Their Respective Battles (2)

A blow like a thunderbolt from the heavens came crashing down on Earthquake Catfish's enormous head!

With that single strike, a huge hole was blasted through its skull, revealing the dark-brown interior of its body, which was made of Earth-type energy.

The massive explosion cleared, revealing a figure dressed in a white, skin-tight combat suit, with an antique-bronze metal belt at his waist and matching metal bracers on both wrists. It was none other than the Ninja World's Fourth Raikage, Ay!

"Doflamingo, long time no see!"

Raikage A greeted Doffy without much warmth. Then his figure vanished, only to reappear beside Kitsuchi.

Doflamingo scoffed.

"So, you're that runaway ninja Raikage~" Doffy adjusted his sunglasses.

"You really are Reincarnators, aren't you~"

After returning to the Star Sea as an ordinary Reincarnator, Doffy had spent some points looking up basic information about the Ninja World. Naturally, he now knew the identities of the people who had attacked him back then.

"Likewise."

A peculiar look crossed Raikage A's eyes. Perhaps they had succeeded in foiling Doffy's plan back then, but for him personally, the battle had been a humiliating defeat.

But after completing a series of missions and undergoing training, he had become even more steadfast in his conviction and determination to grow stronger. Now that he was seeing Doffy again, he could face him calmly.

He had fallen behind. All he needed to do was train hard and catch up.

"The world mission comes first. As for our business, I'm ready to settle it with you anytime afterward!"

"Fufufufufu, you sound pretty confident!"

And so the three reached an understanding, setting aside their differences for the time being and putting the world mission first.

In truth, they had little choice but to work together against their enemy. The main reason, of course, was that the Main God had forbidden malicious attacks on other Reincarnators during this mission. The second was that Earthquake Catfish had been thoroughly enraged!

Earthquake Catfish let out a piercing, strange, invisible sound wave. The rocky hemisphere controlling its body began to slowly crack and crumble.

At that moment, countless white threads enveloped in dense Armament Haki spread across the hemisphere, layer upon layer. They not only held the splitting rocks and earth in place but also bound the giant catfish up like a dumpling!

Seeing this, Raikage A's blue aura blazed even brighter. He pushed every cell in his body to its limits!

Chakra surged through him. He formed Hand Seals, then raised one hand as if to hold up the sky. Several enormous storm clouds quickly gathered overhead, with lightning brewing faintly within them!

Seeing the spectacle, Kitsuchi used the Body Flicker Technique to move away from Raikage A. He continued pouring out Chakra, maintaining the Earth Release Ninjutsu that held the giant catfish captive.

Meanwhile, the cells in Ay's body spun and collided at high speed, producing immense electromagnetic energy. Mixed with Chakra, it coursed along his meridians and gathered in his fists, unleashing terrifying power!

His right fist channeled the electrical energy driven by the frenzied rotation of the countless cells in his body. A white electromagnetic form of the White Tiger burst from his hand, roaring as it pounced forward!

At the same time, a gigantic lightning dragon, dozens of meters long, burst through the clouds as they gathered the terrifying thunder, descending with the full might of the heavens!

"Nine Heavens Dragon-Tiger Break!"

In that instant, dragon roars and tiger howls rang out. Lightning and electromagnetic force converged and blazed together—the combined strike of the Dragon and Tiger!

The entire battlefield looked as if divine thunder were annihilating the world. Countless bolts of lightning battered Earthquake Catfish.

Doflamingo was astonished by the Raikage's powerful attack, and quietly committed his techniques to memory. His hands never stopped moving. The white threads grew denser, binding the giant catfish in place so it couldn't move. The beast's entire divine body took the Raikage's full-power attack head-on.

At the same time, Doffy discreetly used his white threads to sense the lightning's aftershocks. A technique that combines the electricity produced by cells with natural lightning? It looks incredibly powerful.

The giant catfish was also gravely wounded by the thunderous strike.

Countless bolts of lightning battered its huge body, reducing it to little more than the rough shape of a fish. It was a ruin, as if it had been carpet-bombed.

Yet there was no flesh or blood on its body, only slowly flowing brown energy. It streamed from the wounds, seemingly healing them at a sluggish pace...

The remaining lightning continued to consume that brown energy, but it was only a dwindling resource. It probably wouldn't be long before the giant catfish recovered!

Raikage A panted lightly, his brow furrowed. He had just pushed his cells to their limits, using Current Propulsion in combination with Lightning Release Ninjutsu to unleash lightning and inflict such damage.

