Just as the human body has white blood cells or various defense mechanisms to deal with special situations, The existence hailed as a living Dungeon also had such coping mechanisms.
When the Dungeon senses divine power and divine energy, it will generate blackened Irregular monster monsters to hunt down deities.
This was what Takatsuki knew, and also the boss from the first season of the anime.
But what he didn't know was that the Dungeon also had a corresponding defense mechanism when it suffered large-scale damage.
That was the Juggernaut.
The Juggernaut was different from other monsters; it had no magic stones inside it, or rather, its entire body, like a pitch-black skeleton, was itself a highly concentrated aggregate of magic stones.
Its lifespan was extremely short, born solely to hunt down adventurers who caused destruction.
The Juggernaut possessed a high speed that even a LV5 adventurer couldn't achieve, and claws, teeth, and a bone tail that could easily pierce any defense.
Its entire body was a weapon born for hunting, and coupled with its innate special armor that reflected magic, the Juggernaut could be said to be the nightmare of all adventurers in the Dungeon.
And after Takatsuki, in his anger at his own unworthiness, caused a violent explosion, the Dungeon also responded to him.
The Juggernaut was instantly born and hunted him down.
There were no fancy techniques, no magnificent magic, just a speed that even the eyes couldn't keep up with. The sharp bone tail had already pierced through Takatsuki's skull, and the sharp claws tore him into pieces.
The Juggernaut didn't even need to look back to know that it had completed its hunting mission, because no one could survive such an attack.
Its claws were so sharp that it didn't even feel any resistance when tearing through armor.
But just as it was about to leap away, a huge force came from behind, pulling it back to the ground.
Blast!
"Where do you think you're going? The second round has just begun."
Grabbing the Juggernaut's bone tail and smashing it heavily onto the ground, the Juggernaut's body was very light, born for its high speed, so its strength was not strong.
At least not an opponent for Takatsuki, who possessed the Ox Talisman.
"You really took care of me just now!"
Gripping the Juggernaut's tail with both hands, black Haki enveloped Takatsuki's hands. He forcefully swung the other party like a meteor hammer.
"Come on! Come on! Aren't you fast!"
With its tail held in the opponent's hand, the Juggernaut struggled but couldn't break free from Takatsuki's terrifying immense strength.
"Ora! Ora!"
Its body was continuously slammed into the ground and walls by the enraged Takatsuki, causing secondary damage to the surrounding environment, and its body was also continuously damaged. Then it realized that if this continued, it would be smashed to death.
Crack!
Looking at the dangling tail in his hand, Takatsuki looked at the monster that had sacrificed its tail to escape on the distant wall and flung it aside.
"Well then, let's begin the third round."
Takatsuki struck a pose, looking at the monster across from him.
Clearly, the Juggernaut had no intention of escaping. This time, there was only one target, and if it couldn't even kill one person, what was the meaning of its mother giving birth to it!
It let out an incomprehensible roar at Takatsuki, then shot towards Takatsuki like a black lightning bolt.
Clang!!!
"You're very fast."
Takatsuki, with his forehead, throat, and both arms wrapped in Haki, forcefully used his body to block the Juggernaut's tearing claws.
Admittedly, the Juggernaut's speed was so fast that he couldn't see it clearly.
But what does that matter? Combat doesn't rely solely on skill and reaction time, but also on wisdom and foresight!
The opponent's goal was to kill him, so the head and neck were the primary targets. By using his arms to protect his body and wrapping Haki around his forehead and throat, Takatsuki generously exposed his "weak points" to the enemy.
"Although I took a bit of an advantage, since you've attacked, it's my turn now—Five Finger Pistol!"
Gripping the opponent's claw, which was larger than his own body, his ink-black fingers forcefully pierced into the Juggernaut's claw. Just like a magic stone shattering, the Juggernaut's claw instantly became covered in cracks.
Watching the other claw swing towards him, attempting to force him back, Takatsuki remained completely unmoved.
"Iron Body!"
Claws capable of tearing through adventurer armor were utterly useless against Iron Body wrapped in Armament Haki.
The Juggernaut, the nightmare of countless adventurers, became a powerless weakling in Takatsuki's hands.
After all, the Juggernaut's most terrifying aspects were its terrifying speed and undefendable attacks.
But from the moment its attacks could be defended against, it lost its greatest advantage.
The Juggernaut's defeat was not a fault of the battle itself; after all, if one were to speak of it, its first attack had already secured victory.
However, the opponent was an unreasonable freak, immune to all fatal attacks.
If the Juggernaut's attack had merely dismembered him, it might have been able to slaughter Takatsuki, but it chose to kill him directly.
This resulted in the attack's effect being directly nullified.
And a magic shield? Sorry, Takatsuki doesn't use magic at all.
Staring at the Juggernaut, Takatsuki raised his left hand.
"Finger Pistol!"
His left index finger pierced through the opponent's head, but even this level of damage couldn't completely kill it.
Abandoning its shattered left claw, the Juggernaut tried to create distance from Takatsuki.
"Don't go! Running away is a choice for the weak!" Just as the Juggernaut was about to leap into the air, Heaven's Stairway appeared above its head, and then a punch smashed down.
It was slammed back to the ground.
"Come on! Fight me!"
Takatsuki didn't pursue the advantage either; he merely had Heaven's Stairway continuously knock down the Juggernaut, who was attempting to escape, back to the ground.
Seemingly realizing it couldn't create distance, its scarlet eyes fixed on Takatsuki's direction. After letting out a roar, it lunged towards him.
Even at short range, the Juggernaut's speed was very fast. Even with Takatsuki using Observation Haki, he couldn't precisely grasp the opponent's movements.
He could only protect his vital points and engage in a high-speed clash with the opponent.
Eyes...
Meaningless.
During the battle, Takatsuki's eyes simply couldn't keep up with the opponent's speed, and would instead cause him to misjudge. Gradually, he simply closed his eyes.
He relied purely on the feedback from his Observation Haki and his body's instinctive reactions to continuously fight the opponent.
Terrifying sounds echoed through the Dungeon.
Countless monsters dared not approach due to this terrifying commotion. The Juggernaut was not only the nightmare of adventurers but equally terrifying to monsters.