K-Kaido's body erupted with speed completely disproportionate to its massive size.
In the blink of an eye, he was already in front of Leno.
The kanabo—nearly identical to Hassaikai—was wrapped in black-red lightning.
Carrying a domineering force that tore through the air, it smashed directly toward Leno's head!
"Thunder Bagua!"
The aura of this strike was seven to eight parts similar to the real Kaido!
The moment K-Kaido appeared, a trace of shock flashed across Leno's eyes.
"Vegapunk… that guy actually managed to create a clone of Kaido?!"
Even the women fighting the Pacifistas felt a heart-palpitating pressure, their expressions changing slightly.
When their gazes swept over—
Their pupils shrank.
"Kaido?!"
"No—it's a clone!"
"This is almost no different from the real Kaido!"
"..."
Kizaru didn't give Leno any time to think.
The instant K-Kaido made his move, he turned into a beam of light and appeared behind Leno.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Dense light bullets sealed off every possible escape route!
Thunder Bagua in front—Yasakani no Magatama behind!
Facing this sudden pincer attack, the shock in Leno's eyes quickly faded.
Replaced by a gleam of excitement—like a hunter spotting worthy prey.
"Perfect timing! I'll use you to test my current strength!"
He shouted.
Ever since he digested the Wrath demon, his Chop-Chop Fruit abilities had improved drastically.
His previous opponents weren't worthy of it.
But now—
That was no longer the case.
"Annihilation of All Things!"
Leno let out a low shout, both hands striking out at once.
His left hand met the terrifying kanabo.
His right hand clenched toward the barrage of light!
Boom! Boom!
Two explosions erupted almost simultaneously!
On the left—
The "Thunder Bagua" collided with Leno's fist.
Its violent power was rapidly disassembled and annihilated!
The black-red lightning let out a mournful crackle as it dissipated, the kanabo's momentum forcibly halted!
On the right—
The dense light bullets collapsed on their own, turning into harmless particles of light without even exploding.
In a single move—
He neutralized both K-Kaido's attack and Kizaru's assault simultaneously!
"...You're becoming more and more troublesome," Kizaru muttered, frowning.
Leno's control over his ability was far more refined than during Marineford.
And Garp was still lying in a hospital bed.
"ROAR!!!"
K-Kaido, seeing his attack fail, swung his kanabo again.
Every strike carried the power of a Yonko!
Even a clone must have the presence of a Yonko!
K-Kaido took the main offensive role, while Kizaru relied on the Glint-Glint Fruit to harass and launch sneak attacks.
If the clone died, so be it—but he himself couldn't afford to take damage.
For a time, thunderous explosions echoed along the shoreline.
The ground cracked, the sea churned violently.
The aftermath alone was enough to annihilate ordinary pirates.
Under their joint assault, Leno found himself enjoying the fight more and more.
Unfortunately—
The pressure still wasn't enough.
This clone had Kaido's strength and form—
But lacked the battle experience and the true essence of Conqueror's Haki forged through countless battles.
Just as Leno began to think this K-Kaido was nothing more than a slightly stronger punching bag—
A sudden change occurred!
A flame ignited at the back of K-Kaido's head.
"Are you kidding me?!"
Leno couldn't help cursing, shock flashing through his eyes again.
"Isn't that a Lunarian trait?! This thing has that too?! What the hell did Vegapunk put into it?!"
A universal fusion mix—
Kaido's lineage factor, King's lineage factor…
So this is basically Kaido and King's son! (Confirmed!)
The moment the flame appeared—
K-Kaido's speed dropped.
But each swing of his kanabo became even more terrifying.
His defense clearly increased as well!
"As expected of Lunarian racial traits…" Leno's eyes narrowed.
Slower speed—but stronger attack and defense.
And beside him was Kizaru, moving at extreme speed and constantly harassing him.
For K-Kaido, speed wasn't that important.
"There's even a transformation like this? No wonder it can't last long!"
Kizaru also noticed the change.
His attacks began coordinating with K-Kaido's heavy strikes, further restricting Leno's movement.
For a moment, Leno seemed to fall into a disadvantage.
In reality—
He simply hadn't gone all out yet.
Only now was he starting to feel some pressure.
If Kizaru hadn't been slacking, he would've felt it much earlier.
"Time to stop playing."
Leno's gaze turned cold as he decided to stop holding back.
He took a deep breath.
Preparing to use the power he had just obtained—and hadn't yet tested.
"Chop-Chop Art—"
His hands came together before his chest.
A tiny white point appeared—
So small, yet containing the birth and destruction of a universe.
Everything about it seemed utterly ordinary.
"—Return All Things to Void!"
He thrust his hands forward!
The white point silently flew toward the charging K-Kaido.
K-Kaido also sensed the fatal danger and let out a roar.
He poured all his power into his kanabo and smashed it toward that tiny point!
Kizaru's expression changed drastically.
He pushed his speed to the limit—
Countless high-powered lasers fired toward Leno, trying to interrupt him!
Too late.
Everything was already too late.
When the white point touched the kanabo—
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
Instead—
Like a drop of water merging into the sea, it silently… spread.
From the point of contact—
A domain of absolute annihilation expanded.
Within this domain—
Color disappeared.
Sound disappeared.
Energy fluctuations disappeared.
Everything… disappeared.
All was reduced to the most fundamental particles.
K-Kaido's unstoppable kanabo began vanishing from the tip—
Completely disassembled and erased!
It rapidly spread along the weapon—
Toward his arm… his body…
"ROAR—!!!"
K-Kaido let out a terrified howl.
Even as a clone—
This was instinctive fear.
He struggled wildly, the flame behind his head burning fiercely.
Haki erupted. He even attempted to transform into a dragon.
Trying to resist the annihilating force.
But it was useless.
Before the awakened Chop-Chop Fruit—
Even his monstrous defense and Lunarian traits were like paper.
Easily split apart—
And reduced to nothingness.
In just two or three breaths—
Even after transforming into a dragon—
K-Kaido failed to resist.
Along with his kanabo—
He vanished completely.
Before Kizaru, Sentomaru, and the others' horrified eyes—
Nothing remained.
Not even a trace.
As if he had never existed.
After erasing K-Kaido, Leno slowly lowered his hands.
He stood there calmly.
Then looked up—
At Kizaru, whose face had turned pale, eyes filled with disbelief.
And spoke faintly:
"Borsalino… now it's your turn."
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