Unfortunately, he hadn't managed to kill the Calamity Behemoth outright—he had only grievously wounded it. Judging by how it was slowly healing, it would soon be back in action!

What a shame. If only I'd awakened and developed Magnetic Field Rotation. With everything running at full power, my attacks would undergo a qualitative change! Ay lamented inwardly.

In the Main God Space, he had exchanged for a perfect C-rank enhancement: the superpower Current Propulsion.

Though classified as a superpower, it actually belonged to the Magnetic Field martial arts system, a school focused on unlocking the potential of the body's cells.

It allowed him to create friction among the more than one hundred trillion cells throughout his body, generating electrical energy. He could also unleash high-voltage electric currents at will. It was a perfect C-rank exchange.

With further training, his cells would rub together faster and more powerfully, turning the electricity into a stronger, purer force. It could affect the outside world and allow him to grasp the power of the universe's magnetic field.

Magnetic Field Rotation could be called one of the universe's fundamental powers. It was effective and formidable throughout the myriad worlds!

The Main God Space priced an exchange at this stage at:

Three B-rank side plots and 50,000 points!

Equivalent to the advanced third tier!

The advanced third tier might not make someone a strong fighter across the myriad worlds, but it already represented a core force. Examples included the Admirals of the Star Sea, the pinnacle of ordinary people in the Ninja World (below the Six Paths), elite Captain-level Soul Reapers, and archmages in magical civilizations.

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Of course, with countless cultivation systems across the myriad worlds, it was impossible to precisely measure every one of them against the others. This was only a rough classification.

Back to the Calamity Behemoth Earthquake Catfish in Japan.

After the giant catfish was gravely wounded, Doflamingo struck a decisive blow.

Doffy slowly removed his sunglasses and tucked them into his collar, revealing his pair of mysterious eyes:

His irises were blue as the vast heavens, with black sclera and white pupils. Countless grid-like lines glittered in his pupils, as if reflecting all the laws and truths of the world!

Amid the world of multicolored lines, a cluster of unusually active, conspicuous brown lines appeared before Doffy's eyes. They were the Lines of Life and Death belonging to the Calamity Behemoth Earthquake Catfish!

Originally, Earthquake Catfish's Lines of Life and Death had been incredibly resilient. Even when Doffy used his Mystic Eyes at full power without regard for the cost, he couldn't destroy them. Simply shaking or attacking the lines without destroying them could only lightly wound Earthquake Catfish, while the backlash might inflict even greater injuries on Doffy!

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception consumed no physical strength, only mental energy. Each time he controlled them to destroy a Line of Death, it placed a certain burden on his mind. The stronger and healthier his opponent, the greater that burden.

But after the successive attacks from the others, Earthquake Catfish's Lines of Life and Death were no longer unbreakable. They now gave Doffy the impression of being all show and no substance, like a spent force.

At that moment, Doflamingo felt he could finally use his ability to control the giant catfish's Lines of Life and Death.

He activated his Mystic Eyes and Devil Fruit powers together. Doffy seized control of Earthquake Catfish's Lines of Life and Death, as though an invisible blade were slicing through them!

The lines held out for a moment. But as Doffy drove his ability relentlessly, the lines representing the Calamity Behemoth were finally cut completely in two!

The Calamity Behemoth, which had been recovering, abruptly stopped moving. Its body began to disintegrate on its own, slowly dispersing like sand in the wind...

The Japanese government and military, who had been monitoring everything from afar, were delighted to discover that the earthquake warning had vanished!

The people of Japan had been snatched from the jaws of death. They wept with joy and rushed to spread the news.

Not long afterward, Raikage A and Kitsuchi changed targets and headed toward the other mission locations marked on their map. Doflamingo, however, made his way to Japan's capital, Tokyo.

The moment Doflamingo appeared at the National Diet Building, he was recognized.

"It's him! One of the mysterious people who killed Earthquake Catfish!"

Ordinary people might mistake Doffy for a superhero. But Japan's leaders had already launched a government investigation into him, and they knew there was not a trace of information about him in this world.

And considering his height of three meters, it was obvious that, despite his human appearance, he couldn't be an ordinary human.

Japan's leaders agreed that Doffy was a supernatural being. They weren't sure if that was his real appearance, but given his actions, they tentatively regarded him as a supernatural being well-disposed toward humanity and decided to try making contact.

After an exchange conducted in a "friendly atmosphere," Doffy and the Japanese cabinet sat down at the negotiating table.

"I have a deal I'd like to discuss with you. A big one." Doffy gave a sinister smile. Even sitting down, his enormous frame towered over everyone present, giving him an imposing, oppressive presence.

