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The conversation between the two attracted the attention of Marco, who was not far away. He slowly put down his wine bottle, adjusted his glasses, and blue flames flickered in his eyes: "Ace is right, there's something strange about this fog."
His voice gradually quieted the surrounding celebrating crowd.
In the center of the deck, Jozu put down the huge wine barrel and suddenly guessed with confusion: "Could it be that guy Kaido still hasn't given up?"
Sabo pushed his top hat, a hint of sharpness flashing in his eyes: "Logically speaking, seeing us with you, he should know when to retreat..."
"Gurarararara!" Whitebeard's loud laughter suddenly echoed across the deck. His massive body rose from his chair, and the Murakumogiri gleamed coldly. "If Kaido is ambushing us, wouldn't it be great to fight? I want to see if that brat has improved after all these years!"
As if responding to Whitebeard's words, a strange low growl suddenly came from deep within the thick fog, like a giant creature breathing. The seawater around the ship began to surge unnaturally, forming whirlpools.
Ace and Sabo stood up straight in unison, back to back in a fighting stance. Flames ignited all over Ace's body, and Sabo's staff was also covered in Armament Haki.
"All hands, be alert!" Marco shouted loudly, blue flame wings spreading behind him. "This fog... is alive!"
Just at this tense moment, the thick fog suddenly churned violently, and a huge shadow slowly emerged. Its scale was so huge that the Moby Dick appeared small in comparison.
Everyone's breath caught – this was definitely not an ordinary weather phenomenon, but a long-planned ambush!
Whitebeard grinned and slammed the Murakumogiri onto the deck. "My sons, it seems tonight's party has to end early."
In an instant,
As they got closer, the thick fog gradually cleared, and the scene on the sea surface finally became clear to everyone. They saw twenty to thirty warships anchored ahead, each flying the flag of the Beast Pirates.
The decks were full of Pirates with bloodshot eyes, staring hard at the Whitebeard Pirates.
"That's... the Beast Pirates!" Marco narrowed his eyes, blue flames flowing around him. "That guy Kaido, he's brought his entire force!"
On the main ship at the front, Kaido's burly figure slowly appeared, holding a kanabo. His blue-green scales gleamed coldly in the sunlight.
Seeing Whitebeard and the others, he grinned hideously: "Worororo... Newgate, I didn't expect you'd actually dare to pass through here. I've shown my hand, are you really not afraid of death!"
Whitebeard laughed upon hearing this, the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit rippling the sea surface. "Brat, want to make me afraid? You're a hundred years too early!" He gripped the Murakumogiri with one hand, a white aura appearing on the blade. "I am Whitebeard!"
Before his words finished, a cold light flashed in Kaido's eyes. He leaped up suddenly, his kanabo wrapped in black and red lightning, unleashing a 'Thunder Bagua' straight at Whitebeard's head!
The air was torn apart, making a piercing blast.
"Good!" Whitebeard laughed heartily, and the Murakumogiri, filled with the power of vibration, met the attack.
Two surges of Conqueror's Haki collided fiercely in mid-air. Black and red lightning intertwined with white shockwaves, exploding in an earth-shaking roar.
"Boom—!"
A terrifying shockwave spread out from the two of them. The clouds above were forcibly split by a massive rift, and the remaining fog around was instantly swept away.
The sea surface churned up giant waves dozens of meters high. Both sides' ships shook violently, and many Pirates lost their footing and fell onto the deck.
When the smoke and dust disappeared, both had retreated to their original positions.
Kaido's hand gripping the kanabo was slightly numb. He narrowed his dragon eyes, secretly startled: Although this old man was aged, his strength was still hard to understand. In that strike just now, he clearly felt the might of the 'World's Strongest Man' who controlled the New World back then.
"It seems..." Kaido licked his lips, his fighting spirit growing. "This won't be resolved quickly."
Whitebeard stood steadily at the bow of the Moby Dick, the Murakumogiri standing upright on the deck. The exchange just now made him understand that the 'Strongest Creature' before him was indeed troublesome, no longer the brat from back then.
"Pops!" Flames blazed around Ace, and he leaped to Whitebeard's side. "Let's go together!"
Sabo also arrived with his steel pipe. The members of the Revolutionary Army adopted fighting stances. Seeing this, the Gifters among the Beast Pirates activated their abilities, and for a moment, various beast roars echoed across the sea.
Just as both sides were on the verge of war, ready to fight at any moment, Queen suddenly pulled out his phone from his chest and shouted exaggeratedly:
"Boss! Bad news! Honor of Kings has a new skin! And it's your exclusive 'Raging Dian Wei' limited skin!" His fat body trembled with excitement, and even his sunglasses slid down to the tip of his nose.
Kaido's motion of swinging his kanabo suddenly paused, his mustache bristling with anger. "What the hell?!"
He snatched the phone from Queen's hand. The screen clearly showed the game's store interface. A Dian Wei character with a green face, fangs, and wrapped in lightning was displayed, looking very imposing!
The words "Four Emperors Kaido Raging Limited Edition" were prominently displayed above.
"What the hell..." Kaido's face turned from green to red, veins popping on his forehead. "Which bastard made this game?! I'm a Four Emperors!"
He stared hard at the 'Raging' effect – the character in the game suddenly started to untie his belt and just started 'raging' without a word!
"...!!!!"
Kaido instantly felt like exploding, his fingers cracking as he clenched them, but the phone remained undamaged. Looking at the hero skin on the screen, although the overall design was indeed majestic and imposing, the 'raging' action made him lose face!
It made him love and hate it!
Damn it!
On the Whitebeard Pirates' side, Marco raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What are they doing?"
Jozu scratched his head. "Could it be some new type of weapon?"
Ace and Sabo exchanged glances and took out their phones to check in unison.
"This... Look at the game announcement!" Ace suddenly exclaimed. "Honor of Kings has updated its ranked mode!" His voice was especially clear over the sea. "There's even a rank system!"
"Rank? What's a rank?"
"Does Honor of Kings have ranks?"
"..."
This news exploded like a bomb in both camps.
They had never heard of ranks, and the skins sounded quite appealing.
Pirates one after another took out their phones, and even members of the Revolutionary Army couldn't help but look down to check.