The terrifying Chakra condensed into a powerful ninjutsu that instantly enveloped Kid and his subordinates. Like a black hole, the enormous sphere continually devoured everything around it, growing larger and larger.
"Hmph!" Hikaru snorted. The light faded from his eyes as Chakra erupted from his body like a raging tide. A surging blast of air swept outward, and the massive sphere in the sky exploded. Every pirate Hikaru had forcibly swallowed into it was caught in the blast, their screams rising one after another as they fell in all directions.
The weaker ones were killed on the spot. Even the lucky ones were left in miserable condition; missing arms and legs was nothing unusual. Kid and the others were covered in wounds, their injuries horrifying to behold.
Hikaru strolled over to Kid, who was sprawled on the ground and gasping for breath. Looking down at him, he coldly swept his gaze over him. "With strength like this, you can't even take one move from me. How can your mouth still be so disrespectful? You even dared to spout such wild nonsense?"
"B-Bastard!" Every bone in Kid's body ached. He had no idea how many bones had been broken, and even breathing sent agonizing pain through his chest and lungs. Yet the mockery from the man he had looked down upon hurt his pride even more.
"Ha!"
Kid gathered the last of his strength and forcibly activated his Devil Fruit ability. All the steel objects around him were set in motion by his power, spinning in from every direction to bury Hikaru beneath them.
"Pfft!"
A cold flash suddenly streaked past. A sharp blade pierced into Kid's back, emerged from his chest, and sank deeply into the ground. Kid let out a miserable scream. Suffering such a grievous wound, his Devil