Novel Full [590] : Look at Others, Then Look at Yourself
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“Pops, shouldn’t we be attacking the Beast Pirates right now?” Diamond Jozu said to Whitebeard.
The Whitebeard Pirates and the Beast Pirates had always been rivals. Now that the Beast Pirates were in trouble, wasn’t it the perfect time to kick them while they were down?
“Jozu, have you thought about what would happen to our reputation if we actually did that?” Marco said to Jozu.
If they took this opportunity to attack the Beast Pirates now—what would the other pirates think of them? After all, when facing the Marines, pirates basically stuck together. Even if they didn’t help each other, they couldn’t stab each other in the back.
That would be completely despicable…
“If Kaido gets wiped out in the New World, the whole balance will be shattered. At that point, the Marines might not hesitate to go after the other Four Emperors. In other words, if Kaido goes down, we’ll be their next target.”
Flower Sword Vista said to Jozu.
Although Jozu was incredibly strong, his brain was not. There was no benefit in attacking Kaido right now.
Whitebeard remained silent, watching his sons debate.
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As the battle raged on, more and more pirates gathered in the area. But they all kept their distance from the center of the battlefield.
This was to avoid getting hit by the Marines.
The three Admirals were all Logia Devil Fruit users, with incredibly destructive power. If they weren’t careful, a sudden attack from the three Admirals could cause them massive casualties.
Logia Devil Fruits had plenty of wide-area attack moves.
If it were just Aokiji and Kizaru, they wouldn’t be too worried, but with Akainu in the mix, they had to stay on guard.
Every pirate on the seas knew that Akainu was a guy who’d do anything to achieve his goals, and his attacks were absolutely brutal.
He’d even attack his own people, let alone them.
In reality, Akainu didn’t have time to deal with these small fry right now. He was already having his hands full dealing with Kaido.
Two Admirals against Kaido couldn’t actually take him down—at most they could keep him suppressed.
Even gradually, they were starting to lose their ability to contain his power.
Akainu had picked up some more injuries, which Kaido had inflicted in desperation. Even at the risk of taking a hit from Kizaru, he had to wound Akainu.
Kaido going all-out like this had a reason. If this battle of attrition continued, he’d be the one worn down to nothing.
So Kaido had to find a way to eliminate one of them. Kizaru was too slippery and temporarily impossible to deal with, so he could only focus on Akainu.
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With a somewhat savage glare, Kaido locked onto Akainu. His massive body moved with surprising agility.
In an instant, he was right in front of Akainu, then brought a huge fist crashing down on him.
Akainu’s height was actually pretty impressive, but standing in front of the eight-meter-plus Kaido, he really didn’t measure up.
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!
Akainu went flying from Kaido’s punch, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, looking pretty beaten up.
“I never thought I’d see Akainu in such a state. What if we finished him off?”
Some pirates in the distance started talking, even considering killing Akainu.
To be honest, even if Akainu was in rough shape, they couldn’t kill him. A wounded Akainu still wasn’t someone they could handle.
Besides, Akainu wasn’t seriously injured. Kaido had only managed to hurt him a bit. For someone with Akainu’s tough body, this wasn’t a major injury. People in the One Piece world were incredibly durable—with exceptional resistance to damage.
“<Yasakani no Magatama!>”
Just as Kaido was about to press his advantage, Kizaru suddenly unleashed his ultimate move.
Countless light bullets bombarded Kaido.
A technique that could cover an entire island and instantly devastate it—even Kaido had to abandon the idea of following up his attack.
“<Meteor Volcano!>”
Akainu picked himself up from the ice surface, spat out a mouthful of magma, then frantically swung his fists toward the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the entire sky turned crimson, and countless magma fists rained down on Kaido.
Each massive magma fist was almost equivalent to a Great Eruption. This was like unleashing countless Great Eruptions in a single attack.
This was the terrifying destructive power of a Logia Devil Fruit.
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“Look at their Logia fruit abilities, then look at Olvia’s Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and then look at your own…”
Shin couldn’t help but comment to Monet.
Monet was speechless. ‘I’m just a measly Snow-Snow Fruit user. How can I compare to those top-tier Devil Fruits?’
Monet felt that even among Logia Devil Fruit users, she was relatively weak. Especially since Aokiji’s Ice-Ice Fruit was basically the superior version of her Snow-Snow Fruit.
In fact, if the Snow-Snow Fruit could be properly developed, it definitely wouldn’t be weaker than the Ice-Ice Fruit. The problem was that she was basically hopeless at developing it.
“How long will their battle last?” Monet asked, partly to change the subject and hide her embarrassment.
“Fighting for ten days and ten nights shouldn’t be a problem, maybe even longer. It depends on whether Kaido’s willing to fight for that long.”
Shin said to Monet.
With their stamina, they wouldn’t feel tired even if they fought continuously. This was why they were called monsters. Especially Kaido, who was known as the Strongest Creature in the world.
If this turned into a battle of endurance, it was really hard to say who would win in the end. Maybe two Admirals wouldn’t be enough to defeat Kaido.
“They can fight for that long? What incredible stamina,” Monet said in disbelief.
She used to think Doflamingo was incredibly powerful, but now it seemed like she’d been a frog in a well. There were so many powerful people out there.
“I’m betting Kaido will be fine…” Shin said.
Don’t let his current sorry state fool you—if he was determined to escape, even all three Admirals together might not be able to stop him.
As long as Kaido didn’t die, the Beast Pirates could be rebuilt even if they were completely wiped out.
Powerhouses like the All-Stars would be impossible to replace, but average pirates? They could recruit a dozen by tomorrow.
Plus, it all depended on Sengoku’s choice. If he wanted the seas to be chaotic, he could try to take down Kaido at all costs. If he didn’t want the seas to become chaotic, then Kaido would have to be let go in the end.
If the sea was chaotic, it might not be a bad thing for the Marines, but for the World Government, it was not a good thing.
The Five Elders demanded order above all else, so if the seas descended into chaos, Sengoku would be the one taking the fall. Being Fleet Admiral might sound prestigious, but the position came with a target on his back.
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