"A monster-"
Having witnessed the Sixth Gate being kicked open from a distance, Zebro quietly swallowed, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
Even the eldest young master couldn't open the Sixth Gate. In all my years guarding this gate, I've only ever seen the head of the family push open the Seventh Gate-
Over a person's lifetime, arm strength followed a curve with a peak: it was strongest in one's prime, then inevitably weakened with age.
In the current Zoldyck Family, setting aside the great-grandfather, Maha Zoldyck, who had not fought in a very long time, the person with the greatest arm strength was undoubtedly the head of the family, Silva Zoldyck.
And at this point, Dio's arm strength was second only to Silva's, who was in his prime.
Compared with the already elderly Zeno Zoldyck, Dio's arm strength was no weaker, if not stronger.
Of course, in martial arts, experience, killing techniques, Nen Aura control, and so on, Dio was still far inferior to Zeno.
But when it really came to martial arts, never mind Zeno-even setting aside combat masters like Hisoka and Illumi-
Dio reckoned he was only a little better than Cheadle, and not by much.
His true strengths were the terrifying stats brought about by combining Ripple and Nen, and the invincible mechanics provided by The World!
"Let's go. That noise should have been enough to alert your family."
Dio reached back and scooped up Kikyo, who was standing there dumbly. Reining in his strength, he casually pushed open two panels of the Testing Gate and slipped inside.
At the foot of Kukuroo Mountain.
A figure darted through the forest like lightning, occasionally tapping against a tree trunk to accelerate, displaying extraordinary agility.
"That sound-was the Testing Gate being blasted open. Has someone else come