Escape

North of Baltigo, chaos still raged. The ice sheet lay shattered, and two battered figures faced each other, panting hard, murder in their eyes.

The strain on Funilo's mind had been immense. He wiped blood from his mouth, his face pale.

Across from him, Morley's face was covered in blood. Several holes had opened in his massive body, crimson slowly seeping from them.

"You fat bastard. You're still this strong!"

Funilo gasped for breath as ripples spread through the air around him.

Morley gave no answer. He simply attacked.

"Atmospheric Push Wave!"

He gripped the air with both hands, compressing it as though pushing against a wall. Cracks raced across the ice before him, and the frozen ground surged upward.

A mountain-sized mass of ice came crashing toward Funilo. He spread his hands, unleashing a tremendous force that stopped it in midair.

"Get back!"

Morley's face flushed red as he pressed both hands against the ice and began driving forward.

Funilo's feet sank deep into the ground. He spat blood, his eyes turning bloodshot as a surge of psychic force shattered the ice.

They darted through the flying shards and collided head-on.

The earth shook. Cracks spread everywhere, and each took a punch that sent him flying.

Morley's huge body slammed into the ground. Before he could catch his breath, a figure appeared in front of him.

There had been no warning. Even his Observation Haki had detected nothing.

"Excision Door!"

A fluorescent glow flashed. Morley's head spun through the air, and his headless body fell to the ground.

Rob Lucci stood in midair, holding Morley's head. His cold gaze settled on Funilo as he climbed out of a shattered crater.

"Death God Rob Lucci."

Funilo stared at the head in Rob Lucci's hand, his expression grim and wary.

He