Chapter 79: [2] Murakumogiri Thunder Domain; Kaido Severely Wounded!

That look in Whitebeard’s eyes made Kaido extremely uncomfortable.

"Kaido, I didn’t expect your wounds to heal so quickly."

Whitebeard’s voice was calm and low, yet a trace of mockery lingered beneath it.

The remark struck Kaido like an invisible hammer.

His expression immediately darkened.

"Hmph!"

Mentioning his injury had clearly touched a sore spot.

Kaido’s face grew even gloomier.

"It was nothing more than a moment of carelessness."

"Come on! Let’s fight for another three hundred rounds!"

His voice was filled with unwillingness.

But Whitebeard clearly had no intention of indulging him.

"A loss is a loss."

"It doesn’t matter how many times you fight afterward."

The words were simple.

Yet they cut deeper than any blade.

Not only did they deny Kaido’s strength, they trampled directly on his pride.

"Hmph! A temporary setback proves nothing!"

Kaido roared.

"The dead don’t count as winners!"

As his words fell, he swung his kanabo.

Conqueror’s Haki erupted without restraint.

The heavens seemed shaken by the overwhelming force.

Thunder rumbled.

Crimson-black lightning tore through the clouds.

The weather changed dramatically.

The entire sky took on the appearance of an approaching apocalypse.

"If one scar isn’t enough for you—"

"I’ll give you another!"

The moment the words left his mouth—

Whitebeard vanished.

As though he had dissolved into thin air.

Then countless flashes of lightning appeared throughout the battlefield.

Every bolt contained terrifying power.

Hidden within the lightning were razor-sharp blade lights carrying overwhelming killing intent.

The unique properties of a Logia allowed each flash of lightning to seem like an extension of Whitebeard himself.

Each carried his will.

Each carried his strength.

All of them targeted Kaido.

"Murakumogiri Thunder Domain!"

Whitebeard’s voice echoed from every direction.

Majestic and overwhelming.

At his command, thousands of lightning blades seemed to come alive.

They surged toward Kaido simultaneously.

The terrifying killing intent caused Kaido’s expression to tighten.

His face became completely serious.

He gripped his kanabo firmly.

Observation Haki was pushed to its limit.

His eyes darted in every direction.

Tracking.

Predicting.

Calculating.

Trying to follow the trajectories of every incoming lightning blade.

"Attack!"

At Whitebeard’s command—

The countless lightning blades erupted.

Like a torrential storm, they descended upon Kaido from all directions.

In that instant, the battlefield became a world of lightning.

Explosions echoed endlessly.

The very world seemed to tremble.

Whitebeard had merged Murakumogiri into the lightning itself.

As a result, this technique was equivalent to countless Whitebeards attacking at the same time.

Naturally, the power of each individual strike was reduced.

It wasn’t enough to kill Kaido.

But—

Drawing blood?

That was more than sufficient.

"Hahaha!"

"Now this is more like it, Whitebeard!"

Kaido laughed wildly.

As though he had completely forgotten his injuries.

He grabbed the sake gourd hanging at his waist and gulped down two large mouthfuls.

Then casually tossed it aside.

The next moment—

His kanabo swung through the air.

Violent winds erupted.

Black-purple lightning descended from the heavens and wrapped around the weapon.

"Drunken Dragon Bagua: Ragnaraku!"

With a furious roar, Kaido poured all of his strength into the attack.

The enormous kanabo carved through the sky with unstoppable momentum.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Weapons collided repeatedly.

Every impact produced dazzling flashes and deafening explosions.

The shattered lightning did not disappear.

Instead, it fragmented into countless arcs of electricity that danced through the battlefield.

The clash of Conqueror’s Haki intensified further.

Black lightning covered the heavens.

The crackling energy intertwined into a massive vortex that expanded endlessly.

The suffocating pressure alone was enough to terrify anyone nearby.

BOOM!!!

Dark clouds filled the sky.

Thunder roared.

The entire world seemed to tremble because of their battle.

Dozens of lightning blades descended like furious dragons.

All of them rushed toward Kaido.

"Whitebeard!"

"Damn you!"

Kaido roared.

Although he fought desperately to block the attacks, he could only stop roughly half of them.

The rest struck his body mercilessly.

Each lightning blade carved a deep wound into his flesh.

Pain.

Excruciating pain.

Even Kaido found it difficult to endure.

But he knew he couldn’t stop.

The moment he slowed down, even more lightning blades would descend.

The attacks were like swarms of relentless insects.

Coming from every angle.

Harassing him constantly.

Some even attacked from impossible blind spots.

They were impossible to guard against completely.

In only an instant—

Kaido was heavily wounded.

More than a dozen fresh cuts appeared across his body.

Blood poured out endlessly.

Although each individual wound wasn’t severe, their combined effect quickly turned him into a man drenched in crimson.

Yet despite that—

Kaido showed no intention of retreating.

Instead, his fighting spirit became even more violent.

"You bastard!"

he growled through clenched teeth.

Hatred burned within his eyes.

He knew this wasn’t the time to complain.

It was time to strike back.

Ignoring the agonizing pain from his injuries, he swung his weapon once more.

However—

The force of his movements tore open wounds that had nearly healed.

Fresh blood flowed out again.

But Kaido didn’t care.

At this point, the battle between him and Whitebeard had become a contest of endurance.

Whoever lasted longer would win.

After all—

Whitebeard was simultaneously using multiple Devil Fruit powers.

The stamina consumption had to be enormous.

If Whitebeard could continue fighting, why couldn’t he?

"Heh."

"Whitebeard, you can’t keep this up much longer either, can you?"

Kaido smashed apart several incoming lightning blades with a swing of his kanabo.

Then he glanced around the battlefield and sneered.

"The moment you stop—"

"That’ll be the moment you die."

His voice dripped with killing intent.

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