Orochi's subordinates were brainwashed by Hera one after another. For these subordinates, Hera's modification was not as gentle; after their screams, they all bowed their heads before Hera.
"Very well. While I am away, Hiyori Kozuki will be your master, understood?"
The rest of Orochi's subordinates nodded, their fanatical gazes shifting from Hera to Hiyori Kozuki.
Hera nodded in satisfaction at this scene. For her, she needed to take over directly; with only Orochi dead, the order here had not yet collapsed.
The barrier covering the City of Devouring Time expanded, and Hera walked out of the Shoguns Mansion with Hiyori Kozuki.
Hera nodded, and Denjiro, standing to the side, stepped forward and shouted to the surrounding crowd:
"I am Denjiro, one of the Nine Shadows of the Crimson Sky. This is the princess of the Kozuki family, Hiyori Kozuki. With the help of Hera, Orochi, who betrayed our country, has been slain."
Seeing the surprised looks of the people around them, Orochi's former subordinates also knelt down toward Hiyori Kozuki.
Just then, a massive dark shadow emerged from the clouds, slowly approaching the Flower Capital. Within moments, this giant shadow broke through the cloud layer.
A giant Azure Dragon brought Onigashima, descending over the territory of Wano Country. On the massive Onigashima, the Tobi Roppo (excluding Ulti) and the Three Disasters stood at the front of the island.
Ulti, who was bound by Hera, shed tears of emotion as she saw everyone coming to rescue her.
While shouldering the pressure of Onigashima, Kaido looked down at Hera on the ground. His Observation Haki swept through the Shoguns Mansion, and finding no trace of that useless Orochi's presence, he understood everything.
Kaido, in his Azure Dragon form, exhaled a puff of hot air from his nose: "That waste, he's truly a disgrace to the Mythical Zoan Type."
Then, facing Hera: "One must look at the owner before hitting the dog. You killed my partner; don't you have anything to explain?"
Kuina, standing nearby, watched Kaido lifting an entire island and nudged Ain: "Does the Azure Dragon Fruit have this kind of ability?"
Ain replied with a grave expression: "I didn't detect any other power fluctuations on this island. Kaido is lifting this island using his own strength."
Nami looked at the island before her in shock. Her Observation Haki briefly scanned the size of Onigashima, and she couldn't help but marvel: "Gosh, is the island really that heavy?"
Hera smiled: "That's more like it. This is the strongest creature, Four Emperors Kaido."
Then, white light gathered in her outstretched hand, and 'saikū' appeared.
Hera casually swung the sharp blade, and a white sword qi followed her movement, rushing toward Ulti, who was bound by seastone handcuffs.
Page One, watching Hera's slash, couldn't help but shout: "Sister, no!"
Ulti felt the sharp edge of Hera's slash and closed her eyes; weakened by the Sea Stone, she definitely couldn't block this strike.
"Am I going to die? I didn't expect my journey to end this way," Ulti thought, closing her eyes in resignation.
However, Kaido, who should have been agitated, did not step in to stop it, but quietly watched the scene.
With a crisp sound, the handcuffs on Ulti's hands fell to the ground. Hera's strike had actually sliced open the handcuffs binding Ulti.
Amidst the incredulous expressions of the pirates from the Beasts Pirates, Hera allowed Ulti to return to Onigashima, not forgetting to give her a 'Aquarius Bullet'.
Yamato, who had joined the Argo, also breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had joined the Marine under Hera's persuasion, she still hoped Hera would show mercy when facing her former companions.
As Ulti returned to Onigashima, the full combat force of the Beasts Pirates was assembled. Page One, after catching his sister who had jumped back, looked toward Hera.
Hera said: "Don't misunderstand. I just didn't want you to be distracted in the upcoming battle. I intend to defeat you and your Beasts Pirates head-on."
"As for that island, Ain." Following Hera's words, a spatial rift suddenly appeared in front of Ain.
Hearing Hera's call, Ain cooperatively reached her hand into the rift and touched Onigashima, which Kaido was supporting. The power of the Float-Float Fruit acted on Onigashima.
This allowed the island to float in the air without needing Kaido's strength.
Kaido transformed from his dragon form into a human form and jumped down from the sky, landing directly in front of Hera.
The Tobi Roppo and the Three Disasters followed closely behind, taking their places behind Kaido.
No words were needed. In just one meeting, Hera and Kaido's Haoshoku surged out from their bodies simultaneously, pressing against each other.
"Thunder Bagua!" "Imperial Descent: Absolute Void-Time Slash!"
Kaido's Haoshoku and lightning gathered on the Mace in his hand, and a strike entwined with purple-black lightning swung toward Hera.
Hera's figure suddenly rose, the City of Devouring Time already converging upon her. Pitch-black Time Power, pure white Space Power, and Haoshoku all flowed into 'saikū' as she met Kaido's Mace.
The Argo members behind Hera and the Beasts Pirates executives behind Kaido seemed unable to withstand the force of this clash, and they all retreated several steps.
The aftershocks of the clash between the two powerful techniques shot straight into the sky, and the sky above Wano Country seemed to be sliced open, splitting to both sides.
"Worororororo!" Kaido's wild laughter rang out from the center of the battlefield. As the smoke cleared, Kaido, who had been in human form, grew in size again, having entered his Hybrid Form.
"Worororororo! I didn't expect that in this era's Marine, there would still be someone who could clash with me head-on without falling behind. I've decided: if I defeat you, I'll have you join my Pirate Crew."
Along with Kaido's voice, the figures of the two clashing reappeared. Neither had retreated a single step; this exploratory strike had actually resulted in a stalemate.
Hera's figure suddenly flickered behind Kaido, and 'saikū' slashed toward his undefended back.
"Save the big talk for after the fight."
Kaido didn't turn around. His left hand, which wasn't holding the Mace, reached back and actually caught the blade of Hera's 'saikū' barehanded, then threw her toward the ground.
Even with the sharpness of 'saikū', this surprise attack failed to break Kaido's defense. Instead, Kaido used the power of her own slash to slam Hera toward the ground.
Hera released her right hand holding 'saikū' in time, and a Portal appeared in the air, swallowing Hera as she was being slammed toward the ground by Kaido's strength.
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