Whitebeard wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth; Kaidou seemed to understand something.
The tremor Whitebeard just unleashed passed through the barrier created by Protect, expanding the damage to him through the tremor of space, and it seemed that the tremor also caused a resonance within his body, inflicting damage like Advanced Armament.
The tremors of the island and atmosphere just now were the prelude to Whitebeard's Awakening. Although a tremor is not a tangible entity like rubber, mochi, or string that can directly transform surrounding matter, it can push the ability to vibrate to the extreme.
In this state, the tremors under space become an extension of Whitebeard's limbs. Unless a barrier isolates another small world, Whitebeard's attack can penetrate the barrier to strike the body.
"Kaidou, tell me, what really happened to Oden?"
"Still thinking about that naive guy? Didn't I tell you, that guy died because of his subordinate's betrayal, and I was the one who buried him."
"...."
Whitebeard raised one hand above his head, and the Murakumogiri, which had been knocked away, once again landed steadily in his hand. Then the blade of the Murakumogiri entered that vibrating state, and Whitebeard raised the sword and rushed towards Kaidou again.
Although Whitebeard's tremor had affected Kaidou internally, the smile on his face became even more pronounced. A fight without a life-or-death crisis hardly counts as a true battle.
His muscles began to activate, every cell in his body started to operate. Visibly, there was no change, at most, the dragon-like features had deepened somewhat, but this was the Zoan's Awakening.
Awakening in Zoan doesn't come with the exaggerated effects of Logia altering the weather, nor the miraculous ability of Paramecia-type to change surrounding matter. It brings the body's extremity, commonly known as endurance.
The injuries inflicted by Whitebeard gradually recovered with the effort of the cells in Kaidou's body, and they were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Whitebeard's Awakening granted him more formidable attack power and range, but facing an equally awakened Kaidou, unless he could defeat the opponent in a very short time, the damage he caused would gradually be repaired.
However, for either Kaidou or Whitebeard, it was impossible to defeat the other instantaneously, especially in Whitebeard's awakened environment, where Kaidou's skills requiring time to activate were more easily disrupted.
With Protect being penetrated by the opponent's tremor, Kaidou, like a beast, started his combat fight, relying on Zoan's strong regenerative power to exchange injuries with Whitebeard, consuming Whitebeard's physical strength.
And Whitebeard also showcased a monstrous ability, managing to exhaust Kaidou faster than Kaidou could recover, even though his own body was constantly enduring attacks, it still hadn't surpassed his limit.
The two monsters kept battling across the island, as if everything else had become irrelevant to them, the sun had circled around them several times, whether day or night, their fight hadn't ceased.
The island continuously crumbled and shrank, what was once a vast island was now mostly in ruins.
In this state, the spectators turned into the greatest victims.
They had to face the possibility of stray attacks since neither Kaidou nor Whitebeard, in such a vast battle, could guarantee not to accidentally harm others.
This is why Kaidou had brought only his elite, flying officers to the vicinity; a battle of this level required even the spectators to have some skill.
On the distant ships of both sides, the continuous waves indicated that the battle was not over. Whitebeard's crew barely fell asleep amid the waves, while the Hundred Beasts' crew started taking new actions.
Seeing no signs of the battle halting, a Lapras shrunk its size, then blossomed into a distinctly different glow. Its size remained immense, but its appearance changed significantly compared to before.
This was a Gigantamax Lapras, its shell transformed, now containing special grooves that could accommodate five thousand people living steadily on the sea surface.
Relying on Lapras' power, apart from a few who remained controlling the ships, the rest rejuvenated on Lapras' back, waiting to respond to any sudden situation.
Time continued to pass, and there were fewer words exchanged between Whitebeard and Kaidou, as they silently launched attacks.
On Ghost Island, the spectators also lost their usual enthusiasm. Initially, they cheered excitedly watching the recording transmitted by Yamato, but as time went on, they became numb.
Some pirates began to go about their business, telling those who stayed to inform them when there was news.
Jack and Maria still had energy, but Ulti and Page One were struggling to persist, even the restless Ulti was now slightly snoring.
"Ha, what adorable little ones."
Maria carefully picked up the two and placed them on her lap to continue sleeping. Perhaps due to genetics, she gradually awakened a sense of maternal affection.
Looking at the kids who fell asleep after staying up too late, she even started humming a lullaby from Wano Kuni.
"Maria, I'm going out for a fresh breath; let me know when there's footage."
His endurance wasn't at its limit, but staying here was too boring. The live footage had suddenly cut off this morning. Rotom, created by Arceus, wouldn't malfunction; the most likely explanation was a problem with the cameraman.
Judging by the shaking before the screen went black, Yamato was probably already asleep.
Staring at a black screen felt incredibly dull to him, so he decided to head outside to refresh himself in the water.
"Go ahead, I'll let you know."
In fact, Jack guessed right, as Yamato was indeed curled up asleep on Genesect's back, and Genesect used its arm to secure Yamato on its back.
Rotom was in standby mode in her arms. As a Pokemon, Rotom needed rest too. While its body could still function during rest, it required the operator to be awake. In such a situation, the live feed naturally stopped.
Meanwhile, Morgans, assisted by Zeraora, was already bloodshot, seemingly not understanding how Yamato could still fall asleep right now, and sleep so comfortably.
"President Morgans, if needed, you can rest for a while too, I can hold on for you."
"No need, if I miss some big moment, I'd regret it for life."
With that, Morgans took out a handful of coffee beans and directly threw them into his mouth, chewing to stay awake.