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**Chapter 1519: Boros's Inner Expectation! (Three-in-One, Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Jia Xu Hermit)**
"Thunder Bagua!!!"
As a furious roar echoed.
The dim space inside the warship instantly lit up with crackling purple electric flashes.
【Boom——————】
A deafening loud noise exploded.
Thousands of space pirates in front of Kaido instantly burst into blood mist.
The metal walls, rooms, and pipelines along the way were destroyed with devastating force.
In the blink of an eye, a ruined zone nearly three kilometers long and over a hundred meters wide.
Appeared abruptly inside this space warship.
"Tch, they're all just small fry. Aren't there any stronger ones?"
Ignoring the corpses scattered everywhere, Kaido stepped forward, complaining.
Although he had enjoyed the killing before, he was starting to feel bored now.
He estimated that this was just another group of space pirates who only relied on their space warship.
"Warning invader!"
"Warning invader!"
Just then, Kaido suddenly heard unfamiliar shouts in his ear.
He could feel that the sound wasn't coming through some audio equipment.
Instead, it appeared out of thin air, using mental power as a medium.
Interestingly, this mental power was trying to invade his brain, but it couldn't break through the defense of his 'Wall of Haki'.
So it could only settle for appearing in his ear.
"Oh?"
Kaido raised an eyebrow and stopped, wanting to hear what the other party had to say.
After all, a guy with this kind of mental ability shouldn't be too weak.
"Please stop the destruction immediately and leave this place!"
"Second warning, leave immediately!"
"Otherwise, our side will mobilize all troops to eliminate you!"
Kaido was speechless after hearing this.
Especially the word 'Please', how polite, they even used honorifics.
"Hey, can you hear what I'm saying?"
Geryuganshoop in the command room was startled: "Uh—, I can hear you."
Kaido sneered: "Good. You guys invaded us first, so why can't we invade you?"
"Well, about that, we're pirates. Invasion and plunder, isn't that natural?"
Geryuganshoop awkwardly scratched his round blue head with a tentacle.
"Anyway!"
"Anyway, you must leave immediately. If you dare to take another step forward, we... we will kill you!"
"Did you hear that? I'll make sure to kill you!"
But who knew that this threat, which he felt was full of imposing presence, only made Kaido laugh heartily.
"Wororororo~~Wororororo~~~"
"Interesting guy, what's your name?"
"Later, as long as you surrender, I can spare your little life and give you a chance to join the World Government!"
Kaido found this guy a bit simple-minded, like Queen, which was quite amusing.
"Uh, my name is Geryuganshoop, no, it's Lord Geryuganshoop!"
"One of Lord Boros's Highest-Ranked Combatants!"
"I warn you one last time, another Highest-Ranked Combatant is already on their way to you. If you don't want to die, retreat from the warship immediately!"
Geryuganshoop tried very hard to persuade Kaido.
It was truly the first time in so many years that someone had managed to invade.
And in just under five minutes, Kaido had caused the warship's damage rate to reach 10%!
Even if Groribas arrived at the scene later to stop Kaido, it would still cause significant destruction.
If this continued.
Lord Boros would definitely inquire, how would he explain himself then?
"Highest-Ranked Combatant, sounds pretty good."
"But I'm more interested in the Lord Boros you mentioned now. How about pointing the way?" Kaido teased.
The term Highest-Ranked Combatant reminded him of Supreme Demon.
He had long wanted to go to the Ninja World and fight the latter, but couldn't as a Marine Admiral.
So he really hoped that the so-called Highest-Ranked Combatant would be quite strong.
However, 'Lord Boros', this title caught Kaido's attention.
Someone called 'Lord' by a Highest-Ranked Combatant must be the BOSS, right?
Just like that Lord Imu!
His real purpose for charging in alone this time was to go straight for the head.
"Lead you to Lord Boros?"
"How is that possible? Do you think I'm an idiot!"
Geryuganshoop was furious, his tentacles waving in the air.
"I am the Cosmic Strongest Psychic Master! My intelligence is naturally the highest too! Show some respect, bastard!"
"Cosmic Strongest Psychic Master?" Kaido's eyes lit up: "How did you get that epithet? You didn't give it to yourself, did you?"
He asked three consecutive questions, expressing doubt.
After all, he had also called himself the 'World's Strongest Creature' back then.
But in his heart, he really hoped it was true.
"Hmph, this is a conclusion reached after invading dozens of planetary civilizations over sixty years!"
Geryuganshoop laughed complacently:
"Until now, I haven't seen a stronger superpowered individual in this universe!"
"Huh?"
Kaido immediately showed a strange expression after hearing this, and this appearance simultaneously appeared on the screen in the command room.
"You!"
"What do you mean by that? I..." Geryuganshoop was instantly embarrassed and angry.
This guy was clearly doubting him.
But just as he was about to curse out loud.
A loud noise suddenly erupted in front of Kaido, interrupting the remote chat between the two.
"Groribas has arrived!"
Geryuganshoop's heart was filled with mixed feelings.
He was happy that someone could finally stop Kaido.
He was worried that with Groribas's ability, he would cause widespread destruction.
