While Good healed Whitebeard, Dragon, and the others, not a single soul dared to interfere.
The Third Elder exploded with rage.
"What are you doing? Attack! Kill him!"
Only then did the Marines snap from their daze. Good's sudden appearance and those impossible powers had stunned them into silence.
But as Good prepared to heal more allies, five figures lunged at him.
"You think we're dead already!?"
The Third Elder charged first, followed by Kaido, Shiki, and others.
By now, Whitebeard, Dragon, and the rest had regained much of their strength. Though not fully recovered, they were battle-ready again.
They moved to help Good — but he stopped them.
"You fought for me. Now I'll fight for you."
His words left them stunned.
"Good, this isn't the time for jokes," Shanks said gravely.
"That's right! This is no time for sentiment. We fight together or we die together!" Benn Beckman added.
But before anyone could join him, a cage of razor strings descended, sealing off the battlefield.
The Birdcage.
Doflamingo gawked, his jaw nearly unhinged.
"My… my ability!? He even copied Birdcage!?"
Good ignored every plea, locking his allies safely away. He would fight alone.
The decision shocked everyone.
He could use three Devil Fruit powers at once, but creating the Birdcage restricted him to only two. Even so, Good deemed it enough.
To the onlookers, it was madness. One man against them all? It sounded like suicide.
Big Mom sneered at the broadcast.
"What a fool. He just threw away his only chance at victory."
Her crew and even the Red Count scoffed.
A dozen Emperor-level powers stood arrayed against him, plus Whitebeard Jr., Tesoro, and countless elite fighters. Even ants could devour an elephant.
The Third Elder smirked cruelly.
"Keeping your allies caged, eh? Don't want them buried with you? Not afraid of dying alone?"
Kaido, Shiki, Bullet, and Teach all sneered. They thought him insane.
Good only scratched his head, eyes locking on Kaido.
"You again? I'm sick of seeing your face. Every time, it's you."
And then he vanished.
The earth split, dust plumed high.
A heartbeat later, Good stood before Kaido, his body cloaked in dragon scales and golden Buddha light.
"What!!"
The Elders, Shiki, and others all gasped. Even with Observation Haki, they couldn't react in time.
Kaido froze. His mind reeled with visions of past defeats. His body refused to move.
Then Good's fist connected with his face.
The blow drove Kaido deep into the ground, the island splitting apart, a massive crater exploding outward.
"Rumble!!"
It was the signal — the battle had begun.
"Kill him! All together!" the Third Elder roared.
But already, they saw it — Good had grown even stronger. His rate of growth was terrifying. If he wasn't destroyed now, he would become a nightmare.
Shiki, Bullet, the Third Elder — they all attacked.
Good released his dragon form and raised an impenetrable wall. Their strikes dissolved harmlessly.
The Barrier-Barrier Fruit.
And inside that shield, Good pummeled Kaido mercilessly.
"This is the fourth time, Kaido. You still stand against me?!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Fist after fist fell, treating the so-called Strongest Creature like a sandbag.
Kaido couldn't even scream. His body shattered into the ground, consciousness slipping away once again.
King, Queen, and Jack gaped, jaws unhinged. Their mighty captain, always the toughest, was once again the most pitiful.
They wanted to rush in — but the barrier made it impossible.
The Elders paled. In mere moments, one of their Emperor-level powers was gone.
"Now! All of you, attack!" the Grand Elder bellowed at Sengoku, the Admirals, and the Marine high command.
"If you don't, the World Government will hold you accountable!"
Sengoku and the others exchanged grim looks. They had no choice. For the sake of the Government, they struck.
Meanwhile, Good hurled Kaido's broken form aside and released the barrier.
Leaping high, he laughed wildly.
His fists glowed with the halos of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. But this glow was larger, thicker, more devastating.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit fused with the Clank-Clank Fruit.
(End of Chapter)
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