155 Kaido's miserable life!

Lying horizontally in the sky, the giant dragon was an unbeatable sky monster for the weak. But for strong individuals like Nicholas, it was just that.

Moreover, due to its size, it was almost a huge living target.

After firing off a Z-Flash, Nicholas didn't stop there. He directly reached out towards Kaido, who was rolling backward, unleashing more iron sand bullets ignited in the air.

Accompanied by sharp whistles, streaks of fire tore through the air, illuminating the night sky.

Facing the massive body in the air, there was no need to adjust angles to ensure accuracy.

Just as Kaido barely steadied himself, brilliant light beams rushed towards him, and the next moment, dozens of blood holes appeared on his dragon body, shattered scales and blood flowing down to the ground.

The raging power and the intense pain coursing through his body made Kaido's dragon face contort slightly.

"This feeling..."

In a daze, Kaido's mind flashed with the images of several figures wearing white coats.

Without much thought, dozens more iron sand bullets flew towards him, pounding against his grim dragon head.

Seeing the battered Kaido in the air, Nicholas chose not to continue attacking but simply stared at him.

Regardless, being hailed as one of the Four Emperors, Kaido undoubtedly had immense potential among the few in the world.

Nicholas stood there quietly, watching Kaido roaring in pain in the distance.

Faced with this scene, deep within King's heart, a long-lost sense of despair surged up.

However.

Even though he saw no opportunity, it didn't mean he would sit back and do nothing.

Since he chose to follow Big Brother Kaido.

Even if it meant death, he would help Big Brother Kaido deal with the opponent.

A glint of observation Haki suddenly appeared in King's eyes.

From Nicholas's appearance to his action, in King's view, there was no possibility of negotiation between the two sides.

This was an enemy relationship.

So—

King, who had been inactive from the beginning, suddenly made a move.

Without any hesitation or fear of Nicholas's strength and reputation.

The black wings on his back suddenly closed, and his massive body, like a projectile, shot straight towards Nicholas.

Just as he approached Nicholas, he transformed back into human form, and the samurai sword gripped tightly in his hand, like his shoulders, also ignited into flames.

"Flame!"

King, who appeared in front of Nicholas in an instant, unleashed the full power of Busoshoku Haki and his Lunaria tribe's strength, swinging the samurai sword enveloped in flames downwards at Nicholas.

Nicholas stared at the flaming sword coming straight at him, his eyes reflecting a sharp strike and King's determined gaze.

As the attack neared, aiming directly at Nicholas's vitals.

But Nicholas remained unmoved, just calmly watching the flaming sword approach.

Then—

A large black hand suddenly shot out from behind Nicholas, directly grabbing King's face.

Seeing the large black hand appearing behind him, King's pupils constricted, instinctively reaching for his sword to defend.

However—

The next moment, the hand seized his face, forcibly pulling him from the air and slamming him to the ground.

Nicholas looked at King, who was suppressed by Vista, calmly stating:

"Alber? Didn't your old man tell you about my identity!?"

[AN-King's real name is Alber if anyone was wondering. And he is different from the lunarian in rocks's crew]

"..."

Silenced by Vista's suppression, King remained silent, his body got tense as he tried to break free from Vista's restraint. But for the still somewhat inexperienced youth, Vista was clearly not someone he could contend with.

Meanwhile.

Shocked, Ushimaru looked at King being suppressed by Vista and the massive dragon rolling in the air. In a moment of confusion, he seemed to find Wano Country becoming very unfamiliar. As one of Wano Country's top-tier fighters, he appeared weak in front of these people.

Attacking the enemy with all his might, only to have his moves effortlessly blocked by the enemy, unable to penetrate even the opponent's scales.

But in front of that person, the sky-roaming dragon's scales seemed as fragile as paper. The man surrounded by lightning, the massive dragon swimming in the air, and the man with flames burning on his body, it was like a scene of mythical gods fighting.

"So strong!"

Ushimaru murmured to himself.

Although both sides had only briefly engaged in battle, Ushimaru deeply realized the gap in strength between himself and them.

"Thunder Emperor!"

"Quiet down, it's our boss's fight, what are you panicking about? And according to our seniority, you should call us uncles, understand?"

Facing King's resistance, Vista scolded him and directly slapped him on the head with a ryuo palm.

And at this moment, the still young King, facing Vista, could only stare at him with stubborn eyes.

"Kaido..."

Nicholas looked up at the rapidly rolling black clouds in the distance.

The sudden change in the sky seemed to reflect Kaido's current mood.

Even the seemingly insane Kaido, after being repeatedly struck head-on, was likely to be angry, not to mention the current Kaido, who had not yet been tormented by Vegapunk properly.

After all, mad scientists and the like were very likely to leave psychological trauma.

In the sky, Kaido's dragon body swirled, and the muscles of his body also writhed. Countless deformed iron sand bullets were squeezed out of his body, and the wounds that had been opened began to slowly heal along with the muscle movement.

It could be said that Kaido's Immortality was somewhat exaggerated, but the title of Strongest Creature still had some truth to it. For such a guy who awakened his Devil Fruit and had a monstrous physique, if he couldn't be taken out in one shot, even if he was severely injured, he could quickly recover from his injuries with his terrifying physique.

This, as someone who had fought many monsters, Nicholas knew very well.

"Kaido's words... there's some use to them, but it's also a headache..."

Nicholas looked at the sky-blue dragon that had returned to human form, its bloodied wounds now barely visible. He held a intimidating wolf-tooth club in his hand, crackling with red electrical arcs.

Obviously, upon reverting to human form, Kaido immediately employed Haoshoku Haki, after all, he could handle small fry as he pleased.

But Kaido knew that Nicholas was not among them; this was an opponent who could kill him if he wasn't careful.

"Last time I bled... when was it? Ohohoho, Nicholas, our old grudges, I'm going to settle them with you today."

Kaido raised the purple lightning-wreathed wolf-tooth club, assuming the stance of Thunder bagua.

His eyes full of ferocity, crimson light shining in them.

An aura as fierce as a wild beast, unbridled, radiated from him, blowing the surrounding ground debris towards the distance.

Nicholas narrowed his eyes.

"It seems that Vega Punk's care for you isn't enough. Next time we meet, I should give him some advice."

Hearing Nicholas' words, Kaido's rough face was a little stunned at first, and then suddenly became furious.

[AN- sometimes i feel bad about how much Kaido has suffered, and our mc wants him to suffer more 🥹]