This was inside their own warship...
On the scene.
Kaido looked at the green body gradually emerging from the smoke and dust and grinned, revealing a smile.
Because the other party's aura was quite good, he hoped this wasn't his full strength.
"You're the so-called Highest-Ranked Combatant?"
"That's right, I am Groribas, the Highest-Ranked Combatant of the Dark Matter Pirates!"
"You managed to fight your way here, invader, but this is the end!"
"No one can defeat me except Lord Boros, not even the other two Highest-Ranked Combatants!"
"Dissolve in my Strong Acid Breath!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
From the blood basin-like mouth full of fangs on Groribas's head, a stream of green liquid was sprayed out like a high-pressure water column.
This was the technique from the canon that he was about to use but was stopped when Saitama instantly blew off his head.
However, Kaido's personality was to first see what moves you had, and then counter with thunder when he felt it was appropriate.
Therefore, Groribas successfully used his technique this time.
【Boom boom boom!】
And this so-called 'Strong Acid Breath' was so powerful that it broke through three sound barriers as soon as it appeared.
The speed of the spray was incredibly fast, indeed enough to instantly kill a 'Demon Level Monster'.
In response, Kaido raised his Kanabo in front of him, taking the terrifying high-pressure strong acid head-on.
"Ha—, big idiot, turn into a skeleton!"
Groribas immediately mocked him when he saw this scene.
This was a super strong acid that could even melt through the alloy armor of a space warship!
However.
The following screen feed caused Groribas to turn pale with astonishment.
"Impossible!"
He actually saw his Strong Acid Breath hitting the Kanabo head-on.
Not only did it fail to melt it down and then melt through the opponent's body.
Instead, it was blasted apart by a single strike and splattered in all directions.
In an instant, a terrifying strong acid rain fell across the entire area. Whether it was the steel plate on the ground, the nearby steel walls, or the space pirates around who couldn't dodge, they were all corroded away at a visible speed.
"Ahhhhh!"
"Lord Groribas!"
"Save me, my leg, ugh..."
For a time, screams were continuous, and wails filled the area.
The space pirates who had just arrived turned around and ran back when they saw this scene.
Everyone knew that you absolutely couldn't get close when Lord Groribas was fighting.
But this was inside their own warship, they hoped Lord Groribas wouldn't go too far.
"Good force!"
Kaido lowered his head and looked at his feet, which had taken two steps back.
In his opinion, the impact force from Groribas's move was a greater threat than the strong acid itself.
Of course, the corrosive effect of the strong acid was also good.
He could feel that the Armament Haki on his Kanabo had been worn away a bit.
However, Kaido's sincere praise seemed like mockery to Groribas.
Because in his eyes, his attack had caused no damage.
"Since I can't cause significant acid corrosion to the warship!"
Groribas used the rage in his heart to drive the strength within his body.
Surging green strong acid sprayed out from his entire body, instantly burning through large sections of the alloy floor beneath him.
But this strong acid didn't naturally spread out; instead, it wrapped around his body surface like flowing water.
"Double Pincer Bite!"
Groribas used the force of the strong acid's recoil to unleash a speed that would be difficult for a Vice Admiral to resist.
"Wororororo~ Good timing!"
Kaido was not surprised but delighted. He gripped the Kanabo handle with both hands, and purple electric flash poured out.
"Great Might: Thunder Bagua!!!"
【Crack————】
The Kanabo collided with the pincer-like fists full of fangs.
Thunder exploded, and electric flash scattered!
A powerful air current formed a visible ring of shockwave that spread out in all directions.
The pitted alloy floor was shaken with cracks.
Space pirates within a few kilometers who didn't have enough physical ability.
Even if they were in a sealed room, they were still shaken to the point of spitting blood and falling to the ground.
A large amount of high-precision equipment was instantly destroyed.
And this was just the aftermath power of Kaido and Groribas's first exchange blows.
Groribas was, after all, a genuine Dragon Level Monster.
Boros was surprised when he heard the news of his defeat.
He only appeared too weak because he unfortunately encountered Saitama.
There's no need to mention Kaido, although he wasn't serious yet.
【Boom boom boom boom boom boom!】
Inside the completely ruined crewmate residential area.
Kaido, wrapped in purple lightning, and Groribas, enveloped in green acid, engaged in a super-high-speed, fierce combat.
From a normal person's sense of sight, no, even if a Rear Admiral or Vice Admiral were present, they wouldn't be able to see their moving figures at all, and their sense of hearing would be filled with continuous explosion sounds.
But wherever the two went, it was either blasted to pieces or melted through.
The rolling air current inside the area became increasingly violent, chaotic, and wantonly destroyed every corner of the place.
On the reddish screen in the command room, the warship's damage rate was constantly rising with the combat.
It was about to reach 20%!
This made the technicians sitting in front of the control panel break out in cold sweat.
The combat range of Kaido and Groribas had expanded to a diameter of three kilometers.
The screen feed showed that the facilities in this zone were completely destroyed, and the casualties situation was utterly tragic.
Just as the atmosphere in the command room fell into dead silence.
