However, he didn't notice that just as he transformed into a Mammoth, Shano was struggling to lift his right hand to his mouth.
Then his entire arm was pressed down by a massive butt, unable to move.
"I..."
Shano was nearly fainted with rage by this guy.
If it were usual, he could effortlessly grab and toss this Mammoth away without any effort.
But at this moment, he had no strength left, otherwise, he wouldn't have had to exert so much effort just to stand up earlier.
"Jack!"
He roared lowly, about to tell Jack to move his big butt, when a familiar, wild laugh erupted nearby:
"Hahahaha... You old bastard, do you think that brat alone can exhaust my strength so easily?"
Kaido, gasping for breath, looked up with a fierce gleam in his eyes.
He had been exhausted, but in this moment of life and death, he managed to squeeze out his last bit of strength, suddenly stamped the ground, and leapt high into the air like a cannonball, roaring:
"Don't underestimate people, Shiki!!"
Boom!
Thunder suddenly exploded, Kaido's muscles bulging and swelling all over his body, transforming instantly into a giant Cyan Dragon covering the sky!
"Get out of my way, stop being a nuisance! With your skills, you can't stop this whole island!"
The Cyan Dragon's tail swung, sending everyone who had stepped into the air using Moonwalk, whether Katakuri or Kuina, crashing to the ground.
"Kaido..."
BIGMOM also paused slightly, turning incredulously to look at the Cyan Dragon.
Right now, the Cyan Dragon was erupting with an astonishing amount of purple-black Flame Clouds, like a flood streaming and rapidly spreading in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, it spiraled and covered the entire lower half of the Floating Island.
Buzz!
The rapidly falling giant island suddenly stopped, unexpectedly held in place by the thick layers of Flame Clouds, suspended in low air just a few hundred meters from Cake Island!
"Hmm?"
Golden Lion's pupils suddenly contracted, his face changing drastically.
He had never expected that Kaido, who was at the point of exhaustion, still had enough strength to act.
Nor did he expect that his Fruit Ability had developed to this extent!
Never before had anyone existed who could stop a falling island intact in his hands!
Even Whitebeard or Garp, those old geezers, would only be able to shatter it into countless fragments, and Cake Island would still face destruction.
"Ma ma ma ma, well done, Kaido!"
BIGMOM laughed loudly, her eyes bursting with killing intent:
"I'd like to trouble you one more time, throw the island into the nearby sea, leave the rest to me! Zeus, chase them down!"
"Yes! Mama!"
Zeus laughed maliciously and accelerated, bypassing the floating island supported by the purple Flame Cloud, soaring towards the Golden Lion high above!
BIGMOM's eyes flickered with furious flames as she tightened her grip on the giant sword transformed from Napoleon, entwined with Supreme King Haki, with black-red lightning frantically dancing on the blade.
"Shiki! You bastard!"
She roared, "Get out, you old relic who doesn't belong in this era, daring to wreak havoc in my territory! Today I'll teach you what regret really means!"
"I can't even read!"
The Golden Lion snapped out of his daze, sneered, "But you, Lingling… After all these years, you're still just as quick-tempered as ever!"
Still as pretty as back then.
That's truly strange, wasn't there long-standing gossip about how this woman had turned fat and ugly, completely unwatchable?
He doesn't care, casually waving his hands.
The surrounding air suddenly twisted, and dozens of massive rocks separated from the Floating Island, entwined with thick Armament Haki, fired toward BIGMOM like cannonballs.
This trick, trying to stop me?
BIGMOM snorted disdainfully.
"Overlord's Might!"
With one slash, the terrifying Sword Qi entwined with Supreme King instantly shattered all the rocks!
By this time, Zeus carried her almost to the front of the Golden Lion.
Napoleon was raised high, slashing towards the Golden Lion!
"Competing in swordsmanship, really laughable, Lingling, if you're not yet senile, you should remember, this kind of thing… I was always better at it!"
The Golden Lion laughed wildly, undaunted.
With a slight motion of the dual swords Oto and Kogarashi serving as prosthetic limbs, a grand Sword Qi crisscrossing in a cross pattern was unleashed!
Back before consuming the Float-Float Fruit, he was renowned worldwide as a Great Sword Master using Dual-Sword Style!
Clang clang!
The two battled fiercely in the high sky thousands of meters above, blades clashing constantly, amid the stirring of black-red lightning, fighting further and higher until they became mere specks at the limit of vision…
"Flying is really great."
Jack tilted his elephant head upward, exclaiming enviously, then couldn't help asking below:
"Hey, boss, speaking of which, could you in normal situations fight with those two at such heights?"
Shano's voice came through faintly:
"With Moonwalk, rising to such heights isn't difficult, but engaging in prolonged battles at that height with equally flying opponents is challenging, of course, but that's not the crucial point."
"Eh?"
Jack was stunned, "Then what's the crucial point?"
"It's you, idiot, hurry up and move your big butt for me!"
Shano's temples throbbed blue vigorously, roaring in anger, "Enough is enough, Kaido has moved the island away, why are you still squashing me!"
"Oh... oh, right!"
Jack seemed to awaken from a dream, quickly transforming back into human form, "Sorry, boss!"
Shano finally managed to draw his arm free and stood, looking at the uneaten Immortal Bean, shaking his head, and returned it to his backpack space.
Then he looked up towards the distant Kaido.
The Cyan Dragon was complying with BIGMOM's request, moving the Floating Island to the adjacent sea, but this was clearly strenuous for the exhausted Kaido.
The Floating Island supported by Flame Cloud moved very slowly; by now, more than half of it still rested above Cake Island.
"Hey, Kaido, want me to lend a hand?"
"Shut up! You weakling just stay there quietly, don't meddle!"
The Cyan Dragon roared furiously, its body swung violently, seemingly experiencing a final burst of energy, exhausting all internal strength, suddenly increasing the scale of purple-black Flame Cloud several times!
That colossal Floating Island was finally moved completely above the sea, crashing into it with a thunderous boom, raising waves hundreds of meters high.
Separated by just a narrow sea channel, Cake Island also shook slightly.
"Great success! With the model of the Thirty-Six Islands of the World, it's now becoming thirty-seven islands!"
Kaido transformed back into human form, spreading his arms wide in the air, laughing unchecked:
"Lingling, you owe me a huge favor this time, if you're wise, stop harping on about what happened back then, hahahaha…"
Laughing, gradually, his voice weakened, his pupils became dispersed, his arms hung feebly.
In the next instant.
A towering figure of over seven meters plummeted from the sky, falling into the sea, silent.
"..."
Shano retracted his gaze, shaking his head.
Such a show-off, this guy stole all my thunder.
However, given he saved me a bean and rescued all Cake Island's people, I'll set grudges aside and conveniently save him.
He casually grabbed a few red bean buns, tossing them into his mouth, chewing vigorously, restoring his strength while checking around to ensure all companions were okay, then he reached the coast.
After slightly flexing his knees and joints, then…
He kicked Ah Yin, who was curiously peeking beside him, off the ledge.