Chapter 34: Chapter 34
"What's happening?" Caesar anger flared up instantly as he abruptly stood up.
Everyone rushed outside to investigate.
With a whoosh, two golden wings unfurled from Caesar's back. With a powerful flap, his burly figure shot straight into the sky!
"What kind of ability is that?" The crowd looked up in awe.
Once airborne, Caesar didn't even need to search carefully before spotting a mountain-sized beast steadily making its way onto the land of Okobore Town.
It was a colossal elephant towering into the clouds, its legs like celestial pillars.
Its mountainous body loomed in the mist, with two dark, hollow eye sockets resembling abyssal voids.
Anyone who met its gaze felt deep-seated terror and despair.
"Zunesha? Why would it come ashore?" Caesar frowned in confusion.
"ROAARRR!"
A hundred-meter-long azure dragon soared through the air, flying up beside Caesar.
In human speech, it exclaimed in surprise "Zunesha? I've heard from Orochi that this giant elephant was exiled to the endless sea by Wano over 800 years ago. Without its master's permission, it can never be pardoned and will wander the seas until death. Could it have found a master now?"
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Meanwhile, at Wano's entrance in Kuri, a golden beam shot upward, revealing a slender figure midair.
It was Admiral Kizaru of the Marines, who had just arrived in Wano when he saw the unimaginably huge elephant stepping onto land.
The earth-shaking spectacle even made Kizaru's expression change.
"A beast like this could destroy an entire country just by walking around on land. Does it intend to destroy Wano?"
Kizaru transformed into light, moving closer to the elephant for a better look.
At the same time, Caesar and Kaido flew toward Zunesha to observe the situation more closely.
On the ground in Okobore Town, Wano's citizens had all fallen to their knees, prostrating themselves before Zunesha, praying for mercy.
They worshipped this sky-piercing beast as a deity.
And now, this deity seemed to have come to destroy them.
"What is that? An elephant? Am I dreaming? How can an elephant be that big? Even Sea Kings aren't as large as one of its legs!"
Perospero gaped in disbelief, thinking he must be dreaming.
"Mamamama! So this is the ancient elephant Kaido mentioned? A creature tens of thousands of times larger than giants—a true mythical being! If Totto Land had such a creature, we could have dominated the New World long ago!" Big Mom eyes gleamed, practically drooling.
As Caesar and Kaido flew closer, their sharp vision quickly spotted something on the elephant's head—a pink dragon resembling Kaido, coiled atop Zunesha's skull.
Kaido made a surprised sound "That dragon... is that Momonosuke?"
"Momonosuke? Who's that?" Caesar asked, puzzled.
"Kozuki Momonosuke, son of Kozuki Oden"
"Oh so he's the current ruler of Wano, isn't he?" Caesar suddenly realized.
"So it's the ruler of Wano Country, no wonder he can command the giant elephant. Borororo! Looks like he's coming for us, trying to use the elephant to kill us."
Kaido sneered through his dragon mouth "Hmph! Just a clumsy beast. Destroy one of its legs, and it'll turn into a slab of meat, ready to be butchered."
Caesar looked at Kaido in surprise "Not bad, Kaido. When did you become so sharp? Did Strawhat knock some sense into you?"
"Shut up!"
On the giant elephant's head, Momonosuke who transformed into a dragon, was consumed by madness, laughing hysterically.
A few days ago, he had watched helplessly as the shockwave sent him plunging into the sea, sinking into the abyssal darkness.
The increasing suffocation and pressure had completely shattered Momonosuke psyche.
Just as he was drowning in despair, Zunesha finally arrived, parting the waves and lifting him from the depths with its long trunk.
After being saved, Momonosuke didn't even think about searching for his companions—Hiyori, Shinobu, or the others.
Instead, he frantically urged Zunesha to flee from Wano!
After racing across the endless sea for day and night, Momonosuke suddenly had an epiphany.
Wait a minute!
Now that I can command this giant elephant, why should I be afraid?
Against a creature as massive as this, even Kaido of the Beasts would be crushed by a single swing of Zunesha's trunk, right?
Realizing this, Momonosuke was consumed by an overwhelming desire for revenge.
He ordered Zunesha to return to Wano Country—he wanted Kaido and his men to experience the same terror and despair he had faced!
"Hahaha! What's so scary about Kaido? Compared to Zunesha, he's as insignificant as an ant, a pitiful insect! Why was I ever afraid of him? Father! Mother! Can you see this? The man who caused your deaths—Kaido—will be crushed today, turned into a bloody pulp!"
"I, Kozuki Momonosuke, will be the wisest ruler Wano Country has ever known! I don't need anyone's help! Luffy, Kin'emon—they're all useless! They couldn't even defeat Kaido. In the end, it's up to me!"
"Zunesha! Crush that worm!"
BOOM!
Obediently, the giant elephant took two steps forward, each stride covering over ten miles.
In just two steps, it reached the outskirts of Onigashima.
Its trunk rose high into the sky before swinging down toward Kaido and Caesar!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!
The sheer force of the wind carved a massive fissure into the ground.
Zunesha body stood five kilometers tall—a long-legged elephant with three-jointed limbs.
The sheer scale of its swing was nothing short of a natural disaster!
Inside Onigashima, the members of the Beasts Pirates turned pale at the sight. The Gifters had already collapsed, their legs giving out beneath them.
Some pirates were so terrified they lost control of their bowels, as if their souls had left their bodies.
Even the top officers—Smoothie, Daifuku, Queen and King—were pale and trembling, too paralyzed with fear to even flee.
Just as Kaido was about to dodge Zunesha's attack, Caesar, standing beside him, suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, his eyes burning with fervor!
"BORORORO! What a beast! Extraordinary! I wonder how much essence and blood a creature like this can provide me? my Kunpeng true form has remained at ten thousand meters in length for decades now. No matter how many Sea Kings I devour, I can't grow an inch further. I think... perhaps by consuming this monster, my power can break through to new heights!"
Instead of retreating, Caesar charged forward, his body flying toward the giant elephant like a moth to flame!
"Golden-Winged Great Peng true form!!!"
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