"How is that possible?"
"That's Kaido!"
Upon returning to the ship, Perospero had contacted Whole Cake Island and informed his brother Katakuri about the situation in Dressrosa.
He then requested help from Katakuri.
After ending the call, he had no intention of returning to Dressrosa.
However, upon seeing King devolve towards Dressrosa and the colossal Beast Pirates fleet far out at sea, he changed his mind.
While their strength was insignificant compared to Big Mom's, unable to offer any assistance, especially with Big Mom currently having a hunger pangs fit and being utterly irrational, the addition of the Beast Pirates and King could make a difference.
Therefore, he once again gathered his siblings and set foot on Dressrosa, crossing the mounds of earth to witness a scene that plunged them into an icy abyss.
King was one thing; though strong, he admitted, at least much stronger than himself. Within the family, only his brother Katakuri could contend with him.
But…
But how long had it been since they left!
Kaido, who had seemed full of life just moments ago, one of the Four Emperors, Kaido, whose fame rivaled Big Mom's, was actually dead.
And he had been beheaded.
How in the world could this be possible?
To be honest, Perospero and the others, even seeing Kaido's corpse, were filled with disbelief.
However, gazing at Kaido's eyes, still glaring even in death, they could see an earth-shattering unwillingness from those dim, angry eyes.
This made them realize that this was the reality.
Kaido…
Was truly dead.
The one known as the strongest creature on land, sea, and in the air, Beast Kaido, was truly dead.
"Who was it?"
Perospero shivered, snapping back to reality. This was no time to be stunned; they were now in the most dangerous situation.
He numbly licked his dry lips with his long tongue, tilting his head to look left and right.
It couldn't be the Marines; although the Marines could defeat Kaido, they couldn't have done it in such a short time, nor could they have beheaded him.
His gaze bypassed the Marines and landed on the battlefield between Big Mom and Kuina.
It couldn't be the blue-haired girl either; she was fighting Big Mom, and he could tell that although the blue-haired girl was strong, she was using her full strength to contend with Big Mom, leaving her no capacity to kill Kaido.
"Not the Marines, not the blue-haired girl, then it must be…"
At this moment, a silver-haired figure suspended above Kaido, whom they had seen when they first landed on the island, flashed through his mind.
Yes, it was him, it was him, the silver-haired one, it could only be him. It was he who had suppressed Kaido earlier, and he was also a swordsman.
Swallowing, he raised his head and looked towards the heights of the royal palace.
When he saw that figure again, when he saw those distinctive azure blue eyes, he felt a special aura washing over him.
Even though they were still far apart, those slowly rotating azure blue eyes, at this moment, completely occupied his vision, transforming into a monstrous starry sky.
And he… was precisely beneath this starry sky.
He felt as if the owner of the azure blue eyes was not human, but a god.
This momentarily slowed his breathing.
He felt suffocated.
Kong Tai looked at Perospero, his lips curling upwards, a hint of amusement on his face.
He had just gone to the royal palace heights and cleared out all of Doflamingo's subordinates. After all, Indigo, Robin, and Brook were not true combatants.
Indigo could use Haki, but it was only basic Haki. He had never seriously trained and had only just awakened it.
As for Robin and Brook.
Robin had been on the ship for some time and had been trying to train Haki with Kuina during this period, but it had been too short, and her talent was not in Haki, so she had not truly awakened it.
There was no need to mention Brook; he would never be able to awaken Haki.
After all, the main carrier of Haki was the body. He was now only a skeleton. To awaken Haki, unless a miracle occurred, it would be impossible.
Therefore, his combat style relied entirely on his Devil Fruit abilities.
It had been some time since they left the Thriller Bark, and he had also rested for a month with Guss, so he could now use his Yomi Yomi no Mi's cold energy proficiently in combat.
Therefore, he was currently the strongest among the three.
The three of them, with their synchronized teamwork and Ahua Luobo replenishing their stamina, could only contend with these injured subordinates of Doflamingo who could use Haki.
But it was only a contention; they were still far from truly winning.
There would be plenty of time and opponents for training later. A day of fighting was enough, so when Kong Tai noticed the situation on this side, he instantly teleported over and personally dealt with these subordinates of Doflamingo.
"Kekekekeke!!"
On the wall of a relatively intact royal castle on the heights of the royal palace.
Indigo looked down at the massive corpse of Kaido lying in the mud, smiling and exclaiming, "Captain, I didn't expect Kaido to also fall by your hand."
He was accustomed to calling him Captain, unlike others who used Kong Tai's name.
To be honest, when he joined the crew, he knew of Kong Tai's potential, but he never would have imagined that it had only been this long?
Kong Tai could now kill a Four Emperor.
"Four Emperors, they're all the same."
Kong Tai withdrew his gaze from Perospero, glanced at Kaido, then laughed heartily, raised his wine gourd, took a sip, and continued, "In this world, no one can sit on the throne forever. Even Whitebeard, who was known as the world's strongest, will eventually be pulled down from his throne. Even the World Government, which sits at the pinnacle of the world, will decay over time, let alone Kaido."
Saying this, he turned to Robin and said with a smile, "Right, Robin?"
"Yes! What Kong Tai says is right."
Robin nodded, a gentle smile on her face.
As a historian, she naturally understood these principles.
"Yohohoho!!"
Just then, Brook suddenly took off his hat, gave Kong Tai a gentlemanly bow, and laughed, "I find no joy in these historical matters. I only know that my great Captain, since you can kill a Four Emperor, does that mean you are now the Pirate King!"
As long as one was in this world and sailing the seas, no one was not yearning for this title.
Even Brook.
Kong Tai looked at Brook, at his excited dark eye sockets, his lips curving upwards. He grinned in the sunlight and said loudly, "You're wrong, Brook."
"Wrong?"
Brook straightened up and put on his hat, covering his afro.
He looked at Kong Tai, confused, "What did I get wrong?"
Beside him, Robin's lips curved into a gentle smile. She looked at Kong Tai and said gently, "I think I understand. Brook, you are indeed wrong."
"Uh…"
Brook's confusion deepened.
"Think about our crew."
"Our crew, our crew."
Brook pondered for a moment, then a brilliant flash of soul light flickered in his dark eye sockets. He suddenly looked up at Robin, at Indigo, then at Kong Tai, who was smiling, and exclaimed excitedly.
"It's the King of Adventure, the King of Adventure!"
"Hahaha!!"
Kong Tai laughed heartily and nodded heavily at the three, "Yes, the King of Adventure."