The steel gate behind suddenly opened to both sides, and then a majestic figure walked in.
"Where is Geryuganshoop?"
The few technicians turned around and quickly stood up from their chairs.
"Reporting to Lord Boros!"
"Lord Geryuganshoop said he went to support Lord Groribas!"
"Oh?"
Boros looked at the few screens with astonishment.
They were showing the combat screen feed between Kaido and Groribas.
However, these technology products were not the miraculous Den Den Mushi.
They couldn't fully display the actual combat situation of the two.
So even Boros couldn't make out what was happening.
But from the technicians' mouths, he could tell that Geryuganshoop believed Groribas was at a disadvantage.
Or rather, there was a possibility of Groribas being defeated, so he had to personally rush to the battlefield.
This greatly surprised Boros.
His three Highest-Ranked Combatants had rarely teamed up against an enemy in the past hundred years.
Speaking of which.
The reason the Dark Matter Pirates came to this place.
Was because Boros, on his way, heard the rumor of the 'Great Treasure Galaxy' from the captain of a certain space pirate group they had eliminated.
However, Boros wasn't interested in the 'Great Treasure'.
What truly attracted him was the rumor that the civilization in this galaxy contained some creatures with extremely high individual combat power and who possessed powerful superpowers.
They were so strong that they could destroy space warships.
And even annihilate the Odette Space Pirate Fleet and the Somali Space Pirate Fleet.
This immediately made Boros think of the 'Prophecy World' he had been searching for in the universe for seventeen years.
Once, on a distant planet, there was a diviner who was extremely skilled in divination.
He told Boros that on a distant planet, there existed a person who could have a truly satisfying battle with him!
Boros was half-believing, half-doubting, but his actions were very firm, and he truly searched tirelessly.
Because the reason he left his homeworld in the first place was that he simply couldn't find an opponent within his clan.
He then turned his gaze to the sea of stars above his head.
Thinking that there must be many experts in the universe who could rival him.
But after so many years, he was disappointed again and again.
So far, he had only found two people with decent strength.
They were Geryuganshoop and Groribas, whom he had taken under his command.
As for Melzalgald, he was not a natural creature.
He was a weapon created using the high technology of a certain planetary civilization, made from the Meteorite Orbs of five of his fellow clansmen who had originally followed him when he left their homeworld and later died in combat.
That's why it had five Meteorite Orbs and five personality consciousnesses.
Only one personality's intelligence was fully recovered.
The other four seemed a bit dull and slow-witted.
Therefore, the name used was that of the only conscious entity with normal intelligence, Melzalgald.
In short.
Boros thought he had found the subject of the prophecy, and immediately rushed here with a heart full of expectation.
And the combat power that Kaido was displaying now made him even more certain.
Because he could feel that there was another expert outside the warship.
But Boros felt it wasn't enough!
So he planned to watch a bit longer.
If Kaido possessed the strength to fight one against two and defeat Geryuganshoop and Groribas, then he would truly gain his attention.
Boros glanced at Kaido on the screen, whose face became clear again as his movements paused.
Then, the next second, as the latter turned back into electric flash and fiercely blasted towards Groribas.
He immediately swung his crimson cape and turned to leave the command room.
"Kundali: Dragon Prosperity Army!"
On the battlefield side, Kaido's face was filled with excited, hearty laughter.
The Kanabo in his hand, glowing with purple light, instantly turned into dense afterimages, covering Groribas's body from top to bottom.
Groribas's expression changed drastically. He could feel the powerful power contained in this technique.
But he wasn't good at dodging and evading, so he could only brace himself and swing his acid-coated pincers with full strength, meeting Kaido's fierce offensive head-on.
"I am the strongest! The Highest-Ranked Combatant!"
【Bang bang bang bang bang】
Rapid and dense, booming sounds comparable to missile explosions constantly rang out.
However, in just under three seconds.
Groribas vomited purple blood, his body suffering several attacks from the Kanabo.
【Whoosh——————】
With a visible layer of air current behind him, he was shot backward like a super-high-speed cannonball.
He consecutively crashed through over a dozen alloy walls, flying nearly five kilometers.
Only then did he barely land on the ground, rolling a few times, having sustained considerable injuries.
"Pfft————"
"How is this possible? He's actually stronger than me..."
Groribas crawled up, knelt on the ground, supporting his body with difficulty with both hands, purple blood constantly dripping from his mouth.
His pupils trembled violently, unable to believe what he was experiencing now.
How many years had it been, how many planets had he invaded?
Aside from the time he encountered Lord Boros, he had never suffered such severe injuries.
【Boom————】
Just then, a loud noise sounded.
Kaido actually turned into purple electric flash and chased after Groribas.
He carried the Kanabo on his shoulder with one hand, and the azure Coat of Justice behind him made him look like a demon king's descent.
"Wororororo~~"
"Can you still stand up? Your strength is really good, you definitely have Admiral-level combat power!"
"Surrender, and I'll spare your life!"
Kaido was in a great mood, showing rare kindness.
But who knew that after Groribas got up, he sneered:
"Don't get cocky, your strength is indeed a bit stronger than mine."
