A deafening rumble spread throughout Wano.
The entire island shuddered from the impact.
Countless people turned their gazes toward Onigashima, their faces filled with fear and confusion...
...
Onigashima battlefield.
A massive crater opened up in the ground.
Kaido's left hand gripped black and crimson lightning, crackling and twisting like a whip of thunder.
Haki wrapped around it like a chain, connecting to the golden shield that had been smashed into a deep dent.
His right hand pressed down hard on the shield with the Kanabo, pouring more strength into it as if to crush it completely.
The golden shield, coated in jet-black Haki, struggled against the immense force even as it quickly turned red...
BOOM——!!!!!!
A mushroom cloud rose into the air.
The compressed current exploded, and the immense shockwave sent Kaido flying a short distance back.
But he quickly steadied himself. The lightning in his left hand, wrapped in Haki, surged even stronger, binding Enel tightly.
Crash——
He shoved away the rubble pressing down on him.
Blood trickled from Enel's mouth, pupils, and ears — a horrifying sight.
"Cough… cough…"
His right arm hung limply at his side. The impact from falling from ten thousand meters had completely shattered it.
But his left hand gripped the fracture point. Using lightning to stimulate his flesh and applying Life Return, his body thinned slightly. The bone in his right arm fused temporarily, allowing minimal movement.
For full recovery, he'd need time — but clearly, time wasn't something he had right now...
The lightning entwined around his left arm, coated in Haki, didn't dissipate. Driving it out was troublesome — Kaido's Haki far surpassed Enel's.
The black and crimson lightning carrying Kaido's Haki bound him tightly, making even elementalization impossible.
He'd have to break this lightning chain first if he wanted to escape… or keep fighting...
He shook his left arm and tried countering it with his powers, but it had no effect. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Enel muttered:
"What a miscalculation."
"I didn't make it out…"
Not far away.
Kaido shook his left arm as well, pouring more Haki into the lightning chain that bound Enel firmly.
"Not bad."
"You can still move."
"If I kill you, Sakazuki will probably lose his mind."
"Ba-rororororo."
Lightning surged in Enel's right hand, melting the fractured golden shield into a golden staff.
"Trying to piss off Sakazuki…"
"That's not a wise choice."
"Kaido."
Kaido's dragon eyes twisted with ferocity, a cruel smile curling at the corners of his mouth.
"Just what I was hoping for."
Haki roared off him like tangible flames, erupting outward in waves.
He stomped the ground.
A crater spread beneath his feet as Kaido, in his hybrid form, swung the Kanabo wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, leaving a long lightning tail in the air as he charged at Enel.
"Thunder! Bagua!!!"
Enel clicked his tongue, gripping the golden staff with both hands. Lightning crackled as he swung it, his own Conqueror's Haki entwining around it.
Their weapons clashed. Lightning exploded.
They struggled for a brief moment — but Enel was quickly forced into a disadvantage.
His right arm, still unable to exert strength, trembled. Cold sweat rolled down his cheek as he leapt back.
Kaido, grinning like a beast, pursued him relentlessly. The lightning connecting their left arms was like a shinigami's chain… only one of them dying could break it.
CLANG!
Kaido's Kanabo smashed into Enel, sending him flying back.
Blazing energy gathered as Kaido aimed at the airborne Enel.
"Heat Breath!!!"
A torrent of fire carrying annihilation roared toward him.
Midair, Enel raised the golden staff toward the incoming blast. Lightning erupted.
He reforged it into a golden shield, coating it with Haki and placing it before him.
At the same time, several drops of molten gold floated into his left palm, spinning rapidly, forming a golden ring of light.
BOOM!!!
The Heat Breath slammed into the golden shield. Enel grunted, blood leaking from the corner of his mouth, but his movements didn't slow. With a sharp flick of his left hand—
The spinning golden droplets drew a perfect arc, spiraling around the Heat Breath, aiming straight for Kaido's head.
Kaido's dragon eyes narrowed slightly. It was too late to dodge. Dense Haki instantly coated his body.
The golden droplet burst into a blinding explosion right before his face. Blue lightning swirled outward like a storm.
BOOM——!!!!!!
The thunderstorm spun violently.
Its expanding force was unstoppable — even Enel was sucked into the vortex.
On the other side of the blast.
Countless emerald wind blades burst through the storm, infused with Haki. They slashed apart the chaotic shockwaves, forcefully halting the spread.
The collision of air currents froze the two fighters in place.
The nearly fading lightning chain between them was once again reinforced by Kaido.
Enel furrowed his brows. Part of his golden shield melted into droplets, gathering in his left hand.
He didn't even have time to feel pain over the loss of this gold he'd spent years nurturing with Haki — gold capable of storing high-voltage lightning. If he held back now… he might actually die here.
In the distance, Kaido swung the Kanabo several times.
The cylindrical shockwaves crushed everything in their path as they barreled toward Enel.
The storm of shockwaves seemed to block all escape routes.
Enel raised his hand toward the sky, a bolt of lightning shooting upward.
Above Onigashima, lightning spread through the dark clouds, forming a thunderstorm.
Columns of lightning rained down, slamming into the incoming shockwaves. The continuous explosions formed a barrier between the two men.
ROAR——
An ancient, thunderous roar echoed through the battlefield.
A massive azure dragon soared into the sky. Even behind the wall of fire and explosions, half of its enormous body was visible.
At the same time.
The lightning chain binding Enel suddenly thickened and surged.
Kaido's massive dragon form ignited with flames. The heat twisted the air itself. Then all the flames gathered at his head.
An unstoppable force surged toward Enel.
Enel looked at Kaido's incoming dragon head.
A chill shot up his spine… He'd die.
The thought flashed across his mind — but there was no time to dodge. The lightning between them held him tight, making elementalization impossible.
He cursed under his breath.
Golden droplets spun in his left hand, condensing into countless golden needles, each aimed at a factory's core.
If he was going down, Kaido wasn't getting away unscathed...
Each golden needle contained enough lightning to obliterate everything within hundreds of meters. He just hadn't expected Kaido to ambush him here…
Otherwise, he wouldn't have wasted this much gold.
Years of cultivated gold couldn't be recovered now.
But there was no time to regret it.
Kaido's dragon head was already right in front of him...
Enel braced both arms behind the golden shield, channeling everything he had into his powers and Haki...
BOOM!!!!!!
The massive dragon head crashed into the small shield.
Enel spat out a mouthful of blood, biting down hard as his entire body felt like it was being torn apart. His mind went blank...
The enormous dragon's force kept pushing him back.
He had no more strength left to think — only instinct kept his lightning and Haki pouring into the shield.
Under the relentless impact.
Enel was pushed back, his pupils starting to lose focus.
Blood gushed from his mouth like a broken dam. His vision flickered like a machine on the verge of shutting down.
Is this… how it ends...
The thought surfaced faintly in his mind.
Blood still dripping from his mouth, Enel's lips curled into a mocking grin as he met Kaido's massive dragon eyes.
All the factories on the island had already been destroyed by his golden needles. The murderous rage burning off Kaido's body several times over was the best proof of that.
Mission accomplished, at least...
His arms could no longer hold on. His right arm shattered again...
The Haki coating the golden shield began to retreat like a receding tide...
Whoosh——
"Speed is power~"
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