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Chapter 953: Lethality
Chapter 953: Lethality
"Mama-mama-mama! Kaido, you actually used it first? Now that's unexpected!"
Charlotte·Big Mom froze mid-swing at the sight, letting out hearty laughter.
"Well, but for this man, he does have qualifications", she mused, shrugging.
"Retreat now!" Quinn frantically wiped cold sweat from his brow, instinctively shouting. Yet in this battlefield saturated with Conqueror's Haki and Killing Intent, ordinary men couldn't even stand, let alone remain conscious.
This presented a serious problem.
When Kaido adopts that form, he recklessly destroys everything!
Even the existence of Rabbit Bowl itself seemed questionable now.
A sudden whistling wind cut through the tension. Looking up, he saw a jet-black silhouette descending from above.
"Jin!"
Clad entirely in jet-black attire, only the man's eyes remained visible. Flames roared from his neck as jet-black wings unfurled behind him. Spotting Kaido transformed to over three meters tall, Jin's expression stiffened, cold sweat trailing from his temple. "How far has it escalated?"
Few had ever seen Kaido in this form - even fewer in their lifetimes. Though conflicts with the Four Emperors had occurred, Kaido rarely activated this transformation. When he did, it meant cataclysm.
But this was Wano Country - their territory!
"I don't know either, and I'm not stupid enough to ask!" Quinn gritted his teeth. "But the situation's dire, Jin! Any ideas?"
Among the Three Top Commanders, aside from the deceased Jack the Disaster, Quinn and Jin held equal status. Beasts Pirates didn't even have an Emperor's Vice - no one could match Kaido's strength. Not even Yamato's young master had reached Kaido's acknowledged level.
Still, Jin handled many critical operations. When Kaido wasn't around - gallivanting off on suicide sprees - Jin acted as interim commander.
Jin remained silent for a long while.
That man was Golden Lion - instantly recognizable. And fighting Big Mom? None other than Lucius Kro.
What did this mean? A Navy operation?
Even he couldn't say.
At the epicenter where Kuro and Kaido clashed, their combat aura from full power had thickened the air, creating oppressive turbulence.
Whoosh!
The heavy air churned violently, howling like storm winds that whipped their hair.
Thud!
Kuro moved first, his foot slamming into the earth, creating a deep depression as he vanished in a flash, reappearing before Kaido. His Yokai Blade, Black Back Crimson Edge, flashed like a crescent moon.
Clang!!
The blade struck Kaido's neck, its force creating shockwaves that carved a massive fissure through the earth behind him, extending all the way to the Grand Line itself, briefly parting the sea like a chasm.
Yet the blade barely scratched Kaido's armor, sparking violently against a faint white mark.
"What defensive power! This is absurd!"
Kaido didn't even flinch. He smiled coldly, his Wolf's Spirit Thundercloud transforming into a wispy afterimage as he swung.
Kuro's eyes widened. His body vanished instantaneously, leaving an afterimage as the Iron Mace passed through empty space.
Boom!!
The impact's shockwave obliterated towering stone pillars, sending weapon factories perched atop them crashing down.
Kaido's grin never wavered. His body shifted backward as his left arm recoiled.
Clang!!
Kuro materialized behind Kaido, blocking the armored elbow spike with his Yokai Blade, his pupils contracting.
Hiss!
The spike glided past Kuro's blade toward his abdomen. Kuro elevated his body, deflecting the blade aimed at his shoulder. Kaido crouched low, pivoting sideways as his foot smashed into Kuro's waist.
Boom!!
The immense strength unleashed a shockwave that cracked the earth beneath Kuro. A stifled grunt escaped him as his body launched backward like an arrow.
"This guy... his reaction speed has improved dramatically!"
"Old Man, this form truly is perfect for battle! Ho-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro!!"
Kaido laughed, his low-slung body transforming into a blue afterimage as he surged toward the sky. Gripping Wolf's Spirit Thundercloud with both hands, he spun, unleashing a whirlwind infused with black thunder encasement.
"Xun Wind Thunder Strike!!"
The world seemed to freeze at that moment.
If this strike connected, the consequences would be catastrophic!
Kuro gritted his teeth. As Wolf's Spirit Thundercloud approached his face, blood-red encasement ribbons suddenly extended from his shoulder, lashing toward Kaido.
"Muho: Kuukou Satsu!!"
Whoosh!!
Kaido's body instantly froze mid-air. Seizing the opportunity, Kuro raised his blade to block the descending Thundercloud.
Boom!!!
The Iron Mace and Kuro's blade slammed his body into the ground with earth-shaking force. Shockwaves radiating wind blades and thunder energy scoured the terrain, reducing nearby unconscious workers and pirates to ash.
At the epicenter, a massive crater formed - like a meteor strike - obliterating half the prisoner quarry camp.
And this was just one strike.
Kaido pivoted backward, landing at the crater's edge with a furrowed brow. He'd started retreating the moment Thundercloud struck.
Looking down, he spotted a strange wound on his chest - not from impact or slash energy, but as if something had bitten away a chunk. This form represented peak physicality: strength, defense, reflexes, and regeneration. It shouldn't be vulnerable. Yet something had pierced his defenses.
And those ribbons carried an unbearable suffocating pressure.
The wound healed quickly, but Kaido's expression darkened as he stared at the crater's center. "That bloodshot ribbon..."
Boom!
Kuro erupted from the crater, levitating to match Kaido's altitude while stretching his limbs. Grinning grotesquely, he said, "Just developed this. Pretty impressive, right?"
The bloodshot ribbons weren't mere adornments. This new characteristic emerged from refining his Full Power form. Developed after battling Bartholomew, whose Full Power emphasized raw strength combining Conqueror's Haki, Haki, and unarmed combat techniques capable of matching nuclear-level devastation.
Kaido's Full Power form focused on physical perfection - Zoan's strength as the ultimate physical form enhanced by superior regeneration. His armor defense was already formidable.
Kuro's Full Power form?
Lethality. Absolute, refined lethality.
A deadly synthesis of Killing Intent, swordsmanship, Haki, and ability. The ribbons embodied pure lethality, their Float-Float ability allowing effortless manipulation. While range-limited, contact meant extreme suffering!
(End of Chapter)
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