The shock wave from their clashing fists tore up the ground within a hundred-meter radius, sending shattered rocks flying like bullets.
Within moments, World's giant body staggered backward under the tremors, each step leaving footprints and cracks several meters deep.
"Impossible!" World's eyes widened, his voice booming like thunder. "My strength has been amplified a hundredfold! How could you possibly..."
"A hundredfold?" Gern shook out his numb fist, a cold smile curling his lips. "So what?
"No matter how many moves you develop haphazardly, they're useless!" His figure abruptly vanished. When he reappeared, he was already airborne, his right leg chopping down like a battle-axe!
"BANG!!!" The downward kick, wreathed in Vibration Particles, slammed into World's blocking arms and forced his giant body to its knees!
"And another thing. That strength is borrowed. You can't possibly adapt to it this quickly."
Gern used the impact to flip through the air, charging his left fist. "Whereas my strength..."
The pale shock wave gathering around his fist warped the surrounding space. "Was forged through relentless training!"
"Black Quake: Star-Piercer!!"
The punch struck World squarely in the chest, sending his giant body flying as though a meteor had hit him.
He smashed through the rock faces in his path before crashing into the bay, throwing up a wave a hundred meters high!
"World!!" Benzack cried out in the distance, his gaunt fingers gripping his wheelchair's armrests.
The sea churned as though boiling. World's enormous body slowly rose, seawater cascading off him like waterfalls.
He looked down at his chest. A huge dent had appeared there, with cracks spreading outward like a spiderweb.
"Cough..." He spat out a mouthful of blood, but an even fiercer fighting spirit burned in his eyes. "Interesting... very interesting!
"Now you're lecturing me, Marine!!!"
"More-More: Limit Break!" World threw