The high-speed slashes unleashed by Saeko and Hiyori cut the Black Sperm before them into countless fragments.
But instead of falling, those fragments each began to squirm. Each fragment grew a new body. Their number multiplied several times over in an instant.
Dense little black figures covered the ground, each with the same slightly greasy uncle face.
"Hey, ladies... your attacks are useless against me."
A newly born Black Sperm from the fragments smugly taunted, an annoying smile on his face.
Saeko retreated a few steps, calmly examining this constantly multiplying black army before her.
'An enemy that can split?'
She rapidly considered countermeasures in her mind.
Split-type abilities generally have two weaknesses: either there is a main body, and killing the main body eliminates all clones,
Or they require consuming some kind of energy, and once the energy is depleted, splitting can be stopped.
But for now, she couldn't tell which mechanism her opponent belonged to. Acting rashly would only worsen the situation.
Just then, a voice came from behind her.
"Warden, leave it to me."
Saeko and Hiyori turned around and saw Aura, who had transferred from being a Nazarick Floor Guardian to an Impel Down Floor Guardian.
This dark-skinned, pointed-eared girl with short blonde hair, dressed in boys' clothes, was walking out from the crowd, her gaze steadily fixed on Black Sperm.
Saeko exchanged a glance with Aura for a second, nodded, and pulled Hiyori back, yielding the battlefield to her.
"Hahahaha... they sent a kid to die!!"
"Go back and drink your mommy's milk, kid!"
"You've got a unique look, but let's see what you can do!"
A chorus of mocking voices rose from the many Black Sperms.
But even as they jeered, their bodies were quietly retreating, assuming defensive postures.
They weren't stupid. To be sent out at this level of battle, this kid was definitely not simple.
Without knowing the opponent's abilities, charging forward rashly was the stupidest choice.
Then, they saw Aura take down the large red scroll she had been carrying on her back.
With Aura's movement, the scroll was tossed into the air and slowly unrolled, revealing an elegant Eastern ink wash painting.
The painting depicted various natural scenes: surging magma, an endless desert, a dense rainforest, a frozen snowfield... each scene was lifelike.
The Black Sperms' smiles froze.
The next instant, an irresistible suction came from the scroll.
Like an invisible giant hand, it grabbed all the Black Sperms and dragged them into the painting.
The front rows of Black Sperms were sucked directly into the scroll before they could even scream.
Those in the back, seeing the trouble, struggled desperately to run, but the suction was too strong. Their feet plowed deep grooves in the ground, but they were eventually pulled in.
In less than ten seconds, at least a thousand Black Sperm clones had been sucked into the scroll.
The remaining clones retreated rapidly, desperately trying to put distance between themselves and Aura. Their faces were pale with shock.
Although their number of clones was large, it wasn't infinite. They also had to replenish themselves by consuming protein.
If they were locked in that strange scroll space without food or drink, they would starve to death before long.
One of the Black Sperms that had escaped the disaster cursed inwardly: 'Damn! That kid is my natural enemy!'
Aura casually rolled the scroll back up and explained to Saeko and Hiyori:
"This is a World Item from Nazarick... the Depiction of Nature and Society. It contains one hundred independent spaces, allowing one to imprison targets inside for processing."
After hearing this, Saeko's expression changed slightly.
'Wasn't this just Makoto's Amenominaka?'
After sealing Kaguya inside his body using the Kama Technique, Makoto could also use Amenominaka... pulling people into different spaces and using various extreme environments like glaciers, magma, and deserts to torture them to death.
But Aura's scroll actually had one hundred such spaces, far surpassing Amenominaka in quantity.
However, what Saeko and the Black Sperms on the other side didn't know was that the Depiction of Nature and Society had a lesser-known weakness.
If a target sucked inside successfully broke the space, this World Item would actively recognize them as its master.
The Four Gay Bros, meanwhile, took on several Demon-level executives like Ugly Fuhrer and Gums.
The glow of various abilities interwove on the battlefield. Explosions and roars rose and fell.
When they saw Ugly Fuhrer's face, the Rabbit Devil couldn't help turning to the Teddy Devil and commenting:
"First time I've seen someone uglier than you."
The Teddy Devil replied expressionlessly, "If you say another word, I'll kill you first."
The Hyuga sisters, Hinata and Hanabi's opponents were Kinshiki and Momoshiki.
In terms of bloodline, this was truly family fighting family.
Both sides possessed the bloodline of the Otsutsuki Clan. Both had Byakugan and the power of Six Paths Chakra.
And facing what was probably the strongest single-target combat power after Orochi, Momoshiki, another figure stepped forward.
Nayuta.
Now over ten years old, her body was beginning to show some girlish features... the lines of her shoulders, the curves of her waist... all quietly shedding their childhood roundness.
But those golden eyes remained the same, filled with a sense of domination and wildness completely at odds with her age.
Nayuta walked leisurely to Momoshiki, then raised five fingers and waved them in front of him.
"Five seconds to take you out."
Veins bulged from Momoshiki's temples.
If Makoto had said that, he might have been able to tolerate it.
But this little girl dared to speak to him in that tone too?
"Don't be too arrogant... you brat!!"
In his rage, Momoshiki suddenly pushed both hands forward.
Shinra Tensei!
