Barn, transformed into Lightning Glow, looked at Kizaru, who had likewise transformed into light before him, and brought his blade slashing down!
Kizaru stared in horror at Barn, who had suddenly appeared behind him, but there was nowhere left to dodge. The blade of Barn's First-Generation Onikiri, gleaming with an eerie red light, cut savagely into him!
"Aah!"
The two moved so fast that no one present could make out their figures, but everyone saw the pool of blood that suddenly appeared on the ground. It was Kizaru's.
The wounded Kizaru materialized on the ground. A hideous gash stretched from his shoulder to his chest, a shocking sight. He pressed one hand hard against the wound, his face frighteningly pale as sweat streamed down it.
At that moment, Barn gradually reappeared not far from Kizaru. A casual smile rested on his face, and with one hand on the First-Generation Onikiri at his waist, he said calmly,
"I told you, you can't escape. Since Sengoku won't hand you over, I'll just take you myself."
"Damn it!"
Akainu, who had already suffered at Barn's hands during the battle on Saipan Island, grew even more furious at the sight of the badly wounded Kizaru on the ground, his eyes turning bloodshot. His right hand had turned into magma and was dripping onto the ground when a large hand settled on his shoulder. Akainu glanced at the man holding him back and calmed down, restraining his impulses. The man who had stopped him stepped forward.
It was Sengoku, the current Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters, whose face always seemed to wear a stern mask!
His body changed with every step. Almost instantly, his expanding frame tore through his uniform, revealing skin that shone like gold. He seemed to have become one of the Giants,