Reincarnated as Kaido, married Big Mom, and formed a dual-Emperor pirate crew.

Chapter 173 Breaking the Defense and Not Breaking the Defense

bang bang bang...

The sounds of flesh colliding with flesh echoed one after another. Bondi Wald was like a big BOSS, and Olvia and her group treated him like a dungeon to be defeated.

Furthermore, they are like the protagonists in a game; even if they are seriously injured one moment, they can quickly recover to healthy health through a healing array the next.

Olvia and her group took turns fighting like that.

Anyone who gets beaten to the point of being unable to get up will lie on the ground or pretend to be dead to rest for a while. With Kaido's healing rain, their stamina recovers quickly.

Although Bondi Wald is very strong, he is at his peak and is considered one of the best even among the first mates of the Imperial Army.

But the outcome of this battle was actually predetermined long before he was able to completely kill anyone with a single blow.

As for Najchen, Guyram, and even his remaining crew?

These people really can't handle even Enel, Ginny, and Kuma.

Not to mention, many of these people are actually CP agents, and under such circumstances, it would be absolutely impossible for them to both work and contribute.

Bingjack had witnessed the entire battle and had the clearest understanding of the overall situation.

If Wald cannot kill or subdue an opponent quickly enough, he may indeed be defeated as time goes by and his stamina is depleted.

"Wald!!" Bingjack called out to Wald, "Stop this fight! There's no point in continuing!!"

But Wald, already caught up in the moment, completely ignored it.

"No! I swore an oath long ago! To crush every obstacle in our path! Our voyage must proceed unimpeded! How can we be stopped by these brats!!"

Wald's fist slammed into Jhin, and this was already the umpteenth punch Jhin had taken, but his body was as tough as steel.

Aside from his clothes being torn to shreds and him being frequently knocked away, Jhin is still in almost the same state as when the battle started.

“Wald…”

Bingjack whispered weakly.

In his earlier years, when Wald was still relatively rational, he could persuade Wald to stop some of his crazy behavior through words.

But at some point, Wald gradually turned into a madman.

He's usually quite normal, but once he enters battle mode, he becomes completely unresponsive to commands.

Should we admit defeat?

As the battle situation became increasingly unfavorable, the following thought subconsciously came to Binjac's mind.

But the idea only flashed through his mind for a moment before he banished it.

'Wald won't approve! And I can't accept it either!'

'If it were Kaido himself, that would be one thing, but this bunch of brats...'

'We are the World Pirates!!'

A determined glint flashed in Bingjack's eyes.

Although he was a weakling who couldn't even fight a single person, as Wald's older brother and second-in-command, he still had his own pride.

"Wald! Stop playing this game of attrition with them!"

"These kids are all Zoan-type Devil Fruit users; their stamina recovers very quickly!"

"Focus on one target at a time! That's the key to victory!!"

Bingjack shouted loudly, informing Wald, who was in the middle of the situation, of what he had observed.

Upon hearing this, a ruthless glint flashed in Wald's eyes.

He had also noticed that these kids recovered their stamina at an unusually fast pace.

With his fists swung out at a hundred times the speed of Wald, these brats, after being hit, only had to spit out a few mouthfuls of blood and catch their breath before quickly regaining their fighting strength.

Is this reasonable?

Do not!

This is not normal at all!

"It's not just because of the Zoan type... there are other reasons as well..."

The light rain pattered on Wald's face, completely soaking his "W"-shaped beard.

Wald's gaze swept over the group of beasts.

One Mythical Zoan, three Ancient Zoan, one Logia-type Shadow Ability User, plus a dark-skinned monster and a paper-thin woman whose true form is unknown.

After a simple screening, Wald immediately set his sights on Moria.

The reason is simple: it's not a Zoan type, but it suffered almost the same injuries as those Zoan types.

"Die, you shadow brat!!"

Panting, Wald flashed quickly and appeared directly in front of Moria, completely ignoring the attacks launched against him by the others.

With his fists flying like afterimages, a barrage of Ora punches left dents all over Moria's muscles.

Moria kept spitting out blood. Even though he could have used his shadow ability to teleport away, he was stubbornly clinging to his own ideas.

"You old bastard! You actually thought I was an easy target!!"

Moria had, of course, heard Bingjack’s words, so when Wald targeted him, Moria was unusually furious.

"I'm a candidate for a high-ranking official position! How could I possibly let you treat me like a pushover?!"

Having already taken dozens of punches, Moria roared, coughing up blood as he clenched his fists and launched a counterattack against Wald.

Wald kept quiet, determined to completely defeat Moria before dealing with the others.

