Pirates: It's not a mythical beast, it's a phantom god

I don't remember ordering anything of this size before...

"This~ This is a statue that Boss Kaido specifically requested. He said it's to commemorate the completion of the first weapons factory of the Beasts, and it should be placed at the gate."

Osi raised his hand to signal, and the pirates who were carrying the heavy objects carefully put them down.

"statue?"

"Or was it Kaido's request?"

Ouba raised his eyebrows, walked over and lifted the black cloth, and found that there was indeed a stone statue of Kaido in dragon form inside.

"I heard this thing cost a lot of money. It took a lot of persuasion from Boss Kaido to get Sister La to approve it."

"Huh↓ Kaido is quite conceited."

"Hehe~ I'm thinking of putting a water pipe in this thing's mouth and putting it at the door to use as a fountain."

"It just so happens that water can bring wealth."

"I think this thing is suitable for use as a target at a test range."

The two sisters talked back and forth, not taking the captain's request seriously at all.

Anyway, this statue looks stupid and can't be La's work, so it doesn't matter how you manipulate it.

The pirates who were in charge of moving the statue wiped their sweat and pretended not to hear.

"Okay, we'll leave now."

"Boss Kaido said that an interesting guy appeared in our outer sea, and he seems to be an acquaintance of his."

"I might as well go take a look."

"Let's go, don't bother me if there's nothing wrong."

……

Black Rock Reef is a giant uninhabited island reef on the outermost edge of the Fenrir Sea, with an area comparable to that of a small island.

"Nooooooo! Sashi ignores me~ Hua Zha."

"I didn't expect you to still be alive!"

Kaido sat on a flat reef and greeted the man in front of him familiarly. A strange pirate ship was wandering on the sea not far away.

The man being greeted by Kaido was wearing a captain's coat and a half mask. The exposed lower half of his face was full of sharp teeth, and he looked very ferocious.

"You bastard are alive and well, how could I die first?"

The man with sharp teeth retorted unhappily, then said:

"You bastard have become quite famous recently. I've even heard news about you in the Woka Kingdom."

"I heard that you formed an alliance with the Golden Lion and together you defeated that great pirate John."

"Woo-la-la-la! The Kingdom of Woka? Didn't expect the news to have spread so far?"

"Well? Hasn't that old, immortal king died of fright yet?"

After so many years, Kaido still hasn't forgotten that he was betrayed to the World Government by his own country.

That was the beginning of Kaido's change in worldview and values. From then on, his enemy was no longer a certain person or a certain country, but the order itself that had been stubbornly maintained by the World Government for eight hundred years.

"That old man died a long time ago, and it seems his son is the successor now."

"Well~ I don't care about such boring things. Kaido, you must have gotten a lot of good things this time, right?"

"I'm a pirate now, too. Hand it over!"

The man named Hanazawa raised his weapon and pointed it at Kaido.

The man's weapon was also very strange, like a meteor hammer attached to the handle of a sickle, and with his pair of steel gloves, it looked quite intimidating.

"Hey~ We've been apart for so long, and now we're going to fight as soon as we meet?"

"You really haven't changed at all!"

Seeing the other party's posture, Kaido also stood up and took out the mace he carried with him.

"However, as a senior in the pirate industry, I must teach you the rules of the pirate world!"

Kaido and Hanazawa actually knew each other during the Woka Kingdom period, and they fought many times during that period, so they can be considered both enemies and friends.

However, the two haven't met since Kaido defected. Recently, Hanazawa heard that Kaido had made a big name for himself in the New World, so he decided to go out to sea and become a pirate.

After a long separation, there is nothing better than a fight as a greeting before meeting again.

"Drink!"

Ping!

"Uh-huh!"

"Thunder gossip!"

"Wow...!"

Compared to Kaido, who has been on the sea for many years and has fought against countless strong men, Hanazawa's strength has obviously not improved much.

After just a few moves, Hua Zha fell into a disadvantage

"You guys, have you become so strong?"

Half-kneeling on the ground, Hua Zha supported the sickle, his tone full of confusion and surprise.

It's clear that I could fight this guy back then, with both sides winning and losing. How come I can't even fight back now?

"This ocean is much wider than just the Kingdom of Voka."

"There are all sorts of monster-like strong people here... With those guys standing in my way, I have to become stronger!"

As he spoke, Kaido's mind unconsciously emerged with the figures of Rocks, Roger, Whitebeard, Golden Lion and others.

