"Damn it."
Gurado's face darkened as he watched Saint Garling, Commander-in-Chief of God's Knights, draw closer.
On the other side, Ulquiorra, who had been fighting Saint Garling, staggered to his feet.
Saint Garling's sudden attack had cost him the chance to take one of the World Government's Top Combatants out of the fight.
For him, that would have been a glorious achievement.
With Gurado no longer pinning him down, Troll transformed fully into his beast form and escaped the pool of magma before returning to his Human-Beast Form.
By then, he was barely recognizable. His clothes had burned to ash, and horrific burns covered his body.
Even standing still sent pain through every part of him.
Not even the formidable healing power of a Mythical Zoan could restore him completely. He would need considerable time.
Reinhardt was no match for Saint Saturn and had nearly died at his hands. If Golden Lion Shiki had not intervened, he would have.
Shiki had paid a steep price for it, taking a wound from Saint Nusjuro.
Reinhardt had no choice but to switch opponents, leaving Saint Saturn to Typhon, his old foe.
He took on the CP0 Chief instead. Though he could not win, he could buy time.
Thanks to his ability to fly, he could do little to the CP0 Chief, but the CP0 Chief could do little to him either.
Titan Atlas faced Blue Dragon.
Ulquiorra held back Saint Garling, the greatest threat.
Clearly, Ulquiorra would struggle to handle Saint Garling.
Still, each side held the advantage in different fights.
Zephyr, whose bones had been crushed before the battle began, gradually began to suffer the consequences.
Though he had used Haki and Life Return to set his bones back in place, he could not recover completely without time to rest.
He