"But I still have quite a few techniques! I can wear you down and kill you!"
He decided to no longer have concerns about protecting the warship and prepared to unleash his strong acid with full strength.
Although he didn't know how the other party was protecting himself and his weapon, he figured it must involve some kind of consumption.
"Corrosion... Torrent..."
The three mouths on Groribas's head and pincers began to brew surging green liquid.
He once used this technique on a certain planet to completely submerge a city with a population of over a million.
Whether it was buildings or living beings, they were all completely corroded away, leaving only a vast, eerie green strong acid lake.
Of course.
This was inside their own warship, so he definitely had to restrain himself a bit, controlling the range within one kilometer would suffice.
As long as the goal was to surround the opponent with a Strong Acid Wave, making it difficult for them to break free from within, while simultaneously facing his fierce offensive!
Groribas thought it through well.
But just as he was about to start spitting out the strong acid, an anxious roar suddenly echoed in his mind.
"Stop!"
"Are you planning to completely destroy this warship?"
Groribas looked back helplessly at the high-speed flying Geryuganshoop.
"Of course not, I will control the range."
"It's just that this guy is very strong, it's hard to solve him without going all out."
Geryuganshoop stopped ten meters behind Groribas and replied coldly: "No need, I'm already here. Working together, we can definitely defeat him!"
Kaido on the opposite side didn't care, looking at Geryuganshoop with interest.
"You're the guy who was talking to me earlier, right? I didn't expect you to be a big blue octopus!"
"What... what big octopus? You rude bastard!"
Geryuganshoop was instantly enraged, his eyes emitting bright golden light.
The surrounding air and light became distorted under the influence of some kind of strength.
"And you haven't introduced yourself yet, you despicable invader!"
"Wororororo~~"
Kaido laughed heartily: "You're right, then listen up."
"I am 'Azure Dragon' Kaido, a Marine Headquarters Admiral under the World Government!"
"You said earlier that pirate invasion is natural, so isn't it only right for the Marines to fight you pirates?"
He didn't proactively mention his former identity as a pirate.
It was just that from his current viewpoint, the scope of being a 'Yonko' occupying a part of the New World sea area was truly inferior to the prestige of being Admiral Azure Dragon.
"So that's it, you are the space navy of this civilization."
Geryuganshoop nodded.
At the same time, the edges of his tentacles actually bloomed with colorful flowing light, looking exceptionally brilliant and dazzling.
This was the physical change that occurred when he seriously mobilized his Psychokinesis.
And in Kaido's eyes, Geryuganshoop's aura was constantly improving.
Until it was stronger than Groribas!
"A bit interesting, you're actually stronger than this guy who calls himself the strongest."
Kaido grinned.
"What?!"
However, his evaluation caused Groribas to be both shocked and enraged.
"How is this possible? Are you blind? I am the strongest!"
Geryuganshoop nodded, echoing: "Yes, yes, Groribas is stronger than me, and he is the strongest warrior among the Highest-Ranked Combatants. Don't try to provoke us!"
"So that's it, ah, you despicable bastard!"
Groribas suddenly realized, raised his right pincer, pointed at Kaido, and cursed angrily.
"You're about to die! Although Geryuganshoop isn't as strong as me, we can kill you by working together!"
"Heh————"
Kaido had a strange expression, looking at Geryuganshoop in confusion.
The other party seemed to avoid his gaze as if feeling guilty.
What did this guy mean?
He was clearly stronger, so why hide it?
Then he saw Geryuganshoop shout: "Groribas, go! I'll cover you!"
"Okay!"
Although Groribas had considerable injuries, he was full of confidence at this moment.
"In that case, I'll have to get serious too."
Just as Groribas was about to make a move, he saw Kaido lower his voice and speak in a deep tone.
The next second.
Kaido's body began to undergo extremely obvious, large-scale changes.
He became taller and taller, more and more muscular, his legs gradually bent, sharp horns grew on his head, dense blue scales appeared on his exposed skin, and a thick, long tail swung out behind him.
This scene made Groribas dare not act rashly.
They say you shouldn't give the enemy time to transform.
But in actual combat, facing sudden situations, it's impossible to take immediate action.
Because of the unknown, because of the mystery.
Groribas also didn't notice that Geryuganshoop, who was behind him, had unknowingly dropped his jaw, staring blankly at Kaido, who had turned into his 'Hybrid Form'.
Sensing aura changes was a very rare ability in the universe.
But as the 'Cosmic Strongest Psychic Master', he could clearly feel it.
Although he didn't know what was going on, Kaido was definitely stronger than before.
So strong that it made him feel nervousness!
Fortunately, they still had Groribas on their side.
As a frontal warrior, he was quite competent and should be able to help him more or less.
"Round two... Begin!"
Kaido's Kanabo was wrapped in purple lightning, and he looked at Geryuganshoop with a fierce expression.
"Roaring Thunder Bagua!!!"
【Rumble————————】
This giant battleship of the Dark Matter Pirates immediately vibrated violently.
At the same time.
In the deep darkness, a vast main hall.
Boros sat on the cold throne, waiting silently.