"How's it going, Hanaza?"

"Come to my side and join the Hundred Beasts."

Kaido extended his hand to the other party.

Although the current strength of this old acquaintance of mine is not very impressive, this sea is the best training ground. With his foundation, he has a promising future.

But Hua Zha refused without even thinking about it.

"Tsk~ I don't want to be your subordinate yet."

"You've become stronger, which is just what I want. I can show you the new power I just gained!"

After saying that, Hua Zha threw away his weapon, and then his whole body shape began to change.

His body suddenly swelled and grew larger, his entire face began to deform and bulge outward, his skin gradually turned brown, and his fangs and claws suddenly lashed out...

"Hooo ...

Kaido looked at the Tyrannosaurus in front of him with a gleam in his eyes.

"Well, this is the power I gained after going out to sea!"

"I'm now several times stronger than before, be careful!"

The voice, which had become even more brutal and rough due to the complete animal transformation, was half-hit and shouted out from Hanafuda's mouth.

"Roar!"

The Tyrannosaurus Rex swung its tail, and a large area of ​​the surrounding reefs was blown up.

Kaido easily dodged it by turning sideways and was safe and sound.

"Hmm? As expected, you just got your ability not long ago, and your control over your transformed body is a bit too poor."

Looking at the opponent's attack which had no accuracy but only strength, Kaido shook his head.

The power of the ancient species is very strong, but the opponent does not seem to be able to use it well.

"Wooo-ha-ha! Hanaza, you can't use your animal-type abilities so roughly!"

"Let me teach you the most powerful form of an animal-type ability user!"

Chapter 161 A humble banquet

"Drink!"

Unlike Hanazawa's transformation, which took a long time, Kaido entered the half-beast form in almost the blink of an eye.

"Vajra!"

call out--!

"Uh-huh!"

Before he could react, the pitch-black mace lashed the air fiercely, and a purple shock wave hit Hua Zha's back, knocking his huge body down.

"With this posture, you actually also gained the power of the devil fruit?"

Hanafuda, who was lying on the ground, couldn't help but widen his pupils when he saw Kaido's inhuman form.

"Hehe! That's right, and it's even rarer and more powerful than your ancient species—the mythical beast species!"

Kaido usually doesn't like to brag about his fruit abilities, his focus has always been on domineering.

But when facing his old friend whom he hadn't seen for many years, he couldn't help but show off.

"Mythical beasts... I see."

"But so what? Just because something is rare doesn't necessarily mean it's more powerful. My ancient species' power won't necessarily be inferior to yours!"

Unlike Kaido, Hanazawa has become obsessed with this powerful force far beyond that of ordinary people since he ate the devil fruit.

In addition, he had always loved the ancient giant beasts depicted in picture books since he was a child, which gave him the idea of ​​establishing a pirate group composed entirely of ancient species...

"Bawang Tail Swipe!"

Twisting his huge body, Hanafuda swung his tail like an iron whip again.

"Too slow! Too slow!"

"You'll never hit me with that slow movement!"

Kaido took another step back and easily dodged the opponent's attack, then jumped up and swung a stick at the opponent's chin.

The completely beast-like body enhances strength, but loses agility and skills. This powerful form is not suitable for single combat.

So after his attack was dodged again and he was hit by the opponent's stick, Huazha also imitated him and turned into a half-beast form.

"Well, now it's starting to look a little bit better."

"Humph! I won't let you get away with it this time."

Hanazawa picked up his weapon again and pointed the blade of the sickle at Kaido.

"Oh, oh, oh! I see~ But I don't really want to go on anymore."

To be honest, this fight between Kaido and me was a bit boring. He thought that his former rival would give him a surprise after going out to sea, but now it seems that the opponent's strength is not as good as King.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"It means our boring small talk should end."

“Thunder—gossip!”

The powerful Armament Haki wrapped around the mace, and Kaido swung the attack with a little more seriousness.

Ping!

There was no time to react. Hua Zha's sickle bent into a strange angle the moment it touched the mace, and then a huge force was transmitted to his chest along the bent sickle handle.

Bang!

call out--!

Hanazawa's consciousness became blurred for a moment, and then he flew backwards like a cannonball and hit his own pirate ship in the distance.

boom!

The relatively new pirate ship was suddenly hit so hard that wood chips flew everywhere and it almost capsized.

"Captain!"