Japan's leaders exchanged glances. After a silent discussion, a man who seemed to be their representative spoke.

"Your Excellency, we would be glad to hear the details."

And so began a "secret deal" between a crime lord from the Star Sea's Underworld and a modern technological civilization.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, on the Florida Peninsula in the United States...

Not long before, seven men dressed in black cloaks patterned with red clouds had appeared on the streets of Miami. They were Nagato and the Six Paths of Pain.

"Hey, man, your outfits are awesome! What are you supposed to be?"

A young Black man with dreadlocks walked up to Deva Path Pain, who was leading the group.

Deva Path Pain's face remained expressionless. Nagato, surrounded by the other puppets, frowned slightly.

He couldn't understand why everyone on the street was panicking and running away, while this man was completely unbothered—even finding time to strike up a conversation with strangers.

"Hey, man, I really think you should tell me where you got those clothes. I might go check out your style~" the young Black man pressed.

Nagato looked around. News had spread that a giant monster bird was bringing a hurricane toward the city, and the streets were filled with cars and pedestrians fleeing for their lives. Honking horns, shouting, and all sorts of commotion and chaos filled the city.

This weakling doesn't even have the basic will to survive. He's worthless! Nagato didn't even feel like looking at him again. He controlled the Six Paths of Pain as they all rose into the air and headed for the Calamity Behemoth's location shown on the map in his mind.

When the young man who'd approached them saw the group suddenly take flight, he stared in astonishment, removed his sunglasses, and started shouting excitedly. He pulled out his phone and called 911 like an idiot.

But that call was never going to get a response from the U.S. military. They were already overwhelmed.

Above the port city of Miami, a strange bird with a wingspan of two hundred meters was flying through the air.

Its body was like a dog's, its face human, and its tail like a peacock's. Its body was white and red, and hurricanes followed every beat of its wings.

U.S. satellites and radar had detected the strange bird long ago. The nearest military base, Tyndall Air Force Base, had sent a flight squadron to intercept it: twenty fighter jets in all.

American fighter jets had a top speed of more than three times the speed of sound, easily outpacing the bird.

But the bird could control hurricanes. With every beat of its wings, it unleashed countless small tornadoes. The American fighter jets were in a desperate predicament, barely able to dodge while returning fire.

Suddenly, an F-22 was hit by countless wind blades spat from the bird's mouth. Its tail was severed, and the pilot was only barely quick enough to eject and escape.

But the bird ruthlessly unleashed another powerful gust, completely engulfing the ejected pilot!

Just as the unlucky pilot was falling into despair, a tremendous force pulled him toward the ground.

When he came to his senses, he found himself being held by the head by a brown-haired man, with several other strange men in similar black outfits around him.

The one who had saved him was Nagato. Before he could recover from the joy of escaping death, he met with another misfortune.

Human Path had already stepped forward. Without expression, he placed his hand over the pilot's head and extracted his soul.

A massive stream of information and a jumble of intel flooded Nagato's mind. After sealing away some of the chaotic, useless knowledge, Pain turned his attention to the giant bird Dafeng in the sky. The Six Paths of Pain spread out, and battle was about to begin!

Almost simultaneously, fierce battles broke out in other places around the world:

At Mount Vesuvius, an eruption brought forth a prehistoric dinosaur. A gigantic Nine-Tailed Fox blocked its path, and the two clashed fiercely;

In the Middle Eastern desert, the Desert Giant Python was also fighting a gigantic, bizarre caterpillar. It seemed to be under the control of a mysterious person;

The Frost Giant controlling the massive snowstorm in Norway was under fire from the European Union's fighter jets and ground armored units. Dozens of low-level Samsara Teams were also waiting for a chance to attack;

The most troublesome was the Hanba monster in Africa. It was the smallest, resembling an ordinary woman in red, but her skin was indigo, her hair hung loose, and her face was like a hungry ghost's. Everywhere she walked, the land dried up for a thousand miles. She could also control flames and light!

When human armies faced such a ferocious monster, they were routed almost instantly. Human guns and cannons were useless against her. Instead, countless people were killed and wounded by the fires Hanba conjured with a wave of her hand.

Fortunately, Red-Haired Shanks and Kizaru arrived in time. The two of them managed to hold Hanba back through their combined efforts.

The entire world fell into chaos. As humanity faltered against the Calamity Behemoths, the world's leaders discussed whether to launch nuclear weapons. They had failed once before, but humanity had no other trump cards!

Until then, all they could do was hope that these mysterious supernatural beings who had suddenly appeared would be able to destroy the Calamity Behemoths...