"Bastard, daring to attack Boss Shano!"
The mammoth roared as it stormed into the dock, charging at Kaido without hesitation.
He had just come out of the bank after delivering a treasure chest and didn't know who this horned man was, nor did it matter!
All he knew was that this guy suddenly descended from the sky, obviously intending harm to Boss Shano!
Since that's the case, Jack must step forward!
Stop this old thing!
"Hm?"
Kaido was slightly startled, surprised at the reckless fool rushing towards him.
"Where did this brat come from?"
Quite daring, and seemingly a rare Ancient type; Shano actually had ability users like this under his command, which made Kaido a bit envious!
However...
A cold glint rose in Kaido's eyes.
He didn't even sense the presence of Haki. To dare to attack him with such meager strength…
Really not putting the title of Four Emperors in his eyes!!!
Pa!
He grinned slightly, not even bothering to wield the Wolf Fang Club, just clenched his right hand into a fist, and struck out!
——Crack!
Thick black lightning spread, not Supreme King Haki, but Armament Haki compressed to its limits.
Jack's pupils contracted suddenly.
Who the heck is this guy, so strong!
He sensed the terrifying power contained in this punch, but having transformed into a mammoth, his agility was significantly reduced, making it impossible to dodge this punch.
Then don't dodge, take it head-on!
Jack roared, deciding not to evade, and continued charging headlong!
However——
Swish!
Just as Kaido's fist was about to strike Jack, a shadow suddenly flashed between the two, also launching a punch!
Boom——!!!
The collision of fists created a terrifying shockwave that exploded instantly!
The ground cracked like a spider web, while a violent blast of Qi swept out, collapsing the surrounding dock walls with a thundering crash, sending debris flying!
Jack was also thrown back by the aftermath, his huge body rolling on the ground, finally crashing into the massive iron gate of the dock with a boom.
The heavy steel gate dented inward instantly, nearly being pierced through by his tusks.
"Impressive, this power."
Kaido ignored Jack, squinting slightly as he sized up the black-haired youth standing in front of him with increasing delight:
"The intensity of Haki is also high! Very high! No wonder, no wonder!… I heard that Hanafuda didn't last long in your hands, supposedly toppled after only three to four hours?"
"Accurately speaking, it was less than two hours."
Shano glanced at Jack, who was unharmed, trying hard to pull himself out of the steel plate, "Have you come here to seek revenge for him this time?"
Hanafuda's strength was only average among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, managing to hold out for so long merely because the Tyrannosaurus Fruit greatly enhanced endurance.
"That guy at most accounts for only a small part!"
Kaido suddenly drew the Wolf Fang Club on his back, "Right now, I actually want to beat you up and see if I can make you sincerely join my ranks, becoming a member of the Hundred Beasts Pirates!"
Is that so?
Shano had already anticipated this attitude.
"Seems you were old friends with Hanafuda, but just that kind of relationship."
Shano grinned, "If it were King who died at my hands, it would probably be an endless feud, wouldn't it?"
"Wororororo… There's no way King would die at the hands of a brat like you, stop bragging!"
Kaido laughed unrestrainedly, "Instead of that, why don't you voluntarily join and become my 'Big Billboard', then I'll consider holding back, so you don't get beaten half to death by me later!"
"Whitebeard has a bunch of captains, and Lingling has the Four Commanders; I only have two Big Billboards right now, and the small members below are useless in big scenes. We need talent like you!"
"Once you become a Big Billboard, your status within the Hundred Beasts would be second only to me, and the Navy Headquarters wanting you dead wouldn't dare lay a hand on you! How about it? Think about it!"
"Not interested."
Shano shook his head, "Despite your words being sincere and forgiving, almost making me touched, but…"
"Instead of yielding and becoming your subordinate…"
Shano, with a vicious smile, clenched his fists tightly as dense Armament Haki entwined like a tide:
"—I'd rather beat you down, Kaido!!!"
Before the words were finished, his silhouette shot out like lightning, splitting his fists, each gathering strength to strike towards Kaido's chest with overwhelming force!
"Arrogant brat! Courting death!"
Not even considering, just rejecting outright!
Kaido was instantly enraged, grabbing the Wolf Fang Club tightly, enveloped in blinding black and red lightning, he swung it fiercely towards Shano——
"Thundering Hakken!!!"
"Rokushiki Secret Technique: Ripple Dash!!!"
Boom!!!
Ripple-shaped shockwaves spread, intertwining, colliding, and crushing with the black and red lightning, ultimately sweeping grandly in all directions!
This time.
It wasn't just Dock Number One.
The entire ground of Water Seven trembled violently like an earthquake…
The canals network in the city, crisscrossing like paths, surged with waves, tumbling and rising!
Shano's right fist fiercely struck Kaido's chest, causing the muscles on Kaido's chest to ripple.
His left arm was blocked by the Wolf Fang Club, and after a brief standoff, it couldn't withstand the terrifying force, sending him flying!
Boom!
As fate would have it, Shano's trajectory of flying was exactly the same as the mammoth's earlier path.