The collapsing mountain of rock slowly settled. A thousand meters away, Saint Topman Warcury was breathing heavily, his beast-like eyes locked on the ruins. The dust had not yet cleared, but a dazzling golden light began to pierce through it. The light grew brighter and brighter, bathing the area in a divine glow.
A moment later, countless tons of rock were pushed away by an invisible force, suspended in the air, and then shot out in all directions. The smoke and dust cleared to reveal a giant, golden-armored warrior, a hundred meters tall, rising slowly from the shattered mountain. It was no illusion; every inch of its armor and every line of its muscle had a solid, heavy presence.
Kyle stood on the head of the giant. His clothes were in tatters and a trickle of blood ran from the corner of his mouth, but he showed no sign of weakness. He simply raised a hand, brushed non-existent dust from his shoulder, and looked down on the four monsters with the calm gaze of a god examining the mortal world.
"You see this?" Saint Warcury's pupils shrank to pinpricks.
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, whose legs had just regrown, froze in place. The aura Kyle now possessed was completely different. If before he was a sharp and deadly weapon, now he was an unshakeable divine mountain that held down the heavens themselves.
There were no more words.
"Roar—!"
A deafening roar erupted not from Warcury's throat, but from every inch of his body. The entire Red Line trembled. The dark figure tore through the atmosphere, carving a bottomless trench in the earth as it charged.
On the giant's head, Kyle's expression was calm. With a single thought, the golden warrior moved. It bent its knees, its feet creating two deep craters in the Red Line, and then launched itself forward like a cannonball to meet Warcury's charge. The two behemoths crashed into each other with full force.
Boom—!!!
There was no explosion, only a deep, muffled thud that felt like it could shatter a person's organs. At the point of impact, the air itself twisted and folded before expanding outward in a transparent shockwave that swept the ground clean.
The golden warrior's massive hands grabbed hold of Warcury's two gleaming tusks, halting his charge. Warcury's eyes went bloodshot as he unleashed his power without reserve. The earth beneath them could no longer bear the strain and split apart into ravines dozens of meters wide. They were evenly matched.
Just as Warcury was about to push harder, the golden warrior lifted its right leg and slammed its massive knee into his snout. Warcury felt an irresistible force, and his head was nearly snapped backward. Stars exploded in his vision as pain and humiliation flooded his mind.
Seizing the opportunity, the golden warrior's arm muscles bulged. It twisted its entire body and swung the mountain-sized boar through the air, smashing him into the ground. Before Warcury could get up, the giant's right hand gathered light, condensing it into a shining halberd dozens of meters long, wrapped in lightning. Without hesitation, it raised the weapon high and thrust it down with all its might toward Warcury's stomach.
Clang—!!!
Sparks flew as the sound of metal on metal, not flesh, echoed across the battlefield. The lightning halberd, powerful enough to pierce an island, had only sunk a meter into Warcury's hide before an unimaginable toughness stopped it cold. His defense was terrifying.
Warcury let out an angry roar, his bloodshot eyes staring up at the giant. "Little brat…" he growled, a mocking tone in his voice. "Do you really think you've broken my defense?"
As he spoke, the air grew thick and moist. Water droplets condensed out of thin air around his body. The Houki of myth was a beast that controlled clouds and rain. Two ferocious dragons made entirely of high-pressure water currents roared to life, coiling around the golden warrior and constricting with crushing force.
"Creak… creak…"
The golden armor groaned, unable to bear the strain. On its head, Kyle felt the immense pressure. With a thought, the giant's golden light surged, shattering the head of one water dragon. It broke free and stepped back, releasing the stuck halberd.
Then, the giant's huge palms slowly came together. Between them, a point of extreme white light shone like a newborn star. The air was instantly sucked in, becoming scorching hot. The light elongated and took shape, finally forming a gigantic sword of pure, brilliant heat.
"Slash!" Kyle's voice was soft, but it carried across the battlefield.
The golden warrior gripped the scorching light sword and, with no fancy moves, raised it high and brought it down with the force to boil the seas. Warcury fearlessly sent his water dragons to meet the blade. Extreme heat and extreme cold violently collided.
Sizzle—!!!!
A sharp shriek that could pierce eardrums was followed by absolute silence. An immeasurable amount of water was instantly vaporized, forming a dense white fog that engulfed the battlefield for thousands of meters. Vision, sound, and perception were all lost in a vast, steamy hell.
An ominous feeling rose in Warcury's heart. The water vapor he had created had become his enemy's shield. In the thick fog, Kyle's objective had been achieved. It was time to run.
"Mihawk! Now!"
The clear shout pierced through the steam, reaching the other battlefield. There, Saint Nusjuro's sword was blocked by a sudden wall of wind. Monkey D. Dragon stood before Mihawk, his expression unreadable as he faced the Elder.
"Revolutionary Army…" Nusjuro's tone was ice.
Dragon didn't answer. Just then, Kyle's shout arrived. Dragon's eyes shifted slightly. Mihawk, leaning on his Black Sword, slowly straightened his battered body.
"It seems the game is over," Mihawk said, his voice hoarse.
The next moment, he and Dragon vanished, transforming into two streaks of light—one black, one green—that shot toward the swirling steam. Nusjuro's face darkened. He tried to pursue them, but a wall of wind rose from the ground, blocking his path. By the time he sliced through it, they were already gone, having disappeared into the thick fog.
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