The originally clear sky suddenly darkened, as the clouds that had been dispersed by the high-level combatants now gathered together in a thick, turbulent mass, surging like angry waves.
"Boom!!"
A bolt of lightning suddenly struck down, its blinding light illuminating the entire Valley of the Gods, followed by the rolling thunder that echoed through the air.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Suddenly, a green claw emerged from the clouds, accompanied by another flash of lightning.
This scene captured everyone attention. Those who had just been stunned by Bob immense power now turned their gaze to the sky.
The green claw actually grabbed the lightning bolt in its grasp and then hurled it fiercely toward a spot below.
Boom!!
The purple lightning exploded violently, instantly turning the area within several meters into scorched earth.
The marines stationed there were immediately blown to pieces, some even reduced to charred remains.
Several strong fighters from Enies Lobby leaped to the side, barely dodging the attack.
However, their faces were filled with grave expressions.
They had been Kaido opponents during the earlier battle, and since the full-scale war began, they had been trying to encircle and eliminate him.
For a long time, both sides had maintained a delicate balance.
Kaido couldn't kill any of the three, but they couldn't kill him either.
The three from Enies Lobby had thought that this balance wouldn't last long and that Kaido would eventually be worn down to death.
But to their surprise, at this moment his Devil Fruit power leaving them both shocked and astonished.
"You annoying flies, die!"
Another thunderous roar echoed.
Another claw emerged from the clouds, and the two claws joined together before tearing apart the dark clouds in the sky, splitting them in two.
An even larger bolt of lightning shot out, directly aimed at the strong fighters from Enies Lobby.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The deafening sound was accompanied by the marines' cries of alarm. The three fighters' expressions changed—this lightning bolt was much faster than before, and they couldn't dodge it. They had no choice but to focus and brace themselves.
The moment the lightning struck, the three were blasted away, spitting blood, their hair disheveled, and their clothes scorched black, leaving them in a pitiful state.
Just this single direct attack had already injured them.
Meanwhile, the enraged Kaido hovered directly above the main battlefield.
His serpentine body was covered in green scales, his qilin-like head adorned with upright antlers, and two dragon whiskers swayed in the wind. His carp-like tail swung back and forth, exuding an extremely aggressive aura.
At this moment, he had transformed into azure dragon that controlled lightning, spewing clouds and mist.
At this very moment.
Not only the marines, but everyone's attention was drawn to the transformed Kaido.
A dragon! This was a genuine green dragon! Its nearly hundred-meter-long body coiled amidst the lightning and thunder, exuding an overwhelming sense of intimidation.
Some of the marines and pirates below stared wide-eyed, their faces frozen in shock.
"That's a dragon! There's a dragon in the sky!"
"That dragon is enormous! Why does the pirate side have a dragon helping them?"
"It must be a Devil Fruit user, damn it!"
"Hahaha! Our Rocks Pirates are truly full of hidden talents! Who would have thought Kaido could transform into a dragon!"
"You marines are doomed!"
"..."
Looking at the dragon circling in the sky, the crowd, after recovering from their shock, exclaimed.
"Is that... Kaido?"
"Kaido is actually a Devil Fruit user? How come I never knew about this!"
"This guy has been hiding it so well. And what kind of fruit is this that allows him to transform into a Azure Dragon!"
Shiki glanced at Kaido in the clouds, muttering softly, his voice filled with disbelief and doubt.
"As a commander of the Rocks Pirates, you didn't even know Kaido was a Devil Fruit user? That's quite interesting!" Zephyr said with a deep voice.
Kaido Devil Fruit power was not good news for the World Government.
He was somewhat surprised that Shiki didn't know Kaido was a Devil Fruit user, otherwise, he wouldn't have been so kind as to answer Shiki's questions.
....
On the other side, Whitebeard and Sengoku were engaged in battle.
"Didn't Kaido eat the Fish-Fish Fruit? How did he transform into an Azure Dragon after mastering it?" Whitebeard was astonished seeing the hundred-meter-long Kaido.
When Bob subdued Kaido, Whitebeard had learned about the Fish-Fish Fruit.
But Bob had only told him that Kaido fruit was called the Fish-Fish Fruit, without elaborating much.
Who would have thought that after mastering it, instead of turning into a giant fish, he transformed into an Azure Dragon.
At the same time, he was also shocked by Kaido.
He knew that since eating this Devil Fruit, Kaido had developed it in less than three months. What kind of talent is needed to master it so quickly!
"Your Rocks Pirates never cease to amaze!" Sengoku said with a grim expression, gritting his teeth as he looked at the distant dragon.
"To master a Devil Fruit power at this moment!"
From the earlier reports by the Navy branch, he had learned that Kaido was a Devil Fruit user.
At that time, Kaido could barely transform into a beast-man form, and even that was in its initial stage.
Based on the descriptions from those Navy officers and the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, he and the top brass of the Navy had initially judged it to be the Mythical Zoan Fish-Fish Fruit: Azure Dragon Model.
But who would have thought that in such a short time, he truly transformed into a dragon.
This astonishing talent is simply terrifying.
"Gurararara! Don't underestimate pirates!" Whitebeard laughed heartily.
Although he didn't know why the fruit turned into an Azure Dragon, Whitebeard was genuinely happy that Kaido had master it. Not only did it enhance the pirates' strength, but more importantly, Kaido was Bob vice-commander.
...
Not far from Whitebeard and Shiki.
Charlotte Linlin, who was commanding Hozumi in a large-scale attack, also looked up at the sky.
She laughed maniacally.
"Mamamamama!!"
"I never expected Kaido to be a Devil Fruit user, and to have mastered it at that. What an interesting man!"
Her eyes gleamed with an unusual light, her expression complex, as if pondering something.
As for Wang Zhi, John, and Silver Axe, they were slightly shocked. They didn't much care whether Kaido has mastered his fruit or even why Kaido was a Devil Fruit user.
"That fool Kaido, causing such a commotion at this moment, isn't he just asking for death?"
"For us, this might actually be a good thing. His actions are drawing enough firepower, which reduces the burden on our side!"
"Exactly, let's hope he can hold out a bit longer!"
"..."
As they spoke, the three of them turned their gaze back to the persistent few who were sticking to them like a plaster, and once again threw themselves into the battle.
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