One piece: Establishing a Pirate Family

Chapter 248: Volcanic Eruption

"So! You still haven't forgotten that incident!"

Kurozumi Murasaki clutched her chest, pointing a trembling finger at Charlotte.

Charlotte sneered. In his hand, the Seven-Star Sword gleamed ominously.

"Since your brother is dead, you might as well join him!"

With a swift motion, Charlotte swung his sword.

Kurozumi Murasaki never expected Charlotte to attack her outright.

She watched, paralyzed with shock, as a blinding wave of sword energy surged toward her.

BOOM!

The impact exploded upon contact, sending a powerful shockwave through the air.

When the dust settled, Kurozumi Murasaki lay motionless on the ground, her body covered in blood.

Silence fell upon the battlefield.

Jhin and Quinn felt cold sweat trickle down their backs.

So this is the power of the world's greatest swordsman?

The attack was so fast and devastating that Murasaki had no time to react.

Both of them felt a chill run down their spines.

Charlotte turned his gaze toward Jhin and Quinn.

The moment his eyes locked onto them, they instinctively took a step back.

Neither had the slightest intention of fighting.

Charlotte contemplated whether to eliminate them and put an end to the Beasts Pirates once and for all.

Just as he was about to take action—

A deep rumbling sound echoed through the air.

Charlotte turned his head toward the source of the noise.

Kaido stood up unsteadily.

The deep gash on his chest had closed, though a scar remained.

"What?"

Charlotte raised an eyebrow.

He's already recovered?

That was shocking. When he struck Kozuki Oden with the same level of power, the samurai had been bedridden for three days.

Kaido, however, had risen in barely an hour.

Are all Zoan-type users this resilient?

For the first time, Charlotte realized just how terrifying the regeneration of top-tier Mythical Zoan abilities could be.

Kaido shook his head, fully regaining his senses.

He took in the battlefield—the fallen bodies of his subordinates, the Beasts Pirates standing in tense silence, and the corpses of Kurozumi Murasaki and Kurozumi Chanmaru.

Rage boiled within him.

"CHARLOTTE!!!"

Kaido roared into the sky, his fury echoing across the battlefield.

Charlotte had killed his allies.

His body swelled once more, dragon scales covering his entire frame.

This time, his Armament Haki pulsed and flowed like liquid across his skin, intertwining with his dark blue scales.

Charlotte's eyes narrowed.

"Advanced Armament Haki? No... This is Ryuo!"

Kaido had somehow awakened his ability to wield Ryuo—the same advanced form of Haki that allowed internal destruction.

Charlotte was momentarily stunned.

Didn't he struggle with this technique just a while ago?

Before he could process it, Kaido lunged forward in his Half-Dragon form, his razor-sharp claws slashing toward Charlotte.

Charlotte vanished in an instant.

BOOM!

Kaido's strike missed, smashing into the ground and sending debris flying.

Jhin, who had been watching closely, took advantage of the chaos.

His body expanded, transforming into a Pteranodon. With a powerful flap of his wings, he took off, flying out of sight.

No one noticed his escape—except Quinn.

Everyone else was too focused on the battle.

Kaido relentlessly pressed his attacks, one after another.

At first, Charlotte was caught off guard by Kaido's newfound Ryuo and was forced into a defensive stance.

However, despite Kaido's overwhelming power, he still couldn't land a clean hit.

Charlotte twisted and adjusted his stance, gradually regaining control of the fight.

"ASSHOLE! You're getting arrogant!"

Charlotte's patience snapped.

A monstrous wave of Conqueror's Haki surged from his body, crackling with red and green lightning.

The Seven-Star Sword in his grip shone brightly, brimming with destructive energy.

"DEMON SWORD OVERLORD!!!"

With a single mighty slash, Charlotte unleashed a devastating attack.

A colossal shockwave engulfed Kaido, swallowing him whole.

The energy surge didn't stop there.

The dark green Conqueror's Haki-infused slash cut through the battlefield, traveling thousands of meters.

BOOM!

It struck the massive volcano behind Kaido.

The impact split the mountain apart.

Lava bubbled and churned beneath the surface before violently erupting.

Magma poured from the volcano's peak, rivers of molten fire flowing down its slopes.

Dark ash clouds filled the sky.

A cataclysmic disaster had been unleashed.

"Holy shit…!"

The warriors of Wano stared in horror, their eyes wide with fear.

"TH-THE VOLCANO IS ERUPTING!!!"

Screams filled the air.

"RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!"

The samurai near the city gates threw down their weapons and fled in terror.

Charlotte frowned.

Dammit. I got too carried away and broke the damn volcano.

Kaido lay motionless, entangled in the overwhelming force of Charlotte's Haki.

Charlotte didn't even bother looking at him.

Instead, he turned to Barrett.

"GET BACK TO THE SHIP! EVACUATE EVERYONE IMMEDIATELY!"

"YES, CAPTAIN!" Barrett shouted, wasting no time.

At Port No. 3, Charlotte's crew had already noticed the commotion.

From the moment Kaido arrived, the tension had been palpable.

Then came the terrifying shockwave.

Then the volcanic eruption.

Everyone at the port watched as molten lava spilled over the mountain's edge, racing toward the land below.

The sky darkened with volcanic ash.

Even Caesar, who had been lazily napping, was now wide awake.

He looked up at the chaotic scene, feeling a strange sense of familiarity when he saw Kaido's dragon form earlier.

But there was no time to dwell on it.

The situation was rapidly deteriorating.

From the deck, Elena and the other pregnant women watched in growing panic.

Even with their trust in Charlotte's strength, they knew this was no ordinary battle.

Then, they saw it.

A massive, dark green shockwave cut across the sky, striking the volcano.

The mountain split.

Lava erupted.

A doomsday scene unfolded before their eyes.

"DEAR GODS…!"

The sight was so terrifying that even the battle-hardened pirates aboard the ship were left speechless.

Charlotte's crew scrambled to prepare for evacuation.

Tensions were high.

The land itself seemed to be crumbling under the sheer power of Charlotte's attack.

For the people of Wano, this was a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions.

And at the center of it all—

Charlotte stood, unfazed.

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