Nero and Kaido were still locked in a stalemate in the sky, and they naturally noticed Whitebeard's arrival.
Nero's lips curved upward. Was Whitebeard coming by Moonwalk?
'Hmm, a little disappointing. I was expecting Newgate to come up with some new tricks with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit,' Nero thought to herself.
The force in her hand suddenly increased, and Kaido's enormous body was sent flying by the disproportionately smaller Nero.
Glancing at Newgate, who was fiercely battling Charlotte Linlin, Nero sighed and shook her head.
By now, she had a pretty good grasp of Kaido's strength; he was a bit weaker, roughly on par with Sengoku.
She couldn't defeat him in a short time, but as long as the fight continued, she would definitely be the victor.
Even so, Nero still didn't intend to give up on this opponent.
Because while Kaido's strength might be slightly less than Charlotte Linlin's and Whitebeard's, he was genuinely the best at naming things among everyone Nero had ever met.
Nero even suspected that many of Charlotte Linlin's move names were probably coined by Kaido, given the similar style.
"Kishishishi! What kind of monstrous strength is this?" Kaido stood up again from the ruins, his figure disheveled but without any significant injuries.
"Hmm, it's quite rude to call a lady's strength 'monstrous,' Kaido!"
Nero's tail swayed gently, one hand holding a sword, the other clenched into a fist, her tone playful and teasing.
"Who cares about you, you damn bastard!!!"
"[Kundali: Dragon Ascendant Army!!!]"
Hmm, see! I told you this guy's literary talent wasn't simple!
His body suddenly began to spin, and Kaido, like a giant top, started to accelerate madly using centrifugal force.
Then he rushed to Nero's side, swinging hachisai-kai to create a sky full of club shadows, like dozens of spiked clubs attacking simultaneously without interruption.
"A quick, continuous attack? Hmm, it's quite impressive for your massive physique to unleash such an assault!"
Nero switched to a two-handed grip on her sword: "However, when I first set sail, I was renowned for my speed and agility!"
She didn't shout out a move name; each strike carried immense power—this was pure swordsmanship.
Primal Fire danced with Nero's steps and hands, steadily parrying every one of Kaido's attacks.
Her petite figure moved like a graceful dancer on a tightrope, moving and swinging her sword.
This wasn't a technique used in battle; it was a sword dance to toy with an enemy when there was a clear disparity in strength between the two sides.
Therefore, it was highly visually appealing, and with Nero's red attire, she looked like a blooming rose on the battlefield.
Kaido gradually became aware of this and stopped his offensive, but he didn't retreat to create distance.
Instead, he stood his ground. Nero's sword, unable to retract its momentum, struck the scales of the half-beast Kaido, producing a shower of sparks.
"Hmm..." Nero, however, took two steps back and awkwardly scratched her cheek.
"KI SA MA!!! (You bastard!)"
Kaido let out a massive roar. The Haki on his body began to spread like flowing plasma, and his long beard and hair floated upward against gravity due to his rage.
"Hmm... I... I... Muhahaha?" Seeing Kaido like this, Nero's laughter became even more awkward.
"KI SA MA! KI SA MA! KI SA MA! KI SA MA!!!!"
Kaido unleashed his Haoshoku recklessly: "Fighting me, and you're not even using Haki? Bastard!!! Who are you looking down on!!!!"
"[Great Wisdom: Thunder Bagua!!!]"
Gripping hachisai-kai with both hands, infused with Haoshoku, Kaido used all his strength, attacking Nero like a baseball player.
"[Kamisari!!]"
It must be said that Roger's Kamisari was truly effective against these beasts. No matter how tough you were, as long as the angle was right, it could send you flying.
Nero, leveraging her size advantage, ducked to evade Kaido's seemingly certain strike.
Then she swung her sword, hitting Kaido in the abdomen and sending the enraged Kaido flying a long distance.
A massive azure dragon soared into the sky, treading on smoke clouds, floating in the air. Coupled with the lightning and thunder, it appeared extremely majestic.
"What did you do, you bastard?"
Kaido grumbled. That last attack should have landed, but suddenly it was as if he was blindfolded; Nero had seemingly vanished for an instant.
Nero didn't hide anything and spoke openly. She held her thumb and forefinger a small distance apart, closing one eye playfully.
"Hmm, it was Observation Haki Killer! A technique specifically designed against Observation Haki. You must have heard of it, right?"
But to Kaido, this posture was utterly provocative.
"If that's the case, then I'll just blow everything around away, won't I?"
The long dragon body continuously coiled and twisted, and Kaido began to chant from his mouth.
"The wind that ascends to the heavens can destroy all things!"
"[Tornado: Destructive Wind!!]"
Three enormous tornadoes pierced the heavens and earth. Only Kaido's dragon body moved through them unaffected.
The entire island was encompassed by Kaido's attack range, and at the same time, countless azure wind blades, like sword energy, sliced outwards.
"Interesting! Hmm, I'm fired up!!!"
Nero laughed heartily in the fierce wind, her body swelling as she once again transformed into a crimson giant dragon.
Flames burned and spread, expanding from her mountain-like colossal dragon body into a circle. Neither the azure blades nor the tornadoes could harm her in the slightest.
Like the sun falling to earth, the clear flames, under Nero's control, emitted endless heat as if to ignite the very ground.
After expanding to a certain extent, the flames began to contract violently. The heat was absorbed, and the surrounding temperature plummeted, leaving a thick layer of mist over the island.
The tornadoes and flames vanished. In the mist, the crimson figure's tail slammed heavily onto the ground, and the mist dispersed.
Nero's appearance had completely changed upon her re-emergence. She was still in her crimson dragon form.
However, compared to the previous dragon composed of flesh and blood, the current Nero seemed to be elementalized.
Her body appeared to be made of magma, with high-temperature flames flowing through her flesh. Such a monster, merely by its sight, could cause most people to feel despair.
The only parts that still resembled flesh and blood were her scarlet beast eyes, which now stared at Kaido, her dragon wings unfurling and stirring up a storm.
"Hmm, what other new tricks do you have? Bring them all out!"
These contemptuous words pushed Kaido's anger to a new height.
"Who do you think I am? I am Kaido of the Beasts! Fire Dragon Torch!!!"
"[Ascending Dragon: Flame Bagua!!!]"
Kaido's dragon body also took on the color of flames, and his appearance looked somewhat similar to Nero's form.
He coiled and flew towards Nero's side. The battle of the two colossal beasts was like a scene from a myth come to life.
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