One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

Kaido, engulfed in flames, unleashed his Fire Dragon Torch in a final desperate attempt.

At this moment, the fiery clouds enveloping Onigashima gradually began to disappear. It wasn't that Kaido had died, because this was part of Kaido's plan to make Onigashima crash into the Flower Capital and teach the people of Wano Country a lesson.

Originally, it was Momonosuke who should have resolved this crisis, earning the gratitude of the people of Wano Country. But now, Momonosuke has gone to open the country to foreign trade, so naturally he has no chance to save the people...

Boom boom~~~

Luffy unleashed his full power of Ryuo and Conqueror's Haki, crushing the Flame Dragon's Great Sin into a deformed shape. Enduring the searing pain, Luffy slowly pressed Kaido down. Under the crushing force of this absolute power, Kaido's "Flame Dragon Armor" gradually dissipated, and Kaido's eyes rolled back.

"Aaaaaah! Kaido!!! I'm going to create a world where none of my friends will go hungry!!!"

With Luffy's final roar, a giant fist slammed into Kaido. This attack, imbued with all of Joy Boy's power, turned Kaido back into a human form.

The battle in the heavens is officially coming to an end.

Kaido plummeted to the ground like a meteor, while Luffy, having exhausted all his strength, lost consciousness and fell from the sky.

The capital of flowers.

People were releasing lanterns, completely unaware that a crisis was about to unfold.

"Look! What is that?"

A perceptive man spotted the demon island engulfed in flames in the sky and cried out in panic.

At this moment, the residents of the Flower Capital realized the seriousness of the situation. Women and children screamed and ran in all directions, as if that would be the only way to escape.

On Onigashima, the Straw Hat crew, having narrowly escaped defeat, looked solemnly at the Flower Capital on the ground, somewhat at a loss.

"Where's Luffy?"

"She's unconscious and we can't wake her up."

"Damn it, what do we do now? Are we just going to stand by and watch Oni Island crash into the Flower Capital?"

Nami seemed to have discovered something, and excitedly pointed to the figure radiating golden light in the sky, saying, "Look, what's that?"

The group, covered in wounds, struggled to look in the direction Nami was pointing. In the dark sky, a human-shaped golden orb of light stood in the void.

"That's... Mr. Carl?"

"Karl?! When did he arrive?"

In the sky, Karl watched the Ghost Island plummeting downwards, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Since he was going to steal the fruits of victory, he wanted to do it thoroughly and make the people of Wano Country grateful to the Navy.

Carl slowly raised his right hand, and in that instant, he became light.

Fruit Awakening - Divine Arbiter: Transform into a Divine Arbiter (giant size), and in the name of Holy Light, punish all evil! Effect: All attributes are increased by 300% for 30 minutes. After the duration ends, all Holy Light will be released, creating a massive explosion. After the explosion, the user will be in a weakened state.

Golden light illuminated the entire night sky, and the whole of Wano Country was enveloped in golden holy light, turning even the night sky into "daytime".

After a few breaths, all the light receded and converged into a giant of light a thousand meters tall, standing between heaven and earth, like a god descending to earth.

Karl raised his hand, looking at his energized body, a slight smile playing on his lips. This kind of...

Whether they were residents of Wano Country, samurai from Onigashima, or members of the Straw Hat Pirates and Beast Pirates, everyone gaped, speechless with astonishment, and some even knelt down.

"Eh!!!!!"

"What the hell is that? A god?"

The Straw Hat crew was stunned. Karl actually possessed such abilities? Why had they never heard of him before? Could this be the true power of a naval hero?

Although we haven't witnessed Karl's power yet, just looking at his appearance, he already surpasses Luffy by a large margin. Luffy's giant form is only a hundred meters tall, while Karl's giant of light form is over a thousand meters tall, which is dozens of times taller than the giant race!

Karl reached out and supported the falling Oni Island in the direction it was falling, to prevent it from turning to dust in his hands. After dissipating the inertia, Karl placed the Oni Island next to the Flower Capital and then looked down at the people of the Flower Capital.

"I am Admiral and Marine Hero Karl. I have come to end this war. Kaido has been defeated, and you are free!!!"

The people of the Flower Capital were stunned, seemingly not yet able to react.