He was looking forward to a true expert who would break through here and challenge him.
End of Chapter
"Thunder Bagua!!!"
As a furious roar echoed.
The dim space inside the warship instantly lit up with crackling purple electric flashes.
【Boom——————】
A deafening loud noise exploded.
Thousands of space pirates in front of Kaido instantly burst into blood mist.
The metal walls, rooms, and pipelines along the way were destroyed with devastating force.
In the blink of an eye, a ruined zone nearly three kilometers long and over a hundred meters wide.
Appeared abruptly inside this space warship.
"Tch, they're all just small fry. Aren't there any stronger ones?"
Ignoring the corpses scattered everywhere, Kaido stepped forward, complaining.
Although he had enjoyed the killing before, he was starting to feel bored now.
He estimated that this was just another group of space pirates who only relied on their space warship.
"Warning invader!"
"Warning invader!"
Just then, Kaido suddenly heard unfamiliar shouts in his ear.
He could feel that the sound wasn't coming through some audio equipment.
Instead, it appeared out of thin air, using mental power as a medium.
Interestingly, this mental power was trying to invade his brain, but it couldn't break through the defense of his 'Wall of Haki'.
So it could only settle for appearing in his ear.
"Oh?"
Kaido raised an eyebrow and stopped, wanting to hear what the other party had to say.
After all, a guy with this kind of mental ability shouldn't be too weak.
"Please stop the destruction immediately and leave this place!"
"Second warning, leave immediately!"
"Otherwise, our side will mobilize all troops to eliminate you!"
Kaido was speechless after hearing this.
Especially the word 'Please', how polite, they even used honorifics.
"Hey, can you hear what I'm saying?"
Geryuganshoop in the command room was startled: "Uh—, I can hear you."
Kaido sneered: "Good. You guys invaded us first, so why can't we invade you?"
"Well, about that, we're pirates. Invasion and plunder, isn't that natural?"
Geryuganshoop awkwardly scratched his round blue head with a tentacle.
"Anyway!"
"Anyway, you must leave immediately. If you dare to take another step forward, we... we will kill you!"
"Did you hear that? I'll make sure to kill you!"
But who knew that this threat, which he felt was full of imposing presence, only made Kaido laugh heartily.
"Wororororo~~Wororororo~~~"
"Interesting guy, what's your name?"
"Later, as long as you surrender, I can spare your little life and give you a chance to join the World Government!"
Kaido found this guy a bit simple-minded, like Queen, which was quite amusing.
"Uh, my name is Geryuganshoop, no, it's Lord Geryuganshoop!"
"One of Lord Boros's Highest-Ranked Combatants!"
"I warn you one last time, another Highest-Ranked Combatant is already on their way to you. If you don't want to die, retreat from the warship immediately!"
Geryuganshoop tried very hard to persuade Kaido.
It was truly the first time in so many years that someone had managed to invade.
And in just under five minutes, Kaido had caused the warship's damage rate to reach 10%!
Even if Groribas arrived at the scene later to stop Kaido, it would still cause significant destruction.
If this continued.
Lord Boros would definitely inquire, how would he explain himself then?
"Highest-Ranked Combatant, sounds pretty good."
"But I'm more interested in the Lord Boros you mentioned now. How about pointing the way?" Kaido teased.
The term Highest-Ranked Combatant reminded him of Supreme Demon.
He had long wanted to go to the Ninja World and fight the latter, but couldn't as a Marine Admiral.
So he really hoped that the so-called Highest-Ranked Combatant would be quite strong.
However, 'Lord Boros', this title caught Kaido's attention.
Someone called 'Lord' by a Highest-Ranked Combatant must be the BOSS, right?
Just like that Lord Imu!
His real purpose for charging in alone this time was to go straight for the head.
"Lead you to Lord Boros?"
"How is that possible? Do you think I'm an idiot!"
Geryuganshoop was furious, his tentacles waving in the air.
"I am the Cosmic Strongest Psychic Master! My intelligence is naturally the highest too! Show some respect, bastard!"
"Cosmic Strongest Psychic Master?" Kaido's eyes lit up: "How did you get that epithet? You didn't give it to yourself, did you?"
He asked three consecutive questions, expressing doubt.
After all, he had also called himself the 'World's Strongest Creature' back then.
But in his heart, he really hoped it was true.
"Hmph, this is a conclusion reached after invading dozens of planetary civilizations over sixty years!"
Geryuganshoop laughed complacently:
"Until now, I haven't seen a stronger superpowered individual in this universe!"
"Huh?"
Kaido immediately showed a strange expression after hearing this, and this appearance simultaneously appeared on the screen in the command room.
"You!"
"What do you mean by that? I..." Geryuganshoop was instantly embarrassed and angry.
This guy was clearly doubting him.
But just as he was about to curse out loud.
A loud noise suddenly erupted in front of Kaido, interrupting the remote chat between the two.
"Groribas has arrived!"
Geryuganshoop's heart was filled with mixed feelings.
He was happy that someone could finally stop Kaido.
He was worried that with Groribas's ability, he would cause widespread destruction.
This was inside their own warship...
On the scene.
