The enormous golden giant towered before them, majestic as a mountain, looking down as light flashed in his eyes.
"Vmmm!"
Laser Beams shot out like cannonballs, hurtling straight toward River.
Without a doubt, the awakening of the Gold-Gold Fruit was Tesoro's greatest trump card and his strongest move-the means by which he believed he could defeat his opponent.
River looked up at the Laser Beams, which sent ripples through the air as they instantly broke the sound barrier, and suddenly grinned.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss!"
Flames blazed to life, and crimson dragon heads emerged, their bodies speckled with gold.
He slowly opened his mouth, then unleashed a fierce blast toward the sky.
"Dragon Flame Song!"
As the words left his mouth, four enormous crimson dragons roared. Flames formed their winding bodies as they charged skyward.
"Boom!"
Almost instantly, an explosion rang out, and the Laser Beams were stopped.
"Roooaaar!"
The crimson dragons roared, blotting out the sky. With a few twists of their fiery bodies, each hundreds of meters long, they reached Tesoro.
The intense heat instantly sucked all the oxygen from the surrounding space. Then, with a thunderous crash, they slammed into Tesoro's enormous golden body.
"Aaaaaargh!"
Tesoro roared in fury, his massive body retreating. Each step shook the ground violently with a heavy thud.
But he soon steadied himself, glaring down at River.
"That move won't work on me!"
He roared.
The gold that had just melted on his body turned back into armor in an instant, covering him and restoring his original appearance.
Then he strode forward, shaking the earth. His enormous body reached River, and his right hand suddenly moved, clenching into a fist.
"Golden Hellfire!"
Haki fused with gold, gathering in his fist to form an overwhelmingly powerful force before he swung it down.
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