Monkey D. Luffy moved.
His colossal body didn't slow him down—instead, the fusion of rubber elasticity and Vajra-like inner energy pushed his speed beyond the sound barrier.
In an instant, he launched skyward.
His massive fist tore through the air, trailing afterimages. A white shockwave ring formed at the front of his punch from sheer friction.
BOOM!
The giant fist crashed toward Kizaru.
For a split second, the Admiral was swallowed by shadow. The air itself screamed under compression.
But just before impact—
Kizaru vanished.
A golden flash.
Gone.
Luffy's devastating punch struck empty space, the force blasting through hundreds of meters—
And punching a massive transparent hole straight through the courthouse behind.
Even the abyssal waterfall below stuttered under the pressure.
"Oh my… that was close."
Kizaru reformed high behind Luffy, his leg glowing with a lethal golden cross.
"Ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
Before Luffy could react—
"Light-speed kick."
A flash.
A strike.
His foot slammed into Luffy's temple.
In that instant, photons converted into pure kinetic force. A circular shockwave exploded outward, vacuuming the air.
BOOOOM!!!
The giant Luffy was blasted out of the sky like a meteor.
He smashed into the plaza, carving a crater over ten meters deep. Buildings shattered like sandcastles, dust rising in a towering column.
Kizaru lowered his leg, already preparing another laser.
"From that height… at that speed… even monsters shouldn't get up."
But then—
A killing intent locked onto him.
"Hey. You're not fighting just one person."
Roronoa Zoro stood atop the ruins.
Wado Ichimonji trembled violently, black Armament Haki entwined with crackling lightning-like energy.
"One Sword Style—Iai!"
A slash.
A line of lightning cleaved the sky itself.
Kizaru dispersed into light, barely evading.
The attack carved off part of a distant tower.
"Oh dear… no time to breathe, huh?"
He reappeared hundreds of meters away—
But before he could settle—
A roar erupted from below.
The dust exploded outward.
Luffy stood up.
Completely unharmed.
Not a single wound.
This was the terror of their Vajra-like body—so long as their energy held, their flesh was unbreakable.
"I'm not done yet!!"
He leapt again.
And the battlefield entered a brutal stalemate.
Luffy attacked—unstoppable force.
Kizaru evaded—absolute speed.
Kizaru struck—light-speed precision.
Luffy endured—unyielding body.
"Damn it… I can't hit him!!"
Frustration twisted Luffy's face.
In the distance, Ronan tightened his grip on his spear.
"You see it, Zoro? We can't land clean hits. His observation haki plus light-speed movement leaves no openings."
"But he can hit us anytime."
Zoro grinned.
A feral, edge-of-death grin.
"So what?"
"If he hits me ten times, and I hit him once—I win."
"Abandon defense. Go all-in."
"That's how we fight."
Ronan paused—
Then laughed.
Exactly.
If speed couldn't be matched—then trade defense for opportunity.
With their bodies, this wasn't recklessness.
It was strategy.
"Luffy! Together!"
This time—
Luffy didn't defend.
He attacked wildly.
When Kizaru struck again—his light-speed kick slamming into Luffy's abdomen—
Luffy didn't retreat.
He roared—
And opened his arms.
Trying to grab the light itself.
Trying to trap Kizaru's movement path.
"Oh? Going for mutual destruction?"
That moment—
Ronan moved.
His spear turned pitch-black with Haki, lightning roaring across its surface.
"Chasing Wind and Moon!"
He appeared at Kizaru's flank.
The thrust pierced the air itself, forming a vacuum tunnel.
Kizaru was forced to evade again—
But as he reformed—
Zoro was already there.
Mid-air.
Spinning.
Three swords forming a storm.
A laser pierced his shoulder—
Burning flesh black.
But Zoro didn't care.
He grinned—
And struck.
"Three Sword Style—Ultimate Tiger Hunt!"
BOOOOM!!!
Kizaru flashed three times mid-air before finally—
Drawing his blade.
A sword of pure light—
Clashing head-on with Zoro's Haki-coated blades.
Golden light and black steel collided violently.
Sparks.
Photons.
Explosions.
"Ah… forcing me to this point… what a terrifying combo."
Kizaru spoke lazily—
Even as he was pressed.
"Cut the crap! You're still the one beating us!"
Zoro snarled.
His arms trembled under the strain—
But his eyes burned brighter than ever.
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