Kaido looked at the green body gradually emerging from the smoke and dust and grinned, revealing a smile.
Because the other party's aura was quite good, he hoped this wasn't his full strength.
"You're the so-called Highest-Ranked Combatant?"
"That's right, I am Groribas, the Highest-Ranked Combatant of the Dark Matter Pirates!"
"You managed to fight your way here, invader, but this is the end!"
"No one can defeat me except Lord Boros, not even the other two Highest-Ranked Combatants!"
"Dissolve in my Strong Acid Breath!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
From the blood basin-like mouth full of fangs on Groribas's head, a stream of green liquid was sprayed out like a high-pressure water column.
This was the technique from the canon that he was about to use but was stopped when Saitama instantly blew off his head.
However, Kaido's personality was to first see what moves you had, and then counter with thunder when he felt it was appropriate.
Therefore, Groribas successfully used his technique this time.
【Boom boom boom!】
And this so-called 'Strong Acid Breath' was so powerful that it broke through three sound barriers as soon as it appeared.
The speed of the spray was incredibly fast, indeed enough to instantly kill a 'Demon Level Monster'.
In response, Kaido raised his Kanabo in front of him, taking the terrifying high-pressure strong acid head-on.
"Ha—, big idiot, turn into a skeleton!"
Groribas immediately mocked him when he saw this scene.
This was a super strong acid that could even melt through the alloy armor of a space warship!
However.
The following screen feed caused Groribas to turn pale with astonishment.
"Impossible!"
He actually saw his Strong Acid Breath hitting the Kanabo head-on.
Not only did it fail to melt it down and then melt through the opponent's body.
Instead, it was blasted apart by a single strike and splattered in all directions.
In an instant, a terrifying strong acid rain fell across the entire area. Whether it was the steel plate on the ground, the nearby steel walls, or the space pirates around who couldn't dodge, they were all corroded away at a visible speed.
"Ahhhhh!"
"Lord Groribas!"
"Save me, my leg, ugh..."
For a time, screams were continuous, and wails filled the area.
The space pirates who had just arrived turned around and ran back when they saw this scene.
Everyone knew that you absolutely couldn't get close when Lord Groribas was fighting.
But this was inside their own warship, they hoped Lord Groribas wouldn't go too far.
"Good force!"
Kaido lowered his head and looked at his feet, which had taken two steps back.
In his opinion, the impact force from Groribas's move was a greater threat than the strong acid itself.
Of course, the corrosive effect of the strong acid was also good.
He could feel that the Armament Haki on his Kanabo had been worn away a bit.
However, Kaido's sincere praise seemed like mockery to Groribas.
Because in his eyes, his attack had caused no damage.
"Since I can't cause significant acid corrosion to the warship!"
Groribas used the rage in his heart to drive the strength within his body.
Surging green strong acid sprayed out from his entire body, instantly burning through large sections of the alloy floor beneath him.
But this strong acid didn't naturally spread out; instead, it wrapped around his body surface like flowing water.
"Double Pincer Bite!"
Groribas used the force of the strong acid's recoil to unleash a speed that would be difficult for a Vice Admiral to resist.
"Wororororo~ Good timing!"
Kaido was not surprised but delighted. He gripped the Kanabo handle with both hands, and purple electric flash poured out.
"Great Might: Thunder Bagua!!!"
【Crack————】
The Kanabo collided with the pincer-like fists full of fangs.
Thunder exploded, and electric flash scattered!
A powerful air current formed a visible ring of shockwave that spread out in all directions.
The pitted alloy floor was shaken with cracks.
Space pirates within a few kilometers who didn't have enough physical ability.
Even if they were in a sealed room, they were still shaken to the point of spitting blood and falling to the ground.
A large amount of high-precision equipment was instantly destroyed.
And this was just the aftermath power of Kaido and Groribas's first exchange blows.
Groribas was, after all, a genuine Dragon Level Monster.
Boros was surprised when he heard the news of his defeat.
He only appeared too weak because he unfortunately encountered Saitama.
There's no need to mention Kaido, although he wasn't serious yet.
【Boom boom boom boom boom boom!】
Inside the completely ruined crewmate residential area.
Kaido, wrapped in purple lightning, and Groribas, enveloped in green acid, engaged in a super-high-speed, fierce combat.
From a normal person's sense of sight, no, even if a Rear Admiral or Vice Admiral were present, they wouldn't be able to see their moving figures at all, and their sense of hearing would be filled with continuous explosion sounds.
But wherever the two went, it was either blasted to pieces or melted through.
The rolling air current inside the area became increasingly violent, chaotic, and wantonly destroyed every corner of the place.
On the reddish screen in the command room, the warship's damage rate was constantly rising with the combat.
It was about to reach 20%!
This made the technicians sitting in front of the control panel break out in cold sweat.
The combat range of Kaido and Groribas had expanded to a diameter of three kilometers.
The screen feed showed that the facilities in this zone were completely destroyed, and the casualties situation was utterly tragic.
Just as the atmosphere in the command room fell into dead silence.
The steel gate behind suddenly opened to both sides, and then a majestic figure walked in.
