Before he could finish speaking, three figures shot forward like arrows released from a bow.
Bang moved first, his aged body leaving behind faint afterimages as he rushed ahead. His stance had already shifted into the flowing posture of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.
Atomic Samurai clicked his tongue, the toothpick at the corner of his mouth twitching slightly. In a flash, Nichirin left its sheath, and a violent wave of sword energy tore through the air.
Flash moved without a sound, like a phantom slipping through darkness. Despite starting later, he was the fastest, appearing beside Bang almost instantly as both of them closed in on Gouketsu.
"Hmph, you think this is enough to bring me down?" Gouketsu sneered.
All four of his eyes locked onto them at once as his gigantic fist tore through the air and crashed downward with overwhelming force.
Bang did not dodge.
His arms flowed like water, smoothly catching Gouketsu's wrist before redirecting the monstrous punch away from them.
Boom!
The redirected attack slammed into the ground beside them, splitting the earth apart and sending debris flying everywhere.
"Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist!"
Bang spun with the momentum and slammed a sharp hand strike into Gouketsu's ribs.
Clang!
The impact sounded like steel colliding with steel.
Gouketsu blocked the attack effortlessly with his other arm.
"What a ridiculous body," Atomic Samurai muttered.
His blade flashed like flowing rain, instantly covering Gouketsu's neck, joints, and pressure points.
"Atomic Slash!"
Hundreds of razor sharp slashes exploded across Gouketsu's body in an instant. Sparks flew everywhere as metal like screeches echoed through the battlefield.
At the same time, Flash appeared behind Gouketsu like teleportation itself.
His kunai stabbed directly toward the back of Gouketsu's knee joint before he immediately retreated.
Gouketsu staggered slightly.
Thin white cuts covered parts of his arms and torso, while a puncture wound appeared near his leg.
A trace of surprise flickered across his eyes.
Even after consuming Sol's blood, he had still been injured.
"Heh, now this is getting interesting!"
Gouketsu roared as another massive fist blasted toward Atomic Samurai.
Atomic Samurai narrowed his eyes and prepared to counter head on, but Bang slid in front of him first.
"It's useless!" Gouketsu bellowed.
His massive arm swept across violently, forcing both heroes backward.
Flash reappeared behind him again, striking at a weak point near his spine with surgical precision.
Pfft!
The blade barely pierced several inches before Gouketsu's muscles locked around it.
Gouketsu twisted violently, his enormous fist swinging toward Flash at terrifying speed.
Flash abandoned the weapon immediately and vanished backward, narrowly avoiding the attack.
"Annoying insects!"
Gouketsu ripped the ninja blade from his back and crushed it into metal fragments with one hand before charging straight at the three heroes.
The battle instantly intensified.
Bang continuously redirected Gouketsu's attacks with fluid martial arts, targeting his joints and disrupting his balance whenever possible.
Atomic Samurai's swordsmanship remained relentless. Every opening forced dozens, sometimes hundreds, of slashes onto Gouketsu's body.
Flash kept moving around the battlefield at blinding speed, constantly distracting Gouketsu and striking from impossible angles.
The three S Class heroes fought with flawless coordination.
Yet Gouketsu remained terrifying.
His durability was absurd, and the regenerative power granted by Sol's blood healed injuries at an unnatural rate.
Often, Bang would break his bones only for the damage to begin repairing before Atomic Samurai could fully capitalize on the opening.
Gouketsu fought like an ancient beast that never tired.
His fists generated violent shockwaves with every swing, forcing the heroes to evade repeatedly while giant craters formed across the battlefield.
"This isn't enough!" Atomic Samurai shouted after another slash failed to cut deeply enough. "His body is ridiculous!"
"Focus on a single point," Bang ordered calmly.
He slipped past a heavy punch before condensing energy into two fingers.
"Flowing Water Rock Smashing Fist, Fang Piercing Finger!"
His strike pierced directly into the injury Flash had created earlier.
Gouketsu's massive body trembled slightly.
For the first time, his movements slowed.
"Now!"
Atomic Samurai's eyes flashed sharply.
He raised Nichirin overhead, gathering all his strength into a single concentrated strike.
"Atomic Concentrated Slash!"
A razor thin line of sword energy sliced through the air and struck the exact point Bang had targeted.
Flash attacked at the same moment.
Without a weapon, he used his fingers like blades and stabbed toward the same opening with explosive speed.
Pfft!
The combined attack finally pierced through Gouketsu's defenses.
Blood burst from his back as the attacks penetrated deeply.
Gouketsu roared in pain and stumbled forward.
But almost immediately, the flesh around the wound began writhing and regenerating at a visible speed.
"Tch, this regeneration is insane," Atomic Samurai growled.
Still, none of them slowed down.
Blade flashes, martial arts strikes, and high speed attacks rained down endlessly upon Gouketsu.
Despite his monstrous defense and regeneration, he was gradually forced into a completely defensive position.
For the first time since the battle began, the monster hero hunter was being overwhelmed.
Bang drove a powerful kick into the back of Gouketsu's knee.
Boom!
The giant dropped onto one knee.
Atomic Samurai instantly followed up, carving dozens of deep wounds into the kneeling leg.
Flash appeared beside Gouketsu and slammed a brutal chop into his shoulder blade.
Crack!
The sound of bone fracturing echoed clearly.
Gouketsu tried to rise, but Bang wrapped around him fluidly and slammed him back into the ground with a throw.
The earth shattered beneath his body.
Atomic Samurai's blade immediately pressed against Gouketsu's throat. Though it could not fully pierce the skin yet, the sword energy already drew blood.
Flash positioned himself beside Gouketsu's head, ready to strike instantly.
Bang restrained one of Gouketsu's arm joints with precise control. A single movement would dislocate it completely.
Pinned beneath the combined force of the three heroes, Gouketsu struggled furiously, rage burning within all four eyes.
"Talk," Atomic Samurai demanded coldly, pushing the blade closer. "Where is Sol, and what exactly are you planning?"
Gouketsu answered with nothing but a furious roar as he struggled violently against them, only to be forced back down again.
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