Meanwhile, atop the skull dome of Onigashima.
"We finally knocked that old hag down!"
"What a tough old bitch!"
On the scorched earth, a man with spiky crimson hair cursed.
He wore black sunglasses perched on his head, his eyes fierce.
His upper body was clad in an open black jacket, draped with a dark red coat and black ankle boots.
Numerous scars ran from his left cheek down to his chest, with a mechanical arm standing out prominently.
"Kid!"
"That's Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors! She's not so easy to deal with!"
From the other side, a masked man spoke up.
He wore a T-shirt and black trousers, with long golden hair flowing down his back.
"So what if she's a Yonko?!"
"Below Onigashima is the ocean. As Devil Fruit users, you know what falling into the sea means, right?"
Kid snorted coldly, speaking indifferently.
In this world, anyone who has eaten a Devil Fruit—no matter how strong—has no chance of survival if they fall into the sea.
"Whew~"
"Dealing with Big Mom alone was already tough enough!"
"And there's still Kaido, the so-called 'Strongest Creature'!"
A young man wearing a fluffy winter hat with leopard spots and distinctive dark circles under his eyes chimed in.
He carried a sword at his side, his body adorned with mysterious black tattoos.
As he spoke, Law glanced towards Kaido's direction.
Not far away, Kaido stood with his arms crossed, staring at Luffy.
"Wait! There's an intense presence approaching!"
Beside Law, Zoro—who carried three swords—furrowed his brows and spoke up.
At that moment, he sensed an overwhelmingly powerful presence surging towards Onigashima from below.
"It's Big Mom!"
Law shouted loudly from the side.
As soon as the words left his mouth—
From beneath Onigashima, Prometheus burst forth, carrying Big Mom straight up to confront them.
"Mamamamama!"
"None of you are getting away this time!"
Big Mom, holding Napoleon in her hand, laughed heartily as her plump figure stood up, bouncing excitedly atop Prometheus.
"Damn it! How is this old hag still alive?!"
"She fell into the sea and came out completely unharmed?!"
Kid gritted his teeth, glaring at Big Mom's sudden reappearance.
"Wororororo!"
"Linlin, it's good to see you're alright!"
On the other side, Kaido—who had been facing off against Luffy—noticed Big Mom's return to the skull dome and burst into laughter.
But the next moment—
Kaido's expression shifted, his face gradually stiffening.
Because he sensed yet another powerful presence approaching Onigashima.
And this presence felt eerily familiar.
Not just him.
Zoro, closest to the island's edge, also sensed it.
"Wait! There's an even stronger presence coming!"
"It's heading this way—seems... even stronger than Big Mom just now!"
Hearing this, everyone else was shocked, their expressions changing drastically.
Now, they could feel it too.
But before they could pinpoint the direction of this presence—All that was heard was a sonic boom beneath the island as a slender figure shot upward from below.
Streaking through the air at incredible speed, it arced through the sky before—
"BOOM!!"
With an earth-shaking impact, the figure came crashing down onto the skull-shaped dome, unleashing a storm of destructive energy upon landing.
Rocks shattered, dust filled the air and spiderweb-like cracks spread in all directions.
The entire floating island trembled under the terrifying force, tilting precariously before the surrounding flame clouds forcibly stabilized it.
As the dust settled over the skull dome, visibility returned.
Yet when the figure became clear, every person present paled, their minds struck blank as if by lightning.
Instantly, the battlefield fell into deathly silence.
Luffy, Kid, Law, Zoro, and Killer stood frozen, jaws dropping to impossible lengths, eyes nearly popping from their sockets.
"B-Bob!"
The man who single-handedly overpowered the Five Elders during the Summit War.
The one who sank Marineford, recognized as the world's strongest, the true power behind the Revolutionary Army.
To appear at this moment—
Fear, shock, and countless other emotions surged through them.
They knew Kaido was part of Bob's alliance with close ties, but they never expected to encounter this legendary figure here.
Even Kaido himself looked mildly stunned, confusion flashing in his eyes.
He'd deliberately avoided informing his commander, knowing Bob was occupied with Revolutionary matters.
For something this trivial—handling a few brats—he'd never trouble his commander.
As one of the Four Emperors, could he possibly fail against mere rookies?
Requesting the commander's help for this?
Such disgrace would tarnish the title of "Strongest Creature in the World!"
'Must've been Queen! That coward always ducks fights—I'll beat some sense into him later!'
Kaido thought, glancing at Bob standing with hands clasped behind his back.
"Shishishi!"
"Bob! Long time no see!"
Unlike the others, Luffy—ever the social butterfly—greeted Bob with a grin, his eyes twinkling.
He harbored no hostility toward Bob, only goodwill.
After all, during the Summit War, it was Bob's intervention that saved Ace.
Moreover, Bob's wartime performance had become Luffy's benchmark for strength, a guiding beacon on his path to becoming Pirate King.
His crewmates gulped audibly at Luffy's casual approach.
A collective thought arose.
'He's buddying up now?! We were just fighting his subordinate!'
But Bob's expression darkened at Luffy's greeting.
"Straw Hat! Ganging up on my alliance member—care to explain yourselves?"
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