Crack, crack—
The magma encasing Kaido head solidified at an astonishing speed, then shattered with a crisp sound.
With a dull "thud" the solidified magma shattered.
Immediately after, the flames covering Kaido dragon form vanished and his massive dragon body rapidly shrank.
In an instant, the dragon body that had been hovering motionless in the sky disappeared, replaced by Kaido, whose face was scorched and body was emitting smoke, as he plummeted into the sea with a loud splash.
"Hmph!"
Sakazuki, standing on the magma volcano, watched Kaido fall into the sea and snorted coldly before decisively ordering.
"Fish Kaido out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sakazuki felt a wave of weakness and collapsed onto the magma volcano, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
Clearly, he hadn't emerged unscathed from his final clash with Kaido.
At the same time, a warship quickly approached.
With a series of splashes, dozens of marines jumped into the sea and swam toward Kaido.
Kaido, who had fallen into the sea, didn't float on the surface but was quickly dragged toward the ocean floor by the surging waves.
However, this didn't pose a challenge for the marines.
Several officers swiftly swam to him and expertly clamped Seastone handcuffs and shackles onto his limbs.
Then, marines on the warship immediately began pulling on the chains connected to the cuffs and shackles.
Soon, Kaido was hauled onto the warship. For safety, the marines on the deck quickly bound him with prepared Seastone chains.
Another warship approached the magma-covered vessel but didn't get too close, as Sakazuki was still seated on the magma.
After resting briefly on the magma volcano, Sakazuki decisively stood up and leaped over.
Seeing this, an officer hurried forward and excitedly reported.
"Admiral Sakazuki, we've just received intel from G-5! The Beasts Pirates Kaido sent there were completely annihilated by Vice Admiral Ain, who arrived in time to support!"
Sakazuki nodded and said curtly "Contact headquarters immediately. Inform Fleet Admiral Orion that Kaido has been captured!"
"Yes!"
Before the officer could dial the Den Den Mushi, Sakazuki leaped onto the deck of the approaching warship and stood in front of the tightly bound Kaido.
"Sakazuki…"
"You're just like before, willing to sacrifice your comrades to achieve your goals!"
Kaido, bound and restrained, slowly raised his head to look at Sakazuki.
Though the power of the Seastone suppressed him, making his voice weak, the forcefulness in his tone remained undiminished.
"You'd rather sacrifice an entire base just to take me down?"
"You're wrong, Kaido!"
Sakazuki lit a cigarette and said calmly "Did you think you were the only one making moves? The war against you began the moment I entered the New World and headed to Dressrosa! Did you really think that when you attacked G-5 Base Vergo would just hand it over to you?"
"WHAT?"
Kaido pupils contracted, and he struggled to his feet, disbelief in his voice.
"You… you already knew about Vergo identity?"
"Ridiculous!"
Sakazuki sneered coldly. "Doflamingo is currently by Fleet Admiral Orion side. Do you think he'd dare to cooperate with your plan and open the gates of G-5 at a time like this? He's the Spy of the Donquixote Family, not an executive of the Beasts Pirates!"
"Of course, none of that matters now!"
"What's important is that the current base commander of G-5 is no longer Vergo. Sending people to attack G-5 is just walking into a trap!"
Before the words even finished, Sakazuki immediately turned to his adjutant and ordered.
"Go join forces with Gion and wipe out the remnants of the Beasts Pirates!"
By the time Sakazuki warship arrived in the waters where Gion was stationed, the battle in that area was already nearing its end.
Almost all the Beasts Pirates present had been slaughtered, with only Queen, Who's-Who, King—who was struggling with severe injuries—and two or three other top fighters still holding out.
Even if Sakazuki hadn't arrived, their defeat was only a matter of time.
As the other pirates were gradually eliminated, all the Marines quickly closed in.
If it weren't for Gion suppressing Queen, they would have already swarmed in to join the fight.
"Kaido-sama!"
As Sakazuki warship approached, Queen, who was already being suppressed by Gion in his Brachiosaurus form, let out a furious roar.
Especially when he saw Kaido, bound and gagged on the deck of the warship, he completely lost his mind.
He wildly swung his right arm, firing dazzling laser beams, and didn't stop for a moment, relentlessly shooting them at Gion.
Facing the suddenly enraged Queen, Gion relied on her Observation Haki to swiftly dodge all the laser beams.
Then, she leaped onto Queen head, her sword Konpira wrapped in Conqueror's Haki and delivered a decisive slash.
"It's over, Queen!"
As her voice rang out, the blade infused with Conqueror's Haki traced a sinister arc and struck heavily on Queen head.
With a roar of defiance, Queen, in his Brachiosaurus form could no longer hold on and collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Before he could react, the tip of Konpira blade followed like a shadow.
At the same time, King, who had already been severely injured in his earlier fight with Gion, was sent flying by Tokikake and others.
Several eager officers from the Momousagi unit immediately swarmed him, pinning him to the ground and cuffing him with Seastone handcuffs.
Seeing Queen struck down by Gion and King rendered powerless with Seastone cuffs, Who's-Who, surrounded by Marine officers, didn't hesitate for a moment.
He decisively raised his hands and knelt on both knees.
With Queen also shackled in Seastone cuffs, this brutal battle finally came to an end.
****
In the waters of Totto Land.
On the frozen sea near the blockaded Whole Cake Island, Kuzan stood alone on the ice facing the port.
Although his 'Aokiji' army hadn't engaged in war with the Big Mom Pirates, he didn't dare relax for a moment, coldly observing the chaos unfolding on Whole Cake Island.
He hadn't anticipated Charlotte Linlin descending into madness, as he had no idea what Orion had written on that piece of paper.
But it didn't matter anymore.
With Charlotte Linlin in a frenzied state, the Charlotte family members and their affiliated forces were too preoccupied to deal with him, saving him a lot of trouble.
After all, his mission wasn't to conquer Whole Cake Island, as long as the Big Mom Pirates couldn't set sail to join the alliance with the Beasts Pirates, his goal was achieved.
Just then, an officer braving the cold wind hurried down from the warship and approached Kuzan.
"Admiral Kuzan, we've just received the latest intelligence from Admiral Sakazuki adjutant. The Beasts Pirates have been annihilated, and Kaido has been subdued by Admiral Sakazuki!"
Upon hearing this, Kuzan furrowed brows instantly relaxed and he let out a cold breath.
After a brief pause, he immediately looked up at Katakuri, who had been confronting him from a distance, worried that Kuzan might take advantage of the chaos on Whole Cake Island to launch an attack.
Kuzan spoke calmly "Katakuri, the Beasts Pirates have been wiped out. Have you thought about what the future holds for Totto Land?"
"Hmm?" Katakuri pupils contracted as he asked in a deep voice "What do you mean?"
"The Fleet Admiral will soon enter the New World!"
Kuzan took off his sunglasses, wiped them, and put them back on. He looked up at Katakuri and said nonchalantly.
"To be precise, he is about to descend upon Whole Cake Island!"
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