"HAHAHA!" Erid drove his power to the limit, gathering all his strength as he met Anrield's fist head-on without retreating. He laughed wildly. "You overestimate yourself!"
Crack!
A fist and claw collided fiercely in midair, and sparks of lightning erupted where their Armament Haki clashed. Erid seized Anrield's fist in his claw, unleashing the strength of his entire body and slowly forcing it back.
"Urgh!" Anrield showed no fear. His aura surged wildly, making his clothes billow. Many of his wounds split open again under the force he was desperately driving through himself, blood flowing anew from them. Even so, Anrield launched a mad barrage of attacks at Erid.
The people around them rushed forward, intending to help Erid capture Anrield, but the shockwaves from the power the two men unleashed were far beyond what they could withstand. Explosions boomed, and all seven or eight of them were sent flying.
Erid's claw strength continued to rise, gradually twisting Anrield's fist aside. Cold sweat poured from Anrield's forehead as he was steadily suppressed, while the injuries on his body continued to flare up.
"Looks like you're struggling!" Erid laughed madly, his entire body shaking violently once more. The force around him exploded in every direction, surging toward Anrield and battering his bloated body from all sides.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
Countless wounds burst open across Anrield's body. His other fist had not been idle; he abruptly turned his hand into a palm strike and slammed it toward Erid's face with crushing force. If that palm landed solidly, it could have knocked Erid's head clean off.
"Get down!" Erid had no intention of using his face to take Anrield's attack. His claw force erupted, finally breaking through Anrield's Armament Haki Hardening and twisting his fist away. Anrield's stance immediately opened up, his offensive