Sengoku looked up at the nine-tailed fox demon looming above him. A ripple finally passed through his eyes.
On the secondary boat, Kaido and Stussy also noticed the nine-tailed fox demon that had suddenly appeared.
Although its appearance had changed from a dark red monster with four tails into a golden giant fox with nine tails, they recognized immediately that this was Ron.
"I didn't expect Ron to have a trump card like this..." Stussy stood on the deck and looked back at Kaido not far away. A teasing note entered her voice. "Hey, Kaido. When you sparred with Ron back then, if he had used this move on you, would you have hated him for the rest of your life?"
Kaido glanced at Stussy with a dark face. This damn woman really knew how to sprinkle salt on wounds.
"Hmph." Kaido raised his head, no longer looking at her. His gaze returned to the nine-tailed fox demon, and there was an indescribable complexity in his eyes. Mm... perhaps there was even the slightest trace of envy.
If he also had a powerful fruit, he would be as impressive as Ron right now.
"Hm? Why aren't you saying anything?" Stussy tilted her head and asked, her smile carrying a mischievous edge. "Were you born not liking to talk?"
"You bastard," Kaido snapped irritably. "If you're that bored, go help!"
"Hahahaha." Stussy waved her hand and laughed. "We're already preparing to withdraw. Who cares about them now?"
Kaido paused.
One was a senior who had looked after him quite a bit. The other was the thigh of his Apprentice Alliance. Yet this woman was so vicious that she wanted to abandon them and run?
"Stussy, do you want to walk the same road as that bastard Ochoku?" Kaido gripped his kanabo and said in a low voice.
The carefree expression on Stussy's face immediately stiffened. She felt that if she did not explain herself, this idiot Kaido was going to swing his kanabo at her.
"Kaido, can you use your brain a little? Have you forgotten Ron's speed? As long as we don't leave their line of sight, he can catch up in minutes," Stussy said speechlessly.
"You'd better be thinking that." Kaido snorted coldly.
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At the same time, Ron, transformed into the nine-tailed fox demon, did not waste words with Sengoku.
His body suddenly changed, and several arms formed from chakra stretched out from both sides.
"Lava Release."
Ron's voice came from that enormous fox mouth. The next second, a lava fireball condensed in each palm.
Sengoku's gaze sank. Without hesitation, he leaped up and rushed toward the shore.
"Go."
Ron's voice rang out again.
The lava fireballs shot out at the same time, dragging long trails of flame as they roared through the air in pursuit.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The sound of the fireballs tearing through the air was sharp and piercing.
Sengoku did not take them head-on. His figure constantly changed direction, twisted, and rolled through the air, dodging all the fireball attacks by the narrowest margin.
Boom!
Every lava fireball slammed into the ground. Explosions rang out one after another, and mushroom clouds rose into the sky, firelight flashing through dust and smoke.
The commotion was so great that Whitebeard and Garp, who were fighting fiercely, could not help stopping.
The two turned at the same time. Their gazes first swept toward the explosions, then both looked out to sea.
When they saw the golden nine-tailed fox demon crouched on the sea surface, undisguised surprise flashed across both Whitebeard's and Garp's faces.
"Gurararara!" Whitebeard suddenly burst out laughing. He turned back, his gaze falling on Garp across from him. "Looks like we can have a proper fight now, Garp."
At the same time, Whitebeard secretly cursed in his heart, 'Ron, you really are a bastard. If you had this ability, why hide it? You made me worry about your side the whole time.'
Garp withdrew his gaze from the nine-tailed fox demon, the corners of his mouth slowly lifting. "I remember that guy is called Ron... interesting. But before that, I'll beat you down first, Newgate!"
Whitebeard laughed a few more times. "Who beats who down is still uncertain, idiot Garp!"
The moment his voice fell, two bursts of Conqueror's Haki erupted at the same time. The invisible pressure crashed together like two transparent walls, making the air groan under the strain.
Thud!
The two figures collided again in an instant.
Naginata and iron fist met, and fierce wind spread from them in every direction.
Just as the two were deadlocked and the air waves churned...
Suddenly, both of them sensed something almost simultaneously.
Without any hesitation, they withdrew their strength at the same time and rolled aside to dodge.
Boom!
A huge object smashed into the spot where they had just been standing.
The shockwave swept gravel and sand in every direction.
Whitebeard and Garp looked up at the thing that had fallen.
When they saw clearly what it was, disbelief appeared on their faces.
It was an entire section of a warship's bow. The broken keel was exposed like ribs.
Almost at the same time, the two looked back toward the sea.
On the sea, the nine-tailed fox demon still floated above the water, but the World Government warship had disappeared.
Garp's gaze returned to the broken bow before him, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
'Is this really our ship?'
'That bastard... threw it over here?'
This bastard... really made people's teeth itch with hatred.
"Hey, Newgate." Garp's voice no longer carried its previous excitement. "Can you wait for me a second? I want to beat that guy to death first."
Whitebeard froze, then gave an "uh" before immediately refuting, "What kind of joke is that? Do you think we're playing house?"