Shinnō crashed down hard, shattering the steel deck as countless fragments pierced his back.
He let out a pained scream, and from the corner of his eye, he saw Star Platinum clench its fist once more and swing it at his face.
At the same time, Killer Queen appeared and reached for Shinnō's hand, about to plant a bomb.
Meanwhile, the fingertips Lin Qing had pressed tightly against Shinnō's skull radiated scorching heat.
Shinnō suddenly understood—
"Lin Qing, that vicious bastard, is actually trying to cook my brains right in my skull!"
Three fatal attacks were about to land. Death was closing in fast, and Shinnō's grand ambitions were about to be buried in the dust. A resolute glint flashed through his eyes as he shouted:
"Explode!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Every deck plate and every cabin within the Sky Fortress exploded simultaneously at Shinnō's command. Along with the blazing firelight, a surging tide of negative emotions appeared once more.
The Zero-Tails Core!
Seeing that things had gone bad, Shinnō chose to detonate the Zero-Tails Core!
The entire Sky Fortress—its weapon systems, defense systems, even the light bulbs and telephones in every cabin—was powered by the Zero-Tails Core.
Dark chakra spread throughout the Sky Fortress. At a single command from Shinnō, it could transform into the most dazzling—and most terrifying—firework imaginable.
And now, this was his final trump card for escaping with his life.
The blaze of the explosion swallowed Lin Qing and blocked his vision. A mouthful of blood carrying the Zero-Tails Core's remaining chakra shot toward Lin Qing's eyes like steel needles!
"Ora!"
Star Platinum shattered the incoming blood with one punch, while its other descending fist did not slow in the slightest, smashing down at the spot it remembered.
A dull squelch of flesh being pulverized rang out.