In the Sabaody Archipelago, Gojo was lying inside a massive crater while Kizaru moved from multiple directions at light speed, continuously attacking him with fists and legs coated in Armament Haki. One moment a kick slammed into Gojo's gut hard enough to cave the ground beneath him, and the next instant a fist smashed into his face or chest before he could even recover. Golden streaks of light flashed around the crater again and again, each impact sending tremors through the surrounding mangroves.
Kizaru was not leaving Gojo even the slightest chance to do anything, and he was showing absolutely no mercy. The relentless barrage continued without pause, like a storm of light crashing down upon him. Blood trickled from the corner of Gojo's mouth as his body was thrown from one side of the crater to another. The sound of heavy impacts echoed continuously through the battlefield.
Gojo only thought, His speed is insane...
Slowly, his consciousness started fading. The surroundings became blurry in front of him, the world spinning as the sounds around him grew distant and distorted. His vision darkened little by little as if he was sinking into an endless abyss.
But just as his consciousness was about to completely disappear, his heart rate suddenly started increasing.
Thump.
Thump.
THUMP.
Soon, it rose to an extremely high level. His blood felt as though it was boiling inside his veins, heat surging through every part of his body. A strange pressure spread around him, making the air itself tremble slightly.
And then—
Gojo suddenly disappeared from the crater.
Kizaru, who had been continuously attacking Gojo, immediately came to a stop. The glowing trails of light around the crater faded as he looked toward the exact location where Gojo had been moments ago.
Now there was only an empty crater.
Gojo had disappeared right in front of him as if there had never been anyone there at all. Only a few blood spots scattered across the broken ground and the heavily damaged crater remained, showing where Kizaru had been mercilessly punching and kicking him.
For the first time during the fight, Kizaru's expression slightly changed.
Then suddenly, he felt an attack coming from behind him.
At that instant, he sensed Gojo's presence directly at his back.
But before Kizaru could even react, a crimson glow illuminated the battlefield. The air distorted violently around that red light, and a terrifying force gathered within it. Soon, along with the glow, came a calm voice filled with chilling intensity:
"Limitless Reversal: Red."
The moment those words were spoken, Kizaru instantly realized it was Gojo.
Boom!
A massive shockwave exploded outward.
Kizaru was sent flying backwards at terrifying speed before violently colliding with the ground far away. The impact shattered the earth beneath him, sending debris and dust erupting high into the air. Cracks spread across the mangrove roots as the surrounding area trembled from the force of the collision.
For a few moments, thick dust covered everything around him.
Then slowly, the dust began to clear.
Kizaru stood up from the crater he had crashed into and looked toward the direction from where he had been attacked.
There, he saw Gojo floating in the sky. Although there were bruises on his face and traces of blood near his mouth, clearly, he still looked like he could continue fighting without backing down. His white hair moved slightly with the wind while his glowing blue eyes stared directly at Kizaru with unsettling calmness.
Seeing this, Kizaru immediately attacked again as he thought in his mind, Yasakani no Magatama.
The moment Kizaru used the move, countless light particles instantly appeared all around him, illuminating the battlefield in golden radiance. In the next second, those light spots transformed into hundreds of lasers and shot toward Gojo at terrifying speed, piercing through the air like a rain of destruction.
But just as the lasers were about to reach Gojo—
He disappeared.
Not even a trace of movement could be seen.
And in the very next instant, Gojo had already appeared beside Kizaru.
His sword was already swinging.
The black blade in his hand was coated with invisible Armament Haki, causing the surrounding air to distort slightly from the pressure alone. Before Kizaru could properly react, the blade slashed across his stomach.
Slash!
A deep cut appeared instantly.
Since Kizaru had been in the middle of using his attack, he was unable to react perfectly to Gojo's sudden strike. The timing had been too precise.
Kizaru immediately turned into light and disappeared from the spot, reforming several meters away in another location before retreating further. Golden particles gathered together as his body reconstructed itself, though his expression had grown noticeably more serious.
As he retreated, he thought to himself,
He did not move...
It's like he was at one time there and another here.
He never moves from one place to another by running. He just disappears and appears somewhere else instantly.
Is he using teleportation? Clearly, it seems his Devil Fruit is related to some kind of space-controlling ability.
