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Chapter 6
Kaido's expression changed dramatically in the face of such fierce attacks!
He hadn't expected Lotte to possess such a powerful Devil Fruit ability, and on top of that, to have such rich combat experience.
For a moment, he could only grit his teeth and swing with all his might.
His spiked club smashed down fiercely toward the incoming tree whips.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out.
The intense collision between the club and the branches sparked bursts of fire.
After a brief stalemate of several seconds, both sides retreated a few steps.
Lotte wasn't too surprised that his attack had been blocked.
After all, no matter what, Kaido was destined to become one of the future Four Emperors.
That said,
The current Kaido really wasn't weak at all.
Right now, Lotte—relying solely on B-rank Wood Release techniques, equivalent to less than Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral level—could toy with him completely.
But this was understandable.
The current Kaido hadn't yet acquired his Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
Even if he passed the assessment,
He'd only be a trainee member in the Rocks Pirates.
With his current strength, he simply wasn't Lotte's match!
A cold smile appeared on Lotte's lips as he spoke.
"Come on, let me have some real fun. Don't disappoint me too much."
Since Kaido had come looking for trouble himself,
Lotte naturally wouldn't miss the chance to give him a proper lesson.
Better to establish dominance now, so he wouldn't cause problems later on the ship.
Seeing Lotte's cold smile,
Kaido instinctively retreated a few steps, gripping his spiked club warily.
"Lotte, there's really no need for us to fight to the death."
"Passing this assessment is basically guaranteed for both of us, right?"
Honestly,
Kaido had already completely abandoned any fantasy of defeating Lotte!
The strength Lotte had displayed was clearly beyond what he could handle right now!
Until he acquired sufficient power,
He wouldn't target this guy named Lotte again.
But he never expected Lotte to turn the tables and go after him instead!
Was there some benefit to beating him?!
Lotte just kept his cold smile, saying nothing.
Since Kaido had come knocking,
He'd make sure the guy learned what it meant to pick the wrong target!
"Wood Release—Wooden Clone Technique."
As he channeled the energy from the Hashirama Cells,
His pale hands quickly formed seals.
In an instant, a wooden figure roughly the same size as himself appeared before Lotte.
Though his current ninjutsu power limit was B-rank, that didn't mean he could only perform B-rank techniques.
It only capped the maximum power output.
Just like how Uchiha Madara could casually throw a Great Fireball Technique that rivaled A-rank or even higher in power.
This showed that ninjutsu rank and actual destructive force weren't always equal.
As the wooden clone appeared,
Kaido's face changed drastically.
He could sense an extremely strong threat emanating from the figure.
He looked up, staring intently at Lotte, and subconsciously took a deep breath.
"Lotte, are you seriously planning to make an enemy of me?!"
Kaido had just roared out.
The wooden clone suddenly stepped forward.
Whoosh!
Kicking up dust and shockwaves, its figure vanished from its spot in an instant.
The moment Kaido realized the clone had disappeared, his pupils contracted sharply.
But before he could react,
The wooden clone's powerful, solid iron fist was already right in front of him.
Bang!
The shockwave from the collision spread outward.
Kaido, spiked club in hand, was sent flying backward hard.
He rolled twice on the ground before barely steadying himself with the club.
"Damn it!"
Kaido now fully understood how unwise his earlier actions had been.
The opponent's branches were clearly no ordinary wood—their durability was so high that even his spiked club struggled to break them.
Right now...
He had absolutely no chance of winning against this Lotte!
The other newbies who witnessed this were dumbfounded, instinctively widening their distance from Lotte even further.
Are you kidding?!
Even that monster Kaido couldn't beat Lotte!
This youth was an absolute through-and-through monster!
Kaido had already proven his strength in the town—he was undeniably one of the top in their batch!
Yet even a freak like him
Had no power to fight back against Lotte!
Rocks watched the scene and lightly raised an eyebrow.
As the current supreme overlord of the New World seas, his insight was naturally extraordinary—ordinary Devil Fruit users didn't even catch his eye.
But this Lotte was different.
From every angle, the strength he displayed fully met the requirements.
It wasn't even inferior to some official crew members.
More importantly,
Rocks couldn't figure out exactly what Devil Fruit Lotte possessed.
Even with his knowledge of the Devil Fruit encyclopedia, he couldn't identify it.
This meant Lotte's Fruit was very likely an unrecorded, mysterious one.
It might even be a Mythical Zoan!
Mythical Zoans.
In these New World seas, those who possessed them were exceedingly rare.
Anyone with a Mythical Zoan was invariably among the absolute top-tier powerhouses!
After all, they were even rarer than Logia Devil Fruits!
The wooden clone, having effortlessly sent Kaido flying, didn't stop.
It continued launching attacks toward the surrounding pirates.
After all, during Lotte and Kaido's clash, those guys had clearly been watching with greedy, murderous eyes, hoping to profit from the chaos.
Lotte naturally showed no mercy to such opportunists.
He mercilessly crushed them all.
Kaido struggled to his feet, panting heavily.
The opponent's strength was even greater than he had imagined.
From every perspective,
He had zero chance of victory at this stage!
Unless...
He could acquire an extremely powerful Devil Fruit ability!
Kaido secretly resolved in his heart: he would definitely obtain a strong Fruit in the future, then reclaim his dignity from Lotte.
Lotte couldn't care less what Kaido was thinking.
If he couldn't even beat him now,
There was no way the future Kaido—with no system backing him—could catch up to Lotte.
The current, undeveloped Kaido
Posed no threat to him whatsoever.
"The assessment is over."
"Congratulations—you've joined the Rocks Pirates."
As Rocks' calm, indifferent voice rang out,
Only a few dozen people remained standing on the blood-soaked harbor plaza.
"Ding! Detected that Host has joined the Rocks Pirates!"
"Would you like to sign in?
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