"Where is Geryuganshoop?"
The few technicians turned around and quickly stood up from their chairs.
"Reporting to Lord Boros!"
"Lord Geryuganshoop said he went to support Lord Groribas!"
"Oh?"
Boros looked at the few screens with astonishment.
They were showing the combat screen feed between Kaido and Groribas.
However, these technology products were not the miraculous Den Den Mushi.
They couldn't fully display the actual combat situation of the two.
So even Boros couldn't make out what was happening.
But from the technicians' mouths, he could tell that Geryuganshoop believed Groribas was at a disadvantage.
Or rather, there was a possibility of Groribas being defeated, so he had to personally rush to the battlefield.
This greatly surprised Boros.
His three Highest-Ranked Combatants had rarely teamed up against an enemy in the past hundred years.
Speaking of which.
The reason the Dark Matter Pirates came to this place.
Was because Boros, on his way, heard the rumor of the 'Great Treasure Galaxy' from the captain of a certain space pirate group they had eliminated.
However, Boros wasn't interested in the 'Great Treasure'.
What truly attracted him was the rumor that the civilization in this galaxy contained some creatures with extremely high individual combat power and who possessed powerful superpowers.
They were so strong that they could destroy space warships.
And even annihilate the Odette Space Pirate Fleet and the Somali Space Pirate Fleet.
This immediately made Boros think of the 'Prophecy World' he had been searching for in the universe for seventeen years.
Once, on a distant planet, there was a diviner who was extremely skilled in divination.
He told Boros that on a distant planet, there existed a person who could have a truly satisfying battle with him!
Boros was half-believing, half-doubting, but his actions were very firm, and he truly searched tirelessly.
Because the reason he left his homeworld in the first place was that he simply couldn't find an opponent within his clan.
He then turned his gaze to the sea of stars above his head.
Thinking that there must be many experts in the universe who could rival him.
But after so many years, he was disappointed again and again.
So far, he had only found two people with decent strength.
They were Geryuganshoop and Groribas, whom he had taken under his command.
As for Melzalgald, he was not a natural creature.
He was a weapon created using the high technology of a certain planetary civilization, made from the Meteorite Orbs of five of his fellow clansmen who had originally followed him when he left their homeworld and later died in combat.
That's why it had five Meteorite Orbs and five personality consciousnesses.
Only one personality's intelligence was fully recovered.
The other four seemed a bit dull and slow-witted.
Therefore, the name used was that of the only conscious entity with normal intelligence, Melzalgald.
In short.
Boros thought he had found the subject of the prophecy, and immediately rushed here with a heart full of expectation.
And the combat power that Kaido was displaying now made him even more certain.
Because he could feel that there was another expert outside the warship.
But Boros felt it wasn't enough!
So he planned to watch a bit longer.
If Kaido possessed the strength to fight one against two and defeat Geryuganshoop and Groribas, then he would truly gain his attention.
Boros glanced at Kaido on the screen, whose face became clear again as his movements paused.
Then, the next second, as the latter turned back into electric flash and fiercely blasted towards Groribas.
He immediately swung his crimson cape and turned to leave the command room.
"Kundali: Dragon Prosperity Army!"
On the battlefield side, Kaido's face was filled with excited, hearty laughter.
The Kanabo in his hand, glowing with purple light, instantly turned into dense afterimages, covering Groribas's body from top to bottom.
Groribas's expression changed drastically. He could feel the powerful power contained in this technique.
But he wasn't good at dodging and evading, so he could only brace himself and swing his acid-coated pincers with full strength, meeting Kaido's fierce offensive head-on.
"I am the strongest! The Highest-Ranked Combatant!"
【Bang bang bang bang bang】
Rapid and dense, booming sounds comparable to missile explosions constantly rang out.
However, in just under three seconds.
Groribas vomited purple blood, his body suffering several attacks from the Kanabo.
【Whoosh——————】
With a visible layer of air current behind him, he was shot backward like a super-high-speed cannonball.
He consecutively crashed through over a dozen alloy walls, flying nearly five kilometers.
Only then did he barely land on the ground, rolling a few times, having sustained considerable injuries.
"Pfft————"
"How is this possible? He's actually stronger than me..."
Groribas crawled up, knelt on the ground, supporting his body with difficulty with both hands, purple blood constantly dripping from his mouth.
His pupils trembled violently, unable to believe what he was experiencing now.
How many years had it been, how many planets had he invaded?
Aside from the time he encountered Lord Boros, he had never suffered such severe injuries.
【Boom————】
Just then, a loud noise sounded.
Kaido actually turned into purple electric flash and chased after Groribas.
He carried the Kanabo on his shoulder with one hand, and the azure Coat of Justice behind him made him look like a demon king's descent.
"Wororororo~~"
"Can you still stand up? Your strength is really good, you definitely have Admiral-level combat power!"
"Surrender, and I'll spare your life!"
Kaido was in a great mood, showing rare kindness.
But who knew that after Groribas got up, he sneered:
"Don't get cocky, your strength is indeed a bit stronger than mine."
"But I still have quite a few techniques! I can wear you down and kill you!"
