Killer would rather die than fold on Kid. I just look at it as a Checkpoint. If Oda has plans for Killer to beat Hawkins at his own game I’m all for it. Fuck that pasty fuck, bout time he gets his shit kicked in.
Anyways if Killer loses or dies, it’s a wrap for Kid pirates. They’d be juxtaposed with Luffys never ending success. It is what it is.