Nicholas did not join the discussion with the Rocks's crew. Instead, he carefully observed the stage below.
For Nicholas, although the Rocks Pirates' selection process was brutal, it had to be said that the people selected were absolutely strong, which was also the reason why the Rocks Pirates dominated the sea.
So Nicholas didn't mind taking the opportunity to recruit some subordinates before the Rocks Pirates disbanded.
As the fighting below progressed, some small fries had already been cleared out. Originally, there were thousands of people on the battlefield, but now only a hundred remained standing, almost all of them injured. Even though they were just small fry, as long as they didn't collapse in the face of death, their counterattacks were troublesome.
"Is this all the strength you have? You scum!"
In the center of the field, Kaido leaned on his club and looked disdainfully at the pirates still standing around him. Even though his body was covered in cuts, bullet wounds, poison, and blood, no one dared to approach recklessly.
The reason why no one dared to approach was because of the terrifying nature of his body. The wounds from the battle were healing at a visible rate, and even the bullet hole in his head had healed!
In terms of recovery, it was even more exaggerated than that of a Zoan Devil Fruit user.
Meanwhile, in the field, someone couldn't hold back any longer. Their body suddenly expanded, fur grew wildly all over, muscles kept moving, and their figure began to rise. With a roar, they transformed into a humanoid lion.
With sturdy limbs and sharp claws tens of centimeters long, like short daggers, swinging a tail, they exuded a powerful beastly aura, stirring up the surrounding dust, imposing and majestic!
"Is he a Zoan Devil Fruit user?"
Charlotte Linlin curiously observed the appearance of the half-animal person on the field.
"It should be the Zoan-type, Cat-Cat Fruit, Garfield Form. It seems like he's developed it quite well."
Shakky blew out smoke rings and commented lightly.
"Zoan types can enhance defense, speed, attack power, and recovery. It's just that we don't know if he's a match for that weird kid. After all, some people's talents are no less than some Devil Fruit abilities."
Captain John, pouring another sip of alcohol, said drunkenly. Obviously, he was not in a good mood since the tool he favored was gone.
With the Zoan-type ability user transforming on the field, it immediately attracted a lot of attention.
It's important to note that Devil Fruits, the treasures of the sea, were priceless. Even the most worthless could be auctioned for over 100 million berries. Not everyone could afford to eat Devil Fruits, and some people might never know what a Devil Fruit was in their lifetime.
But one thing was certain: as long as you ate a Devil Fruit, you could immediately possess power beyond ordinary people.
This was an important shortcut to gaining power and changing one's destiny. Counting a new Zoan Dog-Dog Fruit, Dachshund Form, two Devil Fruit users had already appeared.
However, the Dachshund Fruit user had already been torn in half by that weird kid. It was unknown how strong this other Garfield Cat user was.
"Kid, I'm going to tear you apart!"
In the field, the Garfield Cat hybrid looked down at Kaido, a sharp claw pointing at him, his fierce and cruel face making people shudder like a wild beast.
Facing the provocation, Kaido didn't flinch. Instead, he felt his muscles tingling with excitement. Fight, kill, and then become stronger. Wasn't this what he was pursuing?
His choice was indeed correct! Only in a crew like Rocks could he encounter many strong opponents and make progress.
"I hope you can make me even more delighted."
After Kaido finished speaking, his bloodthirsty eyes stared at the opponent as if he were the king of beasts seeing his prey.
"Hehehe, then I'll fulfill your wish. I'll make you die in agony!"
With a piercing scream from the Garfield Cat hybrid, the muscles on his legs tightened, and his massive figure almost flew out at a speed invisible to the naked eye, sharper than a dagger. Like lightning, he struck directly at Kaido's throat, obviously aiming to kill with one blow.
Facing the attack, Kaido didn't evade. Instead, he clenched his fist with his right hand at the first moment, not dodging, just facing it head-on.
With a tremendous collision, cracks appeared in the ground beneath their feet, and the Garfield Cat hybrid froze in mid-air, while Kaido remained motionless.
Then, accompanied by a sinister smile, the huge Garfield Cat hybrid was directly sent flying.
Whoosh~
The sound of breaking through the air came suddenly. Just as the Garfield Cat hybrid was puzzled, Kaido suddenly appeared above him. Then, he bent his legs, and his knees aimed at the opponent's chest, a blow that even a Zoan-type ability user's life force probably couldn't withstand.
However, the Cat-Cat Fruit, Garfield Form, not only brought enhancements to strength, speed, attack, and defense but also brought the reaction speed of a cat. Almost as soon as Kaido's killer move appeared, the airborne Garfield Cat hybrid wrapped his tail around Kaido, then exerted force to avoid Kaido's attack, and immediately turned around. His five-fingered claws, sharp as sickles, aimed at Kaido's chest.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. When the two figures appeared again, Kaido's chest had five bloody wounds, and the Garfield Cat hybrid was half kneeling on the ground, his left hand covering his right arm, which was bleeding heavily.
His original right arm was now lying between him and Kaido.
Almost at the moment he succeeded in his attack, that guy used both hands to break his arm with a hard clap.
At this point, the eyes of this user had lost their madness long ago, replaced by a touch of fear. After becoming an ability user, he had almost never suffered such a big loss. With just his Devil Fruit ability, he had already overwhelmed ninety percent of the pirates. But the guy in front of him surpassed him in speed, attack, physical strength, and recovery. He even suspected that the guy was a ferocious beast in human skin.
"Is this not enough? I haven't had enough fun yet!"
As he spoke, Kaido crossed a distance of more than ten meters in the blink of an eye, appearing in front of the half-kneeling Garfield Cat hybrid. A left hook, stirring the sound of breaking through the air, was directed at the ferocious head. If this punch hit, it would definitely be fatal.
But just as Kaido was about to finish off another ability user, a blood-red scythe flew from a distance and blocked Kaido's attack.
"Interesting."
Seeing someone intervening, Kaido smiled, his face showing excitement. He didn't fear battles; the more threatening the battle, the more excited he became.
The Garfield Cat hybrid also looked at the person who intervened, a middle-aged man wearing cowboy clothes, a cowboy hat on his head, and two scythe weapons hanging from his waist. One of the scythes had just blocked Kaido's attack.
"Western Reaper, Death, Blood-Red Scythe, Fast Scythe Unmatched, Gothik Gotic, I owe you a favor!"
"Don't misunderstand, I'm not trying to save you. I just don't want to be the only one facing this terrifying guy in the end. After all, that big guy said that even if ten people are there, it's not guaranteed that all ten will survive. Do you all agree with me?"
As Gothik spoke, he looked around at the people. Most of them were injured to some extent. If Kaido wanted to kill them all, given his terrifying strength so far, there was indeed a big problem.
"That's right!"
"Kill that guy first, and then let's settle our lives!"
"If that's the case, then..."
Bang!
Before Gothik finished speaking, he heard a gunshot, and then this pirate, who also had a slight reputation among pirates, had a blood hole in his forehead. Obviously, he was shot dead.
As everyone searched for the shooter, Nicholas smiled as he looked at a pile of corpses near the edge of the field.
"This level of Observation Haki is interesting."