He decided to no longer have concerns about protecting the warship and prepared to unleash his strong acid with full strength.
Although he didn't know how the other party was protecting himself and his weapon, he figured it must involve some kind of consumption.
"Corrosion... Torrent..."
The three mouths on Groribas's head and pincers began to brew surging green liquid.
He once used this technique on a certain planet to completely submerge a city with a population of over a million.
Whether it was buildings or living beings, they were all completely corroded away, leaving only a vast, eerie green strong acid lake.
Of course.
This was inside their own warship, so he definitely had to restrain himself a bit, controlling the range within one kilometer would suffice.
As long as the goal was to surround the opponent with a Strong Acid Wave, making it difficult for them to break free from within, while simultaneously facing his fierce offensive!
Groribas thought it through well.
But just as he was about to start spitting out the strong acid, an anxious roar suddenly echoed in his mind.
"Stop!"
"Are you planning to completely destroy this warship?"
Groribas looked back helplessly at the high-speed flying Geryuganshoop.
"Of course not, I will control the range."
"It's just that this guy is very strong, it's hard to solve him without going all out."
Geryuganshoop stopped ten meters behind Groribas and replied coldly: "No need, I'm already here. Working together, we can definitely defeat him!"
Kaido on the opposite side didn't care, looking at Geryuganshoop with interest.
"You're the guy who was talking to me earlier, right? I didn't expect you to be a big blue octopus!"
"What... what big octopus? You rude bastard!"
Geryuganshoop was instantly enraged, his eyes emitting bright golden light.
The surrounding air and light became distorted under the influence of some kind of strength.
"And you haven't introduced yourself yet, you despicable invader!"
"Wororororo~~"
Kaido laughed heartily: "You're right, then listen up."
"I am 'Azure Dragon' Kaido, a Marine Headquarters Admiral under the World Government!"
"You said earlier that pirate invasion is natural, so isn't it only right for the Marines to fight you pirates?"
He didn't proactively mention his former identity as a pirate.
It was just that from his current viewpoint, the scope of being a 'Yonko' occupying a part of the New World sea area was truly inferior to the prestige of being Admiral Azure Dragon.
"So that's it, you are the space navy of this civilization."
Geryuganshoop nodded.
At the same time, the edges of his tentacles actually bloomed with colorful flowing light, looking exceptionally brilliant and dazzling.
This was the physical change that occurred when he seriously mobilized his Psychokinesis.
And in Kaido's eyes, Geryuganshoop's aura was constantly improving.
Until it was stronger than Groribas!
"A bit interesting, you're actually stronger than this guy who calls himself the strongest."
Kaido grinned.
"What?!"
However, his evaluation caused Groribas to be both shocked and enraged.
"How is this possible? Are you blind? I am the strongest!"
Geryuganshoop nodded, echoing: "Yes, yes, Groribas is stronger than me, and he is the strongest warrior among the Highest-Ranked Combatants. Don't try to provoke us!"
"So that's it, ah, you despicable bastard!"
Groribas suddenly realized, raised his right pincer, pointed at Kaido, and cursed angrily.
"You're about to die! Although Geryuganshoop isn't as strong as me, we can kill you by working together!"
"Heh————"
Kaido had a strange expression, looking at Geryuganshoop in confusion.
The other party seemed to avoid his gaze as if feeling guilty.
What did this guy mean?
He was clearly stronger, so why hide it?
Then he saw Geryuganshoop shout: "Groribas, go! I'll cover you!"
"Okay!"
Although Groribas had considerable injuries, he was full of confidence at this moment.
"In that case, I'll have to get serious too."
Just as Groribas was about to make a move, he saw Kaido lower his voice and speak in a deep tone.
The next second.
Kaido's body began to undergo extremely obvious, large-scale changes.
He became taller and taller, more and more muscular, his legs gradually bent, sharp horns grew on his head, dense blue scales appeared on his exposed skin, and a thick, long tail swung out behind him.
This scene made Groribas dare not act rashly.
They say you shouldn't give the enemy time to transform.
But in actual combat, facing sudden situations, it's impossible to take immediate action.
Because of the unknown, because of the mystery.
Groribas also didn't notice that Geryuganshoop, who was behind him, had unknowingly dropped his jaw, staring blankly at Kaido, who had turned into his 'Hybrid Form'.
Sensing aura changes was a very rare ability in the universe.
But as the 'Cosmic Strongest Psychic Master', he could clearly feel it.
Although he didn't know what was going on, Kaido was definitely stronger than before.
So strong that it made him feel nervousness!
Fortunately, they still had Groribas on their side.
As a frontal warrior, he was quite competent and should be able to help him more or less.
"Round two... Begin!"
Kaido's Kanabo was wrapped in purple lightning, and he looked at Geryuganshoop with a fierce expression.
"Roaring Thunder Bagua!!!"
【Rumble————————】
This giant battleship of the Dark Matter Pirates immediately vibrated violently.
At the same time.
In the deep darkness, a vast main hall.
Boros sat on the cold throne, waiting silently.
He was looking forward to a true expert who would break through here and challenge him.
End of Chapter
