Chapter 499 - 338

Chapter 340: Thunder and Fire Split the Dragon's Skull, Joint Battle Against the EmperorHowever, just as Kaido's breath was about to erupt and Roronoa Zoro was preparing for a desperate final stand—A sudden change occurred!"Mosshead—!!! Are you fucking charging ahead to be a hero alone again?! Have you forgotten all about this great lord?!"The moment the voice rang out, a streak of light, at a nearly vertical angle from the higher night clouds, tore through the darkness and dove fiercely toward Kaido's massive dragon head!The core of that light was azure lightning!The outer layer was wrapped in dark red, scorching flames that seemed to come from the depths of hell!The two extremely violent energies of lightning and fire were now perfectly intertwined and fused together, forming a destructive spiral drill!"Ifrit Jambe: Secret Technique—"Sanji's roar carried a violent battle intent toward the terrifying beast before him!—"Thunder-Fire: Heavenly Fall Judgment!!!"Kaido's dragon eyes suddenly flicked to the side, his pupils shrinking abruptly!It was too late for him to dodge completely; he could only rely on his battle-hardened instincts to jerk his head sharply to the right at the last moment!BOOM—!!!!The energy of lightning and fire exploded the moment they made contact! Azure electric snakes and dark red tongues of fire tangled, tore, and annihilated each other frantically!CRACK!!Kaido's hard dragon horns, strong enough to shatter mountain peaks, began to splinter!The thick-scaled cheek was torn open, and scales flew in all directions as if blasted apart! Scalding dragon blood mixed with charred flesh and skin fragments splattered everywhere!"ROAARR—!!!!"A dragon roar even more painful than the one from the wrist injury just now erupted from deep within Kaido's throat!His massive dragon head was kicked violently to the right by this strike, which concentrated all of Sanji's power! Intense dizziness and burning pain instantly swept through his nerves!Sanji used the reaction force of this full-power kick to perform several agile backflips in the air, shedding most of the impact, and finally hovered somewhat staggeringly in the air not far from Zoro's side.He was panting heavily, his face pale, his right leg bent at an unnatural angle, and blood leaking from the corner of his mouth, but his blue eyes were fixed firmly on the pained and enraged Kaido."Cough, cough..."Sanji wiped the blood from his mouth and glanced at Zoro beside him, his words still sharp,"Hey, Mosshead, haven't been crushed to death yet? Looks like I came just in time, saves me the trouble of collecting your corpse."Zoro looked at Sanji, who had suddenly appeared and cracked Kaido's head open with a kick, stunned for a moment before letting out a sneer:"Curly Eyebrows, with your sluggish speed, did you get lost all the way to the East Blue? If I'd been one step later, I would've chopped off this big earthworm's horns as souvenirs."Though they mocked each other, the two subtly adjusted their positions, one on the left and one on the right, faintly forming a pincer attack on Kaido in the air.Having fought side by side many times, no words were needed; their coordination was natural.Kaido shook his dragon head, which was somewhat dazed from the kick; a clear crack had appeared on his left horn, and a charred, smoking blood hole on his cheek was slowly squirming and healing under the influence of black flame clouds.The intense pain and the humiliation of being repeatedly injured by "ants" caused his anger to burn completely to its peak! His dark gold dragon eyes were now filled with hideous bloodshot veins!"You two... death-defying vermin!!!"The dragon's mouth suddenly opened, and a violent sound wave mixed with physical Dragon Might swept through the surroundings like a tsunami!"I will grind you... along with this island... into powder!!!"The dragon's body danced frantically; claws, tail, and even the head all became weapons of destruction, launching an indiscriminate and frenzied attack on the area where Zoro and Sanjiwere!At the same time, the dragon's mouth continuously spat out dense "Demolition Wind" blades and scattered purple-red fireballs, completely turning that airspace into a death zone!Facing this storm-like attack, Zoro and Sanjiglanced at each other and moved simultaneously!"Three Sword Style: Rhino Turn: Slash!"Zoro swung out concise red-gold slashes, precisely shattering and deflecting the large area of wind blades aimed at himself and Sanji in advance, clearing a