Gai Has Left...

Gai Has Left.

"Serious Punch."

Having foreseen Archino's attack, Chaos sidestepped it. The multicolored flames around his right arm burst out in a dazzling blend of light and darkness, and he slammed his fist into Archino's chest.

An incomparable force erupted, and Archino could only take the blow head-on.

Blood sprayed from his mouth, transforming into a streak of fire as he tore through the atmosphere and plunged toward the ground.

"Serious Kick: Comet."

Chaos dove after him. His speed was so great that sonic booms formed rings across the sky. Then came an earth-shattering scene: a vast mushroom cloud surrounded by three halos, wreaking havoc and destroying everything in its path.

"Solar Storm."

"Garuda."

"Temperature Fist."

Scorching heat and light kept spreading.

Covered in blood, Archino held his ground, launching attack after attack at Chaos in the depths of the sea.

Chaos's eyes flashed red again and again. His multicolored, sinister flames withstood the high-temperature field as he hammered Archino with blow after blow.

He had to knock Archino down as quickly as possible. If the fight dragged on, he might be brought to his knees by sheer exhaustion.

Every attack was wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, Armament Haki, lightning and fire, and soul power. From the top of his head to the soles of his feet, he kept pounding Archino mercilessly.

"Serious Punch."

"Serious Punch."

"Serious Knee."

"Serious Elbow."

"Serious Kick."

"Flame of Purgatory: Ryuō Emperor's Spear."

Deep beneath the sea,

Chaos wielded the Gold-Gold Fruit. The rings of golden lightning and fire and the sword wheel behind him brimmed with Ryuō Haki and black-and-red lightning, binding Archino's hands and feet tight as Chaos himself—and even his long, wild hair—continued to pummel him.

"Old Don, you really are the boss."

The ground for thousands of meters around had been