To outsiders, and even to Kizaru himself, Gashara looked as though she were fleeing in a panic, darting about like a frightened animal. But Fujitora's Observation Haki told him that her seemingly frantic route had never strayed from the direction of the cliff.
Just as Loa had said, that trick might fool Kizaru, but it would never fool Fujitora!
"Not a chance!"
Gashara roared, and a dense mass of bushes surged up to block the countless light bullets. But in just a second, the bullets punched through those Homies and set off a tremendous explosion!
BOOM!
The destruction wrought by the wide-ranging attack was staggering. Not even the giants' hunts had ever done such damage to the forest! Waves of earth rolled upward, and dust blotted out the sun!
Now!
With the Homies' fragments blocking Kizaru's view, Gashara took a deep breath and forced her body, already at its limit, to move again.
Oxygen passed through her lungs into her blood. Her heart surged back to life, pounding like a steam pump as it drove power through her body! She kicked off the ground and shot through the last stretch of forest like a bolt of lightning!
It was hard to imagine anyone moving so fast with half her bones broken and enough blood lost to fill several basins! Her speed was almost as great as her maximum when she was unhurt!
Almost there!
Just a little farther!
Ahead, the sunlight filtering through the leaves grew brighter and brighter, filling Gashara with joy! Then the view opened up, revealing a vast expanse of forest. Kong and the mountains met in the distance, and for a moment she felt as if she had emerged into the light after an eternity!
But it was too soon to celebrate!
That burst of speed