A terrifying repulsive force exploded outward from him in all directions. The surrounding ground, the floors behind him... all were blown to pieces in an instant.
Rock fragments sprayed like rain. Dust shot into the sky. The entire underground plaza shook violently under this single blow.
However, that repulsive force, enough to level an entire city... stopped the moment it hit Nayuta.
Nayuta's golden pupils suddenly contracted.
A berserk red energy burst from within her, like a silent volcano suddenly erupting. Crimson-red steam gushed from every pore of her body, forming a surging, blood-colored blaze around her.
It tore open.
Red steam.
Eight Gates... Gate of Death, open!
It was simply energy released from within, pushing her physical body to its limit.
Nayuta walked forward step by step, pushing against the repulsive force of Shinra Tensei.
Her feet landed on the broken floor tiles, each step leaving a deep footprint. The repulsive force was forcibly torn apart before her.
Then, she threw a punch.
That punch landed squarely on Momoshiki's abdomen.
Momoshiki's body bent into a shrimp.
His mouth opened wide. Stomach acid mixed with blood sprayed from his throat. His eyes nearly bulged from their sockets.
The next second, Nayuta threw a second punch. Momoshiki's entire body was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into the upper floors behind him.
The walls were breached layer by layer. Broken bricks and steel bars fell like rain.
He crashed through unknown numbers of floors, feeling like he was about to break through to the surface, before he finally barely stopped.
Nayuta stood in place. Red steam slowly rose from her body.
She tilted her head, looking at the string of holes through dozens of floors that had been created above, her tone carrying a hint of disappointment.
"Dead?"
As her voice trailed off, an even more berserk Chakra gushed from the hole above, making the air in the entire underground space become sticky.
Nayuta raised an eyebrow, the corner of her mouth curling slightly.
"Looks like it's going to take more than five seconds."
…
On the other side, the four girls of the Kessoku Band brought out their respective Pokémon, surrounding another Dragon-level peak monster executive.
The Anomaly Association's main executive... Pochi.
But saying the four little ones were using Pokémon wasn't quite right either. Neither Nijika's Pikachu nor Bocchi's Jigglypuff could possibly handle the Dragon-level peak monster before them.
The Poké Balls they held contained the Tailed Beasts that Makoto had entrusted to them.
They were indeed released from Poké Balls, so in a sense, they could also be considered 'Pokémon'.
"This kid is actually kind of cute."
Looking at this big black dog with six eyes before her, Ikuyo, who was commanding the Four-Tails, couldn't help feeling an urge to pet it.
Pochi sat on its haunches, its six eyes warily watching the surrounding Tailed Beasts, a low growl rumbling in its throat.
The next instant, Pochi disappeared.
No special ability, just pure speed so fast that none of the Tailed Beasts present could react.
Like a launched missile, its body turned into a black afterimage and slammed into the Four-Tails' abdomen. The knock-off Sun Wukong, before it could react, had its huge body sent flying, rolling to a stop after a dozen meters with a rumble.
"So fast!"
The Two-Tails before Ryo, the Eight-Tails before Nijika, and the Seven-Tails before Bocchi... their eyes all widened at the same moment. Their expressions changed from confidence to shock.
Speaking of which, there were quite a few 'Pochis' present. (T/N: Bocchi is usually written as Pochi in Chinese.)
Besides this Dragon-level peak monster whose name was actually Pochi, there was also Gotoh Hitori, nicknamed 'Bocchi', and the Chainsaw Devil Pochita, staying inside Makoto's body.
The Eight-Tails swallowed its saliva with difficulty and murmured to itself, "Maybe... this dog Pochi could compare with that bastard Kurama."
The moment its voice trailed off, Pochi, which had just sent the Four-Tails flying, suddenly turned its head.
Its six eyes locked onto them at once. Its mouth opened. A blazing white light glowed from deep within its throat.
Continuous Thermal Cannon!
The three Tailed Beasts immediately grabbed their respective masters and dodged sideways.
The thermal cannonballs grazed past them like buckshot. Each one that hit the ground triggered a violent explosion. The entire monster base shook wildly. Dust and rock fragments constantly fell from the ceiling.
"Move!"
The Two-Tails shouted.
The three Tailed Beasts simultaneously opened their mouths and stopped holding back.
Continuous Tailed Beast Bombs!
Compared to ordinary Tailed Beast Bombs, these smaller versions were much less powerful, but their advantage was that they required no charge.
Dense dark purple energy balls counter-attacked like machine guns, all blasting onto Pochi.
Continuous explosions sounded one after another. Shockwaves spread wave after wave, making the entire monster base shake violently for a second time.
Everyone instinctively raised their hands to shield themselves from the blowing dust.
When the shaking finally subsided, the Seven-Tails narrowed its eyes and looked toward the thick smoke, murmuring, "That guy... even if it's not dead, it should be seriously hurt, right?"
As soon as it finished speaking, the smoke cleared.
Pochi, like a dog that had fallen into water and climbed back onto shore, was shaking its entire body, flicking off all the dust that had stuck to its fur. It let out a low whimper. Its six eyes looked toward them without a ripple.
Completely unscathed!
The Eight-Tails' eyes bulged so wide they nearly fell out of their sockets. The next second, it added in a hoarse voice, "Sorry, I was wrong earlier. In terms of thickness of hide, it's even above that bastard Kurama."