The fist launched by the Electromagnetic Cannon's acceleration struck with boundless force. Ron layered the destructive power of the Divine Thunder Cannon over it, then focused the current into a single line to create a piercing killing blow.
Ron believed that punch could blast straight through the ridiculous moon overhead!
But the beam of light never pierced the Flower Chamber. A viscous force caught the attack, broke it down in stages, and scattered it into wisps of smoke.
Whoosh!
The clash of two scorching waves of Conqueror's Haki blew the smoke away. Imu held Ron's fist in one hand, an unnatural flush on his face.
He stared coldly at Ron.
"You think I'm actually afraid of you?"
A cold glint flashed in Ron's eyes as he looked Imu up and down. "How naive!"
Their exchange sounded like two conversations at once, but Imu understood what Ron meant. If either of them had been afraid, that punch would never have been thrown.
Ron was making his position clear!
He had found Imu's weakness. Imu needed his position of power, whether ambition drove him or he had some other purpose. He needed that position...
Ron, on the other hand, had nothing to lose.
For one thing, a terrifying beast capable of destroying the world lay imprisoned more than ten thousand meters beneath the crater Ron had blasted open!
If it woke, the consequences would be endless.
Ron had never set out to rule the world; that would only be a by-product of his ambitions. Imu had to rule the world. For him, it was essential. That was the fundamental difference between them.
Imu stared at him for a long while, then suddenly let go.
Ron took the chance to step back and removed the cigar from his mouth.
After a pause...
"Kill