Chapter 126

Despite the scorching intense heat, Escanor remained unharmed, as if he was immune to this scorching assault.

"Boom!"

In a swift motion, Escanor's free hand grasped Charlotte Oven's head.

In the next moment, he effortlessly tossed Oven high into the air.

Rhitta, the divine axe firmly held in his right hand, soared towards him.

"Stop looking down on me and, don't underestimate others just because you are little stronger!"

Charlotte Oven promptly covered himself in Armament Haki, shrouding his entire body.

"Boom."

"Puff!"

The collision unleashed an immense impact.

Charlotte Oven spat out fountain of blood, as he was propelled to the ground by the sheer force of the clash.

"Boom!!!!!"

"Damn it."

Meanwhile, the unfolding scene had caught everyone's attention. Both the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates sprang into action.

On Carnes' front, the battle raged on with unrelenting intensity.

Kaido, transformed into his dragon form, hovered menacingly above the sky, repeatedly unleashing searing 'hot breath' attacks aimed at Carnes.

As for Big Mom, she rode on her homie Zeus, the Thundercloud, while her other homie,

Prometheus, added to the onslaught as she launched a relentless assault combining the destructive forces of both lightning and fire.

However... despite the apparent high lethality, it became evident that these attacks posed no real threat to Carnes.

"Shua!"

"Swish!"

In a sudden burst of motion, Kaido was struck by an overwhelming force, sending him crashing down to the earth below.

"Boom!!!"

Caught off guard by this sudden turn of events, Big Mom halted her attacks, and directed her gaze towards the location where Kaido had fallen.

She then shifted her attention to the figure suspended in midair.

Big Mom's eyes narrowed slightly as she recognized the figure – Ulquiorra, the second-in-command of the Gale Emperor Pirates.

He had the second highest bounty in the rank of the Gale Emperor Pirates after Carnes.

"Apologies, Captain, for being late."

Ulquiorra stated calmly as he landed gracefully beside Carnes.

Carnes gently shook his head, his voice calm but resolute.

"Your timing matters little to me. Whether you were here or not, I don't care as, I intended to fight these two myself."

Ulquiorra glanced towards the distance where the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates were stationed, then turned back to Carnes, questioning,

"And what of them?"

"Them?" Carnes followed Ulquiorra's gaze, his expression unchanged,

"They can do as they please, and if they decide to join in the battle, they will surely meet their demise."

For Carnes, the lives and deaths of Big Mom and the Beasts Pirates members held little significance. He held little regard about their fates.

Indeed, if he chose to, he possessed the ability to swiftly eliminate both Kaido and Big Mom.

By simply entering the state of the Sage of Six Paths, he could obliterate his foes within moments.

However, his curiosity beckoned him as he wanted to experience the overwhelming power of Escanor Sunshine firsthand.

With a slight upward tilt of his head, Carnes gazed at the sky, knowing that the wait wouldn't be too longer now.

Upon learning of Carnes' intention to personally settle the matter with Big Mom and Kaido, Ulquiorra reappeared in midair.

Evidently, his attitude mirrored Carnes, as he was also not interested in the killing small fodders of Big Mom or the Beasts Pirates crew.

Their death holds little importance to him.

Within the deep crater, droplets of hot blood fell onto the ground.

Kaido had transformed from his beast form to a hybrid human beast form,

Combining the agility and speed of his human form with the formidable attacks of his beast form.

This state formed the perfect stance for battle.

Furrowing his brow, Kaido directed his attention to a fresh, throbbing, painful wound on his abdomen, then cast his gaze skyward at Ulquiorra hovering above.

"Old hag, keep Carnes occupied for some time. I'm going to personally tear that bastard apart," Kaido growled with a low, rumbling voice.

Now, in addition to the slash that Ulquiorra had inflicted, three more vicious cuts adorned his abdomen – they were the result of Carnes' powerful strikes.

His crew's interference caused him to falter, and an intense surge of rage coursed through him.

Since, Kaido had been unable to dodge the fourth slash delivered by Ulquiorra, who was just a member of Carnes crew, this had ignited a blazing fury within him.

He believed Carnes crew's interference caused him to falter, and an intense surge of rage coursed through him.

"Kaido, I advise you avoid impulsive actions and act rashly."

"Perhaps you and Linlin together might stand a chance to survive against me for some time, thus extending your miserable lives," Carnes calmly advised.

Undeterred, Kaido still maintained his resolve to go and confront Ulquiorra.

"Sigh.... so, this is what you choose, then I won't stop you, now I can only allow Ulquiorra to beat you."

"Don't worry as I won't allow you to die, at worst I will intervene to ensure Ulquiorra doesn't outright kill you, he would merely beat you to pulp."

"But the right to kill you belong to me, Kaido," Carnes spoke with undeterred tone.

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