"You brat! You're courting death!"
The moment Kaido saw King his own trusted All-Star get launched into the sea by Eli Winters' kick and vanish beneath the waves, his fury exploded. It was one thing for Jack the Drought to get beaten, but now even King had been knocked into the ocean. How was Kaido supposed to maintain his dignity as their captain?
Blinded by rage, Kaido instantly shifted into his hybrid form. His massive hands gripped his iron-studded kanabo, legs tensed, and in the next heartbeat, he shot into the air like a fired cannonball. The force of his leap rippled the air around him as he plummeted toward Eli with the fury of a collapsing mountain.
"Thunder Bagua!"
Kaido never held back. His overwhelming Conqueror's Haki crackled like living lightning around the kanabo, roaring with thunder so fierce it felt like the sky itself was tearing apart. The club carved a deadly arc through the air, ready to smash Eli into oblivion.
And yet, Eli only smirked.
Just before the weapon struck, he whispered:
"Kamui Phase."
Kaido's unstoppable blow passed straight through Eli's body as if striking empty air.
"Damn it! I forgot about that disgusting ability!"
Kaido cursed, but it was too late to change his stance.
Eli used that opening. His right leg shot forward like a bull's kick. Kaido barely had time to coat his waist in Armament Haki before the impact landed. Even with his monstrous physique, the blow sent him hurtling downward like a meteor, crashing into the sea in an explosive splash.
But Eli barely had time to stand straight before a towering shadow flickered beside him.
A gleaming blade the Supreme Grade sword Kongyun Cutter came slicing down at his skull with murderous intent.
"So, the old man plays dirty too," Eli said with a cold grin.
He drew his own blade, the pitch-black katana Oblivion, and met Whitebeard's strike head-on.
The clash rang out like a thunderclap, sparks erupting from the blades.
Whitebeard ignored Eli's provocation. His massive eyes burned with killing intent. With his free hand, he clenched a fist, and a halo of crackling white light condensed around it.
"Gura Gura no… Shockwave!"
Whitebeard's punch shattered the air itself. A tidal wave of destructive force barreled toward Eli.
Eli inhaled sharply, expression tightening. He drove a fist forward.
"Conqueror's Six Paths… Dragon Path!"
A spectral dragon erupted around his arm and collided with Whitebeard's punch.
The two blows connected with a world-shaking detonation.
The sea beneath them caved inward, forming a massive crater in the water. Waves tens of meters high exploded outward, racing across the sea like wild beasts unleashed from a cage.
Both fighters were hurled backward.
But before Eli could fully regain balance, another enemy arrived like a storm.
"Momomomomom! Brat, today is the day you die! Fire Blitz!"
Charlotte Linlin's grotesquely twisted face lunged toward him as her gigantic flaming fist wrapped in blue lightning hurtled for his head.
Eli didn't even flinch.
"Teleport."
He vanished, and Big Mom's punch smashed through empty air.
She snarled. "Momomomo! Eli, your powers are truly annoying! No wonder even that old man Newgate teamed up with us to crush you!"
Kaido rose again, wings beating as he soared upward. Now, he, Whitebeard, and Big Mom formed a perfect triangle around Eli, sealing every escape route.
But Eli only laughed.
"So the great Three Emperors have to join forces to deal with me? Good. I've always wanted to see how heavy your crowns really are."
Kaido's face twisted viciously. "I'll tear your head off with my bare hands!"
He ripped the stopper off his gourd, gulped down the liquor, and roared as his aura surged.
"I'm coming!"
He shot toward Eli like a wild beast unleashed.
Eli charged forward as well. Their weapons clashed with a deafening metal scream.
Whitebeard and Big Mom joined instantly, blades flashing, lightning crackling, heat distorting the air. In an instant, the battlefield became a maelstrom of unstoppable force.
"Perfect timing," Eli laughed. "Come at me!"
His figure flickered between the three monsters, weaving through their attacks with deadly precision.
Below, Filina looked up anxiously.
"Big Pan, will Eli be alright?"
The children Chiyo, Reiju, and Klee watched with wide, worried eyes.
Big Pan remained calm. "Relax. Even if he can't win, nobody in this world can keep him down. Not a single one."
Mihawk nodded softly. "His strength has outpaced mine by far. His growth in just two years is… terrifying."
Elsewhere, the two giant warriors Brogy and Dorry observed Big Mom's attacks.
"Brogy, doesn't that fat woman's technique look similar to ours?" Dorry asked.
"Yeah… but she's no giant," Brogy muttered. "We can ask her after that kid finishes beating them."
He suddenly frowned.
Someone had stepped onto the island.
At the same time, Big Pan and Mihawk sensed it.
Big Pan signaled the others to be alert.
A moment later, a figure burst from the waves, landing on Little Garden.
"Fishman!" Simon gasped.
The newcomer straightened awkwardly under the group's stares.
"Hello. I'm Tiger. A friend of Eli Winters. Sorry for intruding are you his companions?"
Fisher Tiger had swum nonstop for days, abandoning his boat and battling sea kings along the way, determined to aid Eli.
Dorte's eyes widened.
"You're Fisher Tiger?! The hero who stormed Mary Geoise alone and freed countless slaves?!"
Tiger scratched his head modestly. "It wasn't just me. Eli helped a great deal."
He looked toward the battlefield, guilt flickering in his eyes. "I came to help him… but it seems I arrived too late."
Big Pan smiled. "Don't worry. Our big brother didn't ask for help this time."
Tiger opened his mouth to reply
A razor-sharp wind blade struck him from behind.
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