Piekro's Death

Lucci stood where he was, his hands elegantly folded before him as a transparent, circular miniature barrier appeared out of thin air.

The instant the blade struck the barrier, a surging shockwave swept through the surroundings like a tsunami. The broken decorations hanging from the walls were shredded to pieces, stone chips rained down from the dome, and the floor cracked apart in sheets, fissures spreading in every direction.

Yet that tiny barrier remained completely intact, without even the slightest crack.

"What?!"

Piekro's pupils abruptly shrank to pinpoints, and the arrogant smile on his face instantly froze. The corners of his mouth were still curled upward, but his eyes were filled with incredulous horror.

His proud, full-force slash had actually failed to shake even the slightest bit of his opponent's defense?!

Lucci clearly had no intention of giving him any time to be shocked or think.

A blurred ripple flickered around him as his human-leopard hybrid form unfolded in a flash. His muscles swelled as though inflated, sharp fangs protruded from the corners of his mouth, and his vertical pupils brimmed with killing intent. At that moment, his speed and strength rose to unprecedented heights!

"[Soru]!"

The ground beneath his feet exploded, and his figure turned into several afterimages too fast to catch, leaving behind only a thunderous burst of air. Lucci appeared at Piekro's side as if teleporting, his Armament Haki-coated claws mercilessly slashing toward his enemy's waist.

Piekro was, after all, a battle-hardened powerhouse of the Underworld. His Observation Haki barely caught a hint of danger, and he hurriedly raised his giant scythe across his waist to block.

But he never expected Lucci's claws to suddenly become as ethereal as phantoms the instant they touched the scythe.

The Through-Through Fruit possessed the bizarre ability to pass through all