The powerful Ninjutsu formed from terrifying Chakra instantly engulfed Kidd and his men. The enormous sphere was like a black hole, constantly devouring everything around it as it grew larger and larger.
"Hmph!" Hiko snorted coldly. The light in his eyes faded as Chakra erupted from his body like a raging tide. A violent shockwave swept out, and the gigantic sphere in the sky exploded. All the Pirates Hiko had forcibly swallowed into it were caught in the blast, their screams rising one after another as they fell from every direction.
The weaker ones were blown to death on the spot. Even the lucky survivors were left in miserable condition; losing arms and legs was nothing unusual. Kidd and the others were covered in wounds, their injuries horrifying to behold.
Hiko strolled over to Kidd, who was sprawled on the ground and gasping for breath. Looking down at him, he swept him with a cold gaze. "With this little strength, you can't even take one move from me. How could your mouth be so disrespectful? You actually dared to spout such arrogant nonsense?"
"Y-You bastard!" Every part of Kidd's body was in agony. Countless bones seemed to have broken, and even breathing sent searing pain through his chest and lungs. Yet the mockery from the man he had looked down on standing before him stabbed even deeper into his pride.
"Hah!"
Kidd gathered his remaining strength and forcibly activated his Devil Fruit ability. All the steel objects around him were driven by his power, spinning in from every direction and flooding toward Hiko.
"Pfft!"
A cold glint suddenly flashed. A sharp blade stabbed into Kidd's back, pierced through his chest, and plunged deeply into the ground. Kidd let out a scream. With that severe injury, his Devil Fruit ability immediately