“In a single blow…
he instakilled Scimitar Cook, captain of the Sickle-Weasel Pirates, with an 88-million Berry bounty…”
“Hss…”
“Where did this guy even come from?
With strength like that, no wonder he dares to say he wants to challenge Rocks.”
Looking at Scimitar Cook, who had been turned into a mutilated corpse in the blink of an eye, the surrounding pirates couldn’t help but gasp.
They were thoroughly intimidated by the brutal power Kaido displayed.
The wariness they had felt earlier without seeing him act personally now deepened exponentially.
Immediately, many pirate captains decided to evacuate this place of trouble first.
As for the losses Kaido had caused them, those were thrown to the back of their minds.
After all, the giant Oni before them was clearly not the kind of person you could reason with.
However, though they wanted to leave, Kaido didn’t agree.
Leave?
Leave to where?
He had gone to great lengths to come to Rocky Port specifically to challenge Rocks.
How could he possibly get the Rocks Pirates’ attention without throwing the place into absolute chaos?
How could he draw Rocks out without killing people—without going on a wild slaughter?
So…
Kaido turned around, gripping Hassaikai.
His stark white teeth grinned all the way to his ears as he flashed a cruel, sinister smile at the pirates and criminals who were planning to retreat.
“Did I give you permission to leave?”
With that, his enormously oppressive body took large strides towards the pirates.
The pirates’ faces turned ugly at once.
A pirate captain drew the blade and gun from his waist, pointed his sword at Kaido, and roared in rage, “You damn Oni!
Don’t push things too far!
Don’t think we’re afraid of you!
There are so many of us here—”
“Then come at me!”
“Come and kill me!!”
Kaido grinned devilishly, launching an attack head-on amidst the pirates’ mixture of horror and fury.
The heavy black kanabo tore through the sky like a tolling death knell from the Grim Reaper, crashing down towards the heads of the pirates!
The kanabo’s smash was heavy and brutal, devoid of fluff, and unfathomably swift!
All the pirates saw was a streak of black residual shadow before a piercing agony surged through their bodies, followed by a total loss of consciousness.
And in the eyes of the onlookers…
If their heads weren’t smashed open like watermelons by the kanabo, their entire bodies were smashed into splatters of bloody mush.
“Worororo!
Trash!
A bunch of absolute trash!”
“Are you lot even worthy of calling yourselves pirates?”
Kaido swept his club across in a horizontal strike.
Over a dozen pirates were hit squarely at the waist.
Like bowling pins or wheat before a scythe, their torsos snapped as they flew dozens or even a hundred meters into the air above the port, spraying down like a shower of crimson flower petals.
Scarlet blood rained down, staining Kaido’s towering frame and making the grin on his face look even more demonic.
A single man was hunting down hundreds, even thousands, in the port.
Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, he slaughtered the pirates until they threw off their armor and helmets, wailing for their parents as they fled.
It wasn’t that no pirate captain proud of his own strength stepped forward to stop him, but they severely underestimated Kaido’s power.
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Pirate captains whose bounties hadn’t reached a hundred million Berries couldn’t even last a single round before his club, following right in Scimitar Cook’s footsteps.
After witnessing three or four pirate captains with bounties close to a hundred million crushed like beef meatballs one after another…
These pirates finally gave up resisting and began running for their lives.
Kaido stood over seven meters tall.
To hunt down these fleeing pirates, he actually had to stoop down.
He was truly like a hard-working old farmer harvesting wheat in the field.
Except unlike an old farmer harvesting wheat, Kaido wasn’t just “harvesting wheat”—he was also using the kanabo in his hands to obliterate the entire rice field while he was at it!
Wherever he passed, the wide, paved port of Rocky Port seemed to suffer an earthquake, gouged with craters meters or even dozens of meters in diameter.
In less than a minute, nearly half of this bustling pirate port had been turned into ruins.
“Hey!
Rocks Pirates…
do something, damn it!”
“Isn’t Rocky Port your territory?
Are you just going to stand there and watch this port get destroyed?!”
“Contact Rocks right now!
Have him come kill this Oni beast!”
The pirates hunted by Kaido yelled curses at the surrounding Rocks Pirates who were also fleeing for their lives.
The cursed Rocks Pirates didn’t reply at all, simply sprinting away with their heads down.
In any case, saving their own skin came first.
Although they belonged to the Rocks Pirates, they were merely subordinate crews that had joined up.
Drinking alcohol and eating meat with Rocks was fine, but risking their lives?
They weren’t Marines who would charge forward just because someone shouted “justice”!
Just as the entire port was thrown into complete chaos—
*Pfft!*
A long series of blood mists suddenly erupted among the crowd frantically fleeing toward the town!