During this process, Olvia, Olga, and Jin, among others, were not idle and launched attacks on Wald from behind.

Wald wrapped his entire body in Armament Haki, choosing to withstand the damage head-on.

bang bang bang bang...

Moria's entire body had been completely twisted and contorted; judging from the visual evidence alone, he had suffered comminuted fractures all over his body.

"Fuck your mother! Wald!!"

Having been pushed to his limit by a barrage of punches, Moria mustered his last breath and, in the brief moment when King and the others interrupted Wald's movements, wrapped Armament Haki around his head and smashed Wald's helmet to pieces with a headbutt.

Wald was stunned by the headbutt and took two steps back.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ember and Olga pounced again, unleashing high-temperature flames to scorch Wald.

Wald screamed and cried out as he was burned.

But his tactic of focusing solely on one person did indeed defeat Moria.

After delivering the headbutt, Moria lay sprawled on the ground, utterly exhausted except for his breathing.

Fortunately, thanks to Kaido's healing rain, Moria, though unable to move, was not in mortal danger.

"Well done, Wald! You've taken one down!!"

Bingjack clenched his fist excitedly.

Although Wald paid a considerable price for this, he successfully broke the rotation tactic of Olvia and her group.

"what--!!"

Burned by flames, Wald once again made Olga his sole target for attack.

He grabbed Olga's calf and used her as a weapon, relentlessly smashing the beastmen who were attacking him.

Despite Olga's continuous release of flames to burn Wald, Wald stubbornly endured the intense heat and managed to knock Olga unconscious.

Just as Wald was about to finish off the enemy, Jhin came to the rescue.

Extinguish the flames behind his head, activate speed mode, and just as Wald's truly fatal blow was about to land, hug Olga and use his body to shield her from the attack.

A heavy punch, imbued with Armament Haki, slammed into King's back. With his speed mode activated, King had virtually no defense.

A cracking sound of bones breaking rang out, and Jin spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Go to hell, you old bastard!!"

Three ancient species cadres also erupted.

"I'm the damn cadre!"

"If an intern were to die in front of me, I'd lose all face!!"

Fioro and Matt soared into the sky, circled around to reach their maximum speed, then turned around and, in a flying kick stance in their human-beast form, simultaneously struck Wald in the cheek.

Click!

The sound of leg bones breaking rang out. Even though both of them had wrapped the legs of the flying kick with Armament Haki at the same time, the violent impact still caused their legs to crack from the shock.

Of course, the effect of this attack was also outstanding.

In his peak form, Wald was hit on the back for the first time.

Emperor Crocodile Endeavor pressed its advantage.

He leaped high into the air, bent his knees, and simultaneously unleashed Armament Haki, using a freefall-style "Raven Takes Flight" maneuver to slam into Wald's abdomen.

boom!

Endeavor's knees dug deep into Wald's abdomen, causing Wald to cough up blood in pain.

Olvia then followed up with a finishing blow.

Countless paper clones merged together, transforming into a giant rocket launcher.

Orvia loaded the cannonballs that she had stored in the paper dimension into the rocket launcher, released Armament Haki to envelop the cannonballs, and pulled the launch button at the same time.

A specially designed shell, half a meter in diameter, was launched, leaving a straight trail of flame as it fell from the sky.

Endeavor, who had kneed Wald, had already jumped off him and run away, leaving Wald lying on the spot to receive the shells.

Boom!!

A massive explosion erupted, the rocket's Armament Haki amplifying its explosive power.

Endeavor, who was trying to escape, was blown away and rolled and crawled on the ground, almost falling into the lava.

The others, who had taken to the ground beforehand, were not as unlucky as him.

"Did you kill them?"

Jin raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and the flames behind his head ignited once more.

However, compared to the beginning, the flames were noticeably weaker.

"I don't know either..."

Olvia descended slowly from the sky.

Her full breasts heaved violently.

Although she hardly engaged in close combat during this battle, the physical exertion from constantly using her Devil Fruit abilities was still considerable.

Before the smoke from the explosion had cleared, the group quickly rested to recover their strength.

Even if we don't manage to kill him, having more strength for the next battle is always a good thing.

Time passed second by second, the smoke thinned, and a tall, strong figure gradually became clear.

Olvia, Jin, and Endeavor, the only one who hadn't suffered much damage but was bleeding from the head, all tensed up instantly.

Wald stood in the crater of the explosion, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at the Beastmen and their companions, who were almost completely crippled.

"I am—"

"Bondy Wald!!"

With a shout that sounded like a victory declaration, Wald unexpectedly fell straight backward.