"Are you telling the truth, Kaido? He really lost?"

"Definitely, otherwise Kaido would have come out long ago."

......

Many residents of the Flower Capital believed that Karl had defeated Kaido, since they didn't know what had happened on Onigashima. All they knew was that Karl had resolved the crisis for them and saved their lives.

"People of Wano Country! Although Kaido has been defeated, his remnants are scattered throughout Onigashima. Therefore, please immediately seek refuge in a safe location. The Marines will arrive in Wano Country in 3 minutes to wipe out the remaining pirates!"

"Please evacuate immediately! To avoid being caught in the crossfire!"

"Lord Karl is right, let's run!"

"Ok!"

Ghost Island.

Nami asked, bewildered, "What... what does this mean?"

Sanji stroked his stubble-covered chin and calmly analyzed, "I guess Karl actually arrived a while ago, but he's been observing the situation. If nothing unexpected happens, the Navy is here to reap the benefits."

"Sanji, what should we do?"

Sanji looked around at his wounded companions and the unconscious Luffy, and shook his head: "Let's find somewhere to hide! We're in no condition to fight the Marines right now."

Robin gazed at the giant of light in the sky and murmured, "Don't worry too much, everyone. Karl is someone we know well. He won't do anything to Wano Country."

"You're right, let's go!"

"Ok!"

......

A dozen naval warships traversed the clouds, heading without hesitation toward the place radiating golden light within the clouds.

Anyone in the Navy would know that only Admiral Karl could create that effect, and... well, Admiral Kizaru probably could too.

"Reporting to Admiral Kizaru, we are approaching Wano Country. It has been confirmed that the source of the golden light is Admiral Karl, but we have not seen Kaido of the Beasts."

"Hmm~ Could it be? Karl has already taken down Kaido? That's terrifying~"

Although Fujitora couldn't see it, he couldn't help but sigh as he thought about how close they were to Wano Country.

"It's been a long time, Wano Country..."

Chapter 330 Kaido's Doomsday

Three minutes later, naval warships descended from the sky and surrounded Ghost Island.

The beast minions who were trying to escape were dumbfounded. What was going on? Warships could fly?

Upon seeing the arrival of reinforcements, Karl reverted to human form in order to issue commands.

"Admiral Kizaru, Admiral Fujitora, the Beasts Pirates have now been defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates. Whether it's the Three Disasters, the Flying Six, or Kaido, what we need to do now is clean up the mess."

Upon hearing that Kaido was defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates, Sarutobi pouted in surprise: "Red bean paste? Kaido was defeated by the Straw Hat crew? Are they all that strong now?"

"Hahaha, they're not the same pirate crew you used to take down one by one in Sabaody Archipelago!"

Yuanzi pursed his lips and slowly walked towards Ghost Island.

"We'll fight the Navy to the death! Even if we die, I don't want to go to Impel Down! Brothers, charge!"

"Beasts Pirates, surrender!"

......

Half an hour later, the commotion gradually subsided. After all, the Beasts Pirates had been beaten half to death by the Straw Hat crew, and now only some henchmen were still able to fight.

The Nine Red Scabbards finally breathed a sigh of relief; they had won. But what was the price?

"Reporting to General Karl, we have found Kaido."

Carl raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Where is he? Is he still breathing?"

"They should still be alive, but there's no sign of them."

"Take me to see it."

In a huge crater, Karl saw Kaido's figure, who was covered in blood and looked quite disheveled.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Kaido of the Beasts, you didn't lose unjustly."

"Men, take him away!"

This might be the easiest operation the Navy has ever undertaken to capture Kaido, especially considering Kaido was in an extremely weakened state.

Although Kaido has been captured by the Navy countless times in the past, he has never been as immobile as he is now.

Because Kaido always conserves his stamina to deal with the Navy's execution methods; if he truly had no stamina left, he would have died ten times over.

This time, he intends to execute Kaido in front of the people of Wano Country and send him to meet Big Mom.

However, before that: "Take him and the Three Calamities Guan Dao together, don't let him escape."

"Yes!"

......

"Phew~ The Navy shouldn't find this place, right?"

"Finally I can rest for a while, I'm exhausted."