"Don't die on me, Yoriichi!"
With a low mutter, Dragon's fist slammed directly into Tsugikuni Yoriichi's abdomen. Terrifying force erupted from Yoriichi's stomach, and his figure abruptly vanished from before Dragon, shooting straight toward the center of the island.
Faced with Dragon's sudden attack, Tsugikuni Yoriichi only had time to cover his entire body with Armament Haki. Even so, after taking Dragon's heavy punch, Yoriichi still felt agonizing pain surge from his abdomen.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Tsugikuni Yoriichi was sent flying a thousand meters by Dragon. After smashing through an unknown number of massive trees, Yoriichi's body finally crashed into a mountain and came to a stop.
When Tsugikuni Yoriichi's body struck the mountainside, the entire mountain let out a deafening boom. Rubble broke loose and came clattering down to the ground.
At the very center of the mountainside was a ragged young man embedded in the rock. Centered around him, terrifying spiderweb-like cracks spread across the entire mountain.
The birds and beasts nearby were frightened by the sudden commotion and scattered in all directions. After a brief burst of chaos in the forest, everything fell completely silent.
Soon, a light breeze swept past, and Dragon appeared at the foot of the mountain.
"He's not dead, right? Judging by that kid's durability, he should be able to take that hit."
"I knew how hard to hit him!"
Dragon muttered to himself as he looked up toward the mountainside. Just then, he saw Tsugikuni Yoriichi laboriously "pull" his right arm out of the mountain, then grimace as he "pulled" out his other arm.
Bracing himself against the mountain wall with both hands, Tsugikuni Yoriichi panted carefully and gritted out, "Could you... let me prepare first?"
Seeing Tsugikuni Yoriichi poke his head out of the "pit" in the mountainside, Dragon broke