"I'm going to become the World's Greatest Swordsman."
"Not for fame, not for power."
"But to prove that this life, these swords, the trust my companions placed in me-"
"Weren't wasted!"
"Nine-Sword Style: Asura!"
Zoro's figure abruptly shifted, splitting into three, then becoming nine afterimages-not clones, but traces left by speed pushed to its limit. Nine figures surrounded him, with nine arms and nine famous swords, radiating a chilling demon aura!
"Asura Demon Nine Flash!"
Boom-!!!
Nine slashes wreathed in Conqueror's Haki erupted simultaneously, howling forth and intertwining, finally becoming a dark-gold torrent of sword energy that pierced heaven and earth, magnificent and unstoppable!
Wherever the slashes passed, space tore and air currents shattered. With nothing to obstruct it on the open battlefield, the torrent kept expanding until it became a wall of sword energy a hundred meters wide, stretching from earth to sky as it bore down on Beckman. The ground trembled faintly in its wake.
Opposite him, Beckman slowly pulled the trigger.
"Overlord Bullet!"
Bang-
The gunshot was quiet, as soft as a sigh, yet carried tremendous force.
The dark-red bullet emerged slowly, neither fast nor slow, its trajectory perfectly straight. Yet wherever it passed, the air shuddered violently and Conqueror's Haki erupted wildly. It was the concentration of all Beckman's strength and will, carrying the resolve to "never miss."
The dark-gold torrent of sword energy and the dark-red Overlord Bullet collided violently at the midpoint between them!
Humm-
There was no earth-shattering sound, no dazzling light, no violent shockwave-nothing at all.
At the instant of collision, the overwhelming power temporarily erased everything in that space. There was no matter, no energy, only the wills of two supreme fighters clashing fiercely in silence, contending for victory!
That eerie silence lasted three seconds.
Then-
Boom-----!!!!!!!!!!
An indescribable explosion erupted