"And who are you?!"
"Just a baby elephant that hasn't even lost its milk teeth!"
"How dare you! I'll make you pay dearly for looking down on !!"
"Moo!!"
Jack's body began to swell, and in an instant, he transford into a massive mammoth, a terrifying aura erupting from him and sending out wave after wave of shockwaves.
"I'll trample you flat!!"
Jack roared loudly, then charged towards Zoro with a bellow, each step of his gigantic elephant feet shaking the earth.
Seeing this, Zoro narrowed his eyes slightly, bent his knees, and then suddenly kicked off the ground with both feet, darting forward swiftly.
He quickly coated his three swords with Haki.
Beginning the verse!
"Nine mountains, eight seas, form one world. Gathering a thousand worlds creates the 'Small Thousand World.' This world, multiplied by three, nothing I cannot cut..."
"Three-Sword Style Secret Technique... One Big • Three Thousand • Great Thousand World!!"
Boom—
Jack's enormous body was sent flying; he stood on two elephant legs, a huge gash clearly visible in the center of his body, countless blood spraying outwards continuously as if from a pressure pump.
After letting out a howl of agony, Jack's eyes rolled back, showing the whites, and he lost consciousness. His massive body collapsed, hitting the ground with a heavy, dull thud, once again kicking up clouds of dust.
Zoro slowly sheathed his swords, turned around, and looked at Jack, who was reverting to his human form, speaking softly:
"Jack the Drought, bounty five hundred and thirty million Berries!"
"Not a bad spirit, but as for strength... well, it was a bit lacking!"
"Still, this guy's bounty should be higher than the pirates those guys have defeated, right?"
"Heh~ Looks like I'll once again have no choice but to be the one in the team who defeats the pirate with the highest bounty!"
"Those guys aren't working hard enough!"
"Especially that curly eyebrow; I rember the highest bounty pirate he's defeated so far is only a bit over three hundred million Berries, right?"
"Trash!!"
Saying this, the corners of Zoro's mouth involuntarily lifted. He was imnsely looking forward to returning to Marineford and seeing the scene after eting that curly eyebrow.
Zoro shifted his gaze to the surrounding Marines who were still fighting, and with a flicker of movent, he charged into the crowd.
With his strength, dealing with these ordinary pirates of the Beasts Pirates was as easy as slicing through vegetables, no difficulty at all.
The tide of battle instantly tilted into a one-sided affair...
anwhile, at this ti, on an island not far from this location.
This island was a massive, horned skull-shaped island, with a giant samurai sword thrust into its right side, the entire island covered in rugged facilities and mountain paths.
This was, of course, the Four Emperor Kaido's stronghold, Onigashima.
Inside the castle on the island, Kaido sat on a huge throne, looking at the Den Den Mushi in his hand from which the connection had been severed, his eyes narrowing slightly.
This Den Den Mushi originally belonged to Jack, but the one who had just called was one of Jack's underlings, who imdiately begged for help. Before he could even finish speaking, the call was forcefully cut off.
Putting the Den Den Mushi away, Kaido slowly stood up.
"Roronoa Zoro?!"
"Since when did that brat Kyle's subordinates have such big balls, daring to lay hands on my people?"
"And what's more, they're grabbing my people right in my own territory! They really don't take seriously, do they?!"
"Well, don't bla for being rude then!!"
Kaido walked out of the castle, transforming directly into his Azure Dragon form without a mont's hesitation, and rushed towards Jack's location.
He had Jack's Vivre Card, so he wasn't afraid of not finding him.
Kaido's enormous dragon body surged through the clouds, moving at trendous speed.
Back with Zoro, after so ti, the battle had also concluded. Countless mbers of the Beasts Pirates lay on the ground; so had already lost their life signs, while others still had a few breaths left.
In battles between Marines and pirates, casualties are very common.
But this statent, in this battle, only applied to the pirates of the Beasts Pirates. The Marines, at most, had injuries, but no fatalities.
The Marines of the Canglan Fleet were all elites who had been carefully selected. Facing these mbers of the Beasts Pirates, who were inferior to them in strength, even if they were slightly pressured while outnumbered, they could still protect themselves.
Moreover, their Commander-in-Chief, Vice Admiral Kyle, had once said that when encountering pirates, unless there were civilians behind them or sothing that needed protection, one should always prioritize their own life safety in battle.
The current situation naturally didn't fall under the category of being unable to retreat, so if they couldn't win, they would run, or call comrades to help them fight.
Vice Admiral Kyle also said that fighting purely for victory, at the cost of life sacrifice, was aningless.
It was precisely because of this approach that their Canglan Fleet's fatality rate was extrely low, with almost no deaths in most battles.
Zoro swept his gaze across the surroundings and spoke in a calm voice:
"Leave the dead alone, escort the living back!"
"Yes, Rear Admiral Zoro!!"
The many Marines responded in unison, their tones filled with respect for Zoro.
Zoro himself found a rock to sit on, leaning his three swords against his side, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He had just happened to be passing by this area on his way back after completing a mission elsewhere when he noticed Jack's ship docked at the shore of this deserted island.
So, after thinking for 0.01 seconds, he decided to co and take down Jack.
Besides the reason of Jack's high bounty, there was also the fact that as a Marine, seeing pirates ant he definitely had to co and capture them.
Of course, the prerequisite was that he could defeat them.
He wasn't one of those Marines who just blabbered on with their mouths; he only ca to capture those he could defeat. If he couldn't, he would definitely pretend he hadn't seen them.
If he couldn't win and still charged in headfirst, wouldn't that be like a at bun thrown at a dog, never to return?
But there was one problem though...
This sea area was the territory of the Beasts Pirates, not far from their main stronghold.
If soone had called for reinforcents from the Beasts Pirates during the battle just now...
Then the consequences might not be so good.
Zoro was just directionally challenged, but that didn't an he lacked brains.
If it were any of the other All-Stars coming, Zoro had no fear; in fact, he really wanted to clash with the lead All-Star, King the Conflagration.
But what if it was Kaido who ca?
Zoro wasn't going to gamble on whether there was a bullet in the gun; since there was a gun, he would treat it as if it were loaded.
Therefore—
Zoro took out his Den Den Mushi and dialed directly.
...
On Kaido's side, after flying for a while, he also spotted an island in the distance.
As the distance closed, when he saw the Canglan warship docked at the island's shore, a visible flash of anger appeared in his eyes.
"How dare you!!"
"You captured my people in my territory and yet you still haven't quickly left? Are you waiting here for to co?"
"Are you all just as arrogant as that brat Kyle?"
"I'll just have to see if you Marine brats' strength matches your guts!!"
Thinking this, Kaido flew even faster towards the island.
But just then, with a loud rumble, a thick bolt of purple thunder descended from the sky!!
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