At the far end of the long street, a brilliant arc of sword light suddenly flashed, ruthlessly bisecting the dense crowd ahead!
Amidst severed limbs and broken arms flying through the air, the attack shot toward Kaido’s broad back!
“Hm?”
The hair on Kaido’s back stood on end.
His entire body’s muscles tightened as his burly frame forcibly twisted around, swinging the heavy black kanabo behind him in a sweeping strike.
*Clang!*
A piercing metallic clash echoed.
A shower of bright sparks exploded from Kaido’s club, which tilted slightly to the side.
Unexpectedly, it had been deflected somewhat by this sudden slash.
This caused Kaido to narrow his eyes and look over.
At the end of the bloody, body-strewn street…
A bald giant four meters tall was holding a double-edged heavy sword in both hands, casually strolling down the crimson path he had cut open himself toward Kaido.
“A pirate rookie with a 70-million Berry bounty…
an Oni from the Vodka Kingdom in the Grand Line, Barbarossa Kaido.”
“It seems your true strength far exceeds your bounty.
No wonder Rocks took notice of you.”
Looking at the approaching bald giant, Kaido raised an eyebrow.
“Who are you?”
The bald giant stopped ten meters in front of Kaido, dragging his heavy sword on the ground with one hand.
Hearing the question, the corners of his mouth curled up.
“Samuro, combatant of the Rocks Pirates.
“Two hundred and eighty million?
I wonder how many hits from my club you can take.” Kaido grew interested and walked straight toward Samuro.
Samuro watched Kaido approach with a cold gaze, without a trace of fear on his face, and said indifferently:
“Like I said, Rocks has already read your file and has some interest in you.
Barbarossa Kaido, if you still want to join the Rocks Pirates, stop your foolish provocation now.
Otherwise…”
“Otherwise?”
Kaido grinned.
With a flick of his wrist, his grip on the kanabo shifted from one hand to both, and he smashed it down fiercely toward Samuro’s head!
“Otherwise WHAT?!”
“Stubborn fool!!”
Seeing Kaido completely ignore his warning and attack with the club, Samuro’s expression turned instantly frost-cold.
“Ignorant beast!”
“In that case, let me sever your limbs first before throwing you in front of Rocks to beg for forgiveness!!”
Samuro likewise gripped his sword with both hands, swinging the heavy sword over three meters long to slash ruthlessly at Kaido!
The two heavy weapons cut through the air and collided in an instant, exploding into an ear-splitting roar!
Then in the next instant, the cold sneer on Samuro’s face turned into shock!
“This power…
impossible!”
To his eyes, the heavy sword he had swung with all his strength—a blade capable of slicing a Marine warship in half—was violently and savagely batted aside the second it hit Kaido’s kanabo!
At the same time, Samuro’s wrists jolted violently as a terrifying, unstoppable force crashed through the blade, causing his arms to tremble violently.
The heavy sword almost flew out of his hands!
With just a single strike, the charging Kaido blasted Samuro, who had swung with full force, off his feet and sent him flying backward!
Having gained the upper hand in one hit, Kaido pressed his advantage relentlessly.
He slammed his right foot onto the ground, shattering the pavement beneath him.
Leaning his body low, he unleashed the kanabo gripped tightly in his hands like a heavy crossbow ready to fire, swinging it violently upward in a sweeping arc.
From bottom to top, it aimed diagonally at Samuro, whose weapon had been knocked aside, leaving his chest wide open.
This move demonstrated that Kaido’s combat intelligence was far sharper than his rough exterior suggested.
He wasn’t just a brainless club-swinger!
The pitch-black kanabo surged toward him!
The protruding spikes glinted with a cold light, causing Samuro’s face to change drastically in midair.
He mobilized all his muscles with everything he had, trying to pull his deflected sword back to defend.
But timing-wise, he was half a step too late!
In the next instant…
Amidst Kaido’s cruel laughter, the tip of the kanabo slammed heavily into Samuro’s chest, its sharp spikes tearing through his thick pectoral muscles.
Blood spurted wildly from Samuro’s mouth as he flew backward at an even faster speed!
“This is a two-hundred-and-eighty-million Berry combatant?”
“Trash!
Weak, pathetic trash!”
“Worororo!
Wororororo!”
“With Rocks gone, I AM INVINCIBLE!”
Kaido laughed maniacally as he pursued, his aura swelling continuously.
At the same time…
Deep within the town of Rocky Port, another slaughter was underway.
The pirates who had been terrified by Kaido and fled here—hoping to cross the entire island and escape from the other side—encountered another intruder here.
A white-haired demon!