safe path for advancement."Diable Jambe: Dragon Strike: Flash!"Sanji followed the path Zoro opened, bursting his lightning speed to the limit, his figure tracing a Z-shaped blue electric light in the air.In an instant, he approached the opening in Kaido's flank, landing a heavy and swift kick near the wound previously slashed open by Zoro!THUD!The dragon scales shattered again, and the wound that had just begun to heal was torn wider, dragon blood spraying out!"So annoying!!"Kaido grunted in pain, his dragon tail sweeping toward Sanji like a giant whip!Sanji had anticipated this, using Moonwalk to narrowly avoid it while firing back a Thunder-Fire Finger Pistol toward Kaido's eye, forcing him to turn his head to defend.Zoro took the opportunity to charge in from the other side!"Oni Aura: Three Sword Style: Beautiful Demon: Sleepless Night!"The three swords turned into a net of intertwined red-gold and blue-black blades, enveloping the joint of Kaido's other dragon claw, attempting to replicate the previous injury!In his rage, Kaido swung his claw to block; claw blades collided with sword edges, erupting in dense sparks and ear-piercing clangs!Zoro was shaken back, but the sword edges still left several deep slash marks on the dragon claw!Like a well-coordinated pair of hummingbirds, the two continuously circled, thrust, slashed, and kicked around the massive azure dragon!Zoro's blade could always find a wound in the weak points of Kaido's defense;Sanji's thunder-fire kicks continuously worsened these wounds, using the paralysis of lightning and the burning of fire to interfere with Kaido's movements and recovery.Although each attack's damage wasn't fatal to Kaido's massive body, the accumulated pain and blood loss, along with the frustration of being toyed with by two "bugs," caused Kaido's anger to grow more and more intense. His attacks became increasingly violent, yet slightly disorganized due to his rage.Another exquisite combined attack.Zoro feigned a full-power slash at Kaido's neck, drawing his dragon claw and attention to full defense.Kaido indeed fell for it, his dragon claw shrouded in black-purple Haki slamming down toward Zoro."Now!"A sharp light flashed in Sanji's eyes as he boosted his speed to the limit, charging in from Kaido's blind spot!"Ifrit Jambe: Ultimate Feast: Rock Crusher—!!!"His right leg expanded, and the thunder-fire energy was compressed to the extreme, turning into a blazing drill that kicked hard into the center of Kaido's back!THOOM—!!!A dull sound like the beating of a giant drum!Kaido's massive dragon body arched forward violently!The scales on his back shattered over a large area, the flesh was torn open, and there was even the faint sound of bones cracking!A terrifying depression several meters in diameter appeared on his back, and dragon blood gushed from the center of the depression like a fountain!"Ugh, aaaaaah—!!!"Kaido let out the most tragic roar of pain since the start of the battle, his dragon body twitching as if in spasm.Zoro also took the opportunity to deflect the dragon claw and leap back, joining Sanji who had landed not far away.Both were covered in blood and panting heavily, their stamina and Haki nearly exhausted, but looking at the exaggerated wound on Kaido's back and the gushing dragon blood, a trace of satisfaction flashed in their eyes."Not bad, Curly Eyebrows."Zoro gave a rare word of praise."Nonsense, who do you think I am?"Sanji lit a cigarette he'd pulled from who knows where and took a deep drag.However, their satisfaction lasted only a few short seconds.At the terrifying wound on Kaido's back, black flame clouds began to swirl as if going mad.The muscles around the wound squirmed frantically, broken bones made "crack-crack" sounds as they reset, and new scales grew and covered the area at a visible speed... in just a few breaths, that massive wound, which would have instantly killed any Sea King, actually shrank and healed by more than half!At the same time, Kaido's aura... was becoming solid and violent again at a heart-palpitating speed, even... more dangerous!He slowly turned his dragon head back.Those dark gold vertical pupils had now turned completely blood-red!There was no longer any hint of playfulness, interest, or memory; only the purest, most primitive, and most violent killing intent remained!"Very good...""You two vermin...""Really... very good...""You have completely... enraged me...""The game..."Kaido's voice suddenly rose, turning into a roar that shook heaven and earth,"Is over!!!"...