Chapter 873: Chapter 532: Let’s Play a Game
Rumble!
The sky over Ghost Island, already gloomy, erupted with a thunderbolt as this person arrived, briefly illuminating the sky before it turned even darker and more somber.
However, it was this brief illumination that lit up Ghost Island, making the sudden arrival of the figure even clearer.
Their physique was perfectly proportioned, with the upper and lower body in harmony, without an overly developed upper body making the lower half appear diminutive.
A head of white hair fluttered in the wind, under which was a familiar face with an unrestrained grin.
"Sage!!"
Kaido roared out loud: "Oh ho ho ho ho! You actually came over, this time, is your target my head?"
"Ho ho ha ha ha! Of course!"
Sage made no attempt to hide it, grinning as he said: "In my current plan, you’re the last piece of the puzzle. Once I’ve swallowed you, my plan will be completely realized!"
"Just perfect! I’ve been itching for a fight!"
Kaido gripped his iron club, his other hand touching the explosive-like scar on his chest, "If you weren’t coming for me, I was planning to come to you! Let’s settle this here, Sage!!"
Sage also pointed to the seven scars on his chest, "The grudge from last time will also be settled this time!"
"Magnetic Demon!"
Just after he spoke, a loud shout sounded from his side, and with a swish, a piece of rubble beside Sage suddenly disappeared, replaced by a massive gathering of metal robots, with Kid riding inside.
"Tiger Vise!!"
The half-human figure made of metal gathered around, and upon arrival, the two massive metal hands closed in like pincers from the left and right towards Sage at the center.
"You can’t dodge this, Sage!!" Kid roared furiously.
With a speed akin to instant teleportation, it certainly didn’t give Sage a chance to dodge in time.
But...
Boom!!
Two shocks radiated from the metal hands, instantly shattering the giant metal hands, and amidst the flying debris, Sage slowly lifted his head, grinning malevolently at Kid who was seated in the center:
"Can’t dodge, huh? Do you think I don’t know how to attack?!"
With that, he threw a punch, and the Haki Shock he unleashed raced towards Kid.
The latter was startled, and the massive metal beneath him quickly moved upwards, forming a huge metal shield in front of him.
Screech!!
With an extremely piercing sound of twisting, the thick metal shield shattered under the Haki Shock, hitting the Kid at the back and sending him flying.
"This kind of stuff... can’t stop me." Sage retracted his fist, smiling.
Metal gathered forcibly through abilities, regardless of whether it’s swords, guns, or armor — when condensed into one, it’s just scrap metal, and not as seamless as the Clank-Clank Fruit.
In the fight against Barrett, Sage could identify plenty of Secret Holes, and forms forcibly condensed like this are full of gaps, thus, breaking them is all too easy.
Speedy?
With something so fragile, what good is speed?
"Room!"
Just as he shattered the metal, under Observation Haki perception, a dome covered over. Within the dome, the shattered metal fragments reunited, forming a loose mass of metal, heavily crashing down from above Sage.
Bam!!
The metal heap fell, forming a small mountain, stirring up a cloud of dust, but before the dust settled, the small mount of metal naturally blasted apart, Sage twisting his neck, not even glancing at Law who was displaying his ability, but instead stepping forward, dashing towards Kaido.
"Kaido!!"
Sage clenched his fist, grinning fiercely at Kaido.
"Sage!!"
Kaido pulled back his iron club, coiling it with a layer of Haki, ready to clash with Sage.
But just at that moment, two gigantic Haki-coated fists came crashing towards them.
"Orochi Cannon!"
Sage frowned, his impending punch swung towards the incoming fists, sending them flying away with a shockwave.
Kaido also whistled as he swung his iron club, batting away the incoming fists.
Behind them was the leaping Luffy.
"Stop getting in the way; their lives are mine!"
Before Sage and Kaido could look carefully, Kid suddenly sprang out, spitting a mouthful of fresh blood, raising his lone arm, where mechanical parts quickly gathered into a machine gun shape.
"Magnetic·Sharp Needle Spear!!"
Under the control of his ability, the elongated metal strips shot out faster than a machine gun, scattering towards the two.
"Boring attack."
Kaido sneered, swinging his iron club again, dispersing the incoming metal strips with just the gust from his swing.
Sage let out a cold laugh, raising his hand to unleash a Haki Shock, charging straight forward.
"Room!"
Kid and Luffy’s figures vanished, replaced by two rocks that got pulverized by the Haki Shock.
"Annoying pests..."
Sage clicked his tongue, then laughed: "You really want to interrupt our fight? Very well... hey, Kaido, how about we play a little game beforehand?"
"Oh ho ho ho ho! I have no objections!"
Kaido perched the club on his shoulder, baring his fangs in a fierce grin at the three in front: "We’ll treat it as a prelude to the fight!"
He didn’t believe Sage was with these guys.
They needed to cooperate to deal with him, but Sage didn’t. In their eyes, Sage was of the same rank as them, becoming a true Four Emperors by battling strong foes.
They weren’t allies; they simply felt no need for interruptions during their battle.
