched King in the body.
Making the man become a cannonball that flew away.
"What!"
King could hardly believe it.
How could his reactions be so fast?
Could this guy also see the future?
"So strong! He's really strong!!"
Smoothie was almost dumbstruck.
That guy Brett had suppressed King.
That was Kaido's right-hand man, a guy capable of matching Big Brother Katakuri!
Doflamingo gritted his teeth.
In such a short time, this bastard had actually become this strong!
But now wasn't the time to worry about that guy!
Awakening activated!
The ground instantly exploded, transforming into countless strings dancing through the air. Smoothie was directly deprived of footing.
"This guy!!"
Smoothie gritted her teeth.
"Doffy! We've come to get you!!"
At this moment, on the rising stone giant again, Trebol was excitedly in tears.
"Is he going to escape?"
Tesoro cracked his neck.
His hands were getting a bit itchy.
How could they let that guy Doflamingo escape danger so easily?
"Don't think you're going anywhere!"
But at this moment, another man stepped forward.
Massive biscuit soldiers instantly stood across the giant stone figure's path.
Cracker stood atop a biscuit soldier's head, sneering coldly, "You've turned Mama's anticipated wedding into this mess—you all have to die."
The chaotic battle continued.
In the sky, Brett and King's fight remained intensely contested.
King's attacks had difficulty hitting Brett, but Brett also struggled to penetrate King's defense.
Even using Fish-Man Karate's penetrating shockwaves, King's defensive power was simply excessive.
In terms of pure physical hardness, probably only Charlotte Linlin in this world was stronger than him.
But actually, King was more troubled.
His defensive power was indeed very strong, but that didn't mean Brett's attacks had no effect on him whatsoever.
The penetrating shockwaves gradually accumulated damage.
Instead, he himself didn't have great methods against his opponent.
Brett wasn't anxious at all.
Just like his previous fight with Katakuri in the grove, his current battle with King was making his Armament Haki internal destruction training progress skyrocket.
Teacher Rayleigh's final teaching that night kept echoing in his mind.
The technique of letting Haki penetrate the opponent's body for attacks became increasingly proficient.
King suddenly realized his opponent's attacks were becoming increasingly wrong.
His originally impregnable defense was gradually becoming unable to withstand the opponent's attacks.
In terms of pure strength, his opponent hadn't improved, but the damage received kept increasing.
Was this guy continuing to grow stronger during this battle?
King couldn't help but shudder at his own thought.
How could such a person exist in the world?
"The situation seems deadlocked!"
War correspondent Morgans photographed here and there, then shook his head, "Isn't there anyone who can step forward to break this stalemate?"
The person to break this stalemate arrived.
The Donquixote Family members were blocked by Cracker, and Doflamingo fell back into a duel with Smoothie.
Though this woman loved to slack off, her strength was definitely not weak.
Both her swordsmanship and Haki were quite outstanding. Doflamingo couldn't easily defeat her.
He could only put all his energy into fighting this woman.
And as everyone knows, when someone puts all their attention on the front, their back easily becomes lax.
While Doflamingo was concentrating fully on manipulating strings to attack Smoothie, he didn't notice that behind him, a door suddenly opened in the air.
A woman burst out from within.
Her appearance was ordinary, but her expression was extraordinary.
Die, Doflamingo. The Five Elders want you silenced.
Doflamingo only had time to twist and turn back before a sharp dagger had already stabbed into his back.
He couldn't clamp the dagger with muscles or defend with Haki, because the instant he contacted the blade's edge, Doflamingo had already lost his strength.
Seastone.
"What are you doing!!"
The one roaring was Smoothie.
No matter what, this guy was Mama's groom today!
A magnificent slash was already whistling toward them the next instant.
Too late for another strike, the woman could only pull out the dagger and retreat, shrinking back into that opened air door.
Then the door closed.
"Weren't they here to save Doflamingo?"
Stussy asked knowingly.
But actually, she felt regret.
If Smoothie's attack had been even an instant slower, it would have been enough for the dagger to pierce Doflamingo's heart.
Also—
She looked up at Brett, who was entangled in battle with King in the sky.
Was this guy throwing the fight?
How had he fought King to this extent?
In her view, Brett's real strength was much greater than the level he was currently displaying.
"Ooh! Big news!!"
Morgans completely ignored her, just frantically photographing.
Tesoro looked delighted.
Good riddance!
"Bastards!!"
But CP0's action completely enraged a certain monster.
Kaido's thick eyebrows rose high. The person he wanted to save had died before his eyes—what face did he have left?
Blue scales instantly grew on his body, and a thick tail sprouted from his rear.
He'd begun using his ability.
"Damn it!! Doffy!!"
But at the same time, Charlotte Linlin was also extremely furious.
She wanted to stop Kaido from taking Doflamingo because Doflamingo was her newlywed husband.
"Don't get in my way, Linlin!"
Kaido was no longer holding back. He dodged Charlotte Linlin's great sword with a body shift, then forcibly knocked her away with his club.
Future sight with Observation Haki?
He could do that too.
Having temporarily repelled Charlotte Linlin, Kaido swept toward Doflamingo's direction like a gust of wind.
"Wah!"
Smoothie didn't dare obstruct Kaido's actions, immediately jumping aside tactfully.
"Doflamingo," Kaido looked down at Doflamingo lying on the ground, saying somewhat sadly, "It's all because you're too weak."
Clouds were released from his body, then wrapped around Doflamingo.
"Ugh—Kaido!"
Doflamingo hadn't lost consciousness. Though he'd been stabbed in the back and his organs injured, this wasn't enough to kill someone with his tenacious vitality.
Strings continuously repaired his damaged organs, gradually calming his body's injuries.
Kaido snorted coldly, then soared skyward with Doflamingo.
"King! Time to go!"
He shouted loudly.
Brett, who was entangled with King, immediately distanced himself from King.
What a shame. Were these CP0 people too useless? They couldn't even finish off Doflamingo?
Brett's retreat let King breathe a sigh of relief. He flapped his wings back to Kaido's side.
"Sorry, Kaido-san," King said gravely, "This guy is formidable."
Kaido glanced at Brett, then his mouth curved upward.
Someone capable of fighting King to this extent—it was too wasteful for such talent to remain by Linlin's side—
"Kaido!! Kill him!!"
But just then, Doflamingo, wrapped in clouds, suddenly shouted as if losing emotional control, "Kill this guy!!"
All his misfortune was because of this bastard's casual words!
These days of unbearable memories were all because of this bastard!
It was all his fault!!
"Take out this guy, and I'll tell you anything you want to know!"
Kaido's expression instantly changed!
"Worororo, that's really too bad!"
Kaido grinned widely, casually manipulating clouds to toss Doflamingo to King, then flew toward Brett.
"Doflamingo, remember what you said!"
Brett was somewhat confused. Why wasn't this guy Kaido running after rescuing someone, but instead approaching him?
"Worororo! Brat, prepare to die!!"
The monster laughed loudly.
Brett raised an eyebrow slightly.
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