Karl followed King to Kaido's vicinity.
"Ah~ Karl, you've arrived. Get ready, our guests are coming too!"
Kaido said this, but he seemed completely at ease, without any other emotions about the upcoming major battle. It was as if what was approaching wasn't a great war, but a gathering of friends.
"Kaido, I heard the Moria Pirates are coming. I heard he's quite strong, should we try to recruit him?"
Karl asked. Ultimately, it depended on Kaido. He didn't have the strength to make Moriah submit.
Perhaps, if he could try not to kill Moriah's subordinates, there might be a chance to recruit him after his defeat.
"Wurorororo..."
"That's a good idea. If he's strong, he can stay and fight for me!"
Kaido strongly agreed with Karl's idea. Accumulating more strength now would make it possible to face the World Government head-on in the future!
Only then could he achieve his goal of starting a war that would change the world!
Karl understood. Since Kaido had this idea, that was enough. He then turned and went to King and Queen's side.
"King, how many people have they brought?"
King was as aloof as ever, now even more so, completely concealing himself, giving off an even stronger 'do not approach' aura.
Karl didn't know what King was thinking, being so handsome yet still covering himself up.
"The Moria Pirates have a total of 327 members. About 300 are coming to the island this time. Besides Moriah, their strength isn't particularly high."
"Is that so!"
Karl pondered.
"Besides Moriah, leave everyone else to me!"
Karl was also looking forward to the upcoming battle.
Karl felt that dealing with a group of small-time pirates who didn't even know Observation Haki or Armament Haki would be more than enough for him.
King's pupils, hidden beneath his mask, stared silently at Karl.
"This was always meant to be your test."
"Don't worry! It's a guaranteed win!"
Karl rubbed his hands together, his eyes revealing unparalleled confidence!
He was already looking forward to Moriah bringing his people soon... Heavy snow fell from the sky, adding to the already thick snow, making the ground seem even deeper.
"Our guests have arrived!"
Suddenly, a dark mass appeared on the distant horizon, like a drop of ink on a pristine white canvas.
Kaido grinned and strode forward first, with Karl, King, and Queen following behind. The pirates behind them, seeing Captain Kaido and the three adults' actions, knew that a great battle was about to begin!
Not a single person was afraid. They all pulled out their weapons, showed arrogant smiles, and advanced.
On the other side, Gekko Moriah, with his companions, walked fearlessly towards Kaido, his expression full of arrogance and wildness.
Moriah's subordinates completely trusted their Captain, firmly believing that their Captain was invincible!
Each of them had an arrogant demeanor, not putting the Beasts in their eyes at all.
The distance between Kaido and Moriah grew shorter, but neither of them felt any urgency, as if two old friends who hadn't seen each other in years were meeting.
As the two met, neither wasted words. With a tacit understanding, they simultaneously raised their weapons and swung them at each other.
The sound of a spiked club and a large saber cutting through the air.
Clang!
The two weapons collided in mid-air, producing a deafening clang of fine steel. Lightning and sparks flew between the colliding weapons.
The shockwave generated by their instant clash blew away the falling snow, leaving a zone where no snowflakes fell, and even the accumulated snow on the ground was largely cleared away.
"Wurorororo..."
"Moriah, I hope you are as strong as the rumors say, otherwise, you will die!"
Kaido laughed loudly. Finally, he had a decent opponent!
"Hee hee hee hee hee"
"Kaido, become a stepping stone on my path to Pirate King!"
"Go to hell!!" Moriah didn't think he was inferior to Kaido. After a wild laugh, he delivered another powerful, heavy attack, slashing at Kaido.
His blade was also coated with a pitch-black Armament Haki.
Kaido was not intimidated at all. He swung his hassaikai and easily blocked the blow.
Both of their faces showed confident and arrogant smiles, each believing the other was not his match.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Several consecutive clanging sounds of weapons colliding rang out. The two seemed evenly matched, and it was clear that the battle would not end anytime soon.
Seeing that Kaido and Moriah were already engaged, Karl, whose hands were itching, could no longer hold back. Like an arrow released from a bowstring, he charged towards the Moria Pirates.
The members of the Beasts Pirates, seeing their adult Karl take the lead, all raised their weapons, ready to join the fight, but King raised a hand to stop them.
Though they were puzzled, they dared not question King's decision.
The crew members of the Moria Pirates saw that their Captain was already fighting Beasts Kaido and knew they couldn't stand idly by. They immediately charged towards the Beasts Pirates.
The Moria Pirates, full of momentum and ready for a big battle with the Beasts, suddenly felt the already cold climate become even colder.
Roar! Roar!
"Ah ha ha ha, finally I can show what I can do!"
Suddenly, a deafening roar reached their ears, followed by a slightly childish but extremely domineering voice.
"In the sky!"
Someone shouted this, and the members of the Moria Pirates all looked up at the sky, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat.
Between them, a gigantic dragon, as if carved from ice, was circling in the air. Its slender body was winding and twisting, its scales glistening like icicles, and a dragon head, larger in comparison to its body, was looking down at them.
The combination of the massive dragon head and the slender body did not appear incongruous; instead, it exuded an air of nobility and elegance, combining majesty, dominance, and graceful elegance!
"It's a giant dragon!!"
"So what if it's a giant dragon! We are subordinates of Captain Moriah!"
"Right! Captain Moriah is fighting Kaido, we can't let him down either!"
The pirates of the Moria Pirates, whether it was the confidence Moriah gave them or something else, showed no fear in the face of a giant dragon, except for a few.
One by one, they raised their weapons, vowing to kill this ice dragon blocking their way.
Whether to call them brave and ignorant or daring, Karl was amused to hear their disparaging remarks.
Alright, alright. To recruit Moriah, he wouldn't kill them, but if they weren't bedridden for a month, Karl would write his name backward!!
Karl stopped talking nonsense, opened his massive dragon maw, and a breath of condensed cold air spewed out from it, aimed directly at the crowd below!
"Disperse quickly!"
With a loud shout, the crowd below began to stir, dodging the dragon's breath.
A few unlucky ones couldn't dodge in time and were frozen into ice sculptures the moment the breath hit them.
Their faces still wore expressions of terror.
"Damn it! That cursed evil dragon! Gunners, long-range attack!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At an order, the gun-wielding pirates of the Moria Pirates all raised their weapons and attacked Karl's huge dragon head.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Ordinary bullets were already very difficult to harm Karl in his dragon form. The bullets struck his body with crisp sounds, then bounced off, leaving not a single scratch on Karl's body.
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