Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Kaido seemed to understand something.
The vibrations triggered by Whitebeard just now pierced through the barrier generated by Protect, extending the damage to his body through spatial vibrations. Moreover, that vibration seemed to resonate within him, causing harm to his body similar to advanced Armament Haki.
The tremors of the island and atmosphere just now were signs of Whitebeard’s awakening. Although the tremors weren’t tangible like rubber, mochi, or strings, capable of directly transforming the surrounding matter, they could still harness this tremor ability to the utmost.
In this state, the vibrations in space were like an extension of Whitebeard’s limbs. Unless the barrier isolates from the world and creates another small world, Whitebeard’s attacks could penetrate the barrier and strike the main body.
“Kaido, tell me, what happened with Oden?”
“Are you still thinking about that naive fellow? Didn’t I tell you already? He was betrayed and died at the hands of his subordinates, or perhaps I buried him.”
“….”
Whitebeard raised his hand over his head, and Murakumogiri, which had been sent flying, once again landed securely in his hand. Then the blade of Murakumogiri also entered this state of vibration and Whitebeard once again charged towards Kaido.
Although Kaido’s body was affected by Whitebeard’s vibrations, the smile on his face became even more apparent. How could a fight without the threat of life and death be considered a battle?
His muscles began to move, and every cell in his body began to work. There seemed to be no visible change, at most, the part transformed into a dragon deepened a bit more, but this was the awakening of a Zoan-type.
The awakening of a Zoan-type didn’t have the exaggerated expressiveness of Logia-types who can change the weather, nor the miraculous abilities of Paramecia-types to change the surrounding matter. Instead, it brings the body to the peak.
The injuries caused by Whitebeard gradually healed with the efforts of Kaido’s cells, and they were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Whitebeard’s awakening gave him even more terrifying attack power and range. However, facing Kaido, who had also awakened, as long as he couldn’t insta-kill the opponent, the injuries he caused would gradually heal.
However, whether it was Kaido or Whitebeard, killing each other instantaneously was impossible. Especially in Whitebeard’s awakened environment, Kaido’s skill which requires charging up was much more likely to get interrupted.
With Protect being pierced by the opponent’s vibrations, Kaido began fighting fiercely like a beast, relying on the powerful regenerative ability of Zoan-type, exchanging injuries for injuries to consume Whitebeard’s stamina.
And Whitebeard also demonstrated monster-like abilities. He was able to injure Kaido faster than Kaido could recover. Although his own body was constantly enduring attacks, it still did not exceed his limits.
The two monsters continued their relentless close-combat on the island, seemingly oblivious to everything around them. The sun had circled them several times already, and whether it was day or night, their fight never stopped.
The island was crumbling and shrinking at every moment. Most of the once vast island had now already disintegrated.
In this situation, the spectators became the greatest victims.
They had to deal with potential stray attacks. Whether it was Kaido or Whitebeard, in a battle of this scale, they couldn’t guarantee not to accidentally injure others.
At this moment, the reason why Kaido only brought officers who could fly became apparent. Watching the battle of this level, even the spectators needed to possess some strength.
In the ships of both sides in the distance, the continuous waves indicated that the battle was far from over. Whitebeard’s crew barely managed to fall asleep amidst the waves, while the crew of the Beasts Pirates made a new move.
Seeing that the battle showed no signs of stopping, a Lapras reduced its size, then its body emitted a completely different light. Its size was still huge, but compared to before, its appearance had changed significantly.
This is Gigantamax Lapras. Its shell had undergone a transformation, with special grooves on top. These grooves can easily accommodate five thousand people on the surface of the sea.
Relying on Lapras’ power, except for a few people still controlling the ships, the rest were conserving their strength on Lapras’s back, waiting to deal with any sudden situations that may arise at any moment.
Time continued to pass, and the conversation between Whitebeard and Kaido became lesser and lesser, just silently launching attacks.
On Onigashima, the spectators lost their previous enthusiasm. At first, when they were watching the recording sent back by Yamato, they would still let out excited shouts. But as time passed, they became numb too.
Some pirates began to do their own things and told those remaining here to inform them if there is a result.
Jack and Maria still had quite a bit of energy left, but Ulti and Page One were already struggling to hold on. Even Ulti, who is the most restless, was now letting out faint snores.
“Heh, these little guys are really cute.”
Maria carefully lifted them up with her big hands, then placed them on her thighs to let them continue sleeping. Perhaps due to hereditary reasons, a feeling called maternal love has gradually awakened within her.
Watching the two children, who had fallen asleep after staying up too late, she even began humming the lullaby from Wano Country.
“Maria, I’m going out to clear my head. Remember to call me when the broadcast is back.”
He wasn’t tired yet, but staying here was getting too boring. The live broadcast suddenly cut off this morning, and since Rotom was created by Arceus and unlikely to have issues, the most probable scenario was that the cameraman encountered a problem.
Judging from the shaking before the camera went black, Yamato was likely already asleep.
Staring at the black screen made him feel bored, so he decided to go outside and refresh himself in the water.
“Go, I’ll let you know.”
In fact, Jack guessed right. At this moment, Yamato was indeed curled up asleep on Genesect’s back, and Genesect even used its own arms to secure Yamato to its back.
On the other hand, Rotom was in standby mode in her arms. Rotom was a Pokémon and needed rest. Although its mechanical body could continue functioning while resting, the premise was that the operator didn’t fall asleep, so the live broadcast naturally got interrupted.
Meanwhile, with the assistance of Zeraora, Morgans, who was staying beside them, had bloodshot eyes. He couldn’t understand how Yamato could fall asleep at a time like this, and so comfortably at that.
“President Morgans, if you want, you can rest for a while too. I can hold you up.”
“No need, if I miss any important moment, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.”
Saying that, Morgans took out a handful of coffee beans and chewed on them directly. It was this that had kept him going.
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