Sizzle
The arrow that Rosen fired created a ball of Haki that engulfed Kaido, churning the sea and forming a giant vortex that spread for several kilometers. The sky was also affected.
First came a strong wind, then lightning and thunder.
Immediately afterwards.
The sky, covered by a dense sea of clouds, seemed to be unable to bear the weight. Just like the boundless ocean below, the rolling clouds began to swirl, forming a huge cloud vortex that mirrored the vortex of the ocean below.
call out
Just as the Conqueror's Haki energy ball was still hovering on the sea surface, stirring up the ocean and distorting the sky, a figure wrapped in purple lightning suddenly tore through the sea curtain and rushed out from the depths of the ocean, then quickly approached Rosen.
Its speed far exceeded that of a gale and surpassed that of lightning.
Even if one uses Observation Haki to sense and foresee the future, it is still difficult to react to such incredible speed, like a shooting star streaking across the sky.
The newcomer was none other than Kaido, who had been knocked into the sea twice by Rosen with his Haki longsword and Haki arrows.
However, it's different from before.
Having been knocked into the sea twice, even the stubborn Kaido understood that while the Azure Dragon Beast form was powerful, its enormous size made it an easy target for Rosen's Susanoo.
After being knocked down a second time, Kaido withstood the damage thanks to his incredible physical defenses, without taking a break throughout the entire process.
It was thrown into the sea one moment and immediately changed its form, transforming into a blue dragon-human beast form the next.
After switching modes.
Whether it's absolute power or abilities like Bolo Breath, roar, and bad wind, it's not as strong as the Azure Dragon Beast form from before. However, its speed, reaction time, and overall combat capabilities far surpass those of the previous form.
Just like now.
In a flash, he burst out of the sea, and before Rosen could manipulate Susanoo, either to swing his sword or draw his bow, he appeared behind Susanoo's head, in Rosen's blind spot.
In battles at the Emperor level, almost no one can maintain their Observation Haki active at all times.
after all.
In intense battles, even a fraction of a second can be enough to cause many changes.
It's simply impossible to be perfect in every aspect.
For example, right now.
From the moment Kaido was shot into the sea by Rosen's arrow to the moment he flashed to the back of Susanoo's head, the entire process took only about one-tenth of a second.
In such a short time, the thought of using Observation Haki probably just crossed his mind before Kaido was already upon him.
This is why even for many powerful individuals, who possess Observation Haki capable of foreseeing the future, they still need to frequently rely on their five senses to observe their surroundings during battle.
even.
Sometimes, they don't even have time to use their five senses or Observation Haki. They rely entirely on their physical instincts and rich combat experience to attack, dodge, and defend in the blink of an eye, without thinking.
"Raimei Hakke!"
at this time.
Kaido hovered in the void, his dragon claws gripping a spiked mace tightly.
It was his personal weapon.
The Hassaikai.
He struck out with a stick.
A naturally strong physique.
The amplification of the Azure Dragon's human-beast form.
And the Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki that are wrapped around the Hassaikai.
All of this power converged in the Hassaikai, and was released the instant Kaido swung his sword, striking Susanoo on the back of the head.
Bang
Rings of powerful shockwaves, like torrents and tsunamis, surged and spread out.
With this single blow, the Susanoo, with its extremely strong defenses, was smashed until it was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, like broken porcelain.
Streaks of purplish-black lightning, like hundreds of dragons, raged outwards.
The Susanoo that was hit inevitably lost its balance, even with its mountain-like physique, and fell straight towards the sea.
"Ohohohohohoho!"
Seeing that his attack had worked and he had finally given Rosen a taste of his own medicine, Kaido couldn't help but grin. But the moment the laughter started, the savage smile on his face froze.
Because he saw that Rosen, who was standing between Susanoo's eyebrows, had somehow changed from having his back to him to facing him.
The two men locked eyes. Susanoo was still tilting towards the sea, but Rosen had already gripped a short sword and pointed it at Kaido.
"Shoot him, Shinsō!"
Rosen silently recited a phrase in his mind.
call out
The Shinsō in his hand shot out instantly, like a lightning bolt streaking across the sky, bursting out from the body of Susanoo, and stabbing towards Kaido's abdomen, who was holding the Hassaikai with both hands and maintaining the posture of splitting Mountain.
"The stab that killed Ochoku."
Kaido's pupils contracted.
Having witnessed the battle between Rosen and Ochoku, he naturally knew that it was this Shinsō that had delivered the fatal blow to Ochoku.
That's why.
Before coming to Marine Headquarters to challenge Rosen, he had already prepared to deal with the Shinsō.
Even though he had taken precautions against the assassination and poison of the Kamishini no Yari, when he actually faced Rosen, Kaido found that all his preparations seemed to be in vain.
He knew of the existence and power of the Kamishini no Yari, but he still didn't have time to dodge.
The moment Rosen unleashed the Kamishini no Yari, he could only be like Ochoku, pierced in the abdomen by the Kamishini no Yari, which had transformed into a black blade of light.
Bang
The moment the blade touched Kaido's body, a surge of overwhelming Haki instantly spread out, compressing the air until it became viscous.
Immediately afterwards.
Pfft
Kaido, who was known as indestructible, was like a body that would be unharmed even if he jumped from a height of 10,000 meters and landed on the ground. Yet, the blade of the Kamishini no Yari tore him apart.
Then.
The Kamishini no Yari pierced his abdomen, but immediately encountered unprecedented resistance.
The skin's defenses could still be torn apart, but touching the muscles beneath the skin was like stabbing a human-shaped piece of Seastone; the overwhelming resistance prevented the Kamishini no Yari from penetrating deeply.
Let alone piercing Kaido's body, it couldn't even penetrate deep into his abdomen; it only reached the superficial abdominal muscles.
certainly.
If this continues, Kaido's flesh and blood will inevitably be torn apart, but in battles between powerful figures at the Emperor level, the key is often not sustained output, but burst output.
No one is foolish enough to stand still and be continuously attacked by the enemy like a wooden stake.
Especially Kaido.
His indestructible body, coupled with the blessing of his Azure Dragon form, grants him monstrous defense and a massive health bar, giving him an extremely strong ability to withstand mistakes.
This ensures that he will not be defeated in any attack, but can cope with it calmly.
Just like now.
Pierced by the Kamishini no Yari, Kaido groaned as dragon blood seeped from the blade. However, he immediately controlled his muscles, tightly gripping the Kamishini no Yari. At the same time, his powerful Haki hardened his abdomen, enhancing his defense and reducing the damage from the attack.
To avoid ending up like Ochoku.
First, his body was pierced by the Kamishini no Yari, and then a hole was created by the cell-dissolving poison.
Of course.
That's all he can do.
Despite being attacked by the Kamishini no Yari, Kaido's defenses were breached, and he plunged his sword into the sea, sinking once more.
It seems that Rosen simply won't allow him to come out of the sea.
From the start of the battle until now, he has been suppressed by Rosen, suppressed, and suppressed again.
Then.
Once, twice, three times.
Each time, it would just burst out of the sea and be immediately plunged back into the ocean.
That was true before, and it is true now.
As soon as Kaido dares to surface, he will be immediately sunk back into the sea by Rosen.
It's like playing whack-a-mole.
Rosen, naturally, is the one who plays whack-a-mole.
Zanpakutō is a tool for playing whack-a-mole.
As for Kaido, he was naturally the groundhog that got beaten up.
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