But before Kizaru could think further—
Gojo directly teleported in front of him again.
The sudden appearance made even Kizaru's eyes narrow slightly.
And once more, Gojo's right hand was extended forward, directly pointing toward Kizaru. On his index finger floated a glowing red orb radiating terrifying power. Crimson light flickered across the battlefield, and the surrounding space visibly distorted around the orb as if reality itself was being compressed.
In that brief moment, Kizaru was able to sense something extremely dangerous within the technique.
This attack of Gojo not only possessed an extreme pushing force, but at the same time, Conqueror's Haki and the external emission of Armament Haki had also been combined into it.
The pressure emanating from the attack was monstrous.
Even the air around them trembled violently.
And not only was the distortion of space itself able to hit him by preventing elementalization, but the Haki infused within the technique was also capable of disrupting his elemental body despite him being a Logia Devil Fruit user.
For the first time in a long while, Kizaru truly felt danger from an opponent.
Red directly hit Kizaru on the face.
Boom!
The terrifying force exploded upon impact, and once again, Kizaru was sent flying backwards at immense speed. Buildings shattered one after another as his body tore through them, wooden houses collapsing instantly from the sheer force. Debris and broken pieces of mangrove wood scattered everywhere while thick clouds of dust rose into the air.
Finally, Kizaru crashed into another house, completely destroying it.
For a few moments, silence spread across the battlefield except for the crackling sounds of burning wood and falling debris.
Kizaru was lying on top of the rubble of the now-destroyed house, his face partially covered by smoke and dust. Broken wooden beams surrounded him while pieces of the collapsed structure slowly slid down around his body.
Then gradually, the smoke started dispersing.
As it cleared, Kizaru's face came into view.
His yellow glasses were gone.
One side of his face showed visible damage from the direct impact of Red, and for the first time since the battle had started, the usually carefree Admiral looked somewhat disheveled. Yet despite that, his expression still remained calm.
Kizaru slowly stood back up on his feet.
And at that very moment—
Several figures suddenly appeared around him.
The most elite agents of the World Government, CP0, had arrived.
All five of them wore white masks with different designs engraved upon them, the standard appearance of CP agents regardless of division. Their long white coats fluttered lightly in the wind as they stood around Kizaru in complete silence.
There were five of them.
And clearly, all five were extremely powerful.
The pressure emanating from them alone was enough to show they were not ordinary fighters. Each one possessed strength comparable to a Vice Admiral.
They had naturally already heard about what had happened here.
Even these killing machines of the World Government—people who usually remained cold and emotionless—were shocked and horrified at the same time. Deep inside, they could hardly comprehend how someone could dare to do such a thing.
Killing a Celestial Dragon.
It was something even they would not dare imagine.
Immediately after receiving the news, they had been ordered to apprehend the criminal, Gojo Satoru, who had murdered Saint Jalmack. No matter what happened, he had to be captured alive and brought to Mary Geoise for proper punishment.
One of the CP0 members turned toward Kizaru and asked in a demanding tone,
"Why has Gojo Satoru not been captured yet? He should have already been apprehended by now."
Gojo had naturally noticed their arrival as well. Floating in the sky, he looked at the newly arrived CP0 agents with visible interest, his blue eyes calmly scanning over them.
Meanwhile, after hearing the demanding tone directed at him, Kizaru answered in his usual nonchalant manner,
"He is just strong. I can't do anything about it. I am trying."
His tone remained lazy and casual as always, as though the current situation was not serious at all.
The CP0 members clearly did not like that response.
Just as they were about to continue speaking to Kizaru about how important this matter was and how disastrous it would be if Gojo Satoru escaped—
Gojo suddenly spoke.
Looking toward Kizaru with a mocking smile on his face, he said,
"It seems people don't have much respect for you. You are nothing more than a dog in their eyes, I guess."
A grin slowly appeared on his face.
"Hahaha... it seems you have achieved quite a lot, but in the end, you achieved nothing."
The mocking laughter echoed through the ruined battlefield.
After hearing those words, the expressions of some CP0 members slightly darkened.
But Kizaru's face did not change at all.
He remained calm and expressionless, showing no visible reaction to Gojo's mocking words.
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