Chapter 355: Chapter 355: Losers Go to the Next Table
Chapter 355: Losers Go to the Next Table
Rumble!!
Dark clouds churned in the sky again. Amidst the thick black clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared. A giant azure dragon soared through the clouds, its movements ethereal.
The dark sky seemed as if it were about to collapse, pressing down on the entire Wano Country. A sense of fear enveloped everyone’s hearts, making them tremble.
"You’re really something, you bastard. For so many years, I’ve been waiting for someone like you to appear."
Kaido poked his ferocious dragon head out from within, his eyebrows raised as he spoke with a cold smile:
"What is your goal? The Pirate King? The One Piece? Or do you also want to be the hero who saves this country, Black Snake Reiner? What are you fighting for?"
"I don’t need a reason to fight. I’m different from you, Kaido. When I set out to sea, I already had the answer. The things I pursued, I have already obtained. For me, this is just a game that will continue until the end of my life."
Reiner looked up at the sky, his back standing tall on the earth.
"A game that lasts a lifetime..." Kaido looked down at Reiner.
Not an ambitious man vying for power, not an adventurer chasing a dream, not a seeker of history and truth, but a player.
Looking down on the world from a higher heaven, yet completely immersed in the world.
"You are very special. I’ve never met anyone like you. For this game of yours, what meaning has been given to this moment?"
Kaido looked down with great interest.
"If this battle must have a reason, I think it’s probably to take you down, and then..."
Reiner was quiet for a few seconds, a faint smile playing on his lips:
"...become the next world’s strongest!"
"Hahahaha! What an arrogant and boring reason!"
Kaido laughed wildly, then looked down, his expression serious.
"But it’s very pure. I acknowledge this duel. So get ready to fight me to the death!"
Boom!!
A thick bolt of lightning chopped down from the sky.
The azure dragon’s body coiled around the lightning and rapidly dived. A red light of slaughter flashed in Kaido’s two fierce eyes!
"There can only be one strongest!"
"And that will be the one who survives!!"
In an instant, heaven and earth lit up, and tens of thousands of lightning bolts chopped down from the thick cloud layer to the earth.
Rumble!!
Kaido attacked with ten thousand bolts of lightning, opened his mouth to reveal two rows of ferocious, sharp teeth, and bit down!
Reiner spread his legs and his body sank. He grabbed a tusk with each hand.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Kaido, using the force of his dive, pushed him back continuously. His two feet sank into the ground and plowed a trench hundreds of meters long, crashing through several stone peaks along the way.
"If only one can live...!"
Reiner gritted his teeth, his arms shaking. After stopping his backward momentum, he twisted his waist, turned, and, with a forceful grip on the dragon’s fangs, he swung Kaido in a half-circle and smashed him into the ground!
"Then I’ll have to ask you to die, Kaido!"
Reiner let out an explosive roar, puffed out his chest, and drew back his arm. His fist, wrapped in a ball of white vibrating energy, smashed down violently!
Bang!!
Like a giant rock falling into the water, ripples spread out. A few rings of airwaves exploded.
Kaido’s head was smashed into a deep pit by the fist. His eyes were fierce as he opened his mouth and roared!
A Boro Breath, with slightly reduced power but almost point-blank range, spewed out.
With no time to summon a shield, Reiner immediately raised his arms and crossed them in front of his chest, quickly covering his entire body with Armament Haki.
Boom!!
The next moment, a scorching, crimson pillar of flame engulfed Reiner’s body, its undiminished momentum annihilating several hills behind him into ashes.
Even the dim sky was burned red. Until the light gradually dimmed, Reiner’s figure was also revealed.
His arms, abdomen, and various parts of his body were wreathed in Armament Haki, the deep, purplish-black glowing a scorching red, steam rising.
And up in front of him, Kaido, with his four claws stepping on flame clouds, rose into the air again, opening his mouth and spewing a large number of azure wind scythes.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The wind scythes shot down, easily tearing through the earth. Reiner’s feet quickly tapped the ground as his figure flickered nonstop.
Just then.
"Reiner!! Kaido!!"
With an explosive roar, a figure dragging a giant arm attacked from the distance. His red hair stood on end like spikes, his pointy, furry coat fluttering.
"Don’t think you can end this so easily! I’ve come to take your heads!!"
Kid’s face was covered in dried blood, making him look even more ferocious.
Beside him, Law’s gaze was firm, holding his nodachi as he rushed over at high speed.
Kaido and Reiner stopped their movements at the same time.
"Weren’t they beaten by you? Tch. If you can’t do it, let me."
Kaido said with a displeased sneer.
"They’re really persistent."
Reiner held his forehead, a little helpless.
To not give up even after being so heavily injured... Kid is one thing, but is Law also this stubborn? I should have just taken two of their arms just now.
Reiner sighed, spread his legs, and sank into a squat.
"Leave this to us, Reiner!"
"This counts as a favor, which is not too much to ask, right?"
Just as Reiner was preparing to launch himself, two figures flew out a step faster, transforming into two streaks of light that streaked across the ground.
A whitish-hot flame burned on Sanji’s leg. He arrived in front of Kid at an extremely fast speed.
"Get out of the way, Black Leg Sanji! Punk Vise!!"
Kid glared, and his giant mechanical arm smashed down fiercely!
"Poêle à Frire: Teppan-yaki!!" (Destruction Wind Leg: Iron Plate Stir-fry!!)
Bang!!
Sanji let out a shout, did a few flips, and delivered a flying kick. His foot, burning like magma, fiercely struck the mechanical fist, caving in a deep imprint.
Boom!!
A violent force erupted from his foot, and from the inside out, it tore the entire mechanical arm to pieces, like a splendid firework blooming in the sky. Countless metal fragments, with flashing tails, scattered and flew out.
Sanji landed on the ground and calmly lit a cigarette.
"Before they’re done, I’ll be your opponent."
On the other side.
Clang!!
The hum of a blade and the sparking of a clash. Law gritted his teeth and held his sword horizontally, parrying the two slashing blades. The three swords were locked in a stalemate, creaking.
"Sorry, but you’re not allowed to pass here."
Zoro’s gaze was fixed on Law below, a tease on his lips:
"Since you’re so badly injured, you should be resting properly. Do you have a death wish?"
"Hah? You have the nerve to talk to me? You barely survived Kaido yourself. You shouldn’t waste it."
Law, not to be outdone, sneered back.
Zoro and Sanji were just the right opponents for them. All four of them were heavily injured; neither side had an advantage.
Reiner stood up, relaxing his stance. It had saved him the trouble. He turned his head and glanced at the foot of a mountain in the distance.
Luffy had, at some unknown point, disappeared. Don’t tell me he went to find food.
"..."
Thinking of this possibility, Reiner was speechless, but also somewhat understanding.
Correct operation.
Compared to Zoro and Sanji, who were only caught in the aftershock, Luffy, who had taken a direct hit from Kaido’s big move, had had all the injuries in his body detonated. It wouldn’t be so easy for him to recover.
"—Phew."
Letting out a long breath, Reiner turned back to face Kaido, his arms wrapped in white fist wraps as he gave them a shake!
Bang!
"Let’s continue. Our death match for the strongest!"
(End of Chapter)
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