Chapter 192: A Perfect Assassination Method for Special Ability Users
"Everyone, relax a bit." "Don't be so scared." "Kaido of the Beasts is strong, but you are not weak either."
Kael calmly analyzed the situation, seeing Issho's serious expression and Spartan's worried face.
"Besides, we're going to Kaido's territory so discreetly. It will be very difficult for them to find us." "The main base of the Beasts Pirates is Onigashima in Wano Country, which is naturally fortified, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, their intelligence will also be a bit slower there." "Furthermore, Namakura Island, an ordinary small country, is so far from Wano Country and not valued by the Beasts Pirates. This makes it even harder for them to discover us."
"Even if the worst happens and a Beasts Pirates minion manages to send back a message, the Beasts Pirates won't be able to gather that quickly." "According to our current intelligence, the Beasts Pirates' Numbers are fighting elsewhere, Jack is patrolling his territory, Queen is guarding a Sea Stone mine, and King the Conflagration is stationed at the Onigashima main base." "As for Kaido of the Beasts, no one knows where he ran off to commit suicide. Even Morgans and the World Government's CP organizations cannot determine his whereabouts." "So, as long as it isn't the entire Beasts Pirates army, even if we encounter Kaido himself, we can take him down."
Kael spoke casually, full of confidence, about taking down the legendary Four Emperors.
"Your Majesty, can the few of us really take down Kaido of the Beasts?"
Aramaki's eyes gleamed. Like Issho, he had never truly faced a Four Emperors or an Admiral, and had no idea how strong these warriors truly were.
"You and Issho working together can have a great battle with Kaido of the Beasts. If you add me and Spartan, we might be able to defeat him permanently." "The strongest creature on land, sea, and air is indeed very difficult to kill, but is he truly unkillable?"
Kael smiled faintly. It's said that Kaido of the Beasts had been captured 18 times, most of which were from his youth. He would intentionally get caught when he was hungry, eat his fill, and then escape.
After Kaido ate the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon, the World Government was more interested in capturing him for experiments than killing him. The execution methods Kaido faced, such as hanging, beheading by guillotine, and spear impalement, all took place after his capture. But there is no data of an Admiral personally carrying out the execution.
Before he created the Beasts Pirates, he was captured and executed the most frequently. Many of Kaido's escapes were from prison ships, never even reaching Impel Down.
After Kaido and King the Conflagration made their final escape from the laboratory, he formed the Beasts Pirates. Shortly after, at the invitation of Kurozumi Higurashi, he settled in Wano Country. It took Kaido of the Beasts 8 years from settling in Wano Country to defeating Kozuki Oden.
For the first 3 years, he focused on developing his forces and recruiting. Then, Kozuki Oden returned. Kaido allied with Orochi and spent 5 years deceiving and defeating Kozuki Oden. During the period when Kozuki Oden was performing the fruit dance, Pirate King Roger was executed, and Kaido of the Beasts defeated the Moriah Pirates who had landed in Ringo, Wano Country.
During this time, Kaido rarely left Wano Country, so there is no data on his whereabouts. It wasn't until he defeated Kozuki Oden that the Beasts Pirates reached their peak strength, and he officially ascended to the rank of a Four Emperors.
Legends say that Kaido challenged the Four Emperors many times, but at that time, there was no such thing as a Four Emperors system; it was just a legendary great pirate like Whitebeard. In the Wano Country Arc, Kaido also said that he hadn't seen Big Mom for twenty or thirty years, indicating that he hadn't truly challenged her, even though she was the one who gave him the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon.
"Your Majesty, legend says that Kaido of the Beasts is unkillable. He has endured hundreds of thousands of tortures, been sentenced to death over 40 times by the World Government and the Marines, and destroyed 9 massive prison ships!"
Spartan became more and more agitated as he spoke. After he encountered Kaido of the Beasts, he had been collecting intelligence on this Four Emperors. The more he knew, the deeper the shadow in his heart became.
"His strongest physique on land, sea, and air means that even if he is subjected to hanging, he will break the chains. Even if he is brought to the guillotine, he can shatter the blade. Even if he is impaled by spears, it ends with the spears breaking..."
"If he were truly unkillable, he wouldn't have to destroy prison ships just to escape." "Instead of fully believing the rumors of the sea, it's better to find an opportunity to fight Kaido of the Beasts and see if he's truly invincible, if he's truly unkillable."
"Actually, I also want to know if Kaido of the Beasts would explode and die from the Devil Fruit's 'demon' if he ate another Devil Fruit..."
A trace of Conqueror's Haki emanated from Kael, calming Spartan down. He even took out a Dragonfly Fruit with interest and tossed it a few times.
Do powerful Four Emperors like Big Mom and Kaido really fall under the rule of 'eating two Devil Fruits means certain death'? Oda has always been vague about this, unable to explain this huge plot hole. The fatal weaknesses of Devil Fruit abilities, such as being afraid of Sea Stone and accidentally eating another Devil Fruit, are simply too easy to exploit.
In the Cake Island Arc, Capone Bege chose to use explosives in a giant cake to assassinate Big Mom, but it would have been even more perfect to place one or two Devil Fruits inside. Facing a gluttonous Four Emperors like Big Mom, if eating a second Devil Fruit means certain death, then a spy could indeed easily assassinate this Four Emperors.
For this huge plot hole, Oda could only choose to be vague, neither confirming nor denying it.
"I was wrong... Your Majesty."
Spartan immediately quieted down, his eyes filled with self-reproach. He had been scared by Kaido of the Beasts. He realized this wouldn't do. If he feared Kaido so much, how could he protect his Majesty in the future? Thinking of this, Spartan's eyes became even more resolute. Even if Kaido of the Beasts came, he wouldn't be able to harm His Majesty. For His Majesty, he would even dare to kill a Four Emperors.
"Using a second Devil Fruit to kill a Four Emperors? This method seems to make a lot of sense!"
Aramaki's eyes lit up. Why hadn't he thought of this method to take down a Devil Fruit user before?
"Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty. From now on, we must also be careful not to accidentally eat a second Devil Fruit when we eat."
Issho suddenly paused, almost forgetting that he also had this huge fatal weakness. For ordinary people, Devil Fruits are a huge opportunity, but for Devil Fruit users, they are a deadly poison. After seawater and Sea Stone, Devil Fruits also need to be guarded against.
"Devil Fruits have so many drawbacks. If you eat a useless Devil Fruit, it would really be a waste."
Nami reaffirmed her stance. Unless it was a powerful ability that she was very satisfied with, she would definitely not eat an ordinary Devil Fruit.
"So, assassinating powerful Devil Fruit users can be done this way..."
Capone Bege, Laffitte, Nico Robin, and the others all seemed to be deep in thought. Kael had provided them with a very effective method of killing that was worth researching.
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