Chapter 132: Teacher Kaido

The next day, G-10 base.

After a day and a night of fighting, the base headquarters had become fragmented; calling it ruins would not be an exaggeration. Basically, there was nothing left intact.

Gion was resting on the side, but her attention was entirely on Kaido and Karl. If anything happened, she would intervene.

At this moment, Karl was still in good condition, though his clothes were a bit tattered. It couldn't be helped; Karl had lost count of how many times he'd been hit by Kaido's club, so torn clothes were normal.

As for Kaido... he was full of energy, even with a few wounds that hadn't healed yet.

"Kaido, do you want to keep fighting? Navy reinforcements will be here soon!"

Kaido said impatiently: "Let them come. Do you think I'm afraid of the Navy?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, Vice Admiral Garp and Admiral Akainu will be very happy to hear that. Don't run away later!"

Kaido was stunned. Garp? Akainu? Are they that tough? But then he thought, what was he afraid of? At worst, he'd just get captured. No big deal!

"I am Kaido of the Beasts!!!"

An invisible aura erupted, instantly sweeping across the entire G-10 base. This was the first time Kaido had used Conqueror's Haki to intimidate during his fight with Karl, displaying his kingly spirit.

"Down-Three-Worlds: Ragnaraku!"

Kaido leaped into the air, spinning as he jumped. Whether his eyes were closed or not, who knows, but his iron club was already wrapped in black lightning, and he smashed it toward Karl's head.

Thump-thump~ Thump-thump...

Karl's heart beat wildly, and the surrounding air felt as if it had been sucked away, suffocating.

Is this the power of a sea overlord? Is this Conqueror's Haki?

Dodge? No, I don't want to dodge. So what if it's Conqueror's Haki? What about the qualifications of a king?

"Ding~ Detected that the host's will has reached S-rank, about to awaken Conqueror's Haki..."

Boom~

A thunderous sound echoed in Karl's mind, and a feeling he had never experienced before surged through his body, as if something was about to come out!

Crack, crack, crack~

An aura just as astonishing as Kaido's erupted from Karl's body. A flash of astonishment crossed Kaido's eyes. Conqueror's Haki?

A Navy Vice Admiral could actually awaken Conqueror's Haki? What kind of talent is this? What would happen if he became an Admiral?

Well, it's not that big of a deal. Doesn't Sengoku have Conqueror's Haki? Isn't the Navy still the same?

But witnessing Karl awaken it right in front of him, this feeling... was a bit complicated, and also familiar.

Once upon a time, his daughter Yamato had displayed the qualifications of a king after he beat her up, all while shouting that she wanted to become Kozuki Oden.

This Navy man cannot be left alive!

Thinking of this, Kaido couldn't help but increase his strength, as if he wanted to kill Karl with a single blow.

The next moment, a red light flashed in Karl's eyes, and Qiushui and Leiyu slashed out instantly, blocking the incoming spiked club.

Bang!!!

A shockwave erupted, and black-red lightning began to dance around them.

"Oaaaaah!!!"

Karl grinned, his left hand suddenly exerting force, using Qiushui to deflect Kaido's club to the left. Kaido took the opportunity to get closer to Karl, but don't forget, Karl was still holding Leiyu in his right hand.

Thank you, Teacher Kaido!

Sizzle~

Without the slightest resistance, Leiyu pierced into Kaido's abdomen, as smooth as if it had been greased.

Kaido was stunned, looking down at the reddened blade in his abdomen, unable to speak for a long time.

"Kaido, thank you. If it weren't for you, how would I have awakened Conqueror's Haki?"

Kaido swallowed, wanting to say something, but the next second, a sharp pain came from his abdomen.

Ahhhhh!

It turned out that Karl had taken advantage of the conversation to rotate Leiyu, blade facing upward, and then used all his strength to swing the sword upward and turn, tearing through Kaido's abdomen and chest.

Blood rained down, dyeing Karl red.

Kaido clutched his abdominal wound and retreated several steps, his face showing pain.

"Ah, it hurts, you bastard, I'll definitely..."

"Dog-Bite Red Lotus!"

Before Kaido could finish speaking, he was sent flying by a magma dog head. The scalding magma made Kaido scream, and he rolled on the ground continuously.

Akainu didn't pursue the victory, but instead looked down at Karl: "Well done."

Karl gave a bitter smile: "Thank you, Admiral Akainu. This Kaido is too hard to deal with. Are you the only one?"

Akainu shook his head: "I don't know, I didn't see anyone else. From here on, leave it to me!"

Karl nodded, condensed golden Holy Light, and merged it into Akainu's body: "Then I'll leave it to you, Admiral Akainu."

Akainu didn't speak, but his right hand elementalized into magma, and the surrounding air began to become abnormally scorching.

Kaido soon engaged Akainu as well. The wounds Karl had worked so hard to inflict had already healed seven or eight-tenths.

It's really infuriating!

However, taking this opportunity, Karl could take a good look at his stats.

Host: Karl

Age: 25

Physique: S- (Heart-Arsonist bonus)

Perception: B+

Will: S-

Haki: Armament Haki LV8 (Hardening, Infusion, Emission, Internal Destruction), Observation Haki LV8 (Weakness Perception), Conqueror's Haki LV1

Special Abilities: 【Quiet as a Virgin】, 【Active as a Mad Rabbit】, 【Father of the Sea】, 【Swordsmanship LV4】, 【Fish-Man Strength】

【Heart-Arsonist】: Stamina: +33. 03%, Stamina recovery speed: +66. 06%

Holy Light Fruit: 39. % (Awakening progress)

Active Skills: 【Weak and Fragile】 (Usable), 【Shadow Vision】 (Used).

Finally, I am also a man who possesses Conqueror's Haki, successfully reaching the "average" level of the One Piece world. From now on, I can go out openly without fear of losing face.

However, the current level of Conqueror's Haki is too low, useless for anything other than clearing out fodder, but having it is better than not having it.

"Sigh~ I still have to keep slacking off!"

Looking at Kaido and Akainu again, the two were fighting intensely, the level of intensity rising sharply, with every move being lethal.

Don't forget, Kaido has only been using his human form so far. The strongest state of a Zoan is the Hybrid form!

In other words, until now, Kaido might have just been playing house with Karl.

How should I put it, fortunately, it's Kaido, who can still play house for a while. If it were Whitebeard, I wouldn't be able to heal myself back, let alone fight Whitebeard.

After all, no matter how cheap Kaido is, he relies on his strong defense and recovery to be cheap, just wearing you down. His attack power is strong, but it's still within Karl's tolerance, and he can be healed.

Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit is an ability that cannot even be blocked. Otherwise, the Whitebeard Pirates would be the strongest pirate crew in the New World, and Whitebeard wouldn't be the strongest man in the world.

"Kid, why the long face?"

"Vice Admiral Garp!?"